I Became the Villainess’s Brother

How long would you have walked?

I saw the light in the distance.

"Is that the exit?

"Yeah, we're still a lot ahead of us. It's got to be a lot further down the road."

Rachel is surprised.

Slowly approaching, mineral-like people were putting up a lamp here, just as Eldor was putting the lamp on.

"Guys, you're safe?!

"Rachel! And a clot on Nerdo?!

"Why are you here? The exit's farther, isn't it?

"There would have been a downfall, wouldn't there? It's dangerous to stay in the same place, so we moved. I was hoping I could find another way out."

"Can we all move?

"Oh, my God."

All the miners didn't seem to have been hurt as badly.

Oh, but those with lower arms are dislocated. Right.

"Let me see if you're hurt. We'll treat you."

Mr. Neldo and Rachel will explain the situation, and I will focus on treating the injured.

Fortunately, as you can see, no one underneath the fall, most of them were blown away by impact or injured by fragments of crushed rock.

I mean, the level I can handle with my healing magic.

Honestly, I'm relieved.

"Boy, thank you for taking the time"

The miner's big hand stroked my head.

For a moment, the signs of Eldor have changed, but I control them with my eyes.

We're so sorry for your patience.

Not at all, though I wasn't sneaky.

"Hey Rachel. How soon will the replacement mine magician be here?

"Um, it's been quite a while since we got here, and I guess we'll just be a little bit longer?

"It's ambiguous."

Well, it will, won't it?

I had them arranged in a high-speed demon wagon, but not until the exact time.

Mine magicians are one of the professions that can be good at so-called earthly magic, but they are often dispatched through kingdom-managed guilds of magicians, so whether or not there are magicians just in hand.

But this time, I probably arranged a house magician.

If Dr. Credill or Dr. Joshua will come, I think we'll be fine.

You two are magic teachers at the Duke of Jackberry's house, but you have mastered even the Magic Guide.

"For now, do you want to stay here?

"If there's going to be a mining magician, I guess we should look for an exit and not move around."

"But you have a hand in going back."

I wish I knew where the downfall would happen, but I don't know.

It's hard to move.

"... are there still people left in this pit?

Unexpectedly, Trian blushes.

I'll try to imitate and clear my ears, too.

It's about the sound of wind blowing through the pit.

But I can't hear much talk or anything.

"No, this is what we're all supposed to be here for. See?"

The miners look at each other.

There are five of us left.

Seven coupled with Mr. Nerdo and Crot.

It matches the number of people I was asking Mr. Brown.

"Trian, what did you hear?

With a tense face, Riley looks around.

Though nothing seems to change......

"I felt like I heard footsteps. From over there."

Pointing fingers was a different path from ours.

"... let's see"

Eldor grabbed my hand trying to get there.

"Isn't it dangerous? They're all here, right?

"What if someone got in through another entrance like us?... What if the child was sneaking in?

We walked in.

The kid who worried about his trapped parents, or the kid who later came to see him without knowing anything?

"It's..."

"You won't be able to say enough without it. If there's nothing, it's okay. Will you follow me?

"You can't possibly not follow Reese if he's going"

"El, that's it. If you don't have anything, you can go right back. You care about Trian too, don't you?

"Yeah, you're right about Rye. If you mishear me, you can rest assured."

"Then I'll follow you, too! If you get lost, you're in danger."

The miners will look at us snorting.

"All of you, stay here. Nerdo and Krott, too. Because it must not be different from rescue from the outside."

"You can't just let the kids go, can you?

"Mr. Nerd, leave it to us? There's a place you can't go without a kid. Because I'll be back in a minute!

"Old man, we have magic too. Wait for me."

Riley makes ice appear on the palm of his hand in a crisp manner.

Moments, "Whoa!" and ran to the miners.

With Rachel and Riley's persuasion, we left the miners here, and we began to explore the footsteps captured by Trian.

Would you have walked long enough?

I can't reach the lights or talk of the miners' lamps anymore.

"... nothing seems like it"

"These rocky skins don't capture footprints, either."

Unlike dirt roads, there are naturally many rocks in the pits.

Especially around here. It's a road like a rock as it is, and I don't know the footprints.

"Is that it? This demon ore is weird."

Rachel points at the rock on the wall and tilts her neck.

Take a peek, but I don't know how it's changed for me.

Rachel picks up an affordable demon ore and arranges it on the rock in question.

"You know, this demon ore from the demon mine doesn't have a particular color on it. But they're all emitting yellow light from inside. The blur and the cave are bright, right? But the ore itself is blue."

Compared to what was said, I found out.

Neither the demon ore I tried with the demon ore Ellsmaggie had any special colors on the ore itself.

Just glowed hard from the inside when I attacked the magic.

But the rock that Rachel points at is pale and colored by the rock itself.

Now, the light emitted from inside also seemed subtly blue, unlike other stones.

Although I don't know the level until I compare it side by side.

"You, I've noticed so much detail."

"I've always seen demon ore. But I've never seen a demon ore like this before."

"Maybe you were exposed because of the downfall"

"It seems to be quite dangerous here."

Trian points to the ceiling.

Parallax and small shards were coming down.

There are also a number of scattered demon ores around the bluish rocks that seem to have been shattered.

I wonder if the ground is loose around here.

In the first place, why was there a sudden downfall?

Mine magicians failed after the downfall, right?

Mine magicians should check safety before digging ahead.

Although I didn't actually experience it, there were mining instructions in the ore related books.

"Hmm, what is it? From now on, it also smells weird. I wonder if it's around this stone..."

Rachel keeps her nose close to yours.

"Do you smell anything?

Riley can get his face closer together, but he's leaning his neck.

"Rye, don't we know the smell? Before we got here, Trian would have used the magic of the wind, wouldn't he?

Just in case, I should have used purification wind magic.

That doesn't make the four of us smell weird anymore.

"If there's an odd smell from this demon ore, let's just take it home and find out. You might know something."

I can't carry the rock itself, but if it's a smaller demon ore falling around, it's fine.

I put some affordable demon ore in my pocket.

"For once, even to Mr. Rachel."

Trian speaks wind magic.

Fluffy winds surrounded Rachel.

"Oh, I don't smell anymore. You guys are really amazing."

"Wow, the rock?!

Rachel rejoiced and the rock deformed at the same time.

"What, what?!

"Over here!

Riley grabs Rachel's arm and pulls it away from the rock that collapses to melt.

"Why suddenly?!

"Fuck, fuck the ground."

The ground collapsed.

Riley thrusts Rachel in the face.

Eldor hugged me.

The four of us are going underground with the collapsed ground.

"Hey guys!!!

Rachel's cry echoed overhead.

I cast a spell.

"... the family of Nius, the God of Power, who lent me a shard of that power and kept it. Eh!

From my hand stretched down, the magic burst and the geometry spread like a net.

Riley's holding Trian, Trian's holding Eldor, Eldor's holding me.

"No, no, no, no, no!

A mass of ice bursts from one hand of Riley, grinding the sides of the hole like a brake to slow it down.

Trian's Wind The magic hits us on the looming ground, and the ground and the wind that hits us pushes us up, further weakening the rate at which we fall!

More power in Eldor's arms embracing me.

Only I move to help, Eldor, so that it's my underling.

You know what happens when they crush you with my weight!

Please my shield, protect everyone!!!

The geometry of the magic spreading out of my hand increased the thickness.

Just before I hit the ground, I twisted my body and put Eldor on top.

Heavy shock sounds echo, strong shock strikes all over his body, unable to breathe.

But he's alive.

Eldor, with his eyes open over my body, is naturally safe.

Huh, my meat is the best buffer ever!

Turning his neck, Riley and Trian were safe too.

"Dear Langley, I'm unscrupulous!

Eldor hugs me hard.

No, because Eldor is more impotent.

You want to be my underside?

That's right, fat flag, no, because it's too death flag.

I've forgotten my fake name.

I want to get into a lot of things, but I still can't breathe.

"Guys, guys, are you okay?! Please reply!!!

From afar, I hear Rachel screaming.

Uh, you fell a lot.

Above the hole, I can't see at all.

"Somehow we're all safe, so you hurry up and join everyone!

"Rai-kun?! That's not true. I can't believe you left me alone."

"Mr. Rachel, it's pretty deep here. We can't go up there."

"Can't you do Trian's magic? Then I'll call for help."

"No, it's not safe here, Mr. Rachel, so hurry up and rendezvous with the miners."

"Oh no..."

"I would like to ask Mr. Rachel. This place, which fell, looks like an old pit. Do you have any idea what the exit is from here to the ground?"

Eldor asks as he wakes me up, breathing heavily.

You're lucky the light on the lamp didn't turn off.

I can see the surroundings.

Unlike the pit above, this one feels like a lot of dirt.

It is quite large and the tracks are laid.

"Pit...? Then maybe if we go north, we can get out on the ground. There are two pits in the basement, but it's supposed to be one close to here. But..."

"But?"

"It's also an unused place now, so the exit is blocked..."

Naturally.

Still, it will be closer to the ground, and safer than staying here with loose ground.

"Okay. We're going that way."

"Rei-kun, you can't leave, can you? Shall we stay here? 'Cause I'm gonna get everybody!

"No, no. I don't know when it will collapse - so I have to leave this place soon. So Rachel, hurry up and get away from me, too."

"Mr. Rachel, please bring a mining mage to the exit. We'll get there."

"Until you, Trian..."

"Mr. Rachel, you're counting on me. Be sure to get away from here, rendezvous with everyone, and arrange a mining magician."

"Ugh, I got it! Absolutely, it's a promise, isn't it?! I'll be waiting at the exit!

"Oops, I asked for it."

Has Rachel gone?

Too far away, I don't know the footsteps.

The fact that I can no longer hear you means that I think you left this place.

We were all safe when we fell, but I don't know if I'll be able to help you if you fall to her.

"Can you walk?

"Yeah. It's okay. I was just a little short of breath. Everyone seems unharmed."

It was an aggressive spell, but I'm glad you activated it well.

Stand up and gently wear clothes.

Yeah, intact.

"All right, you want to go north? I hope there's no obstacle."

"Hey."

A short walk left the trolley.

Riley peeks inside for a moment.

"This is going to work, right?

"Looks like you could fit four."

"Don't move."

"It's rusty, but, you see, if you push it a little bit with Trian's wind magic, you can go, right?

"... haven't you forgotten my weight?

"Here, gently slope, huh? He said we can build momentum."

"Shall I try it? I don't know how far it is to the exit."

Sure, I don't have a little idea how long I'm going to walk.

We got into an old trolley.

"Okay, everybody, hold on tight,"

Grasp the trolley abyss all the way.

Trian creates the wind, as he thinks.

"I want to move!

"It's a success."

Rusty trolley wheels moved out to be pushed by the wind all the way.

Cut the wind, trolley running down the ramp.

"Ugh, that feels good!

"Sounds like a jet coaster."

"Ji Zheng? What is it?"

"No, it's nothing."

Gun and acceleration increase, the trolley cuts the wind and pushes through the pit.

Looking beside him, Eldor was blue.

"Elle, you look pale. Are you okay?"

".................. Reese"

"Are you motion sickness?

"............... how do you stop this trolley"

"Huh."

"Ah."

No way?!

We look inside the trolley.

Where's the brake?!

"Isn't this it here?!

"I did it in Trian!... That's rusty!

"You're not moving."

…………

A nasty silence flowed.

More and more trolleys fall down the slopes in the meantime.

Everyone's hair is stiff.

"Oh, calm down, he said it would stop one of these days!

"I can't slow down."

"How far does the ramp go?!

"I dunno... well, what's going on up front?!

Eldor raises the lamp high.

The sight shown forward is the interrupted track.

More so, under the tracks is a cavity - a hole.

"Stop, stop, stop, stop!!!

"No, it's more of an acceleration like this!

Reese, what are you talking about?

"Torian, please, beat the wind as far back as you can"

"Yes, sir."

Momentum and wind gushed from both hands of Trian, and the trolley thrust in with even more acceleration!

"" "Ahhhhhh!

Don!!!

An accelerating trolley flies through the sky.

It seemed like a second, a minute, an hour.

Like slow motion, the trolley passes over the hole.

And landing brilliantly on the opposite track as it is, running out.

Sweat seeped more and more.

"I didn't feel alive..."

"Neither do I."

"A few years old, my life expectancy has shrunk…"

"I was scared..."

Slightly.

All of them, stuck in the trolley.

Run down the pit with Trian gently winding so the trolley doesn't overspeed.

He also overcame the uphill as he regulated the momentum with wind magic.

After a while of running, the road gradually changes somewhat.

"Exit."

"Sounds like it."

When we stop the trolley and get down, we'll check the wooden doors that seem to be the exits.

Can I press it to open it? I knew it.

If it opens, you're not saying Rachel can't leave.

From the way I feel pressed, I feel like I'm being hit with a nail by crossing a wooden plate from the outside.

Do we have to wait until the mine magician arrives?

"No, I can't wait long."

Riley looks up.

It's still coming down here with fragments of rock.

Does it collapse?

I don't know.

Is it first to collapse or is it first for the mine magician to come?

"Rachel, are you out there?!

Riley screams with her face on the wooden door.

"... you're not responding"

Even if I finish my ears, I can't hear the noise outside.

I don't think he's here yet and it looks definite.

"Eight or one, call it"

Riley fists puffy.

Right.

If there's no Rachel outside, you won't have to worry about getting involved.

I cast a spell and make the shield appear again.

The range is smaller than just now, probably because I'm tired.

Still, there's a degree to which the four of us can get into the shadow of the shield.

If the rock collapses due to the impact, this should prevent it for a moment.

And for a moment, we can get out of the door that Riley broke.

"Are you ready?

Cool, Riley laughs like a prank and makes ice appear on one hand.

Many times the usual mass of ice has a sharp and pointy tip.

I snort.

"I'm gonna bust your ass!!!

Riley's unleashed ice magic spins like a drill, crushing wooden doors as she wields shards of ice!

Moments, ragged and swaying pits.

We'll do everything we can to get through the exit.

A fragment of a broken rock was bounced off my shield, the outside air poured into my lungs all at once, and the rock collapsed behind us.

Sand dust rises and vision closes.

"Yay!!!

Riley's voice echoes with the shadow of Gatspaws.

Everyone's safe.

I took a deep breath in the shadow of everyone in the smoke.