I took a long walk with Vanadium, which I had become accustomed to, so I walked around the city of Shikuro.
â⊠(Pull pull)â (Vanadium)
Suddenly, I wondered if she found something, Vanadium pulled my sleeve and pointed to a place a little away.
There was a magic cart there, and a young child who seemed to be riding on the magic cart.
Vanadium sees it and sees the magic cart Iâm pushing on the way home.
âYou want to ride it too?â (Ryouta)
â⊠(Nod nod)â (Vanadium)
She nodded and I picked her up and put her on a magic cart.
With Vanadium on, I pushed the magic cart and started walking again.
Vanadiumâs eyes shine brightly even though it was something simple.
âYouâre a good dad.â
âUwaaa!â (Ryouta)
Neptune was lined up side by side and talked to me intimately.
As usual, he was a handsome guy with a sweet mask, and he was accompanied by Ran and Lil.
Alongside Neptune and his family, I push the magic cart and walk together in the evening city.
âWhy are you so surprised?â (Neptune)
âAnyone would be surprised if you suddenly approach them like that.â (Ryouta)
âHmm, but when I talk to someone I know of, usually it would be a sudden visit right?â (Neptune)
âYou have a point.â (Ryouta)
Somehow, in the case of Neptune, itâs much more surprising.
Is that surprise even necessary?
âRather than that, did you hear about the story?â (Neptune)
âWhat are you talking about?â (Ryouta)
I looked at him.
âA new dungeon was born near Selenium.â (Neptune)
âOh?â (Ryouta)
My wariness disappeared as I thought the âstoryâ was related to Vanadium, but he says that a new dungeon was born, it has nothing to do with this.
âThe name is Carbon, and it seems to be a huge dungeon with more than 100 floors.â (Neptune)
âCarbon huh, but itâs amazing that thereâs over 100 floors.â (Ryouta)
âVarious adventurers are investigating now, but it seems to be quite interesting.â (Neptune)
âI see.â (Ryouta)
âI donât think Iâm interested.â (Neptune)
âIsnât it okay if other adventurers are investigating? And the fact that itâs âquite interestingâ means that the investigation is going well.â (Ryouta)
âThatâs right.â (Neptune)
Neptune folded his arms and tilted his neck with a neat face.
âWhat kind of dungeon is it? Let me look it up! Donât you have that kind of feeling right now?â (Neptune)
âBecause Vanadium is important now.â (Ryouta)
I reach out and stroke Vanadium in the head with glittering eyes.
âHuh? Did the name change?â (Neptune)
âWell she says she doesnât like her previous name.â (Ryouta)
âI see. It canât be helped.â (Neptune)
Neptune shrugs with his palm up.
Vanadiumââ-I havenât talked in detail about what happened in the old Erythronium dungeon, but he says as though he knows everything.
Although he is part of the âRyouta Familyâ as a form, I think Neptune is as good as I am.
When I was transferred to this world, I was investigating Nihonium, and he was in my current position.
He probably knew what happened in the old Erythronium by some route.
However, I donât want to hear it.
Itâs not because Vanadium herself is here right now, but rather I donât want to know as much as possible of Vanadiumâs trauma.
It might hurt me more than it hurts her.
âWell, you may not have a turn this time.â (Neptune)
âIs that so?â (Ryouta)
âYeah, youâve been very active lately. So it seems that youâve put in quite a few skilled adventurers at once. Specifically, â 2 or 3 or about 100 people together. â (Neptune)
âWowâ (Ryouta)
â 2 or 3 is about the same as Emily, Alice, and Celeste.
Itâs pretty amazing to have nearly 100 people in that place.
âI think the details of the dungeon will be revealed in the near future.â (Neptune)
âItâs a good thing. Everyone can make more money.â (Ryouta)
âIt seems that you are still staying in the floors of Teruru, but how about taking this opportunity to explore a new world?â (Neptune)
âIâll think about it.â (Ryouta)
While chatting with Neptune, we wandered around the city.
Thinking about it, of the two Neptuneâs companions, Ran, an innocent girl, bought sweets at a nearby store and handed them to Vanadium.
The fillet apple was coated with candy, it was sweet and beautiful, and it seems to be a childâs favourite.
When Ran offered it, Vanadiumâs eyes sparkled for a moment, but she looked at my face intimidatingly.
âThank youââ-Since you canât say it, so take it with a smile.â (Ryouta)
â⊠(Nod nod)â (Vanadium)
Vanadium received the candy from Ran with a big smile, as I was told.
Ran who handed over the candy also smiled very happily.
âDoes she like children?â (Ryouta)
âThatâs right. By the way, Lil is a person who wants to be cute but canât move obediently and is glancing at what Ran is doing.â (Neptune)
âWha- donât say anything extra!â (Lil)
Lil, who was exposed to the secret (not so much), protested with a bright red face.
I thought they were on good terms.
Meanwhile.
âYoda-san!â (Emily)
The voice is familiar, but the impatience can be clearly read from the voice.
âŠ..
Emily ran in a hurry.
âWhatâs wrong, Emily?â (Ryouta)
âThis is bad nanodesu!â (Emily)
âWhat happened?â (Ryouta)
âThe entrance to the new dungeon has disappeared desu.â (Emily)
âEh?â (Ryouta)
âWhat did you sayâ (Neptune)
Neptune also frowned next to me.
âEveryone in the dungeon hasnât returned either desu.â (Emily)
âAll of them?â (Neptune)
âYes desu!â (Emily)
Emily nods to the question of Neptune.
Neptune looked at me.
Everyone.
As he said earlier, nearly 100 high-ranked adventurers are under investigation.