Chapter 58 (1/2)
This is a place that looks like ancient ruins of some sort
The vague, dreaone In its place is a slightly chilly air that quickly wakes me up
The ceiling is high, and the entire surroundings is illuht
”So this is the center”
Violet-san does a quick spin to take in the entire space
”So what is it that we should destroy?”
I don't see anything that looks like aa distance away
”Beyond the door, most likely”
Violet-san walks on the stone paving, approaching the door
”Makes sense”
I follow after her
The door is ridiculously enorh for 100 people to walk abreast Well alright, eration
Point is, it's a really big door
That ancient-looking door is covered here and there with black stains that is clearly blood, underneath which are innuether Wound around the entire door are swathes of chains thicker than the average huhtly shut
”Would we be able to go in if we get these chains off?”
”Probably”
I grab one of the chain links and pull
It doesn't even budge
”Yep, not happening”
No ic Ithis thick is just physically impossible for me
If I try to cut it with my sword, it'll definitely be my sword that breaks
”You know, this thing most probably has a key”
”I see, good point”
We spot it in one second
Right beside the door is a dais with a really fancy-looking sword stabbed into it
”Whichever way anyone looks at it, this is it for sure”
”Whichever hoever looks at it, this is it for sure”
The side of the sword dais is, again, packed tightly with ancient letters
”It seeh those chains”
So says Violet-san as she reads the ancient lettering
But I've already understood it A sword in a dais This pattern……
”But this sword can't be drawn, right?”
”Eh……?”
”I can tell with a single glance……”
So saying, I place a hand on the sword hilt and give it a tug, but as expected it does not budge
”As I had thought…… here, too……”
So I mutter profoundly
”This sword can only be drawn by the chosen……”
”What……!?”
Violet-san hurriedly traces the ancient lettering on the dais with her fingers
And so, I let go of the sword
”The sword…… is rejecting me……”
So I say on the spur of theme
But the sword stuck in the dais being draw-able only by the chosen hero is ain
”The Holy Sword can only be drawn by direct descendants of the heroes…… that's indeed what it says here I'ic text in one look”
”H exists as cliches……”
”So you're fanize the various patterns as cliches…… so that's how you knew”
”So like that”
I nod with satisfaction
A sword stuck in a dais, and a seal on a door that can only be undone with said sword It's indeed extremely cliche, but actually I love contrivances like this
Isn't it great? Really feels like a fantasy world