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Hey, why are you jumping in with me and making a fuss!?

I gave up on my plan to pounce on you from behind and drag you away by force, so why are you following me?

You have to work up there, bitch!

I felt my clothes bursting at the sight of Nevera smiling faintly, as if she was enjoying the free fall.

The Nevera who stayed in this city was a different person from the one I knew in many ways.

Where did the arrogant, haughty, bossy bitch who never admitted her own mistakes go? In this city, Nevera has become a noble who knows how to care for others.

I had only watched her for a day, but it was clear to me that she was not the person I had gritted my teeth and decided to conquer.

So I decided to just go in there alone, clear the dungeon at lightning speed, and then come out.

That is, until this woman insisted on following me.

‘There’s a problem! It’s hard to convince you of what I’m going to do next!’

If it’s someone you don’t mind pressing down on, you can say, “I don’t have anything to tell you, you sloppy bastard. Lie down at my feet and lie flat. It’ll be easier for you. There’s nothing sticking out,” and give them the middle finger, but if it’s someone you need to ask for cooperation, it’s a different story!

How should I explain the actions of the old man I will do in the future?

Even without the Messagaki skill, can you do tough work with the distortion of the Messagaki skill?

Haaaak! The more I think about it, the angrier I get!

Yeah! I guess it’s okay that you were surprised when you saw me about to fall and caught me!

Then you should have done something like a wizard!

If you’re a magic apostle, you’ll be able to do a lot of things like fly and short-distance teleportation!

Why are you doing nothing and trying to fall out with me!

Are you a suicide companion!? I’ve met a lot of disgusting perverts, but this is a first! Amazing!

As I was losing my temper, I soon saw the bottom.

An incomplete dungeon with holes here and there.

It looks exactly the same as I remember.

“Henchman. Do you know how to use magic?”

Instead of opening his mouth, Nevera swung his stick and drew a magic circle.

Our bodies, which had been falling due to gravity, lost acceleration.

“Why didn’t you do anything when you first fell? What are you going to do when you’re alone with me?”

“That was an accident. I wanted to do something, but…”

“Ugh. That’s a transparent lie. Ugly.”

“What do you want me to do when the magic suddenly stops working!”

I sat down on the floor, looked around, and picked up my shield and mace.

There’s no reason to use a weapon except in boss battles, but there’s always a “what if”.

‘Aren’t you being too hasty in saying that it’s not your business?!’

‘…Oh. Was that so?’

The important thing is not to convince them of my antics, but to make them believe that I am on the right path.

After hearing my grandfather’s story, I let out a deep sigh and grabbed Nevera by the collar.

My face enters her eyes, which contain the light of new green.

“I’ll tell you in advance, you little punk with poor comprehension skills. Don’t ask me anything you see. I don’t want to waste my time on a idiot like you.”

“Ha! Don’t worry! I’m an apostle of magic! I’ve seen all kinds of miracles, so how could I be surprised by a brat like you!”

Said? You said with your own mouth that you wouldn’t be surprised no matter what happened?

So from now on, I’ll just run without any consideration.

Don’t worry, you won’t die.

I might be so surprised that I pass out.

I grabbed Nevera’s waist, lifted her onto my shoulder, and jumped into the hole next to me.

In the huge room that was being built, there was a golem that was big enough to crush someone like me with a single finger.

“Excuse me?”

The golem raised its hand as soon as it caught sight of us.

A large shadow is cast across the room that was bright just a moment ago.

“Shouldn’t you be running away now!?”

It’s a shame the fairies haven’t woken up yet. This would have been really fun if it was in the third person.

“Oh really! If you keep doing that, I will!”

“Don’t do anything. You’re used to being a jerk. Just watch.”

There’s no need to measure the timing, because this is something I’ve experienced countless times while speedrunning the true ending.

Even though quite some time has passed since then, my body still moves naturally following past memories.

*

The golem was so huge that it might as well have been called a small garden.

The same was true of his hand. A hand with a finger the size of an average human could cause a natural disaster just by swinging it.

And that catastrophe is headed this way.

Nevera closed her eyes as she saw the hand that had come right up to her.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have followed you!

I was truly prepared to die, but I didn’t want it to be such a miserable death!

Nevera clenched her fists and closed her eyes, trembling.

And soon, a clear ringing came to her ears.

She opened her eyes to the sound that sent shivers down her spine like the ringing of a well-kept paper, and saw the laughing girl, her shield raised, and the golem falling backwards, losing its balance, and she shot a weak electric shock at her cheek.

“Ouch!”

The stinging pain told me that this sight was all real.

“Keep your mouth shut. Don’t bite your tongue and act cute. It makes me want to vomit when you make that sound with that face.”

“What’s wrong with me… Gyaaak?!!”

The moment Nevera was about to argue, Lucy accelerated forward and climbed on top of the golem that had fallen to the ground.

Then he ran over the golem’s head and jumped down through a gap in the wall that was not yet finished.

The fall begins again with darkness.

What the!? What the?! Why are you jumping again and making a fuss?!

As Nevera was at a loss as to what to do in the midst of confusion, a light flew in from far away.

“Attack! Attack is coming!”

“I have eyes too?”

The sparks that hit Lucy’s shield explode, releasing a fiery heat.

Nevera, who felt her heartbeat quicken as her skin felt warm, realized that the shock of the explosion had canceled out her falling speed. Was this what you were aiming for?

– Hahaha! A cursed apostle of the Lord and a loser who serves a crippled person together!

Before Nevera could hide her shock, a sickening voice was heard from below, as if tearing at her vocal cords.

Richie. An archmage who refused death.

He’s no ordinary guy.

The level is quite high. You can’t win against this opponent unless you give it your all!

“If the God of Magic is a loser, then what are you?♡ A retard who died without achieving anything while alive?♡ A fool who can’t even make a name for himself after death?♡”

“…Your girl!”

Nevera, who saw Richie raising his magic power, struggled and shouted for him to come down, but Lucy ignored her voice.

Aaak! Why is this kid so strong! What kind of brute force does this kid, who looks like he’s nothing but skin and bones, have!

“I’ll make you regret ever opening your mouth!”

That crazy guy! Are you planning on erasing this room?!

The moment Nevera was startled by the magic with enormous magical power, Lucy laughed and jumped up slightly.

The magic shoots out, hits Lucy’s shield with the magic, and the two bodies fly far away as if caught in a storm.

Nevera was shaking with fear, thinking that she would bang her face against the wall if things continued like this, but that didn’t happen.

Because there was no wall where they flew.

The fall begins again.

“Warm. Get ready now.”

Lucy called out through her hair that rose to the sky.

“Do I have work to do?! You’re going to do whatever you want anyway!”

“That won’t happen anymore. This crappy dungeon is over.”

“…The end?”

After some time, Lucy landed on the floor and lowered Nevera to the floor.

If things had been the same, he would have at least thrown a tantrum, but Nevera couldn’t say anything.

The pressure from the presence before her was too great for that.

What is that?

Here and there on its massive body, distinct veins protrude beyond the skin.

And at the end of the veins, sharp claws protrude, each with a curse engraved on it.

The mouth, from which saliva flowed, was double-stitched with shark teeth, and the red, blinking eyes did not appear to be alive at all.

“Are you a guest who arrived early?”

The monster’s tone was gentle, unlike its unpleasant voice that sounded like scraping metal.

The gap made Nevera even more terrified.

“It’s a bit tricky. The store isn’t open yet.”

“Poohahaha♡ You’ve been sleeping all this time, so why are you still lazy?♡ Are you that scared of meeting people outside?♡”

However, the little child standing in front of Nevera, instead of shaking, took a step forward while laughing.

“You’re the one who should be afraid.”

“What?♡ Is that ugly monster bastard trying to pounce on me?♡ Heh♡ Try it♡ You don’t have the courage to do that, you monster bastard♡”

The monster shut its mouth as he taunted, lifting the end of the cloth covering its forehead.

About two seconds later, Nevera’s head swung with a refreshing sound.

The monster’s claw bounced off the white shield without even leaving a scratch.

“Do you want to see my insides that much?♡ It’s funny how urgent it is~♡”

Objectively speaking, the girl was not a very dependable person.

His appearance and the way he spoke must have been extremely unsettling.

But strangely enough, Nevera found her small back so trustworthy. Enough to make her forget the fear that had gripped her for a moment.

“Just destroy it?!”

“Make it ice-based. I want to see that disgusting monster tremble.”

“Ha! This will be fun!”