Chapter 544 Going Via The Tunnels

?We had been again within the Rejmar commerce outpost once more, this time all of us armed to the tooth and looking out like we had been prepared for warfare.

Balin was there and he raised an eyebrow when he noticed us.

“Oh, howdy there… Err… Did somebody do one thing to you guys?” He requested, wanting visibly nervous.

Sebastian answered him with a wry smile, “Fear not, sir Balin. We’re merely headed to the Dungeon within the tunnels.”

“Oh… Oh good. As a result of I do not suppose… Ah… I suppose I should not say something greater than that. G… Good day to you all then.”

“In fact. Please sustain the great work.”

The Rejmar merely nodded in response and went again to watching the gate, in all probability to see if some other of our maids who had been on break comes alongside to function their information.

I’m wondering what occurred earlier than to make him have that form of response?

Sebastian remained within the lead and led us in the direction of the Assembly Corridor, the Head Butler giving the receptionist a nod in greeting earlier than shifting straight to the tunnels.

The guard there didn’t even cease him and even pretended to not see him, permitting all of us to cross via unmolested.

I’m wondering if this was a frequent sufficient prevalence for them to react like this?

One thing tells me that it in all probability was.

Persevering with into the tunnels, Sebastian stopped unexpectedly earlier than pulling out a map from inside his go well with jacket and handing it to me.

“You are actually the navigator, Aster. Information us to the Dungeon.”

Err… Okay?

I opened up the map and rapidly inspected it.

It was a crude drawing of the tunnels and was most positively not drawn to scale. There have been a couple of markings right here and there about notable landmarks like “Carving of a Rejmar pissing himself”, “Some unfastened rock formed like a face” and “Useless Spider caught to the wall”.

I may see that the Dungeon lay on the very backside of the web page whereas the commerce outpost was on the very prime.

No, there isn’t any straight path down there so I in all probability should determine the very best path primarily based on the crude drawings of this map that I used to be given.

The others tried to method me to take a look at the map however Sebastian stopped them, “No, this accountability is Aster’s alone. Nobody is to see the map in any respect aside from Aster. Aster, you’re additionally not allowed to ask the others for recommendation or opinions. You’ll cause them to the place you suppose is the correct path primarily based by yourself choices.”

The others backed away from me, albeit unwillingly.

It is okay women, I understand how to learn a map. Even when the map seems like some form of children’ drawing.

I traced my finger alongside the paths and tried to search out essentially the most optimum path one can take to achieve the Dungeon from right here.

There have been a couple of different fascinating markings that served as a warning for me so I knew that these areas ought to be averted for much less issues. At the same time as crude because it was, it was nonetheless effectively drawn sufficient to be understood.

I then famous that after I consider these warnings, the route was fairly straight ahead and it was only a matter of with the ability to attain there with out getting misplaced.

I checked the map, “Hmmm… The map reveals that it is a useless finish forward with nothing exceptional about it…”

“Then we’re not going there,” Katsuki stated with finality.

Sebastian maintained a impartial face, “Might I do know why?”

Katsuki gestured on the wall, “Clearly some unsavoury kind had created that phantasm to cover one thing, particularly since we aren’t in a Dungeon proper now. Proper now our precedence is to get to the Dungeon and my Mistress is right here as effectively. I can’t put Mistress in any hazard unnecessarily.”

Sebastian nodded, “Very effectively. Then let’s return again on observe. Aster, when you would?”

I seemed down the trail that curved on the finish, questioning what lay there that made somebody attempt to cover it with an illusionary wall?

“Ought to we inform somebody about this?” I requested, pointing on the wall. “That is fairly near the commerce outpost in any case.”

Sebastian smiled at me, “I’ll deal with that, Aster, you do not want to fret.”

Ah, then there’s actually nothing for me to fret about in that case.

We stepped out from the wall to return to the intersection the place Tiara and the others had been ready for us.

They instantly crowded round me after they noticed me emerge from the wall, all of them asking me if I used to be alright.

I needed to guarantee them that I used to be wonderful once more earlier than I used to be allowed to cleared the path once more.

As soon as extra, I consulted the map and went to the tunnel that I had predetermined was the correct path.

However not even ten steps later, we heard a rumbling sound coming from behind us.

All of us turned again and we noticed, from behind the illusory wall, a factor got here strolling out of it.

It was… A… Robotic?

Or I suppose, extra particularly, an automaton?

Except it was a type of mechanical races on this World, then they need to be known as Autos.

“Drat! Failed once more! I suppose that was just a little an excessive amount of…” The robotic cursed, solely to cease when it noticed us.

It did not have a face so I do not know the way it was feeling in the meanwhile, however I am guessing from the offended clicking sounds that was coming from its physique, it was in all probability not joyful.

“What are you ? By no means seen an Auto attempting to repair itself earlier than? Shoo! Shoo!”

A number of of the maids stepped ahead however Sebastian raised a hand to cease them, “Keep in mind what you’re right here for, girls.”

That made them return to their positions rapidly.

Sebastian turned again and inclined his head on the Auto, “Apologies for disturbing you, we will be on our means.”

“No, no, no. You pissed me off now, I’ll take my anger out on you!”

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No offence dude however… Actually?