The Reincarnated Extra - Chapter 404: The Issue of Unpaid Overtime in the Super Ancient Magical Civilization
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Chapter 404: The Issue of Unpaid Overtime in the Super Ancient Magical Civilization

The Issue of Unpaid Overtime in the Super Ancient Magical Civilization

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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?

<Ah, look Emi, super ancient magical writing!>

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

I went closer and looked but I cant read that super ancient magical writing to begin with, and its quite faded

<Lets see this says Welcome to the great Albi Hmm, no, I cant. Even the writing is weathered, I cant read much>

Well, thats to be expected.

<However, it seems this statue of a man in a white coat is a statue of the company president. In other words, this facility seems to have been a facility of some company that prospered in the super ancient magical civilization.>

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 doesnt give a good impression.

He seems like the type whos competent but has a bad personality.

<Youre criticizing him quite harshly.>

But well, youre right.

I cant judge a persons character based on their appearance alone.

Ill reflect on myself.

<Well, about this man it might be okay to speak ill of him.>

Hes a person from thousands of years ago, right?

I wont ever meet him again, right?

<Yes I dont think youll ever meet him again>

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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.

<Is this where the offices of this company were?>

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

Its certainly possible.

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

Could those devices be phones?

<Ah, thats right, theyre like phones. This type was the mainstream back then. It brings back memories.>

Its pretty amazing how Extra-sama, a supernatural being, gets nostalgic when looking at ancient ruins.

<And look at the wall near the entrance to the room, Emi! Thats a personal authentication device using mana! The government at the time, as a countermeasure to the rampant issue of unpaid overtime, made it mandatory for companies to install this device to manage working hours, but unfortunately, this measure had many loopholes>

I-I dont want to hear such a depressing story!

I dont want to hear about the circumstances of the unpaid overtime issue in the super ancient era!

I want to hear something more romantic!

<Ahh at that time, magic tools that allowed people to fly freely were widespread one per person>

Ooh, thats a romantic story!

<Humanity, with their commuting time significantly reduced, used that extra time for unpaid overtime>

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 its thanks to this fog, rich in mana, that many artifacts remain.

I dont really understand the details, but.

Well.

Extra-samas 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 its an office, there wasnt 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

<Incredible>

That drawn on the floor of the small room.

It was emitting a purple light, faintly glowing.

Ive seen this circular pattern, composed of intricate and mysterious patterns, before.

Ive even used it

In the basement of my mother-in-laws 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 theres no ceiling, it swam upwards, climbed over the wall, and following its wild instincts, swam away into the forest.

<I see So the answer to why there are so many flying fish in this forest is this teleportation magic circle!>

Extra-sama muttered, her voice trembling with excitement.

What does it mean?

I understand even without an explanation.

Extra-sama is saying that the flying fish in this forest came here through this teleportation magic circle or are descendants of fish that came here this way right?

<Thats right, Emi. There are no flying fish on the Golden Continent except for this place, and its been a long-standing mystery why they only exist here. There are no videos about it, so even I didnt know the reason. But I see a teleportation magic circle.>

Somehow, the fog around this magic circle seems denser than elsewhere Could it be that the fog in this forest is also?

<Yes, its probably being transported here by the magic circle. The truth behind the mysteries of the world is often surprisingly simple Some event must have happened, and the teleportation magic circle from the super ancient magical civilization, which was dormant, revived. This magic circle continued to operate automatically using the abundant mana contained in the surrounding fog and over a long period of time, it eventually created a paradise for flying fish on this Golden Continent thats probably what happened.>

Hee ?

Then, Extra-sama, question.

Where does this magic circle lead to?

It has to be a place where flying fish live, a place filled with blue fog like here, right?

Is there such a place?

<There is, there is. I have a good idea. The fish species are the same, so theres no doubt. This teleportation magic circle is connected to>

Extra-sama spoke with great enthusiasm.

I was also excited.

Its thrilling to learn the secrets of a hidden world, right?

So I listened intently.

But the conclusion of Extra-samas words.

Unfortunately, I couldnt hear it at that time.

Because, suddenly

From outside the room through the hole in the ceiling, something long shot out at tremendous speed and wrapped around my legs!

A sudden, unexpected attack!

!?

I was so engrossed in my conversation with Extra-sama that I couldnt dodge the attack and in an instant, I was lifted upside down, dangling in the air, my legs wrapped by that something.

What I saw, lifted into the air.

The being that caught me, taking advantage of my opening.

What emerged from the depths of the foggy forest, pushing aside the black-trunked trees

Was so huge that it could easily crush the ruin I was exploring.

With eight thick, long arms, like trees!

It was an octopus!!