――Aah, Guu! Not again…

Ugh, it’s cold~ But, the sky sure is pretty…

Eh? A large, black beast? Moreover, many people are riding on it from its head all the way to its back? I feel like I’ve seen that black head somewhere…

Then again I saw swarms of flying whales attacking jellyfish many times over at the transfer destinations of Guu.

Huh!? That black hair…

Aahh, the face is twisting―― Bending in front of me――

――Ugh, another sudden transfer…

It’s dark, and cold…Total darkness is scary.

In that place where darkness and coldness coexist, “――It’s pitch black～ But! I can see!”, Guu’s cheerful voice reverberates.

A series of transfers… A bluish-white afterglow remains in my eyes.

I repeatedly blink my eyes. Naturally winking my eyelids over and over again…

The black hair just now might have been…yeah, no way. Did my head get messed up?

“Pitch black～ Magic jellyfish～? Pffft, buhahaha!”

I enjoyed it together with black tea… Even now I can’t get its texture out of my mind. The instant I tasted that round, soft sweet, I was wrapped up by happiness. …The surface is crispy whereas the inside is fluffy… The faint sweetness and fruity flavor made the inside of my mouth melt, no, I felt it across my whole body. It was so delicious…

A “happiness sweet” that calms my heart by just remembering it. I really, really love the sweet called ice cream, but MisDo was a totally new experience.

Thinking about it now wakes the urge in me to eat it again!

It was really popular with Daisy and my friends from 【Fist of the War God】. Even Sheila-san praised it full of delight. Well, I think it’s only natural since it’s not only popular among adventurers like us, but also the students of the Magic Academy.

And back when we saw a demonic beast handler with a black panther and a squirrel as a guest at Tanaka Confectionery when I approached it on the way back home with my friends from 【Fist of the War God】…

“A gentle tiger boasting the strength of a fierce god…it reminds me of Shuuya-san.”

“That story again ~ssu? Give it a break ~ssu, ufu.”

It was a coincidence during the conversation between Sheila-san and Jio-san, whose cheeks reddened suspiciously, but the topic shifted to Shuuya-san while comparing him to my favorite tiger fairy-tale.

Argh, I ended up recalling a story about Shuuya-san again…

Shaking my head to focus my mind…I try to take a peek further down this cave. I keep gazing in that direction with Guu. The hole in the ceiling with the strange shape…looks like it has a huge blowout, almost like a shaft continuing endlessly.

Oh, a box at the place where Guu’s sphere passed by?

It’s a rectangular box bordered by a plaster-like outline.

――Something is inside the box!

In a hurry I ready Beerahl in front of my chest, charging mana into it. Guu, who’s connected with Beerahl through mana, immediately reacts. Orchid, inflated mana clads the surface of his body.

“Thanks, Ayla! I’ll defeat that flabby thing!”

“Flabby?”

Even as I ask him, I’m getting the advanced fire spell Inferno Heat ready. Though Guu might teleport during the battle again since he’s whimsical… Either way, I’ll prepare the offensive spell!

“Fire Spirit Irness, feed upon mine mana, exceed your calling as fire spirit, and exhibit the truth and proof of perfection of the flames continuing since ancient times ―― Inferno Heat!”

A curtain of fire unfolds around me. Small flame waves that can also be used for attacking float close to me. This is a spell capable of defense and offense. Many sorcerers desire it.

At that moment I see the reason why Guu called it flabby. Is it fluid? No, maybe clay? It’s a liquid clay combining yellow and pea green colors. At the same time, those colors make strange sounds as they graze each other and glitter.

Creatures similar to parasitic mites and milk teeth are being born one after the other from the strangely shining place… And those creatures keep growing in number. Are the milk teeth having a falling out? They tremble furiously as if flustered.

Anyway, it means it’s a mucus-shaped monster with many baby teeth sticking to it. Since its colors are dense, I can’t see any slime-like core.

As of yet I have only experienced the labyrinth down to the fifth floor, but…it might be a type of monster not existing in Pelneet.

“Flabby! I’ll bring you down!” Guu declares with his fleshy, fat face wobbling.

He’s named it Flabby on his own accord, but it might be the perfect name. And then he swings his stout, big arm as if announcing that he’s found his prey, gets ready, and jumps while disheveling his green hair. Mana threads flutter from the club in his hand.

He’s got a big build, but he’s nimble. Having jumped high into the air, he swings his club down at the Flabby from holding it overhead. The club clashes against the Flabby. In that instant I can see how thorns spout from the club. The thorns run into the Flabby, and vanish as if evaporating.

But, thick sounds of multiple flies colliding with bzzts and thumps are audible. The Flabby might be unexpectedly hard.

“――Hmmhmh～hmmhm♪”

While humming, Guu keeps wielding his club with a speed I can’t follow with my eyes. I just know…that mana drops are sticking to the club.

Soon enough the mucus monster turns into dust and disappears. Guu is really powerful…

Even my magic was meaningless. But, seeing how no magic stone has been left behind, we aren’t in Pelneet right now.

At that moment, Guu stops humming. After skilfully rotating his club sideways, he shoulders it. And then he moves his head towards the long box which was occupied by the mucus monster.

“…Did you find something, Guu?”

Guu lifts his face from the box, looks back at me, and answers, “Yep, Ayla! What’s this?”

He stretches a thick finger inside the box

Isn’t it an ancient box…? I approach the box, and peek inside. It has a bean’s protruding part in the center that seems like a dense bud.

This is a trap. Comment: Old Man Picel

Eh? The characters are messy and jagged, but those words have been carved into the box in common language.

“Can I touch this?”

“I think it’s a trap, so no――”

So I say, but Guu presses the protruding bean part anyway.

In the next instant, I scream, “Hyaa――”, while Guu delightfully squeals, “――Falling!”

We land on our backsides with a thud. Apparently we’ve fallen on a smooth floor.

“――Ahahaha.”

“This isn’t the time to――”

My words are immediately being left behind. Guu’s joyful voice vanishes behind me, echoing like the wind. It seems I’m gliding, but strangely my butt doesn’t hurt.

I had no choice but to simply enjoy the slide. But, peeee is….nooo――

Uuhh―― Guu, you idioooooooooooot!