My name is Ars. I’m an A-rank adventurer. Joining forces with my fellow adventurers, I set out for a certain fantasy land. It is a tower that was once built by the legendary Great Sage, Aristotle. In his later years, he is said to have immersed himself in the study of magic, and it is said that the tower contains research records and magic tools that are far from being reached even to this day.
However, it was said that no one had yet been able to reach the tower.
—Except for us.
“This is it…… the Great Sage’s Tower…… What a height……! I can’t believe that such a structure was built more than a thousand years ago……”
“……The legend was true after all!”
“Haha, this is the discovery of the century! Our name will surely go down in history!”
My comrades let out a voice of excitement and admiration. Right. At last, we have reached the Tower of the Great Sage, which has never been done before. It took a lot of hard work to get to this point. After all, it’s been ten years since we first decided to take on this challenge.
There was a day were we almost eaten by sandworms many times, and we even hallucinated in the intense heat. A day when we were attacked by a horde of super-belligerent monkeys, and we tried our best to escape. A day when we almost gave up in the face of the terrifying piranhas that inhabited the lake, thinking that there was nothing we could do about it.
We’ve tried it more than 10 times so far, and each time, we’ve stopped halfway through and kept turning back. But we didn’t give up this dream. Every time we failed, we found a way to deal with it, and today, we overcame many trials.
“The entrance seems to be on the other side.”
“Let’s go!”
“Mmm. We’ve come all the way here after all. We need to go inside!”
We couldn’t wait, so we ran to the base of the tower. And then—
“-Uh, someone’s here.”
“What……? there’s someone else here?”
Huuuuuh? There are other people here!?
Moreover, they are three young women. Two of them still look like they’re in their teens.
“Hoh~, they’ve just come through the desert and lake? That’s pretty impressive!”
And there’s even a baby!
W-wait, did he just taaalk ……?
“Wh-what’s going on?! This is supposed to be an uncharted territory!? Why are there people here before us?!”
I couldn’t help but hold my head and scream. Then, the baby from earlier said,
“Uncharted Territory? I don’t think so. The Great Sage built the tower, so it’s not uncharted, right?”
Forgetting that the baby was talking, I raised my voice.
“The Great Sage is of course an exception! Since then, there has been no record of anyone reaching this place! We….. we were supposed to be the first…! Do you know how many days, money, and effort it took for us to get here…?! But why…. why did someone come before us……. Aaaaaaaaaah!”
“Uh-uhm.…..sorry about that.”
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It was when we came close to the entrance of the tower.
『Master, someone is approaching us. 』
A little while after Lindwurm’s warning, a group of what appeared to be adventurers arrived.
“Wh-what’s going on?! This is supposed to be an uncharted territory!? Why are there people here before us?!”
One of them looked at us and screamed.
“Uncharted Territory? I don’t think so. The Great Sage built the tower, so it’s not uncharted, right?”
It’s true that this is a place that is not easy to reach, but even so, there were many disciples who came to it at that time, and it is by no means an unprecedented level.
“The Great Sage is of course an exception! Since then, there has been no record of anyone reaching this place! We…we were supposed to be the first…! Do you know how many days, money, and effort it took for us to get here…?! But why…why did someone come before us……. Aaaaaaaaaah!”
However, he begins to mourn as if he has lost his beloved family.
“Uh-uhm.…..sorry about that.”
As I was doumbfounded, he asked in a trembling voice.
“H-have you entered the tower yet……?”
“Eh? Not yet-”
“Oh, I see…… Then—”
Suddenly, the adventurer began to run at full speed towards the entrance of the tower.
“As we’re the first to enter the tower, we’ll be the real first ones to enter heeeere! Everyone, ruuun!”
“““Oooooooh!!”””
In response, his companions rushed out all at once.
“……If you’re satisfied with that, then do as you like.”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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