Chapter 76
Chapter 76 - Second Time Entering the Dungeon
It gushed out .
The thing that gushed out was a hot spring .
「Ha, hahahahaha . I did it, I did it, I did it!」
And there was one girl laughing loudly . Well, it was Kazane .
The cause of this was a story she heard in the Marukuni Hot Spring Town . It was a rumor that the source might be dormant near Rock Hold Cave .
Rock Hold Cave was at the foot of the Argo Mountain Range and was halfway between of the Marukuni Hot Spring Town and Tolda Hot Spring Town . There was a possibility . So with the possible location narrowed down to some extent, Kazane started using the ancient detection method, dowsing .
The detection method was a pendulum made from hanging the Infinite Key on a chain . The reason for using the Infinite Key was because it was an artifact with the concept of『Releasing,』so couldn't it release the location of the hot spring too? It wasn't a well thought out idea, but it was a splendid success . It was probably due to the effect of her『Intuition』skill . When she discovered this place her eyes started sparkling .
After that she dug up the source with Golem Maker, used Tatsuyoshi-kun to draw water from a river just like last time, and created a hot spring cottage based on the one she had made with Yuuko-nee (although it was the simple version, since Magic Power consumption would be intense otherwise) . She couldn't stop smiling about how smoothly it went .
Her companions, including Tiara said「isn't it impossible?」so they were stunned to see it when it was completed .
Anyway, they decided that this would be their base for the Rock Hold Cave exploration .
Hot springs banzai .
◎ Rock Hold Cave Entrance - Next Morning
They had stayed two nights at Marukuni Hot Spring Town, and Kazane discovered a natural hot spring near Rock Hold . Kazane and the others arrived at the entrance of the Rock Hold Cave, their destination .
「Hello administrator-san . 」
Kazane recognized his face and greeted the person at the entrance .
「Hello everyone, it's been a long time . 」
The Rock Hold administrator also recognized the appearance of Kazane's grouped and returned the greeting . It was a reunion for the first time in about a month .
「It has become somewhat noisier outside, right?」
「Yes, this dungeon has been raised from C rank to B rank . 」
When a dungeon grew, fundamentally the enemies were strengthened and the amount of layers increased … but the chance of encountering treasure boxes and the quality of the contents also increased . So the number of adventurers would increase as a matter of course .
「A variety of people have been coming and going . 」
「Which reminds me, the cleaning we talked about was done?」
In response to Zinray's question, the administrator replied「it finished without a hitch . 」
「But big game above anybody's imagination appeared on the 32nd layer, so it seems like things have come to a stalemate . 」
「It's because of the dragon, right?」
「Oh, you heard? That's right . I am told that it is the reincarnated body of a dragon defeated 600 years ago . 」
「Reincarnated body?」
Zinray explained after Kazane's question .
「Monsters in a dungeon don't increase by breeding but are revived specimens that lived in the past . Because of that, annihilated monsters can show up unnoticed . 」
「If enough ordinary monsters gather together the same thing can happen on the surface . 」
Louise supplemented Zinray's explanation .
「Especially among Childstone possessors, a famous monster that brought disaster on the surface in the past may appear . When it is clearly understood that a famous monster from recorded history has appeared it is called a reincarnated body . 」
「Then that dragon rampaged on the surface once upon a time . 」
The administrator nodded to Kazane's conjecture .
「Yes . Long ago there was a guild request to subjugate Black Rock Dragon Giove . 」
「There are still groups trying to advance, aren't there?」
「There are not . There are three A rank adventurers stationed here at the moment, but the rest are B rank or less . Although it wouldn't be strange for a clan to come to a B rank dungeon, it has been less than a month since this one was certified . 」
「I see . 」
「What do you mean?」
Kazane asked Zinray .
「Inside a dungeon the opponent changes in each location and damage can accumulate . With such big game, a game of chicken normally begins with different adventurer groups repeatedly using hit and run tactics, but it seems the current gathering is poor . 」
「So you're saying we'll be the first spear?」
Zinray nodded in response to Yumika's question .
「No way, you're challenging it?」
The administrator looked at Kazane and the others with surprised eyes .
「I understand your ability, but isn't it too dangerous?」
「Well, we'll be judging that as we gradually advance . And Kazane, show him that . 」
At Zinray's words Kazane said「okey-dokey」and brought out the request form, then showed it to the administrator .
「This is a subjugation request!? The client is Her Majesty the Queen with the guildmaster's approval . 」
After seeing the contents, the administrator noticed the child who wasn't there last time .
「It couldn't be . . . 」
To his surprised face Kazane brought her index finger to her lips and said「shh . 」
The administrator had no choice but to nod .
「I more or less understand, this information is guild-only . 」
The administrator said in a shrill voice, and Kazane nodded and said「good . 」
「Well then, time to go, Sieg . 」
「Ye, Yes . 」
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