Exploration

In the ruins of a royal tomb.

Fern said with a hint of helplessness:

"Lady Frieren, should I repeat the results of the 'treasure chest identification magic'?"

"It's Mimic."

"Fern," Frieren said with a serious expression, "That spell's accuracy is 99%."

So what?

"It is precisely because of the existence of those great 1% of mages who can see through their illusions that so many significant discoveries have been made throughout history."

This firm tone made Rienta was standing to the side, begin to have doubts.

It also cast a 'treasure chest identification spell' on the treasure chest.

However, the conclusion reached is consistent with that of Fern.

This is the Mimic.

Frieren's confident demeanor...

Wrong.

It was the same when Frieren mentioned that the magic shop in that village had legendary magic.

While Rienta was still pondering how to persuade Frieren...

Frieren had already reached out and was carefully sensing the magic emanating from the treasure chest.

"Hmph~ Just as I thought!"

"Based on my many years of experience as a mage, this definitely contains a precious grimoire!"

After saying that, he opened the box directly.

And the treasure chest that Frieren had placed so much hope in was opened the moment...

It swallowed Frieren's upper body whole.

"It's so dark!!"

"How scary!!"

"..."*3

Fern sighed and began pulling up the radishes amidst Frieren's constant pleas for help.

Seeing this scene, Sense also began to question the meaning of life.

Frieren, one of the heroes' companions, was actually tricked by the Mimic.

Can such a team really complete the exam...?

Fern tried several times, but without success.

He called out to Rienta, who was standing to the side, "Rienta, stop watching and come help!"

Rienta quickly stepped forward and, together with Fern, grabbed one of Frieren's legs and began to pull her outward.

At this point, Frieren was starting to feel the strain.

He said:

"Wait a minute, Rienta, Fern."

"Stop pulling! If you keep pulling, I'll be torn in two!"

Upon hearing this, Rienta exchanged a glance and released Frieren's legs.

While Rienta was still hesitating about whether to use Offensive Magic to rescue Frieren.

Frieren spoke.

"Hey, I have an idea!"

"In this situation, you shouldn't pull, but rather shove it into the Mimic's mouth. That way, the Mimic will spit me out."

Upon hearing this terrible idea, Fern couldn't help but retort, "Do you think Mimics are dogs...?"

Final.

Rienta still did not adopt Frieren's method.

The Mimic was defeated using Offensive Magic.

"Phew... I'm saved..." Frieren knelt on the ground with a look of relief on her face.

Rienta took out a towel from her Personal Space, and Fern used water magic to create a water sphere.

The two began to remove the foreign object from Frieren's hair.

While wiping, Fern complained, "Honestly, what are you going to do when you're all alone?"

Frieren said somewhat awkwardly:

"I'll use Offensive Magic to blow it up from the inside, but then its hair will get all puffed up, which is really annoying."

Rienta then understood why Frieren sometimes changed her hairstyle so often.

He suddenly realized and said, "No wonder Frieren sometimes has a double helix hairstyle."

After cleaning her hair, Frieren stood up.

There was absolutely no awkwardness of being Mimic and captured by a mimic.

Still brimming with confidence, he said, "Let's continue exploring."

On the other side.

Dunkel and his party have just entered the ruined royal tomb.

They were stopped by a stone gate.

As Dunkel stepped forward to open the stone door and enter the next room...

The stone statues on both sides slowly began to move.

Laufen, noticing something amiss, quickly reminded him:

"It's a gargoyle!"

The five players spread out, with Richter in charge of controlling the game, Mettrie in charge of defense, Dunkel in charge of offense.

One was taken care of very easily.

But just as they were preparing to deal with the other one...

Rege from Squad One was accidentally blasted into a cubicle by a gargoyle's beam of light.

Before Reggie could get up, a stone wall collapsed.

Lock her inside.

Not only that, but countless sharp spikes also sprouted from the walls on both sides of the cubicle.

It attacked towards Reggie in the middle.

Outside the cubicle, Dunkel attempted to break the stone wall using Offensive Magic.

But when the smoke cleared, the stone wall was completely unharmed.

Left with no other option, Dunkel called out to the cubicle, "There's no other way, Reggie. Break the bottle."

Upon hearing this, Reggie, who was inside the cubicle, quickly took out the bottle that Sense had given them and threw it on the ground.

As the bottle shattered, a towering golem appeared.

He braced himself against the two approaching spikes with both hands.

With a loud bang, the stone wall trapping Reggae was shattered.

The golem that Regg had summoned carried her and ran towards the outside of the dilapidated royal tomb.

"Wow, that's amazing." Laufen stared in disbelief at the scene.

Dunkel watched the golem's departing figure, then followed the broken stone wall to the spikes inside the compartment.

"A single misstep could cost you your life; is this what a declining royal tomb looks like...?"

Rienta and her companions also encountered gargoyles during their exploration.

But Frieren recognized him at a glance.

They were dealt with before they woke up.

They even found a treasure chest hidden in the wall.

This time it's a real treasure chest.

But it wasn't a magic book inside; it was a medal.

The appearance of the medal ignited Rienta's desire to explore as well.

According to Frieren, some people are collecting these medals at high prices.

Moreover, this dilapidated royal tomb contains a considerable number of antiques.

Those nobles would surely appreciate such tasteful items.

Unless he says anything, who would know that these are funerary objects?

The group then continued exploring the royal tomb.

When they came to a fork in the road, Frieren randomly chose one of the paths to enter.

After walking for a while, Frieren turned back and carefully studied the map drawn by Fern.

He said, "This is the right path, let's turn back."

The four returned to the previous fork in the road and entered another passage.

At the end of this road is the Mimic.

Without a doubt, Frieren was captured once again.

This time, Rienta didn't hesitate and directly eliminated the Mimic.

The group returned to the correct passage and continued their exploration.

Following a ladder that led deep underground, the four of them stopped temporarily in a tomb chamber.

Frieren gestured for Rienta to take out the collected treasures.

Rienta nodded and took out a large number of items from her Personal Space.

"I've collected quite a few good things," Frieren said with great satisfaction.

"There are indeed quite a few valuable antiques." Rienta nodded seriously.

"Hmph~ Rienta was just looking down on it."

"My judgment was somewhat superficial, and I apologize, Lady Frieren!"

Watching the two of them chattering away, Fern remarked, "They look like a pile of junk, don't they?"

"Most of them are, but there are definitely some good ones."

Rienta picked up a statue with a serious expression and said:

"In my opinion, this statue is definitely a very valuable antique!"

Fern sighed and said, "... Fine, whatever. I'm going to rest for a while."

After saying that, he walked over and sat down next to Sense.

The two of them were admiring the items they had collected with great interest.

Fern said with a hint of helplessness, "I really don't understand, do I?"

"I can't believe I'm so happy about something like this..."

No sooner had Fern finished speaking than he saw Frieren press her face against a crystal ball.

"Why did you rub your face against it...?"

Sense said softly, "What I don't understand is you, Fern."

"Perhaps we should also include your brother Rienta."

Meeting Fern's somewhat questioning gaze, Sense explained:

"I've seen your and your brother's files."

"This is the first time I've seen such a young and talented mage. He must have undergone a lot of training."

"But I can't sense any passion or dedication from you."

"Your brother, Rienta, is even stranger. He's Fifth-Class Mage, yet he has several self-created spells."

"And it also possesses such immense magical power."

"What an incredible brother and sister pair..."