The next day, after a good nap, I set out for the ruins at night.
The place was further away in the western part of the Capital, but I marked it with [Warp] yesterday, so I could immediately jump there.
ââŠâ
As expected, she wouldnât be selling her pretzels every consecutive day. Somehow, I felt that my encounter with her became a personal trauma.
I greeted the guard and entered the ruins, but there were few other adventurers as expected at night. There were no demons either, but this was not a game, so it was impossible to be surrounded by demons right from the entrance.
Still, the compound was not entirely empty. As I passed by an adventurer who was finishing off a goblin-like creature, a warrior carrying a kitchen ax stepped toward me as if he wanted to say something.
â[Fire Lance].â
A [Flame Lance] was fired in a quick chant, passing by the warrior and instantly scorching the goblin thief who had been sneaking upon him.
ââŠâ
With that shot, the warrior was stunned, as if rooted in a cold sweat, but quickly regained his composure and readied his ax.
âDamn you, you Witch, you messed with a comradeâs preyâŠâ
âWait! I didnât see it either. She just saved us!â
A man who looked like a Ranger hurriedly stopped the warrior from behind him.
The warrior, still unconvinced, turned to a man who looked like a magician at a distance, but the magician looked blue and shook his head at the power of the [Flame Lance].
[Flame Lance] was a 3rd class attack magic, but even adventurers in the Royal Capital didnât seem to have high levels with them fighting this close to the entrance.
I continue on, passing by the adventurers who silently cleared the way.
I bought a general map from the Commerce Guild, so there was no need for mapping, but it was my first proper adventure in a long time. And it was the first dungeon I had ever seen. My gamerâs blood was boiling.
[Bumooooo]
*DonDonDon!!!!
The orc-like demon that appeared at the beginning of the encounter was submerged in a sea of blood after a three-round headshot from the Break Revolver.
ââŠurgh.â
This was a failure. In the underground ruins, there was no wind, so the smell of blood was harsh.
I could go deeper since I would be able to return using [Space Transition] anyway. As I went on without taking any materials from the orcs to escape from the unpleasant smell of blood, I heard something like a scream from far away when the smell disappeared.
ââŠâ
Another flag of some sort?
[Ggoooooooooooooooooo!!!]
Ah, it was surprisingly close.
It couldnât be helped. It looks like someone was being attacked, and I still donât feel good about abandoning them to their poor fate.
âHiiii!â
â[Ridil] â
The big humanoid that was attacking the adventurer had its arm cut off as I drew my zanbatou and attacked it.
[Ggooooooooooooooooo!!!]
âAh, You.â
âStand back.â
As I made the adventurer back down, I quietly held my Ridil at the ready as the enemy swung a battleaxe with only one arm remaining, without losing its will to fight⊠was that a Mino-tan?
[Ggooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!]
ââŠDisruption.â
I spun the Ridil around my waist, dodged the huge battleaxe, and thrust the Ridil into the Minotaurâs back until it pierced through.
[gugooâŠ]
ZuzunâŠand the Minotaur crumbles to the ground. Goodbye, Mino-tanâŠ
ââŠMi, a single blow to a Minotaur?â
âMore importantly, why are you alone?â
The adventurer was not like those eccentrics but an ordinary young adventurer in dingy armor.
âIâm sorry, sorry. TheyâŠMarie and HelgaâŠused me as bait when they were about to loseâŠâ
âAh~âŠâ
I could easily imagine the situation happening without being told the end of the story.
âFor now, can you go back on your own?â
âOh, yeah. I can manage. Iâm sorry. Iâll be sure to thank you later.â
âNo, I donâtâŠâ
âOh, did that girl beat that, by any chance? Thatâs quite a feat.â
Suddenly, a rather austere uncle with a large sword slung over his shoulder and dressed in a knightâs outfit called out to me. Who was it this time?