Ex Strongest Swordsman Longs For Magic In Different World

55 Ancient Ruins Of The Tower

What is called an ancient site is divided into two main streets.

It is simply an old site as the name suggests, or a site where 'magical' schemes exist.

Needless to say with regard to the former, the latter's 'magical' is often used in the sense that it does not know how it works.

For example, that ruin that Sheila and the others explored last time will be the latter, but regardless of the trap, it will be difficult to analyze how it works when it comes to spatial schemes.

It would have existed somewhere, even if it had discovered the device that was generating it.

By the way, in that sense, labyrinths and the like are also classified as ancient sites once and for all, but it is normal for those to be treated in a separate frame.

For to call it an ancient site is too complicated in many ways.

Including even the labyrinth makes it too wide.

Regarding what is specifically considered ancient from this area, it is assumed that it existed more than five hundred years ago.

The latter ruins were most commonly present because they are said to be around them.

It is only then that the former ruins are also included in the ancient ruins.

Such is the ruin of the former, which is often treated off by researchers, but it is the same from adventurers.

Because the ruins that are only old do not yield many things where they have been explored.

If the latter is the case, treasures and the like are often found, as was the case at the last site, and it is even possible to aim for a thousand gold grabs in case they can also be found at the source of the mechanism.

There are mountains of researchers who don't know how it works, but want to spend a lot of money researching it because they don't.

And either way, there is no substitute for dangerous things.

Often because demons live there.

In this way.

"- Discretionary."

- Knife Art Extraordinary, Forest Spirit Protection, Mental Concentration, Living Together, Mind and Eye: Discretionary.

Sheila slashed and threw it away the moment she entered her sight.

The head moves away from the torso without hesitation… but without alarm, the shaken arm is shaken down as it is.

- Knife Art Extraordinary, Forest Spirit Protection, Mental Concentration, Serial Strike: Two-Moon Tai Chi.

I slashed and skipped that right arm holding the sword... so I bit my lips shallow because I realized the blow was shallow now.

Rina leaps forward so that she leaps backwards with her bullshitting left arm.

The slash, shaken off as he stepped in, doubles its torso directly and laterally, slashing and tearing it to the cross with a subsequent blow.

Bulk, rolled to the ground. That just never moved anymore.

"... thanks for the help"

"I thought it might be a little extra, but I wish it had helped. Still, I've been thinking, do you feel a little handy about the demons here?

"I'm not struggling, and it doesn't look that way beside me... but think about it, the demon on the road could have been knocked down with a blow or two, but you need a little more trouble here"

Again, needless to say, a demon is something you might encounter roughly anywhere, if not in the city.

That is no exception during journeys by carriage or to these ruins.

Because of that, we also know to some extent each other's power, but Aina is right, the demons we encountered there were mostly one blow, even if it took two.

But the trick required for the demon now is four shots in total.

I guess Lina's last blow meant something, just in case.

"... looks like it's just a skeleton at first glance, but maybe its superior species?

Skeleton.

It is often treated as typical because of its appearance and ease of understanding in non-biological demons, but there are bumpy bones rolling on the floor to show that that's what we just fought for.

Looking at that alone, it just looks like a skeleton too... but not simply judging it to be so is due to earlier bumps.

Skeleton is a brittle individual, albeit demonic, in appearance.

But at the same time, because of its abiotic nature, you will not die if you snap your neck.

To kill, I need to crush the nucleus that it's somewhere in my body, or splash it somewhere... but if it's a normal skeleton, Sheila should be able to just wave a blow and defeat it if it's not too bad to crush the nucleus.

Not to be so necessarily means that it is not a normal skeleton.

"Sure, if you ask me, you feel like you're moving just a little sharp? Well, I've never fought a normal skeleton, so I can't say for sure."

"Well, I don't know what it's like to be compared to a normal skeleton, but it's true that it's somewhat tough compared to the demons before."

"... I know you're telling the truth, but honestly, you're not convincing."

"... Mm, I agree"

"Hmm? Why is that?

Why, nothing, because it doesn't look like you're struggling with Soma at all.

It has always been so, but Soma has defeated all opponents with one blow.

I was just told I was strong, and honestly I wasn't convincing.

Well, or maybe I can say I deserve credit because that's what Soma says.

"In the meantime, I guess that means we need to proceed with vigilance... well, not to mention now"

"You are. There's nothing so far, but the opposite is suspicious."

The words Lina said mean as they are.

Though it's the demonic raids that happen sporadically, that's all just like Skeleton earlier? It's just that, and I don't struggle, even if I'm somewhat handy.

And besides, nothing really happens.

Enter this tower, it's almost time for an hour.

We've already found about two stairs up there, and we're going up, but there's not even any indication that any mechanism exists against this alert.

Yeah, I mean, so far, this place just looks like an old ruin.

But then, the credibility of the man's story diminishes.

Well, if you say it's true from the beginning, it's not like there's ever been anything like that sleeping in a ruin that's just old.

But again, normally such things are protected by magical tricks.

The lack of it, though easier said than done...... one way or another, I feel stronger about the creeps.

Besides, Sheila had just one more thing to worry about here.

Most of all, I'm curious about the ruins I visited last time… If there's any connection between here and there, it's hard to say that it's irrelevant.

In the last ruins, the hall we reached at the end of our exploration.

There it is, black dragon.

That's what I care about Sheila.

Because black dragons are an ominous sign to elves.

What once happened and the inheritance that is still being conveyed.

by those two.

Heritage tells us that black dragons are a precursor to ruin in this world.

It's just that at that time, it seems that the Savior girl will also come and go... well aside from the uncertain if it's true, it's true that a black dragon was once rampaged in this world.

Since I was a little girl, I've always been aware of what I've been told.

Though, I think it's just a coincidence.

Where the elf forest is and where it is, the distance is too far away.

It's a figurine, and there must be a few places where you worshipped dragons.

It would have happened that the colors were the same or something.

Well, whatever it is, it's only certain that this is the place to be vigilant.

"... for now, proceed as something"

"That would be easy."

Moving forward in that way will basically just continue the sight of irreplacement.

Aina's creating light bulbs illuminate a stone passage that continues slightly to the right.

Thanks. It seems that this place has a structure that goes further around the outside after a glimpse of the inside of the tower.

The two so far have been the same, so it's probably the same here.

The first thing I noticed about it was Soma.

"... Speaking of which, have the Somas ever been to a ruin or something?

"Hmm? Why did you think that?

"... because I was only used to exploring the ruins a little, even without my knowledge as an adventurer?

"I see... well, we talked a little bit in the carriage, but we went to various places before we went to Yardster. Some of them were ruins. However, it was a little insufficient for exploration because it was a place where there were few demons."

"Just one...... no, maybe two? Some of them were ancient ruins."

"Oh, speaking of which, there was such a thing... though..."

"... What do you mean?

"That's the story over there, isn't it? When I realized it, it was metastasized."

When I heard the story, Soma and the others had moved to another site while exploring one site.

They realized that was another site because it looked familiar.

Anything is said to have been a site explored before.

"I knew it was a familiar place when I went outside, so I was really surprised..."

"Well, it was a one-way street, and I couldn't go back, and I wasted a lot of time."

"That really came..."

Sometimes, but I hear stories about those things happening.

But for the most part, it's often an accident.

It is particularly susceptible to occurrences in sites with a spatial system mechanism, where they are flown somewhere else because of a little malfunction or doing something extra.

It was a movement between ruins, so I guess that was not the intended thing in itself.

"... I see"

So Sheila nodded, of course because she was convinced of the story now... but that's also why there's more to not knowing.

I don't know where the obvious differences in experience between the Somas come from.

As can be seen from the earlier grasp of the structure of this tower, there is clearly some experience in Soma.

I don't think knowledge is the reason for that, because Soma's words and actions have a real sense of experience, no matter what he thinks.

Knowledge alone would not give that thickness and weight.

If you're an adventurer, Sheila is certainly far above you.

The same is true of knowledge.

But even from Sheila's point of view, Soma obviously has more experience in many ways.

But from the two Ainas who are supposed to have the same experience, I don't feel anything like that.

Try twisting your neck, you can't possibly tell - what it means.

"Hmmm...... is it possible to deal with it just by my senior year? Well, I think we should be vigilant."

"... n"

I snorted at those words abruptly, not listening to anything, because I was used to them.

Or because I know that, I guess Soma doesn't use extra words either.

Immediately afterwards, when Soma sinks slightly, he jumps straight into the dark.

And at about the same time, from the other side of it, a demon with only full-body bones shows up.

- Shh.

- Flash.

I broke it off. I couldn't even look at it, and when I turned my gaze further back, another flash.

They jumped from the back and turned it into two pieces, four conveniences...... no, they fell to the ground, and they just rolled as they increased their numbers.

Just in case, Soma glances at you and makes sure you don't move, exhales in a small way.

"Hmm... the intensity hasn't changed, but it's getting a little more frequent."

"Sure, you didn't run into them at all in the first place."

"I can't imagine a lot of things like more frequent encounters with demons as we go back, but well, isn't it bad if you find out that there's something...?

That's how Sheila exhaled when she saw the two of them having a conversation as normal with such a soma.

That's because I mean, I'm not feeling any surprise at what Soma's doing.

The same is true of noticing the proximity of demons before anyone else, and of letting those two demons easily be defeated in a series of attacks, but they are something that deserves surprise enough.

The two of them are accepting that with their normal faces... but the main reason for the sigh ahead is that Sheila is getting used to the situation and is becoming much less surprised.

Second, I remember what you two told me at one point.

Says, because Soma is insane, he doesn't have it if he cares which way to do it.

I thought it was somewhat daunting at that time... but I'm really surprised it was even negligible.

Well, when it comes to reliability, it's dependable... well, really, who is he?

With that in mind, Sheila breathed out her breath small again as she resumed her exploration.