Regressor, Possessor, Reincarnator

Episode 81

Of the two weeks of dungeon practice, the morning of the second day was bright.

Near the four spires leading to the entrance of the ruins, hundreds of students, hired guides, and merchants looking for by-products were crowded.

Allen’s group, like the other students, gathered early in the morning.

A little tiredness was seen on the faces of those gathered.

Of course, the addiction did not go away overnight.

I was not used to sleeping, and the inconvenience of not being able to wash and even boring meals.

It was impossible to fully recover the state of the body.

But this too was a problem to be overcome.

What if the demon king reappears, or even if not there, when we have to attack the ruins like now, we can’t just complain.

Dungeon training was absolutely necessary for the actual battles to be experienced in the future.

Otherwise, the academy would be nothing but a huge social circle where the upper classes already gather.

… I can’t say it’s different now though.

“Then I will go in.”

When it was their turn to enter, the crew entered the entrance in the middle of the steeple.

As the horse passed through a hole that was actually made by smashing the spire’s window, a spiral staircase ran up and down.

On the stairs, the students who entered first were going down, and in the middle there was a light sphere.

There is no danger until all the spires are down.

Allen drew the attention of the party for a briefing during that brief time.

“Would you mind paying attention for a moment?”

As their eyes focused on Allen, Allen opened his mouth to Alexius, who was taking the lead.

“Alexius, can you tell us about the information you got from participating in the advance squad?”

“Yeah, I didn’t mean to hide it anyway, so I’ll tell you.”

Alexius was willing to help Allen from the beginning, so he agreed. He opened his mouth with anticipation hidden deep in his eyes.

“First of all, this mega-remain consists of seven floors.”

“It’s the 7th floor… ?”

“… Is it deeper than you think?”

Evan let out a sigh as if he had never imagined it.

Ariel seemed to be worried about a larger scale than he had imagined.

“… Well, something is wrong with me, the information is… .”

When William stuttered again if he was nervous, Alexius shook his head.

“No, it would be correct to say that the ruins consist of seven floors, no, seven basement floors. I couldn’t confirm it myself, but the academy’s own investigation team confirmed it.”

The group’s mouths were shut at his confirmation.

It was natural.It wouldn’t be a lie if I confirmed it directly at

the Academy.

The dungeon training period is only 2 weeks.

It was close to impossible to attack the more difficult mega-remains that were not ordinary ruins in it.

“That’s why I didn’t teach you the information… .”

Ariel grabbed her forehead, which felt like a headache.

“haha… I thought it was only meant to be greedy, but you thought it would be useless to know.”

“… So it must have been a crowd yesterday. Because of the scale, we had to be impatient.”

Evan burst out laughing out loud, and William mumbled a little as if he realized why yesterday’s dropout occurred. Even the reason for the low participation of seniors.

The seniors had already experienced the fact that during dungeon training, freshmen went to difficult ruins that they could not even attack.

“… Then what should we do… .”

As William spoke in a weak voice, Milred, who was watching the situation from behind, intervened.

“now! What are you all talking about! Are you going to give up like this? If I gave up now, would my grades be ruined?”

“But go to sleep! Did the professors tell you to attack?”

When Ariel blurted out the end of her words, Milred exclaimed as if to see it.

“No. You just have to do your best! That’s what I’m here for, or… .”

Milred smiled and poked her head.

“Did you think you could solve everything on your own?”

Evan trembled as he thought about it in his heart.

“In that case, why do you need a senior and why do you need an academy? The academy exists to provide and train the wisdom and experience to overcome many dangers.”

The group had no choice but to silently nod their heads at her principled talk.

As always, she smiled mischievously and took a step back and smiled at Allen, who was watching.

“ruler! Now let’s hear what our captain came up with.”

When Milred looked at Allen as if he knew everything, the eyes of the rest of the crew also turned to Allen.

“Isn’t our manager junior watching something because there’s something there?”

“… That is, yes.”

Allen replied with a bitter smile as if he had no choice.

Allen’s gaze crossed the stairs of the spire and turned to the basement.

“A good way to get enough points.”

The method of selecting the ruins to be used for dungeon practice in the academy is simple.

It must be a level of difficulty that freshmen cannot overcome.

It should be a place where you can build meaningful experiences for the future.

If the ruins are selected considering these two factors, the academy dispatches an investigation team to investigate what lies deep in the ruins, what dangers there are, and even how many floors exist.

After that, if there is no problem, the advance team of mercenaries and adventurers is supported and creates an internal map.

It was not difficult to collect information on the ruins without anyone’s interference because the preemption right was used.

“Usually, the mercenaries who supported the advance team get the relics they got when they attack and leave… , the guide remains.”

This is because students could obtain information about the ruins and avoid the traps of the ruins through them.

Saying so, Alexius stopped and pierced the wall with a scorpion’s tail in several places.

In the hallway, which was not enough for three people to walk together, a light chill rose from the gray-white floor, and the walls were dreary and hard, and there were no traps in sight.

However, just as Alexius stabbed him, without a sound, a net of halos appeared and embraced the space in front of him.

Even though he couldn’t reach it, Evan felt a cold sweat running down the back of his neck just from the heat he could feel from the front.

“And I am the guide who knows the passage down to the fifth floor.”

“That means… .”

When William asked with a surprised face as if he had remembered something, Allen calmly answered his question.

“Yes, we plan to try the shortest breakthrough across the ruins faster than any other group. Heading to the lowest floor possible.”

“Surely that would be enough to score points.”

“If you can’t attack, you’d better give up and take advantage… That’s a good idea.”

They looked admiring as if they had never thought of that.

“Except for the total abandonment of the ancient artifact.”

Milred talked about the last shortcoming of this operation, but the party willingly gave up the artifact.

Ancient artifacts can be obtained later, but it is not a score.

What was surprising was that William was also willing to agree.

“me too… After all, there are things more important than money. And scores are very important, so I think this is the right choice.”

His examination seemed complicated when he said that, but he soon returned to his usual self.

Milred warns them that it’s not over yet.

“But I’m sure Allen wasn’t the only one who came up with this method. If you look at the ones who were eliminated yesterday, wouldn’t they have chosen a similar method?”

“You have to hurry.”

The party looked at each other’s faces and hurriedly checked the map.

The bright spot on the map is one-third of the first basement floor.

If all of these weeks are moving at the same speed, we will reach the middle of the 5th floor and end it.

No, there will be stronger guardians and traps the further down you go, so you may stop on the 4th floor.

“If we make a stable choice, the current pace may be sufficient. However, I think you have to take risks in order to get great rewards… .”

Ariel’s eyes were clear.

“What do you want to do?”

that you have to move on.

There is an emergency escape artifact, so you don’t have to risk your life.

Losing is just the score you gain in one class. The weight of the score was too large for a single class, but you can’t get anything without betting that much.

So their choice was not different from hers.

“I’ll give it a try.”

“Hey, I’ll have to use some force.”

“I disagree.”

When everyone agreed, Alexius looked at the map, recalling his experience of joining the advance squad, and answered.

“Then, I’ll speed up.”

The shortest breakthrough to the depths of Allen Joe began.

The group moved quickly.

So far, the map has been revealed by moving little by little in the safest direction possible, but as long as the goal is to quickly head downstairs, it cannot act that way.

“Allen, there is a room ahead!”

“I will ignore it as planned!”

To enter the room, you must prove the required knowledge.

Although the academy received training to prepare for such a situation, it was time-consuming and did not fit with Allen’s party who wanted to go downstairs quickly.

William made a face of regret, but without hesitation passed the room.

“Two Sandmen in front! One Living Dead!”

“I will deal with the Living Dead.”

“Then, I’ll take care of the Sandman.”

Evan’s body was engulfed in blue magic, and it was several times faster than before. As he swung his sword in that state, the Living Dead was shattered without a chance to resist.

Ariel only fired a single arrow shining green through them.

stroke-

The arrow flew in an instant and exploded in an instant, turning both Sandman into a beehive.

“I’m not slowing down, I’ll keep going!”

“Do you ignore by-products too?”

Alexius, who was approaching to retrieve the by-product, stopped at Allen’s words.

“It’s more important to go down faster than to get it back.”

Milred smiled coolly at Allen’s resolute answer.

“Yeah, Allen. You know that!”

“Then, I see.”

Alexius also nodded. So, without looking around, his party proceeded towards the stairs leading down to the second floor as much as possible.

“There is a trap ahead!”

“What kind!”

“Single shot, it seems to be for attack.”

When Alexius, who had detected the trap at a glance, shouted, Allen, who had first discovered the trap with his sense of sensing, scattered a shock wave across the entire wall.

Pavabang!

As the air burst and knocked on the wall, both walls contracted and then banged into each other.

The group passed through the stone dust as the wall returned to its original state.

“Turn right here!”

“Ouch! It’s a surprise.”

“What, what?”

“They… ?”

Halfway through, I ran into the group that started earlier, but no one approached me willingly, only looking at this side with startled eyes.

how long has it passed

In the middle, he brought Evan, who was heading to another place alone due to the illusion trap, and healed Ariel, who was injured by the guardians flocked to the loud noise.

I am also surprised by Alexius’ strength, which shows the power of a priest.

At last, as William ran, sobbing with a dead face, Alexius’ footsteps stopped in front of the dark passage.

“Heh heh heh… Are you all here?”

“Let’s check it out in a moment.”

When William asked in a dying voice, Alexius unfolded the map. The map, which was about a third brighter, has been shining brightly, drawing jagged lines since then.

“Yes, this is the passage I went through.”

“finally… !”

When the group’s expressions brightened at Alexius’s affirmation, Allen reconfirmed their power.

“Evan, how are you?”

“I want to say it’s okay, but… , honestly not good.”

“How about Ariel?”

The condition of the party was not good as they used their magical power sparingly and ran while forcing them to recover with a potion when their magic power ran out.

“William… , not to mention.”

Allen smiled bitterly. William, who had run out of stamina earlier and was self-medicating, looked like he had gone to the other world halfway.

Alexius seemed to have good stamina as if he had lived in the Demon City, and Milred seemed to have no problem with this level of movement as he was in his third year.

“Today, we will stop by entering the second floor.”

When Allen, who had confirmed the group’s condition, spoke, Ariel raised a voice of concern.

“Allen, but if we stop here, we will make the shortest breakthrough… .”

“Me, me, hey! Even if you don’t think about it, hehe! It’s possible.”

William’s legs trembled like a newborn lamb, but he forced himself to move as if he was not a burden.

Despite their attitude, Allen shook his head.

“Anyway, we will be the only ones who arrived on the second floor first. If that’s the case, you’d be better off going back and refurbishing and moving again. I’ve experienced it once, so next time I’ll be able to go down to the third floor.”

“but… .”

Nevertheless, Allen shook his head and asked at the group’s hesitant attitude.

“Then can I go straight down to the second floor? Everyone seems to agree.”

As Allen moved forward as a player, Ariel sighed and answered.

“… I was in a hurry. We’re going to do it today.”

“Ugh, big, useless excessive greed is not allowed.”

“I will obey Allen… .”

Allen turned around in front of the aisle as if he knew it.

“Then, I’ll go back after entering the second floor… ?”

Allen, who turned his head toward the party, made a questionable voice while speaking. On the wall Allen looked at was a sentence written in ancient characters.

“Allen, whatever… , ah.”

Alexius looked at the wall where Allen was looking, and explained to the group with questionable eyes as if he knew.

“This is one of the inscriptions on every doorway going downstairs.”

“Yes, it is an obsolete term. Its meaning is difficult to interpret… ”

“I’ll explain that!”

Milred took a dignified step as if it was his turn.

It’s because she didn’t have a chance to go out because of the members she knew well.

“Do you know how to interpret?”

“Yes. From the second year onwards, you can choose ancient language as a liberal arts class.”

“Then may I ask for an explanation?”

“then!”

She read the sentence with a confident face.

?λο? ο κ?σμο? ε?ναι βαμμ?νο? ασπρ?μαυρο? και γκρι.

“The whole world is painted black and white and gray.”

The reason Allen was staring at the words wasn’t because he didn’t understand the meaning.

Before the return, he was the one who did a lot of research to gain knowledge, but how could he not learn a single ancient language?

However, there was only one reason why Alan was quietly closed.

Τ?τε το φεγγ?ρι ?γινε κ?κκινο και πολλ? αστ?ρια ?πεσαν.

“Then the moon turned red and many stars fell.”

His eyes did not fall from the first sentence.

Ακ?μα και ο υψηλ?τερο? αστ?ρι απ? αυτο?? δεν ?ντεχε.

“Among them… .”

“I couldn’t stand the supreme star.”

As Allen continued to speak, Milred asked with a surprised face.

“Your juniors can read ancient languages ​​too!?”

“Yes, there is a possibility that magical books may come out with different meanings when reading the translated version, so I studied to read the original book as much as possible.”

“… Umm, that’s right.”

Milred’s face became regretful when Allen knew even the field in which he was confident.

As if Allen had sensed her feelings, he spoke immediately.

“Nevertheless, if such a sentence appears in the future, please interpret it.”

“But don’t you know how to do it too?”

“I don’t know much either, so it took a long time to interpret. It’s more efficient to have someone who knows better.”

“Heh heh, okay?”

She answered with a smile without even thinking about covering the raised corners of her lips.

“Then, when ancient words or murals come out, I’ll interpret them!”

Allen turned his head again as if nothing had happened and headed to the second floor.

However, there was only one sentence stuck in his head like a thorn.

‘It was painted black and white and gray… .’

As he thought, three books appeared in front of his eyes.

While searching for clues in the white book, I got an unexpected clue.

‘That sentence may not have anything to do with the three books, but… .’

The relationship between the white book and the ruins, and the reason for pointing out only three colors, there is no reason.

His eyes fell deeply.