The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~ - Chapter 219

As we continued walking through the labyrinth, we encountered more monsters.

Starting with Mage Bears, there were also giant lizards, snakes, and even man-eating zombies.
Either I took them down, or the women in the rear finished them off with magic or arrows.

“Only B-rank monsters and above are showing up. As expected of an advanced labyrinth.”

“…I’ve hardly seen any of these monsters before.”

“But they only drop magic stones, right?”

“That’s more than enough. Judging by the quality of the magic stones, we’re making a solid profit. I understand why labyrinths are so popular.”

Not having to search for monsters is a huge advantage.
High-quality ones appear consistently, so it’s definitely profitable.

“Here comes another one… Alice, it’s a zombie. Burn it.”

“…Got it.”

Alice pointed her staff down the hallway, and a humanoid zombie slowly appeared from the darkness.
It opened its mouth wide and started running toward us.

“…Burn.”

Alice cast a fire spell, hitting the zombie directly.
However, the zombie’s momentum didn’t slow.

“…One more.”

Alice fired another burst of fire magic, hitting the zombie again, and it erupted into flames.
Its movements slowed, and after a few more steps, it collapsed.

“…Hmm, its life force is incredible. My magic alone might not be enough.”

Well, it wasn’t an ordinary zombie.

It ran, and it was clearly different from the zombies we had dealt with before.

“Yuuma, Yuuma! Something other than a magic stone dropped!”

Natalia tapped my shoulder.

“Hmm? A knife? But it’s pretty big.”

At the spot where the zombie had turned into smoke, a red sword with a blade about 50 centimeters long was lying there.

AI-chan, who had been hanging back, went to pick it up and returned.

“Master, this is a scimitar. Judging by the magical energy within it, I believe it’s a type of magic sword.”

“Hmm…”

I took the scimitar from AI-chan and examined it.

“It certainly has magic power.”

But I didn’t really need a sword this short.
The women wouldn’t use it either.

“What do you want to do? Sell it?”

Natalia asked.

“Probably… but where? At a weapon shop?”

“What about the street vendors outside? Maybe they do buybacks too?”

I see.

“Wait a minute. The street vendors in places like that are no good. They’ll definitely buy it cheap. It’s better to sell things like this at a proper shop.”

Annie stopped me.

“A proper shop? Where’s that?”

“I don’t know, but you can ask Gina at the guild.”

I see.

“I’ve been thinking… don’t we know way too little about all this?”

“I’ve been feeling that way since we entered the labyrinth. We don’t know the monsters that show up, and we don’t know where to sell things. I think we should really think this through.”

“Yeah… AI-chan, how about the Safety Area?”

I checked with AI-chan.

“We’re almost there. Let’s get there first and talk it over.”

“Good idea.”

I handed the scimitar to AI-chan and had her store it away. Then, we started walking again, heading toward the Safety Area.

During that time, AI-chan continued drawing the map as she walked.

“Now that I think about it, we haven’t run into any other adventurers, have we?”

AI-chan turned around and asked.

“Yeah, I guess since it’s advanced, there aren’t many.”

“If it were another labyrinth, I bet more than just magic stones would be dropping.”

The more people there are, the more deaths there are.
That means more things would be left behind.

“Even if we pick up cheap stuff… I don’t really get the balance of things.”

We were seriously lacking information.

“We should really gather more info—uwaaah!”

“Huh!?”

“…What?”

“AI-chan!?”

“She disappeared?”

AI-chan vanished.

Or rather, the ground beneath her opened up, and she fell instantly.

The half-drawn map she was holding fluttered gently to the ground.

“AI-chaaaan?”

I peered into the pitfall, but it was pitch black—I couldn’t see anything.

“Master… I died… I got skewered by the spears at the bottom of the hole…”

Our cute AI-chan… skewered…

I took a talisman out of my pocket and threw it.

Then, AI-chan reappeared.

“Revived!”

AI-chan puffed out her chest with a smug look.

“No, it’s not ‘revived.’ What the hell were you doing…?”

Do a proper search.
If it had been anyone else, they’d be dead for sure.

“Well, I was doing a proper search, but…”

AI-chan sat down and looked at the pitfall.

“Was it because you were drawing the map?”

“Hmm, as a multi-tasking, high-spec artificial intelligence, my concentration doesn’t break from something like that. This is… a pretty advanced concealment magic.”

Concealment magic…

“That’s not good.”

“W-Well, anyway, the Safety Area is just ahead, so let’s talk there. I’ll take the lead. Everyone, follow exactly where I walk.”

Are you serious…?

We proceeded cautiously, following closely behind AI-chan.

Eventually, we entered a certain floor, and I felt something different—a sense of clear, refreshing air.

“Is this the Safety Area? The atmosphere definitely changed.”

“I’m sure of it. No monsters appear here, and there are no traps. Let’s take a break.”

With that, AI-chan pulled out the simple table and enough chairs for everyone that Lily had made for us earlier.

We all sat down and let out a collective sigh.

It felt like all the tension melted away at once, and my heart felt at ease.