Chapter 298 - 298. Battle for the Fortress and a Short Rest
The moment the liquid was poured into my mouth, the soft sensation of her lips disappeared. I instinctively tried to pull her closer, but she stopped me.
"Everyone’s watching."
Maila’s voice rained down on me.
"It’s probably just Fam around."
As I said that and opened my eyes, I saw Maila’s face peering down at me. My blurry form was reflected in her black eyes. Did she really like such an unimpressive guy? As I tried to sit up with that thought, she supported my back.
Looking around, I saw that we were near a stream, and the sound of running water reached my ears. We should have been on the mountainside near the fortress, but it seemed we had descended to the foot of the mountain. Looking up at the mountain where we had been, the summit, which should have been covered in trees, was now a barren brown slope.
"Looks like a ruin…"
"It was originally a ruin."
A cold retort came from Misuki. Fine, I’d spank her later. But I stopped myself, not wanting to be chewed out for not paying attention. I noticed Misuki staring intently at me.
"Mash, are you really okay…?"
"Am I acting strange?"
I took a light breath and checked the magic within me, but it didn’t seem to have recovered much. The usual magic recovery potion didn’t seem to be working.
"Don’t push yourself."
As she said that, the knights, who had taken up positions around the fortress walls, lit torches. The fortress walls, which had just started to turn black, turned red again. Still, there was no reaction from inside, and it remained silent. As Turusa raised his arm to urge them forward,
"Wait."
I instinctively stopped him.
"The fortress itself might have become a dungeon."
I remembered how Maila and I were swallowed by the dungeon in Flucht’s ship. The scene outside was different from what was happening inside.
"If that’s the case, it’s dangerous for everyone to go in. We might get separated."
Fam and Mermy agreed with me. Now that I thought about it, they had also been swallowed by a mansion that had become a dungeon. Fam explained her experience to Turusa.
"Then what do you propose?"
Turusa asked us.
"First, Levante enters."
Fam answered with the same expression as me, then looked at me.
"Master, let’s go!"
Her brave voice echoed. As she said this, her dog ears flicked.
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