There were no major incidents for a while after Vibro of the Tower Conquest Guild visited
Kousuke and his party leisurely investigated the area between the 46th and 50th Floors, occasionally accepting requests at the Adventurer’s Guild.
During this time, Kouhi had three matches against combatants other than Rankers, winning each without any danger.
It was no wonder that fans were already appearing; it truly was Seichun.
The other parties also seemed to be progressing smoothly with their requests and conquests.
Information from the succubus indicated that the exploits of
They were slowly becoming recognized as the hottest new guild.
Leaving aside their interactions with the Tower Conquest Guild, the situation was unfolding as planned, so Kousuke and his party decided to further advance their conquest of the Tower.
Since they had already caught the eye of the Tower Conquest Guild, they intended to exert a bit of a “deterrent” (?).
Specifically, Kousuke planned to go and collect the materials he had told Vibro about.
His thinking was that if they properly collected the materials and showed that they could also bring profit to the Tower Conquest Guild, the latter would not interfere with them in any strange way.
With such a goal in mind, Kousuke arrived at the 52nd Floor of Gazenran Tower.
“Ah, there they are.”
Peach, sitting on the driver’s seat of the wagon, pointed to a certain spot.
Kousuke tried to confirm by looking in that direction, but unfortunately, his eyesight couldn’t make it out.
Slightly after Peach’s indication, Nana seemed to have noticed and leaped out of the wagon.
She had likely found the opponent she should hunt, just like Kousuke.
Lirica, who had witnessed their exchange, was speechless.
“Why can you find it before Nana?”
“Uhh, why could I? … Instinct?”
When asked by Lirica, Peach tilted her head.
Peach had already been finding the materials Kousuke was looking for one after another.
Since she found them faster than Nana, Lirica was also surprised.
Even Lirica, who had been an active adventurer, was told by her companions that she was lucky because she found the target materials so quickly.
However, Peach’s ability seemed to be an enhancement of that, or rather, more than twice as evolved.
It was like an example of what Lirica’s past abilities would become if they reached their ultimate potential.
However, even the person herself couldn’t explain exactly how she was doing it.
Kousuke believed it was a result of a combination of the divination power and blessing power that succubi inherently possessed, but he didn’t know the truth.
Besides, he didn’t even fully understand his own powers, so he brazenly admitted that he couldn’t explain others’ powers well either.
Putting aside those behind-the-scenes circumstances, Nana defeated her target prey and brought it back to the wagon properly.
Currently, Nana was about one size larger than a large dog, to be prepared in case she encountered other adventurers by surprise.
Even in that form, she possessed a considerable intimidating presence, but she was still considerably more docile than her true form.
However, the sight of her carrying a large monster exceeding three meters in length in her mouth was, to say the least, bizarre.
Lirica had looked very surprised when she first saw it, but she seemed to have gotten used to it recently.
Regardless, the prey Nana brought back was properly bled and stored in Mitsuki’s Item Box.
The dismantling and extraction of necessary materials would be done after returning to the guild’s base.
“At this rate, will we have all the materials we planned for today?”
“Yes, that seems likely.”
While watching Mitsuki store the monster, Kousuke and Peach had a relaxed conversation.
Upon hearing this, Lirica let out a sigh of resignation.
She realized anew that one shouldn’t expect normalcy not only from Kousuke but also from the members around him.
Of course, it went without saying that Silvia was at the top of that list for Lirica.
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As the group continued their material hunt, Peach suddenly pointed to a certain spot.
“Huh? What’s that?”
Kousuke looked in the direction Peach pointed but saw nothing particularly unusual.
However, Mitsuki, who was looking in the same direction, nodded.
“There’s definitely something there. Though whether it’s artificial is debatable.”
“Yes, it is.”
“Then, let’s go check it out.”
Hearing their conversation, Kousuke decided to head in that direction without much thought.
They weren’t in any particular hurry, so stopping by wouldn’t be a problem.
The original plan of material hunting was already progressing more than sufficiently.
“I agree.”
Lirica, who couldn’t confirm anything herself, was the first to agree.
She was curious about what it could be.
With everyone’s opinions aligned, they turned the wagon’s course in that direction.
According to Mitsuki, it looked like a place where they could pass with the wagon, so they decided to proceed without getting off.
After all, the various floors of the Tower didn’t have roads that were as well-maintained as highways.
Therefore, even slightly rough roads were acceptable.
Of course, this was also a result of Kousuke’s magical modifications.
The group proceeded in the direction Peach had indicated while still on the wagon, and after advancing a certain distance, Kousuke could finally see it as well.
“Ah, I see. Indeed, if you say it’s artificial, it looks like it, but it wouldn’t be strange to call it natural either, this.”
“Yes, it would.”
Lirica nodded at Kousuke’s words.
Before them was a spring about three meters in diameter.
If it were just that, Kousuke would have recognized it as a simple hot spring.
However, the spring was formed by rocks of various sizes arranged in a circle.
If the spring water were warm, Kousuke would have thought of it as an artificially created hot spring.
Of course, it was perfectly possible for natural formations to take on a circular shape.
It was a situation that made one tilt their head, unable to definitively declare the spring before them as artificial.
In fact, the floor they were currently on was accessible to adventurers with a certain level of skill.
Such adventurers would have seen this spring many times, but it had never been a point of particular interest.
This was because the spring was judged to be a natural object that existed quite ordinarily.
Standing before the spring, Kousuke used
He had half-hoped it would be
Mitsuki and Peach had also seemed to be expecting something from Kousuke’s left eye, but the result was disappointing.
“So, it was just a normal spring after all?”
Peach said so, sounding disappointed, but Kousuke tilted his head.
“Hmm. I wonder about that?”
“Huh? Is there something?”
After Lirica said that, she looked at Kousuke with a surprised expression.
“If it were truly just a normal spring, then someone who should be here wouldn’t be.”
Kousuke said so, but Peach and Lirica tilted their heads, not understanding.
Seeing this, Mitsuki offered a helpful explanation.
“Monsters, right?”
“Yes.”
Kousuke nodded slightly, and Peach and Lirica also nodded with a small “Ah.”
It was strange that there wasn’t a single monster in plain sight, given that there was such an obvious water source.
Looking around, there were no other points that seemed like water sources.
Therefore, it would be more natural for monsters to gather there to drink water.
“However, this is also just circumstantial evidence; it’s simply unnatural. It doesn’t seem like there’s a barrier, though.”
Kousuke said so and tilted his head again.
They investigated the surrounding area for about an hour afterward, but found nothing particularly strange.
In the end, deeming it just a spring for now, Kousuke and his party left the spot.
With Peach’s addition, the party’s exploration capabilities had improved.
