Sensei calls out to me and grabs my hand holding the Wish Orb. She looks into my eyes and shakes her head.
「Son-in-law, I understand your feelings all too well. Just thinking about you or Sena going through something similar makes my heart feel like it’s about to burst.」
「Then…!」
「But, that orb is as precious as your life. You shouldn’t use it here. You understand, don’t you?」
「But Mika is—」
「Leave the current Saint Mika to me.」
「Huh?」
「What do you mean ‘huh’? I told you to leave it to me.」
That means—
「I’ll take care of it somehow. I’ll remove the worry before your eyes so that your kind heart won’t be clouded.」
「Sensei!!」
I impulsively hug Sensei. She remains silent for a while, patting my back as if soothing a child. Then,
「W-well, that’s enough… Besides, don’t you have somewhere you need to go?」
Sensei gently pushes me away. She’s right. I can’t possibly think that the Sealed Dungeon is over. If that’s the case, my intuition might be correct.
「Sensei, there were four boss monsters in this Sealed Dungeon. All of them were monsters we actually faced.」
She nods once, encouraging me to continue.
「Strangely, we fought the Crystal Doll when I was with Mika, the Angel when I was with Angelica, and the No-Skill when I was with Eris. This can’t be just a coincidence anymore.」
「So, what do you think?」
Sensei asks me.
「The Sealed Dungeon is peering into our hearts.」
I’m sure my theory is correct.
「You said it before, Sensei. When the Sealed Dungeon appeared in the past, plagues and famines broke out, causing many deaths. Not just that, there was also a graveyard near the Sealed Dungeon.」
At this point, Sensei seems to have realized something.
「Death spread, and people felt fear. The Sealed Dungeon understood those emotions. That’s why the monsters produced by the Sealed Dungeon must have been ghouls and skeleton warriors.」
「I see. So you think the same thing happened this time?」
「Yes. This time, the Sealed Dungeon created boss monsters based on their fears.」
This explanation makes sense. At the very least, Mika feared or felt threatened by the Crystal Doll, Angelica by the Angel, and Eris by the Dragon Bone Swordsman.
「I see. Your theory is probably correct. Then, what were you afraid of?」
I catch my breath at Sensei’s question. It’s a complete blind spot. What was I afraid of—
「Let’s end our chat here.」
She’s right. I’ve already told Sensei where I’m going. The Sealed Dungeon isn’t over yet. More accurately, while the ominous aura has completely dissipated from this Sealed Dungeon, I can’t feel the complete disappearance of the dungeon’s power itself.
「Well then, Sensei! I’m off!」
As I tell Sensei this,
「I’m coming too.」
The one who speaks up is Angelica.
○○○
A beat after Angelica’s voice, Ash also stands up.
「Low, it’s not over yet, right? I’ll come along too. I can’t let my friend go alone.」
I look at the two of them, but they hardly seem to be in any condition to fight. Both of them show obvious symptoms of mana depletion. Ash, in particular, seems severely debilitated.
「I can’t take you two with me now. There might be even more dangerous things waiting ahead.」
「But—!」 Angelica raises her voice. At this point, Sensei, who had been quietly observing the situation, turns her gaze to the two and slowly opens her mouth.
「Ash, you understand, don’t you? Rest now.」
As she says this and embraces Ash from the front, Ash’s body goes limp, collapsing like a puppet with its strings cut.
「I’ll keep a close eye on this one here. And you’re Angelica? You look just like Scarlett. I’d love to talk with you more, but time doesn’t allow it.」
Sensei raises her hand towards Angelica. Then, Sensei’s healing magic, which I’ve benefited from many times before, envelops Angelica. Color returns to Angelica’s pale cheeks, which had been showing strong symptoms of mana depletion.
「Please take care of Ichiro.」
Sensei bows her head to Angelica.
「You don’t need to ask. For my friend’s sake. And to understand what’s happening to me.」
Her words lack the thoughtless flippancy I sensed when she was with Ryūgūin. Instead, I feel a certain strength in them. And above all, she said it was for her friend’s sake. A woman who can become furious for her friend’s sake — that was the Angelica I once knew.
「Angelica. You might not like this, but bear with it.」
Of course, I don’t wait for an answer. So I ignore her half-panicked questions of 「Huh, what? What is it? What’s going on?」 and lift her by the waist, placing her on my shoulder. It’s what you’d call a fireman’s carry.
「Sensei! Once again! We’re off!」
With Sensei waving behind us, I kick off from the spot.
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Chapter 138
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「Son-in-law.」
Sensei calls out to me and grabs my hand holding the Wish Orb.
She looks into my eyes and shakes her head.
「Son-in-law, I understand your feelings all too well. Just thinking about you or Sena going through something similar makes my heart feel like it’s about to burst.」
「Then…!」
「But, that orb is as precious as your life. You shouldn’t use it here. You understand, don’t you?」
「But Mika is—」
「Leave the current Saint Mika to me.」
「Huh?」
「What do you mean ‘huh’? I told you to leave it to me.」
That means—
「I’ll take care of it somehow. I’ll remove the worry before your eyes so that your kind heart won’t be clouded.」
「Sensei!!」
I impulsively hug Sensei.
She remains silent for a while, patting my back as if soothing a child. Then,
「W-well, that’s enough… Besides, don’t you have somewhere you need to go?」
Sensei gently pushes me away.
She’s right. I can’t possibly think that the Sealed Dungeon is over. If that’s the case, my intuition might be correct.
「Sensei, there were four boss monsters in this Sealed Dungeon. All of them were monsters we actually faced.」
She nods once, encouraging me to continue.
「Strangely, we fought the Crystal Doll when I was with Mika, the Angel when I was with Angelica, and the No-Skill when I was with Eris.
This can’t be just a coincidence anymore.」
「So, what do you think?」
Sensei asks me.
「The Sealed Dungeon is peering into our hearts.」
I’m sure my theory is correct.
「You said it before, Sensei. When the Sealed Dungeon appeared in the past, plagues and famines broke out, causing many deaths. Not just that, there was also a graveyard near the Sealed Dungeon.」
At this point, Sensei seems to have realized something.
「Death spread, and people felt fear. The Sealed Dungeon understood those emotions. That’s why the monsters produced by the Sealed Dungeon must have been ghouls and skeleton warriors.」
「I see. So you think the same thing happened this time?」
「Yes. This time, the Sealed Dungeon created boss monsters based on their fears.」
This explanation makes sense.
At the very least, Mika feared or felt threatened by the Crystal Doll, Angelica by the Angel, and Eris by the Dragon Bone Swordsman.
「I see. Your theory is probably correct.
Then, what were you afraid of?」
I catch my breath at Sensei’s question. It’s a complete blind spot.
What was I afraid of—
「Let’s end our chat here.」
She’s right.
I’ve already told Sensei where I’m going.
The Sealed Dungeon isn’t over yet. More accurately, while the ominous aura has completely dissipated from this Sealed Dungeon, I can’t feel the complete disappearance of the dungeon’s power itself.
「Well then, Sensei! I’m off!」
As I tell Sensei this,
「I’m coming too.」
The one who speaks up is Angelica.
○○○
A beat after Angelica’s voice, Ash also stands up.
「Low, it’s not over yet, right? I’ll come along too. I can’t let my friend go alone.」
I look at the two of them, but they hardly seem to be in any condition to fight.
Both of them show obvious symptoms of mana depletion. Ash, in particular, seems severely debilitated.
「I can’t take you two with me now. There might be even more dangerous things waiting ahead.」
「But—!」 Angelica raises her voice.
At this point, Sensei, who had been quietly observing the situation, turns her gaze to the two and slowly opens her mouth.
「Ash, you understand, don’t you? Rest now.」
As she says this and embraces Ash from the front, Ash’s body goes limp, collapsing like a puppet with its strings cut.
「I’ll keep a close eye on this one here. And you’re Angelica? You look just like Scarlett. I’d love to talk with you more, but time doesn’t allow it.」
Sensei raises her hand towards Angelica.
Then, Sensei’s healing magic, which I’ve benefited from many times before, envelops Angelica. Color returns to Angelica’s pale cheeks, which had been showing strong symptoms of mana depletion.
「Please take care of Ichiro.」
Sensei bows her head to Angelica.
「You don’t need to ask. For my friend’s sake. And to understand what’s happening to me.」
Her words lack the thoughtless flippancy I sensed when she was with Ryūgūin. Instead, I feel a certain strength in them.
And above all, she said it was for her friend’s sake.
A woman who can become furious for her friend’s sake — that was the Angelica I once knew.
「Angelica. You might not like this, but bear with it.」
Of course, I don’t wait for an answer.
So I ignore her half-panicked questions of 「Huh, what? What is it? What’s going on?」 and lift her by the waist, placing her on my shoulder. It’s what you’d call a fireman’s carry.
「Sensei! Once again! We’re off!」
With Sensei waving behind us, I kick off from the spot.
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