“Baltol?”

“Yes. He was running somewhere. I couldn't get it while I was fighting.

The voice echoing behind the gas mask was also slowly adjusting. Lena's original voice was then naturally imagined.

“Mmmm.

But I didn't even need to use detection skills to look around.

A passageway stopped with a violent knife.

On the other hand, you hear a small, continuous rattling sound.

“There he is.”

He seemed to have checked the whole hallway once and for all.

Moon, Moon, Moon!

The racer crouches and shakes his head on either side. I howled my head up like a bark.

[What, does he want to talk?]

I couldn't read his emotions with his gesture. High appeal automatically informs Baltol's psychological status.

Principal: I'm worried!

We're blocked!

Communion teaches me his psychology.

“Looks like they were looking for a place to escape. ”

I stroked Baltoli's head beside him. Baltoli is small and cute.

But that's it.

When I first woke him up.

I didn't expect anything from him even when I brought him here. But even when the group fights each other, whether they tried to help in their own way.

‘Good job.'

I felt thankful.

Huff.

I gave him a hug.

Baltol shook his tail as if he was pleased with the effort. Lena suddenly looks around.

Queek.

Chug! Chug! Chug!

A variety of tools come out of her bag.

But...

Every time you use one of the tools.

Every time I take a step and look around, the atmosphere fades slightly.

I approached her and asked.

“Is it blocked? ”

[Ha.]

Lena sighs a little.

[So far, I've seen the edges. I can't get an answer. There's no room for pick-ups.]

I didn't find any cracks in the stone walls either.

The same can be said for using detection skills.

Things that move or have life can be easily captured.

However, it is vulnerable to the rescue of inanimate organisms such as dungeons.

‘Maybe it's because it's still low level. ’

I see Chandler and Cristina writhing again.

When I saw them, I became more and more confused.

I survived, but I can't be sure when I'll be back to my senses. Lena was still searching the stone walls.

I'm sorry it didn't help, so I shouted something obvious.

“Why don't you wait until the smoke clears? ”

[Three hours.]

Lena, who was searching for the stone wall, replied.

I feel a faint tremor behind the dull resonance caused by the gas mask.

‘Three hours?'

[Three hours left. Until I went crazy.

So far, two and a half hours. Effective time on the gas mask.]

A chilly man climbs up his back. There's a lot of smoke.

Everything is blocked. If you can't find a way out quickly, you'll have to watch Lena die.

‘If you don't find an exit.

She has two futures.

Starving to death in madness.

While I smashed the grave with my sword, I was crushed by a falling stone.

Even if I could escape somehow. Lena will die again because of me.

The second time Lena checked the whole aisle, she spoke slowly.

[If I go crazy, just cut my throat and kill me. I don't want to starve to death. I don't want to starve again, even if I'm crazy.]

“Do you have extra cotton wool? ”

[No, there was only one. I don't think it was Grasmear's technology.]

Huff.

I clenched my empty fist.

Lena told me that she was nervous again. I warned you that there wasn't enough preparation.

Three times I ignored her feelings, and a third time I put Lena in a crisis.

Next time, I pledged several times that I would definitely listen to her.

But is there really no way?

Lena looks at my fist tightly, her ears against the stone wall.

[With your fist here. Can you hit me a little bit?]

Caew.!

I tapped the wall as requested.

It seemed to measure the thickness of the stone wall with the sound of returning.

[Ha. At least one? It's over a meter.]

[You have one hour left.]

Fluffy.

I sat in a blocked space. Chandler and Cristina's angry voice roaring with red-blooded eyes echoes in the hallway several times.

‘Failed. Authorized.

I wanted to save her somehow. I wanted to help. I thought I wouldn't have that nightmare if I saw Lena die in front of Lena in this life. It seemed like someone was scolding the mind.

[Haha. I don't know if it's over yet.]

Lena laughs in exaggeration. It was a sadder smile than silence. Do I owe her another one?

'She' will be the last.

I won't be the last.

Even if he dies.

We should go back to the same place and look at her.

I suddenly wondered.

“You. Why are you so good to me? ”

For once, I wanted to move on.

No matter how much I think about it, it's not a mistake that this woman is favorable to me.

[Hahahaha.]

Lena laughs in frustration.

However, when I thought I was facing death, I slowly stroked the back of my sword and said, "Are you drunk?"

[Good thing the mask hides your face. Haha. It's pretty red now.]

What do you mean, red? ’

1 hour.

It's an endless meeting for me.

However, this may be her last moment of consciousness.

I felt guilty about forcing my curiosity. I was going to say I don't have to answer.

[I had never received anything from anyone before. Since Mother.]

A dull, resonant voice flows from the long beak.

She picks her breath.

The crow beak inhales slowly and exhales. I felt like I could feel some memories of my life in my breath.

She was wearing a black mask around her neck, but even after that, she seemed more transparent.

A moment of silence followed.

[I'm not helping you, but you've given me too much.]

[Too, too much. You don't want anything.]

‘I did.'

I taught him a little sword. You handed over some Silver Ingots. I gave him a little information.

“How strange is this kindness? ”

[Yes, cautiously.]

She nods.

[But I didn't feel like I wanted anything. C. I could tell. He was different from everyone else.]

Beyond the clear glass of the mask,

I can see her smiling eyes.

I was silent.

[Earlier, I told you I didn't want to starve to death.]

“I did.”

Lena continues the story.

[I've always been hungry.]

My mother died early. You discard the dead body on the chair.

I took my brother and ran away.

I went through a pile of rubbish every day.

I changed my ways after I almost died eating rotten food.

Why should I be the only one to die? ’

Ten years old.

I decided to kill the world.

You impersonated a prostitute, imitating an abusive girl who lends her mouth to a single jerky and brings down a few coins. The demand was explosive.

She always gave the customers the exciting first experience they wanted. Experiences where carotid arteries are severed and blood drains freely from the entire body. It was, of course, the first time for everyone.

It's easier than the thought of slitting the throat of a 10-year-old with his eyes wide open.

Above all.

I didn't feel bad.

That's all I need.

I didn't need a reason or an excuse at all.

I robbed all that was left of the cold, stiff corpse.

There has been no hunger since then.

I almost got my tail caught once.

Every time I encountered the shadow of death, my intuition developed a little more.

I looked closely at Lena.

It seemed like a 10-year-old human child who had decided to destroy the world was standing in front of him.

It might be the opposite effect of me giving a little favor to the world that was trying to exploit her all over again.

[Then I met my teacher.]

When you go to the crow, Lena's eyes slightly flush beyond the egg. I felt guilty that I was cheating her.

The moment she tried to intervene, she suddenly stopped talking.

Teacher, the smoke seems a little light.]

You look around. You are unconscious because you are immersed in the story.

As Lena said, the white smoke that was rising was slowly clearing up.

“What's going on? ”

Moon, Moon, Moon!

Even Bamtol, who was stuck to his feet, looked around in a daze.

[It's working!]

After about ten minutes, the white smoke clears completely.

“Huff.! ”

Chandler and Cristina grunt and vomit a small groan. The red eyes were now looking for color. The tendon that was inflated was also submerged.

“Are you awake? ”

“Strange. I had a strange dream. ”

“Phew ^ That was frustrating. Is that all you have to say about the dream? This is serious.”

Lena takes a deep breath after throwing her mask off. You see red plaque marks on your face.

‘Is that what happens when you spend a long time?

Sweaty hair was wrapped around the facial neck and clavicle.

I turned my eyes away from her, and suddenly I met Chandler.

“I'm sorry. I didn't know there were traps like this. ”

“No, the smoke's gone.

Let's take a closer look. ”

“I'll let you go, so don't make a scene again. Is everyone all right? ”

“I'm fine.”

Cristina nods.

I felt like I was trying not to get all sore.

We each set our own zones.

When I'm looking for a seam or a manipulator or something.

“Look at this place! ”

You hear Chandler's voice in the hallway ahead.

He raises his sword and points to a stone wall about three metres from the floor. There is a small crevice that has broken through the interior.

“I think I see something. ”

“Can I poke you? ”

Lena pulls out a ladder that she can stretch from her backpack.

Tuck!

I kept tapping the inside with a long stick.

“I don't see anything. But it's so deep, I can't see very well. I don't know where this leads. ”

It was then.

Moon, Moon, Moon!

Bamtol put his front foot on the ladder.

I tried to climb up a few times.

“What's wrong with you? ”

I held Baltol in my arms.

It was then.

['Baltol' found this hope!]

[Characteristic: Sensory.]

[He really wants to go up there.]

Jlena looks down at Baltoli and blinks.

“Do you want to come through this hole? ”

“I think so. ”

“Hmmm. I think I'll be fine. ”

“Isn't it dangerous? ”

“I don't think it's a trap. It's just a fan, and it opens up. All the smoke went out here. ”

“Hmm.”

“I wasn't there when I saw you. Strange. I didn't see any machines operating outside. I didn't press anything. ”

I was troubled. But Bamtol kept running and looking at me.

['Baltol' wants to go up!]

Will you let him go? Will you hold him like this? It was a difficult problem.

Light!

A small stone falls from the ceiling.

It seemed like the aftermath of the stone wall moving.

’Like this. Here? The In? Your Majesty?

There's no law against lee. Go. ’

I got my strength out of my hands.

Ta-da-da!

He hurriedly leapt inside.

Time passes quietly in the trapped passageway. Chandler swallows his saliva.

It was about three minutes ago.

The distance from 'Baltol' who is communicating is too much.]

We have three minutes until we lose contact with Bamtol.]

‘What? ’

The moment the thought of not letting him in echoes in my mind.

Tiring!

A series of translucent messages started to come to mind.

['Baltol' has disarmed this C-double plus class engine!]

[EXP increased tremendously!]

[Level Up!]

[Level.]

[Going up!]

Curr.!

The stone wall was opening with a loud noise.