Chapter 1476 – [Diana Dox and the Last Ruins]

It’s just me and Elizabeth heading to their underground facility. In terms of force, one Elizabeth would be enough, but that’s a different story.

Actually, this time it was because the goal was to infiltrate rather than attack. If you’re just going to kill everyone, it’s better to just go together, but if killing isn’t your goal, it’s best to sneak in.

Of course, there’s nothing you can do about it if you get caught. On the other hand, if you get caught, it’s a little bit, so the kids are left behind.

I don’t want to show Eden killing people, even if it’s a dog beast. Similarly, she shows Diana killing her own kind. Lulu is probably going to leave it because if she kills her, she will ask if she can eat what she killed anyway.

Anyway, Elizabeth and I went to the entrance of their underground facility separately. Of course, the place to go is the least guarded.

The passage in the secluded forest is cleverly hidden by various stones and trees. If they didn’t know that there was a passage here, no one would bother looking for it.

“It’s pretty well hidden. Are you going to just go in?”

“That’s why I brought you here. Can you use stealth magic?”

“I can use it, but… It’s not my major, so there’s a chance of getting caught. I don’t know about anything else, but the smell. Cutsie is a dog, so he’s sensitive to smell.”

Well, that can’t be helped If I, as a roadie, are asked to work in a non-major field of creation, I cannot guarantee the level of completion. Originally, there are things people are good at and things they are not good at.

It would be rude to ask people to produce good results in a field they have never been interested in for the rest of their lives. I didn’t want anything too good either.

It’s probably like asking Shion to write a poem or a short novel. My wife must be writing weird stuff that’s half math formulas.

“I knew that, so I bought a perfume separately in the city.

“Well, that’s not a bad idea.”

No matter how many people are left alone, the smell of perfume will be less unfamiliar than the unfamiliar smell. At least, the smell of perfume could have come from somewhere.

With that in mind, I deliberately bought the perfume. I spread it evenly on me and Elizabeth.

Not a bad smell. Because I deliberately chose a pleasant smell. It’s closer to the deodorant side, so it won’t be noticeable even if you go in.

Soon Elizabeth cast her stealth spell on me and herself. Mana came out and covered her and her body as if it were being covered, and soon it shone with a faint light.

First of all, she and I will be able to see each other, but first of all, we will not be able to see each other. Let’s go in quietly like this and come out quietly like this.

“Come on, hold my hand”

“Yes?”

“What if I go in and lose it?

“What kind of child am I?! I can see anyway, so I can follow you without holding my hand?!

“No, I was just saying this out of consideration. Um, is it because you came on a trip with Eden?”

“After all, I’m older than you?!”

“Should I call you sister?”

“Let’s call it once!!!!”

“Sister Elizabeth”

“……Ah, something gives me goosebumps.”

“But there is no need to say it after a long silence.”

Even though I say I’m an old reincarnated person, I don’t have any objection when I say older sister or older brother. In the first place, even in my previous life, I had an older brother and an older sister, so I went around saying hyung and sister, but it’s rather strange to have a feeling of rejection.

If I’m not going to beat everyone up and mess around, I’ll do my own cosplay at that age. Respect for the elderly, respect for people physically older than me, and so on.

But this time, there are some things to annoy Elizabeth. Since we’re alone, it feels like we’ve become closer.

No, getting closer doesn’t mean much.

Anyway, Elizabeth and I entered their stronghold. Passing through the cleverly hidden entrance and entering the interior, the complex and spacious facility caught my eye as I had grasped it with my senses.

It’s underground, but it was more comfortable than I thought. As if the air was ventilated and supplied somehow, it was a pretty good place.

It is said that this place is underground, but perhaps because of the power of the earth spirit, there was a facility tens of meters underground. Roughly speaking, it was about a few floors underground, and Diana’s father, Henry, was imprisoned on the lowest floor here.

It’s difficult to discern the character of someone you’ve never met, but if you think it’s similar to Diana, you won’t be able to tell them apart. If it’s Eden, you might be able to judge it by its smell… Ah, I should have brought Eden.

“Sniff, huh? Doesn’t it smell like something?”

“Has anyone met a girl? I wish… I want to go out too…”

“It’s been a while, so be patient”

“Huh…”

“Eat this instead. If you eat something, you’ll feel better.”

If there’s one thing that’s a little surprising, it’s the atmosphere here.

What should I say… It was a very familial conversation to say that a person was kidnapped and imprisoned and the organization. They were at the bottom, but as much as they look like that, you can get a glimpse of the atmosphere of this organization.

[It seems that the organization is more stupid than I thought]

[Yeah, honestly, I’m a bit surprised]

Elisabeth and I continued down the facility, talking secretly with will.

There are several entrances, but as you go down the floor, there are fewer passages. And because Henry is on the lowest floor, the rate of encounters with Cutsises here has increased.

Fortunately, Elizabeth’s stealth magic and the perfume I prepared worked, so they said they went down without incident… Bitter, it’s so easy that it’s even more frightening.

And we arrived in front of the room where Henri was imprisoned. There are people watching, but I’ve come this far quietly, and it’s not like I can’t handle one of these guys.

[Please]

[Aren’t you teasing me too much?]

[I could do it, but honestly, I don’t think it will end well… I’ll make you something delicious later instead]

[Personally, I think a sweet and delicious dessert would be good. As it goes well with tea]

[Okay]

Elizabeth lightly beckoned her without a chant, and the cutsies who guarded her room fell asleep on their own. In fact, I could do it if I had to subdue it… But since the opponent was a dog beast, it could have been a big deal if I did something wrong. Better to just let Elizabeth sleep with her magic.

After putting them to sleep, I made them lean against the wall appropriately to make them look a little goofy. And finally, we were able to meet Henri Dox, whom we had been looking for.

When I opened the door and entered, there was a Malamute, Cutsy, who was researching while reading a book. The only thing she resembles Diana is that she wants to be a father and daughter.

……Me and Eden are like that too? It’s not because they don’t look alike. I think that’s a bit sad.

“Who are you?”

“Are you Henri Dox?”

“You guys…”

Elizabeth withdrew her stealth magic and she appeared before him. She seemed surprised when she suddenly appeared, but she seemed to have figured out who Elizabeth was without my knowledge.

“Aren’t you a witch? But the person next to you is…”

“My name is Worst. My daughter is a contractor for Yesto, the owner of the Volcanic Sanctuary.”

“Ah!!!! I’ve heard a lot of rumors!!! But why is the contractor’s family here…?”

“I came to rescue you at your daughter’s request.”

“You mean Diana? Oh, and now that I think about it, she didn’t even leave a comment…”

It is not the reaction of someone kidnapped or imprisoned. Normally, it’s normal to be happy with a bright color, but he had a slightly troubled expression.

Of course, it didn’t seem like he was refusing to come to the rescue, but on the other hand, it was quite a contradiction as if he had a mind that he shouldn’t leave here at the same time.

“Thanks, but I’ll stay here. I have work to do.”

“What to do? What is it?”

“This is a group called ‘The Silent Guardians’. They operate in the dark and keep the human presence hidden from the world.”

I heard a lot about this organization from Henry.

They say that a nation that forgets its past has no future, but that’s only true when it comes to the same nation. In this world where beastmen who are completely different from humans live, I personally think it’s okay to bury the past and live.

However, the inquisitive mind of the residents of this place kept the truth a little hidden because it was only a matter of time before the existence of humans was revealed. However, just as I thought so, there were people in this world who thought so.

Even King Aif was aware of the existence of humans. If so, there must be other places, and this place, a group called the Guardians of Silence, was just such a place.

These are organizations that prevent human existence from being revealed to the world as much as possible. However, scholars in the kingdom of Aif announced the existence of humans, and with that, they kidnapped Henri, who was trying to find the legendary ruins.

“I could have kidnapped her, but Diana was at school, so I couldn’t. If I kidnapped a student from a neutral school, there would be many problems.”

“Then those who were keeping an eye on Diana when they arrived in the city…”

“Perhaps the silent guardians.”

“Then why do you want to stay? Didn’t they kidnap Henry?”

“Because these are the keepers of secrets, not the ones who cross the line. Honestly, the dead don’t speak, do they?”

“…..Hmm”

Hagisa, the simplest way to keep a secret is to kill it. So, when I first heard Henry’s story of being kidnapped, I assumed that he was dead. It was surprising that he was alive and well.

But even though he was imprisoned like this, he’s still alive… Either he’s being used, or he just doesn’t have the heart to kill him.

“They are just acting to keep the secret according to their beliefs. While I was staying here, I was persuading them with various things, saying that the past cannot be hidden and the truth will come out someday. Although…”

“Do you know the truth?”

“……Yes, I know where our origins came from.”

No, if you know all of that, it makes sense to organize a group like this. Who likes a race that uses them as test subjects?

Still, no one was killed. If it had been Nuri, since he was the king of freedom, he might have gone mad and wiped it out at the point of oppressing other people’s freedom, but for me, if I don’t kill people, it’s a chance… To be honest, from my point of view, it was safe.

If Cutsie is the superior race and all other races are inferior!!! If you say the same thing and do strange things, if it was an organization, you would have killed them all. Anyway.

“Even though I was imprisoned, the treatment wasn’t bad, and I spent time researching and understanding the data here. I’d rather be here, so please pass this on to Diana.”

“This?”

I got a notebook from him. When I flipped through it, it seemed that I had researched and wrote down a lot of things.

“I organized the rest of the map and the data here while researching.

“Don’t you have the other half of the map?”

“Alpine Roro River here took it. It is probably kept in a room on the same floor.”

“Okay. Please take care of yourself.”

I decided to look at his life curve for a while, get a notebook from Henry, and find the other half of the map. If you find it, your business here is over.

But Elizabeth seemed worried about him. Well, if you look at it, just because he hasn’t killed him so far doesn’t guarantee that he won’t kill in the future. What’s more, if you can figure out the circumstances that helped us like this.

“Would it be okay?”

“I saw you for a while. I’ll live a long time and die peacefully. I won’t die now.”

“Then, it’s fortunate… Ah, that seems to be the power of the Winter Lord, right?”

“Yeah, I can see it and I can operate it. The operation side is still immature.”

It is said that it has been about 1,200 years since I became a rod, but in terms of rod time, I am only number 1 now. I don’t know my age, but I was still lacking in terms of experience after being loaded.

This can’t be helped Even if you hold each and enter training, it is different, and if the concept you are in charge of is an ordeal, meeting people rather than such training is the fastest way to grow. How can the Lord of Trials grow when he neither sees nor undergoes trials?

Anyway, Henry’s life curve was long. At least I won’t be killed or killed in a fit of anger if this incident is found out.

After that, we went around looking for the remaining half of the map. I was wondering where to hide it, but the most likely place is the room where the boss of this place, Roro River, is the most likely, so I decided to go there.

Cast the stealth spell again and approach carefully. Then, aiming for someone else to report, he sneaked in and entered the room through the open door.

There are several books and artifacts in a fairly large room. Among them, there are electronic devices that humans used before the destruction, which is quite surprising. And in the middle of that room was Loro River, the leader of the Silent Guardians.

The breed is probably a Golden Retriever, but the impression was very dirty for the Golden Retriever, who is said to be gentle and kind. It is such a face stained with hatred and anger.

“I report it, Roro-sama. We are currently monitoring the owner of the sanctuary, which has Diana Dox, the contractor of Yesto. We are planning to kidnap Diana Dox at the opportunity, but we are having difficulties because the two do not fall apart.”

“Hmm… Stop kidnapping.”

“Yes? Didn’t Henri Dox, her father, kidnap him?”

“That was the story when her companions were not the owner of the sanctuary and its contractor. In the current situation, kidnapping is a high risk. Instead, take advantage of the opportunity to retrieve the half map. I can bury you.”

“Yes, I understand”

Hmmm, is this guy with a twist? Hagisa If you’re not an idiot, you’ll know that we’ll find you when we’re gone, so of course you do.

Elizabeth and I searched around his room and found the other half of the map, neatly preserved on one side of his desk. If he steals openly now, he will surely be caught, so he is looking for the right timing.

“Huh? But…It smells like perfume.”

“Yes? Oh, yes, that’s right. Who’s meeting a girl?”

“No, that can’t be the case. Among the guys who came into this room today, there weren’t any that smelled like perfume. That’s why…”

At that moment, he met our gaze.

It wasn’t that Elizabeth’s stealth magic was broken, or that she saw through it. Rather, they figured out where we were based on the scent of perfume we wore to hide our existence.

“You bastard! There you are!”

And immediately, his attack flew. Projectiles made of spherical soil created using the earth spirits were fired at us.

We avoided it and immediately snatched the map and took it. I have to run away anyway since I’m caught, but I’ll start with the escape route…

Wooooong!!!

At that time, the projectile fired by Roro River exploded. Not like a grenade, but like a tear gas bomb. It wasn’t that thick dust, but… Our existence, which was invisible due to the stealth magic, became distinguishable through a space where the dust didn’t spread.

Even if we hide our appearance, we still exist, so if we spray something, our existence will be revealed. And the one who knew our location in detail growled in earnest and glared at us.

“There you are!”

Wait, did you do that on purpose to figure out what you were hiding from, expecting to avoid it from the beginning?

I like this baby’s hair!