We found the room hidden in four levels, opened the warp door there, and we reached five levels.
And what was there
"House is gone"
It is a circular, hard land with a vast area surrounded by high walls.
This looks more like a house,
"I think it's better to say," Arena "
"Yes, there's something like an entrance on the other side."
The door we came in by was along the wall, but in the opposite direction, we could see something massive.
I could see only darkness in the back, but the moment I tried to fix my eyes,
--Go
With the sound of the earth, the grate opens.
And what came out of the space in the back with a soft movement,
"Minotaur?"
He was a bipedal cow with a stout horn on his head.
It has a muscular skeletal body and has a handy rapier with beautiful decorations.
Although it is an intimidating style, it seems that something is strange
"... I have no light in my eyes ..."
Or rather, the Minotaur looked at us and found, but no eyes.
The body has bones in some places. But, not only do they show pain, they don't show the behavior they care about.
He didn't seem to be alive.
"That's ... Minotaur's Living Dead."
When I muttered, Liza behind me narrowed my eyes and confirmed Minotaur,
"Hmm ... that's right. As Chrono says, there's no biological reaction, so it's like a corpse, but it's moving like it's alive."
"It's against the name of the Living House, but is it the dungeon master?
"I don't know, but ... I understand that the movement shows hostility ..."
At the same time she says such a thing.
"--- !!!!"
Minotaur, holding the rapier in one hand, came straight in.
It is a movement that is clearly located, despite the fast speed and no eyes.
A silent, but harmless attack.
"Group appropriately and avoid, everyone!"
"Aiyo!"
I and my classmates take evasive action in each group, with a group of several people.
This is a common behavior when you are in a dungeon as a group.
Naturally, if you avoid it, the minotaur rapier cuts the sky,
“…… , oh!”
With his moaning, he changed direction.
The aim is me.
Your eyes should not be visible.
There are Sofia, Yukino, and Liza near me, so I don't know if I chose the group with the largest number of people and the most audible sounds,
"No way, you're going to be chasing a cow."
"I think you're being chased this time!
I stretched the chain from my hand like a whip, thinking that it must have been Sofia's plunge, and struck the hand with the Minotaur rapier.
Hard sound resounds, and the flesh of Minotaur's arm pops and scatters. But,
"...!"
Just change the sword to an uninjured arm and the rush will not stop.
She comes to pierce without being scared by pain.
"... will you attack without worrying about your body damage?"
It seems that he has no life than the original, so he is willing to break.
"Well then ... do you feel free to do this too?"
I swing the chain again, avoiding the rush.
But this time, not the arms, but the feet.
"Tear off and entangle ..."
The chain swaying as if crawling on the ground hits Minotaur's feet as it is.
The flesh pops again, but that alone does not stop the chain.
It is entangled with gurgle so as to restrain both feet. By itself,
"...!?"
Minotaur fell. To match it,
"Leave the rest ...!"
Yukino thinned to Minotaur.
She plunges with both claws extended,
"... Anyway, chop it ..."
In an instant, they cut through the limbs of Minotaur.
Just for a moment.
The limbs of Minotaur who fell over became shreds,
"...!"
She had only fallen and shook with falling.
Breaking the chain will not move any further.
"Oh, that's true, Yukino-san. The movement has stopped exactly."
"When the flesh burst, I changed my sword. I thought I couldn't move anymore if my meat and bones were cut."
Yukino returns to my side while shaking off the residue on her nails.
Classmates come here as the charge stops.
For now, the battle has stopped,
"This is the end of this dungeon ...?"
Yukino says while tilting her head. But at that moment,
"... No, no, Salamad. It's not this living dead that is emitting dangerous magic."
Liza, who was nearby, started saying that. And
"Because of this, the magical power has been released all the time."
Pointed to the rapier that Minotaur had. moment,
"Oh, did you notice?"
The voice resounded.
It sounds like a high-pitched woman.
In addition, Rapier began to move alone from the fallen Minotaur.
Floating in the air fluffy, he pointed his sword overlooking Minotaur.
"But, no, it's such a body. It's weak and I can't compete with you. Even if you make a wide dungeon, it doesn't make sense if your body is bad."
The voice seemed to be coming from the rapier.
"So, I'll do it directly."
And Rapier turns his sword here.
"To understand and manipulate words so much ...! Be careful, everyone! It's a powerful intelligent relic!"
Norg's shout can be heard from behind. But before it finishes echoing in this space,
"Ufufu, I won't give you any time to be careful ......... ... !!!"
Rapier has begun to move.
Even the Minotaur mentioned earlier looks slow.
"Fufu, try to handle my movements, if you can handle them ..."
A shrill voice resounds throughout the space.
Some kind of magic or an afterimage is left in the air.
"Oh, it's pretty fast ..."
"Ke, I don't think it's pretty good, Mr. Chrono!"
Honestly, it's hard to follow
That's not to say, but I exhale deeply.
And I will sharpen the sense of the whole body-
"I got it ...!"
The voice resonated in the space. moment,
"Back"
"That?"
I took off my backpack on my back instantly and turned my body half a turn.
Then, in front of me, there was a rapier who came to pierce here, as I felt.
So I wrapped the rapier's blade in a backpack and grabbed it tightly.
"Okay, caught."
The aftermath moved a little early, or the wind bounced around me, but that happened.
Looking at it, everyone nearby was open their eyes,
"Um, Chrono. It's obviously strange now, how did you perceive it?"
"Yeah, I was blurred ..."
"Well, now we just worked hard and read the signs, picked up the sound, and found the part that was about to come?"
"... I'm sorry. I don't know what I'm saying. I don't know how hard I can read that sign."
Well, it doesn't work.
As always, I'm not good at explaining the senses of the body.
Anyway, when the rapier stopped moving, I thought that I should hear a lot from this talking weapon,
"Ufufu, you're so surprised, youth."
Rapier began to speak.
It is a voice with a generous smile.
"But you're holding me? You're going to be stronger, thank you ...!"
The words sounded.
At the moment, Norg shouted, approaching him.
"No way ... this is Chrono! Release your hand! Magical power is flowing from that rapier! You are trying to control you!"
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Norg ran up to Chrono, holding a rapier in front of him.
Intelligent relics choose enemy and ally by their own power. And
...... Depending on the thing, the owner can be a puppet.
The Minotaur Living Dead was moving around a while ago, probably because of the rapier's power.
The triggering condition is probably to equip.
So he hurried and told him to release his hand, whatever he wanted to play with his weapon. But
"Ufufu, it's too late."
With that said, Rapier glowed light.
It's white dazzling light.
The light shimmers like a tentacle and tries to cling to Chrono's hand with a quick movement.
"This makes me stronger ...!"
"Kuu ..."
It was late. However, if you've just been manipulated, the rapier shouldn't have a new body.
In that case, you should be able to hold down and forcibly let go.
The moment Norg took a step closer,
--Bread
The tentacle of light burst with a light pop.
The black light that oozed around Chrono's arm was repelled and repelled.
"e……?"
Upon seeing it, Norg shouted stunned. Furthermore,
"Hi ... oh ... oh"
The rapier gripped by the chrono began to tremble.
"No, no! What, ... this .... No, no, it breaks ..."
While shouting like a scream, it starts to rattle.
Apparently, puppetization doesn't seem to be going well, but more than that,
...... The situation is strange.
As Norg squints, Chrono turns,
"Um? Is it better to take your hand off?"
I've heard that.
"No ... wait, just a moment. I don't think the operation is going well, so I think it's OK as it is ... Will you put it on the floor because I keep it down? "
"Oh, I'll ask you."
As said, Chrono laid the rapier on the floor.
"Is this okay?"
"Oh, oh"
I'm just letting go.
It certainly doesn't seem to be being manipulated.
With that in mind, Norg lays down a piece of anti-magical material on the rapier and steps down further. For the moment, everyone is given a wrapping cloth against the magical tool, which can counter the operation magic in a short time, and looks at Chrono.
"I hear it once. Do you feel like you are operating it?"
"No, especially. It's like weird magic was used for the purpose of the operation, but ... what happened?"
A voice flew from his feet to Chrono tilting his head.
"What's wrong ... what, what's that power of you! It's not funny!"
Rapier's voice. The high-pitched woman's voice has no room at all, but rather is impatient,
"That's right, I couldn't see it at all because you were covered in power, but these guys are all too powerful ... No ...! "
Shouted, Rapier began to rattle. Furthermore,
"Kuu ... ...!"
"Oh, here."
Rapier got out of his feet by shrinking his body at once.
Rapier, which has become a miniature body, but emerges,
"At least, at least! If you can borrow the child's body at least-!"
He stretched out the handle and tried to touch Sofia in front of him. But,
"Uh……?"
Sofia caught a swift movement, wrapping the anti-magic wrapper around.
"Well, not yet ... If this level of resistance!"
Despite the apparently weak tone, Rapier recreates the tentacles of light. But,
-Palin.
The red light from Sofia's body blew away the tentacles again.
"I'm sorry, Sophia? Is that okay ...?"
When she heard, Sofia was scratching her cheek
"Well, yes, thanks to the anti-magic cloth, but there's nothing special about it."
I have made such a report.
And not only did I hear that,
"No, this is a lie ... If this child who seems to be the most kind is impossible, there isn't a strong person I can control in this place ..."
Rapier squashed the word.
It has a weak tone.
And then, after a while,
“………, that ’s a little good?”
After a long silence, Rapier spoke.
Chrono responded,
"what?"
"Is it okay to surrender ..."
And finally, while bending his own blade, he made such a sound to Chrono.