82-82 Misras Flesh (1/2)

I gulped.

Suddenly, a woman who looked exactly like Pope Astira appeared in front of us.

But the atmosphere was so different from the woman I knew. She looked so much like her that I could almost say she was the same person.

...... Who the hell is this person?

Doctor, is that ...... the woman you're looking for?

Astila.

”...... Astila. ......?

I was also puzzled.

She's a woman who looks like Pope Astira and has the same name.

”...... Oh, hi, I'm ...... Astila. Nice to meet you, my little lady. I'm ...... out of the blue, but that's an amazing dress. ......?

The woman in front of us, who introduced herself as Astila, looked at me and smiled softly.

”Astila, this is Leanne. She's one of us.

Sorry for the ....... My name is Linneburg Kreis. My name is Linneburg Crace. I go by Lean now as a street name for adventurers, so you can call me that.

”Oh, so you're Lean. So, that cool boy over there is ......?　...... I don't know why I feel like a stranger.

”......Mother ......Sama ......?　No, it can't be. ...... What the hell are you?

Tyrence also looked puzzled in front of her.

No wonder. I felt the same way.

She looked so much like the Pope ...... that I could only assume it was the same person.

But I still feel that this person is completely different from that Pope.

This woman now has a soft smile on her face that makes you feel at ease just standing near her, in contrast to the Pope who keeps his distance and stares at us.

I'm not sure what to say, but I'm going to say it.

”Excuse me, ......, my name is Tyrence.

”I see. Tirens. It's a nice name. ...... I don't feel like a stranger after all. ...... Why is that?

In the event you're not sure what you're looking for, there are a few things you can do.

St. Mithra and the Pope, whose hands had been shattered by him, did not move from their positions. They seemed to be on alert, waiting to see what the doctor would do.

”Where has ...... you been?

”Actually, I'm not sure either, but ...... it seems we were inside that blue stone.

”......In that core? ......?

Yeah. And then he just took off. I followed him.

”.................. ran away?

I didn't understand what he was saying right away.

He said he had been in the core of the labyrinth.

A person enters the core of the labyrinth?

...... I've never heard of such a story.

And ...... escaped ......?

I've never heard of such a thing. ...... Who escaped ...... from whom?

”I'm really ...... surprised. How did I get out of there?

When I was puzzled, the Pope, who had not moved for some time, opened his mouth.

I was puzzled, and the Pope, who had not moved for some time, spoke up. ”......How, or ......?　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to be doing and how you're going to do it.

I don't know why.” ”Well, ......, that's really horseshit. I'm sure you're not the only one. I'm not sure how easy it was for you to track me down,......, but I guess I underestimated you a little bit. I must reflect on that.

Then slowly, a skeletal hand grabbed the Pope and lifted him up in front of him.

It's a good thing I have ──── this body at least. It should be enough to give you some strength.

Tirens stood and watched as the Pope was lifted up by the skeleton and burned by the scorching flames that surrounded him.

”...... Mother, Mother, ......?

”...... Tyrence. I will be his flesh and blood in a little while. You should come here soon, too. You'll be very happy. This is the highest 'salvation' in Mithraism.

”Mother, what are you ──── doing?

In front of the standing Tyrence, ──── St. Mithra threw the Pope (his mother) into his jawless mouth.

”────────What?

Immediately, an enormous amount of miasma rose up around the area.

At the same time, blood flowed from the bones of St. Mithra's body, and a little flesh could be seen clinging to her.

”────a--a--a--a--a--────

The earth-shaking moans seemed to be coming from the monster's throat.

I felt a powerful surge of magical power that almost knocked me unconscious from the huge skinless humanoid shape that appeared in front of me.

I became unable to move again.

That thing is already beyond the realm of demons.

It's something that no human can ever face properly.

The slight relief I had felt earlier was quickly replaced by despair.

The moment ────

A roar.

I felt something crash into the ceiling of this space, where the core of the labyrinth is located, and break through.

It was a momentary thing, and I couldn't even react.

It seemed that the skeleton in front of me had suddenly plunged its hand into the ground and forcibly jumped up something.

I couldn't see anything at all in the sequence of actions.

I couldn't even see what had just been thrown up.

I shuddered again at the realization, and as I looked around, desperately trying to remain calm, I noticed that there was one person who had disappeared from my surroundings.

It was ────

”............ Noor, Doctor ......?

There was no sign of the teacher who was supposed to be here earlier.

The person who had disappeared from here.

It was Dr. Noor.

──── Oh no.

It's been waiting for this moment all along.

An opportunity to remove the greatest threat of all from the scene.

That leaves us.

The only ones left are us, who will be nothing more than ──── prey to it.

My legs trembled with fear again.

But the skeleton that had gained so little flesh did not look at us, but remained in a heavenly position, emitting a low, eerie sound.

”A゛────a゛. This,ha──── what,iv,delicious────a,iv,iv────.

That earth-shaking sound was the voice coming from the monster's throat.

”V,V────V,V,V,delicious────I,V,V────A,V,V────A,V────V,V────V,delicious！！！！！

────It's as if they are dancing for joy.

──── Or just as if it were raging.

The monster (St. Mithra) punched and shattered every rock in the area at random.

As if a thousand explosions had occurred at once, the hard walls of the labyrinth exploded, leaving huge holes everywhere. Not paying attention to the countless debris falling from the upper floors that collapsed from the impact, it looked down at us and let out that low ”sound” again.

”──── Di. Di . Dilens.

Linneburg ──── and you, my friend. I'm still going to tote it around. It would be a shame to end it here. It's a waste of time.

A fearful voice echoed in the labyrinth, freezing us from the depths of our souls.

Two bloodshot eyeballs in the process of forming look down at us.

”......a. Aa────subba-ra-dee-ii.

This blood. This blood, va. Ha. So... It's amazing.

It's more than I could have imagined. ──── I never knew elf blood could be so delicious and nourishing. It's a shame that there aren't more of them left to replicate. It's a shame that there aren't more replicating resources left. It's a waste of ──── time to let this be the end. But... It's really delicious ────. Aaah. aaah. aaah. aaah. aaah. aaah. aaah. aaah. aaah. aaah. aaah. aaah. aaah.

Again, St. Mithra hit the ground like a madman.

The ground shook and I could not move for fear.

She could not move a finger.

Perhaps it was ──── laughing.

That monster just laughed, shattering and shaking the earth.