"Chick! How did you get here!

The sun raised its voice as it supported the door with one hand.

"Oh, stay... hmm?

The biggest girl among the children looks down into the sun with tear-stored eyes.

"Huh! Brother! Come on!!

I stood up as it was and held it under the sun.

"You're safe... good. I'm so glad."

The sun held the child back and buried his face in the girl's head in tears.

"Under the sun, sister?

"Didn't I tell you I was in elementary school or something?

Me and Gasario stand next to it and watch the sun go down.

"More details later. Looks like there are some little kids. Hi, guys. Sister, I'm an officer. It's all right now."

Officer Dougie went through the sun and beside his sister and bent his head inside the domed slide.

"Hairy balls, I'll scare you, so reassure the kids."

"I'm not proud of you, either, but the kid never liked me. Let's leave it to the policewoman."

Helpless.

Me and Gasario go clear and look bad.

I am aware of an extremely bad-looking face, as Gasario says, and Gasario is a lion.

If those two go inside with Zukazuka, they will frighten the crying children even more.

"... an officer?

"One of the Kaisatsu?

"Mommy...... Frightened Yikes"

"Everybody's a mess. An officer came for me."

Taking thoughtful reactions, the children stopped crying just a little.

"Yeah. I'm not scared anymore. Good luck with that. Great. Look at those brothers? You look very strong, don't you think?

Officer Dougie smiled gently and embraced the children nodding in the front row.

"Ugh, yeah, yeah, yeah."

"I got it... I got it..."

"Hina, hey, it's dangerous out there, so let's hide here... ugh"

At the same time the children cried out.

"Oh, hey, hairy balls! Do something! You're crying!

"That's what they said! Uh, look, gao!

The cry of the children is even louder with the sudden voice of Gasario, who was awesome at what he thought.

"You idiot!

"'Cause, you know,"

"It's okay. It's okay."

Officer Dougie spread his hands wide.

A total of six small children all stick to Officer Dougie.

Two boys and four girls?

"Chick, why are you here? He said he was in the library."

The Nikko brothers and sisters, who were still hugging each other, were once apart, and his brother was wiping his sister's tears up.

"Ugh, yeah. I was looking for a reading book for my next nursery, and I found it, so I was going to take it to the nursery. Then these kids played in the park, and suddenly they hit me full of trees, so here I am."

Nishita chick "Kusaka Hina" talks about the situation with her nose.

You're great, this kid.

Did you try to protect the little ones?

"Then the door stopped opening and I managed to calm these kids down, trying not to cry. Uh-huh!"

"Yeah. Yeah! That's great, chick. That's amazing, you. Well done. It's all right now!

Did the chick get scared now, again, buried her face in her brother's chest?

"Oh, I hope I escaped, but couldn't the growing tree get out tangled up in this slide? You're unlucky."

"Idiot. Read the air, hairball."

I guess it's time to praise these kids for their hard work.

"Quououououououououououo!!

"Hiya!

To a sudden strange noise, the chick made a short scream and stretched her shoulders.

This voice, Ruten!

That bastard seemed like the kind of guy who couldn't read the air either!

"We're going inside for now! Then think!

Gasario and the sun nod in my voice, diving the entrance in turn.

"I'm sorry, everyone. Pack it up a little."

Seven are children, four are adults. Even narrower.

The back length under the sun is still elementary school, but Gasario is too big.

"Hey hairball! You don't have some kind of shrinking magic fixture or anything! You're too big!

"Don't be silly! That can't be happening!

He managed to push everyone's body in, making a scene with Doya Doya.

Two boys and one girl on Gasario's lap. The sun is holding my sister, and Officer Dougie is holding two girls as well. There's a little girl on my lap, too.

Inside the dome, which has become a cucumber, the adults are held outside and the children are held inside for relative ease of movement. Still nothing narrow.

Eleven people at any rate. There's no way there's room of that size for regular playthings.

When I closed the door, it turned dark inside.

Were these kids standing up to each other in such a dark place?

That's really great.

I accidentally stroked the head of a girl sitting in gym on her lap.

The girl lifts her neck and there are signs of looking at me strangely.

When you remove your smartphone from your chest pocket, a little light returns to the interior with the light on that screen.

I switched the output to an external speaker because moving my arm in such a narrow space is also in the way.

"Mikuma, are you there?

Call on the smartphone that stays connected just now.

"Yeah. I'm here. I've been hearing about the situation. You're all great. This brother is so strong, you can rest assured. '

A woman who can remember lip service. That's Yukino Mikuma. A smile came back on the children's faces as well.

I'm afraid I'm not really strong.

"What do you say? You got something?

'Not much about Ruten. As Gasario said, the boss of Tooth Rock is stoned because of his passing, and the professional people on Angra's Hunter Bulletin Board don't really talk about it either. I mean, maybe only the first offensive team fought Rutten, Mr. Hunter, he's not here.'

That bird, have you been sikated before that? I'll hold that in my roots.

"Mao Yu. You don't know either."

"Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, if There's no such thing as watching out for rushing and wind braces. I never cared about weaknesses or anything. It was the first time I had dived into a fang rock, but I stopped checking along the way because I had come to the conclusion that it wasn't a big deal."

What kind of monsters are your brothers?

"Oh, I'm not as strong as my brothers, so I can't, can I?

"I know, asshole."

Then you don't have to run this far.

"Nba Mikuma. If the way you put it earlier, did you gather any information besides Ruten?

'Yeah. I checked the speculation against the information on the bulletin board, somehow. I don't know for sure, but I might have figured out how this happened to Tooth Rock.'

That's Blaine for my wind housekeepers.

You're too good to be dazzling.

Oh, is the smartphone screen dazzling?

"What do you mean? You got a reason?

Gasario peeked into his smartphone.

The kids probably found out we're talking important in the air on this occasion, and they're keeping us quiet. Really smart kids. It's a promising future.

"Yes. I'd like to hear it for once, Officer Dougie."

I wonder what it is.

"Mr. Hunters, you've already got a couple of people on board, haven't you? There's also information online that the hunters have helped us. Do you know how many?

Treasure hunters other than the Gasarios?

You didn't see anything on the road. I feel relieved that I was working.

"Eh, fewer than a hundred riders before the massive investigation. And then there's Gasario, the three brothers and sisters from Paradise, who came to this town in a separate case, and the association's research team, eighteen."

That's a lot. You mean there were more of them in production?

"Are you also checking the magic equipment and weapons used in the investigation, research materials and conveyance vehicles?

"For once. Some supplies can only be handled by drivers and special unloading qualifiers. I think it's easy to check your personal belongings and supplies for safety. What's wrong with that?

Let the girls you were holding sit on your lap, and Officer Dougie gets an unexpected glance.

"Among the rescue crushes on the way up to SNS was the crush of the average individual carrier. The guy, he's whining about his stupidity that he got caught on the way home from the Hunter Association's transport request, and he's going crazy. '

"What's wrong with you? I thought you were carrying materials.

"No, it's my first ear. Weird."

It was Gasario who answered my question.

When the Treasure Hunter Association carries supplies, it's decided to unload them. Because most of them have some level of hazardous material, and what was collected from the dungeon is special. I don't know if it's a partner or a business partner, but it's obvious because a lot of money moves, right? So if it's a massive project like this one, and it's like being checked by the police or the administration, the company that unloads it should of course have to report the type and number of the vehicle. It's against the rules to hire an individual carrier. Even the bulletin board is surprised by "a lot" and concludes that it might end up as a trick. Sometimes we don't trust each other because the big investigation itself is conducted in secret in the first place. '

"... if this is true, we're bringing supplies that we want to keep secret from the police to this town..."

Officer Dougie puts his hand on his jaw and starts thinking.

'And one more thing. This was on a separate bulletin board, Mr. Gassaraio.'

"What?"

Gasario, called, answered with a serious face.

"Will Hunter be informed of a dungeon or something recently inactive?

"Oh, of course. I hate to waste my legs, because some of them hide it in anticipation of no competition. If you do anything extra, it will hinder the revival of the Demon Stone, and it is possible that you will bring out the Demon Stone. If you don't report it, you'll be punished."

"So you know the information that a small dungeon in Aichi Prefecture suddenly stopped working yesterday?

"What?"

Gasario with a kiotong face.

"The Mitsugawa Stage is a dungeon, but the dungeon stopped producing monsters, starting with the collapse of the monster that the hunter was dealing with."

"No, no, that's stupid. When we came in four months ago, the Demon Stone should have built up enough magic to keep it for another decade. And that information hasn't come around. Normally, it has to arrive the day after the pause."

head down with a boom. Gasario denies it. The hyena "Tenderness" showed a dynamic movement with it.

The boys on their knees are reaching out amused.

"When the hunter who was in the Three Rivers Dungeon went to the deepest depths to make sure, he said the demon stone was gone. I reported it, but the association didn't notify me of the progress report. After that, the whole bulletin board went on to deny it, and it ended up being demanding."

"Unauthorized collection of demon stones is a serious crime!? It's important" Oh and "!

Come on, you can't help but bark at Mikuma.

Stop it because the kids will be surprised.

"Mr. Gassaraio. I wonder what would happen if this lost demon stone were brought into the fang rock '

"Well, if it were the same type of demon stone, would it resonate..."

"No way."

Gasario solidified.

Officer Dougie is also surprised with his hands on his mouth.

Me, the sun, and the kids are Kyotons.

It's getting a little difficult and I'm not following.

"Fusion, Grow..."

"Hey, hey, that."

I finally caught up with you, too. That is.

'Yeah. The guy from the personal carrier earlier, maybe he was carrying a demon stone. Maybe I brought a magic stone to open the back dungeon.

"So this commotion is the work of the Treasure Hunter Association!

It is!

My guess, it's in there! What's more of a back dungeon than that?

"Oh, my God... if we move demon stones without the permission of the state, that would be a felony, wouldn't it?

Officer Dougie held his forehead and exhaled a deep sigh.

"... the Three Rivers stage is the same as the Tooth Rock and is made of demonic stones with earthly attributes. I see. It seems like Chairman Bemon is looking for a 'back dungeon'."

Gasaraio also scratches the hyena "Tenderloin" with a washer .

Sounds like you haven't told these guys anything.

Kaoruhei-kun, can I have my speaker back for a second?

"Oh, oh."

As I was told, get the speaker back to normal.

"Nice."

"Yeah. Okay? For the dungeon, right? There is a hidden hierarchy called" Back Dungeon "that only opens when the Demon Stone is powerful. I feel like it's a treasure room because it's usually closed and the interior is untouched and it hasn't been collected. I tend to accumulate magic and produce strong monsters. Maybe the association decided that Aoi and the others were hiding there. '

Oh, I see.

No, if you're on top of a fang rock, you can come with a helicopter or something.

We knew there were no dragons at the top in advance, so we explored another possibility.

"If the demonic stones that were brought in fused and the 'back dungeon' opened, I know why Ruten is here. The boss monster is in the 'back dungeon'. The stronger monster shows its authority, and the top floor is probably extended to a higher hierarchy. Ruten was freed from that passage at that time and jumped out of the fang rock following Kaoruhei-kun, who was most remembered. That's my guess. '

No, you're really amazing.

"... yeah. Don't stick around. Eighty-nine. That's it. Thanks."

'It's too early to thank you. If we don't do something about Ruten, the whole region there will be a much more dangerous zone. The boss's rights are shifting, but the magic flowing to Ruten must still be shared with the Demon Stone. Maybe if we defeat Ruten, that forest erosion will disappear too... we'll look into it a little bit more because this is only a guess too'

"Oh, please. You're the one I can count on."

I'm a little proud of you.

'Glad to hear it. Kaoruhei-kun praised me. You haven't heard from Aoi or Shohei-kun yet?

That's right.

I think we'll find out as soon as we catch it.

"Not yet, I guess. With Aoi, monsters aren't a threat or anything, but I'm worried."

"It's all right. There's no way those twins are in danger. Now let's just think that Kaoruhei and the others can get out of this situation and evacuate to a safe place. I'll gather Ruten's sightings and tell you when to get out of there, so don't hang up. '

He's the one who can do anything.

There is.

Copy that.

"See you then"

We exchanged words briefly with each other and turned our smartphones into internal pockets.

Light the pen light that Officer Dougie has on his holster.

The children followed the light and looked at the ceiling.

Jaja, Nana, Shohei, Aoi and Yuri.

Please, stay safe.

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