A VR Travel Story That Makes You Want to Be Humiliated

Chapter 379: Demon King (1)

I guess we're screwed.

It was a fact that could be known even without thinking about it.

We were caught up in the magic circle that EQ activated right before his death and were transported to an unknown destination.

My guess is that it was probably one of the main bases of the Demon King's army.

There was some plausible logic to that guess, and I thought it was a good guess.

Okay. I definitely agreed that there was some truth to that guess.

But I didn't know it would be this major a base.

After completing the space transfer, we fell into an unknown mountain.

And, between the tall trees, I could see a castle in the distance with a large and gloomy atmosphere.

It was a castle I had seen before. Not this episode, but the last episode.

It was the Demon King's Castle.

I guess we're screwed.

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We spent several days hiding in the transferred mountain.

This is because Asil could not wake up.

Such a dangerous technique was used that even though his physical condition returned to normal, he did not open his eyes for several days.

Fortunately, because Flora was there, I was able to spend my time safely by hiding among the rocks and eliminating any traces.

What would it have been like if it were just you and me? Since he couldn't use magic to erase his presence, it was obvious that he would have had a hard time finding a place to hide.

I'm glad Flora came.

And finally, today, Asil opened his eyes.

"Ugh..."

"Asil! Are you coming to your senses?"

I, who was standing guard near the exit of the hideout, heard Flora's voice coming from inside and went inside.

"Eww... Flora? Hey, some water..."

"Here you are. Drink it slowly."

Asil woke up and immediately looked for water. Even when I was losing my mind, I poured it in little by little, but it seems it wasn't enough.

I briefly conveyed the current situation to Asil, who received water from Flora and drank it.

"The esq was captured, but we were caught up in the final struggle and were spaced out. "I can't see it from here, but there's a castle in front of me, right?"

Asil, who was busy drinking her water, nodded her head in response.

"That's the devil's castle."

"Pugh?!"

Ah. It exploded.

Moreover, it seemed as if he had heard the story, and he continued to chuckle.

Flora patted Asil on the back and asked me. Flora also looked very surprised.

"Soira. "Is this my first time hearing that?"

"What. "Didn't I tell you?"

"I didn't do it!"

Did you?

It seems like that was the case.

"Cold, cold... "Wow, it's a big deal!"

"No way. That's not a big deal. There are huge things to worry about."

"... I don't want to hear it. "Can't I just not listen?"

"Of course not. From now on, we have to pass by that Demon King's Castle."

"No, why?"

"There is only one way."

The Demon King's Castle was built on difficult terrain surrounded by mountains.

There is only one exit leading to the outside. But the problem is that that one place is on the other side across from here to the Demon King Castle.

"Can't I just go back? Well, like this..."

Flora drew a semicircle with his finger in the air. Sparkling magical power embroidered the air following the traces of his fingers.

"Of course it won't work. "There are monsters that even we can't easily see roaming around the Demon King's Castle, so I plan to go back as far as possible."

It will probably take the form of passing through the shallow part of the mountain surrounding the Demon King's Castle.

It may take several times as much time, but it can't be helped. But you can't go through the Demon King's Castle.

Fortunately, there is enough food and potions. As long as you don't get hit by a monster, escaping itself doesn't seem to be difficult.

Of course, even if we escape from the vicinity of the Demon King's Castle, it will take another year to get back to human territory... You can think about it later.

"Ruler. Then, just rest as you are. "Because we're leaving tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? Is it okay though? "I heard it's near the Demon King's Castle."

"How many days have you already spent here? "If you can just endure it, you can endure it for another week, so just rest."

"Okay..."

Asil lay down calmly and quickly fell asleep.

It was like I had been sleeping for several days just a little while ago, and I was envious of the fact that even in that state, I could sleep right away if I wanted to.

I went outside again and stood guard again.

Since this is a place full of monsters, the time skip function is not used. I took out a piece of wood from my inventory without knowing when I had put it in and spent some time carving it with a carving knife.

This doesn't mean you can sculpt moonlight, but it does increase your dexterity skill a little.

Well, it's not a stat that is so necessary that you have to increase your proficiency by splitting time without dexterity.

What can I say about this? It's just a gamer habit. If I have time left, I have to find something to do.

As I was taking my time like that, a rustling sound came from inside and a small pink girl stuck out her head.

"Soira."

"Huh? Why. Flora."

"Are you okay next to me?"

"Huh. "Here."

I moved her butt out of the way, so I could sit next to her.

Fortunately, there was no problem, and it was said that it was just too comfortable to stay inside, so they came out.

We spent some time talking. It was an ordinary girls' talk with nothing particularly special about it.

... But what is girls talk? I'm just talking. When women talk to each other, it's all girl talk?

Anyway, it was girls' talk.

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After eating early the next morning, we immediately left the hideout.

The route envisioned is to circle around the Demon King Castle and go out to the exit.

However, this route was not that easy.

"Soira! "They're coming from the side again!"

"Are they the same guys?"

"No, the others!"

"I'll leave it to you! One, two, three!"

Arachne, who was facing the three, was pushed away by the newly arrived group.

Boom!

The Minotaur that was charging hit Arachne's body and stopped.

"Now is the time!"

After a moment of confusion as two different monsters collided with each other, we quickly left the scene.

Immediately after we escaped, the sound of two monsters striking each other as enemies rang out loudly.

"Whoa... Phew... "Is this enough?"

"I guess so... Flora. Please."

"Yes."

Flora's magic covered us with a magical curtain, and our presence was greatly reduced.

Since it is not transparent, it has the disadvantage of being visible to the naked eye, but this alone had a great effect.

Our movement was generally like this.

Basically, you hide and move, but when the moment comes when you have no choice but to fight, you act quickly.

Even if he was attracted to another monster's aggro, he immediately ran away.

I couldn't help it.

In a normal RPG, the area near the Demon King's Castle is right before the final boss.

The monsters that appear around here, including the miscellaneous mobs, are similar to the bosses of any dungeon.

How many minotaurs showed up just now?

It's not that we can't win with our skills, but when there's a commotion in battle, monsters see it and come, and they come again... If aggro continues like that, even we have no answer.

"Soira. "How about going a little further down the mountain?"

"Down? Yes..."

After hearing Flora's opinion, I went down. So, I looked towards the Demon King's Castle.

One of the things I felt while moving so far was that there were significantly fewer monsters on the Demon Castle side. It looks like that now too.

Well. Could it be that they sense the ominous atmosphere of the Demon King's Castle and do not approach it?

Instead, the mountain, where the ominous atmosphere was lighter, was more infested with monsters than other places.

It was exactly the location we were passing through.

It was slightly better if we went further into the mountain, but the terrain there was so rough that it was not suitable for us who had to walk for a long time.

Will I continue to pass through the area with the most monsters, or will I risk being seen from the Devil's Castle and go down a little further?

Although dealing with monsters is tiring now, it has never been a problem. But I also don't know how long I can deal with them without making mistakes...

"Good. "Let's go down a little bit."

After making a decision, we walked a little further down the mountain.

The density of trees and grass has decreased, and there are significantly fewer places to hide, but since the number of monsters has decreased, it is much easier to navigate.

There was no chance of being discovered by anyone in the Demon King's Castle, which I was worried about.

It should have been like this a long time ago. Even though I was thinking that, I walked without losing my attention.

We were about halfway through the planned route.

"Huh?"

Something caught the radar.

"Soira. "What's wrong?"

"Who is there? What? Really?"

"What are you talking about. Please speak clearly."

"I heard there's someone nearby."

"Who is that?"

"I'm not sure about that. Human... It seems like it is."

So far, the only things I've encountered around here have been monsters or the devil's army.

Naturally, both were marked as enemies on the radar.

However, the signal caught this time was neutral. In particular, it was neither a friend nor an enemy.

There is neutrality near the Demon King's Castle?

Moreover, the location was one I had not scouted yet.

Radar only applies to opponents that I recognize, whether by hearing, seeing, or in any other way.

So you're saying that there's someone I saw a long time ago around here?

Really, Wirdi?

No, if she had been she would have shown Baron Belovov nearby too. That can't be possible.

Who the heck is this?