It seems that it should not be in the beautiful forest in such a shady place as a dungeon at all.

Standing in front of Yuriko and the others is a girl who looks like a goddess.

The slim body is dressed in a blue light suit.

The soft limbs that extend out of the clothes are also dazzlingly beautiful.

The slender and soft body has breasts that are not as full as Hestia's. Wears a silver cuirass with a coat of arms, as well as handarmor and accessories with a coat of arms of the same color.

The blonde hair, which stretched straight and smooth to the waist, had a brilliance that was not lost to a large pile of gold and silver treasures.

On a very cute and attractive baby face, the color of the eyes that looked at Yuriko Ichigo was also golden.

Ace? Wallenstein.

Known as one of the strongest warriors in the labyrinth city of Olali, the female adventurer is a well-known existence.

In Hestia? Before the rise of Yuriko and others of the Clan, she was known as the strongest female swordsman.

Now, of course, with Hestia? Yuriko and the others of the Clan, Ace's title as the strongest female swordsman needs to be put a question mark - in the published data, it is written that Fran has a flaming sword named Levatine.

However, even so, Ace's popularity among all the adventurers and even ordinary people in Eulari has not diminished.

This is really a very attractive girl, especially for adventurers.

"Funny ......"

Yuriko hooked the corners of her mouth, and her red eyes looked at the [Loki? Ace in the Clan] camp.

“…… I didn't expect to meet her here. ”

Strongest, this word used to be used on Yuriko Ichiba.

Now that she saw another person with the strongest title, even if it was only among female adventurers, Yuriko's heart naturally rose to the idea of competing.

Although they both know each other and have read relevant materials, it is the first time for the two of them to meet like this.

After a brief eye contact with Ace, Yuriko Ichibana turned her head. With a few little ones, they found a spot in another clearing not far away and began to set up camp.

Space Rings - of course there is no such thing.

In addition to Yakumo Mo and Purple because of their innate ability to throw all kinds of things into the gaps, people like Yuriko Ichiban, even if they are strong, they have to carry all kinds of large bags and small bags of props when they go out.

"Maybe it's time to find a supporter......

As the oldest of the men, at least it seems, Yuriko took on the role of carrying a bag in the team.

After throwing the backpack on her back to the ground, Yuriko muttered.

"Supporters?"

When Shesta, who came to help, heard this, she suddenly remembered the little girl she had met in the square not long ago.

"Speaking of which, when I met you before. One of the supporters came to the door. ”

"Oh?"

Yuriko set up her tent and replied absentmindedly.

It didn't take long for two tents to be erected - one for her and Shesta, and one for the three little loli.

As for Bell, he originally had his tent and other props with him, but these were all carried by Bell himself, so they were not on Yuriko Ichiba.

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It didn't take long for it to get dark outside.

At the same time, it was night on the eighteenth floor.

The glow of the hedron above began to dim. In the end, it became a little bit of light like starlight.

In fact, these glowing hedrons are not only found in the sky above the eighteenth layer, but are also occasionally distributed in other places.

At night, the entire eighteenth floor becomes a forest that looks like it's in the starry sky.

"It's so pretty......"

Flandroe looked at the beautiful scenery in front of her with a glowing face, no matter how many times she saw it, the little girl would be attracted by such a scene.

The small mouth opened slightly, revealing cute little tiger teeth.

"Naa, Fran, Yui. Let's go on an adventure! ”

Pointing to the middle of the forest in front of him, he stood tall at that moment. It was like a pillar supporting the entire eighteen-story giant tree, Misaka Misaka said expectantly.

"Okay, okay, okay?"

"Huh? But Sister Yuriko said not to run around at night......"

"Big husband!"

Komisaka straightened up his chest, which was completely unheaving, and reached out and slapped it with a bang.

"Let's just sneak out! Misaka Misaka tried his best to encourage Fran and Yui to sneak away with Misaka Misaka! ”

"Komisaka, where are you going to sneak away?"

Suddenly, a voice as cold as winter sounded behind him.

"Nothing meow!! Misaka Misaka tried to rely on selling moe to get by, hoping that Yuriko-sama would have a lot of money and not care. ”

The little girl immediately turned around and looked at Yuriko with tears in her hands. The stupid hair on his head jumps around, and it's cute.

Yuriko, who couldn't cry or laugh, reached out and pressed Komisaka's head, and then let her go.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps.

In the night, Ace was still wearing the same blue light dress and silver breastplate. With his own rapier he walked nearby.

The three little Lori's and Shesta, who had just stepped out of the tent, stood silently on the side, and Yuriko looked at Ace who walked in front of her with a calm face.

"Hello."

In response to Ace's greeting, Yuriko raised her eyebrows and only nodded in response.

Even now, in the face of outsiders, she is still the crazy party at the beginning.

If Bell hadn't found her because he took Komisaka with her, I'm sure Yuriko Ichibana wouldn't have said a word to Bell.

Not paying much attention to Yuriko's reaction, Ace said to herself, "I...... Can I challenge you? ”

[I didn't even do such a thing as reporting my name, so I directly launched a challenge-]

Looking at Esna's goddess-like beauty in front of her, Yuriko's expression became a little subtle.

[-Could it be that this woman is a natural stay?] 】

It's just that the expression on Ace's face is too calm—or rather a little sluggish, and Yuriko Ichibana can't see anything at all.

"Challenge?"

With that, the heels lightly stepped on the ground.

The rocks near Yuriko float as if they weren't under gravity.

"You...... Are you sure? Beware of dying. ”

Ace nodded wordlessly, silently drawing her weapon, the Sword of Despair.

"Come on, Yuriko, come on! Misaka Misaka cheered Yuriko loudly, hoping that Yuriko, who would win later, would agree to Misaka Misaka's expedition request! ”

"Misaka! You've spoken your heart again! ”

"Yikes! Yui! Give me back the lollipop you snatched!! ”

"Not really! That's Fran, you fell out on your own! ”

"I don't care—"

……

There was a "bang", and the rocks that had been floating because of the change in gravity fell to the ground.

Yuriko rubbed her forehead and looked at the three little lolias who were able to play with their daily lives no matter what the circumstances.

- Don't you see that it's time to challenge, how can you fix it!!

"Whoosh——!

On the other side, Ace saw the flaws that Yuriko revealed in an instant, and her body suddenly pulled out an afterimage and quickly approached.

Swing the sword, thrust, and show no mercy. (To be continued......)