22 The Royal Capital of the Past Part 06

"It's the room of the mid-boss, or the final boss."

Now that I've thought about the difficulty level, I realized that there's no way I'd launch a labyrinthine dungeon that's extremely frustrating even though it hasn't been that far.

"In other words, the end point is probably at the end of the huge door towering in front of you."

I felt that the simple figure of 5 floors would also prove the validity of the speculation.

"The monsters that don't appear at all after descending may also have a meaning of preparation for the boss battle."

"... By the way, I managed to escape. That's why I'm talking with my mouth."

When I tried to escape, the kotatsu's attraction seemed to have increased, but I managed to move using space magic.

"A kotatsu where you can't escape without using magic..."

"Is the opponent a monster that belongs to the Demon Child Demon, the Demon Bone, or the Demon Oxygen? 　Or is there a completely different existence awaiting... like a demon?"

Because I couldn't detect the information behind the door, I couldn't use the skill set to match the enemy.

For that reason, even among the skills I possess, I have carefully selected and set the skills that are suitable for combat.

"I don't know what will happen, but I will do my best."

"I've set the skill, and the stamina I used just now has recovered properly... All that's left now is to open this door."

If you want to explain "huge" in an easy-to-understand way, imagine something about 3 meters long.

"It's not decorated, at most it's bordered."

I'm standing in front of such a simple door, but it doesn't seem to open automatically.

"If you press it normally... hmm? It won't open."

Just in case, I tried to strengthen it as much as I could, but... the result was the same.

The door does not twitch even in its normal state or in its enhanced state, and remains silent.

"Well, if that's the case, then you can do it with magic--- open it!"

When removing the slave's collar, he has obtained the trick to canceling the magic.

Using the "Demonic Neckband" on his neck, he activates release magic and forcibly releases the seal that makes the door immovable.

For a moment, a complicated formula floated on the surface of the door, but it shattered without even looking at it.

Instead, a rumbling sound resounded, and the door opened with a dull deep bass.

"... it's dark ── 'Night vision night vision'"

At the end of the door was a very dark room that embodied the phrase "one inch ahead is darkness".

"I immediately used one of the dark magics to improve my visibility... but nothing happened."

"There's no response to presence detection, and it's closed because you're out of the way?"

A door that won't open unless certain conditions are met must be quite a spec.

It seems that this happened in the past, but if you break through the wall, you'll miss various flags and suddenly clear.

"In other words, the monsters blocking flag has not been established, but we have entered here.

As you walk forward, the door closes on its own, and the torches on the left and right light up from the front to the back.

"And the monster that appears in the back, boasting tremendous fighting power... but it's not here."

A magic circle doesn't appear, and a suspicious person doesn't suddenly appear.

"Only complete silence reigns in this place."

"I'm sure there's some kind of reason... it's the past, so let's assume there's still time before the monsters for the raid event are born."

"In other words, it was a little too early."

"Well, it would be better to just celebrate that we didn't have to fight."

"Even if you receive experience points, you can only save them, so it's a good thing for hypocrites to distribute goodwill to those around them."

"... Oops, I found it."

I certainly couldn't find any signs of it in this room.

"But what is the purpose of the request?"

As I slowly continued to detect, I was told that there was a Nanika under the Throne (Large) with a small room in the back.

"Well, I don't want to let my guard down here and get caught in a banishing trap... I'll be careful."

Check to see if there are traps stored (Thief's Knowledge) and the two Insight skills.

The former couldn't find carefully hidden traps, and the latter specialized in a different lineage, so it doesn't have that much accuracy when it comes to traps.

"But it's better than nothing."

While walking slowly, looking for traps... if you use magic or offensive skills, you'll soon be able to manage it, but it would be troublesome if there was a special trick at the end.

"Safety first, even a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step."

Anyway, we prepared elaborate measures and moved forward with an emphasis on energy conservation.

The throne was moved to reveal a hidden staircase...it was nothing, just a staircase behind the throne.

After that, they arrived at their destination without any special production.

"Well, if you use it, you'll accumulate skill experience points, so it's not completely useless."

"What's more, I was able to see through it because I kept my tension... Well, it's not useless!"

Leisure Talk Quiet Talk

"And this is—the Labyrinth Core Dungeon Core!"

After getting off, a huge orb was left alone in a small room.

I don't know what to do to affect this labyrinth, so for the time being, I'm using appraisal from a distance from the entrance of the room.

However, perhaps because it's a fairly rare item, I can't see the information in its entirety.

"It's time for that!"

I cautiously approached him, and first put Goo by my side so that he could analyze it.

"At this time, the shape is a long rope, so the connection with me is perfect."

"...so early"

After doing nothing for a few minutes and tampering with the menu-related settings... Goo flashed and reported the completion of analysis.

Once I returned the shape to the magic book and opened the page describing the labyrinth core ──

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Dungeon core manager: not set

Rank: X Amount of magical power possessed: 100

Labyrinth core

You will be registered as a caretaker by touching the core at a location that meets the conditions and releasing a certain amount of magic power.

The manager will gain the authority to freely manipulate the labyrinth created by the core.

It can also be used as a high-purity magic stone or catalyst.

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For the time being, I tried to show only the part that will be displayed in the appraisal.

After that, the amount of information is insane, and it's something you'll want to read slowly in your spare time, so cut it.

"Well, in short, it's OK to carry around."

In advance, deploy the high-level magic of the "Space Storage Box" ── one of the space-time magic "Space-Time Warehouse Storage", collect it and store it inside while being careful not to release the magic power outside the body.

Items can be stored in a space where time has stopped, but since it's not a hero-like cheat, it consumes a large amount of magical power when deployed normally.

Basically, "spatial storage" is more convenient.

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Perhaps because the boss hadn't been defeated, there was no teleportation team prepared for returning.

"Therefore, you will have to use your own magic to escape from the labyrinth."

"──Phew, success success"

The coordinates would be interfered with, and the time attack until the labyrinth collapsed... I had assumed something like that, but when I turned around, the cave still existed.

"AFO's labyrinth doesn't seem to be that tough on challengers... if it were me, I'd raise the difficulty to the limit."

At times like that, I can feel the sound of a notification passing through my head...I'm pretty sure it's that...

　Picone

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Labyrinth: "Evil Goblin King's Base Castle" has been cleared

Since the three conditions of discovery, infiltration, and traversal by prayers have been met, information about the labyrinth will be disclosed to all prayers.

For details, please refer to the help function.

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Ah, it was the same as when the teleportation gate was opened... As the labyrinth's name suggests, the boss was supposed to be the Evil Demon King.

"Are you saying that as a result of my rampage in the labyrinth, the conditions for traversing the dungeon were met and the information was disclosed?"

"Discovery and infiltration... I wonder. Has anyone found it yet?"

"I don't see the bulletin board, so I don't know what's actually going on."

It's possible that the Chosen Masters have already discovered this land.

"Well, let's look it up... you can find it by searching around the title, right?"

With such a random feeling, I check the newly acquired title ──