Konoha: Naruto will win no matter what choice he makes! Chapter 124

Character name suggestions:

Di Anna -> 狄安娜

Dak -> 达克

Rose -> 萝丝

Robert Blohaim -> 罗伯特·布罗海姆

Emma Metis -> 艾玛·墨提斯

Thompson -> 汤普森

Jones -> 琼斯

Lily -> 莉莉

Kazer -> 卡泽尔

Wit -> 维特

Artes -> 阿尔忒

Sylph -> 希尔芙

In the absence of any detected monsters or traps, the most dangerous aspect of the secret passage was its intricate labyrinth of paths.

The constantly winding roads, the excessive number of岔道口, and the undulating terrain made it difficult for even those with a strong sense of direction to avoid getting lost.

But when Dak mentioned this, Di Anna proudly pulled out a compass: “Look, I came prepared.”

She then immediately noticed that the compass, like her brain, kept spinning.

“Haha, it seems it’s not working.”

Di Anna secretly put the compass back and pulled out a stack of glowing stickers.

Dak’s eyes lit up. He took the stickers from her hand and looked at them. These things were much more reliable than any compass.

As long as they wrote numbers and drew arrows on the stickers and then pasted them on the wall along the way, it would greatly reduce the risk of getting lost.

Di Anna watched as her stickers were “requisitioned,” and her big eyes immediately narrowed into slits.

Then she followed behind Dak, chewing on milk candy and sticking stickers, embarking on her first adventure since her school days.

…

The secret passages within St. Marian Castle had probably never seen so many people enter at once.

When the number of students entering the secret passages exceeded ninety-nine, the passages, which had been silent for countless years, finally underwent unknown changes.

And while the students were immersed in exploring the secret passages, the professors were all worried sick.

Principal Artes and Professor Sylph had already left the castle to minimize the impact of this incident.

The remaining professors were all somewhat unreliable.

When Professor Thompson of Potions first discovered that the students were exploring the secret passages, his face changed drastically, and he quickly summoned the other professors.

When all the professors had arrived, they discovered that the two highest-ranking professors remaining were the muscle-brained Professor Jones and the fairy-brained Professor Lily.

Professor Thompson’s face immediately fell, and he slumped onto the sofa.

What to do?

Finally, Professor Kazer spoke: “From the academy’s perspective, we should, in principle, not interfere with the students’ independent exploration. However, the dangers of the secret passages are unpredictable, and we need to prepare for certain situations, especially for a large number of students getting lost inside.”

Professor Lily sat cross-legged in mid-air, immediately patting her chest and saying, “Leave the getting lost situation to me. It’s easy to solve.”

Since the biggest problem had been taken care of, the professors felt much more relaxed.

Professor Thompson’s expression also gradually softened: “The secret passages don’t have corresponding safety measures like dungeons. I always thought they should be sealed off.”

Professor Jones: “That goes against the academy’s principles. We can decide after the principal returns.”

Professor Thompson lowered his voice: “But before that, we can think of other ways.”

Professor Jones asked curiously, “What way?”

Professor Thompson’s voice was a bit gloomy: “Increase homework.”

…

The students, still immersed in exploring the secret passages, did not realize what negative consequences their actions would bring.

Perhaps because more and more people were entering the secret passages, not many cared whether they got lost or not.

They shouted “adventure,” but in reality, they didn’t take it seriously, especially the older students.

If they wanted adventure, they should go to a dungeon.

A secret passage without even monsters was just like an autumn outing!

Anyway, those who possessed the “Gourmet Series” magic cards were very popular.

Even Dak, after encountering several passersby, became less cautious.

Coupled with Di Anna’s “full gear” which included a lot of snacks, they gradually became part of the picnic team.

But don’t even say it.

With this change in mindset, the originally repetitive secret passages suddenly became interesting.

Dak gradually discovered that there were truly many talented students.

Someone had even set up signposts at the岔道口, each labeled with a number.

Dak directly drew a map based on the signposts and actually managed to draw quite a bit.

Then, around seven o’clock, he finally found the second landmark in the treasure map, which was a lampstand mixed among the identical torches.

The base of the lampstand was an elephant’s trunk.

The Valkyrie had even drawn a lifelike little elephant in the treasure map…

“It’s only seven o’clock now, so it seems there’s still a chance to find another landmark.”

Dak continued his search with some joy.

Di Anna and Rose, who had finally found something in the secret passage, felt the excitement of “having already found the treasure,” appearing even happier than Dak himself.

Going further inside.

Dak accidentally encountered the “Son of the Brave” duo and noticed that Wit was holding that homework paper and running a bit hastily, wondering if he had found anything.

Anyway, their treasure maps weren’t the same, so Dak didn’t pay much attention.

However, on the way back, he saw Emma Metis standing alone in a secret passage, rapidly sketching the murals on the wall in her notebook.

Dak saw the stickers on the wall and suddenly realized that this was a place he had been to before.

And at that time, he hadn’t seen any murals or anything similar!

“Are these newly appeared murals?”

Dak’s mind stirred. After whispering a few words to Di Anna and Rose, he also took out his notebook and quickly sketched.

Emma glanced at him and said seriously, “I found these first.”

Dak quickly nodded: “Okay, if we research the same results, your name will be written first.”

“Good.” Emma then continued to observe and sketch.

…

Di Anna leaned against the wall, cracking chocolate-covered melon seeds, watching the gradually focused Dak and Emma, and whispered to Rose, “They’re so serious.”

Rose hesitated: “Should we also try to learn?”

Di Anna looked troubled: “Oh, but even if I draw it, I won’t understand it.”

Rose fell silent.

She didn’t understand it either.

However, she quickly changed the subject: “We can look around and see if there are similar murals in nearby secret passages.”

Di Anna’s eyes lit up: “That’s right, that way we can help Dak.”

She immediately regained her vitality.

Rose couldn’t help but shake her head and smile, but there was also a hint of envy in her own expression as she looked at Dak and Emma.

“They’re so alike.”

…

The secret passages were indeed changing silently.

Especially after more and more students treated these secret passages as a maze to explore, some not-so-good changes occurred.

New secret passages appeared within the existing ones.

Organ doors leading to other paths appeared on the walls.

Tunnels leading downwards appeared beneath their feet.

A Minotaur, with the body of a bull and the head of a man, stepped out from within the wall, its eyes glowing with a hint of bloodlust.

Robert Blohaim almost watched as the monster, which bore a striking resemblance to Wit’s familiar, gradually came into being. He let out a sharp scream.

…

The secret passage, had come alive!