Chapter 59 - The Heroes from Another World and the Golden-eyed Monsters (1/2)

The Heroes from Another World and the Golden-eyed Monsters

Clunk~

I operated the lump that’s hidden behind the altar just as it was written in the note.

Thud!

The entrance gate for this room suddenly slammed shut.

This was also noted down in the Great Sage’s notes.

The alter will then be split open and separated towards the left and the right.

Showing in between the split up altar was a set of stairs that’s leading down towards the lower floors.

Mist’s eyes widened.

[I’ve never thought that there would be a hidden staircase here…]

[As I said before, please don’t report anything that you will see from now on towards the Marquis. You also don’t want trouble yourself, so you should understand, right?]

[I swear that I won’t tell anyone.]

We descended down the stairs.

These stairs were wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

I held out the glowing leather bag in front of me.

[That’s quite a strange lamp you have.]

She shot out this commentary timidly.

Don’t step into the other’s personal circumstances as much as possible.

I think she’s quite concerned about the conditions I had told her before.

[It’s a valuable rare item after all.]

I’m not lying when I said that.

Mist touches her forehead protector.

Her forehead protector began to shine as it illuminated everything in our front.

[Is that forehead protector on your head the generally-used lighting tool around this place?]

[No, I don’t think this is quite common.]

Then, that must be one of those so-called magic equipment huh?

We eventually reached the foot of the stairs.

The ruins-like pathways continued.

The lower floors of this ruins is not spread out unlike that cave-like pathways of the Disposal Ruins.

It’s like we’re still in a place where civilization used to exist.

[There seems to be no monsters at the moment.]

[Hati-dono, actually—]

[Hmm?]

[Ah, no… I’m sorry. It’s nothing. Please don’t worry about it.]

There’s always something that’s happening when someone says something like “nothing” at a time like this.

Well, whatever.

I wonder if she’s about to ask something that would intrude my personal circumstances.

We advanced further into the passages.

[It seems that the path branches out here.]

I’m pretty sure this place is not a labyrinth but…

I guess I should keep track of the places that I go through.

I step forward into one of the pathways.

Pigimaru peeked out from my flank hidden under my robe.

He tried to report something without trying to cry out.

He felt the presence of a monster.

[Giyuurruuaaahhh!]

A monster emerged from a corner.

A monster that I haven’t seen before.

Its head kind of reminds me of a flower bud.

There are three eyeballs attached on the flower bud.

These eyes are all golden in color.

It has a body that strangely looks humanoid.

Its eeriness is different from the monsters that I fought in the upper floors.

Zaa~!

Mist pulled out her sword and stepped forward, hiding me behind her back.

[Please leave it to me.]

The monster’s bud-like head began opening up.

Kappaaa…

It’s as if the flower had started blooming…

..but from this flower, several tentacles began to rush out.

These tentacles began to swoop down towards Mist.

Schwing! Pam! Slash!

Mist precisely cuts down the tentacles that were rushing towards her with her sword.

As she cuts down the swooping tentacles, she’s also moving closer towards it.

Her footwork is also splendid.

After just a short time, Mist had finally came close towards the monster.

Schwingg!

She cut down the monster in half.

[Higgyyoooeehhh—!]

The monster cried out before eventually falling down into silence.

Mist shook off the blood on her sword and slowly sheathed it back into its scabbard.

I applauded tepidly.

[That’s splendid.]

Mist lightly saluted in response.

[You flatter me.]

Fumu…

So that’s how it’s like huh…

So that’s how my close combat comrades would battle?

[…………]

I think I could leave my back to her.

At the moment, I think that just leaving the lookout to Pigimaru has its limits.

Pigimaru’s fighting ability is too low.

A guard, huh.

[Well then Hati-dono, let’s go further now.]

[….Yeah.]

This floor is a bit wider compared to the upper floors.