Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

The point of view shifts towards the elves who were breaking in from the ground.

They were now between a state of excitement and a state of tension. Although it was good until I let my anger jump into the hole, when I calm down and think about it, I don't know who lurks inside...... It was getting scarier gradually, remembering what could be called our recklessness. Nevertheless, it seems that momentum had not yet been lost, and so far no one has spoken of going back.

Such a loss of their prestige was caused by the structure and atmosphere of the tunnel they were descending from. Unlike the labyrinth, where the walls themselves glow thin, inside the cave where they were, completely dark. Magic Matsuaki (?) The back is not foreseeable to the extent, and on top of that, the steep gradient continues...... He was cutting off the elves' strength and spirit at a certain rate.

As they went down the dark stairs, relying on slight lights, some time later they reached an open space. A dance floor created by the waltzes to resemble a labyrinth, or a square to be called a "hierarchy".

There are three types of reaction from the elves who saw how it went.

"Here they are..."

"It's time for you to come along."

"How many holes did you dig..."

He who has been down the stairs for a while, so thinks it is time to reach the waltzes.

"No, it's still shallow?

"You haven't even come half way yet..."

"Is there no easier way down..."

Those who argue that the journey is still long because they were looking directly at the depth of the great hole the waltzes wore.

And --,

"Could this be a labyrinth?

"Oh... I was starting to feel that way too"

"Sounds like there are no demons..."

—— Who starts to think this is the labyrinth, as the Waltz and the others intended.

By this time, I still did not see any biased tendency among the elves to have many ideas. The material was missing to determine the situation. Therefore, the elves, arguing that it is not, are not, look for the staircase that leads downstairs and continue down the square.

And in no time, they find a staircase that leads down there. Although the area was dark, the square itself was about 50 m square in size, so it seemed easy to find just walking.

At that time, a certain problem strikes the elves. This is what was written on the stone tablet that was erected at the entrance of the stairs.

99 more floors to the basement.

Unmerciful...... The elves, who saw the stone tablet, saw the merciless writing and were unexpectedly stunned. It took quite a while to get here, but from now on, 99 floors still have to go down the same stairs and square. Some of them seemed heartbroken when they saw the stone tablet and decided to return to the earth.

But most of them were not frustrated by the wording of the tablet. Not so long ago, they were angry that their homeland had been ravaged.

"... I have no choice. Let's just say we go ahead and set up a camp in these squares."

One of the elves says so. He seems to have had some experience diving into the labyrinth once, and has probably stayed in the labyrinth.

The others seemed to agree with that suggestion of his, and all nodded to each one. Those who were about to return also bought a transport of supplies from the ground and left if they were to explain the camp.

Thus they have the Great Labyrinth consisting of a total of 100 layers (?) will try.... but they still don't know they're intruders that there are only about 10 layers...

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"Hey, how far is this staircase going? Oh, no, I know it lasts all the way to the ground..."

"Don't ask me. Lord Waltz said to guard the ground. I don't know how long it's been going on, but you won't be allowed to go back."

"... my body has been dull lately, so it's just a good workout"

When the elves started setting up the camp, the braves kept going up the stairs, silently. What they were there was a third layer, counting from the basement, which lasted about an hour and was finally the third layer. If the stairs are connected at the same pace, it will be roughly three hours before they reach the ground. If you think about coming back, it'll take 7-8 hours.

"At least you should have asked how many dance venues there are...... From now on, I don't really know what it feels like to climb up or down (...) Ri (...)

As Victor put it like that, they were climbing stairs from the basement to the first floor. However, from the first layer down to the second layer...... And from the second layer to the third, it was another climb. Apparently, the character of the person who built the stairs is out.

"If I climb down, climb down and repeat myself, I just don't feel like I can go outside for long..."

"Lord Waltz said so. It's the main road to the outside."

"... why, I'm suddenly worried..."

A brave man who frowns when he hears the words of a wise man, Waltz said. If what Waltz said was right, there was no chance that they would get lost, but if she had said the wrong thing in the usual atmosphere, what would happen to us... The brave man, who didn't remember his way home thinking it was the main road, seemed to feel something thin on its spine.