After everyone woke up and got ready, they left the inn and headed for Gazenran Tower.
They had been worried that some strange event might occur along the way, but nothing of the sort happened, and they arrived at the Tower Conquest Guild.
The reason they didn’t enter Gazenran Tower immediately was that some members were entering it for the first time.
Unlike other towers, Gazenran Tower is more convenient if you have a card.
In fact, the entrance has a relaxed system where only one member needs to have their card checked, so others don’t need to make one.
The guild is aware of this, but they’ve let it slide.
This is because while only one person needs to be checked, a card is absolutely necessary if you want to use the tower’s teleportation function.
Considering this convenience, there’s no choice but to make a card.
They finished making the new cards without any particular problems.
However, they couldn’t avoid attracting attention from other adventurers while waiting for their cards to be made.
Most notably, Kousuke watched from afar, and not a single person acted foolishly enough to bother the women waiting for their cards.
This was because Kouhi stayed by Silvia’s side the entire time they were waiting.
Although the Tower Conquest Guild and the Arena Guild are completely separate, the people entering and exiting are adventurers and are largely the same.
Therefore, it was quickly known that Kouhi was the number one ranked strong person.
As a result, no one dared to interfere with a party that included such a formidable individual, and everything ended safely without any incidents.
By the way, after leaving the Tower Conquest Guild, Floria said, “If we’re acting as Seichun, it seems like it’ll be easier to bring Kouhi along,” which made Kouhi give a bitter smile.
After that exchange, Kousuke and the others entered Gazenran Tower.
Kouhi had informed the Arena Guild of a convenient date the day before.
On that particular day, she would have to leave Gazenran Tower and head to the arena, but since she told Kousuke not to come and watch, they intended to stay holed up in the tower.
It seemed that only Kouhi, or perhaps Shurein who had expressed interest, would actually head to the arena.
Unless something particularly interesting happened, they decided it would be better to help Silvia.
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Once inside the tower, Kousuke and the others teleported to the 50th Floor.
Here, they registered the cards of those who had just made them, reflecting their current state as having cleared up to the 50th Floor.
Then, using a magic tool made by Kousuke, they covered the cards before teleporting to their intended destination, the 70th Floor.
This way, they could conceal the fact that their true objective was the 70th Floor.
While it’s unlikely any adventurers at the current level could reach the 70th Floor, this was a necessary measure to hide where they were obtaining their materials.
Upon arriving at the 70th Floor, Kousuke and the others immediately proceeded to the location of their target temple.
Then, when Kousuke pressed a switch he had found on a previous visit, the temple appeared just as it had before.
“Hohou. So this is the temple of rumor.”
“Indeed, it seems to be of a rather old style, no?”
After Floria, Shurein looked at the temple and then turned their gaze to Silvia.
When it came to temples, Silvia was undoubtedly the most knowledgeable among them.
“Yes. That’s right. However…”
“However?”
Shurein asked Silvia, who faltered.
“I can’t say for sure without a proper investigation, but I suspect it’s similar to the Farbal Temple.”
“Hohou?”
Floria also directed an interested gaze at Silvia’s explanation.
The Farbal Temple is said to have the oldest architectural style among the temples in the West Continent, and is even among the top five oldest in the world.
Of course, as it is a temple that has been in use for a long time, it has been frequently repaired, but the carvings and the building’s construction are believed to have remained largely unchanged.
Kousuke spoke to Silvia, who was looking up at the upper part of the temple, with a nod.
“Well, considering the original flow of things, this temple here might be older, though?”
“It might be.”
The temple before them now should have existed even when Asura was in this world.
It’s not impossible for the Farbal Temple to be older, but considering the murals within, it would be more natural to consider this one to be older.
“For now, let’s investigate in detail later. We need to set things up so we can live here properly.”
This time, they had come with the intention of staying here for a long period from the start.
They would surely have plenty of time to investigate.
However, to do that, they needed to properly establish a place to live.
Kouhi had already entered the temple alone.
Naturally, she had gone to prepare a place for Kousuke to stay comfortably.
“That’s right.”
Silvia, with an expression as if she had just remembered that fact thanks to Kousuke’s words, nodded slightly.
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Once inside the temple, Silvia stopped again, looking at the paintings on the murals, but the others did not pay attention and began preparing their base.
Kousuke went hunting with Mitsuki.
Of course, it was to obtain meat for a late-night snack.
Fresh vegetables and the like would have to be procured by returning to town, but meat was something they could obtain in abundance.
They had already been attacked by monsters on the way to the temple, so it might be more accurate to say they were procuring materials rather than just meat.
Incidentally, Wanri, being accustomed to maintaining the Lily Shrine, joined the group cleaning the temple.
Floria and Shurein, who were brought up as young ladies, also happened to be skilled in such tasks, so the less useful Kousuke was driven out.
When it seemed appropriate, Kousuke returned to the temple with several prey, marveling at the transformed temple.
As expected, once it had been touched by human hands and cleaned, it gave a completely different impression.
Of course, with a limited number of people, only a small portion had been cleaned thoroughly, but the dusty atmosphere had completely disappeared.
“Wow. It really feels good when it gets clean.”
“While we couldn’t reach all the rooms, we’ve prioritized tidying up the areas that seem likely to be used.”
As soon as Kousuke returned, Kouhi came to report, saying so.
The other members, still not satisfied, were bustling around.
“However, will it be difficult to cook meals in this situation?”
“No. This temple has an independent kitchen, so no dust will enter while cooking.”
It turned out Kouhi had cleaned the kitchen first and was already starting to prepare a meal.
“Ah, is that so? In that case, you can go back now. We have to butcher the prey we hunted anyway.”
“Yes. Understood.”
Kouhi bowed in response to Kousuke’s words and immediately returned to the location of the kitchen.
Then, seeing her off, Kousuke, along with Mitsuki, headed back outside the temple to butcher the prey they had hunted, just as they had declared.
It was a cleaning chapter lol.
By the way, after this, Kousuke used a magic tool to surround the temple with a barrier.
