I Parry Everything: Volume 4 [Parts 1 to 2] by Nabeshiki

Author:Nabeshiki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 80: To the Dungeon’s Depths

“How are you faring?”

“I’m okay. Don’t worry about me, Ines.”

Rolo and I were in the Dungeon of Lamentation beneath Mithra’s Cathedral, hurrying through the darkness as we headed deeper into its depths.

“And you’re certain this is the right direction?” I asked.

“Mm-hmm. There’s no doubt about it. I can’t sense anyone in our way either, so we just need to keep going.”

“Understood.”

Part of me had been concerned about acting alone with a boy who had yet to even come of age, but those misgivings hadn’t lasted very long. In truth, Rolo’s growth was so remarkable that it made me question the worth of the strict training I’d endured over the dozen years since I was a child. I was moving at almost my top speed, wearing powerfully enchanted mithril boots that allowed me to run several times faster than a trained soldier for hours on end, yet he was keeping up without showing the slightest sign of exertion.

I was well aware that Rolo suffered various handicaps as a result of his upbringing. From what he had told me about his past, he had been forced into slavery at a very young age. His arms had also been damaged for as long as he could remember, marred with wounds so old and deep that not even Sain, the Sovereign of Salvation, had managed to heal them. Even now, they hindered Rolo in his everyday life. And on top of all that, his physical constitution as a demonfolk made it impossible for him to use magic directly.

In essence, there were many things Rolo simply could not do. Yet he had refined those he could so well that they more than made up for any shortcomings.

So far, our journey through the dungeon had gone unimpeded. We hadn’t run into a single soldier. Rolo was using his finely tuned sense for changes in his environment to guide me through the darkness, avoiding any and all potential encounters.

Furthermore, the magical tool currently in his hand was a specialized mana sensor, created to detect and visualize mana wavelengths matching the user’s in quality. It required extremely delicate manipulation of one’s mana to use, such that even Oken, the Spell Sovereign, considered it tricky. Rolo was unbothered, though; he operated it while running full pelt beside me, his dexterity putting even the seasoned soldiers of the Kingdom to shame.

A mere few months ago, Rolo had entered the Kingdom of Clays as a frail young boy. The change in him beggared belief.

I started serving Princess Lynneburg when I was fourteen, so I was keenly aware that prodigies truly existed in this world of ours. Still, it had never even crossed my mind that I might encounter another such individual in my lifetime. Rolo truly was a marvel.

“Behind that wall,” he said, pointing ahead of us while staring at the magical sensor in his hand.

“Very well,” I replied. “[Divine Shield].”

Using my sword of light, I destroyed the spot Rolo had indicated. Dungeon walls were about

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