The Strongest Level 0 Aikido Practitioner, Now, Here I Come to a Different World!

Lesson 198: The Perfect Brave - Before the Labyrinth

Since then, the journey of the Akechi line has continued, about the night three days have passed.

Akechi decided to ask the lady knight to follow her a little further from everyone's wheel.

"Oh, that Akechi-sama, what the hell are you talking about?

The knight asks in a slightly bewildered manner. Akechi then changes his grinning expression and looks at her with serious eyes.

"... that! Well, it's important to me."

Then he is a woman knight who hastily perceives something.

"Uh-huh, am I mistaken about something, Alect?

But Akechi inquired, knowing that he had made a grand mistake in responding, and the knight, called Alect, turned her face bright red. It is adorable that you can't help but think about keeping your hands on it if you're not Akechi.

"Though... I guess it's hard for me to say it ahead of time when they say it"

But go on, Akechi said with worrying eyes. Huh? and Alect looks up.

"I called you about the black knight I sent before. Actually, the birds the crow was sending to reconnaissance informed me - that the Black Knight was wiped out. By some hand that seems to be after us."

Keep your eyes wide open, huh? And just one word Alect shrugged. It seems that it took a few moments to chew on what Akechi is saying, and he doesn't even try to blink as he solidifies.

"... was it still a shock?

"- Yes, no..."

But once his eyelids closed and his fists clenched between his chests, firm will was sprouting in his open eyes again.

"The knightly things of the Empire, I was ready..."

Her appearance, behaving like a temperament, was truly a proud knight himself.

"... well. I thought I'd let you know I didn't want to look disturbed for once."

"It hurts to care."

"No, no, it's nothing. But you're okay? One's your husband, right? Even the kids are still little."

……

Drop your gaze and look worried. I still get more or less attitude when they say that.

"But, according to the report, your husband seemed fine. They said they did all kinds of torture to extract this information, but still didn't seem to divulge any important confidentiality. Apparently, you two were killed first, so your husband, who stayed until the end, felt pretty bitter, though. Besides, he even said at the end that if he didn't talk, he'd kill you and your kid. So I guess I've told him a little bit of information that he doesn't have a problem with knowing either."

"... I'm so sorry about that"

Alect says in a thin voice like a mosquito ringing. But what are you talking about, Akechi said.

"Told you? I didn't tell you what was important until the end. Your husband was fine. The bad news is the person who killed him. In spite of the fact that he told me that he would help if I told him the information, he ended up laughing and thoroughly hurting me, ravaging me, and even ravaging my dignity as a person, and - killing me miserably. I really don't know if I'm a person. No, maybe he's not even human anymore. He couldn't confirm his face because he could have found out too close when he was talking about crows."

It was Alect, who was grieving and behaving in a temperament, but at some point while listening to Akechi, his fist, which had been lowered, continued to grip him hard and tremble in small pieces.

In fact, this story also has a different footprint than the facts, but as an Akechi, he thought it would be more useful to hold a grudge against someone strong against him.

And as Akechi aimed, I can well see that the obvious anger, the resentment, swirls inside of it.

"... are you okay? If it seems too hard, you can have it back."

"It's okay. My mission is to escort you. Besides, as I said earlier, I was ready. But if you've come this far, I thought it would be better if I told you that someone might be after Akechi and the others."

Akechi speaks with a caring body, but Alect comes forward to him with a serious face.

I only know the minimum number of people who need to know about this story. It goes hand in hand even with the classmate who is acting with Akechi.

Therefore, after showing the impression that Akechi will also think about it, right, let him talk to Alect about the backdrop of the return. Including, of course, the total annihilation of the Black Knight we sent.

"Hey, are you okay that you might be being targeted by such a dangerous opponent?

"Around there, we're going to do our part as escorts."

"No, if you did your best, three of the Black Knights got hit, right?

To Mai's remarks, he is a black knight who once again emphasizes the power of the escort, but he loses words to the crow's cuts.

"… sorry for the consequences of our impudence in fuelling your anxiety"

"Huh? Oh, no, I'm sorry. Um, I didn't mean to say anything bad about you black knights. I'm so sorry..."

I bowed my head because I had already heard about Alect's situation, too, or because Mai seemed sorry.

But never mind, Alect prefaced.

"But now this occasion is accompanied not only by black knights, but also by other skilled knights. Rest assured, we will consolidate our protection more than ever."

"Yeah, that's what Alect says, and don't worry, I'm not gonna get hit that easy either."

Akechi has added words to defend Alect. Certainly it is Akechi, not the Black Knight, who has particular strength in this current situation, which we all acknowledge.

"When it comes to Mai, I'm with you. You're supposed to be on a big boat."

"... I'm worried about that the other way around -"

He was a sicio who slapped his chest and spoke confidently, but Mai dropped his eyebrows and shrugged. Although Cicio doesn't seem to have heard of it and for some reason he keeps showing off his muscles boasting poses.

"Either way, when we get here, we can't turn back now, and we have to proceed with care... we can't just leave it to the knights. We have to protect ourselves and protect ourselves, and we have to work together."

"Yeah, that sounds like a boulder chairman's opinion."

"... nothing, I don't think that's relevant -"

Megumi frowns at Akechi's words. He doesn't really like being seen as chairman of the committee.

"Is Aika okay? I'm pretty tired, though."

"Huh? Oh, I..."

"What are you talking about? This guy's fine. What, Ica?

"Hey, how do you know that?"

Mai asked Aika worryingly, but pointed her beautiful eyes at the crow who had pinched her mouth.

"Oh, no, I don't know."

"No, it's okay, Mai. Because I can go at all."

He was a crow whose bat made him look bad, but as soon as I heard Aika's answer, he showed me the Doya face.

It was Mai with a surprising face to it, but for now, we talked about making it a priority to head to the ancient labyrinth with more attention than on the road.

Thereafter, while Ciccio held down his groin, he even proclaimed the female knight that I wanted to comfort him, etc., but that kept him from doing so, and then the journey continued - when he defeated the demon and everyone gained so much strength, the appearance of the ancient labyrinth, the Hero's Castle Base (Castle Heroic), finally popped into a line of sight.

"Is that the ancient labyrinth? As the name suggests, it looks like a castle."

"Yeah, but there's an atmosphere for boulders, right? I feel a lot of history."

Akechi also continued to say words to Sicio's sentiments. Overall, it has a unified majestic appearance in silver, and we do not see the presence of walls as commonly found in the city. It's quite a big thing if you just call it a labyrinth, and I feel the mysterious but difficult majesty of what the walls are not, like autumn frost. The position is worthy of the name of a hero.

"But, hey, I know it's a big castle, but if it means a labyrinth, doesn't that mean it's that hard to attack?

"Not at all. The castle is famous for its little appearance in terms of interior. Apparently, the ancient technique of space magic is applied, so the outside size and the inside size are not proportional."

Alect answered the crow's question. Apparently, it's not even that simple.

"Which means you're in a tight dungeon."

"That's a hassle. I thought I'd destroy the outside and take a shortcut."

"I was wondering if it was tough too... the destruction of the ancient labyrinth seemed to have been tried in the past, but although it was challenged by many to the point of any good magician, knight or adventurer, it could not even leave a slight scratch"

"So you won't forgive me for cheating."

"Well, if it's that easy, you won't have a hard time -"

To Alect's explanation, Mai and Megmi nodded as if they were good at it.

And with some distance approaching from the labyrinth, we discuss the operation about the attack, but...

"Hey Akechi, I think we should stay outside with Aika, can't we?

"What? Crow, what are you talking about? First of all, you can only use your powers with a labyrinth attack like this."

Suddenly the crow told Akechi he wanted to stay without joining the labyrinth offense, but Cicio returned the words in surprise.

Indeed, the crow, as a type, belongs to the scourge and banditry system and should not be removed if normally considered.

"Can I ask why?

"Ah, oh. Look, something odd might be coming up at us, right? Then I think we need some solid watch. My ability to use birds gives me a pretty wide range of information, and if I can spot a trap, I can do it with Akechi, right? He seems to have enemies too."

So much so that it explains the crow, and Akechi nods, and Cicio, you're just scared, and you do evil things.

"But it is true that Master Crow's power is also considerable as a scourge. He also gave us details of the Black Knights he sent."

"Huh? Black knight? Me?

"What the hell, Crow. Have you forgotten? You did report it to me."

Akechi tells him as he looks into the crow's eyes, oh, and the crow scratches his jaw.

"You sure did. Yeah, that's why I think I'd better stay, even in that sense."

"I know what you're talking about, but then why are you even with Aika?

"That's because I thought the labyrinth offense was tough because of Aika's strength. I can't be alone outside, so I'm following you. You still care about this, don't you?

Even listening to the crow. Mai is pointing suspicious eyes at him.

"... we got the story, but even if we leave it here, we're not gonna get away with it, are we?

"What? No, no, no! There's no way I'm abandoning my people and running, is there? Besides, I'm pretty confident in my arms when it comes to fighting."

"Really? Can you swear by looking me in the eye?

Akechi presses his precautions as he looks at the crow's face, but the crow also takes his eyes off Akechi again,

"Chi, I can swear"

I ran out of words.

"- Yeah, you are. Then let the crow and Aika stay without going into the labyrinth."

"Wait a minute, are you sure you want to leave Aika?

"Yeah, and he's right, and honestly, it's going to be tough."

"So, but honestly, just the two of you (...) are worried about boulders"

Mai says with particular emphasis only on the two of them. The crow just seemed to care because there was a verse that even strangely gave a little bit to Aika.

"Dear Mai, I'm fine. If that's the case, I'll leave a few knights behind."

"That's right. I don't know what you're worried about, but then you're gonna be okay, right? Aika won't be a problem."

"Huh? Oh, uh, and -"

Once again, the crow asks, and it is a mouth caged aika,

"That's right, make it clear, Temehe!

and shivering viculi, shoulders and lowered hair with Cicio reinforcing his narrative.

"Hey, you don't yell!

"Oh, no, I'm sorry, Mai. I'm a little frustrated with my long journey."

Then Mai attacks Sicio, but Sicio with a distinctly different attitude in Aika and Mai.

In the meantime, more crows, huh? And while I lay my eyes down when I checked with Aika, yes, it's fine - I replied.

"... Mai, I don't even know if you're worried. But I'm staying too, so it's okay. I'll take care of the outside."

Then he said that even Megumi would remain on the spot this time.

"Come on, it's up to you."

"That's right. What I found out on my journey so far. I've definitely gotten to a pretty good level, too, but I still don't think Akechi is as good as you guys, and I think maybe even if we go on offense like this, we'll end up together."

I say it with a little remorse. Magic Swordsman and medium rare titles, but still seemed to feel powerless to head toward the ancient labyrinth offense.

"Huh, man, I can't help it. If you're not sure, you can't go with me."

"Yes, then I'll stay with you. To be honest, I'm not sure either."

When Mai said he would stay to follow, Sicio looked out for him!?

"No, Mai, you can't"

"What?"

But shortly afterwards, Akechi enters. Mai glanced at him with biting eyes at it.

"Why? Why can't I?

"It's because Sicio's motivation is going to be unmotivated. Just because Mai isn't coming, even Cicio can stay here."

"Whoa! If Mai's not coming, I'm not going to attack either!

"Hey, what the hell is that? I'm not his protector, am I?

"I know that, but Cicio has a lot of strength as a warrior, and he's a necessary person for the offense. You can't leave me here, or you can't show your strength if you can't take me there, can you?

"That's none of my business!

Raise your voice Mai protesting Akechi, but Akechi sighs one thing.

"Mai, did you forget? Empire cooperation is essential to return to the original world. We need to work with you on what we can do to help. For each other's benefit. That's why this labyrinth attack is so important, right?

"Well, I know that..."

Mai still lays her eyes down and squeals with an unconvincing look. And then Akechi said, and then he said,

"You'd better stay with us, because..."

After saying that much, Akechi whispered something in Mai's ear. Then Mai stared at Akechi after showing a slight face.

"... ok. I'm going to attack."

It appeared that he did not accept, but he was to join the offensive team.

As a result, we don't go on offense, but it's Megumi and Crow outside who are in the lookout role, and one black knight and the Imperial Knights on Aika.

And as for the offensive group, it became Akechi, Samezi and Sisio, and Alect, Mai and the Black Woman Knight, and the rest of the Knight - thus began activities divided into two hands now...