88 87.30 layer.txt (1/2)

I landed on the ground and immediately looked out over the 30 layers.

It was a fantastic space.

Seven-colored flowers bloomed from the ground, and countless pillars of seven-colored crystal stood in a row - and a number of seven-colored stones hung from the ceiling like icicles.

The thirty layers of construction reminded me of a limestone cave.

However, the glittering seven-colored ores tell us that this is no ordinary cave.

It resembles layers 28 and 29.

Or maybe the 28-29 layer was influenced by this layer.

The place was so complete (...) that it made me think so.

Picking up the fallen 'Crescent Pectolazuli's Straight Sword', I walk through layer 30.

I hear the sound of crunching and breaking flowers.

I can feel from the soles of my feet that the flowers on the 30th layer are not plants, but minerals.

Then I continue to step on the beautiful flowers and find a figure at the end of the walk.

If I'm right, as I expected--.

The Thirty Guardian] The one who steals the laws of the earth.

”...... 30 layers of guardians?

In response to the voice, the figure turned to me.

It was a young man with dull chestnut-colored hair.

He was wearing tattered clothes with an unraveled hem, and he had severely tired eyes. The dark circles under his eyes are distinctive. I guess he's a little older than me.

The young man puts his hand on his forehead and gives me a curious look.

And then he replies to my voice.

I'm not going to be the only one. I'm a guardian. I know that. I made a promise to that guy back then, and so... ......!

He seemed confused.

According to the story, the guardians (guardians) appear as soon as the explorer enters the layer.

I don't know how it works, but if it's like a summons, it's no wonder the young man is confused when he's suddenly summoned.

While I watch, the young man continues to monologue as if to explain to himself.

His empty eyes wandered around, trying to grasp the situation.

'So ......?　And then what happened to me?　Yeah. As I recall, I ended up with that idiot at ......, --gasp!

The young man suddenly opened his eyes and crouched down.

At that moment, a huge black scythe passed over the youth's head - a huge black scythe.

''It's a shame!''

Out of the middle of nowhere (・・・・・・・・・) the thing appeared suddenly and let out a joyful voice.

That guy was also not a monster, but took the form of a person.

The one who wielded the scythe was a girl not much older than her age.

A girl as tall as an elementary school student was floating in the air with a large scythe that was about two meters tall. She had a stark brown skin, black hair that grew to her height, and red eyes full of murderous intent.

Everything was abnormal.

The most unusual thing was that even if I 'gazed' at it, I couldn't get any information about the girl at all.

The girl clicked her tongue and yet happily swung her next blow at the young man.

In contrast, the young man roars while showing a clear face of doubt.

''Ah, I see!　d*mn, that's what it means!

He braced himself with his empty handed fist, dodging the girl's attacks while keeping an eye on his surroundings.

In the middle of it all, she meets my eyes again.

The young man shouts at me, ”This place is dangerous!

'This place is dangerous!　Run away now!

The young man feared for my safety and urged me to move out.

'Yeah, yeah?'

I didn't understand, and I voiced my doubts.

I didn't expect to reach the 30th layer and be told to run away from its guardians (guardians). I also didn't expect them to leave the explorers behind and start fighting.

''The 'Reapers' (Reapers) are dangerous!　This me - 'the one who steals the reason of the earth' - get out of here while Rowen is in control!

The young man admitted that he is a guardian (Guardian) 'the one who steals the reason of the earth' and called himself Rowen.

At the same time, Rowen calls the girl a 'Reaper' (Reaper) and gives her a look of concern for me from the bottom of her heart.

But I can't move.

If he's a guardian (guardian), he's the enemy.

It's an enemy to be defeated, but it's ...... too human.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time in the event that you're in a position to do so.

''Oh, that!　Something is wrong!　Rowen, there's something wrong with you!

But in the meantime, the attack on Mr. Rowen has not slackened.

Even now, the words are said while trying to cut its head off.

Ms. Rowen says back while dodging the girl's scythe that is attacking her at high speed.

''Of course!　It's all over!　It's over!　Your sorcerer is dead!　There's no more reason for you to attack me!

No, no, no, no!　Don't be horrible to me!

If you move one more time, you won't be able to keep up!

With those last words, Rowen-san dodged the scythe with a paperweight, grabbed the girl's arm and threw her away.

Watching the two fight from a distance, the difference in ability was clear.

Although the girl's movements were fast, she just repeated her assault without any kind of effort. In contrast, Rowen's movements are refined. There's too much difference in skill. With that, the blade of the scythe would never reach Rowen-san for any length of time.

The girl who was thrown away grunts as she holds her throat in pain.

She appears to be suffering from lack of air.

'Ugh, ugh. ......'

”Look!　That's what happens when you're constantly losing magic and not replenishing it!

The girl responds to Ms. Rowen's words by glaring back at her.

Then she smiles thinly and mutters.

'Yes, no, I can still do it ....... I'm still alive ....... I'm still ......!

Oh, come on. You're not--?

Sensing the girl's unusual condition, Rowen-san reached out her hand to stop the girl. Immediately after that, the girl's body was distorted and melted into a black mist that dissolved into the air.

I was aware of this because I had deployed the Dimension.

The girl turned all of her body into magical power and dissolved into the magical power in the air.

Then, she moved as magic power and moved behind me--

What--?

Look at me, brother. ......

It was no longer close to instantaneous movement (warp).

Surprised at being moved to the back (warp), I turned around as I drew my sword.

There was a girl with a big smile on her face.

It's the smile of an innocent child, as if the prank was a success.

The girl had placed her hand on my shoulder. And then she poked me on the cheek with her fingertips.

”Hee-hee, you turned around (・・・・・・), didn't you?

I jump and distance myself from the girl - I feel pain and heat in my neck.

'Ow!'

He puts his hand on his neck and points his sword at the girl.

I don't feel any hostility from the girl.

However, there is a strong possibility that she was attacked in some way.

After I get some distance away, Rowen-san attacks the girl who is laughing happily.

'Reaper!　Don't bring others into this!

You're late, Rowen!　This big brother was given to me!

The girl distanced herself from Mr. Rowen as if she were running away from him and expressed that she got me.

It didn't take long for her to realize the meaning of that expression.

She focused the 《Dimension》 on the neck where the heat was lit.

There was a black pattern floating there before I knew it. It resembles a magician's circle (...) as it emits heat, it also squeezes out my magic power.

The 《Dimension》 makes me understand the movement of the magic power.

The magic power squeezed out is flowing to the girl named Reaper.

''The Devil of Emptiness, my dear, is behind you. ''That's my only place.''--'

The girl takes my magic and lets it fill her with power.

Then she chants the chant and shouts her name.

”It is I, the Grim Reaper, the Grim Reaper who longs for the shadows.

He then declared himself to be a 'Reaper' (Reaper).

''Hee hee, what a coincidence!　This brother is just like that one!　You're a wizard with the same dimensional attributes!　Come on, come on!　The vacant surgeon was filled by my brother here!　Now what about Rowen!

Every time the Reaper screams with all his strength, the magic is released from me.

There's no doubt about it now.

The Reaper is robbing me of my magic through the pattern on my neck. And that magic power is what's making him move.

Seeing this figure, Rowen-san moans in abhorrence and comes closer to me.

''Kudos, it can't be helped ......!　Boy, what's your name?!

'Uzumi. Aikawa Uzumi Wave. ......

I keep my hand on my neck and answer the name.

Although I sense evil from the Reaper, I don't sense any harm from my guardian (Guardian), Rowen-san. For now, I decide that it's worthy of giving my name.

When Rowen-san hears my name, she is surprised out loud.

'Ah, Aikawa Kanami!

Apparently, he had some idea of what my name was.

However, Rowen-san's expression of surprise was short-lived, and she quickly tied her mouth back together and returned to a serious expression.

''And anyway, Kanami-kun!　I'm sorry, but we're gonna need your help!　If you want to break that 'curse', you'll have to destroy that guy!

Mr. Rowen described the pattern on my neck as a 'curse' and told me to fight to break it.

'I don't know what it is, ......, but I do know that she's something bad. And that it won't be good if it continues like this.

I find that no matter how much I put my hand on my neck, I can't suppress the magic that is escaping, and I agree with Rowen-san's suggestion.

''Hee-hee, fuh-hee, hahaha!

And then, with the girl who just continues to laugh merrily, I stand shoulder to shoulder with my guardian (Guardian) and hold my sword.

It's completely different from my original plan, but it's unavoidable.

First of all, I have to do something about the girl in front of me. I start guiding the best plan for attacking the girl in my head.

And in the next moment, the Reaper's scythe is slicing through the surrounding crystal to the roots.

While dodging it with a paperweight, I ask Rowen-san. I need information to do whatever it is I need to do.

''Rowen-san, is that a monster?!

'No, not a monster!　Of course, they're not guardians (guardians) and they're not human!　That's just 'magic'!　It's 'magic' that works with intelligence!

Magic?

I return my questioning voice to the identity I hadn't expected.

It's a cursed spell that was created just to kill me. It is based on the motif of a fairy tale, and the magic name is just that: the Grim Reaper, the Grim Reaper. Remember that fairy tale while you fight!

What, a fairy tale?　Sorry, I don't know that fairy tale!

I don't want to be called a fairy tale all of a sudden.

I've never heard of Grim Lim Lim Leaper.

'Isn't that a world-famous fairytale!

'No, I really don't know!

Perhaps it is famous in this world.

But as a gentile, I have no way of knowing this story.

I continue to dodge the scythe from the girl's blind spot with a serious expression on my face.

Sensing from her appearance that she is not lying, Rowen-san continues to talk.

'Okay!　Just get to the point!　That guy said, 'When you are looking at it, it cannot exist. And it only materializes when you don't see it. He's a fairy tale antagonist who lives within those rules. He's going to slash at you from out of sight, so you'll have to counter attack him!'

It only materializes when you're not looking at it: ......!

That's already tricky on its own.

That means that even if you attack with your eyes, you won't be able to do any damage.

Even though it's a non-living magic, it's a foul characteristic.

It dodges the girl's scythe, which attacks from all directions while repeatedly moving at a moment's notice. Honestly, it's difficult to counter against this.

However, it feels unnatural.

The girl gives off a hair-raising killing intent only against Rowen-san, but not at all against me. I feel like the attack also misses the vital point.

'Already!　Just give your brother a break!　Because all I want to do is kill Rowen!

As I stand around to protect Ms. Rowen's back, the irritated girl pouts at a distance.

''Uh, yeah ....... You mean you're not going to kill me ......?

I step away and check the girl's intentions.

'I'm not going to kill you. I'm not going to kill you, because your brother is my most important food. You'll only be incapacitated.

'Yeah, bait is ....... In the meantime, can you please stop pulling the magic out of me ......

'I won't stop doing that!　If you stop, you won't be able to fight Rowen and I'll squeeze you to death!

Until you die: ....... So why don't we just fight it out?

I glare at the girl as I regrip my sword.

However, I can't get the urge to kill either. It's hard to do just because it's in the form of a human being, but being reacted to like this like this, like a child, is enough to dampen my spirits.

'Kanami-kun, it's useless!　If you get possessed, the last thing you want to do is get your magic sucked out of you until you die!

But Mr. Loewen threatens me with death if I don't do something about my hesitation.

I didn't want to believe him foolishly.

It's not only because you shouldn't believe what someone you've never met before says, but most of all because he doesn't feel as threatened as he says he does.

Sure, the magic continues to be sucked out of me.

But I don't think it's going to kill me.

The magic power is only being sucked out thinly and gradually. Even if it interferes with combat, it shouldn't be a matter of life and death.

The girl chews on the magic power she took from me with a delicious bite and tries to build magic.

''Hee hee, what a fresh magic power!　Maybe I'm better than before!　That makes it easy to break their gaze!

It seems that even the girl who is magic itself can use magic.

”--Dimension Black Bubble (Nightmare) magic!

The girl cast a dimensional magic.

It was very similar to my magic. As long as the word 'dimension' is attached to it, it must be the same kind of magic. But that's not all. The additional idea of ”Black Bubbles (Nightmare)” also felt similar to mine.

The magical power of the dimensional attribute fills the 30 layers and black bubbles begin to spring up within the area.

I figure out the full extent of that magic with Dimension.

It doesn't seem to be much different from my 《Dimension》 in principle. Probably, the accuracy is much lower than mine.

And you can sense that the black bubble is filled with magic for instantaneous movement with my ”Dimension”. Its usage was similar to my ”Dimensional Snow”.

The black color of the bubbles is probably to dominate space and at the same time block the enemy's vision.

If Rowen-san was right, then if I could free the enemy's vision, I would be free to materialize. That's most likely the main aim.

The girl scratches off her body and moves instantly to our blind spot.

I quickly responded by expanding the Dimension wide open. However, the girl grasps the expansion of the Dimension by using Dimension Black Bubble (Nightmare), and she senses the area where the expansion is thin and moves.

My Dimension is a magic that gathers information in space, but it doesn't always gather information in space automatically. Basically, I'm aware of the information I want, and I only keep track of the ones in the places I want.

In other words, unless you're paying very close attention, there will always be a slight gap.

The girl seemed to be moving through those gaps.

The girl moves near the rear of Rowen-san and swings her scythe to the side. Ms. Rowen turns her body around and avoids it. It looked like the scythe had been snatched by the hem of her clothes. However, just before the scythe was snatched, the scythe had already lost its substance because I recognized it with the 《Dimension》.

The girl puffed out her cheeks when she saw that the attack didn't even reach the hem.

After that, she slashed at Rowen-san several times, but all of them were interrupted by my 《Dimension》 and couldn't reach her.

''----!　Ugh, my brother's unfolding magic!　You're in my way!

The girl, who was disgusted by the situation, changes her target to this one.

It seems that the girl has no way to counter my Dimension. This one is confident that if it comes down to it, she can use Dimensional Winter (Di Winter) to nullify Dimension Black Foam (Nightmare). However, the girl does not have the equivalent of that.

The girl focuses her attention on me and tries to strengthen her connection to the pattern on my neck.