Episode 221 trap
Night has come.
In other words, it was Lois’s walk time again.
Today again, as usual, Royce leaves the dormitory and leaves the rest to Shiva.
In his hand, which rose high into the air, he held a piece of paper.
It was the same drawing that looked like a drawing of tangled wool and was said to be a treasure map to Shiva.
And who knew?
The reality of Royce’s crude-looking picture is the underground map of the Transcendental Science Museum.
The reason why Royce drew this map was simple.
Lois notices that William is looking for something related to Victor.
He changed his mind.
‘Instead of focusing on the object William is looking for, you just have to find the space where the object is hidden, right?’
I don’t know the true nature of the object William is looking for, but I think it might be hidden in some space.
Even if that thought was wrong, it wasn’t a bad idea to try it.
‘I’m going to search through the Transcendental Studies Museum. Then something will happen.’
Who is Lois?
He was a top tier spatial attribute wizard.
No matter how broad your view of transcendental science was, finding secret spaces by analyzing the space itself was a task that only required a little effort.
If I could really find the secret space, I didn’t know if I could get my hands on the item William was aiming for first, even if I didn’t have to look for clues.
After deciding to do so, the first place Lois started to investigate was the ‘basement’ of the Transcendental Studies Building.
‘When it comes to secret spaces… Of course it’s underground, right?’
The first attempt started from a one-dimensional idea.
On her first attempt, Lois was able to discover something unexpected.
This is a secret passage hidden in the basement of the Transcendental Science Building.
And not just one, but multiple secret passages, tangled like a maze.
‘What is this? ‘A giant ant cave?’
At first, I was surprised by the vast maze located in the basement of the Transcendental Studies Hall, but my curiosity soon arose.
‘As expected, the secret space was underground!’
From that day on, Royce began to intensively draw a map of the secret passageway located in the basement of the Transcendental Studies Building.
and.
“I’m done!”
It wasn’t until today that I was able to complete the map.
A complex and wide underground maze that even Lois would need days to understand the entire thing.
Lois smiled curiously as she looked at the completed map.
“It’s like a navigation puzzle.”
A puzzle game often published in newspapers, magazines, etc. for subscribers.
It was a light game where you start from one side and find your way out of the maze.
The completed map looked just like that.
However, the difference was clear.
“There is a huge cavity in the center and six exits… … .”
All the roads on the map were converging in the exact center.
The so-called ‘hub’.
‘If you think of this backwards, there are six exits from this central hub.’
All six passages led to the outside of the Transcendental Studies Hall.
‘What lies at the end of this passage?’
Maybe what William was looking for might be here.
“then… “Shall we start exploring?”
I don’t know where the entrance to this underground space is.
It’s probably hidden somewhere, denying public access.
But when did Lois find the entrance and come in and out?
As long as she had detailed coordinates, there was no place Lois couldn’t go.
Tsupat!
Royce’s new model disappeared in the sky.
* * *
Tsupat!
The space shuddered and Lois’ figure appeared in the darkness.
At the same time, three beads floated out of his pocket and suddenly began emitting light.
Tremendous amount of light.
Thanks to this, the surroundings became brighter.
The place where Royce appeared was the hub of the underground maze.
As I had guessed, the hub of the underground maze was quite large.
The outer wall was divided into three floors, and there were dozens of holes all around the divided floors.
Lois, seeing this, stuck her tongue out.
“… “Is that a lot?”
I expected it to some extent because the structure of the underground maze was complex, but when I saw the holes that looked like ant tunnels here and there, I couldn’t help but sigh.
If you rush in, you won’t be able to find a way out and you will bury your bones here.
Of course, Lois was an exception.
“Let’s see, where is the passage outside…” … .”
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Lois walked briskly and stood in front of one of the passages leading out of the Transcendental Studies Building.
‘It’s here.’
Then he stepped in without hesitation.
Lois began to move forward quickly, examining the outer wall of the passage.
‘There are no traps.’
Even if there was a trap, it wouldn’t have changed anyway.
Instead, forks in the road appeared everywhere along the way.
Lois memorized the map and decided on a direction without hesitation.
Lois runs through the maze faster than a horse can run.
And at some point, the fork in the road stopped appearing.
A look crossed Lois’s eyes.
‘From here on, we have left the transcendental view.’
The underground passage that left the Transcendental Studies Hall continued in a straight line.
‘What direction is this?’
Even though she was spinning around underground, Lois’ excellent sense of direction told her where she was going.
‘… ‘Is it the city of Cyron?’
How much time has passed like that?
Royce’s unstoppable movement stopped.
To be exact, we have reached the end of the passage.
“uh… … ?”
A huge iron gate blocked Royce’s path.
What stopped Lois, who realized there was a space behind it and was about to go over, was a lily emblem and a long text engraved on the iron gate.
* * *
The giant who would change the world was first born from the hands of an eccentric but wise human.
Afterwards, a one-legged wolf walks on the ground with two legs.
A one-armed dwarf with two arms to support the world.
The eyes of the blind child of the forest to look at the world straightly.
A friend of the wind who could not fly gave me a pair of wings to fly across the sky.
However, the giant still could not wake up from his deep sleep.
At that time, he gave [ ] a heart to the sleeping giant.
Finally, the giant who held the source of life awakened and roared at the world.
* * *
The moment Lois saw the sentence, she knew right away.
Dexter is an eccentric but wise man.
The one-legged wolf is Victor.
The one-armed dwarf is Douglas.
The blind child of the forest is Floria.
The wind’s friend who can’t fly is Erica.
and.
‘Empty space… … .’
The empty space that gave the heart to the sleeping giant represents the person who created the power ball.
Lois approached the iron door.
And I touched the empty part.
‘It’s a mana sensitive device.’
You will probably need to complete the text with mana in this empty area for the door to open.
Only the right words will become the pattern that opens the door.
And the people who built this door must have been disciples of the Tower of Desire.
That piqued Lois’ curiosity.
“They… “Let me see what you thought of me?”
After thinking that way, Lois wrote her name ‘Lois’ in the empty space.
Tsutsutsu-.
The letters imbued with mana seeped into the iron door, but did not show any significant changes.
“also… … .”
Lois shook her head as if she had already guessed that it wouldn’t work.
I left a mystery like this and locked it up, but I wouldn’t have let it be solved with just a name.
Perhaps there is someone in the Tower of Desire who knows his name.
if so.
‘My secret that only four people know.’
There was only one thing.
‘That I am a dragon.’
With that thought in mind, Lois filled her fingers with mana and left another message.
[The dragon gives a heart to the sleeping giant… … .]
The phrase ‘dragon’ that Lois left behind was not absorbed and disappeared like before.
But that was all.
The iron door did not open.
Lois rubbed her chin.
“First of all, it’s true that it’s a dragon… “Do you need a modifier?”
Modifiers such as eccentric but wise, one-legged, one-armed, blind, unable to fly, etc.
Lois added a modifier in front of the word dragon, which glows with a smile.
[Great Dragon]
Lois, who thought the answer was certain, smiled in satisfaction.
But there was no change in the door.
Rather, the word ‘great’ in front of the dragon disappeared.
Lois frowned as she looked at the remaining word ‘Dragon’.
“This isn’t it… … ?”
He moved his hands quickly again.
[Handsome Dragon]
But not this time either.
Afterwards, Royce continued to use various modifiers.
Cute, pretty, kind, cool, etc… … .
But among all of them, there was no correct answer.
Lois was groaning for a long time in front of the door.
“… “What is the correct answer?”
What on earth were these bastards thinking of me?
Lois, who was contemplating something, chuckled and stretched out her hand.
“Oh no way… … .”
Lois added the text with a questioning look on her face.
[Scary Dragon]
The phrase engraved this time did not disappear.
First of all, this meant that it was correct.
Instead, the door did not open completely.
“… “There are more?”
Lois moved her fingers again with a puzzled look on her face.
A letter that is completed without any problems.
[Dirty and scary dragon]
As one sentence was completed, it soon seeped into the iron gate.
and.
Cheolkeong-dudeud-.
The iron door moved, revealing the space beyond.
Lois muttered at this.
“These kids… … .”
Lois now clearly knows what the guys think of her.
I felt like I needed some proper food.
He gritted his teeth and stepped into the open space.
After solving the problem with difficulty and opening the door, she entered the secret space with high expectations, but Lois was soon disappointed.
“… “Why is there nothing?”
Compared to the huge iron door, the secret space was not that wide.
There is only one shelf.
Even the shelves were empty.
“what… “Is it a hidden camera?”
I was so helpless that those words just came out.
Afterwards, I looked around intently, but nothing more was found.
It was complete nonsense.
‘I guess I’ll have to look around other places first.’
In addition to this one, there were five other passages leading to the outside.
And from now on, there was no need to wander around checking each passageway.
Now that you know roughly what it looks like, you can just move along from the point leading to the outside.
That way, it won’t take too long to figure it all out.
So, Royce’s new brother disappeared.
Tsupat!
About 20 minutes later.
Royce checked three passages, excluding the first passage.
One of the three passages led out of Cyron Castle, and the other two had doors similar to the first passage.
An iron gate with the same message engraved on it.
However, the sentence engraved on the iron gate was different.
The first is the lily emblem.
The second is the hammer crest.
The third is the wing crest.
Behind the three iron doors that Lois had discovered so far, there were only empty shelves.
Although she failed three times in a row, Lois was able to understand what the three sentences meant.
‘The lily is Floria, the hammer is Douglas, and the wings are Erica.’
Then, one of the two remaining passages must be related to Victor.
Lois quickly circled the rest of the aisles.
And luckily, an iron door with a wolf head on it appeared in the very next passage.
‘bingo!’
Lois skipped filling in the blanks and went straight through the iron gate.
Unlike the previous three secret spaces, there was a small box on this shelf.
Lois immediately knew what it was.
‘Subspace box.’
And there was a golden message written on top of the box.
[I leave this for the three friends who will be suffering from the tower owner. As promised, I am leaving behind a bribe to appease the tower owner’s wrath, so use it wisely. I will go first, so please take care of yourselves.]
It was a handwriting familiar to Lois.
‘… Victor.’
Lois touched the engraved letters once with her finger and immediately began taking items out of the subspace box and looking at them.
Soon many items began to pile up in the secret space.
First, a box containing gold and jewels.
In addition, various research books that appear to have been written by Victor over a long period of time.
and… … .
Clap-.
A metal prosthetic leg appeared in Lois’ hand.
A prosthetic leg with obvious signs of use could be identified without having to think deeply about who it belonged to.
‘Victor’s legs… … .’
And Lois immediately recognized the value of this bridge.
“her… “This kid, he’s pretty good, isn’t he?”
Victor’s prosthetic leg.
It could be said to be the purification of the research that Victor devoted his entire life to.
In addition, it was an over-technology that went far beyond the framework of the contemporary transcendental structure.
Lois was impressed as she recognized the various techniques used in Victor’s legs at a glance.
Some of them were concepts that even Lois had never seen before.
Lois looked at Victor’s prosthetic leg and was lost in thought.
‘Three empty rooms… And the text on the box that Victor left behind.’
From anyone’s perspective, this subspace box was the deceased Victor’s legacy.
And three empty secret rooms.
What it meant was simple.
“The rest of them are alive.”
Maybe they made a promise.
If one of us dies first, let’s leave a legacy like this and use it as a bribe.
And the main character of the first miscarriage will be Victor.
“… I’m glad.”
If you are alive, you will be able to meet them someday.
Even though she couldn’t see Victor, Lois smiled at the fact that the other three were still alive and well.
Then he began to sweep Victor’s legacy into his subspace.
Lois rubbed her chin as she looked at the empty secret space.
“I guess this is what William is aiming for?”
There is a 99.99% chance that this is probably the right place.
Remembering this, the corners of Lois’ mouth twitched slightly.
“then… … .”
Lois, with a sinister smile, began to move constantly.
There is only one thief who will come to this room someday.
To set up the perfect trap to welcome him.
fantasy,
