Sword of the Philosopher

After we had a conversation with Reese and the others, we got to the bottom of the aisle without any special problems. There's a lot of big switches there.

"Sophia, how's it going over there?

"This one has arrived too"

"Okay, you got a switch in front of you? I'm gonna push it at the same time."

Timed...... technically I don't need to do it at the same time, but me and Sophia pressed the switch at the same time.

Then I heard a noise called Gacon... yeah, that's a success.

"When only one of the tricks is activated, it's starting to come back automatically, but if you push two at the same time, there's no problem. So come back to the same place you did earlier."

"Yes, I understand."

We'll go back the way we came. When we managed to rendezvous without anything, we touched the locked door.

By breaking through the trick, I opened it up... but the demon in the back...

"... that?

I wasn't there. There has always been a demon behind a big trick... but there isn't. The space itself is huge, so it shouldn't have changed about the structure of the floor from before.

"How are the signs?

Me and Katie start exploring the magic in the hall. I'll be on guard and start looking into the trap that demons are hiding...,

"Hmm, looks like you're not here"

There is no magic trap either. Don't make me freakishly wary that there's nothing to get here and vice versa.

"... what do we do?

Everyone shut up about my inquiry. There's no other option but to move on.

"Exactly, I don't think there can be anything so far"

Sophia opens her mouth.

"Shall we use magic here to do a little research?"

"... well, that's easy"

I think a trap that I or Kati can't feel, even if it's just a demonic surrender... is never a zero possibility.

I tried a little magic to see how it would react... but then there was a change.

From the front, obviously there's a sign - magic.

"Trap, I wonder"

"No, wait a minute"

To Katie's whining I turn to the place where the magic occurs.

When I emitted magic, the effect appeared... which would mean, for example, a mechanism by which a trick would be activated if a human being, a mass of magic, visited. Is there no demon to prevent it from working because of demons and demons?

And naturally, I thought it would work like summoning demons... apparently not. One human appeared where the magic was born.

"... people, is it?

"It's a cheap idea, but could it be the creator of this labyrinth?

Sophia and Reese tilting their necks. I can't believe the demon surrender is alive, so that's probably like video.

'- There are no demons in this place because I wanted to send a message in this hierarchy. There is no such thing as a trap on this floor. I don't mind if you come in. "

It was the voice of a man. That's bright, sounds like a youth.

'And even so, you'd be wary... but by the way, it doesn't make sense to touch this me. This is a kind of storage device. I'm recording this the day I built this labyrinth. In other words, the presence in front of you is already the deceased. "

- I'm sure it's a man's voice, but in addition to the white robe, its face is covered with a deep hood. Sounds like you can peek into your face, but it's a kind of video, and you're probably not going to be able to even confirm your expression.

'Either you hear this voice of mine at the entrance to the room, or you hear it up close... either way. Okay, let's get down to business. I discovered this labyrinth and got to this point...... I should have set a rather troublesome trap, but still in an indomitable spirit...... or have I twisted it down with awesome, overwhelming force? Anyway, I got here without giving up. Let's start by applauding the braves. "

Patchy, patchy, and labyrinth creator in the footage - the demon surrender slaps his hand.

'Then there's the warning. There is certainly a treasure sleeping in this place. That's this weapon I finished at the end of my research. That's what I'm proud to say, even God is willing to use it. "

... Here I step out. Sophia and the others seem a little confused, but they still follow me.

"Information about this weapon has not been disseminated to the public. So it was a coincidence that I visited this labyrinth... and I just wanted to say '

The demon surrender set aside for a minute. Something... like watching us.

It's only a recording medium playback, so he shouldn't be seeing us... but he even felt like he was seeing us in the video in front of him.

'How much I love visiting places like this... No, you're not'

A lot of talking. When I wondered what you wanted to say,

'- No doubt, you who visited here knew that my labyrinth was here. And I don't know to what extent the structure of this labyrinth, but I'm visiting here with some grasp'

It was like you were referring to me.

'Of course there is no zero chance that it was discovered by accident. I give warnings to people like that. Without any further prior knowledge, it is probably difficult to break through. Still... if you're prepared to take a large number of casualties, keep going.'

His voice becomes much heavier.

'If you are the one who entered after learning about this labyrinth... you have probably come for weapons. Projects that will require my armor… It would mean that the absurd story of the world about to perish, etc. is unfolding in real life without a fairy tale'

- What do you know about this demon? Why are you so presumptuous?

'I thought I should entrust my weapons to such a person myself. Therefore, if you know this labyrinth, move on. You know the trick ahead of you. If we can defeat demons with strength, it won't be a glitch...... let me see if it's strong enough to entrust weapons.'

After stating so, the demon surrender began to summarize the story.

"Come on brave men, choose whether to return or proceed... and if I may, let's pray from the bottom of my heart that my weapons are right... to be used to prevent the collapse of the world -"