313 – [5] A room where you can’t leave until the voyeurism is over
#313
Rustling.
A piece of blood-stained glass was stepped on.
The closed mouth fell upon the silent unpleasant touch.
“Damn, I didn’t know it was here.”
“Huh? “Where is this place?”
“This is one of the places where the Chareltea campus terror attack began. “It’s a place where a pillar of fire rose into the sky.”
“…… “For some reason, one side of the building collapsed, and there was a big depression in the ground.”
Ines ran her fingers under her window frame.
It was covered in ashes and dust, as if showing the horrors of that time.
“Me and Shannon barely managed to survive here.”
“You came out of here alive? No way… ….”
“Where was it? Oh, I guess you saw the terrorist attack happening over there in real time?”
One side of the hallway was blown away miserably.
And next to the place where the plane was tragically blown away, there was a lounge created for cadets to rest and go.
“Then, while confronting a crazy terrorist with other cadets… ….”
“It really exploded?”
“It didn’t explode right away. “I succeeded in subduing that guy.”
The problem was that they prepared very sincerely.
After I subdued him, another guy approached me.
“There was a guy waiting in reserve. “Thanks to that guy, this place was blown away like this.”
I pretended to explode.
The hand then pointed to the elevator at the end of the hallway.
An empty space with no doors or elevator car.
When I headed there and looked down, there was a dented door and a dent as if someone had fallen there.
“I guess it was thrown off and fell this way then?”
“It must have been quite painful…” ….”
“Of course it wasn’t that painful. “Because I was wearing a hunter watch, the shield absorbed all the damage.”
The problem was next.
As I struggled to get underground, some strange things appeared, and I had to fight them fiercely, and then again… ….
“I was running around trying to make a living, and then I met Shannon. “I don’t know where she was captured, but she was in a bag that the knights were carrying.”
When I think about it again, I wonder how on earth I was caught.
Even if she was embarrassed, considering Shannon’s abilities, it didn’t seem like she would have been caught so easily.
Like that, Ines and I looked at Shannon.
Shannon was staring at the floor with a stiff expression on her face.
I looked.
Just as if she was reliving her own dark memories.
Soon, I slowly walked down the hallway as if I was wandering in search of the source.
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“Mr. Shannon? Where are you going?”
“Uh…… “We have to go underground now. Where is he going?”
Either we say so or not.
Shannon took her steps.
The place where the tail finally stopped was a different entrance than the one we entered.
In the corner there, a large container of ice cream was lying upside down, as if someone had stepped on it.
“My Haagen Datsu ice cream… ….”
Ah, I was surprised because I thought something very bad had happened.
It was Shannon’s thing that it was such a trivial thing, she was so insignificant.
“Is this the ice cream you originally wanted to eat, Mr. Shannon?”
“Yes…… But I couldn’t even eat a bite because I was caught in an explosion caused by a terrorist attack…… It was even a limited edition…….”
Limited edition?
The word insignificant means cancellation.
It’s a taste that I thought I’d eat once in my life, but it turned out like this.
As expected, the knights were bad people.
I even listened to the story more.
It is said that he went out and bought ice cream to cool his head during the exam.
A precious bucket of ice cream mixed with sweat and agony.
At least let them have a bite of the limited edition ice cream and then go on a terrorist attack.
Shannon comes face to face with her dark memories from a few months ago.
She stood glumly for a while, then nodded her head reluctantly.
It’s unfortunate, but the attitude is that it’s in the past.
On the other hand, it was a sight that seemed to bitterly alleviate her regret.
It was like that when a woman sighed deeply.
Another woman looked back and forth across her floor with a horrified look at the colored people in her hometown.
“But that’s it. “This place seems a little strange.”
“Huh?”
It’s strange, where on earth is it going?
When I asked that question with my eyes, he alternately pointed to faint footprints on the floor and a crumpled ice cream container.
“The footprint is quite large. “Hunters like us don’t wear shoes this big.”
It was definitely bigger than regular combat boots.
However, even if it was just an article, if it was a long time ago, it would have little meaning now.
Even if this were evidence and footprints, they would not be here.
And looking at the solid footprints, it felt like quite a bit of time had passed.
“It sure looks like someone came here.”
However, it could be used for one purpose.
It was a signpost that led to the point where the knights could gather.
“Let’s follow the footprints first. “It seems like it might get a little blurry in the middle.”
Footprints that fade and then not fade again and again.
I followed that and walked around the inside of the building.
“Umm…… It’s really dark. “Do I really have to go here?”
“I think so. “There are faint footprints at the bottom of the stairs.”
“Let’s see, the sign says…… Uh? “It is said that this is the underground measuring station!”
What on earth did you go to that place for?
No matter how you look at it, it’s a place that doesn’t show any signs of profit.
“First, let’s follow the footprints and move.”
“Yes? “Is it that dark?”
“If it’s dark, you can just turn on the light with magic anyway. Shannon, you know how to do that, right?”
“Yes? Me? “I’m a water school mage.”
He doesn’t seem to know.
What if you’re a wizard by name and don’t know that?
Even though it may be inefficient, I felt like I had to use the Hunter Watch’s features.
The brightness may be low, but it will still be enough to penetrate dark places.
“Wait a minute, I can at least turn on the lights.”
“Oh.”
Ines stepped out of her corner and created a flame at the tip of her finger.
Her brightness wasn’t bad, and we followed her to her basement.
The condition of the stairs could not be said to be very good.
It wasn’t torn apart like boneless chicken, but there were cracks here and there and some of the concrete had collapsed.
“Why did you enter a place like this? “The only people who would crawl into a half-destroyed basement like this are mentally ill people.”
“Isn’t it rather that it is facing downward? “It certainly looks good for avoiding tracking.”
“If that’s the case, I think it would be better to choose a place like the second floor or the forest… ….”
Even some of the stairs were broken, making it difficult to cross.
No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like I was going to have a hard time climbing up.
“Everyone, wait a minute, the footprints lead to this side.”
Then I discovered a suspicious trace.
The footprints pointed beyond the door to the 5th basement floor, not to the lower floor where the stairs still remain.
“Sweet, what is it?”
“Why are you doing this?”
“Magic energy is flowing from downstairs. “Actually, the footprints are towards this side.”
What’s downstairs?
Is it a person? Or is the magic tool broken and emitting magical power?
It was clear that something was strange.
But there was no particular reason to go there right away.
“First, let’s follow the footprints. “I’ll check downstairs later.”
I thought it wouldn’t open because it was twisted, but I was surprised that it actually opened so easily.
And I was surprised once again that, unlike the upstairs, it was quite clean.
“Uh…… ? “The footprints are gone.”
“No matter how you look at it, it looks like someone came and cleaned it periodically.”
For what reason?
For what purpose?
The answer to such a question was not that far away.
I was walking through the hallway of the measurement center, which anyone could tell was suspicious.
The inside of the measurement room is visible from the outside through glass, but the reverse is not possible.
There were a lot of things like sacks and some barrels piled up there.
Because the chair was placed in the middle, it gave off a very suspicious feeling.
But since the door was open, I headed inside.
“It’s written in the language of the Chareltea guys.”
“Do you know roughly what it means?”
“No.”
“I know that too…….”
Then there was no choice but to check the contents.
I pulled the zipper on the side of the battery.
“Huh? Hard bread…… ? Wait a minute, then what about the barrel over there?”
“Huh? “It’s like water!”
“The sack here contains things like raisins.”
Food and water.
If you ask why something like this was placed here, the only thing you can do is explain that it was intended to last for a long time.
“Xian, can I be honest with you?”
“What is it?”
“No matter how you look at it, it looks like those knights have made a base here to rest.”
It was the same when I saw it.
A base created for the purpose of taking a breather when supplies run out.
“Oh, there are medical supplies and such in the bag here. But is this an elixir?”
“I’ve prepared quite a bit… ….”
It was really great stuff.
They are doing this while their own people are starving to death on a large scale.
“There must be more places like this on the Charelletea campus, right?”
“If you think about the number of articles sneaking around campus, it would be more, but not less or none.”
If so, this is a place that needs to be removed later.
Once this incident is over, I will have to bury it completely underground.
However, just in case, I searched other rooms as well.
It was just cleaned up, but there was nothing special to be seen.
This was the only room that could be considered special.
That’s why I had a feeling that contact would occur here, as did the chair in the center.
“Tsk, let’s install the camera first. “It seems unlikely that we will discuss it anywhere else than here.”
* * *
Situation where there are a lot of extra cameras.
Therefore, even though the filming may not have been done properly, I hid it in a place where it would not be discovered as much as possible.
Inside the battery, on a shelf in a corner, between lumps of luggage, etc.
Not only that, but one was cleverly hidden in the hallway and other rooms.
Fortunately, we could have had a conversation somewhere other than here.
Preparations have progressed step by step, and now there is only one thing left.
“But how do we hide?”
“I have a good idea.”
I slowly started fumbling with the wall.
The other two people tilted their heads at me like this.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m looking for a hidden room.”
“Hidden room?”
“Did you not see it during the entrance exam? “An artificial skeleton came out of a hidden space and guided me.”
Shannon and Ines.
It was the first time hearing both of them.
“This is my first time hearing it.”
“Me too.”
“Then…” … Well, you’ll find out later. First, please help me find the hidden room.”
All I had to do was find it.
Then there is no easier spying than this.
How much did they fumble like that?
There was a wall that felt particularly different when pressed.
I immediately looked around.
Then, a very small button caught my eye.
“Huh?”
When I pressed it, the wall slowly opened.
I smiled as a comfortable hiding place appeared.
“Wow…… “You have a really good sense of vision.”
“What…?” … ? Even while attending the academy, I had never seen anything like this…….”
“Although it may be uncomfortable for a while, there is no place safer than here.”
The two agreed.
And Ines took a quick look and headed inside first.
“Hmm, it seems narrower than I thought…….”
“But there is enough space for three people. “You just have to hold on for a moment.”
Next was me.
Afterwards, Shannon came in for the last time and was able to enter all the hidden rooms.
“… ….”
“… ….”
“Oh, wait. “This is a bit too narrow.”
The problem started when Shannon came in.
Is it because it is a space where skeletons and the like stay?
The space itself was so small.
Even if we managed to accommodate up to two people, it was just too cramped for three people.
The good news is that it is not to the point of death.
On the other hand, what is not fortunate is that one of the three of us is particularly bulky.
“Ugh! Wait, this is too cramped—”
“Ke, hehe! Mr. Shannon, just a moment—”
“I’m sorry! Because my tail is so big…… !”
Shannon’s tail.
A brilliant item from the dragon race with a truly beautiful size and volume.
From the moment we accepted it, this place went beyond being simply narrow and turned into the worst space, worse than a chicken coop.
I suddenly found myself being crushed by something big and loud.
We were so close to each other that it felt like we were going to die.
Experiencing the dictionary meaning of ‘compression’ with my whole body was so terrifying.
“Ah, the tail is all in. “I’m closing the door now!”
“Yes, yes?! Sleep, just a moment, I’m dying…… “Ugh!”
A room where you cannot leave until the voyeurism is over.
Save people.