Chapter 108
“how is it?”
“Looks like it’s not working. … … Does the auror class teach that kind of thing too?”
“I learned personally. Why are there magic traps in places like dungeons?”
The traps in the dungeon, unlike these pranks, had a rather nasty nature.
There are also things that cast an instant death spell just by touching them.
“It’s usually the norm to take a mage along, but that’s not going to happen to everyone. That’s what some mercenary must have thought. The sword does not touch magic, but the sword skill is different.”
“indeed… … .”
Originally, a magic formula that has not yet been activated… … . A collection of mana flows cannot be interfered with by physical objects.
But swordsman is different.
What the sword holds is mana.
If it matches the shape of the sword and integrates it, it can even cut the magic circle.
“But normally, stabbing him like that would be depressing.”
“It’s a trick. I also had a hard time listening and practicing.”
In order to learn that, he said that he went to and from the mercenary guild several times and had a hard time.
There are things you can learn outside of the academy as well.
As if to say that, Lisetta drew back her sword and nodded.
“What does it mean to play a prank like this?”
“I guess so. Well, there are no traces of humans, so the monsters wouldn’t have played such a prank… … . Wouldn’t there be only ghosts at best?”
“Yes? you… … soul?”
“Wherever you go, you will find out the reality of the rumor.”
go fast Because I want to finish the quest before the sun goes down.
When I urged her, Lisetta, who had been bragging and brandishing her sword until a moment ago, had been somewhat absent-minded and hurriedly followed.
“Wait a minute, junior. Now those words… … again… … .”
“Come on! The treasure is in front of me.”
I deliberately pretended not to hear and reluctantly went ahead.
* * *
in the dark.
In a dark place, as if the light of the earth had been forgotten a long time ago, only sound is heard.
Squeak.
Only the regular, low-pitched sound of turning old parchment was heard.
(…….)
The sound stopped.
someone came
‘She’, who was making a sound, stopped what she was doing and paid attention to the place where she felt a sense of incongruity.
(……Have you crossed the barrier?)
It’s not a special skill, well, it’s just a joke at best, but I realized that it was invalidated.
(It’s a big deal.)
It is rare for someone to come to a forgotten underground that no one is looking for.
Fools who have lost their way
Or a prankster who plots mischief.
(How should I greet you?)
There is no sign of displeasure.
It’s as if you’ve found something to change your mind a bit after a boring car.
A voice mingled with faint laughter echoes in the darkness.
(Welcome to my library.)
* * *
game days.
Each facility in Philos Academy gradually increases the number of places you can go as you progress through the scenarios and quests.
Starting with the main building, the classroom training grounds for each class the player chooses, the cafeteria, and more.
A place for various contents, such as a training center for special purposes or a tower of records, will be opened.
‘The same goes for the underground compartment.’
This is also a place to come and go for some reason.
Perhaps the quest that triggers that… … .
(Xian? I think it would be better to step back a little.)
“Junior, what do you have?”
At the warnings from the two that sounded at the same time, I immediately stopped the foot I was about to step on and pulled myself back as if pulling myself.
The moment you feel something flying rapidly in front of you.
“… … You have a quick temper.”
A faint creak was heard along with Lisetta’s murmur.
And the radiance of a curved line that shines once.
It hit and cut off something flying in front of it.
it’s a stone
Debris that was probably blown from part of the wall of an underground facility.
“Dialysis in a place like this?!”
“They keep coming.”
When the surprise attack failed, the opponent did not give up, but seemed determined to push forward openly.
Dozens of stones, which had flown in from just over there, flew in at once this time.
“You’re kidding too much.”
It is a powerful enough tool.
If it fits properly, it might even come out of the bone.
“This time, senpai, please step down.”
“huh.”
Without raising a question, Lisetta retreated behind me holding the sword.
“It’s not a ball, but… … Shall I take it in moderation?”
Hands of black clay.
Originally, magic aimed at holding effect, but depending on how you use it, you can use it for defense like this.
The black clay hand that stretched out from the floor tangled in the rain of catapults and caught it.
“… … hmm. Pretty tight.”
“Junior? Why don’t you let go of the stone you’re holding on to?”
“If you let go, it will almost certainly fly back.”
The reason why he used magic with a holding effect for defense was that this catapult was not an ordinary stone thrower.
burrr.
The hands of clay shaking the stones suspended in the air.
It’s as if you’re struggling.
“Oh oh? Are you stronger than you think? You want to compete with me?”
“what do you mean? Junior?”
“It’s not just dialysis. … … It seems to be controlled remotely with some kind of power.”
As soon as you release the hold, those stones will accelerate again and hit the target.
It is different from the effect attached to my dagger. Active manipulation with a kind of will.
(That’s right. I think I roughly know what Xian is looking for.)
“Will you help me if you know? It’s also quite annoying to hold on to.”
(hehehe, then, let me help you a little.)
Emily emerges from the void.
Let’s stretch out our hands leisurely and wave them lightly as if we were driving away flying insects.
Dooung.
I feel the sensation of something like an invisible wave spreading toward the surroundings.
“How are you?”
“This is enough.”
As I dispelled the magic, the stones that lost their power fell to the floor one after another.
“Junior? What did your familiar do?”
“It simply stopped interfering.”
A little while ago, a kind of will was connected to the dialysis.
A method of handling objects by putting mana on an object and manipulating that mana.
“It’s a theory called mana foldergeist, but is there something similar in the Auror class?”
“Ahh… … . Because we also train to float a wooden barrel on the water and push it purely with mana.”
“I have heard of it. It’s a training called rowing, right? I heard that was tough.”
“Seriously, I vomit.”
A way to manipulate objects by loading mana.
However, upon hearing that explanation, Lisetta tilted her head in a strange way.
“this… … Did you use that mana manipulation?”
At the same time, as she swung her sword, a stone that flew from a blind spot hit the blade and turned it into powder.
It must have been a stone that was outside the range where the cancellation was cut off.
“Is this kind of power coming out normally?”
“It will be difficult.”
It was Emily who answered instead of me.
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“It’s not just about controlling mana… … . A way to share a part of yourself in mana. It’s not something humans can do.”
Emily waved her hand once more, and the same wave echoed as before.
“What this older sister did was just diluting my demonic energy and spreading it thinly around me.”
“… … therefore.”
“In short, he confused the opponent so that he could not send his power.”
Magi itself is a demon that has a will, so it has a great affinity for breaking the phenomena that occur here.
‘In the original game… … There are two opponents with whom the demons have a great affinity, and one is a Elemental Weaver… … And the other one.’
It’s easy to forget because I don’t have to use it often.
With that in mind, I was certain of the rough outline of this quest.
There was no discrepancy.
“I figured it out, so I can fix it right away.”
“already?!”
Lisetta burst into admiration, saying that it was too fast.
“No big deal. In short, find someone who is doing this… … . Because you can do anything.”
“Maybe that’s the most annoying thing.”
“Normally, you’d have a hard time getting out of here.”
A facility that has been taken over by something unknown.
Even if they continued to advance, they would be tricked by traps, illusions, or other attacks.
“I don’t need to find my way any further.”
Exactly, there is no reason to rush around looking for hints to solve the problem.
Do you already know the answer?
“Emily, did you find it?”
“Hmm… … . I think I know the rough way. Just go right.”
Even if the human eye can be deceived, it is difficult to deceive other beings.
Each race has different detailed characteristics, and traps intended for humans do not work for other races.
What if it’s a demon?
I handed over the map to Emily, who checked it and found the right way with her own senses.
“Here it is.”
As she followed Emily’s guidance, she came across a wall.
“It’s a pretty silly joke. It seems to have been hidden by putting a wall in the aisle like this.”
“Because changing the whole road is hard. But camouflaging just one or two walls is enough to make a maze confusing enough.”
It was like that even during the game.
After going round and round several times and collecting hints, only then will you realize the sense of incongruity and arrive at this place.
and… … .
“But if you see through the trick, it’s just a joke.”
When I reach out and touch the wall, my hand goes right through the wall.
As soon as I realized the sense of incongruity, the wall disappeared before I knew it.
“Hey… … . That’s why everyone couldn’t find it.”
“It’s nothing more than a sense of incongruity that even Lisetta-senpai would have realized after making several mistakes. To be honest, the dungeon’s gimmick is more sophisticated and vicious.”
“The question is, who did this prank?”
The tone of Lisetta’s voice subsided slightly.
Some tension and hostility.
“It’s not a monster joke. According to Xi’an’s explanation, it was obviously decorated with willpower.”
Even more so, this wasn’t a dungeon, it was just an area in the academy’s blind spot.
Anticipating an unknown enemy, the atmosphere changes.
“I can’t just let it go.”
“It’s just a matter of catching the culprit and hearing the story.”
“Then, can we just go ahead and destroy it?”
“It could be, but… … . That would be a bit annoying.”
“draft?”
“Then shall we ask right away?”
With a grin, I winked at Emily.
I’ve already seen through it, and I’ve checked it so that the other person doesn’t notice.
“oh? hold on right? Even if it looks like that, it looks pretty prepared.”
“I have no intention of even considering that.”
I know the situation ahead of me.
A chase where you have to attack gimmicks such as traps and hallucinations.
It’s okay to skip the troublesome things.
At my command, Emily shrugs and looks around.
As I said, it is difficult to deceive the senses of other races even if you can deceive the human senses.
Even more so if it’s a demon.
“There it is.”
After discovering what I had instructed, Emily quickly descends.
Somewhere behind us.
-Hey Iik?!
It was as if I could hear the sound of swallowing screams, like faint hallucinations.
Obviously I didn’t hear it wrong.
“Where are you going to run to?”
Emily’s hand grabbed something there and pressed it to the floor.
grip support.
The outflowing demonic energy interfered and revealed its hidden identity.
“… … You were closer than you thought.”
I knew it was there, but I couldn’t pinpoint the exact location either.
I probably wouldn’t have known if it wasn’t for Emily, who had an advantage in terms of s*x characteristics, and if she wasn’t at the level of a professor.
“Poetry, Xi’an?! That… … .”
“It is said that when the devil has an advantage, it is typically against the spirits, but in fact, there is one more opponent that is easy to overlook.”
Its shape is revealed, caught in Emily’s grasp.
A translucent girl.
“… … spirit body. Or, it is advantageous against enemies in a state of resentment.”
In short, a ghost.
“In other words, this is the culprit.”