Volume 2 - CH 28

Volume 2

Chapter 28-The Old Man and the Castle

(TL:By Rafael)

"Well, well, well. ...... Welcome back,  Nibelung-san. How was the outside world?"(Loge)

"...... who are you?"(Nibelung)

The attack on Glad Shii-Im with Lun took some twists and turns, but we managed to get permission from Manuela and the Marquis of Bedivere, and we dared to go ahead.

And now it has been proven that it will bring us some kind of progress.

We arrived at "Vordan Castle" and were greeted by Loge.

Lun was frightened by the old man's strange appearance. Seeing this, Loge smiles broadly.

"No, no, no. No, no, you should forget me. You should forget everything."(Loge)

"Loge,Hilde told me to tell you everything. Tell me, what the hell happened to this place and what is going to happen to our world now?"(Yuki)

The old man's eyes sharpen slightly as he hears Hilde's name.

"I see,  Hilde has entrusted you with her work, has she not? Well, now, there is not much such an old man as me can say. Hee-hee-hee."(Loge)

Loge laughs, shaking his rounded back.

It may be an indication that he knows but will not tell.

"Perhaps, if you bring Master Nibelung with you, you will be able to know. Please come  ......."(Loge)

With no footsteps, leaving only the sound of his clothes rustling, Loge moves swiftly along the outer wall.

In places in the beautifully landscaped gardens, twisted knight-armored monster monsters stood erect and immobile, casting long shadows in the red light of the incoming twilight.

"Yuki-san What now?"(Lucent)

"I'm going after Loge. At least, he is the only one who can communicate with us in this labyrinth."(Yuki)

I answered and followed the old man.

I don't think they are communicating, but at least they are speaking the same language.

And, for the first time, he was able to respond to my request.

It seems that Lung is a special person for Glad Shi-Im.

It was a good decision to let her  accompany us.

However, at the same time, we had to face a bad fact.

The creatures in the labyrinth dungeon cannot go out and cannot be let out.

That should have been the rule.

When we rescued Lun, we judged that she was probably a civilian who had gotten mixed up in the dungeon, and that was in accordance with the rule.

But it was not.

If Lun was a surviving resident of "Glad Shi-Im," we were able to take her out, despite the fact that her attributes would mean that she was a creature of the labyrinth.

In other words, this labyrinth is in such a dangerous state that it allows artificial "overflow ".

You never know when, where, or what kind of 'stampede ' it could cause.

(You saw the 'Glad Shi-Im', didn't you?　　That thing will cover this world. Only twilight and distortion and bloated wills will soon overtake the world.)

Suddenly, Hilde's words came back to my mind.

Twilight will overtake us?

Wait? I feel that this twilight light ...... is gradually expanding its range of penetration into the underground canal area.

I thought it was due to the time of entry, but no.

Remember, the first time and the other time just now.

There is no doubt. The twilight light is shining much deeper into the stairway area of the underground canal than when we first entered the area.

"...... can I help you?"(Loge)

When I was interrupted in my thoughts by the voice, there was Loge, his mouth twisted into an arc.

Oh, damn him. This old man knows.

"Leave that , So where are you taking us?"(Yuki)

"Where you can know what you want to know."(Loge)

Loge points to a point with his cane.

The entrance to the castle, which we could not find even after all the searching. It was right in front of us.

It must not have been there when he looked for it before. It was a narrow metal door, a sort of kitchen door, or just barely wide enough for one person to enter and exit.

Moreover, the door was open.

"Please, come this way."(Loge)

The old man walks into the darkness.

Lucent's gaze turns to me, and I nod in response.

"If it's a trap, it's not a good idea to round them all up. ......Master Moriah, follow me. The rest of you secure here. Miriam, run and inform the rest of the party about this place."(Lucent)

"Copy that."(Miriam)

Miriam, a "theif" who is also the second-in-command of "Skordia," runs off.

This is the amazing thing about Lucent, who aspires to be a good old-fashioned adventurer.

Although he is an adventurer, he does not pursue his own interests too much, nor does he lose sight of his purpose.

It is not easy for him to give priority to the labyrinthine battle, despite the possibility of monopolizing a large number of treasures if he ventures into the royal castle.

Placing Lun in the center as if to protect him, we step into the "Vordan Castle".

The feeling of passing through a sticky membrane.

"This is ......."(Yuki)

"Yes, It's like "Colorless Darkness," isn't it?"(Luecnt)

"Yes. The presence has grown thicker since we entered the castle."(Rain)

Rain checks her surroundings with her "magic sensing 《sense magic》" and mutters.

Beside her, Silk was also nervously watching her surroundings.

"Your party members seem to have a keen sense of the labyrinth, don't they?"(Moriah)

"Am I right?"(Rain)

"Master Moriah. They are stepping into a very deep place. It should be no surprise."(Lucent)

At Lucent's words, the old wizard touches his beard,

"Hmm ...I have dived deep to get this feeling, It is remarkable how young people grow up, isn't it?"(Moriah)

"Do you understand this feeling, Moriah-san?"(Marina)

"I do understand. It's a pressure that makes my bones ache with rejection."(Moriah)

Moriah returns to Marina with a soft smile.

"A sense of rejection ....... Yes, It's like a feeling of rejection"(Rain)

Like Rain, I agree with him.

Indeed, this clinging tension and discomfort is a sense of rejection.

The world is rejecting those who step over it.

Feeling this, we continue down the narrow, carpeted corridor.

A few dozen feet ahead, the old man's back ...... stopped at a spot.

If you look, you will see a large door.

It opens, and Loge chuckles.

We entered at his urging and found that it contained a large number of books and scrolls.

"What is this place?"(Yuki)

"The Royal Archives. I'm afraid I'm not very good at speaking."(Loge)

"No, no."(Moriah)

Moriah glanced at Loge, who was making a pseudo-smiling face.

"You are avoiding 'recognition through words,' aren't you?"(Moriah)

"What do you mean, Master Moriah?"(Yuki)

"You would know this if you were a magician yourself, Mister Yuki. Words arise from cognition, and powerful words are transformed into phenomena by magic. This man must be possessed of very strong magical power or a curse. He is afraid to speak of it directly."(Moriah)

It's about magic chanting.

Magic is completed by imagining what you want to do, chanting, and putting it on magical power.

But before that, there is the word  or "word of speech."

The word is superstitious, as in, "If you say it out loud, it will come true." ...... Well, that may be a magical thing.

"I want to speak,  And the words that should be spoken are hidden here. Now, let's start gathering knowledge, the best part of the adventure ......."(Loge)

TL Note- The adventure begun but I smell a conspiracy. Now I have started to translate a light novel ( This is my first light novel) and this is a cooperation project with SKNT a Spanish Translation group, So please support the novel by reading it and giving it a try ,the prologue thought short is up ( the chapters are huge just the prologue is short ).Goei no Method