1016, the girl of the otherworldly labyrinth
Note that Levi is here to take into account the battles that may be encountered along the way, and the time consumed by traps like the kind of traps that he has just encountered.
Based on this level of difficulty, if this were a game, it would not be a game that would not have persuaded Levi to 'quit' because the maze was too difficult.
Although far from being like some games, what appears to be a maze is actually a straight line that allows the player to go through some battles before reaching their destination. But this labyrinth created by the unknown principle of the other world is simple enough, and it is no wonder that with the strength of the organizations that Levi understands, they can also deal with it better, without the need to ask for help from other external organizations.
Of course, Lévy didn't know much about those organizations. Maybe people have deeper strengths, but he doesn't know it. Perhaps there are dangers in these labyrinths that are not visible on the surface for the time being. For example, the faintly audible sound ahead, and the diffuse 'energy' that can be felt gradually, remind Levi that he may soon meet the 'master' of this labyrinth.
Now that you're here, there's no need to pay attention to the marks on the walls and floors. Lévy followed the sound quickly through the rest of the labyrinth, to a wide 'square'.
Standing at the entrance of the plaza, you can see the monster in the center of the circular plaza that is several meters tall and looks like a knight wearing black armor and holding a large sword.
The lines of the monster's armor seem to have a flowing scarlet glow. That kind of light is what Levi has always felt in the labyrinth, not like magic, but a bit similar to the energy that the East calls 'spiritual power'.
Of course, the energy in this monster is just like its shape. It is a fundamentally different level from the monster that Levi had encountered before. Just as the Red World Demon King is essentially an Apostle of the Red World, but the power of existence he possesses is far beyond that of ordinary Red World Apostles, allowing this quantitative change to reach the level of qualitative change.
The huge monster wreaking havoc in the middle of the square in front of him was completely different from the monsters roaming the labyrinth. It's as if this is the 'king' who rules those monsters, and it's even more like this is the culprit who created those monsters, and even created this otherworld.
Perhaps, it is indeed the 'master' of this labyrinth, this otherworld, that Lévy jokingly thinks.
And the owner of this labyrinth is obviously not in a good mood at the moment. The reason is that humans have actually set foot on its 'throne', and may even have taken the initiative to challenge it.
This square, which was noticeably wider than any of the previous rooms, existed to allow the great monster to move freely. But maybe the monster's intelligence is not very bright. If this otherworldly labyrinth is indeed derived from its power, then this very spacious square is not suitable for its own play.
The sheer amount of space gives the humans fighting it plenty of room to maneuver. If it was a little narrower, with the size of the monster and the sharpness of the huge long knife in its hand, it would obviously be even more difficult to parry. At least it won't be as dexterous as it is now.
Despite the monster's speed, Levi considered it pretty good for its size. In particular, the explosive power of the attack moment makes people feel quite shocking. But after all, the body is too large, and in the face of much smaller enemies, it is not agile and delicate.
But even if the monster seemed rather clumsy, it was in Lévy's eyes and by his standards. The person who fought with the monster, although he still shuttled agile with dexterous movements for the time being, but there were also occasional quite thrilling scenes, which made people sweat for her.
That's right, it's 'her'.
The person who fought the giant monster was the girl Ryoko Asakura had found the photos and videos from the surveillance in the high-speed rest area and sent them to Levi to see only the back.
The girl's long light brown hair fluttered in the labyrinth of the other world, and her slender body made people worry that they would not be able to support the giant monster even with a light blow. Even though she held the slender silver sword in her hand with a rather strange shape, a beautiful curved gauntlet on the hilt.
Even though the sword body of that sword was faintly glowing, people knew at a glance that it must be a weapon with special power made of special materials that were not found in the ordinary world.
However, the stark contrast between the girl and the giant monster was not surprising to Levi. After all, what his family doesn't lack the most is this kind of girl who looks quite weak and even young, but has great strength and can make people's jaws drop.
What really made Levi care about the photo when he first saw it before he entered this maze was actually the black school uniform that Levi felt a little familiar on the girl's body from the beginning.
It was the uniform of a school in School Island, Chuo Ward.
Because the school is located in the middle of an area in the central district near the direction of Mafanliang School Park, and it is also the bustling center of the school district in the more remote location of the central district. On his way home from work, Levy sometimes passes by the car show there and buys something at the shop in the square in front of the station. On weekends, I occasionally take my family to take a leisurely stroll through the streets. And the school that was named after that area, Lévy naturally remembered its name.
And, in addition to these 'geographical advantages', if Levy's memory can be trusted. The girl who accidentally wore her school uniform and fought monsters in a foreign land across the ocean was still a person with whom Lévi had met several times and could barely even remember her name.
Despite Lévy's efforts to delegate authority to the student council, some of the work involved liaison with the student councils of other schools, especially the various preparations for the events held jointly by some schools in the central district. He, the teacher in charge of the student council, can't be completely out of the way. Even if he is just a 'mascot', he has to 'lead' the school's student council to communicate with the student council of other schools. After all, with him as a teacher, it can be explained that the school supports the position of the student council on those things, right?
No matter how famous Rin Tosaka, the president of the student council, is, if some activities are not approved and supported by the school, it is impossible for students and teachers from other schools to follow her around with her face alone.
And the girl who was fighting the monster, if Levi was not mistaken, it should be the girl he had met a few times when he was with Rin Tosaka in a discussion meeting with other schools.