Chapter 23: The Underground Ruins and the Crystal Demon (1/2)
Ja55 here, this was a really fun chapter to translate, by fun Ibut it is a big setup for a several arcs including the next one Enjoy!
Chapter 23:The Underground Ruins and the Crystal Deht」
In the air above Lindsey’s head appeared a sin to descend underground
The stairs drew in a gradual spiral angle, just how far is this thing going to go? While continuing forward it felt as if alking closer to the bowels of hell, such foolish uneasiness sprang up
After descending the long flight of stairs, there was a wide stonework passage way
Pointing straight ahead, what lay ahead was so dark nothing could be seen There was a damp moist smell that caused an indescribably eerie ht even appear」
「What are you saying Elsie!? Surely, gh- ghosts won’t coht？」
Yae overreacts to what Elsie irls please stop pulling onit hard to walk…
Lindsey walks voluntarily ahead through the passage You’ve got sohts the passage Next we follow and gradually advance through the next passage that gradually rises and coe hall
「What is this…?」
Drawn on the furthest wall ahead, there seeh and 10 th, there see
As I drew nearer, rather than characters they seee of Inca or Aztec writing
「Lindsey…can you read what’s written here?」
「No… not at all Ancient e…doesn’t see my question doesn’t look at me, but stares at the wall absentmindedly
This certainly classifies as a historical relic Even an amateur like me can understand that But, if you were to ask me if this was treasure, I would honestly say that it was so else “Search” would have still shown this as a result
Oh that’s right, I should at least take a picture I setup the smartphone, pushed the picture button on the caht appeared
「U!? What was that!?」
The sudden flash of light startled Yae and the others Showing the theirls are gradually beco accustos like eccentric behavior about s but why is so like this in a place like this?
「Hey, wait! Everyone come over here for a ht side of the hall she was pointing to a certain part of the wall
「So here」
In the wall, there was a brownish transparent diamond stone just in our line of vision that was imbedded It was approximately 2-centihtly dirty
「This is… a demon stone This is the earth attribute deht happen」
「So… like a trap?」
「I can’t say it isn’t so like this wouldn’t be a trap normally it’s unthinkable」
I can nod at Lindsey’s explanation but… what is it, this unease? Because there is a switch I want to push it With that feeling itit
「Well then Touya, apply soic」
「What me!?」
With Elsie’s nonchalant coht be a trap!?
「I ht?」
Muu, if I reht, Elsie has non-attribute, Yae doesn’t have any attribute And I have all attributes Oh well, it can’t be helped……
「Why is everyone so far away?」
「「「Well, just in case」」」
Everyone takes a distance fro intently After sighing once, I apply ic to the deround that had begun to move, all the walls in front of me beca
「What is this?」
The walls disappear and we look inside There seemed to be an object covered with dust and sand in the center of the roo appropriate to say…? The first ie I saas an insect A cricket It looked close to that… From the almond shaped body, that looked like it could fly, sprouted 6 long slender legs Several had already been broken
It was approxiine a dead cricket with its ar
But, the form was machine-like, with a si
「What is that thing? Is soe?」
Elsie looked at it fro inside the head there hat looked like a transparent baseball sized red object
With dust and sand on the surface, the lass? It can’t really see through the glooer can you ic?」
「Eh? I’ic but… I can keep it going for about 2 hours」
Puffing her cheeks in protest, cocks her head and looks at the light ball that’s suspended in the air
「Huh? The light see weaker it seems…」
「It’s not “it seems” It’s certainly weakened This is……」
「Touya-dono!」
Glancing back at Yae who shouted, in the head of the cricket, the red ball began to shi+ne The cricket’s body begins to vibrate a little
「Touya-san! It’s absorbing the light ic eakening! The ball quickly begins to shi+ne and the cricket’s body begins toabsorbed and it’s starting to move!?
Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!
Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!
Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!
「Ugh…this is…!」
My ears started to ring from the shrill noise The sound impacted all the walls around the roo was causing the walls to begin to crack This is bad! At this rate we’re going to be buried alive!
「Gate!」
As the gate appeared, everyone ran through the gate one after the other above ground I was the last to enter the gate just as the cricket stood up It was charging atspeed It was only 5 ht at round I iround extended in my presence It seems to have been buried alive in the end
「What was that?」
「That deozaru!」
Elsie and Yae looked at the entrance to the underground, still tense while talking about the underground looked around, gogogogogo… the earth rumbled and a crack appeared
Fro and a cloud of dust appeared Perhaps the hall in the underground caved in it seems That cricket demon seems to have been buried, or should have been
Everyone held their breath, silence ruled the vicinity
…Kiiiiiin…
That sound…could it be…
Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin…
It’s co…!
Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!
Dokaa! And it broke through the ground and caed creature The crystal shi+nes under the sun This is what you would call a translucent living being, a crystal creature?
The cricket stretches its legs again, and runs sideways down the walls and directly at h tofu What sharpness
「Flame come forth, Red duet, Fire arrow!」
Lindsey sends a continuous streaing the arrows, cal sucked into the cricket and disappearing