He showed up with a trick that was on the throne, a hidden passage.
From its entrance, down a gentle, considerable number of steps, the road split in three directions.
Every passage is wide and tall. It's not like a narrow road where only one person can get through.
Underground...... from the location of "Paradise in the Sky," it might feel like a tunnel digging in the mountains. Artificial version of the mole hole.
It is assumed that a large number of people will go through...? Perhaps it also had implications for military purposes.
Stones with glowing properties in the dark were used on the aisle walls. White stone walls glow brightly, helping my vision. This is the same specification as the Royal Castle's hidden passage. You don't have to bring in pine lights or corner lights to move on. It's dark when it comes to dark, but the closer we get to each other's expressions, there's no obstacle to walking.
Even if...
While walking, I'll take a breather.
...... yeah. It doesn't smell very dusty or refreshing.
I've also walked if it's a hidden passage in the royal castle. Regardless of where it is used in active service, it was on the way when it entered the abandoned compartment. I did my best because I was with Alec! The deposited dust rose just as the air vibrated, and the two of us couldn't stop coughing.
... Compared to that, this hidden passage is too beautiful for what has been abandoned since the time of King Us. Even if Lust is on the path that leads to Master Sil.
Did you purposefully clean to make it easier for anyone who wants to use Master Sil?
But it's not the wind that I actually walked and found out that I rushed to clean a place that had been closed all along.
Come to think of it, it's weird that even if the trick was left hundreds of years old, it still works without a proper problem, what?
It's as if people visited regularly and were well managed until today.
- Even though it's a one-way street?
Hidden passage of the royal castle I used to explore with Alec. I remembered the hands-on experience of being stunningly hooked into a trap at that time, and before I went inside, just in case, I asked Lust.
"You won't know until you try it," Lust replied.
I got lost - it's going to be a loss of time - and I decided to try to move the trick again.
And what it turns out is that the trick has a habit.
From the 'Between the Skies' side, it is possible to open or close the way. Both operations can be performed.
But all you can do from the hidden aisle side is close it.
Exactly, the very mechanism of the door I once fitted.
There's not half a sense of despair that doesn't open no matter how, even though there's a door that came right through there.
"If they cover you with a throne after you descend into a hidden passage, you can't go back on your own."
"If we get to the other entrances and exits, we'll be able to escape."
"Other? You say you know that, too?
'It's all hearsay, but if it's just the position, some of it. … the most understandable and secure entrance and exit is the throne of this' Empty Room '. Your Highness. "
After moving the trick, I think back to the conversation I had with Lust.
Even though there are other entrances and exits, I think it's probably about, like, the first time you have a map and don't get lost. If the entrance from 'Between the Skies' is no longer available, so is being trapped.
... Under what circumstances did Master Sil end up in a hidden passage?
Staring at Lust's back leading the way.
Even if we believe that Lust will lead us to Shill, we should assume that there is some kind of thought, right?
Keep your mind tight and keep walking. Thanks to the easy moving dress and the low heel shoes, it keeps up, even with speed.
I'm the second to follow Lust. Clifford is next to my right and Derek is next to my left.
I'm the weak spot, so this is the kind of placement I put on defensive posture. The danger from the direction of travel is higher than behind it.
So far, only our footsteps sound in the hidden passage.
Suddenly someone pops up, it doesn't feel like it. The air is cold and quiet.
I just can't rely on the way I see things like this.
At times like this...... judging by how Clifford looks!
Take a peek at Clifford next door to the right.
... as usual. There is no hand on the sword either.
Someone else - if you detected any signs of 'obedience', it would move instantly, so far the danger is imminent.
Nevertheless, should I ask for instructions for when I have to?
But it's like being in enemy territory even if it still seems safe, and talking makes a shred of attention or sound...
"- What have you done?
And, in his dim vision, Clifford turned his face this way. Eyes on each other.
I opened my mouth thoughtfully.
"Is it okay if I talk to you now? When the crooks might show up."
"No problem. What are you talking to me about?
"... I just wanted to ask you how Clifford would be easy to fight. I won't be able to fight, will I?
The tactical guides around there are refreshing! If the battle starts, I'll be on my feet no matter what. Walk all the way to the corner so you don't get in the way, or something. I think if I knew in advance what to do, I'd be able to reduce the added luggage!
"Then, just like you usually do when you're escorting. Your Highness, do as you please."
But behind my feelings, Clifford gave me an unexpected answer.
"... mine, as you like?
"Yes."
Oh, I wonder about that.
"Suppose, for example, I turned to the enemy? Aren't you in trouble?
I wouldn't scare you like that!
"Before that, I will defeat the enemy. There is no need for Your Highness to fit me. I will fight for His Highness. So do whatever you want. - Whatever, if you give me directions."
... Ah. The survey worked. Maybe I get it. This probably doesn't mean acting defenseless...
"I tell you to use you effectively, don't I?
Small, Clifford's mouth looked like it shaped a grin.
But I understand the good stuff. - Is this Clifford, after all? I thought so, I heard a voice from the previous one.
"You're a connoisseur of the knight of the escort. I'm afraid so." 'Obey' the enemy, but it's no different from the usual time for the Knight of the Guard. "
Don't look back, Lust enters into conversation.
"Even if the Knight of the Guard is good, what would the next Duke of Nightfellow think about exchanging swords with 'submissive'?
"I was just thinking, is there going to be a change in things?
to Derek, who returned it with a question,
"Sure, you don't move the fact that it's 'obedience' that's after Burkes"
Lust closed with a laugh. Then Derek, with his left hand on his chin to think about it, looked at me. I mouthed the question with a serious face.
"Is it true that 'submissive' is involved in this one matter?
In "Between the Skies," when Lust mentioned "obedience," Derek raised a voice of doubt and looked harsh. But about this, you were nagging me.
"... according to Lust, right. Believe it or not, Master Derek's freedom."
"- Has Master Octavia been involved in 'obedience'?
A glimpse of the back of his brain was like a letter engraved on a guardian ring. With that, I couldn't laugh it off if it wasn't possible.
"Aside from the man's words there, does Master Octavia have sufficient grounds to believe that 'obedience' is involved?
Derek overlaps the question. There, huh? I thought.
Is there a specific gravity to whether or not "Obey" is after Master Sil? Does Derek have any doubts about the fact that Obedience is in the first place?
"- Does Master Derek know anything about 'obedience'?
"of Sazah divinity...... no"
Speak as Derek rethought spinning his words.
Sazah divinity? Sazah divinity and 'obedience'?... No. evoking the original, these two associations do not come to mind, and there are no events that could be linked in the knowledge gained in my life as Octavia.
"If I can prove it, I'll talk to you soon."
Even if it bothered me so much, I just had to snort if they said this.
- "Obey," huh? In combination, the connection between here and 'obedience' is also strange.
When the entrance leading up to the hidden passage appeared in "Between the Skies," why did you think?
"Why is' obedient '?"
The question squealed and spilled out.
"Why?"
Lust going forward repeats my grunt.
"Throne trick, this hidden passage...... How did" obey "get to know these things?
Maybe your father, the king, knew. House of the Duke of Nightfellow...... my uncle too. I can see this. I don't think it's strange to know.
Alec's face came to mind, too, but I wave my wear, and I think back.
But what about 'obey'? I'm not a king, I'm not a duke family in close relationship with the royal family for a long time.
It shouldn't be so easy to get information.
What does it have to do with people's hands in hidden passages?
"Isn't it because 'submissive' was serving King Us?
Lust uttered a theory that is told by Makoshiya.
"I've heard that 'obedience' has a strong sense of fellowship. What if the information was shared and, for whatever reason, passed down to the present time?
"... is that right? There is no evidence that" Obedience "served King Us and was heavily used. King Us's attitude toward 'obedience' would be the opposite."
Loading the story of King Us in the biography, while the rejoicing rotten soul went, there was no blind spot for me when I read through King Us related books - there may be, but I couldn't agree with Lust's theory.
'Obedience' served, which in short would mean King Us was the 'Lord', wouldn't it?
I don't think so.
King Us is glorified as the ancestor of Zhongxing.
Except for the beginning of the reign and the beginning. In two periods, the king whose evaluation divides the opposite.
What is praised is mainly non-early governance.
In the early days of his reign, there was a theory that King Us' minister had 'obedience' and King Us used it heavily.
The so-called legendary king or hero was worshipped by 'obedience', mostly if it was twisted in future generations.
Nothing is just about Esphere. Even Tan, an old hero of neighboring Kangina, who Sisi has translated, is active with the appearance of an unnamed mysterious' obedience '.
Back to the story, King Us.
Except in the early days, you're repelling the very existence of 'obedience' that its combat ability becomes a threat. This one has similar descriptions in multiple records as well as biographies. So credible.
Two positive and opposite ratings for King Us.
It is said that this was caused by the difference between being the new US king and growing up as a king.
Well, I thought.
Think of it as something one person has done, so it gets weird.
Suppose it was you and me? What if we were forced to have one thing that was an appreciation of someone else?
Who and whose?
- The queen, who was King Us' sister, and King Us's.
Then, if it was true that you used 'obedience' heavily in the early days, it was in the Queen's governance. Does that mean 'submissive' was serving the Queen?
"- In the early days His Royal Highness seems to have made King Us reluctant to 'obey' the border at some point."
To Lust's words, consciousness was drawn back.
"At some point?
"King Us changed dramatically after the Count Alderton headmaster flipped the anti-flag, didn't he?... Speaking of which, was the Knight Hall of His Highness's escort with the Earl of Alderton? It's an interesting code."
As soon as King Us takes office, he flips the anti-flag...... who appears as the first villain in the story of King Us.
Yes, it was. Is that Count Alderton?
It ends in all five lines by the outbreak and end of the revolt. Rather, King Us praise, which was then done with a generous disposition to the mastermind who plotted to take it, is a longer one spelled out...!
"Why was His Highness chosen a knight of escort from the Count Alderton family who, because of his past work, had been treated cold in the sense of serving close to the royal side?
I don't think about it, I give up my thoughts, and I guess I'll either... Only, Japanese! I'm going to ask the Japanese god. Alderton...... all I could remember was that the Count family excelled in martial arts and that my actual child was only a woman......! When I first heard Clifford's name, if I kept thinking, I could remember...
What did Alec care about when he heard Clifford's name, on this side?
No, but it's not like the modern Earl of Alderton or Clifford did anything!
"... could it be like being asked on purpose? You think the Counts of Alderton will revenge on the royal family again after time?
"Regardless of junior nobles like me, aren't many surprised? … especially the ancient aristocrats"
A great aristocrat from ancient times......
"- What about Master Derek?
Derek smiled bitterly.
"Is it me? There is nowhere to think that the knight of Master Octavia's escort is because he is from the Earl of Alderton family. I was wondering if we could break the past and the present as equal."
In the meantime, I was relieved to share my opinion. Another fear came to mind.
"My brother, isn't he?
Information I got from Derek when I danced the opening dance, that my brother made a bad impression on Clifford. Perhaps the person of the Earl of Alderton family worked negatively.
"... I think you're just like me. Whether you're from the Count Alderton family, Celius doesn't see that as a problem in itself."
... What about that in itself?
Somewhere, like something stuck in your back teeth?
While we're talking, we're moving on. It was when I turned left on the branch road.
It was Clifford who reacted first.
- In the aisle, multiple humans were falling.
I'm not dead. There is no blood either.
Six in all. They were all men, armed.
There is no sign of Master Sil in this. On the contrary, I think the crooks aimed at Master Sil......
Someone attacked me, tried to respond, and quickly knocked me down. I was in such a state of impression.
"... I can't figure out how to keep him alive."
Even though he was the son of a grand aristocrat, Derek shrugged, no less than Clifford, finishing his examination of the crooks with a familiar hand. Surprisingly, that doesn't mean leaving the false guards of 'Between the Skies' intact, even when we took up weapons and took steps to prevent them from moving. There were no tools available for restraint, so I used the uniform they wore to stuff the fabric in my mouth and tie my wrist. Derek, who helped Clifford, also did it in a way he was used to.
Lust said, "It doesn't necessarily mean I don't behave suspiciously. Would it be safer for His Highness to leave it to the two of you alone?" Neither during false security, nor this time has he joined these tasks.
"Doesn't that mean the attacker was overwhelmingly strong?
To my remarks, Derek shook the first time with a difficult face.
"That's right, but even though you're not even pulling out information? It's easy to make sure you keep it in order not to be spoken of extraneously. There's no advantage to keeping it alive."
I would if I were you, it was just Derek's claim.
"What if you were close to them? You may be hesitant to take your life."
Or...
"Is it possible that Master Sil defeated these people?
"I'm not taking my life, I'm convinced in that... The fact that you can't even find a drop of blood suggests that Sil overwhelmed you so quickly, not allowing multiple opponents to resist."
Master Sil, does it seem impossible to be alone? I thought it was possible... 'Cause he said it was the original...
"Have you noticed Clifford?"
Next to one who was falling, Clifford, who was on one knee, stood up.
In its hands is a long sword that the crooks possessed. I pulled it slurrily out of the red sheath. A blade with a patterned line gleams.
"All six are in possession of weapons from Tahen. This sword is in use. They also seem to be the right users because of their physique. Everyone has been rendered irreversible in this area alone, without allowing them to escape despite it. Isn't the Raider 'obedient'?"
"... I heard that 'obedience' is something that doesn't condone these things"
Look down at the six people Derek is just passing out. Clifford put the removed Tahen sword in the red sheath.
"- Maybe some sweet 'obey'"
What was floating in Clifford's face that I gave it back was a mockery.