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

Now I'm at ......--

A skill? ?” is out of control.

I'll stabilize your mind in exchange for some emotional support.

There is a +1.00 correction to disruption.

Ah, .......

An announcement is 'displayed'.

I watched it with a quiet heart.

The symptoms show up just as the text says.

I get clear thoughts at the cost of frustration and anxiety.

''?'' I feel uneasy about ??”, but I can only assume that this skill is helping me now. If it wasn't for this, I would probably be in the stomach of a giant wolf by now.

With the clear thoughts I've acquired, I reaffirm my beliefs.

There was no one around now that I knew of. Not even a familiar building.

It's so vivid, so real, so large - some kind of surprise project, a foreign attraction, an undeveloped land on Earth - that all that wishful thinking has been stripped away.

Oh, I can't help it.

It's what I was prepared for.

More importantly, it's ”then what?”.

There's nothing to be gained by simply losing yourself.

I calmly build my next action in my mind.

'First, the signs.'

I regained my spirits and walked through the city with an imposing look on my face.

Fortunately, even in my attire, I didn't float.

There were some neatly dressed people, and not a few adventurers like me who carried swords in their cloaks.

After walking for a few minutes, I found a square.

It's about the size of a baseball dome, with a fountain and a stone couch.

In the center of the fountain was a large fountain, and next to it stood a huge signboard.

There was no one looking at the sign. Rather, there were not many people stopping in this square. Maybe this is land that is set aside for public events and is usually just a street.

There were some maps marked on the signs. And some history of the country and stuff.

There was a statue of a mature man in the fountain next to it. Maybe this is some kind of monument to the country.

I start looking at the sign, intending to memorize it all.

-- As far as the information on the sign is concerned, this country seems to be a 'country for the labyrinth'.

To be precise, it's the United Kingdom.

The whole story is that five countries with similar religions follow the teachings and try to capture the huge ”labyrinth” by surrounding it with their own religious teachings. According to the lore of this religion, if you clear the ”Hundredth Test” of this labyrinth, ”anything you wish for will come true”.

I thought it was an auspicious condition to clear.

If I wanted to return home, I would have to dive to the 100th level of the labyrinth.

I furrowed my brow a little and continued reading.

I'm currently in the country of ”Huskyards” located in the northern part of the labyrinth.

I'm going to be able to see that you've got a very good idea.

The map shows me in detail where I'm located in Foozeyards.

It seems that there is a tradition that the younger the number is, the more noble people will live here. By the way, this is number 21. There is a shopping district on 22, and on 20 there is an official agency.

Okay, ......

Relying on those information, I decided to head first to a library-like place that existed on 20th Street.

The library was in a conspicuous place, like a symbol of the city.

So I don't get lost, and I can get there in a short time.

I walk into the building, hiding my anxiety.

The attendant checks on me for a bit, but I'm not stopped.

It's a large wooden Western-style building.

It's very quiet and looks no different than the library I know.

I picked up a few books that I thought would help me with my current situation and sat down at one of the tables provided.

I unfold the books and begin to read them - which makes me question the act of 'reading'.

To be precise, the fact that I had previously turned away from it comes to the fore.

'Why can't I read ....... I wonder if I can read .......

I muttered.

In response, the people who had been reading quietly looked up and looked at me.

'Excuse me,'

I bowed my head in a small way.

Immediately the people who looked at us lost interest and turned their attention back to their own books.

It's strange that the apology is getting through now.

Some of the people who looked at me were blond and white, others had bushy beast ears. The people who are not supposed to have a taste for Japanese are coping with the Japanese language.

The book I'm holding out is particularly strange.

The book I am spreading out is particularly strange. And yet, I picked it up, thinking it would be a good way to learn about this world.

Japanese has been translated into a strange language, and a strange language into Japanese without my permission.

Calling it ”magic” might be an end in itself.

But if we were to do this in my world, it would be very important.

First of all, the brain needs to be modified. I would have to play around with my brain, adding and subtracting memories and personalities. Then the science dissection experiment came to mind. Just horrible. It's really horrible--.

A skill? ?” is out of control.

I'll stabilize your mind in exchange for some emotional support.

There is a +1.00 correction to disruption.

Again .......

The fear that had been boiling over in my throat has been scraped away. I can't allow myself to regret the repetition of my failures, and my head is clear again.

It was a 'display' that was sure to help in many ways, but it was also sure to give me a bad feeling.

I think the triggering condition is a mental one that is triggering.

I need to limit my thoughts as much as possible and not let my intense emotions take over .......

'Feng ......'

Take a deep breath and chill out.

However, this is not a good thing to be calm, it might be something else.

Confusion” is being added more and more to the ”State Abnormalities” column in ”Display”. However, contrary to the word ”confusion”, my mind is becoming clearer and clearer. It's a strange feeling.

The skill '??' It may have the effect of disabling confusion on its own, but even so, the visible 'indication' of 'State: Confusion 2.99' is making me uneasy.

It's very unsettling, but there's no point in thinking about it any longer.

I focus on this quiet, unruffled spirit.

Then I go through the book I prepared.

I will get to know this world, this country, this culture, this labyrinth - I will get to know it.

For as long as time permits, and for as long as it takes.