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I Got a New Skill Every Time I Was Exiled, and After 100 Different Worlds, I Was Unmatched (Web Novel) - Chapter 346: If You Can’t Find an Answer Even if You Worry, Not Worrying Is Also an Option.
Chapter 346: If You Can’t Find an Answer Even if You Worry, Not Worrying Is Also an Option.
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“Uh, ah… What…!?”While holding my dizzy head, I somehow managed to get up… Yes, I got up. So, does that mean I was lying down? It’s dark… No, more importantly!
“Tia! Ginta! Are you there!?”
“Ow ow ow… I’m fine.”
“I’m okay too, gyo… What on earth happened, gyo…?”
My desperate shouts received immediate responses nearby, and while I heaved a sigh of relief, I checked the surroundings next. This was the ship’s steering room. The emergency lighting illuminates the ship’s interior without any noticeable damage, and concerns about flooding… No, that shouldn’t have been necessary from the start. Damn, still a bit of uneasiness lingers…
“It’s pitch black around here, gyo. When did it turn into night, gyo?”
“Fainting out of nowhere… What’s going on? Doesn’t feel like we were under attack.”
“Don’t know… Anyway, let’s try to organize the situation for now.”
Gathering in the center of the room, under the light, we exchanged words. Since there didn’t seem to be a sense of imminent danger, I’d prioritize understanding the current situation.
“First off, that. We got the second key, but because of Ginta’s coming-of-age ceremony, we set sail toward Tulai… right? If there’s any discrepancy in this , it’s pretty serious, I think.”
“I’m fine, I remember the same. Just riding the ship normally, and Ginta started moving the ship… maybe around two hours? I felt the water getting slightly reddish, so around that time, right?”
“Probably, gyo. Then suddenly the ship shook, and it felt like my whole body was being squeezed…”
“Everyone fainted. And then we woke up in this situation.”
Seems like everyone recalled things the same way. But that also meant no new information. Especially the fact that we all fainted simultaneously was concerning. I don’t think it was an attack if I couldn’t prevent it, but…
“Hmm, I don’t get it! Let’s start investigating from what we can understand for now.”
Saying that, I tried to activate [Auto-Mapping] to know our current location. Even if the ship drifted while we were unconscious, the [Auto-Mapping] should have been activated, so we should be able to quickly figure out our approximate location… Huh?
“Not showing up? Then manifest, [Akashic Compass]!”
For some reason, the [Auto-Mapping] didn’t activate. So I tried to activate [Akashic Compass] but still, nothing appeared on my hand. Then, I even tried using [Invincible,] [Copy and Fake] and even [Limit Break] but none of my abilities showed any sign of activation.
“What have you been doing, gyo?”
“Ed? Could it be…!?”
“Yeah. Seems like my powers don’t work here.”
While Ginta tilted his head in wonder, at Tia’s surprising words, I responded with an expression that couldn’t be more bitter.
My Banishment Skill, the Demon King’s power, wasn’t activating. This was an extremely serious situation. Normally, I should investigate the cause, but luckily or unluckily, there’s only one place that comes to my mind where ‘the Demon King’s power’ doesn’t work.
“Is this… where the Demon King is sealed?”
“Gyo? Why would Ed’s magical tool not working mean the Demon King is sealed here, Gyo?”
“No, well… forget it. Let’s just check outside a bit.”
If the Demon King was here, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me. I suggested that, and Ginta lightly frowned.
“It’s so dark, isn’t it dangerous to go outside, gyo?”
“I’ll use my light magic, so it’s okay. So, I’m going too.”
“Yeah, please. What about you, Ginta? If you think it’s dangerous, you can stay here—”
“Don’t say stupid things, gyo! Of course, I’m going too! Being left alone in a place like this would mean I’d be the first to die in a story!”
“Oh, I see. Then let’s all go together.”
So the three of us disembarked from the ship, and slowly Tia started chanting elemental magic.
“Gather the light, praise the yellow moon, the orb of the full moon housing the dim light, the dual-eyed spirit eye! Break through darkness with shining and twinkling! Under the name of Lunaritia, manifest [Fairy Light]!”
After Tia finished chanting, a floating ball of light gently rose from her hand. However, what it illuminated was… just endless darkness.
“…Please, shine a bit brighter.”
At Tia’s anxious plea, the intensity of the light ball increases. As a result, our shadows elongated, but still, there’s nothing but darkness in the world. In other words, over a considerable area, there’s nothing the light was revealing.
“Even though it’s so bright, it’s still pitch dark…”
“Yeah. Hey Ginta, just confirming, but in the area where our ship was sailing, was there such an open space…”
“Impossible.”
“Yeah, no kidding.”
Even when looking down, there wasn’t a single pebble rolling on the black floor, shining white from the reflection of light. Given that at this point, it was already something entirely different from the usual ground, it was obvious that this wasn’t a corner of any normal world.
“What should we do, Ed? It seems difficult to return if we just wander around.”
“Yeah, that’s true… Oh!?”
Just as I pondered what to do, I suddenly felt a slight vibration from my waist. I hurriedly reached in to check, and the trembling came from the black key.
“Something’s shaking, Gyo?”
It seemed Ginta felt the same. He also took out the recently acquired white key from his waist pouch, and beams of light extended from each key.
“Wha…? What in the world is happening!?”
“A path of light… doesn’t this seem like an invitation?”
“Yeah. But well, we don’t really have another choice but to get on this, right?”
A shining black line extended from the black key and a dazzling white one from the white key, carving a path in the dark world. I tried moving the keys around, but the direction indicated by the lines remained the same. Even if we were to stray off course, it seemed unlikely that we would get lost.
“Well then, let’s accept the invitation. So, could it be that we were transported to this strange place because we gathered these keys?”
“It seems highly likely, but isn’t the response a bit slow? Normally, wouldn’t it react as soon as you obtain them?”
“I agree with that, but look at this response.”
“Hmmm, right….”
If the trigger was collecting the keys, then we should have been transported the moment Ginta got the key. It’s certainly a delicate line being a few hours late, but it’s also a fact that the keys are reacting right now.
“Gyo, you both always ponder over complicated stuff. If it’s about that much, it could just be an error. It’s better to accept it with an open mind, Gyo.”
“An error!? Uh, is that… even a plausible thought?”
“I don’t know even if I think about it, so it doesn’t really matter which one! More importantly, reaching the location of the door before the coming-of-age ceremony is far more crucial! I’ll be able to brag about this to my friends, Gyo!”
“…..Ginta, you’re really something.”
I genuinely admire that unwavering and undisturbed way of life. If one can expand the spirit of “don’t sweat the small stuff” to that extent, it feels like you could reduce about seventy percent of life’s worries.
“Are you subtly mocking me?”
“That’s not true. Right, Tia?”
“Huh, you’re asking me!? Um… yeah, I think having no worries is a good thing?”
“That’s right, Gyo. Since half of the worries are about worrying itself, not worrying is a very smart and effective way to live a comfortable life, Gyo!”
“…What should we do? Despite sounding incredibly dumb, he also sounds incredibly clever.”
“Ginta, you’re really something.”
While being somewhat impressed by Ginta’s remarks that seemed to express some truths, we walked through the darkness guided by the light. After about ten minutes of walking, we arrived at a door with a design resembling the white and black orbs chasing each other that we had seen before. Its imposing figure stood out vividly in the darkness as if it were emitting light itself, making it impossible to mistake.
However, there was one crucial difference from that time.
For some reason, the tightly closed door—once firmly shut—was now…
Slightly ajar.
