Chapter 2

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"Uwaaaaah!"

I am being sucked into the void from my back. A sense of floating assaults my body. I move my limbs, but I can't touch anything. The light from the entrance of the pit quickly shrinks and disappears. In the darkness, the sense of up and down fades. No! I don't want to die here! That's right, at least I should avoid hitting my head. I clasp my hands behind my head and curl my neck. If I land in a good spot, I might avoid instant death.

The speed keeps increasing. Ah, it's no use...

I'm not going to make it...

Memories of the past flash through my mind. The kind parents who passed away, the sister I left behind far away. If I had known this would happen, I never would have become an adventurer. Working in the fields or helping with construction to earn a daily wage would have been better.

I don't want to die!

Thinking this, I let go of consciousness.

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"Cough! Cough, cough!"

I sit up, spitting out water.

I'm alive!

I'm not dead!

Thank goodness. I don't know why, but I survived...

With a dazed mind, I look around.

I am in a shallow spring.

In the center of the spring is a beautifully decorated fountain, spouting water. It seems I am in a small stone room. The lack of windows reminds me that I am in a dungeon.

Candlesticks are placed at regular intervals along the walls, and the candle flames brightly illuminate the surroundings.

Looking up, I can vaguely see the pit I fell through.

This is strange...

Why am I still alive?

I must have fallen from a considerable height?

I stand up and check my body, but there is no abnormality. In fact, I feel better than usual, both physically and mentally.

As soon as I step out of the spring, my clothes dry instantly.

Huh, is the liquid in this spring not water?

I notice a small stone monument nearby and read the inscription. Good, it's in the common language, so I can read it.

"Fountain of Elixir, heal all before the battle."

Elixir?

An elixir is supposed to be the highest-class potion that can instantly heal any injury or poison. I don't know why it's here, but thanks to falling into the Fountain of Elixir, I must have recovered even though I was on the verge of death.

No, there's no way such a convenient thing could happen by chance. It must have been designed so that if I fell into a trap, I would land in this spring.

If I believe the inscription, it's to ensure I am in perfect condition for the battle with whatever lies ahead.

I try to put the elixir into my magic storage. Good, it works.

Then, with unsteady steps, I approach the wall.

"Hot!"

I burn my fingertips on a candle. I apply the elixir from my storage to the burned fingertips, and they heal instantly.

Amazing!

Too amazing!

I continue to fill my magic storage with the elixir overflowing from the fountain.

My magic storage allows me to retrieve anything I put in by just picturing it in my mind, as long as it's within reach.

I don't know how it's structured, but I can store things separately, and they don't deteriorate over time.

Thinking about it, this is quite a high-performance item, and I could have made a lot of money with it even without being an adventurer. But it's too late for that now.

I spent a considerable amount of time filling my storage with the elixir.

With this, no matter how powerful an enemy appears, as long as I don't die in one hit, I should be able to recover and escape, right?

This room has two entrances on the diagonal. Both have similar doors.

Thinking that either one is equally dangerous, I choose one at random and step through the door.

Zapp said that the elixir would restore my magic power, but since my magic power hasn't recovered since then, I have made the correction. May 30, 2022