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“GIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”
The Chimera, programmed to protect the altar, approached me from behind with tremendous speed. Just as its newly created, bear-like giant arm was about to strike me down—
“…Hurry up.”
As if responding to my displeased mutter, light overflowed from the altar, engulfing the entire innermost chamber.
“…Cough.”
The moment I was transferred somewhere, I coughed up blood, likely from pushing myself too hard.
I pretended to be fine in front of Aria, but I can’t overdo it just because one attribute has decreased…
But I managed to reach the Spirit’s domain as planned. It was a gamble, but I’m glad I made it before dying.
As proof that I reached the domain, the blood I just coughed up disappeared, and my tattered body and depleted Mana are gradually recovering.
“…I guess it won’t fix my ragged clothes, huh?”
I threw off my tattered cloak and, imitating Aria, tore the torn skirt clinging to my legs vertically. This makes it easier to move, but… my legs are still too thin.
My complexion seems much better thanks to Aria’s drastic medicine, but it’s pale and lacks meat, so I need to eat more, perhaps?
“Now then…”
The entire area is a milky-white world like a dense fog. While feeling uncomfortable with the strange atmosphere that tries to calm me down, I stare intently and notice “power” gathering in front of me.
The large-scale Dungeon under the direct control of the Royal Family, managed by the Lester family.
The Spirit of this Dungeon is said to be relatively “kind to humans” among the large-scale Dungeons owned by the Kingdom of Claydale.
This is because the difficulty of conquering it is relatively easy. And like other Dungeons, it doesn’t grant Divine Protection to ordinary soldiers but grants it to those with strong wills. However, the Spirit of this Dungeon grants Divine Protection to more people than the Spirits of other Dungeons.
I have been diving into this Dungeon since I was a child.
If conquering it is easy, I might be able to obtain Divine Protection. When I examined the literature about the Spirit of this Dungeon in the Lester family’s forbidden books, I had doubts about the Spirit’s nature.
I, who became stronger with the resolve to kill and the resolve to die as hope for living, also examined the literature of the Magician’s Guild to clear up those doubts, dived into the Dungeon several times, and derived one hypothesis.
The Spirit of this Dungeon is not “kind.”
The Spirit of this Dungeon is “easygoing.”
《–Are you the “human” who spoke rudely to me?–》
It appeared in the space where power had gathered.
Unlike the Spirit of the isolated island Dungeon or the Spirit of the Evil Race Fortress, it had the appearance of a “child” dressed in the ethnic clothes of an old era.
In a word, it was very young. Its appearance, which was neither male nor female, and its words and actions, which reacted to my rudeness and summoned it here, all seemed “childish.”
“I apologize for that. We are fragile humans, so isn’t it unavoidable in such situations?”
When I offered a perfunctory apology, the Spirit nodded as if looking down on me.
《–It cannot be helped, as you are weak humans… Humans die so easily. That is why you desire power in your insignificant bodies–》
The Spirit said that and convinced itself.
I can’t tell if it’s male or female from its way of speaking or its voice. Or does it not have a gender itself?
《–Then, human girl. It is rare for me to show my form even when giving power. As a reward for summoning me, I shall grant you a Gift–》
I researched this Dungeon’s Spirit and made a hypothesis.
The Spirit here is still “young.” Not in the sense of age, but I speculated that the majority of its core residual thoughts were still those of a young child.
According to the old forbidden books, before the Kingdom of Claydale was united, the king at the time took many wives and sent many members of the Royal Family to this Dungeon to counter the southern Melrose Duchy and the northern Dandole Duchy.
At that time, the Dungeon only had seventy floors, and the Spirit must have just been born. It became known that it granted Divine Protection, and many young members of the Royal Family, with hopes of protecting this country and ambitions of annexing other countries, lost their lives here.
As a result, the newborn Spirit absorbed the thoughts of the young Royal Family and became a Spirit with a form and mind that could not fully become an adult, as it is now.
…If this hypothesis is correct, it was truly a forbidden book that couldn’t be shown.
And now, by meeting this Spirit, I have confirmed that my hypothesis is correct.
Because the Spirit is young, it summoned me for being rude.
Because the Spirit is young, the former Crown Prince and his companions… even that Saint-wannabe were able to obtain Divine Protection.
Because the Spirit is young… their wishes are conveniently misinterpreted.
Like the Temple Head’s grandson, who sought power to protect someone important and was made to contract with a demon.
Like the Royal younger brother, who sought a strong body to counter power and was parasitized by insects.
Seriously, it’s all so messed up…
But this Spirit is not evil. It’s just innocent. History books show that if the wish is pure and not tainted with greed, a corresponding Divine Protection can be obtained.
That’s why I…
Don’t wish(・・・・).
“What I desire is… a deal.”
“Snow!”
I heard Aria’s voice as I returned to reality.
Good… both of them are still safe. But it seems they weren’t unscathed.
I wondered why Aria wasn’t called by that Spirit, but I understood when I saw them fighting to protect each other. Aria… you rejected it, didn’t you?
It’s not that you didn’t have a wish. Although the sense of time is different here and there, I thought that you deliberately stayed behind for Kitty-chan, who would be left alone over there.
That’s just like you… really.
How long has it been since I disappeared?
The time it takes to count to ten? Or a hundred? During that time, Aria and Kitty-chan fought to buy me time. No, it’s not just that. Coming to this Dungeon was also for my sake, who was on the verge of death…
Aria’s wish is for my body to be healed.
However, the “Golden Dagger” that erases attributes, like the one I received in the Evil Race Fortress Dungeon, was obtained because Aria wished for it as a condition for abandoning the reward and as a wish for two people.
That’s why I must now choose the option to heal my body with my own will.
I could have simply wished for power from the Spirit of this Dungeon to defeat the Chimera. But that would be betraying Aria. It would negate the meaning of coming this far.
That’s why I guided the young Spirit’s thinking and derived a path that allows me to do both.
My body won’t be completely healed.
I won’t be able to defeat the Chimera perfectly.
But that’s fine. A “life (battle)” where I can see the future is boring.
“GIIIIIGYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”
The Chimera, noticing me, abandons the two of them and heads towards me.
Because it has a semi-high intelligence, it roars in anger and attacks me with all its might because I tricked it and because of the order to protect the altar.
“…That’s fine.”
New Mana surges through my entire body, and two attributes(・・・・・) gather in both arms.
“–Ice Storm–“
A directional ice storm stops the charging Chimera–
“–Chase Lightning–“
Several released lightning bolts accurately strike the Chimera’s limbs and head.
“–GIGAAAAIIIIAAAAAAAAAAA!!”
The Chimera screams in agony from the “Level 5” Magic, released almost simultaneously and with increased power.
Simultaneous activation of Level 5 Magic was difficult for the previous me.
I will surpass the previous “me.”
[Snow] [Race: Human Female] [Rank 5]
[Mana Capacity: 432/640] 20Up [HP: 34/48] 3Up
[Strength: 7 (9)] [Endurance: 4 (5)] 1Up [Agility: 14 (18)] [Dexterity: 10]
[Martial Arts Lv.3]
[Light Magic Lv.5] [Dark Magic Lv.5] 1Up
[Water Magic Lv.0] 5down [Fire Magic Lv.0] 5down
[Wind Magic Lv.0] 5down [Earth Magic Lv.0] 5down
[Ice Magic Lv.5] New [Thunder Magic Lv.5] New
[Non-Attribute Magic Lv.5] [Utility Magic x6] [Mana Control Lv.6] 1Up
[Intimidation Lv.5] [Detection Lv.2] [Abnormality Resistance Lv.3] 1Up [Poison Resistance Lv.3]
[Simple Appraisal]
[Overall Combat Strength: 1920 (Magic Attack Power: 2880)] 35Up
What is the new power Snow has obtained?
The contents will be revealed next time.
And Snow will surpass even more.
*This is an after story.
P.S.
If you purchase the book at the TO Books online store, it comes with a short booklet? I write the main story of the game every time, but this time it’s the Nasanitaru route. Please enjoy the terrible difference from the main story, lol.
The comic adaptation is a newly written comic adaptation of the short story from the first volume of the book. It’s really good, so it’s a must-see!