Retired Hero Wants To Sleep

Mission No.2 Seal Tower (13)

No one in the party said a word when they reached the front of Zendwig Tuum, who was treated like a suppository.

From the point of mentioning the ‘suppository’, Elif and Shupea, including Adele, were trudging along with red faces reminding them, and Ewald growled endlessly and punched Usbel in the head with a stern expression.

“What is a suppository, a suppository?”

“Why, why are you here? I’ll put it in your butthole That’s what makes me feel weird when I just put it in.”

Bahah!

“Aww!”

Usbel grabbed her head from Ewald’s blow, and the three women’s faces were set on fire.

“So you mean this Zendwig is rising towards the demon realm?”

“Yes, yes. Even though this is not the sphincter of the Demon Realm, still…”

Baek!

“… Get off the suppository quickly.”

“Agogo, agogo, I’ll get out.”

“Yeah, by the way, it’s the big tooth.”

Elif opened her mouth with her red face.

“Is this the top?”

“Yes.”

“… Is that a real tower?”

“It’s a top. Just by looking at it, it’s the top.”

“It’s an overly modest tower.”

Adele made a brief statement.

“Where in the world is a one-story tower?”

“Here is Zendwig Tum.”

Except for Ewald, who had visited this place countless times before being locked up in the dungeon, Zendwig Toum’s small appearance was absurd.

Now, the crew realized why they couldn’t find the tower on this land under the full moon. In the first place, it was an absurdly low tower to be called a tower, so it was invisible.

It was embarrassing to even call it a tower. At least, if it is a tower, isn’t it standard that it rises tens of stories high as if it could pierce the sky?

However, the humble Gendwig Thuum, only one story high, was slightly exposing himself above the ground.

Ewald walked quickly towards the ‘tower’, which was taller than the local inn, let alone the Great Hall of Valkier.

“Usbel, Shupea, come here for a second.”

“… Me?”

“Why, why, master?”

“I need to see the barrier.”

Whether or not the crew was crazy about the height of the tower, Ewald wanted to deal with the things that bothered him the most.

I was interested in the fact that it was a barrier created by mixing magical power and divine power, and above all, I couldn’t enter the tower without disabling the barrier.

The tower was so low that it was easy to get to the entrance. I walked briskly and arrived in no time.

“Let’s see.”

It’s difficult if it’s complicated. Ewald heard that from the beginning. But he also thought that if it was complicated, it would be fun as complicated as it was.

Ewald put his hand on the door.

“Let’s see. Magical power and divine power…”

At that moment, sparks flew from the door. Ewald pulled his hand back before a sudden defensive move, but a bolt of lightning extending from the tower engulfed Ewald’s arm and began to devour it.

“Hey, what kind of barrier is so aggressive!”

Ewald, who brought his hand to his shoulder, twisted it as soon as he concentrated mana.

The mana that spread like a wave emanated from Ebalt’s shoulder toward his wrist and swayed. Even if a slight vibration is applied to the flow of magical power, such barrier magic…

Lightning didn’t go away. Just like that momentum, it was entangled in Ebalt’s arm.

“What crazy!”

Besides, it started getting more intense.

“Ah, please protect me!”

At that moment, a golden orb spread from Shupea. The golden orb that swallowed Spear and Ewald in an instant immediately melted the electricity attached to Ewald’s arm. The electricity that had been pushed away from Ewald’s arm as if pushed by the light disappeared into the air as if it were scattered.

Ewald, who had a rather flustered face, quickly turned his head to look at Spea, but Spea gave Ewald a blow with a grumbling face.

“It’s divine power, man! Hitting divine power with magical power only adds to the excitement?”

“… What?”

“What is it! You’re saying you’re stupid for being a captain!”

Ebalt slipped his foot out of Shu Pea’s protective shield.

“Good.”

“… To?”

“You saw it properly, Shupea.”

“… Are you saying you’re stupid?”

“No.”

Tension flashed across Ewald’s face.

“It’s called divine power.”

“… What?”

Ewald’s face contorted slightly.

“Something is empty in the barrier.”

Everyone in the party glared at Ewald with eyes telling him to be more detailed if he wanted to explain, but Ewald only stared at Supera with a completely ruined expression.

“Hey, lamb.”

“Why, mister?”

“Sacred power, can you feel it?”

“… What?”

“Are you sure you can feel the divine power? Because I can’t ‘feel’ the divine power.”

“Oh, it’s definitely divine power. That’s right.”

“Considering that I don’t feel any magic power at all.”

Ewald’s face contorted fiercely.

“… Some bastard messed up the magic part of the barrier.”

* * *

“Are you an intruder?”

“Nine out of ten times it will.”

Ewald showed his nervousness with the momentum of biting his nails.

Is an intruder It is also an intruder of Zendwig Tuam. And in the depths of Zendwig Thumm, Schheim, whom Ewald cherishes, is asleep.

On the day someone takes it…

Ewald shook his head.

In Schheim, the safety device is clearly in place. But it’s not completely safe either. Although he gave Marcus a big boo. If a formidable person decides to turn off Balt’s safety device in a matter of months, he has room to ride and escape.

“Hey, Shupea.”

“Why?”

“Let’s drill through this.”

“… What is it all about, this old man?”

“Let’s break through.”

“Ah, make sense! I can only use a protective shield, so how can you pierce it! Just by looking at it, it’s so sophisticated!”

“Right. The more elaborate, the better.”

“What are all these crazy people out there?”

“How sophisticated do you think it is?”

“… What is he saying now?”

“How sophisticated are you? Is it about the depths of the Great War of Valkier?”

“It’s crude compared to that, but it’s about the same as the barriers of most local temples. It’s full of formulas.”

“Hmm, so that means it’s pretty sophisticated, but not elaborate.”

“… Can’t you explain it a little bit?”

There was a hint of annoyance in her eyes, but in contrast to her, Ewald had a cautious expression on her face. Spaea, who thought it was just a riot, came to her senses at the sight of Ewald’s expression.

He was serious

“Answer only one. Are you saying that divine power is sophisticated?”

“Elaborate is right.”

“Good!”

The words that it was good to cut both front and back pierced Spea’s ears, and Ewald’s follow-up hits pierced Spea’s eardrums without rest.

“I have to try.”

“… What?”

“Supea!”

Ewald quickly turned to Shupea. Before he had time to figure out what this human was doing, Ewald violently grabbed Spea by the collar.

Astonishment flowed in the eyes of everyone in the party, but Shupea, the person involved, glared as hard as he could.

“What are you doing! Trying to stick together?! Don’t let this go!”

At that moment, Ewald flashed the hand holding Shupea by the collar. Supea struggled with her legs clinging to Ewald’s hand, but lost her senses as soon as she saw Ewald’s eyes.

Ewald was staring at him with a look of great anticipation.

“Shield! Unfold it to the max!”

“To?”

“Are you ready?”

“… Uncle, please…”

“Goes!”

Ewald fixed his left hand on Shupea’s collar. Then he brought his empty left hand to Shu Pea’s waist.

“Uh, where are you touching?”

“It’s around the belly button. It doesn’t go down.”

“Oh, no, not that… !”

Ewald, taking a final check of her Spea’s belt, held tightly with her right hand, pulled her down to her shoulder height and turned her body to her left side.

“Oh no! Crazy! Save me!”

“Hold tight!”

A protective film of unprecedented density spread from Shupea’s chest. As soon as he confirmed that, Ewald lifted his left foot wide and slammed it down to the ground with tremendous momentum, aiming at Speah with a Zentwig Toum.

“Good!”

“You crazy manaaa!”

It’s Ebalt who has good strength. The monster, which surpassed the strength of an ordinary human, even swung mana, so its destructive power was close to that of a catapult. Unknowingly, Supea, who climbed onto the catapult, let out a long scream.

Ewald fired Spea vigorously with the Zendwig Tuam.

“Hey, you Ebalt dog!”

The barrier collided with Shupea, who was unable to speak.

Whoa!

A flash occurred. Pillars of brilliance engulfing the dark night sky soared 100 meters high.

“Also.”

A triumphant smile appeared on Ewald’s face.

“Success.”

“… You really are insane.”

Adele approached Ewald with an expressionless face. Of course, the voice sounded like he was seeing all kinds of crazy people. But Ewald was still smiling triumphantly.

“Everything goes according to plan.”

“What if the plan goes awry?”

“What, that priest must have become a mural?”

Goosebumps ran down Adele’s arms.

“Red mural, red mural. Pretty in human form. Like this.”

“Hey, stop it.”

I’ve been imagining Adele was ready to sing enough thanks without looking at the Spear-sized mural.

“Hey, you crazy XX X XXX X XXXX!”

“Nice job, Supera. Now it’s a bit like a priest.”

“Did you try to kill me? You want to kill me? Are you really trying to kill me? Don’t be alone, you XXXX XX XX!”

“Uh huh, I’m not doing that to the captain.”

“XX! XXX, you like the captain, you Mi XXX XX XXX XXX XX bastard!”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

“Do you think it will be okay!”

Ewald slowly walked towards Spea. She was slumped in her seat, as if her shock was great, and she somehow staggered and tried to stand up, but Ewald lightly grabbed her shoulder.

“Good job.”

“… Hardship? You were almost killed right now, but you’re having a hard time?”

“It was hard. Because I did what no one else could.”

“Are you saying that now?”

“Are you okay.”

With those words, Ebalt spread out his large hand and raised it over the head of her Shu Pea.

Then, in a slow, gentle motion, he stroked her blonde hair. At her embarrassed action, Shupea raised her hand to clear her Ewald’s hand, but she stopped her hand at Ewald’s word.

“Don’t be embarrassed.”

At her out of the blue remark, Shupea looked up at Ebalt with her dazed face. What do you mean by not embarrassing yourself? …

However, Ewald praised Shupea with a pure smile.

“It was the strongest shield I had ever seen.”

“Uh, what a cow…”

“So you can be proud.”

“… To?”

“Because it was much stronger than Pediem’s shield.”

Ebalt was still stroking her Shu Pea’s head.

“Good job.”

“… Did you use that shield to break that barrier, you crazy man?”

“Of course.”

Ewald drew an evil smile.

“The more sophisticated the machine, the weaker it is to impact.”

“Is that why you asked me to open the shield?”

“I don’t trust you who can create such a protective shield, who else would I trust?”

“… Uncle is really, really crazy…”

“Crazy. Of course you’re crazy.”

The anger in Shupea’s eyes faded. Instead, Ewald, who smiled warmly, stroked Supea’s head with an even softer hand.

“Good job.”

“A good thing is a good thing. That’s it. I think we should go in quickly, Master.”

It’s Usbel. Ewald withdrew his hand from stroking Spea’s hair and turned to the front door of Zendwig Tuum.

“Speah, do you have any divine power left in the barrier?”

“… Doesn’t exist.”

“Good job.”

Then there is only one thing to do. Ewald smashed his front door with his fist.

Bang! The front door shattered with a sound. Whether or not there are any booby traps or traps you don’t know about, the traps that will be triggered with this one shot will be triggered. Ebalt went inside the tower, turning his mana into his body without looking at it.

Entering the tower, Ebalt immediately cast lighting magic. At the same time, the inside of the tower, which had been pitch-dark, brightened.

The party, accustomed to the darkness, squinted and waited for their vision to adjust.

And the brutal inside of Zendwig Thumm was exposed.

“This crazy…”