Chapter 67 (1/2)

We wait at the entrance of the lodge for our new guide.

According to the king, they should arrive soon.

”Hey~!”

I could not believe my eyes.

For some reason, Luna runs towards us waving her hand.

Funny, that's not what was agreed upon yesterday.

The king told me he would send someone else.

Or does Luna not know that someone else is supposed to be our guide?

”Nice to see you again, now let's go to Berserker Valley!”

”Didn't the king tell you someone else was going to be our guide?”

”Yes, he told me, but don't worry, I convinced my father to let me be your guide.”

”Really?”

”That's right, I don't lie.”

I don't think the princess would be able to mess with something like that.

The king rated Luna as capable of fighting on her own.

No, I have to go check it out directly, I want to make sure.

”I'm going to see the king.”

”Wait! It's okay, I've convinced him!”

”Can I believe in you?”

”Of course. My father trusts me a lot.”

I guess I have no choice.

Honestly, I have my doubts.

”Oh right, look at this!”

Luna handed me a letter.

When I received it and looked inside, there was a note from the king that said, 'Take care of my daughter.'

”If you had shown me this first, I wouldn't have had to hesitate.”

”Heh, well it's just that there's also something else.”

“?”

What do you mean by ”something else”?

I resent being kept in the dark.

But if you are given permission to be here, I shouldn't mind.

”As of now, I, Luna, am a member of the Manyu Brigade.”

”Eh!?”

”Don't worry, I'm a temporary member! But if Toru decides I can stay permanently, I'd be of great use to you.”

What's wrong with this princess?

As expected, I can't take the princess to the dark realm, so I'll have to gently decline her request later.

There is a large and deep valley that suddenly appears in the vast grasslands.

In this country with many ancient battlefields, it seems that corpses have been thrown into this valley since long ago.

Because of that, many undead and ghosts began to haunt the depths of the valley.

”It's too dark to see.”

”I sense a dangerous atmosphere.”

”Kyui”

Looking down the valley, it is dark and you can't see the bottom.

Oooooooooh

I don't know if it's the wind blowing or the ghosts crying, but it's a strange sound.

”How do we get down there?”

”There are some stairs over here, though they're cut off halfway down, and to continue you have to go down using a long chain until you get to the bottom.”

”So once you're down there, there's no easy way out.”

I have to be the first one down.

The bottom is probably crawling with undead, so it's probably best if I take care of some of them and then wait for the girls to come down.

”I'll go down first, then when it's safe, Frau, Luna and Kaede, you'll come down behind me, in that exact order.”

”Kyui”

”You need to stay safe.”

Since Panda is no good for fighting, I returned him to the seal, after which I took Rosuke out to escort Luna.

I'm not sure why the king would want Luna to come with us.

But I can only assume it is for guidance.

Perhaps there is the possibility of appealing to her confidence.

I'm too stupid to think about these details.

But since she came with me, I will have to protect her.

”It 's narrow...”

The stairs were built into the walls, and are very narrow.

An adult can barely walk on them.

If you look down, you will see pebbles falling in the dark.

Hmm, that's just plain scary.

Even a level 300 like me can die here.

”You don't have to go through all this, you can always fly with Frau's fairy dust.”

”It's not a good idea. We are not used to aerial combat. If we are attacked in the air, it will be difficult to stop the attacks.”

”I don't think there are monsters that can fly here.”

Even if they do not exist, there is still the possibility that they can use magic and attack us from the ground.

Many forms of undead use magic.

Some types of ghosts even specialize in magic.

If we fly right over them, it's like telling them to attack us.

Fairy dust is convenient, but you need to think about the time and place.

”Caww-caww”

Devilish looking crows fly over the rock wall.

They stood on a dead branch sticking out, staring at us.

I wonder if they are thinking we are their food.

It is not pleasant to be observed from afar.

《Notice: Job saving has been restored.》

Oh, finally.

The only thing left is skill savings.

The stairs cut off abruptly. At the bottom, there was a metal chain dangling.

”Okay, from here I'll go down first, I'll signal you when I reach the end.”

”Be careful, master.”

I nodded my head and carefully slid down the chain.

The darkness of the surroundings gradually increased, and I began to feel a gloomy air around me.

Toc

I firmly put my feet on the ground.

I then quickly pulled my sword from my back and looked around.

”Ooooooo”