Dark Continent (1st)
One of the guards stepped aside but the other remained in my path and spoke.
I-I used to be stationed in the castle in Tricklis.
Oh, you were?
That all suddenly changed when I was told I was to be stationed out here. All due to a decision so faceless noble made on my behalf.
His hand holding the spear began to tremble.
And now a new noble is here to give more orders. Where will I be sent this ti, huh!? To prison!?
Eh? No, I-I wasnt planning.
The soldier was getting more and more amped up.
As one might expect, being stationed at an isolated mine isnt exactly the most luxurious position. Im sure his mind has been filled with nothing but negative thoughts the entire ti hes been here and hes had plenty of ti to brood over them.
What am I supposed to do about my family!? I was sent here and there, never having any ti to spend with my family and do you know what happened!? My wife left and even my daughter has beco a woman I dont even recognize.
That took a dark turn.
I wonder if an orgy with his daughter and wife is possible.
Oi, Baron, what more suffering can you even cause !?
Oi, calm down.
The other soldier tried to intervene.
He was physically trying to restrain him by holding him from behind.
Get a hold of yourself! Think about who youre speaking to!
What can he do to make my life any worse!?
Is this what all career soldiers lives are destined to be?
Personally, Id be happy just to have been married. I always regretted not getting married in the pri of my life. A midsumr love filled with passionate sex. But my previous life couldnt have been further from that.
If I tell him my true thoughts, he might actually attack with that spear.
I have to say sothing to calm him down.
Rest assured, you will not go to prison as long as I have a say in the matter. Ill speak to Viscount FitzClarence on your behalf and see if I can get you stationed in the castle once more.
R-Really!?
Yes, Ill do my best.
I-I see.
But Ill only be able to do that if I can pass through here. If I lose the Viscounts trust, why would she listen to any request I have? Do you understand?
I looked straight into the soldiers eyes.
It didnt take long for him to break.
He looked down at the ground before speaking to the guard next to him.
O-Oi, I want to trust the Baron.
You changed your mind pretty quickly.
The other guard gave a quick nod before turning to . He was more calm than the guard that had his wife stolen from him. Is he happy with where he is in his life or has he just given up?
He took a seat to the side of the mine entrance before speaking.
My request isnt as personal as this guy. A little bit of gold is all you need to buy off.
That shouldnt be a problem.
Im glad this guy was much easier to deal with.
I took a few coins out of my breast pocket and handed it to him with a smile.
You may pass, Baron Tanaka. May we both continue to support the FitzClarence family to the best of our abilities. Long live Duke FitzClarence, long live Viscount FitzClarence, long live Baron Tanaka.
Thank you.
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I was now inside the mine after buying off the guard.
The inside of the mine was pitch black without any lanterns to light the way. I conjured a fireball to float a few tres in front of so I could see. I cautiously proceeded down the dimly light shaft.
.
There could be monsters here.
I need to be careful.
My entire body was tense as I proceeded down the shaft, but after ten minutes without anything happening, I started to relax. The shaft just continued on without any sign of ending. There would occasionally be so side shafts, but there was no sign of life or anything of interest.
The combination of the dark passage and narrow walls made feel uneasy. I could easily get lost down here. For now, Ill lt parts of the ceiling with my fireball to keep track of where I ca from.
.
Its scary being all alone down here.
I wish I didnt co alone.
I tried to imagine Senseis pussy in my mind to calm my heart. Now that I think about it, I havent seen her panties in a long ti. Shes been locked in her room writing that book. Today was the first ti we spoke in a while.
It was as I was lost in my thoughts that sothing happened.
.!?
The floor beneath suddenly collapsed.
I imdiately activated my flight magic and hovered above the hole. The floor crumbled beneath and the rocks fell into the vast darkness below. After a few seconds, I could hear them clatter against sothing.
Theres an opening beneath this shaft.
Im getting nervous.
I started to float down into the opening, still using my fireball to light the way. It would be bad if any monsters attacked now.
After descending for a few tres, a large room far different than the passage above ca into view.
It was easily a hundred tres square.
The ceiling was about six tres high.
The passage above had been carved into the mountain with a few wooden supports, but this room was made by human hands. The walls were made from smooth stone as was the ceiling.
.
Oi, oi, oi, this has to be what Im looking for, right?
Except for the hole I entered through, there was no other entrance I could see.
What is this place?
A magic circle had been drawn in the centre of the room.
It was one of the largest circles Ive seen.
The geotric figures were etched into the ground in fine lettering and they gave off a faint glow. It was beautiful to look at.
What is this supposed to do?
Im not capable of looking at these figures and determining the type of magic theyre used for.
If only the noble mage were here.
.
What kind of magic is it? But, of course, no matter how hard I stared at the formation, I didnt have the knowledge to understand it.
I guess Im just going to have to try a more direct approach.
I cancelled my flight magic and dropped to the ground.
As my feet hit the ground, a soft slapping sound resonated through the room, but nothing more happened.
what should I do?
If this mine is the Pri Ministers target, then this formation has to be what he wants.
But I cant know for sure.
Its possible this is unrelated to the Pri Minister.
.
I suppose theres one thing left to try.
I can put so of my magic into the circle.
It should be similar to how I did it with the mana potions.
I suppose its worth a shot.
I dont know if theres a proper way of doing this but I thrust my hands towards the circle in order to create the right atmosphere. Co forth mana, co on, respond to my power unknown magic circle. I poured my magic out in the hopes that sothing would happen.
I could feel a strange sensation take hold of .
Uwaa.
I quickly activated my invincible mode as a precaution.
But after I had stopped pouring out my mana, everything returned to normal.
How much mana was that draining from ?
NaTanakaSexMaleRaceHumanLevel125JobAlchemistHP149802/149802MP250000030/252000030STR10012VIT2711DEX16100AGI12322INT200001900LUC27
I dont think Ive ever seen my MP drop that low just from healing.
NaTanakaSexMaleRaceHumanLevel125JobAlchemistHP149802/149802MP252000030/252000030STR10012VIT2711DEX16100AGI12322INT200001900LUC27
Its already recovered.
Which ans that my mana was draining fast enough that my natural recovery couldnt keep up. I may still have been far from completely exhausting my mana, but if I let it go long enough, Id eventually be completely exhausted. This must have cost a considerable amount more than using recovery magic or fireballs.
While I was focused on this strange occurrence, the magic circle at my feet began to glow brighter.
Whats going to happen?
I probably shouldnt be standing on top of it.
I tried to take a few steps away, but as I did, the light began to glow brighter.
Ah!?
The dazzling light began to glow like a raging magnesium fire.
The blinding white light forced to close my eyes.
At the sa ti, I felt the floor move beneath . I activated my flight magic and tried to move as far away from the circle as possible. I flew at full speed to the corner of the room.
Im not sure what happened next.
I had my eyes set on the wall furthest from the corner, when suddenly it was right in front of .
I overcorrected and slamd my head hard into the ceiling before hurtling towards the wall and crashing shoulder first into the wall. I finally collapsed limply to the floor.
Ah.
It hurts.
I could hear a loud popping noise coming from my shoulder as I tried to move.
Im not used to travelling at high speeds with my flight magic in such confined areas. Before I knew it, I had reached the opposite wall and overcorrected hitting my head.
I healed my injuries and the pain quickly dissipated.
After the pain was gone, I looked around to take in my surroundings, butwhere am I?
I was in a large room before of around a hundred tres square, but this room is less than half the size.
What is going on?
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