56 Episode 56 "This happened when the cheat character got on the escort mission with all his might".txt (1/2)

The next day, we came to the 'Holy Land of the Sea Dragons'.

The members are me, Cecil, Rita, Aine, and Rafilia.

Iris and 20 soldiers from the Ilgafa Lordship House and their guards. All of the soldiers are wearing blue plate mail and are equipped with spears and bows. Only the soldier standing next to Iris has horns on his helmet. Iris tells me that he is the leader of the soldiers. It's easy to understand.

The Sanctuary of the Sea Dragons is a rocky outcrop at the tip of the peninsula, surrounded by pillars.

The entrance to the dungeon is in the center of the pillar row.

There is an iron door at the entrance, but we're told that it's a natural cave inside.

According to Iris's map, it's about two floors below the surface of a normal dungeon. If you include the center of the dungeon, which only select people can enter, it's about 3 floors underground.

Our goal is to get rid of or exterminate the monsters in this dungeon.

And in the meantime, we have to protect Iris above ground.

It seems that the wards that Iris puts up every festival are getting a little weaker and weaker.

That's why demons are getting into the dungeon, and even if you're on the ground, there's still a chance of being attacked by them.

Therefore, the group that hides in the dungeon should get rid of the demons quickly, return to the ground and bring Iris and the full team back underground to reestablish the wards.

''Well then, Aine, Rafilia, I'll need you to escort Iris.

I know.

I'm so proud of you, Master.

Aine held up her newly purchased Hagane's Mop and Rafilia held her bow in her hand, each bowing towards me.

Entering the dungeon with me are Cecil and Rita.

Then there's Reggie the Magic Sword. And I'm going to take an option with me.

'Both Aine and Raphilia are quite the cheat characters, even though they look like this, so I don't think I'll be afraid to leave them to it.

I said to Iris.

She sat down in a small chair and looked a little uneasy.

'Is ...... 'Tiny Challah'?'

At least as strong as Cecil and Rita.

...... Yes, sir.

Iris looks at Aine and Raphilia curiously.

Aine is a normal looking maid and Raphilia is a fluffy looking elf. They definitely don't look strong, do they?

However, if I really pissed off these two, I might be able to at least annihilate Iris' guards.

''Then, Rafilia, give me an option.

At the entrance to the dungeon, I asked Raphilia for help.

'Yes, Master,'

Raphilia took out a small cloth from a gap in her leather armor. The one she had used as a handkerchief earlier. She holds it close to her own head. On her head is a blue hair clip. It trembled, stretched, and with a crunch, she swallowed her handkerchief.

''Eda-chan, please split up for the master!

Fluffy, twitchy, plop.

A palm-sized piece popped out of Raphilia's hair clip.

It grows as it swallows a handkerchief and turns into a piece the size of a cushion.

A blue body. A jelly-like surface.

No matter how you look at it, it was a slime.

It's a good boy, isn't it, 'Erda-chan'?

The hair clip trembled happily as Raphilia stroked it.

The true identity of the hair clip is a piece of the Elder Slime that he left behind.

Normally it mimics the hairpin, and if you give it something that is soaked in Rafilia's sweat or bodily fluids, it will split apart and spit out the options. The life span of the options is about two hours, but it's a great thing that allows you to use it as a mage during that time.

'Reggie, take control of the Elder Slime (child).

”Acknowledged, Lord. Activate ”Slime Bringer, Lv 1”!

At my back, Magic Sword Reggie activates a cheat skill. I begin to control the will-less Elder Slime (child).

Undulating, undulating.

The blue slime stands ahead of us, advancing toward the dungeon's entrance.

His senses are in sync with Reggie's. If something goes wrong, he'll know.

We're ready to go.

First in line will be Slime, then Rita, then me and Cecil. Then it's me and Cecil. You got it?

'Yes, Nagi-sama. I won't let anything come near you two!

Let's just get this over with. I'm tired of getting the sea breeze on my clothes that Nagi bought for me.

Cecil and Rita, wearing their new equipment, nodded at the same time.

Cecil's 'apprentice wizard's robe' is a short dress. At a glance, she looks like a little magical girl.

Rita's 'sacred fighter's clothing' is a fighting outfit with a large slit at the waist. It's easy to move around and has good defense, and I like the fact that the chest is emphasized so it looks slimmer at the waist - in Rita's opinion.

''Then, Souma-sama, I'm opening the dungeon.

Iris took out the key she carried around her neck.

The entrance to the dungeon is sealed with an iron door.

The only entrances are here and the opening on the sea side where the sea dragons come in.

That's why Iris and the others think that the demons came from the sea side.

''Ladies and gentlemen, take it easy: ......

Iris inserted the key into the door of the dungeon.

With a creak, the iron door opens.

I check my equipment. Iris's map, okay. Demon data in my head. Aine's lunchbox, good. The list of anti-monochromatic measures that Cecil and Rita have been given, check. Emergency plan, huh? Good.

All right, I'll be back.

And so, we began to attack the dungeon.

And then, after Nagi and the others had gone into the dungeon...

Hey, there's a light in the dungeon.

The first thing I want to do is start with a light.

Heartwarming and sobering.

Iris, Aine and Raphilia are in the shade of a pillar in the ruins of the temple.

They have placed chairs as far away from the sea breeze as possible, and Iris is sitting there.

In front of her, there is a fire and a kettle suspended above it. As she gazed blankly at the fire, the maid offered her a cup of tea.

When she sipped the tea, it tasted like store-bought tea, but it was very deep and comforting. But the taste is very deep and reassuring.

There are many kinds of tea in the port town of Ilgafa. The maid in front of me blends the tea by herself. She mixes multiple teas and then brings out their individual flavors.

...... As expected of Souma-sama's maids, you can't underestimate them.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

It's a pastry made of bread dough.

It's also delicious. Tea leaves are kneaded into the dough.

The elf girl in front of me shook her pink hair and said, ”Is it delicious? It's good.” she smiles, shaking her pink hair. She is holding a bow in one hand as if she is wary of demons.

But in her other hand, she has an iron jowl for some reason. It must be filled with water because it makes a chirping sound. Why is it a jowl and not a water bag?　Why are you pouring water into the kettle from there?

I mean, I'm on my second cup of water in the kettle that I'm rinsing, but why does it seem like the water in the jowl isn't decreasing?

Dear Iris. You don't need to worry about the water. Just drink plenty of it, I'm sure. Just drink at regular intervals.

At regular intervals?

'That's how the 'watering' skill that Master received from Iris-sama became.

An oversized ”?” on Iris' head. Mark comes to mind.

But both the maid and the elf are smiling tenderly, as if they're concerned about Iris.

While touching the collar, which is the proof of Souma-sama's slavery, they are staring at the entrance of the dungeon.

Iris honestly thinks that's amazing. The mysterious abilities of these women and their adoration of Master Souma. Everything and anything to do with him.

I wish SOUMA was Iris's big brother.

Hmm. For a mysterious adventurer, you're quite polite.

The captain of the regular soldiers said to the maid and the elf.

He is a large man with horns on his helmet. He holds a slender sword in his hand.

He looks bold on the outside, but he's a sensitive character, and he's entrusted with this mission because he's often aware of it. However, because he's been a regular soldier for three generations of Ilgafa lords, he has a habit of looking down on ordinary people, which is troubling. Yesterday, I told him to be polite to Souma-sama's party.

'However, we are enough to protect Iris-sama. ”But we are sufficient to protect you, Iris, lest you think you are more useful than we are. Keep your quota and don't jostle.

I know.

With a completely blank expression, the maid replies.

The captain didn't like her attitude, or maybe she didn't like her attitude, and she was going to say something with her heart, but...

'Captain!　It's a bunch of harpies!

At the sound of the sentry's voice, both he and Iris looked toward the sea at the same time.

They saw a human-faced bird flying over the sea. It was a woman with her upper body and her hands as wings.

The harpies are coming straight at us. I knew it, the warding is getting weaker.

”Everybody at the ready!　”On my mark...

graceful

Peeeeee!　Piggy!　Pee-gee!

Pop-pop, pop-pop.

The harpies, with their wings shot out, fell into the sea.

...... e.

When a stunned Iris turned around, the elven girl was about to sneak her bow away.

''Good.''

Uh, Lady Raphilia-Grace?

'What?　Oh, yes. It's nothing. It's nothing!

The elf girl waved her hand as if in a panic.

Strange.