"This is ...... cave ......?

　She was wandering in the forest, and soon a hole filled with darkness appears in front of her, wide open, ready to swallow everything in darkness.

Could it be the ...... labyrinth!

　Realizing this, she raised her guard at once and pulled the holy sword, Durandal, from the scabbard at her waist, created by a first-class leatherworker.
　The glimmer of the holy sword eases the anxiety in her mind.

　I had heard speculation that the target of the attack might be the demon king.
　Here's what the knight of the church who gave this order said.

Since he lives in the forest of the demon world, his abilities must be quite high. Some say he's a demon king created by the maze. Since his habitat is unlikely to be in the innermost High Dragon's territory, it must be somewhere before that. If there's an opponent that you can't match, use the magic tool I gave you beforehand and leave immediately.

　The city lord of Alfilo, Leiloh, witnessed the identity of the man, and knew that the demon king was right, but since he was at odds with the supporters of the expedition on this matter, the information did not go back and forth well, and it was only half information.
　The only information I have directly from the knight commander, who escaped and returned, is that his troops didn't come back because they were probably destroyed by demon men. But that too is not certain, as I did not see the destruction with my own eyes.

　Therefore, they didn't know that the High Dragon and the Demon King were in a cooperative relationship.

　Unlike the prince at the top, the commanders who know that Horyu is not just a legend, the last expedition and this time's dispatch of brave men, if the demon man is living in the forest of the demon world, Horyu would not be attacked if someone doesn't trespass on his turf as they say. There he was. Because it wasn't his own territory, he would be safe with the demon man there.

Yo, okay, ......!

　Nell walked straight into the cave, not knowing that the above idea was completely misguided-- .


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　A cool, cool air envelops your body. 　
　Click, click, click, click, the echoing sound reverberates off the walls of the cave.

　The labyrinth is said to be inhabited by demons, but so far there's no sign of them.

　An eerie silence spreads, threatening to crush Nell's mind with anxiety.

...... door?

　The absence of any sign of the creature was rather disheartening as she made her way through the cave, and eventually, at what seemed to be its end point, an out-of-place well-made door appeared.

　After being more than a little cautious to see if it was trapped, Nell decided that it seemed to be safe and put her hand on the doorknob with a fearful look on her face.

　You can also have a look at the following tips to help you get a better idea of what to expect when you open the door.


Wow. ............!


　Unintentionally, such an exclamatory sigh escaped.

　On the other side of the door was a grassy field.
　Even though you are in a cave, the lush green grass stretches as far as it will go, giving you the illusion that you have entered another world.

　And to accelerate the illusion - the black.

　A huge black (・・・・・), castle(s)

　In the middle of a grassy field sits a huge, fearsome, jet-black castle - and a beautiful, heart-stoppingly beautiful one at that.

It's amazing. ......

　I've never seen a building of this size before.

　Even the royal castle in the capital is probably less than half the size of this one.
　It's such an overwhelming structure.

　After being enchanted by the castle for a while, Nell came to her senses and shook her head from side to side, full of pride.

　--I mustn't, I mustn't, I must concentrate.

　My guess that that cave was the entrance to the enemy's labyrinth was correct.

　No wonder there were no enemies there now. So - this is where the real work begins.

　Nell gripped the holy sword even tighter than before and headed towards the black castle gate in front of the castle, glaring ahead with caution.


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"What's with the slutty look on your face?

　I'm not going to be able to get rid of it.
　I can't help but giggle when I see that the brave man is fascinated by my castle.

　Incidentally, this demon king's castle is named Luan Fionnell Castle. It was named by Reffi. It means 'the one who conquers the world' in the language of the dragon tribe.

　That's a good name. It just adds to the grandeur of this castle.

"No, no. No, not really.

...... Yuki, that's it. You're not going to kill that little girl this time, are you?

"What, hey, how did you know that?

"I can see it in your eyes. I don't feel the same murderous energy as before.

　I put my hands up in the air as Leffi looks at me with her stare, and I can't help myself.

It's like you said, ......, it's a girl.

　I declare that I kill my enemies, but it's a real girl. I don't want to kill her. Last time it was only guys, so I killed them without any scruples.

　My feelings about people are what they are in this world.
　No, ...... it's not so much feelings for people as feelings for other people.

　I want to kill, so I kill. I don't want to kill, so I don't. Even more so when you add in that it's a girl. Killing her would wake you up very badly.

　That's why I'm not going to kill that girl.

　Therefore, this trap was designed to discourage you from fighting. The deadly trap was not to be activated.

"...... You little b*tc*.

It's not like that! Hey, come on, she's a little bigger than you look, man. I can't help it.



　I pinch my arm as I pinch Leffi, and then hasten to explain myself.

I'm not going to be able to get rid of it. ...... Hun, well, that's fine. I'll forgive you if you say so. But if that's what you want to do, I'll let you off the hook.

"That's okay. I'm sure the trap is a work of art. Here, watch me.

　I urged Leffy to watch the footage that Evil Eye sent me, while I quieted her still glaring at me.