Chapter 33
Let's go!
Translator : PolterGlast
After returning to the
[Knight's Holy Remains] again, I activated the [Home] gift.
I returned to my home
once and then used the door installation to teleport to the fifth floor.
"Let's see, this
is... okay, go right and then straight."
From the place where I
was transferred, I walked towards the stairs to the sixth floor.
--The location of the
[Home] door is reset when the door installation power is used.
When I try to leave a
place other than where I originally came from, the place where I come to is
randomly selected from among the places that can be selected as my destination.
In other words, if I
install a door in the dungeon and exit, the place I come to will be somewhere
within the floor I specified.
It's a waste of MP to
use Perception, so I basically try to infer my location by looking at the
surrounding terrain.
When I came to the
front of the stairs, I took a deep breath to catch my breath.
Then, after one look
at the sixth floor, I turned my head back to the fifth floor.
"Okay, let's go
and do one final check."
--In fact, there is
one thing that I have been thinking about doing, but have not been able to put
into practice.
I knew it would be
necessary for the exploration of the sixth floor and beyond, but I had been
putting it off for various reasons.
I used Wind Search to
find a skeleton soldier moving alone.
--I found it.
Strength, Fortify,
Accel, and Quick.
I used all the support
magic I had at my disposal and closed in.
"Gugaa!"
The skeleton soldier, having
discovered me, came toward me.
I turned around
without intercepting such a skeleton soldier.
And--I activated the
door installation power.
Yes, what I haven't
done is--confirmation of the function of the [Home] gift, which is to keep
harmful creatures away.
Of course, I
understand in my head that it has that function.
But I couldn't bring
myself to try it.
What if the enemy
invades...?
Thinking that way made
me scared, and I couldn't take the first step.
My home was my castle,
and at the same time, it was also a place of mental support.
Three months in Japan,
one and a half months in another world.
Only my home continued
to accept me without rejecting me.
But from now on, I
will use this power more often.
I'm going to face a
powerful monster that will destroy the knight order, so there will definitely
be times when I have to run away.
I have to practice
properly from now on so that I can escape to my home in case of an emergency.
I grabbed the doorknob
and opened the door.
The place I came to
was a familiar entrance.
I went up to the
corridor with my shoes on as it was.
I looked back.
Beyond the open door
is the scenery of the fifth floor of the [Knight's Holy Remains].
I can see the figure
of a skeleton soldier approaching me.
I can't use magic
inside my home.
So I buffed my body in
advance.
I'm buffing my now
stronger body even more.
Even if they come in,
I can dodge them properly.
Then I can go back to
the dungeon and beat them with magic.
"...Guga?"
But just as I was
thinking this, the skeleton soldier stopped moving.
And he looked around.
He's right in front of
me, but ...... he's completely lost sight of me.
"Guga!"
The Skeleton Soldier
continued to move closer.
And he came to this
side... and disappeared without going through the door.
...Maybe he walked to
a part that can't be seen from the door.
I see, the home is not
even recognizable to the hostile.
And he would simply
slip through the space where the door to the home is supposed to be.
Now I know that I can
manage as long as I can escape to my home.
"Phew..."
I was relieved and
couldn't help but slump down in the corridor.
When I put my hand on
my chest, my heart was pounding unbelievably fast.
This completes the
confirmation.
It turned out to be no
problem if I tried it.
There is also a map of
the sixth floor.
I can escape to my
[Home] in case of emergency.
With that in mind,
let's proceed with the exploration safely and steadily.
After calming myself
down, I left my home.
At the same time, I
activated Lightning Bolt on the skeleton soldier who seemed to be still looking
for me. It hit successfully and I was able to kill it with one blow.
"This seems to be
useful..."
I can check the
outside of the door from inside my home and launch a surprise attack on an
unguarded opponent.
Until now, I could
only think about escaping... but it seems that I can use the power of [Home]
actively like that.
My heart was light, as
if the tension from before was a lie.
I went to sleep once
to recover the MP I had used so far, while maintaining a moderate sense of
tension.
And after waking up
and preparing properly, I went down the stairs to the sixth floor without
feeling too nervous--.
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