Chapter 124 (2/2)

Chloe released her hand frouilty

So it’s not that the door wasn’t locked, but Chloe cut off the seal, huh

“You guys, aren’t you the eager first years who come to the museum frequently? I don’t believe you’re thieves, but what are you doing here?”

“I’ the Seven Wonders of this academy no matter what”

“Seven Wonders?”

“We heard there is so called the 「Staircase to the Underworld」 in the Phantom Beast Museu like thatEvery year, about three or so students with high curiosity would sometimes sneak in to ascertain the truth of the story”

I gave an explanation with so that will become a trouble later if I lie at times like this

“It’s fine if you’re not specimen thievesLuckily, I’m the only one who noticed; I will not tell the teachers about thisBut still, you really shouldn’t sneak in here in the ht”

“Yes, I’m sorry”

“Sorry”

We bowed our heads obediently

Lièvre let out a sh

“If you understand, you should head back now……it seems there are various proble”

“Proble Lièvre’s words, Chloe became really interested

Lièvre covered herthat shouldn’t be said

“Do you knohat happened?”

“No, that’s……”

“Please tellof it froht?”

Being beaten down by Chloe’s persistence, Lièvre seean to speak

“Do you know about the legend of the Golden Wolf Prince?”

I have read it before in a story book I bought at Knot Reed

If I reic love story of the Eastern Princess who loved the Golden-haired Werewolf Prince」

It was this kind of a story

Once upon a tiest princess of the country of es

However, an evil sorcerer held a deep envy for their love, and cast a curse on the prince to change his face to that of a wolf’s

The princess tried to dispel the curse and restore the prince to his original for that the princess died instead

Ever since then, longing for his beloved princess, it was said that the prince wandered the lands in that for a tale like The Frog Prince or Beauty and the Beast, but it stayed in ic end

“You ot turned into that of a ith the Eastern Princess?”

When I answered that way, Lièvre nodded

“Yes, that’s hoas transmitted in the WestBut in the North……that’s……”

“By the hand of the Lunatic King Cain, the prince of Lucanrant was skinned alive, and was covered with the head of the as our guardian beastOr rather, he was beheaded and then a wolf’s head was attached on hihoul”

Chloe continued the story that Lièvre was saying

It was a grotesque story close to the historical fact, unlike the folklore

“The Hafan’s e of the royal family, as his fiancée, tried to kill the prince, but in the end, the ht?”

“Even in the North, there are various theories about the endingThere are plenty of variations froion, and it seems even in the historical fact, the life and death of the prince and the princess are unknown”

Chloe nodded absent up to that point, I felt shi+vers running down my spine

Golden Wolf Prince, or the Golden-haired Werewolf Prince

The prince of the for headless and a strong curse

Didn’t I hear so similar fro to this Golden Wolf Prince

Viewed in this way, it is understandable why Chloe is faend of the Golden Wolf Prince

Starting with the legend in Lucanrant, she was closing in on the true identity of the headless prince

“I don’t know if it’s directly related to this story, but there was a student who sneaked into this place while investigating the legend of the Golden Wolf Prince o, and apparently, they had caused a violent incident……no, a murder attempt”

More ominous stories were added to the already-o level that is obvious even toability

A murder attempt in school, just what exactly does she mean by that?

“I don’t know the details because it was an incident when I wasn’t at this acadeuess the only people who know the details are the principal and the involved partyBut, I heard rumors that they went mad because they ca?”

‘Went mad’, huh, that keyword is suspicious

Didn’t Chloe’s brother Claude go mad and kill almost everyone in the family?

“There is one more problemIt may be related to the 「Staircase to the Underworld」 that you were looking forThis rooround”

“How does the mechanism work?”

I looked around the rooo, did I overlook souess it’s not exactly this rooh the conditions are unknown, it seeradually drawn further undergroundThere does not seem to be a way to prevent it as the cause lies in the layer of ancient underground ruins even deeper below”

“If it’s that dangerous, why didn’t they bury the museum’s basement?”

“If the base effect will crawl up even above groundIt’s not a final solution, but especially susceptible rooeThat said, there are still students who sneak in like the two of you”

Hearing Chloe’s question, Lièvre shrugged

The reason why there are many mysterious baseainst interference froround ruins

Certainly, this seems to be the true identity of the 「Staircase to the Underworld」

The ruins under the acade period of the Lunatic King

It is probably because there are multiple locations affected by the transition that the activation condition for this particular Seven Wonders is said to be more than one1

In other words, the Phantoue of the Headless Prince」 and the 「Staircase to the Underworld」

It is a paradox of double structure like the 「Infinite Corridor」 and the 「Man-Eating Mirror」 inside the school building

I glanced at Chloe as next toover it

I don’t want to go back just like that after co that we have been found by Lièvre, we have to withdraw

“Hey, Chloe-san, let’s go back soon, okay? It appears to be a place that we shouldn’t approach even if we’re interested”

“……yeah, you’re rightWe better retreat for tonight, Ericsan”

When I warned her, Chloe nodded while eht’ as the condition nonchalantly as the last bit of stubbornness

I feel grateful that Chloe has agreed to return teerous it is, I will take ain

In response to our reaction, Lièvre seemed relieved

If I think about it carefully, she was persuading armed opponents, even if we are only students

While being led by Lièvre, Chloe and I went up the stairs where we came from

1 Look at ch 115There are 4 rumors about when the Staircase to the Underworld appears

Changes this past week:

Henry –> Henri, as it’s a French name

Ch 121 was edited and added with critical information about The PatternPlease read the footnote on that chapter