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Dominus found it hard to believe that the young man who had just turned 18 before his eyes was the head of the Calderon family.

However, the ring he showed was clearly the ring of the head of the Calderon family with the seal of the family.

So it seemed right that they were members of the Calderon family.

Of course, if it is forged elaborately, there is no way for ordinary Dominus to notice it.

There is no reason to impersonate one of the five great families of the empire in a small village with nothing to gain.

If you ever doubt and feel offended, something might happen.

The mercenaries probably thought the same thing.

If you build up your pride for no reason, you could end up in big trouble.

“Excuse me… Is it okay if I ask you your name?”

“Cain Calderon. He has not been a member of the family for long.”

“Ah… Thank you.”

The name is correct too.

But why did you come to our village?

Are you saying that you came here to help after seeing the real petition?

If you consider the time it took his son Lohar to move to submit the petition, it was yesterday at the earliest.

That means it came as soon as I read it… … .

Why on earth?

Dominus was very anxious because he could not read Kane’s thoughts.

Doesn’t it seem as if he’s desperate to help the village?

This kind of nobleman was a first for Dominus, who had lived for many years.

Then Mary approached Kane cautiously.

“Excuse me… Are you really a nobleman?”

“Yeah.”

“I’ve been really good until now. I listened to my grandfather, drank milk every day, and ran errands every day! So… please help our village… … .”

Mary tried to ask Kane a favor with the cheerfulness typical of a child.

But perhaps because she had grown up early, Mary knew exactly what she was saying.

Adults also won’t do anything for you unless you give them money.

Mary felt that she shouldn’t ask anyone for a favor.

If you ask for something and don’t give compensation, then you’re a bad person.

Little Mary had already known the world, so her voice was crawling.

“Okay.”

“… Really? I, I don’t have money… … .”

“It’s okay. Listen to your grandfather from now on.”

“… Yes!!”

Only then did Mary smile brightly.

Now I finally understand why my grandfather always emphasized serving the nobility.

I didn’t know why I had to serve a nobleman who only harassed my father and grandfather.

I thought that these people were the real nobles that my grandfather had been talking about.

Dominus was worried that Mary might make a mistake, but he left her alone for now.

I took a quick look at Kane’s condition and it seemed like he didn’t hate the child.

Dominus took them to the village and tried to call the villagers.

” It’s done. I don’t have much time. I want to save time for greetings.

However, since Cain stopped them, they headed straight to the forest behind the village.

Kane continued asking questions as they walked.

“Is that the forest you’re talking about?”

“Yes. There is a dungeon along the path. It is located too close to the forest path, so it has become difficult for ordinary villagers to enter and exit.”

“Only skeleton soldiers appear in the dungeon.”

“I’ve organized a punitive force and gone to the entrance, but I haven’t seen any undead other than skeleton soldiers.”

“Wasn’t there something like red and blue letters written at the entrance to the dungeon?”

“Yes.”

Dominus took a piece of paper out of his bosom.

It was a map that I had drawn on the way to the dungeon last time, and a piece of paper with various singular points drawn on it.

“This is it.”

“… … That’s enough. I’ll take care of the rest, so just rest. ”

With those words, Kane headed into the forest.

“… Father. Are you really here to help us?”

“It looks like that.”

“But how come it happened only one day after I submitted the appeal… … .”

“I don’t know either. Even if they are really from the Calderon family.”

“No!”

Mary came between Dominus and Lohar.

“Those people are definitely nobles! They came here to help our village!”

“… Yes, Mary. You’re right.”

Dominus gently stroked Mary’s head.

No matter how much you worry, there’s nothing you can do.

If they really solve the dungeon problem… I have no choice but to live in gratitude to the Calderon family from now on as atonement for having even a shred of doubt.

—

“Go. Are you really here to help?”

“But that’s true.”

“… Huh.”

As we made our way through the forest, the entrance to the dungeon soon came into view.

Lower level dungeon [Forgotten Tomb]

Basically, it is a dungeon inhabited by undead monsters called skeleton soldiers, or if you defeat the boss skeleton warrior and enter a secret passage, you will enter the intermediate dungeon [Tomb of Shadows].

[Tomb of Shadows] is a dungeon where intermediate undead appear.

In particular, this is the place where former skeletons, including the Skeleton Warrior, a named monster from the previous dungeon, appear.

Since I came today to test how much my strength has increased, I plan on only defeating the skeleton bandits.

If you defeat the boss, the Skeleton Warrior, monsters will no longer walk out of the dungeon entrance.

Then, wait for the cooldown of the Heart Sword, enter the Tomb of Shadows, kill the boss monster, and run away.

Although there is a hidden dungeon, once you clear the basic dungeon, the entrance to the dungeon will disappear as if it were falling apart.

In that case, there is no need to worry as the entrance to the hidden dungeon will appear separately in a specific place in the forest.

I immediately headed to the dungeon entrance.

There were no skeleton soldiers at the entrance because others had recently hunted them, but as soon as I walked a little further into the dungeon, I started seeing them.

There are six skeleton soldiers that appear in total.

When I pulled out my sword, my heart started pounding a little.

I was even a little nervous because I was finally getting into a proper fight.

At that moment, Libra took out a dagger from her bosom.

For a moment, her appearance became blurred, and when she reappeared, it was after the battle was over.

Before I could do anything, she killed six skeleton soldiers.

“… … .”

On the floor, there were only pieces of bone she had dismantled rolling around.

“… Go. Lining?”

…Why is he so active today?

I continued to progress through the dungeon first.

The road wasn’t difficult because Libra had paved it all.

When he gets tired, he’ll become quiet on his own, so I can test my strength then.

—

“Aren’t you tired, Libra?”

“I’m okay”

Crunch!

Dozens of skeleton soldiers have already been turned back to bones.

The end of the dungeon was also approaching.

The number of skeleton soldiers I’ve hunted so far is 0.

For some reason, whenever I tried to draw my sword, Libra seemed to move faster.

“Go. Is that the boss?”

“I see. I’ll catch that one, so you leave it… … .”

“… … finished.”

This time, Libra moved before I could finish speaking.

The skeleton warrior lost his form without even swinging the old sword in his right hand.

“… Is this a dungeon? There’s nothing there? ”

“Usually it is.”

“Not as fun as I thought.”

I, too, ended up without swinging my sword even once.

I came here to test my strength, but I can do the test somewhere else, so this doesn’t matter.

I’m curious as to why Libra suddenly became so aggressive, but she won’t answer even if I ask.

Originally, I was planning to come back again next time and enter the Tomb of Shadows through the secret passage, but…

Looking at Libra’s condition, it seems like she’s going to fight before me in the future. If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be okay to go into the Shadow Tomb right now?

Considering that the salary under her is a whopping 10 gold coins… I guess it’s okay to ask her to do this kind of work.

“Go home. Aren’t you going back?”

“No. Not yet.”

I reached out to the wall of the dungeon where the skeleton warrior had just been standing.

I put my hand into the hollow area slightly below eye level and pushed with all my might.

Then it happened.

Kugugugu-

The walls of the dungeon move with a loud noise.

It was the entrance to the hidden dungeon [Tomb of Shadows].

As the secret passage in the dungeon opened, three skeleton warriors simultaneously jumped out from inside.

“… … .”

Libra was destroyed in just 3 seconds.

—

Libra slaughtered the inside of the hidden dungeon without any sign of stopping.

Named skeletons, including the skeleton warriors and so-called ‘former skeletons’, fell like fallen autumn leaves.

The hidden dungeon, the Tomb of Shadows, only had named monsters inside, but there were not many enemies and the path was not long.

We soon arrived at the location where the boss was located.

Rororo—

Three figures making strange noises sway in the light.

There was no physical presence. Just a black figure, like a shadow, existed there.

Intermediate Undead – Shadow

A lower-level monster of Nightmare, an upper-level undead encountered previously.

It just means that the types are similar, but there is an unbridgeable wall between the upper and intermediate levels.

Shadow’s singularity is that it can attack with psychic powers and physical contact is impossible.

However, if you have a weapon that has been imbued with holy water, you can inflict physical damage.

As soon as Shadow sensed us, he scattered the darkness.

A spell that blocks all vision and causes hallucinations.

[!] The Guardian’s Oath Ring resists mental attacks.

– Current contamination rate: 6.2%

But it doesn’t work for me.

“Go, go!”

“It’s okay. Just wait a moment.”

I calmed down Libra, who was flustered and lost her sight, and drew my sword.

The scary thing about Shadow is that it carries out powerful mental attacks, but because of its low rank, it is not a threat to Libra.

Apart from this point, it is also a being with no power.

If you aren’t prepared for the psychic attack, you may be hit by the respawned skeleton warrior, but this doesn’t apply to me.

I took out the holy water from my bosom and sprinkled it on the sword.

When the sword is soaked in holy water, it emits a soft light.

He raised his sword and cut down all the shadows.

With a “saaaah” sound, the Shadow Set lost their form.

Then an item fell to the floor.

[ Light-Eating Bead ]

Rating: One-time

A bead that serves as the core of Shadow. When used, it can summon darkness.

A bead that brings darkness for a short period of time.

A very useful item if your opponent is not prepared for mental attacks.

In a battlefield, every second can determine life or death.

It’s a shame that it’s disposable, but it can be reused by making it into a walking stick after using it once.

“Are you done?”

“Yeah.”

Kukuku–

As the boss of the hidden dungeon fell, the dungeon began to collapse.

The dungeon usually collapses within 5 minutes, so you must exit the dungeon before then.

“First of all, get out. I don’t think you can last long.”

“… … Yeah.”