Lazevara and I parted ways, and soon I was back with Lara and the others.

'You've kept me waiting,'

　Then......Lara jumps into my chest.

''Already........!　I was worried about you!　Stop going somewhere with little to no explanation!　I feel like Kurt's not coming back and I'm going to miss him...
I'm sorry.

　I pat her on the back, startled by the amount of heat coming off Lara.
　Next, Marise and Cynthia run up to me as well.

'As for you, I'm not worried about you, but I do wish you'd explain a little more.
'Marise and ........I agree. Cynthia, I'll be sad when Kurt is gone....

　I was only away from the three of them for a little while, though.
　I've made them worry more than they thought, apparently.
　I'm sorry.

'So, Kurt, you're going to explain it to me, aren't you?
It sounded like it was a thousand years ago, but I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
Cynthia, I'm worried about you.

　A complete turnaround.
　This time, the three of them were curious and asked me questions one after the other.


　--I'm not sure if it's an explanation.


　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's not.
　But thinking about the future, you should probably tell these three people the truth.
　If anything, it was even too late.

''Well it's not the right time to say it here.

　Looking around, I continue.

"Let's get out of this underground labyrinth. We've got what we need. And I have a place I want to take the three of you.
""Where do you want to take me?"

　The three of them nodded their heads in unison.

'Yes.'
Kurt, where is it?
It's hard to put into words. Let's head out now. Are you guys tired?

　I asked him.

Yeah, I'm fine!
I can't wait to get to know you.
'Cynthia.......just like everyone else.......'

　They all shook their heads.

　They hadn't been working out in a way that made them feel fatigued at this level... but the three of them had really become tougher.
　I'm just proud of them.

　I clapped my hands together with a pan.

Well I'm going home. I'm gonna have to pick up that hollowed-out hero.

　As expected, it would be a bad idea to leave it like that and kill it.

　We immediately stepped out of this layer and the underground labyrinth in order to get out of it.

　◆ ◆

　After leaving the underground labyrinth, I used transference magic to head to a certain place.

　By the way, that man Ivan or something like that was lying dead in the lava field.
　I carried him and laid him down at the entrance of the underground maze.
　He is a very caring man.
　I don't think I'll ever see him again. Ivan can take care of the rest.


In here.


　We were in a dense forest.
　We had come to the front of a nondescript-looking rock wall.

"...?　It's a dead end, Kurt.

　Lara gave him a strange look and tapped the rock wall.

'No it's not a dead end. The part Lara is touching now is where the entrance is.
Gateway?

　Lara gets a pouting look on her face.

'Keep your eyes open,'

　I put my hand on the rock wall and pour my magic into it.

　Then......

A magic circle is emerging!

　Marise was the first to say so in surprise.
　A magic circle like a pattern appeared on the entire rock wall towering in front of him and began to emit a golden light.
　The divine light diffused into the surroundings as if it were slicing through the night sky.

''An intricate.......magic circle.......''
Does Cynthia see it that way?

　When I asked the question, Cynthia nodded with a smile.
　The owner of green magic who is skilled in analyzing magic, Cynthia and this magic circle will be difficult to grasp the full extent of the magic circle.
　I'm going to be able to unlock the locks on that magic circle one by one.
　It doesn't take much time to unlock them all.

This is ... the end.

　Unraveling the last one.
　Then, in the blink of an eye, the rock wall deformed, creating a hole that would allow him to get in.

'This is how it works!'
What the hell is this?
'The magic circle just now... it was beautiful...'

　The three of them are uniformly puzzled.

''Could it be........the ancient ruins that Kurt found?

　Marise, the honors student among them, is the first to ask the question.

'Ancient ruins?'

　Lara nodded her head.

'Yes. These are the ruins that are said to have been created in the long, long past. Rumor has it that some of the ruins were created as much as a thousand years ago.

　Hmm, ancient ruins.
　Even a thousand years ago, I have seen some such things.
　There were items and knowledge lying dormant there that modern humans would never have, and it was just right to browse them to pass the time.

　However, finding ancient ruins, and even entering them, is often not straightforward.
　Most of the time they are magically locked up, as I mentioned earlier.

'Marys, that's quite a thought.

　I pat her head.

'But ... it's not quite what Marise thinks it is.
No?　After all this time and the fact that we've been magically locked up?　If it weren't for Kurt, we wouldn't have been able to find him.
'Yeah. This isn't that big of a deal, you know.

　Either way, the three of us will understand it quicker once we get inside rather than explaining it.

''Okay, all three of you, let's go inside.

　I took the lead in them.
　The three of them hurriedly followed me.

"Welcome to my house.

　When everyone was in, he turned back to the three of them with a cruel look and said so.

　For a moment, Lara and the others were puffed up.
　However.

''Eh!　This was Kurt's house!
'Why do you live in ancient ruins!
I don't understand...

　The three of them continued as if they were winding up.

　They were gingerly closing in on me.
　This caused the three of them to have their breasts and the soft parts of their thighs against my body.

'Marise, as I said before, this is not an ancient ruin. This is just a house built from scratch for me to inhabit.

　In this era.
　I live in a student dormitory at the Magic Academy, so this is the first time I'm here.

'Kurt. When did you build something like this?

　Lara asks a question.
　She still looks confused.

　I continue to ask her this and then start walking again.

'One(s) 0(s) 0(s) 0(s) years ago(s).'