Chapter 509: 461 ’Tingta Jie’el
I don’t know if it’s because of a new understanding of the Dimensional Cube, but this time, Dimensional Travel felt a bit different to Reiger.
"An illusion?"
That’s what Reiger thought.
After all, the sensation of losing his physical body during Dimensional Travel, his consciousness floating towards the other end of the dimensional passage in a soul-like state, was no different from before.
The only difference, perhaps, was that Reiger unconsciously thought of something.
"When Liz’s ancestors performed Dimensional Travel, did they also use this same dimensional passage like I do?"
With this thought, which had surfaced at an unknown time, Reiger kept flying forward until at a certain moment, the weight of his body and the sensation of his feet touching solid ground returned.
"Have I arrived?"
Reiger immediately opened his eyes.
However, instead of any distinctive scenery of another world, what entered his eyes was a dead silent enclosed space.
All around were stone walls.
The air was a bit stuffy, and somewhat odd, as if mixed with something, causing the Magic Power inside Reiger’s body to react a bit differently than usual.
For an instant, Reiger almost thought he had returned to the insides of the dungeon beast Yarakulon, entering a world akin to a gigantic cavern, but this place was undoubtedly much smaller in comparison to Yarakulon’s body.
"Where is this?"
Reiger instinctively prepared to activate "Dimensional Transparency."
Just then, a somewhat surprised and slightly timid voice came from the side.
"Who are you?"
At the sound of this voice, Reiger almost reflexively turned around to look at the source of the sound.
The next second, Reiger saw a girl.
It was a girl who was imprisoned in a dungeon, hugging her knees and squatting in the corner, looking towards Reiger with eyes filled with astonishment and surprise.
She appeared to be only about 15 years old, the same age as Liz, dressed in very simple, old clothes like those worn by village girls, which made her originally delicate features seem quite plain, and even her twin ponytail-style blonde hair seemed to have lost its proper luster, becoming ordinariness itself.
"You are...?"
Seeing the girl, Reiger was also stunned for a moment.
But immediately after, Reiger’s expression changed, and he suddenly launched a magic spell with the effect of non-verbal casting—[Complete Unknowable].
"Huh?"
The girl in the dungeon let out a sound of surprise.
No help for it; anyone who saw the person right in front of them suddenly disappear would react like the girl did.
However, the girl’s reaction was met with the sound of rude footsteps.
Hearing these footsteps, the girl seemed to understand something, hurriedly put away her surprised expression, and a shadow appeared in her eyes.
In such circumstances, a figure arrived in front of the dungeon.
It was an old man with the rugged appearance of a dwarf, sporting a big beard, looking very harsh.
"...Here."
The old man threw a few fruit-like items into the dungeon and said to the girl in an unmerciful voice.
"Tomorrow, Woodworth will bring the execution team to Tintagel, and at that time you will be handed over to them."
After saying that, the dwarf looked at the girl in the dungeon with eyes as if he were looking at something filthy, and after a few seconds, spat out his words disdainfully.
"Prepare yourself, you impostor."
After leaving these words, the dwarf turned and left, returning the dungeon to silence.
"————"
A heavy silence immediately filled the air.
The girl in the dungeon cautiously picked up the fruit that had fallen on the ground, wiped them on her clothes, and then spoke softly to her surroundings.
"Excuse me... are you still here?"
The girl’s too cautious demeanor indeed made her seem rather pitiful.
Thus the young man, who had been staying here, watching everything that had just transpired, now revealed his figure in front of the dungeon.
"Ah, so you are still here."
The girl’s eyes widened slightly as if she was quite surprised.
Reiger gave her a deep look and said, "I thought you might expose me."
Reiger was referring to the fact that he had broken into this place and hidden his presence.
He had realized that this Dimensional Travel was different from the previous few times; he hadn’t appeared on a busy street or in a deserted mountain, but had come to a clearly owned place, a private domain.
This was an underground dungeon, a cage used to imprison others.
Reiger’s situation was like breaking into someone’s home and into a jail where important prisoners were held, with the girl being the one imprisoned.
Therefore, Reiger had thought that the fact that he had broken into the jail might be carelessly exposed by the girl.
But the girl was obviously smarter than she appeared, having managed not to reveal that a stranger had just been there.
"...It was just a subconscious concealment,"
The girl said softly, prompting Reiger to shrug his shoulders.
He was not in a hurry to leave and, unlike someone who had mistakenly entered another’s important territory, he began to chat with the girl.
"Do you want me to rescue you?"
Reiger asked curiously, looking at the girl in the dungeon.
"Is that possible?"
The girl was a bit embarrassed and somewhat uncertain.
If possible, of course, she hoped someone would be able to let her out.