I'm going to the dungeon today.

...... I didn't hear that.

　Sylvia looks at me with zit eyes. That's because I didn't say so.

"Don't worry, it's going to be okay. Daddy, I'll give you a quickie and it's over.
'Well, if you say so, Second Lord--I won't be fooled!　What the hell are you going to do this time!

It's for your own good, Sylvia. Do you want to learn to use your cartwheel archery?
...... No, well, I'd like to learn it if I could, but
Then you're set.

　This time, we'll go around the Grade B dungeon "Royce". This is a relatively easy dungeon of the second grade. The objective is to learn Sylvia's flying wheel archery and my flying wheel swordsmanship and flying wheel swordsmanship.

　The dungeons are divided into 3 ranks, A, B and C. A is the advanced level, B is the middle level, and C is the low level. There are 9 C dungeons, 6 B dungeons and 5 A dungeons. There is only one more dungeon on top of that, but it doesn't help to talk about it now.

　There are three reasons why I'm going to the intermediate Royce dungeon this time.

　One is the attack power of the demons that appear. Since I've already gained a certain amount of experience and grown in status, it's getting harder and harder to get damage through from the lower-grade demons even if I don't have armor equipped. Therefore, in terms of the requirement for learning the Flying Wheel Archery, which is "a demon that has removed 50% of the player's HP," it is easier to have a mid-grade demon strike you once than to have a lower-grade demon strike you over and over again.

　The second reason is the low HP and VIT of the demons. All the demons that appear in this Royce dungeon are attack-specialized. However, instead of having a high STR, their HP and Vit is only about two-thirds of that of a demon in the same level range. In other words, enemies have high attack power, so you need to be careful, but their defenses are soft and low in HP, so they are easy to defeat.

　And third. That's the reward for attacking the dungeon. By attacking the dungeon, that is, by advancing to the lowest level of the dungeon and defeating the boss, you can get a capture reward in the form of a drop from the boss. The boss of the Royce dungeon is the "Flaming Wolf", and a rare weapon called the "Flaming Wolf's Bow" is a drop from the boss. It was an excellent large bow with a fire attribute effect, and it was a popular weapon that all the players were indebted to while the magic archer grew from an intermediate to an advanced player.

　After all, the goal of this time was for the two of us to complete the skill acquisition requirements, while also aiming for drops.

　The skill ranks are well adjusted, in my opinion. Sylvia's experience level has gone up dramatically with the Daikue method, her 【Bowmanship】 has been raised considerably, and her 【Scouting Bowmanship】 and 【Ginshou Bowmanship】 have each reached first-degree. In addition, my 【Swordplay】 as well, 《Katsura Ma Kenjutsu》 and 《Ginshou Kenjutsu》 have become 3rd Dan and 1st Dan, respectively.

　This is probably a skill rank that is just barely enough for the two of us to get around the Royce Dungeon. If push comes to shove, I can make up for the lack of firepower by bringing out my bow, and I've also brought plenty of high-grade recovery potions with me, so I'm thinking that we can easily get around the dungeon.



"Well, here it is.
　Half a day's ride from the royal capital, Vinston, by horse. It's not without reason that it's close by.

''Are you sure you want to go in?　Are you okay?
　With an anxious Sylvia in tow, I stepped into the Lois dungeon without hesitation.
　It was a vast cavernous dungeon surrounded by slightly reddish rocks.

''Is this blood ......?　No, it's this kind of colored stone: ......
　Sylvia is scared out of her mind from earlier, scurrying around, looking around, and advancing behind me with her longbow at the ready.

''Itai. I'm going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. It's a very good idea to practice the combination of "Gui Ma" and "Gin Shou" if you are still not familiar with the technique.

　I spotted an enemy shadow about 20 meters away. It's a Kaenlizard. There are four of them. There's plenty of room.

"Wow, okay. ......!

　Sylvia was hunched over, but her skills were firmly activated. It looks okay.

　The first attack was a combination of Sylvia's 《Katsura Horse Archery》 and 《Silver General Archery》. Both of them were Shodan. The arrows shot with a silvery white effect hit Kaenlizard's chest from a long distance and made a big hole with a bang.

''............ heh?''

　Sylvia popped her mouth open and let out a dumbfounded voice.

　Kaenlizard is dumbfounded and dies. In the meantime, I gave each of the remaining three animals a blow with the 【Infantry Sword Art】 to get a target, and after lumping them together, I took care of them all at once with the 【Incense Car Sword Art】. By the way, the "Infantry Swordsmanship" is a normal attack and the "Incense Carriage Swordsmanship" has a penetrating effect.

　The two requirements for mastering the Kakugyo Kenjutsu are to use the "Incense Car Swordsmanship" to kill three demons with a single blow, and to use the "Incense Car Swordsmanship" and the "Guillermo Swordsmanship" in combination to pierce the vital points of the demons with two bodies simultaneously ten times in a row. With this, he was able to fulfill the first condition as early as possible.

''What's the matter?''
　When I called out to Sylvia, who was in a daze, she huffed and came to her senses.

''Se, Second-dono. Could it be that I'm getting awfully strong ......?

　And now you say it's too late.

'I made a promise,'

　When I laughed at that, Sylvia rolled her eyes for a moment and then smiled like a flower in bloom.

　She's quite beautiful if you do this, but ...... I'm already tempted to tell you to keep your face like that forever.

　After that, we went through the Lois dungeon in a crisp and fast express way. "Second Lord! That's awesome! Thank you! That's awesome! And a rather high-strung Sylvia was in great shape, and was very useful as a logistical support. It was the right decision to make her a companion.

''I'm going to be a magician!
　It's kind of a great ride all of a sudden. It seems that I have been half-convinced of my ability until now. Well, whatever it is, it's a good thing that Silvia is doing so well.




"Oops. Sylvia, stop!

　We stopped when we had advanced for roughly six hours since we dove into the dungeon.

　By the time we got to this point, we had already defeated nearly 3,000 demons, and Sylvia's condition for learning the Flying Wheel Archery was only one example left.

　And the reason why I stopped here.
　That's because the "wanted" demon appeared.

　The name is the Hono Troll. It is a large monster with an extremely strong attack, but its shiny, balding head is a very obvious weakness, and a head shot is a surefire way to strike a blow with the Silver General's Bow Technique, which is a first-level weapon.

　There are three Honotrolls. A good place to start.

"Aim at their heads from more than 15 meters away with a combination of the Guillermo and the Silver General. When I give the signal, shoot.
'Mm, okay. But ...... what are you going to do?
Well, what will be will be. Don't get distracted.

　Giving instructions to Sylvia, I headed towards the HonoTrolls.

　My HP is full, and even with my VIT numbers, I should be able to withstand six of the Hono Trolls' attacks, assuming a critical hit. It's okay. No, it's not okay.

　No, it's not okay. This is very scary. But I definitely want it in my rearguard, right? 【Flying Car Archery】 .......

　Ah, it's right in front of me.

　One honotroll targets me.

　And then, swinging the club wide--


Second Lord!


　--I don't really remember what happened at that moment.

　A shock that shook my brain. A consciousness blown away. What the hell is this? I'm not listening to this.

"Geez.

　He was stuck on the ground and let out a mouthful of stuff. It was a lot of blood and shattered back teeth.

　My HP isn't even a quarter of the way down.

　I'm not sure if ...... back teeth can be fixed. I'm sure you'll be able to find a solution to this problem, but it's not guaranteed in this world.

　I don't know if this is a bad idea .......


...... Not yet! ......

　I said that as I clutched my fast-acting HP recovery potion (a high-class product, of course) in my gurgling vision. Maybe it's because of the pain and shock that I'm not able to make a proper decision.

　But hey, you want to dress up in front of a girl, right?　Just in case, I thought I'd at least endure one more blow. I don't want this pain to be in vain, as much as possible.

　I glance at Sylvia. She's too far away to see clearly, but she's apparently waiting for me.


'...... Heehee.'

　The honotrolls rushed at me. A screaming voice went out from the back of my throat and I struggled to hold it back.

　...... hold on. If you run away here, you'll get licked. If you're distraught, you'll look like a wretch. I'm the best in the world. I'm going to be the best in the world, even if it's a sub-character in this other world. In order to do so, Silvia needs the flying wheel archery technique. This is the point at which we need to do our best. You're not going to die. You're not going to die!　Tough it out, boy!　It's mean!　Guts!　If you survive this, you will be a legend!　Sylvia is definitely in love with me!　Maybe!

　I know it's an absurd idea, but I had to keep telling myself that because I'm about to drink my potion and--

Argh!

　The club, swung out like a golf club, blows my body up to the wall. My lungs are crushed and I can't breathe.

　HP is ...... good. OK!

U...... U, teh!

　It sounded like the buzzing of a mosquito.

　Still, Sylvia understood.

　Basun--The heavy bass sounds of the 《Guinea Horse Archery》 and 《Silver General Archery》 resounded, and right after that, the Hono Troll's head in front of her burst into pieces of wood.

　Hahaha, look at that .......

　.............

''...... Well...''

　Two more.
　I drank the potion and almost cried as I made sure my back teeth were growing in.

　I couldn't stop, because I couldn't stop.

　If only the damage wasn't reversible, it would have been a reason to stop .......

　Oh, I want to stop now ...... but I can't retract it. ......

　I'll have to do it at ....... I'm number one in the world.

　Number one in the world. World number one. World number one.

　World number one. I'm world number one. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. Top of the world. The best in the world.

　Muttering and muttering.
　I made my way to the remaining two Honotrolls.




'You fool!　Great fool!

　After it's all said and done.

　Me lying on a cold rock.

　Sylvia hugging my chest and crying and cursing me.

　Total victory--.