Dungeon Dive Volume 3 by Tarisa Warinai

Author:Tarisa Warinai [Warinai, Tarisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Light Novel
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2023-05-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5: And Then the Hero Reached Floor 10 at Last. The Monster Has Been Waiting for You All This Time.

It’s burning.

It crackled as it burned, like a campfire. The house that we used to live in.

Crowds were beginning to surround the home in twos and threes. I had to take Maria and get out of there, and fast. I had no attachment to the house. I just knew I needed to act swiftly.

But even though that was all I needed to do...the girls standing before me made me hesitate. Maria was staring at us with blank eyes, while Ms. Alty floated right behind her, half of her body having turned to flame. From the looks of them, I couldn’t approach either one lightly. Then again, just standing there wouldn’t solve a thing. I took a step forward.

“I’m back, Maria... Let’s go. For the time being, let’s just get out of here...”

It was a race against time, after all. But her stare remained vacant, and she murmured under her breath, “With this, he’s mine... He’s mine forever... All that’s left is to take Master and...”

Clearly, she didn’t absorb what I’d said. She stared at us intensely as she muttered and was about to take a step forward when Alty stopped her, whispering something or other to her. Then Maria grew placid and cast her eyes down.

I concluded that Alty was the problem and shifted my focus from Maria to her.

“Welcome, Sieg the adventurer,” she replied with a smile. “Starting now, this place—yes, this very space—is the tenth floor. The floor of Alty, Thief of Fire’s Essence. Forgive the hasty construction and my being on a work trip, so to speak, but I don’t mind if you think of this hilltop as the tenth floor. Now then, while it’s a little belated, I think it’s time I had you take on the Decimal Trial.”

She bowed in an exaggerated fashion as she spoke, which reminded me of another Guardian. It was the same smile, the same attitude, as that intransigent and self-centered Tida.

“Alty. Were you...were you the one who did it?”

“That’s right. I incited Maria, pulled her in, and had her create conditions that are advantageous for me.”

The moment she said that, I was assailed by the sensation of the world flipping upside down. Deep down, part of me had begun to trust the entity known as Alty. That was why I was more shocked than I might’ve anticipated by her betrayal.

I shouted as I drew the treasured sword Dia gave me from my inventory. “You can’t be serious! Why, Alty?! You’re a monster, sure, but still! We were able to talk things out! I thought we’d come to an understanding! Are you saying you’re just another Tida?!”

Alty drew closer as I yelled. “Yep, I’m the same as Tida. But can you afford to approach me so recklessly, I wonder?” she asked, pointing behind me.

I looked in the direction she had indicated, but I was no fool. Taking my eyes off the enemy was out of the question.

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