Volume 1 Chapter 64 Sakurako's Confession (II)
"At first, I was arguing the validity of my research, but I gradually got tired of being targeted with accusations. After that, I just stopped saying anything."
"Accusations... like being harmed or something?"
"Well, that was part of it at first. But I turned the tables on all of them, and I thoroughly chased those who tried to mess with me, re-educating them so they'd never even think of doing such a thing to me again."
"Hmm..."
Re-education... yikes.
"Well, after the 'Seeker World Ranking' was created, the visibility of Seeker strength improved, and the accusations from those wanting to take my life almost disappeared. I mean, I'm ranked third in the world!"
"Y-YOU'RE ranked third in the world!?"
"Ahem... that's right!"
Noja Loli puffs out her flat chest and strikes a "look at me" pose.
Ah, how delightful.
Ah, how delightful.
Still, to think that in Japan, where it's said the Seeker levels are inferior compared to the world, you're ranked third... Noja Loli is really something.
By the way, according to Sakurako-chan, there's still no conclusion about 'where the origin of dungeons is.'
Well, there are a lot of troublesome people.
That makes sense.
Nonetheless, an incredible story keeps pouring out of Sakurako-chan's mouth.
Honestly, I'm already way over my capacity right now.
But... Sakurako-chan's story (confession) isn't over yet.
* * *
"Still, I can't believe there was such a secret in that Ikebukuro dungeon..."
"By the way, the place I was thrown out to was the deepest part of the Ikebukuro dungeon, the 10th floor."
"The 10th floor of the Ikebukuro dungeon? Huh? But I thought there was nothing special there..."
That's right.
I remember, before... before I became a Seeker, when I went to the deepest part of the Ikebukuro Seeker training dungeon, the 10th floor had nothing, just a vast empty cave.
"Hmm. However, from my investigation, I found that in the center of that vast space, there is a 'giant magic circle' spread out. By the way, the place where I was thrown into this world is where that 'giant magic circle' is located."
"Giant... magic circle?"
"Yes. Moreover, that magic circle has a mechanism that won't activate unless you pour in 'magical power' absorbed from the surrounding mana. That's why, for 20 years since the dungeon was born, it hasn't been discovered by Seekers or researchers."
"Magic power absorbed from the surrounding mana? What does that mean...?"
"Ah... it's the magic power used when casting 'magic.' The energy to activate 'skills' in this world uses 'internal magic power,' but 'magic' absorbs 'surrounding mana' just like in another world, right? It's the same."
"Oh, so modern 'skills' use internal magic power. I didn't know that since I've never used it."
"So, what do you think after hearing that?"
"What do you mean...?"
"To activate the 'giant magic circle,' you need 'magic power,' which is the energy source of 'magic,' right? Don't you think something is strange?"
"Hmm... I wonder?"
"Haa... I was foolish to expect anything from you."
"Eh...?"
That's harsh.
"Listen, this 'giant magic circle' is designed so that only beings from another world can activate it, you know? That means..."
"Ah, I see! That means it's made on the premise that people from another world are here in this world!!"
"That's right."
"No, but... huh? Isn't that strange?"
W-Why is it necessary to make it on the premise that beings from another world are in this world?
No, wait, is it the other way around?
In the first place, does that mean the 'giant magic circle' was set up by 'beings that came from another world'...?
"It seems you have noticed too. Indeed, the existence of this magic circle indicates that beings from my world already exist here in the present... from another world. Moreover, the fact that this magic circle was set up here before I arrived means it has existed for at least 20 years!"
"Huh!?"
N-no way...
"W-what on earth is happening? Aren't we the only ones from another world?"
"Yes. Until I realized the 'magic circle's gimmick,' I thought the same. But now that you have appeared right before me, thanks to this and another reason related to understanding this 'magic circle's gimmick,' my hypothesis has *turned* into a conviction."
"'Understanding the 'magic circle's gimmick'?"
"Yes. Before meeting you, I encountered someone who had come from another world just once. That encounter was when I learned about this 'magic circle's gimmick.'"
"Whaaat!? So, it's true that there are beings from another world besides us existing in the present!"
"That's right. However, they are not 'humans'..."
"Huh?"
"Well, we'll talk about that later. For now, I have been conducting *certain research* since learning about the gimmick of that magic circle and the existence of another world."
"'Certain research...'?"
"It's the development of a magic circle that allows for 'spatial movement between another world and the present,' like the huge magic circle in Ikebukuro... the 'Time Jumper magic circle!'"
Shock.
Even I was speechless.
Please bookmark this series and rate ☆☆☆☆☆ on here!
Donate me
Support Me with USDC
(ERC20)
Support Me with XLM
(Stellar Lumens)