Chapter 82 – Cause Ripples (4)
That time.
Two slaves, now named Shiro and Kuro, were having a serious conversation far away from their master.
“Let’s run away.”
“Are you crazy?”
“If it’s not now, there’s no chance.”
Kuro used to be a human adventurer, but was cursed and turned into a half-cow.
Shiro was originally born as a harp.
“So you’re going to live with this nonsense for the rest of your life?”
“B-but first of all, we are slaves… “
“You weren’t a slave from the beginning!”
Kuro, who was a human but had become a slave, clenched his stomach with his sharp nails.
“We are not slaves, we are human beings! Moreover, we are small lords of Permaten! Don’t you know how trashy Permaten’s bloodline is, because you have heard it all… !”
“Well, I don’t know…”
“Ah, really…! Listen carefully! That human is going to kill us! He’s going to eat us a few times, throw us away in the infinite labyrinth, and then enjoy being gang-raped by kobolds!”
“Well, like that…!”
Kuro’s words brought tears to Shiro’s eyes.
“No way…!”
“The former Count Permaton did that! That man used monsters from the Infinite Labyrinth to dispose of the corpse. Why? Because there are no corpses left here!”
“…”
Shiro’s skin quickly turned pale.
“Listen carefully. You can run into the infinite labyrinth. You can escape the floor and run away completely. All you have to do is hold on here and find a way to break the slave contract. It’s safer here than outside.”
“B-but Lord So he hasn’t done anything bad to us yet, has he?”
“I’m going to do it soon!!”
Kuro pounded his chest in frustration.
It was still awkward to see her breasts, which had grown several times larger than before due to her curse, but she was disgusted by Shirou’s indecision when it came to getting his act together.
“Are you born a slave? Are you a livestock? Are you going to live your whole life as a slave to a small lord and then die? Huh?”
“…”
“Listen carefully. No matter what the Permaton says, it’s a lie. It’s all bullshit. They give us a pickaxe and we use it to conquer the labyrinth together, and then later, when they think their women are in danger, they order us to ‘go out and die!’ It’s trash!”
“…But.”
“Oh, you fucking bitch! Say ‘but’ one more time! I’ll rip your jaw off!”
Shiro pursed her lips in response to Kuro’s harsh words on her.
“Do you understand? As soon as the opportunity arises, you must run away. Even if it means leading them into a trap. Do you understand?”
“…”
“Oh, fuck. Okay. Rather than going with your slave bitch, I’m going alone. You, be careful what you say. When I get back, if you even open your mouth for no reason, I’ll curse you and kill you.”
Kuro huffed and left her place.
Left alone with her, Shiro hesitantly followed after her, fiddling with her dog tags that were stuffed into her own ears like her earrings.
“…Still.”
Shirou swallowed her saliva and took a step in front of her.
“If you work hard, they won’t treat you like a slave…”
Her shoulders slumped, but Shirou trudged along after Kuro.
…
And.
“As expected, humans cannot be trusted.”
“…Sure.”
Jurdias and Serica quietly emerged from the darkness.
“What should I do? Shall I report it to the Lord So right away?”
“You have to report it. I will draw their attention. While I take you away, you will report to Lord So.”
“Okay. By the way… “
Jur Dias shrugged his shoulders as he looked at the footprints of the two slaves left on the floor.
“As expected, he is a human who has been transformed by a curse. He is trying to escape slavery somehow.”
“On the subject of slavery.”
Celica glanced behind them, her eyes as sharp as her sword.
“No matter how much he was cursed to become a demon, if he was an adventurer, he would have some extenuating circumstances, right?”
“…Did you?”
“You are the master of the thieves guild. Don’t you know that?”
“If there are extenuating circumstances, shouldn’t there be a Mine in the Adventurer’s Guild? There’s no one, right?”
“There are people who normally live like humans, but hide their curse.”
Jeopuk.
Jurdias distanced himself from Serica.
“Perhaps?”
“It’s not me.”
“Then who is it?”
“…I can’t tell you the details. Oh, don’t tell Lord So. He might be shocked when he hears it.”
“Still, having heard the information, I have no choice but to report it.”
“…”
Whispering.
Celica whispered softly in Jurdias’ ear her her, and Jurdias’s eyes shook her greatly.
“…Is there such a curse?”
“Yes. That’s actually what I heard.”
“Could it be that the man you said you were friends with…”
“…There are so many different curses in the Infinite Labyrinth.”
Celica smiled bitterly and lowered her head below her.
“There is a curse that causes mushrooms to grow, and there is a curse that completely changes gender. …There is also a curse that causes humans to change into a different race in the first place, but there are only one or two such curses.”
“…”
“We just have to do our best not to get cursed. The curse doesn’t see in like some kind of poison. All you have to do is avoid getting caught in some strange trap. And.”
Celica tightly grasped the sword at her waist.
“As long as you don’t fall into that trap, you won’t be cursed. …Unless someone forces you into the trap.”
* * *
In a moment.
After the group regrouped and rested, we suddenly spotted a group of kobolds running away after seeing us.
[It’s a crude trap.]
It’s a very simple trap.
The moment we approached forward, there was no doubt that the kobolds would do something to us.
“Shall I handle it?”
[There is no need to fall into the trap.]
There are two ways.
Head-on breakthrough.
Or throwing bait.
But is there any need to throw bait from the 6th floor now?
‘The reason I take a break is because I’m safety-oriented, but Laura is also right.’
Since it’s the 6th floor, is there any need to rest?
Although the direction was different, I accepted it because there was a need to be afraid when there was a trap right in front of me.
-Jjol?
‘There’s no need to be scared.’
No matter what happens to the Paladin Sonata, there is Celica.
If it’s Celica, she will definitely take her group and escape the infinite labyrinth safely.
So.
I will break through directly head on.
[Wait a moment. Leader, I will go and check first.]
“Are you okay?”
[Please believe me.]
“…Then let me check first.”
Laura took out the myth stone bow and aimed it forward.
Her golden magic became the string of a bow, and her magic became an arrow and flew forward.
Flashing.
In front was an empty passage with nothing in it.
Other than the traces of the kobolds running away in surprise, there were no notable features.
So it is a trap.
The infinite labyrinth is where those demonic beasts live.
I don’t know where the demonic beasts keep appearing.
No one yet knows the principle behind demonic beasts regenerating no matter how many times they die.
Those demon beasts living in the infinite labyrinth are changing the labyrinth every day in order to live more comfortably and to hunt humans more comfortably.
[You got caught. Manager, thank you. A trap was found.]
“Uh… I only shot one arrow.”
[I saw a trap. Right, Jurdias?]
“Yes.”
Jur Dias hooked his finger on the hook at the end of his dagger and twirled it around.
“It is an angle that is not visible from this side, but the shadow of light cannot be hidden.”
New love!
Jurdias threw the dagger forward.
The dagger flew horizontally and became lodged in the wall.
Paat.
Magical power sparkled on the handle of the dagger.
The weak light sparkled around the surrounding area, and the opposite wall was reflected in the well-polished blade of the dagger.
“That’s…!”
[You cut the wall. At an angle that can’t be seen from this side. I guess they tried to attack me from behind the moment I passed by.]
What was momentarily reflected in the dagger’s body were kobolds hiding in the passage.
If we say we are going up from the bottom, the wall is cut at an angle that makes it easy to appear from behind and stab us if we are not noticed, such as ‘卜’.
It is a malicious passage.
The demonic beasts of the infinite labyrinth are always bent on killing humans.
As if you can gain freedom from the infinite labyrinth by killing a human.
‘I think someone made that hypothesis a while ago.’
Was it a blog, a gallery, or a cafe?
All the mobs that come out of the Infinite Labyrinth are beings that the owner of the Infinite Labyrinth has bound through a soul contract.
If you do not kill a certain number of people, you will never be able to escape from the infinite labyrinth. If you do not eliminate the ‘evil spirit’ that created the infinite labyrinth, you will be trapped in the infinite labyrinth for the rest of your life.
‘An evil god is an evil god.’
Look at the tail of the infinite labyrinth.
In addition to the dwarf monsters that frequently try to attack humans, the further underground we go, the more grotesque monsters appear to greet us.
Who would have created that?
Of course, he is the owner of the infinite labyrinth.
If the being who creates this curse is defined as a demon or an evil god, he can certainly be said to be the king of abnormal sexual desires.
‘Because Laura said so.’
Wow.
I grabbed Ohamma.
After entrusting the safety of the party to Celica, he went forward himself.
Slowly.
Although there is no hearing, sound returns to the point where it can be considered a sense.
The sound of holding one’s breath.
The sound of bending one’s knees.
And a low laugh that mocks those approaching the trap.
Clutter.
After stopping exactly where the dagger was inserted.
[Head!]
I swung Ohama to the side.
Wow.
I turned towards the darkness, crushing the head of the kobold that silently jumped towards me.
[Next.]
