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After feeling that it was a trap, I thought that Jeremy coming to me was also a trap. Jeremy may not have known it, but it was a trap. If it were Isabel-senpai or Erica-senpai, they would be people I would approach even though I knew it was a trap, because they are strong. Should I keep waiting here and wait for Jeremy or another senior to come?

I cautiously moved my feet back into the culvert. As I approached slightly, I saw some strange energy blocking the door. I carefully stretched out my right hand and placed my hand on the energy, and it did not appear to be easily broken or scattered. I didn’t know if I could break it if I attacked it with magic, but maybe if I break this barrier, I would fall. I don’t know if that’s what they’re aiming for either.

I checked my pockets to see if I had any items, and all I had was a cane. If I were trapped here, I would starve to death. With that thought in mind, I stepped back from the barrier and looked into the underground tunnel.

What they want is for me to get in here. What’s inside, like a graveyard, with the dead wandering around?

However, during the last patrol by the Knights, the core of the dead in the underground waterway was already destroyed. So what is left here?

I slowly moved my feet into the underground tunnel, carefully answering the question.

The sound of water falling was heard in my ear. It was Ignolia’s underground waterway, a place I had never had a reason to visit in my life. Of course, there was no need to get close to the underground waterway, and it was said that slime-like monsters often appeared in some underground waterways.

I wondered if the same was true for Ignolia. I had the experience of encountering monsters in my hometown, but I had never fought against them, and most of all, when it came to slimes… … Dealing with ice magic was one of the most difficult tasks. Maybe it’s fire magic.

As I walked forward along the road, a fork appeared. At the two-way road dividing into left and right, I stopped for a moment and focused on the sound in my ears. If you really call me, you will call me.

But the same voice as before was not heard. Only the sound of water drops falling from the quiet underground waterway filled my ears. I was wondering which side to choose, and if there was a coin, I wondered if I should flip the coin, but if it was Sharon. With that thought in mind, my steps naturally moved towards the right path.

If it were Sharon, she would have chosen the path on the right. I didn’t know why, but I had that confidence. As I took the road to the right, the stench was gradually getting narrower. As I covered my nose with one hand and moved along the road, I heard the sound of something moving.

I held the wand in my right hand as I heard an unfamiliar sound, like a sticky liquid flowing.

And the moment I turned my eyes, there was a monster made of water from an underground waterway slowly approaching me. Anyone could know. Even if I didn’t know, my senses knew that that being was a slime.

It didn’t pose much of a threat as it approached slowly, but slimes have a way of multiplying. That’s why I focused my thoughts.

Each monster has a weakness called a magic stone. If the magic stone of any monster is destroyed, its existence disappears. But where is the slime’s magic stone? The book said it was the exact center of the slime, but in some cases it wasn’t exactly that part.

The appearance of slime meant that there would be more of these creatures in the underground waterway. Therefore, wasting mana was prohibited and the slime had to be defeated with minimal magic.

If I could handle fire magic, it would have been possible, but it was difficult for me to use ice magic.

“Mana, destroy the enemy before me!”

Therefore, I concentrated the minimum amount of mana on the staff and fired a shock spell at the slime. The slime collapsed as its magic stone was destroyed, and I took a deep breath.

It’s not that strong. Was I worried too much?

I grabbed the cane again and walked back into the underground tunnel.

The deeper I went into the underground tunnel, the more monsters appeared. Before I knew it, I was breathing heavily. The end of the underground waterway was not yet visible, and even if they got there, there was clearly nothing they could do if there was someone like Gerard.

However, we had already arrived here and could not escape. I had no idea what was ahead, but all I had to do was move forward. I’ve already contacted my seniors, but they haven’t shown up yet, probably because the barrier is preventing it.

Other than waiting for Jeremy to call Senior Isabel.

With that thought in mind, I once again defeated the slime coming towards me and slowly exhaled. My steps were heavy, probably because I had already used up half of my mana.

And the moment I turned the corner of the road, there was a small door. Is it the last time? I carefully stepped forward and looked at the door, and there was a strange pattern drawn on it.

Although it was my first time seeing this pattern, I unconsciously felt dangerous and scared. Perhaps it is the mark of the Demon King’s army. If I open it, won’t a curse be engraved on it? Fear was slowly creeping up my back. I stood in front of the door, leaving behind the thoughts that were cluttering my mind.

If I held the door and opened it, it might be the same as before.

So, as I took a step back, I aimed my wand at the door and fired a shock spell, the moment the door broke and the inside began to be revealed.

I looked inside for a moment, checking to see if there were any changes to my entire body. Since there were no problems, I moved inside.

When I went inside, a large corridor was waiting for me. It was a strangely familiar space. The structure reminded me of the basement of the cemetery I entered with senior Isabel. If you go inside… … Is it the same space as it was back then?

I walked along the corridor with curiosity, and the door I saw was waiting for me, so I opened it and went inside.

It was a big space. There were strange-looking stone statues standing around, and a large magic circle was drawn in the middle. I couldn’t know exactly what the six-pointed star was and the magic spell engraved on it, but if you look at its structure, it was no different from a magic spell that calls for something.

As I carefully turned my eyes and looked around, I heard a voice in my ear.

“You’re here.”

Startled by the sound, I pointed my wand in that direction and turned around to see someone standing there. It’s a familiar feeling, but now I’m slowly getting sick of it. It was familiar, but different from before.

“Gerrard.”

“Your skills are better than I thought. I was worried that I might get eaten by slimes on the way here.”

“Among the first year academy students, there is probably no wizard who can’t clear that path, right?”

“You’re bold. Every time I see you, my pride is growing, so sooner or later I’ll make a big mistake.”

“If I didn’t have that pride, I couldn’t have come this far. Gerard, where is Sharon? If you tell me that, I will go back.”

He started laughing out loud at my answer. This moment, when laughter could be felt even on a body covered by a robe, felt oddly awkward. The Gerrard I knew was not like this.

The Gerard that senior Erica caught, the Gerard that faced senior Isabel, and the Gerard that faced me until now.

Is this the main body? but… … Isn’t it strange?

“You know this is a trap.”

“Even a newborn baby would know that, and what fool wouldn’t know that?”

“Then let me ask you one question, for what did I prepare this trap?”

“You must have been targeting Sharon and me, right?”

“Then do you think I will send you away alive?”

I bit my lip in response. It wasn’t unexpected, but the situation wasn’t good. How long can I last with my current mana, and can I win? This person is stronger than Yuria.

“Where is Sharon?”

“Sharen… … ”

At that moment, he casually turned his body slightly and showed me the space behind him, and Sharon was there. The moment I saw him lying on the ground as if he had already lost the match, I uttered a spell.

“Ice, wrap around my body.”

As soon as I ordered it, a cold feeling began to surround my body. The cold slowly began to freeze the water around him, and Gerard, who saw my spell, looked at me while holding a staff in his right hand and opened his mouth.

“Do you think you can win?”

“I know very well that I will lose. But I might be able to hold out until my seniors come.”

“I’m stuck in a dead end, so I can’t find any of the courtesy I had before. What a bold wizard.”

“I keep saying this, but if you get over Sharon, I plan to go back. I don’t even want to fight.”

“Does that kind of person deploy magic first?”

“It’s different than usual, as if it’s a different person. It can’t be someone else, right? If it’s not the main body this time, I think I’ll be very disappointed.”

He laughed out loud at my answer. And at that moment, a feeling of something ran down my spine.

damage.

And as soon as I realized that, I quickly threw my body backwards and a thunderbolt fell from the ceiling. If I hadn’t avoided it, I probably would have died.

“It feels good?”

“I often get compliments on how good my senses are!”

As I answered, I fired an ice arrow at Gerard, and he blocked my magic with a shield as if nothing had happened, and I grabbed the staff.

I had to hold on until my seniors came.

I aimed my wand at Gerard and spoke a spell.

“Ice, crush the enemy before me!”