Volume 2 Chapter 6 (1/2)
Chapter 6
Due to Crete island receiving a direct hit from the Typhoon 24, it became a no entry zone for normal people and became partly uninhabited It was believed that that was because repair works were ongoing, however that was just a means to cover the truth
At any rate, on the Crete island seen by Izayoi and co who actually went there, there was not a single person re an island with a territory of about half of shi+koku, there were no visible traces of so there recently It was proof that they started an immediate evacuation after the hit of the Typhoon 24
The pal the coast were scattered in a broken state, and the stands were destroyed and commodities abandoned The characteristically white townscape was co the echos of the wind and sea
The fact that the signs of the evacuation were left intact meant that no one had been on this island since the recommendation was issued
Izayoi kicked the pally
”Quarantined diseased island, is it? As expected, it seems that Crete has been covered in the virus There's not a soul here”
”What's going on?”
”I already told you about fighting with the Minotaur, right? At that tirated with the labyrinth and didn't give off any signs of intellect, however when I h only a bit ───With that, I noticed it The fact that due to so back into a human”
As he kicked yet another tree flying, the three headed straight towards their destination
Tokuteru inquired while being swarmed by insects for some reason
”I see And how is that connected to the pandemic on Crete?”
”It could be the result of end of Minotaur In case Minotaur is a turned ”
Inside theseparation on whether its divinity andinnate or acquired The former was mostly formed by the world concept itself, while the latter was mostly due to the actions while alive It could be concluded that the Minotaur that becaiven a human name is a typical turned monster
Prith warned the swar ”You can't enter that place”, and nodded as if giving consent
”H I want to ask Would someone like Demon Lord Balor from the Celtic Pantheon become the representative example of that?”
”The guy who dominated other races with Black Death, huh? That is also an acquired divinity by means of the disease”
Izayoi who kicked the third broken tree flying, lightly sprayed the insect spray that he prepared just in case, and then tossed it towards Tokuteru
As Tokuteru, are quantity the insect repellent spray and continued talking
”Ah, so, it's that? You are thinking that what suins of the disease, have relation to this land, right?”
”Yeah Or somewhere in the southern Iraq The Gods of Little Garden have to use a place that is connected to theht? I think that these two are most plausible as thecandidates!”
He sent fourth and fifth trees flying
He was being considerate in his oay, kicking the trees to the side of the road, but it see The bees that barely kept their nests within the stored and rushed towards Tokuteru all at once
Glancing back at Tokuteru who began to fight back at the palm nest in a fluster, Izayoi and Prith soal
”So, this means that this place───Crete ruins ”Knossos Palace” is suspicious, huh?”
As the two arrived at the Palace that was their place of destination, they s
They were the ruins reputed as one of the highest class in the existing Bronze Age, however now it continued to fade, and the scars that were unable to be hidden were visible everywhere However the traces of repairs could also be seen, and despite everything, the past glory of the white wall palace that could be overlooked from the entrance could still be felt
Surely, one of the reasons for that was the lack of tourists
Perhaps every civilization that has remained for thousands of years after the disappearance of the round ht about it like that, it could be considered to be a scenery filled with sorrow
Tokuteru who arrived later than the two, put his hands on his waist a little proudly as he dodged all the fierce attacks of the bees
”I-I got the grasp on the story Now, shall we split up to search whether there's so suspicious here?”
”That's not necessary My partner arrived at the palace before us”
Hou? Tokuteru and Prith raised their voices at the same time They heard the story, but it seemed that the temple he spoke of referred to the Knossos Palace
It was immediately after that when the inds forure of a bird was reflected in the sky traveling at high speed
Prith put herself on guard thinking it was an enemy, however Izayoi and Tokuteru were different
Izayoi smiled as if amazed, while Tokuteru looked up at the sky in surprise Tokuteru ent to iant shadow that steadily approach, raised his voice as if convinced
”Are you the Gryphon froic!”
『It has been a while, Tokuteru-dono I'ood health』
The one descending while raising the inds, was their acquaintance, the Eudele and lower half of a lion The Gryphon that dashed as if treading on the ats back and forth and swooped down as if descending from a ladder, and respectfully bowed his head
With a wave of his wrist, Tokuteru excused hi polite speech, and asked about the situation
”Hahaa So you went ahead and came here first, huh? Certainly, you as a Gryphon you will have a lot of advantage in seeing the land of Greece However, I can't really say that it's good to be using that for happen?”
Tokuteru's gaze turned sharp and he looked at the lower half of the Gryphon
Looking closely, his hind foot appeared to be broken
『Yes I confirateith Little Garden to be in the throne roomBut after that I was attacked by an unforeseen enemy, and arrived at current situation Please be careful The enemy was quite skilled』
Saying that, the Gryphon tiredly sat down Izayoi tried to approach in a hurry, but Prith came forth before him and touched his injury
”It's terrible The bone is broken It should've hurt just by walking normally”
”Prith Take care of him It wouldn't do to leave him like this”
『I'm truly ashamed』
Gryphon once again bowed his head Izayoi who looked at that with a gri steps and told him briefly
”My bad, Gry I should've arrived sooner without relying on things like planes”
『Don't say the absurd It was ht?』
”But thanks to you I avoided the surprise attack That alone is already plenty as a result ───Rest without worries I'll pay them back ten thousand fold”
Yahaha, Izayoi laughed while the Gryphon called Gry also returned a wide smile
It was unnecessary to worry tooa serious injury Right now, he should only think about returning the debt of receiving that injury
”Well then, I guess this is fareith Prith Sorry, but I'll be leaving this guy with you I'll immediately come to pick him up after I complain to Queen”
”Please do so Don't be careless you two”
Seen off by Prith, Izayoi and Tokuteru advanced towards the throne room located deep inside the Knossos Palace
The Knossos Palace that was the greatest historic ruin of Bronze Age, had a somewhat complicated structure This structure that couldn't be traveled easily by foot was as if it was teaching that a labyrinth referred to things like this The tho arrived at the throne room of Knossos Palace that could be called the world's oldest throne, had immediately noticed an abnormal situation When Tokuteru drew the pattern in the air that represented his Divinity, a crack that could be visualized appeared in the empty space
It was a clear crack that was far greater in size compared to the time when he connected to Little Garden from shi+bamata Taishakuten and was done far easily
It ht have been fortunate that people have been kept away With such a dangerous crack in the Palace that is a tourist spot of Crete, there would be no end to cases of being spirited away
After Izayoi and Tokuteru exchanged glances, they both jumped into the crevice
As they did so, the situation took a sudden turn and their vieas filled with multicolored aurora The aurora that advanced like wave couldn't be obstructed even if they closed their eyes As the aurora illuminated every part of their bodies, their view suddenly cleared up
The two of them that were summoned on a point 4000m in the skies didn't show any particular surprise as they entrusted their bodies to the free fall It was so they both had experiencedat this point
They overlooked the scenery belohile being shaken by the cool wind
The place they were suiant labyrinth that extended until the horizon The labyrinth that was divided by white walls had diverse paths ranging from small roads to vast plazas
Izayoi and Tokuteru who dropped down near the Altar that seereat labyrinth, landed sprawled on the ground and raised the dust Nevertheless, when you look at their uninjured states, it can be seen that neither of them are normal
As the two of the dust, they looked at the Altar of the central hall where they fell down and immediately understood just where they have landed
”Ah, I see Apparently, we seem to have invaded the labyrinth from the destination, Tokuteru”
”Seeateway?”
The two of them looked at the throne at the center of Altar No matter how you looked at that old throne made of stone, it was the world's oldest throne of the Crete Palace they saw soinally, this Altar would have been a ou Ho the Game
Izayoi laughed and shook his head left and right
”Oh ateway to return to the outer world from the side of Little Garden Given this, I wouldn't be able to return even if the Game was cleared, would I?”