Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

"So I'm really dead..."

Falin looked down at her hands, feeling that they were not real. She whispered:

"I don't remember much about what happened, but is everyone okay? It must have been very hard to fight the Flame Dragon to save me?"

"And what about Kikuro and Namali?"

"Kikuro and Namali left the team. As for the battle, it wasn't that hard..."

When this topic was brought up, Malucier scratched her head awkwardly and said:

"In fact, before we could do anything, Enryū was defeated by Ritsuka alone."

"Eh? He defeated the Flame Dragon by himself?!"

Falin suddenly opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka again, her eyes full of shock and curiosity.

Among the people she knew, Kikuro was probably the most skilled, but even he couldn't defeat Yanlong alone. Such a scene was a little hard for her to imagine.

"How on earth is it done?"

Hearing this, Marlucil also looked over curiously. Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"Is such that……"

The entire battle process was very brief, and she only described the entire process in a few words, but it still amazed Farin and Malucel.

At least in their opinion, it was still an unimaginable picture, and at the same time, they had a vague idea of ​​the strength of Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others.

In short, it is very amazing!

"correct,"

Fujimaru Ritsuka seemed to have thought of something and said to Falin:

"Malucil said that you have great inspiration and a lot of experience in dealing with ghosts, so I have always wanted to ask you a question..."

She explained the recent encounter with the ghosts. After listening, Falin pondered for a moment and said:

"Observing humans is a common behavior among ghosts, but most of them do so in order to occupy their bodies. When humans invade their homes, they will also use some means to drive them away."

"But I watched him for a long time without any aggressive intentions... and I didn't dare to get close..."

She shook her head to indicate that she was not quite sure, but then smiled and said:

"If there's a chance later, I can try to ask them for you."

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded and said:

"That's fine. I'll leave it to you then."

"Speaking of it,"

Malucier said to Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"After we have dinner and rest for a night, we should return to the ground. Do you want to go back with us?"

"No,"

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"Mashu and I should continue exploring. If possible, I would like to meet the master of the maze and learn why he built such a maze."

"That's it."

Marlucil nodded. She was actually very curious about the question asked by Fujimaru Ritsuka, but unfortunately their team could only stop here for the time being.

As for their safety...

After seeing Mashu moving forward steadily despite Undine's attack and Fujimaru Ritsuka defeating the Flame Dragon alone, she felt that it would be more realistic for her to worry more about the problems they might encounter on their return journey.

……

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"The dragon meat can be grilled, the dragon tail can be stewed, and there is also the wheat flour obtained from the orcs..."

Sensi was making the dragon meat dish that he had been dreaming about, while Chilchak and Laos were sitting beside him, chatting about what to do next.

The most important battle ended in a way that no one expected, but for Chilchak, what was more important was that now he could finally drink without any scruples!

"Hehe, it turns out that the smell of wine is the most soothing...!"

Chilchak sighed with a smile, then seemed to have thought of something, and asked Laos while holding a half-drunk bottle of red wine:

"Speaking of which, what are you going to do next?"

"Of course we have to return to the ground. We probably can't go back the same way, so we have to find another way..."

"That's not what I wanted to say."

Chilchak said helplessly:

"Now that you're back, you probably don't have much money on you, right?"

"Well, I still have some savings in the bank..."

"But the credentials have been lost, right? It will take a month to reissue them."

"yes……"

Laos was also in a dilemma. After returning to the ground this time, he and Falin would probably have to live in poverty for a month.

But more importantly, Chilchak's principle is 'pay first, then work', and he can't pay much money now, which means that after returning this time, the other party will probably leave the team like Namaali.

This is probably what the other party meant.

After all, Chilchak also has a family to support, so he can completely understand. But if you think about it carefully, you don’t know what their team will become after returning this time.

As if he felt that this topic was somewhat inappropriate, Chilchak scratched his head and suddenly remembered another thing:

"Speaking of which, what's the matter with Malucelle? When you recruited her, did you know that she knew black magic?"

Laos shook his head and recalled:

"I didn't ask in detail, I just know that she is Falin's classmate in the magic school, and she said that she wanted to see the maze for the sake of learning..."

"I always feel like something is wrong... Could she be a dark elf...?"

"——Who are you saying is the dark elf?"

"Whoa-?!"

He was startled by the sudden appearance of Malucier behind him. He quickly distanced himself and explained:

"But if those magics were really harmless, they wouldn't be taboos, right?!"

"Harmless? Healing techniques can be used to torture prisoners, just like swords. It all depends on how the person uses it."

Maluciere, who had just come out of the bathhouse, explained while tying her hair:

"My research is to make forbidden techniques benefit society. I have never done anything against my conscience. But please forget what happened just now. It will be better for everyone."

"Isn't this just going against one's conscience?!"

Chilchak went crazy for a while, and took two more gulps of wine, then said:

"Forget it, it's already like this anyway."

Laos, who was standing by, looked at Falin behind Marlucil. Seeing that she had recovered after taking a bath and looked no different from usual, he finally felt relieved. Then he came to Fujimaru Ritsuka, handed her the prepared map and said:

"This is the map of the sixth underground floor. Please accept it. However, the topography of the maze changes occasionally, and I cannot guarantee that the current sixth underground floor is still the same as on the map."

"I understand, thank you."

Fujimaru Ritsuka took the map and asked with a smile:

"What are your plans next? Are you going back to the ground?"

"Yes."

Laos nodded and said:

"What about you? If you want to go back too, we can do it together."

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled again and responded:

"No, Mashu and I should continue exploring."

"——Anyway, let's get ready for dinner."

At this time, Senxi suddenly interrupted and said:

"The food is almost ready. Today is the celebration banquet. Let's eat and chat."

Although the resources at hand were limited, Sensi borrowed some wheat flour from the orcs and made three dishes: dragon tail meat soup, dragon meat and onion pizza, and fried fire dragon steak. There was also as much fresh-cut fire dragon barbecue as you wanted. It could be said that he had a very luxurious feast on the fifth underground floor.

"Then... to celebrate Falin's successful resurrection..."

"Cheers——!!!"xn