swept away.
swept away.
The sewer, as the name suggests, was filled with a terrific stench. After walking for a bit, I got used to it, but it still bothered me because my nose is so sensitive.
“The smell is so strong… I really can’t stand it…”
Jamel snorted, grumbling weakly. But contrary to what he said, he was holding up very well for grumbling hard from earlier. Giselle took the word lightly, without changing a single expression on her face.
“Smells like this were common when I was an orphan and wandered around the back alleys. At that time, my body must have smelled like this.”
“It’s the same for me, but still… It’s been a while since I smelled it, so the smell is too strong. It was warm, damp, and disgusting. I thought I’d never smell this smell again…”
Compared to the two of them, who even chatted casually, it was Dakia who really couldn’t stand the smell.
“Uweeeeeek!”
Dacia stood on the shoulder of the huge sewer system, gagging as she watched the sludge flow down the aqueduct. I stood behind and patted her on the back.
“How about you go back first?”
“I have to know the truth about Rekkles… uwehehehe!”
She stopped talking and vomited again. In fact, everything that could have come out had already come out, so what Dakia did was close to nausea.
As expected, it is a little weak to dirty and smelly things like this because it has grown finely. I don’t like it, but if I can’t adapt to it, I have no choice but to send it back first. I’d rather have a mask or something to filter out some of the smell…
“Ah.”
There was something right. A silver choker hanging around Dacia’s neck. When I activated it, it turned into a metal mask covering my lower limbs.
“Dacia.”
“yes yes?”
Dakia’s eyes were already watery with tears because she had vomited so much. I took out my handkerchief and wiped her mouth.
“How about activating the necklace? It will be better if you cover your mouth.”
“ah.”
Dacia created a small puddle of water with her magic, rinsed my mouth, and immediately activated the necklace. A silvery metal mask covered her lower limbs, and her mortal expression improved.
“Much… better. It has almost no smell. I didn’t know it had a function to filter out bad smells.”
She took a few deep breaths and bowed her head towards us.
“I’m so sorry. The movement was delayed because of me.”
“It’s only because I grew up well. I understand.”
Giselle, who answered lightly, quickly added an afterword with a sorry expression.
“Oh, I didn’t mean it in a bad way. Please don’t misunderstand me.”
“I’m fine too! In fact, I’ve been feeling a little sick to my stomach since a while ago! I might throw up a little later!”
Dacia’s pure white ears turned red. Unfortunately, the silver mask couldn’t even cover her heated ears.
“Thank you for waiting…”
“Dakia is getting better, so let’s keep moving. I will take the lead. Except for me, Dacia has the best physical ability, so please stand at the rear and be prepared for any unexpected situation.”
“yes.”
I walked down the stench-filled road with a bone sword in one hand.
If there were enemies nearby, they would have been spotted long ago. Because we were a little noisy.
With only the sound of running water being heard, I held my breath and sharpened my senses as much as possible. It was necessary to prepare for an unexpected attack.
Long walk like that. We’ve come a long way, but nothing sticks out.
Squeak.
Except for the rats and flying insects busily passing by.
By the way, is it possible to build such a huge and systematic sewage system with the technology of this age? The countries of this world had the ability to build grand and gigantic buildings compared to their technological prowess thanks to the mobilization of wizards in large-scale construction, but even taking that into account, this sewer was an out-of-standard building.
Fortunately, it seems that I am not the only one who feels such doubts.
growl.
In the silence, Jamel’s stomach cries for food. Jamel was crying.
“Why is it really so big here? I’m hungry… but I can’t see the end.”
“It will be big because it was built big. The capital above here is just as big. Oh, even if I go back and wash it, the smell won’t go away. After all, when I go back, I’ll just have to throw away all the clothes I’m wearing right now.”
When Giselle grumbled in response, Dacia, who quietly followed her, answered.
“The scale of the Fides sewerage is so huge because the city itself has existed since the time of the ancient empire. In other words, this place itself is no different from the heritage of the ancients.”
“It is a very dirty legacy.”
“Because this place is filthy, the people of Fides who will be up here can live cleanly. It is a very precious legacy.”
While Giselle and Dacia were talking, I slowed down a little and approached Jamel. As I closed the distance, Jamel tilted his head.
“What is in front of Priest Marnak?”
“no. For some reason, I felt like I was spinning round and round. Jamel, don’t you have the authority to figure out the structure of the building you used before you came down here? Could you please try it?”
“Oh yes!”
Jamel closed his eyes tightly and spread his palms.
“Congealed Rock, please give me the one I wrote earlier!”
Small pieces of stone rose from the floor and gathered at the tips of Jamel’s fingers, taking the form of pointed fingernails. Jamel, without hesitation, stuck his finger into the dirty sewer wall.
“yap!”
“How is it?”
“Wait a minute… It’s so big here that it will take a while just to figure out the surroundings.”
It took a while for Jamel to wring his fingers and use the dragon. The closed eyes flashed open.
“oh?!”
Soon, Jamel’s white face turned blue.
“It was a big deal!!!”
“What is it?”
“If we keep walking like this, we will only go round and round!!! This big aisle was shaped like a giant donut!!! Because it was so huge, it felt straight while walking, but it was actually slightly curved!!!”
Squeak! Squeak Squeak!
At the same time as Jamel’s cry, the rats began to cry noisily. Jamel tilted his head.
“Why do mice cry so much?”
For some reason, an ominous feeling ran down my back. I asked a question out of curiosity.
“Is there anything else besides that?”
“Mmm… Ah! There is another one!”
“What is it?”
Jamel smiled broadly and pointed to the wall right next to where we were standing.
“Here, there is an empty space behind a rather thick wall! It’s a bit smaller than here, but it still seems like a big enough sewer…
”
Before Jamel could finish her words, the wall she was pointing to cracked open and a passageway opened. Then, a huge tidal wave of wastewater came crashing through the hole in the open passage.
“Giselle!!! I have to go back…”
“Al…”
Unfortunately, because Giselle was closest to the wall, she was swept away by the waves without completing her powers.
Waves approaching right in front of you. I had only one choice to make. First of all, I stretch out my hand and take care of the surprised Jamel.
“Think of my waist as your lifeline and never let it go no matter what!”
“Yes yes!!! Oh, entangled rock! Please do anything!!!”
The piled up rocks tightly bound Jamel and my body together.
“Dacia!!! hurry!!!”
“yes!”
Dacia jumped into my arms as if she had waited and moved her lips quickly. As I wrapped my arms around her waist, the flowing mana turned into cold air and exploded at the raging waves. The waves that rushed towards us froze.
damn
This was just a stopgap. The cesspool water was unnecessarily warm and there was too much of it. the ice broke
Aaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
A raging tidal wave of filth. However, the short time Dacia had earned was not at all useless.
“Giselle!!!”
Thanks to that, I bought time to catch up with Giselle, who was swept away first. Giselle was in a state of unconsciousness due to being swept away by the strong current in a defenseless state. I grabbed Giselle’s hand and somehow quickly stirred my feet to rise above the flowing water.
“Puaaaa!!! Priest Ma Marnak!!! If I continue like this, I think I will drown in that water!!! Please save me!!!”
“Kelok Kelok Kelok.”
While submerged in the water for a while, Dakia could not come to her senses as she vomited in vain as if she had inhaled the water full of filth. In the end, the only sane people were Jamel and I.
I managed to get everything, but the problem was that I was using both hands to hold Giselle and Dacia.
“Jamel!!!”
“Yes yes!!!”
“How was it when I looked at the structure earlier! Was there only one hole like that?”
“Everybody was entangled like a spider’s web, but… we were standing outside the donuts!”
“Is there anything else!”
thud. thud. thud. thud.
All the sewer passages opened in unison and began to vomit filthy wastewater. The strong current rose to the point where it reached the ceiling of the huge sewer before I knew it.
I soon realized that the current situation was intentional. This huge discharge was absolutely not something that would happen naturally.
I looked around quickly, but I couldn’t see any way out. In addition, as long as we do not know when this passage will end, it is clear that the three of us will drown if we continue to relax like this.
“Jamel!!!”
“yes! Whoa! Whoops!”
There were no options. If water flowed in from the outside, the only option was to drill a hole inside.
“Which direction is the inside of the donut!!!”
“That way!!!”
The bracelet on my right wrist stretched quickly and covered both of my hands. Four muzzles protruding from the back of the hand. I held out my right hand and poured out all the stored mana.
be broken please!
Kwaaaaaang!!!
The magic cannon pouring out of the muzzle collapsed the wall of the sewer as it was. I thrust my left fist out toward the exposed hole. The immortalium harpoon fired from the back of his hand dug into the hole precisely.
“Jamel! Just hold your breath for a second! I will go back!!! Never lose your mind! We need Jamel’s help soon!!!”
“yes! Breathe!!!”
charrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
The immortalium thread connected to the harpoon began to shrink. However, it was not enough to overcome the strong current. And then. A vivid green tattoo ran and spread across my skin.
Step on the wall with the legs amplified to the limit with the Gate of Corruption and stand horizontally. As the harpoon guided me, I quickly ran against the current. The connecting thread swayed. He felt the wall he had driven the harpoon into collapse.
“Ahhhh!!!”
Kwajik.
At the same time as the harpoon was pulled out, I threw myself into the hole I had dug with a hair’s breadth.
“Jamel!!! We have to block that hole for us to live!!!”
But the high water level began to flow into the hole I had drilled.
“Kellogg! Kellogg! Oh, you rock that sticks! tinkering! Please do some tinkering with that!!! Otherwise I will die!!!”
thud.
The rocks that made up the walls of the sewer moved as if they were alive, and I kept my mouth shut. And finally not a single drop of water leaked in.
“I bought and lived!!!”
Jamel, soaked in filth, jumped up from his seat and shouted again.
“I live!!! Hahahahaha!!! Truly an immortal Jamel… Huh?! Priest Marnak!!!”
After I unlocked the Corruption Door and lay down on the floor to catch my breath, Jamel urgently found me. When I got up, Jamel’s eyes were on the verge of bursting into tears.
“Gee Giselle is not breathing…”
Damn it. Did I lose consciousness too quickly and drink too much water?
“Get out of the way!!!”
Moving quickly, I squeezed Giselle’s chest, put my mouth to her lips, and breathed in. A couple of turns for that.
“Cool cool cool!”
Giselle spat out the filth and began to exhale again.
“I bought and lived!!! Giselle is back!!! Priest Marnak!!! hurray!!!”
“ha.”
Fortunately, Dacia was breathing evenly even though she passed out, perhaps thanks to the Ceylon mask she was wearing.
I barely lived
I was completely exhausted because I was so nervous. As I sat down on the floor, a trivial thought came to my mind.
At times like this, is it fortunate that I don’t feel the taste? If I had been able to taste it, the filthy kiss from just now would have been an unforgettable memory.
But have I ever kissed a girl?
The memory of reality before moving over to this place was too hazy.
Hopefully it’s not the first time Some say first kisses taste like lemon, but my first kiss tasted like ditch water. I absolutely couldn’t stand it.
When I sat down and let out a silly laugh, my mother came out of my chest with a light. The mother stared at Giselle, then collapsed to the floor and pressed her lips together. Just like when Giselle couldn’t breathe.
‘Kill Murder…’
With the words that suddenly I can’t breathe well.
“Mom, I don’t play pranks like that. By the way…”
As soon as I had time to spare, I began to see my surroundings. This was a space that looked like the middle of a hallway leading somewhere.
“What the hell is this place…”
“Ah!!! Did your mother drink too much water?! I am! Let me help you!!! I’ve seen everything Priest Marnak is doing!!!”
‘killing?!’
Of course, the voice didn’t reach, and Jamel rushed at his mother like a beam of light.
“I will do it!!! Don’t worry!!! This Jamel will definitely save you!!!!”
‘Murder, love, love!!!’
