episode_0092
by admin“It’s just an ordinary wall. On the outside, that is.”
“Have you looked anywhere else?”
“Yes. Do you see the pattern on the floor here?”
“Ah~!”
“You might be confused because it’s gold, but I heard from a priest that this is a symbol of evil spirits, so I kept it in my head.”
“Good job. It must have been difficult for someone seeing it for the first time, but you’re amazing!”
“Haha, if we don’t remember that, the whole team will be in danger. It’s a problem because we don’t know, but if you tell us, we will remember and use it like this.”
“This seems to be the right place, but I couldn’t find anything like a device. Honestly, I wondered if there was anything like a device here.”
With ice all around, it was a bit of a ridiculous situation to try to find the device.
“I think I should go back to the mural and do something. It’s just a bare wall with nothing on it.”
“Can I take a look?”
It was Sister Melody who stepped forward at that time.
“Yes, of course.”
“There is a method that heretics often use to avoid the eyes of others. Cockroaches are pretty good at hiding themselves, since they have to hide a lot.”
As Sister Melody’s murderous words began to ring out, divine power began to emanate from her body.
The ability she’s about to use is probably the ability used by the Inquisitor.
I couldn’t hide my curiosity and watched her actions intently.
“The basic ability of the heretics is deception. It is clear that our eyes and senses make us think that this is a wall. But the reality is different.”
The moment the light from her palm hit the wall, we witnessed a sight that made us doubt our eyes.
“Huh?!”
It was clearly a wall, but the moment she put her hand on it, the wall disappeared without a trace.
I had never suspected that it wasn’t a wall before, so I got goosebumps all over my body.
“Wow… I was completely fooled.”
Everyone felt curious and touched the area where the wall had been.
“It is normal for ordinary people to have difficulty recognizing it.”
Sister Melody calmly answered the bewildered people and drew her weapon.
“It’s probably safe since it’s the path they took, but just in case, I’ll move first. If the heretics are up to something, it’d be better if I was the first to notice.”
Perhaps because she had confirmed the great abilities of the heretics, I felt reassured when Sister Melody said she would step forward first.
I have a feeling that even if a living heretic appears right now, Sister Melody will be able to solve it in no time.
“Everyone, gather around!”
Before the leader entered this path in earnest, he called his team members.
“The road is narrow. You may need to be careful when moving.”
“But it’s fortunate that it’s not dark.”
When I felt somewhat prepared.
“Let’s go now.”
“Please take good care of the priest.”
Since the lead was dangerous, I had no choice but to separate from Sister Melody.
“Don’t worry about me and take care of yourself, sister.”
“Yes.”
In fact, Sister Melody was one of the top performers on our team, so much so that there was no need to tell her to be careful.
What if the opponent is a heretic?
What’s the point of talking?
It was natural for them to jump around like a fish in water.
“Do not step on this pattern. Be careful.”
“Uh… Is it because it has the symbol of an evil spirit? Why can’t I step on it?”
The guide, who was following closely behind Sister Melody, wanted to know why she had to be careful.
And my sister didn’t seem bothered by my curiosity and kindly explained it to me.
“If you step on it, you may be cursed. It was installed a long time ago, so I don’t know if the effect is still there, but it’s better to be careful.”
“Wow~ You did something like that to the symbol of the god you worship?”
“Seeing that it activates when stepped on, it seems that they consider stepping on the pattern to be an insult. If they were heretics, they wouldn’t recklessly step on the pattern of their god.”
“Ah~ Then this too is part of a trap.”
“Yes.”
There was excitement in the guide’s voice, as if he felt he had gained new knowledge.
“Wow~ It’s brutal.”
Meanwhile, the person who was supposed to be my escort instead of Sister Melody was following me closely.
But every time I looked around, I was captivated by the gruesome sight I saw, and he asked me a question in admiration.
“Priest, it seems like these guys have set up shop here. If they live like this, hiding in the labyrinth, it will be hard to find them. Is this okay? There is no way to prevent them from doing this again.”
His question was quite sharp.
“Yes, I expect that to be the case.”
“Oh my! Then isn’t that incredibly dangerous?”
“The church is already taking action, so you don’t have to worry. But don’t trust people blindly. Someone could be a heretic and join the party.”
He swiped his arm, perhaps appalled by my warning.
“Wow, this is scarier than hearing about ghosts. That a heretic could be there with a nice face… .”
To the average person, a heretic might seem like a serial killer with slightly psychopathic tendencies.
I feel like such an unpleasant and evil person exists somewhere, but it has nothing to do with me, and the thought of him being so close to me right now makes me think of how I feel when my once-nice neighbor turns out to be a serial killer.
“If you enter the labyrinth with me, you won’t have any problems meeting heretics, so don’t be afraid.”
“Haha! That’s awesome.”
Although Sister Melody was the one entrusted with punishing the heretics, she couldn’t show her weakness to someone she was afraid of.
When I showed confidence that I could solve it in one breath as soon as a heretic appeared, he stopped shivering and smiled as if he was reassured.
‘Ha… Are all those black marks blood?’
But as you continue down the road, the horrific sights created by the heretics become more and more apparent.
Honestly, I don’t think there’s anyone who wouldn’t be scared after seeing something like that.
“Ugh… .”
“Your tastes are amazing.”
Their taste was terrible.
No, it seems like they may have made the road this gloomy on purpose to some extent.
I continued forward along the narrow path made by the heretics.
There were traps, but Sister Melody guided us from the front and destroyed them all, so no problems occurred.
“Here we go again.”
Movement stopped for a moment.
Sister Melody used her power once again, and a new path appeared where there was thought to be a wall.
“Wow~ What the hell are you talking about?!”
The guide was astonished at the sight.
Even if I had been lucky enough to get this far, I would have been helpless in this second illusion.
“What happens if you don’t find this place and go that way?”
“No matter what you imagine, something worse must have happened.”
“… … .”
“But since it was made 300 years ago, it probably wouldn’t have caused immediate death.”
I guess it never occurred to me that those words would make people even more scared.
Anyway, it was none of our concern.
“Here it is.”
“Oh?”
And that seems to have been the final trap.
The passageway, which had previously seemed gloomy, was now completely different, revealing a neatly organized interior.
“Is this the right place?”
The leader looked at the map.
Judging by the way his fingers kept moving around, it seemed like he couldn’t find his way around.
I briefly went ahead of the group and walked next to the leader.
“Can I take a look for a moment?”
“Ah! Thank you.”
The leader welcomed me as if he were alive.
The guide was looking at the map and suggesting a candidate, saying, “This is the place.”
“It seems like this…but it doesn’t seem like this…?”
“Isn’t it here? It’s marked next to here.”
“Um… .”
I also focused on the map and tried to figure out where we were.
and.
“Here it is.”
I pointed to the wall on the outskirts.
“Here?!”
“Um… Priest, there is no way here.”
It’s understandable that people would look at me strangely since I pointed to the wall right away.
But I was sure this was the place because I knew why.
“It doesn’t seem like we followed the official route. This area seems to be correct. I’m not sure, so just use it as a reference.”
But I did say in words that it wasn’t certain.
Because if I said it with too much confidence, I thought it would make them keep checking the map.
“Since the priest said so, I think it’s worth checking.”
“That’s right. Up until now, what the priest said on the map was always right.”
I went through the process of checking the surrounding roads on a map centered around the place I took the picture.
and.
“Nothing more to say. This is the right place.”
“You shouldn’t call me a guide in front of a priest. You’re so good at reading maps.”
“I just got lucky this time. What do I know about maps?”
He strongly advised the guides not to trust his words too much in the future, saying that only the Ice Castle was special.
“There are two experts in the first place, so it’s strange for me to come forward. This case is related to heretics, so please don’t trust me too much.”
“Okay, I understand. But if you know anything like this later, please tell me.”
“Yes.”
Fortunately, the guides didn’t seem offended or embarrassed by my meddling in their work.
Thanks to that, my heart feels much lighter.
“This seems like the right way to go, so let’s take a look!”
Now that you’ve found your way to the secret room, what more is there to hesitate about?
We gathered together and moved diligently to find the entrance to the secret room located a little distance away.
Everyone seemed to be tired even though they had been looking around several times to see if it was difficult.
Well, it was strange that I didn’t turn my eyes away from the treasure right before my eyes.
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