A Cozy Life in the Woods with the White Witch: Volume 2 [Complete] by MOJIKAKIYA

Author:MOJIKAKIYA
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, magic, fantasy, adventure, slice of life, cooking, monsters, dungeons, Dungeons, cleaning, witches
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

10. A Reason

It was common knowledge that the only connections between the underworld and the surface were the astral gates, opened by contracts with fiends or through forbidden arts, and the Great Gate that was currently sealed off. However, there were also spatial distortions and other such anomalies that could create temporary connections between the two worlds.

There were cases of humans unwittingly wandering into the underworld, and others of underworld denizens climbing out onto the surface seemingly out of nowhere. In the case of the former, it wasn’t much of a problem—except for the person who got lost—but the latter was sure to cause a huge commotion. Sometimes it would be a fiend who could understand reason, but a criminal fiend or a monster could cause untold damage to those living on the surface.

The underworld today held a policy of noninterference regarding the surface, but they were not thorough about its enforcement. If a problem arose in the underworld because of something from above, the underworld’s denizens would resolve it within their bounds. On the other hand, if a dangerous fiend were to escape to the surface, the underworld would look the other way and refuse to interfere, which meant that it was up to the surface dwellers to solve the problem. The criminal fiend Renard was a great example of such a case.

Monsters from the underworld were often more powerful than those found on the surface, and even veteran mercenaries and adventurers would struggle to deal with one. However, loot from underworld monsters was highly prized, and succeeding in a hunt could lead to getting rich overnight.

A silver-rank clan from Azrac was the first to discover it. They had just finished exploring a nearby dungeon, and on the way back, they found a hill that they hadn’t spotted on the way there. Though tired from their expedition, this strange location piqued their curiosity and adventuring spirits. The rugged rocks were covered in moss, but it was a kind the adventurers had never seen before, and a strange light shone through cracks in them as the clan felt small vibrations traveling through the ground. All in all, they found the place bizarre and otherworldly.

Though it was the job of an adventurer to brave danger, it didn’t mean they were willing to just throw away their lives. They had made it all the way to silver rank, which meant they had enough experience to sense when something was out of their league. The clan decided to descend from the hill—though whether that was the right call or not was debatable.

Suddenly, the small hill began moving. It was a slow but forceful motion, causing the ground underneath to shake. Trees began to rattle, shaking dried leaves from their branches. The motion must have set off something within the hill, because the cracks within the rocks began to emit a noxious vapor.

The adventurers quickly distanced themselves from the moving rock formation. At first they thought the hill had uplifted and tilted to the side, but then, a gigantic, scissorlike appendage emerged from the structure.

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