I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years

101.Final Exam…Is the End of Service (3)

I have never applied for an alarm like this.

I suddenly woke up to a scream echoing through the hideout. As I rubbed my eyes and rolled them to find the source of the scream, I saw Sif lying on the floor.

“…Why is he like this again?”

I looked around to see why Sif had fainted.

The door is closed, the ceiling hasn’t collapsed, and there’s nothing on the floor…

“… “I understand why you fainted.”

I picked up the sandwich that was scattered miserably on the ground. Pieces of caterpillars that were half protruding were hanging precariously on the bread. It seemed that Sif had never eaten a caterpillar before. Just by looking at the way he speaks, it seems like he suffered from poverty, but he seems to have a more sophisticated mouth than I thought.

“…It’s too much to eat, so let’s bury it in a bit.”

I dug a hole and threw the dirt-covered sandwich into it.

End of destruction of evidence.

I took out the remaining sandwich in my backpack and took a bite. The taste is just that it has larvae instead of meat, but the nutrition is definitely better than other sandwiches.

After stuffing both sandwiches into her her mouth her her her, I kicked Sif’s her leg her with my toe to wake her up.

“Get up. It’s time to work.”

“Nyaa!”

Why is this happening all of a sudden?

“Okay, I had a terrible dream…”

When your mentality is broken, do you act like a cat? It’s quite fun to watch him go crazy, so let’s watch more.

I sat on her bed and watched her quietly until her sif she came back to her senses her. She was talking gibberish to herself and holding her head, but when she found me too late, she screamed.

“What on earth are you putting in your sandwich!”

“I put a caterpillar in it. Is there some problem?”

“How could you even think of putting a caterpillar on your sandwich?!”

“You’re a picky eater.”

“If you were to stop someone on the side of the road and ask if not being able to eat bugs is a picky eater, what would you say?”

“You’re a picky eater.”

“Nyaang!”

Why are you tearing her hair? I looked at Sif, who was glowing alone, and picked up the items piled up in the corner. I need to pack it all up in my backpack and head out. Although there was still some time left, many things had to be done before Lou and the harem members entered the dungeon.

For example, creating an entry route by breaking through the dungeon wall, checking whether the dungeon has the same structure as the dungeon that vaguely remained in my memory, checking the members and deciding on a course of action… The more I think about it, the more I think about it. The things to do are piling up layer by layer.

It’s not the same student position, but it’s an extremely ambiguous position as an escort driver.

Although there are advantages to being an escort knight, there are a lot of annoying parts when it comes to intervening in the main story.

So, I hope Lu is the possessor.

So that I can spend some time and live as if I am stuck in the corner of Yeomyeonggwan and don’t exist. She plays around with Millia, corrects Elisa’s gloomy personality, jokes around with Lenny, and spends time with Karina…

“…Let’s finish everything and think about it.”

It’s not that difficult.

I stuffed everything from sleeping bags to preserved food into my backpack. Sif brought quite a lot of items, so even after filling the backpack, about a third of it remained. I grabbed Sif, who was still unconscious, by the scruff of her neck and lifted her up.

“Come to your senses.”

“I’m dizzy, stop shaking~”

I feel a little better now. I let go of Sif’s neck and set down the empty backpack in front of her. Fortunately, Sif understood my unspoken message and immediately began putting items into her backpack.

“Ugh…Next time I will never eat the food you packed…”

“I packed plenty on purpose.”

One of the most important things in exploration is food.

Even a newborn baby, the greatest warrior on the continent, or an archmage who drops meteorites from the sky starve to death if they do not eat anything.

“Let’s stop talking about this. Because it looks like it will come up again…”

If you don’t like it that much.

“Then we will leave right away.”

“Can’t we take a short break before we go?”

“You were lying on the floor a little while ago, weren’t you?”

“No, that’s… “

“I’m the one doing the work anyway, so just sit back and watch.”

“Okay… “

Well then, let’s get started.

We left the hideout and moved to the passageway I had blocked before. It wasn’t difficult to find the place where it was blocked. It’s a place I created from start to finish, and I even left a mark on it on purpose.

“Here it is.”

“Here?”

“Dissolution.”

The wall I touched naturally collapsed, revealing a passage. When I held up the lamp, a passageway was revealed that was in the same condition as when I had built it. Fortunately, there seemed to be no need to do the job twice.

“Did you know that this place was drilled before?”

“That’s right.”

“But what does this have to do with the dungeon?”

“At the end of this passage is the outer wall of the dungeon.”

“I see-“

“I will check and come back, so wait here.”

“Then I’ll get some rest…”

As soon as I finished speaking, Sif sank down, using her backpack as a support. He seemed quite unwell. I looked away and walked straight into the aisle. Fortunately, the passage wasn’t that long, so I was quickly able to come face to face with the outer wall of the dungeon.

Where is the dungeon beyond this outer wall?

I can’t be sure because I don’t have any clues to guess. Probably the first floor. Since the tunnel was built as deep as a subway station, it was an assumption that it would not reach the deepest part of the dungeon deep underground.

If you break that wall, you’ll know without having to do complicated calculations.

“Of course, Mithril is the best.”

Even though the only light source is a lamp that can only be seen in front of the nose, it scatters light alone. It is said that one piece is worth the name Mithril, which is said to buy a mansion. I stared at the exterior wall, then inserted the shovel blade into the joint of the wall.

Even though the dungeon’s outer wall was nothing more than a stone wall in front of Mithril, my shovel cut through the seams without mercy. Immediately, forcefully open the gap like a crowbar and pull it out repeatedly.

Once. Two, three, four times…

As I continued to shovel, the outer wall began to crumble. No matter how strong the outer wall of the dungeon is, it cannot withstand the combination of shoveling and mithril that has reached my level. After scratching for about an hour, I was able to encounter a new light source that was not the light of a lamp.

“Is it the first floor?”

I don’t remember exactly, but it didn’t look like the second or third floor. If I remember correctly, this dungeon gets narrower as you go down, and the room I was looking down on was as wide as a playground.

First, I need to make an entrance.

“Production.”

A realistic swinging door was created in the open outer wall.

I tried opening and closing it, and there seemed to be no problem except for a slight ear-scratching sound. At this rate, you don’t have to worry about getting caught. Because of the location, unless the protagonist and his party are walking around looking at the ceiling, they won’t feel any discomfort.

Next, I took out a stake and rope from my backpack. The intention was to secure a means to go down. It’s not like I can use magic, and it wouldn’t have been a wise choice to fall with my bare body from a height that seemed to be over 5 meters.

It’s okay because Sif is very flexible as a cat, but as an ordinary human, there’s a risk of breaking my ankle if I fall wrong. I tied the rope to a stake, drove it into the ground, and placed it on the floor.

“Are the basic preparations over?”

Now, all the main character has to do is show up.

Finally, I dug around with a shovel to create a space where I could comfortably rest. I didn’t know how long I would have to wait, but there was no need to wait in an uncomfortable position. After finishing the work, I went straight out of the passage and brought Sif with me.

“Sleep here.”

“Okay… “

Sif stretched out again, using her backpack as a pillow. I looked at her blankly, then took out a blanket from my backpack and covered Sif’s body hers hers. Sif’s slightly distorted face regained its calm. Is it because the cold that was bothering his body her she has disappeared?

“…I hope it comes quickly.”

I put the lamp down between me and Seef, took out my sleeping bag, and went inside. I may have paid quite a lot of money for the sleeping bag, but the inside of the sleeping bag was quite soft and warm.

From now on, it is a battle of patience.

Finally, I took out my watch and checked the time, confirmed that I had about half a day to spare, and closed my eyes.

———————

“…Hey.”

“…Jo!”

“…Hey!”

Has it finally arrived? I woke up Sif, who was sleeping unconsciously with drool dripping from the corner of her mouth, and packed up my luggage. It was time to move slowly.

“Did you sleep well?”

“I’m feeling dizzy from sleeping too much…”

Sif twisted and stretched his body her noisily. It was quite an interesting sight to see its back like a bow, as if someone thought it was a cat.

“Relax your body as much as possible. “You’ll have to be busy from now on.”

After saying those words, I closed my mouth and listened to the sound coming through the crack in the wall.

The sounds of something exploding, hitting, or scraping continue to be heard. Are you still fighting? Thanks to this, it wasn’t that difficult to figure out the location of the main character and his party.

How much time had passed, I sensed that the time to enter the dungeon was getting closer as the sound became fainter.

“…The sound is completely distant.”

I carefully opened the door and looked into the dungeon. You can see the floor strewn with blood and broken stone pieces, and footprints made with the monster’s blood. It has definitely passed.

“Sif.”

“Should I go down first?”

“Yes.”

I immediately threw a rope and created a means to go up and down. But, like a cat, Sif didn’t feel like climbing down, so she jumped down and looked around.

“I don’t think it exists.”

As soon as Sif finished speaking, I immediately climbed down the rope and joined Sif.

“From now on, we will follow the guys who are conducting tests at a distance where they are unlikely to be detected.”

“It seems like something that requires hazard pay?”

Sif, who was looking around her, suddenly said something and I looked at her. The proud cat thief made a circle with his index finger and thumb towards me with a coy look.

“We’ll talk about hazard pay after work.”

“Hehe, I’ll look forward to it.”

Sif pricked her ears with a smile that made you want to hit her.

…What happened?

What’s important now isn’t hazard pay or anything.

That’s how our tailing operation began.