[FGO] Stone is a bad civilization

The room I stayed in earlier was at the end of the corridor. After going out, turn right and go straight at the end, which is the room of judgment that the Cave King said.Although there is only one way to go in my position, according to the explanation of the Avenger afterwards, there are many other corridors and spaces in the prison tower, and those places are the embodiment of the core and most essential concept of the prison tower.

Although I am determined not to follow the pre-set route to attack this prison tower, in fact, if I want to discover the loopholes in this dream weaving, I still have to try to attack the first level.This process is like trying to find bugs in the game. As an outside audience, at the very beginning, all we can do is to play through the main plot in person, instead of taking apart the cassette and directly destroying the chips in it. .Therefore, after explaining some regular matters to me, the Cave King opened the door of the room and took me all the way to the main stage on the other side of the building—between the trials.

The corridor was one-way, and besides the empty prison cells separated by iron fences, there were no forks to enter.Although there are lampstands hanging on the stone walls on both sides, there are no candles or grease for lighting.But despite this, walking in the narrow corridor, the light in it is not so dim that people can't see the situation in front of them clearly.The Cave King walked in front of me, the cloak and hat on his body were about to merge with the surrounding darkness, only his conspicuous white curly hair was left, faintly reflecting the faint light cast from nowhere.

The surrounding walls are made of stone, and the gaps are filled with oil-green moss. When walking in the unfathomable corridor, you can occasionally hear the sound of some water droplets dripping.The entire cramped space was filled with thick moisture. At first, I had some thoughts to look into the empty cells on both sides, but when a drop of water fell on my head from nowhere, I was shocked. Afterwards, I withdrew my random gaze and followed behind the Cave King obediently.

As a trained exorcist, I am certainly not afraid of any ghosts, but whoever encounters something that pops out of the darkness will be frightened, right?A reaction like mine that just silently tensed up and held back the subconscious scream, should be considered relatively calm among the crowd.

But not being afraid does not mean that I will like this dim environment.

In good conscience, I don't hate the dark.When a person hides in a room and turns off all the surrounding lights, the darkness wrapped like ink does not make me feel scared. On the contrary, being immersed in an environment where no one can see anyone makes me feel scared. I am the kind of person who feels a sense of inexplicable peace of mind.However, the dark scenes that I can accept are limited to a few places that I know well, such as offices and bedrooms.This kind of extremely strange and depressing sensory space is the scene that I fear and hate the most.

In the old castle where I lived when I was a child, there are many areas that ordinary people rarely set foot on.When I was a child, I was very strange. Either I liked to stay quietly in the room without moving, or I liked to go to the corner where adults and maids could not find it.Whenever I walked alone in those dark corridors in the huge old castle, I would stand at the junction of light and darkness and wonder if the rooms on both sides of the corridor were filled with broken limbs and broken arms , or there are some dangerous creatures that cannot be treated by outsiders, such as strange bugs and the like.

Some of the strange passages in the fairy tales and history books I read in my spare time will automatically jump into my head when I see the dusty candlesticks on the wall, hovering in my ears like a spell side.

Facing the unknown space at that time, I did have some childish fears, but most of them came from the excitement of my own soul.

What will be there?Let's go in and have a look, shall we?Don't you dare?No, of course I dare.

But unfortunately, whenever I made up my mind to step into those dark corners, my mother would always rush out from nowhere in time and carry me away from the scene.And afterwards, when I wanted to beg the other party to tell me what was hidden there in a coquettish or soft-spoken way, as the youngest child in the family, she could only tell me with a embarrassed face that she didn't know, Then he repeatedly warned me with a gentle and unquestionable voice, never set foot in areas that are not designated as places of usual activities.

It seems that like the best-selling novels on the market, every family has such a place that can be called "forbidden land".After I went to my home in Japan, I was once imprisoned in the small dark room closest to the family forbidden area because I wanted to escape, and it was there that I had no "fear" of the darkness and The claustrophobia creates some not so good senses.

It was too scary to be knocked on the door by a strange man with crescent-like eyes who was surrounded by miasma all over his body for several nights in a row.

It was also at that time that I saw directly the tragic end I might face in the future.

"Will such darkness make your heart tremble and fear, master?" The Cave King who was walking in front suddenly spoke, and he said in a flat tone, "If you feel scared, grab the corner of my coat, If you die halfway here because you are scared out of your wits, my revenge will also die halfway, which is something I absolutely don't want to see."

The cave king's voice was cold, but unexpectedly full of vitality that didn't match the surrounding environment, which made me, who was tired of hearing the footsteps of the two, suddenly have a sense of confusion as if I had been in another world.

I subconsciously stopped in my tracks and froze for a few seconds.It wasn't until the other party turned his head suspiciously because I didn't continue to keep up, that I completely came back to my senses.

"No, I'm not scared." As I said this, I walked a few steps to the back half of the opponent.

"I just feel that the environment here is too depressing. If the light is simply dim...it's not something to be afraid of for me now."

Although I still maintain a trace of wariness towards the Avenger in my heart, but because the two of us are in the same position now, I can still give most of my trust to the other party.Therefore, although what I am facing now is a corridor that can never be reached, and the surrounding environment is the claustrophobic darkness that I hate the most, at this moment, I don’t feel like I was locked in a small dark room. And the horror of being disturbed overnight by strangers.

Even when I thought that I was about to try to destroy the core of the entire dream, I felt a sense of excitement.

"Wait what do I need to do."

When the two continued to move forward, I asked the cave king: "You only said that you are alone to deal with the monsters between the trials, but you didn't say what I should do. Although the master is indeed among the servants It won't be of much use in battle, but since you also told me to get ready for battle, that means there will be places where I need to make a move later in the meeting, right?"

The Cave King gave a simple "hmm", thought for a while, and then said: "This is a prison tower built from your dreams, so to some extent, your perception of this place should be the highest. "

"Although it is absolutely impossible for the situation to come true, I have explained the reason before, but if it is just to investigate this space, it can still be done according to your current situation."

"Then..." I asked, "Do you want me to observe the violations in this tower, or where there are flaws in the structure of the magic circle?"

"Yes," the other party added, "then let me know as soon as possible, and I will do the damage."

I said "OK".

"The trial room is supposed to be the most sophisticated structure in the entire prison tower, and it is also the place where omissions are most likely to occur. I don't expect you to find any problems from the passage we are walking now, but when the home game starts later, you have to concentrate on it. To investigate...Of course, I don't care how much time you spend here, whether you want to do this seriously, it's all up to you."

"No," I smiled at the other party, "Although detecting the fluctuation of magic power is not my field of expertise, since I have a deep obsession with returning to reality, I will try my best to complete this task. "

The Cave King curled his lips.

"I hope so... Ah, here we are."

He turned sideways and showed me the door opening at the end of the corridor: "This is it, between trials."

The cave king called the huge space between the trials, and there were no seats for guests to sit around. It looked like a closed Colosseum.The light in the room is a little stronger than that in the corridor. At least when I stepped into the room for the first time, I saw the person standing in the middle of the room with his head bowed.

"That is……"

Just as I was about to ask the Cave King, the man opposite raised his head silently, half of his face was covered by a broken mask, and the eyes on the other side were full of jealousy that I couldn't understand.

I was a little stunned by the madness in that person's eyes, but the moment I met his eyes—as if a hammer had been knocked down on the head, I felt like I was stunned for a second, and the scene in front of me changed rapidly. The cage melted away as if it had been splashed with clear water, and the light shone directly down to illuminate the entire field of vision. Suddenly, the familiar sound of keyboard tapping came from the frighteningly silent surroundings.

'This is……! '

I was shocked by the sudden change in sight: 'Chaldea's control room?How could I suddenly...'

"Xuejian, wait until noon..."

While I was still in a daze, Romani's familiar voice came into my ears.I was surprised at first, and then I didn't care about thinking about the changes around me. I just instinctively felt happy and wanted to turn my perspective to look in the direction of the sound.

'Romani! '

"Ah, sorry."

Hearing the voice I was too familiar with, but not hearing the words I imagined finally spit out from myself, I was stunned all of a sudden.

'Luo, Romani? '

I tried calling again, but this time there was no sound.

'What the hell is this? ! '

Before I could finish a questioning sentence, I saw my perspective change, and at the same time, the familiar voice that I had listened to for nearly 20 years also came one after another.

I heard "I" say to Romani in a slightly smiling tone: "I'm sorry I can't be with you anymore...Can I use a kiss as an apology?"

"Ah, it's okay...well, no, it's not...well, just give me a kiss."

A shy look flashed across Romani's face, then he stood up, approached, and kissed "me" on the lips.

"It won't be so easy next time?"

He blushed and teased, pretending not to care.

"Yes, there will be no next time..."

I watched Romani smile at "me", that expression that should have been full of warmth made me feel chills at this moment.I felt as if I had been completely submerged in a bucket of ice-water mixture. From the largest bones to the tiniest strands of hair, my whole body was passively strengthened, inside and out.

'No, wait...'

I don't know what kind of state I am in at this moment, and how can I see such a ridiculous scene.Am I in a dream?Or back to reality?Romani Akiman Who the hell are you talking to, who are you smiling at, who are you calling my name to?I'm here, I'm Yukimi Aiba!I……

The scene of the control room slowly faded before my eyes, and the gray brick walls and stone space surrounded me again.The sound of typing on the keyboard faded away, replaced by the Cave King's wanton laughter.

However, I don't want to hear anything, and I don't want to see anything.

"Why..." I hugged myself tightly with trembling arms, and felt a burst of intensive needle-like pain in my chest. I was so painful that I could hardly breathe, and was on the verge of suffocation.

"Why..." I heard myself muttering to myself over and over again.

"You clearly, clearly said...you will never mistake me, absolutely..."

I suddenly felt a nausea gushing out of my chest, and instinctively clutched my throat and retched a few times before finally leaning against the cold stone wall powerlessly.

"Romani Akiman...you are a complete liar."