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66 – The Silver Prince Magnificently Walked through the Rumored Beginner’s Dungeon [There’s a Hidden Factor]

My Party members.

The Silver Hero Nicola, aka me. Also known as…haaa, the Silver Prince.

The Diamond Hero Philip. My older brother with a bad personality.

The Thief Leila. Easy to get along with. Because of her involvement with me, she is also called the Thief Princess by the people.

Holy Paladin Mark. A taciturn macho. He can use swords and White Magic.

Wizard Ruri. Her race is Fairy. A small Fairy with wings. Her body is small enough to fit inside a glass, but she gathers Magical Energy from her surroundings and uses it, so inside a Dungeon, she won’t run out of magic. A girl.

We’re challenging the Elementary Level – Beginner’s Dungeon.

「Everyone, let’s go.」

「Yeah.」

「All right!」

「……」

「Fufufu. Today as well, I’ll show you how mighty Ruri is.」

The Beginner’s Dungeon has three strata in total.

It consisted of the Goblin’s Forest, Kobold’s Cave, and the Orc Village.

We are now in the Goblin’s Forest.

I’ve watched a couple of Clear videos, so I know how to get to the door that’ll lead to the lower strata.　

「Mark.」

「…Understood.」

Just by calling his name, Mark already understood what I meant.

With his White Magic, everyone’s Defense went up.

Holy Paladin is a Job that combines White Sorcerer and Paladin.

However, he can’t reach the level of Paladin in endurance and he can’t reach the level of White Sorcerer in White Magic.

My brother was the one who brought in Mark. Of course, it was a given that he needed to be excellent, but probably the main reason that we recruited him is because of how well we matched when he lined up with me.

Equipped with pure white armor and an equally pure-white sword and shield. A knight fit to protect the prince.

「No matter how many Goblins come, we can easily deal with them right～」

「For once, I agree with Leila. They are not qualified to become this Ruri’s opponents.」

「What do you mean for once?」

「I literally meant that though?」

「What did you say?! I’m going to wrap you in the palm of my hand and keep you out of the camera.」

「Fufu, just try if you can-whoa, that was close! I can’t believe that you’re actually trying to catch me!」

Fairies are small, but the camera in the Dungeon is very advanced. If you zoom in, you can clearly see Ruri’s appearance. Also, even if the person herself can’t be seen, her magic is flashy so the audience will enjoy it.

「Don’t be careless. If my prediction is correct, this place is an All Level—」

A group of Goblins jumped out from the surrounding bushes and trees.

They have green skin and are about the height of a child. Their ears are long and pointy. They carried clubs, rusty swords, and wooden bows.

A single arrow flies through the air and directly hits my brother in the torso.

But he’s unharmed. The arrow bounced off his body.

「Don’t you know who I am? I’m the Diamond Hero!」

The Earth Spirit took a liking to both my older brother and me. 

The power gifted to Philip is Hardening.

Useful, but extremely plain. He experienced a difficult period because of that.

However, after establishing his character as the diamond that protects the silver, an older brother protecting his sister, his high defense ability was accepted by the audience.

People are excited and sometimes even moved by the sight of him enduring the attacks of a strong person in order to protect me.

「Hmm? Somehow, they can move pretty well…?!」

Leila shouted as she continued to parry the continuous attacks of the Goblins. The way she handled her dagger was brilliant.

「Some of the Goblins have a wand. They might be able to use White or Black Magic. Be careful.」

「…This was not shown in the video.」

Mark muttered as he was fighting with multiple Goblins.

The theory of the All Level Dungeon is becoming more and more plausible. No, it needs another push.

I tried to aim at the Goblins, but at the very last minute, I wasn’t able to hit the target.

Their movements are keen and nimble. I wonder if they had been instructed to not stay in one place so that they won’t get turned into a statue because of my magic.

Seems like they have already made preparations.

「Should I use fire~? Or maybe I should use water~? Oh yeah, let’s use wind. All of you, prepare to be sliced by my Wind Blade.」

The Magical Energy that filled the Dungeon was absorbed by Ruri and became a Wind Blade.

If this was a real battle, it’d be better if the attack was invisible, but Dungeon Clears are entertainment.

Her magic became colored as the originally colorless Magical Energy particles glowed faintly.

Countless green half-moons were created and all of them attacked the Goblins.

However, only one of them was defeated. The other two or so only lost their limbs.

「…Haa…ugh…this is nothing compared to the grueling training I went through!」

「…Ugh…gaa…this is a lot easier to endure compared to that hellish training!」

「It’s slower than that person’s sword!」

「Look at the result of the huge amount of food money that we had paid for compensation!」

They’re shouting something, but I’m not sure what it’s about. Their voices will probably be cut out during editing.

「Wh-whaat!? T-the Goblins managed, to dodge, this Ruri’s super-beautiful magic!?」

Ruri seemed like she had received quite the shock since her eyes were opened wide.

「What are you dumbfounded about, Ruri! Immediately prepare the next…spell…」

My brother’s voice stopped in the middle of his sentence.

A single arrow had pierced Ruri’s small body.

「You should never judge a person by their appearance, Fairy.」

I heard a voice from somewhere, but I can’t see their figure.

I gazed in the direction where the arrow flew out from, but I still couldn’t see the archer.

From a position we can’t see, they managed to pierce Ruri’s body?

That’s a brilliant technique. Definitely not an Elementary-Level.

「This…」

Ruri’s body disappeared, it was scattered to particles and the arrow fell down.

Philip is still doing okay, but Leila and Mark looked like they’re having a hard time.

The Goblins’ movements are gradually becoming better.

「…Brother.」

「Yeah.」

This is enough.

「Silver World!」

Silver particles scattered around us.

It diffused throughout the place while avoiding my friends, the plants, and the ground.

Then, little by little, but rapidly, it attached to the Goblins’ skin, then it penetrated inside the body through the mucous membranes.

From an outsider’s perspective, the progress was quite slow, but actually, it only took a short time. The enemy’s movements became slow and eventually, they stopped moving.

They became silver statues.

It’s harder to handle the Magical Energy this way, compared to having it gush out of the ground in liquid form, but it also looked better.

Instead of a blizzard, it became silent snow that’ll freeze the enemy in place.

「The Goblins that are using wands and the archer who never showed up are still remaining-tch.」

My brother stood in front of me, then an arrow flew in the location where my head was at.

Thanks to him, the arrow was repelled.

「Thank goodness.」

However, there was no response from my older brother.

As I was wondering what happened to him, he almost fell down.

I instantly supported him, then I almost averted my eyes away from him.

The arrows had pierced both of his eyes.

「Seems like Hardening doesn’t work on the eyeballs, huh.」

I heard it again, the archer’s voice.

Just before my brother disappeared, he muttered something.

「Give up.」

「Wh-what are you talking about, brother?」

「It’s not just about the archer’s skills. I and probably Ruri as well…this is Black Mag―」

Older brother’s body crumbled and disappeared.