“Yes, it does look like it will collapse. That is why I was thinking about escaping right away.”
“You’re naive. Super naive. You’ll die on your way there. Look.”
Ah. The ceiling is collapsing on the passage outside.
I can’t go back. This is a problem. No, a real problem. I’m sorry I don’t have much of a reaction, but I am not used to this sort of thing. All I can think… Is that this is troubling.
“But you were very lucky to form a contract with me. Now give me a name, and the contract shall be complete!”
So I have to give her a name like with the summon beast contract.
Binding with a name creates a connection that forms the contract.
“Hum, and that will let me get out of here?”
“Yes. At this rate, you, me, and that beast will die. So hurry up, contractor.”
It seems the fairy queen knows how to get out. Worst case scenario, I could try to shoot rock cannons at the ceiling to try to open a way to the ruins, but if she has another option, I should hear it first.
A name for a fairy queen… Oberon… Is a man, and his wife is Titania, right? That is too long, so Ti… Nia… Hm…
“How about Tina, which comes from Titania, another fairy queen?”
“Tina? Oh, what a nice name. Yes, the connection has been made.”
The connection between me and Tina has been established, and at the same time, magic energy flows from her to me, and to Lucky through me as well.
Ah, the searcher drone is coming this way too.
“The coordinates have been set based on the contractor’s memories. Now, teleport.”
“Teleport? Ooh!?”
The next moment, my vision is painted white. Then it clears, and I see the cliff and broken bridge at the entrance to the ruins.
“Is this… The bridge before the ruins? Ah, Lucky? And is the searcher drone is okay too!?”
“Kyuru.”
I frantically look around, and see Lucky still carrying the four-armed doll, and the searcher drone. And Tina the fairy queen as well. It seems we teleported to the entrance to the ruins.
“Did you Teleport us here, Tina?”
Teleport is a skill that allows the user to instantly go to another location. It’s rare, and unlike my Storage, it is said to be useful even at a low rank, and that even short range teleportation puts the user in quite a favorable position in battle. So if Tina managed to Teleport all of us far away, could it be that she is incredibly good?
“Yes Zenjurou. Look. That terrible facility has been destroyed.”
Says Tina, as she watches the ruins in front of us collapse, with her arms crossed. Cracks form around the entrance, and the shore on the other side breaks and falls. The other side of the broken bridge also falls, disappearing into the darkness.
“That was close… Thank you Tina.”
“Right? Fufun, thank my power, Zenjurou.”
This fairy queen seems quite spirited. But the fact remains that without her Teleport, Lucky and I would have been crushed to death by the debris. I see I have yet another reliable partner.
But why does Tina know my name?
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A nightmare disappeared into the darkness.
Everything should be over, but that was the man’s careless mistake.
This world that just shook horribly could not have missed Zenjurou’s presence.
The order of the world will not let him go.
Once his path is blocked, what will he choose?
Zenjurou’s biggest trial awaits.
Thanks for the treat. 👍