“Orkan.”
Abel frowned and called his name.
“Are you okay?”
Orkan tilted his head as if to ask what was going on.
“What? It’s okay, what else is there to do? I just entered the entrance.”
Abel stared at him.
“Why do you keep staring at me? If you have something to say, say it now. When you have time.”
“I have nothing to say. Just...”
"Just?"
Just something.
His speech, expression, and attitude toward him were all the same as usual, so why did he suddenly call his name?
Abel said, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly.
“Orkan, aren’t you too nervous? You’re being careless today.”
“You’re being careless. Can’t you see that I'm being more careful than ever? I'm not even nervous.”
“Well, yes.”
Abel answered vaguely and stepped forward.
No, Orkan is definitely nervous.
Otherwise, he, a cautious man, would not have said something like, 'Let's go a little further' without even assessing the danger of this dungeon.
But it doesn't really matter. Abel has no intention of pointing that out.
It was a situation where he had to move forward no matter what lay ahead, and even if it was dangerous, he knew that he, Simone, and Louis would be able to protect those around them.
'We also have a very capable healer.'
Abel smirked and looked at Jace, who was clinging to Simone.
Even in this tense situation where everyone was nervous, Jace didn't show any sign of nervousness and just looked at Simone.
Is it true that people who have been to the brink of death are different in every way?
Simone, who was walking ahead, spoke as if she didn't understand at all.
“It’s strangely quiet.”
Simone stopped walking and looked back at Abel and Louis.
“Nothing is happening. Is this what the dungeon is like?”
“Well, no. If it were a normal dungeon, something would have happened by now.”
“That’s right. At least it’s rarely been this peaceful.”
Simone looked around with a suspicious look at the two people's words.
This is a dungeon created by Anasis.
The dungeon that stopped the world's time, was the Dungeon of Anasis, a place that exuded a ferocious aura even before entering.
Considering all that, wasn't the journey here surprisingly safe?
To be honest, if it weren't for the minimal amount of death mana, she would have believed it was just an ordinary cave.
This made Simone feel uneasy.
'Isn't it really nothing?'
Even though she knows it could never be like that, it really does seem like an ordinary cave.
She had a feeling that, just in case, she might return home without getting anything in return.
Abel, Orkan, and even Geneon were all looking around the inside of the cave with very puzzled expressions as if it was their first time seeing a dungeon like this.
At that moment.
Jiying-
“...Huh? Whoa! Wait a minute!”
A blue light began to glow beneath Abel and Orkan's feet.
A teleportation magic circle just big enough for two adults to fit in was activated.
“What, all of a sudden!”
“Damn it! It’s a trap. Abel, Orkan, hurry!”
Orkan quickly pushed Abel out of the magic circle and stepped back, and Simone and Louis quickly reached out to them, but it was too late.
Abel and Orkan were instantly sucked into the magic circle and disappeared.
“...”
“...Yeah, there’s no way the dungeon could be this quiet.”
Geneon gritted his teeth as he looked at the magic circle and the two people who had disappeared.
The faint but felt magic circle energy from all directions seemed to be that of a magic circle set up as a trap.
“Then what will happen to you two? If they were teleported to a dangerous place...!”
Simone, who had been staring blankly at her floating hands in the air at Jace's trembling voice, clicked her tongue in annoyance.
Perhaps it's a blessing in disguise that Abel and Orkan were the ones who fell into the trap.
At least these two people are not people who would be easily taken advantage of in any situation.
However, it is not a good sign that the party is divided in the dungeon.
And even though they seem to have gotten pretty deep in there, they haven't seen any significant results...
'Uh?'
Then Louis took out the communicator.
“Let’s try to connect to the communications seat first. We’ll keep going. We can’t lose any time.”
"Hmm..."
Simone tilted her head at Louis' words and glared ahead.
“Why are you doing that?”
At his question, Simone looked down at her feet this time.
She just had that thought.
It's a really dangerous idea, but just in case.
It's a pretty feasible idea, although if done wrong it could put her colleagues at risk.
“Simone?”
"Ah."
Simone raised her head. It's dangerous, but she guesses she should at least say something.
“It’s just my opinion, so feel free to ignore it.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Look at our current situation. We’ve come a long way, but it’s just an ordinary cave with no threats. The only threats are the teleportation traps placed all around.”
“For now, that’s how it is. I don’t know what it will be like if we go further.”
“But what if the teleport isn’t a trap?”
"Hmm?"
Abel frowned and called his name.
“Are you okay?”
Orkan tilted his head as if to ask what was going on.
“What? It’s okay, what else is there to do? I just entered the entrance.”
Abel stared at him.
“Why do you keep staring at me? If you have something to say, say it now. When you have time.”
“I have nothing to say. Just...”
"Just?"
Just something.
His speech, expression, and attitude toward him were all the same as usual, so why did he suddenly call his name?
Abel said, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly.
“Orkan, aren’t you too nervous? You’re being careless today.”
“You’re being careless. Can’t you see that I'm being more careful than ever? I'm not even nervous.”
“Well, yes.”
Abel answered vaguely and stepped forward.
No, Orkan is definitely nervous.
Otherwise, he, a cautious man, would not have said something like, 'Let's go a little further' without even assessing the danger of this dungeon.
But it doesn't really matter. Abel has no intention of pointing that out.
It was a situation where he had to move forward no matter what lay ahead, and even if it was dangerous, he knew that he, Simone, and Louis would be able to protect those around them.
'We also have a very capable healer.'
Abel smirked and looked at Jace, who was clinging to Simone.
Even in this tense situation where everyone was nervous, Jace didn't show any sign of nervousness and just looked at Simone.
Is it true that people who have been to the brink of death are different in every way?
Simone, who was walking ahead, spoke as if she didn't understand at all.
“It’s strangely quiet.”
Simone stopped walking and looked back at Abel and Louis.
“Nothing is happening. Is this what the dungeon is like?”
“Well, no. If it were a normal dungeon, something would have happened by now.”
“That’s right. At least it’s rarely been this peaceful.”
Simone looked around with a suspicious look at the two people's words.
This is a dungeon created by Anasis.
The dungeon that stopped the world's time, was the Dungeon of Anasis, a place that exuded a ferocious aura even before entering.
Considering all that, wasn't the journey here surprisingly safe?
To be honest, if it weren't for the minimal amount of death mana, she would have believed it was just an ordinary cave.
This made Simone feel uneasy.
'Isn't it really nothing?'
Even though she knows it could never be like that, it really does seem like an ordinary cave.
She had a feeling that, just in case, she might return home without getting anything in return.
Abel, Orkan, and even Geneon were all looking around the inside of the cave with very puzzled expressions as if it was their first time seeing a dungeon like this.
At that moment.
Jiying-
“...Huh? Whoa! Wait a minute!”
A blue light began to glow beneath Abel and Orkan's feet.
A teleportation magic circle just big enough for two adults to fit in was activated.
“What, all of a sudden!”
“Damn it! It’s a trap. Abel, Orkan, hurry!”
Orkan quickly pushed Abel out of the magic circle and stepped back, and Simone and Louis quickly reached out to them, but it was too late.
Abel and Orkan were instantly sucked into the magic circle and disappeared.
“...”
“...Yeah, there’s no way the dungeon could be this quiet.”
Geneon gritted his teeth as he looked at the magic circle and the two people who had disappeared.
The faint but felt magic circle energy from all directions seemed to be that of a magic circle set up as a trap.
“Then what will happen to you two? If they were teleported to a dangerous place...!”
Simone, who had been staring blankly at her floating hands in the air at Jace's trembling voice, clicked her tongue in annoyance.
Perhaps it's a blessing in disguise that Abel and Orkan were the ones who fell into the trap.
At least these two people are not people who would be easily taken advantage of in any situation.
However, it is not a good sign that the party is divided in the dungeon.
And even though they seem to have gotten pretty deep in there, they haven't seen any significant results...
'Uh?'
Then Louis took out the communicator.
“Let’s try to connect to the communications seat first. We’ll keep going. We can’t lose any time.”
"Hmm..."
Simone tilted her head at Louis' words and glared ahead.
“Why are you doing that?”
At his question, Simone looked down at her feet this time.
She just had that thought.
It's a really dangerous idea, but just in case.
It's a pretty feasible idea, although if done wrong it could put her colleagues at risk.
“Simone?”
"Ah."
Simone raised her head. It's dangerous, but she guesses she should at least say something.
“It’s just my opinion, so feel free to ignore it.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Look at our current situation. We’ve come a long way, but it’s just an ordinary cave with no threats. The only threats are the teleportation traps placed all around.”
“For now, that’s how it is. I don’t know what it will be like if we go further.”
“But what if the teleport isn’t a trap?”
"Hmm?"
Teleport isn't a trap?
Louis looked at the communications stone in his hand.
He's been trying to contact Abel and Orkan, who have fallen into the teleportation trap, but he hasn't heard anything at all.
If the teleport wasn't a trap, he would have gotten it a long time ago.
“If it’s not a trap, then what is it? Even if it’s not a trap, you should be careful. You don’t know where you’ll be teleported to.”
“No.”
Simone shook her head.
“If the teleport isn’t a trap, you should step on it.”
...Why bother?
A silence arose between them.
Even if the teleporter isn't a trap, isn't it common sense not to step on it because if you accidentally step on it, you'll be teleported to a place other than your original destination?
Louis looked like he didn't understand at all, and Geneon clicked his tongue and said with a look of pity.
“The Emperors of the Luan Empire have been smart and lacking in creativity for generations.”
“...Lord Geneon, I won’t deny it.”
But it's a bit much to say that to someone's face.
Geneon said, keeping his gaze focused on Louis.
“Simone, what you’re saying is that the teleporter is a passage to the next location?”
"Yes, that's right."
“Next location?”
Simone nodded and explained her thoughts.
Usually, as you advance through a dungeon fighting enemies without any concept of the next location, you will naturally encounter higher-level enemies and eventually fight the boss.
However, there are some very special dungeons that are different, such as the dungeons created by legendary wizards or the fairy dungeons.
For example, there were cases where you could only meet the boss by passing through a door or staircase that opened only after completing a trick or condition.
There are really only a few dungeons like this in the whole world.
Even the times of their creation are different, and since Louis has never had a proper adventure with Abel, there is no information about them.
But Simone knows.
As the original story progresses, Abel's main character buffs reach their peak, and he visits special dungeons that are said to be hard to find in every episode.
For Simone, special dungeons were more familiar than regular dungeons.
“So what I’m saying is that if the teleport isn’t a trap, it could be a gateway that you absolutely must pass through.”
“I see. I understand.”
Louis glanced at Geneon and said.
“Still, I can’t help but be worried. I can’t rule out the possibility that it’s a trap. I can’t contact Abel or Orkan either.”
Geneon clicked his tongue again.
“The Emperors of the Luan Empire have been quite boring since ancient times. They had no spirit of challenge and were very cowardly. Just looking at the fact that they isolated the Illeston family because they were afraid of the curse, you can see that...”
“Please stop, Lord Geneon. I know the sins of the royal family!”
Louis quickly covered Geneon's mouth and said.
“Yes. So you’re saying that we should step on the magic circle even if it means taking risks?”
“Yes, it’s a power that doesn’t easily become dangerous.”
“...Yes, then. Let’s give it a try.”
Louis tried to calm his nerves and looked around to find the teleportation magic circle.
At that moment, the communication stone he was holding began to vibrate, and soon a voice was heard.
"...Nothing happened. It’s not dangerous at all, so take the teleport."
It was Abel's voice that sounded very peaceful.
Fortunately, it didn't seem like he fell into a dangerous place.
Louis asked in relief.
“Abel, where are you? I was worried about you.”
"We're in the dungeon. Orkan is with me. Quickly find the teleport and get on it. That's the answer. It's a pretty unfamiliar environment, so we'll look around first, so come and find us."
Simone, who had been quietly listening to Louis and Abel's conversation, tilted her head slightly.
“I’m so glad that Abel and Orkan weren’t hurt!”
Jace's voice of relief was heard, but Simone's twisted expression did not soften at all.
‘Is it because he entered through the communications room...’
Abel's voice, which she thought would clearly fly into a rage in such an unexpected situation, sounded very calm as if he had just woken up from sleep.
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