685.
“Hey! Leo Party is back!”
“Open the door!”
In front of the fortress walls.
Ivaldi’s warriors became busy as they watched Leo and his party reach the moat.
“Did you find anything special?”
Leo shook his head at Suin, the commander in charge of the fortress walls, and Rahden’s question.
“no.”
“Hmm! It looks like it was hidden quite secretly! You guys! Haven’t you already searched the surrounding area?”
Rahden took on a serious expression.
“We need to destroy the barrier as soon as possible and get help from the Guards.”
“You’ll find it soon.”
Rahden nodded at Leo’s words.
“You worked hard tonight too. Everyone, get some rest.”
The exploration took place on nights when the moon and stars were out.
Basically, the demons of Tartarus are more powerful at night.
But now, this place is the border between the era of disaster and the present world.
During the day the sky is gray.
Under this sky, the demons become much stronger than in the night sky of this world.
It has become relatively safe to rest during the day and be active at night.
After hearing Leo’s words, the hero candidates and warrior candidates headed to the tent.
When Leo, left alone, tried to take a step forward.
“Student Leo.”
Artian approached with a serious face.
“I have something to say about the entrance.”
Leo said, looking at Artian who was carefully bringing up the subject.
“Are you saying that the entrance might be somewhere inside this fortress?”
“As expected, you are Leo.”
Artian nodded.
Artian, who specialized in heroics and had extensive knowledge of the world of heroes, came to a similar conclusion as Leo.
“Although the people of Ivaldi rebuilt the ruined fortress, if you look at its basic structure, it was not built with war against Tartarus in mind.”
“then?”
“It’s a fortress built for war between races.”
Artian put the puzzle together with the knowledge he had.
Despite being part of Tartarus’ sphere of influence, the spark of war broke out between races while intoxicated by long-standing peace.
The sparks would have ignited a huge fire, which would have weakened the power of the forces in this area.
The common story of how it eventually fell to the invasion of Tartarus.
“In this region, the major strongholds built during the time when the races were fighting each other often had underground labyrinths built in order to delay the battle from the Mercury side.”
“You know very well.”
“Because I like history.”
As heroology itself is a discipline that studies the history of heroes, Artian was also well-versed in the history of the world.
“There must be an entrance deep within the fortress’ underground labyrinth.”
Leo was lost in thought at Artian’s words.
‘You said that there is a spatial distortion inside the center of the Hero Dungeon?’
If something like that was outside, it would have been discovered already.
So Artian deduced that the entrance would be in the very center of the dungeon.
“I asked the warriors of Ivaldi a little while ago. They said they’ve never seen anything like a labyrinth in this fortress.”
Leo’s eyes twitched.
“You don’t know about the existence of the labyrinth?”
“Yes. It is definitely hidden. That is why even Ivaldi’s warriors do not know about the entrance’s existence.”
Artian clenched his fist.
“Starting today, I must find the entrance to the labyrinth… … .”
“no.”
“yes?”
“Let’s just take a break for a couple of days. You must have had a hard time for the past ten days.”
“Shall we… do that?”
Artian nodded, looking slightly embarrassed at Leo’s reaction.
Even though it is a professor-student relationship, the current leader of the Archi Party is Leo.
Besides, Artian knows very well that Leo has a reason for what he does.
As for the battle right now, Artian knows full well that Leo is far superior to him.
Whether it’s strength or experience.
‘What an interesting student.’
“Then, Leo, get some rest.”
Artian left with a bright smile.
Leo, who had been looking at her back, took a step forward.
Leo headed to the outskirts of the fortress.
It was where Dwenno’s workshop was located.
I approached the workshop, but the surroundings were quiet.
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It was a time when the sound of Dwenho’s hammer and the sound of training should have been heard, but no such sound was heard at all.
Leo arrived at the workshop and looked at the empty workshop.
The workshop was quiet as if everyone had gone somewhere.
Squeak-
Leo entered the workshop and looked around.
And one side of the workshop.
Leo approached the private room that only Dwenno had access to.
This is where the weapons made by Dweno are stored.
“… … .”
For Smith, his private vault is a treasure trove.
That is why outsiders are not allowed to enter without permission.
But Leo reached out to the door without hesitation.
Rattling-
The door is locked.
It wasn’t just locked.
It was locked by magic.
As a smith, Dwenno was also a very high-level wizard in the field of magic engineering.
In magical engineering and alchemy, not combat magic, he was far ahead of Kyle.
It took Kyle a long time to open the door that Dwenno had locked.
Or you can open it by force.
Kiririk- cheolk-
But Leo was able to analyze and unlock the lock pattern without difficulty.
It was only natural that Dweno’s locking spell could be broken in an instant.
If we spent the same amount of time together, we would never be able to catch up.
But Dwenno’s time has stopped and Leo’s time is flowing.
And during that time, Leo moved forward.
Squeak-
Leo opened the door.
And after checking the inside of the workshop, he put strength into his hands.
As I was checking inside the workshop, I heard a voice from behind.
“Since when have you noticed?”
Leo looked back.
At the entrance to the workshop, Dwenno was smiling bitterly.
“You’re surprisingly perceptive in this regard, Kyle.”
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Leo looked at Dwenho for a moment, then turned his gaze back into the room.
There, Aron’s greatsword and Luna’s ring were emitting strong lightning and cold air.
It was perfectly restored to its original appearance.
And on one side, the broken Brave had regained its original shape.
Of course, Brave was not yet in its original form.
Even so, with Dwenno’s current skill level, it would be impossible to restore Brave to that level in such a short period of time.
Leo closed the door.
And then he turned completely towards Dwenno.
“I had my doubts since you killed Gimeon.”
Leo said calmly.
“Once I got the feeling that there was an entrance somewhere in this city, it almost became a certainty.”
Dwenno is a man who has been at the forefront of the defense of Ivaldi and Garthron for a long time.
“If I knew you, you would have thoroughly understood the fortress you were supposed to protect.”
It was clear that the entrance to the labyrinth would have been discovered during the process.
But Ivaldi’s warriors did not know that fact.
There was a high probability that someone had intentionally hidden the existence of the labyrinth.
Leo, who had solved the puzzle to that point, came to the conclusion that Dwenno had memories.
“I was completely sure when I opened this door.”
Leo pointed to the door behind him with his thumb.
“The magical engineering technique used to lock this door. I tried to hide it, but it was at the level of your magical skills when we went on our last expedition. Crucially.”
Leo narrowed his eyes.
“You didn’t lock this door.”
Dwenno has no attachment to Smith’s work.
As such, he has no attachment to the weapons he created.
There is only one weapon that he named and called his work as he overcame the times of disaster.
Most of the deities that have names were named by users other than Dweno.
Just by looking at it, you can tell what kind of personality Dwenno has.
The fact that Dwenno had locked the door meant that there was something inside that he didn’t want to show.
“… … .”
Dwenno closed his eyes and burst into laughter.
“I’ve felt this way for a while now, but you’re quick on the uptake in this area.”
“Since when did you start to remember?”
“The future… … no. My memories returned from the moment I arrived in this era.”
Dwenno looked down at his hands.
“I remember it clearly. After the destruction of Ivaldi. I remember joining Arhi and going on a journey with my companions.”
Dwenno made a bitter expression.
“When Geass invaded Gadthrone. From the distant future, Kyle, I remember you bringing those children to me.”
The moment you come to this world.
Dwenno reached the future memories.
“… … It seems like you know a little more about the future now?”
“It’s because of bravery.”
“Brave?”
“That broken Brave showed me. Aron’s end.”
Dwenno’s gaze turned to the warehouse behind Leo.
Dwenno’s eyes sank.
Even if it’s fake.
He conveyed the master’s end to his creator.
‘So then… … .’
Leo took a deep breath as he recalled Dwenno holding the broken Brave and shedding tears.
Leo and Dwenno are different.
After Aron died.
One by one, Dweno and Luna… … and finally, Leo sent even Lisinas away.
Leo remembers their end.
‘But I was reincarnated.’
He came back to life and continued to mourn the deaths of his friends and commemorate them.
The sacrifice of my colleagues.
Seeing the results of your sacrifice.
I let my sadness flow into time.
That doesn’t mean the sadness goes away, but at least I’m no longer consumed by death.
But not Dwenno.
Even though he knew that he and his comrades would die.
Even though we know that the world will be saved through that result.
Aron’s death, which he witnessed firsthand through the memories Brave gave him, must have been a great sorrow to Dweno.
Leo, who had been silent, opened his mouth.
“Dwenno. You know the entrance, right?”
“I know.”
Dwenno looked straight at Leo.
“But I can’t tell you where I am until I achieve my goal.”
“What is your goal?”
“To the people of Ivaldi, a world completely saved. It shows tomorrow when the sun rises.”
“… … .”
“I know my future. I know their future. I know that I am a fake. I know that my stubbornness is meaningless.”
Dwenno made a sad expression.
“But these people died in despair without even seeing hope.”
What Dwenno himself called a failure.
Dwenno’s past and great regret that Leo did not know about.
The people of Ivaldi died in utter despair.
Isolated, with no hope of salvation.
He just died in despair and sighs.
“I want to take them a little bit into the future. To that extent… … ”
Dwenno bit his lips hard.
“Isn’t it okay to have that kind of wish come true?”
