I Became a Crazy Swordsmanship Instructor in the Game

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“No, why is this going here?”

Philip swallowed a sigh, forcing a word of instruction that had filled up to the tip of his tongue.

‘That’s not how I do it.’

The principle of the sliding puzzle was simpler than I thought. It was easy from the top left piece, if you put only pieces 1 and 2 in place.

However, Count Denbrough spent dozens of minutes just realizing how to move the pieces.

Only a few minutes left. In about three minutes, poison gas would leak from the ceiling and fill the room.

“If you move it like this… damn this Should it go in the middle?”

Philip met Privia’s gaze. Like a highly intelligent dragon, she had a frustrated expression as if she quickly grasped the principles and tricks.

“Can I take a look?”

At her annoyed voice, Count Denbrough turned around.

“I just got a feel for it. Won’t you leave it to me?”

“Do you see the green gas coming down the vent over there? It seems to mean that the permitted time is running out.”

The Earl of Denbrough withdrew without a word. Freevia solved all the puzzles in just 30 seconds with her quick hands. Then the door to the next room opened with a heavy sound, and closed as soon as the group entered.

The count stroked his beard with considerable admiration and made a hum.

“The young lady is also wonderful. It doesn’t look that different from my granddaughter. Excuse me, lady, how old are you?”

“… !”

Freevia, speechless for the first time in her life, broke into a cold sweat. Philip waited for her answer with his ears wide open, eager to hear what she said.

“female… I am nineteen.”

When Privia, who blushed, replied, Philip clenched his teeth and managed his expression. If he even laughed here, he would pay the price.

“A good age. What is your relationship with Instructor Oswald by any chance?”

“very… Are you close friends?”

As if wondering why this old human was doing this, Privia tilted her head and answered.

“It’s not a special relationship, and if you’re looking for a marriage partner, my grandson hasn’t married yet, so I thought he would be a good match for a young lady.”

It seemed that no matter how much he was an Auror Master, he couldn’t resist against the passing of time. It was a characteristic of older people to stab at least once in order to connect with their children or grandchildren when they saw a decent young person.

Philip bit his lip and pinched his thigh, holding back a laugh that was about to explode. Pribia rolled her eyes at Philip.

“… I’m sorry, but I don’t think you can handle me unless you’re a really special person.”

“My grandson is said to be the best swordsman in his generation, so why don’t we meet him someday if we get a chance?”

If he was the grandson of the Earl of Denbrough, he said Joffrey Denbrough. Since the young man was the same age as Philip and was already serving as the vice-captain of the best knights called Aurum Knights, few would deny the fact that he was the strongest among his peers.

“… Well, if there is a chance someday. But is the count’s grandson really the best?”

At Pribia’s sting, Count Denbrough had no choice but to keep his mouth shut. For it seemed unlikely that his grandson could beat Philip, no matter how highly he gave it.

‘He’s a guy who casually does things that even I can’t do… .’

The plasma or whatever technology Philip had shown me before was still good to my eyes.

The party soon felt an earthquake-like vibration and straightened their posture. A part of the floor opened, and a stone statue in the form of a monkey rose up.

‘… It’s a mystery monkey. He’s the one who gives nonsense quizzes.’

Philip knew the identity of the stone statue.

Soon, the eyes of the stone monkey statue glowed red, and a cunning voice rang out.

―It’s been a while since I’ve had a guest! came very well You won’t get out of here if you don’t get my riddles right. The one who lasted the best lasted seven days and nights without a drop of water. how long can you last

“… .”

“… … .”

—… … .

Seeing that no one was agitated, the stone monkey statue shut its mouth in embarrassment.

‘What are these?’

The group consisted of a person who could clear this dungeon alone if he wanted to, a dragon who could push this dungeon as if it never existed from the beginning, and an aura master who was ignorant of dungeons, so unfortunately there was no one who could be afraid of being trapped here. .

“Should I match everything?”

When the Earl of Denbrough asked, the stone monkey answered with a giggle.

―There are three people, so if you match only two, I will send you. You guys aren’t afraid at all, do you? The problem I’m raising will be completely different from the problems you’ve known so far.

“It is noisy. We have a long way to go, so do what you have to do.”

Freevia covered her mouth and yawned. The monkey statue, with its pride hurt, pointed a finger at Philip and asked a question.

―Every being born into the world must eat this. And anyone who eats this will die. What is this?

“answer. age.”

Since it was a known question, Philip answered without hesitation. In the first place, for Philip, this was not even on the axis of the problem. It was a difficult problem in a world that doesn’t enjoy riddles, but even that could be solved somehow if you had a lot of creativity.

– f*ck. This is a scam!

The monkey statue was indignant, waving its arms. However, there was no way to solve the problem, so he pointed to the next target, the Earl of Denbrough.

-There, old man. you are next Some people try to avoid it, some people try to cheat it, but in the end, one day they must face it. Who is this?

The Earl of Denbrough’s expression hardened for a moment. He was nervous when he saw Phillip hit the problem in an instant in the previous turn.

‘… It would be better to fight dragon soldiers.’

It felt as if my head, which had been filled with kings, countries, and swordsmanship, was empty.

-I’ll give you three minutes.

‘I try to avoid, try to deceive, but in the end I have to meet… … that’s right… .’

The monkey statue smirked as if it had finally caught one. Earl Denbrough, whose breathing had become rough from overtaxing his brain, gave the correct answer with only a few seconds left.

“The answer is… It is my wife.”

“Poop!”

Philip couldn’t stop laughing. In hindsight, it wasn’t necessarily the wrong answer. If Philip had been the author of the question, he would have definitely accepted it as the correct answer.

‘Honestly, a wife is a recognition.’

-Kill Kill. Unfortunately, that’s wrong. The answer is death! Now your fate is in that girl’s hands.

“what? Isn’t that correct?”

The Earl of Denbrough froze on the spot like a stone statue, as if shocked by the fact that his answer was incorrect.

“… Just in case, there was nothing wrong with my marriage. I mean I loved my wife.”

The Earl of Denbrough, who feared that strange rumors would circulate, hurriedly tried to settle them. Phillip nodded in understanding.

“I understand.”

“… Thank you.”

It was a matter of plagiarizing the riddle of the Sphinx anyway. It wasn’t strange that the Count of Denbrough couldn’t guess, but rather, it was more important that he had gone that far.

‘Will a dragon be able to solve this kind of problem?’

Philip looked at Privia with an expression full of anticipation. Sensitivity and imagination were more important than intelligence in this matter.

The stone statue of a monkey immediately pointed to Privia.

-It’s a girl. What is the closest thing to you that you can never see? If you don’t get it right, your comrades and you will rot here.

“… .”

Freevia stuck her tongue out and licked her lips. It was like a habit when thinking about something.

The time to worry was shorter than expected.

The correct answer to this question was ‘eyebrows’. It was a nonsense quiz of unknown origin, and could have been quite challenging for someone who had never thought of it this way.

Privia straightened her thin, pretty finger and pointed at the stone monkey statue in front of her eyes, not hers.

“It’s a really easy problem. Miss you. The correct answer is you.”

-what? me? hehehehe! Wrong! Wrong! Aren’t I clearly visible here? Now you can’t get out of this place until you die!

Instead of arguing, Freevia walked towards the monkey statue.

—… uh? uh huh

The puzzled monkey statue tried to step back, but unfortunately it couldn’t because its feet were attached. Freevia, who had reached the distance where her breath could reach, smiled and opened her mouth.

“Now that we’re closer, if you can’t be seen, it’ll be the correct answer.”

Freevia snapped her fingers. And at that moment, very fine powder fell from the fingertips of the stone monkey statue.

―Why is this… uh huh

When two fingers disappeared in an instant, the stone monkey figured out the situation. The stone that made up itself was disintegrating from the tip.

-I… answer! answer! Absolute answer! door! open the door! open! please! Because it’s correct! Oh no! That’s the answer! please! What a great being! only once!

The monkey stone statue, who was quick to grasp the situation, succeeded in saving the life of a desperate beggar. As if feeling sorry for her, Freevia snapped her fingers again to stop the disappearance, then clicked her tongue at the stone statue that had turned into a handless monkey.

“Tsk, you don’t have enough guts to mess with it. Come on, open the door. It doesn’t sound like fun.”

-sorry… … sorry… .

The Earl of Denbrough looked on and silently abandoned the plan to get Privia to meet her grandson Geoffrey Denbrough.

‘… If you don’t know the correct answer, just make up the correct answer.’

Philip sincerely admired Pribia’s way of thinking. He had never been so happy to know that she was so cute.

‘If I looked wrong, I would have been in big trouble.’

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The puzzles in the remaining rooms were easy by Philip’s standards. Because Privia enjoyed puzzles more than he thought, Philip did not let her play.

Freevia took Philip’s hint and solved the nonsense puzzle without difficulty. Her ability to learn and change her ideas are far beyond human standards.

After passing through four more rooms like that, the party completely cleared the dungeon. I took all the things that seemed to be the remains of the dead, so I went back and gave them to Laughing Jack, and it was over.

As soon as he left the dungeon, Count Denbrough thanked Philip and Privia.

“Thank you very much. I couldn’t have done it without you guys. It would have been easier to fight the army.”

“Isn’t what each person is good at different?”

Philip, who found out through the Count that intelligence and swordsmanship are not proportional, was satisfied. It was important information in its own way for someone who teaches children like him.

“Eileen is the same as what you saved. I will never forget this grace. If there is anything you need my help with, feel free to tell me.”

“If that’s the case, I won’t decline anything.”

The Earl of Denbrough immediately took his belongings and headed for Jack the Laughing. My heart was quite hasty, so my steps were also fast, but even though it was clearly a walking motion, it was rather faster than the horse’s speed.

‘It’s footwork like an Aura Master.’

Although he wasn’t very active in the dungeon, Earl Denbrough was a superman after all. If it had been a battle-type dungeon instead of a puzzle-type dungeon, he would have been able to show off his great swordsmanship to his heart’s content.

“How was it? Did you enjoy it?”

Philip asked, looking at Privia. Freevia nodded slightly.

“It was quite interesting.”

“When you say that, I feel that it is worth being dragged. Oh, can you help me with one thing when I get back?”

Freevia was a dragon who only fulfilled requests when she was in a good mood. She seemed to be in a pretty good mood now, so she readily accepted.

“Sure. What is it?”

“It’s a golden apple from Elpenia Forest. It is because I want to extract its essence and refine it into an effective drug for long-term use.”

The ‘Golden Apple’ that Lua was going to feed when she was able to handle her sword skills.

Originally, he intended to eat it raw, but when he thought about it, there was a dragon by his side. I thought I could use something more effectively if I put my head against Freevia.