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Outside of Carbon dungeon.
We decided to come back to the surface. A reasonable number of adventurers remained, and while watching over the distance, we talked about what we’re going to do in the future.
“So you’re going back home for the time being?” (Neptune)
“Yeah.” (Ryouta)
I glanced at Vanadium.
As usual, she grabbed my pants and eyes looking up with an innocent look.
“Nothing happened so far, but I’m leaving for the time being.” (Ryouta)
“Yes, that’s better.” (Neptune)
“Isn’t he too sweet?” (Lil)
Lil complained from behind Neptune.
“That’s not the case, Lil. Of course he’s kind, but to put it bluntly, it’s a bomb, that kid.” (Neptune)
“A bomb?” (Lil)
“Because she’s a spirit. I can’t imagine what would happen in a situation equivalent to a human panicking.” (Neptune)
“If so, we can leave it—-” (Lil)
“It’s also risky” (Neptune)
Neptune was ahead in thinking.
Yes, even if you leave it, it may develop into something bad.
The current Vanadium is a child.
There is a possibility that it will be a big deal if it’s a kid.
Of course, that’s because Vanadium had a tragic past, so he’d like to avoid it.
“……I see.” (Lil)
Lil was reluctantly convinced.
Neptune, who calmed her, turned to me with his trademark smile.
“Then let us do the rest. Once we obtain information from other adventurers, we will summarize it with what we have investigated.” (Neptune)
“I’ll also need your help if the entrance disappears.” (Ryouta)
“Certainly.” (Neptune)
Neptune nods.
We entered smoothly and exited smoothly, but the most troublesome thing in this case was the disappearance of the entrance to the dungeon.
That is the most necessary information.
“Once we know that, the rest is easy.” (Ryouta)
“That’s right, hopefully.” (Neptune)
“Hmm?” (Ryouta)
“I hope it goes well.” (Neptune)
Neptune spoke with a smiling face but he was looking at a distance.
☆
Inside the new mansion’s salon at night
We were relaxing and my friends came home and gathered.
Celeste was talking to everyone else about today.
“The moment everyone recognized me, the madness——-disappeared. If Celeste’s here, then Ryouta would come, so everyone is relieved.” (Celeste)
“Wow! I wanted to see that scene.” (Alice)
“He’s so reliable——” (Aurum)
Among my friends, the one who answered the most was the combination of Alice and Aurum.
Emily was relieved seeing Celeste returned safely, and Eve is biting the carrot as usual.
Because it was in my dungeon, Vanadium, who was wrapped in a sense of security, was away from me and doing something near Nihonium. Sakuya is also there, but it seems okay if she doesn’t make direct contact.
“I want to see it, maybe I should trap some humans.” (Aurum)
“You can do it in your own dungeon. It’s okay if you just cover the exit.” (Alice)
“I can indeed do that!” (Aurum)
“Please don’t actually do that.” (Ryouta)
Aurum is enthusiastic about Alice’s poor proposal.
Because she would seriously do it, I stopped her ahead of time.
“Buhh~~ But I want to see that in action.” (Aurum)
“Why are you so enthusiastic about that?” (Ryouta)
I laughed bitterly.
“Well, I wanted to see our popular ‘That’s our Ryouta’.” (Aurum)
“You mean the ‘best village in the world’?” (Alice)
Alice and Aurum really hit it off and tailored a reason like that.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but give me a break.” (Ryouta)
“Okay~” (Alice)
“Cheh~” (Aurum)
The Alice Aurum combination reluctantly withdrew after being told by me.
I guess that’s okay for the time being.
I turned to Celeste.
“By the way, how many floors did Celeste go to?” (Ryouta)
“I got down to the third floor” (Celeste)
“Is it? Then, please help me open the transportation room later.” (Ryouta)
“That’s fine … on the third floor?” (Celeste)
“I don’t want to go to the upper floors if possible.” (Ryouta)
That’s right, I glanced at vanadium.
Celeste nodded when she understood that there was a reason for this.
“Alright then, that’s an easy thing to do.” (Celeste)
“Thank you” (Ryouta)
“Are you going tomorrow?” (Celeste)
“Yeah, I think it’s better to clarify the whole picture as soon as possible.” (Ryouta)
“Okay, then–” (Celeste)
Vanadium flew towards me when Celeste said something.
She ran up from Nihonium and hugged me.
“What happened?” (Ryouta)
“… (Hug)” (Vanadium)
Vanadium clung to me, grabbed my clothes and pulled it upwards.
Top——on the ground.
Vanadium returns an uneasy look.
“Is someone here?” (Ryouta)
“… (Nod nod)” (Vanadium)
“Emily” (Ryouta)
“I understand desu.” (Emily)
Emily left the salon and went to see the identity of the visitor.
After a while, Emily came back with a bitter look.
“Yoda-san …” (Emily)
“What happened” (Ryouta)
“Carbon is closed again desu” (Emily)
“What do you mean?” (Ryouta)
“Yoda-san and his friends returned safely desu, and everything was fine until there were a number of adventurers who entered Carbon again, so it closed again desu.” (Emily)
“……Seriously.” (Ryouta)
“We have to hurry..” (Celeste)
Celeste sighed.
“Are you going to help?” (Celeste)
“We have to.” (Ryouta)
“If so, wait till tomorrow. Even now, it’s likely that the people inside aren’t even aware that they’ve been trapped. It’s been less than half a day, and it’s only a few pairs, so the rumors won’t spread. ” (Celeste)
“I see.” (Ryouta)
“The number of people is small, and people who can’t do anything about it overnight, so let’s relax to discipline them.” (Celeste)
I thought a little about Celeste’s proposal.
Well, if the number is small, the possibility of panic is zero. Since the adventurers who entered are starred adventurers, it will be okay for about one night.
“More than that, I made a plan so that no one would be ahead of me in the future.” (Celeste)
“Which is?” (Ryouta)
Celeste proposed.
Interested in that phrase, we listened to Celeste’s proposal.
☆
The next morning, outside Carbon dungeon.
After breakfast, we come via the first floor of Selenium in the transportation room
Me, Emily, and Alice.
And Celeste, Eve.
Vanadium sticking to me as a bonus.
The adventurers who saw it and were watching around Carbon secretly whispered to each other.
“Hey, look at that.”
“Isn’t the Ryouta family all out?”
“Is it so troublesome?”
“This is the best feeling I’ve ever had”
While listening to the conversation around me, I saw Celeste with an impressed face.
Celeste smiled with a proud face.
Her “one plan” is to enter Carbon with all the Ryouta family adventurers.
The adventurers re-entered because they were undermining Carbon.
In order to eliminate it, Celeste says it is effective to show that “even that Ryouta family has become serious”.
I was skeptical that it would work, but the effect seems to be enormous.
As we had a meeting in advance, while keeping a serious face to the end, we opened Carbon’s entrance again and rushed into the dungeon while being watched by the adventurers.