Chapter 54

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"…It's Jamie…!"

"Is it Jamie Orson, the mage registered with 'Thunderpike'? We're currently debating whether to send a rescue team or not."

"Send one. No, I'll go myself."

Turning to Benwood, he declared this.

"Hey, you just recovered. Don't overdo it."

"Let me go. He's… one of my comrades I left behind."

The fact that Jamie is still alive and unharmed can be considered a miracle.

I should think of this as an opportunity given to me by a god or something like that.

…Though I doubt it might be an invitation from the goddess of death.

"Benwood, I have a request."

"No way. If I nod, you'll rush out, right? Calm down."

"I am calm. I don't know how long I can stay that way, though."

The rough rescue signal unsettles my heart.

Right now, even the stairwell area of 'The Colorless Darkness' is not safe.

It wouldn't be strange if Jamie's rescue signal cut off at any moment.

As an adventurer, I must repay my debts, and as a comrade, I need to respond to this.

"Find another [Scroll of Evacuation]. I'll pay for it."

"…Damn it. Stubborn as ever. Alright, I'll do it. But the decision to send a rescue team is mine. It's my duty as the guild master."

Benwood, standing up, left the party base, saying, "Wait a day."

From the look of it, he'll probably give the go-ahead with a little more persuasion.

Benwood, who lost many comrades in that dungeon, should understand.

"We're fine, but is Yuki okay?"

"He seems to have finally settled in and his condition isn't bad. And I'll go alone for the rescue."

"What!? No way, that's not okay!"

Marina's eyebrows shot up.

"The 'Colorless Darkness' is dangerous, and Jamie helped us. I'm going too!"

"I will too. If Yuki is left alone, he might overdo it, right?"

"I'm going too. That guy is like one of us."

One after another, they pressed close, making me flinch.

"I'm going too."

Rain, who didn't press close, looked at me with a determined gaze.

"Since I was given this, I'm the most dangerous. So, I have to go."

"Ah, that… yeah."

The [Collar of Subjugation] still around Rain's neck.

From the information I've seen, the commanders are Simon and Besio Salas.

Since commands require visual confirmation, Rain hasn't left the house to avoid being seen.

"Rain, come here a moment."

"Hm? Okay."

Pointing my fingertips at Rain's slender neck, I quietly cast a spell.

Carefully and meticulously, I constructed the spell and released it.

"–<Spell Destruction>"

A small popping sound, and the [Collar of Subjugation] slipped off Rain's neck.

"…It's off?"

"Yeah. It's not something to wear forever."

"I didn't know such a spell existed."

Rain looked at the [Collar of Subjugation], now a mere piece of magical equipment on the floor, having lost all its functions.

I think she's happy it's off, but for her, a spell that can so easily destroy magical equipment might not be entirely pleasant.

"Keep this quiet. I think it's probably 'Dark Magic.'"

Unknown spells and skills have been implanted in me.

Because of these, I seem to have strayed a little from the path of humanity.

"Could it be, that mark…!"

"Yeah. It seems I'm a disciple of the 'Pale Undead King.' Keep it quiet from the temple."

Curses and blessings are two sides of the same coin.

In any case, these are words used when a non-human entity bestows something on a human, and they just use different terms based on convenience.

"Is that okay?"

"For now, it's fine. I just gained a few spells and skills. They're not particularly nice, but I don't feel they should be shunned. The goddess of death must have taken a liking to me."

Responding to Silk, I checked the new spells that had sprouted within me.

All of them suit me.

They're not flashy, but they're versatile. She seems to want me to bring a hero's tale back to the afterlife.

…Well, well.

I said I'd play the hero, but there's no way I could ever be one.

But as a disciple, I might be failing if I don't prepare a gift for the afterlife.

Then, the first act is already decided.

"I'm going to save Jamie."

"Understood. I'll work on a strategy. Can I assume we have the magic scroll?"

"…Are you really coming with me?"

At my repeated confirmation, everyone chuckled.

"Yuki! We're comrades, right? We won't let you go alone."

"That's right. Yuki can be a bit wet behind the ears sometimes."

Marina and Nene smiled and nodded.

"Understood, Yuki. If you go alone, we'll be in trouble."

"This time, we'll save Jamie. …Together."

I was about to run off alone again.

Even though I can't do much alone.

"Alright, let's go together."

Just as we all nodded, someone knocked on the door.

Is Benwood back already?

"Who is it?"

Nene, who moved quickly, checked the door.

She usually moves when an unfamiliar presence approaches.

"Hey, open up. You're back, right?"

The voice from the other side of the door belonged to Besio Salas.

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