The lantern type golem Hikaru-kun measures 30cm high including his hands and feet . He’s pretty cute when he runs with his arms and feet moving fast and because he’s small the monsters don’t see him as a threat which is what I was hoping .

The kobolds were looking down on Hikaru-kun as he approached them *totetote*

Just as they raised their swords to destroy him .

Hikaru-kun used flash . (TN . Must resist bad pokemon joke)

The monsters whose eyes were used to the dark labyrinth were completely blinded .

“Now! Bari, Banpero, Bola! Go!”

The hummingbird type golems that were sitting on both of Gobu’s shoulders and head flew off at a great speed .

They quickly flew behind the kobolds and shot 9 lasers into their backs and sides .

7 kobolds fell down dead from their attack .

“Fuhahahahaha! Is my army not overwhelming!”

Jean and Meg are watching me amazed .

“That’s absurd ossan . ”

“Amazing . ”

“Yeah well, they can only leave me for 3 minutes and each one can only fire 3 lasers before they run out of magic . They have to come back to me then for at least 10 seconds to recharge . ”

10 seconds in battle is quite a long time .

“In other words, it’s a quick but decisive battle type . ”

“Yeah, I guess so . This time I used Hikaru-kun to provide a surprise attack, but if there is a lot of enemies both of you will have to work hard if I can’t defeat them all . ”

“Understood . But if Hikaru-kun is able to blind our enemies it will really help when we attack . ”

“Indeed . Because the enemies vision has been robbed even if the hummingbirds are

unable to defeat them you two will be able to step in and annihilate them . ”

Using this tactic we were piling up easy victories .

Kobolds only give I rank demon stones but after only 3 hours we had gotten 13 demon stones . Also, the kobolds iron swords are a purchasable material though they don’t sell for much .

Because one of the kobolds was using a bow I ordered the hummingbirds to hide behind Gobu’s s.h.i.+eld but all things considered, we were off to a really smooth start .

When lunchtime came around we secured a small room and counted our loot .

“13 I rank demon stones which have a purchase price of 500 rims each . Calculate it and see what we have . ”

Jeans uses some burnt wood from the fire and writes the figures down on the floor .

“Let’s see . 13 stones at 500 rims is…………6500 rims!”

“Correct . We also have 8 iron swords from the kobolds which are worth 100 rims each . ”

“Then we have 6500 rims and 800 rims so is that 7300 rims in total?”

“It is indeed . ”

“As expected, it’s much more profitable than being a porter . ”

“Yeah . I don’t know what free materials I can bring back with me though . I want to bring as many things as possible back home with me . ”

Some things are not useful though . Because bronze swords are not bought the are thrown away and wooden s.h.i.+elds are only good for breaking into firewood .

Lunch was a cheese and ham baguette, salad with sliced turnip tossed with salt, vinegar and olive oil, an apple and tea .

Meg and Jean are still in their growing period so I try and give them

them a balanced meal as much as possible .

Speaking of growing periods all our member’s levels are growing except for mine .

Jean became level 14 and Meg was level 12 .

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t jealous but I’m very happy for them .

We’ll advance towards the middle of the 4th ward this afternoon .

There was a rattle of armour and a light shone weakly around the corner .

Dimming my own light I approached the corner .

Is it a demon or an adventurer? I don’t know .

Using a mirror I look around the corner .

Demons called evil apes were building a fire . The corridor ended in a dome-shaped room which the apes were in .

Evil apes are a demon that is harder to fight compared to goblins and kobolds due to them being more alert and agile .

“How many are there?” I ask Jean who has the best eyesight in our group .

“16 of them . Do we do it?”

“That so…… I’ll make a surprise attack with the hummingbirds, then I’ll send in Hikaru-kun to blind them . After that, I’ll shoot at them and use up all my bullets to reduce their numbers further . Finally, you two a.s.sault them and finish them off . Everyone okay with that?”

“That’s fine but at that distance your shooting cant be relied upon ossan . ”

“That’s okay we still have 2 people . ” (M)

“I’ll make sure no enemies enter your blind spot . ” (I)

“I hate being surrounded . Please do . ” (M)

“Make sure not to hit us”(J)

“I know that . I won’t hit you…… . . ”(I)

“It feels more dangerous than before!”(J)

Yes, I’m reflecting . Though I’ve gotten very used to

used to protecting the rear I still need more training .

“Ossan, give priority to charging the hummingbirds and sending them back out over shooting . ”

“Okay . Let’s go!”

The hummingbirds flew off Gobu’s body and attacked the evil apes quickly killing 9 of them, causing the apes to fall into confusion as they could not see where they were being attacked from .

Catching sight of the hummingbirds returning they let out a great roar and started charging towards us .

The apes couldn’t know that the lantern that appeared in front of them was a golem .

Hikaru-kun emits his light and I fire

*Zubabaa!* *Zubabaa!* *Zubabaa!* *Zubabaa!* *Zubabaa!* *Basuu!*

I fired five times using the 3 round burst mode and once with a single shot .

2 apes collapsed .

…… . Meg’s prediction was right on the mark! (TN . It was Jean that said that though as he’s the only one who calls Ippei ossan . Guess the author put the wrong name . )

Even though I didn’t kill anymore I have injured some as well .

Hikaru-kun let out another flash before Meg and Jean jumped out and attacked the surviving apes .

The blinded apes stood no chance against Meg and Jean .

Umu . It’s an easy victory this time .

While I’m confirming the end of the battle and reloading my guns a hand is suddenly placed on my shoulder .

“You seem to be fighting well . ”

My heart freezes like cold water has been thrown on my body .

Quickly looking back I was surprised to see Bonnie who was one of our instructors from the training course standing there .

“Please don’t scare me Bonnie-san . ”

“Sorry……”

Bonnie-san has scary eyes but she’s actually a kind person .

During the training course, she acted as our scout and

our scout and always paid attention to our safety .

It was also Bonnie-san who encouraged me when I had lost my nerve though she said very little .

She seems to be scouting today as she’s dressed in black like a ninja and carrying a narrow sword like a katana on her back .

She’s also got the lower half of her face covered as well .

She’s got pale skin probably from spending so much time in the labyrinth and seems like a ghost with her raven black hair .

“Bird golems… . . It’s a good attack . Even I might lose if I saw them for the first time . But I’ve already seen them…… . ”

What was that [bring it on] look? Is she challenging me or something?

Is that smile saying I’ll crush you?

I won’t do it .

“Is Lot-san and Clyde-san not with you today?”

“Only for workshop………Not a party…… . . ”

So they were just grouped up by chance as instructors for the training course?

“Is that so? Are you hunting solo?”

“I’m always solo…… . ”

This person works by herself while occasionally working with others? She’s like an artist or something .

“It that Bonnie-san!”

Jean and Meg have returned .

“Everyone seems to be doing well…… . . ”

“We’re still only on the 1st floor but the [phoenix company] has only just begun!”

Why did you call out the name Jean? It’s a bit embarra.s.sing………

“[Phoenix company] is a good name…… . . ”

It’s a good name .

“You guys would be okay on the 2nd floor . Should I guide you……?”

It was a sudden offer but an attractive one . We’ve got food and water to spare and the veteran Bonnie-san to guide us .

There was no reason for us to refuse .