episode_0036

Suddenly I was left all alone.

It’s extremely difficult.

It’s ambiguous whether to leave or stay still.

“···Should I go get it?”

Sabrina suddenly disappeared.

I have no idea why.

Did I fall into some kind of trap?

If not that, a mistake?

Neither of these are very palatable guesses.

First of all, the biggest problem is that I am now incredibly confused about what to do.

“I don’t know what to do.

When I was deeply troubled.

Something faint came into view.

“That··· light···?”

It’s a familiar light.

A light I’ve seen many times inside the dungeon.

It was the light of divine power created by Nabija.

“If you go there, you might be able to escape.

It was clear that Nabia alone was enough.

But I don’t know if it’s enough to find and save Sabrina.

“Really···I can’t even guess if it’s nearby···”

The light gradually fades away.

If you’re going to chase after it, now is your chance.

But wouldn’t that end up abandoning Sabrina?

You may need help right now.

My legs felt heavy as I had to move them.

“···There’s no guarantee that I’ll be able to return to the same place, so I guess I’ll have to look around for a while.”

In the end, you have no choice but to look for it.

Can’t we just leave it alone?

I feel uneasy because it seems like I’m being abandoned like that Tristan guy.

Even if things go wrong, I guess I’ll be able to survive if I just dig up some dirt on the floor.

“First··· Let’s look for something like a trap on the floor.”

He reached out and flailed his hands in the darkness.

I also felt the floor.

I used all my senses except sight.

If he’s not here right now, he might have fallen somewhere or been captured.

“It’s not easy to find because the sense is strange.”

As expected, things don’t go smoothly.

The light that was visible in the distance was now nowhere to be seen.

“I should have figured it out by looking at your attitude that you hate being bothered by something, but you surprisingly have low awareness of small details, so you were easily fooled, right?”

I was more worried than anxious.

Because this is clearly a heterogeneous space.

It’s a place where anything can happen without it being strange.

Even a great witch can have terrible things happen if she lets her guard down.

The moment I felt around the ground looking for a trap.

Suddenly I felt a presence.

“Sabrina?”

“Hmph··· Kukuk··· Phew···”

“···”

I can tell by the voice.

Sabrina is right.

What’s annoying is that he was laughing.

As if he had discovered something ridiculous.

“Haa···”

“What are you looking for? Mr. Peep-Pee-Pee Adventurer?”

“He looks like he would be weak and vulnerable to traps. But looking at his appearance, I don’t think there was any need to worry.”

“Thank you for your concern. It was just a split due to a brief disruption of mana. Seriously… I never thought I would see this.”

“Are you kidding me?”

“Yeah···♥”

He admits it calmly.

In fact, I suspect that it may have been hidden on purpose.

Even if you ask, he won’t give you an honest answer.

“What are you doing? Aren’t you getting up?”

“···happens.”

If only there wasn’t a real difference in skill.

I feel like playing a mean prank.

“I’m sleepy, let’s finish quickly.”

Sabrina’s hand touches the air.

In the darkness, only a slender hand was emitting light.

The distorted darkness began to gradually disappear.

“Ah···! Glut! Sabrina!”

Nabija appeared right next to me.

The look of confusion is evident.

Since I already had experience, I accepted it relatively calmly.

“Thank goodness you’re okay. I saw you earlier.”

“···? I couldn’t find it at all?”

“Ah··· I guess it was only me who saw it. Since it’s a place where space is distorted, there could be one or two strange things.”

Maybe we don’t know.

In fact, what was seen may have been an illusion.

Naturally, the object of suspicion is the witch right next to him.

“···You weren’t intentionally showing me a hallucination, were you?”

“Huhhu··· Well?”

Ambiguous expressions are often positive.

Have you ever tested what kind of reaction you’d get?

Perhaps the very act of hiding is a play.

I was a little annoyed, but unfortunately all I could do was endure it.

“Haa··· Anyway, since you said you’re all here, let’s finish up quickly and go back.”

“I think you just need to pay the price at the altar over there.”

The place he pointed to was a huge, piled-up altar.

There is nowhere else to go.

Just take the reward from the altar and go back.

There wasn’t any particularly fierce fighting, but I felt tired.

“It might have been better to fight···”

“Huh?”

“No. How about the compensation?”

“First, let’s check what’s on the altar.”

We walked up to the altar leisurely.

But the reward that awaited us on the altar was below expectations.

“···”

“This seems to be the source of the trap and the core of the dungeon. ”

It’s an old mirror.

The mirrors sold in the market look cleaner.

Of course, it wasn’t an ordinary mirror.

Because I can feel that it contains mana.

“Should I take this back with me?”

Nabi’s doubts were natural.

It looked so shabby that I hesitated whether to even take it.

“I can feel the mana, but honestly, it doesn’t seem to have any merit···”

“Originally, it was a pretty good artifact.”

“Is that so?”

“It seems like it got weaker because I forced it. At this rate… hmm… it’ll probably end up being nothing more than a simple item that stores mana. You can’t sell something like this.”

Then it’s because of you.

I’m already tired, and I don’t even get paid.

Of course, there is a basic compensation provided by the guild, but it is still disappointing.

“Haa··· It’s dangerous and a waste of time.”

“Still, it seems like it was originally quite an amazing item. If it’s something that can distort space, it must be incredibly valuable.”

“I guess so. But it’s useless now, right?”

“It would have been nice if I had at least known how to fix it···”

“There’s no point in regretting it later. Let’s go back quickly and rest.”

Sabrina and I both tried to turn around.

But Nabija said something unexpected.

“That mirror… can I eat it?”

At those words, Sabrina made a face she had never seen before.

Even for someone who goes at her own pace, these were words that were difficult to accept.

Only I could understand what it meant.

“···”

A mirror with special powers.

It’s just gotten weaker now.

It’s not really broken.

If you eat it, you might gain abilities.

The problem is that human dignity is once again being undermined.

“Do nuns eat mirrors too?”

“Oh, no···! That’s not it···”

Nabi’s gaze turns to me.

Naturally, Sabrina looked at me too.

“Are you going to eat it?”

“···It might be better than going back empty-handed. In fact, I have the power to grow depending on the food I eat···no, the things I eat.”

“Ah··· So that’s why you said that?”

I don’t think it’s a problem if you tell me specifically.

It’s not like I came here completely unaware of it in the first place.

He has a personality that likes to tease, but he is not the type to hit someone on the back of the head.

If you want to betray, you’ve already done enough.

“But··· isn’t it a bit too much of a mirror?”

“ ···”

I can’t bring myself to refute that.

No matter how much I look at it, I honestly feel aversion to mirrors.

“I was fine even after eating rocks or something weird··· so I think it’ll probably be okay.”

“Hey··· That’s amazing. Show me.”

In an instant, it became a spectacle.

“But isn’t glass dangerous? I think it would be better to just eat the corners.”

Nabi’s concerns are valid.

In general, glass is the kind of thing you shouldn’t eat.

The glass shards will make a mess of your mouth.

“If you’re thinking of gaining powers, I wouldn’t recommend it. If your reflection in the mirror is distorted, there’s probably something in the glass.”

“Thank you so much for the detailed explanation, Witch.”

“Don’t mention it. We’re colleagues, right?”

I think it would be okay if I crushed it into small pieces and ate it.

To be honest, I’m having trouble deciding what to eat.

It’s better because the stones aren’t sharp.

The problem wasn’t swallowing, it was chewing.

“···How do I eat this?”

“Ah! I have a good idea!”

“···What is it?”

I responded curtly to Sabrina’s words.

I’m honestly scared of what he might do.

“Wouldn’t it be safe to eat it after melting it in fire?”

“Do you know how hot glass has to be before it melts?”

“Isn’t it similar to just chewing?”

It’s better to just eat it.

Among the enhanced physical abilities, there is one that is strangely enhanced: the ability to eat.

Let’s trust the steely stomach.

“···Okay. Just eat it.”

Put a palm-sized mirror in your mouth.

I closed my eyes tightly and clenched my teeth to chew on the mirror.

Surprisingly, the mirror broke easily.

Ugh! Ugh!

“Wow··· That’s amazing. A person who eats mirrors. I’ve never seen this before!”

“This is my first time too···. Uh··· It’s okay. Glut?”

“Ugh··· That···”

Fortunately, it was different from a normal mirror.

It feels more like hard candy than glass shards.

I was thinking of spitting it out if it was too much, but it was surprisingly good.

[Oh my goodness! Your stupid challenge was surprisingly effective!]

[By consuming a mirror with special powers, you have acquired ‘understanding of space’]

[‘Understanding of Space’: Your ability to perceive space improves.

You can use mana to warp space.

If you become more skilled, you may be able to do more than that.]

Not bad for compensation for fatigue.

It’s hard to imagine that he would be weak in handling space.

“Surprisingly··· it was successful. I gained a new ability. Eating a mirror wasn’t a very good experience though.”

Sabrina’s eyes sparkled at my words, which were almost like grumbling.