Run in the darkness, in the blind, without looking back.
Painful. I feel the sound of my heart coming close. White breath was floating in the darkness.
There was a complete book of darkness going down around.
The moon, which had drizzly shed light until earlier, was covered in thick clouds, close to true darkness around.
Tall grass grew and drove the ground just unobstructed, which was very difficult to run. The only thing I'm sure of is the feel of Tino's hand I grabbed in my right hand.
A tall metal sound rising intermittently from far behind indicated that Liz's battle was not yet over.
How powerful an enemy...... bites the sense of powerlessness I haven't felt in a long time.
I didn't abandon you. I didn't abandon you, but my combat skills are less than garbage. Even Tino is packed, so Liz can't take it seriously while protecting me. This is the best choice.
If I could have used the treasure, I would have been able to support it... but I knew I shouldn't have gone outside without the treasure.
What I can use now is a 'dog chain' recharged with a junction finger.
And is it about a treasure that you can stock up on magic with just one shot that you didn't end up using in the White Wolf's Nest... you can't fight such a monster very well.
He runs for a while and finally stops where the sound he hears is turned down.
I don't know how far I could have gotten because I can't see anything, but if I stay this far away, I won't be suddenly attacked.
Tino, who has deliberately slowed down from behind, also stops in a way that fits me. Unlike me, who breathes roughly, Tino's breathing is not disturbed.
Tino didn't say anything, just looked up at me breathing on my shoulders with pure eyes.
I unwittingly sigh at that gaze as if you were blaming me for putting my master away and running away.
I've always relied on my people. [M] Level 8 status is their feat - like a sandy cabinet.
But I never depend on you, either. [M] Me and Liz are best friends. I always intend to do my best.
I say in my consciousness that I'm going to lose my excuse.
"It's okay, that's enough for Liz alone. Tino, we should do what we can."
"Yes. Yes, sir."
This is not an unparalleled escape. It is a strategic withdrawal.
He seemed to understand, and Tino nodded with a serious look.
Well, I have one new problem where I calm down.
As I breathed, I looked around.
Where are we?
Originally, Tino led the way to the treasure hall. I don't even know which way home it is.
If you go out on the big road, you'll see, but there's nothing you can do about it in front of you, not even a few meters away.
A good junior is silently staring at me. If you look closely, the emotions in that gaze seem to be expectations rather than reproaches.
My eyes sparkle as if I had met someone I admired.
I'm sure it's because of what's never in Liz being blown in. It was better yet to be condemned.
Something similar happened in The White Wolf's Nest during this time.
Good because I accidentally got to the wreck then, but I don't think I can handle it this time either. I think I'm gonna throw up.
I raised the white flag. I say a lot, in a whispering tone.
"Tino... I'm weak"
"... Yes... I am weak!
... It's a good thing I put it out myself, but when it's so well affirmed, there's something coming.
"But, man, strength isn't everything."
"Yes. Strength is not everything!
Tino opens her eyes and snorts. Apparently, he's just affirming it all. Are you a believer?
I made a fool of myself and checked frankly.
"Tino, do you know which Empire City is?
"?? Yes. Of course, over there."
Do you even have an azimuthal magnet in your body?
Tino blinks wonderfully, pointing even naturally to the right diagonal front.
Doesn't look like we need to buck this time. That's right. No matter how much I'm directionally tone-deaf, I can't escape in the opposite direction every time.
"Tino, I'm on alert!
"Yes. Yes!
Thanks for the good reply. But Tino stays still and doesn't try to move on.
I have waited awhile but there is no sign of movement so I give additional instructions.
"Right. I think we should get ahead of ourselves."
"Huh!? But I'm a nuisance... yes. I'll take care of it."
Is it someone who can't move without giving instructions? Which is better, Liz, when you don't have to give directions to move to someone who shouldn't?
"We don't need to hurry. We don't need to run, so let's go slow. I don't think Tino would have a problem, but it's dark around here, so be careful."
"... Yes. Yes."
Make additional requests. I'm sorry to hear that, but it was already gone.
I can't run if I want to, but I want to keep my health warm for a while.
Tino starts walking in cautious footsteps as if he were going to kill even in footsteps, as I requested.
Black-haired Tino with a full body of blackheads was assimilated to the darkness so much that he was likely to lose sight of it if he was caught off guard. If Tino and I fall apart here, I'm done. Stick tight to that little back.
True darkness surrounded us like monsters. It's as if this is the only place disconnected from the world.
At the very least, you should have refilled the magic with only the "Eye of the Eye (Ouls Eye)". But it's too late to regret it.
"Um... I did. What was that golem earlier...... what was it?
As he walks, Tino hears him in a voice like he's stuck breathing.
That's what I want to know.
Maybe he's the boss who rarely shows up, but even though that one comes out, it's a complete fraud to level one certify that treasure hall. It's possible that my luck or Tino's pull is bad, but I'll have to update the materials when I get back to Imperial City.
But I didn't recognize her, but Liz seemed familiar.
Yes, what were you saying...
"That's... yes, 'Akasha'. It's a reasonably powerful golem, and I can't help but think Tino's offense didn't make it through."
Make sure you also include a follow-up to Tino. If I told you confidently, it would ease Tino's anxiety as well.
Decide when you decide. That's what this is about.
"Akasha!? Is that not true, of that infamous' Tower of Akasha '...?
Akasha Tower?
I frowned at the word.
It is a completely unfamiliar word. I know it's infamous, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be in my memory database.
Tino's voice was serious. Notorious organizations can rot near the Imperial capital (or mourning ghosts are notorious as well), but from their voices, they seem to be well-known organizations.
But it probably has nothing to do with this one.
That's a phantom. I'm just the boss. I've never seen such a huge golem, even in a citrie that was at one time into golem research, produce it.
In the first place, it is a golem enough to antagonize Liz attacking the Level 8 Treasure Palace. I'm not familiar with alchemy at all, and I know that it's not a substitute for modern technology.
But there's too little information to break completely irrelevant. I guess it has a little something to do with it because it's similar in name. I guess I can't even say it has something to do with it. No, I can tell you.
I answered in a fluffy way. [M] We'll see what we know about Liz later.
"It doesn't matter, but what I said about 'Akasha' is the name of that golem. Tino doesn't have to know... I'm not that familiar with it either."
"Hey, how do you know that name!?
"... to?
At that time, the voice of a third party who was not supposed to be here broke in. The voice of an old man.
Tino, who was walking in front, drops his posture and pulls the dagger out of its hips sheath.
The plains north of Zebuldia are very large. Besides, this place is away from the laid streets. There's no way there's a human being.
I don't know what it is. I round my eyes and look in the direction I heard my voice.
And I found something incredible.
"Yes...... ehm"
"... pup"
A ragged voice. Ariem is the dialogue over here.
Why? Before that question arose, I accidentally blew it out.
An empty hole in the ground - an old man in a grey robe had his upper body out of the hole that Liz had just said was a Sandrabit's nest.
Man. The wrinkled face is pulling, staring at me as if I could even see my parents' revenge, but it's too funny not to know what that means.
It's horror to just give you the situation, but I'm vulnerable to these surreal situations.
While he was nibbling, the old man crawled out of the hole with incredibly agile behavior that year.
Tino raises his left arm to the side and comes forward as if to cover me.
"What magic...... not only"
I'm saying something, but not this one.
"?? What? Rabbit?? Are you making me laugh?
I don't know what that means. I'm aware you're rude in your first meeting, but I think this is bad for them, too.
I don't care. In front of me, who nibbles in confusion, an additional person in a robe crawls up from the nest hole.
That's not alone either. That figure, young and old, crawling out with a desperate look, is nothing but comedy.
"Yes, sir."
Tino calls me. Unlike me, that look is terribly serious.
A glimmer of cold sweat flows down the frigid side that makes a cold impression. The air was tingling. It's going to jump now.
Is that it? Could it be... bad?
By the time I thought that, the group crawling out of the nest hole was in shape.
If you look closely, these people - they look like magicians. Wand on the robe. The number is six.
I can't see well because of the darkness, but I hold each wand and I'm stuck in the front few meters position as if to hold me and Tino from progressing.
Hmm????? Hmm? What the hell is going on here?
"Thousands of changes, why are you here? - No, more than that, where, I know that name! It's a weapon we haven't put into action yet.
Everyone but me was tingling. [M]
Are you the leader of this group, the first old demon mentor to come out screams like fiercely. How do you know my two names?
... It's bad that I did laugh, but I don't think I'd be that angry.
I set up a dagger and slapped Tino on the shoulder to intimidate him, and stepped forward. Retreat one step later like the old men were pressured.
I don't know what it is, but I should sincerely apologize at times like this. Even if there was no fault here, so be it.
I think hunters lack the skills to try to avoid strife.
"Oh, I'm sorry. We were totally sorry. Insufficient consideration was given. I didn't think people would come out of Sandrabit's nest, so I was surprised."
Look, if you apologize this way, they'll know too...
"What are you talking about?"
"... no, 'cause you don't normally think there's a bunch of people in these little nest holes, do you? I'm sorry. I didn't step on anything."
That's crazy...... the face of the old man (maybe a Sandrabit researcher or something) is getting more distorted and red even though I'm apologizing. You must be quite angry because you can see it in the dark.
"No, nothing, I wasn't fooling around. There's no law against going inside a nest hole. Yeah, I think that's a fine job, too."
"Duh, where did you hear the name, duh!
I can't... talk. Well, it's common for a great nobleman.
I am a miscellaneous fish, but I have about the experience of seeing a great nobleman because I am level 8 at a time. Liz and the others went wild and banned. This old man won't be noble, but he'll be upper class from the looks of his outfit.
But what does a name mean?
Arm up and observe the old man. Could they have asked me what I was talking about with Tino just before?
I said with a gentle smile not to alarm him. [M]
"You mean Akasha? That one... my friend told me. She's a brilliant girl."
"Huh... what..."
An old demon mentor opens his eyes and eats away his teeth. Aren't you reacting strangely?
Hmmm...... I have no idea what you're thinking because your age is too different.
Check the back, but Tino stays in shape. Well, if all of a sudden the suspicious men show up out of their nest holes, everyone will get up.
Maybe these people are afraid and alert to those golems?
I feel a subtle line from the look on my face, but I can't think of anything else. Thumbs up behind you still hearing sounds, striving to say them in a calm voice.
"Oh, I'm fine. You don't have to worry about that golem because my friends are just going to clean it up. You can go back to town until you're done..."
"Huh..."
The look on your old man's face doesn't soothe me at all. Puffy trembling with anger. Your blood pressure's going up.
Could it be the turn of the groundhog skills?
But even though I don't know what to apologize for, I can't allow the pride of a dungeon master to sit down. I'm looking at a cute junior, too.
Troubled with what was going on, something inadvertently cold passed through his spine and shook himself unexpectedly.
This is - the feeling I feel when I put a phantom or demon in front of me. It's nothing more than what they call intent to kill.
... I didn't mean to piss you off enough to turn you on for murder.
"Dear, are you going to fool me? - Huh! What do you think we are?"
You're here. Don't inspire pride. Don't inspire pride......
Answer by smiling at the lack of hostility.
"I know. I'm in a Sandrabit nest at this hour - famous for my imperial capital, a Sandrabit researcher, right?............... Actually, I was a fan. Sign it."
"Huh... Kill this one. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
"Huh!?
The old demon conductor waves up his wand and screams like he's gone mad.
Too open!?