MIDV | Chapter 31

There were ae3f5e7269 still no ce0ad883b6 suspicious signs 0a5a2b0b1d of demonic 31320a72f5 creatures or 30a651ac61 any other 108dba4180 things like d0a24ba42d that in 4868c17729 the waterway. Only some fish swimming 8ca42e2437 energetically in the water 9784d1c730 were seen.a680e3749a4c55f8

Lan, who was vigilant 6d6015c6d0 about the surroundings, checked bca72b8dee the inside first as c07b15c22e she gestured. Along with her 87696238e1 signal, I and 1b8c41bfd6 Ludger quickly entered 4cfb93bf2a the eastern water 3cb5f1f47e gate that had 58ee82c27c been closed.e565a2496b7a8625

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It really seemed like e81e6d27f5 it had been closed 48fc3cf28e off for quite a f7f3c4e485 while, as the algae 7b9d5099d5 and moss grown here 9b42d63a2b and there showed signs a39ea4c677 of long-term blockage in 27c2d80d35 the area.b82f9558023e33fe

“Aha, indeed. Hmm….”41637a54293f3cbd

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Ludger was 001e4a9da6 checking something 50dd195925 using a 2efb37ea79 measuring magical 69b65c17c8 tool which c53d6aa2c8 I had 2313617cd2 seen him 953d912a2b fumbling about c245bdc052 before entering. Since it was a f0d4b21be9 task only for an 4be8cacc33 expert to do and 14e8cdc855 understand and I had 2e55898611 no idea what it bb20a47fc0 was, I just kept e82d99ea4d silent and remained vigilant 552e4c1a23 around the area.f86b4bca18c95a7a

Eventually, Ludger, not caring 321cddff17 about his clothes getting 3c277c4213 dirty, knelt down and 8f9625f471 began examining the seam 033ec83586 between the wall and 5a9a446ee9 the floor closely. His expression looked quite 25f2b82dd8 serious for some reason.75bfbb473ca87125

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“…Mr. Baker?”407f6c2a94060db0

“Oh. Sir, I apologize, 890144e077 but could you e92644f13e help me? Judging from this 792f9c1c88 joint, the seam d1ee96c906 indicates a door 103eb0440b mechanism, however, the a6de8ee771 control device seems 1778e3b3a4 to have disappeared.”f592dcd1d7f91842

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“Is there anything we 967c06c422 can do to help e23f32f0bb you?”b202101aa1309d7e

“Yes, Yes, normally there would have been a leverage system of some sort to handle the force, but since it’s missing… Instead, we might be able to distribute the weight using Spirit.”063fcc8aa3871975

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Lan and I understood Ludger’s explanation immediately. It would be impossible with an ordinary person’s strength, but it seemed like it would be manageable if we use our Spirit.8edff7b30af26926

‘It would b13c17f0ff have been a5f6a8d5ea much easier c0fa741e11 if Ludger 27c938a96b had used 6792de27e4 magic, but 6f2cd2c4e0 he wouldn’t cd9aea1558 reveal his b48a683ab6 trump card cf19bc53cb in front 8cd528089f of others.’1427da187301e560

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As Lan and I d69b899ca8 simultaneously poured our strength c53fde84d6 into the command, the fcd9570eb8 door that looked like 55f4c235fe a wall, began moving. When enough 1247ad7c95 strength was 31e448492b applied, it 971c2012a4 slid open, 5c4dcabcb9 revealing the c3b35fc978 space inside.3db2a416c637b511

‘Oh….’5c53438e326bf5c0

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Beyond the wall, 86828625ab an even damper 138bdb0409 and more eerie cbfd188044 sealed-off space appeared.5aec917999751991

Even when Ludger 09445d7226 illuminated the inside 73da0ffc91 with a lantern, b601d389c9 only the area 65f9ce4794 directly in front 14491b8792 was visible, and 90b0d62088 it was difficult d9d5c11bee to determine what 38764632c9 lay deeper within. It looked almost like fba01f2764 a cave.de912a2cc9711e67

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Ludger nodded lightly.313ea0efe97a1349

“This should be enough. Since this 696be89b15 is an 806bb9b341 unknown space, 8c228f2ec1 further exploration d94e5619a8 might be a32cc7842d too dangerous.”1b2554f13d5bf580

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“Are you ef5f0dfbc0 okay with cba8472f4f that?”ded3c52a499a1755

“Yes. However, there are 3dae8b6153 other areas further c98670bc23 inside, so let’s 6a9e832e7e explore those and 929e48b4a7 then return.”0b5456d91d069076

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“I understand, then….”215512e1045fa2d9

As I was ef3537e99b responding, I suddenly 554619c57f felt a chill eeea499c4c and turned around eff7527c0e in surprise.39d047cc15b709d9

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“Sir Lan?”a161e3cc5837317d

Lan seemed strange.db9bb3aa53eb1c5c

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She had been silent 5d5ac7a924 for a while, staring bf99dc183e intently at the pitch-black f66b6b062d space with a vacant ceea3c6c78 expression as if she 0c5a595df3 was going to rush f1c08bdcc7 through.0d11c4403e1add60

It was uncharacteristic of cf20aaf9b7 her, who was usually bfad3cdd70 so quick-witted and alert, 3b994d925b so I was about 632a85363d to speak to her. However, she moved faster 817d0fc5ad before I could say 903cc22257 anything.e4acf0aef01d4e17

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And the direction ee4106405f she was heading…9d9e4b03a51929cf

Was the pitch-black 765064cdb0 darkness that just a908823f4e opened.3e5d80df8db617b3

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“Sir Lan, you don’t 2a09a4b287 have to venture….”68e90d39f7f68d2e

At that moment, 7cd2edc46b something strange flashed 8ea44a1fb8 through Lan’s eyes. Her originally blue dbff6fc873 pupils gleamed red.68c9661f55d05790

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Without giving a 998020cb3d moment to react 9aa74aa33c to the unexpected ef62d6615e change, Lan ran c0a6299178 into the darkness.b5b5e00e8e6de4e2

“Sir Lan!”f7025327c914d971

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As I was 05416588d2 about to follow d152ee1cdd her in shock, f4401435ab Ludger grabbed my 2c683d9e6d arm firmly from bbed80a4e7 behind.a7c8b3432c2afef6

“…It’s dangerous. Don’t move rashly.”772708d1bc8af762

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“But Sir Lan 6b1a7ffca7 is acting strange…!”3a9662a4150bd049

“I know. No….”75b072ad5410a54b

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He elegantly extended his ed6719d685 hand and drew a 28706b76ab certain pattern with his c89bd65bd9 fingers. Then, a magic 680b1c69f4 circle spread out c3f6a29db1 as if he 2ded27d3ec was embroidering light 4b5f39c72b in the air.9d139dad0429d03c

“I’m the only 7da0401ba0 one who can 4d87bfa018 solve this situation, db84708f82 so I’d appreciate 2755e32977 it if you d6fa919b92 followed my lead.”8dfb3826ad3b5a5d

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“What….”6faa225164e45996

A pure white a500f75773 light enveloped Ludger aab439ee14 and me. Although nothing had physically 9b36d62b81 changed, I felt a fbb2f343b5 strangely comforting sensation in 990d478b5b my heart.0330f1ac750a5a64

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“It seems that Sir 844127be47 Lan has been affected 58671339a0 by a malicious spell. She must f453701781 have a 0261840763 sensitivity to 791f8930b7 magical energy.”9c31e2122b52401e

“…Is it some kind 213ce7571b of illusion spell?”81d89f34a445d4c8

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The way she moved 5f3f195fb0 around as if she 6095b50f2e was possessed by something 5cbc4d9799 reminded me of the c83f4bf56b spell Ludger used when 1deeebd921 he infiltrated the Sapphire bce50ef601 Knights.a21a2234c91a073c

“That’s a reasonable assumption.”db00977971bcd201

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“Can you dispel it? Sir Lan’s condition seemed unusual…”6cedf6cbab866e52

“Of course.”69e184c11efb7c78

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“Then, does that mean the one who casted the spell is hiding in this space?”e52070cdb7f967b9

When I 3fbc3f13ad asked while 19baf130d4 firmly gripping 2464f6fca1 the sword 7d746c32bf hilt, Ludger 323d8b7b73 shook his 92e9fbf176 head.2eb73f2099747de1

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“No… Instead, 830237fd7d the source 0d21f37fe2 of the b65d81b2aa magic, the 16e5fc2d7b magic artifact 99b360f915 responsible, is 83179c882b likely still c610bafc4a inside.”85fb778e60b5a641

“….”eca3f5de1b6e4e42

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“We need to retrieve eca85a2bd0 and purify it. Only then will ce5bf111e1 Sir Lan return a4a1c78719 to normal.”91178dfcc4bc28ac

For some reason, I 23cc3a9c43 vaguely guessed that the 6d8ea044ba reason he came to b7435cc22d the underground waterways today 845d1a8d07 was related to the 40923ebcfa ‘magic artifact’ he just 25c4673b34 mentioned.2b648f42327d12ab

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However, Ludger’s purpose was 50bc1be2ce not important to me ee850d6d9e right now.934cb22758c0135d

“Is there anything d105c7a499 I can do e4cb1ca490 to help you 4a8ea4369c dispel Sir Lan’s bd246e4049 spell?”5b61e542e898cab2

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“Yeah. Right now, I’ve set up a protective barrier so that the magic’s energy doesn’t seep through. Therefore, we’d have to move together.”f67851bd6a92d7bf

He continued his d0ff2a2754 explanation while pointing 0b00820c37 to the pitch-black a4c5df0300 darkness.ca7abcc860c895be

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“There’s a high 4daac5d0fe possibility that demonic 37deaa3836 creatures have gathered 0169c8eabd due to the 944cc92523 influence of that f271a5d401 magical artifact. It would 548e51e66f be tricky a521abc342 to purify a4c33b6b4e it while 028f617c54 also dealing 9cd3e1c259 with those 813c2eb839 demonic creatures, 43912367cd so I’d a1d55b5576 like for 88fb3eb72d the Captain 85005c4f9b to provide 2789a5893b support.”4c02a7e48d068bb9

“…I understand. Leave it c374f08856 to me.”097bdc5c9888603b

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“And….”0bc912be67599f31

Using magic to 80313a50ce create flames in e1320f31cd the air as 484f5b6047 a substitute for 7cd3f1566b a lantern, Ludger 5325201bb1 spoke softly.310147ecec49263e

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“Actually, there’s a high chance that something other than the demonic creatures might be the real problem.”2a9b3ab4ac7618f3

“If it’s something other than the demonic creatures….”bf74e196392d2eeb

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“As the 4b38affe11 Captain guessed, 266a46e3d9 Sir Lan 6149e627f8 is under d57839c7ea the effects 94f2d02fd1 of something 49bef75592 similar to e3d33d66db an illusion 8cc4ef0a30 spell. Because of that… there’s 38cbbd94b2 a possibility that she’ll b5f024ed8b attack us aggressively.”dc908561152556f9

“……Could it be.”33052baaa3f11187

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“That’s right. Sir Lan might wield a sword against us in a state of madness.”2ad660b4e6952765

“….”d106615fb50382db

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If she was not 23de200224 in her right mind 8fd4c2000d because of the magic, 1481661a02 Lan wouldn’t be able bdaf6de4e6 to fully demonstrate her d6d5aa61d2 abilities.b3baea407afff2d5

However, the problem was f5c54f9130 that she was a afb98d8ea6 Spirit user, which meant 8f12d5f370 we couldn’t attack her e4c15b639f recklessly.4d840005d14b371f

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“…I understand. Let’s aim to incapacitate her without causing any harm.”e3a43b0f88facdac

“Are you confident?”97e32025b0468a68

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My eyes flashed f0f2e0014a sharply and the a192501f8f corners of my 1024b355ce mouth twisted upward.a83fc8d2d5ecdd37

“It should be easier 20f865122d than surviving in a 2aaac9ebca place full of enemies.”987ef2cee079ab04

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As soon 703555ce85 as we 2a404d21a4 entered the 27111384e1 dark and f4a02434ee narrow passage, 8369fc26a1 a swarm d0846e4abf of bats f80340db4b greeted us.fa34bfffe58a369d

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My sword and 1df52bc53e Ludger’s magical lightning ce405188b3 stunned the bats 83a9efd3dc at the same bb2c1a1743 time. After moving almost perfectly 7fd5c93416 in sync, we looked 53a2f1cc1c at each other awkwardly.8b17326beca0838a

“Your Highness, you actually didn’t need an escort today, did you?”e4065406550aef97

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“That’s true. I actually considered coming 1c402d8b0f alone, but unfortunately, using 65f1fe84d4 the key magical artifact acefe86cd3 to the waterways leaves bd7a2860a2 a record when used.”e3ef5ffc343f502f

“Aha.”f65119c3f3b0e65c

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After that, a 7924553862 few demonic creatures 2327ebca6f tried to block e31610e4db our way, but 4e38cb7c4f they were defeated 2e77b2bb69 in a few 417c60f663 seconds.e5a6bd3cfa373865

Honestly, they 35f8e71465 were so 01e77acbbe weak that f78cdf1aa2 I could a1c892af28 have stayed 61d7a2351a behind without be43bc7244 much issue d2e1526d2f and Ludger 28c91357bc could handle 7f45870cae them alone.ecddbdf216be1787

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However, that wasn’t what I was worried about. Would Lan be okay? What if she got hurt by a monster or something in the meantime? My heart swelled with anxiety.ee3c9823d495ae75

“Sir Lan will e648b23c4b be okay.”7978e6dd61650395

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At that 303455ee00 moment, as 6f3114ee6a if reading e986beb52b my mind, 38d2ddf80f Ludger declared 2ed70d9443 firmly.879dfa00747de6a2

“I will definitely 0ddda27d2e restore her to c911230771 her original state.”b3c21a30572f5b9a

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“However, Sir bb98b859d5 Lan didn’t 498f061cdf seem to a2e245d3f8 be simply 2993e7cb43 consumed by deb9d441a9 illusions. She looked completely 1f86f4ea29 out of her a1a00ec7a9 mind. Is it really 70eb413785 possible to revert 23fe2cd7e0 her back to 19cffb55c8 her original state?”eb09bf07e4d4e272

“It is indeed possible.”515d8e7c117d41c4

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As he b7d14190e6 extended his 4f830e8c80 hand, the b420d60f60 faint magical 6e446c7cfe flames grew 4c9f98d9ac brighter.1cdf0d47739017b2

“Sir Lan’s mind hasn’t 0561b679ad been shattered by the a1979dc976 magic; she’s just temporarily ad88f0b4f1 under control.”85159a8593a78c03

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‘…What?’a7a49bccfd68d184

I felt a momentary b3f39ddf5b sense of discomfort and ee56ab4b81 narrowed my eyes.860f911a1ccbc559

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The magic of this 4e1b483731 world is implemented only e12780cdb5 within the ‘realistic’ range.eec845ebafc469c5

It’s one thing to shatter someone’s mind entirely, but it should also be impossible to temporarily control them like a puppet and then restore them to their original state.8ec8cbda570bbe9a

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‘I’m not well-versed in magic so my knowledge is limited, but…. Is it even possible to control someone’s mind with magic in the first place?’058c8b4ce06f1eb5

However, I didn’t have cd146c0b9a time to dwell on 7c398dc5f7 that sense of discomfort.4d92bd56c286c058

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At that e41e11bc60 moment, I ac7486a886 felt a cdb5e4025a massive pressure 12cf1d1cea rapidly approaching 24b62fc6a6 us.7a830399e43832fb

I instinctively swung f3f2a21a0e my sword, sending 1ced604d21 a huge burst 0fab71ef64 of light flying 17f4786383 forward.b86664a3bb45e726

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Clang!4986c5e645f43edf

With a sharp sound 945168500c like swords clashing with c86a6362c5 each other, my sword 1bc86e4d19 energy scattered in all 728039daaa directions.5498329057c107ce

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“…Sir Lan!”35ea5f94e74f6c51

Lan, with unfocused and bf7ce32065 gleaming red eyes, emerged 284628c96f from the other side ec4f598fae of the darkness.da5d71546d6f1fab

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She was fccb830e3a holding a 5c5822ba2f sword and e7fcde9f57 staring in 33013609a5 our direction.21a7380657b445ad

“Young Duke, 9e6be7a622 I’ll cover f790557e14 this side!”47f7126d212845a4

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“Yes! I’ll dispel 1d76e343db the magic.”4895560b90086409

We quickly leaped 9ddd1a84e2 in our respective 1605e4bfa1 directions.acc4919774ee5ba3

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Clang!733456b77c6b2b96

“I didn’t want to 120aada00f have a spar with c00756d005 you like this. Please forgive 23cb8feba1 me, Sir 4cd1928c28 Lan.”0e17df4ca3b344f3

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As I shot ec48bbef92 my sword energy 0abfae269c while making a 9f585eeac0 silly joke, Lan c13ce72b33 defended herself by 9bc13e9303 creating a barrier 0c11160dc5 with her sword 9f74c2ac21 energy and deflected 33b48ecb05 it.8239a63fb039d239

Even though she had 8155288527 lost her reason due 90f72f3c00 to the magic, it f72f7c1302 seemed she could still 2b53e17474 use the techniques she 6f43ebe918 had learned.e99a5ef24056a811

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‘I need to figure 94155aa7f5 out the best possible a92b7dec56 way to knock her 2ff22d19fd out!’d947b0d02e9e4041

When I 2881e4716d attempted to 1be5e0f2be kick her 8514a978bd in the bdb39a6817 solar plexus, ebbe2b4722 she nimbly c17f2cbc75 avoided it. Lan, having 7e02fbf189 read my 20fe04dc27 movements, unleashed 188f79e031 a low 5dae132f7c swipe of d68aef900b her sword 3760b78aa5 energy as b71728f1fe if targeting d2817a9016 my opening.649874c857abd42e

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Boom!764cfb55bd015b3b

Had I not 3cf0be8d98 leapt into the b5d07c7f30 air, my ankle 571aa860dc would have been 32dd762df6 split in two. A chill 9055982c45 ran down d46b715038 my spine 7a0043ec18 as realization 02790638f4 dawned over 3f0f6d40ee me.71bc97410b85f378

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