CH 225

Episode 225: And then back to square one (Third Party Perspective)

"What kind of dungeon is this, desu?"

"This is an E-rank dungeon of the brick labyrinth type."

When Noelle asks a question while walking through the cave that connects the dungeon to the outside, Himari answers.

"It's the type of dungeon with quite a few traps, desu."

"Yes. However, since it's E-rank, there aren't that many deadly traps. It's basically just small pitfalls or nets, that's about it."

There are many traps in labyrinth-type dungeons reminiscent of brick towers and labyrinths in RPGs.

In low-rank dungeons, there are no life-threatening traps, but in high-rank dungeons, there are cases where deadly and brutal traps are set up.

The explorer who disappeared this time is E-rank, and the dungeon she was challenging is also E-rank. The traps aren't much of a threat.

"Then, it doesn't look like there's a problem, desu!! I'm looking for clues, desu."

"Ah, please wait ~ ."

Realizing that there is little threat, Noelle immediately runs off. Himari, who was blanked out, rushes after her.

"Hmm, so far, there aren't any obvious clues, desu ~ ."

"It's been three days already, and maybe ... Gusuu."

After that, she searched the dungeon for several hours while mapping all the rooms, but she couldn't find anything that seemed to be a clue.

Because of that, she once had a hope called Noelle, and her feelings revived, but she fell into a negative state again, and her tears overflowed.

"It's too soon to give up, desu ~ . Has anything changed recently?"

Noelle, who can't just wait to see how Himari is doing, asks her if she has any clues.

"Gusuu ... About the disappearance of humans in dungeons, it's not just my sister, it seems there are actually many more happening around the world."

"Such a thing ... If so, it's still too soon to give up, desu. There must be something in the dungeon's traps, desu."

When Himari answers hesitantly, Noelle, who was so preoccupied with being able to go to Japan that she didn't know anything related to the dungeons, thinks all the more that the possibility that Hina is dead is low.

"Anyway, hurry up, desu!!"

"Yeah. Eh!?"

"From here on, hurry up, desu!!"

"Kyaaaaaaaaaa."

However, Noelle, who thinks that there is almost no time to spare, starts running with Himari under her arm again. The careless Himari is surprised, she is exposed to sudden acceleration and screams.

The scream echoes through the dungeon and recedes like the Doppler effect.

"P, please stop!!"

"What's wrong, desu?"

After that, the two of them stayed up all night investigating the dungeon as they progressed, but Himari discovers something and hits Noelle's body to stop her.

"That ... !!"

"Are those ... shoes, desu?"

Himari finds some shoes. Noelle rushes over to the shoes and puts Himari on the floor.

Himari desperately runs up to the shoes and hugs them.

"Those are?'

"These are the shoes I gave to my younger sister as a gift to celebrate her ranking up ... Gusuu."

When Noelle asks Himari, who is holding them carefully, Himari answers again with tears in her eyes.

"That means something happened around here, desu. I'll check it out carefully, desu."

"Ugu ... Uuuuu ..."

"I'll do some research, desu."

Noelle decides to look around when she sees Himari holding the shoes and not moving.

"Hmm, the flow of magical power is strange around here. This phenomenon tends to occur in places with teleportation traps. If that's the case, there's a high possibility that the disappearance cases that are happening around the world right now are related to teleportation traps!!"

Noelle looks around and carefully investigates. At that time, Noelle's eyes are shining a pale bluish-white color.

It's a skill called Magic Sight. There aren't many people who have the skill of seeing magic power. Nanami also acquired it in a dungeon, but it's a very rare skill.

Noelle uses that skill to investigate the flow of magic in the dungeon. This is because there are often traps in places where the flow of magic power is strange.

And from the trends up until now, she decides that this trap is a transfer trap.

"With this, chances of survival have increased, desu."

Talking to herself, Noelle returns to Himari.

"I'm sorry ... I was upset."

After a while, Himari calms down and apologizes to Noelle who is walking towards her.

"You don't have to worry about it, desu."

"Yes, thank you very much. So ... Did you understand something?"

Himari timidly asks Noelle, who shakes her head and says not to worry about it.

"Himari, the chances of your sister being alive have increased, desu."

"R, really."

To Noelle, who answers with a smile, Himari changes her expression to surprise and happiness.

But, she could only hear her to that point.

When Noelle noticed, she was standing in a completely different place.

"Oh No!! The teleportation trap moved, desu!? Also, a cave? A completely different dungeon, desu? Then it's understandable that there are missing people, desu!! From the feeling of magical power, it's about D, desu? Anyway, I should get out of the dungeon for now, desu!!"

After holding her head and shouting, Noelle put her hand under her chin and muses in a mumble.

Noelle regrets her shallowness for being caught in a trap, but decides to go outside while exploring as much as possible.

"Oh, someone's there, desu!!"

While running in the dungeon, she finds a party fighting enemies on the way.

They have a Japanese appearance.

"Could it be ..."

Noelle approaches the party. Normally, if an explorer party were to approach another explorer, they would be wary, but Noelle had no such thoughts.

"Do you need rescue, desu!!"

"!? P, please!!"

Apparently it is a party of four, and they are struggling with three monsters. A warrior man who seems to be the leader glances at Noelle and asks for help.

"Leave it to the Lovely Saint!!"

Noelle kills three enemies with her staff in an instant. She is a bludgeoning priest.

""Haa!?""

The party of four open their mouths as if their jaws fell off in surprise.

"Fuu. You're safe now, desu!! Anyway, that person over there, is your name Hina, desu?"

After Noelle turns around and smiles, she asks because one girl looks a lot like Himari.

"Eh, eh, how do you know that ..."

"I came to look for you at your sister's request, desu!!"

Hina is confused.

Noelle puffs out her chest with a doya face as if ignoring Hina's feelings.

"O, Onee-chan's!?"

"Yes, desu. She was very worried, desu."

"I see, Onee-chan was worried about me ..."

"I'm glad you're safe, desu!!"

Hina is shocked to hear that her sister is worried about her.

It's natural. She doesn't think her sister, who is usually fussy and mean-spirited, is worried about her.

Noelle is also happy that Hina is safe.

"Thank you for coming all the way to find us. So, can we go home?"

"Hmm, it's impossible right away, desu? Because I came flying with the trap too, desu!!"

"I, is that so ..."

With Noelle coming to look for them, they were hoping that they might be able to return, but they can't hide their disappointment at Noelle's reply.

"For the time being, you may be able to go home if you are caught in the trap again, but I don't know how many times you will have to be caught in the trap, so let's go outside, desu!!"

"I would greatly like to do that, but the monsters here are strong ..."

"Leave that to this Lovely Saint, desu. I'll take you safely to the ground, desu!!"

"Th, thank you very much."

After discussing with the other party members, Noelle and the others head outside.

"Pyramiiiiiid, desu!?"

"No way, this ..."

"That's right, probably ..."

"That's right, isn't it ..."

"Yeah, that's right ..."

It seems that the floor was relatively shallow, and the four people who went outside in a short time are stunned. Because there is an ancient building called a pyramid at the end of their line of sight.

Moreover, it closely resembles a very famous pyramid that they have seen in textbooks.

There is only one place with such a pyramid.

"Even though I was finally able to go all the way to Japan, now it's Egypt, deeeeeeeeeeeesu!?"

Noelle holds her head and screams at the heavens as usual.