"I've got a great idea! Look, there's nothing above the maze, right? In that case, why don't we just jump over from above? Hehe, Nagumo! Looks like we won't need a compass after all!"

Totally bad idea.

"Sakagami, you..."

Seeing that Hajime looked like he couldn't stand him, Ryutaro didn't care at all, as if saying "I'm so smart!", and immediately used "Aerodynamics" to jump up.

There is no such word as "careful consideration" in Ryutaro's dictionary. There is only "it's better to do it now than today" or "try it first, and if it doesn't work, make up for it with perseverance."

"Ryutaro!?"

"Stupid, idiot! Come back soon!"

"Ryuutarou-kun!"

Seeing Ryuutarou's reckless actions, Kouki, Shizuku, and Ling anxiously spoke out to stop him.

It is obvious that the big maze is not a simple place.

Although Guanghui immediately reached out to stop him, unfortunately, the simple-minded and strong-limbed man moved extremely quickly, and Guanghui's hand grabbed nothing.

It seems that Ryutaro was a little too proud of his recent victory, which made his reckless personality even worse.

While always being positive and optimistic is certainly Ryutaro's strength, he tends to be a bit too optimistic, which can become a weakness. And this weakness can be fatal in the Great Maze.

"Well, what will the result be... Since this is a rare opportunity, let's verify it."

“Nagumo!?”

Hajime folded his arms across his chest, observing Ryuutarou's reckless actions. Kouki glared at him, his eyes filled with accusation.

However, Hajime didn't bring Guanghui and the others here to be their babysitter.

Since they were Kaori's childhood friends, Hajime would be somewhat considerate of them. However, for those who were just doing their own thing, or even stubbornly persisting in doing something stupid, Hajime would not deliberately advise them.

Realizing this, Guanghui immediately shouted to Ling, "Ling! Please use the barrier!", trying to use the barrier to block Ryutaro's way. Ling hurriedly waved her iron fan, but it was too late.

"Hey~ What are you guys doing? Come here quickly—"

Ryuutarou turned and shouted, his foot stepping into the air above the edge of the great maze. At that moment, a humming sound, like the sound of air bouncing, was heard. At the same time, the space itself was actually greatly disturbed...

“Wow!?”

Leaving behind a mournful cry, Ryutaro disappeared without a trace.

"Ryutaro!?"

"Ahh, really! That idiot!"

"What should I do? Nagumo-kun! Ryuutarou-kun has disappeared!"

Guanghui and the others were extremely anxious. Ling, with a sad face, begged for help from Hajime who was standing behind her.

Hajime, on the other hand, was so focused on the information the Magic Eye Stone had brought him that he didn't seem to be listening to Ling's calls, completely ignoring her.

At the moment of the spatial disturbance, Hajime's Magic Eye Stone did indeed see the effect of magic. Then, catching a glimpse of the magic's reaction in the corner of his vision, his gaze shifted in that direction.

I saw a hexagonal column of ice appearing there at some point.

At this moment, the spatial disturbance phenomenon occurred. The next moment, Ryutaro appeared within the hexagonal icicle.

"Over there."

Guanghui and the others followed Hajime's gaze and saw Ryuutarou sealed in ice like a specimen. They were so surprised that they were speechless.

"There's someone in the ice. Normally, the target should be a beautiful woman. Who would benefit from putting a burly man in there?"

"Is now the time to say something like that?!"

Indeed, now doesn't seem the time to say that.

“────!?”

"Ah, Ryutaro-kun seems to be conscious."

Although he couldn't move, he seemed to be able to change his expression. Ryutaro seemed to be trying desperately to tell someone, but judging by his tightly closed lips and the way he was struggling to breathe, he seemed to be in danger of suffocation and had only two minutes left to live.

"Ryuutarou!! Gauntlet! Use the gauntlet's shockwave!"

Guanghui tried to tell Ryutaro by gestures, but because they were at a considerable distance and Ryutaro was in a panic, Ryutaro couldn't understand at all.

Suddenly, my vision went dark, and I realized I wasn't in the "stone" anymore, but in the "ice." It's normal to lose your composure, but that would only shorten your lifespan. (Editor's note: This is a possible consequence of stepping on a trap in the game "Wizardry.")

At this time, the Great Maze, filled with murderous intent, was ready to pursue the victory, only to see countless icicles with sharp cuts emerging from the surrounding ceiling.

“N-Not good…”

"According to this pattern, it's definitely..."

"Ah wow wow, I'll set up the barrier now."

It was clear who the icicle's target was.

Guanghui and the others paled. Ling hurriedly tried to deploy the barrier, but it was nearly five hundred meters from the ceiling. After all, deploying a barrier accurately at that distance was difficult.

"Hmm~ I think he'll suffocate if I leave him alone... Is it necessary to chase him with icicles?"

"...Hmm~ You want to teach the cheaters a lesson? To scare them?"

"Stop analyzing calmly. Can't you just help save people quickly?"

Seeing Hajime tilting his head leisurely and questioning him, Shizuku pleaded with him, half crying.

Kaori couldn't bear to watch, so she gently stroked Shizuku's shoulder and said:

"Shizuku-chan, I think that icicle was probably used by someone to chase someone who had escaped. So, if you leave it alone, it won't be attacked."

"That's just your speculation—"

"Besides, it's okay, Shizuku-chan."

"Kaori?"

Kaori seemed incredibly confident. Shizuku, worried that Ryuutarou might be impaled in a matter of seconds, quickly shifted her gaze between Kaori and Ryuutarou.

Kaori clenched her fists in front of her chest, striking a cute pose, and said to Shizuku with a smile:

"As long as someone has just died, they can be resurrected! Just like me!"

"That's not the kind of question, is it!?"

If it were the Kaori of the past, she would have firmly stated that she would never let him die.

Shizuku's expression seemed to say: You've changed since falling in love... The gentle Kaori from before is no longer there...

Incidentally, as long as soul magic and regeneration magic are used, it is indeed possible to resurrect within a few minutes after death.

That being said, resurrection takes a considerable amount of time, just like it took Kaori five days. Although they have become somewhat proficient now, so they may be able to shorten the time a bit, the magic power consumption is enormous.

If he spent several days and even used up all the magic power stored in the magic crystal to revive Ryuutarou, it would be a waste of both time and magic power.

So, Hajime ignored Shizuku and the other two who were deeply shocked by Kaori's words and actions, pulled Kaori's shoulder, and winked at Yue.

Just by saying this, Yue and Kaori understood Hajime's intention and nodded slightly in response.

Yue shrugged as if unable to bear it, then reached out to the hexagonal icicle that was sealing Ryutaro.

"—[World Piercing]."

A portal for space transfer opened before Kaori's eyes, and a paired light film served as an exit, unfolding in front of the hexagonal icicle that enveloped Ryutaro.

"Ryutaro-kun needs to change his bad habits too."

Kaori frowned, spread her silver wings, and shot a large number of silver feathers into the portal.

Silver feathers flew across space, fluttering around Ryuutarou. They latched onto the hexagonal icicles, unleashing their ferocious decomposition power without reservation, melting them in the blink of an eye.

Perhaps judging that the prey would escape if this continued, countless icicles growing from the surrounding ceiling finally shot towards Ryutaro.

"Don't even think about it!"

Kaori's palm, originally pointed at the ceiling, swirled, clenching into a fist as if grasping a hexagonal icicle. Instantly, the remaining silver feathers, after dispersing, swirled around the hexagonal icicle, enveloping it like a cocoon. This was the silver feathers' absolute barrier, disintegrating everything they touched.

In order to break through this barrier, Hajime was forced to use the electromagnetic accelerator Pile Bunker, so it was impossible for him to withstand a mere icicle sweep.

Seeing Ginyuchan inevitably turning the icicle it hit into dust, Hajime suggested to Kaori that they teach Ryuutarou a lesson for causing them so much trouble.

"Kaori, while you're melting the icicle, try breaking up that idiot's crotch as well."

This is a new crotch crush that only Kaori can do.

"Nagumo! How dare you say such a horrible thing!"

Kouki reacted faster than Kaori, shielding his crotch with his hands, a trembling expression on his face, thinking, "Are you really a man too?!" Shizuku and Suzu, having initially breathed a sigh of relief at seeing Ginyu's combined attack and defense, now opened their eyes wide in surprise.

Now is the critical moment of whether a new manly woman will be born in this world. If this continues, Ryutaro who speaks like a manly older sister will be born.

Kaori blushed and said:

“Hip, hip… I, there’s no way I could do something like that! Hajime-kun is so lewd!”

Hearing about the horrible act of dissecting the crotch, Kaori didn't feel terrified but embarrassed for some reason.

There was a subtle deviation in the point where Kaori felt embarrassed. Yue gave her a cold look, scolding and complaining:

"...What's so erotic about dissecting a crotch? Kaori, you're overreacting to it, you stuffy bitch."

"No, that's not it, Yue! To break it down, I have to touch your crotch with the silver feather. It's indirect, but isn't that the same as asking me to touch Ryuutarou-kun's crotch? That's really lewd!"

"...No matter how you try to explain it, the fact that you overreacted to your crotch and blushed is indisputable. You pervert."

"Yue is just trying to frame me as a pervert! I have no interest in crotch at all!"

“…Oh, you’re not interested in Hajime’s crotch either?”

“!? Well, that’s… how should I put it… um, a little bit…”

"...Hmm, you're a pervert with an unusual interest in crotches, you crotch master!"

“That’s too much! That nickname is too much no matter how you look at it! Hajime-kun! I really don’t have an excessive interest in crotch! Seriously! You have to believe me!”

"Ah~ Okay, I get it. It's my fault for bringing up this topic. You two should stop talking about your crotch and your crotch. Look, Kaori, your childhood friends are all at a loss, to the point where words can't describe it."

After hearing what Hajime said with a helpless look on his face, Kaori turned around and looked at Kouki and the others. They were indeed doing the same as Hajime said.

"That innocent Kaori actually..." Kouki muttered to himself, turning his head away as if to escape reality, his eyes wandering. Ling's face flushed red as she said, "Xiao Xiangxiang, you are too naughty..."

As for Shizuku, she looked at Kaori with a somewhat lonely expression, yet also seemed happy about her daughter's growth, like a mother's loving expression.

Kaori couldn't help but shudder. If she continued like this, even her childhood friends might think she was a pervert who cared too much about her crotch!

So she hurriedly opened her mouth to defend herself, but...

"Listen to me! I'm not—"

“Aaaaaaaaaaaa!? It hurts!?”

A mournful cry came from above. Kaori remembered that sound; it was, to be clear, Ryutaro's cry.

Everyone looked up in surprise, only to see that the icicles had ended, replaced by a feather cocoon shining with silver light.

From this situation, Hajime and the others immediately realized why Ryutaro screamed, and they suddenly turned around to look at Kaori.

"Eh? Ah! Ryuutarou-kun, I'm sorry~~!!"

Kaori panicked and untied the silver feather cocoon.

Perhaps it should be said that as expected, Ryutaro appeared with his eyes rolled back and his body in tatters.

It goes without saying what happened. The hexagonal icicle had already disintegrated, but Kaori was so busy explaining herself that she accidentally forgot to deactivate her ability, and as a result, Ryuutarou inside the icicle was also slightly disintegrated.

Ryuutarou fell unconscious, like a puppet with its strings cut. Ling cried out, "Oops! ── 'Light Cycle'!" and caught Ryuutarou with a net of light.

Then, she transported Ryutaro to where everyone was, pulled the light net over and took a look, and she immediately let out a cry of "Eh!?"

"Hate, hate, Ryuutarou-kun is a pervert!"

I don't know if Ling meant to say "Oh no" and said it by mistake, or if she really meant to say "pervert."

Judging from the fact that she couldn't help but untie the "Light Wheel" and throw Ryutaro aside, the latter is very likely.

"Ryuutarou...why is it so tragic?"

As Kouki had said, Ryuutarou's condition could truly be described as "miserable." His clothes were tattered, practically half-naked, which begs the question, "Who benefits from seeing him half-naked?"

The most serious damage was to the crotch. The vital part itself was intact, but the clothes in that area were torn and exposed with a defense of 0.

The muscular man is half-naked (his important parts are completely naked)...

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