Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

"Sniff, sniff-"

Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mashu continued to move forward and came to a spiral staircase. When they were about to start the speed run mode like before, Ritsuka Fujimaru suddenly smelled a familiar smell.

"Um……?"

She scratched her head in confusion and said:

"Am I hungry? I seem to smell the smell of barbecue."

"I guess not."

Mash replied:

"Because I smelled it too. The smell should come from below, as if someone is cooking."

"Eh--"

Hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka became slightly interested in the people below.

Apart from themselves, they had never seen another team like this that was willing to spend time eating barbecue in a dangerous maze.

After a while, the two finally reached the bottom, and sure enough, there was a team of adventurers eating barbecue—

The other side was a team consisting of tall men, dwarves, halflings and a female elf. The dwarf was in charge of grilling the meat, while the elf seemed a little weak.

Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mashu did not conceal their steps, so the other party had already discovered them and was also observing them at this time.

Two people?

Did something happen to him? Or did he get separated from his companions?

Anyway, the tall man in armor was the first to speak and declare:

"We are just setting up camp here and have no intention of causing conflict."

"So are we."

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded in agreement, then walked down the stairs with Mashu and said with a smile:

"But this is the first time we've seen someone doing barbecue in a maze."

"Ah, are any of you injured?"

After walking down, with the help of the firelight, they discovered that the somewhat weak elf was injured. There were obvious bloodstains on his shoulders and thighs, which looked like some kind of penetrating wounds.

"Yes."

The man looked a little worried, but suddenly he seemed to remember something and looked at them nervously and said:

"Speaking of which, does anyone among you know how to heal?"

"If possible, I would like you to heal my teammates."

"of course."

Fujimaru Ritsuka did not hesitate too much and simply came to the elf to treat her. It just so happened that her clothes had the healing magic spell [Frontline Recovery] on them, which was very convenient.

Suddenly, a faint light emanated from the elf's body, and its wounds began to heal rapidly. This made the halflings and dwarves nearby look at it sideways.

The effect of the healing magic used by the other party seems to be different from what they usually see. Why is it glowing?

But the most important thing now is the physical condition of my companions.

They looked at the elf. The moment her wounds completely healed, she seemed to become much more energetic. She stretched and said happily:

"A healthy body is the best, thank you so much!"

"But wouldn't it be a waste to use magic power like that?"

Elf, Malucil's expression was a little worried. When she was being treated just now, she clearly felt that the other party was directly treating her entire body instead of specifically targeting the wound location. This approach can only be described by the word "arrogant".

"Is that right?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his cheek embarrassedly and said:

"My magic level is average, so this is the best I can do."

"I said,"

Seeing this, the halfling beside him crossed his arms and said speechlessly:

"I just cured you, and you are lecturing me like this in a condescending manner. Isn't that too rude?"

"What? I'm not preaching!"

Marlucil glared at him, then looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and explained nervously:

"Well, I'm just worried that if you use too much magic power and run out of magic power, the next exploration will become very dangerous, so...!"

"Well, I see."

Fujimaru Ritsuka understood what the other party wanted to say, so he smiled and said:

"Don't worry, I still have plenty of magic power."

"That, that's good..."

Malucier's expression was a little conflicted.

In fact, she actually wanted to teach the other party how to use healing skills efficiently, but she always felt that if she continued, wouldn’t it really become her preaching?

Anyway, seeing that Malucier's injuries had recovered, the man breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"Thank you for your help. As for the reward..."

He reached for his waist, his smile froze, and he searched his whole body again. Then he suddenly remembered that they seemed to have no money on them now!

So he looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others cautiously, pointed at the grill with a wry smile and said:

"Would you like to eat some aquatic horse barbecue?"

Who in their right mind would want to eat this kind of thing?

The halfling couldn't help but complain in his heart, but what he didn't expect was that the other party actually showed an interested look, smiled and nodded:

"Then we won't be polite."

……

...

The tall man is called Laos Tuden, and he is the captain of the team. The other members are the elf Malusil, the dwarf Sensi, and the halfling Chilchak.

"So tender!"

"It's delicious. Mr. Senxi's cooking skills are really good!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

Looking at the two girls who blended seamlessly into the atmosphere and ate with gusto, Malucier hesitated and said:

"Well, don't you find it disgusting? This is the flesh of a monster."

Fujimaru Ritsuka asked back with some doubt:

"Hey, why? Isn't everyone enjoying their meal?"

"We were forced into this!"

Malucelle screamed in disbelief, but her chubby cheeks and greasy lips made her scream seem unconvincing.

Chilczak explained:

"Although the meat of many monsters is edible, monsters have killed many people and even used humans as food, so it would be difficult to accept psychologically, right?"

"indeed."

After hearing what the other party said, the two finally nodded in understanding.

But perhaps because they are not from this world, or perhaps because they have experienced too much, this situation is still within their acceptance range.

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"But it's a pity, because some monsters' meat is really good, like treasure chest monsters and flying sword fish."

"Indeed, the meat of the treasure chest monster is delicious."

Laos agreed, and the others nodded subconsciously. Then they realized something, and Chilchak looked at them in disbelief and said:

"Are you guys eating monsters along the way?!"

"Well……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his cheek shyly, took out the "Monster Food Guide" to show them, and said with a smile:

"We came across this book by chance and were curious about its contents, so we wanted to give it a try."

"that,"

Seeing this, Laos was stunned for a moment, then took out an identical book from his arms and said:

"Actually, I also..."

Compared to the book in Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand, the one in Laos' hand was obviously much older and covered with labels. It looked like it had been read countless times.

At this moment, looking at the identical books in their hands, the two people who met for the first time suddenly felt a sense of mutual appreciation, as if they had seen old friends who had not seen each other for many years.

Mashu on the side laughed and said:

"But for us, monsters like aquatic horses are okay, but humanoid monsters like mermaids are hard to accept."

"That's right!" x2

Hearing this, Chilchak and Malucil nodded frantically, looking unhappily at a certain tall person who had no awareness of himself.