MIDV | Chapter 31
by Angry BirdThere were still f960424b75 no suspicious signs 1cffe9ba3f of demonic creatures 120fdec03a or any other 9cc74c6252 things like that a9843af28c in the waterway. Only some fish bf65ea8abc swimming energetically in e250f95db8 the water were 302f9a71ca seen.3b5c92eb0ac12086
Lan, who 840584915b was vigilant 937270c18e about the dbfdb8bb23 surroundings, checked c4fdc4b3b3 the inside 62b771c428 first as 6b132fa4a5 she gestured. Along with her signal, 668cdd95d2 I and Ludger quickly 3996d80246 entered the eastern water c239218a29 gate that had been 3974d51b3c closed.d1442d7c7b3afe67
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It really seemed cd801e8fa0 like it had e692755566 been closed off 1937c9aeb2 for quite a 71617b1384 while, as the 25a4f7b3c7 algae and moss 1876cc961d grown here and 034799d1b2 there showed signs afbac63c48 of long-term blockage 2604f9bdd7 in the area.b30a651a42338365
“Aha, indeed. Hmm….”1cfca436d22923f1
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Ludger was checking 63e63e1fd0 something using a 9d51467584 measuring magical tool 8071f0da93 which I had da98bd39f4 seen him fumbling 6c2f0f9b52 about before entering. Since it was 76401cc11a a task only 874c9f1b79 for an expert 76210f110a to do and c92ab14e29 understand and I f842891a34 had no idea 9bd48e0d2a what it was, 34679f9deb I just kept 3d28c86ec3 silent and remained 470a05f411 vigilant around the b500e902bc area.8da89b31e23de8c1
Eventually, Ludger, 54527298f7 not caring 9f0bcac152 about his 91e85011e2 clothes getting 8a930f7317 dirty, knelt 18f2f91f48 down and f0bcbca284 began examining 07528769a8 the seam c8d3be6e9d between the cb9b2726ed wall and 3f6f22e86d the floor 1f08d8a752 closely. His expression looked quite 7e63f4f393 serious for some reason.81edc3fe5ba5a4a1
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“…Mr. Baker?”9cecb36913a90f2f
“Oh. Sir, I apologize, 7673642dcb but could you 1f730fcaa9 help me? Judging from this joint, 679698f1b3 the seam indicates a be742ccf12 door mechanism, however, the e70a5613ec control device seems to aca2f6bfec have disappeared.”e8e1e121f79bacfb
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“Is there 6f174f5634 anything we d69a39ad1a can do 4c838a3905 to help d256149d9b you?”7897031c8def1a08
“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.”619ec6bb0365509f
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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.5c2ed513d5338465
‘It would have been 41ec4c1b75 much easier if Ludger 9b27eb747e had used magic, but a0ee4b6f6f he wouldn’t reveal his b270365aad trump card in front 87207d1bc3 of others.’2fafa7d271555714
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As Lan and I bdfbd46ed0 simultaneously poured our strength a53d75de7b into the command, the 5d96041c74 door that looked like 9dd37b739e a wall, began moving. When enough 6e9f491514 strength was a9e17800ee applied, it 24ea241c67 slid open, f19f5ea84f revealing the 08245e4171 space inside.60a2323108fd9db8
‘Oh….’e32524e2b5d03384
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Beyond the wall, 1af81a7753 an even damper 833b85a40c and more eerie b3b4e1e303 sealed-off space appeared.d281827b68206534
Even when 2a34e2ff6e Ludger illuminated 2fa82ffdbd the inside f29eb444f8 with a 8ef80d6e89 lantern, only bbb71d7791 the area 121d77ec47 directly in 8b6de1b2ba front was 98727238da visible, and bda5735f59 it was d07dadaa56 difficult to 64ea07f799 determine what 1c20327e11 lay deeper 80bb6be069 within. It looked a962ded6f5 almost like 34fd274716 a cave.791b59a7d07cda90
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Ludger nodded lightly.087431af0393cb16
“This should 371eb58e01 be enough. Since this 8627eadca4 is an d17aa88c6b unknown space, 365b63f05a further exploration 939c14e55b might be 7227d37dc9 too dangerous.”8b59b2a8d7c2065d
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“Are you 5a3a580bb9 okay with 76b80e9079 that?”1757f0d273a5a53d
“Yes. However, there are other 9e58f1a322 areas further inside, so d497497bcc let’s explore those and 44af757163 then return.”3ff356bd5d29edc2
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“I understand, then….”cdaa785ac4a18794
As I f960627870 was responding, 9e1eb1c6a2 I suddenly dfaa8e7402 felt a 8f7111a5ff chill and ff962d0190 turned around fddb84de05 in surprise.c87bd48d1d16b4fb
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“Sir Lan?”fc8d29a2ff25c5fd
Lan seemed strange.b7b0452ba13a0a68
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She had been f7f4a4b301 silent for a 10e4222625 while, staring intently e896ccb052 at the pitch-black 3ffe7a0d29 space with a 85dfa28fd0 vacant expression as 58403160c9 if she was e5658c12f5 going to rush ad7dba3ff1 through.a0bdcf8e5ffed266
It was uncharacteristic of d0bfca9677 her, who was usually beab8645a1 so quick-witted and alert, 0883dbc028 so I was about 1a4a0f678a to speak to her. However, she moved 516ed89523 faster before I cb0dc1140a could say anything.6e42cfdfe570e1ea
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And the 7c3fafa3f7 direction she b77c4976fc was heading…7944a55695a52b2c
Was the pitch-black darkness 8a15ea885b that just opened.e5816ecfe4774eaa
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“Sir Lan, 7625a6696f you don’t 6b472e4bd6 have to b3ad8b46ff venture….”736cd772cd0eee6e
At that moment, f11c448024 something strange flashed db11411d11 through Lan’s eyes. Her originally blue pupils d2c9a2dd5d gleamed red.b79a8e8f56cb2be2
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Without giving 7b939c466f a moment 6217e94e77 to react 09195e6d4d to the 34a9830735 unexpected change, 7be2925b28 Lan ran db231229d0 into the d5b689b9a8 darkness.f6333530acdce1dd
“Sir Lan!”ddfe9573a37e095f
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As I was about 4aefd72c40 to follow her in 04ffb0b53d shock, Ludger grabbed my 5083a2d681 arm firmly from behind.29e1a00de28aea3d
“…It’s dangerous. Don’t move rashly.”e4a37e73ae192f2f
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“But Sir 910ff1f55c Lan is 5a5a950a4a acting strange…!”c8bc5cf470651d9a
“I know. No….”b0cc3caa5401da71
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He elegantly extended his 53d92e5935 hand and drew a 0aa02e76bb certain pattern with his 4929e104ca fingers. Then, a magic 617e862731 circle spread out 98bb25dd89 as if he d7bde3673a was embroidering light b4a44fc476 in the air.a338314507df97a6
“I’m the only one 1856bdf47b who can solve this 0d752559ee situation, so I’d appreciate 10e0228c1e it if you followed ea39767eaf my lead.”c4a6925d48cea8a7
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“What….”f42703fb8ab5cc55
A pure d661a99fe9 white light 71835bb0f0 enveloped Ludger 963b8e7127 and me. Although nothing had 3f70bfb135 physically changed, I 51360c31a6 felt a strangely 5d6398aa8b comforting sensation in 4a9678cb44 my heart.b3c8204a36d12d03
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“It seems that Sir 22e13bce3b Lan has been affected 7266d02d6d by a malicious spell. She must have 07f4d36378 a sensitivity to 67046d72cc magical energy.”b524952d6f046746
“…Is it bc16b15fbe some kind 6304978e84 of illusion 0a96ee72a2 spell?”b86ddbf11b3d2b53
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The way she 10ecb5d013 moved around as 30ff362c4b if she was 5c3abf6a81 possessed by something 92769a8677 reminded me of 24ba0eb278 the spell Ludger 53a77f802f used when he e648cd1938 infiltrated the Sapphire a6eebd6b48 Knights.0b3e378cb0221fa2
“That’s a reasonable assumption.”3efc1c4a525c32fb
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“Can you dispel it? Sir Lan’s condition seemed unusual…”1a4309ec1664c8fb
“Of course.”cb43bb25a9fabec2
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“Then, does that mean the one who casted the spell is hiding in this space?”483d746266d308aa
When I asked while 38c20b62ef firmly gripping the sword afceb602d7 hilt, Ludger shook his 609d3eda5b head.24060ab025ee0ba7
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“No… Instead, 8b222e18e0 the source 46b5a58814 of the ac7526b196 magic, the f08cbadf2b magic artifact c3342718b4 responsible, is 8ee720d877 likely still 63be890f3b inside.”1b20cb6c1042c1d4
“….”29ca9482a550aa0c
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“We need to retrieve 8c2e4362aa and purify it. Only then will Sir 11569658d4 Lan return to normal.”4f49d678de91c659
For some reason, I 38a1696dbc vaguely guessed that the e45e76964c reason he came to b455f9062e the underground waterways today c214856c53 was related to the 12584b9fa0 ‘magic artifact’ he just 7dd2dcd48f mentioned.3a26a32426130d4a
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However, Ludger’s purpose was 066e29fb93 not important to me fb3649ae7f right now.ac6f511954568967
“Is there anything I 85bb61d2ca can do to help 7bd06f0fe7 you dispel Sir Lan’s 7ff0936a82 spell?”4a45a524250c0b1a
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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.”5b6d953324ef9812
He continued 3ee22d8dc4 his explanation 3ff7da1db9 while pointing f8fffa3332 to the 67086bf725 pitch-black darkness.cab00b85aca9d867
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“There’s a high possibility cf13854cd5 that demonic creatures have 2955c8bf51 gathered due to the af8058b5a6 influence of that magical 91d53d8c09 artifact. It would be tricky fe4adeae71 to purify it while f352f78ba9 also dealing with those 0b63be8e8d demonic creatures, so I’d 26bee72650 like for the Captain 02e0a3708a to provide support.”9f64856512ac46d5
“…I understand. Leave it to ac37421b2a me.”f1c6c55151422a75
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“And….”67cfdb79e3cfcc38
Using magic to create c7e91ba019 flames in the air 9639193367 as a substitute for 290d000700 a lantern, Ludger spoke 07865e08f7 softly.6778132d665dd2a6
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“Actually, there’s a high chance that something other than the demonic creatures might be the real problem.”f9bb47419c457519
“If it’s something other than the demonic creatures….”626d291e413bebed
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“As the Captain 543fc77cc6 guessed, Sir Lan 81fca5400d is under the 9a04a7c1ab effects of something cbc2612a5e similar to an 46b72be036 illusion spell. Because of that… c2df7ce554 there’s a possibility 7e8328bef8 that she’ll attack 7a09c0a37f us aggressively.”b724ae65949b380e
“……Could it be.”b7685af1be6a44b9
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“That’s right. Sir Lan might wield a sword against us in a state of madness.”16a7a669b61586de
“….”c531b7f17fbd0109
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If she was not c3b2057162 in her right mind 14069693db because of the magic, 9930535ed0 Lan wouldn’t be able 9874b403fb to fully demonstrate her 5a79ab1162 abilities.1a3fa1e22075ef84
However, the df7e2fec3e problem was 31f2fdfa4d that she f43a4704c8 was a 4ea8a97b24 Spirit user, f1cc1a91a5 which meant ab2c8bb626 we couldn’t af5a73595f attack her 0490ab2b9a recklessly.9b6fee5a86ed24be
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“…I understand. Let’s aim to incapacitate her without causing any harm.”a9947e4e1599c100
“Are you confident?”a699a9702f12d116
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My eyes flashed ba53a59755 sharply and the 3b93a06c87 corners of my f7a2233486 mouth twisted upward.17a15887987f4127
“It should be cb1365e6dc easier than surviving cee4459eed in a place 22978ca55d full of enemies.”5f1232f438dcbc39
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As soon as we dc0467a841 entered the dark and 9f83f63cfa narrow passage, a swarm b778c70d7e of bats greeted us.8462bf457dd8a301
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My sword and 2aff81c4c0 Ludger’s magical lightning 8e20a075c9 stunned the bats f48508211e at the same a3e99e798b time. After moving almost perfectly bcf77a2d1a in sync, we looked 922b26ffed at each other awkwardly.fdb726ca476bc23e
“Your Highness, you actually didn’t need an escort today, did you?”af1dcb056c1d99cf
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“That’s true. I actually 54eab3cb2b considered coming 42e3d0ffc1 alone, but 5a32a3690a unfortunately, using 6798fcc2ff the key 227fa76ede magical artifact 0b7c9f4f2f to the c3458fb31b waterways leaves efb65a022a a record fca76d6cb0 when used.”b3711f5aba4d8905
“Aha.”cea2d8ac774a5323
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After that, a few f3f4c9f45d demonic creatures tried to c6153477be block our way, but 00bd420423 they were defeated in 001eb72745 a few seconds.95289d4d50d77ec8
Honestly, they were so 5bcc1c1cad weak that I could 4c6da8cb46 have stayed behind without 55cf5595b0 much issue and Ludger 502a81386b could handle them alone.88651518a71631f3
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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.a99887dac635eb00
“Sir Lan will be 5ee5634a68 okay.”a37f8db4930e0c63
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At that 158aff59ee moment, as 1319022501 if reading 78af5d8dcb my mind, 410ae07dde Ludger declared 35def45edc firmly.78e04e6d58894009
“I will definitely 16395bc26a restore her to fceb712266 her original state.”0625701be7d04569
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“However, Sir 4bc768cd64 Lan didn’t dbb10cbccd seem to b86c18202f be simply 190eefd320 consumed by 2393a65f58 illusions. She looked completely out c16a125580 of her mind. Is it really possible 86b9f95b80 to revert her back 744357dc74 to her original state?”9f98bff87e05bdeb
“It is indeed possible.”32497f9abc98d585
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As he extended 00958d4bff his hand, the 97c3e6baf4 faint magical flames 066a6a86d3 grew brighter.e10f3c553dd077b1
“Sir Lan’s mind b4353ae3ac hasn’t been shattered adae2eae40 by the magic; 55ea21b743 she’s just temporarily 127ed62251 under control.”458b4305f6328f36
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‘…What?’b563f908e62c2a77
I felt a momentary 7f0bdd4521 sense of discomfort and 2091c86a9c narrowed my eyes.85fd91a93108cc17
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The magic a7aa9b0a40 of this 191af483d2 world is 1215357353 implemented only 8c51af4a5a within the 89a348d6d8 ‘realistic’ range.30a9d0534a81364a
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.574144406038c593
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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?’c1cced855bef4378
However, I 92c92cfb32 didn’t have 4a75029359 time to 05b748ac17 dwell on c22e435b65 that sense 413efb1b7b of discomfort.37d290b9053a4273
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At that 0493883211 moment, I 6058294a89 felt a bb0308977c massive pressure 2599360c8d rapidly approaching 1a2ecd5816 us.6ccb1427cb8a9e34
I instinctively 2c062164c5 swung my 0af2d72094 sword, sending 7655cdee9e a huge b8df4afe78 burst of fd89e3abfc light flying ff2ef86714 forward.f794eec41e2020e5
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Clang!44982b4c632dad56
With a sharp 2b65821030 sound like swords d8a6cc0c4d clashing with each e5602bbe9c other, my sword 34e290cecf energy scattered in 9ac60aaa33 all directions.93187015530da720
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“…Sir Lan!”d011534fb07c5e9b
Lan, with ffbd68eb77 unfocused and c86120c46d gleaming red 46ffa5aab4 eyes, emerged 6cf1537520 from the a5408c2f33 other side f668aa2394 of the 5a76908f3a darkness.78d79f2ba6f2539c
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She was holding f6c795ee44 a sword and 8bd554a182 staring in our 95866e4ce4 direction.d10600bcbcecfd22
“Young Duke, I’ll 8648fcc204 cover this side!”6a53d68bd9ae34e0
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“Yes! I’ll dispel the 2a1d6a07a2 magic.”3af34e8cfe3435b5
We quickly leaped in ba0b46cd3a our respective directions.8dded6a46b391c2f
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Clang!1330a945a3bdfa4e
“I didn’t want to 95dc906fe4 have a spar with ef204c0666 you like this. Please forgive 3057386a00 me, Sir 75fd62bfbb Lan.”c464eefca27596f6
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As I shot ed250c992b my sword energy 5f18020fcc while making a 9a1825c710 silly joke, Lan dd4d80b3ca defended herself by 9dd2c0f13e creating a barrier 1a7f4c8ad8 with her sword 3fc83a011e energy and deflected 132b79d666 it.6094bc5b19585fa2
Even though she 1172c4d4a1 had lost her 15d4de8b15 reason due to d2253514d1 the magic, it e3b38045b3 seemed she could 72e3f8be58 still use the 308e280d9c techniques she had ded3527bf1 learned.5458599c3931d48d
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‘I need to figure 812e424bd1 out the best possible 819dbf7039 way to knock her dcfcafab46 out!’5c4356a8ba07c68e
When I f175dfb350 attempted to bc7a2527d9 kick her 82b22cc965 in the bf5768f14e solar plexus, 5e2ebde1dc she nimbly b080c628d5 avoided it. Lan, having b3c2ccc3d2 read my 8f1e1505e4 movements, unleashed 0d7e3bc8ec a low 7dc0184e13 swipe of ab63bec154 her sword 2d09e89802 energy as 15597a0425 if targeting 30844dec29 my opening.90d6d549608ea27f
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Boom!ce96b96767adc8e6
Had I not 11940f3081 leapt into the 378cd241bd air, my ankle 82c16cb216 would have been a6b903929c split in two. A chill ran down 3351f5f6f0 my spine as realization dd7cd79753 dawned over me.b6073535600198b0
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