Chapter 12 – [Hero] At Deron Castle
After Arin, it was my turn.
I was slightly scared, so I closed my eyes, but at some point the water surrounding me disappeared without a trace.
“Im here.”
When I opened my eyes, I couldn’t see anything.
Is this the aisle?
“If you put your hand on the wall and walk, you will reach the well. You can climb up the ladder from there.”
“I never imagined something like this would happen. It’s all thanks to Mr. Jeren.”
If it wasn’t for him, he wouldn’t even have entered Daeron.
I thanked him
“It’s nothing. I’m glad to be of any help.”
Mr. Jeren was a very humble person.
“Then I will bring Miss Seria. Please go up first and wait.”
With a plop!
And Mr. Jeren’s voice disappeared.
Shall we go up slowly?
I groped for the wall.
Chin.
His hand touched the slightly rough wall.
It’s also dirt. This was a tunnel connecting the moat and the castle.
I can’t see anything because there is no light, but it seems to be quite high.
Who the hell made this and for what purpose?
It was too elaborate an oyster to believe that it was made just for smuggling.
It’s a secret passage, so you can’t openly ask the villagers.
… What excuse do you make to the lord?
I’ll have to talk to Seria.
If it’s her, she’ll definitely come up with a good idea.
Still, I walked through the dark aisle for a while, thinking of my own excuses.
After walking for a while, I suddenly had an interesting idea.
Come to think of it, no one knows where I am now.
Even if I didn’t move here, Mr. Jeren and Seria would only know that I had gone up.
If you surprise them, the reaction will be worth watching.
I giggled at the thought of secretly surprising adults when I was young.
Yuni, I, and the other children were all the rascals of the village.
It seems that the feelings of that time are still in my heart.
The body tickles.
It’s a tickle that won’t calm down without scaring someone.
Then you should follow
I sat down and waited for them to come up.
Oh. What did you hear now?
There was a faint but clear sound.
As I strained my ears, I heard a faint voice in the distance.
“Into the mouth … Refusal …”
“… You … Crazy…”
What are you talking about?
From the words I heard in between, I couldn’t figure out what the situation was.
Anyway, I’ll be up soon.
I thought so and waited for a while, but even after waiting for a while, they didn’t try to come up.
Have I risen that high? I don’t think so.
You might hear it because of the sound of footsteps going down.
So it’s better not to move.
I can’t hear anything.
You should hear footsteps if you’re coming up, and voices if you’re talking.
Why can’t I hear both?
At this point, I can’t stay still any longer.
I don’t know what happened, so I have to go down.
Still, try to move without making a sound as much as possible.
I slipped downstairs.
I still couldn’t hear anything, but when I went down a little further, I heard a little bit of an unknown sound.
… Chew.
The sound of wet footsteps? It was a little different.
So what?
I went down a little bit and it sounds clearer than before.
Churup, Churup.
It was definitely not the sound of the feet.
What more… Okay. It sounds like you are licking something.
In a place like this? What the hell
“… It’s okay.”
Seria’s voice leaked out a little.
Is it Seria too?
What the hell are you talking about now?
Widely!
The sound of something hitting.
… It’s not the sound of hitting something blunt.
“Hehe.”
The sound of Jeren’s laughter.
Somehow it sounds a little mean. Is it my overreaction?
Chun.
There was a strange noise again.
… This.
What are you talking about?
Why does it sound like this?
There is nothing here,
What the hell are you two doing here?
Chewy Chewyup.
“Huh… ? Town! Ugh!”
Tak-tak!
Suddenly, Seria’s voice in agony and the sound of something hitting were heard at the same time.
What? What’s going on?
Sleep.
I took a step without realizing it.
An unfamiliar sound mingled with the wind.
Did you hear
“Coke! Coke! Hey this dog… Town!”
… Did you just curse?
Hopefully not.
It seems that I was forced to interrupt something.
“I’m sorry, ma’am. It looks like you gave it too much power.”
It was Mr. Jeren’s voice as usual.
What about that low tone you heard earlier?
No, what do you mean she gave more power than that?
“Coke! What…”
“Did you spit out all the water?”
Water?
“Suddenly fight without a word…”
“That’s my fault. You can’t imagine swallowing the water in the moat.”
… Moat?
Did Seria swallow the water as she dived?
“Suddenly what… Ah…”
Seria’s words suddenly became small.
“Oh, no… This…”
Her trembling voice.
… What’s the matter? Didn’t you drink the water from the moat?
“In that case, you have to force the water out. If you do something wrong, you will be in big trouble. But I can’t see it, so I must have pressed it too hard. I’m sorry, miss.”
Mr. Jeren explained the situation in a strangely friendly way.
“Ah… Ah…”
“Miss. Wake up!”
Did Jeren save Seria, who is in danger from drinking too much water?
As long as she listened to him, it seemed that way.
… Really?
“Miss. Did you spit out all the water?”
Mr. Jeren asked persistently.
“Ah… Yes.”
Her voice was shaking like never before.
Is it the fear of drowning? Or not… ?
“It’s my fault. It’s because I’ve been lost for a while.”
“Oh, no… This is radish, because it swallowed water… Oh, it can’t be helped…”
Seria was embarrassed and seemed to repeat her words.
It was hard to believe that her words were always logical and clear.
“Then let’s hurry. Everyone will wait.”
“… Yes.”
I wanted to run out right now and scream to explain what was going on, but something kept blocking me.
What am I suspecting now?
What did they do?
… It can’t be.
Nor should it be.
If I ask, what if it’s real?
Then…
Bubbly.
They started moving forward little by little.
At this rate, the fact that I was here will be discovered.
It’s still complicated in my head.
Still, I felt like I had to leave quickly.
In my confused state, I moved away from them and overtook them a little faster.
“You have no strength. Can I help you a little?”
“You… Because of you… No, no…”
Their conversation continued to pull me from behind, but I finally ignored it.
***
“Wow! Arin, it’s finally up!”
“Oh, you’re a warrior, right?”
As I climbed the ladder to the well, I heard the voices of Arin and Yuna from above.
You two came up first.
If I had known this was going to happen, I would have been there earlier.
Or what if I had brought Yuni with me?
“… Warrior?”
When I didn’t say anything, Arin called again as if he was anxious.
“Ah, yes… I am.”
“Whew, I was surprised at the moment when you didn’t say anything.”
Arin’s soft voice.
Her touch suddenly came to mind again.
It was soft and warm…
“But why are you so late?”
Uni’s voice.
I was speechless for a moment.
“Ah… Why?”
“Oh! Were you afraid to come up? Right?”
Yuni smiled and said.
Do you still remember how I hid in a jar and cried when I was little?
Even though I’m not a child anymore
“That, it’s not like that… Anyway, that’s how it happened.”
“What about the other two? Have you ever met him?”
Arin’s words made her heart sink.
“That, well? Pond… Saw.”
“It is strange. Everyone seems to be late.”
“I guess we were mistaken.”
Arin and Uni didn’t seem to have any doubts.
In contrast, I…
“It looks like everyone arrived safely.”
I don’t even know how I got to the top of the well.
As I was a little dazed, I heard Jeren’s voice before I knew it.
“Oh! Come!”
“Huh, you can’t see it, but you’re there, right?”
… What face should I look at those two?
I still haven’t made up my mind.
“Since everyone arrived safely, I think it’s okay to dispel the magic.”
Mr. Jeren’s voice was heard right next to him.
When did it come up?
“Miss?”
“… Uh? Ah yes…”
As if our appearance had disappeared, in an instant our appearance reappeared.
Uni and Arin were looking around their bodies as if they were curious.
Seria looks lethargic.
“It’s probably hard to get a room in an ordinary inn. There is no way for tourists to travel in this situation. So I want to take you to a place I know, is that okay?”
Mr. Jeren was very active today.
“Hmm… That should be it.”
“I’m sure it is.”
Uni and Arin nodded in agreement.
“What about the warrior?”
“Uh? Huh. I think so too…”
When Arin asked, she answered in a haphazard way.
“Okay then, I will guide you. Please follow me.”
Mr. Jeren urged us on.
I silently followed him with a complicated mind.
Arin and Yuni are having fun chatting among themselves, probably because magic is amazing.
Seria’s voice… I can’t hear it.
But I didn’t have the courage to look back.
I couldn’t look at her face now.
