Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

"... oh. The chest is falling."

That's what the Capitans said in a happy voice.

This is true in any labyrinth, but if you defeat the demons in the boss room, a chest may appear.

Even so, as its name suggests, it's not necessarily in the shape of a crate, although it can be something wrapped in cloth, or just a pot, or something wrapped around it with threadbent metal in strange directions when it's terrible.

It's normal to have something inside, but something similar about its contents.

Of course, it goes without saying that there are still often useful things in there.

It's just that the expectations are out of step compared to the crap demon props rolling in the labyrinth.

Still, the contents of the crate can be a thousand different and can remain intact material without any workmanship, or it can be a demonic prop assembled in an extremely complex mechanism that cannot be reproduced in modern technology.

It is said that often the deeper the hierarchy that emerges, the better, because this chest and contents are created from the magic that drifts within its labyrinth, and it is true that things such as powerful demonic swords often emerge quite deep.

On the other hand, even shallow layers can emerge if you're extremely lucky...... that's not what the Capitans would expect.

"I hope it's got sea spirits in it?

When I say that, Capitan snorts.

That's what he's in this labyrinth for in the first place.

If only I could find that, I'd just leave here, and there's nothing wrong with that, and then you should be able to hang out with my archery until I'm full of time.

It seems to deprive him of his time as a hunter of his original occupation, but he undertakes a considerable amount of time to collect sea hay.

We will be able to deal with hunting in the village with his disciples.

Normally, I'm going to pay for it.

However, the Capitans would say no to rewards......

Either way, I've never been over to find Sea Spirit Grass just now.

But as Diego waters me and Capitan like that,

"... I don't recall Sea Spirit Grass ever being rewarded for this boss crusade"

That's what I said.

I'm disappointed with the unfortunate information, me and Capitan. Later, Lucas sparkled his eyes, even though he would be quite exhausted after the battle,

"... let's open it quick!

That's what I say. Approaching the chest.

By the way, the shape of the chest was in the form of a jar of rice sticking to it.

The top is tightly closed with a tree lid and tied together with some kind of string.

Hmm.

I think I can expect this...

While I was thinking about it, Lucas just untied it and opened the lid.

Then there it was...

"This guy... wood tag? What the..."

That's what Lucas said in a shuddered voice.

What was held in his hand was an object that seemed to have no use whatsoever, which seemed to be just as good as a wooden bill.

Diego, who saw this though,

"... well. That sounds pretty good."

And I said that like I was impressed.

"Where?

When I asked, Diego, who received a tree bill from Lucas,

"Look at that. There would be an elaborate text on the surface, wouldn't there?

That's what I said and I've shown it nearby so I did see something like that when I observed it.

But......

"What's wrong with this? Worth it as a work of art?

"No, it's not. This... is a curse."

The moment I said that, Lucas, Gahead, and Needs were not supposed to be the three, and I panicked back.

Diego laughs when he sees it and continues to talk.

"... but not so frightening. This alone does not work at all. This works by combining it with the Labyrinth weapons you get in this labyrinth. Able to lean towards specific attributes or grant special effects"

"Ha ha... that sounds convenient for you"

"Yeah, but it's only going to work on the weapons obtained in this labyrinth. If we don't move on to the middle level and beyond, we don't have a chest with weapons, so in that sense, it might be a useless long item for us. Besides, I don't know if it works. You can't tell by boulders without comparing literature to drawings..."

"It's certainly a horribly complicated sentence... is a curse moving with power from these texts?

"Not necessarily. Some of them have no writing whatsoever... I'll have to ask a curse scholar for more information. They would be able to explain some things. Whatever it is, we can make sure the curse doesn't come in. But some curses still get over it... and there's no denying that the definition itself is ambiguous. Except for the fact that we already know it's a curse, we can't distinguish it from magic artifacts."

Lorraine also said around there.

She's not an expert on spells, but she's in charge of all the phenomena that magic involves.

Sometimes I don't have much on Yarlan about the curse, and the story is that he hasn't invested in research, but once he starts doing serious research, he'll put in a full degree of scholarly knowledge.

Um, you brought Lorraine here, too.

Well, she'd be willing to teach her father or Garb's grandmother a lot by now.

By the time I get back to Hathhaler, I'm afraid there's going to be even more difference between me and Lorraine's strength.

"I'll tell you when I get back to the city."

That's what the Capitans say and cut the conversation once.

"Are we going back now?

When I asked him that, he said,

"Once you go to the middle level, you are. It was true that this labyrinth had a special transferring device at the middle entrance."

"A transfer device? That's unusual..."

Essentially, it is something that has also been confirmed in the labyrinth in fairly deep layers and, naturally, it is not something that can be reproduced by humans today.

It was in The Labyrinth of the Water Moon, but that is also quite unusual.

"Oh. That makes it a lot easier. Once we get to the middle level, they'll also be able to fly through the entrance. I was just talking about having to use a metastatic device in the middle layer once to do that. So that's it for today. I don't care what you think of your needs."

From what I can see, all three breathe constantly, and it will certainly be tough to do any more exploration with them.

"Okay. Well, go that far... all three of you, just try harder. So that's it for today."

The three of them snorted deeply in my words, even though they could not hide their exhaustion.