Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 319

I like games.

Because of this, I often use games as examples when explaining things.

Let’s take the current situation and try explaining it in gaming terms.

We’ve explored a dungeon filled with all kinds of mazes and mysteries, before finally facing the boss monster.

Defeating it granted us a key that opens a hidden passageway.

When considering what lies beyond such a path, there’s usually two options.

The first was a treasure room.

A room where the brave heroes who defeated the boss were rewarded with rest and fitting rewards for their efforts.

A place filled with gold, magical scrolls no one has ever discovered, or a holy sword resting on a pedestal bathed in mystical rays of sunlight.

A quintessential conclusion.

“Our family’s finances haven’t been great lately. I hope we find piles of gold or silver bars! Maybe even a golden idol! We could melt it down and sell it!” Ȑ

Narmi seemed utterly convinced that a treasure room awaited beyond this narrow and winding passage.

She seemed sure that the maze-like terrain and guardian were all to protect the treasures within. But Mirna had a different perspective.

“There might be an even more terrifying monster waiting, Narmi. Don’t get too excited.”

What Mirna considered was the second possibility after the boss room. That the key we obtained might, in fact, lead to something far worse.

Perhaps what we’d defeated was just the mid-boss.

And that, the true terror lay ahead beyond this ominous path. Such scenarios were also common in games.

As I calmly weighed which of their predictions might be correct, we walked step by step through the dark cavern.

Finally.

The narrow passage ended, and a relatively spacious area appeared before us.

The ceiling stretched several meters high, and the sheer width was hard to gauge, creating an endless echo chamber. I felt a moment of tension, overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the place.

“Unnie, look!”

Narmi’s hair stood on end as she pointed at something with her finger.

“... Bones?”

As Mirna asked, there were bones.

Bleached white bones.... What stood out, however, was the shiny plate armor on its frame.

Eerie.

Though Mirna and Narmi didn’t seem particularly fazed by the bones. Especially Narmi, who approached without hesitation and began examining the armor’s design up close.

What would she do if the skeleton suddenly moved? How could Narmi be so bold? Soon enough, she provided a somewhat reassuring explanation.