Chapter 254: Puzzle and underground lord

Chapter 254: Puzzle and underground lord

We opened the wooden door and went down and there was a passage. It looks like a straight path. Then I asked something I was curious about.

"We're weakened, but we'll be okay against monsters, right?"

Brass-san and Caim-san answered me.

"If we're underneath Freetia, we should be fine because we're within the barrier"

"If this corridor leads outside of Freetia, then it's a different story, but then I'll fight the monsters for you, so don't worry"

I guess that's a relief. So I went forward and came out in a large room. I thought it was a boss room, but apparently not.

"It's not going to be easy"

There was a huge puzzle in front of me. Lily asks,

"Takuto, what's this?"

"You don't know what a puzzle is, do you? You see those blocks with the pictures on them?"

Yes

"It's a game where you move the blocks around using the empty spaces to get the desired picture"

It's commonly called a sliding block puzzle. The more blocks there are, the more difficult it is.

There is an 8x8 square in front of me. There was a sliding block puzzle with 63 blocks. It was quite difficult.

At least I've never experienced anything like it. This was it. I saw it as a challenge from the admins. I'll accept this challenge!

First of all, visualize the finished product. If I don't do this, I won't know where to move the blocks.

In the meantime, Lily and the others are playing with it, but they all get bored quickly. It's surprising that Ix can't solve it.

"It's beyond my processing limits"

I was convinced. That's how difficult it is.

The image is complete. Now it's just a matter of how to complete it using the available squares.

"Do you think you can do it?"

And the door opens. It's an empty victory.

And the next square appears. What is it this time? Chess? Shogi? I don't know the rules of Go, so if they come here, they'll beat me to a pulp.

Then, at the end of the square, there was a throne and a young girl with a pointy hat and a black cloak.

Another young girl...but this young girl was a little different from the ones I had seen before. She was glaring at me with tears in her eyes for some reason.

"Who was the one who killed my mistress a second ago?"

Ah~...so she was my opponent in Othello...oh no, I got serious with a kid.

They all point at me. That's right~

"It's you! You're a devil!"

That's a terrible thing to say.

"I didn't think my opponent in Othello was a child"

"Don't treat me like a child! I'm a demon king!"

Eh? This little girl is a demon king...demon king...then it can't be helped. I'll tell Caim-san.

"It seems that she is a demon king, so please kill her"

"Wait, wait, wait! It's a lie! I'm not a demon king! So keep that filthy monster cat away from me!"

"Don't you think it's a terrible waste of time?"

He's a convicted felon, so I guess it can't be helped.

"If you're not the demon king, then what's with the bat wings on your back?"

"This is something that every member of my race has. After all, I'm a vampire, a bloodsucker!"

Hee. She's a vampire?

Eeeeeeh~!?

Caim-san and the others raise a surprised voice. It seems that this young vampire girl has an amazing existence.