Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Itte kara 10 Nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita Chapter 50

What Lay at the End of the Passage

I looked carefully at the other side of the destroyed wall .

I didn't feel that there was any danger . There were no traps and no monsters .

It looked more like a room for someone to live in than a dungeon or hidden room .

“Actually…this looks a little familiar . This room . ”

I quietly moved towards it .

Luchila and Milka followed after me .

“Mister Locke . It seems like…”

“A really rich person's house . ”

Milka seemed quite excited now .

“Mister Locke, Mister Locke . ”

“What?”

“Is this an abandoned house? If it is, I would like to sleep in it . ”

“There is no way that it is abandoned . And even if it was, it is against the law to enter without permission . ”

“Ah, yes . That is right . Sorry . ”

As we whispered to each other like this, I felt a presence from beyond the room .

Quiet footsteps were slowly coming closer to us .

“Mister Locke . Let us hide . ”

“Yes, this is dangerous . ”

Luchila and Milka said as they hid underneath a desk .

“Mister Locke, hurry . Hurry . ”

“Fine . ”

And so with little choice, I hid under the desk .

Gerberga seemed nervous . He was shivering .

“Lord Gerberga . Don't worry . ”

“Cluck . ”

I petted his wings to calm him down .

After that, the door immediately opened .

“Who is it!”

It was a quiet but authoritative voice . Milka gulped .

But it was a voice that was familiar to me . With relief, I pulled myself out from under the desk .

“Sorry to disturb you so late . ”

“Ru…Locke . What are you doing here?”

The person who had come in was Eric, in his pajamas . He was carrying his Holy Sword in his right hand .

Eric had realized that there were other people under the desk, and so he had decided to call me Locke instead .

“But really, why did you come first? You should send guards up ahead . ”

“Locke . That's easy for you to say, but this is right next to my bedroom . ”

“Is that right . Well then, I am very sorry about disturbing you this late…”

I had thought it looked familiar . That was because it was the palace .

I had never seen this room before, but the wallpaper was the same as the other rooms .

“I detected the presence of intruders from the next room . And it would be faster to come here myself than to call the guards . ”

“I suppose you are right, but think of your position . ”

“Well, let's not argue over that . Now, introduce me to your companions . ”

“Luchila, Milka . You can come out . ”

Luchila and Milka came out from under the desk .

“Ah, so it was Luchila . It's good to see you again . ”

“It is an honor . Thank you . ”

“And Eric, this is Milka . We just met her a moment ago . ”

“I am Eric . A friend of Locke . Nice to meet you . ”

“Oh! A friend of Mister Locke! It's nice to meet you too!”

Milka clearly did not realize that Eric was a hero and a king .

Survival was hard enough for her without having to learn things that were common knowledge .

“In any case, it seems rather unusual to meet new people at this hour . ”

“That has to do with why we are here in the first place . ”

And so I explained to him how we got here .

“So what you mean is, there is a passage that connects to here from your house, Locke?”

“Well, yes . Though, it was tightly sealed at first . ”

“I see . I see . ”

“Don't you think that your security seems very lax recently?”

“I have no words . ”

It was only the other day that vampires had invaded the palace .

But now people were able to get close to the king's bedroom through walking in the sewers .

Of course, you would still have to be a very powerful Sorcerer to break the wall .

But it was unmistakably careless .

“In any case, it is bad that the passage and the sewers are connected, now that the wall is broken . That must be fixed at once . ”

“That's true . ”

“But in the first place, why is my house connected to here? I don't understand it . ”

“As for that… I have an idea . ”

“You do?”

“Yes . But it is an embarrassing story . ”

So saying, Eric began to explain .

The last, last king, in other words, Eric's grandfather, had a lover .

She was the beautiful wife of a baron but had been widowed .

And my house was in fact, a mansion that Eric's grandfather had prepared for her .

“My grandfather likely used this passage to visit her house or to call her over to the palace . ”

“Ah, so that is why it was right next to his bedroom . ”

Luchila then asked,

“But why did the baron's house die out?”

“Because they had no heirs . The baron's wife did have one child, but that child was adopted by a marquis, and took on their name . ”

“In other words, that Marquis is your uncle, Eric . ”

“…I have to admit…there is a high possibility of that . ”

Even if he was an illegitimate child, he was the king's son . And so he was made a marquis .

The king had enough power to send in a child to be adopted by a childless marquis house .

“I understand . Well then, what should we do about this passage?”

“I do not mind that it is connected to your house, Locke . But I cannot allow it to be connected to the sewers . It must be sealed . ”

“Uh, so you want to seal the part that connects to the sewers, but leave the passage itself open?”

“Indeed . I would feel better that way . Would that bother you?”

“It doesn't bother me . But aren't you worried in terms of security?”

“I am sure you could do something about it with magic?”

“Well, I could . Yes . ”

“I would feel more secure if you did it than if the palace sorcerers did it . And of course, I will pay you . ”

“Alright then . I will have it sealed immediately . ”

“I'm very grateful . And sorry for the inconvenience . ”

I would block the hole to the sewer with rocks and seal it with magic .

And it would probably be best to cover the entire tunnel in protective magic, not just the area around the hole .

With my magic, I could make it even harder to enter than the palace's treasure room .

I was thinking of ways to reinforce the place when Milka began to pull at my sleeve .

“Mister Locke . You're going to block the entrance to my sleeping area?”

“Yes . ”

“But…”

Milka looked sad . I felt very sorry for her .

Chapter end