The Author's POV

[Pillar of Greed]

It was dark and damp. A musty smell of damp earth and rocks filled Ryan's nostrils as his eyes slowly opened up.

Blinking a couple of times, he noticed that he couldn't quite see very far. The dim lighting around him made it difficult to see beyond a few meters. When he reached out with his hand, he felt a rough and uneven surface.

'A cave?'

That was the first thought that crossed his mind as he felt the sides of the walls.

Drip. Drip.

The sound of dripping water echoed in all directions in the space he was in, further reaffirming his original assumption.

"Hm?"

Right when he tried to move, he noticed that his feet were bound to something and that the little mana inside of his body had been completely sealed.

"Shit."

Letting out a curse, he squinted his eyes and noticed a small bracelet on his ankles.

They were firmly clamped at his ankles and were rather thick. About the size of his forearms and made it impossible for him to move properly.

'This is bad.'

He knew instantly that the situation was not good.

It was also at that moment that he recalled what had led to his sudden appearance over here, and his expression changed.

"Leopold?"

He called out, hoping to receive some sort of answer, but it was much to his dismay that he realized that he was the only person inside the cave.

"Crap."

Ryan started to worry a little.

Although Leopold was stronger than him, he didn't know what was currently happening and was understandably worried.

That being said…

"Huu."

All it took was a single breath for Ryan to calm himself down. He had been on many dangerous missions in the past, and this wasn't any different.

After calming himself down, Ryan closed his eyes and started to ponder over his options.

While he wasn't like Ren and didn't have a chip inside of his brain, he was still a genius in his own right.

Several different scenarios popped up in his mind, and it wasn't long before a plan formulated inside of his mind.

'Hmm, I guess that could work.'

He opened his eyes. Unlike before, his gaze was calm, and no longer was he nervous like a few moments prior.

"Now then…"

Fiddling his tongue around his teeth, his tongue settled over the furthest tooth on his bottom right side, and his expression cringed a little.

Cr… Crack!

his tooth came undone and fell directly onto the ground. The process was rather quick,

head to stare at the tooth in front of him, Ryan moved his body

thought I'd have to use this?

a mechanism within the tooth that enabled him to access the contents without the

Tik! Tik!

had completely changed into a tiny black box. Tapping onto it with his tongue, Ryan

guess Ren's

never would've thought he'd need to

main dimensional space was taken and he was stripped of

Click!

"Easier than I thought."

space and making sure that it didn't trigger the alarm, Ryan finally let out a sigh

"That was nerve-wracking."

he was, he had

his life, during the process he found himself sweating more than he had ever done during

worked out, and nothing

the most, and he pressed his hands against the ground, helping himself

wonder how they designed the

the bracelet out, Rayn started to study it. He understood that knowing the mechanism behind it was extremely important for his next course of action, and so he spared no second to study

circuit does? Is this the one that connects

next couple of hours just staring blankly at the bracelet in his

every circuit within his mind, and he forced himself to understand everything that

"Hmmm "

took out a small artifact from his

or may not have stolen it from

it mattered since he

waste

dimensional space, he placed

formed on the artifact in

"This will do."

the disparity in strength between him and Leopold, it was a given that he had to use a core to supplement

able to make use of the artifact if it

'This way.'

see better within the darkness, and that was when he noticed a small opening that was sealed

small gap above, and that was when he caught sight of two demons standing

'They look rather strong.'

stronger than him. Not

'That's good.'

been stronger than him, then the situation would've been a

device over the top of it. The device's eight legs appeared to be clamping down on the metallic door in a manner that was eerily reminiscent of a

Cl..Click!

the least sound possible, the gadget activated, and the eight legs clamped harder on the

from its base, and this light began to revolve around the device in a

door shortly after, and once the legs rotated twice, Ryan

they

quiet and unnoticeable, Ryan was able to create

he gave it a light knock, it would fall, and an opening

looked toward the two guards from the opening above, and he knocked at the

Tok!

"Hu?"

to immediately draw the attention of the two demons who were standing guard. Both of their heads snapped around to

"What was that?"

"Hey, look."

whose eyes were fixed on the

is this possible? Did the band