The dungeon smells like chicken

Episode 10

“This person is like this again today.”

Sena then sighed after checking the video. There was a comment on the video she uploaded yesterday claiming that she had plagiarized it.

[This time, I copied the video I uploaded two years ago. Cooking

The method is the same. The malicious ones who continue to copy my content… … .]

“The method of making everything is the same.”

Sena clicked her tongue. The video she uploaded this time was of various pancakes, including potato pancakes and cabbage pancakes.

Since it is a common dish, there were bound to be people who overlapped with it. Even the video that the other person claimed to have plagiarized was of making green onion pancakes.

Sena stared at the screen for a moment and then put the phone down. Her head felt dizzy. Normally, she would have been angry, but now she just felt tired.

Sena hugged the cushion on the bed as if seeking comfort.

dripping.

There was a polite knock on the door. Sena, who had flinched and stood up, tried to remain calm as she opened the door.

Michael was standing there, looking somewhat serious.

“What’s going on?”

“… … I have something to tell you.”

“Come in.”

Sena stepped away from the door. She knew Michael was flustered, but she did it for him.

I didn’t want to go downstairs. I was in a bad mood and wouldn’t answer.

“Excuse me.”

Michael, who had been timid, entered the room cautiously. When she offered him a seat, he sat down stiffly, almost like a wooden doll. Sena felt a pang in her heart as she saw the tension clearly on his face.

‘Who is eating it?’

As I kept my mouth shut, I could feel Michael fidgeting.

Sena, who felt a bit sorry, spoke first, saying, “What do you want to say?” A relieved Michael took the notebook from his arms.

took it out.

“Is the owner of this notebook your great-grandfather?” “I know that is the case.”

“Is his name Asterion?”

“I don’t know the name you used over there.”

Sena answered honestly. Michael took the words with a somewhat serious expression on his face.

“The name written in this notebook is Asterion. However, where I live, using this name is prohibited.”

“… … Did he do something bad?”

“No, on the contrary. That is the name of the Archmage. It is a name that is too close to being dared to be used.”

Michael told me about a man named Asterion.

He was a magician of legend. He could bring about abundance or cause famine with a single gesture. People praised him, calling him “the glory of the empire.”

The glory of the empire lasted for several hundred years, but there was one foolish emperor.

He incapacitates the Archmage and makes him permanent.

He tried to tie him down to the Empire. Furious, Asterion left the Empire and hid in the Great Labyrinth.

After that, the empire fell into ruin. People cursed the foolish emperor and believed that one day the great wizard would return and establish a new empire.

“Hey, that’s my great-grandfather?”

Sena asked, dumbfounded. Michael nodded heavily.

“Aren’t they just people with the same name?”

At Sena’s words, Michael took out his bracelet. As he held it and concentrated, the silver-gray metal suddenly sparkled silver.

At the same time, the round decoration embedded in the center also turned into a jewel.

Senna saw the symbol of a double-headed eagle rise among the jewels.

“Glory of the Empire, Asterion.”

Michael read the golden letters engraved on the inside of the bracelet. He added as if explaining.

“This is an item that nobles use instead of an identity badge. It is made of sacred metal, so it cannot be counterfeited. The identification stone on the bracelet and the imperial emblem are both things that cannot be reproduced now.”

Sena accepts the bracelet that Michael hands her.

There it was. In her hand, the bracelet lost its shine again and returned to its original appearance.

Sena tried to overcome her embarrassment.

“My great-grandfather was a greater person than I thought.”

“If you go that way, you will inherit the empire’s legacy and be praised as a great descendant.”

Michael said with a dark face. Se Na shook her head in surprise at the unexpected words.

“No way. Even if my great-grandfather really was that person, I’m just an ordinary person. I have no abilities.”

“Magic is often passed down through bloodlines. You may have latent abilities, and they may show up in your children. Everyone will be paying attention to the possibility.”

Sena felt that Michael was sincere. After fiddling with the bracelet for a while, she asked.

“Does that mean that if I go there, I will enjoy all kinds of wealth and honor, but at the same time, I will be used?”

“……yes.”

“You don’t want me to go over there?”

Michael raised his head. Sena saw deep anguish in his eyes.

“When I found out about your lineage, I felt I had to tell you the truth. At the same time, I felt a desire to hide it. Those in power are more vile than you can imagine. They will do anything to get their hands on you. I didn’t want you to be in danger.”

“But I don’t think I have the right to take away the rights you deserve. If you want, I will risk my life to take you over there.”

Sena looked at Michael in silence. He must have thought about it for a long time before coming to see her.

“Is there a reason you would do that to me?”

Sena was purely curious.

When Sejun said he would follow her, he refused, saying it was dangerous. But now he says he will risk his life to bring her there.

I wanted to know if it was because of conscience or a sense of justice, or if there was some other reason.

“… … Miss, you are my benefactor who saved my life. I hope you can be of even a little help.

“I want to pay it back.”

Michael said hesitantly. Sena suddenly felt her energy draining.

‘That’s an obvious answer. Then what did you expect?’

Sena, who scolded herself for being disappointed, tried to smile.

“I just happened to find you in the basement. Don’t take it as a favor.”

“but……

“If you really want to call it a favor, then say you repaid it by taking me over there.”

Michael’s eyes widened. Sena spoke firmly.

“I’ll go with you too.”

Although Sena had made up her mind, her heart began to waver when she saw Sejun.

I didn’t want to part with Michael like this. But I couldn’t leave my younger brother behind for that reason.

She was Sejun’s only guardian. It was not the time for her to indulge in childish sentimentality.

“Michael, wait a minute. I think I was mistaken. I think it would be better for me to stay here.”

She called Michael, who was explaining the situation to Sejun. But what answered was Sejun’s sharp voice.

“Why? Because of me?”

“No. I don’t think it’s necessary to go there.”

“… … Really? Then stay here, sister. I’ll follow hyung.”

“Sejun!”

Sena shouted in embarrassment. Sejun shrugged his shoulders.

“I don’t want to part ways with my brother like this. I’m curious about the other world, and he was a great wizard.

“I want to know about my great-grandfather, too. If not this time, I’ll never get the chance to go there again.”

“It’s dangerous there! You heard what Michael said. There are monsters in the labyrinth.”

“Unlike my sister, I trust my brother. He will protect me. If you’re that worried, you can just come with me.”

Sena, who was dumbfounded, opened her mouth in a daze. Michael smiled gently.

“If you trust me, I will do my best.”

“No, it’s not that I don’t believe you… … It’s really impossible. It’s a burden even if I follow you.

“It will be enough.”

“It’s okay. I’m a more capable mercenary than I look.”

Michael said with a slightly embarrassed expression, placed one hand on his chest, and bowed his head.

“Please give me a chance. I will definitely repay your trust.”

After asking Michael for understanding, Sena dragged her younger brother into the bedroom.

Unlike before, Sejun was looking down with a sullen look on his face. Sena tried not to get emotional and asked.

“Sejun, do you really want to go over there? It might be really dangerous.”

“… … That’s not it.”

Sejun muttered with a somewhat resentful look in his eyes. When I asked him what it was, he said with a very aggrieved expression.

“I was just talking about that. When you told me about the labyrinth and said you were going with me, I was really surprised. If you were my usual self, you would say that it’s dangerous and that it would be hard for me if you went with me, so I wouldn’t go. I thought you really wanted to go.”

“that……

Sena’s cheeks burned at her younger brother’s remark.

I felt defeated. Thinking back, it was a childish impulse.

“But as soon as she glanced at my face, she suddenly said she didn’t want to go. I’m holding you back again.”

“What are you talking about? Why are you holding my ankle?”

“Isn’t it because of me that you’re holding me back from doing what you want to do?”

“I’ve never done that. Why would you think that?”

Se-na, who was flustered, tried to calm her younger sister down. Se-jun, who was staring at her, said.

“If you really don’t like me, I won’t go.

Crab. Instead, you must go, sister.”

“I don’t want to go… …

“I want to go.”

Sejun cut her off abruptly.

“You won’t get scolded if you don’t live by moral principles like that. No one will get angry if you don’t have parents and your grandfather didn’t teach you well, because you’re a burden to others. So, please be honest with me, older sister.”

“Of course, if you really leave me behind… … I’ll cry a little. I’ll grumble for the rest of my life about not being able to go there. But I’m really okay, so you can go by yourself.”

It was strangely annoying that he kept hinting at things while saying it was okay.

Sena pinched her brother’s protruding snout with all her might. She ignored the boy who was making a fuss about the pain and went outside.

Michael was waiting for her quietly. Sena felt her face turn red as she approached him.

It was really hard to bring up the subject even though I knew it would be a nuisance to the other person. Michael responded to her request with a dazzling smile.

“Thank you for trusting me.”

The Archmage’s Labyrinth is the largest dungeon in the world.

According to legend, it is a place created by gods to confine demons that torment humans.

The place where Michael discovered the door was also in the center of the labyrinth.

“What exactly is a dungeon?”

“It is used to mean a place where monsters live together and there is treasure. If you go through the door, you will fall into the middle of the dungeon.”

Michael decided to play it as safe as possible. He planned to advance little by little, creating safe bases here and there and eliminating monsters.

“If you follow the trail I left in the labyrinth, you can return to the first destroyed trap. With just a few tools and equipment, you can also get through there to a safe area.”

The siblings whispered after hearing his tough plan.

“Sister, is it too much to buy a gun?”

“The procedure is complicated and will take a long time. It is separated by a door, so it could explode.

“Should I just leave it and light it?”

“Hey, if it explodes, won’t the inside collapse?”

“It didn’t look like it would collapse. I think it would be okay if we induced it with gasoline or something.”

“Should I just use smoke? If I suffocate them all at once… …

A somewhat terrifying discussion ensued. Michael calmed down the siblings who were dreaming of mass genocide.