The goblin had a small axe in his hand.
　Goggle, red eyes catch me.

　........are you coming?
　He grips the handle with both hands.

''Well that was it.''

　First we have to test if the forbidden curse can be used within the Holy Ruins.
　Let's see.
　The goblins are the target of this curse.

"I am the king of chains, I am the king of chains, I am the king of chains, I am the last of chains in prison, I am the enemy of my life, I am the enemy of your fate, release the ninth curse.

　The forbidden spell is activated.
　A red rift appears around the goblin.

'Gi?　Gigi?

　A goblin looks flustered by the hole that suddenly appears around him.
　The multiple chains that pop out of the hole immediately restrain the goblin.

　Alright.
　It seems that the forbidden spell can be used within the Holy Ruins as well.
　And this one--

"I am bound by chains and desire to pierce the iniquity of the d*mned with the black magic spear, the ninth curse of the Second Realm, released!

　Four more holes appear, and several black spears pierce the goblin.
　Spewing, blue blood.

"Geeeeeaaaa...!　Gah........!

　The goblins stop breathing.
　And the goblin's corpse melts away.

　
　I wonder if it means that the eyes change color when I get worked up.

　That was the time.

''Gigaa!''

　One of the goblins jumped at him, brandishing a small axe.

''What?　Whoa!

　There was another one behind the first one that came out!
　When did you crawl out of the hole...!
　I didn't notice!
　Oh, yes, the d*mned.

"I invoke the curse of my chain...

　The goblins are already in sight.
　I can't... I can't...

Oh, shit!

　I thrust the sword in my hand forward with all my strength to shanimu.

　A crunch.

　The sword that I thrust out pierced the goblin's stomach.
　But even so, the goblin spits out blood from its mouth and swings the small axe at you.

''Kook........''

　Gulp.
　The feeling of a blade gouging out flesh.

"Ko-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!

　I raised the sword that had been thrust into me with all the strength I could muster with a reverse knee strike.

"Ggaaaaah!

　The goblin's belly to my left shoulder cracks open.
　The spurting blood splattered down on me.



　The goblin's moaning became muted, and then.......silenced.
　Immediately afterwards, the goblin's body begins to melt.
　The blood on my cheek also disappears in a wisp of smoke.
　Although there is a slightly tickling sensation, there doesn't seem to be any danger like the strong acid in the blood.



　One breath.
　Surprise..........

...........

　Anyway...

　I drop my gaze to the hand that grips the sword.

　I thought that killing a creature of a certain size, even if it is a demon, would bring up a lot more emotions, but surprisingly, you don't feel anything.......　
　And, having said that, I guess it's the same with Cyclops.

　..........
　No, it's not.

　Rather, I--

　Boom.

　The feeling of that blade slicing through my flesh - that's what I was feeling.

　I am...
　You're not supposed to know what to do with it, Jopod.

　Boom.

　It's soothing.
　Dokoloka.

　Mott, Killing Shtite--

...What?

　Do you want to ... kill it?
　Huh?
　What was I thinking?
　Well, if we're going to attack the Holy Ruins from now on, there's nothing better than being able to kill a lot of demons.......

..........

　Yeah, well, now that we know that the forbidden curse can be used within the Holy Ruins, it's time to go back today!

　I decided to go back the way I came in order to return to the ground.

　.........

　I've found it.
　The stairs to the lower level.

　The sequence of events went something like this.
　I was going to go back the way we came, but it seems that we got lost on the way, it was no use, so I was wandering around the first level in search of the stairs leading to the top.
　I don't know if the rumor about the Holy Ruins separating the party from each other is true or not, but I didn't see anyone during that time.

　He walked around for a while, but there was no sign of finding the stairs back up.

　Was he tired and impatient and his ability to think was weakening?
　I finally decided to open the door and see if I could find the stairs to the top.
　The first door I opened was a staircase that led downward.

　.................
　I'm also hungry.
　Considering the equipment, it wouldn't be a good idea to dive further down in our current state.
　But--.

　One more level or so wouldn't make much difference, would it?

　No, no........what's wrong with me.
　Before we went in, you just heard about the danger of being 'eaten by the ruins'.
　....................
　But what do you think?

　I have a forbidden curse.
　I killed a goblin with my sword earlier.

　Then it's just one more level--

　And now I'm...

　He took a step, a step toward the darkness at the end of the black-mouthed staircase and--

Hey.
...What?

　Suddenly, a voice called out to me from behind and I turned around as quickly as I could.

'Ah,'

　And the guy who talked to me, he did the same thing.

Oh....

　And then he cupped his mouth with his hand.
　Sheesh, as if to say.

　I couldn't hide my surprise when I saw the person standing behind me.

''Kyu........Currier, Mr.?''

　Yes.

　The person who approached me was Currier Versteyn.