Chapter 309 – Information
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Whatever happened in the past, Liliana and Verna, who were master and pupil, didn’t seem to get along very well.
Listening to the story, it seems as if he hasn’t seen his face for a long time, so it can be said that he almost cut off ties and lived.
The appearance of Liliana and Verna naturally reminded me of Eileen.
It’s not because I’m worried that Eileen’s relationship with me will end up like the two of them.
Lately, I’ve been neglecting Eileen because I’ve been worrying about the maids.
Although it was included in the maids’ training plan…
It was half
Eileen is a wizard.
Unlike her maids, Eileen does not have a Judith or Ignis instructor.
She even gave Charles private lessons from the Paladins, but it’s a pity that Eileen isn’t there.
Although she rips off Liliana’s high-ranking spellbook and gives it to her, the difference between having and not having an instructor is huge.
I can simply increase her magical power, but I am a stranger to other magic.
And my ability is close to that of a supernatural power that is like breathing. Of course, I couldn’t teach Eileen this ability.
Acknowledging her inadequacies as a teacher, I decided to hire her personal Ilta instructor for Eileen.
Fortunately, there were two archmages in our group.
But I don’t want to ask Liliana.
I think I should listen to it if I ask for it… But somehow it seemed like I couldn’t hear a good sound.
And monopoly deals are not good.
It was time to find a new business partner.
“You want Eileen to teach her magic?”
During this journey, I decided to ask Verna to educate Eileen.
Upon hearing my request, Verna looked puzzled.
Maybe it’s why I, the teacher, don’t teach.
“Kuhmm … Eileen, she became my disciple not too long ago. And you and Verna know that my magic is different for her. She is not suitable for Eileen to learn.”
I made up a plausible reason and put it around me.
“Certainly, Eileen uses more ordinary magic than you.”
If it had been Liliana, she would have immediately sent a suspicious glance, but Verna showed no doubt and was convinced.
As expected, it was a good choice to choose Verna as Eileen’s first hit instructor.
Of course, since I am a person with a concept, I had no intention of asking with my bare mouth.
“This is the tuition fee.”
I handed over my blood, which I had previously put in a small bottle.
If Liliana were my blood, she would be crazy, so I prepared thinking that she might like Verna too.
“…Hmm? What is this?”
“It’s my blood.”
“…Your blood?”
Verna tilts her head as if the item I gave her was out of the blue.
“Liliana likes the research on my blood. She’s worth researching, I’d say.”
“Lil…Liana?”
When Liliana’s story comes out, Verna’s eyes sparkle with curiosity.
And I could feel the flow of her magic power from her.
It was like examining my blood.
“Certainly…This…I can feel the strong scent of mana. It’s worth researching. Liliana wanted this too?”
“I want it. Even now, if I told you to give it to me, I’d say it’s fine, and they’ll run to you, drooling.”
“Then why didn’t you ask Liliana?”
“There are several good business partners. If you don’t like blood, I’m willing to pay the tuition with magic stones.
“Ah, okay.”
Verna, who had taken my blood, came early the next morning.
“Unho-nim! Weren’t you a human?!”
Verna looked a little dark under her eyes.
Maybe she didn’t study all night she took my blood.
“You’re human.”
“No, but what kind of human blood is that?”
“It happened because I strengthened my body with magical power.”
She had nothing to hide, and she answered honestly.
“Do you strengthen your body with magic power? Are you talking about body change?”
“Body change?”
“Don’t you know? When you reach a high level, it means that your body is reconstructed to contain huge magic power.”
It seems like I’m talking about something similar to when I was strengthening my body.
“Ah…I’ve done something similar a couple of times.”
“How many times did you do that?!”
It changed when I first awakened… Since then, whenever I raised a skill, I strengthened it… Now that the physical strengthening is level 9, did you do it 9 times?
Verna suddenly makes a serious face and she mumbles to herself.
“…So is that so? Or…Is there another reason. Did Liliana think there was a road this way?”
“How about the tuition? Are you satisfied?”
“Yes? Yes…But…”
Verna looks at me.
I guessed why.
“You need more?”
“…Yes.”
“Hmm…”
She’s pretty, but of course she can’t give it away for free.
“I’ll make it 0.1 liter for Eileen’s monthly tuition.”
Even a bottle of healing potion is expensive, but my blood is much better than the potion.
“Ha, a month?”
Verna seemed a little worried.
…Was it too salty?
“Don’t you like it?”
“Oh, no! I’ll do it!”
It was a satisfactory transaction.
Verna recognized the value of her blood within her, and I entrusted her Eileen’s education to her.
It would be nice if Eileen grew up and became a great mage, but it was okay even if she didn’t.
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The attacking parties began to join one by one.
A day later, the elves led by Ayla and Luna returned.
The next day, the paladins and maids returned.
For those who joined late, we decided to take a three-day break.
While resting like that, Arnold the Knight, the manager of the fortress, came with information about the 11th floor of the labyrinth.
The main leader of the warlock subjugation team? Gathered in the conference room.
“Is there a fort at the exit of the cave?”
“Yes, the Guild Alliance has also built a fortress at the exit of the cave. The length of the cave is quite long. It takes at least two days to pass through the cave and reach the 11th floor of the labyrinth.”
The length of the cave was greater than expected.
So it seems that they built a fortress to serve as a base.
“But what’s the problem?”
It didn’t seem like Arnold had come simply to tell the story.
“That’s it… This time, the adventurers who went there in vain came with the news that the exit side of the fortress was closed to curfew.”
“…A curfew?”
“Yes, that’s right. The location of the 11th floor of the labyrinth was revealed and a considerable number of adventurers gathered. The Guild Alliance had no choice but to collect the toll and let them pass…”
Adventurers who go to the 10th floor or higher are quite talented.
They are basically superhumans.
In the past, such adventurers only had to control information and deal with a small number of them, but since I spread leaflets and many of them flocked, it seems that the guild union also cried and ate mustard to open the 11th floor of the labyrinth.
Moreover, the lord basically forbade fighting between adventurers in the labyrinth.
It doesn’t seem to be very well protected, but…
Even so, a large-scale conflict would have been a sufficient justification for the lord to intervene, so it would have been unavoidable.
“By the way, the guild unions put a curfew on you?”
“I don’t think so. Guild alliances also seem embarrassed by this incident. Even if the guild alliance’s power is large, it is not a good thing to be hostile to many adventurers in this way.”
“Isn’t that what the guild unions do?”
“They say that even Guild Alliance adventurers can’t enter right now… Seeing that among the returning adventurers this time, Guild adventurers are also included, it seems to be true.”
“Then who?”
“Summarizing the situation, it seems that some of the Guild Alliance officers rebelled.”
“That’s why the guys who used to be the guild’s executives occupied that exit fortress and closed it…”
“Yes that’s right.”
It was a so-called rebellion.
I could roughly guess why Arnold had asked for this information.
It could be over-kindness.
However, this was a report to Christina and Verna rather than a story to me.
Still, I just asked once.
“Do you have anything you want from me?”
“…That’s not true. Since you said you’re going to the 11th floor, I’m just letting you know in advance. It seems like the Guild Alliance is also gathering troops… If you go to the 11th floor at this time, it’ll be quite… Cluttered.”
If the Guild Alliance does not intend to give up the fortress, they will send troops to suppress the rebellion, and then there will be a big fight on the side of the fortress.
Arnold would have said it was dangerous because we could get caught up in a fight if we were ordinary adventurers, but he said it mildly because he knew roughly what kind of power it was.
Should I go back?
No way.
I came with a big heart, but even if I couldn’t, I had to visit the 11th floor of the labyrinth, but I couldn’t go back.
I’m not fighting
As Arnold said, it will be messy.
“Did I hear you? Is there anyone I can go back to?”
I looked around as if asking the party’s intentions.
I’ve been dragged this far, but it’s a waste to go back.
And my gaze fell on Christina, who was drowsy and drooling on one side.
Arnold didn’t say anything, but I think he came because of the kid. If the princess goes wrong by going to a dangerous place for no reason, the lord will use her as a dump.
“…Liliana. Why don’t we just take her back?”
I asked Liliana, pointing to her slumbering little boy.
“Chew!!… Ah, no! I’m not going back!!”
Cristina jumped up and shouted, hearing how she was talking about her ghostly self.
