Bishoujo ni natta kedo netoge haijin. Yattemasu

Chapter 76: The Hidden City of Jörn (1)

It's dark. ......

　The staircase, which stretches its jaws downwards as if darkness was waiting to swallow us up, was pitch-dark.

'With such poor vision, ...... We're going to be late for the response.

As for the impression of Yuuki, who is leading the way, Kouya gives his honest opinion on the combat side.

But it's not so much that we can't cope with it.

If you look back, you will see that only a little light is leaking from the entrance of the underground staircase, illuminated by the starlight on the ground.

　The fact that you can see the exit means that you have not gone that deep down the stairs.

Even so, when yuuki said 'it's dark', he was probably just trying to keep everyone on their toes.

'Huh?　But what is it, isn't the way ahead getting brighter somehow?'

　Yurachi put one hand on her forehead as if peering ahead and spoke of the scene she saw.

it may be that they are about to enter into a war stance as they re-carry their crimson two-handed swords.

'Be careful of ambushes, sir'.

　The staircase is not narrow in width, but it does not have a high ceiling. We were currently advancing in double file down these small, tunnel-like stairs, and were concerned that the vanguard would suddenly emerge into a wide open space and then come under concentrated attack from the monsters that were waiting for us there.

　The formation descending the stairs placed Yuki Yuki, the most defensive, in the front row, followed by Kouya Kouya, who had high mobility, and Yurachi, who had high firepower from a single blow. Then, the middle guard is Unknown san, who can respond flexibly by utilising the reach of her naginata (long sword), and Yuji, who is not so sure. The rear guard consists of Mina, who is good at long-range magic attacks, and me, who can provide overall support with items.

'We are all ready to go.

With his black colouring and blending in with the colours of his surroundings, RF4-you, Yuji, is holding his short sword seamlessly, and like a ninja, he is walking alongside Unknown, mid-stride, like a ninja.

'We are almost there, Tenshi-sama ......'

　As the end of the staircase approaches, it turns slightly white, just as Yurachi said.

　Because of the cave-like construction, the end of the staircase cannot yet be seen, but it can be predicted that the space is at least larger than here.

　Naturally, the speed at which everyone is moving forward is also becoming more cautious.

'This, this is ......'

Yuuki Yuhki, who had reached the end of the staircase and stepped into the next area while holding his shield in front of him, let out an exhale of admiration.

'What's wrong?'

　Kouya Kouya immediately followed suit.

Yurachi, who had also decided that there seemed to be no danger, removed her right hand from the hilt of her two-handed sword and followed suit.

　We proceeded to the end of the staircase, as if to escape from a dark hole in the pit.

　Then the view that met my eyes was.

　The space was so large that I was under the illusion that there was another earth beneath the ground. And far below... a decaying city standing quietly.