38. Opening the Instance (Please vote for the monthly ticket at the beginning of the month!)
That night, under Ke Fei Er’s guidance, I grew a lot. Ahem, of course, it was only a mental growth, and definitely not any physical “growth”! After all, Ke Fei Er and I were still staying in a hotel for Roshians. If something really happened, wouldn’t Letty burst in with a sword and make a hole in the door at the first moment?
So, we really just fell asleep together. By the way, it also let me know Ke Fei Er’s true thoughts, and I didn’t plan to hide anything from her in the “script” just because I was worried about “using Ke Fei Er.”
After confirming the direction and location of the relic altar related to the “traitor fairy” clues mentioned by Nilu, based on the investigation and the script, I decided to take Ke Fei Er along, both to understand and to obtain Ke Fei Er’s “script .”
This was a clue I got from Nilu, and given her hostility towards Ke Fei Er, it was very likely she would send her servants to attack Ke Fei Er. For safety’s sake and to prevent any accidents, I brought along Letty, who would definitely insist on coming with us after learning about our actions. With this little electric fairy, Ke Fei Er would be safer.
At this moment, on our journey, I still chose to search for the altar mentioned by Nilu during the day to avoid “danger.” However, as we moved away from the towns of the Rodma Empire, everything around us gradually became desolate due to the continuous appearance of “relics,” even devoid of human presence. Yet, Nilu didn’t deceive me; not only was the script like this, but even the reactions of Ke Fei Er and Letty next proved this point.
“What’s wrong, Ke Fei Er?”
Shaking off the worries in my mind, I looked at Ke Fei Er and Letty, who had fallen behind me for a moment. Today, these two were surprisingly harmonious and friendly, not arguing over trivial matters along the way.
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I hope this captures the essence and atmosphere of the original text!
“It’s nothing.” Kephir shook her head, “It’s just that Alsace told me she feels a bit uncomfortable, we should be nearing the place you mentioned.”
“Eh? This emperor feels the same way. Clearly, there’s nothing wrong with walking this distance, but I’ve been feeling a bit out of breath since a while ago…”
It wasn’t just Kephir; even Letty was quietly complaining, “Could it be because it’s too hot?”
Letty lowered her hood and breathed lightly, the journey had made her somewhat fatigued. However, both Kephir and Letty’s “abnormalities” indicated that we were gradually getting closer to our destination.
After all, this was the place where Kephir’s “upgraded treasure script” was located; how could there not be some strange occurrences!? Sure enough, the next moment, an important script hint appeared!
【The altar ruins once controlled by Nilu over the fairies are just ahead!】
Kephir’s “main storyline script” was located at the altar that Nilu once used to control the fairies. Perhaps that was why Alsace said she felt unwell. As for Letty…
“We’re here, just follow this path forward.”
I had no time to think further and instead pointed out the possible location of the altar not far ahead, following the script’s hint. Just a little way ahead of us, several weathered stone pillars lined up on either side, and the circular clearing at the front, already in ruins and piled with rubble, was likely where the altar was located. If it weren’t for the script’s reminder, amidst this dilapidated ruin, we might not have noticed it for a while.
However, just as I finished speaking, the impatient Letty, eager to rush ahead and take a look, dashed forward on her short legs, only to bounce back as if she had run into an invisible wall, landing squarely on her backside.
“Ugh…”
“Letty! Are you okay!?”
I hurried over to pick Letty up and took out a handkerchief to wipe away her uncontrollable tears. They did say it was an altar ruin; such places generally had all sorts of strange mechanisms and restrictions in the script!
“Don’t argue with a few stones, Letty.”
I finally managed to calm Letty down, who had raised her sword and was ready to strike the stone pillar in front of her, and then I looked at the script hint that had appeared due to Letty’s rashness.
“It seems the script… prophecy indicates that this place, being used to control the fairies’ behavior, has a massive barrier starting here to prevent the fairies from entering.”
“In simpler terms: it doesn’t matter if humans go in, but fairy-related things can only stay outside and stare helplessly, and the inside space has no magical power, so any magic will quickly run out.”
All of this should be for the safety of the controller, and looking at it this way, there wasn’t anything suspicious about this design, so I didn’t think much of it.
The fairy on Kephir’s body was the magically transformed Alsace, but Letty’s…
“Tch~ I thought it was something else; it must be because of this sword.”
After hearing my explanation, Letty muttered, “Ah, I might not have told you all, but this sword of mine can also be considered a ‘fairy’. It’s said to be the fairy ‘Zousi’ that controls lightning, but I’ve never seen her appear in Blet, and using lightning magic is all my own power.”
“In any case, as long as we leave the fairy outside for now, right, Okeled?”
I nodded in response to Kephir’s question: “That’s right, Kephir. I won’t be able to help you much next, so I’ll keep Alsace safe outside for you. Letty, you should go in with Kephir, and leave your sword with me for safekeeping.”
While taking the weapons from the two who had no doubt about my motives, I cautioned, “I can’t predict what will happen next, but if anything comes up, just let me know directly, and I’ll find a way to help you understand.”
In the script, up until now, Kephir’s content still contained words like “failure” and “encountering danger,” and now that we had arrived at the ruins, it was likely that something would come up when Kephir checked on the fairies! I had Letty follow Kephir for insurance and safety.
【Kephir encounters danger while checking on the fairies!】
【Kephir is unable to obtain new clues about the fairies!】
This was the most frequent content in Kephir’s current script! But at this point, all I could do was wait for Kephir to rely on her “protagonist aura” to overcome whatever “gatekeeper monster” suddenly appeared in the script, and then “upgrade the treasure” to obtain the “main storyline.”
I hope that the next development follows the traditional script’s path; after all, it was Kephir who took the initiative to “search,” how could I not trust her?
Suppressing my inner thoughts, to avoid worrying Kephir, at the moment she hesitated before stepping into the ruins, I shot her a reassuring glance!
【Eugiliade died within the ruins!】
As for the death script that has always existed for me, I didn’t pay it much mind, after all, wasn’t Clefair just by my side?
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