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

The Dwarves have surrendered to us.

Now, they have the royals and nobles of Arancia breathe in the powder of the leaves of the world's trees and take them out of the crypt in a semi-hypnotic state. It still seems to have a medicinal effect, and even if you look at us, it won't attack you anymore. Well... we need to let the men and women go.

“Do you know Sheol?”

I asked the dwarfs, looking sideways at the royals and nobles who kept coming out of the basement.

"An ancient empire... yes, I've heard about it." Once a glorious nation... we built a city in the mountains to escape the end of the world, but in the end, the meteorites only left a rocky reef in the sea. "

Both the story of Shell's empire and the kingdom's known rocky reef share a common understanding.

But the name of the ancient Empire was Veluwe, not Sheol. The people of the Baleon continent called the reef Sheol, but did it carry the name of the country?

On the other hand, the people of the Baleon continent are not aware that it was an ancient empire.

"... is it conveyed by myth or something?"

"That's right, it's Zenrada's founding history." Our ancestors were dwarves who chose not to join the Empire, but to live on their own. ”

So you're saying the Dwarves have taken a different path than the Dwarves who lost their bodies in Sheol's basement.

And Mappa was a descendant of the dwarves who didn't join the empire.

The slimes, which contained the souls of the underground dwarves, were relieved that they didn't know about Mappa.

Huh? But why would Mappa go to Sheol? The slime containing the underground dwarf soul also recognized Mappa as a royal patron.

I'll ask the dwarves.

"Mappa died in that Sheol... no, she was dead. However, the surviving dwarf of the empire saw Mappa's axe and said it was a surviving royalty.”

Wait, wait? Do you think there's any survivors other than us?

"No, no... my consciousness... and my body is moving somehow." Is it better to say that there is a soul in the slime? "

"I see... we use similar technology." I wonder if the Imperials survived that. "

The dwarf looked convinced.

"The Dwarf Royal Family was divided between those who joined the Empire and our ancestors. At that time, the technology passed down only to the royal family was divided. That axe could only be made by both royalty."

Certainly there was a huge thunderbolt falling.....

Anyway, isn't it a mistake that Sheol's dwarves regarded Mappa as a royal family?

And the technology passed down only to the royal family... Mappa's creation, including the railway, didn't seem very original to this world.

"But still, why did Mappa go to that Sheol... no, before that. Are you from a nearby dwarf city?”

"Hmm. Originally, it was the capital of my Zendara, Zen Larion." but.... "

The dwarf fogs his face.

While investigating the ancient meteorite, the black urn that leaked out of it... killed most of the people living in the city.

Black turtle? No way.

"It's okay to take a breath of the black mantle that used to cover the sky around here..." But gradually, there were fewer monsters, and the sky became brighter. "

There were fewer monsters because we were defeating them. It's clearing up because Mel purified the earth around here, and the trees of the world have returned to life.

Before I can tell you that, I have to ask you who you are.

Is the aura coming out of the meteor?

"Hmm. Just from the meteorite of the era when Sheol perished... The black insect inside emitted a sigh of relief and swallowed the city in an instant."

You guys managed to get away with it, didn't you?

"Hmm. I managed to escape because I was near this world tree." That's why we decided to create a sanctuary here and escape the spreading black urn. "

“I see, but the humans came and made them their own.”

When I say it, the Dwarf nods with regret.

"I've been deprived of everything. When I thought that Black Turtle had left the sanctuary and abandoned the sanctuary, I burned down the world's trees... human beings are truly barbaric."

"I won't deny it. I will tell the royals of this country about it."

"Nothing is coming back right now... even though I managed to get through it again"

I ask the dwarf who says regretfully.

"Once again... you knew that black madness would come again, didn't you?"

"Oh, just because you can't invade the sanctuary doesn't mean that the black urn has disappeared." I thought I'd come back even if I left. "

Is that the end of the world?

Hmm. That's all I'm calling you for a meteorite-related disaster.

I thought the power of the gods was working. But it seemed completely different.

A meteorite has fallen on this earth, destroying the world... I wonder if that's the end of the world.

This may be the source of the prophecy that the world of our father King Sanfares and Elt will end.

Staying underground makes it easier to escape the meteor. I couldn't find it in the black haze. Is that the case?

I still needed to look into the black qi, but I was a little relieved to hear that something invisible was not an enemy.

No, it's possible that something is dropping the meteorite.....

The Dwarf continues.

"In any case, I thought that when the Black Turtle returns, humans will have no choice but to return to this sanctuary... We thought we would use the increased number of humans there to revive them."

I can't blame myself for that.

Even so, I couldn't tolerate killing them.

I'll cut it out like this.

"I was wondering if there was a better way... so could you wait a moment?"

"... we're done. And your Highness was alive. The black beans are also leaving. I don't know about the descendants, but the technology will be inherited."

The dwarf looked at Mappa anxiously. Maybe you think you can't marry anyone because you're naked...

"No. The Black Turtle hasn't left yet." We're just getting rid of it... that's not all. Blackberries are occurring all over the world. "

What?

"We're fighting to get over it. If you have any information about this black hammer, please help me."

The dwarf looks complicated.

"No... if we had His Highness in the first place, we wouldn't have much more to do."

But Mappa wasn't there when Zenra...... Leon died, was she?

"That's the point, but..."

"In the first place, why was Mappa expelled?" No, it was about saving people. "

The dwarf nodded.

"I picked up a human infant who had been attacked by an incurable disease. Because Prince Mappana got along with the child."

You're banished, aren't you?

"Yes, but I hear it's before the founding. Together, we went to Sheol, which boasted great technical skills, to cure the incurable illness of young children. Is there any clue to the artifact?... I guess she wanted to see Sheol's proud skill."

"That's not true..."

Hoole and I don't think so, but we look at Mappa, who brings something to life.

I wonder if she died while exploring Sheol... What a sad story.

Hoole bursts into tears.

"I can't believe that Mappa had such a past...!"

”Hmm... it looks so light, but you were very righteous, Gin.”

Ashton, who was listening next door, seemed to feel somewhere.

Heiness says, sobbing.

"Mappa... even though her ass is still blue... but then the gate in that world tree..."

“We built it to meet Prince Mappana, who is supposed to be alive. I heard that Sheol has several transfer gates underground. I connected with it."

I answer the dwarf's voice.

"I heard that you were locked up by Sheol... but you guys..."

"We broke it." However, when I was about to break it, the humans took it away from me..... "

So you guys have the technology to connect the transfer gates, then?

"As long as there's a broken artifact, it's possible."

Isn't there a gateway to Eltland?

Or to Bareon and other continents.

“Why don't you teach me that technique?”

"As I said earlier, Prince Mappana should also know." It's not our turn. "

That's what the dwarf said. With a face that I can't forget.

It's not a good idea to force yourself to ask for help. It is only natural that humans should resent this.

But then Mappa comes here with a barrel.

"Is that...?"

When the dwarf asked, Mappa threw the golden liquid from the barrel onto the ground.

"Is this... royal gold?"

When I murmured, Mappa nodded.

"A metal that can change its shape freely... I see"

The metal used to make the human-type golem.

Humans and creatures were able to change their bodies.

But the Dwarves didn't seem to know.

"Is it some kind of precious metal?"

"I was sleeping in Sheol's basement... when I touched it, I could degrade the metal into free shapes, colors, and textures." With this, we can reproduce the simulated but still alive form. You can also move around. "

"In other words, if we put the stone that holds our soul......"

Mappa nodded and waved to the dwarf to urge him.

There must be a stone that holds the souls of the dwarves.

"Well, Prince Mappana..."

The dwarf collapsed on the spot.

"I was so full of resentment that I had to pay the price... without even trying to find another technology... have we lost our pride as dwarves?"

It would have been difficult to find Royal Gold... but it was still possible.

If you could manipulate the royals, there would have been another way to get them to look for such materials and technology.

So grudges narrowed my horizons.....

The dwarf bowed his head to Mappa.

"We Dwarves are people of inquiry... as long as we can move, and as long as we have life, we want to improve our technology every step of the way." Please let me serve His Highness. "

Mappa hears it and turns her face to me. I don't know, that face.

I met with Hoole and Ashton.

"Of course I am."

Sheol was joined by Zenrada's dwarves.