322 - - The Unexpected Help?

It is not a puzzle--it seems that the passcode has to be unlocked by a couple of people in a separate event space. When I open the event window, a gauge is accumulating, so I guess the gate will be released when the gauge is full.

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That reminds me.

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Peter asks looking at the window.

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Peter seems to be concerned about Nue, who might have the ability to change his appearance. I'm curious too, but I'm 50/50 if he's at the palace or by Merlin's side - or more likely at the palace if he's taking the form of a prince.　But it is also romantic to go where others do not go.

I asked Kal and the others to call me if there is a man of mystery!

We leave Peter, cross the capital, summon the white tiger, and ride through the wilderness. The land of the empire is really a wasteland. The only way to eat is to reduce the number of people or to secure food from other countries.

At the end of the wilderness, a black forest comes into view, a disproportionately large forest. In medieval Europe, forests were considered evil by Christians and were cut down and turned into farmland. The people who lived on the bounty of the forest must have shifted to wheat and other grains that could be supplied more stably.

In this world, where spirits and gods actually exist (...), something so extreme as to strip the forests naked would not happen, but maybe we should burn the forests right here in front of us.　Disastrous.

Twisted branches with furrows, tangled roots with knobs, leaves that look black beyond dark green.

According to Kal, Galahad, and the knights, Merlin's tower is in this direction. The tower is located in an area where there is a line of exceptionally large trees. In front of the tower, which is entangled and swallowed by the trunks of the trees, is a man in a white knight's coat. His hair is brown with an orange tinge.

"Lengard the Wise!　I will not let you pass before the Tamamo-sama!"

Percival the Shiba Inu was guarding the front of the tower. I sent the white tiger back to confront him, but I wonder if I should have brought Galahad or Camilla, event-wise. What?　But Camilla's sister is missing.

"Percival!　I, Akira, will not let you stand in the way of the wise Lord Lengard!"

But then Akira appeared out of nowhere.

"Percival-sama, please come to your senses!"

I looked up at the voice and saw my sister riding on a big white hawk. Did you jump from there?

What the hell?　You're here and you're on our side?

"Percival!　You're one of mine!　I don't want to fight. I don't want to fight, but I made up my mind to follow Lengard the Wise when he saved Aimee!"

No, wait. I don't want you to obey me. And what's this "Lengard the Wise" stuff?

"Thank you, Wise Lengard. Both Master Merlin and Master Percival are obviously strange. I knew it at first but I obeyed them because of my sister's rebellion. But ......"

From the words of Camilla's sister, Akira-kun, Eimi is making a sad face.

"Please go, Akira-sama and I will take care of this ......!"

I'm not following you. Is this the part where you just go ahead and act like you know it all?　--Well, it's a hassle, so let's move on.

I'll just cast some auxiliary magic for the time being, but no, my auxiliary magic is too subtle. I reconsider and throw Akira a . Thanks to , I can now eat a little. It's still not quite tasty, but it's much better.

Akira seems to have a lot of great skills. I'm sure Akira has a lot of great skills, and there will never be enough E! I'll leave the rest to you!　It's going to be complicated, so I'm going!

With Akira and the others in high spirits, I enter the tower.

The large door that had been open behind me closes slowly and noisily. Is this for one person?　Maybe it's for a party, but is it an event space again?

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Black and white appear on the left and right shoulders. Whether you look to the right or to the left, it's still a blistering blistering blistering blistering blistering.

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He answers White and defeats the enemy who attacked him.

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Black, Aldvaan joins the fight, mumbling.

Yes, he went on a rampage for the sake of his comrades, I suppose.

It is pitch black in the tower, and sometimes a twisted branch breaks the stone wall and the wind flows through the gap. Bats, owls, and other creatures with the characteristics of various animals, like chimeras, attacked us.

There are wards in front of the stairs to the top, and you have to get a key for each of them to proceed. Keys are dropped by ordinary enemies on the first floor, treasure chests on the second floor, and keys on the third floor can be obtained by defeating specific enemies. The key to the fourth floor was found under the pedestal of the statue of a god.

It took me a little time to find what I was looking for in combination with solving the riddle. Please give us more clear hints. Especially certain enemies on the third floor, if you have more of them to kill than those on the first floor, please tell me that there are more of them. I thought it was a different one, but I beat another one in the process.

Does this mean that Merlin, who lives in this house, has to climb up to the top looking for the key every time?　No, there's a spare key. Or is this the spare key?　You sound like someone who hides the key under a flowerpot or in the mailbox in case he forgets the key. You're gonna get robbed, man. In this case, I'm the thief.

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<<< Will you not take this seriously! >>

Aldvaan is surprisingly serious. I wonder if it is because he is so serious that he has made a mistake.

Well, this is the next to last room, judging by its height. What if Merlin is not at home?　With this in mind, he inserts the key into the ward that covers the staircase like a force shield with intricate patterns painted on it. The key is inserted in the center of the pattern, and the pattern wiggles as if it doesn't like the key, then scatters outward like an insect, and the ward is released.

Merlin, you're not a bug man, are you?　The wards are a little creepy, like a swarm of crucian carp.

And you can't go through the wards because they are physical (insects) or something like that ......?　No, let's not think about it.

"You got there easily. Wasn't that a barrier for me?　Are your feelings that weak? It's sad. ......"

A fox-eared beauty leans on an old man in a red robe.

Her skin is pure white, her lips are bright red, her eyes are round and round, and her hair is black, straight and glossy. With her slender fingertips in red, she strokes the breast of the robe.

"Oh, oh. If that's what you want, my dear woman, even if you're the emperor, I'll leave you now!"

He is a no-good-looking old man stroking Tamamo's buttocks. The hood of his robe casts a dark shadow over his face, but you can see his long white beard. I wonder if it's Merlin.

And the seaweed. His tail is fluffy, but he is humanoid. Too bad the White Man is from King's Landing.

"Ha-ha-ha!　How dare you come to this tower!　But I will not give you Tamamo-sama!"

Just as Merlin begins to laugh, Tamamo flies backwards. His red lips are parted in a crescent shape, as if he is happy to be in a fight, and his face is tinted with amusement.

Quickly, Merlin takes off his hooded robe to reveal himself. Well, we knew it was Merlin in the first place, and now...

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There he is, a muscular, macho old man. The robe is just caught in the waistband and the top is off, but why is he naked on top?　Are you completely naked under the robe?

And I knew the gorilla in the forest ......!