Vol 2 Chapter 30 (1/2)

Chapter 30

In the dark

After conquering the Ruins without proble on a ic circle

By now, the sky really looked about to let loose, and a forced march back to toas maidenly impossible

We would indiscriet drenched down to our underithout a doubt and I didn't want to shame Ilya in town

Well, myself, neither

That being said, waiting out the rain in the , too

When I looked around for a better solution, I spotted a hollow in the cliff rising nearby

It wasn't enough to call it a cave, but deep enough to weather the rain

After retreating inside for the moment, we took a breath

”Cira-san, are you in a hurry?”

”No, I'm fine Let's wait until the rain lets up”

Thus, that's e did

We'd finished e'd come for, so there was no need to rush

Both Ilya and Cira were no longer apprentices, but fully qualified

A happy occasion

Name: Alice

Race: Halfelf

Gender: Female

Age: 15

Class: Mage

Level: 6

We'd done nothing but fight in this place, and still I was only Level 6

But, well, thinking about it differently, thatspeed

My limit was 15 after all

But then again Till's class was Sage, wasn't it?

An advanced Class, I guess?

Therefore, I'd probably get reset to Level 1 after the next class-up

Not that worrying about that now helped

Attack Magic: Thunder (Mastered), no Cast Time, 5s Cooldown

Attack Magic: Lightning (Proficiency 2), No Cast Time, 20s Cooldown

Support Magic: Heal, no Cast Time, 20s Cooldown

Support Magic: Lightning Enchant, no Cast Time, 10s Cooldown

Skill: Cast Time Reduction (special)

Weapon: None (Broken Lightning Rod)

Arh Quality) (Inscription: Adele)

Accessory: Sylv Faeria

That were my current options

Instant ic made me feel the awesomeness of Cast Time Reduction (special)

Also, I learned that support ic had no proficiency

I mean, I've used Heal so much so far

Still, the burden it put onthe

Furtherht collapse afterwards

But that didn't ic

Then there was the other supportEnchant

Till had shown the kind already, so I knehat it did

It would probably cover a weapons in light, granting the element

”Alice-sama, are you not cold?”

Come to think of it, my skin felt a bit chilly

I had gotten a little wet from the rain

”Nothing to worry about”

”If you say so But it would be bad if you caught a cold,” Ilya said and huddled closer

So warm

So warm, but as this

”Woah”

Cira was staring at us ide eyes, blushi+ng

Ahh, well, yeah

The dilemma where a scene feels wholesome to oneself, but looks decidedly not so from the outside

”A-anyway, Alice-san, yourYou defeat every monster with one hit And the color is so beautiful”

I wonder, alone with Ilya I'm not that self-conscious, but with a third party around this is extremely aard

Let's not overdo it, okay, Ilya?

But while thinking that goes through my head, I don't think I'll stop her, either

not that I' to say way

But more importantly now

”The color? Isn't it the same for everyone?”

”No, Alice-saic's color shows your personality It differs from person to person”

Was that hoas?

Of course, I had only seen only ht it was normal

Coot because I'd been too desperate at the tiic used by that bandit felt different from the one Till uses

I don't remember the bandit's anymore, but Till's is a a deep, deep blue

”Alice-san's lightning is silver and very beautiful I've never heard of a ic colored like that before”

”Really?”

Well, when it coold or blue or so

So I can't say I didn't think 'Hmm? Silver?'

”But shouldn't we talk about you now, Cira-san? Congratulations, now you're a proper Smith”

”Y-yes I'm so happy With this, I can carve my own inscriptions I'm kind of embarrassedmeow”

Ahh, she's so shy~~

At that point, Cira fidgeted and looked at me with upturned eyes

Hmm? What?

”So, ehm, Alice-san About e talked about before we entered the ruins, that is”

”——? Sorry, you two Didn't you hear soetically interrupted our talk

After she pointed it out, Cira and I listened carefully, too

What we heard was the sound of the rainfall getting stronger and stronger

Frankly, I couldn't hear anything else

But Ilya kept listening intently

Hmm?

”This is a landslide!”

”Eh!?”

Now that she'd round may have rumbled a bit

No, shi+t!

If we stay here, we'll get buried alive!?

”We have to get out of here!”

”Going out now is even erous! Alice-sama!”

I see, the landslide would hit us directly?

”!”

As Ilya had said, not afrom above

The ru was dreadful

I was getting chills over the thought that our shallow cave ht collapse

I couldn't re anymore

The noise of the avalanche was ear-shattering

I bodily felt how a thunderous roar alone could fill people with base fear

Seeing the earth and sand rush down the slope, our only luck was that it didn't enter out cave

That relief only lasted until our view from the cave was completely covered

Just how long had the three of us waited with bated breath?

Finally, the ru died down

No, conversely noe even stopped hearing the rain like it wasto a far aorld

just how deep had we been buried?

We were covered in complete, total darkness

My heart was beating like a warning bell

As quietly as possible, I took a shallow breath

”are you two alright?”

”Yes, Alice-sama”

”I-I'm meowkay okay”

For the moment, relief washed over me

I had felt theht, but hearing theave peace of mind

But buried alive, huh?

”This if we dig wrongly,from above?”

”Maybe It's all loose from the rain”

”We cannot get out, can we?”

I couldn't give her an immediate answer

It still felt unreal

Notto kill us?

Well, in front of nature's fury, bothbut trash

But still

” It's too early to give up If we dig froht be thin there, so let's carefully try that,” I said and pointed up But

”Alice-sama We don't know up from down”

”Indeed”

Ahh, I see

The others couldn't see?

What's withme vision even in this darkness?

Are they shooting sight-bea?

”Can you grasp my hands, you two? I'll lead you where I think we need to go”

”Alice-sama”

”Alice-san”

Don't be anxious, me

Collect yourself

Calm down

Don't panic

If you don't spend encouragement here, then what are you for, my heart

”Don't worry, there's no need to give up It et out”

Since the two couldn't see, I grasped for their hands

I wasn't giving up

”Right, Ilya?” I added with just a little tease in my voice

”hehe, if that Alice-sama says so, I cannot remain idle, can I”

”?”

It was funny how Cira inclined her head in wonderment

Alright, let's do this

Like hell I can die in this pointless place for a pointless reason

”Hah, hah”

Carefully digging out way outside with the three of us proved to be difficult

We had nothing like a spade on our hands, so I was digging with the grip of my Rod

Maybe Ilya had judged it dangerous to dig with her spear, but she had put it in the bag of the cave and was digging with her own hands

I'll have to exaht have been scraped bloody

Later, huh

Cira was holding a Wooden Stick and using it the sah the earth

By the way, that Wooden Stick was Cira's proper and true weapon

Getting hit with it hurt

Although I guess it wouldn't work on Ilya

”I can't work anymeow”

A little while after we began digging, Cira dropped out first

”Sorry sorry”

”Hah, hah, it's fine Don't apologize? It's our job to protect you, so please rest for a while, Cira-san”

While gasping for air, Cira drew back into the cave with her head held low

Her steps were uncertain Did she not fall over along the way in this darkness due to some animal instinct?

”Alice-saress in your place”