Chapter 546 – The White Winged Grim Reaper (2)
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《The exploration of the GN-12 pyramid has been banned for the time being.》
When Nord’s wives arrive at the newly discovered pyramid.
Seeing that the entrance to the pyramid, which she managed to reach through forced marches day and night using all sorts of means, was being controlled, Dana, who had accumulated a lot of heart, immediately turned the top.
“No shit, ban? Forbidden? Control the entrance? What qualifications do you have? Answer me, bastards who must have piled up sand dust in their lungs!”
“Oh, oh! No, stop it! Stop that girl!”
“Hey! Even the king of a country can’t control entry to the ruins, so why did you guys block the entrance to the pyramid and sit down! Did civil war break out in Narmer-Nile?! Do you think the archeology world will let you go?!”
“What, what are you saying?! Any soldiers who know the Romanian language?!”
“It sounds like a Britannia horse, not a Romanian one! None of us know how to do it!”
“Fuck you, don’t let this go?! They say there’s our stupid husband over there! Let go! I’ll break your head!! Illegal control of the ruins and the law of appeal following it, I will not be able to say anything even if I pass by without hesitation—”
“Calm down.”
She lost her temper for a while, and when her eyes swung around, she was speechless. It was because, in an instant, someone standing behind her lifted up Dana’s body with a gesture of concern for her body.
She grabbed her by the waist like snatching a small pet and swung it away, and no matter how tired she was, her head cooled.
Looking back at her stubby face, the master of her light blue hair was holding back Dana with a blank expression.
Nefertiti lowered Dana down and said.
“Let’s start with anger, it’s useless. First of all, the story.”
“Whoa, whoa… Okay.”
The right words were the right words. Dana took her deep breath and glared at the soldiers blocking her pyramid entrance.
Was it because she was so excited that she exerted even stronger power than her original power in that brief moment? Several stout men who looked like regular lord’s soldiers were rolling on the floor holding onto their waists.
“… Can I ask for an interpreter? Because I’m not a Narmer-Nile language major.”
“Ah, leave it to me! As you can see, Nefertiti is not good at talking!”
At Dana’s request, Sidanav raised his hand and stepped forward.
In order for Nefertiti to come here, she either had to give up her escort, or Sida Nav himself had to come all the way here. That’s why Cida Nav heard the news and followed her without hesitation.
Cida Nav is also well-known, so it can’t be compared to Nord, but at least her face is known enough.
Five minutes later she frowned and said.
“… There are frequent cases of disappearances inside the pyramids, so they are investigating with a little disturbance.”
“Is that right?”
“Yes.”
When Dana asks Nefertiti if they mean the same thing, she nods her head.
Was it like that? Dana immediately sighed and clicked her tongue. Asked her franc, who had been looking only at her pyramid since her arrival.
“Dana. Please explain.”
“… The mass disappearance of talented explorers is a big problem both politically and in the management of the territory. It seems the lord is forcibly controlling it to stop it.”
If that was the only thing——as long as the control wasn’t prolonged——it couldn’t be a problem.
Because it’s dangerous, they say you’re banned from entering for a while until the problem is confirmed. What can I do?
Although it was legally right to not be able to endure that moment and forcefully break through, it was worthy of condemnation for being too greedy. That’s why the searchers around here were waiting without much resistance.
“You mean you can’t stand the position itself?”
“I don’t know. How long will it last, or is this control itself because I have a connection with those bastards…”
Dana touched her lips and she glanced at Off Tum.
〈… There is no sign of a warlock. However, according to the guess you gave me, even the hunting god’s protection won’t be able to detect those who are hiding dark and negative mana in their weapons.〉
He seemed a bit sluggish in answering that.
After Dana passed on the information she received from Nord as ‘her reasoning’, she is thinking that the slaves of Equinox, who had concealed their identities, might have escaped their investigation as if they were laughing at them.
It wasn’t just Optum, but anyone in the country who was obsessed with expelling the warlock would do that.
Then it was useless to doubt the lord.
In the first place, black magic is a field that powerful people who have nothing to envy others do not feel the slightest attraction to.
“Sisters, gather around. Let’s talk.”
Lari Lura, who had followed her once to the pyramid, said so and called her companions.
As the party gathered, Lalilura whispered softly.
“I don’t think it will be difficult to get inside. Even if it wasn’t for Veronica’s sister’s magic, the guards themselves weren’t that eager to control. A little bribe or sneaking away would suffice.”
“However, in a sense, it is difficult to deny their claim.”
Veronica quietly objected to the opinion of her youngest child, who had visited cities in various countries to check her.
“According to the Master’s contact, from the moment we enter the Pyramid of the Underworld through the door, we completely disintegrate. Unless you convince the Pharaoh or the existence of a black magician, I’m just a self-inflicted beast.”
“Because I just stick out my neck to the enemies and get defeated individually.”
With a calmed mind, Fran answered right away.
─Square, square. Dana, who was leaving a message for Nord, grimaced at her. He tried to come up with a better attack method with money or other means, but he couldn’t come up with an appropriate countermeasure.
“The state’s stance on relic exploration is half respect and half neglect. Even if you are in danger during the search, you cannot ask for help.”
Of the profits that adventurers-explorers get from ruins, the only thing the state receives is taxes after sales. Even if you only demand rights without fulfilling duties, there is no way to help.
Nords would have said, ‘It’s like you can’t just screw up stocks and ask the state to compensate’. Maybe they couldn’t understand.
In order to prevent such a case in the first place, most countries gave up their rights to the unknown golden town of ruins.
A small country collapsed without being able to stop the threat from the outside while pouring its military power into the exploration of internal ruins.
It was a common story in the history of 【Middle Branch】.
In that case, it is safe to give up some of the benefits and select and purchase or steal the technology of the excavated artifacts. It was for this reason that the pharaoh of Narmer-Nile entrusted the invasion of this pyramid as a reward with an honorary aristocratic rank.
“I don’t know if you ask the adventurer’s guild for help… The Audumla Guild is a guild that has Germania as its home country, and the manpower that can be hired with money is not as good as those people.”
Dana pointed to Nefertiti and Optum a short distance away.
Two warriors of the Mithril class, skilled in interpersonal combat. There may be some flaws in the exploration of ruins, but in terms of power, it is more than reliable.
It’s hard to believe that it will be easily defeated unless even a master class monster appears.
“… Then, how about a force that won’t be defeated individually?”
Then Tyrsi, who had kept his mouth shut, spoke. It was a very blunt tone.
“Yeah?”
“If the difference in power is large, 300 soldiers can surround and destroy 5,000 enemy soldiers. Individual breaking is a tactic that can be achieved only when one of the two is clearly superior in number or quality.”
Tirshi turned the water on the proposal like that and smiled slightly.
The four of his wives are not allowed to enter without permission. The threat of individual destruction is also a threat, but Nord won’t want that. You may go to help again and only get scolded.
Of course, those four people came all this way to ignore it, but isn’t the situation like this?
If you forcefully go in and die, it will leave a scar on Nord’s heart that will last for the rest of his life. If you think like that, you won’t be able to charge at all.
In the end, it was his happiness that Tircy and the girls put the highest priority in their hearts.
More than friends, less than lovers.
This ambiguous relationship was a bittersweet tug-of-war that Tyrsi had never experienced before in her life.
It is the time when such a child rides, leaving only one step between each other and wiggling their toes.
But to speak of the essence, wouldn’t that be the cause of her pathetic longing for the right time——she wanted him to come first?
Are you scared that you might make a mistake trying to approach first?
The excuse is also a lot of oil.
To be afraid, to try to seduce him with the hem of his skirt fluttering without being able to cross the line himself. She’s not even capable of acting like the pink-haired girl next to her.
I could have been a little more brazen.
Even if she had closed her eyes and climbed on top of him, she might not have been rejected.
The moment she heard that Nord had died, that was the only thought in Tyrsi’s head.
It was all about the belated regret of losing her first love in vain. Until she came to this pyramid, she thought countless times about how she could have a better relationship with Nord.
“Well, the Nord told me never to come in, but—”
But now, I wanted to praise my past self.
More than friends, less than lovers.
Because there was a case where only Tirsi, who had such an ambiguous relationship, was allowed.
“If you’re a really close friend, you should know how to say no when you don’t like it, right?”
If you’re going to be angry, be angry. Tirshi said so and winked lightly at her companions.
“I will start with an explanation. My plan is——”
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“… What about no reply?”
I checked the message notes and muttered nervously.
No, the answer is coming, but there is only a ‘ㅇㅇ’ or ‘yes’.
I told you not to come and re-emphasized that it was dangerous, but you wouldn’t shut up and rush in? I even wrote that if you guys come here and die, I will die too, but I don’t think so.
“Did you say something?”
“Yes? No, nothing.”
I said so to the driver who made the schedule.
Perhaps this 7th floor Alfheim was based on the concept of ‘an area where you can relax’. It seemed that the tempo of the action was a little slow, even on purpose. It was to the extent that I had to take a day off from prison visits.
I had to take a half-forced break, so I was a little impatient while resting, but I couldn’t help it.
‘Considering how to attack each floor, it won’t look good even if I go down through the 7th floor.’
I wouldn’t have entered Alfheim without the butterfly compass, or I would have been imprisoned just like Ergé’s husband.
Also, I don’t know how good Equinox is at exploring, but even so, the pyramid attack is over in just 1-2 days! Wouldn’t do it Honestly, what can I do with fate? I have no choice but to repeat that it was fucked up.
‘In the first place, that bastard wouldn’t have attacked the 7th floor.’
Judging from the fact that Ergé’s husband was captured in this Alfheim, the ordeal to remove the fog on the 7th floor was a joint quest for the challengers. And the forest is still foggy.
Can it be said that no one has overcome this ordeal?
Even for the advance party, the 7th floor was an unexplored area.
‘And according to the other elves, there are people who have been captured, but none have brought butterflies like me.’
In other words, I was the one who stood at the forefront of the trials on the 7th floor.
Let’s assume that the day’s rest yesterday was to restore physical strength for the upcoming fight. If I had been attacked because I was nervous, everyone who had been there for a long time before me would have been attacked.
“This is a prison.”
The elf said as the knight stopped.
《The prisoner doesn’t seem to be able to speak Narmer, so take note.》
“Yes.”
Come to think of it, these people are also speaking in Narmer.
It must be an ancient language, but being able to communicate with other people without translation cheats is probably a characteristic of this fantasy world. I skipped over it and entered a prison with a magic item as the light source.
The prison was a mithril iron window coated with strengthening magic.
Still, the minimum infrastructure was in place, as if there was a human rights awareness enough to be considerate of the trapped person. Maybe the elf wasn’t a dick until his hometown was destroyed.
“You… Nord? Are you a Norse?”
The person in prison reacted immediately to the human presence.
The person who spoke to me was a calm-looking man. I thought he was the first person I saw, but it wasn’t. He is Ergé’s husband. The transformation magic was broken and his original face was revealed.
It was a difficult name to answer right away, so I was a bit embarrassed. You never met Mackenzie when it wasn’t your face.
Then he said as if he understood my feelings.
“Don’t worry. I heard from Elizabeth that you might have seen through our transformation. Will you recognize me Mackenzie.”
-It’s a pseudonym, but!Hee hee!
Ego Sword grunted beside him. It’s a relief that it doesn’t look like a warlock’s makeup.
It was not enchanted by Odin’s eyes. I coughed.
“If you know what. Yes. I just happened to notice.”
“My real name is Gildart. Gildart Britannia.”
“I am grateful to you for introducing me on purpose.”
I roughly agreed and tried to share the situation, but suddenly found a problem that stood out.
“By the way… Are you hurt?”
I thought it was an expression meaning mentally ill because the elves said they were sick, but now that I saw it, there were big scars on his body. But he said it as if it was nothing.
“I met the enemy in the forest.”
“In the woods? What kind of guy was he?”
Naturally, I thought that the opponent was the formidable enemy written on the emerald tombstone. If you think about the flow, it’s natural.
Even if it was rotten, it was Mackenzie, no, Gildart, a Mithril class. It would have been a fairly strong enemy to suffer such a wound. He’s holding the hook, but isn’t it a big wound that’s hard to ignore at a cursory glance?
But the answer was completely unexpected.
“It was a death knight.”
“… Yes? Are you talking about the undead?”
Gildart nodded at my bewildered question.
“The Death Knight was killing beasts close to monsters. He was attacked by a knight in white armor, and he retreated. He tried to go after him, but he was caught off guard by another Death Knight.”
“… There are several Death Knights, what do you mean?”
─Nod. Gildart nodded again.
On the tombstone, you said that it was a strong enemy, not a strong enemy.
‘… Is that knight in white armor the formidable enemy of this ordeal?’
Then the Death Knight must be the undead of Equinox.
If there are several mithril class monsters in service, there is no candidate other than that one.
Perhaps he was attached to his men as an escort. The guys I met up there couldn’t join after they scattered, so it would make sense if they were active on their own.
It was when I organized my thoughts like that.
─Suck.
Gildart, who was resting leaning on the prison cell, suddenly knelt down on the floor and bowed down to his knees. He bowed his head, as if the husband of the next queen would suddenly offer his neck to a condemned prisoner.
“… What are you doing?”
“Nord. To you… No, I dare to ask you something.”
This time with respect.
At this point, my elite cougar got a rough sense of why my mother-in-law was suddenly such a jerk. Now that his status is meaningless, it must be because the relationship between me and his Gap is reversed.
But this time, my expectations were wrong. He raised his head and said nothing about getting him out of prison or treating his wounds.
“Please help my wife, Elizabeth.”
