The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

480 – Holy of Holies

The raccoon carrying the bag could not run away before it was caught. Even for the fastest raccoon, it was not easy to escape Ellie’s indiscriminate magic rampage and my space magic. The raccoon whose bag was stolen by the devil hurriedly ran away from us, making a loud footsteps.

The Demon King, who had already achieved his goal, completely ignored the raccoon that was moving away and licked his lips with an expression full of anticipation.

“Okay, it’s gacha time!”

The Demon King turned the bag over and spilled the contents on the floor. Pieces of wood and handles that appeared to be the material for the door frame were lying around on the floor. When the bag was completely empty, the materials moved on their own, as if using magic, to create a door.

“Everyone pray! “Come out to the best place!!!”

At the devil’s cry, Ellie and I just pretended to pray without even knowing where the good place was. She flapping her hands like a fly and eagerly praying for Buddha, God, some other god whose name I don’t know… The Demon King, who was calling out the names of people who would help with various gachas, soon approached the completed door.

“If you turn the handle three times and then knock on the door twice and open it, it will hang in a better place.”

“Are you sure? “Doesn’t it seem like a superstition?”

In response to my doubts, the Demon King looked at me over his shoulder and said,

“Hey, how rude is that to the stagnant water in the labyrinth? Interpret this as a positive routine rather than a superstition.”

In the end, it is a useless act. Ellie must have interpreted it that way too, as she went straight to the door and grabbed the handle, pushing her demon away with her shoulder.

“It would definitely not be good if an unlucky person were to run it.”

“Unlucky guy? “Who is that?!”

I ignored the appearance of the Demon Lord, who turned his head here and there, fixating his gaze on me and nodding as if he understood. Meanwhile, Ellie opened the door without the slightest hesitation. Anyway, no matter what came out, it was all new to us, so there was nothing to worry about.

Click-!

“Oh-my-god!”

The Demon King, seeing the door that Ellie had opened, suddenly ran inside the door, making a fuss to the maximum. After seeing that, we immediately followed behind and entered the door. My vision changed and I heard the door close behind me, who came in last.

“This place… ?”

My first impression was that it was huge. I can say that this is the building with the largest interior of any building I have ever seen in my life. Light flowing from somewhere completely illuminated the interior, the ceiling was so high that it was hard to tell if it existed, and there were numerous doors on the pure white walls.

Numerous stairs were floating in the air, moving sequentially to lead to a door installed on the wall. Somehow, the atmosphere of sacredness and holiness could not be hidden. I may have felt a similar atmosphere because places where pure white marble is commonly seen are cathedrals and libraries. After looking around a bit, I realized that there were no people or other living things anywhere in this large area.

While Ellie and I were admiring the surroundings in a daze for a while, the Demon King, who was kneeling on the floor, raised his arms and let out a cheer of joy.

“… downpour!!! Gacha success! This is the Holy of Holies! “It is the safest and best place among the final destinations of the labyrinth!”

“Holy of Holies?”

“downpour! downpour! Heavy rain~!!!”

“… .”

“Hey, you’re asking what the Holy of Holies is.”

The Demon King, who was waving his arms in excitement despite my question, straightened up in response to Eli’s question and explained kindly.

“It means an extremely holy place. It’s the most important place in the world, it’s where everything is. This is a place that can be said to be the original version of the Akashic Records of the saint you all know. Because in Jin Xian’s subconscious, the Akashic Records had this kind of image. A collection of huge, complicated, incomprehensible things, so it’s kind of… “You can think of it as a huge magic library.”

The Demon King snapped his fingers, thought for a moment, stroked his chin, and added an explanation.

“It is a huge building with an ego, and a library where all the little things in the world are recorded. In the meantime, I have completed the labyrinth and arrived at the Holy of Holies a total of four times. “The floor of the Holy of Holies identified during those four times was the 8219th floor.”

I asked what was most important before anything else.

“Do you know how to get to the 9th floor?”

“I know. “I have updated information in my head.”

If so, that’s a relief. Wandering around looking for an exit to this huge and spacious place was a challenge. I followed behind the Demon King, who walked confidently. As we waited quietly, the stairs floating in the air stopped in front of us as if it were a taxi that had found a customer.

“You’re lucky. What a friendly staircase. Everyone be careful. Here, there are stairs that sometimes collapse when you step on them or disappear in the air. “Some stairs flip over in certain places.”

At the Demon King’s warning, Ellie and I nodded at the same time and trusted the stagnant water in the labyrinth. The stairs floating in the air went up for a while until they reached a certain wall. The Demon King skillfully opened the door and went inside. I followed behind and could see a restaurant with the smell of delicious food.

“… “I was hungry at the time, so it was good.”

“okay? Then let’s fill our bellies here and go. “The food is free.”

The restaurant was a franchise that sold common hamburgers. Although there were no employees, the Demon King skillfully operated the kiosk, and a set of hot hamburgers immediately appeared on the counter. There were hamburger restaurants on the streets of the capital, but there were also carbonated drinks. Ellie, who was trying soda for the first time, reacted by holding her neck and almost fainting.

“Why do you eat something that hurts your throat like this?”

“Hehe, that’s a pleasant reaction. Hey, try drinking some more. Then you will know why you eat it.”

After tasting some more with skeptical eyes, Ellie soon realized how delicious the soda served with French fries was. After filling our stomachs with burgers, we moved again. As I followed the Demon King into the room labeled “Staff Room,” the Holy of Holies appeared again.

“This is the 193rd floor. “It saves time and is safer to move through connected doors rather than using stairs.”

Isn’t it generally said that using the stairs is safer? However, it is not polite for a newbie to criticize the words of a deceased person. Nodding as if he understood, the Demon King led us from the front with a satisfied expression. After passing through the zoo, desert, and valley, we arrived at a castle and were walking inside.

“Now, if you go straight like this, you will come to a door.”

Contrary to the devil’s words, what came to us as we walked forward was a fork in the road divided into left and right.

“… what? “It’s different from the description, right?”

I could see the Demon King’s shoulders shrinking at the sound of Ellie’s cold voice. Before we could ask anything, the Demon King turned to us and suddenly looked at me and asked with a serious face.

“Hey, do you remember IU’s Pink Shoes song?”

“… suddenly?”

“Call me.”

“… Suddenly?”

“It’s important.”

Although there is no context, there must be a reason for saying this so seriously. I took a moment to remember. It wasn’t easy to remember the song because I heard it a long time ago. As the devil hummed the melody to help me, the lyrics finally came to mind. I sang a song while clearing my throat.

“Hmm, I’m lost~♬ Where should I go? Wait, you can’t believe it?”

The Demon King, who was raising his thumb as if it was the correct answer, immediately rolled around on the floor, clutching the top of his head.

“You confidently shouted at us, and now you can confidently raise your thumb!”

“aaah!”

It looks like you’re really lost. As she held her forehead and let out a sigh, the demon king, who was being trampled mercilessly by Eli’s feet, wriggled her body and shouted urgently.

“for a moment! “Give me one last chance to make an excuse!”

Ellie raised her legs high, stopped them in the air as if asking him to speak, and looked down at the Demon King with cold eyes. The Demon King swallowed his saliva, looked at Ellie and me in turn, and then smiled.

“This is joint responsibility- kueeeeek!!!”

I let out a deeper sigh.

***

“So, originally, there was no need to remember because the bystanders remembered the route and gave advice… “Now you’re disconnected and lost?”

After roughly summarizing the situation, the Demon King, whose face was swollen, nodded eagerly. When I sighed, Ellie, who took it as a sign that it was okay to hit her more, gripped her staff harder, and the devil shouted urgently.

“But you’re not completely lost!”

“… then?”

“We just need to find Ross from another world who knows the passage to the 9th floor!”

“?”

When I tilted my head, not understanding, the Demon King quickly regained his confidence and got up from the floor.

“I told you! This is the Akashic Records. There must be a record somewhere about Ross from another world who went to the 9th floor. “If you find it, you’ll know the way to the 9th floor!”

“If I’m wrong again, I know I’ll die this time.”

At Ellie’s harsh warning, the Demon King shook off the dust from his clothes and became angry.

“kid! These people really! Just trust me! I’m the one standing here! “You guys can just trust me and ride the bus calmly!”

Saying that, the Demon King led us again and soon arrived at a place where we could see records about Los from another world. It certainly seems like there is a lot to know about the Holy of Holies.

“Can you find out if I just open this door?”

When Ellie and I asked with faces full of anticipation, the Demon King said as if it was obvious.

“What are you talking about? Of course, I have to check it one by one from here and work my way up, right? I’m already in such a crazy mood, eh… “Kids these days are all yellow.”

“… “How much do I need to check?”

The Demon King, who was thinking while touching his chin, answered my question.

“hmm… Maybe the 100th floor? About 10 floors up and down?”

I immediately turned to Ellie and said.

“Just kill half of them first.”

“Yeah, okay.”

“Sleep, wait! “How can you kill only half of the people?”

Ellie did her best to answer the Demon King’s questions.