Rosa and Cesyana looked at each other in amazement.

Entering the three-storied pagoda was already an accident within an accident, and it was also unbelievable to find the king of a neighboring country in the three-storied pagoda.

"Listen......" The man who identified himself as Borena gasped and continued with difficulty: "I know how strange this sounds...... I don't have anything to prove either...... But I've got to get out of here...... I must leave ......."

- Of course, no one likes to stay in a place like this and wait to die.

“...... How did you end up here?" asked Rosa. Whether the man was Borena Dejury or not, she wondered if he had fallen into some kind of trap or had been caught. The former at least reminds them to avoid certain dangers, while the latter ...... The latter proves that the tower, magical or not, has someone secretly controlling it, and that they had better run as fast as they can, as far as they can, if they can still get out.

"I don't know...... I don't know......" The man repeated over and over again, his voice gradually lowering, and it looked like he was going to fall down at any moment, never to wake up again.

Sesyana glanced at Rosa several times, and finally couldn't help but speak: "I've heard his name...... Tess mentioned ......"

Tess has spoken more than once about Borena, the man who is hard to tell whether he is lucky or unlucky, who has been in danger again and again, and has escaped death again and again......

“...... Tess, do you know Tess, the red-haired girl?" The half-dead man looked up in surprise, and there was a new hope in his eyes. Even her strength seemed to recover a little in an instant, "There's a blonde elf with her, Norwe? Sunchaser...... You know them?!"

Rosa didn't say anything.

“...... You remember. The elf whispered.

Rosa smiled helplessly: "That's right. Of course I remember...... But I also told you that I am not Norvi, not Ed or Naria...... I'm not a good person to help others. To be honest, in this case, I don't want to take any risk to save someone whose name I've only heard - whatever the king is or not. ”

“...... Clever girl. After a moment of silence, the man who was ignored laughed almost hysterically, "Maybe you should listen to her." ”

Sesyana looked at Rosa. Silent.

Sometimes his eyes are so focused that they are so focused that it makes it difficult to look at them directly. Rosa thought she would see anger in it. Or disappointment - that gave her a faint sense of loss. But the elf looked at her quietly for a long time, but only lowered his head and whispered back, "At least you didn't lie to me." ”

Rosa was slightly stunned, not knowing how to answer.

There was another long and awkward silence. The man, who was still being ignored, slapped the iron bar helplessly: "Hey." I don't want to bother you...... If you're not going to get me out...... At least bring me a message to Ed Singall, and if nothing happens, he's still in the Collins Temple......"

The elf drew his sword, searching for a gap between the iron bars and the black stone bricks.

"Wait. Rosa reached out to stop," ...... At least make sure that the guy you're trying to save is a liar?"

Sesyana looked at her puzzled. Presumably, in his opinion, this man's ability to name Tess and Norway was enough to prove his identity.

"Your Majesty......," Rosa leaned over the bar, "can you tell me how you managed to get Tess and her elves to sneak into Balach?"

The man looked up at her and grinned, "A pair of pious sisters from Emo. Perfect camouflage...... One of my proudest plans. ”

"So......" Rosa narrowed her eyes, "what color is Norvi's veil?"

"Gray. The man replied without hesitation. "Smoke as light gray, silver lilies ......"

He chuckled lowly, laughing louder and louder, and the glint in his eyes convinced Rosa that he wasn't lying.

As she watched Sethyana raise her sword and cut through the cracks in the stone, she couldn't help but fall into another deep doubt - was all this really just some kind of coincidence?

They dragged out of Borena. The frail man breathed a sigh of relief and climbed to another barrage and looked down.

“...... He's dead. Sesyana glanced at it and whispered, "I can't hear his heartbeat...... Do you know him?"

Borena was silent for a long time, shook his head, and looked a little gloomy.

He devoured a bit of the hard bread that Rosa had brought with him before he finally had the strength to stand up and walk back with Sesyana's support.

Walking through the first door, Rosa realized that something was wrong.

“...... I remember the door when we came in was under the stairs. She frowned, "Please, tell me I misremembered." ”

Sethana shook her head, "You're not mistaken. ”

But at the moment...... But they stood at the top of a ladder.

The elf hesitated for a moment, then let go of Borena's arm.

"Wait for me here. He said, turning and running down the stairs.

"No!" Rosa immediately called him back, "Anyway, we have to stay together." Whether or not the door down there was the one we went in before, when you want to get out, you won't necessarily go back here!"

“...... I hate mazes. Borena leaned against the wall and muttered.

Rosa could only smile wryly.

She carefully left marks along the way...... But what good is the marker if you can never return to the same path?

The elf seemed a little overwhelmed, and quickly swept over Rosa's face with guilt.

He probably thought it was his fault.

Rosa couldn't laugh at the thought that she might become one of the beings who would "support the Triple Tower from collapse" - but there was nothing to blame for Sesyana, in the end, it was her own decision. Even if they hadn't saved Borena, they might not have been able to get out.

"Let's move on. She said, trying to keep her tone calmer, "If you can't go back, move forward...... See where we're headed. ”

The elf nodded silently.

After a few attempts they found out. If you keep going, there are always new steps, new passages ahead. New discoveries...... Once they want to go backwards, they have to go up and down the same ladder in circles.

Rosa began to regret not bringing a priest or mage to help—there was obviously some damn magic in it that could no longer be lifted by the elves' innate resistance.

It's a pity that it's always too late to "regret".

The first torch was quickly extinguished, and they silently lit the second. Although he was forced to move forward, he did not encounter any danger along the way. In other words, the black tower that can enter but cannot get out is the biggest danger.

It won't let them go easily.

Although they went up and down, they seemed to be getting closer to the top of the tower. Every time you walk out of a door. The darkness that grew deeper and deeper beneath our feet was daunting.

At first, Borena made a few jokes from time to time, even though he was out of breath. Rosa felt as if she had seen both Ed and Fili Zeri in the hapless King's Majesty...... It's not that annoying.

But soon he apparently had little strength to continue, and silence and darkness stayed with them for most of the time.

When discovering a vast arsenal of weapons in this mysterious tower. Everyone involuntarily stopped.

The spears, swords, bows, shields, and armor that had been hidden here at some point cast heavy shadows in the firelight. Many of them have rusted and blackened. Even got together...... But it can still make people feel invisible pressure.

No matter how many passions, dreams and ambitions they had. It's all forgotten today. Rosa would have preferred this - she had left many things behind to keep all her loved ones in the midst of the war. War may fulfill the legends of kings, knights, and heroes...... Ordinary people are usually brought only pain.

"If we can't get out of here...... Maybe there will be a war. Borena sighed.

Rosa hesitated for a moment before asking, "Didn't King Ante keep you here?"

“...... That's a possibility, but I'm more worried that he doesn't know about it. Borena smiled wryly, "Do you think your majesty can control this tower?"

Rosa shook her head without thinking.

"We'll leave. She said firmly.

She had a strange premonition. They enter the three-storied tower and rescue Borena and everything found in the tower...... Neither the fate of God nor the conspiracy orchestrated by man will end in their death so easily.

That also means that they still have a chance to resist.

As they approached the top of the tower, they walked into an empty hall.

Intricately carved stone pillars support the massive dome. This empty stone hall seemed to belong to the palace of the king, but only a black throne stood lonely and silent in it.

The tapestries on the walls have long since decayed and blackened. I can't see whose great deeds are woven into it. It's been less than 200 years since the three-storied pagoda was built, but time here seems to have stood still a thousand years ago.

The second torch was extinguished as Rosa tried to identify the carving on the back of the throne, and a strong uneasiness descended with darkness.

Sesyana grabbed Rosa's hand, which was still warm, dry and steady, though his words were not very comforting: "There is no way out...... Except for the one we came in. ”

They can't move forward anymore.

Rosa was silent, trying to remember what she had seen before the light had disappeared.

"There are two doors!" she blurted out, "facing the throne......

“...... Those were two doors carved into the wall. The elf said confusedly.

He was right. The lines carved into the stone wall are shallow, faintly outlining the outlines of two ornate gates in the firelight, but they clearly cannot be opened.

At least, it's impossible to open in a normal way.

"But this is a three-storied pagoda. Rosa insisted. She knew it was a desperate gamble...... Or dying, but she just couldn't believe there was no way out, "Maybe we just need a spell?"

At this moment, she didn't think that the elf's magic twin swords could solve all the problems like before.

(To be continued......)