332 Labyrinth Street Invasion

"Hey, did you hear that? The Fontana family has officially declared war on the Percival family."

"Yeah, I heard. But is it true? 'Cause it's winter already, huh? Even if you go out of your way to declare war at a time like this, it's gonna be next year when the snow melts to lead the army to the battlefield anyway."

"Right. Looks like the Percival greats can't grasp their intentions either. Maybe it's a performance."

"Performance?"

"Yeah. Of course you know the Percival family has fought against the Reinzatz and Memento families. Those two houses left the army before winter. It looks like we haven't completely turned back yet, but we're practically almost done fighting this year. So, by declaring war on the Percival family, they're thinking of leaving behind the fact that they joined the war within a year."

"Hmm. I wonder if it's like a political rush, not like finally actually fighting or something. Let's just keep track of moving for the royal family during the year, or something like that."

"Perhaps. We don't know what the great people think. If we keep an eye out like this and get paid, we can't do that."

That's what I said, Jane, walking away from me.

She and I dive together into a labyrinth in this labyrinth town.

If it were true, I would have had my usual life diving into the labyrinth during the winter and knocking down demons and bringing home materials and demonic stones.

But just like Jane, my buddy diving into the labyrinth with me got hurt, so I called it off, too.

Thus, he took on the request to climb the walls surrounding the labyrinth and keep an eye on them.

I've been diving into the labyrinth here for a long time now.

I lost my parents at a young age and I lost my place to live.

The only way for me, a woman, to live was to sell my body or dive into the labyrinth and earn my own money.

I don't think many people would make the choice of diving into the labyrinth just for what is normally life threatening.

But I chose it.

A lot of things went well, and now I'm living in this way with people I care about making an expedition just for women.

What the hell is this, but I dive pretty deep, so the soldiers in that bunch are strong enough to beat me.

So even if someone gets injured and can't dive into the labyrinth this way, requests other than diving into the labyrinth can also come in with a job mediation from the exploratory union.

But sometimes I wonder what to do.

This year, the Percival family, the ruler of the territory, including this labyrinth, has become a battle against the great nobility that should have made alliances.

To this end, requests were also made to the powerful people who were diving in the labyrinth through the exploratory union.

We have a request to go to war.

That's why so many Explorers are in battle, and now we're a little understaffed in the labyrinth.

The number of demons was decreasing thanks to the Explorers who were supposed to have dived inside, and our expedition was in danger.

As it is, if the battle is to be prolonged, it may be better to reduce the depth of exploration.

But don't make less money when you do.

Uh, I wonder if there's even a good man somewhere.

I mean, it's time to go into the house, or I feel like I'm going to do something if I'm late.

"Hey, what is that? Lucica, can't you see anything that's your [far-sighted]?

"Oh, I'm sorry. What's the matter, Jane?

"Don't get confused. Look over there, Lucica. Can't you see anything over there? Something's glowing..."

Jane pissed me off when I was doing a lot of thinking while I was on the lookout on the city's outer walls.

I shouldn't.

If they think I'm boisterous and I'm neglecting my job, it might not achieve my job request.

That's not just my problem, it's going to be a nuisance to everyone else.

Especially since I wear the magic of [far-sightedness] in the [openness of abilities] I received in the exploratory union.

I have this [far-sighted] thing that foresees distant things, and I just can't make an excuse if I missed an anomaly outside the wall.

So I look in the direction Jane's fingers point.

Indeed, Jane was right, it looked somewhat blue-white in the distance.

I panic and activate [Farsighted] to see there.

"Huh..., what's that?

"What's the matter, Lucica? What do you see?

"I don't know.... Is that an animal? Is there a white animal with horns growing in a lot of light? But there's a lot of them. Countless, but I definitely think there are more than a few hundred. Besides, that one has people riding on top of white animals. Could it be the troops that rode the Servant Beast?

"Does that mean cavalry or something? But the information I got when I got to work didn't tell me that some unit was planning to come to this labyrinth today..."

"Yeah, I didn't hear that either. For once, you should contact another soldier.... but that cavalry is so fast. They're getting closer and closer."

"... wait a minute. Didn't you just say white servant beast? That's what you said, Lucica."

"Yeah, yeah. Yes, Jane. I think that cavalry is all the same white service beast."

"Isn't that it? White devil. I've heard there are white demons in the North who kill everything they see."

"Oh, is that from the Fontana family? Instead of a nearby aristocrat, aren't you talking about a demon knight who even kills his fellow knights?

"I don't even know his name, but I think he is. Hey, you've come all the way to where I can see you. He's coming over here! We're going to attack here..."

"Shh... 'Cause we're supposed to be talking about the Fontana family declaring war only recently. If we really wanted to come to Percival, we'd be talking more later."

"I can't do this. Hurry up and give me a warning signal. You blow the whistle too and let everyone know, Lucica."

Reminds me of the whistle Jane handed to me when I rushed to get a watch job.

It's a small whistle, but when it sounds a lot, the reputable one hangs with a string and hangs it around my neck.

I rushed it against my mouth and blew it out.

Jane is blowing the same way.

But that was too late.

A group of white demons quickly approached us, right next to the outer walls of the labyrinth.

This one hasn't been able to handle the move at all.

Later from us began to sound other whistles from above the wall, and the soldiers popped out.

but its cavalry moved fast.

Until then, only one head jumped out of that group, which was acting in a large but undisturbed array of movements.

And one man jumped off that servant beast and barked loud enough to make this one ear on the wall hurt.

"Wow wow wow!!!

The next moment, the man got huge.

It grew in front of a hard door gate on the outer wall protecting the labyrinth.

Besides, that wasn't the only thing that got bigger.

He's got a stick that's even longer than that giant body.

Was it there when you were riding such a long stick on a servant beast?

At the same time, I observe the other person's tools because of the Explorer's habits.

... That's a magic weapon.

An expensive, precious, yet terribly strong weapon that is sometimes made using materials and other things that you take home from the depths of the labyrinth.

I have also seen some magic weapons in my previous Explorer history.

So I can assure you.

That weapon sucks.

I wonder if it encloses the highest magic power of any magic weapon I've ever seen.

... maybe even dragons are used in the material?

No, I don't.

I bet you won't even see a weapon of that kind in this labyrinth first.

All I could say was that there was some kind of temper. I had to watch the man act.

And the huge man waved down the black stick, or stick, in his hand.

I can't believe what I'm seeing with my own eyes.

The exterior walls of this labyrinth are the same for invaders from the outside, but it also makes sense to prevent demons from leaking out of the labyrinth from leaving the outside.

As a result, I have heard that both the outer walls and the portal are built very sturdy.

That said, the gate dented heavily in the giant's blow, Gachan and the clasp came off in the second blow, and in the third, it blew heavily in the rear.

Thus, there was no decent defense, and here in the Labyrinth City, the enemy was allowed to break in.