Volume 3 - CH 39

Chapter 39-The Mausoleum of the King" and "Colorless Darkness

"Yuke-san, Nene-san!"(Silk)

Silk, who was leading another party as a sub-leader, looks relieved as I rush over to her.

"I made you wait! Any damage or wear and tear?"(Yuki)

"No damage. We can go in like this!"(Silk)

"All right, let's go in before the the Shadow Stalkers, come back."(Yuki)

I nodded to my companions.

Luckily, Nene and I didn't get into a battle with the shadow stalkers either.

I don't know what the reason is, but it seems that my curse-infused magic has something that attracts them.

"So, the formation pattern will be as planned. Nene, are you ready?"(Yuki

"No problem!"(Nene)

Nene, who had soaked her special boots in [Silent Oil], answered with a smile and quietly headed toward the back of the "King's Temple. We followed cautiously.

"Jamie, Silk. Watch the flow of magic and spirits."(Yuki)

"Ok"(Jamie)

"I'm on it."(Silk)

Is it the Mausoleum of the King, the Invisible Darkness, or the Tower?

The two of them can handle the anomalies that Nene can't find.

As long as this is a labyrinthine dungeon of "Colorless Darkness" origin, it is no wonder what might happen here.

"Marina, please stand guard by Lun."(Yuki)

"Okay! Lun, stay close to me."(Marina)

"Yes, Onee-chan "(Nibelung)

While giving instructions to my companions, I set my sights on the labyrinth dungeon in a way that only I could do.

In other words, I will use the activation of the "existence mark stigmata" to obtain information about this place.

"Rain, please get me the Sea Card Compass, the explorer's compass."(Yuki)

"Ok. I will get it out."(Rain)

According to my uncle, walkers can objectively view the world and its dimensions from multiple perspectives by possessing the "existence mark stigmata.

It is hard to understand the meaning of the word, but it is understandable from the firsthand experience.

It is like a sensor to feel the contrast between the world to which I belong and the world to which I feel discomfort, or should I say a sense of oneness, ...... anyway.

The tingling bruises I have felt so far seem to be the result of this.

I should be aiming for the place where the sense of discomfort is strongest.

I should be able to sense the presence of the "tower" that marks the edge of this world, and by extension, the "Abyssal Gate," the door to the Abyss.

"─ ─ ......!"(Yuki)

The presence that was drawn to me was faint, like a wafting scent, but I certainly felt it.

And Rain did not miss that moment.

As expected of an alchemist and a magic tool artifact freak.

"I found it: ......!"(Rain)

"Okay. When Nene returns, we'll get things goimg."(Yuki)

Marina looked at me and Rain, who nodded at each other, and peeked at me.

"What is it? What's going on?"(Marina

"I've got a rough idea of where we're going. I explained it to you, didn't I?"(Yuki)

"I didn't really understand much, actually."(Marina)

Certainly, the words "may," "would," and "there is a possibility of ......" were used so frequently during the preliminary explanation that it might have been difficult for Marina, who is a not a  sophisticated person to begin with, to understand the whole process.

"The Invisible Darkness is a world where anything is possible and nothing is also possible."(Yuki)

"Uh-uh?"(Marina)

"Uh...It's a place where there's so much stuff that you can't find what you're looking for."(Yuki)

Marina nodded "yes" to the paraphrased words.

"Then how do we get to the 'tower'?"(Marina)

"With this."(Yuki)

I pointed to Rain's [Sea Card Compass, the explorer's compass].

"Rain and I have already proven that it works in the Invisible Darkness. That's why we used it to find the location of the Abyssal Gate."(Yuki)

"But we don't know what it is. It is unstable. So we used Yuki's stigmata to find it."(Rain)

"I don't quite understand, but you two helped us find it, right?"(Marina)

Marina laughs as she turns her head.

Even if I don't know the detailed explanation, I hope this gave her a good grasp of the current situation.

Even for me, just because it worked doesn't mean I know if it's really a correct theory.

"But this is the ...... "King's Temple," isn't it?　Can we really enter the Colorless Darkness from here?"(Jamie)

"Well, technically, this must be in the Colorless Darkness, too."(Yuki)

I answered Jamie and touched my cheek a little.

I'm sure the girls who have shared my "existence mark stigmata" will understand in time. The labyrinth itself has this unique sense of oppression.

The atmosphere here is undoubtedly the same as in "Colorless Darkness."

However, the memory of the land is what makes this place the "King's Mausoleum.

The "Colorless Darkness" reacting to this is merely a projection of the labyrinthine dungeon called the "King's Temple" here.

I don't know how far we can go, but it should be possible to enter the "Colorless Darkness" if we control our own mental images and strongly guide ourselves..

We have already completed our exploration of the Abyssal Gate, the door to the Abyss.

In short, it was up to us from here on out.

"I'm back."(Nene)

Nene returned just as I finished explaining everything.

"How did it go? Are you hurt or something?"(Yuki)

"I'm fine. But,  Yuki-san, you did that thing I told you about, didn't you?"(Nene)

"How did you know?"(Yuki)

"During the scouting , I saw the area around the building became a patchwork. It was the same as in the Colorless Darkness."

I guess I startled Nene a little, but it seems my guess was correct.

The actual labyrinth dungeon called the "King's Temple" shook itself out of existence when we detected it with the "existence marker stigmata".

At the same time, we had entered the most difficult labyrinth, the "Colorless Darkness."

"The "Seeker's Compass" indicated the "Abyssal Gate".(Rain)

"Yes. Checking the area is complete. Which direction is it?"(Nene)

Raine shows the [Searcher's Compass Sea Card Compass] at Nene's words.

"I see. Then, I will guide you."(Neen)

"Everyone, let's brace yourselves. ......! From here on, it's 'colorless darkness. You never know what might happen."(Yuki)

Everyone nodded in agreement with my words.

But soon everyone showed a smile.

"Hm?"(Yuki)

"You're getting too hard again, Yuki-san. We're back on stage again, the dream of 'Clover,' the stage you've always dreamed of. Please give us your usual."(Silk)

I smiled a little and relaxed my shoulders.

"On second thoughts you're right. The "delivery" is also connected to ...... our dreams, Let's have fun carefully towards our dream stage."(Yuki)

TL Note- All Aborde! Its time for the final grand adventure in the dream stage of Colorless darkness. Sorry for the late update I was kinda ill and giving my vivas and exams.