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Yuke Feldio, stop the Twilight King and destroy the gold.

Should you fail, this world will be swallowed by the twilight as well.

Yes. Yuke Feldio,

you will become the hero and save this world!

I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths

Episode 13:

Biblion, the Book Spirit

Hero? Come on, give me a break.

Someone has to do it,

and not just anyone will do.

Yes, but...

If you won't do it,

I'll raise another Clover member to rank A and have them do it.

Has that motivated you a bit?

You so closely resemble a young Saga,

but compared to him, you're a bit on the prudish side.

You know my uncle?

He's an old friend.

A man brimming with intuition and confidence,

with the talent to back it all up.

He was a fine adventurer.

In all seriousness, I'd be grateful if you'd accept.

I'll give you all the support I can.

Aren't you expecting a bit too much of me?

Call it intuition.

On top of that, you were chosen by a priestess from another world.

Give me some time to think about it.

Of course.

Still, a prompt answer would be preferable.

Understand?

I'll consult with my partymates.

Well, if my intuition is correct,

your misgivings will be cleared away soon enough.

Also... there are things only you can do.

A hero? That's amazing!

It's too much to ask of me.

If it's stressful for you, tell him no.

He said if I do that, he'll make another member of Clover do it.

Marina, maybe? That's a problem.

I don't mind giving the twilight city Glad Shi-im another go,

but asking me to save the world from crisis is just too much.

Yeah... but Rune did call you by name, didn't she?

There must be some meaning to it.

Meaning?

Yeah. Only you can do it, and you're the only one she can ask,

so she was waiting for you.

Only I can do it?

I think all you need to do is be the adventurer you've always been.

I get it. World in crisis or not, hero or not,

in the end, what I need to do is the same as always.

Thanks. I feel so much lighter.

You're welcome.

It's okay. No matter what happens, I'm on your side.

Even if the world falls and everyone else is gone,

I'll be by your side until the end.

Hmm?

Nothing.

I can only cling to you like this when you're worried about something.

That's when you don't get shy or run away.

Have I made you feel uneasy?

It's okay. You still came to talk to me.

And I'm sure the others will feel the same.

We're all a lot stronger than you think.

I know you are. But it still worries me.

That's exactly what we love about you, Yuke.

A Few Days Later

And that's the outline of the new joint mission that's been announced.

I'd like the parties Scordia, Fullbound, Carmine, and Clover

to fulfill the conditions to seal Glad Shi-im

and get us past this challenge.

And while we will have you stream your attempt,

viewership will be limited.

Specifically, only certain members of

the academy and Adventurer's Guild will be permitted to watch.

If any more people lose their minds to that twilight glow,

things are going to get out of hand.

Any questions?

Yes, Zaccard.

Why does a C-rank party like Clover get to continue the mission?

They succeeded in investigating Achromatic Darkness,

the toughest dungeon we know.

They have also produced results in this mission

and have earned provisional A-rank status for its duration.

Huh? What the hell?

They only went through a few floors of Achromatic Darkness!

We could handle that, no problem!

I'll have to disagree with you on that.

I don't know how familiar Fullbound is with dungeon conquest,

but if you attempt Achromatic Darkness with that attitude,

it'll only end in tragedy.

What?! You sayin' we're not as good as that stupid Red Mage?

That's enough.

Carmine Leader Marona

Aren't we supposed to be an alliance facing this challenge together?

It's true that Clover has a bit less experience than us.

Can't we just take that to mean the rest of us have it easier?

We just need to produce results on this job. Am I wrong?

Hmph! No need to tell me that!

Ah, youth!

Well, better to have that fighting spirit than not.

I apologize for making the situation uncomfortable.

We'll be depending on you, Lucent.

There aren't many who've come back alive from Achromatic Darkness.

We will put in our utmost effort.

See ya in the dungeon.

You were right to ask me to keep that hero business secret.

This would've been even messier if Zaccard knew about that.

Agreed.

Also, I've been told that the equipment Rain requested is nearly done.

Thank you.

So, think you can pull it off?

I'll do everything I can.

We'll look forward to good news,

Hero Yuke Feldio.

Even with all the information from the other parties,

I still don't know how to get into Vordan Castle.

I think we should have Rune help us.

Rune?

She seems to have something to do with Glad Shi-im.

Wait up!

I agree that the castle might open its gate for her, but...

Uh-oh, you're within reach!

I realize it's dangerous,

but there's something telling me that we should take her along.

It's unusual for you to rely so much on intuition.

I don't really get it, either.

Yuke, you have a visitor!

A visitor?

Come on in!

Pardon me.

I wanted to consult with you about our course of action...

What's wrong? Is there a problem?

Take that!

Well done!

Here it comes, Rune!

All right. We'll guard Niberune, as well.

Will that do?

Huh?

The king should consider the Golden Priestess a guest of honor.

If it doesn't work, we can withdraw.

Yes, but...

Yuke, you must understand.

If she were connected to Glad Shi-im,

you wouldn't have been able to remove her from the dungeon.

In other words, this dungeon is already in a dangerous enough state

to cause an artificial Overflow.

There's no telling when the Stampede might happen.

There is little time remaining.

All right. We'll take Niberune with us.

Hey... Huh?

Sure is a strange city.

Damn it! Where the hell's the entrance s'posed to be?!

I see. So this is Loge.

Scordia Mage/Alchemist Moria

So it wasn't a group hallucination after all.

Welcome home, Lady Niberune.

How were things on the outside?

Who are you?

Oh, dear. You have forgotten me?

No, no. It's better if you forget everything.

Loge, the Golden Priestess said to make you tell us everything.

So tell us. What is happening here?

What will happen to our world?

So the honored one entrusted you with this, then?

There is little that this aged man can tell you.

That said, if Lady Niberune is with you, perhaps you will learn.

This way.

Where are you taking us?

To a place where you can learn what you wish to know.

If this is a trap, we don't want to walk into it all at once.

Moria, come with me.

Miriam, run and tell the other parties about this.

Scordia Thief/Mage Miriam

Understood. I will go at once.

Darcas and Maje, wait here.

Let's go.

It's okay. We're all here.

Yeah.

It feels as if the place is rejecting us.

Really wears on the old bones.

Rejecting...

That's what this is. The sense of rejection.

Yeah.

Please enter.

This is the royal archive.

Wow!

I've never seen so many books before!

I thought perhaps you might find the information you need here.

Sadly, I'm a poor speaker.

No, I think not.

You're avoiding saying something out loud, thus acknowledging it.

What do you mean?

Yuke, as a humble mage yourself, you must understand.

Words are begotten by acknowledgment,

and mana transforms powerful words into phenomena.

Within this man resides either very strong mana or a curse.

So strong that it prevents him from voicing things directly.

Um... So you mean...

He wants to speak,

and he hid the things he wants to say in here.

Lucent, those red books there, bring them all to me.

All right.

Young lady, can you read?

Yeah, no problem!

Very good.

Let us get to the true pleasure of adventuring: the acquisition of knowledge.

Focusing all mana on detection.

Sense Distortion.

Sense Distortion

Um...

That big book with the brown spine.

And...

Something's strange about that desk drawer.

I'll check it out!

I'll get the book!

Silk?

There are unusual spirits here.

They may be unique to Glad Shi-im.

What are they like?

It's difficult to put into words...

but rather than natural phenomena,

they feel more like memories, or songs, or... traditions?

Like they're connected to people's minds.

I'll try to make contact.

Oh, it's a book spirit!

It dwells in things that hold stories and memories.

I'll collect information from this little one.

Okay. Rain?

Right.

Hmm, I see... This is... Hmm?

There was a key in the desk drawer.

It's probably for this book!

Loge, do you know what this book is?

Yes, of course I do.

It's nothing dangerous, right?

I'm afraid these lips cannot say whether it is or not.

No. Tell me that this book isn't dangerous.

I need to hear it from your mouth.

Correct. There is no danger in this book.

Looks like it just turned safe.

Sorry. Was I forcing you?

No, not at all.

Okay, I'm opening it.

Is this a grimoire?

Looks like it.

It has a bunch of similar magic formulas overlapping.

I think they're a bit different, though.

These two are different right here,

and this is this flipped upside-down... I think.

This looks really difficult.

I don't get it at all!

Neither do I.

I don't, either. If only we could read it somehow...

I think I might be able to help.

Silk, you're ready now?

Yes, we've become friends.

What? It's so much smaller!

How cute!

If we have this little one help, I think we can figure it out.

Really?

Yes. Mr. Feldio, put your hand here.

Whoa...

That was quite a surprise!

Where are we?

Atop the book. Inside the book. Alongside memories.

This is Biblion, the book spirit.

I think Elementals of the past called upon him to watch over this library.

Biblion?

Silk, this man is good.

I know. He's my teacher!

This book is a bit dangerous.

Be cautious.

We want to know what it says.

Biblion, what should we do?

To read is the way of man.

I will interpret it in our way. Understand?

What does that mean? Reading it isn't the right thing to do?

We interpret and convey.

Man can read, but not convey.

That's fine, Biblion.

But just tell me, please.

Silk doesn't have any knowledge of magic.

Yuke. Are you ready?

Yes. Go ahead.

Silk, watch over me.

I will.

Biblion, do it.

It shall be done.

Who are you? What are you doing?

Okay. I understand.

Are you all right?

Did you find anything out?

This grimoire is similar to a technical book.

The author was studying something called the "Multi-Destruct Magic Formula."

Multi...

Destruct?

What's that?

A technique that causes a chain reaction of multiple spells... I think.

It's not combining spells to cast them simultaneously, like my Prismatic Missile.

It's like a domino effect.

You initiate, destroy, and rebuild many spells in turn

to make them yield a single, shared outcome.

It lets you bring about a monstrously huge outcome using magic.

Um...

I get it!

You get what?!

That is most intriguing.

Moria?

Have you finished deciphering your book?

This appears to be a history book.

It explains how Glad Shi-im reached the state it's in now.

It seems Glad Shi-im was the royal capital of a country in another world.

There were many gods living all over this world,

at times fighting with humans and at times loving them

as they built the age they lived in.

But then their world was destroyed in an event called "Sunset,"

which is what we would think of as the culling in this world.

The people of this city and King Vordan excelled at magic,

and they came up with a plan to escape their dying world.

Escape it? So that's why...

What is it, Yuke?

The magic described in this grimoire is,

frankly speaking, magic that grants wishes.

Ah. Not dimension-crossing magic or mass evacuation magic, then?

The mage who wrote this grimoire didn't want that.

He was after a solution to the root problem—

a way to overcome the culling. That's what I think.

And what became of that magic?

He wasn't able to get sufficient results.

No... His wish itself was granted, but...

I don't want to stay here too long.

I'll explain in more detail after we get back.

Of course. I let my guard down here in this forest of knowledge.

Yuke, might we compare the information we've found upon our return?

Of course, Moria.

Yuke, tell me what was in the grimoire, too.

I will.

So this is where y'all were.

Find somethin'?

We learned a few things.

We're going to pull back now to take home what we've found.

What will you do?

We'll head back, too, then.

And Fullbound?

They headed farther in.

Should I have stopped 'em?

No, let's leave that to them.

We have Niberune. I want to get back to camp quickly.

Yeah. We can't take Rune with us to chase after them.

I agree.

We'll join the guard mission on the way back. You can relax.

Thank you, Marona!

Hey, Rune, let's have a bath together when we get back.

Okay!

I'll join you, too!

I will, too.

And me.

I'll have a bath with all of you!

King Vordan used the gold to grant just one wish...

and the Glad Shi-im we see here is the result of that?

One Gold

Next time, "One Gold."