Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter: Volume 8 [Parts 1 to 8] by Riku Nanano

Author:Riku Nanano
Language: eng
Format: epub

“At last, the exit,” I panted when I finally reached the top of the invisible staircase. The climb had seemed endless. On my back, Atra murmured happily in her sleep.

I stepped out of the darkness, brandishing my rod, and the inky void receded behind us. Soon, I could see where we stood: in a positively ancient stone ruin. Dappled sunbeams poured in through holes in the roof and gaps in the boughs above it. The structure was deserted and almost wholly consumed by trees. I touched a nearby stone wall, and it crumbled easily beneath my fingers.

“This must have been a lookout post,” I murmured. “Built during the War of the Dark Lord, or perhaps even the Continental War.”

I looked behind me and found that the impenetrable darkness was gone, along with the invisible spiral staircase. In their place, I saw only root-encrusted stone walls and floors.

So we can only pass this way once. Well, she did call it an escape route.

Atra poked her head over my shoulder.

“Rise and shine,” I said. “We’re here. Do you think you can walk on your own?”

The girl clambered down off my back, took a few steps forward, and stared around in wide-eyed silence. Soon, however, she returned and clung to my left arm, evidently frightened. I reshouldered my sack and struck the ground with the butt of my rod, silently casting Divine Lightning Detection.

It seems we aren’t on an islet, so this can’t be the same place I was taken to. Still...

I bent my knees and said, “Atra, it looks like there are some scary people up ahead. But don’t worry; I’ll protect you.”

The girl looked taken aback, then her ears and tail waved joyfully. I gave her little head a pat and dispatched several small magical birds through the holes in the roof.

Whoever I’m up against, it never hurts to be informed.

“Well then, let’s be on our way.”

Atra piped her agreement.

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