Published at 17th of January 2021 06:32:54 PM
Chapter 414
All of us returned to the first floor and came to the place where the entrance was .
Her monsters waiting there all went on top of Alice’s shoulders .
The monsters told Alice the entrance had disappeared .
“It’s really gone, what does that mean?” (Alice)
“I have a hypothesis, let’s try that out . ” (Ryouta)
“That means you want to go out once?” (Alice)
“Yeah . ” (Ryouta)
I nod and forcibly open the entrance with a normal iron wall bullet .
If it’s just my friends, the normal amount is fine .
“Let’s go outside and reset the entrance” (Ryouta)
“Yodsan, Eve-chan is still down there desu . ” (Emily)
“Now that you mention . We didn’t see her when we were coming up, where is she hiding?” (Ryouta)
“Even if we go out, there would be no point as the entrance would remain close . ” (Alice)
“Alice, can you find Eve?” (Ryouta)
“Hmm, maybe I should find a location where the monsters are gone?” (Alice)
“Makes sense . ” (Ryouta)
She can’t detect Eve, but Eve would be at a place where there are no monsters .
“It’s okay, we don’t have to go in such a convoluted way . ” (Celeste)
Celeste stopped Alice; her face is full of confidence .
“You thought of a better way?” (Ryouta)
“Yes, leave it to me” (Celeste)
Celeste said so and took out the carrot from her luggage .
She gently dropped it on the ground .
Since carrot = Eve, she’ll do something about the carrot, so I kept silent and watched over it——Celeste did nothing more .
What’s going on? I wondered .
Do Do Do Do Do Do—–Eve has appeared!
She ran with tremendous momentum, kicked the ground with such strength and head-sliding from 10 meters away .
She slid here and picked up the carrot as if attracted by it .
“Hey . ” (Eve)
“Don’t hey me . ” (Ryouta)
“Aaaah !? You can’t just eat carrots from the ground nanodesu . ” (Emily)
“It’s okay, if it’s a carrot, bunny can follow the 300-second rule . ” (Eve)
“Not even three seconds!” (Ryouta)
Celeste dropped the carrot and she arrived in a split second .
“Also, how did you even know where the carrot was?” (Ryouta)
“Whenever there’s carrot, there’s bunny . ” (Eve)
“I’ve heard similar lines a long time ago!” (Ryouta)
The third popular series, the Great Demon King .
“Well, let’s go out first . ” (Ryouta)
Instead of playing along with her, let’s just drag the summoned Eve by Celeste .
We went out one after another accordingly .
The entrance was restored because everyone went out .
I entered the dungeon that had returned to its original state again .
Eve stood still with a carrot bite .
“Then let’s do the same . I’ll need your help Alice . ” (Ryouta)
“OK!” (Alice)
Alice’s fellow monsters jumped off her shoulders again .
“Everyone, you can stay at the entrance . If something makes it to close, please look at the moment when it closes . ” (Ryouta)
“Okay, something might happen . ” (Celeste)
“I’ll do my best desu!” (Emily)
“…” (Eve)
After asking Celeste, Emily, and Eve, I went to the back of the dungeon with Alice and Vanadium .
Alice guided us to proceed without an encounter .
“Even so, we don’t know anything about what Eri-chan is afraid of . She’s so calmed even after being trapped . ” (Alice)
“I think humans are scary creatures . ” (Ryouta)
“Is that so” (Alice)
“And I think it’s even safer in the dungeon . Even in someone else’s dungeon . ” (Ryouta)
“Oh, I understand that . I’m relieved even if it’s not the dungeon I was born in . Maybe I’m the happiest in my life now with Eri-chan’s dungeon as a mansion . ” (Alice)
“Glad to hear that . ” (Ryouta)
I hadn’t been concerned about it until now, but the current situation may be a heavenly environment for Alice, who is born in a dungeon .
Thinking about that, we came to the stairs leading to the second floor .
“Alice” (Ryouta)
“Yup!” (Alice)
Three people went down to the second floor .
I saw Alice and nodded .
This time, I climbed the stairs and returned to the first floor .
Looking again, after all I was shaken .
And trying to go back upstairs again—–
“Ryouta!” (Alice)
Alice shouted the moment I went down the stairs .
“Is it closed?” (Ryouta)
“Yup!” (Alice)
“So it really closes when we try to return up . ” (Ryouta)
“Return up?” (Alice)
“It’s just for convenience . Usually, when we want to return, we’ll have to climb stairs right?” (Ryouta)
“Yeah, usually everyone stays on the same floor all the time . ” (Alice)
“So going upstairs is [returning]” (Ryouta)
“Ah, yeah, I kinda understand . Sometimes I think,”I’ll do it a little more,”” (Alice)
“That’s right . Okay, let’s join with everyone—–” (Ryouta)
At that moment, the scenery changed .
The ceiling, walls and ground that had been shining pale until then disappeared at once, and it became a pitch-black space .
Meanwhile, only one lane of the road can be seen at our feet .
It wasn’t shining, but it was clearly visible in total darkness .
“What is this? Ah are you alright?” (Ryouta)
“… (Shake shake)” (Vanadium)
It wasn’t pointed towards Alice, but Vanadium holding hands .
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Vanadium seems to be scared, and her hands are trembling .
“It’s okay, we’re together” (Ryouta)
“… (Nod nod . )” (Vanadium)
“Let’s move on, there’s no point in staying here . ” (Ryouta)
While holding hands, I started walking along the road .
It’s a strange feeling .
There is nothing around, the road is too beautiful to compare .
I was walking, but I didn’t know if I was moving or not, as if feeling slightly drunk .
Vanadium’s hands remained trembling . I walked slowly, holding her hands and following me one step behind .
I hold it as strongly as possible so that it does not hurt .
The message showing that I would not let her go .
I want to remove fear as much as possible .
After walking for a while, a light suddenly appeared in front of me .
“It looks like an exit, it’s okay …” (Ryouta)
Turn around to reassure her——-the moment I stopped moving .
The reason is that it can only be thought of as a guess . I felt a great sense of discomfort and danger .
After the movement stopped due to intuition, my head searched for a reason .
A feeling of strangeness .
Vanadium was trembling in fear .
Vanadium is scared, but of?
She was … wasn’t she scared of humans?
Of course, it is possible that this space is related to the death of her previous life———–Erythronium .
But … my intuition was screaming that it wasn’t .
“…” (Ryouta)
I stopped turning around and proceeded with Vanadium’s hand pulled .
When I came to the shining place, there was a stone statue there .
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There are many stone statues that have decayed and are broken .
I understood at a glance .
All of them were stone statues of the “moment when I turned around” .
“It’s a nasty trap . ” (Ryouta)
I mumbled and passed by the stone statue .
A mysterious sensation sprouted .
I feel something .
It is a feeling similar to the five senses, which is far clearer than intuition .
For example, hot air blows on the skin and it is dangerous because it is hot .
That’s a clear sense of the five senses .
I proceed while being invited by that feeling . And stop on the endless road .
Stopping——–more than a dozen seconds .
The scenery flew away . It shattered like glass .
“Ryouta!” (Alice)
“…!” (Ryouta)
Immediately after the flash of light shines in front of me, Alice’s voice and Vanadium’s impatience come from the connected hands .
Looking around, we’re near the stairs on the second floor .
Alice and Vanadium were anxiously looking into my face there .
“… So only I was there . ” (Ryouta)
“What are you talking about? Are you alright?” (Alice)
“Oh, I’m alright . More than that . ” (Ryouta)
I look around, and as a result of looking around, I point to the direction that my “sense” leads .
“So it’s there, the stairs leading to the third floor . ” (Ryouta)
“Eh? Yeah, that’s right . ” (Alice)
“Really” (Ryouta)
It was at that moment when I started to understand Alice’s feelings .