Chapter 20
Chapter 20: Demons’ special abilities and skills
Although we have already walked to the tenth floor, the monster still crawled around . The journey so far has been very straightforward,
“Oh, please wait, Chrono-san”
Sophia suddenly cried out as she was walking along a curved walkway on the tenth floor .
“What happened?”
Sophia pointed at the end of the road where we were walking . There was a door made of trees there…
“I can hear something like a heartbeat through that door . ”
“Heartbeat?”
“Yes, in this case, it may be a pulse . There is a sound of something flowing . ”
I couldn’t hear anything, but she’s the one with sharp hearing, so I was sure she’s right . Liza, who heard Sophia’s words, looked at the door with a wary glance .
“There is no magic response, so there is no magic mechanism . But there’s no sign that it was opened . ”
“Sure, it’s not open . On the map, there’s a staircase that leads to the eleventh floor . ”
And the stairs ahead were the only way to connect the tenth and eleventh levels .
We didn’t see Salamad up to this level . I thought he was ahead . We lost the track .
“We passed each other… That’s not the way it is, is it?”
“Yeah, it’s almost a straight road so far . I haven’t even found any hidden passages . Well, maybe that door is an ecotype legacy, and there’s a line that automatically closes the door . ” ”
“Ecotype?”
“Yes . That door may be alive . There are usually living things in the Demon King’s heritage, and the Demon King who creates creatures is not unusual . ”
I see . Is there a possibility of an ecological automatic door? If that’s the case, I think it would be better to investigate it .
“If so, Chrono san, I’ll check it now . ”
Sofia took a step forward .
“I know where I can hear the heartbeat, I think I’ll be able to examine that carefully . ”
“Oh, I’ll leave it to you . ”
She approached the door . Then…
“-!”
The door opened and a lot of water came from behind . The momentum was so intense that it began to drag our bodies .
“Wow, this is terrible …!? Those who can fly, fly!”
Liza said, riding on a cane taken out of her pocket, she sat in the air . As expected, she is a demon king . The flying magic is easily used .
I also must evacuate quickly,
“Eh, uh…!?”
Sophia was puzzled in front of me, I couldn’t ignore her . So,
“Sophia, come here!”
“–Huh !?”
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I immediately pulled the chain connecting Sofia and me . The power was transmitted to the chain that was wrapped all over her body, and her body was drawn to me at once . And then, without stopping .
“I’m sorry, but I’ll give you an order . Hold on to my body . ”
“Ye… yes!”
My orders force Sofia’s body to move quickly and her arms wrapped around my body . She hugged tightly,
“Okay …!”
I kicked the floor, jumped, and stuck my back to the ceiling . I grabbed the ceiling made of trees with both hands and both feet and put my weight firmly there . Sophia’s weight also hung on my arm, but it was not that heavy, so there was no problem .
While I was stuck to the ceiling, the water flows vigorously under my eyes .
“Wow, where did you store this amount of water? Is Sofia okay too?”
I spoke to Sofia, who was clinging to my neck, and she nodded with a slightly red face .
“I am okay . Thank you . Chrono san using such strong magic, I can’t believe I can float like this…”
“Yeah? No, I can hardly use magic . This is just sticking to the ceiling . ”
“eh……?”
To tell the truth, Sofia made her eyes black and white .
When I twisted my neck to ask if I should say anything more to her, Liza, who was floating in the air on a cane, called out to me .
“Wow, Chrono, how are you doing that? I can’t detect any magical power from you . Is that a technique?”
She called out at a good time . Before explaining to Sofia, let’s answer Liza .
“This is just hooking my hand and toes on a good uneven surface, I learned it from an old man who likes mountain climbing in the countryside . He can stick to the wall . ”
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“Ah, it’s true . You took off your shoes somehow . Is that old man a ninja?”
“No, no, he didn’t have a job in the countryside . It seems that he used to work in the town in the past . ”
Now he’s just a mountain-climbing guy, so I didn’t ask him for details . 、
…… In retrospect, it was a strange old man .
He said that the morning did not start if he did not climb the mountain three times, and he got up before the sun went out, he went to the mountain, and then returned . He did it three times before the sun was high, and finally, he did fieldwork at my house .
My house dealt with medicine, so I had a relationship with him . If there was a rare medicinal herb in the mountains and could be a problem to get it, I climbed the mountain together with him .
What I learned at that time was this clinging technique . It was a convenient technique that could be used not only when climbing but also when it was likely to slide down, as it could hold the body even on a flat surface with a little unevenness .
“I was glad that the climbing technique was useful . ”
“No, Chrono san . I think this is a transcendental technique that is not related to mountain climbing .
“Is that right? Well, if you are taught by the old man who likes to climb the mountain, anyone can do it . My neighbors were also able to do it . ”
“Your neighbors too? It’s amazing . Chrono san and Chrono’s hometown …”
I’m glad Sofia says so, but many demons can fly in the sky . Compared to that, this technique is like a one-shot trick .
… Liza could fly in the sky . If Sofia wasn’t confused, she could fly with the vampire wings out .
I am a devil who can neither fly nor float and has no special features . Other demons have a lot of special powers, but I don’t have so many good things .
So, I had no choice but to use this kind of technique to make up for it, and while I was laughing, the flow of water under my eyes stopped . And the accumulated water disappeared as it was absorbed by floors and walls .
After checking it, I descended to the floor and lifted the contact with Sofia .
“Oh, thank you, Chrono san . Next time, I’ll do my best to avoid it . ”
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“Ok, I’ll rely on you . However, this was a big trap . ”
There was no puddle at my feet anymore . It seemed to have been completely absorbed .
“It’s an interesting mechanism . I wonder if this uses water on the floor and walls to circulate water . Chrono . Look behind!”
Liza, looking around with an interesting glance, pointed to me . There was a huge hole in the place where there was a wall until a while ago . Did the flash flood trigger the opening? However,
“It isn’t on the map, is a newly discovered passage?”
“That’s right . you’ll get the mapping fee again, Chrono and Sofia .
“Yes, yes . ”
It’s nice to be paid, but that’s not what bothers me .
“… Did Salamado san fly in the sky, or has a good and heavy physique?”
“Yeah, she’s an elder lycanthrope so she can’t fly in the sky, it’s petite and not heavy . ”
“Then, is it likely that she’s been swept away and gone over there?”
“Yes, because she probably wouldn’t have the magic to withstand this flash flood . ”
There were still traces of our sempai…
“Then, do you want to go to that hole?”
“That’s right . It’s the bottom layer, so let’s put our heart into it . ” (TN: in other words, ‘maximum effort’ . )
“Oh, oh!”
It seems we can meet our sempai soon . While thinking so, I walk toward the big hole .