Volume 3 Chapter 15.9 - Behind the Scenes 1.2 (1/2)

olume 3 Behind the Scenes 1.2

Editor: Weasalopes

2. People of the continent awakens.

Deep under the torrid desert, in the furthest section of the mines, outsiders have stepped in after 3000 years of complete isolation. In the strictly secluded area, which the visitors have stepped their foot in, a group of fewer than 100 people have awakened.

「…. finally, the time has come….」

A figure who resembles a badger mole commented as he looked at others who were slowly waking up. He was one of the first to wake up and was responsible for the group of people gathered here. Although the group mostly consisted of mole people, among them were humans, elves and even dwarves. The only specie in this group which seemed incapable of living on the surface was the mole people. The rest were mostly species which could survive up on the surface.

「How much time has passed?」

「It seems that 3000 years have passed since we have fallen into slumber.」

「3000 years…」

As they questioned others who were waking up, they tried to take in the fact that 3000 years have passed.

「So after all, nobody came back…」

The sleeping system which they made was designed to wake them up once an outsider has stepped into the mines. The outsider also included their people who have gone off to look for the fallen God and his priestesses. So, the fact that they have been asleep for 3000 years prove that nobody has come back from the search.

「I wonder if our friends who made it to the surface managed to find a place to live there?」

「Now that so many years have passed, we can only pray that they have managed to do so.」

Their people made the difficult decision of leaving their home for a large-scale task of investigating the God of the underworld. Not a single one of them coming back meant that not a single one of them were able to find the God of the underworld. So, the most they could do was to wish that wherever their friends have ended up in search of the God of the underworld, they found a way to live happily at their destination.

The only reason why they managed to survive for 3000 years was because they used cold sleep. So, before they changed the topic, they took a moment to pray for their friends and family whom they will never get to see again.

「So, who were the visitors from the outside?」

「7 human types, 2 males and 5 females. They are currently wandering around the first level of the mine.」

「I see, then let’s observe their behaviour through the monitor.」

「The monitors are all good to go. If it seems that they can make it through the second layer, we would need to prepare some kind of reward.」

The moles fell silent after hearing the word “reward”. Since they are forcing these people to go through booby trap-based attraction, it would be wrong for them to not prepare any award for these visitors. The problem is, they didn’t have anything which they could gift to the visitors as an award.

「… Gems, we don’t have enough stocks.」

「We have enough stocks for smoked sand oyster and coffee. Would that be enough?」

「This time around, we have no other option.」

Pyroxene, gems and other minerals which would be very valuable up on surface were mostly used up when they built this underground system. So, it was difficult for them to prepare a decent reward and their food stocks weren’t the best either. However, there was a sustainable amount of fresh food as it has been stored in a shed with prevent rot enchanted on it. For sand oysters and coffee, the farm has been operating properly for the past 3000 years and it was in good condition. So, their hospitality would not send them to poverty.

「Now, we just have to observe how well these visitors go through the obstacles.」

「I hope the visitors are good people.」

As they chatted on like that, the people of the continent continued to observe the visitors who were making their way to the teleportation point.

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Their start was very plain.

「These people are not falling for any of our traps.」

「From what they are saying, it seems that they have some level of knowledge about the origin of this mine.」

「Perhaps they are the visitors from the unknown continent.」

They started mentioning different possibilities as they observed the visitors who have not shown any actions that stand out.

For context, the reason why the people of the continent could understand what the visitors were saying was simple. A translation enchantment was placed on every mic which is set up around the mine. As they had no idea how long it will take until someone steps into the mines, they wanted an easy way to communicate with the visitors. This mine was a highly planned out system which was designed to overcome any potential issues they might face once waking up.

However, the real reason why they invented a translation enchantment was to understand the debris which got teleported over to this universe from the unknown continent.

「… it seems that they are going to split.」

「I wonder if they will show a little more reaction from here on?」

「We will find out.」

Their hope was not wasted. The first reaction was seen by the group which split off to investigate the library.

『Ouch!』

The clumsy-looking male tried to push in the book which clearly didn’t fit into space. This made a book on a different shelf fly out and hit a good-looking male in the face. It was a system where if you push in a book in one space, it pushes out a book on a different shelf. However, as it was a trap which was easy to determine the trigger, a woman with tanned skin warned everyone and that was the end of that trap.

「Well, it is difficult to put them through a challenge with a trap like that.」

「That’s why that handsome guy’s reaction was good.」

While they were rating the visitors’ reactions, the other group whose investigation was going smoothly fell for a trap which people of the continent were looking forward for.

「That timing, it’s beautiful!」

「Taking the hit three times in a row even knowing when to avoid it, it’s perfect!」

Instead of the female who accidentally pulled the rope, the people of the continent were most pleased with the attack that the smallest female among the group got. The humiliated expression on the girl’s face was pleasing to the people of the continent.

After that, the group responded to the props which they have prepared next, they continue to be entertained by the visitors’ struggle.

「That small one, she has cracked down all the traps which we have set up.」

「Interesting, is she part of the group?」

「That girl with large breast, she has a neat face but she seems to be really into same-sex novels. 」

「That, my friend, is called a closet pervert.」