294 288 Spring comes and challenges new things (1/2)

The Dragon King's dungeon, that it is. It's true that I was deliberately avoiding that dungeon, that I was.

Based on Evia's advice the other day, I suggested that we try the Dragon King's dungeon when deciding our future party plan.

A dragon is a synonym for the strongest in the fantasy world.

Sometimes they are relied upon, but rarely are they portrayed as weak.

Challenging a being who is always in a position of strength will certainly provide you with food in any form.

Now that we have become much stronger than we were at the beginning, I suggested that we check to see how far we can challenge ourselves.

Minami turned thoughtful and crossed his arms and began to worry.

I had vaguely expected a poor response to this proposal.

I know what you want to say. We're sort of in a slump right now. I understand that this is a way out of that situation and to try a new place. But.

”Is the dragon king's dungeon too much?

”I wouldn't say that, just, no, that's an excuse too. It's just that I'm not sure I'm good enough. I'm just not sure I'm good enough, that's all.

The meaning may be different, but neither Minami nor Kitamiya can respond immediately to my proposal.

As Kitamiya said earlier, his slump is probably because his confidence is wobbling.

What about everyone else. For my part, I thought this party could do it, so I suggested it. But I'm not saying it's impossible.

The name dragon has a name value that makes one shy away just from hearing the name.

I'm sure the girls feel the need to fight such an existence.

But if you ask me if it's now...I'm sure they'll wonder if it's now.

It's not just Minami and Kitamiya, Kaido, Amelia and Katsu are all looking thoughtful when I say this.

I almost regret a little bit that I was premature in this atmosphere.

I'm not worried about whether or not to fight, that I'm not. If it's between those two options, I think I should fight, that I should.

But as if to replace the atmosphere, the south gave a tailwind.

I'm with the leader, that I've seen. As long as the leader is here, I'm sure we are a party that can fight in the dragon king's dungeon.

Minami opens her mouth with a slightly serious expression and holds up her index finger and says that fighting is not a problem in itself.

Normally, Minami is a joke with Kaido, but everyone in the room knows that the serious expression she sometimes has is the expression she uses to talk about serious matters.

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I'm worried about what will happen if the leader is removed, that I am. but we are relying too much on the leader in terms of strength, that I'm sorry to say. It is true that our current organization is the best from a practical and efficient standpoint, but I'm not sure if we can continue to allow that to happen forever.

He got up from the sofa and stood in front of the white board in the living room, Minami took a pen and drew a pie chart, I wrote 60 percent of it and the remaining 40 percent of the name of Minami and the others.

One on one, we might be able to beat you, but due to the nature of the dungeon, that is rare. Then the opponent must be a pack, that it is. If we lack the breakthrough power of a leader against such an opponent, we'll soon be out, that we are. Moreover, it is doubtful that we will be able to cope with an even stronger one, that we will be able to do so when it comes out.

That's the party's current strength chart, she explained, and no one disputed that description.

I'm one of them.

That's not all, that it is. If things continue as they are, that they are, we may become a hindrance to our leader's growth.

As I was silently listening to South, she presented me with another matter of concern.

.........

”Senior citizen shackles?

”Yes, that it is.

What do you mean?

”You know what, Masaru?

No, I don't know.

I was silent and silent on what she said.

I knew what she was going to say.

Everyone else couldn't understand what Minami was saying, and they looked at each other to see what she meant.

Minami glanced at me.

As her gaze shifted, the others also looked at me.

Leader, this challenge to the dragon king's dungeon is to improve my level, right?

”Didn't I tell you that ......... originally?

This should be a chance for leaders to improve, that it is.

”It's going to happen.

”One leader can dive pretty deep, that I know, right?

Maybe.

”That attitude, leader, you've actually been diving alone, haven't you?

After I thought all eyes were on me, Minami threw me a questioning tone that was close to a definitive tone, and I guess she already had a near-conviction.

It's a good idea to have a good time with them.

I scratched the back of my head wildly as if I was giving up.

What good does it do if I'm the only one getting stronger?

”It's not good to slow down the leveling of the leader, that it is.

What do you mean?　It's not quite to the point.

The leader was hiding in the dungeon by himself while I was unable to get together, that I have noticed. At this stage of the game, a single leader can capture the dungeon more efficiently.

”......... Huh, South, you know what adults don't have to say?

At the very least, the excuse he gave for resisting was brushed aside by Minami.

The part of Minami that was troubling her was.

”Because it's not, that it isn't!　You can level up and you don't, that's not right for a gamer!

In other words, I'm a tester, not a gamer. The way you said it kind of shatters the seriousness of what you just said. God, why can't you keep being serious?

Because that's who I am!

I can't help but let out a sigh as she throws out her chest with a smug look on her face.

It seems that it was unforgivable for Minami to be concerned about the widening gap between her and her party members, so she reduced the number of battles to keep pace with them.

Well, does that mean that Minami was upset that she was not able to become stronger, and that she was concerned that the gap between us would not widen any further?

That too.

That means there's another reason too, right?

”Yeah, actually.

It was the day before yesterday.

On Evvia's advice, I went to the dragon king's dungeon by myself to start out.

”This place is as big as ever!

The Dragon King's Dungeon is a different dungeon from other dungeons.

I don't know if we can call it a dungeon anymore.

The Dragon King's dungeon is a one-floor dungeon with no hierarchy.

It is a dungeon where the full strength of the dragon tribe is placed on its vast grounds.

The canyon, a rugged area for humans to advance through, is manned by dragons with exceptional physical abilities.

This allows us to set up a defense network.

This forces us testers to seek out the dungeon core, which we don't know where to find.

It's a rare field-type dungeon that looks different from other dungeons.

Now, let's check the map.

Thanks to that, there are no gates to serve as checkpoints in other dungeons, and there is no way to escape except where I'm standing right now.

There is no other way to escape than where I'm standing.