Chapter 12 (1/2)

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Ogre Village

Labyrinth City Shashmeer. Located in the northwest part of the continent, it went by the name of its attached labyrinth. In fact, you could say that the city developed from the labyrinth.

It was discovered around a thousand years ago. Furthermore in the northwest, although this dark labyrinth was called the most brutal on the continent, there weren’t any cities or ruins that stood out in particular nearby. Nevertheless, a lot of people visited Shashmeer. Why?

It’s because of the characteristic that only Shashmeer’s Labyrinth has in the entire continent.

Definitely the immortal dungeon, it is also called the Trial Labyrinth. You cannot die in it.

A person that should have died would be teleported outside the dungeon.

Although there are various other features as well, this one factor gathered explorers who had no other example to study.

Surrounding an open air fire, it was night and the party was a few days from the city.

“What does Nee-chan want to do? Level up? Get treasure? Get a wish granted?”

Even Serge knew about it. For the person who reaches the last part of the labyrinth, among the vast riches you can obtain, it’s said that you can have a wish granted.

However, with Ria’s personality, she probably just wanted to fight strong people.

Even Lulu hasn’t said her purpose. She followed partly involuntarily. I’ll wait until she talks about it on her own.

“Well, all of that’s right… but as expected, it appears that you can have a wish granted.”

She wanted to become a man again. Or at least a method to do so. This was Ria’s wish ever since being born.

However, she couldn’t say it.

“Is there anything Ria wants to wish for? I’d rather put in the effort to become strong myself.”

Even to Lulu, who she’d known the longest, she hadn’t said it. Only to Agatha and Rufus had she asked if there was a magic to become a man.

“If it’s Ojou, she would probably want amazing weapons right?”

The katana collecting maniac Ria, every knight knew of her.

“It’s a secret. If it comes true, you’ll naturally find out. Besides, there seems to be wishes that can’t be granted.”

Despite it being safe to die in the labyrinth, there’s a legend of someone that didn’t revive from being dead.

“Since we’ll ask around when we get there, we’ll think about the capture in detail when we get to town. Until then… only up to a group of six people can enter huh? That’s a problem, since Serge joined us we have seven now.”

Everyone exchanged glances. Seeing their puzzled faces, Ria’s head tilted to the side.

Although Serge served as the one to ask, how to ask was the problem.

“Nee-chan, do you know how to count? There are just four people here you know? Four is lower than six you know?”

“You… what do you think I am? There’s no way we could leave the horses right?”

“Eh?”

“Eh?”

“Eh?”

“Eh? What ‘eh’?”

Carlos served as the one to ask this time and answered.

“Ojou, horses aren’t usually taken into the labyrinth. You entrust them to an inn.”

To the person that stopped playing at Dragon Quest III, it was unexpected.

Quickly crossing the national borders after half a month, Ria felt just how secure of a country Casalia Kingdom is.

Of course, there were still thieves in the frontier, and demons were scattered about prowling the forests. They could easily be avoided though. However, when leaving Casalia, the amount of unpaved road increases and the danger of camping out also increased.

With the Sleep Reduction Gift, it was like Ria got the short end of the stick.

“Since there’s a big village tomorrow, get some rest.”

Serge knew detailed information about the geography around here.

“Though there’s no need for us to go there. It’s an ogre village.”

“Ogres huh? Sounds fun.”

Ria’s fighting instinct was stimulated.

After all, ogres were demi-humans that were once involved with demons. A long time ago they were called man-eating oni.

Making them surrender, as well as educating them of the human race’s culture, was Ria’s ancestor Leyte Anaia. That happened nearly one thousand years ago.

Ogres have been allies of Casalia since then, and in reality were preventing demons invading from the north.

Although they had warlike dispositions, their good point is that they’ve kept to the agreement.

“At any rate, there are a lot of demi-humans huh. Like dwarfs and halflings, don’t they account for more than half of the population?”

In the village that Serge lived in as well, there were some dwarf, beastman, and halfling families.

“It’s because there are a lot of forested and mountainous areas. There should also be an elf village too.”

“Then is Lulu’s father from this place too?”

“No, my father is from the Oomori Woods.”

The Oomori Woods refers to the vast forest to the northeast part of the continent, it’s said that there are elf villages deep within its interior.

“According to what I’ve been told, it seems that Grand Elder Corfus is my ancestor.”

“Wow, isn’t that one of the legendary great heroes?”