Chapter 198: I wouldnt complain if that were the case

Chapter 198: I wouldnt complain if that were the case

<<Huh? You discovered some ruins beneath the capital?>>

<<Yup, I found it by accident when I was trying to build railways underground. I tried to investigate, but soon came across monsters and traps. Its almost like a dungeon.>>

I was talking telepathically with the body double stationed in the royal capital.

<<I see now why you want some help.>>

<<Yup, after all, the village has many people who are experienced with dungeons thanks to the one there.>>

When I inquired further, it seemed like even the king had no knowledge on the existence of those ruins.

At best, the scholars theorizedbased on remaining recordsthat it could be the ruins of an ancient empire that existed long before the founding of the kingdom.

<<Well, if the king asks for it, I cant really say no>>

<<Its less that the king is asking this of us, and its more that Raul is insisting that we do it.>>

<<Raul?>>

Raul, my brother, was currently staying in the capital so that he could help in making the kingdoms army stronger.

Thanks to his efforts, he seemed to be relied upon by even the king.

<<I think Id like to hear the full story.>>

Alright, ready?

Raul looked around at everyone present at the entrance of the ruins and asked so.

The monsters here seem strong and the traps quite troublesome. Its better for us to assume that this is a high-difficulty dungeon. Be on your guard.

Wait a minute, why are you acting like youre the leader?

Selen pointed that out in a bit of an aggressive tone.

By the way, I was present here only through transferring my consciousness into a body double. This way, I could explore the ruins without any danger to me whatsoever.

if not for this method, Selen would have never allowed me to join the investigation team.

Well, lets seeAlec-san, is it okay if your party goes in the front?

Yup, thats perfectly okay. Were probably the most experienced in dungeon-diving among us anyway.

Noel-kun, please be in the frontlines as well.

Understood.

And so, we planned our formation.

Alec-san and Noel-kun were to take the forefront.

Dill-san and Gai-san were next.

Hazena-san, and Kamuru-sanwho had the [Labyrinth Exploration] Giftwere to follow.

After them would be me and Selen.

Philia-san would be paired with an elf with outstanding healing capabilities named Kurine-san.

Selius-kun would be right behind them.

And then, taking the tail end were Raul and Marin-sana spear-wielding woman that was serving as Rauls adjutant.

Our team was composed of 13 people.

Taking into account narrow corridors and other such things, we were actually pushing the limits of the number of people we should bring. Bringing in more people could potentially do more harm than good.

Oh, in case it needed to be said, I used teleportation to get all of us here.

Like that, we were ready to explore the ruins.

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