"That's amazing...... Since you can send these two, why don't you give us more......" Yugeo sighed subconsciously, while Lin Yiyan shrugged his shoulders with a wry smile. "I want to put such a high priority item data ...... It takes a long time to teleport after the stylization. It's better to say that she can ...... in such a short period of time Woo?! ”

Lin Yiyan suddenly let out an exclamation and jumped away, while Yugeo looked at his partner dumbly, "What's wrong all of a sudden?" ”

"Excellent, Eugeo...... Don't move, no, look at your feet. ”

"Huh?" Since Yi Yan said so, Ugeo was embarrassed not to do it. Reflexively looking down at his feet, Yugeo finally noticed something that appeared there at some point, and let out a scream.

"Huh!?" The body length is about 15 Cen, and the long, narrow and flat body is divided into several segments, from which countless slender feet protrude, and the front half is already on the shoes of Eugeo. At the spherical tip of what should be the head, more than a dozen small, red eyes are lined up, and on either side of them are two terrifying tentacles like long needles, which are shaking from side to side. It must be some kind of bug—right? However, the appearance is much stranger and much scary than the average bug. There are many kinds of insects in the forest south of Lulid Village, but I have never seen anything like this.

Yugeo froze in place from what he saw, and the mob, after probing around with its tentacles for about three seconds, began to climb up his pants along his shoes, noticing this, he let out another grief.

"Ah——!!h Eugeo stomped violently, finally knocking the worm that was about to crawl on his back to the floor, but the latter quickly rolled over and crawled between Eugeo's feet. Unable to bear the fact that the bugs climbed on top of him again, Yugeo jumped up and down desperately, and finally caused a tragedy when he landed on the ground for the first time.

With a hoarse sound of "quack" and the elastic touch of a sticky substance on the soles of his feet, Yugeo finally succeeded in crushing the bug with his right foot.

Bright orange bodily fluids fluttered in all directions, and a pungent odor wafted out. The shattered foot was still twitching back and forth, seeing this, Yugeo was almost frightened out of his body, however, considering that he couldn't destroy it now, he could only desperately hold back the terror in his heart, and cast a look of help to Lin Yiyan.

However, the partner who has a heart for himself has retreated outside 3Mel at some point, and is even slowly retreating backwards with small steps.

"Hey...... Hey, hey! Where are you going?! Hearing Yougeo's dissatisfied voice, Lin Yiyan's pale face swayed frantically from side to side, "I'm sorry, I'm not very good at dealing with this kind of thing." ”

"I'm not good at that! Quite not good at it! ”

"If you kill one of these insects, you'll have ten other ones!"

"Don't talk about such nasty things!" In this way, even if you want to hug your partner, you have to share the fate with him-Thinking so, Yugeo rushed towards Lin Yiyan who was fleeing, however, he found that a purple light suddenly appeared under his feet, and he stiffened in place again.

Looking down tremblingly, the terrifying wreckage had turned into light particles and quickly evaporated. After a few seconds, both the slime and the shell vanished without a trace. Only then did Yugeo let out a sigh of relief.

After confirming that the insect had been eliminated from afar, Lin Yiyan walked back and said in a slender voice, "I see." This is probably the demon released by the Administrator for reconnaissance. Do you smell the passage to the library......

"......" Yugeo glanced at Lin Yiyan with a resentful gaze before taking over, "Then...... In this tower, are there still many guys like before? But we hadn't seen each other until now......"

"You see, when we fled from the Rose Garden into the library, wasn't there a click on the other side of the door? Usually it should be very cleverly hidden, so it can be hidden from people's ears and ears to investigate. And...... Cardinal said something strange...... The Administrator hasn't awakened right now, whatever......"

"Ah, that's what I said...... That means, sleeping? In this broad daylight? In response to Ugeo's question, Lin Yiyan replied with his hand on his jaw and in a tone that he was not sure about, "Cardinal said, whether it is an administrator or a knight, in order to survive for hundreds of years, there are all kinds of costs to pay. Administrators, in particular, spend most of the day sleeping...... In that case, how would she control the bugs and integrate the knights? ”

After lowering his head and thinking for a while, Lin Yiyan scratched his hair and replied mockingly, "Well, as long as you climb to the top, you can understand." - Put this aside, Eugeo, can you help me look behind my back? ”

"Huh, huh?" In front of the dumb Yougeo, Lin Yiyan slowly turned around. Unsure of what was going on, Yugeo had to look up and down. The fabric of the black shirt had worn out a lot from the hard battles it had withdrew, but there was nothing strange about it.

"Nothing...... There's nothing strange about it......"

"Is there anything ...... Something like a bug? Spider-like guy or something......"

"No, no."

"That's good, that's good. - So, let's move on to the second half of the battle. Lin Yiyan strode towards the gate at the north end of the corridor, and Ugeo hurriedly followed.

"Hey, what did that mean?"

"Nothing!"

"I care about it! Look behind my back, too, hey! ”

"I didn't say anything!" As if it had been repeated countless times since leaving Lulid Village, the two began to raise the bar to each other. However, in Yugeo's heart, he was silently muttering the question he really wanted to ask.

You, who have always been so calm, why did you become so chaotic when Fanatheo, who was supposed to be just an enemy, was about to die? - And, "Even if I die...... what do you want to say?

Yi Yan, who is ...... you?

The black-clothed swordsman stopped in front of the huge door, which was several times his height, raised his hands, and pushed the door open to the left and right with a heavy sound. Feeling the cold wind blowing through the crack in the door, Eugeo turned his face slightly.

Behind the gate, you can see a space almost as large as the staircase hall on the south side of the Grand Cloister that Eugeo and the others have ascended. The shape is also rectangular, and through the slender windows side by side on the wall at the back, you can peek into the deep blue sky of the north.

However, on the staggered black and white stone floor, there is no most important presence - the grand staircase leading to the 51st floor. Moreover, there are no ladders or ropes in the hall. The smooth floor, with only a strange circular groove in the middle, made no path to the upper floors visible to Eugeo's eyes.

"I didn't ...... There are no stairs. Yugeo said dumbly, and after stepping into the dim hall after Lin Yiyan, he once again felt the cold air flowing through the back of his neck and shrunk his shoulders. His partner seemed to notice, and both of them raised their heads at the same time.

“…… What'......"

"What, this is ......"

Then, both of them took a breath at the same time.

There are no ceilings. The view is in a space that looks like the same shape as the hall - no, it's a shaft that stretches forward infinitely. There was a dark dark blue above, and I couldn't tell what the height was.

Slowly retracting his gaze from a distance, he noticed that the whole space was not completely empty. On the 51st floor onwards, there is a small door that looks like the one behind the two people, and there is a slender balcony in front of the door that leads to the middle.

In other words, if you reach the balcony, you can go to the upper floor. Unconsciously he stretched out his right hand and jumped up "hey".

“…… Can't get to the above. Eugeo's self-talk was mixed with a sigh. The closest balcony to them is, of course, as high as the ceiling of the "Corridor of Spiritual Light" behind them, and it is also 20 Mel no matter how you look at it.

Lin Yiyan, who was standing next to him, blinked his eyes and asked Yugeo weakly, "That...... Let's make sure, there is no divine magic that can fly in the air, right? ”

"Nope." replied mercilessly, "Because flying in the air is not the prerogative of integrating knights?" Even if they do, they don't use magic to fly, but ride dragons......"

"That'...... How did the people here get up from the 51st floor? ”

"This ......," the two of them turned their heads together. When I thought that if I couldn't move forward, I would go back to the Great Cloister and ask Fanatheo's men who had fallen to the ground for a way to go up—

"Hey—what's coming." Lin Yiyan whispered in a nervous voice.

"Huh?" Eugeo looked up again.

Indeed - something can be seen approaching. Black shadows descended slowly along a row of protruding balconies. Together, Yugeo and Yi Yan jumped backwards at the same time, grasping the hilt of the sword with their hands, staring at the approaching object.

It's perfectly round, and it's about 2Mel in diameter. Looking at the blue light that filtered through the slender window to the edge of the object, it appeared to be an iron disk. But why would such an object slowly descend in this space without any pillars?

As the disc passed through the balcony on the two floors above at a certain speed, Eugeo's ears heard a strange "whoosh" sound. At the same time, he realized once again that there was a stream of cold air running through the back of his neck.

Neither fleeing nor drawing his sword, Yugeo stood dumbfounded, watching the disc descend from his head onto the balcony where the two wanted to reach. Just a few meters from above, a tiny hole opened in the center of the disk, and air was ejected from it with a violent momentum—probably the source of the strange sound and wind.

But could the wind alone make such a large iron disc float - at this moment, the swishing wind became louder and louder, and the descent of the metal disc gradually slowed down, and finally it was perfectly embedded in the hollow groove on the floor, making a "click" sound and stopped.

The surface of the disc, polished as smooth as a mirror. There are also handmade handrails around the edges. In the center of the disc, a glass cylinder about 1 Mel in length and 15 Cen in diameter stood straight - a young girl stood upright, her hands on the top of the semi-spherical glass cylinder.

“……！？” Yugeo took another step back, striking at his right hand, which was gripping the hilt of his sword. Is she the new integration knight, it's really nerve-wracking.

But he soon discovered that the girl did not even have a short sword on her waist and back. The costume was also not a combat uniform, but a simple long black dress. The lace nets woven over the white apron from her chest to her feet were the only decorations, and she had no jewelry on her body.

The girl's brown gray hair was draped straight over her eyebrows and shoulders, and there was no feature on her bloodless face, and she looked expressionless. At first glance, it seemed that she was below the age of Yogeo, but it was impossible to know if that was the case.

Wondering who she really was, Yugeo looked into the girl's eyes, but couldn't see anything because they were blocked by her eyelashes. From the moment the disc stopped, the girl did not look at the faces of the two. She lifted her hands from the incredible glass tube and placed them in front of her apron, lowered her head even lower than she had just been, and then spoke for the first time, "I've kept you waiting." Where do you want to go? ”

There is only a minimum of modulation in the voice, and besides, there is no glimpse of the girl's feelings. Eugeo let go of his sword's grip on the hilt of his sword, not discerning at least any trace of hostility or resentment from the words. The girl's words rang in his head again.

"To which floor...... Go...... So, can you, take us to the upper floors? Hearing Yugeo's half-believing question, the girl's raised head lowered again, "Exactly. Please tell me the floor you would like to go to. ”

"That's it...... Even if you say that...... Yugeo, who thinks that "everyone who appears in front of him is an obstacle", did not answer immediately because he didn't know what to say. At this time, Lin Yiyan, who was standing next to him and couldn't think of what he was thinking from here, said leisurely, "That, we, are the wanted people who invaded the cathedral...... Take this elevator, no, there is no problem with this disc? ”

Hearing this, the girl tilted her head slightly, but quickly returned to her original position and replied, "My job is only to run this lifting platform. No orders were received outside of this. ”

"That's right. Then you're welcome. Lin Yiyan said leisurely and began to walk briskly towards the disc. Yugeo hurriedly said, "Hey, hey, is that okay?" ”

"There's no other way to get upstairs, is there?"

"That...... That's what I said......"

The two young knights exchanged glances. Eugeo was surprised at how he could ride this suspicious thing unsuspectingly, but he thought that even if it was a trap, he could at least jump onto some balcony and follow his companion.

Stepping on the disc through the gap of the delicate handrail, Lin Yiyan peeked at the incredible glass cylinder and said to the girl, "That, let's go to the top floor." ”

"Okay. Let's head to the Cloud Garden on the 80th floor. Please do not put your body out of the armrest. Immediately the girl's answer came, and she bowed and put her hands on the top of the glass tube. The girl "hissed" and took a breath -

“System Call. Generate Aerial Element.”

Although Yugeo swallowed at the thought of whether the sudden chant was an attack, it didn't seem to be the case. Inside the transparent cylinder, an element of wind with a green glow appeared. But Eugeo was still shocked to see that number. Ten at a time - being able to generate so many elements at the same time is probably quite a high-level character as a spellcaster.

The girl placed her slender ten fingers on the glass tube, and the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of her right hand stood straight up, and then she whispered, "Burst Element."

Immediately after, the 3 wind elements dragged out with a green flash, and "Boom!" poured out from under his feet. Voice. Then, the iron disc on which the three of them rode began to rise as if they had been pulled up by an invisible hand.

"I see! That's the kind of structure. Listening to Lin Yiyan's words of admiration, Ugeo finally understood the upper and lower structure of the disc. Unleashing the wind element in the glass cylinder that passes through the iron plate, it will cause an explosive wind to spew downward, enough to make the weight of the three people rise together with the weight of the disc itself.

Although it is a very simple mechanism, the movement of the disc is so smooth and even that you can't feel it at all. Except that I was a little overwhelmed when I started to rise, I didn't feel any shaking when I slid through the air.

As the floor of the 50th floor faded into view, Ugeo realized once again that the small disk was heading to the 80th floor of the cathedral, where the clouds were high. He wiped his sweaty hand down his pants and gripped the armrest of the lift plate.

But Yi Yan, who was standing next to him, remained calm as if he had ridden something similar before, which was really admirable. His interest turned to the person who operated the disc, and he asked the girl, "When did you start doing this?" ”

The girl lowered her head and replied in a voice that felt a little confused, "It has been one hundred and seven years since I accepted this vocation. ”

"One Hundred ......" had forgotten what was under his feet, and Eugeo's eyes widened. Lin Yiyan asked further, "One, one hundred and seven years...... Have you been operating this lift plate all this time!? ”

"Not really...... Operated all the time. There is a lunch break at noon, and of course there is a break in the evening. ”

"No...... I'm not talking about this ......"

- Not true.

Probably so. I'm afraid that this girl has been frozen like an integration knight, and has spent an almost infinite life on such a metal plate forever. This was far more terrifying, lonely, and desolate than the Integrating Knight, who spent an infinite amount of time on the battlefield, Yugeo thought.