Arifureta: Negative Emotions

The Great Reisen Labyrinth

Reisen Gorge

The party is taking a small break as Hajime is looking at a map. Ruby stands behind a sitting Blake, combing through Blake's hair with her claws.

Blake's tentacles don't have the scythes at the end of them, she learned how to hide them. She also has a weapon in a scabbard on her back.

"'The entrance to the labyrinth is somewhere in Reisen Gorge.' Well, that's specific." Hajime says.

Shea stands up, stepping side to side a little. "Y-Yeah, huh..."

"What's up? You feeling all right?"

"W-Well, I just need to go powder my nose."

"You won't find any powder like that down in this gorge." Hajime says and Yue waves off the bunny.

"Sheesh!" Shea whines and she runs off.

Ruby glares at the running rabbit. "Has she always been this annoying?" She pulls a couple knots out of Blake's hair.

"Unfortunately so, Mistress." Blake responds.

"Well, it is on the way to the Gryuen, so might as well hit it if we find it." Hajime speaks up.

"Hajime-san, Ruby-san, Yue-san, Blake-kun, I found something!" Shea yells as she waves from around a corner. "Come over here!"

Blake huffs. "She dare call me kun."

The four walk over to her and she leads them to a pink plaque on a wall. "Look, right here!" She says.

"Hi there, welcome!" A high pitched cheerful voice rings out. "Welcome to Mildei Reisen's Super Duper Exciting Labyrinth!"

The four look around in confusion, while Shea looks at the Plaque on the wall in awe.

"Wh-Where's that voice coming from?" Hajime questions.

"And can we eat who ever is speaking?" Ruby questions.

"Oh, I'm quite hungry." Blake says.

"Who cares!" Shea says. "We finally found the entrance to the labyrinth!" She walks off.

"Think it's real, Yue? Reuben?" Hajime asks.

"Mm-hmm." Yue nods.

"Better be, I want to have some fun." Ruby crosses her arms.

"Your reasoning?" Hajime asks Yue.

"I read it in Oscar's notes." Yue informs.

Shea begins to pat on a wall. "Okay, how do we get in?"

Hajime looks back at the rabbit. "Come on, it wouldn't..."

Suddenly the wall opens up in front of Shea and she falls in. Then the wall closes right back up, leaving her trapped in.

The four left in the room just blink. "No way..." They say.

...

...

The four enter the room and are immediately attacked by spikes coming out of the wall. Ruby swiftly takes her scythe out and twirls it around, deflecting all the spikes.

"Where'd she go?" Hajime questions as Ruby puts her scythe on her back.

Ruby sniffs the air and smells fear and... urine. Ruby's nose scrunches up along with Blake's. Ruby looks to the side to see Shea being held up by spikes and there's also a puddle under her.