With the "Boom! With a loud bang, the upper and lower parts of the iron fence flew outward, crashed into the fence of the opposite cell, and fell to the ground. If there were prisoners in that cell, he would have regarded it as a heavenly punishment from the god Sauls.

Standing up and slapping off the dust with his left hand, Lin Yiyan rushed into the corridor. No matter what, after hearing the loud noise just now, the jailer with the head of the kettle on his neck should have rushed over. He's probably not as tough as the integrated knight, but I try to avoid fighting when there's only a chain to replace the whip.

Pose and peek into the depths of the hallway, but after a few seconds, there was still no sign of anything in front of me. Turning around, he found that Yugeo had also walked out after him, and quickly warned him, "Maybe someone will be in ambush." Pay attention. ”

"Got it." The two nodded to each other, running forward more carefully than before to avoid making footsteps.

According to the information that was secretly remembered when he was brought in, this Congregational underground prison radiated eight corridors like the spokes of a wheel, each with four cells on each side. If all the cells were double, it would be calculated that there would be a total of 8×8×2 or 128 people. But then again, there has probably never been a full capacity since this cell was built.

Eight roads converge on the axis of the wheels and are a small jailer's room, next to which is a spiral staircase leading to the ground. As long as you can find a way to bypass the jailer and rush up the stairs, this is the best way to do it. Lin Yiyan, who rushed out of the corridor, stopped in front of the small room while thinking about it, and peeked inside.

A small lamp hung from the inner wall of the circular guard's room, barely illuminating the surroundings. There was no movement in the room, and Lin Yiyan always felt that the jailer might be hiding in the corner of the exit, holding some terrible weapon waiting for us.

“…… Yiyan, Yi Yan. ”

"Shh

"I said, Yi Yan." Sensing that Yougeo was swaying back and forth to observe his own shoulders on the other side of the corner, Lin Yiyan frowned impatiently and turned away, "What's wrong?" ”

"Huh, this voice...... Isn't it snoring? ”

“…… What the?! As Eugeo had said, he shifted the focus of his hearing, and did hear a faint, familiar, muffled voice repeating itself periodically.

"........." looked at Yugeo's face again, and Lin Yiyan shook his head lightly and walked out. In front of the passage is a wide circular space with a stone pillar five meters in diameter in the center. The space inside the pillar was used as a prison guard's room, and it was also the source of the snoring. The pillar is flanked by a black iron door with a small window for peeping. Eugeo and I crept close to the iron door, our faces peeking in as if we were pressed to the window.

In the center of the circular room was a bed about the size of a cell, and on top of it lay a large body as large as a wine barrel, which was the same jailer I had seen before. The kettle-like mask on his head was still there, and the tinplate surface vibrated gently with the sound of heavy bass snoring.

Although this was the scene where he should have fled immediately, I began to think about his situation. Served as a guard in this prison where there were basically no prisoners, and lived alone for several years...... It's hard to have decades of life. Because in this world, as long as you are not the son of a nobleman, you will be granted a vocation by the person in charge of the region at the age of ten, and you have no right to choose your vocation or change it halfway.

In this underground space, where there is almost no sun, I wake up on time according to the faintly audible sound of the bell, patrol the unoccupied cells, and sleep according to the bells. Day after day, the jailer repeats these things for himself. Even if we had made such a commotion, we couldn't wake him up.

Countless keys, large and small, hung on the walls of the guard's room. There must also be a key to unlock the hoop that locks the wrists of himself and Eugeo. However, Lin Yiyan didn't want to wake up the jailer and ruin the only peaceful moment in his life, so he took a step back and whispered, "...... Let's go. ”

"Ah...... Oh, yes. Yugeo nodded as if he had thought of something. The two of them left the window, stepped up the stairs around the room, and ran up without looking back.

When I was escorted down, it seemed that I had walked up the spiral staircase for quite a long time, and it felt like it only took me a few minutes to get to the exit. The smell of mold in the air faded away, and the wet walls and the stone slabs at the feet had somehow turned into gorgeous marble.

Finally, a dim light was seen overhead, projecting the shape of a square exit. Lin Yiyan and Eugeo didn't even care about the most basic vigilance, and rushed forward with a two-stage jump. As soon as they reached the ground, the two began to greedily breathe in the fresh air from the outside world.

“…… ...... "Wait until your breathing has finally calmed down, and look around again." Although the sky was dark, there was a faint starlight, and even without lighting, I could barely see the surroundings.

The Congregational Church, which governs the human world, is located in a vast square in the central part of Santoria, the central capital. Yesterday morning, when I looked around while hanging by a flying dragon, I saw that the main entrance was on the east side, and from there a wide passage led to the main body of the church.

This is the central basilica of the giant tower made of white marble. The section of the tower is also square, and the vertical walls are as smooth and flat as mirrors, and the upper part is so high that it is impossible to see the top from the ground.

Lin Yiyan believed that at the very top of the cathedral, there was someone who managed the world, and a system console for communicating with the outside world, that is, Russ. As long as he gets there, Lin Yiyan can return to the real world through Jarvis......

Digesting such emotion, Lin Yiyan slowly turned his body and looked at the entrance of the dungeon that he had just escaped.

The rectangular opening, without a door, is an entrance that opens out rather abruptly on the pure white wall. I looked away from the polished marble walls, first to the right, then to the left, and finally upward, but because of the thick night fog, I couldn't see the edge in either direction.

No, even if there was no fog, Lin Yiyan couldn't see the top of the wall. Because, just over a metre above the luster of marble, is the outer wall of the central cathedral, which we have as our ultimate goal. Maybe it was thinking the same thing as Lin Yiyan, Yugeo and Lin Yiyan took a few steps forward at the same time, raised their left hand, and touched the white wall. His hand moved from side to side a few times, confirming the absolute hardness and coldness of the touch.

“…… Even if you come out of here now...... I can't believe it. We actually came across the Central Cathedral. This giant tower is a noble nobility no matter how high...... No, even the emperors of the four empires can only watch from the wall. ”

"Well, although our identity is not the intended integration knight, but the prisoners who escaped from prison." In response to Lin Yiyan's emotionless reaction, Yugeo smiled bitterly, but immediately said with a serious expression, "However, it is right to say that it may become like this." After all, if we become Knights of Integration, we will become like Alice......"

"Is there a possibility that memories are controlled? That's true...... But if all the integration knights are like that, who do they think they think they are......" Hearing Lin Yiyan's words to himself, Yugeo's hand dropped from the marble and tilted his head. Lin Yiyan crossed his hanging left hand on his waist and tried to explain the ambiguous question just now, "That is, if the knight's memory is blocked...... Shouldn't there be such knowledge about who the parents are and where they were born? Because this is the original root of human beings. So it's quite difficult to fabricate this kind of knowledge. ”

"That's right...... A knight riding a flying dragon can fly all over the human world. If the true memory after birth is sealed and a fake memory is implanted, as long as you return to the place where you were really born, won't it become a very simple lie......" Suddenly Yugeo gasped and stared at Lin Yiyan with wide eyes. made Lin Yiyan blink a few times in confusion. After staring at his partner who was frozen there for a few seconds, Lin Yiyan finally thought of the reason why he would react like this.

"Really...... Do you think I'll find a way to regain my memories in this tower? ”

"Ah...... No, no, I'm ......" Yugeo furrowed his face and lowered his head deeply. Lin Yiyan stepped forward and used his left hand to play with his partner's flaxen-colored hair.

"I still like to worry about other people as much as I used to. As I said, whether or not my memories can be recovered, I will go with you to the end of this journey. Hearing Lin Yiyan's words, Yugeo raised his face that was a little reddened, and said childish words like "Don't treat me as a child". However, he had no intention of escaping from Lin Yiyan's men, and continued in a low voice, "I didn't doubt it either. Yi Yan: You've said it many times. But when I think of our journey getting closer and closer to the end, I always feel ......"

Hearing this thin sound, Lin Yiyan with the thoughts that came out of his heart, Lin Yiyan maintained the posture of putting his hand on Yugeo's head and raised his face to look.

The majesty of the central cathedral, which stretches vertically upwards next to the two of them, corresponds to the title of the center of the world. Climbing to the top of this tower is no easy feat, even without any obstacles, but the other way around. There were tens of thousands of steps alone, and when they reached the top, Lin Yiyan and Ugeo's journey ended more than a year earlier than expected.

However, this is by no means a permanent farewell. Even if Lin Yiyan once logged off and returned to the real world, he would definitely come back. To reunite with Yogeo, Lena-senpai, Ronier, Tizzie, and countless others.

"If it's going to end anyway, then choose Happy...... No, it's a happy ending. You have to reclaim Alice's memories and return to Loulid with her. …… However, in that case, wouldn't you have to choose your vocation again? It's better to think about it now, after all, I'm going to take it with me for the rest of my life next time. ”

Hearing Lin Yiyan's poor mouth, Yugeo raised his face and said the same "really" as usual with a smile, "It's too early anyway." Well, maybe they'll punish me for cutting down trees. ”

"Haha, that's pretty good." Lin Yiyan removed his hand from Yugio's head and patted him on the shoulder. At this time, the bell at the top of the cathedral plays a melody with a beautiful and solemn tone. Four o'clock in the morning. There is still an hour before dawn -

“…… It's almost time to move. ”

"Well, let's go." After confirming each other's determination, the two lightly knocked each other with their left fists. The momentum, timing, and strength of the fist are all exactly the same. There was no need for anything else, and the two of them rechecked the situation around them together. Now we can only determine the back entrance to the central cathedral, which is the west side. Of course, the east side is blocked by a marble façade.

The goal now is to invade the interior of the cathedral, and it would be too early to say that there is an entrance to the first floor nearby, but it is certainly impossible to climb up the smooth walls from the west. The only opening was also the one that Lin Yiyan and Yugeo had just come up from, leading to the stairs below, although it could not be said that there were no other passages in the dungeon, but Lin Yiyan swore to Lord Stysia that he would never enter it again.

In this way, the next thing that comes to mind is to move north or south along the façade. Whichever way you go, however, there is a metal fence five meters in front of you that is tightly connected to the wall at right angles. You can climb it up if you work hard, but there's a problem. There are several similar fences on the other side of the fence, which Lin Yiyan had confirmed yesterday.

The bronze fence covered in vines and plants is stronger than the iron fence of the dungeon by its glitter. And such obstacles are set up in countless lanes in the space on the west side of this cathedral. In other words, it is both a botanical garden and a labyrinth. I think it's to make it more difficult for prisoners to escape on the ground in the unlikely event of an escape.

The east, south, and north sides are shaded by walls and fences, and the west side has a gate. From there, a straight line shorts and leads to a small square within the labyrinth. That's where the Wyvern that hung us yesterday morning was lowered. Although Lin Yiyan wanted to find a way to escape before landing, the structure of the maze was extremely complex and he couldn't remember it in his mind in a short time. However, there is no other option anyway.

"Break through this labyrinth and go out to the north or south side of the cathedral." Hearing Lin Yiyan's words, Yugeo nodded, "I look forward to Yi Yan's judgment." ”

"Leave it to me. I used to be pretty good at mazes. Hearing Lin Yiyan's unintentional words, Yugeo showed an incredulous expression. It was Lin Yiyan who walked up before he was questioned.

After walking a few steps to the gate on the west side, the priority of the metal fence is first determined. The window shows a priority of 35, and sure enough, it is not a simple bronze material. Although it can be broken with a few knocks on the chain wrapped in the right hand, it takes more time than climbing up, and we can't make the sound of the guards and maybe the integration knights gathering in droves.

Just as he was about to set off again by challenging the maze as he had planned, a nervous voice came from Yugeo's throat, "W-what!?" What's wrong with the fence!? ”

"It's not a fence...... This leaf is ......," said the wide-eyed Eugeo whispered, pointing to the unmistakable leaves of the vines wrapped around the bronze fence, "It's the first time I've seen it, but it's definitely right, it's ...... Rose, Yi Yan. ”

"Rose...... Eh...... Wait, eh, really!? It's all growing in this labyrinth!? "Although it was a casual reaction at first, the Rose of Under Orld was not just a beautiful flower, but the most precious flower of the gods at the top of the crowned anemone, marigold, dahlia, and cattelan that produced fruits that could accumulate the divine power of high purity. Neither the commoners, the aristocracy, nor even the royal family allowed it to be cultivated, but if you find a wild strain deep in the mountains, it can be sold for a very high price in Santoria.

Such an extremely rare plant, but there are thousands, no, tens of thousands of plants in this labyrinth...... The moment he thought of this, Lin Yiyan had an urge to pull out one and take it away, but unfortunately there was no such convenient thing as the Storage inventory in this world.

Compared with Lin Yiyan, who was caught in a material entanglement, Ugeo was very calm. He parted the jagged green leaves with his fingertips, looked into the depths, and said, "It doesn't look like it's blooming yet, but it's already budding." If there were so many, it should release a considerable amount of spatial divine power. ”

Hearing him say this, Lin Yiyan felt that the air in this labyrinth was so sweet and fragrant, as if he could purify his body with a breath. Seeing Lin Yiyan breathing greedily, Yugeo continued as if he was stimulated, "It's not that, now I can't use high-level divine techniques." ”

“…… Even if you say that, we're not hurt now......"

"But, isn't the important thing gone, the ...... between me and Yi Yan"

"Ahh......hh Sword! Lin Yiyan finally understood what Yugeo wanted to say, and snapped his fingers lightly.

Although the Class 38 Iron Chain wrapped around his right arm is a powerful weapon, Yugeo has not learned how to use a whip, and it would be much better if he could recover the Sword of the Green Rose and the black guy as soon as possible. In that case, the recovery of the two swords should be considered the highest priority.

Although the two swords have been taken away by Alice, the integration knight, it is only necessary to use the divine magic to find their location. Lin Yiyan raised his right hand and took a deep breath, "System Call!"

Lin Yiyan lowered his voice and said the beginning sentence of the divine technique for Yugeo, and for Lin Yiyan, it was the command to activate the operation authority of the system. The five fingers of my right hand are surrounded by a faint purple light, indicating that I have activated the operation and is in standby. Lin Yiyan straightened his index finger, slowly grasped the other four fingers, and began to chant the next command: "Generate Umbra Element."