Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

Chapter 713: Griffin and Hippogriff, Entrance to the Seventh Floor Underground

"In that case, let's eat some griffin meat."

"Eh?"xn

Seeing everyone showing the same expression of "Are you crazy?", Laos scratched his head and laughed:

"I think no matter what the result is, it's better than worrying about gains and losses all your life, right?"

Chilchak complained:

"I think it may also make the psychological shadow even bigger."

Although everyone had different reactions to this, some agreed and some disagreed, but Senxi, as the person involved, was silent for a while, then slowly nodded and said:

"Yeah, then eat it."

"Senxi..."

Since Senxi had made the decision, they didn't say anything more and started to cooperate in making the food.

In order to restore the taste of that time, the simplest method is to marinate it with salt and then boil it in water. Considering that the eagle body and lion body of the griffin may taste different, a part of the meat is taken from each upper and lower body.

While cooking, Laos was still thinking about what happened just now, and asked with some doubts:

"But speaking of which, why did that griffin chase Sensi and the others so relentlessly?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka continued:

"Maybe it's because griffins like to eat horses."

"Yes, but if that's the case, shouldn't the horse be the first to be attacked? And..."

There were few teams of adventurers who could explore the sixth underground floor, but there were some. However, no one had ever reported that griffins appeared in the maze before, which made him feel a little confused.

At this moment, he suddenly spotted a small purple mushroom growing on the ground, which caught his attention.

Two portions of boiled meat were quickly prepared and placed in front of Senxi. Everyone looked at Senxi nervously, and Senxi himself was even more nervous. However, it was too late to back down now. He gritted his teeth, picked up one of the portions of meat with a fork and put it in his mouth to chew.

The next moment, he was stunned and his expression suddenly became complicated, but perhaps he had already expected it in his heart, so he did not feel too strong a shock, but just a sense of loss.

"The taste of the meat... is completely different from what it tasted like back then..."

“Sure enough, what I ate at that time was…”

"I don't think we can draw any conclusions right away."

Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly spoke:

"After all, there is still a piece of meat that has not been tasted, right?"

"……Too."

Although he had made up his mind, he didn't care anymore since things had come to this point, so he picked up another piece of meat with the fork and put it into his mouth to taste it. However, he suddenly opened his eyes wide in shock.

“This smell…I remember this smell…!”

"Eh?"xn

Everyone who had originally given up hope immediately regained their spirits. Marlucil showed a surprised expression, happily hugged Senxi and said:

"Did we really eat griffin meat back then? That's great!"

"Ok!"

Senxi nodded slightly in response, his tone a little sobbing. He didn't expect that he, who thought he had let it go, would find it so difficult to suppress his emotions when he got this answer.

Chilchak breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously, with the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Mashu also looked at the scene in front of her happily, but then she asked with some doubts:

"But what about that piece of meat just now?"

"Um……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka carefully looked at the two pieces of meat in Morixi's hands and said thoughtfully:

"If I remember correctly, the former should be the meat from the lion's body, and the latter is the meat from the eagle's body."

Falin suddenly realized what was going on:

"That means the other party took the meat from the eagle's body, right?"

"——Maybe that's the case, but I think there is another possibility."

At this time, Laos came over holding a piece of raw meat, facing the gazes of everyone, and said with a smile:

"I think what Sensi and the others encountered at that time might not be a griffin, but a hippogriff."

The upper body of a Hippogriff is that of an eagle, and the lower body is that of a horse. At first glance, it does look very similar to a griffin.

However, griffins regard horses as food, while hippogriffs regard horses as mating partners. If Sensi and others had encountered hippogriffs at the beginning, it would explain why the other party did not attack the horse immediately.

"maybe."

Anyway, after confirming that he was eating the meat of a monster, Senxi's expression became much more relaxed, and he said:

"It's just that we can't confirm it now."

"No, in fact, we can confirm it now."

"Huh?" xn

Faced with everyone's doubts, Laos smiled and showed his discovery - the transforming mushroom.

There is a legend called "Change of Tune" in Chilchak's hometown. It is said that a child went to play in the forest and turned into a troll with the same appearance after returning. For a long time, everyone believed that this was caused by magic or a curse, but in recent years it was discovered that it was the effect of the transformation mushroom.

After confirming this, the transformation mushrooms on the ground were cleared on a large scale, but just now, he discovered that there were transformation mushrooms growing nearby!

This explained another puzzle he had.

There are clear records of sightings of Hippogriffs in the maze, but no one has ever heard of seeing a griffin. If the griffin they defeated was actually a Hippogriff that was transformed into a griffin by the transformation mushroom, then many things can be explained.

Back to the point.

The creatures transformed by the transformation mushroom can be transformed back to normal by just transforming again. The meat in Laos's hand is the meat of the lion's body that he restored. He said excitedly:

“So, let’s give it a try!”

……

Facts have proved that, just as Laos said, the monster that Sensi and his friends encountered was indeed the Hippogriff. While finding out the truth, the knot that Sensi had buried in his heart for many years was also completely untied. It can be said that everyone is happy.

After this episode, everyone camped at the reservoir for one night and continued their exploration the next day. They did not encounter too much trouble along the way. When they crossed the reservoir, a tightly closed magnificent golden door appeared in front of everyone.

Malucier couldn't help but exclaimed:

"Ah, this is the door the island owner asked us to investigate!"

At the beginning, a group of adventurers discovered this door that seemed to lead to the deeper part of the maze, but because it was filled with magical power, it could not be opened by conventional means, so they returned to the ground and reported the matter to the island owner.

The commission they received was to copy the magic formula on the door and bring it back to experts to decipher it. However, due to the changes in the maze, they lost their way halfway and encountered a fire dragon when they were in a bad state. In the end, they were unfortunately wiped out.

Laos walked forward and pushed the door hard. As expected, no matter how hard he pushed, it didn't budge at all. Even just touching it, he could feel the power of magic contained within.

Then, he looked at Malucier and said:

"Can you break the spell cast on the gate?"

Malucier came to the front door and looked carefully, frowning slightly and said:

"As expected, it is ancient magic again, but it is not completely incomprehensible. It may take some time to decipher it..."

"How about trying a physical crack?"

At this time, Fujimaru Ritsuka showed the stick in his hand and suggested with a smile:

"Even if it is reinforced with magic, the force it can withstand shouldn't be unlimited, right?"

"Um……"

Everyone thought about it and felt that it did make sense, especially when it came from Fujimaru Ritsuka's mouth, it seemed even more convincing.

So Laos and Marlucil planned to step aside and let Fujimaru Ritsuka perform, but at this moment, the long sword at Laos' waist suddenly trembled by itself.

"Hey, Kensuke?!"