CH 77

Elt: 「Well, I’ve guess we’re done.」

I looked at the tree and saw that the status-enhancing fruit that had been growing there had been completely harvested.

It’s a good thing that Alice, Serena and Alicia helped out.

Alice: 「It’s getting late. Are we going to stay here today?」

I looked at Alice, her face was red, and it seemed that the sun that was shining would soon go down.

Alicia: 「Eh, staying… In the Evil God’s castle, right?」

Serena: 「What, Alicia? Are you scared?」

Alicia: 「I’m not afraid, but I’m not sure I feel very good about it since I was supposed to be a sacrifice.」

Alicia raised an eyebrow at Serena’s question.

Elt: 「I’ve stayed here before and there were no monsters, so I think you’ll be fine.」

Marie and I spent the night here when we came to harvest some status-enhancing fruits. Perhaps it was because of the original barrier, but we never saw any monsters.

Serena: 「Then why not? It’s not every day you get to enter the Evil God’s castle, so let’s go.」

Alicia: 「Ah! Serena! Don’t push me!」

Serena pushed Alicia’s hesitant back and walked into the evil god’s castle.

Alice: 「Hee, the Evil God’s castle is rather beautiful, huh.」

Once inside the castle, the lights automatically came on. Alice observed her surroundings with great interest.

There is a wide staircase in front of me and a high ceiling when you look up.

At a quick glance, the Evil God’s castle is divided into five buildings in total.

In the center is the castle where the evil god lives, with one building each on the east, west, north and south.

Each building is connected to the center by a passageway, and you can come and go as you please.

I had stayed at the castle in Erivan the other day, but this must be a better castle in terms of scale and interior luxury.

Serena: 「Hey, Elt. Where are the bedrooms?」

Serena asked, looking happy.

Elt: 「No, I don’t think there’s a bedroom?」

Marie and I did a quick search, and found no rooms like that, at least not when we entered from this side. On the contrary…

Serena: 「Isn’t there one behind this door or something?」

Elt: 「Oh, I forgot to tell you that half of the rooms in the Evil Castle are locked.」

Serena: 「Is that so?」

In fact, it was the same when I escaped. There were quite a few doors that I couldn’t open, so I didn’t have a complete grasp of the castle’s structure.

Alicia: 「I thought you would have broke it to enter?」

Elt: 「What do you think people are?」

I rolled my eyes at Alicia’s remark.

Elt: 「I tried to slash it with my divine sword, the Borumunk, but it got bounced back, just like the barrier that protects the castle walls.

Alicia: 「I knew you’d try…」

When I told her that I had already tried, she looked at me in dismay.

Elt: 「That’s why we’ll be sleeping in a hall or something.」

If we can’t do anything about it, we don’t have a choice. That’s what I was thinking…

Serena: 「Hmm. But since it’s such an awesome castle, I’d like to sleep in a better place.」

Serena walked up to the door, put her hands on the knob and pushed it with both hands.

Serena: 「Huh? It opened. Elt is a liar.」

Elt: 「No, I’m pretty sure it didn’t open when Marie and I came in.」

I tilt my head. I’ve checked out the rooms in the shallow area after entering…

Alice: 「Maybe it’s the ring?」

The [Gospel Ring] that I gave Serena can remove the barriers of the Evil God’s castle.

Doesn’t that mean that the ring’s effect isn’t applicable just to the entrance?

Serena: 「Waa, look Elt there are 3 beds here. Let’s sleep here tonight.」

We walked into the back and Serena happily dived into the bed. The bed was big enough for two people to sleep in each.

Alicia: 「Serena! You’re so shameful! Your skirt is showing.」

Alicia saw this and ran after her.

Elt: 「Apparently, with this ring, you can walk around the castle of the evil god.」

We may be able to enter areas that were previously inaccessible.

I watched as Serena dragged Alicia into bed and laughed at each other.

Alicia: 「What are you going to do, Elt-kun?」

Elt: 「What is it, Alice?」

Alicia has a serious expression on her face. I guess she’s checking to see if I’m going to take the ring I gave Serena. But she…

Alice: 「It’s obvious. There are only three beds, so who are you going to sleep with?」

I gave Alice a cold stare.

★ (Alice POV)

I get out of the bed and look around.

On the bed next to me, Serena and Alice were sleeping, their faces close together.

In the end, Elt-kun chose to sleep alone, Serena and Alicia agreed.

That’s why the four of us were sleeping in the same room, but in the middle of the night, I woke up.

Alice: 「I can’t believe we’re in the Evil God’s castle.」

There was no sense of mischief at all, on the contrary, it was a wonderful and quaint castle.

I wondered if anyone had visited this castle since it had bedrooms and other facilities.

While thinking about this, I looked around…….

Alice: 「Huh? Elt-kun isn’t here?」

I got up and left the room.

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