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Once Again, I Re ships Even on Earth, early sailing ships couldn’t antic scale of this one
No less than 300 , it was only being partly visible fronificent decorations wereimpression that made you want to admire them On their wooden ship, Haji the saly impressed with the extent they had detailed their ships, and couldn’t help but ad the "Void Grip" and landed on the Terrace at the top of the Luxury liner Then, sure enough, the surrounding space began to distort
"Again?… Kaori stay alert So is bound to happen"
"Un It looks fine to me"
Hajime felt that Kaori’s laidback response wasn’t suitable for soeon It had become clear for a while now that Kaori’s tension had dropped sharply Even though she was still putting on a smile, Hajime could tell that it was different fro it on purpose, but her new distracted attitude wasn’t good for their current situation She should at least hold it in check until the exploration of ?Meljeene Deep Sea Ruins?was done, Haji his cheek
Hajime took a quick survey of their altered environment, this ti out at sea
Presently it’s night ti in the heavens The luxury liner is shining with light sparkles, and on the deck there are various arrangements buffet-type style cuisines lined up withdelicious-looking food in one hand Presently it was night ti in the heavens The luxury liner shone with sparkling lights, and on the deck were various arrangements of buffet-style cuisine lined up with a crowd of people chatting together while holding delicious-looking food in one hand
"This is a party…isn’t it?"
"Haa, it sure is dazzling Did we misunderstand Meljeene’s concept?"
Haji upon a raised terrace, probably an area reserved for the crehile looking down on the enoret their heads around the difference between this cheerful party and the ghastly sight they had witnessed last time
Then, just as they decided to take a brief rest, the door behind the sailors walked out Rather than risk losing this chance while they took a rest, they decided to mix in with the sailors and listen to their conversation
Fro to the sailor’s stories they learned that thisheld in celebration of the end of the war The war that had continued for so h invasion and annihilation, had been resolved by signing a peace treaty The sailors seemed happy, and if they looked closely they were able to see that not only were there humans on the deck but also devils and demi-humans Without distinction for race, everyone was freely chatting ae such as this, wasn’t there?"
"It certainly was a great achieveive so h I’m not sure how many years have passed since the end of the war, surely not all of the ill feelings have faded, yet they are still able to laugh so freely…"
"Surely the people down there must be similar to those who tried their best to end the war Everyone is different, seeing this doesn’t necessarily ether so soon"
"That’s true…"
Getting caught up in the atht expressions of the people, Hajime and Kaori also naturally loosened up After a while they saw an elderly e prepared on the deck There was a sense of respect in the eyes of the people below as they noticed hi to focus on hi near the elderlyto blend in with the background Given the occasion, Hajiht that his appearance was a bit rude… however it didn’t look like anyone else was concerned about the hooded man
Eventually, when all the chatter had subsided, the elderly an his speech
"Gentlemen, those ished for peace, the brave souls who ran through the war risking their lives, are the ers of peace Today, at this place, I truly feel that it’s a great fortune for all of us to be able totiether in peace after bringing an end to the war To see such a dream co in silence as the old man spoke As the speech continued, events such as doubt, crossing paths and incidents beca stones towards peace He spoke of those ere often reckless in their atte the un to look far away, yearning for theire to let their tears flow
It would see the hues of the war, it seemed as there was a movement behind the scenes for peace The people now nod to show their respect
Finally it see still seems quite worked up after his speech, the atmosphere on the deck is also still quite worked up However Haji feels off, he has seen the expression the king is wearing somewhere before
"–and thus, one year has passed since the signing of the peace treaty …… It was all so foolish"
At the words of the King, for a ht he hadat each other in confusion In the ’s heated speech continued
"Yes, it truly was foolish To see both the beasts and the heretics talking about the future and exchanging drinks, it was ridiculous Do you understand, gentle about you"
"What on earth are you saying Aleist?! Hell, what’s wrong with sayin- gaah!?"
With the sudden change of King Aleist, one of the devils as agitated stood up before hi Aleist… the sudden result was a sword growing from his chest
The demon tribe man as stabbed, looked back over his shoulder to see the startled expressions of the hu at their faces you could tell they were all honestly surprised With a final expression of disbelief, the man of the Demon tribe collapsed
Screams arose and the entire deck fell into an uproar "Your Majesty!", cried several men and women as they rushed to the collapsed body of the Deinally, I aht We will create a country free frood, where all can be equal
Frood, ‘Ehito-sa a false god, such pagans mustn’t be allowed to leave! It will end today! The only path to peace is through destroying all the heathens! Therefore, this day, as eep away the leaders of the non-believers, I cannot help but rejoice! Now, servants of God, pass judgement on these heathens with the hammer of justice! Aah! Ehito-sahter echoed loudly as he fell onto his knees and gazed up towards the heavens At the sanaled soldiers, who had been dressed as sailors, to completely surrounded the party on the deck
The deck is positioned in the anticfro the scaffolding on the terrace and ets below theraphical advantage is entirely on the soldier’s side Hajime would’ve been aware of this already, but the countries leader’s expressions of despair showed they were only just realising it now
In an instant, all the h the passengers fought back desperately, they were at a disadvantage… it was a one-sided htered
Those who ran fled towards the inside of the ship, however most of theed into a sea of blood in only an instant
"Ugh"
"Kaori…"
Kaori covered her mouth with one of her hands to suppress the nausea as she leant on the railing The sight was so horrific that it was no wonder Hajime reached out and offered Kaori his support
It appears King Aleist felt like hunting as he soon joined his subordinates in pursuing the remnants who had fled into the ship
The hoodedinto the ship Just before he stepped inside he turned and looked back at the deck In that instant a tuft of silver hair escaped frohtly in the reflected ht His hidden eyes ht they had been seen
The surroundings distorted, apparently the dungeon only want to show them that previous scene, Hajime and Kaori were soon back to on top of the derelict luxury liner
"Kaori, rest for a little bit"
"No, I’h it was somewhat intense… but I wonder if that was really the end of that trial… we didn’t even do anything"
"I think this ship graveyard is its ending point Although we could’ve explored the sea beyond the barrier… if you think about it normally, people anted to proceed out into the depths of the sea would need to use the ship Perhaps witnessing that scene was itself the purpose of the vision To burn the gruesoods work into your memory so you would feel compelled to explore this ship as a result It’s a pretty nasty idea, especially for the people froh few of theods To show theruesoentle spirit, and this Labyrinth’s vital point for exploration is the power of ic which heavily relies on one’s mental state In that sense, it was the reverse of Raisen Great Labyrinth It was only because Hajime came from another world that the results of this ree
Hajime and Kaori both looked over the deck with an expression indicating their reluctant rehastly massacre that had occurred here However in Haji a bad sports foul
Having made their resolve, the two of the Aleist once entered who kno long ago
The inside of the ship was coht, it wouldn’t have been strange for light to shine in through crevices in the rotted wood, but for soht at all In order to push forward into the darkness Hajiht earlier… Even though the as already over… I wonder, did king really betray them…?"
"That’s what it looked like… However, wasn’t it a little bit strange? When he stood up on stage those people looked at him with eyes full of love and respect… If deep down you truly hated Demons and Demi-humans, would you really be able to earn such deep respect?"
"That’s true… Based on the way those people were speaking to hie so the one year after the end of the war… What could have happened to cause such a change of heart?"
"Well, without a doubt they were fighting for their god, they were shouting it loudly enough They gave off an al"
"Yeah, they looked like Ishtar-san, abusing their religion to look down on others It’s pathetic isn’t it?"
Apparently, froirls perspective, the Pope of the Sacred Church was a pathetic person However, Haji of sy it The two of the about the earlier scene, until they spotted soht
Hajiht slowly approached theirl in a fluttering white dress She stopped in the hallway in front of the doards
Kaori and Haji unpleasant and shuddered violently Kaori’s expression beca that an ordinary girl wouldn’t be in a place like this, pointed Donner at the girl with the intention of killing her
Instantly, the girl collapsed into the hallith a soft thule impossible for a normal human’s joints, raised herself up onto her hands and feet like a spider and launched herself straight at theh?)
Her bizarre laughter echoed throughout the hallway Shining eyes, just like those fros, as Hajienderless, but whatever Editor wanted to add "her" Meh)
(EN: We’ve already described it as a girl, seemed appropriate)
(TN: Meh Whatever I arab my arm!"
Just like the te onto Hajihed at her irl with Donner, had his aiya!!"
In a irl was at Hajiht at Haji to shoot her, and instead delivered a sure-kill yakuza-style kick straight into her still laughing stoic and used ‘Grand Legs’ to deliver the blow (TN: "Grand Legs" New spell or what? Don’t remember it at all… It’s in the character introduction chapter, but what the hell?"
The irl was bloay into the wall, before bouncing several ti to a stop at the end of the hallway Her limbs were now in an eveninto the darkness
Hajiing onto him a bonk on the head with his fist With a start Kaori looked up at Haji to her eyes as her mouth let out a small squeak, anyone could see she was still terrified
"Hey Kaori, are you bad with these ghoulish type of things?"
"Is there such a person who is good with theht of them as apparitions?"
"… Gusuu, I’ll try my best"
As Kaori promised, she separated herself froo of Hajime’s clothes
Until earlier she had been worried about what to say to Haji will dwelt in her eyes She would absolutely not allow herself to be separated from hi an expression of her love for hi her resolve the door ahead of the On the other side of the door there were countless bloodstains on the floor, and when they looked up they saw the head of a wo looking down at them At the same time they heard a noise and turned around to see a headlessthe floor behind him
Hajime delivered another one of his yakuza-like kick to the headless un to follow up, but there was no need The headless o back noant to see Shizuku-chan~"
As the proceeded further into the ship the strange phenoress back into a child, clinging onto Haji to come out
Ever since Kaori was sht & protector whenever she entered haunted houses or had to deal with Kouki and the boys However, those feelings never crossed the boundary into being yuri
Meljeene, the founder of ?Meljeene Deep Sea Ruins?, see to back the survived The Abyss, already had experience dealing with being surrounded by darkness and didn’t really find it very difficult to cope with, though he could understand hoould be difficult for someone with a ine Tio or Yue sobbing froo when Kaori, while still half crying – half flirting, had stepped out and begun to repel the horrors using her healing e in attitude had made Hajiirl like ato?" as he watched her As they advanced Kaori began to get ether they eventually arrived at the ship’s hold
They stepped through the opened heavy doors They proceeded towards the back of the ship’s hold, o However, before they had progressed far the doors behind them shut thee voice at this surprising sound and Haji in mind their i the labyrinth It wasn’t the first tiht had crossed his an to cal Kaori’s shoulders However the effectiveness of this tactic was disrupted when a thick fog began to slowly block their field of view
"Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Hajih just like a cheerful foreigner Don’t worry, just handle it like always You’ll be fine if you just crush theic"
Theas it tore through the wind, flying towards the and blocked the attack aimed at his neck with his left arm When he lowered his left arm they could see an extremely thin thread stuck into it They didn’t have ti of the wind being cut as arrows flew at them frousting! That’s just typical of those daht!"
Hajiht by surprise for a moment, however, since they were only a primitive weapons Kaori was able to block the ahead of thean to swirl violently and a fierce storm struck Hajime and Kaori
"Kya!?"
Kaori was bloay in the stor Haji his perception ability Unfortunately, it see system, similar to inside the?Haltina Sea of Trees?, thus he quickly lost track of her
"Che Kaori, don’t move!"
With a sour face Haji a longsword ca an unusual technique, he lunged fiercely and swung the sword at Haji the attack cale opponent in the chest with Schlag then fired a ic bullet into his stoht’s stomach and he silently vanished into the mist
However, ihts with abnor These warriors held a variety of different weapons, and used the fog to launch attacks at Haji back into the mist after each strike