Original Translation: APM
Editing: Legit-rikk
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This is written from the perspective of an old man
I let my gaze drift over the gathered knights and swallowed the sigh I wanted to let out. If I actually did, my son would probably get angry.
“Knights, right? Do you have even the slightest idea of what you signed up for?”
As soon as I let out my exasperated voice, the knight’s faces began to show annoyance. My son next to me also slowly begins to get angry. My bad, seems like I let my true thoughts slip there for a second. “That doesn’t concern guides like you. You are only here to show us the way.” Well, that sounds promising.
“Ah, I see, in that case I’ll just drop this job then, do what you want. Ask for another guide or something.”
“We will do that then.”
When I was about to stand up, I suddenly got hit by my son.
“No! Dear knights, I am sorry. My father might be quite rude, but he is still an excellent Labyrinth guide. Besides, there is a shortage of Labyrinth guides right now because of the Taratect hunts that are going on right now on the other side. If we were to drop out of this, I’m not sure if you could get any other of our colleagues.”
I really want to punch this brat. Well, leave it to my smooth-talking son. They had no idea how influential I am in this industry. If I dip out, the rest will too. Didn’t they do some basic investigation before coming here?
“Hrm, fine. You can take me with you, but you better thank me.”
“Yes, that’s fine with us”
Ah, what a pain this is…
“Well then, Sir knight, when are we planning to enter the labyrinth?”
“As soon as possible.”
“I see, so you honorable men have already made all the preparations like food and antidotes. As expected of knights!”
“Wait, food and antidotes?”
“Yes? Could it be that you have not already prepared them?”
My son makes a face of deep concern. I understand what he means, but still, this sly fox
“Why do you need food for reconnaissance?”
“Huh? Because it takes 10 days alone to travel to the place where you want to investigate?”
“Excuse me?”
The good for nothing ‘Sir knights’ begin to rustle. These guys are absolute dunces it seems. How did they come this far without knowing anything about the labyrinth? I wonder how such a team of idiots was sent to investigate the labyrinth. I hope they just didn’t throw them in there randomly because they were too incompetent for anything else.
“Honored Sir knights, is this the first time you are entering the Great Elroe Labyrinth?”
“Yes, indeed it is.”
“The Great Labyrinth is so huge, it connects two continents. It is one of the only means by which people can traverse continents, instead of the ocean which is impossible to navigate because of the water dragons. Are we clear on that?”
“Are you trying to ridicule me? That much is common knowledge.”
“Indeed, it should be. However, it is said that because of its grandness, it is impossible to go into the Great Labyrinth without a guide who specializes in that field to lead you. Those who do not do this have a survival rate of almost zero. I don’t know if it is true or not, but I heard that in the past even a Hero who went into the labyrinth alone never came back.”
The ‘Sir knights’ faces begin to pale. Ha. It seems like they are finally getting what it means to dive into the Great Labyrinth when even a hero didn’t return alive.
“The great Labyrinth is a large and complex structure with countless branches. If you were to get lost, you will never get out alive. Even us guides are not aware of all the paths. Do you know what this thing is?”
“What, do you mean that bundle of papers?”
“This is a map of the great labyrinth, albeit just a small part.”
My son pulled out a map of the safest and shortest intercontinental route the guides often took in the upper levels of the great labyrinth. That alone was enough to fill a bundle of papers. Even the upper levels have yet to be completely mapped out. This is what they mean by “Great Labyrinth”.
“The place where the honored Sir Knights are investigating is about ten days from this entrance. It takes ten days to travel one way, ten days for the investigation and ten days for the way back. If we do not have at least thirty days’ worth of food, we will have to turn around on our way there. Also, if possible, I would bring at least another ten days’ worth of food as backup.”
These Knight guys have been deployed to a certain area of the labyrinth because the number of monsters has recently been increasing. They are supposed to investigate the cause and thin them out, but considering it’s them, I wouldn’t expect much.
The area where the monsters are increasingly present is right where the prior mentioned shortest route runs through. So, considering the future, it would be nice if we could determine the cause and eradicate as many as possible. I wonder what is going on there.
“Also, many of the monsters in the great labyrinth are poisonous, so antidotes are mandatory. In addition, we need light sources and fuel. If possible we should use fire, that way you can free yourself if you are caught in a spider’s web. That said, honored Sir Knights, I will make a list of supplies and ask you to buy all of them. As a guide we do have spatial storage, so leave transportation to me. Oh, and why don’t you also write to your families? It will be a long journey ahead.”
The ‘Sir Knights’ could only nod their head dumbly and astonished, as my son continued talking like a machine gun . If they already can’t handle this, our future is going to look bleak.
At the very least I’m going to try not turning their family letters into suicide notes.
APM - Translation 