An obviously artificial stone entrance.
Metal bars were embedded in the entrance, and a part of them could be opened. “Sō-kun, be careful.”
Chiyu wrapped my hand in both of hers and said, as if praying. “Yeah.”
“Even if I’m not there, Sō-kun, you’ll probably do something reckless. So I won’t tell you not to. But at least, come back alive. Then, I’ll heal you.” Chiyu’s hands were trembling.
She was truly worried about me, her childhood friend and lover. “Yeah, I will.”
“Mm. Just keep breathing. Even if your body is split in half, I’ll heal you.” “That’s terrifying…”
However, her joke lightened the air.
“Good luck, Sōsuke-san. I’ll be waiting.” Shinpo also smiled bravely. “Yeah, we’ll all come back.”
“Doctor Yashan, Shizou. I’ll protect you both. Please be careful.” “I, I’ll do my best too.”
“I will do my best not to hinder everyone.”
Luminous, Miyose, and Shin’en followed. “Alright, I’m going.”
As we four passed through the barred door, being sent off by the two who were worried.
The back door slammed shut. “Kyaa!” The women let out surprised cries.
I hurriedly tried to open the bars, but no matter how hard I tried, they wouldn’t budge.
Moreover, I couldn’t see the figures of Shinko and Senkyuu, who were supposed to be on the other side.
Is this the same phenomenon as not being able to see outside the window in the white classroom or outside the facility in the bonus area?
The space is isolated, or rather…
—Does that mean we can’t leave until we either clear this or fail the quest when the day ends?
I originally intended to clear it, but I can’t even retreat.
“I’m sure it’ll open once we meet the clear conditions. I know you’re worried, but we have to keep going.” The three of them nodded when I said that. I looked around at everyone again.
Ms. Lumina is the owner of the ‘Luminous Magic’.
She immediately activated the lighting magic, illuminating the dark cave as if it were daytime. Miyose is the owner of the ‘Transformation Magic’.
She transformed into Fenrir to protect us, right away.
Miyose’s version of Fenrir has red hair, so it’s not hard to tell her apart from Mashiro.
Kami no Son’s wish for a ‘healthy body’ had apparently improved her frail constitution.
She’s carrying the basket now.
Incidentally, I’m carrying the basket too, and I’ve brought along my spear and stone axe.
They were prepared in the base’s armory, and while I don’t know how useful they’ll be now that my abilities are sealed, they’re better than nothing.
“Professor, shall we start mining right away?”
This time, I’ve entrusted the mining to Professor Lumina and Miyose.
I planned to have Professor Lumina use her light and heat magic like a laser to cut through the mine walls.
Miyose was supposed to use Fenrir’s claws to scrape at the rock.
But when Professor Lumina’s magic hit the wall, it didn’t even leave a scratch. “This is… strange.” The professor is confused.
”…Let’s try moving a bit further. Perhaps it’s too close to the entrance here, and we’re not in a viable extraction point.”
“Ah, I see. Indeed, if we could gather all five minerals here, it would be too easy…”
With Fenrir Miyose leading the way, we proceed through the brightly lit mine.
At first, we could walk side by side, but gradually the width and height of the passage became vastly different. Eventually, we emerged into a wide space.
Thanks to the teacher’s illumination magic, we could see clearly.
At the back, the path split into three.
“Those are… what are they?” Kanno tilted her head.
Something was standing in front of all three paths. Rock-formed humanoid monsters.
Unlike Stumpardis, this didn’t need to ask to know what it was. “Golems…”
These must be the special monsters of the mine.
Seemingly sensing our intrusion, the three golems started moving simultaneously, slowly.
It was eerie how their eyes glowed red.
“Kyah. T-those are the special monsters of the mine…”
The teacher jumped in surprise at the moving golems.
Etched on the golems’ foreheads were mysterious characters.
I seem to recall somewhere that the letters on a golem’s forehead have meaning, and that one can deactivate them by erasing a single character.
Unfortunately, I don’t remember which character it is, and even if I did, it might not be helpful. The language could be from another world.
“Professor! Miyose! The letters on its head might be its weak point!”
I apologize for the vague instructions, but there are no other effective strategies. “Understood!”
The professor fires a beam of energy, which successfully melts the head of one of the golems. “Wow!”
Was it a mistake to think we had succeeded?
The golem’s head regenerates, and it resumes moving.
Fenrir Miyose leaps quickly and scratches the golem’s head with her sharp claws.
The golem falls on its butt, and the letters are scratched off just right.
Everyone holds their breath, wondering what will happen.
“Looks like… it’s not moving this time.”
As Kanyuu said, the golem doesn’t move at all.
Not only that, but it crumbled like sand. “Mr. Illusion, that’s amazing!” The teacher exclaimed in delight.
I couldn’t destroy the head entirely, but erasing the text was effective.
Actually, it seemed that I needed to erase a specific character.
I had noticed that Miyoo’s attack only damaged the rightmost of the three mysterious characters. Then…
“Teacher! Please destroy only the rightmost character from our perspective! Miyoo, please!” “Y-Yes, sir!”
But this was proving to be quite difficult.
It seemed the golem was learning, approaching us while shielding its forehead.
Damage to the weak spot was immediately repaired, making this quite troublesome. “Kouen, throw away the basket!” “Yes, Satoru-sama!”
I also put down the basket on my back along with Kouen.
We could pick it up later.
“Miyoo, push the enemy to the ground! Teacher, please take advantage of the opening Miyoo creates!”
“B-But that way, we can only deal with one at a time…” “It’s okay!”
Miyose let out a growl and leaped at one of the golems.
The other golem came toward me and Kanno.
I stepped in front of Kanno to protect her. “Kanno, stay back.”
“Y-Your Highness!? N-No, you can’t!”
I felt a little relieved by Kanno’s reaction.
She seemed to have feelings for me that were close to faith, but she didn’t mistake me for a god.
She was worried about me, knowing that I was a human who could get hurt and die normally.
The golem tried to crush me by swinging its fist at me.
If it had been before the transfer, I wouldn’t have even had time to react.
But after the transfer, I had been trained to an incredible degree in a short time by using the Thousand Heal ‘Basic Healing’ and ‘Muscle Strength Enhancement’.
I didn’t think I’d lose to any sports club now.
And, the courage and experience I’d gained from countless battles.
I gauge the gargoyle’s fist’s trajectory and fly backward at the right moment.
The fist misses, gouging the ground and scattering stone fragments.
I could even track every single movement with my eyes.
I immediately jump and use the enemy’s fist, arm, and shoulder as a path to climb up the gargoyle’s body. What I need to do is clear. I’ve already thrown away the spear.
I thought it would be easier this time with the stone axe.
I reach the giant gargoyle’s head.
Before the enemy can realize my intention and shield its head, I carve the rightmost character with the stone axe.
The gargoyle’s movement stops completely, and it crumbles like sand. The only miscalculation was.
That the gargoyle, towering over several meters, turned to sand, causing me to fall from that height. Ah, crap…
But just as I thought that, I land on something soft with a puff. “Kouya-kun!” “Souzou-sama!”
I hear the voices of my teacher and Kounodera.
“It’s fluffy… So Miyoo stopped me, huh. Thanks.”
Fenrir howls in a troubled voice. It sounds like she’s saying, “Don’t worry me” or “Don’t be reckless.”
I climb down from her back and look around.
It seems that the teacher and Miyozu have done their part.
The three golems have been defeated, and the three branching paths have been cleared.
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