Mob MC 313.1

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Chapter 313.1. Treasures Are Protected By A Watchdog

In an unusually vast passageway within the airborne castle, Mii-chan and her companions took a leisurely stroll—or rather, embarked on an exploration.

"There's another grand door."

"Leave it to me, Lady." 

At Mii-chan's gesture, we discovered a massive metal door. Heimdall promptly used his [Clairvoyance] to check for any traps.

"On the other side of this grand door, Golden Living Armors are waiting. However, if we move this wall..."

Heimdall touched a wall slightly away from the grand door, causing it to slide and reveal a hidden passageway.

"How about this? We can proceed without encountering any enemies."

"Indeed, Heimdall, you're quite capable."

Frigg-oneesan opens the door while praising Heimdall. She's a beauty who acted nothing like her words and deeds.

"Well, I didn't think finding a hidden passage would serve any purpose. Ahaha."

Heimdall laughed with resignation. Feeling sorry for him, Mii-chan and Freya offered words of comfort.

"There's no option to advance without defeating the mid-boss, after all!"

"If it were a hidden treasure vault, that would have been nice, wouldn't it?"

The two tried to console him. But their attempts were less than convincing.

Mii-chan and the others followed Frigg-oneesan, and soon we found themselves in a chamber.

"The enemies have fled. What a shame, young lady."

Golden Living Armors, who should have been there, were nowhere to be seen. Frigg-oneesan greeted them with a cheerful expression.

"Huh, did we defeat them while we were chatting? Was Frigg really that strong?"

"They ran away."

"They escaped through the ventilation duct, perhaps?"

Heimdall, looking disgusted, pointed to a part of the room.

"Oh, it's true. Since they lack intelligence, they didn't mind crawling through the hole even if it meant getting crushed."

There was an air vent in the corner of the ceiling. Inside it, we found crumpled golden armor. Someone had concealed it sloppily.

The culprit remained unknown, and it seemed the labyrinth had become unsolvable. Frigg-oneesan had a special ability against precious metals, didn't she?

"I'll take care of them, Frigg-oneesan. After all, you defeated them. It would be troublesome for them to come pick them up."

"You're so kind, young lady. Quite the contrast to inconsiderate Heimdall."

Frigg-oneesan, who had been gnawing on Heimdall, the inconsiderate with her Iron Claw, casually threw him aside and pulled out the Living Armors from the ventilation duct enthusiastically.

"Ugh, I'm way beyond the recommended level for this dungeon, and I'm not getting to do anything?"

"All the enemies are just small fry."

Mii-chan chuckled awkwardly with her skinny arms crossed behind her back. With Frigg-oneesan alone, the castle's conquest would probably be no trouble.

In that case, we might not have obtained any items, but we would have saved time.

"Anyway, we entered through a hidden staircase in the Audience Chamber, but it's strangely futuristic."

Despite being made of metal and using various magical traps, it didn't seem like it was built hundreds of years ago.

"It's got a chuunibyou-style sci-fi element. If you see this scene, you'll know which era Nobunaga's reincarnated soul is from."

Mii-chan, satisfied after putting away the Living Armors, joined Frigg-oneesan in the conversation. It didn't seem like a structure from several centuries ago.

"There were doors that could only be opened by those with royal blood, and a labyrinth that was constantly shifting through teleportation, so it was probably impossible to conquer in the ordinary sense."

"If not for Frigg-oneesan's [Eraser], magic traps would have been a problem."

Frigg-oneesan's [Eraser], which could nullify all magic, was exceptionally well-suited to this castle. If it were only Mii-chan, she might have advanced while breaking through walls.

"So, is this the 12th room we've destroyed? Shouldn't we move on to the treasure vault soon?"

"Ah, the front treasure vault had nothing good. The hidden labyrinth's treasure vault is beyond this, and it's the Throne of Hlidskjalf. The door in that room is the treasure vault."

"Then let's go there right away!"

When Heimdall agreed, Frigg-oneesan eagerly dashed ahead with a smile. It seemed she was completely focused on the treasure vault.

Since then, Mii-chan and her companions entered the hidden labyrinth from the concealed staircase in the airborne castle, conquering it with the power of love, courage, and friendship. 

The labyrinth was tedious, and we needed to open the walls continuously by disabling the hidden security, with the door that only those with royal blood could open being unlocked by canceling the magic system. 

Finally, we systematically defeated the mid-bosses we encountered.

Without Kane, Money, and Golden Money, it would have been impossible to conquer.

"Relying only on Living Armors and traps is quite a lame labyrinth."

"Well... it seems that they originally placed humans here. Some rooms seemed to be for them. Perhaps they removed them due to cost-cutting, and their existence was gradually forgotten."

"That sounds plausible. An airborne castle is inconvenient for everyday life, after all."

Heimdall's words had too much persuasiveness. When you think something is unnecessary, it keeps getting cut back. And eventually, it disappears. Understandable, understandable.

"With this, getting the Throne of Hlidskjalf is a piece of cake!"

"Do you want to meet formidable enemies, young lady?"

"Only you would notice this is a flag. ...Is this the deepest part?"

While making light of the situation, we continued forward and found a room made of stone, marking the end of the metallic, futuristic scenery.