Reincarnated as the Piggy Duke: This Time I’m Gonna Tell Her How I Feel! Volume 9 by Rhythm Aida

Author:Rhythm Aida [AIDA, RHYTHM]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2023-02-21T00:00:00+00:00

We’d been greeted by an immense cavern upon arrival. Those stairs had been long for a reason—the ceiling was far, far away. When I’d looked past the rough, rocky area, I saw something that’d stolen my breath away.

A fortress of unfathomable size stretched as far as the eye could see. Deep moats encircled the fortress, and a sole wooden bridge connected the island to the outside world. Judging by the layout, we had to cross it if we wanted to go inside.

“It’s a military stronghold...” Alicia muttered.

I nodded in agreement.

Blau enlightened us once again—over several thousand formidable monsters loyal to the Looter Stain took up residence inside that fortress. Other monsters, meanwhile, lived the standard dungeon monster life, dwelling in caves and tunnels that bore through the rock wall behind us.

I observed the moat carefully. From what I could see, it was ridiculously deep. Huh. So these guys aren’t letting their guards down—they’re wary of human adventurers. That theory didn’t last long, because Blau then explained that the moat was less a deterrent to keep adventurers out and more a cage to trap adventurers in.

The connecting wooden bridge, meanwhile, was so wide that it could probably fit ten orcs lying down in a horizontal line. The barlgura we’d followed were crossing the bridge now.

“We will relocate. If they discover us here, all of our hard work will be for naught,” Blau said in a clipped tone. “I am sure you can see the kobolds at the entrance of the fortress.”

There was quite a distance between us and the moat and the bridge that spanned it. Along that line of sight were a number of stalagmites, which further lowered visibility. I scrutinized the fortress entrance and indeed found the aforementioned kobolds standing guard. Metal armor wrapped around their frames; these creatures were completely different from the kobolds we’d encountered at the border.

After a pause, Blau muttered, “The kobold soldiers will only be fully alert during an attack or an emergency, but don’t underestimate their eyes. We are far away, but I don’t want to take any chances.”

With Blau in the lead, we repeatedly slipped through the gaps between the rocks, heading with a destination in mind. We walked across the sloped rock surface for several minutes and landed in an area with a group of boulders that formed a perfect hiding spot. Metal weapons and equipment littered the ground.

“Our human appearance will do us no good in the central levels. We must disguise ourselves as monsters.”

In the upper levels, speed had been of the essence, meaning that anything that unnecessarily slowed us down, like a disguise, would only hinder our progress. In the central levels, however, the importance of keeping a low profile far outweighed anything else, no matter the cost to our speed.

I put on chain mail. The armor on me looked mismatched, because I’d assembled all the parts from different sets. If anyone saw me right now, they’d definitely assume I was a monster imitating a human knight.

When I

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