Day 291-296/Day 295

Day 295
As soon as we finished breakfast, we met with the Dark Hero. It seems that she is in a buoyant mood today. Today, in order to do the job, we, together with Auro and Argento, as well as Opushii who has already grown up and learnt to walk together with Redhead, have been invited by the Tomboy Princess to the Amber Palace.
Usually, I go with Kanami but today, it seems she had other things to do, and as a result, for once, I spent some time with Redhead and the children. After all, the relationship between children and parents is also important.
We rode on a [Skeleton Spider] and went to the palace, having a family conversation to pass the time. On arrival, it seems Tomboy Princess and Boy Knight were already waiting for us. After a brief greeting, we headed to some room, located in the palace.
Inside the smartly decorated room, we waited for everyone else. Three people, including their 3 companions, arrived with the Dark Hero and they all looked pretty grim. It was the first time I saw all Four Symbolic Heroes together.
Water Hero looked a little angry, Rock Hero stood at the counter, arms crossed over his chest, Dark Hero had a dangerous smile on her face, and the Wood Hero looked sleepy.
First, during the coup, we drove the Water Hero into the dust with all the members of his group. It seems that the incident is the reason for his dissatisfaction today.
The Rock Hero, as usual, was calm but there is one important secret which he knows. Because of this, on his face lingers a strange smile.
The Dark Hero, as usual, was absorbed in her fantasies; her smile and fiery glances made my back itch.
Well, as for the Wood Hero, she had an indifferent look but is actually watching me intently.
The Wood Hero, the only representative of the elves among the Kingdom's Four Symbolic Heroes, has good observational skills; although only slightly, she was able to realize my hidden abilities. According to rumors, though I have not fought her, among the Four Symbolic Heroes, the strongest is certainly the Wood Hero, then Rock Hero, then Dark Hero, and lastly the Water Hero.
The Wood Hero was absent during the last civil war. Usually, she does not make particularly big moves. Of course she is also taking some kind of action, but she does not concern herself with anything that she is not interested in. After living a long time in the kingdom, she has seen a lot of excitement. Because of this, she chose to become an observer. Well, yes, for long-lived species, it is a normal attitude.
Whatever it was, we are seeing each other directly for the first time, so I decided to briefly greet her. Having dealt with the greetings, it was decided to immediately proceed to the combat training.
As expected, the palace is too small for this. Even if we were to hold back, anyway, our battle would certainly have an impact on it. Restraining ourselves in order to not kill is of course correct, but if we were to restrain ourselves, it would not be training. In addition, the training should be a secret, because we can't make a fuss in the palace.
It is not known where the foreign spies might be hiding. Thus, leaving the palace without the Tomboy Princess and Boy Knight, who still had work remaining today, I used a Skeleton Centipede and went out of the palace.
After passing through the main street, pointing the royal pass at the gate, and leaving the capital city, we headed to the closest dungeon to the Royal Capital Osvel, the Labyrinth City Purgatory. We arrived in less than an hour.
Along the way, within the passenger seats, surprised shouts were heard raving about the speed of Skeleton Centipede. So after spending time in various ways, we came to the main gate of the Labyrinth City Purgatory. Safely passing inspection, we hit the town, and headed to a separate branch of Parabellum.
Normally, the delivery carts used here were Skeleton Centipede, which served us as a good disguise to prevent someone noticing that the Four Symbolic Heroes have gathered in one place.
In addition, all were dressed in coats with strong effect of [Hide]. So even if someone would see their faces under the cloak, they should not be identified as [Characters]. They are also wearing hats and masks with the effect [Redirecting Attention].
Handing out on the spot communication devices and directions for the dungeon, we parted. After moving in separate groups, we met again in one of the caves situated here in the [Cyclops Mine], in the reception hall which is located on the 10th floor.
This is the reception hall, which is located a fair distance from the shortest path to the dungeon. Also located here was a lair, where there are large crowds of monsters.
In addition, due to the location of deadly traps here, this place is particularly popular for various uses. There is no need to worry about the damage to the surrounding area and if there will be persecutors (spies), they are quite easy to get rid of. Because of that, this place is very convenient. In a sense, it was the best place.
Less than an hour since the time we spread out, everyone came together again. As expected, there is a huge difference between an ordinary dungeon compared to a【Age of the Gods Dungeon】. Simply put, there is nothing here to detain a squad of heroes. And due to the fact that this dungeon is closest to the capital city, each of the heroes have already, at least once, conquered this dungeon, and there is no place to get lost here.
Well, upon arrival at the reception hall, after quickly removing the monsters and sending Redhead and Opushii to watch in a corner, I immediately took up the task of the Tomboy Princess. That is the beating (training) of [Characters].
Water Hero group has 6 people.
Rock Hero group has 5 people.
Dark Hero group has 6 people.
Wood Hero group has 4 people.
In total 21 people.
For the first time, I found myself surrounded by a crowd of [Characters] and [Supporting Characters]. At this time, we were only doing military training. Because of that, [Heresy Nemesis] has not been activated; that is, the effects [Eschatology: War of Conquest] will not take place.
This time, I will restrain myself, but at the same time, for the [Heroes], it makes no sense to hold back. This workout is for the [Characters] and their company, but at the same time, it serves as training for me. So it was a necessary limitation.
Although this limitation, for the characters, was as if to say "you're mocking me," which naturally hurt their pride, and caused outrage. But the truth is that there is a big gap between our capabilities, and knowing that, on their faces reflected determination. Especially the atmosphere around the group of the Water Hero is different. Perhaps they dream they will repay me for the previous humiliation. Well, all right.
I'm armed with the evolved Scarlet spear, the Cursed spear which has not evolved, as well as the improved Blacksmith-san's Halberd and the Demonic Shark Rope, prepared myself for a fight. In fact, instead of the Halberd, it would've been better to use Hisperiol, since as a weapon, the sword would be stronger.
But yes, Blacksmith-san's halberd, created from stunning materials with exciting techniques is a superb magical object, and I got used to it. But if we compare, as a weapon, it is still lagging behind. Well, unlike last time, it stopped the sword of the Water Hero, [Sword of the Demigod of Water].
It's slightly troublesome when the crowd suddenly rushed me, so I had to think a little about their behavior. So, as a result of the job starting in the afternoon, I faced a pouring attack from all sides. Well, I'll continue on like this until they have run out of strength.
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