I Was Mistaken as a Genius Mage in a Game-Chapter 37

It was obvious, but going to the right door was the right answer.

Trian circled around the rooms in the dungeon that looked the same at first glance, but soon got the hang of it and guided us skillfully.

“You were lucky. If I had chosen the left door the first time, I would have had to find my way back for hours.”

“... ... That’s fortunate.”

I answered Trian in a trembling voice as he spoke grimly.

I didn’t have the stamina to walk around this labyrinth for hours. Trian’s light-hearted remark might have been a blessing to others, but it wasn’t to me.

After that, we circled around almost ten rooms and arrived at a room with landmines.

When I opened the door, I saw the corroded floor and the magic mines stuck right up against the door on the other side.

“... ... Wait, Lir.”

Trian stopped Lir, who was trying to do his job as soon as he saw the magic mine.

Since it was a room where passengers had passed, the probability of there being hidden traps was low, but Trian was a cautious ranger.

After carefully searching the entire room, he confirmed that there were no traps other than mines, and signaled to Lir that it was okay to work.

Lir deftly dismantled the mine by firing a few electric currents from his fingertips. The circuitry, which I had no idea what it did, melted into the outside of the pitch-black cylindrical mine.

“Let’s move.”

After confirming that Lir had completely removed the mine, Trian went straight to the door with the corrosion marks as if there was no time to delay.

Trian listened closely to see if there was anything hidden beyond, and slowly opened the door after waiting for a few minutes.

“... ... Here, he roughly treated his wounds and moved on. The bloodstains have faded.”

A deep hole was dug in the middle of the next room. Perhaps the wounded demon was sitting there, quickly tending to his wounds.

“Can you track it?”

“It won’t be difficult. We’ll be able to find the traces again soon.”

The traces of corrosion were cut off, but Trian, a skilled ranger, seemed to see plenty of clues.

“He went this way.”

Trian, who carefully analyzed the footprints and the presence of dust on the doorknob, soon showed a new path.

“Oh, that’s right. By the way, the door attached to the west wall is fake. It looks like a mimic monster... ... I hope you don’t get eaten if you open the door for no reason.”

He opened the door and pointed to one of the doors to leave, warning.

Unlike the usual mimics that disguise themselves as boxes, the monsters in this forest area could also disguise themselves as fake doors.

The higher the level of the dungeon, the more diverse the tricks of the monsters living there naturally are.

“I could probably eat you, Orc, in one bite. So, if possible, don’t go near it.”

“... ... I’ll at least mark it.”

Rex raised his axe and scratched the floor right under the door to prevent us from getting confused and opening the wrong door.

Since dungeons have many rooms connected to each other, it was important to mark them carefully so that we wouldn’t fall for these traps.

“Let’s move.”

After that, we went back and forth between rooms several times under Trian’s guidance.

Then, at one point, he stopped and stroked his chin as if he was worried.

“Did you find anything?”

“There’s a mine in this room, but the problem is... ... the presence of a large monster is also felt.”

“... ... How is that possible?”

I asked, dumbfounded.

... ... Why are they both in the same room?

If there are mines, that means the demons passed by, and isn’t it normal for there to be no monsters where the demons passed by?

“Do I understand? It seems like the monsters settled in after the mines were laid. Since mines don’t explode unless you step on them, it’s not that absurd.”

“No, how can a monster settle in when there are mines? It’s strange for the two to coexist. Isn’t it normal for a monster to step on a mine and explode?”

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“I’m not a detective or a prophet. Do I understand why the situation became this complicated? What’s important right now is that both the mines and the monsters coexist beyond this room.”

The circumstances of how the situation became this complicated didn’t seem that important to Trian.

I stared at him, wondering how he could remain so calm in this absurd situation.

“If you live for 1200 years, you’ll experience much more absurd things than this.”

“Well, dungeons are places where things that are out of the ordinary happen every hour. It would be best not to worry too much about figuring out how this happened.”

Rex looked at me with a puzzled expression and said soothingly.

“... ... Let’s open the door and figure out the situation, but there’s a chance of a fight. There’s also a chance that some stupid monster will find us, run wild, step on a mine, and die by itself. Either way, it would be best to stay alert.”

At first glance, the latter seemed like a situation that would be advantageous to us, but in fact, the latter was the worst situation that could happen to us.

Even if it was a level 40 dungeon, it wouldn't be too difficult for a party of our size to deal with one or two trash mobs.

Because we had a 4th circle genius wizard, an orc barbarian who would soon be called a hero, and a capable ranger on the same team.

The real problem was when a monster stepped on a mine and exploded.

In that case, a huge explosion would reverberate throughout the dungeon, advertising our location in all directions, and calling the sleeping natives from all over the dungeon to this place.

"Stay alert, I'll open it."

After Trian finished speaking, he carefully pushed the doorknob and slightly stuck his head through the gap.

I followed him and carefully watched the scene through the gap.

"... ... This is crazy."

And then, I cursed softly without realizing it as I saw the scene unfolding before my eyes.

There was no such situation.

The mine that was emitting gloomy magic was located in the exact center of the room. Around the mine located in the center of the room, there was a thick and solid spider web, and as we slowly looked up through the web, a giant spider that was too bizarre to be described as such greeted us from above.

The spider, so large that it covered the unidentifiable mural on the ceiling, was sleeping with dozens of eyes closed, and it was so big that it could eat a giant orc like Rex in one or two bites.

How on earth did things end up like this? How did that demon end up installing that mine in the center of the room where such a huge monster was sleeping?

No, would it be more accurate to say that the monster sneaked into the room where the mine was installed and set up camp? If so, did it not step on it for such a long time? Why on earth did it build a nest in the room where the mine was?

We just watched the scene through the crack of the door, speechless, without any clues about the cause and effect.

Trian carefully looked around the room for a while, then carefully closed the door so as not to wake the spider.

“Make a plan.”

“How could it be so exquisitely... ... .”

“It’s a strange scene that even I find bewildering... ... For now, just focus on solving the immediate situation.”

As if to prove that 1200 years was not something to be trivialized, Trian was the only one who wasn’t shaken by the scene just now.

“... ... It’s a slim chance, but it’s right to assume that the monster born in that room made its nest safely without stepping on the mine. However, the circumstances of the situation are as Trian said, but it doesn’t matter how it happened. What’s important is the solution.”

Rex seemed to be thinking to himself, “What bad luck?”

... ... I don't know why my heart is pounding.

How could a catastrophic 1 Luck stat cause such an absurd situation?

Damn, there's no other way to explain this ridiculous situation... ... .

The very next time, just because my Luck stat is low, the asteroid floating around in space will suddenly change its orbit and fall in the direction I'm standing.

And when that moment comes, I'll look at the asteroid falling toward me and lament,

'Damn, I should've invested 10,000 more in that damn Luck stat... ... .'

After confirming that Luck is such a scary stat, I even started to have strange thoughts that maybe it would've been better to just invest the 20 I invested in Magic into Luck.

'If I put Luck 20, I can drop a meteor on my opponent's head instead of my own?'

Isn't that something else magic? If you just pray and drop a meteor on someone’s head, that’s magic.

“From what I’ve seen, the web wasn’t as dense as I thought. I don’t know why, but it was obvious that they had made the web in a hurry. It wouldn’t be possible for someone as big as Rex to pass through, but it was enough for one or two elves or humans to pass through.”

While I was wasting time filling my head with useless regrets, Trian calmly began to come up with a plan to resolve this situation.

“... ... .”

Lir looked at Trian with a frown, as if he had a bad feeling after hearing Trian’s plan.

“It would be best if Lir quietly dismantled the trap and left so that the spider wouldn’t break by digging through the gap in the web.”

“Huh?”

Lir looked at Trian with a suspicious look, wondering if he had heard wrong.

“... ... .”

“... ... .”

Trian answered her with his mouth tightly shut and only his expression.

'You didn't mishear, did you?'

"Huh? I... ... What, yes?!"

After a moment of silence, Lir finally realized that Trian waved his hands wildly in the air, as if he understood what I was asking him to do.

Even though Lir’s response was delayed by three beats... ... Well, that’s not what’s important right now.

“... ... I can’t ask that little punk to do this. Besides, no matter what anyone says, you’re an elf. You’re born with agility and flexibility, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

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Trian looked at me and spoke.

... ... Certainly, even with my cursed body, no matter how big the gaps were, it was impossible for me to avoid all those spider webs, quietly dismantle the mines, and return to this room.

I was sure that I would stumble or move my arm wrongly, touch the webs, and eventually wake up that giant spider monster.

Since minimizing the disturbance was the key to this expedition, it was inevitable that Lir would be called up for this operation instead of me.

“T-Truthfully, I’m not an elf. My ears were just naturally long... ... That, some kind of mutant... ... .”

“Me, Rex, and the kid are preparing for battle in case Lir fails. Keep in mind, the worst case scenario is that the mines will activate and the monsters around you will flock here. Under no circumstances should you let the mines explode. Lir, even if a battle breaks out, do not participate in it unless absolutely necessary and prioritize dismantling the mines.”

Trian turned his head toward us as if he could not hear Lir’s ridiculous excuses and continued explaining the plan.

“Uh, over there... ... .”

“Is there another good plan?”

Trian asked Lir, who kept making ghostly noises.

She seemed frightened by Trin’s forced expression, and only whispered, “No, that’s... ... .” before pulling on her hat and going into turtle stance.

“... ... I guess there isn’t any, then let’s proceed with this plan.”

“... ... .”

Lir carefully lifted his hat and looked at me with his large eyes.

... ... Why does she always look in my direction when she’s in trouble?

It really makes me weak.

I tried my best to avoid her gaze.

“Uh, Bin-nim. Bin-nim... ... ?”

It was a blatant signal for rescue, but I couldn’t accept it.

Because even when I thought about it, Trian’s idea felt like the best plan.

There wasn’t any other good plan besides this one... ... .

This was almost like an irresistible force to me.

“Well, that’s how it is... ... .”

Until now, I thought the circus wasn’t a great entertainment in medieval fantasy.

Those who perform acrobatics on a tightrope tens of meters high with only a pole, or those who tame lions and breathe fire from their mouths, would not be considered great in this fantasy world.

In this world, there were wizards who could create fire anywhere with a few clicks of their fingers, and there were monster ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) warriors who could fall from cliffs tens of meters high or even hundreds of meters high without getting a scratch on their bodies.

So it was obvious that a circus would not be such a great entertainment in a fantasy world.

... ... That was all I thought.

That was until I saw Lir performing acrobatics risking her life by digging through the gaps of hundreds of spider webs right before my eyes.

“... ... Hmph, ugh... ... !”

She was approaching the center of the room one step at a time, clenching her molars as if she was about to burst into tears at any moment.

At some moments, she walked with her back as far back as possible as if she was doing limbo, and at other moments, she lifted one foot off the ground and moved with both hands, reminiscent of acrobatics you might see at an expensive circus show.

Elves are born with extremely high agility scores. I heard that this is because they are born in dense forests and spend their entire lives surrounded by trees and bushes... ... .

Didn’t Lir live her entire life in the tower of Alter Heindel, carrying books and fans?

That’s why I didn’t have high expectations for Lir’s activities as an elf.

But what’s this?

She showed much more agility than I expected, and flexibly dodged the gaps in the spider web.

Could this be a memory imprinted in her genes?

Watching her show off her natural movements, I suffered from an inexplicable sense of deprivation.

If I had known, I would have been born as an elf. Why did you choose a human to aim for the high point... ... .

“... ... Ho.”

Rex let out a small exclamation that only our ears could hear.

Certainly, Lir was moving quickly to the center of the room with agile movements that made our concerns seem meaningless.

... ... There was.

Her movements stopped for a moment.

I tilted my head as I watched her suddenly stop moving.

The route to the center had been carefully planned by Trian, and she must have been perfectly familiar with it after receiving guidance several times. There seemed to be no reason for her to suddenly stop... ... .

“... ... Sweat.”

Trian swallowed a bitter smile as if he was shocked by the unexpected variable and quietly picked up the bow on his back.

He seemed to have sensed the failure of the operation. However, I was once again overcome with doubt as I watched him prepare for battle.

Lir was naturally flexible, and had made it through the spider webs without a hitch, and had almost reached the center of the room. Her posture was not unstable, and she had not made any mistakes, so why on earth did she sense that this operation was going to fail?

“Tsk.”

However, Rex quickly understood what he meant and prepared for battle.

I glared at Lir, who had frozen like a statue, with my eyes squinted to find something unusual. And only then could I realize what was going wrong.

“... ... .”

A large drop of sweat was hanging from Lir’s chin, which was covered in spider webs on all sides.

In stark contrast to her body, which was constantly bending smoothly, her mind was frozen in fear.

The tension that one mistake could cost her her life made cold sweat run down her cheeks.

Those tiny beads of sweat had gathered and gathered again, forming a fairly large droplet at the tip of her chin.

“Whew... ... .”

Lir must be feeling the large droplet that had formed, as if it would suddenly fall to the floor if the wind blew, with her whole body right now.

Spider-type monsters were so sensitive that they couldn’t even miss the slightest trembling of spider webs.

She rolled her eyes and looked for a place where she could drop the sweat that had gathered under her chin.

However, gravity did not wait for her choice. Before she could finish her search, a large droplet fell from the tip of her slender chin.

Immediately after, the giant spider above her head spread its legs.