episode_0068

Compared to the splendid event, the basement was extremely gloomy.

Only the people necessary for the operation came down.

Even that didn’t seem like something that needed to be done directly at this point.

“Wow… That’s a scary looking door.”

A luxurious door with a picture of a vicious lion.

It looks like a door that can easily accommodate 10 people.

Rather than feeling flashy, it feels more like a warning.

“If you want to go back, this is your last chance.”

Sabrina spoke in a relaxed voice and observed the door.

“Hmm… If you go inside, the structure is quite strange. As the princess said, it seems like the dungeon is created based on the spirit of the person who touched the orb.”

“You have to be careful because you never know what kind of dungeon there might be.”

Despite Sabrina’s relaxed tone, Navia’s face looks tense.

The eyes looking at the orb on the handle looked anxious.

“If I touch this and open the door, does that mean it’s the beginning···”

It’s definitely not an ordinary thing.

Even though it is a medium, it is an object that analyzes the head of the person who touched it.

Of course, since it is something that royalty would use, it is not a dangerous type.

“Nothing will change even if you stay scared and stay still.”

Camilla stood at the door with a royal air.

But what happened next was completely different from what I expected.

“Glutton grabs the orb and opens the door.”

“Yes···?”

This is a traditional royal ordeal.

So, didn’t they hold a huge event above?

It’s common for a normal person to think that only royalty should touch something.

As if to prove my thoughts, Sabrina and Navia also had surprised expressions on their faces.

“Surely··· I didn’t say anyone had to touch it.”

“Ha, but··· Is that okay? You said it was a royal ordeal?”

Despite the concerned words, Camilla doesn’t seem to have any intention of reconsidering.

“There’s no problem since it’s true that you’re participating in the trials. And··· when you think about the target that will attack, the more variables the better.”

“ ···?”

“My brother and I know each other to some extent, so we have a basis for guessing what kind of dungeon it is. However··· I don’t know Glut at all, so I have no way of knowing.”

“But isn’t that the same for the princess too?”

“Still, since the person involved is on our side, we are ahead in the hints.”

I had a feeling that it would turn out quite differently from the original intention.

Shouldn’t each successor overcome their own trials?

But it was too late to expect normal course.

“If the prince invades… that might be better.”

“So I’ll leave it to Glut to open the door.”

As it turned out, I ended up taking on an important role.

I feel queasy about touching an orb without even knowing how it works.

“ ···I can’t say I won’t do it now. If something goes wrong, it’s not my responsibility, right?”

“Don’t worry. It’s something used by royalty, so it’s safe.”

“I’m not royalty. If a normal person touches me, I won’t turn them into a wreck, right?”

“ ···If that happens, I’ll take responsibility.”

I can’t guarantee that there will be no possibility at all.

Still, I wasn’t the kind of person who would lie and say I was responsible, so I reached for the orb on the handle.

Pachiing!

“Huh···?! Is this okay?”

“ ···I don’t know if this is normal because it’s my first time.”

An orb that emits dazzling light.

From the viewer’s perspective, it is quite unsettling.

As if warning, a red light gushed out mercilessly into the surrounding area.

“Ah, is it okay···? Don’t you know something, Sabrina?”

“I don’t know much about the ancient magic of the palace. At least it won’t kill me, right?”

While I was contemplating whether I should let go.

A sticky sensation ran up my arm and into my head.

Disgust welled up in me, but I couldn’t put strength into my hands that were holding the orb.

“It seems like something is going through my head···. It’s really unpleasant.”

“Fortunately, it seems to be working normally.”

You can proceed without any problems at all.

I thought so for a moment.

Until the orb, shining with countless colors, cracked.

Jeokjeok-

“I···Is this normal too?”

“ ···”

The orb begins to split apart.

It looks like it might break at any moment.

As the cracks grew like a wound, everyone’s expressions hardened.

“They clearly said it had been used for hundreds of years without any problems···”

“If something you were using well suddenly breaks···I guess there’s a problem···?”

A situation where confusion only increases.

The gazes of Navia, Camilla, and me turned to Sabrina.

If you were to pick the person with the most knowledge of magic here, it would be her.

But I couldn’t hear any answer.

Because the orb I was holding broke and a light so intense that I thought I was going blind came out.

Phew!

“Tsk··· My eyes···!”

“I’m being dragged inside···!”

My body started moving in strange ways, accompanied by extreme dizziness.

It was a feeling of melting into space and blending in.

As the nausea rose, the presence of people around me completely disappeared.

*****

“There’s no problem, Your Majesty.”

There was blood on Greaser’s body.

The green blood indicated that it was not his.

“I guess it won’t be a problem to clear my dungeon, right?”

“There are various monsters, but it is quite possible.”

“Okay. The princess should be in her dungeon by now. Now just take care of her and come back to finish the game.”

What the prince took out of his bosom was a yellow orb.

“Will that get you into the princess’ dungeon?”

“Yes. They were just divided for different purposes. Since they are essentially the same dungeon, it is not difficult to invade if you know the destruction method.

There has been no disruption to the plan yet.

But one of the escorts, feeling uneasy, spoke up.

“Wouldn’t it be better if we were the only ones to invade?”

“ ···”

This time, even Lord Greasson didn’t really stop him.

That was something he had been thinking about for a while too.

I am just holding on to the thought that the prince will have a reason to take action himself.

“To check for yourself. If this goes wrong, I’ve already explained what will happen to those here, right?”

“But···”

“Need more explanation?”

“ ···No.”

I couldn’t say it directly.

There might be a traitor.

Since I was risking my life anyway, I could feel reassured only if I saw it being completed in person.

“But··· Is the dungeon over there similar to this one? If the dungeon is created based on who touched the orb···”

“You’re not scared, are you?”

“Oh, no···! But··· I thought it would be good to know in advance.”

The escort was flustered and confused by Greison’s intimidating voice.

“Don’t push too hard, Lord Greasson. He’s one of my trusted guards.”

“ ···Excuse me.”

Contrary to what he said, the expression on the prince’s face as he looked at Greasson seemed satisfied.

What he said to the escort was just to manage the fraud.

“It won’t be much different since they have the same blood. According to the person who created this orb, blood seems to have quite an effect.”

“It may have been someone other than the princess who touched it.”

“ ···”

For a moment, a tremendous silence flowed around.

It was evidence that there was a variable that no one had thought of.

But surprisingly, the cold atmosphere was blown away by Greison’s laughter.

“Khahahaha…! Someone other than the princess is touching it. There’s no way something like that could happen in a royal ceremony.”

“Ah··· That, that··· I just want to reduce the variables···”

The face of the escort who brought up the story turned bright red.

I’m sure you regret what you said.

The situation was not much different from that of Greasson, who even laughed at the prince.

“I guess I should tell you. As I just said, the fact that it reacts to blood means that royal blood plays a pretty important role.”

“That means···”

“If someone else touches it, the ordeal itself will be ruined. So you don’t have to worry about that. Of course, no one else will touch it.”

There was a brief moment of lightness, but it was only for a moment.

The prince’s determined face straightened the guards’ morale.

“Now it’s time to go kill my brother.”

The moment the prince took out the orb and threw it against the wall.

The colliding orb created a black vortex large enough for a person to pass through.

“Failure will not be tolerated.”

““Yes! Prince!””

They all entered the whirlwind with cold expressions.

Even the escorts who had been acting all haphazardly lost their emotions once the mission began.

Nothing seemed to be able to shake their steely spirit.

At least until Greeson saw the strange phrase.

[A room you can’t leave without having sex♥]