Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Itte kara 10 Nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita Chapter 62

The end of the secret passage .

I had already explained to Shia that it led to a room next to Eric’s bedroom .

“So this is the place then . ”

“Groof-grooff . ”

I also explained it to Grulf, as he had missed it yesterday .

Both Shia and Grulf knew that Eric was the king .

Perhaps that was why they started to inspect the wall seriously .

“Sniff-sniff . ”

“Snuffle-snuffle . ”

Shia and Grufl began a thorough inspection of the wall .

It was no surprise, as Grulf was a wolf, but as a beastkin, Shia also had a sharp sense of smell .

She used not only her eyes, but her nose to check things .

Luchila and I watched them silently . I didn’t want to bother them .

“Cluck-cluck . ”

Gerberga on the other hand, seemed to have no interest in the wall . He was searching for bugs and eating them .

After all, to the great God Fowl Gerberga, the king was only human .

Perhaps he did not feel that the king held any authority worth noting .

“I have used my Scout abilities to check the wall . I saw nothing strange . ”

It was a relief to have Shia say this .

Shia wasn’t only a B Rank Warrior, but a talented Scout .

“Well, I did cast some spells on it before leaving yesterday . It’s good that it looks like an ordinary wall . ”

“I would expect nothing less of your magic, Mister Locke . ”

“So, what would you do if you wanted to break through this wall, Shia?”

“I would bring a hammer and smash it . ”

I kept a hammer in my magic bag 10 years ago . But not anymore .

I had only just acquired my new magic bag, so it was nearly empty .

“I would have like to test it if we had a hammer with us…”

“Then it cannot be helped . ”

“Yes . Oh well . I might as well deactivate the magic now . ”

Just as I raised my hand in order to do so, Luchila became frantic .

“Mister Locke! Please wait for a second!”

“What is it?”

“We’re next to the king’s bedroom . Are we really just allowed to open it?”

“…That’s true . ”

“Cluck . ”

That was true . And Gerberga seemed to agree .

“But didn’t you tell him yesterday that you would be visiting?”

“I did . ”

“Then His Majesty is likely prepared to receive you at any time . ”

“That’s right . Maybe it is as Shia says . ”

“Cluck . ”

Now Luchila was agreeing with Shia . And so was Gerberga .

“I see . That’s one way to look at it . ”

“Yes!”

“Then I will deactivate the magic . ”

“How very exciting!”

“Grr!”

Shia and Grulf’s tails were wagging vigorously .

Once I deactivated the magic, it returned to being a normal wall .

And since it was only rocks that were stacked hurriedly, they could crumble with a push .

Someone would probably get hurt if they were standing on the other side . As these rocks were heavy .

“Shia, Luchila . Let’s carefully remove the rocks and place them on this side . ”

I said in a quiet voice . I didn’t want to alarm any maid who might be in the other room .

But then again, this was Eric .

He had probably warned people not to enter the room .

But it didn’t hurt to be careful .

“Understood . ”

“Alright . ”

Shia and Luchila answered quietly .

Just as we were about to start moving the rocks, we heard a voice from the other side .

“There was a voice . That’s strange . ”

And then,

“Hey!”

A shout . And then a single rock shot out from the wall towards us .

There was now a fist sticking out of the hole .

“Ahh!”

“Cluck!”
“Grr!!”

Luchila, Gerberga and Grulf all looked surprised .

The person on the other side had punched through the wall .

They must be pretty strong .

The hand began touching the surrounding wall as if searching for something . Then it pulled back in .

I cautiously looked through the hole to see the other side .

Just then, an eye appeared on the other side and looked at me .

“H-hello . ”

“Oh, is that your voice, Ruck?”

It was the queen, Refi .

Refi had been in our party until she had children with Eric .

She was always the type of person to solve problems through brute force .

“What are you doing there?”

“It’s a long story . But can you move away for now? I need to take down these rocks . ”

“Of course . ”

I waited for Refi to move away, then I used magic to take down the rocks .

As long as I knew there was no one right behind it, I could take down the wall without being too careful .

At least I knew that I wouldn’t be flattening any maids .

And so I only needed to cause the wall to crumble and throw the rocks into my bag .

It wouldn’t be heavy to carry in my bag, and I could throw them away later .

And so I removed the rocks and entered the room where Refi was waiting .

“It’s been so long . ”

“Yes, it really has . ”

Refi was wearing fine but not extravagant clothes .

Obviously, she only walked around naked during the night .

After that, I introduced everyone .

Refi seemed to be very fond of Grulf . She petted him frequently .

“Still, Ruck . You really haven’t aged at all…if anything, you look younger?”

“You haven’t changed much yourself, Refi . ”

“You are much better at flattery than before . ”

Refi said with a laugh .

“Eric said that no one must enter this room . And so I was suspicious and decided to wait here . ”

“Well, we planned to do some construction work today . He must have not wanted anyone to get hurt . ”

“Then he should have just told me that . ”

“I’m sure there was some reason . ”

Perhaps he wanted to surprise her after the secret passage was complete .

As I thought such things,  Eric came running into the room .

Chapter end