After that, it went smoothly without a problem and we arrived at the front of the stairs leading to the lower floor.
"Here it is"
"You have never entered there, right?"
"Yes, I have never been there yet"
"Then, let"s go ahead to be safe"
When the captain said so, the people of the SDF descend.
And, the captain, the official, Pochi and I remained.
"Two people at the front, I"ll be in the rear"
"Is that so? Okay, I"m going ahead"
We got down the stairs and ahead there was a s.p.a.ce like a small closet.
"Apparently there seems to be no problem. Well, look for that"
"""Haa"""
That said the people of SDF began to investigate the walls.
"What are they doing?"
"That? They"re looking for something. Let"s wait a little more"
The official said so while chuckling.
I feel something is wrong, but there must be something I don"t know.
I can"t help them because I don"t know what they are looking for.
After a while, it seems they have found what they were looking for.
"Captain, here was it"
"So, was there? With this, the dungeon"s capture difficulty will reduce"
That said, we gathered on the wall where the object was found.
There was something like a blue jewel on the wall.
"What is that jewel?"
"Well, please look"
One person touches the jewel.
Then, the wall disappeared and there was a s.p.a.ce enough for one person to pa.s.s through.
Beyond that, there is a s.p.a.ce like a room.
On the floor, a thing like a magic formation is drawn.
"What the heck is that room?"
"Fufu, that is the return magic formation"
"Eh? Return?"
"Correct. You can return straight away if you stand over there and said "Return""
"Eh!? Isn"t it quite convenient!?"
"Yeah, it"s pretty convenient. Although it"s convenient, its weakness is that is only usable in the dungeon"
When I asked, it seems that they tried to investigate whether this magic formation can be used elsewhere, but it seems it didn"t go well.
There is no problem drawing the magic formation, but it seems that it doesn"t activate at all.
So it seems that it depends on future research as to how to activate it.
"Takuya-san, would you like to get on?"
"Of course!"
"How about it? Why don"t let Takuya-san use it?"
The official asked the captain.
"Right. First, we will try to use it without a problem"
"That said. Can you wait until then?"
"Yes, there is no problem"
Then, two members of the SDF stand on the magic formation and chant the keyword.
"Return"
Then the magic formation glows and ends in a few seconds but there was no one there.
Then after a few minutes, the magic formation glow.
When the light end, there are two people.
"It"s okay. There"s no problem even if you use it"
The captain who confirmed that faced me.
"Apparently there seems to be no problem, so do you want to try using it?"
"Yes!"
"Then, please stand over the magic formation"
"Understood"
I advance and stand above in the magic formation.
Pochi also comes and waits sitting on the magic formation.
The captain stands with us.
"Then, let"s go. Return"
Then, the magic formation shines.
When the light was settled, we were in a room I didn"t recognize.
Because there was an exit rather than a locked room, I go out.
Beyond that I recognized.
It was near the entrance of the dungeon.
This is a considerable shortcut.
In terms of time, it should have been shortened by about 4 or 5 hours.
"With this, we can go back to the place before, right?"
"Yes, you can. The people of our corps has actually came back, right?"
"Ah! That"s right"
I completely forgot about that.
I scratched my head in embarra.s.sment.
"Then, shall we go back?"
"Okay. Let"s go back"
I got on the magic formation again and returned to the previous location.
"What would you do? Would you advance a little more?"
The officer asked the captain.
"Let"s see. I want to investigate a little more"
"Understood. Then, let"s advance"
"Wait a minute please. I"ll change the arrangement"
"Understood"
The arrangement became three of the SDF were in front, other two are behind and the officer and I are in the middle.
Pochi is at the forefront.
This is because it plays a role as a subst.i.tute for a scout.
When we advance for a while I was called by a guy from the SDF.
"It"s the first time that you came to this floor?"
"Yes, that"s so?"
"Hmm, then, you haven"t fought against monsters on this floor?"
"Oi! What are you talking about!!"
"Captain now is the best chance"
"Chance?"
"That"s right. Because, now you can get our support. But, if you miss the current opportunity that"s it"
"Fumu, that"s true"
Admitting that, the captain gaze at me.
"What will you do? Do you want to fight?"
That said, I was a bit troubled.
I intended to challenge this floor eventually.
Still, I think it"s early for this floor, but I could manage it if I could get support.
With that thought, I accepted the proposal.
"If you support me, I want to fight"
"Understood. Then, we will go in that direction"
After advancing for a while, Pochi stops on alert.
It means that there are enemies forward.
Everyone here understands that.
"What will you do? Will you fight?"
"If there are few numbers"
"Right. That would be nice. If there are many numbers, we will fight"
After waiting for a while what came up was a monster resembling a rabbit.
"Is it a rabbit type? This seems to be okay. Takuya-san"
The captain watched me.
What happens with that eyes? I"m asking.
In contrast, I nod while advancing forward.
When I got in the front, Pochi came watching me.
I put my hand on Pochi"s head to rea.s.sure him.
As it is, going forward I hold the Tsuruginata.
Whether or not the rabbit recognizes me, it rushes to me.
Its speed is faster than the rats but it"s not like I can"t be dealt with.
I looked at the timing and tried to swing my Tsuruginata but the rabbit jump close to the side.
What? While chasing the movement of the rabbit with my eyes when it kicked the wall and turned it into an attack from the side.
Is it a triangular jump?
I move the Tsuruginata in panic to match the movement of the rabbit.
Then, "kiin", there was a sharp sound like metals. .h.i.tting each other.
It"s good to have taken the rabbit"s attack, but I lost my balance a little.
I fix my posture and turn around to the place where the rabbit is, but there was no rabbit.
Where? When I"m in thought, a voice fly.
"Above!!"
I jump back at the same time I hear the voice.
At the same time, something came down from above.
I would get a straight attack if I did not jump back.
That was close~.
It was a perfect attack from my blind spot.
This guy is so tough that it can"t be compared to the rats.
The rabbit also thought that it could get me in the attack earlier, it jumped back to prepare the next attack.
While the standoff lasted for a while, the rabbit began to move whether it became impatient.
The rabbit goes around me and looks at my state.
I wait for a chance while I keeping my eyes on the rabbit.
The rabbit which goes around in circles.
I can"t attack because I can"t get a chance.
In that case, will I dare to make a chance?
I was also turning according to the rabbit, so at that time my eyes turned and behaved as I got dizzy.
Sure thing, the rabbit regard it as a gap and jump to me.
Chance.
I smile with a grin.
I felt something like impatience to whether the rabbit felt for it or not.
However, the rabbit is already in the air.
In this situation, it will not be able to evade as long as it has no wings.
Things like impatience felt from the rabbit quickly disappeared, instead I felt something like preparedness to decide something.
I swing the Tsuruginata like a hit on the trunk in kendo to match the movements of the rabbit.
The ears of the rabbit also move in accordance with it.
The Tsuruginata went from the rabbit"s face to its b.u.t.tocks.
Then, the rabbit went through my side, but in this occasion, I felt pain in my flank.
When I looked why I felt pain, my flank had been cut.
Although the cut itself is shallow, it was the first proper wound after I come to the dungeon.
"Good job. Apparently, I guess you could beat it safely"
The captain came calling me.
"Yeah, somehow I could defeat it. But it was quite tough"
"However, there doesn"t seem to be an impossible opponent. It looks like there is no problem if it is one-on-one. Is your injury okay?"
"Yeah, it"s on the level of a scratch. It will be all right if I treat it lightly later"
"But, thinking about the future, as expected it will be bad with that appearance"
There are no words to return when he said so.
My current appearance is wearing a helmet but others don"t make sense.
It"s just a pair of shoes and a working outfit.
When it was a mouse his was OK so I didn"t change it, but as this rabbit ripped the work clothes and scratched up to the body, indeed it would not be nice to stay as it is.
Let"s change my armor later. So I decided in my mind.