This time, I won't be the devil.

As for Wright and Palu, it was even worse. Regardless of what Noel himself thought, at least Frey couldn't accept it.

Noelle observed Frey's expression for a moment before heading towards the room on the left.

"Wait a moment."

"What's wrong?"

"Everyone is asleep. Going in suddenly might disturb them. Let me build another room for you."

Frey immediately took out a staff, which was the equipment dropped by the desert priest just now.

In this world, the function of a staff is to share the magic power consumed by casting magic through the magic stone embedded in it.

Since the magic power in the magic stone will be exhausted, ordinary staffs are consumables. In order to achieve the effect of sharing magic power, you need to first import the magic power into the staff and then construct the magic.

For someone like Frey who can cast spells without chanting, using a staff will actually slow down his casting speed, so he does not equip a staff in actual combat.

But now is the rest period, so in order to save mana, it is better to use it. After all, it is exploded from monsters and you don’t have to spend money.

Although Frey is considered a wealthy man now, those high-end equipment with special effects are priceless and not for sale.

In addition, his business is still in the stage of saving money to expand production, so there has not been much improvement in equipment.

The powerful and rare equipment in the maze can usually only be obtained by going to the fourth level where few adventurers have set foot. It is better not to take risks at this stage.

While Frey was thinking about these things, the new stone house was built.

"You just rest here. I'll go to Wright's room."

"Frey, didn't you just say, 'Everyone is asleep, and going in suddenly might disturb them'?"

Only then did Frey realize that the excuse he had made up in the chaos had now become a boomerang.

Noelle lay down on the stone bed and patted the spot next to her.

"This bed is quite big, let's sleep together."

"This... this is not good."

"Why, we are both men, isn't this normal?"

"Or, you just don't want to be with me..."

Having said that, as the person who respected Noelle's gender the most, Frey had no choice but to lie down on the bed.

For some reason, he always felt as if he was being plotted against.

After lying on the bed, Noelle leaned over to Frey and said:

"It feels like it's been a while since we slept together."

"You make it sound like we used to sleep together."

"I mean, didn't we stay at the inn together for a night when we defeated the Rotten Giant?"

"That's what happened."

On that rainy night more than three months ago, Frey first stayed at a hotel with Noelle, and then met Didoris while going out for a walk.

It was also from that night that he was involved in various incidents, and he has never stopped until now.

"Are you thinking about Miss Dido?"

Frey was surprised by the sudden revelation, and Noelle explained:

"She already told me that you actually met that night."

"You also spent New Year's Day with her."

"So you guys have talked about this before." Frey was a little surprised.

"Because you don't talk to me much, Frey, so I don't know."

"We live together now, but we don't even have many chances to talk..."

Just as Noelle said, in the days since moving into Sakurasou, with the sales of Fulida fully underway, Frey immediately threw himself into work after his daily maze explorations, returning home late at night and even sleeping directly in the guild office several times.

Noelle paused, then extended an invitation to Frey:

"Are you free on Hanukkah?"

"No time." Frey answered truthfully.

"Really? Even at night... I have something I want to tell you."

"Okay, but as a condition, you have to agree to one thing. No matter what I ask you to do, you can't refuse."

"Okay, I understand!" Noelle agreed without thinking.

Frey didn't really want to force Noelle to do anything, he just wanted to increase his leverage out of instinct.

"Okay, let's take a rest."

Half an hour passed, and when Noelle began to breathe steadily, Frey got up and left the stone house.

He really couldn't fall asleep in this state.

After confirming that Frey's footsteps had faded away, Noelle opened her eyes.

She didn't fall asleep.

After walking out of the stone house, Frey found that Wright was already collecting evening primrose.

"Have you rested?"

"Ah."

Frey now really wants to use the Arcane Blade to take a picture of Wright and make it into a promotional video. He actively cuts down on his sleep time to work. This is what a truly good employee does.

After seeing Frey, Wright scratched his head and said somewhat bluntly:

"I've heard about it from Palu. Anyway, thank you for saving me."

"If I hadn't kept a backup plan, you would have really died."

Although it turned out to be a somewhat funny enema scene, there was no doubt that Light was prepared to sacrifice himself when he helped Palu block the soul-devouring attack.

"Are not you afraid?"

Wright didn't know how to answer this question for a moment, and Frey didn't continue to ask.

After everyone had rested, the collection of medicinal herbs was quickly completed.

But Frey did not lead the few people back the same way, but went deep into the cave.

Judging by the time it takes to pass through the right path, the total depth of the third level is about the same as that of the second level.

Since the height of the space within the third level is higher, the thickness of the stratum must be lower accordingly.

Based on this characteristic, Frey speculated that if he dug further down from the deepest part of this underground cave, he would most likely reach the fourth level.

But digging directly to the fourth level is risky after all, so he has to wait until everyone has recovered to a complete state before taking action.

Frey activated his staff and began to dig. After digging more than ten meters, he successfully opened a tunnel leading to the next level.

After confirming that there were no monsters nearby, Frey and Wright jumped down first.

The fourth level is also called the water level. It is characterized by the existence of a large number of lakes and swamps, as well as various aquatic monsters. It is in sharp contrast to the desert of the third level. It is truly a place where those who are drought-stricken will die of drought, and those who are flooded will die of flooding.

The oasis that originally existed above the cave was probably formed because it was close to the water layer.

"Wright, if I remember correctly, you should have had experience exploring the Fourth Level. Do you have any impression of this area?"

After observing the surrounding environment for a while, Wright judged:

“It’s very close to the main road and can be reached in about 15 minutes.”

In other words, the bottom of the cave is right next to the main road leading to the 31st floor.

This was great news for Frey. Not only did it mean that he wouldn't have to pass through the area where the evil spirits gathered on his way back, but he could also quickly return to this magic-filled cave via the main path on the 31st floor next time.

As long as Wright, a gold-level guild member, leads the way, Frey can now use the main entrance to the fourth level.

Considering that he might have to come here often to practice magic, Frey planned to give this cave a name.

Combining the three characteristics of blue silver grass, evening primrose, and caves under the rock wall, we get the following names:

Blue Moon Cave, Blue Silver Cave, Grass Wall...

Because the last two were so weird, Frey finally named this place Blue Moon Cave.

After confirming it was safe, several people quickly left the maze through the main path on the 31st floor.

After walking out of the maze, just when everyone thought that the exploration had been successfully completed, Frey noticed something strange.

Through [Identification], he discovered that a team of high-level Holy Knights were stationed at the entrance of the maze in casual clothes.

Frey had seen these Holy Knights before. They were the ones who escorted Stella away.

……

"Well, Miss Shiloh, it's your turn to pay now."

After getting the certificate for the exorcism mission from the association and returning to the library, Frey asked Shiloh for the agreed reward.

"I understand." Shiloh took Frey into the dim storage room.

"This thing should be worth the reward."

She took a record from the desk drawer in the storage room.

That was Stella's latest song [Love 1000], and it was signed.

This record has been sold out since its release. It is impossible to buy it without some connections, not to mention that it is a signed edition, which is indeed enough to cover the fees.

"So what is your relationship with Stella?"

In Frey's opinion, there must be a close connection between Shiloh and Stella, and they may even be of one mind and one soul.

But in the absence of accurate intelligence, any speculation would be untenable, so he did not dare to jump to conclusions.

This time, Hiro still did not give a direct answer, but said:

"I'm going to the capital to attend Hanukkah next, and I'm leaving the day after tomorrow."

"Didn't you just go there before the New Year? Why are you leaving again now?"

"After this Hanukkah, in order to demonstrate the grace of the Holy See, the Priestly Academy in the capital will expand its enrollment."