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Chapter Forty-Seven: The Room of the King

-chapter forty-seven-
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I pierce my blade towards his left chest, where his last heart lies. Nanlaki ang mata niya at naestatwa siya bago tuluyang mawala.

"DOON KAYO dumaan sa butas na sahig?" tanong ko sa apat na ngayon ay kumukuha ng mga berries.

Tumango si Minerva. "Opo, Ate! Natrap po kasi kami before no'n sa isang room tapos naging baliw po si Kuya Voldmir!"

"Naging baliw?" kumunot ang noo ko. "What do you mean?"

"Oh, don't listen to that brat, Sol. Everything's fine and- ah!" lumapit si Voldmir sa'kin na nakangising aso. "Alam mo ba, we fell into a den of monsters and these guys showed just how fantastic they are! Minerva smashed her guitars on the monster's head! HashtagFightingTactics101!"

Umirap si Minerva. "Hmp! It's because I'm not like you who can just hide behind Cerberus! Cheater ka! Cheater!"

"Then you should have picked the summoner job, duh." Voldmir answered back, rolling his eyes.

"That's great and both of you look cute pero hindi niyo pa rin sinagot ang tanong ko. Bakit siya naging baliw?" tanong ko ulit.

"He was doing what he said as 'magic arts of controlling air'..." napaisip si Hex. "Or was it art of air magic?"

"Oh, air magic arts?" tanong ni Irusu. Naningkit ang mata niya nang makita ang mga mukha naming blanko. "What? It's a real word and it happens here. You chant something and do a double-punch to destroy the air around the room or control it."

"Wait! It exists?!" bulyaw ni Hex.

Voldmir tsked. "Ayan kasi't hindi kayo naniwala sa'kin! Kailan lang ba ako nagsinungaling sa inyo?"

"Gusto mo bilangin ko?" tanong ko.

Voldmir's face broke into a smile. "Ang galing mo kanina, Sol! Idol! Hehe..."

"But Sol..." tawag ni Filter. Katabi niya si Aegeru. "What should we do with him?"

Nagkatinginan kami ni Aegeru. He was hiding outside the room when the fight ensued. At lumabas lamang nang makitang maayos na ang lahat.

"Oh! A kid!" Minerva exclaimed and ran towards the boy. Mabilis niya itong yinakap at ginulo ang buhok.

"Oh! A kid!" sigaw din ni Voldmir at lumapit sa kanila pero si Minerva ang niyakap.

Malakas na tumawa si Voldmir nang hampasin siya ni Minerva at naghabulan ang dalawa. Aegeru sat beside me, while looking curiously at the two.

"Who is he, Sol?" tanong ni Hex.

"He's an NPC looking for his father," pabulong na sagot ko.

"A side quest?"

"Side quests? There are side quests?"

Tumango siya. "We helped an elderly a while ago find her cane. There are side quests in here aside from the main one and the hidden one."

Napakaraming arte naman pala ng dungeon na ito.

"Sol!" Irusu took my attention. "The walls opened now. Let's go."

Tumango ako at tumayo. I looked at Aegeru and gave him a sweet smile. "Let's go find your Papa?"

"Okay po!"

We walked and walked in the dark dungeon. For now, we travelled on a straight line. Nalaman din namin mula kay Hex na the walls shift every eight minutes and using the clue we got from Cord, sa mga blocked ways kami dumadaan.