Chapter 330 – Village (5)

“Turn it off… Turn it off…!”

Morugo was groaning. His body his was fine, but he acted as if he had been beaten with his club and his bones his were broken. In fact, Morugo’s body his was broken and smashed several times. It was only thanks to my heal that it was back to normal.

“Do you want to talk or do you want to start over?”

“No, I will tell you… !”

He, who acted as if he would not open his mouth no matter what pain came, came to his senses when his whole body was crushed. He started talking before I even raised my mace.

“Ooh, we don’t know… ! Only the activating method is handed down, but I really don’t know how to unlock it! Just in case the magic circle breaks, how to make excuses, but how to deal with it has been handed down!”

“How to deal with it?”

“Tell me that it’s a string that rots after a long time, so it can’t be maintained outside the magic circle… That’s why I have to tell them not to run wild and stay calm inside the magic circle.. . . . I heard.”

“These are very fucking bastards. So, how do I restart it?”

“Eh, when the magic circle is damaged, you have to redraw that part and then pour in the magical energy, and if the cause is unknown, you have to restart it once, but that method…”

“How?”

Morugo tried to talk about how to restart but shut his mouth. I pushed him, waving my mace. Morugo gritted his teeth and rolled his eyes to and fro before opening his mouth.

“The way… So…”

Kang!

“Quaaaaa

I asked him to answer as politely as possible. Surprised by my gentlemanly behavior, Morugo let out a girlish shriek in disdain. In fact, it could be said that it was an action very well suited to the treacherous face.

“Isn’t anyone coming even if you wait?”

“Ah… Heck heck… Oh, I see… Hehe… That, so… Uh, as for what to do… On the wall of the oni’s room, there are two magic stones that maintain the magic circle…I just need to replace that magic stone…”

“So, in other words, removing the magic stone will cancel the magic circle?”

“Yes! It will! Please save me! Please save my life! Didn’t I tell you everything I knew! I will take what happened here to the grave…!”

Kang!

I once again politely asked Morugo to shut up. Morugo understood my words with just one shot and fell silent with blood pouring from his eyes, nose and mouth. After roughly burying the spread Morugo on the floor, A.A stood still with a shocked expression. I asked.

“Why? Warrior?”

“It’s a bit of a shock. The dwarves were exploiting demons like this.”

“Are you a demon? The evil demons of the demon realm.”

“It wasn’t evil. Even the priest knows. That demon was really kind. If you ruthlessly betray those who come with good intentions, then who the hell is evil?”

“Let’s hurry down. Morugo disappeared, so there must have been an uproar below.”

It took a while to get information from Morugo. Since Morugo was a special VIP of the mine, it was clear that even if he disappeared for a short time, there would have been an uproar in the mine. From now on, it was safe to say that it was a race against time. We started down the tunnel again. The further down he went, the louder the voice became.

“Theoter! So you really haven’t seen it?”

“…Are you suspicious of me now?”

“No, no doubt! Didn’t Morugo suddenly disappear after coming all the way here? But did you really not see it?”

“I didn’t see it.”

Theoter said. It was hard to see the scene where we kidnapped Morugo in her presence. It was because the underground passage itself was a bit winding, so it was difficult to secure a view, and we even built a bedrock next to it. Because of Shio Terre’s personality her, rather than staring at Morugo as soon as he ate, he would have gone back into her string severance her, so it was hard for her to see.

When Siotere said he hadn’t seen it, how could the guards nod his head without saying anything? They looked into each other’s eyes, frowned, then climbed the stairs again. It was because Morugo could go to another place inside the mine. It wasn’t until they slipped out that we poke our heads out of the underground passage. Theoter seemed quite happy to see us again. She greeted her with her hands slightly forward as if handcuffed.

“Here again. Hi.”

“Hello.”

After descending again, we began to look around Theoter’s room sharply. Looking closely, I could see that something was shining at both ends of the magic circle. I asked A.A.

“But how do you get rid of that? I don’t think Theoter is going to leave it alone.”

She had so much trust in the dwarves that if we tried to break the magic circle, it was clear that she would attack. Ay Ay also looked at her, clicking her tongue, not having a well-deserved solution for this part of her. Theo Terre tilted her head and asked if our behavior seemed suspicious.

“What’s the matter?”

“Mr. Theoter. Do you know what the purpose of this magic circle was?”

“Yes!”

Theo Terre nodded her head and raised her hand once more. Every time she moved her hand, her heart skipped a beat. She seemed quite lively, probably because she had eaten a little while ago.

“It’s a magic circle that keeps this string alive. Since I’ve been here for a long time, you never know when the string will rot, right? So I’ve been told to keep it in top condition here. They say that if you go out of this magic circle after so long, it will rot right away.”

“So if you break the magic circle or get out of the magic circle, won’t you win?”

“Isn’t that petty? It’s like trying to win a match, then stabbing the opponent to death while they’re asleep. No. You can’t call that a win.”

Theoter said firmly. I had to convince him that this magic circle was a lie, but I couldn’t figure out how to do it. AI was also worried. I was wrapping my hair. At that time, she looked at Shio Terre with a serious expression and said Ai.

“Mr. Theoter. Sorry, but we can’t see anything.”

“What?”

I was a little flustered and looked at A.A. She was now trying to tackle this problem head-on. Theoter had a face that did not understand A.A.’S words. Theoter asked again.

“What are you talking about? Can’t you see There is a string here.”

“So, we don’t see that string.”

“Okay? But the dwarves said they could see pretty twinkling pink strings. Look. Can you see clearly with my eyes?”

After pondering for a moment, A.A. Stepped into her magic circle. Both Theoter and I were a little taken aback and couldn’t help but look at A.A. The moment she stepped into her magic circle, I thought of breaking the walls of her cave and getting her out of her. But when she stepped on her magic circle, nothing happened.

A.A looked at her hand her and she smiled a little curiously. Theo Terr looked at her A-A’s wrist her and said.

“What? Are you wearing a string too? Why? I thought this string was only for me…”

Confusion was evident on Theoter’s face. All I could see were two people holding their hands as if they were handcuffed in empty space. Ayyyyyy she really did try pulling her string in the air or twisting her arm around her to see if it really looked like it was tied to her own hand her.

In that state, she took a step back. As soon as she came out of her magic circle again, loud alarms began to sound all around her. Magic stones attached to the walls of the cave like lights were glowing red and making strange noises. But Theoter didn’t seem to be able to afford to care about that.

Aie asked.

“Do I still have the strap on my hand?”

Earlier, when Morugo was feeding Cioter, he talked without entering the magic circle. The cart also did not enter the cart, but only turned the direction and pushed the cart.

A.A. Inferred from there. It seems that this magic circle makes everyone inside the magic circle look like they are tied up with strings.

Theo Ter frowned at him.

“Maybe the string is old and can’t be maintained.”

“To say that, I was always outside.”

“Dwarves have come in a few times. They don’t have any strings on their hands.”

“Those dwarves must have been dealt with by the wizards.”

“Yeah, but…”

“If you have a hard time believing it, you can come out and see for yourself. I’ll go inside this time.”

Theoter’s hands were shaking. She raised her body and moved out cautiously. At the same time, A.A. Went inside. The hoses attached to Theoter’s body were pulled taut, then a few were snapped. Theoter was started when he saw that the hose had fallen, and then moved on again. Hose ran out like barley at harvest. Only then did she take a step outside the magic circle, and looked at A.A inside again. A.A. Was staring at Theo Terre with her hands folded in the air as if she were handcuffed.

Theoter stepped in again without a word. What did she see in her eyes? Theo Terre took another step back, and she took another step forward, continuing to move in and out of the magic circle.

“Haha…”

And laughter was heard. A very small laughing sound flowed into our ears, so that we could not hear it because it was buried in the alarm sound. She was laughing through her tears. Her hands her were trembling, and the corners of her mouth her were twitching.

“A friend, I thought…”

It didn’t feel right. She whimpered and sat back down on the floor. I heard the sound of a steel door opening. I heard dozens, maybe hundreds of dwarves descending. We drew our weapons and stood beside Theoter. As she cried, she pricked up her ears, listening to the sound of her approaching footsteps.

Oni’s visit opened. Through the cracks in the door, I could see the dark-skinned Dwarves, heavily armed.

Bang!

There was no Dwarf army at the place where the door was open. Only the fog made of blood wafted over, giving off a fishy smell. Until just before the door opened, the presence felt through the door was nowhere to be found, and there was only an empty hole in the place where the stairs leading down to the basement had been.

I couldn’t figure out what the hell had happened. In hindsight, it was only after we saw Theo Terre stretch out her hand that we knew she had thrown one of her stones her. She said, raising her body her.

“I can’t forgive… Cheated on me my friendship… You played with me!”