Chapter 521
“The Royal Military Strategy Department believes that the reason why we were able to win this time and march beyond the Dragon Mountains was because Noark induced it. Noark’s key personnel has not been identified anywhere.”
The second order, the deer horns, looked at the clown, a member of Orcules, as if to tell him what was going on inside.
“The blood spirit who entered the hidden area following Bjorn Yandel is still alive.”
The third crescent moon made everyone tilt their heads.
“Since there is a story ahead, it is true that there is a high possibility that he will be alive, but… How can you be sure of that?”
“It’s because the pure-blood dwelling in the body of the blood spirit hasn’t returned to the clan yet.”
“ah…!”
Yes, there was a way.
to ensure survival.
“So, the fairies are already confident in her survival and are setting up a rescue team composed of the best.”
“Fisit, but it’s strange. If you’re a blood spirit, aren’t you a traitor to the clan? He raised me well by giving me pure blood, but I gave up my liver and gallbladder to one man per hollah.”
“…I have no reason to answer you.”
“Pishit. To be picky.”
“Again, don’t die until I come to you someday. I always come here to know that you are alive.”
The clown and crescent moon growled for the first time in a while, but this was only a brief happening during the meeting.
As the turn continued, the two turned their attention away from each other like a cow looking at a chicken.
“Fox, it’s your turn now.”
The order is already fourth.
He rested his chin on one hand and listened to her voice. I wondered what Versil, wearing her fox mask, would say this time.
That’s because I gave you a quest last time.
[I’ll try to find out. So could you please look into it in more detail?]
After hearing the information that Misha was a traitor, the quest was given to her to try more actively at the Round Table.
If so, how would Versil try to float?
“Misha Karlstein is not a traitor. From Bjorn Yandel’s point of view.”
Information in the form of a head-on denial of what Butterfly Mask said last time.
As soon as I heard it, I thought ‘what is this again?’ I thought so.
Well, even if I say this, it will definitely turn red—.
‘Ah, that’s what you were aiming for.’
Soon, the jewels on the round table lit up.
Shaaaaaa
The light that popped up was a vivid red, as I expected.
“swimming… It’s been fun.”
Looking at the fox with eyes that said the butterfly mask was interesting, he murmured. Okay, at this point, it seems that the aggro is definitely off.
‘Maybe this is why I sat in the seat right in front of the butterfly mask.’
Of course, I don’t know if this bait will work.
But the trial itself was very good in my opinion.
“Fisit, how did this happen?”
As each member shot their eyes in hopes of clarification, Versil opened her mouth in a calm voice.
“I guess I was a bit unsure. I’ve gathered a lot of evidence… Anyway, now that it’s like this, I’ll do something else.”
Afterwards, Versil gave other information and received the green light, and so the turn moved on to the next turn.
Butterfly Mask, one of the three newbies who suddenly appeared on the round table.
Now, I wonder if he will bite the bait.
The answer was soon to be found.
“It seems that Mr. Fox doesn’t believe what I said. Or, is there a reason you don’t want to believe it? It’s really funny.”
yes, you asked
“Misha Karlstein rejoined Bjorn Yandel’s team because someone else ordered it.”
‘…what?’
I almost spit out a sound without realizing it.
‘Misha came back with instructions…?’
While feeling my heart pounding, I checked the jewels on the round table first.
Shaaaaaaaaa-
The green light leaked out as if to prove that statement was true.
The clown who saw this recited in an excited voice.
“Fisit, I feel sorry for that stupid barbarian. To be in a position to be betrayed by that colleague after crying out so much for a colleague.”
I wanted to shove my face down to the floor right now, but I endured it by clenching both fists under the table.
It was time to focus on reason rather than emotion.
‘…Someone’s instructions.’
Who is the person the butterfly mask spoke of?
With nothing more to look at, one person just comes out.
‘Lee Baek-ho.’
Even if you think about cancer, there is no kid who would do such a thing if it wasn’t for him. As soon as we meet next month—.
‘No, wait….’
When his eyes narrowed due to his anger at Lee Baek-ho, he suddenly met his eyes with the butterfly mask.
Of course, as soon as we met, we immediately averted our gaze from the other side, but….
‘What is this guy?’
I had a sudden thought.
Is it a coincidence that he brought up the story of Mischa Karlstein at this meeting?
Was there really no intention there?
‘On second thought… It was an unexpected timing.’
Sensing a sense of incongruity, his head, which had been burning in full swing, cools down.
The fact that Butterfly Mask said this information at the round table means that it doesn’t matter if it is widely known.
Or, did you want to be known?
‘If it’s the latter.’
He must have expected that it would reach Bjorn Yandel’s ears.
Calm down as much as possible and ask yourself.
‘When Bjorn Yandel found out that Mischa Karlstein was a traitor.’
The butterfly mask, how did Bjorn Yandel think it would behave?
The answer came without looking further.
‘Either throw out Misha.’
If that’s not the case.
‘It must have gone wrong with Lee Baek-ho.’
So, is this the result the butterfly wanted?
This was not known yet.
Well, these speculations are all just my delusions, and really, he could have said anything he thought of to pass the turn.
but….
‘My mind is coming back.’
After recognizing the number of such cases, I become much more cautious.
‘If someone really wants to alienate me.’
You have to stay still.
Then it will be over there to be impatient.
Took.
Before you shoot, you have to aim properly.
***
“The character moves to the archives.”
***
After the sequence of butterflies is over.
[There is a phrase written in an ancient language under the tombstone found on the first floor. Its contents….]
Starting with the queen who brought out the key clue to the 1st basement floor, I took turns in the order of black, clown, and wolf, and before I knew it, my turn came.
Is it because there was a big event this month?
All the members showed more interest than usual in the information I was going to spit out.
However, I betrayed their expectations and passed the turn by telling them the game information, and the first lap was over.
and….
‘There wasn’t much to see on the second wheel either.’
I was only able to listen to information from the outside, which was cut off from being trapped in the labyrinth, but there was not much of a story that could be helpful or related to me.
‘Even the butterfly mask didn’t mention Misha at all in the second wheel.’
So, this meeting ends there.
After returning to Lee Han-soo’s room, I browsed the bulletin board and logged out early.
That’s because I didn’t log in from the city.
I have to get enough rest and stock up on my stamina for tomorrow’s exploration….
[00 : 00]
On the 36th day of entering the labyrinth, when the car had just started.
I slowly opened my eyes from the blanket and checked my surroundings by moving only my eyes while lying down.
Blazing-
In a cave where the light of a blazing bonfire flickers.
No, should I say inside the tree?
The surroundings were the same as the campsites packed before entering the community.
‘… I’ve been out for about four hours, but I’m really tired.’
I closed my eyes again for a moment.
and how long has it been
Before long, a rustling sound was heard from the side, and Amelia’s alter ego, which had been parked for vigil, approached the source of the sound.
“Even water?”
“… Ah yes. thank you.”
Yes, it must have been you, Bersil.
Seeing that there is an error of a few seconds at the time of awakening, it seems that he stayed until the community closed….
“Mr. Yandel… Are you sleeping?”
“okay.”
It was a little strange to wake up here and talk, so I just closed my eyes.
and the next morning.
As we all woke up and prepared to explore, Versil walked over like a zombie with a tired face.
“Mr. Yandel, can we talk one-on-one for a while before we leave?”
“talk? good night.”
He pretended not to understand anything, but it was obvious what Versil was going to say, and in reality, it wasn’t much different from what he expected.
“Misha Karlstein. There is a suspicion that he came back to our team after being instructed by someone.”
Of course, I was curious about this one.
“Why are you saying that now?”
“… It’s a sensitive topic, so I tried to tell you after a little more confirmation.”
Yeah, I was thinking of putting it that way.
If I didn’t know anything, I would have been very suspicious, but I just pretended not to know because I knew what was going on.
“Hmmmm! Anyway, that’s not what’s important…. I have one more thing to tell you….”
“what?”
“Perhaps time is passing outside right now.”
Huh, I didn’t know I was going to report this right away.
Did you think I should tell you right away, even if it gave me a little doubt?
If so, that’s a bit peculiar.
“The basis?”
“… the village chief If you think about it, there are many strange things. That person is from thousands of years ago. It sounds like you’ve been here for a very long time, right? Both sides have to assume that time flies, but it makes sense.”
Versil’s rationale was honestly a bit surprising.
‘…Wow, if I didn’t know, I think I would have just said that?’
I thought I was going to toss and turn a lot more last night, did I have these excuses prepared in advance?
Well, I went to bed a little late because I was thinking about it.
“Then has it already been over a month outside?”
When I asked as if I didn’t know anything this time, Versil shook her head.
“No. That’s not it. No, I don’t think so…. In my opinion, ‘The rainy season’ would be the starting point.”
“The basis?”
“… no.”
there is no
I thought the fact that 15 days had passed outside would be the biggest reason.
Yeah, you haven’t prepared an excuse until now, right?
In any case, Versil’s opinion about the city and the time ratio here coincided with mine.
The rainy season ends on the 21st.
A round table will be held at midnight on the 35th, a full moon later.
In other words, if we say that time flows at a one-to-one ratio from the end of the rainy season, the calculation is correct….
“According to my guess, there is a high possibility that the Labyrinth will open again on the 50th day.”
“and?”
“On the 57th day, the first floor will be closed once again and no one will be able to enter. On the 64th, the rainy season will start again.”
If this is the case, it fits perfectly with the cycle of the rainy season that I heard from the village chief.
***
After Versil gave me shocking (?) information, a clan meeting was held after a long time.
“Time is running out in the city…?”
Everyone was taken aback by the hypothesis, but most did not question the authenticity of the information itself.
Yes, I told you that the community is open.
Except Einar and Auyen, who don’t know I’m a demon.
“oh! What a strange thing!”
“that… Big, isn’t it a big deal? then? If we are to be trapped here forever like the village chief….”
It’s the reaction of two conflicting people anyway.
Sharing information was just the beginning, but the topic of the meeting was different.
“What we decide now is how we will act in the future.”
“Captain, what exactly does that mean?”
“Simply put, you have to decide. Whether other explorers come down here or not, we should focus on our own exploration. Otherwise….”
“Or not?”
“Help them increase their power and find a way to escape this place.”
Since all of them were explorers who were quick to calculate gains and losses, long words were unnecessary.
As soon as the voting started, the pros and cons were quickly divided.
“I am in favor. It’s a short-term gain anyway, because first you need to find a way to escape from this place.”
“I, too, agree. Escape isn’t the problem… Most of them will die if left alone….”
Amelia and Auyen in Chansung.
and….
“I am against it. I don’t know if they can really help….”
“Me too! If you’re an explorer who’s come this far, shouldn’t you take care of yourself? It seems like it would be more annoying than anything!”
Erwen and Einar of the negative vote.
“jeon… Still, I think it’s better to stop exploring and meet. First of all, you can check the authenticity of the information, and you can hear news from outside. Whether to help or not is for later.”
“I am… There is no need to look for it, and if we meet later, I think it would be better to look at the person and think about it….”
Versil and Mischa from the guitar table.
How come every time I’m on the last cover?
I don’t know, but I just voted for what I thought was the correct answer.
“I think it would be better to go back to the rocky island first.”
The library, the rainy season, and the giant tree island here.
As the level of difficulty of the end content is high, it was judged that the number of options that can be played will increase if there are many people.
‘Above all, if the number of people increases, I’ll be able to catch that giant as well.’
In that sense, we continued our exploration for about 10 more days, and headed to the rocky island just in time.
The date of arrival is the 53rd day.
Time passed quickly as we set up camp at the starting location and waited endlessly.
Day 54, Day 55, Day 56….
It was the 57th day, and it was a car that had doubts about whether someone was really coming.
Whoa-!
“Rain, Bjorn!! portal! It’s a portal!!”
Dozens of portals opened in the air and newbies came in.