chapter_0180

‘It’s going to be fine,
really.’

As I reassured Grandpa and
continued walking, a wall suddenly blocked our path.

“Even Lady Allen gets
nervous sometimes. To make such a mistake…”

Alsatine seemed to think I had
taken a wrong turn upon seeing the dead end blocking our way.

‘It’s not a mistake.’

“With those sloppy eyes of
yours, it might look like a mistake. Information Seller. How
pathetic.”

I’ve come here several times
doing a true ending speedrun, there’s no way I’d forget the way.

Shrugging off Alsatine’s
comment lightly, I took out a bottle from my inventory.

Inside this bottle is holy
water blessed by Phoebe.

Though it’s true that she
was made a saint by the Church, it’s also true that she possesses
abilities worthy of that title.

The holy water imbued with her
blessing exerts the greatest power in driving away the Aura of the
Evil God.

When I opened the bottle and
sprinkled the water on the wall, it immediately began to melt,
spreading across the floor like melted ice cream.

“What is this?”

Alsatine blinked in surprise
at the suddenly revealed passageway.

As someone with a
thief-related job who prides himself on detecting most hidden doors,
he couldn’t help but be astonished by a gimmick he didn’t know
about.

I felt the same way.

This is a passageway that
can’t be discovered even by levelling up a thief class to the max. It
can only be found by completing all related storylines.

I was so furious when I found
this place while striving to be the first one to get the true ending.

I remember yelling that
logically, hidden passageways should be on the final floor! I even
got complaints from my neighbours.

It wasn’t a fond memory,
thinking back. It really ticked me off.

Before stepping inside, I took
out another item from my inventory.

Earrings that protect from the
Aura of the Evil God.

These too were made by Phoebe.

Ordinarily, I would have had
to buy something less effective for a high price, but Phoebe easily
took care of it for me when I asked.

This couldn’t be done even
in the game.

The real-life Saint is an even
bigger cheat character than in the game.

“Let’s go.”

The dungeon where the Evil God
is sealed is classified as a hidden dungeon that stands alone.

There are many implications to
this, but only one thing is truly important.

No adventurers exist in this
place.

That means I can control all
the variables here.

The monsters lurking in this
place are as strong as those found between the 60th and 70th floors.

Even Karl wouldn’t be able
to handle them alone when they swarm.

But what does their strength
matter? I have no intention of fighting them.

I’ll show you the route I
created through countless trial and error!

It was peculiar.

“There will be an old rock
raising its arm directly ahead, ignore it and keep running!”

Alsatine desperately followed
Lucy, thinking hard.

“There’s a pitfall trap
ahead! Jump over it!”

‘Lady Allen mentioned that
my Master was here.

Hearing that, I assumed she
was trying to prevent the Evil God from being unsealed.

She seeks the good even in the
dark. If she’s alive, she’d surely be working for the sake of the
world.’

“Sloppies! Freeze for 2
seconds! And again…”

‘I also considered the
possibility of seeing the Master’s corpse.

No, I was in denial, but deep
down, I knew this was far more likely.

The fact that the traces of
those who visited the place where the Evil God is sealed completely
disappeared surely means that.

There was also Lady Allen’s
warning not to be surprised by anything.

In all likelihood, I had to
consider the Master dead.’

“Run, sloppies!”

Alsatine thought it wouldn’t
matter either way.

‘If she were alive, I’d be
extremely happy. If I saw her corpse, it would be deeply saddening,
but I’d build a grave and find closure in my heart.

Either way, as long as I could
meet her, that would be enough for me.’

“When I count to three, jump
down! You’re not such cowardly sloppies that you can’t manage
that, are you?”

‘However, strangely, since
entering this place, Lady Allen hadn’t mentioned Master even once.

Only focusing on navigating
the dungeon.

Why was that?’

The first thought that came to
Alsatine was suspicion.

That Lucy might have brought
up his Master’s name to manipulate him.

But Alsatine immediately shook
his head.

If that were the case, she
wouldn’t have even brought up the possibility of meeting the
Master.

The next thought was doubt.

‘Could Lady Allen not be
certain of the exact location? Up to now, Lady Allen had shown her
abilities without reserve. There was no way she wouldn’t know what
was happening in the dungeon.

In that case…’

“Information Seller! What
are you doing!”

Lost in his thoughts, Alsatine
lagged behind, prompting Lucy to yell at him.

It was only then that Alsatine
noticed the falling flames above his head.

‘Damn it. It’s too late to
evade.

In that case, I’ll block it
with my arms to minimise the damage…’

Just as Alsatine prepared to
take the hit, Lucy pulled his neck and shielded him.

Boom!

The flames struck the shield,
causing a massive impact, but the shield held firm.

“You sloppy Information
Seller♡ Are you acting like this on purpose because you want to be
insulted?♡ You’re more perverted than our sloppy mutt!♡ Should I
put a collar on you and drag you around?♡”

“I’m sorry. I’ll focus.”

‘…For now, let’s just
concentrate on progressing through the dungeon.

I can’t let myself be worse
than that perverted knight.’

Thanks to the near-miraculous
command of Lucy Allen, they reached the boss room without a single
battle.

Once they arrived, Alsatine
approached Lucy, who was resting against the wall.

“What are you? A
masochistic Information Seller?”

“…Lady Allen. There is
something I wish to ask you.”

“It’s about your foolish
master, isn’t it?”

“Yes. I don’t mean to
doubt you, my Lady.”

“You’ll see soon enough,
you impatient fool.”

With that, Lucy glanced beyond
the door to the boss room.

Alsatine was not so clueless
as to miss the meaning behind her words.

“Is Master beyond that
door?”

“At least you can
understand that much, huh? Better than a dog. Still less than human,
though.”

‘The fact that Master was
beyond the boss room door meant…

Ah, I see.

Did she perish fighting in
that place?

Did she lose her life in
pursuit of her ideals?

Trying to work as a shadow for
the world…

To the very end, she was a
foolish woman. What on earth was she doing when she always taught me
to be cunning?’

Understanding the situation,
Alsatine refrained from asking Lucy any more questions, and Lucy
didn’t bring it up any further either.

Instead, Lucy began explaining
what they needed to do once they entered the boss room.

How to defeat the boss you’ll
be encountering.

The different attacks the boss
will use and how to counter them.

What to do when unexpected
crises arise.

Her strategies were so clear
that even Karl, as well as Alsatine, were impressed by the plan.

It seemed certain that this
battle would end as easily as it always did.

“Get up, you sluggards.
It’s time to move.”

With all the explanations
done, it was time to enter the boss room.

Karl took a deep breath as he
enveloped his sword in an aura, while Alsatine bit his lip after
checking his arrows and various tools, and Lucy pushed open the door
to the boss room with her usual indifferent expression.

“Fools who do not know
their place. Have you come to disrupt me?”

At that moment, Alsatine saw
the mentor Lucy had mentioned.

He had no choice but to face
her.

And it was no wonder, given
that the woman standing in the middle of the boss room was
undoubtedly…

His mentor.

Karia.

“Lady Allen, what in the
world is…”

“Shut up. It’s
distracting.”

Alsatine, who had spoken out
too bewilderedly, turned his head at Lucy’s sharp voice.

Lucy Allen was biting her lip.

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