Accidentally Becoming a Great Prophet?!

Standing in front of the seal that exists somewhere on Hallasan, guided directly by Gobaekrok, the first thought that came to mind was that it really looked like a seal.

“Wow, is it because it’s a seal made by a great Taoist as they said? It has quite a feeling to it? The distorted appearance is quite impressive.”

Moreover, although the outer appearance was a distorted forest, something complex-looking was hidden inside.

That must be some kind of trap, right?

“…You say it’s distorted? Han-ul, to me it just looks like a forest…”

“The teacher must have different eyes!”

“Huh? You guys can’t see this?”

But it seems the others can’t see it.

What’s this, can only I see it?

While I was thinking that, Baekrok, who was beside me, clapped his hands and exclaimed in admiration.

“Hahaha! As expected, teacher’s eyes are different! Even though it’s a seal made by a great Taoist, I only feel a sense of discomfort, but to think you noticed it just by looking at it.”

“Eh? Is that so?”

[It’s certainly well-made… and unusual. Hmm…]

Well anyway, what do they want me to do about the gumiho inside this…

“Hmm…”

First, I tried putting my hand inside the seal.

“It’s certainly a seal, isn’t it?”

It was like a barrier that appears in some manga. Seeing that my hand went through and became invisible. Though it’s not like my hand was cut off or anything.

Should I call it a camouflage barrier? It seemed we’d need to go inside to solve it in the end. Since this barrier itself seems harmless.

“Hmm…”

It doesn’t seem like we need many people to go in here…

Then?

“Only Akame will come in with me… the rest keep watch out here.”

“What?! Can’t we go in together, teacher?!”

“This isn’t a place where it’s better to have more people go in… I just need one assistant to help me.”

And among them, Akame seemed the best as the most powerful. As she specializes in close combat, she’d probably have the fastest reactions too.

“Ahem! Then I’ll protect Han-ul well… can the rest of you keep watch?”

“Ugh!”

“Kugh…!!”

…Why does Akame sound like she’s boasting, and the rest sound like defeated characters…?

Ah well. It’s probably not important, right?

Anyway, like that, I entered the barrier with the crystal ball Arin and Akame.

And what we saw after entering the barrier was…

“This is… a tile?”

“It looks similar… I see it that way too.”

A huge space, and a huge black sphere in the center of that space. And tile-like things laid on the floor, encircling that sphere in a circle.

By the way, there were no tiles laid near the entrance where we were standing. How should I put it… It felt like a safe zone?

“Wait a moment.”

For something like this… rather than recklessly charging in, it would be better to examine it carefully before going, right?

I knelt down and lowered my head to look at the tiles laid on the floor.

My physiognomy… is the best among amateurs, so I can see not only human faces but also animal faces, and as when I glimpsed into Arin’s past before, I can see even inanimate objects, not just living creatures.

Seeing how I could see through the barrier earlier, it seems to apply to these things too.

“Hmm…”

Therefore, what I’m looking into now is what kind of place this is.

“That black sphere you see in the center of this space is where our target, the gumiho, is. And these tiles… are a kind of maze. Interfering with reaching there.”

A terribly dangerous maze with no separate walls, where the moment you step on even one wrong tile, a trap with terrible power activates and puts you in danger.

Moreover, the pattern changes after a certain time passes.

‘…Well, they said the person who made this was a great Taoist, and they really made quite a tricky seal.’

It seemed I did well to bring Akame. If I had come in alone, it would have been difficult to break through.

But well, although it’s tricky, since Akame is accompanying me, and I’ve already grasped the pattern, there was nothing to be afraid of! There’s also quite some time left before it changes to the next pattern.

“…Alright, I’ve grasped everything, so let’s move quickly, okay? Then Akame, could you carry me on your back for now?”

“…What? Carry Han-ul… on my back?!”

“Yes, I think it would be more comfortable if you carry me. Please understand even if it’s a bit uncomfortable.”

“Uncomfortable?! If I can move intimately while carrying Han-ul on my back in a place where no one else is around, it’s rather a reward… Ahem! N-nothing!”

“????”

No, what kind of reaction is this…? I’m trying to be a bit scary here…??

[Human. It’s really unfortunate, but something like a labyrinth exploration date for just the two of you won’t happen. Because this Arin is watching with eyes wide open.]

“…Oh my? The crystal ball without eyes to open is saying interesting things?”

Moreover, why are they suddenly having an unnecessary confrontation… and one of them is even a ball…

Hmm, in times like this, it’s best not to think too much, right?

“Um… I don’t know what’s going on, but could you please calm down and focus?”

“Of course! I can’t help but focus on this exotic da… I mean, working together!”

“It’s still dangerous work. Please be serious…”

I’m saying I could be in danger!!

“Hoho… Don’t worry. I just believe in Han-ul, okay? There’s no way Han-ul would fail or be wrong, right?”

“Wow… That’s really…”

What a burdensome thing to say?

Well, whatever. I should start the work soon.

Anyway, after getting on Akame’s back like that, I started to move forward little by little while telling Akame.

“First, move forward 3 spaces. After that, five spaces to the right, then turn left and move forward 7 spaces… Right after that, turn left and pretend to move forward one space while doing a somersault to land on the tile 6 spaces ahead. Can you do it?”

“As expected, you’ve already seen through this maze? You’re always reliable, Han-ul.”

Akame, who looked at me with a slight smile, then looked ahead and said confidently.

“Don’t worry, Han-ul. Such light command execution… is nothing to me.”

And Akame, as she had boasted, carried out my words smoothly and advanced very simply.

“…Here, take big steps skipping two tiles at a time for five steps!”

“…Now turn your body to the right and advance 5 times, jumping over seven tiles at a time with somersaults!!”

“…Here, lower your body completely and crawl forward ten spaces!!”

“Good! You’re doing very well, Akame! This time, move forward 4 spaces diagonally, going back and forth as if skiing!”

“Excellent! As expected of Flower Sword Akame! This time, do a triple axel like in figure skating 4 times, 3 spaces each time!!”

Although there were many tricky conditions, as expected of Flower Sword Sarame Akame, an S-rank superhuman and one of the Three Great Sword Saints, she performed my words flawlessly without the slightest shake.

“Damn! You’re amazing, Akame!!”

Even though I said it, to think you could do all this?!

“…Ah, actually it wasn’t that difficult.”

[This orb would have solved it for you too if you had told me, Owner Han-ul.]

“Oh, really??”

Hooh… Is this what a superhuman is? To handle such difficult commands without the slightest shake and say it was an easy task… Today too, an ordinary person humbly learns…

“But this is unexpectedly good exercise. Trying to maintain comfort without shaking while carrying Han-ul, it’s like… slightly training my senses?”

To even show signs of getting stronger here! As expected of an S-rank superhuman.

“Is that so? The perspective of a superhuman is really cool! Ah, there you need to do three jumps in place, then skip one space and move 4 spaces sideways.”

Anyway, after advancing without any problems like that, we were finally able to escape the maze.

“Whoa! It looked quite far when we first saw it, but we came faster than I thought?”

“…Hmm, about 34 minutes… Is this considered enjoying it leisurely enough…?”

“? Akame?”

“What?! Ah! Th-that’s right! As expected, when Han-ul and I are together, even a maze like this is simple!”

[Hmm. If it were me, I would have reached it faster and more comfortably.]

…No, this ball fellow seems to keep checking Akame… What’s going on?

“Well anyway, shall we go in?”

Like that, we arrived in front of the black sphere and entered right into the black sphere…

“Huh???”

How should I put it… We encountered a completely different sight from what we expected.

No, we were told a gumiho was sealed, so I thought we’d see a somewhat large gumiho yokai tied up with big chains, exuding a fierce aura… but what we’re seeing now is…

Wearing a loose knit outfit, sitting on a red sofa, using one golden tail that looks big and soft and squishy and quite tempting to touch as a pillow, watching TV and munching on snacks while lazily scratching their belly…

It was somewhat… exuding a vibe of a room-dwelling unemployed person, like me before I became an amateur fortune teller.

“Huh?!?! Wh-who are you!? N-no! Anyway, how did you get in here!?!?”

Moreover, they noticed us entering belatedly and even dropped the snack bag they were holding with their tail.

“…This is more surprising than I expected? A situation I couldn’t imagine…”

“Indeed…”

[Hmm, do great yokai become like this when sealed for a long time… This is quite interesting.]

No, from what I heard, it seems they were sealed a very long time ago, but what’s with that modern outfit, and how are they using a TV, and what’s with the sofa, and how did they get snacks… Was the ancient civilization some kind of over-technology super-ancient civilization or something? No, that’s not it…

Tsk, anyway, there were many points to tackle, but…

“Well. I understand it’s surprising… but shall we have a conversation first??”

Hmm, shall we talk first…?