Volume 5, Chapter 2 - Trying Out Capturing the Dungeon – Part 2
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The stone staircase that looked like it was carved out of bedrock continued down in a spiral-shape.
This part was a part omitted in the game.
Rem’s eyes went round.
「……This is magnificent……I have never seen a structure this splendid.」
「I know rightー」
Shera was also impressed, and stroked the wall.
Horun nodded once again.
「I was also super surprised when I first saw it -ssu!」
「Even the grand chapel in the royal capital isn’t this well made. It might be possible that it isn’t a building made by the people of the Races.」
Rem and the others nodded at Lumachina’s words.
「……That is possible. It might have been created with powerful magic just like Zircon Tower.」
The Zircon Tower that was the symbol of Zircon Tower City was constructed with precious stone that had a sense of translucence. It couldn’t be cut with common methods, and it was said that the people of the Races didn’t even know how to create it.
It was judged as being created by the Demonic Beings.
Diablo’s group finally arrived at the second underground floor.
『Transforming Maze』
「This place is a maze that changes with the passage of time. Monsters also wander about.」
While talking and worrying about where to go, the wall at the back would open up and monsters would appear──That sort of pleasant event could also happen.
「……So the maze changes? It seems like memorizing it will be difficult.」
Rem pondered over it.
Shera raised an uneasy voice.
「If we get separated, it might be hard to return to the entrance.」
「……We might not even be able to join together again. You could be eaten by monsters, die from starvation, or get caught in a trap.」
「Hii!?」
「……It will be alright, Shera. You will be discovered by someone eventually. You might have turned into a skeleton corpse by then though.」
「That isn’t alright at all, you know!?」
Shera coiled herself around Diablo’s arm. Her large bulges pressed up against him.
「I don’t want to be left behind, Diablo!?」
Being hit with a surprise attack, he unintentionally winced.
Demon King-like words that would soothe a frightened young girl in front of a dungeon──He couldn’t come up with any in an instant.
At any rate, with his arm being held tightly, it would be hard to fight when monsters appeared.
「Separate from me.」
「Uu……」
She made a face that looked like she was about to cry.
──What should I do!?
At that time, Lumachina touched Shera’s shoulder.
「It is alright. Let us believe in Diablo-sama. With you like that, he will be troubled when danger approaches, you know?」
「Th, that’s true……Yeah……I’m sorry, Diablo.」
「Hmph.」
Although he felt a bit disappointed when she separated from him and the soft, warm feeling left as well, but Diablo was relieved in his mind.
If those were pressed up against him, he would be nervous, and he wouldn’t be able to capture the dungeon.
Horun spread out a parchment.
「This is a map of when we came here last time -ssu. I think that it has already changed though -ssu.」
「……Now that you mention it, Horun, you said that you’ve gone as far as the third floor, didn’t you?」
「That’s right -ssu. On the third underground floor, there is a room that monsters come out from in swarms, and was really troublesome -ssu.」
「About how long is the length of the maze?」
「It took us about half a day -ssu.」
──That long?
Diablo found that to be surprising.
In the game, they should have come out in about 5~10 minutes but……
Come to think of it, even going to Faltra City from the 《Starfall Tower》 should have taken 5~10 minutes in the game, but in this other world, it took about six hours.
It might be possible that it had become a far more vast and complex maze than Diablo thought it would be.
If they were to diligently capture it, there was a possibility that they would take more than half a day to do it.
What should they do?
Diablo looked at one of the walls. It was made from stone. Its thickness was about two bricks thick. Being able to move, they weren’t bulky.
──Come to think of it, although terrain can’t be changed with magic in the game, it’s possible in this other world, isn’t it. I guess I should try it out.
「《Flare Burst》!!」
A thunderous roar resounded.
Explosions that had their focus narrowed down happened consecutively and destroyed the target.
Several walls were broken, and holes that lead to the back appeared one after another.
They were holes that they could pass through.
If even the location of the staircase to the next floor had changed, he would have ended up opening holes in the wrong direction……but going by what they had experienced up until now, although the distance was different, the direction was surely the same.
「Yosh.」
When he turned around──
Rem and the others were flabbergasted with their mouths wide open.
Shera’s eyes were sparkling.
「That’s amazing! It’ll be easy if we go forward just like this!」
「This much is only natural, for I am a Demon King after all.」
He said that in a tone that wasn’t particularly proud, but even he was surprised in his mind.
To think that it would go this well!
Although the game’s magic had a visual effect of gouging out the ground, in actuality, it wouldn’t change it. It could happen since this was another world.
「As expected of you, Diablo-sama.」
Lumachina looked at the broken stone walls and was strongly impressed.
As usual, Horun was surprised and frightened. For an Adventurer, he was a timid fellow.
An earth tremor occurred, and several stone walls started moving.
「Do not stray too far from me. It is not my fault if you lose sight of me.」
When Diablo called out to them, Lumachina and Horun became flustered and went through the holes.
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