A man mistakenly becomes the city lord of the land, conquering all the heavens and myriad worlds.

"certainly not!!!"

After the little girl responded loudly, a chained dart pierced the huge backpack she was carrying.

"ah!"

The girl was pulled by the chain and fell backward.

Seeing this, Saeko Busujima, not intending to ignore it, rushed between the two.

"What are you doing?"

? ?

The masked duo were taken aback by the sudden appearance of the outsiders, then burst into laughter.

"Where did these adventurers come from? Don't get in my way!"

"Did you hear me?! This has nothing to do with you! This is a dispute between us and her, you'd better get out of here!"

Saeko Busujima did not move an inch after hearing this.

Just as the masked duo were about to attack the tontatta girl, Saeko Busujima, wielding a katana, knocked one of them away with the scabbard without drawing her sword.

"You bastard!"

Seeing this, the remaining masked man brandished his short sword and stabbed at Saeko Busujima, showing no intention of holding back.

Saeko deftly dodged to the side, her scabbard slicing through the air and striking her opponent's wrist with pinpoint accuracy.

The man, in pain, threw his short sword from his hand, and Saeko immediately kicked him in the knee, causing him to fall to his knees.

The person who had just been knocked away got up from the ground and glared fiercely at Saeko Busujima.

"Hey! Stand up! It's just a wrist injury!"

"I know! This guy actually looks down on us!"

Another masked man also rallied.

Saeko Busujima believes she has never said anything disrespectful to anyone.

Or are there quite a few 'brainless' guys among the adventurers in the dungeon?

Without giving it much thought, Saeko Busujima took a deep breath, her gaze becoming even more focused.

She knew that the battle ahead would not be easy.

Just now I had launched a surprise attack and taken the initiative, but now it's different.

Even so, she showed no sign of backing down.

With a crisp sound, Saeko launched her attack.

The wooden sword drew graceful arcs in the air, each swing carrying powerful force and precise direction.

Lower your body, shift your center of gravity, lunge forward, and then swing your knife to strike.

The moment the enemy dodged the counterattack, Saeko Busujima immediately turned around, accelerated, and created distance.

Without pausing, Saeko Busujima, having confirmed her safety, launched a second attack.

This time, they moved to the left of the two.

The moment the masked man raised his weapon to parry, Saeko Busujima's scabbard fell off as she swung her sword!

The scabbard slammed into the enemy's shoulder in mid-air, disrupting his balance, while Saeko Busujima, gripping the hilt with both hands, slashed with the back of her blade.

"Well!!!"

The first masked man was hit in the abdomen, let out a painful groan, and was sent flying again.

Without any hesitation, Saeko Busujima turned to another enemy.

The back of the blade has no cutting ability, but it has terrifying striking power!

The second masked man felt the weapon he used to block shatter his hand, and the immense pressure caused his movements to become somewhat distorted.

As a result, the masked man was initially able to barely hold back against Saeko's fierce offensive, but as time went on, the second man's defense gradually collapsed after only a few seconds.

"It's time to finish."

Saeko used her speed advantage to move to the enemy's side.

Although she had a trick up her sleeve, using the back of her blade, her deadly strikes could still inflict considerable damage on her opponents.

Saeko Busujima recalled the scene where she had once punished that criminal...

boom! !

I don't want to kill anyone, I just want to bring them to justice!

Then a terrible impact struck, shattering the enemy's arms and bones simultaneously, causing him to scream in extreme pain.

At the same time, the high-speed movement and collision caused Saeko Busujima's hood to fall off.

Upon seeing her face, the injured and fallen masked duo, who were still thinking about revenge, suddenly knelt down on the ground.

"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!!"

"So it's you! Lord Chenhai's friend!"

"We hope you will forgive us for our petty offenses! Please forgive us!"

"It was our fault!"

"Get out of here now! And please don't report us! We were wrong!"

"Yes! We were wrong! We'll turn ourselves in!"

……

Saeko Busujima was somewhat puzzled.

She was well aware that her identity was special, but she didn't expect it to be so effective.

"What exactly did you do?"

"We were blinded by greed for a moment!"

The two masked men continued to explain.

“That little human is a ‘supporter’ we hired. They explored for about three hours today, but the gains were not high, so we don’t plan to pay them this time.”

"No sooner had we finished speaking than that little human supporter stole our things, saying he was using them to pay off a debt!"

"We weren't wrong!"

Upon hearing this, the dwarves broke their silence.

She stood up, brushed off the dust, and looked at Saeko Busujima.

“I did steal their bag, which contained the payment that was supposed to be paid to me, but besides those things, there were other adventurers’ jewelry, equipment, and high-value potions. They must have stolen or robbed them! Because one of the bottles even had a girl’s name written on it!”

After hearing the Lilliputians' explanation, Saeko Busujima asked...

"Is that so?"

"This one……"

The masked duo dared not answer.

Saeko Busujima looked at the little girl.

"Give me your own reward, give them the rest, and then... you two go to the Adventurers' Guild and turn yourselves in."

"I have no objection."

After the little girl took out the coins from the bag, she returned the rest of the items to the two masked men.

The masked group picked up the items on the ground, apologized, and ran away.

After watching them leave, Saeko Busujima looked at the girl beside her.

The other person let out a big sigh of relief and then sat down on the ground.

"You scared me to death just now... Thank you so much, miss."

"I am Saeko Busujima."

“I…I am Lilyluka Erd, a supporter.”

"So your backpack is full of equipment?"

"It's currently empty, because those two guys don't do anything worthwhile except steal and rob. But... most people wouldn't hire me, only guys like them would give me work."

"why?"

After Saeko Busujima finished asking her question, Lily Luca began to explain the reason.

Supporters are non-combatants who enter the dungeon with adventurers.

On weekdays, they are responsible for luggage, spare weapons, item support, and magic stone recycling, making them a very important asset to the team.

Some new adventurers serve as supporters for senior adventurers in their own clan, while others are employed full-time as supporters for the party.

The latter often stop being adventurers for various reasons, and are looked down upon and treated ruthlessly by the adventurers.

To put it bluntly, those who fail to become the adventurers' 'supporters' are considered weaklings who are not qualified to explore dungeons.

"Although Lord Chenhai's reforms have given the 'supporters' many opportunities, they have had little impact in essence because... we are not strong enough."

So you're single now?

"Yes."

"Would you like to come with me?"

Saeko Busujima looked at the girl in front of her.

"I plan to continue exploring the dungeons."

Saeko Busujima, who had chosen to act alone, now invited Lily Luca to become her 'supporter'.

This surprised Lily Luca.

"Why does Ms. Busujima want to hire me?"

"I don't think a special reason is needed."

"Yes!"

Lily Luca was about to stand up.

Just then, a hand was stretched out in front of her. Lily Luca was stunned for a moment, then reached out and grabbed it.

"Thank you."

"Need not."

"Na..."

"what happened?"

“Miss Busujima, after those two guys finished speaking, I remembered something; you appeared in Orario with that Lord Chenhai, right? What kind of person is that Lord Chenhai?”

Lily Luca refers to Chen Hai.

Saeko Busujima, understanding this, spoke as she walked.

"Our savior."

"us?"

"That's a long story."

Saeko Busujima, deciding to walk and talk as she went, had Lily Luca follow her, and the two soon entered the next area.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

at the same time.

The eighth floor of the maze.

Holding bags filled with stolen and robbed goods, the two masked men pondered their next move.

"We've finally made it from the ninth floor to the eighth floor. Should we really turn ourselves in now?"