Chapter 72: Sun and Moon Room

Chapter 72: Sun and Moon Room

Which way did the Lepras go, right or left?

I thought as I circulated the mana in my body to activate my Clairvoyance.

If I were to search for “wounded Lepras”, I should be able to immediately tell what that monster is up to.

However, that doesn’t mean I would be able to tell where it is.

It would take time for me to find out.

That being the case, it would be quicker to take a glimpse into the past and find out the path it took.

It would take an enormous amount of mana to see into the past, but I only wanted to see what happened just a minute or so ago.

If it’s just that, it should be less stressful on the body.

Probably......

Having decided on my plan, I take out a stick chocolate.

Using this will increase the power of a magic I use by 30%.

Holding it in front of my chest, I swung it down, I elevated my mana.

“Do you want to go forward or go back?”

The usual voice echoed in my head.

Choosing “go back”, I kept my gaze on the fork in the road.

A vision opened up like a haze around me.

For a while, all I could see was an empty dungeon corridor, but soon I could hear rough breathing and scuttling footsteps.

Thereupon, the Lepras without a right hand came into my view.

The Lepras looked puzzled for a moment, but then, looking back for a moment, it proceeded to the right path.

Knowing that is enough already.

I quickly released my magic.

[Right. It went right.]

[How do you know?]

Merle asked me that, but my clairvoyant power is a secret.

[No time to explain. In any case, let’s go.]

[Merle, let’s trust Yuusuke-san.]

Since Mira said so, it seems that Merle also accepted the situation.

We followed the Lepras again.

As soon as we started running, I felt a pain in my chest, as if I had been pricked by a small thorn.

The aggravating pain kept on pricking me, and I couldn’t help but click my tongue.

[Tsk.]

[Is something the matter?]

[Nothing. I’m just a little out of sorts.]

The human bones piled up in the corner of the room suggest that their food was probably humans......

Stifling the nausea rising up from beneath my throat again, I shifted my gaze to the back of the room.

Thereupon, the Lepras we were tracking earlier was wrapping a cloth around its arm.

It doesn’t seem like they had any other comrades in the room.

Releasing my Clairvoyance, I turned to Merle and Mira.

[There’s only the wounded Lepras and another Lepras. If we launch a surprise attack, wouldn’t we be able to defeat them?]

[That won’t be any problem, but how do you know what’s in there?]

[With something like fortune-telling. Just trust me on this.]

[Fortune-telling huh...... Alright, I’ll believe you, Yuusuke-san.]

Both Merle and Mira nodded toward me.

When we came in front of the reliefs, I readied my 8-shot pistol and Mira readied her magic rod.

As Merle also held up her buckler, she struck her fist at the sun and moon reliefs.

Gon, gon, gon! Gon, gon, gon, gon!

The wall immediately parted in two, revealing a dark entrance.

Since I had given them information about what was behind the wall beforehand, Mira and I rushed inside to bring down the Lepras sitting in front of the pot.

My pistol blasted fire and Mira’s wind blades danced wildly.

Unable to put up much of a fight, the Lepras in front of the pot fell next to the fire.

Soon after, the wounded Lepras rushed forward from inside the room, but Mira and I finished it off with my pistol and her magic.

Thanks to the fact that it was restricted in its movements within the small room and that it was already wounded, we had no difficulty taking it down.

[It’s finally over huh.]

[Yeah...... Urph!]

It was then that the putrid smell of the room hit my nose and I finally vomited out the contents of my stomach.

[Geez, get a grip, will you?]

Even though she complained, Merle rubbed my back.

It’s exactly because of this kindness of hers that makes her someone one can’t dislike.

[Uegghh......]

[If Michelle-san sees this scene, she might kill us. Please pull yourself together.]

Even when she said such things, Merle kept rubbing my back.

[Sorry. I’m alright now. That aside, let’s give the guy on the wall some proper burial.]

[I guess so......]

The three of us dug a hole and buried the wounded adventurer.

With the door left open, Mira used Wind Magic, and the smell in the room seemed to have diminished a lot.

[Now then...... Let’s look for the treasure!]

As if to switch away from the previous vibe, Merle raised her bright voice.

Mira and I vigorously nodded.