The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 442



443 – Flowing

We visited various parts of paradise until the grace period ended. There was a lot to see and a comfortable hotel nearby, so time passed faster than expected. I was secretly hoping that Mormot would come back, but no one was looking for me so far.

When I headed to the building at the appointed time, everyone was waiting for me. Without hesitation, I went to see Kayu on the 5th floor. Kayu, who had been reading her book strangely again today, looked at us and let out her sigh.

“You really came… It’s fascinating. “I can’t believe I’m not satisfied with paradise.”

Muttering that, Kayu filled out the application form to receive our citizenship and head to the 5th floor. As I was quietly watching, Ellie came closer and touched my hand. When I gently took her hand away, Ellie, who had somehow glanced at my expression, nodded her head in satisfaction.

“… ?”

After a while of being puzzled by the meaningless action, Cayuga handed us the completed application form.

“If you go to the 8th floor and submit an application to the Oracle, you will be able to open the door to the labyrinth! Good luck everyone!”

I said thank you, took the application form, and headed to the 8th floor. Unlike the 6th floor, which had ordinary pictures hanging on it, I passed through the 7th floor, which was full of desert sand, and finally arrived at the 8th floor.

“It looks like the inside of a clock tower.”

I nodded and agreed with Raelan’s explanation. It looked like the inside of a clock tower, with all kinds of clocks hanging on the walls showing different times. Underneath the clock, all kinds of doors were opening and closing repeatedly, but strangely enough, even though the doors were open, you couldn’t see inside.

“Oh, are you a guest on the 8th floor?”

A fat blond man who introduced himself as Oracle approached us on a wheeled chair. After receiving the application form from us, the oracle pushed his chair to place the application form on a desk hidden behind a pillar and motioned to us.

“I’ll find the door that takes you straight to the 5th floor.”

While saying that, the Oracle, who was looking at the largest clock on the wall and pushing his chair to check the other clocks, motioned to us.

“Hurry up, the door will close again in a minute.”

At Oracle’s urging, we all moved to the door together.

“You know that if you open the door, you’ll never return to paradise again, right?”

At the Oracle’s final warning, I grabbed the door handle without answering.

[You have reached the 5th floor.]

[Casualty is granted to you who have become the official challenger of the labyrinth.]

[It is a rest period. There is 24:00:00 left until re-entry into the labyrinth.]

***

I left the labyrinth and headed to Modest’s secret hideout. This time, the re-entry time is quite short. I felt a little anxious because I wasted my time in paradise. How far did Roel go? She may already be in the finishing stages of the 5th floor.

We arrived in the basement and heard what happened while we were in the labyrinth. The most important thing among them is that the war caused by the church has come to an end.

“The imperial family and the church announced that the Chaos Sect had completely disappeared from the continent. The sect’s leaders and believers were all buried alive in the ground along with the city.”

“… “Is that what happened?”

It wasn’t that surprising since Raelan had already explained how the war would proceed. The fact that she was able to face the cult leader on the 5th floor showed how excellent Lamine’s survival instincts were, as she said she would only challenge herself up to the 4th floor of the labyrinth.

To be honest, I wasn’t confident that I would win against the leader. If I were to judge calmly, the best I could do was to avoid the cult leader and head to the 6th floor of the labyrinth. However, I had a strange feeling that I would definitely collide with the cult leader on the 5th floor.

“Oh, and… “I have completed the preparations Raelan asked for.”

At Ember’s words, Raelan twitched one corner of his mouth and nodded.

“As expected, you are sure to get the job done. “Good job.”

As Ember left the basement with a wry smile, Raelan turned his head and looked at Lamine.

“Since you are no longer with us, let us return to the imperial palace and report to Bella.”

Lamine looked at me with a bitter smile at Raelan’s congratulatory command.

“Ross, I will find something I can do to help you, even outside the labyrinth.”

“Thank you.”

“… “What am I thankful for?”

After Lamine left the basement, Raelan spoke to Ellie this time.

“We will go straight to the 5th floor after re-entry time. If you have work to do, solve it too. “We have separate work to do in preparation for the 5th floor.”

“… all right.”

When I nodded that I was okay, Ellie left the basement.

“Do you by any chance need a break?”

“… “I had no choice but to rest for a week. Do I need more?”

Raelan nodded with a satisfied face at my answer.

“Then go to the eastern border.”

“Aren’t you going to explain what’s going on?”

Raelan smiled coldly at my question.

“I plan to attract monsters to our side to deal with the cult leader. “It is obvious that we will meet on the 5th floor, so we must prepare to deal with him.”

“… ?”

Aside from Roel, are there any monsters that can take on the cult leader? When I tilted my head with a confused face, Raelan frowned as if he was frustrated.

“Have you forgotten that no one except Roel can win?”

At Raelan’s question, I unconsciously felt a strain on my shoulders. The enemy that only the hero Roel can kill… .

“… Adversary.”

Raelan smiled maniacally.

“Yes, we will make the Demon King a stepping stone to the 6th floor.”

***

Carne, who was tasked by Ross with finding the scattered pieces of the Emerald Tablet, realized that he could not do it on his own, so he asked for help from his most trusted friend, Rakar.

After listening to Kane’s explanation, Rakar realized that two people were not enough. In times like this, Ross has always been a great help. In that case, I thought the two needed someone who could replace Ross’s vacancy.

‘If you look at Navier… Ross comes to mind!’

Lacard trusted that feeling and chose Navier. Because she was a temporary member of the Messiah Club who had good observation skills and often showed flashes of brilliance. Lakar’s choice was right. Navier was able to fill Ross’s role admirably.

“it’s okay!”

As Navier shouted with joy, Lakar and Kane, who had been banging on the wall, hurriedly ran to Navier’s side.

“Huh, how did you find it?”

As if it was hard to believe even after seeing it with his own eyes, Kane asked in a fuss. Her Navier explained, pushing her chest forward slightly with a happy look on her face.

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“Yes, for some reason, when I first came in, I thought the layout of the room was a bit unusual. Look around, isn’t it a structure that doesn’t use the space in the room efficiently? This type of structure is most often used in rooms with a specific purpose. It is used in places such as museums and exhibitions. But there was nothing worth seeing here. Then there is only one correct answer. “There was a space behind the pillar that was invisible to our eyes!”

Lacarte and Canet nodded their heads familiarly at Navier’s explanation. Even though he couldn’t understand the explanation anyway, Navier realized that nodding his head at times like this would end the explanation quickly.

After waiting for a while for the explanation of the secret door hidden in the space behind the pillar to be finished, Lacarte remembered reading a book called [Phenomenological Understanding of Magical Structures] that Navier had read in the academy library for a more clear explanation. I took advantage of the opportunity and quickly opened my mouth.

“Okay, Kane. Quickly go in and check it out. “Don’t forget to wear gloves.”

“Oh, that’s right. thank you!”

The piece of the Emerald Tablet found last time was due to Kane accidentally not bringing the bronze gloves gifted to him by Ross, so he had to return to the academy and return to the dungeon.

This time Navier took care of it properly, but as expected, Canet had forgotten to put on his gloves until Lakar told him to. Aria’s condition has gotten much worse these days, so Kane has been more distracted than usual.

After opening the secret door discovered by Navier, Kane was able to see the unique green color of the Emerald Tablet at the end of the passage. Putting on her bronze gloves, Kane felt a familiar pull. She feels as if a part of herself is outside. Her emerald tablet is attracting Kane like a magnet.

Kane approached the sculpture and stretched out his bronze-gloved hand. The liquid-like melted pieces were absorbed into Kane through the bronze gloves. She finally opened her slowly closed eyes as Kane absorbed the third Emerald Tablet and this time she realized what she had gotten.

“… “It’s not life.”

It was not the knowledge of life related to the homunculus that he sought. He gained tremendous alchemical knowledge that changed the properties of minerals, but Kane was not happy at all. He was Kane, who became more important to protecting Aria than succeeding as an alchemist.

At that moment, some invisible force acted on Kane, who was sighing.

It wasn’t luck. It was a destiny created by fate, and it was guided by the law of cause and effect.

Kane was able to find out where the piece of the Emerald Tablet he needed was located.

“… labyrinth.”

Kane turned and shouted as he left the passage.

“We have to go to the labyrinth to save Aria!”

Ross, who was conversing with Raelan in the carriage heading to the eastern border, did not know how the causality obtained as a reward from the labyrinth was consumed.