305 Celebrating the 10,000 mark, Cinderella suddenly appeared!? (First part) (1/2)

This is what happened one day .

Today is another day of work work work (dungeon testing).

Although the end is not in sight like the last job in a black company, it's still more rewarding, and the pay is better.

And above all, if you have four fiancées, you have to earn a good living as a man.

Kaido, hold those cyclops coming from the right!

”Whoosh!

We split up with Kaido, a mage swordsman in the vanguard, and my opponent.

”Full armor is such a pain in the ass, isn't it?

Gigantes in full armor.

It uses its monstrous power and wields a shield and hammer like a gate.

It's a big swing to match its massive body, but it uses its shield well and doesn't let you get in its pocket easily.

The fact that you can't get them in the bosom means that you're losing in time.

The blade of the mineral tree is out of reach, yet the shield blocks your magic.

And...

Leader!　The dreadnought is coming, that it is!　Take evasive action, that is!

The Giant King's dungeon is a dungeon in which a wide variety of humanoid giants guard a mountaintop fort.

Although the end is easy to understand, you'll be hampered by the ironclad defense of the natural fortresses, such as the highs and lows and the cliffs, as well as the rich armor that the giants themselves have created.

If held by the giants, the crossbowl looks so small that it could be mistaken for a handgun.

If it fires continuously, a mince will be created in the blink of an eye, including my human body.

Heavily armed giants guard the fort's gates and bombard it with crossbows from afar.

A solid iron wall, taking advantage of the terrain.

Dive through the torrential rain, cutting away iron arrows as they rain down.

Amie together!　Watch out for the scaffolding, everybody!　I'll freeze you!

”Yes!　Full of magic!

You'll use the power of your party to try to break through their stronghold, but your opponent is a giant tribe that has turned a mountain larger than Mount Everest into a fortress.

Climbing from the foot of the mountain, the existence forged in an environment where the oxygen is getting thinner and thinner is unmatched, even in Seoul.

Although the combined magic of Kitamiya and Amelia's range ice magic instantly transformed a rocky mountain into a mountain of ice.

It doesn't work!

”No!　You're too tough!

The frozen footing is nothing to worry about. Shattering the ice as if it didn't matter, the army of giants takes a firm step forward and secures a foothold.

You'll be surprised to see them like that, Kitamiya and Amelia.

Senpai!　South!　Help me!　I can't hold back anymore!

”Win!　Turn to cover, that is!　I'm going to recover Kaido-senpai and scatter all kinds of magic stone grenades, that I will!

I get it!

Is the magic less effective because of the armor's anti-magic treatment, or is it simply because the Titans are too tough?

Numerous explosive sounds can be heard in the direction of Katsura.

In the distance, you can see Katsu tossing around a grenade made of magical stones, but it's only somewhat effective.

I'm running out of time.

And there are only a few ways to break out of this place.

Leader!　In the bushes, that is!

I'd like to!　If you're being attacked like this, you don't have time to do anything!

The situation is no different.

And because of the difference in the amount of data we have, they have a higher quality of countermeasures than we do.

I'm sure my opponent knows that I'm the keystone of this party, and that I'm a combination of warrior and wizard like me.

The distribution of forces is heavily weighted in favor of me.

I'm knocking down many of them with little time to spare, but they're replenished as quickly as possible.

More functional than the Onion King and the Immortal King, the Dragon King and the Mushroom King are polar opposite dungeons.

Nor is it the same with the KIOH.

So this is a very well regulated army.

One well-coordinated feature.

A phalanx of mallets and spears shot out of the gaps in a simple but horizontal line of shields is now a wall.

Despite the fact that there's a full-fledged fort behind it, the fortifications standing in front of it are also very solid.

''Haaaaaaah!

With a flash of brilliance and the sensation of slicing through the steel, he tries to cut down a corner of the wall of the great shield.

”Tut.

The space between the slashes turned into a spear bed in the blink of an eye.

The five spears that appeared in the field of vision when the spear was avoided.

And on either side of them was a mallet that was ready to crush the spear as it dodged and charged.

There's also a difference in size!

Just because it's an attack from above, the acceleration of gravity adds to the intensity of the attack.

Although this one aims at a vital point, the force of the attack is slightly reduced and the amount of effort required is high.

A thunderbolt-class attack would be able to make a hole in this wall.

This small difference in effort will hinder that gap.

You can still manage it if your opponent gives it to you, but this is your enemy and there's no mercy in it.

South!　Kitamiya and Amelia's three deployed defensive barriers!　I'm going to break it down in one fell swoop!

You'll get beaten up if you do that, that you will!　Lynch, that is!

”You only have to hold it for a few seconds!

So there's nothing to do but force the time out.

It's dangerous to create an opening when you're standing in the front line.

You'll break out in a cold sweat at this level near the midsection, but you'll work it off by laughing at it.

”Yeeeee!　Women have guts, that they do!　Kaido Senpai and Masaru are exposed to the limit, that is!　Kitamiya and Amie gather!　The leader will get ready as soon as possible, that is!

”Yes, sir!

I get it!

”Let's go, Amy!

”OK! I'm gonna go for it!

”Oh!

As if to show this A-Un-Kyo, everyone immediately reacts to Minami's instructions.

I take a giant leap backwards and land behind the assembled Kitamiya and the others.

Minju Connection!　Four seconds to build!

From the midst of jumping stretches the roots of the mineral tree and wraps them around the arm.

Then the magic circle begins.

The magic circulates like a raging river to ensure the purity of the magic, improving its quality and coating the tree with lightning magic.

It begins to discharge and your body heats up as you prepare to deliver an extra-large blow.

Sensing the great magic, the giants flock to us with our magic barriers up.

Katsu and Kaido tried to stall them, but they were outnumbered.

You're going to have to make sure that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about it.

Senpai!　Some of them are out!

”Excuse me, here too!

Still, the two of them do a good job of holding off quite a few of the giants as they push through the rain of iron.

The south gives me a thumbs up with one hand to let me know that I can handle the gunning and the hammering.

!　High magic reaction!　Where is it?

However, just as he was about to unleash his thunderbolt, Minami looked around busily.

”Up here!

”Ow!　That's a lot of magic!

Kitamiya and Amelia also reacted belatedly and tried to find the source of its magic power.

''Leader!　Directional correction!　That amount of magic, that it is not good!　How bad is so bad that all I can say is that it's bad, that it's bad!

I know!

I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what's going on, but I'm going to be able to get a good idea of what's going on.

I didn't have time to think about whether it was the secret weapon of the giant tribe, and I readjusted my stance in the direction I was going to swing my military lightning, which I was going to swing down.

I'll shoot before you shoot me!

You're on the verge of being fired, just in time for the structure of the art form.

The moment I squeezed the hilt of the mineral tree and stepped in to release it, I thought it was a preemptive strike.

!

I had a gut feeling that I shouldn't attack it, but I had a hunch that I shouldn't attack it, so I used the lightning that I had accumulated in my stash of weapons.

I'm not going to be able to get rid of it.

「「「「「「!? 」」」」」」

I fired off to the front as originally planned.

The members who responded immediately to my shout all jumped sideways to evade.

The vortex of blue lightning pushed through the void created by Minami and the others diving to the ground on each side.

!　The leader is falling girls x 4 from the sky, that is ！！！！

And without needing to get angry at the cause of my sudden action, Minami immediately got up and looked up at the sky and pointed to the girls who had begun to free-fall.

South!　Scaffolding!

”Yes, that I do!　Everyone else is in tow!

Falling girls are unconscious to look at.

And the enhanced eyes caught the four girls who are estimated to be about five years old.

If that's transfer magic by gate, then it can't be transformed into a magical body.

It's not safe if they fall like that.

I'm going to be the one to receive the girls and abandon the chance to attack for once in a lifetime.

Run up the scaffolding that arose with a thump.

Pin the mineral tree on your back and run up.

At your feet, you rise at the south's call and use your own attack techniques to check the giants scattered by the thunder.

You'll be able to use your legs to help, and you'll be able to run up in the air for the girls.

Just in time!

I'm glad they're all unconscious, but they're still hugging each other and refusing to leave me.

I got it!　All hands retreat!　All hands retreat!

After securing the girls as if to jump and hug them, I chose to retreat without hesitation.

They all dared to descend the mountain as fast as they could without hesitation.

Huh, I'm tired.

Totally.

”Ugh, I fell down and hit my forehead on the way.

”All-out sprinting and long distance is no good, that it is. Absolutely.

But I'm glad you're all safe.

”If you are safe, you can go to .........

「「「「「.........」」」」」

They all escaped from the King of the Giants' dungeon, dripping with sweat, but they escaped safely.

Normally I would be relieved to hear that, but this time it's different.

Softly all eyes are drawn to my arms.

If the treasure was there I wouldn't be too worried about it, but unfortunately I had a question mark in my arms as to why.

It wasn't hard to carry the four girls down the mountain, but I wondered if it was really a good idea to bring them back, even if it was a spur of the moment decision.

”Is one of them a dark elf girl?

”I don't know about this one, that I don't know, but is it a vampire child in terms of skin color, that it is?

”Is this child the devil's child?　It's got wings on its back.

”So this one is an angel?

But why are these kids in a place like that?

「「「「「......... Come on? 」」」」」

And while I was debating whether or not to let them down, Kaido, Minami, Kitamiya, Amelia, and Masaru, in turn, peeked into my arms.

A girl with brown skin and black hair and pointed ears, a girl with pale skin and silver hair and red hair with small bat-like wings, and a blonde girl with three pairs of white bird-like wings .

A child of the giant tribe would still make sense, but none of these kids fit that tribe.

Oh, but we are the same race as the leader's wives, that it's a coincidence?

It's just a coincidence. What are you talking about, Minami-chan?

Yeah, what the hell were you thinking?

Well, I have an idea for this kind of story, that I have.

”Ring a bell?

Yes, that's just a wild story, that it is.

But the possibility of that might be a clue, Yone?

”Yeah, Amelia's right. Now I just want to get things straightened out. Besides, she's a little girl. You're going to have to find your parents.

No, I don't think we need to look for your parents in this case, that I'm sure?　We need to return, that we do.

I've been watching the girls for a while, and Minami said she had an idea.

I'm not sure how to judge the current situation, but I'm going to ask her to clarify the situation as well, but Minami's story is a bit circular and to the point.

What do you mean?

You don't have to find them, but you do have to send them home.

If you just listen to me, it sounds like you know where your parents are, and you know where to send them.

Minami's words, which sounded like a riddle, confused me even more.

”Look closely, that I do. Doesn't this girl look like Suela?

If you put it that way, yes. This angelic child looks like Himikku.

”This one's hair is the same red color as Evvia's?

This one too. If you look closely, it looks like Memoria.

”So what does that mean for .........?

We all stare at Minami, who says that the characteristics of the child sleeping in his arms are similar to those of Suela and her friends.

What the hell are you doing near the entrance of the dungeon, but this is an emergency.

Putting aside the gazes of the surrounding dungeon testers, Kaido's blunt words aside, all but Kaido come up with the impossible possibility.

Just then, at just the right moment, or maybe not, a creeping dark elf girl woke up rubbing her eyes.

Oh, good morning, Father!

He blinked a few times, then looked at me firmly and called me father.

”Oh, good morning?

”Yes, good morning father, he is a funny father. What is the matter with you?　I got such a funny look on my face.

It's hard to catch up with the fact that you are suddenly identified as the father by a girl you don't know, without having time to think that she is a child who speaks very politely.

The girl's father was also there.

”Uncle?

”Yes, oh, Minami and Karen, oh, and Amie!　It's been a long time, too!

The girl in the arms looked around and called Kaido an uncle, and was shocked that Kaido was unaware that there were other party members in the room.

It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of this.

Oh, I'm sorry father. Maria, Kasumi, Claire, wake up.

And the girl who goes to wake up the other girls.

The girl who looks like Memoria is Maria, the girl who looks like Himikku is Kasumi, and the girl who looks like Evvia is Claire.

Then the girl, who is still unnamed, reaches out to wake up the other three and shakes their shoulders, and the shaken girls begin to wriggle awake.

As I watch the scene, slightly escaping reality, I wonder if I should admire the four girls who were sleeping so soundly after such a violent descent, I think to myself: ”Oh?

”Asa?

The first thing that woke me up was a girl who looked like Maria, a girl who looked like Memoria.