323 – [5] Alternatives underground
#323
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Ten days and one day have passed since I was trapped here.
It was a meaningless day where time was scattered in the air.
Walking around the 5th floor.
Study a little for the test using the notebook in my bag.
Playing with a stick.
Drink plenty of water.
Enjoy a rough workout with Shannon in case you feel sluggish.
Actually, at some point, most of it was exercise.
The good news was that my stamina and strength did not decrease much.
“It seems like I’ve lost a bit of weight… ….”
Of course, it would not have increased.
But this was the biggest problem.
The exam period is just around the corner, and I’m working out here with Shannon.
The word ‘Failure’ or ‘F’ seemed to flash in my eyes.
In fact, if Cheonma-ri or Ines had come to rescue him in time, he wouldn’t have to worry about this.
But now I couldn’t even feel any pretense of popularity.
Of course, it could have been because this was a deep, dark place called the 5th floor underground.
They are searching for us on the first floor, but it is too far for vibrations or voices to reach us.
“Even so, this isn’t right.”
“What is it?”
“The rescue team still hasn’t come.”
First, a thousand horses.
My childhood friend has been missing for 10 days. Where on earth is he and what is he doing?
First of all, considering that he would whine about not having dinner, he would have started a search on the day he was trapped here.
Even if I didn’t eat while having a keyboard battle on the Internet, it would have been normal if I had noticed the next day and started a search.
Furthermore, I heard the entire explanation of what was going on, and since the client was my grandmother, there wasn’t a lot of information.
Crucially, I had manpower and money in my hands.
With just a little effort, I could quickly get to this place.
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But looking at the fact that I haven’t even noticed a nose puffing up until now, it seemed like they weren’t trying hard.
Ugh, I guess I’ll have to say something when I get home later.
Or they could actually confiscate the dinner.
“Huh, then Ines should at least come.”
Next is Ines.
I sent him to the ground with everything he could.
However, they were not provided with food and water to last this long.
What they gave us was at most three or four days’ worth of food and water.
It is physically impossible to endure for 10 days when the spiritual pressure disappears.
Therefore, there were three possibilities as to why it did not come this far.
First.
We returned safely and didn’t have to worry about food or water.
But if it had been like this, they would have come to the rescue a long time ago.
There is at least a justification that the rescue point was confused because Cheonmali was on the 5th floor underground.
But Ines clearly saw this coming.
Even if you are a discriminator who believes in the pound-and-pound law, you are not an asshole—
“Hey, Mr. Shannon. “Mr. Shannon, what do you think of people who like the pound-pound method and who discriminate against others?”
“Bad head…… ?”
Ah!!!
This bastard didn’t forget how to come or go back, right?
Suddenly, Ines’ theory of illness suddenly began to gain strength.
Because of this, I wanted to scream right away.
No.
No.
Once you’ve met a thousand, it’s quite possible to get this far…….
But I don’t know because I’m a regressor with a strange mental state.
Regressors and protagonists are really unhelpful.
This is why the Earth is destroyed by the World Tree.
So, it didn’t seem like it was the first time.
Even if I mobilized all my mental power to turn the happiness circuit, there was no persuasive power.
Next, second.
He is still wandering somewhere in Chareltea.
It was also a situation where persuasiveness became possible when connected to the first.
It could have been so if stupid Ines had gotten lost.
Of course, you could say that wandering around the Shareltea campus for 10 days is just what it is.
What we are talking about here is not ‘Shareltea Campus’ but ‘Shareltea’ itself.
Maybe I took a wrong turn and ended up wandering somewhere far away.
He may seem like an asshole, but Ines is an asshole, so it was a possibility that he might be like that.
“Umm, Mr. Shannon, can I ask you one more thing?”
“What is it…” … ?”
“What do you think is the probability that Ines is lost and wandering somewhere in Charelle Thea and not being able to call her rescue team?”
“Oh, no matter what. “Do you think Ines would be that stupid?”
“… ….”
“…… “You’re not a fool, are you?”
I don’t know.
I actually felt like an idiot discussing this.
I’m sorry, Mr. Shannon.
Then exclude the first and second.
Now all that’s left is…… Third.
No different.
The hypothesis was that Ines was dead.
They said there was an enemy outside, but he either got caught or died in a fight…… Well, that’s a possibility.
To be honest, it was the most plausible.
That means he died cleanly before anything could be done.
A corpse cannot speak or act, so it has no choice but to naturally end up in this situation.
However, there was one problem with this logic.
No matter how weak Ines is, she is not at the point where she is killed in vain by the knights.
Moreover, my physical abilities have become quite strong recently.
In terms of muscular strength, he was stronger than Shannon and similar to or slightly weaker than me.
Because there was a protective shield there, the possibility of dying was infinitely low.
I don’t think I’m turning on the happiness circuit too much, but I had to turn on the happiness circuit for Ines’ death.
If this cub dies, a thousand birds will have to play the main character.
I would rather entrust the fish to a cat, but I couldn’t entrust such an important task to a returner.
Perhaps, as soon as the World Tree is hit, a disaster like Cheonma Punk 2077 may occur.
In that case, I will be reduced to a lifetime private company of Nartica Corporation by the Heavenly Demon who has become too strong.
I would rather commit seppuku.
With that kind of relationship, I can’t even imagine Ines losing.
Because my life is ruined.
“…… But then it suddenly occurred to me. Ines didn’t die like a fool, right?”
“Probably not. “I hope so.”
Can-am, nothing like that.
And even if I died, it wasn’t to the point of being completely hopeless.
Even in the main game, if you die after a certain point, you can only come back to life once.
It’s a problem because it’s a route that goes straight to the bad ending.
Anyway, even if I died, there was not 0% hope, but about 0.000001%.
The number was as high as the truffles used in truffle snacks.
It was worth holding on to this level of hope.
That’s why I didn’t think any more about Ines.
First of all, the priority was to think about how to get out of here.
“Shannon, please get dressed.”
“Yes? “Are we not doing this anymore?”
Shannon cocked her tail as if she was startled.
Is that important now for this dragon friend? ….
I shook my head in ambiguity.
“No matter how I look at it, it seems like a waste of time to just stay like this. “I think it’s better to try something and if it doesn’t work, wait.”
“Aha.”
* * *
First of all, in order to do something in the current situation, an exit to the outside had to be opened.
Let’s say the freight elevator is too small to be used, and the only thing left is the original entrance.
Although it is wide open.
I looked at the doorway blocked by a stone.
“First, I need to look at the items taken from the knight’s corpse.”
Loots taken from the killed guys.
I picked up some scroll-like papers.
“Shannon, what kind of scroll do you think this looks like?”
“Uh…… Judging by the magic circle, it looks like a scroll with something exploding…….”
Exploding scroll.
It was clear that the explosion scroll they traded with not long ago was similar to the explosion scroll the knight used while running away.
I picked up the scroll and walked towards the door.
Then, he took out a piece of tape from his bag and attached it to the stone in the way.
“Hey, over there. Mr. Sian, what are you doing? ….”
“I will blow away the entire stone with the explosion scroll. “I don’t think there is any other way now.”
“Ah…… Sleep, wait?! Then what will you do with the aftereffects of the explosion?!”
“For that, Mr. Shannon, you need to use water school magic well to prevent the explosion from sticking to the wrong place.”
“… ….”
It was a difficult request, but I still had to do it.
There was no other way.
Shannon was embarrassed and used water school magic.
Soon, the walls, glass, and pillars on both sides of the hallway were covered with water.
“Yeah, but no matter how I look at it, I can’t stop the explosion…” ….”
“Then please make it thicker.”
“Huh?!”
Please be patient even if it is a little difficult.
Anyway, you made sure to replenish your nutrients over the past few days.
If you look at Shannon’s skin now, it’s hard to tell whether it’s dragon scales or human skin.
It is so smooth that it is even more difficult to tell when you touch it.
For that reason, I trusted Shannon.
Shannon looked at me with earnest eyes, and his eyes fluttered.
After a few minutes, he continued to use magic as if he was using evil.
The water wall to withstand the explosion became even thicker.
“Hehe, hehe, hehe…” … This is enough…… Is it possible?”
“Oh, please build a water wall here too so the explosion doesn’t come in our direction.”
“Yes… ….”
As soon as Shannon finished her last task, she approached the scroll she had pasted.
I counted the numbers in my head and immediately tore them up.
“Mr. Shannon! Far! “Run far away!”
I quickly ran away.
After a few seconds, there was a popping sound and flames and smoke spread out in all directions.
However, it did not spread widely.
This was because everything was blocked by Shannon’s magic.
“Are you done?”
“Uh…… Huh? Okay, that’s okay?!”
The stone that had been blocking us for several days was broken in vain.
If I had known this would happen, I would have blown it up and cleaned it up a long time ago.
As soon as the smoke cleared, Shannon and I headed through the door.
Contrary to what I had hoped for, the situation beyond the door was not so good.
“Gye, the stairs… ….”
“There isn’t one. “It seems like everything has collapsed.”
Cancel the statement that you should have exploded it a long time ago.
It was a situation where it was a question of whether I should do this or not.
I have nowhere to go anyway.
Even if the door opens, what is the use?
“Wait a minute.”
No, maybe not.
I looked downstairs, beyond the darkness, where magical power was strangely flowing.
“Shannon, is there anything you can use as a substitute to give us now?”
“I guess I’ll have to look for that…… “I don’t think there’s anything in particular, right?”
Even though going up is difficult, going down is possible with just a rope.
First of all, since there was no other place I could head to, it seemed like the right thing to do.
I went out with Shannon to look for something to use as a rope.