Chapter 731

【Waver looks at Rodin and says: "Then, can I trouble you?"】

【Rodin bows and says: "Yes, I will bet the name of the Rail Zeppelin to send you all to Albion."】

【As if matching his movements, the steam whistle sounds noble and brave.】

Tohsaka Rin: "Are we setting off? It makes the viewer a little excited."

Waver: "Chasing Heartless, this is likely the final battle."

Kayneth: "All the puzzles will also be solved."

Shishigou Kairi: "Looks like there's no chance for me to appear."

Mordred: "Hahaha, it seems they don't think much of your strength."

Shishigou Kairi: "Ah, I was never a powerful magus anyway."

【"... The interior decoration has changed?"】

【"We redecorate from time to time."】

【When Gray blurts out her thoughts after boarding, Rodin answers like this.】

【It is said that challenging Albion is usually composed of a team of five, with excavators responsible for mining various resources, guards responsible for detecting crises and reminding everyone to pay attention, and combatants responsible for protecting the team.】

【So this is the reason Reines found three helpers for Waver.】

【"This time we are just breaking through the labyrinth, so we don't need excavators. Instead, we need to arrange for members to act as guides, and then divide into guards or combatants, and decide the scope of responsibility for each."】

【Furiuga smiles: "Then, I will automatically serve as the guide, because I should be the only one who has been to Albion."】

【Waver says in surprise: "Is that so? I didn't know before that you were also a survivor."】

【Furiuga jokes: "Ah, it should be because I didn't go on TV to advertise."】

【"Don't joke."】

【Waver asks strangely: "As long as you advertise that you are a survivor of Albion, you can greatly increase your reputation as a mercenary; there is no reason not to use it to promote yourself."】

【Furiuga is silent for a long while, then says: "You should know my nickname, right? The Master-Killer."】

【"Yes, I once hid in Albion to avoid the limelight. If I used the title of survivor to promote myself, others would speculate on the reasons behind it and stir up the limelight that had already subsided. This is why I kept silent."】

【Waver: "I see."】

Caules: "The Master-Killer! Did Furiuga kill his own teacher?"

Shishigou Kairi: "Hmm, I've only heard such rumors, but I don't know the specific process."

Kayneth: "Me too. It should be said that Furiuga's teacher wasn't any famous magus, so not many people paid attention to his death."

Waver: "But to run to Albion to hide just because of that... this Mr. Furiuga is very impressive."

After all, Albion is not a place you can just enter casually.

【Outside the train, it is pitch black; it has been like this since the train started moving again.】

【"Everyone, the train has arrived at its destination."】

【After an unknown amount of time, Rodin walks in and solemnly declares: "This is the top layer of the Spirit Tomb Albion. Unfortunately, even with the ability of this train, the range that can be safely reached only goes this far."】

【The train door slowly opens, and he bows deeply: "Although it is presumptuous to say so, I wish you all good luck."】

Tohsaka Rin: "Are we here? So fast!"

Waver: "We're, here?"

Shishigou Kairi: "Otherwise? Do you want some monsters to pop up on the road to block you?"

Kayneth: "It should be said, is this the work of a Dead Apostle? Even if it's the top layer of Albion, it's very impressive."

【The group slowly gets off the train; the place where they get off is the foot of a mountain.】

【After everyone gets off, the Rail Zeppelin immediately starts and disappears into the other end of the hazy fog.】

【Gray looks up and finds a glowing canopy spread out at a distant height, which should be several tens of kilometers wide.】

【Looking into the distance, several mountain ranges are connected, rivers flow, and strangely shaped towns are rooted on the ground.】

【That is the mining city, the bridgehead established by magi in Albion.】

Waver: "Is this Albion? I can't tell at all that it's underground."

Caules: "How can it be so bright underground?"

Fiore: "It should be related to the canopy in the sky."

Gordes: "This can be considered a gain; after all, we probably won't have a chance to see the scenery of Albion in our lifetime."

【"Oh my, the underground world I haven't seen in a long time."】

【Although he says this, Furiuga seems a bit annoyed; he twists his neck and says: "Hmm, that's right... the Rail Zeppelin is truly worthy of its name, sending us to the location I specified."】

【Gray: "Is this the location specified by Mr. Furiuga?"】

【"Yes, because we can't take the Rail Zeppelin all the way to the center of the mining city."】

【Furiuga shrugs: "Having said that, time is very precious now, and the drop-off point cannot be too far away. Although before taking the Rail Zeppelin, I brought the equipment I used before."】

【"Alright, I'll do a check now. The time remaining before reaching the target level is about twenty-two hours and fifty minutes. Although everyone should have had the minimum rest on the Rail Zeppelin, can everyone hold on to the end without sleep or excretion?"】

【Seigen says lightly: "This is a necessary item for cultivation in the mountains; not eating or drinking for three days and three nights is a basic skill."】

【Luviagelita: "Although I don't even want to say it, that's a matter of course; this is just preliminary reinforcement."】

【Gray: "... I, no, no problem."】

【Waver, however, has a bitter expression: "... Sorry, it's hard for me to say I don't need sleep."】

【"I have brought a lot of fatigue to my brain until today. If I use some stimulants, I should be able to act freely, but it is difficult to maintain a normal mental state."】

【"OK, your honest declaration that doesn't fit the style of a Clock Tower Lord is very helpful."】

【Furiuga smiles: "Anyway, it's even more dangerous to not rest at all when exploring Albion. Given the premise that rest is possible, let's rest based on two to three times in about twenty-four hours, each for about twenty minutes. Is that okay?"】

【Waver: "No problem, I can amplify the effect of rest through meditation; although there are side effects, it is still within an acceptable range."】

【Luviagelita: "Oh my, how hard. Side effects from just this level; it seems you usually suffer from lack of sleep."】

【Waver: "Just as you said, but please don't bully me too much, my lady. This will remind me of my foster sister."】

Tohsaka Rin: "Pfft, I didn't expect you, Waver, the leader, to be the one dragging your feet again."

Iskandar: "Kid, you..."

Waver: "I know, I know, exercise the body, right? I'm doing it."

Iskandar: "Don't slack off; you don't want to become like this in the video, do you?"

Waver: "Hi hi..."

【"Then, everyone put this thing on."】

【Furiuga pulls several pieces of cloth from his back and distributes them to everyone.】

【Luviagelita: "What is this dirty piece of cloth!"】

【"Hey hey, spare me. You can't enter the city in that outfit of yours, young lady."】

【Furiuga says helplessly: "Of course, the Lord is the same. Although dressing like a shugenja wouldn't attract attention, you two are too conspicuous."】

【Although Luviagelita is a bit reluctant, she still takes the cloth to cover her hair, and Waver and Seigen also cover themselves with the cloth as instructed.】

【The three instantly turn into Muslims.】

【Gray sees there is no cloth for her and asks: "Um, do I not need to disguise myself?"】

【Furiuga: "Because Gray, you usually wear a hood, so it should be fine."】

Shishigou Kairi: "Ah, this guide is indeed experienced."

Waver: "It's easy to say for others, but Luviagelita's blonde hair is indeed too conspicuous."

"Where is the need for such trouble."

Tohsaka Rin pouts and thinks maliciously in her heart: Wouldn't it be fine to just shave it off?

【Furiuga leads the way in front, and everyone follows behind.】

【Although everyone has gone through "Reinforcement," Waver almost gets left behind several times—when he really runs out of breath, Gray carries him to catch up.】

【The group moves at a surprising speed, walking from the foot of the mountain across the plain, and arrives at the edge of the city in less than twenty minutes.】

【When viewed from afar before, this place gave the impression of a Middle Eastern desert town, but looking closely, it presents a different scenery, feeling similar to a honeycomb or an anthill.】

【What separates the buildings is not modern cement walls, but earth walls that seem to have formed by rising on their own; those buildings that even carry a certain primitive feeling constitute an extremely three-dimensional city.】