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The next morning, Dia and I had gathered in front of the labyrinth.

By the way, we've already finished our pre-search shopping. I've got some free money, so I've just prepared not only the necessities for the labyrinth, but also the armor.

I have a cheap crowbar in my left hand and a spare sword in my 'possessions' section.

And I bought a light breastplate for Dia as a gift from me. At first she refrained from doing so, but I stressed to her that her defense is absolutely necessary, and somehow she accepted it.

In other words, our 'status' now is very different from yesterday.

''--Christ!　I talked to a priest and he said it was level 6!　Me!

Good for you, Dear. I was a level six myself.

The results of the search began to take shape and Dia was very excited.

I 'gaze' at that smiling figure and check the status, including myself.

[Status]

Name: Aikawa Uzumi HP189/197 MP262/262 Class.

Level 6.

Strength 4.12 Strength 4.21 Skill 5.11 Speed 7.24 Wisdom 7.23 Magic 11.43 Elemental 7.00

State: confusion 5.31

Experience: 1094/3200

Equipment: iron one-handed sword

otherworldly clothing

Large cloak.

Shoes of the Otherworld

leather gauntlet

[Status]

Name: Diablo Sith HP98/112 MP631/631 Class: Swordsman

Level 6.

Strength 3.62 Strength 3.43 Skill 2.14 Speed 2.08 Wisdom 5.67 Magic 34.35 Elemental 5.00

Status: blessing 1.00

Experience: 321/3200

Equipment: The Treasure Sword of the House of Alais

Fine Cloth Clothes

Leather breastplate

cloak

leather shoes

Both me and Diah's levels have skyrocketed, and their statuses have all jumped to nearly double.

By the way, I've increased my succession ability by shaking all my bonus points to MP.

Surprisingly, Dia's strength and stamina are growing well. In some cases, she was so specialized in magic power that I thought she might not grow forever, so it's a relief.

If there is one thing that makes me feel uneasy, it would be the class column.

I'm left blank and Dia is a swordsman.

Maybe Dia's strength and stamina have increased due to the benefits of her class. If there was such a thing as a class bonus when I leveled up, I would have wasted the class bonus up to level 6. This is something I'd like to resolve as soon as possible.

But I still have no idea how to solve the class column.

It's not in the books, and if you ask in the tavern, you'll get asked back if it's about your profession. Dea insists he is a swordsman, but when I ask him how he became a swordsman, he replies, ”If you can hold a sword, you're a swordsman.

I can see a trend in what classes of people are in, but I don't have a clear picture of the requirements.

While I was pondering about the class, an excited Dia suggested, ”Hey!

'Hey!　If you're on level 6, it looks like you can go pretty deep!　Let's take the time to explore the depths today!

...... Yeah. That's a good idea. I've got the day off.

'Oh, Christ. You're off work at the tavern today?

They say they have one day off every three days. I'm told that they have the day off for the sun.

Sun Celebration Day.

Perhaps this is the day of the week in my world.

'I see. Well then, let's take the whole day to go as far as we can!

Let's do it.

I don't disagree.

We have already calculated that we can fight to the 10th level.

If it were true, our current level would be far below the proper level for the tenth layer. However, the two of us with our extraordinary ability growth and skills had solved all of our problems.

At level 6, we had reached the status of a level 10 adventurer.

I suspect this has something to do with the parameter's predisposition. After all, most people other than myself and Dia have not even reached 1.00. On the other hand, I have a 7.00 and Dia has a 5.00.

''Yes!　It's going on, it's going on!

Thus, Deere plunged into the labyrinth with great enthusiasm.

Since today's course is through the ”correct path” that has been conquered by the country, it would not be a problem for Dia to lead the way. I followed behind Dia as if I were watching over a mischievous younger brother or sister.

◆◆◆◆◆ ...

Three layers!

After an hour or so, I reach the third level very easily.

Perhaps it's because my status strength has increased, but I still don't feel tired.

Next to Deere, who is happily fussing over the fact that it's the third layer, I search for the enemy without being careless.

Honestly, monsters rarely appear in 'The Right Way'.

It's because the country has set up wards for humans with magical stones. Since I had suffered painful injuries in 'The Right Path' before, I learned more about that area from the people in the tavern.

In this labyrinth, the shortest distance from the entrance of a layer to the next layer is the 'positive path'. That is to say, if you follow this path, you can easily reach the next layer.

By the way, there are currently only 23 levels of ”righteous path”. It is said that the reason why the path has been converted to the ”right-of-way” is due to a searcher named Glen Walker, who is one of the strongest human beings in the world.

However, in recent years, that ”righteousness” has slowed down.

According to him, the level of enemies from the 20th layer onwards is much higher than in the past. Furthermore, even if you have succeeded in making the 23rd layer of the ”path of righteousness”, it does not mean that all of those layers have been completely cleared. It was famous among searchers that the strongest searcher, Glenn, was completely unable to stand up to the bosses at the 20th level, and that he kept putting off defeating them.

''Dear, you can go deeper. My plan is to go to the tenth level today.

Ten layers?　Oh, really?!

''We're just going to go the 'right way', no problem. I can usually figure out the enemy's level after one fight per layer.

...... Okay, I get it. If Christ says it, I believe it.

For some reason, Dia's trust in me is unusually high.

Since this is a great help to me, I don't pay any attention to it and continue with the conversation.

I'll be leading the way soon. You will find that even if you are on the ”right path,” it is not entirely free of enemies. I have to be a shield in case of an emergency.

”--Hey!　No, you can still rest in Christ!　Now that I'm at level 6, I think it's time to show you my sword skills, so--

Uh, I'm good for up to five layers.

'I know it's no good!　I know, but I'm still going to take the sword--what?　I'm good: ......?

Sure, you can go up to five layers.

I had anticipated Dia's request in advance and prepared an answer.

Looking at Dia's status at level 6, she should be able to compete with my backup up to level 5.

Dia's muscle strength was already close to 4.

Unlike when she hadn't even reached 1, there shouldn't be a situation where her attacks couldn't get through. The information I got from the tavern confirms that a warrior with a muscle strength of about 3 to 5 can fight up to 5 layers.

Besides, Dia's experience in close combat should work to his advantage later on.

It's not so bad if you consider it an investment in the future.

'Christ!　Thank you!

'No, I'm just deciding that it's okay to deer up to five layers, not that ......--and don't get attached!　It's close!

Dia came close enough to hug me, grabbed my hand and shook it around.

I panicked and shook her hand away. Although Dia has short hair and calls himself a man, he's a beautiful, white face. Most importantly, being so close to her, I'm distracted by something I've tried not to be aware of.

--You're going to be able to get a lot more out of it.

This is the biggest contraindication for me right now.

If you remember the original world, you will be distracted.

If you think of your family, you'll go crazy.

I want to challenge the 100th layer of the labyrinth without drinking or eating right now.

That's not going to work.

For now, I only need to do one layer a day.

If I can get to the 100th layer in 365 days, I'll be fine.

I don't want to lose my cool and use the ”? It would be a waste of time if he wasted his time using the '??' or if he tried recklessly and got seriously injured.

Don't think about your sister until you get there.

The 'Aikawa Uzumi' of the original world doesn't have to come out.

We don't need at least one more year.

What I'm thinking about now is the 'innermost' part of the labyrinth.

I only need to think about the ”deepest” part of the labyrinth.

I repeat this in my mind and calm myself down.

''Haha!　All right!　Then let's get off the 'right path' for a bit and fight the monsters!

Yeah, I don't want to stop at ....... I feel like I'm wasting my time--

At this rate, there might not be any enemies until the fifth level!

'Hmm ....... I guess I have no choice. ......

I reluctantly agreed, deciding that it would take more time to convince an excited Dia to go.

'Let's go!'

Dia leaves the 'right-of-way' and goes to look for the monster.

I follow right behind her and use 《Dimension》 to search for the enemy.

After a few minutes, I detect one isolated monster.

It's a large fish with wings that swims in the air.

There are many lakes and rivers on the third level, and the rate of appearance of aquatic monsters is high.

Among them, this monster, the Skyfish, is the one that appears in particular. It's a name that would be newsworthy if I found it in my world.

”Dear. There's a monster around the next bend. It's called a skyfish. It's a fish that swims in the air and has a tendency to bite you, so be careful.

Yeah, okay.

This advance information alone will almost always determine the outcome of the fight.

It's no exaggeration to say that most of the battle is decided by the presence or absence of information from each other. I remember that such a thing was written in Sun Tzu's ”The Book of Nonsense”, and I reaffirm the foulness of the Dimension.

''--Deeeee!

Dia turned the corner and quickly closed the distance and slashed at the monster.

However, the first sword was dodged, probably because she was too strong. The Skyfish moves to bite at the sudden attacker. Dia catches it with the belly of her sword.

Apparently, she can see Skyfish's movements without any problems.

Thinking a little wistfully that if I get hurt, it won't be a problem since it's not me, I move on to chanting my attack magic.

''--Applying magic, Ice Rapid Arrow (Arrow).

With all my concentration, I cast a spell to create ice in my hand.

This is an application of the magic 《Ice》 that was meaningless before because the ice just fell.

However, the density of magic power is different from before.

It was partly because my level was low back then, but most importantly, I didn't have enough images.

It's the images that matter, I've heard from the wizards in the tavern.

When creating ice, I imagine something with a sharp point.

It's long like an arrow, with an arrowhead of ice at the end.

And after a few seconds (later), the ice arrow is created in my hands just as I imagined it to be.

However, I can't eject it like a game.

If I could do that, it wouldn't be an Ice Rapid Arrow (Arrow), but a real Ice Arrow. The point in the middle is what matters.

I take the ice arrow in my hand and call out to the vanguard.

''Dear!　I'm going to throw an ice arrow for a minute, take a half step back!

'What ......?　Wow, okay!

Dia draws back a bit.

There I throw an ice arrow at her along with the spatial grasp of the Dimension.

''--Hit!

As I reached level 6 and my muscle strength and skill increased, my projectiles attacked the Skyfish with terrifying speed and accuracy.

However, Skyfish is not just a single layer, but a three-layered monster as well. I noticed the flying ice arrows and twisted and tried to dodge.

Tsk, the ice arrow ended up only snatching at the Skyfish's wings. However, it caused Skyfish to lose his stance significantly. The vanguard Dia's sword, which didn't miss the opportunity - is approaching.

Deere's sword successfully cut Skyfish in half.

For Deere, whose muscle strength has increased, Skyfish was a blow.

In front of the disappearing enemy that turned into light, Dia muttered while trembling.

'I did it ....... I defeated it ......'

He couldn't believe this scene, staring at the monster that had been cut in both directions and his sword. Not long after, Skyfish disappeared as a complete light.

'Congratulations, Dear.'

'Oh ....... Thanks, Christ. What a, you know, very emotional thing to say. I've dreamed about it since I was a kid. To slay a monster with this sword .......

Saying that, Dia tightens her grip on the sword in her hand.

She must have some kind of emotional attachment to that sword.

The sword, which has been used and aged, can be seen to be a work of art even from the details.