18 – #18. Ant Cave (2)

“Hey! Brother! “You’re here.”

“Good morning. “Mr. Victor.”

Victor was the first to notice my arrival and approached me with a sly smile.

“This is my party mate! Everyone say hello!”

Victor says, pointing to his colleagues.

A male wizard in his early 30s that I saw at the Adventurer’s Guild yesterday.

A woman in her mid-20s who appears to be an archer… But, you have a really big heart. Hmm.

And finally… , a man in his mid-20s who appeared to be a prosecutor was standing there.

All made up of humans.

I greeted them as politely as I could in society and smiled at them.

“It is called Xian. “I’m a prosecutor.”

Then, one of the wizards I saw at the Adventurer’s Guild yesterday answered me.

“Oh, please take care of me. “I am Andre.”

The woman who appeared to be an archer also smiled brightly and answered.

“Ah, you’re the kid Victor was talking about. You look handsome~ Please take care of your escort! “I’m Monaca.”

But the one remaining man did not respond.

“… ….”

Frowning and frowning eyebrows.

The corner of the mouth is turned downward on one side.

For some reason, he looked at me disapprovingly, and then continued his cold demeanor, before opening his mouth as if he was reluctant.

“… Tsk. “It’s Zeke.”

He clicked his tongue as he spoke.

… At that time, I had a general idea.

I don’t like it.

I understand.

Because a kid I don’t know where he came from came to a C-class party.

After all, the back of the party should be made up of people who can be trusted and left behind.

In such a position, it is natural for people to be dissatisfied with a kid like me who has unproven skills and looks young and weak on the outside.

The party members who welcomed me warmly earlier were probably kind.

I will have to prove it little by little.

I approached a man named Zeke, smiled brightly, and held out his hand. And he said.

“That’s a great name. Nice to meet you Zeke. “I am not good enough, but please take care of me in the future.”

“… ….”

But he didn’t answer again.

My hands are floating awkwardly in the air.

‘… ‘I’m sorry.’

Then, Zeke sighed and said to me.

Of course, without even accepting the handshake.

“Whoa, don’t become an obstacle.”

And then, muttering, he turned around and walked to the carriage.

“I wonder how Victor came to pick up this little boy again… “Tsk, I don’t like it.”

I scratched the back of my head.

Has Victor ever brought someone else like me?

I don’t know how the person acted at that time, but I have no intention of getting in the way.

I have no intention of free riding.

“Don’t worry. “He’s also a kid who came in through Victor not long ago, and he has a rather sensitive personality.”

While I was thinking about that, Monaca came next to me and said something similar.

“No. I think you should be shocked because I suddenly joined the party because I look young and my skills are unproven. “If I do well in the future, they will look at me differently.”

“Oh my, what a wonderful mind. Sian has upright intentions?! Cool!”

“A billion!”

I was surprised.

Monica suddenly pulled my face with one of her hands and pressed it to her body.

Because of this, her big heart gently touched my face.

“Please take care of me again! Take care of Andrei! “What is Xian’s level?”

“… “It’s 3 stars.”

I was so embarrassed that I was late in answering.

Actually, I’m not sure if it’s 3 stars or not.

I used the Auror sword during the Griffon battle a few weeks ago… I’m sure it’s 3 stars or higher.

I wasn’t able to properly objectify my power yet, so I couldn’t gauge the exact extent of it.

First of all, if I say it is about 3 stars, it will be enough for C class.

“3 Stars-?! Lie! Xian looks young… “Ho, how old are you?”

“I’m fifteen.”

“Gasp!”

Monaca quickly took her steps back and got away from me.

“If I had done that, I would have become a criminal! Fifteen….”

“Do I have a lot of presbyopia?”

“No~ He looks young, but he’s maturely handsome. “I didn’t know you were this young.”

Are people in this world automatically equipped with lip service?

I was grateful that she spoke nicely so that I wouldn’t get hurt for no reason.

“Still, it’s reassuring to have 3 stars! Shall we go by carriage soon? “Andrey and Victor seem to be in the carriage too.”

“Yes.”

So Monaca and I took the carriage.

Victor, who confirmed that everyone was gathered, spoke to the coachman sitting in the coach seat.

“Hey! We’re all here! Let’s go now! Gogo!”

“Yes.”

Then the coachman pulled the horse’s seal and started the carriage.

I did not let go of tension as I watched the outside scenery moving faster and faster.

*

There was no need for a carriage escort.

The carriage entered the area where the demon beasts appeared, and the occasional demon beasts were chased away by sniping them with a bow by Monaca or by sniping them with magic by Andrei.

Victor and Zeke immediately jumped out of the carriage and cut down the demon beasts that did not run away.

Thankfully, I never had to step out.

I felt comfortable physically, but my mind was uncomfortable.

I can’t prove it… It’s frustrating too.

“Tsk, stay in the carriage so you don’t get in the way. Kid.”

Going one step further, Zeke also told me not to come forward.

At this point, I was anxious about whether the commission reward would be distributed fairly.

The uncomfortable time lasted until about 3 hours had passed.

” Coachman! Great job! This is a tip. “I’ll see you later in the evening!”

“Oh my, thank you. “Take care of yourself!”

The destination has already arrived.

After sending the coachman away with a cheerful smile, we got off the carriage and looked up at the entrance to the ant labyrinth.

The shape of the entrance was a cave. Other than that, the outside environment was a barren desert, and this was the first time I learned of an area like this a little far away from the Lyanna Empire.

No, I guess I wasn’t exactly interested.

In the game, since I was only holding on to high-level demon beasts, there was no need to look at this mid-to-low level level up section.

“As always, I take the lead! Andrei has memorized half of the magic chant so he can attack at any time! Zeke stands next to me and assists! “Monaka and Xian protect Andrei from the rear and take out all the bad guys!”

Victor gave instructions with leadership.

As a veteran who has eaten quite a bit of food, his tactics were skillful.

That’s how we entered the entrance.

As soon as we entered, Victor moved forward, roughly cutting down the small bat monsters that greeted us with his sword.

“Kiik!”

“Get out of the way of those who don’t make money!”

-Kwasik!

Victor is refreshing in his words and actions.

He swings his huge sword wide and crushes the demonic beasts.

Zeek ended the life of the near-dead demon beast right next to him.

I, Monaca, and Andrei kept moving forward while keeping a watchful eye on the rear.

“hahahaha! Easy, easy! If we move forward like this, we will find the hiding place of the Giant Ent, the queen ant!”

Even though he made it seem like he was letting his guard down, his swordsmanship was actually skilled.

He aimed and stabbed the Bat Demon Beast precisely at his vital point, and immediately cut off the head of the Bat Demon Beast, who was in a dying state.

He and Zeke worked well together. When Victor didn’t have much free time, Zeke stepped in and took care of his blind spots.

I thought it was a pretty stable party.

For about 30 minutes, we watched Victor’s demonic slaughter show.

“Hmm?!”

Because of the vibration caused by the large number of bat monsters flying, a small rock fell from the ceiling of the cavernous labyrinth into Victor’s eyes.

Because of that, Victor, who closed one of his eyes, swung his greatsword coolly, but it stumbled once.

A bat demon escapes like that.

“Kiik! Kiik!”

“This guy-!”

Zeek hurriedly swung his longsword.

However, the bat master quickly turned his body and luckily avoided Zeke’s sword.

Soon, the bat demon came flying towards us in the rear.

“Kiik! Kiik!”

A momentary situation that happened in an instant.

“Xian!”

In such a situation, Victor gives me a signal.

I know.

Properly protect the rear.

I raised Danjeon’s magical power.

“Seueueu….”

Take a breath and drink for a short moment.

The blood in the body begins to boil.

“Keeek!”

“… Haaa!”

-Suddenly.

Diagonal slash.

“Ki….”

A strike aimed at speed and accuracy rather than strength.

With that blow, I cut the bat demon’s body into two pieces.

The body of the bat beast, broken into pieces due to the acceleration it was flying, passed our rear guard and thudded. And fell.

“Oh….”

I don’t know why, but Andrei, who was watching from the side, seemed impressed.

… Did you think I was that weak?

I just killed one bat demon.

The surroundings reacted with surprise.

“Xian… ! How did you just do that? “You cut that hard guy down with one single blow?!”

Monaka runs up to me and makes a fuss as if she’s amazed.

“3 Stars wasn’t a lie?! “I couldn’t even see the sword just now!”

I think it’s being floated too much.

I couldn’t even see the sword. That’s what I meant when I saw Iris’s sword.

I think we still have a long way to go to get to that point.

“Thank you for the compliment. “It’s no big deal.”

“Are you hurt? Draft?”

Victor also comes towards me and looks at my body.

“Yes. It’s okay.”

“Thank goodness…. Is your swordsmanship really that delicate? I definitely don’t have any muscles… “It’s amazing!”

What does muscle have to do with delicate things?

Anyway, this atmosphere felt a little burdensome.

I think it was swung similarly to Victor before.

Maybe it’s because I only played in the high-rap section before being possessed, but at this level, they all just look similar.

“Honestly, I need the money, but I can’t go to the party because I don’t have the skills, so I thought I was going to catch the Great Tortoise by myself! But now I see that your swordsmanship is pretty good, right? “He’s like my younger brother, hahahahaha!”

“Ha, hahahaha. “It’s no big deal.”

Victor, who was laughing loudly, tapped my back so hard that my back hurt very much.

Wow, he looks like a man made entirely of muscles.

Monaka also laughs in front of me as if she is amazed.

Meanwhile. A gaze felt from somewhere.

I turned my head toward what I felt.

“… ….”

“… ….”

Zeke was looking at me.

Is it because of my mood?

A frowning expression.

It felt like something was looking at me disapprovingly.

“Tch….”

“…… ?”

Soon, Zeke clicked his tongue and looked away from me.

I had doubts.

Why are you doing that?

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It should have been enough to show that it is not a burden. And yet you react like that?

Honestly, I felt uncomfortable and uncomfortable in a corner.

“Come on! “Then let’s use this momentum to go again!”

“Yes~.”

Before I could even finish thinking, the party began to advance deep into the ant labyrinth again.

As I moved forward, I couldn’t shake off the discomfort and discomfort I felt toward him.

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