Chapter 85
We turned back towards the path we came from .
I canât see the Takao sisters anymore .
[This is indeed the area where the Flesh Dragons were living in . ]
After checking out if weâre in the correct area, I put away the map .
I saw the actual corpse of the Flesh Dragon littered along with the other corpses that were killed by the Takao sisters .
It was bigger than I had imagined .
(If it were with my spear, I should be able to reach it with my spear and fight it properly...)
The rest depends on how high the ceiling is .
After walking for several minutes, we finally arrived in the inner area of the ruins where they should be inhabiting .
However, Iâm not particularly hoping for anything .
Especially since weâre not just the only people who went here to obtain that requirement .
For me, it would be enough if I could just âconfirmâ their existence .
Thatâs becauseâ
[What in the world...]
Standing behind me, Moeâs trembling voice resounded .
This place was also overflowing with them .
Large amounts of corpses were littered around the place .
There were more of them in this place compared to the monsters that the Takao sisters had killed .
A massacre .
That was the first thing that came into my mind after I saw this place .
[Do you think these pseudo-lizards were edible!? Theyâve been steadily decreasing!]
Oyamada Shougoâs voice .
He appeared from the inner parts of the cave .
It looks like heâs bathing in blood, but it seems that those werenât his own blood .
[Shougo, you look dangerous~âª]
[It feels like youâre a bloodthirsty beast~]
[Rather than that, Shougo, arenât you pretty atrocious all this time?]
As I thought, it was Kiriharaâs group who came from the inner area .
[Shut yer trap! Is that how you bastards were gonna talk with this A-Rank-sama? Iâm gonna make you eat my Bullet, hah!?]
[Shougo, how scary ~⪠Arenât you better off in the side of the Demon King?]
Oyamada swept his sword to the side and removed the blood sticking on his greatsword .
[Donât tell me, after I kill the Great Demon Emperor, I would then become the next Great Demon Emperor!? Thatâs quite a manic idea!]
Bammm!
Oyamada kicks one of the monster corpses on the ground .
[Rather than that, isnât the increase of our level getting slower? The times where I could also battle seriously have decreasedâ! Isnât it so, Ayaka!?]
Their conversation suddenly turned towards me .
[It would be no problem if theyâre matched with the small fry heroes, but it would be troubling for us, the higher level heroes if we had to lead them inside this ruins just to kill these small fries!? Ah, but why is it that Sogo-senpai currently taking along these weakling Heroes-san!? Good work being pushed around by these bunch of weaklings! Honestly, look at you!]
[ââââ-]
Iâve thought of refuting his words, but I decided otherwise .
Oyamada is intentionally provoking me .
Itâs useless fighting against every single thing he points out .
[Everyone, letâs go . ]
Ignoring Oyamadaâs taunts, we started walking .
Iâm not being negligent with keeping my vigilance .
I donât know when they would suddenly try to do something .
I canât say when that greatsword of his would turn towards us .
(Even so, if I donât gather what I needed in timeâ)
[Pigiiieeeehhhhâ-! Guueeehhh! Guuuueeeehhhh!]
A monsterâs voice .
I immediately prepared my stance .
criicckkklleee... .
crraaccckkllleee... .
The sound of something being dragged .
Mixed along with these were the sound of relaxed footsteps .
This sound came from a cave different from where Oyamada came out .
[Ahâ]
Holding a katana in his hand, Kirihara Takuto appears from the darkness .
It also looks like heâs bathing in blood .
It seems like heâs also dragging a monster in his hand .
[Urpp!?]
Moe quickly covers her mouth with both of her hands .
The members of Kirihara group slightly stepped back .
Itâs just Oyamada who laughed .
A golden-eyed monster was screaming as it was being dragged .
[Hey, sing . ]
Kirihara calls out towards the monster with a calm expression on his face .
[Scream . ]
Indifferently, he continued walking .
Stab...
Kirihara lightly stabs the monster right into the opening of its wound .
The monster screams in response .
[Call them . ]
Its screams resounded throughout the whole area .
[The experience points . ]
The struggling monster raises out a scream .
This is quite an unbearable scene .
Even though what Iâm seeing is supposed to be a monster .
[Ta- Takuto?]
Even the girls in his own group timidly spoke .
[Wait, a- arenât you overdoing it?]
[...Sheâs right . ]
[Thatâs right! As expected, thatâs tooâ]
[However, who is it that would be troubled?]
[Eh? It isnât about who...]
[Who is it that was troubled if Iâm doing this to the golden-eyed monster? Iâm asking you, tell me . ]
[No, how should I say this... I donât think thatâs something...]
The girl looks kinda bothered as she turns towards Oyamada .
Her expression is as if sheâs asking for some assistance .
The monster continued screaming all these time .
With its frenzied voice, it screams .
[Oi, Takuto~]
[What is it, Shougo?]
[Arenât you... too smart!?]
[Nothing would happen even if you try to compliment me . ]
[Howeverâ? Do you think this would work?]
[What is?]
[Is there any sign that the other monster would seriously appear?]
The surroundings were pretty calm .
The only sound that could be heard was the screams of the monster resounding around the area .
[Tsk...]
Kirihara clicked his tongue .
[Itâs just useless effort huh...]
Kirihara points at the monsterâs throat with his katana .
[Giiggyyeeehh...!?]
[How useless . ]
With a single slash, Kirihara cuts the throat of the monster .
Busshuuu!
Blood spouted out of the monsterâs throat as it died .
[Did I slash it too deep?]
Feeling no reactions, Kirihara began wiping the blood off of his katana .
[Iâm quite tired of fighting all these small fries . ]
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Safely acquiring the eyeballs of the Flesh Dragon, we returned outside of the ruins .
Each of the ruins were being managed by a country .
Even the Ancient Dragon Ruins were surrounded by walls .
The walls prevent the monsters from coming out above the ground .
There is also a management building where there would be soldiers stationed in .
Me and the others went to the plaza in front of the ruins .
This is currently the meeting place for the heroes .
I could see Ikusaba Asagiâs group were already in the plaza .
Kobato is also among them .
It seems that our group were the last to arrive .
(We somehow managed to return without any injuries...)
Under the blue skies...
Almost everyone of 2-C has gathered .
The homeroom teacher, Zakurogi Tamotsu .
In the middle of treatment, Sakura Asami .
The deceased, Mimori Touka .
Aside from these three, everyone is here .
[Hmm?]
Oyamada, who was sitting on the fence looks up .
[What the heck is that?]
All of the studentsâ eyes gathered at one direction .
Itâs towards a woman who was walking towards us .
[Cat ears...?]
No, thatâs different .
I could see human ears where they ordinarily would be .
Those cat ears must have been one of those ornaments Iâve seen before huh...
A slender woman .
The way she walks is beautiful .
She has light violet hair .
Her gray eyes kind of looks like those of a cat .
The clothes sheâs wearing looks a bit sensational .
Are those garments something necessary so that her magic energy could flow effectively?
Nevertheless, what sheâs wearing is something impossible for me to wear .
There were two daggers sheathed on her waist .
However, it was another thing that caught my interest .
Thereâs something swaying about in behind her hips .
Thatâs also the biggest reason why she reminds me of a cat .
Thereâs an unusually shaped blade that moves behind her just like a tail...
(I think Iâve seen a sword similar to that somewhere before...)
[What the hell are you?!]
Oyamada stood before the woman .
Kirihara was just absentmindedly looking at whatâs going to happen .
Yasu was just sitting cross-legged and calmly looking at the situation .
The Takao sisters were just looking around the surroundings .
As for Asagi is sitting beside Kobato...
[Whatâs with that EroCos-chan? Rather than that, isnât Goddess-chan going to come today?]
(T/N: EroCos = Erotic Cosplay)
I heard a conversation like that .
Kobato is hesitating on what to reply .
The woman started looking at us one by one .
Kirihara... Hijiri... Me... Itsuki... Yasu...
Finally, her gaze ends towards Oyamada .
The woman opened up her thin lips .
[I have arrived on behalf of the Goddess Vysis . Hereafter, whenever the goddess couldnât help you people, I will have you all gathered in one place . Today, I have come in order to give some of my greetings and to bring you all back to safety . ]
An indifferent way of speaking .
Her voice seems younger than I had expected .
Oyamada looked at her like a fool .
[This little midget would be our organizer? Rather than that, are you even stronger than us? The Kirihara group wonât follow anyone whoâs weaker than us, you know?]
[Should we try it out?]
[Oh? How are we doing this?]
[Letâs see... If you could make me kneel on the ground with just a blow, I would be your slave who would do anything you want . ]
[It came! I feel like Iâm getting really stronger! Did you think that the winning flag is in your hands!? Nice! Then, I will exceed your expectations and make you my slave!]
Kirihara looks pretty astounded .
[You bastardâ You talk like a rabid dog, Shougo . ]
[Shut yer trap! Itâs fine if I was known as the rabid dog among the A-Ranksâ I will thoroughly enjoy seeing the tears in your face full of composure!]
[I see... So youâre Oyamada-san, am I right? Certainly, you indeed have some kind of abnormally foul mouth . ]
[Ah!? Who the heck do you think you are!?]
[I am one of Vysisâ Apostles, Nyantan Kikeepat . ] (T/N: god, I donât know what her surname is . This name may change depending on what her name in the manga is . )
[Wahâ- hahahaha!? Nya- Nyantanâ pfft!]
Oyamada burst into laughter .
[Buwahahahaa! Nya- Nyantan!? Seriously!? Why donât you just push it further and name yourself Nyanko!? T- Thatâs cheating, Nyantan! Youâre directly attacking my mind with this gag!? Heeeeâ Thatâs too funnyâ!]
[?]
[Pffft! Oh no!? Youâre seriously making that kind of expression as if you donât know!? Heeeeeâ-, this woman might be a natural airhead! Uheeeeffppfffuhhhahahaha! I canât win this! A god! This woman is a god! This is the most times Iâve laughed this whole year! Alright, Iâve decided! If I want Nyantan to be my slave, I should first prepare myself against gags! I would absolutely prepare!]
[Iâll be starting then . ]
Shhiiinnn!
Three claw-shaped blades protruded out from the back of her hands .
Oyamada prepared with his great sword .
[Oh!? It seems that youâre really motivated to do this! Youâre so cool! Do your best so you donât get injured, okay!? Nyantanâª]
After a few minutes...
[Gaaahhhh... . !? Ugguuuuhhhh... . !? What the heck are you...? Arenât you seriously... too strong...! Sh*t...!]
Oyamada slams down on the ground .
His knees were already on the ground .
His greatsword had fallen down on a distance away from him .
Oyamadaâs also out of breath .
On the other hand, Nyantanâs breathing doesnât seem to be ruffled at all .
There wasnât any bruise on her body .
Only her tail-like sword was left moving .
The way Kirihara looked at her also changed .
Kirihara seems to be muttering something .
Itâs as if heâs talking to himself .
I canât help but gulp .
(This personâs strong...!)
The way she moves was very refined .
Itâs as if I was charmed by her movements .
(Thatâs how the people of this world fight with their âtechniquesâ...)
The unruffled expression on Nyantanâs face havenât changed at all .
It seems that sheâs one of those people who hardly shows any emotion .
There wasnât even a single smile that appeared after she won .
[The greetings with you people should be enough with this, right? Well then, letâs go back to the capital . And also, I will now convey the plans of the Goddess for your future . ]
Nyantan monotonously said .
[It seems that you were all entering the next stage . ]
Before I had given my âgreetingsâ towards the Heroes in the plaza in front of the Ancient Dragon Ruins .
I was summoned by the Goddess .
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The Goddessâ personal room .
The Goddess is sitting in a chair .
She had been reading a letter on her desk, which she then threw away afterwards .
[It seems that thereâs a big movement from the army of the Great Demon Emperor . Sooner or later, there may be a big battle that will affect the future of this land . It might have been the right decision that I called you back earlier, Nyantan . ]
The Goddess smiled .
[What should I do for you?]
[Sniff, sniff... Iâm so busy because of the various movements on the side of the Great Demon Emperor... Thatâs why I want to ask you to be my representative . ]
[Your representative, is it?]
[Yes, I want you to take care of the troubles within the Heroes . An arbitrator or something like that . ]
[Why am I chosen?]
[You are strong and the country where I dispatched you before, Urza is a country I donât particularly care the most . It would be a waste if youâre just playing around in a country like that . Am I right?]
[Yes . ]
[Most of all, youâre my most loyal apostle . ]
The Goddess gracefully takes off one of her shoes .
She held out her barefoot forward .
With a gentle smile on her face, she looks up .
[Donât you think so too, Nyantan?]
I quickly knelt down in front of her .
A kneeling stance .
Next . I gradually put my face forward .
[Can you show your unaltered loyalty to me?]
[......rero . ]
My tongue began creeping along the tip of the Goddessâ toe .
[Pero... Schlup... rero... rero... . ]
[Fufufu, thank you for showing me your unaltered loyalty⪠. With this, I am relieved that I can now leave the Heroes to you⪠. ]
[Rerroooo... rero... pero... . ]
[Donât worry . Your precious little sister and the others were earnestly being âprotectedâ by me . Theyâre absolutely safe . Theyâre alright . Even though they didnât know the whereabouts of their really capable big sister, theyâre absolutely safe . ]
[............ . . ]
[Ummmâ W- Whatâs the matter? You stopped moving your tongue... Are you alright? Iâm becoming really worried about your loyalty...]
[......rero...... . schlup... pero ,pero...... . ]
[Yes, what splendid loyalty ⪠. Hmm, it would be better if the Heroes were as loyal as you but... sniff... It has become like this... Uwaahhh...]
A sudden knock came from the door .
[Please come in . ]
[Goddess-sama, I- I have something to reportâ Ah . ]
The civil official reacted awkwardly .
Itâs probably because of my appearance right now .
[E- Excuse meâ]
[Ufufu, this is just a confirmatory ritual . Thatâs why, you donât have to worry about it . And so, is it an urgent report?]
[Ah, no... It was just a report of Urza about the movement of the Five Dragon Warriors . ]
[I wonder... are they following Seras Ashrain? Hmm... I thought that I could use her before but... I wasnât that interested in her anymore . Sheâs too straightlaced, so I think it would be difficult to make use of her... Though I say that, sheâs too pitiful because her country was ruined . Hmmm... She also the princess of the country of High Elves back then, if something could be called regrettable, her situation would be one . ]
The Goddess began shoving the thumb of her toes in my mouth .
Schhluupp...
I was still continuing this âact of confirmationâ .
[Five Dragon Warriors... What about Civit Gartland? He looks like a difficult pawn to use butâ well, I think I could use him to improve the growth of the Heroes . Ah, thatâs a great idea!]
With a smile on her face, the Goddess claps her hands .
[The level of the Heroes had also improved a lot, so letâs enter the next stage!]
The Goddess began instructing orders to the civil official .
[âWith that being the case, letâs first request Jonato to borrow their âFour Revered Saintsâ . And also... if Iâm not mistaken, the Drunken Sword Party should be nearby, right? Letâs summon them in here . Ah, could you also call Urzaâs Dragon Killer . And then, the Five Dragon Warriors of the Black Dragon Knights... If itâs about taking the duty of looking after the Heroesâ growth, âheâ should be delighted in taking this duty . Yes... Well then, do as I instructed . ]
[I respectfully obey . ]
The awkward civil official respectfully bowed .
[Fufu...]
Looking up towards the ceiling, the Goddess elegantly smiled .
[It seems that the day where the army of the Great Demon Emperor and the Heroes collide is surprisingly sooner than I had expected...]
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The update for the goddessâs side may have been prolonged for some time, but the contents were more numerous than it was before . Iâm terribly sorry nevertheless .
Also, regarding the hiraganas and the dots above the words, it may not be correctly displayed depending on your environment and may be difficult to see . If that were the case, we are very sorry . However, I think itâs difficult to change the way of writing here, especially as the dots are considered as one of my styles for writing this novel . I would appreciate it if you could forgive me for this point .
For the next episode, we will return to the perspective of Touka .
Thereâs a bit more in volume two . I think I would be happy if you have reached the end of volume 2 .
(T/N: uh... well, regarding the dots on the raws, I remove them for an easier way of reading . Also the hiraganas were usually those little words you could see above some words . They teach you how to read difficult characters in some cases, though there are some times where itâs different . One example would be MCâs Paralyze . He originally says paralyze in english, but thereâs a hiragana above these words which reads âParalyze Endowmentâ . In convenience with how you easily speak it, seeing also that MC spams this, I opt on choosing just Paralyze . Another would be Oyamadaâs Red Fist/Bullet . His original skill is called âRed Fistâ while thereâs a hiragana above which reads âBulletâ . I opted on bullet this time since I think he would be more likely to say bullet multiple times than red fist . Anyway, thatâs all for me . )