episode_0023

“[Time and space setting current and labyrinth dimension, reverse individual status with ‘words of multi-healing’. Number of individuals 2. Base time 300 seconds.]”

“Two at 10 o’clock! [Coordinates x 2774, z 34, y 209. Speed 22! Boiling acid arrows!]”

“Your Highness the Princess!”

“Leave it to me!”

The next day, after finishing camping, the battle continues as you head deep into the labyrinth.

Since it was a labyrinth that served as a tutorial, there were quite a variety of monsters and the methods of dealing with them were different for each.

Normally, this would be a place where you would be given detailed instructions on how to deal with such monsters, but since there is no such thing in reality, you have no choice but to deal with it on your own.

“You, that guy is trying to scream!”

At Lulu’s urgent cries, I start using my magic again.

“[Space-time setting current and labyrinth dimension, sound blocking setting, space size 8, time value 60 seconds.]”

It quickly creates a space of silence centered around a monster that stuns its opponents by screaming.

The bastard’s screams dispersed within the space of silence, and Elfin quickly threw himself into the space, taking care of the surrounding stragglers, and escaped.

“Are you done?”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“I don’t understand. The closer you get to the depths, the more monsters appear.”

As Elfin said, as you progress through the labyrinth, the number of monsters begins to increase and traps become more frequent.

“I don’t know about other teams.”

“Most people would have gotten out early if they were at this level. We came this far because we are at this level.”

At Lulu’s words, Ion looks into the vision tool temporarily given to upperclassmen to assess the situation.

“When we finished the labyrinth last year, we killed a little over 30 monsters, but now we’re already over 150, Lulu. We’re not even halfway through the labyrinth yet, are we?”

“At this rate, I have to march until night to get halfway there?”

Lulu examines the artificial sun and shadows attached to the labyrinth ceiling and makes an estimate.

“What would you like to do, Your Highness the Princess. And your junior.”

Elfin seemed troubled by Ion’s question, but I answered immediately while burning the magic grass to recover the spell slot I had just consumed.

“You have to go no matter what.”

At my answer, Ion looked at me as if he needed an explanation, and Lulu looked dumbfounded. Elfin had a face filled with pure curiosity.

“Once you enter the labyrinth, if you can’t get to the depths, your male pride won’t survive… That’s a joke.”

Ion bursts out laughing at my joke.

“I just don’t want to give up.”

Lulu, who seemed about to snap at me about my real reason, looks momentarily troubled.

“…It’s an absurd opinion, but I agree with Ain’s opinion. The world’s best Lulu Anastasia gave up on the mock labyrinth practice? That’s ridiculous.”

As she said that, Lulu took out a blue vial from her bosom and drank it in one gulp. It was a dirty expensive potion that restored a lot of spell slots.

“Go unconditionally.”

“I agree. It’s still doable. If you give up halfway, the Empress won’t like it either.”

Elfin also agreed, releasing both shoulders, and Ion nodded with a grin before leading the way again.

30 minutes after we had vowed to ourselves, the four of us were running like crazy, going the opposite direction we came from.

“Gasp, gasp, run faster! That passageway from before!”

“Didn’t Ain tell you to stop earlier! Marquis Youngae!”

“Okay, hehe, hehe, let’s run!”

A rock three times the size of a person was rolling madly from behind, and we barely managed to escape by running safely to a curved passage.

And then another hour later, another battle.

But something difficult happened.

“Fuck, next to Ion! [Coordinates x4733, z 33, y…]”

“Ugh!”

Before Lulu could even use her defensive magic, the fire-wielding monster’s attack burst out from the left side of Ion, who was defending the front, and Ion’s entire left arm was burned black beyond the shield!

“Senior Ion!”

In a hurry, I kicked the guy with the Iron Foxtrot technique I learned from Hoyo, and the Elfin Princess quickly cleaned him up by cutting him in half.

After some time has passed and the monsters have been cleared out, Lulu hurriedly runs over and examines Ion’s left arm.

“Fuck, my whole left arm is burned… Even if I go back to the labyrinth entrance like this, I’ll run out of time…”

Perhaps what Lulu couldn’t continue was, ‘Even if you recover, you won’t be able to use your left arm.’

“Ugh…ugh, haha…it’s fortunate that it’s my left arm…”

“You crazy bitch, you think you can do it without your left arm?! Damn, this can’t be recovered without level 4 ‘advanced healing’…!!”

Even though I am a recovery magic specialist, Lulu didn’t say anything to me. Naturally, if a male recovery magic specialist can use only level 2 spells at the first-year level, all the nobles will try to take their daughters with them, so level 4 spells are out of the question.

…that’s what it would be like for a normal person.

“Come out, Senior Lulu.”

“You, what…”

Lulu was about to get annoyed by what I said, but when I frowned and glared at her, she became intimidated and quietly left the room.

“Ain, is there any way?”

“…I’m only half joking, but don’t tell anyone.”

“Ugh… Junior, what…?”

He pushes down on Ion, who is trying to get up, and lays him down again. Then he takes out a small vial containing gem dust from the pocket on his forearm, opens the cap, and sprinkles it evenly over Ion’s entire left arm.

“…[Time and space setting Current and Labyrinth dimension, target body part completely reversed to the designated time. Start the activation of ‘Advanced Healing’. Number of entities 1, entire left arm in designated range. Base time 240 seconds, consume pure tanzanite, star sapphire, and ruby powder in return for the reverse.]”

“Wait, wait, you… Don’t lie. A first-year student has a level 4 healing spell?!”

He focuses on healing Ion without caring whether Lulu is shocked or screaming next to him.

“I can’t believe it. There’s never been a time in history when a human of the age of a first-year academy student, and a male at that, used a level 4 spell…”

Elfin was dumbfounded and just stared blankly at me as I healed Ion.

Even though I had adjusted the multiplier in the game settings when starting the game and prepared a study set, I never thought it would have this much of an effect.

Just before the mock labyrinth practice, I used the one level 4 spell slot that I had barely managed to obtain, and a feeling of extreme exhaustion spread through my body.

“My arm… is better. Perfectly. Oh my, junior! ”

As Ion muttered absentmindedly while turning his recovered left arm, I was unable to overcome my weakness and fell on top of Ion, and she carefully supported me and placed me against the wall of the labyrinth.

“…Thank you, junior. This Duke of Ion Moratium owes me a big debt…”

I lost consciousness as I heard her say that…

“… … …A first year academy order for level 4?”

Some time has passed since Ain lost consciousness. It will take some more time for him to come to his senses.

The three females, excluding him, were silent for a long time, and only after Lulu muttered something to herself in a tone of disbelief and disbelief did they finally open their mouths.

“I knew that my junior was extraordinary, but I didn’t know it would be to this extent. How is your highness the princess?”

“I didn’t know either. …But did the Empress see through it exactly…”

Princess Elfin answered Ion’s question like this. I felt that Empress Alexandra was unusually kind to Ain, and it seems that she had figured out his potential in that short period of time.

“I thought it was over when my left arm was completely burned… but I guess I wasn’t destined to quit being a reporter yet.”

As he said that, Ion moved his left arm again, which had been burnt to the point where even his armor and clothes were exposed and even his hair had recovered smoothly.

“What will happen if this becomes known?”

“What would happen, all the nobles in the Perion Empire with titles and daughters would treat him so badly that he would be dragged to the palace by the empress.”

Lulu frowns as if she doesn’t like it and spits out an irritated comment.

Although it was just a passing remark, Princess Elfin thought that Lulu had assessed the situation quite accurately.

It may sound nice to bring in your daughter, but if you were a high-ranking noble, you would do everything possible to keep Ain tied up, even if it meant kidnapping or rape.

And it’s more likely that the Empress will use the Night Raven to block all his trickery and drag him to the Imperial Palace to make him the Fourth Secretary.

The Elfin Princess thought about it that far and then wiped her face with her right hand. Then she blurted out the words that came to her mind.

“If the male is extremely beautiful and his abilities are also at this level, it’s no different from a disaster.”

“There’s also a saying, “a country with a beautiful appearance.” In this case… the saying, “a country with a beautiful appearance” comes to mind.”

At Ion’s words, the three people were again speechless.

Even within the Perion Empire, this level of unrest is expected, and rumors of this are spreading to the Western and Eastern Kingdoms?

One word comes to mind in all three people’s minds.

war.

It is said that it is a beauty that can bring down a country, a beauty that can bring down a country. If you add a peerless state to it, it is easy to predict what the result will be, but it is also difficult to predict it.

“We will have to carry this with us until the day we go to our graves, at least until our junior reveals it himself.”

Lulu, who had been biting her nails at Ion’s words, muttered in a strained voice.

“…Fuck, should I throw away all my pride and dignity and hold onto her by her trouser legs and ask her to do something? If I let her go, her mother and father won’t let her off easy.”

“With your personality? Is that possible?”

Ion looked at Lulu as if he was dumbfounded. However, after seeing the look in her eyes, Ion could not help but express shock on his face.

“Are you… serious?”

“You should try hard too. If you want talent, the next person to be the Empress is the Duke of Moratium.”

“… …”

The three females began to fall into silence again.