Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

"... the labyrinth."

The man was suddenly bumped into. He seemed surprised at my words first, but shortly afterwards he changed his expression to that of self-derision, and so he murmured.

I knew right away what the hell he was trying to say in that tone.

Why, because I lived just like this man until a little while ago.

In other words, it doesn't help where you and others have gone.

Of course, no matter what the labyrinth is, if it's shallow, it's not that I can't dive because I'm doing adventurers bent over with this man.

But that's not what a man wants to say.

The man goes on.

"Well... it's going to be like a meat shield when it comes to things, and you're in charge of all my right to life and death, so you can give up and get there already. But... Isn't that pretty wasteful? I don't think a guy like you can even afford a few seconds to dive, even if he uses it."

I mean, that's the story.

But I tell a man to shake his head to the side.

"So be pessimistic... I know how you feel."

"What do you know?"

"Me too... no"

I was just like you, and I said, stop.

Because I know it doesn't sound like anything to a guy like this right now where I said it.

Even I remember the many words that were said back then, but if you asked me if they sounded on my chest at the time, I would say no.

I'd rather tell a realistic story about what I have to do than say those words to this man.

I say.

"Anyway, I'm not going to use you as a meat shield. Well, as you say, it's no use."

"Tell me for yourself what... I'm depressed when someone tells me"

I'm sure they will when they even say it's no use.

Because in this case, they say it is about existence itself.

I just can't help it because it's true in reality.

"... then be useful. That's where you start..."

"Ah? What is that..."

Where the man looked up and said so in surprise, there was a sound of the house of Diego...... or the door of the store opening.

I guess I'm trying to figure it out as soon as the guests arrive.

The sound of the bell rang from far away to this point, the living space of Diego.

And after a while, the two men came, dodgy, with no intention of hiding footsteps at all.

From what I can see, one is a relatively oligarchic looking man with a slightly elongated vertical length, the other a tall, small, fat, cheerful looking man.

The former said Gahead, the latter said Lucas... that he was a friend of Needs, the unhegemonic man I had been talking about.

To tell you why, naturally, after Gahead and Lucas woke up about those circumstances, Diego and I heard about it.

And how come they're back from outside the store now because me and Diego asked me to do some shopping.

So that's what we've been through.

In fact, having come this far, they take and leave their softness and tons of luggage out of their magic bags in the way that they know what to do in the corner of the room.

That bag of magic is my spare, by the way.

Gahead, Lucas, and his needs don't have magic bags or anything.

I had it when I was as strong as they were, but I was just lucky enough to compete off after saving solid, and it's not like a regular copper class can have it.

Of course, it wasn't those who bought it for thousands of pieces of white gold that lent it to them, but those who had used it for a long time.

It wasn't even a risk of being carried away as it were by them, but then I broke it off and lent it to them that it was just going to stick out to the official constitution.

I should have avoided it whenever possible, but it wasn't the kind of amount of shopping that I could handle just by hand on a boulder, so there's a big part that I couldn't help.

Because some of the items they bring, besides drugs and food, are even weapons.

The best decision is based on the fact that it looks honest in the end, but there are hostages called Needs, and if they are friends, they won't abandon them.

In fact, this is how I came back firmly, and I would have been right.

"Lent's husband! I bought it, just like you asked!

Lucas said that to me with a full smile.

He has a face that reminds me of a fat goblin somewhere, but he has a strange affection.

Even more unexpectedly, he was halfway through, but also knowledgeable about medicinal herbs and materials.

So after checking the knowledge I knew, I asked this guy for what I could ask for with something that needed discernment.

"Thank you for your hard work...... sure. It looks like they grabbed some crude stuff over here."

showing one of the herbs planted in the pot. When I said that, Lucas panicked,

"What, but this guy... here! The leaves are a pin, they're fresh!

I picked a little dirt because I said so, and I say.

"This guy is a plant that only grows on magical land. Therefore, because the soil also needs to have a strong magic cage, it must be soil-by-soil when collecting it. Get some dirt, too. You should naturally use that soil to make it potted... but this is normal soil, right? The magic... well, there seems to be a little bit, but there's a reason for that too... look at this"

Shards of fine stone remain in the palm of your hand as you saunter and crush the soil.

When you show it to Lucas,

"... this is... demon stone?

"That's right. This guy gets rapidly numb when he's planting it in the soil around it, but when he plants the demon stone in crushed soil, he tends the pins and leaves for about two days, and it's like collecting and standing. It's just that it's like trying to absorb magic in a weak state... the last glow. The contents are an almost nutrient-free tease... and now... they'll be dead by tomorrow."

"Oh no..."

Shocked Lucas.

I slap Lucas on the shoulder like that and say.

"Well, it's hard to tell if you're not used to it. The next step is to keep an eye on the dirt. You wouldn't know if there was magic, but I just explained if there were fine pieces of demon stone, so now you know, would you?

Then Lucas let his depressed eyes shine,

"... yes! I will!

And he snorted deeply.

Needs looks at Lucas like that with a surprised face.

"Lucas......"

"Whoa, needs! You're up!

So Lucas finally seemed to realize, and saw the need.

Lucas approaches him and says:

"Needs, I was worried. Me and Gahead woke up right away, but you're not gonna wake up inside..."

Plus, Gahead says he'll be close to the source of his needs when he finishes packing out of his magic bag.

"Lord Lent and Lord Diego said they would wake up soon, but still... Looks pimped, good."

Needs says bitterly to both of them.

"My body's fine, but I think it sucks under the circumstances... you hear me? They're taking us to the labyrinth. We can't even be shields..."