Bushido Online: Pacchi Festival by Nikita Thorn & LitRPG Freaks

Author:Nikita Thorn & LitRPG Freaks [Thorn, Nikita & Freaks, LitRPG]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

“Not doing is a bigger mistake,” Mairin was saying.

They were following their rescuer down a dimly-lit corridor. Just as Seiki had suspected, the Chamberlain’s secret prison was underground, and the rest of the rooms in the area seemed to be used for storage. To his relief, the moment they stepped out from the tiny prison cell, their energy had started recharging again, and it was now up to about a tenth of his total.

“I think we’re on the right track,” said Mairin.

The man scoffed but said nothing. Instead, he held up his hand to signal them to stop. In front of them, the corridor opened into the next one, creating a small three-way junction. After peering around to make sure it was empty, he nodded to them to follow him around the left turn.

“Where are we going?” said the kitsune.

The man had a sardonic smirk on his face. “Why, the torture chamber, of course.”

“I like this guy,” said Ippei.

The man stopped again to peer around the next corner, and Seiki was starting to wonder how complicated the network of underground corridors was going to be, when he realized where they actually were.

“This is the underground sewage system… but, the Palace version?” Seiki had been subconsciously keeping track of the turns and the number of steps to the next one, and the space did not add up physically.

“Many of the nobles had taken advantage of the existing system and had converted parts of it for their personal use,” said the man.

“Okay, this confirms it.” Seiki stopped counting steps then.

“And I see it takes a lot of Lockpicking skills to get around.” Mairin stared in fascination as the man felt around a wall panel, slid open a piece of wood to reveal a keyhole, on which he again put his hooked tools to good use.

The unlocked panel led them to a much smaller corridor. It was still fixed with wood panels, but it was much dimmer, and smelled of old damp. Ippei was glancing around, looking a little bewildered. From his expression, Seiki guessed this was the first time he had seen it too.

“So we’re under the Palace?” If intrigue was indeed the main feature of the Inner Palace workings, Seiki supposed it made sense that a whole network of secret passageways existed right under it.

“Keep going.” The man clicked the panel shut after them.

“This is starting to look like a torture chamber,” said Mairin, as they continued down the dim, creaky path.

Their rescuer offered no conversation. The path ended after a forced left turn, with six narrow steps leading up to a wooden door. The man pressed his ear to it for a moment, then unlocked it. “This part is tricky. Stick close to me and be quiet. Oh, and shoes off.”

Seiki did not see the man removing his own shoes, but they had disappeared. There was no point arguing, and so they did as they were told and stuck their footwear in their inventory.

With one last glance to

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