John's desire was to become an adventurer, just like his father.

He has been reading the stories of his father's adventures in various parts of the empire since he was a child, and he is full of yearning and expectation for the various dangers and monsters he has encountered in the stories.

John believes that the most important qualities of an adventurer are "strength" and "courage". It's like his own father.

John was proud of his father, because in this city of Celeria, Charlie, as the deputy captain of the garrison, could be called the leader of the soldiers. Not only has the strongest strength, but also is admired and loved by everyone.

Charlie, with his experience as an adventurer, leads the garrison to banish monsters and thieves and protect the town.

By the way, the nominal captain of the Celestial garrison is Lutega, who is the lord, but in essence, the management and operation are actually under the sole responsibility of Charlie, the deputy captain.

The lord Ruttega is rumored to be a knight with high skills, but in fact, John does not think that the lord can defeat his father. The reason is simple, how can a nobleman who has been hiding in the mansion to deal with government affairs be the opponent of the original adventurer who has been training tirelessly every day?

But this is only the simple longing of the seven-year-old boy for his father. It was only recently that John had to admit that he was wrong, that his father was not the greatest man in town.

Not long ago, the city of Celia suffered a crisis during a night of its own sleep.

The gates were attacked by hundreds of monsters, and even more vicious bandits broke into the city, and his father Charlie was nearly killed. At that time, it was the daughter of the Lord's Mansion who quelled the catastrophe and saved Charlie from the monster, three girls who were almost the same age as John.

Beginning with that night raid, the lord's daughters soon rose to prominence, bringing many changes to Celia.

The roads were well paved and sturdy, and there were magic lamps and water pipes to irrigate the fields, as well as many new magic guides that made the work easier and easier for the townspeople. It is said that these are the deeds of the second lady of the lord's mansion, Eliezer El Crusnir, who is proficient in magic.

At the same time, the Cyrian garrison was given a beautiful and neat building as a new cantonment, and the third lady of the Lord's Palace, Sophia El Cruznier, became the garrison's training instructor. Even John's father, Charlie, was trained rigorously under Miss Sophia II every day.

John didn't meet each other, but only learned about them from his father.

But no matter how much his father, Charlie, boasted about the young ladies, it was not interesting to John at all. He couldn't believe how a child of his age could be stronger than his father?

It's been a long time since John has spoken to his father, whom he once respected and loved.

After all, in John's mind, his father is the greatest hero in the world, but unrealistically high expectations make John unable to accept the sharp gap between his vision and reality.

-- What kind of veteran adventurer, what kind of strongest soldier in the garrison! Dad is a liar at all! Isn't this even as good as a few little girls?

So, John challenged a certain character.

- Alice El Crusnell, the eldest lady of the Lord's Palace, is very good at martial arts, and has strange powers and physical abilities that ordinary people can't match. On the other hand, she has an approachable personality and quickly gets along with the adults and children in the town. At the same time, Alice is also one of the only daughters of the Lord's Mansion that John can see.

He challenged Alice in all sorts of ways. Although the challenge is all children's games, he has never won a single time so far.

Not even once did Alice get into a bitter battle, and they were all defeated very easily. Because Miss Alice is not only outstanding, but also has a far broader mind and amazing courage than herself, no matter how much she comes to the door to find fault with her, she always uses that beautiful face and an extremely soft smile to deal with it easily.

Not only that, but recently Alice even became friends with a huge monster, but she was so frightened that she peed her pants on the spot, and she didn't dare to go out of the house for a long time in the future.

No matter how stubborn John is, he has already deeply realized that with his current self, no matter how much he struggles, he can't catch up with Alice. Neither "strength" nor "courage" herself is far inferior to this beautiful girl.

But despite this, John did not give up on the challenge. He's like winning last time anyway.

But it wasn't easy, and as mentioned before, Alice was never defeated no matter what challenges she faced.

Alice looks like a little girl, but her physical abilities are far beyond the scope of a child, and the gap between the two sides is so great that John has to give up the idea of defeating her in the athletic field.

True, the field of "sports" is by no means possible.

But -- you know, there are many kinds of games that John is good at, such as hide and seek.

Not long ago, though, John had just been defeated in hide-and-seek. But at that time, John was the one who caught the man, and Alice was able to escape with her incredible speed, but what if she was the one who was hiding?

If she can find a wonderful hiding place, forgive Alice for having the stamina, as long as she can't find herself, she will have to obediently admit defeat.

Even to others, the outcome of such a game is inconsequential, and it sounds quite childish, naïve - but it is all the average seven-year-old can do.

To that end, John used his fellow friends as a touchstone for the project. The ideal hiding place is the windmill tower by the river.

Since a few weeks ago, the top of this windmill tower has been humming with a headache. Friends, including myself, no one wants to get close here.

It was inevitable to pay some price in order to win from a strong opponent, and John gritted his teeth and endured the noise and stepped into the tower without hesitation, but as soon as his feet hit the ground, the floor disappeared, and his weight dragged him into a deep pit.

John panicked, and when he fell to the bottom of the pit, he tried to shout for help, but the hole above his head was tightly sealed after he fell.

Calling for help to no avail, John had no choice but to venture deeper into the depths to try to find another exit.

He had heard many times before about the labyrinth adventure from his father.

As a listener, John was always eager to try it, but once he experienced it himself, he experienced the horror of loneliness firsthand.

There is no end to the passage, there is no one but myself, I don't know where the fork in the road leads, and after a few corners, the sense of direction and time has become extremely confused. He couldn't get back to where he started, and he didn't know how much time had passed.

The helplessness and anxiety of being lost made John cry, but he didn't dare to raise his voice and cry out, because even the slightest sobbing would reflect in the passage, and eventually the echo would turn into an eerie howl, deepening the horror.

Tired of walking, John squatted down against the cold wall. I was tired of crying, and my consciousness began to become hazy.

Cold, hunger, and fear.

- Am I going to die here? No! I don't want to die...... Don't want to die...... I don't want to die! Everyone, come and save me......

It was only then that John realized that he was just a weak ordinary child. It was only because of his momentary willfulness and inexplicable stubbornness that John drove himself into the abyss of nowhere.

- Dad......

For some reason, at this time, John's mind, in addition to his father, flashed a gentle but sassy, girlish smile.

"John!!It's okay John!!Wake up!!"

"Daddy...... Daddy, Daddy!!"

"Stinky boy!Great!!"

"Whoa, who

When John woke up again, he saw a look of concern on his familiar face.

After seeing Charlie, John threw himself into his father's arms with all his strength, as if he had found a life-saving straw rope when he was about to drown, and howled loudly.

"Whew...... Great, John is here. ”

It wasn't until the melodious voice sounded that John suddenly noticed the presence of someone other than his father.

The pink and white dress was stained with a lot of dust, but this did not affect the girl's beautiful appearance.

John's nemesis, Alice El Crewsnier, was now smiling meekly, reaching out with her little hand to gently smooth her hair.

"Love, Alice!!Why are you here!!"

John, who was so clever that he even forgot to cry, jerked out of his father's arms and pulled several meters backwards.

"Of course I'm here to save you~~ Uncle Charlie is in a hurry. But this time it's good, I didn't pee my pants, and the teenager has grown, ahaha. ”

"Who, whoever pees their pants! I don't need you to save it! Hmph......!"

Alice's laughter made John's little cheeks immediately swell like tomatoes, but his mouth was still unforgiving.

"Stinky boy, what kind of attitude, Miss Alice is a special ......"

"It's okay, it's okay, Uncle Charlie, I'm almost used to John's tsundere. ”

“ao...... What do you mean, Alice, you're treating me like a fool again!"

"No, no, I just want to say, don't be arrogant to the end, it's time to be spoiled...... Dangerous !??"

In the middle of speaking, Alice's expression suddenly changed, and John couldn't see her movements clearly for a moment, only felt that his whole body was wrapped in a strong force, and he fell to the side.

Then there was a loud "boom", and when he came to his senses, John found that his nose was pressed against Alice's chest, and his body was held tightly in the girl's arms.

"You, you, you, what do you...... Huh?"

John was about to struggle in shame, but he was stunned by the sight before him—a giant whose body could almost fill the passage, with a silvery white color, sitting in front of him.

The giant's steel fist was swinging downwards from exactly where he had stood, and the smooth ground had been smashed into deep cracks, and if it had been hit head-on, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

John finally came to his senses, and Alice saved himself in the nick of time.

[Warning - There is an important research facility ahead, and it is forbidden for people to approach, repeat ......]

The giant's mouth (though it didn't know where it was) made a warning sound like this.

"I'll you...... Elize's damn girl, please give me one ...... after another," Alice said, letting go of her embrace, gently lowering John, and commanding without saying a word, "John, that thing is dangerous, hide behind me...... Don't take the plunge!"