Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

Chapter 733 The Essence of the Maze

For various reasons, Kabul, who returned to the ground with Kikuro's team, became the assistant of the Canary Team, and explored the maze with captain Mislen for a while.

It was during this period that he learned a lot of important information about the maze from Mislen.

"The labyrinth is actually a cage created by ancient people to imprison demons."

It is said that the devil is some unknown creature summoned from another dimension by ancient people. It feeds on the desires of living things and can fulfill all people's wishes. In ancient times, it was even worshipped as a [god].

But later, people began to fear the extraordinary power it possessed, so they tried their best to seal it into the [maze], preventing it from moving outside the maze.

In order to escape from the maze, the devil began to use gold, silver and treasures to attract adventurers to explore the maze. He looked for people with strong desires, gave them powerful powers, fulfilled their wishes, cultivated the desires in their hearts and then ate them, in this way constantly accumulating his own strength.

The person chosen by the devil is called the Lord of the Maze because he possesses unparalleled power in the maze.

"Ms. Ritsuka, do you remember what I said before?"

"Almost all mazes end with the monsters in the maze coming to the surface, causing an irreparable tragedy. This is because the demons want to break through the restrictions of the maze and return to the surface."

The power of the devil grows by absorbing desires, and the specific manifestation is reflected in the changes of the maze. Therefore, the experienced Western elves summed up the rule called [Maze Growth], and divided the maze into five levels:

Level 1: a maze that has just been discovered and is in its initial state;

At level 2, valuable items begin to appear in the maze, and adventurers are gradually attracted to it;

At level three, towns near the maze become prosperous, shallow treasures decrease, and exploration becomes more difficult;

At level 4, the structure of the maze changes, and the treasures in the shallow layers increase again. More adventurers will flock to the maze, and the surrounding area will become more prosperous.

At level five, dangerous monsters from the deep layers begin to appear in the shallow layers, and even rush out of the ground, causing serious harm.

Kabul said in a deep voice:

"When Mr. Kikuro and I returned to the surface, the maze had already grown to the fourth level!"

"The current situation is already extremely dangerous. If it continues like this, tragedy will soon strike!"

Demon, maze, level 4 growth...

Kabul's speech completely overturned Laos and others, as well as the world's previous understanding of the maze. Because the content was too unbelievable, everyone didn't know how to react for a moment, and the atmosphere on the scene suddenly fell silent.

At the same time, Hisil, the lord of the maze, showed a thoughtful expression and murmured:

"I see. Is this the guy's real purpose...?"

Although he was keenly aware of the abnormality of the winged lion and sealed it up, he still could not find the answer to what the other party wanted to do. It was not until now that he finally felt enlightened.

I’m afraid the other party’s actions last night were just for this matter?

At this moment, Malucier suddenly realized something, and said with eyes wide open in shock:

"Wait, does that mean the Winged Lion is a demon—?!"

"……if not?"

Chilchak was somewhat speechless about her slowness:

"You should understand something like this after hearing half of it, right?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

Malucier glared at him in anger, but thanks to this, the atmosphere became more lively again. Laos asked in confusion:

"If the maze is really so dangerous, why hide it from the public? Wouldn't it be better to make it public?"

"What a lovely thought."

Hearing this, Sissyhuis on the opposite side couldn't help but chuckle and said in a joking tone:

"Please use your young brain to think carefully. If people knew that there was a demon in the maze that could fulfill all wishes, would more people stay away from it out of fear of danger, or would more people be willing to take the risk?"

"This……"

Leos was speechless for a moment, and understood the other party's intention.

If the information were made public, the number of people willing to explore the maze would probably be thousands of times more than it is now. After all, the ability to fulfill all wishes is really too incredible.

At the same time, Fujimaru Ritsuka also remembered something and murmured to himself in confusion:

"But speaking of it, if the other party needs someone with strong desires, why did they choose me?"

She thinks she doesn't have any particularly strong desires, right?

"——What do you wish for?"

At this time, Mislen suddenly interrupted and asked a question while explaining in a calm tone:

"For demons, simple desires such as the desire for wealth or power are of little help to them, no matter how strong they are. They prefer complex desires. The more complex the desires, the more powerful they can be."

"Is it complicated?"

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Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his cheek and said:

"If I have to say, my wish is to live a peaceful life with the people I care about. Is that complicated?"

"of course."

Not only Mislen, but Kabul also nodded in affirmation without hesitation.

A peaceful life sounds like a simple wish, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that it is not that simple.

Strictly speaking, what counts as a peaceful life?

Is it the physical sense of being isolated from everything outside and being quiet without being disturbed by anyone?

Or does it refer to the inner peace that allows one to be at ease even in a bustling city?

Or a life that goes smoothly without any setbacks?

……

Since such wishes can be interpreted in various ways, they are more easily guided, deviated, and shaped by the devil, and eventually carefully cultivated into a twisted and strong appearance before being eaten up by the other party.

"I see……!"

Hisser repeated his previous words, but there was a hint of gritted teeth in his tone, and it was difficult to hide his anger towards the winged lion.

Because his wish is very similar to that of Fujimaru Ritsuka, but he just wants the villagers of Delgaru and the Golden Country to live in peace and stability...

As for the direction of things, it is obvious that the current situation of Delgaru's family and the residents of the Golden City is definitely not what he expected!

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded in realization, then she looked at Mislen with some curiosity and asked with a smile:

"Speaking of which, aren't you able to communicate properly? Why weren't you like this during the negotiation just now?"

Mislen said:

"In most cases, when a maze grows to this extent, it means that the master of the maze has been seriously influenced by the devil. It is almost impossible to communicate normally, and the only way is to use force to interfere."

Recalling how Thistle had behaved before, Laos and the others nodded in agreement unconsciously. Feeling humiliated, Thistle's face turned even darker, but he had no way to refute and could only blame the winged lion.

However, on the other side, Mislen looked at Hisil again, and a hint of doubt seemed to appear on his expressionless face. He asked bluntly:

"So, why did you become normal again? Where is the demon now? What happened to it?"