1. Dammit!Copy !req
2. Are you kidding me?Copy !req
3. This wall wasn't here last time.
What gives?Copy !req
4. Another earthquake?Copy !req
5. That's not what that was.Copy !req
6. The dungeon is moving
and changing its shape.Copy !req
7. I bet that mage is doing it.Copy !req
8. He's probably being cautious about us.Copy !req
9. Does that mean we'll be wandering
around this place in circles till we die?Copy !req
10. Guess I've gotta get a bit reckless.Copy !req
11. Just wait here.Copy !req
12. The coast is clear.Copy !req
13. Looks like climbing the wall
might not be such a great idea.Copy !req
14. Well, it's time to start walking then.Copy !req
15. I don't know if anyone else
is getting this feeling but…Copy !req
16. …it's like the town is getting livelier.Copy !req
17. With the Red Dragon dead,Copy !req
18. the monsters hiding from it are surfacing.Copy !req
19. This floor originally
had lots of monsters.Copy !req
20. Us avoiding them was sheer good luck.Copy !req
21. Whoa, are you guys all right?Copy !req
22. Hmm…Copy !req
23. So unhealthy.Copy !req
24. We've been walking nonstop
and haven't had a decent mealCopy !req
25. since eating the Dragon.Copy !req
26. If I had to guess Laios's age…Copy !req
27. Well, I can't really tell
if he's young or old simply by looking,Copy !req
28. but Chilchuck and Marcille
are definitely still growing.Copy !req
29. Come on.Copy !req
30. I'm overwhelmed with shame
that I can't provide a hearty mealCopy !req
31. at such an important time in their lives.Copy !req
32. I must feed them.Copy !req
33. The young-ins must be fed.Copy !req
34. And I have to feed them!Copy !req
35. Hm. I smell something kinda sweet.Copy !req
36. Something you can eat?Copy !req
37. No,
it's more like a floral scent.Copy !req
38. Wherever flowers are blooming,
there's sure to be some water.Copy !req
39. It's all up to you, Chilchuck!Copy !req
40. I'm on it!Copy !req
41. Is this place some kind of graveyard?Copy !req
42. Wait, what's that over there?Copy !req
43. Don't look!Copy !req
44. Oh, uh, excuse us.Copy !req
45. Hey, Senshi! Let go!Copy !req
46. Get back, Senshi!Copy !req
47. What's that?Copy !req
48. Arm yourselves!Copy !req
49. These things aren't humans.Copy !req
50. They're Dryad flowers!Copy !req
51. Then this dust in the air is…Copy !req
52. It's not dust at all.Copy !req
53. Once inhaled, these microparticlesCopy !req
54. cling to the respiratory system's
mucous membrane.Copy !req
55. The body recognizes these particles
and labels them as harmful,Copy !req
56. then activates its immune system
and quickly tries to dispel them.Copy !req
57. Simply put…Copy !req
58. It's hay fever.Copy !req
59. Ew! So gross!Copy !req
60. Oh, that hurts!Copy !req
61. Dryads' pollen! No way!Copy !req
62. Crap! Don't inhale it!Copy !req
63. This is bad.Copy !req
64. I can't stop crying.Copy !req
65. Come on, Senshi! You gotta stand up!Copy !req
66. - Laios!
- Uh, Kensuke.Copy !req
67. - Where are you?
- Damn it.Copy !req
68. My eyes…Copy !req
69. Senshi, reach forward.Copy !req
70. On my signal, I want you to swing
that sword behind you!Copy !req
71. Ready?Copy !req
72. And…Copy !req
73. Swing!Copy !req
74. Oh, no!Copy !req
75. My eyes are suddenly getting itchy.Copy !req
76. My vision is…Copy !req
77. Run, Senshi!Copy !req
78. No!Copy !req
79. My job is to stay here and protect
all the young-ins from harm!Copy !req
80. What are you talking about?Copy !req
81. Chilchuck!Copy !req
82. I'm gonna need you to be my eyes!Copy !req
83. How? I can't see anything!Copy !req
84. Your five senses
are better than most, aren't they?Copy !req
85. Smell?Copy !req
86. No, the scent of the pollen is too strong.Copy !req
87. Sound?Copy !req
88. Senshi's sneezing is too loud.Copy !req
89. I can't trust my sight, smell,
or hearing right now.Copy !req
90. I know!Copy !req
91. The wind!Copy !req
92. It dodged your sneeze
and moved to your back right.Copy !req
93. Swing up in that direction, Senshi!Copy !req
94. Kensuke…Copy !req
95. It completely snapped in two.Copy !req
96. I need to repair it and feed it
some mana quickly or it'll die.Copy !req
97. And after it took me so many years
to get it to grow this much…Copy !req
98. Hmm?Copy !req
99. This… This whole area is safe.Copy !req
100. You're such a liar!Copy !req
101. You guys fought against Dryad flowers?Copy !req
102. That must have been rough.Copy !req
103. So they were
flower monsters, huh?Copy !req
104. And here I was thinking
they were human men and women.Copy !req
105. The male and female part was right.Copy !req
106. Dryads are unisexual.Copy !req
107. Oh, hang on a minute.Copy !req
108. He's doing it again.Copy !req
109. Think we should knock him out
to stop him this time?Copy !req
110. I feel like we've gotten to a point
where we can't be picky anymore.Copy !req
111. I found myself having thoughts like,Copy !req
112. "So what if the flower
is shaped like a human?"Copy !req
113. Marci—Copy !req
114. Found some!Copy !req
115. Beautiful Dryad fruits!Copy !req
116. How do I reverse time…Copy !req
117. Cut it out! Don't casually look
for scary-sounding spells!Copy !req
118. Your black magic jokes
aren't funny.Copy !req
119. So, seriously, stop!Copy !req
120. I didn't see a lick of pollen
come out of this last Dryad I cut down.Copy !req
121. The female flower then.Copy !req
122. Before pollination, flowers care for
and protect the other fruit.Copy !req
123. Hey, this thing kinda
looks like fruit too.Copy !req
124. Hey, good find.Copy !req
125. Those are flower buds.Copy !req
126. They would eventually
become the Dryad flower.Copy !req
127. They look tasty and much easier to eat
than the stuff you're carrying.Copy !req
128. What's the worst
that could happen?Copy !req
129. Let's grab a few.Copy !req
130. Don't pluck
too many of them, got it?Copy !req
131. Understood.Copy !req
132. Whoa.
There are Mandrakes growing here.Copy !req
133. There's no dog around,Copy !req
134. so we'll just have
to chop off their heads, okay?Copy !req
135. Hmm. Seriously, Chilchuck?Copy !req
136. Can you drop that already?Copy !req
137. Hmm.Copy !req
138. A pretty good harvest, if I say so myself.Copy !req
139. I'm glad I thought aheadCopy !req
140. and asked to borrow
this axe from those orcs!Copy !req
141. Put the chopped ingredients
into a pot with water and bring to a boil.Copy !req
142. When they become soft,
remove them from the heat,Copy !req
143. and give them a good mashing in the pot.Copy !req
144. Once it becomes paste-like,Copy !req
145. add some more water
along with your preferred seasonings.Copy !req
146. Hmm.Copy !req
147. Already smells good.Copy !req
148. In that case…Copy !req
149. Lightly fry it in some butter
and then add in some mushrooms.Copy !req
150. Pour a little melted cheese
over the top, and…Copy !req
151. it's ready!Copy !req
152. JACK-O'-LANTERN POTAGE ANDCopy !req
153. Why'd you put it in that thing?Copy !req
154. I figured it might give you
some help with replenishing your mana.Copy !req
155. You can have good intentions
but that doesn't make doing it any better.Copy !req
156. I'll still eat it though.Copy !req
157. It's sweet!Copy !req
158. There's a floral fragranceCopy !req
159. and despite it being dense,
it melts in your mouth.Copy !req
160. I love this.Copy !req
161. That's kinda horrifying.Copy !req
162. The acidity of the cheese works well.Copy !req
163. I personally like
how there's a slight bitterness.Copy !req
164. So now what?Copy !req
165. How do we escape from this place?Copy !req
166. What if we end up stuck in here forever?Copy !req
167. Sealing the path to the surface
will cut the flow of magic.Copy !req
168. So I highly doubt he'd try
to keep us here indefinitely.Copy !req
169. Which means there has to be a way out.Copy !req
170. Do you think there's any kind of logic
to the dungeon changes?Copy !req
171. Mm, that's it!Copy !req
172. I'll record the frequency
of the earthquakes on the map.Copy !req
173. I'm starting to think
this might work out.Copy !req
174. It's a lot easier
to feel optimisticCopy !req
175. when your stomach's full, huh?Copy !req
176. My body's all nice and toasty now.Copy !req
177. Seems like some of my mana is back too.Copy !req
178. Laios, Senshi,
we should get your wounds healed up.Copy !req
179. You don't need to push yourself this soon.Copy !req
180. - I'm not healing.
- Oh.Copy !req
181. You are! You really need to step up.Copy !req
182. It's time for me
to teach you magic.Copy !req
183. I won't be able to protect everybody
from the mad mage all by myself.Copy !req
184. If you can learn healing
and abjuration magic,Copy !req
185. it'll make things easier.Copy !req
186. Falin taught you the basics, didn't she?Copy !req
187. More or less.Copy !req
188. She actually specialized
in the gnome magic system,Copy !req
189. which is a bit different
from the magic system I learned to use.Copy !req
190. But the roots are similar
so it should be okay.Copy !req
191. I'll drum it into your head fast, I swear.Copy !req
192. Let's do this and get stronger.Copy !req
193. Mm.Copy !req
194. They're too optimistic about this.Copy !req
195. And that's exactly
how young people should be.Copy !req
196. Can you stop treating me
like a child already, Senshi?Copy !req
197. I'm so tired of it!Copy !req
198. Why'd you even cover my eyes
in front of those Dryads anyway?Copy !req
199. I mean
you saved me, but still!Copy !req
200. I see. Well, Chilchuck…Copy !req
201. You said before
that your old man passed away, didn't you?Copy !req
202. Yeah, what about it?Copy !req
203. Hmm.Copy !req
204. Now, this is as good a time as any.Copy !req
205. I'll teach you what you need to know.Copy !req
206. Go and take a seat right there.Copy !req
207. You're probably at the age
where you're gonna startCopy !req
208. showing interest in certain things,Copy !req
209. so you gotta need to have
some good knowledge about them.Copy !req
210. What's that mean?Copy !req
211. Let's just say that humans
also have a stamen and pistil.Copy !req
212. Wrong! Do it again!Copy !req
213. Are you listening?Copy !req
214. And so, their lessons
continued on well into the night.Copy !req
215. Come on, do it.Copy !req
216. The hell?Copy !req
217. I thought touching it softly
might be kinda weird.Copy !req
218. That's not the point at all
so get over it!Copy !req
219. Give me your left hand.Copy !req
220. See? Something like this is fine.Copy !req
221. Your magic won't improve
if things like this embarrass you.Copy !req
222. Come on, focus!Copy !req
223. You need to become aware of the mana
that flows within your body.Copy !req
224. It's like the venous system.Copy !req
225. Link that flow with the palm of your hand,Copy !req
226. from the very top of your head
and all the way down to my toes.Copy !req
227. Match to my breathing,
my body temp, and pulse.Copy !req
228. When you feel like you have
the rhythm down, repeat after me.Copy !req
229. - Sperae…
- Sperae…Copy !req
230. - Yeptum…
- Yeptum…Copy !req
231. - Rufermus…
- Rufermus…Copy !req
232. - Vilal…
- Vilal…Copy !req
233. Eurekant…Copy !req
234. Eurekant…Copy !req
235. - Oonzu…
- Oonzu…Copy !req
236. It itches!Copy !req
237. Ugh!Copy !req
238. It's so itchy!Copy !req
239. - Are you all right?
- What the…Copy !req
240. - The scab just came off.
- Huh?Copy !req
241. Wow, you actually did it!Copy !req
242. Good job, Laios!Copy !req
243. Are you sure about that?Copy !req
244. Your ear is bleeding now.Copy !req
245. It's fine. That's how it is at the start.Copy !req
246. You're a pretty fast learner.Copy !req
247. I guess your bloodline
has a talent for it.Copy !req
248. It helps that the way you teach
was easy for me to follow.Copy !req
249. Glad to hear.Copy !req
250. Now, before you forget
what that feeling is like,Copy !req
251. - try it on Senshi.
- Huh?Copy !req
252. I'll be watching,
so just go and do it like before.Copy !req
253. It's makeshift,Copy !req
254. but I'm going to use
some Dryad branches to repair it.Copy !req
255. Hopefully, it works.Copy !req
256. - Did it have to be there?
- Oh, I…Copy !req
257. You need
to quit worrying about that!Copy !req
258. You can't stay shy about it.Copy !req
259. Embarrassment is improvement's
biggest enemy!Copy !req
260. You shouldn't really disregard
that sort of stuff.Copy !req
261. Healers touch other people
more than anyoneCopy !req
262. and it can lead to some problems.Copy !req
263. Personal relationships
are the main reason parties disband.Copy !req
264. Jealousy, envy,
falling in and out of love,Copy !req
265. grudges, and hate.Copy !req
266. It's a real nuisance.Copy !req
267. You wouldn't happen
to be talking about Falin and Shuro?Copy !req
268. I'm speaking from experience.Copy !req
269. For leaders, instead of combat skills,Copy !req
270. they should focus
on keeping their team together.Copy !req
271. Honestly, instead of him learning magic,Copy !req
272. I'd rather he develop good social skills
and judge of character.Copy !req
273. Because if he had those,Copy !req
274. then he wouldn't have gotten himself
in a situation involving black magic.Copy !req
275. What about you, Chilchuck?Copy !req
276. Why don't you try studying some magic?Copy !req
277. Maybe you'd stop being scared of it.Copy !req
278. Oh, I am so sorry!Copy !req
279. You see, any half-foot I know
who's dipped into black magicCopy !req
280. mysteriously got kidnapped by elves
and were never seen again.Copy !req
281. It's such a crazy coincidence.Copy !req
282. Because of that, I never had
the chance to learn about it.Copy !req
283. Forgive me for being so ignorant.Copy !req
284. Actually, the ancient magic
I've been researchingCopy !req
285. isn't what you think.Copy !req
286. It's magic that draws energy
from a different planeCopy !req
287. where infinity exists.Copy !req
288. How do you turn a cup
that's full of water into gas?Copy !req
289. You simply boil it, right?Copy !req
290. Well, then how do you turn all the water
in a lake into gas?Copy !req
291. The logic behind it is the same,
but it's easier said than done.Copy !req
292. You need magic that supports
vast amounts of power and time.Copy !req
293. Which is what coordinate magic is.Copy !req
294. Many places in this dungeon
are linked to another place.Copy !req
295. That power is used to summon monsters,
also to create the dungeon itself.Copy !req
296. At that time, Falin didn't have the power
to recover on her own.Copy !req
297. In an attempt
to circumvent that,Copy !req
298. I ended up rewriting
a section of the dungeonCopy !req
299. and made it
so that her body was part of it.Copy !req
300. Just for a moment, of course.Copy !req
301. - Another earthquake.
- It's close.Copy !req
302. Look over there!Copy !req
303. The wall's moving.Copy !req
304. But where is it going?Copy !req
305. Let's get a closer look.Copy !req
306. Mm.Copy !req
307. What?Copy !req
308. Hey, what's wrong?Copy !req
309. I suddenly feel dizzy.Copy !req
310. Oh, yeah, that's right.Copy !req
311. It was your first time using magicCopy !req
312. so you're likely dealing
with mana sickness.Copy !req
313. It'll hopefully ease up soon.Copy !req
314. We'll be back.Copy !req
315. Get rest, okay?Copy !req
316. Whether I open or close my eyes,
everything looks so saturated.Copy !req
317. Help us.Copy !req
318. Please, let us die.Copy !req
319. The mage is…Copy !req
320. Am I seeing things?Copy !req
321. Hearing things?Copy !req
322. I'm begging you.Copy !req
323. Just let us die…Copy !req
324. Mana sickness really bites.Copy !req
325. The path in front of us is changing.Copy !req
326. Hmm. I think I see a pattern, uh,
but then again maybe not.Copy !req
327. It's looking like
we gotta observe things some more.Copy !req
328. Not being able
to make progress is bad, but…Copy !req
329. - Hm?
- Huh?Copy !req
330. The floor is rising all of a sudden.Copy !req
331. Hurry and get off!Copy !req
332. Ow!Copy !req
333. That sure was close.Copy !req
334. Man, we almost got stuck there, huh?Copy !req
335. The Cockatrice with merciless,
petrifying venom.Copy !req
336. Sure looks like a Basilisk!Copy !req
337. But it's a Cockatrice,
which is ten times more dangerous!Copy !req
338. One bite from it,
you'll turn into a statue!Copy !req
339. A door to the left!Copy !req
340. Hurry and get inside!Copy !req
341. What are we gonna do?Copy !req
342. This won't hold long.Copy !req
343. Are we able to escape through the back?Copy !req
344. If it has the same
characteristics as a Basilisk,Copy !req
345. I'm pretty sure it can detect us
just by tracking our body heat.Copy !req
346. It'll be hard for us to sneak away.Copy !req
347. But that's only something the snake head
has the ability to do.Copy !req
348. The bird head is relying
on sight to find us.Copy !req
349. Marcille, do you remember what Laios did
when we faced the Basilisk the last time?Copy !req
350. Whatever you do, don't back down!Copy !req
351. Put your whole body and soul
into intimidating it!Copy !req
352. That's easy for you to say.Copy !req
353. All you gotta do
is make yourself look bigCopy !req
354. and yell at it nice and strong!Copy !req
355. I get that I'm taller
than Chilchuck and Senshi, but…Copy !req
356. this monster's twice
the size of a Basilisk.Copy !req
357. And I'm honestly not that good at yelling.Copy !req
358. Wait…Copy !req
359. What did Laios yell back then?Copy !req
360. Was it "Whaa"?Copy !req
361. Or "roar"?Copy !req
362. Well, regardless of what it was,
I've just got to make it flinch!Copy !req
363. Roll credits.Copy !req
364. What am I even doing?Copy !req
365. I'm definitely gonna screw it up!Copy !req
366. I can't do what Laios does.Copy !req
367. How am I supposed to do this?Copy !req
368. I know.Copy !req
369. I'll do it…Copy !req
370. my own way!Copy !req
371. The magic school's
first-ever genius,Copy !req
372. Marcille!Copy !req
373. What was that explosion?Copy !req
374. It's Marcille, come on!Copy !req
375. Too shallow.Copy !req
376. Crap, I've made too much noise.Copy !req
377. Both heads are looking at me now.Copy !req
378. I need to cast but there's no time—Copy !req
379. Marcille! Did you get bitten?Copy !req
380. Uh, I'm okay.Copy !req
381. That looks like a bite to me, you idiot!Copy !req
382. Dammit!Copy !req
383. What? You've got bitten by a Cockatrice?Copy !req
384. This is bad.Copy !req
385. Do you know the trick to help you deal
with a Cockatrice bite?Copy !req
386. There's a trick to it?Copy !req
387. First, remove your pants.Copy !req
388. Sit and bring your body close together.Copy !req
389. Pull your arms inward,
cover your ears with your fingers,Copy !req
390. and close your mouth.Copy !req
391. Hm.Copy !req
392. Good.Copy !req
393. Now you're all set to turn into stone.Copy !req
394. I thought this was a method
not to get petrified, you little—Copy !req
395. Oh…Copy !req
396. Oh, crap, she got hardened
in a really dangerous pose.Copy !req
397. She's gonna break.Copy !req
398. Her core's unbalanced,
so she could tip over any second.Copy !req
399. Not looking good.Copy !req
400. Of all the poses
she could have chosen.Copy !req
401. What should we do now?Copy !req
402. Is there any way to undo this?Copy !req
403. Hmm…Copy !req
404. There's a few ways.Copy !req
405. First,
just waiting till it just wears off.Copy !req
406. Petrification is more like a curse
instead of a poison.Copy !req
407. Elves have
a strong resistance to magic,Copy !req
408. so they should recover faster than others.Copy !req
409. The second way is to search
for some medicinal herbs.Copy !req
410. Or third, to go look for an adventurer
who knows the right spell.Copy !req
411. Last option is to let me try
to cast something to heal her.Copy !req
412. Can you though?Copy !req
413. Marcille taught me the basics
of reading her magic book.Copy !req
414. There should be a spell
to get her back to normal.Copy !req
415. Well, while looking for herbs
and an adventurer,Copy !req
416. I'll stay hopeful
about the other two ideas.Copy !req
417. So how long would it take
to heal up naturally?Copy !req
418. For tall-men,
it's six months to ten years.Copy !req
419. I'm gonna fetch the Cockatrice.Copy !req
420. These changed color
real fast overnight.Copy !req
421. We should eat them sooner than later.Copy !req
422. She's leaning
and it's kinda concerning.Copy !req
423. Should we put something
underneath her buttCopy !req
424. to keep her up straight?Copy !req
425. Yeah, that might help.Copy !req
426. I've got a pretty good idea.Copy !req
427. At the bottom of the pan,Copy !req
428. place the julienned flower buds
and some spices.Copy !req
429. And place Marcille on top of that.Copy !req
430. Oh, her eyelashes broke.Copy !req
431. Soak the Cockatrice meat in a brineCopy !req
432. and place that in Marcille's lap,Copy !req
433. and this way,
she stays perfectly balanced.Copy !req
434. Well, she does seem more stable.Copy !req
435. This should keep her
from taking a tumble.Copy !req
436. She looks kinda like a heretic idol.Copy !req
437. From that point on,
Laios and the others worked hard.Copy !req
438. DAY 2Copy !req
439. There were many trials and errors.Copy !req
440. DAY 3Copy !req
441. But on the fourth day…Copy !req
442. I found one!Copy !req
443. How do you reckon to use it?Copy !req
444. Uh…Copy !req
445. How about we…Copy !req
446. stick them on?Copy !req
447. The stone is starting
to feel a little warm.Copy !req
448. Now's the time.Copy !req
449. Sperae Yeptum…Copy !req
450. Rufermus Vilal…Copy !req
451. Histoum…Copy !req
452. Am I even pronouncing
any of this correctly?Copy !req
453. Crap!Copy !req
454. Marcille! You're back!Copy !req
455. Yup, soft.Copy !req
456. - I said the words right!
- Huzzah!Copy !req
457. Wait! Huh?Copy !req
458. What the… Ugh!Copy !req
459. Is this a vegetable?Copy !req
460. Why is there a pot?Copy !req
461. Let's see here.Copy !req
462. Hmm…Copy !req
463. This one was a success too.Copy !req
464. - Yay!
- What the…Copy !req
465. Boil the meat
that you had brined in and then…Copy !req
466. slice it up thinly.Copy !req
467. Take the fermented buds,
plate them with the meat, and…Copy !req
468. it's ready.Copy !req
469. What? It's really been that long?Copy !req
470. I wonder what method ended up
working in the end?Copy !req
471. No way to tell when we tried so many.Copy !req
472. It'd be nice if it was the spell I cast.Copy !req
473. Yeah, right.Copy !req
474. It was probably
all thanks to the herb I found.Copy !req
475. You sure?Copy !req
476. 'Cause maybe the Cockatrice meat
I was preppingCopy !req
477. somehow neutralized the curse.Copy !req
478. I caused them so much trouble,Copy !req
479. and at a time when we really needed
to get back to the surface.Copy !req
480. Hey, guys, I…Copy !req
481. No, wait a second.Copy !req
482. Under the circumstances,Copy !req
483. there's something
I should tell them first.Copy !req
484. Yeah, of course.Copy !req
485. Don't ever use people
as a human pickling weight.Copy !req
486. So it goes with dungeon food.Copy !req
487. Delicious in dungeon.Copy !req