episode_0312

“I have no idea what to do.”

Standing in the endless hallway, Arthur clutches his face and makes an irritated voice.

“Whether it’s a clue or a hint, there has to be something right, right? Lucy Alln.”

It’s been half a day since I conquered the fourth room of the Dungeon Studies test.

Arthur and the others still couldn’t find a way to move forward.

It was good until I remembered that the first hallway and the fourth room might be related.

I thought that if I tried various things focusing on the differences between the two hallways, I would eventually find a thread to escape the labyrinth, and if I followed it, I would be able to reach the next room.

However, the thread that I thought was glimmering before my eyes only ran away into the distance as time passed and did not allow the group to catch it.

For half a day after first entering this room, Arthur and the others tried everything they could think of.

I wondered if there might be something about the positions of the various furniture, decorations, and portraits in the first hallway.

I walked around the hallways and tried dispelling and purifying, wondering if there was anything hidden there.

I tried attacking hallways and lights, wondering if I should destroy them.

Trying to get the picture frames and decorations from the first room.

Even if I run blindly hoping there will be an end, I will see it.

I looked around the three rooms again to see if I had missed anything during my previous dungeon raid.

He even went so far as to directly recite Lucy Alln’s provocation written on the back of the note.

All of those attempts only increased Lucy’s irritation and did not help her in conquering the dungeon.

Suddenly, Arthur and his group had wasted half a day pointlessly.

“Damn. What on earth are we missing?”

While Arthur was holding his head and making an annoyed voice.

Frey was striking the wall with his sword with a slight frown. It’s like thinking that if I keep going like this, the wall will break one day.

Faby approached Arthur, who seemed ready to explode at any moment, and soothed his anger. They say that if you lose your composure, you will only fall into a deeper abyss.

And Joey.

I was in the middle of the hallway, staring blankly into the darkness of the endless hallway.

It’s so overwhelming.

I think we’ve tried everything we can think of right now, but why can’t we find even the faintest clue?

Joy, who couldn’t help but feel the frustration that was building up in her, took a step forward without thinking.

“Huh?!”

And then he tripped over his own feet and fell forward.

Arthur sighs at the sight of Joey falling forward with a thumping sound.

“Are you trying to relieve the heavy atmosphere in that way? What a tearful sacrifice.”

“…Still, I fell, so please be a little worried.”

“What do you have to worry about? There’s no way you could get hurt like that, because you’re so strong. iced coffee. I have to worry that the impact of the fall might throw me off. Because that’s a bit difficult.”

“3Prince. Taking your anger out on me is a bit…”

Discomfort.

In some ways, it’s a very minor and insignificant feeling of discomfort.

However, because the situation is so desperate for even the smallest clue, it is a feeling of discomfort that cannot be overlooked.

When Joy stops speaking and closes her mouth, Arthur, who was sarcastic just a moment ago, looks at her.

“…that. joy. I’m sorry. I mean.”

“Prince.”

“Uh. Huh?”

“This is a story about when you attack the third room again. You said that the first room and the third room are similar.”

“Uh huh. It did. It’s about finding a place to attack and finding something to defeat. Isn’t it the same in that it requires observation skills?”

“So, you guessed that the second room and the fourth room might have something in common.”

“I said that. You know. That speculation yielded no results.”

It was a few hours ago that Arthur made that guess.

From then on, he tried to find commonalities between the second and fourth rooms, but in the end, Arthur’s guesses left no results.

“No. Maybe that’s right.”

Until now.

“Huh?”

“Yes. that’s right. When I think about it that way, all the strangeness I’ve felt so far comes true.”

Joy, lost in her own thoughts, blurted out whatever came to mind without paying attention to the gaze or voices of those around her.

Since Joy is a noblewoman who always strives to be perfect, she has a magician’s unique eccentricity that is difficult to find.

“If this whole room is a hallucination, that would explain everything!”

Arthur, who had known her for a long time, knew that she sometimes flashed as much as she trembled, so he focused on her voice.

“Why is this room strangely larger than the other three rooms? It’s simple! Because this place we see is fake!”

“The fact that the walls and decorations here are not damaged can be explained by thinking that it is similar to our inability to defeat the wolf!”

“Why didn’t Lady Aln leave any clues? Because that itself is a clue! The fact that there are no clues found elsewhere makes it strange in itself!”

Joy, whose voice was excited, soon realized that the eyes of the other three people were focused on her, so she quickly took out a fan and covered her slightly red face.

“Keep talking. This is the name of the 3 princes.”

“That. Do you remember what was at the end of the first hallway?”

“Okay. There was a cradle there. With a ridiculous note saying that in order to get out of the labyrinth, you have to find an exit.”

“A cradle is a place where a baby sleeps, right? It is clear that the corridor that ended above continued again.”

“…Dream! This hallway is a dream!”

“Yes. We are probably trapped in a dream now.”

“If this place is a dream, the meaning of the note is clear! To get out of the labyrinth, you have to find the exit! So what should I do to get out of the dream?”

Big shock. A shock so strong that it made me jump out of bed.

“Then it could not be possible that Lucy Aln deliberately taught us how to escape the dungeon!”

“You probably prevented yourself from passing through this room by harming yourself. Not only did it hinder the strategy, but it also gave a hint.”

“Was the reason he left the provocative comment behind it was to prevent people from feeling weird about giving him that note? haha! I thought it was just to make fun of us, but was there a reason? What happened! It doesn’t matter what the reason is! The important thing is that what we need to do has become clear!…”

After reaching the answer, Arthur suddenly realized one thing and turned his attention to Joey.

There was Joey, smiling mischievously beyond the fan.

“ character. It’s time to wake up.”

“A moment. joy. I apologize again. I am very sorry for getting angry at you just now.”

“Me. joy. I’m also sorry for nagging you a while ago. You know I said this because I was worried about Joy, right?”

“I don’t know, but I’m really sorry too.”

“Hehe. Everyone. Prince. Do I seem like the kind of person who would put personal feelings into something like this?”

“Aren’t your eyes full of personal emotions right now? Sleep! Stop! okay! I will wake up myself! So!”

“Saint. If something goes wrong, save me.”

“Mmm. If it’s okay with me then, I’ll try my best.”

“Let’s begin.”

“Why don’t you tell me to stop? ”

*

I was told by Adri to be careful, but that didn’t mean there was anything I could do.

I’m also paying attention to my surroundings!

I’m breaking out in a cold sweat under other people’s harsh gazes!

But then what do you do!

Mesugaki’s skill is overpowering me!

All I can do now is pray that the people who saw the first hint are so upset that they don’t see the second hint!

When I returned to the academy, grumbling with a surge of resentment, I turned to where the dungeon studies test was being held instead of heading to my room.

‘…Please don’t turn me into such trash.’

If this had exploded once and it was a horse bomb, I would have just set it off and dealt with the explosion, but that’s not the case with this!

It’s an earthquake! Even after you’ve cooed once, the effects remain and you’ll continue to coo!

‘anyway! ‘I’m not coming here to be grumpy!’

‘…I’m curious. How far have they reached now?’

The last time I checked was right before I took my first test.

At that time, the fourth room had already been conquered.

I felt proud to see Arthur Party’s name written at the top of the leaderboard, ahead of Kurten and Cecil.

Those are the kids I raised! It was to the point where I wanted to brag to someone.

Of course, I had no place to brag about, so I had to bury my joy in my heart.

Well, anyway, Arthur and his group reached the fourth room in the morning. We should have reached the fifth room by now.

‘…Grandpa knows me very well.’

What grandpa said is right.

I’m just curious to see what they will say when they get past the fourth room. That part was made with a lot of care.

I want to hear praise, even if it means bowing down!

I want to be recognized for doing a good job!

‘Wouldn’t you say so?’

It’s true that the gimmick of the fourth room seems a bit confusing, but it’s so easy that once you figure out how to do it, you’ll get annoyed.

I don’t think it’s difficult enough to hold on to it so far.

‘Grandpa has a habit of underestimating other people.’

I, who was a rotten member of Soul Academy, stood out too much, but the talents of those around me were by no means weak.

Look at those who grow rapidly as soon as they change their training method.

Joey was already able to use magic that combined various magic circles that could only be used in the middle of his second year.

Frey was able to manipulate Aurors freely.

In the case of Fabi, he is also growing rapidly by learning from Bishop John.

Even Arthur, who grows slower than them, is only slightly slower in training both sword and magic.

In both of them, they are showing enough results to easily surpass the level of a first-year academy student.

I, as a rotten person who looked at the characters through the monitor, and now, as someone who has seen their desperate efforts from the side, can vouch for this.

These people are geniuses. These are people who sparkle with their talents.

Could it be that those people haven’t gotten past the fourth room yet?

‘Not at all.’

I shook my head without hesitation, and my grandfather let out a soft laugh.

‘…What do you mean?’

no. hey. Grandpa. Could you please stop treating me like a child?

It’s a story you don’t need to know. That attitude really pisses me off, doesn’t it?

I had a feeling that I should hear a proper explanation from my grandfather, but unfortunately, that feeling disappeared without leaving any trace.

‘…Iknow, right.’

Soul Academy Dungeon Studies Test Center leaderboard. A board with numerous names written on it, installed to encourage competition for the first target.

What’s written at the top of that place is no one else’s name.

[Arthur Party: Currently conquering the 5th floor]

It was my friend’s name.