Day 461-470/Day 463

Day 463
The whereabouts of the ≪Gabriolus Gu of the Curse Mad Dragonization≫ was easy to find if you looked for it.
　It seems that ever since he escaped several decades ago, he has not moved from the Lamentations of the Earth-Bursting Dragon Cave, the home of a worm-type dungeon monster called [Ruby | Earth-Bursting Dragon| Asgurav Wardra].
　This is the information that everyone knows if you ask at the bar.
　It's a great way to make sure you're getting the most out of your vacation.
　This is the reason why it's so important for you to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　It's not as a horrible or resentful object, but as a brave man who risked his life to protect his people from foreign enemies, and in the end was cursed.
　The reason there are so few negative aspects is that even though there was a disturbing incident where he was cursed and went crazy and killed his wife and ate her, there was no damage to the people.
　Another reason is that, even if they run away, there are no deaths from the guards and the people, and until now, "Gabriolos of the Mad Dragon" has not been dealt with anything except for the existence of the "Chimibu Dragon" who came to kill for prize money.
　In addition, in the "Lamentations of the Earth-Bursting Dragon Cave" there are countless "Earth-Bursting Dragon" materials lying around that were killed by the "Gabriolos G", which may be the reason why some powerful people make a living by collecting them.
　Or maybe it's because "Fabniripgan," the main source of the [curse], is so feared.
　There may be several possible reasons, but the fact remains that "Gabriolos G" is the highest bounty winner.
　I'm not sure if it's because of the pathetic state of my son-in-law or because he's avenging his beloved daughter.
　Be that as it may, that set by the [Earth Dragon King] is enormous in comparison with the [Earth Dragon].
　I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's worth it.
　This is why Minokichi-kun and I came to the "Lamentations of the Earth Dragon Bombshell Cave" with just two demons.
　In fact, I wanted to fight as a single demon, but as if by instinct, Minokichi-kun came along with me. He wanted to challenge with two male demons once in a while.
　For this reason, Asue-chan, who is usually with Minokichi-kun, is working with Kanami-chan and Short Red Hair, and this time they are out mining underground resources such as gems and rare ores.
　Surprisingly, it was not Asue-chan who came up with this idea, but Kanami-chan and the others.
　They were looking for a birthday present for their children.
　The minerals they mined would be processed by the blacksmiths, and they would keep it a secret from the children.
　It was true that their birthdays were coming up. I'll have to get a present for them, I thought, and I'll have to get something for them too.
　What would be good? I would like to prepare a memorable gift.
　While thinking about all of this, we walked through a huge cave where Minokichi-kun could have lined up five demons vertically.
　The walls of the cave were round, as if they had been cut down by the crawling "earth-bursting bugs", and there were few uneven surfaces, making it easy to walk around. The cave had countless branches like an ant's nest, and from the degree of scraping on the walls, we could guess whether it was newly dug or not.
　Naturally, countless "ground-bombing dragons" attacked us along the way.
　However, Minokichi was able to catch them with his shield and cut them down with a swing of his axe, and their corpses rolled away.
　At the time of contact with the axe, the explosive reaction armor-like shell of the "Earth Bombing Insect Dragon" bounces off, but it doesn't seem to do much damage to Minokichi-kun.
　Thinking that he's as dynamic as ever, I collect the "Earth Bombing Insect Dragon" materials that are lying around in quite a few places.
　The "Lamentations of the Earth-Bursting Dragon" cave was much larger than I had expected, though I continued on my way while eating some of the shells.
　I'm hoping to encounter it tomorrow, since I'm taking a detour.re ores.
Surprisingly, this proposal is not from Ase-chan, but from Kana-Mii.
Everything seems to be asking for children's birthday gifts.
The miners are going to process the miners and they will keep them secret.
Certainly the birthday is approaching. While thinking that a present is necessary, I think that I have to prepare some presents. What would you like to do? I would like to prepare a gem to be remembered.
While thinking about various things, we went in a huge cave where Minoyoshi-kun was lined up vertically.
The walls of the caves are rounded by the "ground detonation dragons" that crawl around, are round and have less unevenness and are easy to walk. The cave has an infinite number of branches like an ant's nest, and it can be inferred from the condition of the wall that it has been excavated newly.
Of course, "ground detonation dragons" which inhabit innumerably incurs attack on such a way.
However, Minokichi-kun took hold of the shield, and with a single whistle, the dead fell.
It can be released by the reaction response of the "earth-bomb ryuryu" when it comes in contact with a whale, but it does not seem to cause much damage to Minokichi.
While I think that it is astonishing as ever, I will collect the materials of the "ground detonation dragon" that is rolling in various places.
Going forward while eating a portion of the shell of polycoal, it was wider than expected.
As I'm detouring, I hope I can meet tomorrow.
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“四百六十三日目”
　≪呪狂龍化のガブリオロス・グ≫の居場所は探せば簡単に見つかった。
　数十年前に逃走してからずっと、というワーム系のダンジョンモンスターの住処である≪地爆蟲龍の慟哭暗洞≫から動いていないらしい。
　酒場で聞けば誰もが知っている情報だった。
　ただ、聞かれない限りは誰も進んで語ろうとしない情報でもあったのだろう。
　≪呪狂龍化のガブリオロス・グ≫は今でも住民の間では語られている。
　それも恐ろしい、あるいは恨むべき対象としてではなく、外敵から命を懸けて民を守り、最後には呪われてしまった非業の【勇者】としての面が強い。
　マイナス面が少ないのは、呪われて狂い妻を殺して喰ってしまったという物騒な事件があったにせよ、住民には何も被害がなかった事が大きいのだろう。
　それに逃走時にすら逃げるだけで近衛兵や民に死者は出ず、現在に至るまで≪呪狂龍化のガブリオロス・グ≫は≪地爆蟲龍の慟哭暗洞≫にまで賞金を求めて殺しにやってくる存在以外には何も手を出さない事も理由の一つだ。
　また≪地爆蟲龍の慟哭暗洞≫には≪呪狂龍化のガブリオロス・グ≫が殺した“地爆蟲龍”の素材が無数に転がっているので、それを回収して生計を立てている強かな者も居るのが理由なのかもしれない。
　それか、【呪詛】の大本である“ファブニリプガン”がそれほど恐れられているからだろうか。
　考えられる理由は幾つかあるのだろうが、≪呪狂龍化のガブリオロス・グ≫が最高金額の賞金首である事には変わりない。
　義理の息子の哀れな姿を思ってか、あるいは愛娘の仇だからか。
　それはともかく、【地龍王】が定めたそれは貢献度的に見ても膨大である。
　それこそ深度四まで必要な貢献度が一気に稼げる程度には。
　という訳で、俺はミノ吉くんと二鬼だけで≪地龍爆蟲の慟哭暗洞≫にやって来ていた。
　本当は単鬼で戦ってみたかったのだが、本能で察したのかミノ吉くんがついてきたのである。偶には男二鬼で挑んでみたいらしい。
　そういう理由から普段はミノ吉くんと一緒に居るアス江ちゃんはカナ美ちゃんや赤髪ショートと共に行動中で、今回は宝石や希少鉱石などの地下資源採掘に出かけている。
　意外な事に、今回の発案はアス江ちゃんではなくカナ美ちゃん達からである。
　何でも子供達の誕生日プレゼントを求めて、だそうだ。
　採掘した鉱物は鍛冶師さん達が加工する予定で、子供達には内密に進めるらしい。
　確かに誕生日が近づいている。プレゼントは必要だなと思いつつ、俺も何かプレゼントを用意せねばと思い至る。
　何がいいだろうか。記憶に残る逸品を用意したいものだが。
　色々考えながら、俺達はミノ吉くんが縦に五鬼は並べられるくらい巨大な洞窟の中を進んで行った。
　洞窟の壁は這いずり回る“地爆蟲龍”に削られているのか丸く、凹凸が少なくて歩きやすい。洞窟は蟻の巣のように無数に分岐が存在し、壁の削られ具合から新しく掘り進められたどうかが推察できる。
　そんな道中では当然無数に生息する“地爆蟲龍”が襲いかかってくる。
　が、ミノ吉くんが盾で受け止め、斧の一振りで両断して亡骸が転がった。
　斧との接触時に“地爆蟲龍”の爆発反応装甲的な甲殻によって弾けるが、ミノ吉くんには大したダメージにならないらしい。
　相変わらず豪快だと思いつつ、結構色んな所で転がっている“地爆蟲龍”の素材を回収していく。
　甲殻の一部をポリポリ食べつつ、進んでいくが予想以上に≪地爆蟲龍の慟哭暗洞≫は広かった。
　寄り道しながらなので、明日には遭遇できるといいのだが。
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