The Cave King will live a Paradise Life -Becoming the strongest with the mining skill?-

What a creepy atmosphere the scene of the sanctuary was.

Even Lurat, who lived here, was sweating his neck when he saw the sanctuary where no one lived.

No, maybe you're afraid of what's coming.

Hoole asks Lurat.

"... do you really not understand? What are you doing?"

"You didn't say you didn't know. It's a ritual. I just don't know what the ritual is."

"I don't know after all..."

Lurat replied indefatigably as Hoole pushed in.

"I guess I can't help it!" In the first place, this ritual is supposed to take place only at the time of the appointment! ”

In other words, it's a one-time ritual.

"Is that promise different from the day of the prophecy you mentioned earlier?" That the world will be swallowed up in darkness. "

Lurat shook his head at my words.

"When the day of prophecy draws near, perform the ritual." And it will be the day of prophecy with the king of the earth. "

"I see. But who will decide when the day of prophecy is near?"

"It seems that the underground king will judge and open the door to the temple..."

Sounds like it.

It must be a rule that has long been passed down among royalty. No one will know who the king of the underground is.

With that in mind, Hoole asks me if I had any doubts.

"But Alancia does have a king." The king of the underworld is also a king. Which one is the greatest? "

After thinking for a moment, Lurat replied:

"That must be... King Alancia and our friend."

”Hmm... have you been fooled?”

"Speaking of which, say something stupid! It's a royal legend! That's impossible."

The basis is the legend, so it's just that.

That's what's been told because it's good for the royal family... I'm sure it might be.

But as Hoole said, I couldn't throw away the possibility that I was fooled.

Someone with bad intentions framed the legend on their own... that's hard.

"Anyway, let's proceed with caution." So the door of the temple

"Near the shore... there it is. There it is."

Lurat pointed to a large tree near the lake.

There was a lawn under the big tree... but I could see some unnatural cobblestones.

Approaching the cobblestone, there was a staircase leading to the basement.

Hoole looks bitter when she sees it.

"I feel so uncomfortable..."

"Let's go in anyway."

Lulat said so, but Hoole said she waited.

It looks like there's only one entrance, so it's dangerous if you enter suddenly.

Yeah. Let's start by exploring the magic.

That's what I'm saying. I'm going to focus on the basement.

A lot of human-type magic powers are aligned underground. There are nearly three thousand people, so it is very vast.

But, oddly enough, nobody makes a fuss. I don't think he's dead.....

No, if I looked closely, the movement of magic power was strange.

Magic power gathered from the standing ones to a point in the back.

"Lurat... I can see the magic response." The condition of everyone in the basement is obviously strange. Everyone is standing, but they don't move at all. "

What?

"I think... maybe it's some kind of magic." I can feel the powerful magic power in the back. "

Lurat looks uneasy at my words.

Even though it was powerful, it wasn't magic like Elt. As much as a human being.

I don't think it's magic enough to detect my magic power... but it might have been detected by the sanctuary's equipment.

"...... I'll take care of this."

Having said that, Lurat nodded deeply without saying anything.

Then I began to slowly and quietly descend the stairs.

There is a torch on the stairwell, so it is not particularly dark.

Then, about thirty seconds down, I finally saw the end of the stairs.

I looked at the space at the top of the stairs without making any noise.

There's a place like this...

There are about 3,000 people standing side by side in a vast space.

At the deepest point, I could see what looked like an altar.

And upon the altar was laid a coffin-like thing vertically.

It was that coffin that was gathering magic power.

... but it's really creepy.

Everyone in this room doesn't move and doesn't speak at all.

With that in mind, he called out to the young man who was standing in front of Lurat.

"Hey, hey. What the hell is wrong with you── guys!?"

The man turned to Lurat with no expression on his face.

Then, the other humans turned their bodies to Lurat without saying anything. Of course, nobody talks.

As expected, Lurat understood that everyone was anomalous.

... is this a kind of brainwashing?

It glows like a crystal near the coffin. Maybe it's because of that.

"Lurat, let's go! Let's get everyone back to their senses."

I see!

We run to the altar through humans who are just strangling us.

However, when it was almost the altar, the coffin suddenly opened.