Isekai Meikyuu no Saishinbu wo Mezasou Vol 1 Chapter 1-1

(Edited Version) by my editor.

Edited again by authororszz

 Chapter 1-The Labyrinth of Different World-Part 1

【Summon】
Welcome Back, Kanami Aikawaー

White letters appear in the darkness, as dark as the lake at night.

Before I can finish reading the message, it disappears. Then emotionlessly I shelved it.

In my hazy consciousness, I’m trying to wake my senses.

The pain hurts my conscience. At the same time, I feel uncomfortable, like something is stuck in my throat.

「Kuhhー!?」

I can’t take it anymore, so I open my eyes.

As I open my eyes, I can’t see clearly. Everything is blurry. But after a while, I can see a black wall. And when I get my vision back, I realize it’s not a black wall, it’s a ceiling.

I get up and look around.

I lay against the corridor’s wall. Even if there is no light, the stone lit a little bit. Thanks for that, now I can look around.

There’s a small altar in the corner of the corridor. I look at it carefully, noticing that the altar can collapse anytime.

At the altar, there are remains of two candles, already covered with moss. Animal skin is offered there, and an old-fashioned looking arrow pierced the animal’s skin.

「What the hell is this…?」

As I am surprised by my surroundings , I can’t help but say that.

「I don’t understand」 「I have a bad feeling about this …」

My heart is beating fast, panicking, I jump back.

I don’t even understand my own words, the language that I just spoke, what kind of language? I don’t understand my situation now.

There is no warm bed here, no sunlight in the morning that flows through the curtain, no noisy alarm clock, and no electricity. Only dirty and cold stones that lit a little bit. And the smell is so bad, it hurts my nose.

This is so bad and not normal.

「Ukhhhー！」

Until my nausea gets better, I will rest a little bit. And then, I’ll decide what to do next. However, a roaring sound from the distance won’t let me rest.

「ROOOOOAAAARRRRghhhー！！」

That roar doesn’t even give me time to think why all of this is happening.

The kind of roar with the intent to kill.

「A howling? Wait…wait..wait a minute」

I don’t know what’s happening. I can’t even understand my own words!

I swung around in confusion, and start running further from the roar.

I run through the corridor. It’s so unreal. The dim light makes me sick. I took turns many times my way, but the scenery won’t change. It makes me impatient. Where is this going to end?

As I run, I hear something bad. Seems like I stepped on something hard, so I look down.

An insect, its fists are like clenching, it was crushed.

「U, UOOOOO!!」

I scream at the terrible view.

I like insects. But, in the city where I live, there is no insect this big. I’m already used to that kind of life.

A half-dead insect cries “Kikiki”. Desperately looking for help.

I’m awed. Surprised and scared at the same time. I turn my eyes to the next corner.

From the corner, a – human size- insect shows its face and glares at me.

A size beyond my common sense. It moves its square-built hands and feet. Just like an insect, it makes an unpleasant sound like “Gichigichi”. A stag beetle is nearby. Two kinds of insects. Draining my sanity.

「ーUkhh!!?」

I can’t say anything anymore. Come to think of it, probably it was attacked by the monster.

I turn my back, running away as fast as I can.

I continue running. Not looking back and not even thinking. Just following my instinct to run away further from the monster.

I continue running until I’m out of breath, forcing me to slow down. As I try to catch my breath, I hear the roar.

「ーROOOOAAARRRR!!」

The angry voice of the beast.

This time, it’s closer than before. This is stupid, I have returned to my starting point!

Feels like my blood is being drained and I can feel my body stiffen.

But, as I get closer to the angry voice, I can hear other voices as well.

Voices of humans, talking about something.

「………..!」

I cannot hear the contents.

I begin walking towards the voices. It’s like I’m drawn into the light.

In this kind of madness, I need to find someone.

As I get closer, I can hear the human voices clearly, but the beast also makes a loud noise.

「Keep your distance! Keep your distance! Give me time!」

A man giving the command to his nearby companions.

It’s like a scene from a fairy tale. First of all, his clothes are so uncommon.

Leather armor and wooden bow, which can only be seen at a museum.

One person swinging a rusted iron sword. Another person throws a fireball from a wooden staff, without anything mechanical involved.

Those -without common sense- people, are fighting against a huge wolf, in the middle of the corridor. This wolf length is approximately 3 meters.

But I don’t have any courage to jump into the fight. I can only look from afar.

「Hold it out!!! I can handle it if you buy me some time!」

The man – I think he’s the leader- is giving instructions to the long sword soldier.

I watch them. The long sword soldier is trying to bring down the wolf. The hurting wolf -reacting to the soldier- with a magnificent speed, throw the long sword soldier deeper into the corridor. The soldier was blown away and splashes like a water balloon.

The wolf has its eyes now fixed to the woman with the staff. They notice that and change the battle formation to protect her.

「Regroup preparations! Retract to a vacant place!」

With that, a large movement is carried out to go away from the wolf.

As a result, a battlefield approaches me. It was a good opportunity and dangerous at the same time

I’m confused and scared.

Probably I would have hidden if I’m in the right state of mind. But I’m not.

As I watch them, amazed, my eyes meet with the man with the sword. The leader.

「Whaa!? You, Who are you!?」

He shouts at me. I can tell from his face that he is clearly surprised. I pull myself together and ask for help.

「I’m lost, please help me!」

I move slowly towards him.

Stuttering words come from my mouth, but still I expect his reaction.

「Help you? You, are you stupid?」

ーI believed he would help meー, but his reaction is as cold as an ice blade.

「Eh?」

He doesn’t give me any direct answer. His reaction is like an answer from my ーtoo muchー ask for help.

If I’m in my right mind, I might notice.

From the situation, the clothes, weapons, beast, and the danger they fought, finally I realize. They have no time to help and they don’t have such kindness.

But in this situation, I don’t have the mind to understand what’s happening now.

「This is a Labyrinth, and furthermore, this is 『The outside area of management territory』」 「 You should’ve prepared your resolution KID!!! 」

His words pierce me, as cold as a blade. And then a cold blade pierces through me, this time, it’s literally.

My thigh, I can feel the burning sensation from the blade’s cut.

「U, Uaaaaa!!!」

I cry and fall on my back.

「A soloist here! All members withdraw!」

He commands someone near him.

I can’t understand the words. No, I don’t want to understand it.

The woman with staff watches me while other members walk pass by her. They don’t say a thing.

The soldier who was blown off previously watches me too. All the members pass me by.

As expected, the huge wolf ーwhich is previously running after them- now preys on me.

「ーU, Ua, AAAAAAAAA!」

I jump to dodge the wolf, out of fear, I step back. However, I fall down awkwardly because an acute pain ran through my thigh that has been cut before.

The wolf approaches me, who is the closest one from all of them.

The ferocious eyes of a huge wolf and a sharp tooth, I can imagine my miserable death.

My thought are overflowing. My hate towards them is boiling. After all that I experienced in my life, is this the end? Andー

【Skill 『???』is activated】

Stabilizing my mind from feelings gets confusion point +1.00

ーUnidentified 『Indication』is floating on the edge of my view.

I don’t have time to understand what『Indication』is. But, contrary to my heart, my brain cools off rapidly.

The overflowing hatred and feelings begin to calm. Now I can concentrate and I can think clearly to prepare what’s best for now.

I stand with my ーstill fineー foot, not the injured one.

At the same time, the wolf attacks me. I jump to its side.

I’m not quick enough to evade the wolf. My upper right arm is torn by the wolf’s nail.

I can feel the crucifying pain but I don’t have time to think about it.

At that moment, I hear a voice coming from the safety zone. There are people who have survived.

「OK! Close the path from here! Shoot it!」

Chills run into my body.

The enemy is not only the wolf. Those human beings are my enemies as well.

And now, with my clear mind, I now know the answer.

ーThose fellows! Used me as a decoy and ran away.

As I feel that something is off, I look behind, thunder flame is approaching.

The wolf notices too. However, it is too late. The wolf -which is very determined to bite me- cannot evade it.

And I don’t have any skill to escape from the thunder flame.

The thunder flame splits open, surrounding me and explode all over.

I protect my head with both hands. And lay as close as possible to the ground.

A bomb blast behind me and threw me away.

The flame burns my body. It feels like the fire skins my whole body.

I keep encouraging myself, making the cut on my thighs as a reminder. Trying to calm the hatred and vexation.

After I extinguish the fire, I open my eyes slowly and watch my surrounding.

The flame that burned the whole area is now disappearing in an instant like magic.

And then, from the direction where those human beings ran away, there is a wall of flame.

「Ah, Ah, I s e eー」

So that is what they’re after huh? But, I can’t speak. My words tremble from my burnt throat. But, my eyes are still working normally.

In the corridor, the path to escape is burned down. Only the huge wolf and I who remain.

We both stand up.

However, I’m already too weak.

Because of that the huge wolf flew toward me. And furthermore I’m burned from the flame, I suffered a lot of injuries.

Even though the wolf’s breath is now shortened, its eyes still shine brightly.

It still has its fighting spirit. It makes me think「This damn wolf. Even though I’m badly injured… 」

Both of us are getting ready.

Its movement still looks good.

The long sword falls behind me. Probably, it was used by the previous soldier. If I make a surprise attack, probably it will increase my chance of surviving.

I turn my back from the wolf and run as fast as I can.

I see the wolf is going to jump after me.

Crucifying pain runs on my left thigh. Danger alerts ringing in my brain noisily.

I’m still running Even though my legs feel heavy. I can’t predict when the wolf will get near me.

I pick up the long sword as fast as I can, I turned around and cut it down.

The long sword is so heavy. I can’t support it even with both hands. With all the power that I have left, I put my bet in this attempted attack.

With a vivid dull sound, the long sword is buried under the neck of the wolf.

「I, I did itーah, ugh!」

I’m pleased with my successful attack attempt. The wolf lets the long sword cut into its neck and bent over me.

I can barely avoid its tusk and nails. But I can’t avoid its -3 meters more- body.

It’s unbelievably heavy and I have to support it with my whole body. It stomach contents flow out from its mouth.

Even though his neck is about to detach, it’s still trying to eat and kill me. It opens its mouth and tries to swallow my head. I pull my consciousness to go away. I twist my body and make a deeper cut.

「Damnn Youー!!」

I intend to throw its 3 meters body from mine. But when I look at my hand, I realize I don’t have such power.

However, a few gaps are available between the wolf and me. I get away from under the wolf quickly.

I don’t have the sword anymore. It stuck in its neck. I watch the wolf from the distance. It looks like its still want to chase me. But its body doesn’t move anymore.

The wolf was tattered. It suffers a great deal of burned. And it bleeds so much.

However, I cannot be careless.

I continue observing the wolf from afar.

Its right eye was burnt and destroyed. A bow and arrow pierce a hind leg deeply. The long sword where I buried, slashed until its trachea. Its Respiratory sound plays the sound that sounds like the flute.

「You…」

I speak unconsciously.

The wolf drags it’s seriously wounded body and steps towards me.

I continue moving inside its blind spot, where its eyes burnt so that I’m sure it won’t see me.

Soon as I do that, the wolf falls down.

Blood piles up like a pond to the ground, and its breathing is slowing. At the same moment, its body lit into an emerald-green color.

A clang-clang sound, from the long sword and the arrow -which stuck inside the wolf fall- fell to the ground.

「Eh…?」

I see.

It vanishes.

The body doesn’t stay. It vanishes like an illusion.

As it body vanished, a green emerald stone rolls from it.

And, the 『Indication』is reflected calmly in my retina.

【Title 『The beginning of Shinsui』is in possession】

STR gets revision of +0.10――