[VOL. 3] CHAPTER 9 STONE LABYRINTH II

When we tried to annihilate that horde with magic white bones and weapons of several adventurers rolled towards us from the middle of the room.

How pitiful, it seems like they were attacked by those giant centipedes in this room and turned into clean bones by them.

Oh my, how regretful. Though those are some good bones I cant use them if they are burned to that extent. If the bones are burned they get brittle.

Kitora, the beautiful priestess of darkness, looked at the remaining bones before looking towards me.

Even though I got rid of them dont look at me with those blaming eyes.

Aaah, they are all burned. Those would have been valuable as well, what a waste. Neither the weapons nor the armour can be sold if they are burned like this.

The masked female mercenary, Crescent Moon also sighed after she poked the burned things with her scimitar.

Be little happier that you won after all that hard work!

Hey, look, doesnt the cat-girl magician, Knopf wear an apologetic expression?

However, even if you defeat those things you neither gain experience points nor do the monsters drop magic stones or something.

I should have created a setting to gain some kind of merit after one defeats a monster.

Can we afford that, though?

This room seemed to be a dead end.

As we didnt have any other choice we returned to the crossroad from a while ago and turned right.1

We continued the right-hand-touching-wall strategy.

This times path bend left then right and then continued straight.

When we entered the first room, for the time being, we encountered two large mice.

Even if I call them mice they were huge rats the size of a dog.

Though they were very aggressive and suddenly attacked us Pick and Crescent Moon calmly killed them.

They seemed like they carried some disease-causing germs.

There wasnt anything special inside.

The next room was completely empty but the room after that had something promising in it.

A semi-transparent jelly like object was sticking to the back of the room while wriggling.

Though I was impressed by seeing a slime for the first time but the others didnt really react to it.

Only Bass-senpai was noisy and said It looks so soft, I kind of want to touch it! but he got completely ignored.

I kind of understand that feeling, senior.

Incidentally, slimes can absorb damage caused by blades and they are resistant against various magic systems depending on their colour.

But there are exceptions as well.

Among them are golden and silver ones as well as ones that shine in the colours of the rainbow.

According to the setting of my novel.

By the way, the rainbow coloured slime drops Oricalcum the material which Carlos and the Heros sword are made of.

That explains why its so expensive.

We left the Slime behind and continued on.

Please wait a minute

Pick who went ahead suddenly stopped and raised her voice.

When she knocked on it there was a rattling noise and then the floor gave in.

Thats a rather large-scale trap.

Uwa That was dangerous. Good that you noticed that.

Crescent Moon exclaimed in admiration.

Hehe, thats my job.

Pick who got praised looked proud.

Then my seniors came from behind.

Thats right, this is a piece of cake for us.

Thats right, thats right, were used to this so we can recognize those things with just one glance.

Im sorry but I dont think I can leave the front to you, seniors.

I dont feel like I can place my life in your hands.

Still, its weird that the floor didnt already collapse.

If someone triggered it then the floor should have already disappeared.

That trap wasnt triggered so does that mean no one came this way before?

As I asked that I had a slightly puzzled expression on my face then Kitora answered.

It may or may not be like that

Does that mean that the trap can be triggered again even if someone was already caught in it?

As Kitora gave a vague answer Knopf was listening again.

As I thought youre rather perceptive. Its a possibility. Well then, lets go back

After she said this Kitora proceeded to go back.

We returned to the crossroad.

We took the right and only remaining road.

After following this path for a while the surrounding walls, ceiling and floor turned from stone into earth.

The former man-made feeling disappeared and it seemed more like a naturally formed cave.

I see, so this was made with this natural case as basis after all. So, when everything else got changed then this is

While holding her chin and lowering her gaze Kitora seemed to be lost in thoughts.

Not wanting to disturb anyone I didnt know what to say.

Still, this sure is a dreary place.

The only thing moving is a little spider running over the ground.

I think I got it.

Kitora who was lost in her thoughts raised her face.

May we hear about it?

Even though I asked her Kitora shook her head.

Its just a simple guess and youll naturally come to a conclusion when we advanced a bit further. Lets go

Whats with you? Tell me. This is awkward, dont you think?

Even with Crescent Moon asking like this Kitora ignored her without changing her expression.

Everyone was rather tense after listening to Kitora so we advanced slowly.

Di, did you hear something?

Crescent Moon was whispering in a low voice.

Rumble Rumble

As everybody held their breath and listened carefully one surely could hear a faint sound coming from the darkness.

Its obviously the sound of something moving.

Whats making that sound, big sis?

How should I know?!

You two, keep quiet or itll notice us!

They kept on quarrelling in a low voice.

I got a feeling well definitely get noticed.

After we advanced for a while the cave suddenly became bigger.

The ceiling got higher as well.

Rumble

That sound was now clearly louder than a while ago.

I cant see it in this darkness but it seems to come from behind.

Hey, you guys, go back there and check.

Why are you saying that again, big sis?! You made us go look back at the church, too!

Thats right, thats right, thats just too cruel, big sis. Dont you think so as well, Head?

Are they still troubled by that incident back then?

Please, dont involve me in this.

It cant be helped, then lets go together

We left Knopf, Kitora and Pick then advanced with me and Crescent Moon between my two seniors who stood at both ends.

Not being able to hear a sound enhanced the tension.

Then a cry suddenly broke the silence.

Waah!

Didnt that voice belong to Drum? What happened?