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54 – Fanatic Warrior, Pyobyeon

How long has it been since I went down the hole at a slow pace?

I thought I could hear the voices of those who went down first, and then my feet touched the floor.

“Master, you have come.”

As soon as we went down, Ortlinde spoke out in the darkness as if announcing his location.

I learned this a while ago, but it is said that Valkyries can identify objects in the dark.

…Of course, Lucien as well as I can’t do that, so we need to shine.

「Hey… So, can you please stop using me instead of a torch? “Is that a holy sword?”

“Because your light is more certain than a torch.”

The light of the holy sword emanating from Reinforce.

Not only is it sacred, but the brightness itself is so bright that it cannot be compared to a torch.

Every time I enter a dark place, I use the light of Reinforce, and… No, I think the main sword is a bit dissatisfied with that.

“…First of all, it seems highly likely that it is a relic related to a goddess.”

“Yes, this architectural style is the same as the place where we were sleeping. I think it was built around the same time.”

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Rosweisse looked around and spoke with confidence.

Zikrune and Luciena were looking around in wonder.

“However, I can’t feel any reaction from my sisters, so I guess they aren’t here.”

“Okay…”

In fact, unlike the existing rooms inside the ruins, which felt like living spaces or laboratories, something was different about this place.

There are various passages in the underground, and things that look like rusty containers are scattered around.

If I were to be specific…

“It’s a warehouse, this place.”

Ortrinde said.

It was clearly a warehouse, so the surrounding area was full of containers, and the number seemed to be in the hundreds.

When I approached a nearby container and opened it, it was empty.

“This looks like a place where food was stored. It’s written here.”

「Oh, it’s true. It says ‘dried fruit.’”

It seemed like the items were written in unreadable characters on each container.

The same text as the text written on the place where the Valkyries are sealed.

It seemed certain that the location was used close to the time when they were active.

After searching the place, I went into another passage and checked other containers, but I couldn’t find anything useful.

Most of it was empty, and even if there were places where contents remained, most of it was corroded.

The only usable containers are rusty ones.

“Huh?”

「Huh?」

While I was exploring and checking each container, the Reinforce I was holding in one hand began to react abnormally.

It feels as if I am being led somewhere.

It feels similar to when I first discovered Ortlinde.

“Huh? Master?”

Zikrune, who found me moving towards that place while feeling a pulling sensation, followed behind.

And the place I arrived at by following the feeling…

“It’s a dead end.”

“It’s a dead end.”

It was clear that we arrived at a place led by Reinforce, but it was a dead end.

No, more precisely, I felt it inside the wall in front of the dead end street.

「It’s beyond the wall. I think it’s this way…」

Was it necessary to turn around and go the other way? I looked back the way I came, but if things continue like this, I have to go back that far…

Boom!!

With a loud noise, the wall collapsed.

The steel lining the wall was dented violently, and the wall inside was completely collapsed.

And in front of him, Zikrune, who had already picked up the halberd, was standing with a proud expression.

“……”

「……」

Zikrune looks at me with an expression asking for praise.

…Hmm, what should I do with this?

“…Zikrune.”

“Yes?”

“This wall… Collapsed because it was old from the beginning.”

“Huh? I just broke it?”

“…Put it like that. I’m begging you.”

“Huh? Yes…Well, if the master says so…?”

Zikrune also said this.

It’s not a crime if you don’t get caught.

…I didn’t see anyone here anyway.

I guess I can call it something like that…?

“There was another entrance to the basement in this place.”

Beyond the wall, I could see an entrance leading down to the basement.

This time, it was an ordinary underground passage with a proper door and stairs.

“Anyway, I was surprised. When I heard the sound of something collapsing, I thought someone might have been hurt… I’m careful because the wall may collapse because it’s old.”

Lucie’s conscience was slightly pricked by my words, but she nodded, pretending not to notice.

…Belatedly, I found the steel plate that had been dented by Zikrune’s halberd, so I quietly picked it up and put it in the dimensional storage.

Okay, it’s the perfect crime.

“……”

Rosweisse’s eyes sting a little, but you’ll understand.

With Reinforce in my hand, which had become a holy torch, I went down the stairs.

I was prepared to go down for a long time, just like the ruins where the Valkyries were sealed, but surprisingly, I was able to reach the bottom in a short time.

And there.

“It’s this again.”

Electronic lock.

There was something completely identical to the device that locked the place where the Valkyries were sealed.

She looked at Ross Weisse, wondering if anything, but she shook her head.

“No, as expected, there was no reaction from my sisters.”

“Then what on earth is here?”

Seeing as the lock was still working, it was clear that power was still being supplied.

The locking devices where the Valkyries had been sealed until now never worked again, as if the power was cut off after completing their function.

In other words, this place has never been opened yet.

Steeling her mind, she brought Rein Force to her lock.

The light indicating the lock status turned green and made a beeping sound.

And then, the old door slowly opened with the sound of metal scraping.

There were things there that I had never even thought of.

“…It’s a container.”

…Things similar to the containers above.

The only difference is that, unlike the ones before, these containers were tightly sealed.

I tried to open it, but it was locked tightly and wouldn’t open.

…It’s so hard that even with my strength as a warrior, I can’t force it open.

Probably, the material seemed to be different from the containers above.

There was no rust at all.

The moment I thought there might be something important in here, I turned around to hear Ortlinde or Rossweisse’s opinion.

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With the sound of something falling out, Zikrune was seen opening the container.

“…Huh?”

I made a stupid sound without realizing it.

Zikrune was also looking at the container he opened with a surprised face.

“So…I just touched it…?”

G-Crune makes excuses as if he feels unfair.

But rather than that, everyone was looking at the container that Zikrune opened, as if they were more interested in the contents of the container that Zikrune opened.

Zikrune must have noticed that other people’s eyes were looking towards the container, so he turned his head in that direction.

And then Zikrune shouted in surprise.

“Uh…This…Is my armor…?”

“Wow!!”

“Hero! Hero! Hero!!”

“Kenzie! Kenzie! Kenzie!!”

The warrior Kenji achieved victory on the battlefield.

On the battlefield he participated in, he achieved victory for the first time.

The imperial soldiers shouted, and the demon soldiers retreated.

Kenji, a hero who protected one of the imperial cities.

“……”

Celicia Dexion, the knight who fought next to the hero Kenji, looked unimpressed.

Without even a moment to enjoy his victory, I looked at the back of the warrior Kenji, who holstered his weapon and left the battlefield in silence.

Beside him, there was a woman with her arms crossed.

If you think about it, it’s been like that since that day.

After him, Iola went to persuade the warrior Kenji, and after some time, the warrior Kenji went to the battlefield again.

I don’t know how, but Iola succeeded in persuading the warrior Kenji.

Prince Freud was happy, and the warrior’s colleagues, including Selicia, were all relieved.

The comrades, determined to do their best for those who could not go out due to serious injuries, headed to the next battlefield with the warrior.

Defeat, defeat again…

Despite repeated defeats, the hero Kenji did not give up again.

Even though he suffered defeat and was injured, he reappeared a while later and returned to the battlefield to fight.

He fights on the battlefield, recuperates when injured, and then returns…

Kenji, who had been losing battles over and over again, began to overwhelm the demon army more often than not, but finally achieved victory.

Furthermore, today I even defeated Big Bull, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Lord’s army.

Considering that before, we were unable to land a proper attack and were defeated, it was truly an amazing achievement.

So, it’s definitely a situation where we should be happy…

“Celicia, are you okay?”

“Frederica…”

Her colleague, Frederica, who fought alongside Selicia, approached Selicia.

Frederica was a skirmisher who used her bow, and became close to her, Selicia, and was in charge of supporting her behind her.

She looked at Selicia with a worried look on her face.

“Is it because of the hero?”

“Uh…Uhh…”

Hero Kenji.

He had clearly become stronger and no longer afraid of battle, but he seemed like a different person than before.

To the extent that one wonders if Kenji is really the brave warrior he used to be, he is a mechanical person who does not interact with anyone and simply repeats battles and recovery.

… No, he seems to always interact with Iola, but …

From the day the hero Kenji returned, he came up and shared a room.

…Everyone thought that Iola was using a woman’s weapon to persuade the hero Kenji to fight with her, but could a person change to that extent?

Celicia could not hide her discomfort.

“Frederica…Let’s take care of the injured quickly.”

“Uh…Yeah…That’s right.”

And, the hero Kenji had another problem.

As he grew up as a warrior, he became very powerful, but he did not hesitate to use that strong power at all.

I didn’t care if my allies were involved or not.

He didn’t care at all whether his allies were in danger or not.

Just, he used all his strength to defeat the enemy in front of him.

Recently, what Selicia and her colleagues are doing is rescuing the injured who have been caught up in the power of the hero Kenji.

Many soldiers are cheering and chanting for the hero Kenji, but many soldiers are also rolling on the floor after being caught in the attack of the hero Kenji.

Even worse, there are even deaths due to the hero Kenji’s attack…

“What on earth…Happened to him?”

Looking at the injured people lying around, Selicia said that in a low voice.