The Reincarnated Extra - Ch. 404

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The ruin of the super ancient magical civilization I found in the foggy forest.

Passing through the large entrance, which seems to be the entrance, the first thing that greeted me was a hall.

The ceiling of this area has completely collapsed, but the walls are quite high.

It must have been a very large room once.

In its center, there was a statue of a man wearing something like a white coat, surrounded by a stepped platform, and the area inside the platform was covered with round, black pebbles.

Did they have a pond or a fountain… inside the room?

Extra-sama found something like a stone monument in front of the statue and shouted.

I went closer and looked… but I can’t read that super ancient magical writing to begin with, and it’s quite faded…

Well, that’s to be expected.

Ehh… in ancient times… companies prospered… in this fantasy-like world…

Anyway, a company president, huh.

I stared at the face of the statue.

A thin man, characterized by his sharp eyes.

He had a confident smile on his face, and to be honest, he looked like a villain.

He doesn’t give… a good impression.

He seems like the type who’s competent but has a bad personality.

But… well, you’re right.

I can’t judge a person’s character based on their appearance alone.

I’ll reflect on myself.

…He’s a person from thousands of years ago, right?

I won’t ever meet him again, right?

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Corridors extended to the left and right from the hall.

However, since the left corridor was completely buried in rubble, I proceeded down the right corridor.

The floor of the corridor was completely overgrown with berries, making a rustling sound every time I walked.

Startled by the sound, a goby-like fish jumped out of the berry thicket.

A large goby, about the length of my arm.

Naturally, I skewered it with a 【Black Tentacle】 like a harpoon, killed it in one blow, and ate it.

As I continued walking, I saw something like traces of doors along the side of the corridor.

And beyond each door trace, there was another large room.

Extra-sama muttered, looking at the large room where something like the remains of a moss-covered desk lay scattered.

It’s certainly possible.

There are several desks forming islands, and each island has a square, mysterious device.

Could those devices be… phones?

…It’s pretty amazing how Extra-sama, a supernatural being, gets nostalgic when looking at ancient ruins.

I-I don’t want to hear such a depressing story!

I don’t want to hear about the circumstances of the unpaid overtime issue in the super ancient era!

I want to hear something more romantic!

Ooh, that’s a romantic story!

It always comes back to that!?

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In addition to the office, I continued deeper into the ruin, catching and eating fish, while Extra-sama guided me through the dining hall, kitchen, storage room, toilet, a private room behind a hidden door, and even a solitary confinement cell.

Most of the ceilings have collapsed and are exposed to the elements, but Extra-sama says it’s thanks to this fog, rich in mana, that many artifacts remain.

I don’t really understand the details, but.

Well.

Extra-sama’s explanations were fun, but it seems that this ruin was just an office of some company from the end of the super ancient magical civilization.

And since it’s an office, there wasn’t any dramatic development like a dangerous ancient weapon being sealed… and my exploration of the ruin was about to end without any incident.

Until I stepped through the entrance of the next small room at the end of the corridor…

“!? Extra-sama, this is…”

That… drawn on the floor of the small room.

It was emitting a purple light, faintly glowing.

I’ve seen this circular pattern, composed of intricate and mysterious patterns, before.

I’ve even used it…

…In the basement of my mother-in-law’s house.

In other words, it is… yes.

…A teleportation magic circle.

As I stared at it, dumbfounded, the teleportation magic circle slightly increased its light intensity.

Then, a few seconds later, a small fish appeared on top of the magic circle.

The fish, confused by the sudden change, swam around erratically, checking its surroundings, and then… since there’s no ceiling, it swam upwards, climbed over the wall, and following its wild instincts, swam away into the forest.