Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today

Originally they were a team of six, and Juro was one of their team members, along with a dwarf.

Juro is a tall man from the Eastern Islands. He is very strong and is the main attacker of their team. Like Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, he only came here to increase his knowledge and hone his martial arts, and had no special needs.

However, when talking about the other party, Maluciel couldn't help but gritted her teeth and said:

"But that damn guy clearly loved Faline so much that he proposed to her before, but now he left the team without permission when Faline needed him the most! And Namari too...!"

"Eh?"

Leos, who was helping Sensi, was stunned for a moment, and said with a blank expression:

"Julang proposed to Fa Lin? Did he like Fa Lin?"

"...That's why I say you are too slow!"×2

Malucile and Chilchak were instantly stunned, and then Chilchak said:

"I know a little about Namari's situation. She has her own difficulties, so there is no need to force her to stay. As for Julang, I think he didn't abandon Falin, but looked for other ways, right?"

"At least I know that he originally came here with his companions from his hometown. Maybe he left the team alone and went to seek help from his companions."

"is that so?"

Maluciel opened her eyes in surprise, and then seemed to think of something:

"If that's the case, why didn't he tell us and then we all returned to the maze together?"

"Who knows."

Kilchak shrugged and said:

"After all, this is just my guess. Maybe the situation on his side is more complicated, or maybe he simply thinks that it is unreliable to continue to follow Leos."

Leos: "?"

"..."

Looking at Laos who looked confused, Maluciel was unable to refute for a moment.

But then, she puffed up her cheeks and said:

"Forget it, Juro, but I'm still angry with Namari, because you even stayed here, Chirchak!"

Hearing her say this, Chirchak was rarely angry, but said with a smile:

"You don't think that I chose to stay because I care about my companions and friendship, right?"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you. The reason why I stay is because my principle is 'collect money first and then work', so I can't escape when something unexpected happens to the team."

"...Eh?"

Malucile was stunned on the spot when she heard this, feeling that her outlook on life had been impacted.

However, at this time, Matthew smiled and said:

"But I think the reason why Mr. Chilchak stayed is because he was worried about Malucile and the others, right?"

"Well..."

Chirchak subconsciously wanted to deny it, but looking at Mashu's sincere smile, he couldn't say it for some reason. He could only turn his face to the side awkwardly, noncommittal.

Seeing this, Maluciel's eyes brightened up again, she came to him with a smile, rubbed his little head and said:

"What~! Chirchak, you are always so dishonest. If you honestly say you care about us, will you die?"

"Stop talking! And don't touch my head. How many times have I told you that I'm not a child——!!"

Chilchak shouted angrily, and after struggling to push Malucile aside, he sighed helplessly.

However, after sighing, he quietly observed Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu with a thoughtful expression.

After a while, he suddenly said:

"Leos, I want to go to convenience, do you want to come with us?"

"Ah, okay."

Laos temporarily put down his work and followed Chilchak out of the camp. After walking along the only remaining corridor to the corner at the end, Chilchak stopped.

Laos was a little confused and said:

"Is it convenient to stay here? Isn't it a little too close?"

"What a convenience!"

Hearing this, Chilchak rolled his eyes at him and said:

"I just asked you to come out and talk about things. Didn't you get the hint from my eyes?"

"Um...is there any?"

Laos scratched his cheek in shame and said:

"But, I really want convenience."

"...We'll talk about it later!"

Chirchak sighed helplessly, then immediately got to the point and asked him:

"What do you think of Ritsuka and Mashu?"

"How about it?"

Leos thought for a while and said:

"They are very strong and kind, and they have helped us a lot. Moreover, Miss Ritsuka also has the same interests and hobbies as me..."

"Okay, there's no need to say anything else later."

Kilchak interrupted his speech and then continued to ask:

"So do you think we should try to invite them to join our team?"

"Invite them?"

Finally, Leos's expression became a little surprised.

They had just seen the strength of Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu, and they were undoubtedly powerful. If they could join the team, their success rate in defeating the Flame Dragon and rescuing Faline would obviously be much higher.

but……

Laos scratched his head and said hesitantly:

"Our mission this time is so dangerous, and we don't have the rewards to pay each other. Even if we want to invite them, they probably won't agree, right?"

"It turns out you are self-aware."

Hearing this, Chilchak couldn't help but complain, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and continued:

"Since they can walk all the way here by themselves, I think they should be like Kikuro, not afraid of facing powerful monsters, even the Fire Dragon."

"As for the reward..."

Chilchak paused and said:

"In fact, I think we may have the reward they want."

"...Monster food?"

"Not that kind of mess!"

Looking at Laos's idiotic look, Chilchak wanted to jump up and punch him hard, but the reality was that even if he jumped up, he couldn't reach the other's head.

So, he could only sigh deeply and explained helplessly:

"It's a map, a map!"

Although their team looks very embarrassed now, in fact, before they were wiped out by the Fire Dragon and Falin was eaten by the Fire Dragon, their team was one of the top adventurer teams on this island.

Because someone recently claimed to have found the entrance to the seventh underground floor, the island owner entrusted them with the task of investigating the existence of the entrance. However, they got lost on the sixth underground floor during the investigation, exhausted their food and physical strength, and unfortunately encountered a fire dragon at that time, which led to their annihilation.

If they were in good condition at that time, he did not think that they, who had conquered dragons many times, would lose to a fire dragon.

Let's get back to the topic.

The map that Chilchak mentioned was the topographic map they drew when they were investigating the sixth underground floor.

Although their luggage and the map were left on the sixth underground floor, it was only a week ago, and it was not difficult for him to restore the map with his memory.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others were simply curious about the maze, and they did not look like people who were short of money. If they wanted to hire them with money, they might not get what they wanted.

However, if they planned to go to the sixth underground floor, or even continue to explore further, then the map they had could help them save a lot of useless exploration time, which was definitely a prop they could not refuse!

This was the only reward they had on hand that they could pay to the other party.