All Jobs And Classes I Just Wanted One 4 – Comedian0 L

“You once told me something,” he said quietly. “About labyrinths.” Arslan raised an eyebrow. “I’ve told you a lot about labyrinths.” “The part about what lies beyond them,” Ludger clarified. “You said some connect to… different lands. Worlds that aren’t part of ours.” The fire popped softly between them. Arslan watched the embers dance for a long moment before answering. “So, you remember that, huh?” “You didn’t sound like you were joking back then,” Ludger said. “Were you serious?”

Arslan’s smirk faded, replaced by something distant, thoughtful, almost nostalgic. He leaned back, stretching his arms before resting them on his knees again. “Yeah,” he said finally. “I was serious.” Ludger’s eyes narrowed slightly. “You’ve actually seen one?” “I have,” Arslan admitted, voice low. “It was years ago, before you were born. Me and a few others cleared a labyrinth in the western frontier.

It was the hardest fight of my life. I lost good allies there. Even if they were from other parties” He paused, staring into the flames. “When we reached the end, we didn’t find treasure or a boss waiting for us. We found a door. A massive gate of stone and light. We thought it was just some kind of reward chamber…

but when it opened…” He trailed off, the lines in his face deepening as if the memory itself carried weight. “It wasn’t our world on the other side. The sky was wrong, too clear, too blue. The air felt clean in a way that didn’t belong to our lands. There were ruins there, massive ones, shining like silver. We couldn’t stay long, though.

Half of us were bleeding out, and the gate began to close as soon as we stepped through.” Ludger frowned slightly, his mind already turning through possibilities. “So, you really think it was another world?” Arslan shrugged. “Depends on who you ask. Some say those places are hidden corners of our own world, lands cut off by mana or dimensional folds.

Others think they’re fragments of worlds long gone, still connected through the labyrinths. Me?” He smiled faintly, though his eyes were tired. “I just know it wasn’t home.” Silence lingered between them for a moment. The waves lapped gently against the shore in the distance. Ludger looked down at the sand, thoughtful. “So, if this one connects somewhere like that…” Arslan chuckled softly.

“Then I hope you’re ready to see something you can’t explain.” Ludger gave a quiet huff of amusement, then stood, brushing the sand off his gloves. “I’ll try not to die before I do.” “Good plan,” Arslan said with a grin.

Gaius let out a quiet grunt. “It wouldn’t matter much if they did. You expose one leak, and two more crawl out of the floorboards.” Ludger leaned back in his chair, eyes half-lidded. “Sounds like someone’s testing how deep they can dig before we notice. They are using disposable lackeys and waiting for us to do something big.”

Luna nodded slowly. “That’s what it feels like. Small leaks first. Just enough to see who reacts.” Viola drummed her fingers against the table, thinking. “Then we don’t react. Not yet. If they want to watch, let them. We’ll feed them something worth watching.” A faint smirk tugged at Ludger’s mouth.

“You mean bait.” “That is right,” Viola said. “Let them think the Lionsguard’s distracted with construction and sea monsters. Meanwhile, Luna, keep tracing those leaks. Find who they’re sending to, not just from.” Luna inclined her head. “Already started.” “Good,” Viola said. Gaius stretched his shoulders with a low sigh. “Well, at least the day wasn’t wasted. The bridge stands, the sea’s calm, and we know who’s been whispering behind our backs.” Ludger pushed away from the table, the exhaustion finally showing beneath the calm.

“Yeah,” he muttered, “just another normal day at work.” Luna’s lip twitched. “Normal for you, maybe.” He shrugged. “You get used to it.” The room settled into a weary quiet after that, the sound of waves outside mixing with the faint creak of the wooden beams. For now, at least, they have made progress. Pillars in the water. Plans on the table. And the faint, uneasy sense that every move they made was being watched from somewhere just beyond the tide. After Luna’s report, the others gradually drifted off to rest or clean their gear.

The house quieted, only the wind tapping faintly against the shutters and the low hiss of the nearby waves. Ludger stayed by the table with Gaius, both of them nursing half-empty mugs of tea that had gone cold. The lantern light flickered across the older mage’s face, catching the deep lines around his eyes. “So,” Ludger said finally, “what do you think about that labyrinth in the archipelago?” Gaius raised an eyebrow. “Why ask me?” “You’re the golem expert,” Ludger replied, voice dry but curious. “Lucius said the things they found there use mana cores.

You’ve worked with constructs all your life, what kind of thing needs that much energy just to move?” Gaius gave a low hum, leaning back in his chair. “I’m an expert in iron golems, boy. Big difference. Those cores we used aren’t true mana cores, they’re catalysts. They channel power, but they don’t produce it.”

He rubbed his beard thoughtfully. “What Ironhand found, though… that’s something else.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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