Chapter 122
[Yer lateâ]
A small grumble came out of Oyamada Shougoâs mouth .
[Please accept my apologies, Oyamada-san . ]
[If Goddess-senpai isnât a beautiful woman, Iâm sure he would have spoken more obscenities~]
[Ara ara, I guess thatâs the advantage of being beautiful~]
[Well, anyone would be lenient since thereâs that line about forgiving beautiful women~]
The girls in Asagiâs group murmured .
[Youâre the worst...]
[Shut up . ]
[I guess Oyamadaâs win rate with a face like his would be about 7 out of 10 at best . ]
Asagi speculated .
It seems her own group also had bad thoughts with Kiriharaâs group .
Sheâs quite skillful in manipulating human nature .
Itâs probably to prevent her own group members from turning over to Kiriharaâs group .
[Wait a minute!? Isnât that guy too handsome!? I bet he could win 9 out of 10!]
Thereâs a four-person group walking behind the goddess .
Two men and two women .
I could see a uniformity with the four peopleâs attire .
The girls were probably making a ruckus because of the man walking directly behind the Goddess .
However, they donât appear to be subordinates of the goddess .
A gigantic man is following right behind the four-person group .
He has a patch of beard on his face .
He looks quite wild .
However, he looks quite easy going .
He has a deeply carved face .
He kind of looks like an actor from an overseas movie .
The tip of the scabbard of his enormous long sword is being dragged on the ground as he walks .
There are eight men and women following behind the gigantic man .
All of them were armed .
Their atmosphere is a bit different compared to the first five people .
Following behind all of them is Nyantan .
With the Goddess in front, they stand in a row behind her .
[Everyoneâs level has surprisingly increased . Iâm really happy from the bottom of my heart . First of all, I would like to thank everyone for all your hard work...]
The Goddess gracefully bowed .
A supple bow .
After her bow, the Goddess looks back at us .
[...But as your level goes up, only your âbasic abilityâ would rise . Everyone still doesnât have the combat skillsâ that is to say, the âtechnicalitiesâ of battle . Ah, though I say that...]
The Goddess rephrases her words .
[Sogou-san has her prided martial arts, right? When she had lost her sanity and tried to assault me, her skills were still engraved into her memory, right? Yes, of course you wonât forget that . And thus, the responsibility of your actions would always follow you around . Even if you had forgotten about it, that doesnât mean the other person has forgotten about it . You wonât know when and where the influence of your actions may result in, so please be careful with your actions, Heroesâª]
[Stop getting derailed alreadyâ]
Oyamada complained .
As if sheâs filled with sorrow, the Goddess puts her hands over her eyes .
[Iâm sorry... I was just, umm... Sniff... Oyamada-san, thatâs exactly what Iâm talking about, you know? Violent acts without any regard for others like that, you may end up regretting it someday once youâve felt the influence of your actions... Uuu... How cruel...]
[S- Shut up! Oi, you must have a reason to call us here, right!? Stop fooling around and letâs get this over with already!]
[Shogou . ]
Kirihara opens his mouth .
[Ahh? What the heck is it now, Takuto?]
[I wonât care even if you bite anyone you seeâ however, donât be too wild . You should start getting aware about your inane mannerism . ]
[But, Takuto~!]
[Even at that time when you confronted Nyantan, I canât follow-up when you do something like this...]
[...Tsk! Goddess-senpai, Iâm sorry! Please forgive me!]
Oyamada insincerely apologized .
As if nothing happened, the Goddess recovers .
[Just try to act normal, okay? Oyamada-sanâª? Now then, for the sake of the impatient Oyamada-san, letâs finish this quickly âª]
The people brought by the Goddess steps forward .
It seems they gathered to train the Heroes .
It is said that they were summoned from all around various places around this continent .
The goddess continues her explanation .
[They said they were called the Four Revered Saints! By the way, is it true that the four of them were siblings!? Is it!?]
[That means... Agito-san isnât dating any of the sisters with him, right!?]
[Kyaaaa!]
[So, what do you gals think!? Which is better between him and Kirihara-kun!?]
[Theyâre too different routes!]
[I know~!]
Some of the girls became excited as they sneak glances towards him .
With that smile still on her face, the Goddess continued explaining .
If theyâre being moderate, sheâs surprisingly tolerant about their murmurs .
On the other hand though, I am quite excited about a different matter .
(Those Four Revered Saints fellowsâ all of them were absurdly strong . Even that Banewolf guy who was introduced next is...)
I could feel something I havenât felt before .
Even though theyâre just standing there .
I gulped .
(Perhaps, I still have some ways to go...)
[...And with that, these people will be the ones who will train all of you . ]
Going on, the Goddess started allocating their arrangements .
[The Drunken Sword Party would be in charge of Asagi-sanâs group, Dragonslayer would be in charge of Yasu-sanâs group, Nyantan would be in charge of Takao sisters, and the Four Revered Saints would be in charge of Kirihara-sanâs group . Now then, they will be in your care~]
(......... . . Eh?)
Our group hasnât been called .
The allocation of those who were in the area is already over .
If thatâs the case... Is it the Goddess herself would be the one in charge of us?
However, it looks like the Goddess is now going to her next business .
Raising my hand, I was about to ask my question butâ
[You still havenât allocated anyone to Sogou Ayaka-sanâs group yet . ]
Before I could ask, someone had already ask my question .
The smiling Goddess tilts her head .
[Hmm~?]
The one who asked that question is Takao Hijiri .
She had that unruffled expression on her face as she raised her hand .
Her posture is quite beautiful that it wouldnât be inferior to the Goddess .
I canât feel any uneasiness from her .
Itâs as if sheâs very resolute .
A troubled smile appeared on the Goddessâ face .
[...............Yes, thatâs right, isnât it? Thatâs right . Iâm sorry about that . Ah, what should I do... I really donât know how to explain this...]
Apologizing, the Goddess answered .
[Actually, the Five Dragon Warriors of the Black Dragon Knights were supposed to be the people in charge of Kirihara-san and the others . However, they just suddenly died... That is why weâve had a lack of teachers for the Heroes . Thereupon, Iâm also quite troubled about this but...]
The Goddess places her hand on her white cheek .
[Umm... Sogo-san, someone who doesnât fear God has that martial arts... and I thought if you could teach your own group yourself, it would be enough... I donât actually have that much expectation though . Umm... Or is that no good?]
[Itâs no good . ]
Hijiri flatly refused .
[Hmm~? Why is that? Could I ask for a logical reason why is it instead of something like your personal sentiments?]
[Then, Iâll also ask the logical reason why is it that you havenât found a teacher for them, rather than something like your personal sentiments about her?]
[Eh~? J- Just now... Did you just return a question with a question? Ordinary people wouldnât do something as childish like that, you know? Are you alright?]
[How about you, Goddess-sama? Are you alright?]
[Ehh~?]
[Putting aside your true emotions... Is it alright for you to take actions that could earn the distrust of us, an S-Rank and A-Rank sisters?]
[............Yes, it was exactly just as Hijiri-san said . Iâm sorry, I actually had trusted Sogou-sanâs abilities but... Iâm sorry for not explaining it enough . Umm... Please donât think that I had bad intentions with what I said, okay? Hmmm... However, Iâm quite troubled... I also canât just call another one of Vysisâ disciples from another country...]
The Goddess looked at the others .
[Your rewards would still be the same, but you would have to exert twice the effort... Is there someone laudable who could take the trouble of looking after Sogou-san and the others? As I thought, no one would huh...]
[Then, how about I look after them?]
[Ara?]
The one who called out was the man called Banewolf .
(If I remember it correctly, he was also called as Dragonslayer...)
Heâs the man in charge of Yasuâs group .
[Bane-san, are you alright?]
[The girl and the others were also promising Heroes, arenât they? In that case, we should raise as much as we can to take measures to increase their chances of survival . ]
[I see~]
Banewolf strokes his beard .
[Hmm... Or is that you actually donât want to appoint any teacher for them?]
[Eh? What did you say?]
[... . No, donât mind it . Ah, right . In exchange for taking the trouble of looking after this girl and the others, Iâd like to get at least some fine alcohol as an additional reward...]
[Thatâs quite troubling . But if itâs just that, it would still be quite cheap ⪠. Now then, I will be preparing the finest alcohol for you . ]
[Fufufu, then Iâll thank you for that...]
[Ah, is that actually your aim?]
[Well, Iâll leave the judgement to you . ]
The Dragonslayer is quite easy-going .
However, I couldnât read his true emotions .
[However, could you really train all of them without any problem?]
[I intend to do as much as my ability can . However, this Dragonslayer who is known for his laziness would take the initiative to say this now . Iâve been thinking whether Iâve been deceived here or itâs actually my good fortune to be here...]
[......... . . I understand . Now then, theyâll be in your care . ]
Banewolf scratches his head .
[Good grief... It would be scary if Iâm suddenly silenced by this Goddess-sama...]
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[There have been some large movements from the Great Demon Emperorâs camp recently . ]
After they settled that scene earlier, the Goddess moved on towards the next topic .
[In comparison with the previous battles, the number of monsters who gathered near the Knight Wall have been overwhelming . That is why, itâs possible that the next battle with the Great Demon Emperorâs army would be much larger than we had originally expected . And thusâ]
The Goddess showed a deeply benevolent smile on her face .
Spreading her arms wide, she sonorously informed .
[In the next battle, our Alionâs prided Heroesâ that is to say, everyone will be participating in the war . That is why, I ask all of you to brace yourselves and prepare for your next battle . ]