Elysion Online ~The Dragonewt and The Summoner~

Chapter 254: Puzzle and underground lord

We opened the wooden door and went down and there was a passage. It looks like a straight path. Then I asked something I was curious about.

"We're weakened, but we'll be okay against monsters, right?"

Brass-san and Caim-san answered me.

"If we're underneath Freetia, we should be fine because we're within the barrier"

"If this corridor leads outside of Freetia, then it's a different story, but then I'll fight the monsters for you, so don't worry"

I guess that's a relief. So I went forward and came out in a large room. I thought it was a boss room, but apparently not.

"It's not going to be easy"

There was a huge puzzle in front of me. Lily asks,

"Takuto, what's this?"

"You don't know what a puzzle is, do you? You see those blocks with the pictures on them?"

Yes

"It's a game where you move the blocks around using the empty spaces to get the desired picture"

It's commonly called a sliding block puzzle. The more blocks there are, the more difficult it is.

There is an 8x8 square in front of me. There was a sliding block puzzle with 63 blocks. It was quite difficult.

At least I've never experienced anything like it. This was it. I saw it as a challenge from the admins. I'll accept this challenge!

First of all, visualize the finished product. If I don't do this, I won't know where to move the blocks.

In the meantime, Lily and the others are playing with it, but they all get bored quickly. It's surprising that Ix can't solve it.

"It's beyond my processing limits"

I was convinced. That's how difficult it is.

The image is complete. Now it's just a matter of how to complete it using the available squares.

"Do you think you can do it?"

"It will take some time, but I'll give it a try"

No matter how many squares are added, the strategy remains the same as long as it is the same puzzle game.

The strategy was simple, put the blocks in order, starting from the top left.

An hour later, the puzzle was completed. It was still quite difficult.

The picture on the block was a shield, a knight's helmet, and a bat on top of it. I was lucky that the picture was easy to understand.

"Does this picture look familiar to you?"

"No, I don't..."

"Neither do I, but the bat represents a demon, so we should be wary of it...and if it's a knight, his rank should be quite high"

Then the puzzle moves and a passage appears. This is the flow of clearing various barriers.

As we walk along, we'll come to the next barrier. There were 8x8 squares again. The difference was that the center four squares had black and white stones and the ground had black stones.

After puzzles, Othello is next. Othello is also a game whose strategy has been analyzed, but unfortunately I don't have a computer brain.

It seems that we are the first to play. Then it was a serious game.

I won the game in nine moves. My opponent is weak...I didn't think I could win in the shortest possible time. I want a stronger opponent.

Then the stones return to their original state. It looks like it's back to square one.

"Takuto-san! I want to play!"

Ion, who understood the rules, volunteered to do it, so I let her try. The enemy showed a technique to lose Ion's stone, and Ion was defeated.

"I'm sorry...Takuto-san"

"The level of the other party has risen suddenly, so it can't be helped. Leave it to me"

"Yes! Good luck!"

So I'm in the back of the pack in the final battle.

It took me ten moves to finish...again! I want my hopes back! You're trying to lose on purpose! My opponent.

And the door opens. It's an empty victory.

And the next square appears. What is it this time? Chess? Shogi? I don't know the rules of Go, so if they come here, they'll beat me to a pulp.

Then, at the end of the square, there was a throne and a young girl with a pointy hat and a black cloak.

Another young girl...but this young girl was a little different from the ones I had seen before. She was glaring at me with tears in her eyes for some reason.

"Who was the one who killed my mistress a second ago?"

Ah~...so she was my opponent in Othello...oh no, I got serious with a kid.

They all point at me. That's right~

"It's you! You're a devil!"

That's a terrible thing to say.

"I didn't think my opponent in Othello was a child"

"Don't treat me like a child! I'm a demon king!"

Eh? This little girl is a demon king...demon king...then it can't be helped. I'll tell Caim-san.

"It seems that she is a demon king, so please kill her"

"Wait, wait, wait! It's a lie! I'm not a demon king! So keep that filthy monster cat away from me!"

"Don't you think it's a terrible waste of time?"

He's a convicted felon, so I guess it can't be helped.

"If you're not the demon king, then what's with the bat wings on your back?"

"This is something that every member of my race has. After all, I'm a vampire, a bloodsucker!"

Hee. She's a vampire?

Eeeeeeh~!?

Caim-san and the others raise a surprised voice. It seems that this young vampire girl has an amazing existence.