6 6. Maze country.txt (1/2)

Looking at the results alone, they were just a bunch of sycophants.

Perhaps it was because of the fact that he was once cut off and used as a decoy for his legs, but the feeling was stronger.

But I'm sure there's still some unspeakable anxiety (mainly because of a girl called Rustyala or something).

I integrated the stories of the sycophants and decided to walk proudly down the 'righteous path'.

I soon passed a couple of women.

But it was uneventful.

I hesitated to ask if the exit was this way or not, but there was no doubt that people were streaming in from this direction, so I stayed on.

We pass various groups of people on the way.

There were a few groups that looked at me like they were trying to price me, but I didn't have any problems.

And after a few minutes on the ”righteous path”, I arrived at the exit.

'Yay ......, yay ......!

The sunshine that burns the eyes.

The breeze that carries the gentle sunshine.

The clean smell that cannot be compared to the atmosphere in the labyrinth.

I was back on earth.

As I was expressing my joy with my whole body, a neatly dressed man who looks like a guard called out to me.

'Hey, hey, you're over the top,'

The man laughed in a friendly manner.

But I braced myself when I saw that he had a murder weapon - a sword down on his hip.

From the looks of it, I don't feel any hostility.

Looking at the place where he was standing in front of this 'exit', there is a high possibility that he is a guard. They are also formal in their attire. Immediately I drop the ice on my thoughts and suppress my buoyant emotions.

'Yes, I had quite a bit of trouble getting to ......'

I returned it in a bland manner and looked at it.

'Hmmm, it sure is a wreck from the looks of it. At this time of day, you can use the water supply, albeit just barely.

Then the man pointed with his thumb at the distance.

'Thank you for ....... I'll be off.

'Waterworks,' I heard the word, and I bowed my head, inwardly delighted.

'Fine. It's my job.

I walk in the direction the man is pointing in.

As I walk, I think we should have some more conversation with the man in question. He called our current conversation 'business'. I don't know if it's an official job or not, but it seems likely that he will be able to help me.

After some walking, there was a well there.

I was disappointed when I heard about the water supply and imagined a modern one. But I was sure that what could be saved could be saved.

It was the same system as the well in my world, so it didn't take much effort to get the water up.

First, I would refill the empty leather bags of my 'belongings' with water. The mud on my clothes would be cleaned to some extent by wiping it off with a wet cloth. I wasn't sure if the blades should be washed in water, but I rinsed them with water because of the smell.

As I was washing it, I was thinking about the conversation I should have with the man I just had.

Since there wasn't much traffic, there would be little danger of being overheard by others.

His personality and physiognomy are not bad, and he ends up being a good fit if you want to get information as soon as possible.

After simulating a few conversations, I approach the man under the guise of nature.

”...... Oh no. It's a little better now. You've been very helpful, waterworks.

'Yeah, because the only place in the labyrinth entrance that has running water is this northern 'Hoosier's'.

Heh. Really? You don't have it anywhere else?

''Oh, you're a knight state. We have the most money out of the five nations that stick around in the labyrinth.

It's very normal, and it's a word I've never heard before.

Honestly, I want to talk about the present day - my world, in other words. But it's a world where 'magic' is already flying around. It's a long shot, and it would only make me suspicious. I'm not at the stage of betting anything yet.

I pretend to know and try to draw out more information.

'Does 'Hoosiers' cost anything else?'

'Yes. It's full of purpose-built facilities for the labyrinth. What's up, kid? Is this the first time you've been in this country?

Yeah, something like that.

It's easier to get to and from the five countries these days.

So if there's a place where I can get to know this country better, can you tell me?

'Hmmm, yes. Then you can start by going straight ahead from here to the central square. There's a signboard map. From there, you can go to the National Library or the intermediary office and find out more about it. When you get used to it, go to the guild or the church. I recommend it.

'I see. Thank you.

I bowed my head deeply and thanked him, and the man scratched his cheek in embarrassment and said he didn't need to thank me.

'Fine, it's my job,'

I don't think I can stretch the conversation any further.

I may have another chance to talk to him, who takes care of a lot of things while calling it work. We'll have to part ways before he gets suspicious.

I'll see you at .......

Yeah, I'll see you later.

I waved my hand lightly and followed the advice and headed straight for the central square.

On the way, I suddenly turned around just once.

Now that I was some distance away, I was able to grasp the full extent of the labyrinth behind me.

The labyrinth I came out of was an incredibly huge ruin (...).

And in the center of the ruins, a huge tree that pierced the heavens towered over it. Its branches were decorated with murky jewels. The decoration (it) was also huge, and perhaps there was a space inside, which was also a labyrinth.

I turned my head forward and moved away from the bizarre ruins.

While grasping the fact that I was able to escape from there...

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--and then you reach the city.

The city's landscape looked like a high street RPG itself.

The culture tends to be Western, and the era feels like it's around the Middle Ages.

What's unique is that the streets are unusually well maintained.

The roads were decorated with beautiful minerals that seemed to be gems at the edges.

The same was true of the labyrinth's 'Positive Path', but the lines of gems extended uninterruptedly.

In this other world, gems might not be valuable.

Continuing to walk down the street, we find many houses.

They range from wooden to brick, and are of a diverse and irregular variety.

The people walking around the city were lively. And the people were diverse. Some were dressed only in simple cloths like smocks, while others walked with heavy steel gear crunching. There are a lot of people of various skin colors, and occasionally there are those who look like animals. It's the so-called half-human, half-animal race. Some have sharp fangs, long ears on the side, bushy tails and beautiful wings - a fantastic race of people live here.

The gap between the original world and the one we live in is tremendous.

Naturally, common sense and insanity are jumbled together in a blender. At the same time, there was also the sound of something important being scraped away with gurgling.

There was a sense of loneliness, as if there were no one else in the world, even though there were so many people in the world.

The sky is so vast, yet there is a sense of entrapment that assaults you.

It's like the feeling you get when you're young and you get lost in a big department store.

Oh, this is not the world I was in: .......