Chapter 585 Frejya’s Liberation
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
(Hiroya’s POV)
21st floor…that is, the Deepest Floor where Frejya sleeps, we opened the door and peeked inside.
A wide natural rock hall, at its end, a white crystal shone brightly, and if you looked up from there…
”Probably…that’s the Dungeon Core.”
Martina pointed to ‘that,’ and everyone looked at it.
The large, 8-sided object floating there emanated a beautiful blue glow.
’The body of this one is sleeping inside that white crystal.’
Frejya’s voice, heard from Kamikirimaru.
Since everyone looked in that direction at the same time, it seemed like everyone could hear it.
”I’ll walk in the lead.”
”…Be careful.”
Martina nodded at Liz’s words and entered the room.
Right behind her, I, Asuka, and Simona followed, and we told the other members to wait here until we confirmed it was safe.
As we cautiously moved forward, the light from the walls caught my attention.
”The walls are glowing with all the colors of the rainbow…”
”Ah…it’s rock mixed with Adamantine steel.”
”Originally, it was this color…the color changes depending on how it’s forged and the magical power imbued in it. Well, ask Aluda for more details.”
Asuka and Simona, who were also paying attention to their surroundings, answered my musing.
”Indeed…there’s someone inside…Is this Frejya’s core?”
Martina, who had gotten to the crystal first, was staring at it with a dazzled expression.
I, Asuka, and Simona peeked into the crystal from behind Martina.
”──!?”
Inside the white-glowing crystal was…a beautiful n*ked woman.
’If you look at me too long…it’s…embarrassing…’
A faint voice from Frejya reached us, so I quickly averted my gaze.
”Hmm…it doesn’t seem dangerous. ──Liz! Let’s all come together and get this far!”
Before I knew it, Lilith had materialized and was standing behind me, seemingly deciding it was safe to call the rest of the gang over.
* * *
”Incredible… the hair color is different, but she’s the spitting image of Lilith.”
”That’s because she’s my twin sister.”
Kazumi mumbled in awe as she gazed at Frejya within the crystal, to which Lilith replied with gentleness.
”Now then… we must free Frejya from the crystal and sever the connection with the Dungeon Core.”
”How do we do that?”
Looking up at the slowly rotating Dungeon Core above, I posed the question to Lilith.
’First… pour a large amount of magical power into the crystal. …That should weaken the crystal and reveal the flow of magical power to the Dungeon Core.’
With a nod of agreement, Frejya’s voice echoed, “That’s right.”
”Then it’s Rena and Kazumi’s turn.”
”Leave it to us!”
Rena and Kazumi stepped forward, standing before the crystal.
”Lilith, you should help too. Last night… from Hiroya… you… received a lot, didn’t you?”
Blushing furiously, Ms. Rena glared at Lilith, adorable as ever.
”I have other things to do… Rena and Kazumi’s magical power should be more than enough.”
Smiling back at the glaring Rena, Lilith vanished, and at the same time, the power from Yamikirimaru surged.
’My lord… once you see the flow of magical power connecting the crystal and the Dungeon Core… you will cut it with this Yamikirimaru.’
”Understood”
I moved to the rear and focused on the top of the crystal, lowering my stance.
* * *
(Dorothy’s POV)
”This time… we need to cut off the flow of magical power being sent from the imprisoned Ms. Frejya to the Dungeon Core.”
I was asked by Ms. Aluda and Ms. Meluda, “So, how do you usually conquer a labyrinth?” so I first explained the specifics of this particular one.
”And, if there’s a dungeon master… you either take them down to stop the magical power supply, or you get them to stop it on their own.”
”What if… there isn’t a dungeon master?”
I could see the crystal, probably pouring a ton of magical power into the crystal-shaped thing with their palms on it.
As I explained, watching Ms. Kazumi and Ms. Rena, who were starting to sweat a little, Ms. Aluda asked me a question.
”In that case… you gotta destroy the Dungeon Core.”
”If you destroy it… what happens to the labyrinth?”
Ms. Meluda sounded worried about my answer.
She was also watching the two of them continue to pour magical power into the crystal-shaped thing.
”Even if it’s destroyed, the Dungeon Core regenerates pretty quick. And, at the same time as it regenerates… the labyrinth gets rebuilt. Well…”
Soon enough, a faint stream of magical power appeared above the crystal-shaped thing.
It stretched upwards to the Dungeon Core floating in the sky.
”If we wanted to leave the labyrinth as is, we wouldn’t need to go through all this. …But this time, we don’t have a choice.”
Considering the economy of Raetia and the adventurers, this whole thing should be fine as it is.
This ‘Great Labyrinth Raetia’ seems to be a ‘good labyrinth’, with a good balance of monster strength from the shallow floors to the Deep Floor, and the loot ain’t bad either.
However, to save Ms. Frejya, who’s trapped in this labyrinth and is being forced to supply magical power to the Dungeon Core, we need to cut that connection for now.
”The dragon god seemed nice, so I bet he’ll take over managing this place!”
Wolfmaid Noo is saying that with a cute smile.
”You’re right. Besides, it’s an ancient dragon.”
”Right. Its strength is undeniable, and it’ll definitely keep the sealed Fourth Floor world running smoothly while managing the dungeon properly.”
Ms. Meluda and Ms. Aluda gently pet Noo’s head as she watches Mr. Hiroya, who is in a low stance, wagging her tail.
And the next instant, Mr. Hiroya’s body shot up toward the top of the crystal, like a spring.
(Rank S level!? Mr. Hiroya’s power has surpassed his previous self.)
Having finally reached the peak of Rank S, I can finally follow his movements with my eyes.
Probably…
(The same as Mr. Hiroya. ‘Ordinary Rank S far exceeding speed’!)
As soon as he unsheathed Yamikirimaru, the flow of magical power appeared, and with a single slash, it was severed.
And Mr. Hiroya landed on the other side.
Yamikirimaru was already back in its scabbard.
”Whoa! There’s a crack in the crystal!”
Right as Ms. Liz finished speaking, the crack in crystal spread and exploded.
Ms. Simona caught Ms. Frejya’s body as she slowly collapsed.
”Oh! What a luscious beauty! Gotta get a bite of that!”
Everyone gathered around Ms. Simona.
I, of course, ran to her side.
And as her long eyelashes fluttered, her eyelids slowly opened.
There, beautiful ash-gray eyes shone brightly.
”Ah…Thank you… Thanks to all of you…I…”
Ms. Frejya slowly descended from Ms. Simona’s arms.
She donned the coat Ms. Asuka had offered, her trembling hands gripping the front closure.
” …I have finally awakened from my long slumber.”
The expression on Ms. Frejya’s face as she surveyed us was nothing short of a goddess’s smile.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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