105 Episode 105 "Saint of Sabishinbo (Tentative) and Promised Capture".txt (2/2)

I think the hard work is about to begin. Saints.

The walls are a lot thinner than the dungeon, probably because it's a maze of the saint's own making. So I could break them.

But in Rita and I's ”Building Strike Lv 1”, we can only break brick and wooden walls.

There are stone walls and marble-like walls here. The places we can shortcut are inevitably limited.

We can cheat a little, but it'll probably take quite a while to get out.

'What?　That's right. If only!

The saint seemed relieved.

''Hmph!　I've got some high level demons in place!　Good luck not to die!'

Thanks for the spoilers. I'll avoid that one.

It's going to be a stone wall for a while, so the next time a brick or wood wall appears, you can tear it down...

'You know, Nagi ...... my master.'

Rita was looking up at me, her tail twitching.

Behind me was the remnants of a brick wall.

It seems that Rita was also trying to see if she could break the wall with her 'Building Clash Lv 1'.

'My 'Building Clash' level has gone up. Praise!

'Really?　Amazing.

I patted Rita's beast ears.

Come to think of it, when we fought against the ”False Demon Tribe” in the hot spring town, Rita used a series of ”architectural strikes”.

In addition to that, she has accumulated experience. As for her status...

”Rita Melpheus.

Building Slamming LV2.

It can damage buildings by hitting or slashing them.

The destructive properties ”Wooden Wall” and ”Brick Wall” - ”Stone Wall (NEW!)

Note that the harder the material, the more magical (or sacred) power it consumes when broken.

...... Sorry. Saints. This maze, there might be room for it: ......

”What's that?

Me and Rita hit the wall one more time each and we were able to finish.

'Oh, oh, now for the canal, okay?　Oops, there's a magical creature created by Delilira-san in the water, so be careful!''

At the end of the maze, there was a pool about 20 meters long.

There are no pool sides. There are walls on either side. It seems that there are suspicious magical creatures inside.

”Leggy, try interfering with your skills just in case.

”Yes, sir. Activate slime bringer, level 1!

''The one in the water is the magical substance that this Delilira-san used to stop the bleeding of her patients and gave it a pseudo life.

”All right, Lord. ”That's a subspecies of slime in the water. I can't control it, but I can hold it in place for a while.

Okay. Well, give me the signal, and I'll let you know.

I raised my magic sword, Leggy.

”And Rita. Can you run to the other side?

Yoo-hoo!

Rita didn't look tired and puffed her chest out.

''It's easy if you use the 'water walking' technique I learned at sea the other day.

Good day. In the meantime, Reggie will hold off the magical creatures, the Nuto Nuto.

Yes, sir!

That's why we started the operation.

Rita, who concentrated her ”Divine Power” on her feet, stood on the surface of the water.

It's a good idea to have a good time. De-ryaaaaaahhhh!

Flap, flap, flap!

Rita keeps going and dashes off at high speed. When she gets to the center of the pool, she makes a U-turn and comes back.

''Nunnu!　Lord!　An underwater monster on the loose!　It won't hold!

Okay. I'm ready too.

When Rita comes back to this side, I give Reggie instructions.

''Stop 'Mucus Creature Control LV1'. It's coming, Lord!''

Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm!

The surface of the water bubbled up.

Perhaps in reaction to being held down until now, a purple mollusk jumped out with great vigor.

It is shaped like a snail without a shell, and has an absurdly large number of tentacles growing out of it.

Or rather, they look like tentacles.

I'm not going to be able to get my hands on them. This is Delilira's pride and joy: magical creatures!

The saint's voice echoed.

''This reminds me. Delilira-san's friends didn't like slime, and they fought over who could defeat it. It's either magic or it's not very effective unless it's a magical weapon, so people don't want to fight it!''

Activate.　'Delayed Combat (Delayed Arts) Lv 1' (for 20 strikes)!

The Magical Sword Reggie has become huge.

The magical creature Nuto Nuto (tentative name) was split into two.

With a splash, the creature sinks to the bottom of the pool. Well, I've got it.

Let's stop here. I've got some cookies Aine gave me.

Yes. I'll rub Rita's feet for you. It's straight from Aine.

'Oh, my God, Cecil. That tickles. You don't have to do that!

He was a precious tentacle-type demon. It's such a waste. It's such a waste.

Me, Cecil, Rita, and Leggy, in human form, took a break while biting into a cookie.

When Rita recovers, we'll have her carry us to the other side of the shore in our 'water walk'.

”............ You know what, boys?

What is it, Your Majesty?

''You're not a brave man who has defeated a demon king, are you?

'Don't get me started with that fishy stuff,'

I said.

The saint was silent.

'Yo, you've made it this far!

Next to the pool was the great circular hall.

The ceiling is steeply rising. About 10 meters high.

And in the middle of the hall, there was a dragon.

It was four to five meters long, with two legs planted firmly on the ground and a long neck extended.

It was gray in color. It has no scales. In fact, I don't feel like a living thing.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. This is the dragon golem. It's a replica of the one we fought in our last quest. If you want Delilira-san's treasure, you'll have to break through here!''

You're big.

”It's huge!

I don't know how you move all these things.

''Hmmm. That's why I chose this land. It's easy to collect magic power from heaven and earth here. And I've poured freshly harvested magic power into the dragon golem.

”Freshly harvested magic?

'Yes. Recently, there was a magical explosion in the neighborhood. That's what woke Delilira-san up for the first time in a long time.

In the west?

How do you know?

I'm an adventurer.

'I see. Yeah, of course. What do you think, Mr. Delilira's junior?

The saint's joyful voice echoed in the great hall.

'You've been so easy so far, have you been caught off guard!　Now, let's see what you guys are really made of!'

White. Wake up.

I patted the 'Tenryu no Armband' on my right arm.

He said there's food in there.

”I know.

It went without saying.

”I'm starving.

The bracelet was getting insanely hot, and White's eggs were trembling in small increments.

I could see that it was absorbing magic power at an amazing rate.

''If you don't take it seriously, you'll get seriously injured!　Come on, get it done. Let's go, Dragon Golem!

The saint cried out.

But the dragon golem didn't move!

”...... Huh?　Why?

Maybe you're out of magic.

'No, of course not.　I've poured in the magic power that I've only recently collected!''

Perhaps it's the 'Heavenly Dragon's Residual Demonic Power'.

This place is a 'magic power point' where it's easy to collect the magic power of heaven and earth, and just recently, the 'Heavenly Dragon's Residual Magic Power' was released in the west. The Saintess uses it to power her golem.

It was probably the most compatible with moving the dragon golem.

However, there's a 'Heavenly Dragon Egg (White)' over here that eats the 'Heavenly Dragon's Residual Magic Power'.

It seems that White has sucked up all of that magical power, which was originally available to him, at once.

”Otosan.

Was it good?　White.

”Yeah. I'm full today. Thanks for bringing me along: ......

The vibration of the ”Tenryu's Bracelet” stopped.

Full of energy, White went to sleep.

Thanks, too. Good night, White.

Because White was there, we were able to capture this labyrinth with ease.

If Saintess-sama is using the 'Heavenly Dragon's Residual Magic Power' for the labyrinth system, then White is a complete anti-character.

''I guess this is the end of the labyrinth's events, saint-sama.

”............ modern adventurers, scary

The saint's tearful voice echoed.

I felt like I was doing something bad.

'It's over. You've won.''

「「「「 Yay! 」」」」

Pan, pan.

Me, Cecil, Rita and Reggie clapped our hands together.

At the same time, the farthest wall of the main square opened up.

Sunlight flooded in from there. A way out of the maze.

”May I ask you something, Your Highness?

”Okay. You can ask me anything you want!

Don't be upset with me, saint.

'Is it true that the saint just wanted to play with us?

'Yes. Because you couldn't play while you were alive.

A lonely voice replied.

'Delilira-san worked for the stability of the world, but they didn't release her until she was dying. The truth is, he built this cave to play with his friends after they broke up with him. But no one came to me while I was alive. ......'

'It's not easy being a saint either: ......'

I held hands with Cecil and Rita and passed through the door with Reggie, who had returned to his magic sword, at my back.

Cecil's 'magic detection' doesn't have a strong magical response. Rita's 'presence detection' also has no demonic response.

What lies ahead is really just a ruin.

'Welcome. Welcome to her grave where you were forced to play the saint.

The saint said.

'You are welcome. You are welcome, extraordinary adventurers. And let's talk about the old and the present.'