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Chapter 50 : Almeria Labyrinth
🕑 Added 2022-06-18 17:41:37 +0000 UTCTL:SummerPeanut
TL: Sorry guys. Getting caught with patreon’s staff because he says chapter 42 got sexual violence and I need to take down the chapter if I can’t give them an explanation… All misunderstandings were solved but had to use up my backup chapters stock this week since couldn’t get much time to tl.
Author’s Note:
I will write down who is equipped with what along with their status from now on.
This time I will only list the equipment in the postscript.
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"Alright, let’s try our best from today!”
Ike said and opened the door of the inn.
We got some useful information at yesterday's get-together.
I heard from Zeke and Maria that the labyrinth in Almeria has recently changed a little compared to the past.
The reason I say ‘apparently’ is that none of the parties currently in town have dived into the second floor, and they all know only about the first floor.
And recently, there are more traps on that first floor.
The new traps have made it impossible for anyone to carelessly go up to the second level.
In addition, it is said that magic beasts from the second floor now appear in the first.
They are usually found near the room that leads down to the second floor, and it is an unspoken agreement that adventurers in this town do not approach that room.
We were also told that it is okay to use Fire magic in the labyrinth.
Well, it depends on how big the scale of the magic is but at least Ike's Fire magic does not seem to be restricted.
I was happy about this because I had been wondering if it was okay to use Fire magic in the labyrinth ever since we were diving in the Irgusia labyrinth. Then again, from the very beginning, I used to burn the defeated magic beasts to get the magic stone out.
I think I'll try using Firestorm next time to test it out.*1
I was also told about other things like the situation in the Balkus Kingdom but it's not something I need to know right now.
But maybe the best thing about the get-together was that we didn't have to worry too much about our backs in the labyrinth.
I heard that it is common for adventurers to get into trouble with each other in the labyrinth after all.
We also decided on our roles in the labyrinth.
I'll be the scout and the rear guard, which is a very difficult role.
I will use my clairvoyance to find traps and search for enemies, and if there are any, I will ask Ike and Clarice to clash into them.
From the second floor, I am to search for enemies and, if I felt that an ambush might be coming towards us, I would attack the other side first with magic.
After leaving the inn, I stopped by the Adventurer's Guild and received every single quest we could handle in the labyrinth.
We were able to receive the orders without getting tangled up with other adventurers because of yesterday's incident.
We were allowed to take on quests that normally would not be available to us E-class adventurers.
It seems that Ralph, the guild master, was able to follow up properly.
We then purchased the first-floor map at the guild and dove into the labyrinth.
The labyrinth in Almeria had wide passageways and spacious rooms.
When we arrived at the first room, we found a party of adventurers fighting.
We waited at the entrance of the room for the battle to end.
They were a party of six, and the enemies were three bird-shaped magic beasts called condor with a threat level of D. They had already killed several condors since there were several condor corpses lying around.
"Tsk, we're retreating after the first room again today… only 3 left! Let's go for it!”
A man who seemed to be the leader blasted his voice and inspired the party.
After a few tens of minutes, they defeated the condors and the party took the magic stones out of them.
We watched the process the whole time.
After the party retrieved the magic stone, they came toward us where the exit was.
"Are you guys the kids who off’ed our Almeria adventurers yesterday?"
"We didn't off anyone. We just lightly hit their chests.”
"Well, it's just as the rumors. Go break a leg. As you saw, the number of magic beasts increased so much it’s hard to reach the depths of the first floor. There will be more magic beasts on the second floor so get your guards up. We’ll leave the rest to you."
The party passed by us and headed toward the exit.
"In Irgusia, this level of strength might be equivalent to the level of the third floor. We'd better brace ourselves.”
Ike said, and we nodded and started walking. Of course, I was the first to go.
After passing through the room, there was a passageway but a condor was in that passageway as well.
I informed Ike, and Ike and Clarice stepped forward and started fighting.
Condors are highly agile and even Ike and Clarice can’t defeat them unscathed.
However, Clarice's defender and mysterious anklet will heal her wounds quickly.
Ike, thanks to his Ifrit’s Mail, has only 1 or 2 HP deducted.
Sometimes a condor will fly past the two of them to me but I shoot it down with Wind and finish it off with my sword.
After killing all the condors in the passage, we realized our fatal mistake.
What to do about collecting the magic stone...
We are planning to defeat every single enemy we meet.
Yet we don't have the spare room to collect the magic stones.
For now, we decided to bring what we can carry with us today and when we can no longer carry anymore, we will leave them in the appropriate place and bring them back with us when we return back.
When I went to the next room, I found a trap in the passage.
The trap was a poisonous fog. I and Clarice could use the Holy magic, Cure, so it would not have much effect but for the other adventurers, it was a deadly trap.
I notified Ike and Clarice and stepped into the trap on purpose.
I wanted to see if the trap would disappear after I stepped on it.
I also wanted to see if Cure would solve the poison.
The result was that the trap disappeared when I stepped on it. The poison mist of the trap could be recovered with Cure.
We decided to proceed by stepping into the traps as many as possible, considering the future.
However, it does not mean that all traps will disappear even if we keep stepping on traps. They will reappear somewhere sooner or later.
As we explored the labyrinth while looking at the map we bought at the Adventurer's Guild, we found several places that were dead ends on the map but actually had more to it.
Because of the previous incident where I got teleported to Grantham, I was very cautious in those rooms.
The rooms not listed on the map were nothing special though.
There were no treasure chests or anything like that, just some normal magic beasts and we defeated them as per normal.
It took us all morning and into the night to get to all the places on the first floor.
We were left only with the last room that’s headed to the second floor unexplored due to lack of time.
The traps on the first floor were poison fog and poison arrows. I’m really glad that there were no teleports or similar traps.
There were only threat level D magic beasts and none of the threat level C magic beasts on the second floor.
Unfortunately, no treasure chests appeared this time.
We tried to bring back as many magic stones as we could but there was a limit to how many we could carry.
When we had no choice but to give up more than half of them, a large group of adventurers came in front of us.
"Thank God. You’re alright!”
One of the adventurers said so. It was the same adventurer who had tangled with us yesterday.
"We expected you all to come back earlier since you said you would only dive the first floor today but you all took longer than expected to come back, so we were worried and came to check on you.”
"Thank you for your concern. The map was a little different from the one I bought from the guild, so I had to re-map it which is why it took us so late.
Ah! Just in time. If you don't mind, could you please take back the magic stones left here? Of course, you can all exchange them for cash. We can't hold anymore.”
When Ike said this, the adventurers were surprised to see the number of magic stones.
"...I've never seen...this many magic stones before, and it should have taken quite some time to take out this many magic stones. Besides, are you sure you want us to take this much?"
“Yes, we were going to leave them behind since we couldn't carry them anyway.”
The adventurers hold the magic stone with apologetic yet gloating faces.
Well, we'll take down the magic beasts on the way back, so there's no problem with their both hands full.
"Come to think of it, weren't there a lot of magic beasts on the way here?"
When I said that, one of the adventurers said.
"I found a path where we didn't encounter any magic beasts at all, so I followed that path and found you guys.”
So they were following us from the middle of the road, unaware that was our path.
It was after 8:00 p.m. when we finally returned to town.
We went to the Adventurer's Guild to report the completion of our quest and exchanged our magic stones, then returned to the inn.
The inn we were staying at was the high class with showers installed in the room.
The order of using the showers was Clarice first, then me, and finally Ike.
It was only natural that Clarice should use the shower first but Ike was considerate enough to put me next.
After cleansing ourselves in the shower, we discussed the issues of the day.
What to do with the magic stones dropped. Zeke told us to earn money so it would be a waste to throw away the magic stones as we did today.
In the end, we couldn't come to a conclusion after our discussion alone, so we decided to return to Irgusia the next day and consult with Zeke.
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Mars’s Equipment
Name: Mithril Silver Sword
Attack: 10
Value: C
Details: A sword that easily allows the magic of the wearer to circulate.
Name: Sylph Dagger
Attack: 2
Special: Magic +1, Agility +1
Value: C+
Details: A special dagger that makes the wearer feel lighter when equipped. Enchanting the dagger with Wind magic slightly increases attack power and agility.
Name: Disguise Bracelet
Special: -
Value: -
Description: The wearer's status can be falsified. However, the value cannot be higher than your own status. It cannot be seen through by ordinary appraisals.
Clarice's Equipment
Name: Defender
Attack: 10
Special: Endurance +2
Value: B
Details: Accelerates HP recovery slightly.
Name: Mithril Silver Dagger
Attack: 9
Value: C
Details: A dagger that easily allows the wearer's magic power to circulate.
Name: Magic Arrow
Attack: -
Special: Magic +1
Value: B+
Details: A bow that shoots arrows made of magic power. It can fire arrows of various attributes. The bow itself is enchanted with Wind magic.
Name: Saint's Robe
Defense: 14
Special: Magic +3, Endurance +2
Value: A
Details: Reduces MP consumption and increases the effectiveness of Holy and Barrier magic. Disables abnormalities. Automatic repair.
Name: Mysterious Anklet
Special: Magic +1
Value: B-
Details: HP recovery when walking while equipped.
Name: Disguise Bracelet
Special: -
Value: -
Details: The wearer's status can be falsified. However, the value cannot be higher than your own status. It cannot be seen through by ordinary appraisals.
Ike’s Equipment
Name: Flame Lance
Attack: 20
Value: C
Detail: The spear can be enchanted with Fire magic.
Name: Salamander Sword
Attack: 20
Special: Magic +2
Value: B
Detail: A magical sword made of mithril silver. Enchanting the sword with Fire magic increases its attack power.
Name: Ifrit’s Mail
Defense: 30
Specia: Magic +1, Durability +2
Value: A-
Detail: Can only be equipped by those with Fire magic aptitude. When magic power is channeled, it can be encloaked in fire. Even if the part without armor is attacked, the power of fire can reduce the damage received by the wearer.
Name: Flame Bracelet
Special: Magic +2
Value: C
Detail: A bracelet that contains Fire magic. Reduces MP consumption by 1 when chanting Fire magic, and slightly shortens the activation time.
Name: Disguise bracelet
Special: -
Value: -
Details: The wearer's status can be falsified. However, the value cannot be higher than your own status. It cannot be seen through by ordinary appraisals.
Author’s note:
If you feel the series is even a bit interesting and are curious about the story’s continuation, please consider giving ★★★★★ and bookmark as it will really help with my motivation. m(__)m
TL’s note:
- Bruh. Did u listen to yourself?
