Year 7444, Month 5, Day 28
I guess because Miduchi was spacing out?
"Well, it's fine since we're leaving already though."
"Wa, Yes..But, that..I'll use it once more."
"Nn, we'll it's fine. Let's go, "Return us.""
I think we probably teleported one floor higher. I can recognize this room. I guess that means the teleport room we were just in was the 7th floor?
"This is..I've come here several times. It's the teleport room on the 6th floor..If we teleport using rod then we should be on the 5th floor next."
"..In, other words, I guess that means we fell down to the 14th floor?"
"Probably. If I felt like it I still have the map so I'm sure I could get there again from the 3nd floor but..I'm already sick of mana exhaustion. Though it might not drain your mana if you teleport from the 13th floor. That place is.."
Even if all our members carry enough food and jump in from the {warp hole} in the bottom of the pitfall, I'm sure it would just be the start of an orgy. Putting aside the other guys there's no way I could make Zenom and Ralpha do that. They might end up killing themselves.
"In any case, let's return to the surface right and get something to eat. I'll introduce you to everyone."
Miduchi hung her head down for a bit before opening her mouth.
"..No, let's split up here. I'll rest here for a bit to kill some time and then return to the surface. I'll properly greet everyone once again when I return. Early tomorrow morning I'll leave Baldukk from the road to the East."
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"I see, got it. In the worst case if it takes time for you to return and I'm no longer in Baldukk, my older sister is in the first knight group in the capital. Her name is Milhaia. Don't forget. Also, I said it before but I have a company in the capital. If you fight a patrol guard and ask them the location of Greed Company I'm sure they'll tell you where it is. Either way is fine so show this there and use my name and you can rely on them. If I end up leaving here then I'll tell both of them my destination before going. I'll go to the exit of the Eastern road tomorrow morning at dawn. At least let me see you off."
I said that and handed the Marquis Webdos's plate that I always had on me to Miduchi. The date it was issued (Year 7442, Month 4, Day 13) and the Marquis's signature is carved into it. And I gave her my name with the chipped blade. I'm sure the people of Bakuddo know that knife belonged to me. It's not particularly high quality but in the past, it's the name I've been using since before I cut off my own appendix.
After watching her preciously put those away in her bag, we kissed lightly once more and I teleported myself.
..So this is the sensation of Unit Organization across floors huh...It's true that the direction and distance suddenly become vague and you can't tell anything but that you're in the same sort of structure.
............
The time was around 4pm when I left the dungeon. When the guard of the tax official Church-san recognized me he was openly surprised, and I'm sure it was intentional, he raised a loud voice.
"Isn't that Greed-san from the {Slaughterers}! So you were alright!"
Uwa, what's with that publicity?
"Eh? Didn't he die?"
"Aaah!! It's true!"
"Isn't he doing fine? Who was it, the guy who said he was heavily injured."
"Shit..He isn't dead after all!"
"We can hold out hope as well right!"
We drank until midnight but thanks to {Neutralize Poison} and the alarm clock {Cantrip} I was able to open my hours by 4 in the morning. I headed towards the Eastern road from Baldukk with just my bayonet.
There's one horse under the moonlight and a single silhouette holding the reins.
It's Miduchi.
After recognizing me Miduchi got off her horse, hugged me, and we said our farewells.
"I want to return as fast as I can."
"Yeah."
"You pleased give it your best as well."
"Yeah."
I somehow can't reply with anything but these half-assed responses.
"Ah, that's right. About Unit Organization."
"Yes?"
"You still haven't cut it off right?"
Thanks to I was able to tell when Miduchi left the dungeon after we split up. It's true a short while after I left the dungeon I felt relieved because I was suddenly able to tell the distance and direction to Miduchi.
"Eh..Is it no good unless I turn it off?"
Don't make such a worried face.
"Just leave it right like it is. Extend the duration on it every day and in the worst case if something happens let me know. Right away..I guess wouldn't work but I'll come running. In the worst case, if in relation to anything you need to include someone else send me the order "addition", and cut off their awareness of me before you add them."
"Yes!"
With this, at the very least we can both feel that we're still safe at anytime.
"Go on your way and come back. I'm waiting."
"Then.."
Around the time Miduchi finished climbing the outer rim of the crater, the sun had started shining down into the shadow.
It looked like she turned around once but I quickly was unable to see her any longer.