Chapter 308 – Fortress
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Entrance to the 11th floor of the labyrinth You have arrived at the fortress with the cave.
It was not very different from the first time I saw it.
The huge adventurers’ guilds that discovered this place first built a fortress here and engaged in a war of nerves with the lord.
Even though the labyrinth nestled within the slumber was nominally the lord’s, she had the guts to do so.
I discovered this fortress while exploring the 10th floor of the labyrinth, and of course I was curious and came to visit it.
And I wasn’t welcome.
No, going one step further, the Dark Blood Clan, which originally managed this place, rushed at me and my women as if they were in heat, and were annihilated.
Ignis almost defeated me, but…
It was the Dark Blood Clan that attacked us, but I didn’t like the guild guys who could be called co-owners, so I spread the information here all over the slubber.
Honestly, after coming out of the labyrinth, I forgot about the zombie world and things on Earth, but should I say that the Dark Blood Clan’s attack brought back my memory?
Knowing this, the lord quickly dispatched troops to the fortress and occupied it.
In the end, what I did could be said to have done something good for the lord.
Still, since I sent my daughter, I didn’t decide to close my eyes with a broad mind… To be honest, I had no idea who occupied this place.
Unlike before, the fortress saw us and let us pass right away.
A middle-aged man who appears to be a knight has warmly welcomed us…To be precise, the little boy and Verna.
Maybe it’s the human who manages this fortress.
“Princess Christina. Your Excellency, Duke of Percuna. Flora-sama. Welcome.”
“Sir Arnold. Long time no see.”
“Your lady has become really…Beautiful too.”
Arnold looks at Flora and smiles heartily. The lord’s daughter, Flora, seemed familiar.
Still, seeing how quickly they reacted, it seems that they were contacted in advance from the previous fortress.
‘Is there a separate means of long-distance contact?’
It looks like a medieval world, but it is a magical world.
In addition, the previous fort had caused such an uproar, and Baron Patrick knows our destination.
If it wasn’t for magic, he could have sent a messenger.
Since we moved slowly while dealing with dimensional rifts, it wasn’t impossible to move faster than us.
“Thank you for your hospitality. Sir Arnold still has more basic manners than the guy I met before.”
Cristina was arrogant and had a satisfied smile.
“Haha… Ga, thank you.”
Arnold smiled awkwardly and bowed his head to the little princess.
Christina seemed to still carry in her heart the failure of the former fort warden, Baron Patrick, to recognize her.
“Well, then, this person…”
Arnold, who saw me, asked cautiously.
“That’s right! My fiancé, Unho!”
Christina said firmly.
“…”
“Yeah, this is also Sir Unho, who is said to be the princess’s fiancé.”
It seemed that the news that I was Christina’s fiancé had already spread.
Arnold glances at Flora with pity.
I was about to say no to my fiancé, but I gave up.
It was obvious that Cristina would cry.
She was there, and if she refuted again, it was certain that she would escalate into an argument with the kid.
There are many gazes of adventurers passing by while glancing at our party wondering what is going on.
In addition, the scene where a kid over 2 meters tall and a kid fight in the middle of the street is really ugly even when I think about it.
It won’t be a battle won even if won.
The karma of the past haunted me constantly.
“I’ve prepared a place to rest. But it seems that there are fewer people than I heard.”
“They will be joining us soon.”
As we left today, we already sent a message to join the raid.
In a day or two, everyone will gather here.
“Ah…That’s right. Yes, I understand. If you tell us in advance how you look, the companions will guide you to the residence right away.”
I liked the quick response.
We moved along following Arnold’s guidance.
I’ve been here once, but it was the first time I’ve looked inside like this in detail.
At that time, I had no intention of resting in a place full of corpses, and there was no reason to go to the 11th floor of the labyrinth, so I went back as it was.
The scenery inside was similar to the Labyrinth Fortress we had passed before.
The only difference is that there is a huge cave in the background that could be 30 meters high.
The buildings inside the fort were half outside and half inside the cave.
In the street, similar to the fortress before, magic lights were on.
I saw adventurers wandering around and wooden buildings lined up on the side of the road. Among those buildings, there was also an inn/tavern that leaked out a little noisy.
Will it be about half the size of the labyrinthine fortress from before?
The lord probably didn’t finish building this building.
Even when they came before, they only broke down the roadblocks, but didn’t destroy all the buildings.
Maybe it’s because I’m just using the original building after repairing the barrier I broke.
Arnold led us to a large three-story wooden building off in a rather secluded area.
“You can stay here while you rest. If you need anything, just let me know.”
Hearing that there were many of us, it seemed that he had prepared in advance.
The inside of the building was clean and there were many servants.
I like high places, so I chose a suitable room on the 3rd floor.
It seemed that I paid attention to the neatness, but I still did not like the bed, so I replaced it with the one I carry.
They said they would prepare their meals here, so it’s time for a break.
I just lay down on the bed.
The soft mattress comfortably wrapped around the body.
Maybe I should stay here for a week at the most.
It is a conscienceless act to start immediately after the raid groups have gathered.
Even the geese that lay golden eggs needed time to rest.
Just in case, I lightly expanded my consciousness and looked inside the fortress, but there was no trace of the warlock.
‘Did he run outside instead of inside?’
That might be possible, but… In fact, it didn’t matter either way.
Because it’s nothing for me to worry about
I’ve been rolling around in bed for a while.
“Master, the meal is ready.”
Eileen informed me of meal time.
When I went down to the dining room, a delicacy was prepared that looked like it had been prepared with great effort.
Arnold seemed to care.
There’s a princess and a duke… I couldn’t have stopped paying attention.
The party had already come out and were seated.
“Flora, are you learning magic from Liliana?”
Verna, who was cutting a steak, asked Flora.
“Yes… Duchess.”
“Hmm…Becoming a disciple of that witch…You better be careful.
“…Yes?”
Hearing Verna’s story, Flora is perplexed.
Judging by Flora’s reaction, she seems to have eaten something.
“Flora. Don’t believe Verna’s words too much. Just look at her present. Verna became a great mage after being taught by me. She shouldn’t be swayed by useless words while leaving obvious evidence behind.”
“Hmph! Even if it wasn’t for you, I would have become the Archmage. And if you hadn’t done strange things to me, I would have become the Archmage sooner.”
What the hell happened to the two priests to cut off their relationship? I was a little curious.
If you think about Liliana’s personality in the meantime… She didn’t seem like a very good teacher. But seeing how she treats Flora, she also seems like a good teacher.
“Is there such an ungrateful guy! Why don’t you know that you became a great wizard because of that process!”
“I can’t do that. I wondered if I was sane when they said they were experimenting with strange medicine… And cutting off my leg. If you wanted to do something like that, you could have cut off your leg.”
“If I cut off my leg, who will attach it? And I was confident that I would attach it neatly.”
“What about when I took a strange drug that said it would improve my skin? Do you know how shocked I was to know that I had become a toad?”
Hearing Verna’s words, Flora and Melissa look startled and worried.
‘What the hell did you feed those two? Liliana.’
“So, how is your face now? Didn’t that get better in the end?”
“…”
Liliana was so brazen.
“And weren’t all of your big breasts thanks to me!”
“Muh, what are you talking about! Eh, this is mine. It’s like this!”
“Huh… She went through all that trouble for the student who whined about her small breasts, but now she’s pretending?”
“No! No!”
Verna was perplexed.
She seemed to be true from her reaction.
It’s an amazing fact.
‘Huh… Liliana. Have you ever made something like Feng Yuan? Isn’t this…A rare discovery? I’ll have to sneak a peek later.’
“Tsk tsk… You should be ashamed to say that you didn’t know your teacher’s grace and tried to do something dirty just because your head was a little big.”
“Grace?! Have you lived alone for so long that you don’t know what the word grace is used for these days?!”
The bickering between the two archmages turned into an ugly mud fight.
Meanwhile, Christina was stuffing well-prepared food into her mouth as if she wasn’t interested.
