Episode 53.5 (1/2)
”I've got lots to ask you. So many, I'm not sure where to begin.”
”Then how about asking the most recent thing that bothered you?”
”That's it. Finkel.”
”Hee?”
”I went to Finkel's last floor.”
”You finally went there huh.”
”About Jericho.”
Shira sent a glance, 'what about him', before sipping her wine goblet.
”There's something inscribed on the wall pedestal where the chain extended out. <Name Jericho>. That must be the same Jericho as your pet ape, the Longarm Ape, no, a magic beast made to look like a Longarm Ape, that's currently staying in Vouka's Goncourt Mansion.”
Shira sipped her wine once again and only spoke after enjoying the mouthful. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
”What makes you think that?”
”Instinct.”
”Fufu. Instinct is it. Well I'll be. Those familiar with dungeons would usually never reach that conclusion. You know how dungeon magic beasts can't be taken out, don't you?”
”Of course. You fought the boss of Dungeon Finkel, a giant Greatarm Ogre, and severed its anchor to the dungeon by naming it Jericho. That action has made Dungeon Finkel remain in an unusual state where its boss is alive yet missing. That's probably also the reason why you can freely warp to any floor there.”
”Now this is a shock. Is that your instinct at work also?”
”It is.”
”Amazing really. As expected. Though that's no mere instinct. You've been observing my ways of doings things all this time, then paired with your own knowledge, experience and <Name Jericho>, all that combined must have brought you to that conclusion. Without being misled by common sense and surface level knowledge. You're really fit to be a researcher, you know.”
”Why'd you do that.”
Shira stared at her wine goblet and only spoke after a long silence.
”I delved in Finkel, conquered every floor there before finally arriving at the last one. There I fought the dungeon boss, a Greatarm Ogre. It was simply monstrous. It had <Magic Void>, <Hardening>, <Strength Double>, <Strength Fivefold>, <Strength Tenfold>, <Self Healing> abilities, none of my attacks would work, and those that did got healed up right away. I finally beat it after a long struggle that lasted 3 days and 3 nights, mind you, I was completely worn out by then.”
”You, beat it huh.”
”I did. But just as it was on the verge of disappearing, truly in the very last moment, I used an artifact my master passed to me to breathe a new life into being, carried out the Naming Ritual to rewrite its existence and took it out of the dungeon. I cast magic to make it look like an ordinary Longarm Ape in daily life. It can turn back into its original form anytime it wants though.”
”What's up with those chains?”