Day 481-490/Day 488

Day 488 / The Eighteenth Day
According to Grandfather Norm, we are almost to the ground.
　It is said that the small passages that the Golemkrat can't pass through are greatly expanded by the power of the Family of Five, making them passable much faster than they should be.
　Perhaps it's because we've reached the ground level, but the monsters that attack us are strong enough to be defeated with only a little effort.
　There are no dangers that seem dangerous, so it's only natural that conversation will be the main part of the journey.
　The grandfather gnome talked about many things, but there were a few words that caught my attention.
　It seems that my grandfather Gnome is close to the ruler of the underground world called the 【Earth Dragon King】.
　Sometimes he would get precious ores and minerals from the depths of the earth, and sometimes he would get the molted scales of the 【Earth Dragon King】and eat them with his family.
　It seems to be quite a treat for the child gnomes, and they try their best to tell me in poor language as they remember the taste.
　The parents are still working on the ingotting process, but the speed is getting faster as they get used to it.
　There are only a few left, so by the time we get to the ground, almost everything will be ingotted except for the things we dare to leave behind.
　Then I heard about the outside.
　Even the grandfather gnome has never been outside in his long life, living in the underground world, so he's never actually seen it, but he's heard about the direction of the nearest city and its characteristics.
　It's a city-state with a lot of trade, but it's also a place where many different species gather, so there are a lot of dark corners.
　I need to be careful, but I think it's safe to go there, where a lot of information is gathered.
　While thinking about the future, I arrived on the ground in the evening after a lot of trouble.
　From the exit, I could just see the sun setting over the dense sea of trees.
　I had only a short time to take in the setting sun with my whole body, but I was filled with an indescribable feeling.
　I kept looking in that direction after it set, but it was too much trouble to continue on the night road from here, so I spent the night in the space near the exit.
　After saying goodbye to my family of five, I took out the giant jewel and worshipped it gratefully, then ate the rare ore minerals.
　It's not much, so I mix in some other tasty ore minerals, but it still fills me up nicely.
　We stayed up a little longer today and said our goodbyes.
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“十八日目”　／　“四■八■八■目”
　祖父ノームによれば地上までもう少しの地点にまで来ているらしい。
　ゴーレムクラートが通れないような小さい通路も五人家族の力によって大きく拡張される事で通行可能になるので、本来よりもかなり早いらしい。
　地上付近まで来たからか襲い掛かって来るモンスターの強さも片手間で討伐できる程度になっている。
　危険らしい危険もなく、道中では会話がメインになるのも自然の流れだろう。
　主に祖父ノームが色々と語ってくれたのだが、その中に気になる単語が幾つかあった。
　祖父ノームは【地龍王】という地下世界の支配者と親しいらしい。
　たまに深層の貴重な鉱石鉱物を貰ったり、【地龍王】の脱皮した鱗を貰ってきて、家族で食べる事もあるそうだ。
　子供ノーム達にとってはかなりのご馳走らしく、二人は味を思い出しながら必死に拙い言葉で伝えてくれる。
　両親ノームは今もインゴット化作業を続けているが、慣れもあってから作業速度は速まっている。
　残りも後少しなので、地上までにはあえて残す物以外はほぼ全てがインゴット化するだろう。
　それから、外についても聞いている。
　祖父ノームですら長い生の中で一度も外に出ず地下世界で暮らしているので実際に見た事はないそうだが、最寄りの都市の方向やその特色を聞いている。
　交易が盛んな都市国家であるが、様々な種族が集まる分、後ろ暗い部分も多いそうだ。
　気を付ける必要はあるが、多くの情報が集まるそこに行くのは現状では無難だろう。
　今後について考えつつ、色々あったが夕方には地上に到着した。
　そして出口からは丁度、鬱蒼とした樹木が生い茂る樹海の向こうに沈んでいく太陽が見えた。
　全身で夕日を浴びる時間は僅かな時間だったが、何とも言えない感情が沸き出ていた。
　沈んでからもその方向を見ていたが、流石にここから夜道を進むのは面倒だったので出口付近の空間で一夜を過ごす。
　五人家族との別れもあって、巨大宝玉を取り出して有難く拝んだ後は希少な鉱石鉱物を喰っていく。
　流石に量は少ないので他のそこそこ美味しい鉱石鉱物を混ぜるが、それでも美味しく腹が膨れる。
　今日は少しだけ長く起きて、別れを惜しんだ。
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