The enemy is the world’s first being.
―Ymir, the primordial titan.
Pauline-san kept her mouth shut for a moment, as if waiting for her words to sink in.
“Of course, it’s just a guess. But the content of what he said, the strength that overwhelmed even the warriors, and above all—”
Felix-san took over.
“I’ll explain from here.” He said.
“All the monsters that came back from the dungeon seemed to follow him. I’ve never seen anything like it before.”
He wrinkled his eyebrows and stroked the coronet on his forehead.
“Above all, he was clearly different from ordinary monsters. He looked like a human man, and one with immense power hidden within him. He seemed to ‘resemble us’ to be called a monster.”
Felix-san hesitated at this point.
It was a bit of a vague word to say that he looked like us, but it made sense to me. In that dream, the first titan created gods in his own image. “Resemble us” might be the same as how Lu and I resemble our Mom and Dad.
“In that battle, the Raven Warriors were greatly reduced in number.”
Pauline-san spoke.
“Therefore, even if the power of the nobility increased to the east of the Royal Capital and even though we knew that there were slave traders there, we could only let them be for a while. Until we got the conclusive evidence in the form of these ashes, we couldn’t oppose the power of the nobles.”
The princess bowed to us. Her tall hat tilted, and it looked like a tower was about to fall.
“……If I had enough strength, I would have entered the Eastern Dungeon much earlier.”
Mia-san speaks up.
“……You, no, Commander, the reason why you entered the Eastern Dungeon was because there were not enough people?”
“That’s part of it, but the main reason is that I feel obliged to check the current state of the Eastern Dungeon with my own eyes. We are responsible for the east side of the Royal Capital after all.”
Once Pauline-san had finished speaking, silence fell in the room.
We’ve learned a lot about the enemy we’re fighting against, but that doesn’t mean we’re in a better situation……or has it? The enemy is powerful. Even the Raven Warriors couldn’t win. It even has the power to revive monsters.
Here we only have…..
My gaze met Solana’s, who is floating in the air. The goddess nods at me encouragingly.
“The Gods huh.”
Mia-san clapped her hands as if to cover my muttering.
“……I get it. So it’s no ordinary guy then.”
Mia-san summarized it roughly.
Pauline-san looked at her in surprise then she sighed very deeply.
“Yes, that’s correct….. Well, you’re really an adventurer huh.”
Mia-san shrugged her shoulders slightly.
“A-anyways, our enemy is no ordinary person… that’s what I’m saying.”
Mia glanced at me.
Oh, I get it.
It’s time for “negotiation” from now on.
“The word apocalypse means to destroy —or rather, to destroy again——both gods and humans. I think that’s what it means.”
Immediately after defeating Skoll, we received a whole message from God. I’m sure that’s why adventurers are preventing this apocalypse.
“Rion-san.”
Pauline-san looked at me.
“You have found the ‘unsealed,’ and you have awakened the horn that awakens the gods.”
Pauline-san continued.
“I would like to make a request to the adventurer Rion, who was the wake-up caller of the Royal Capital…… I want you to go to another dungeon and do ‘God’s Awakening.’”
I thank Mia-san with my eyes. If I hadn’t thought that negotiations would start beforehand, I would have been swept up in the atmosphere.
“Oniichan……”
“Lu, it’s okay.”
I took as much breath as I could in my stomach, calming myself down before answering.
Since we are negotiating, I should start with non-negotiable conditions.
“My sister and I are already targeted by the enemy, right? You guys will protect our family for sure, correct?”
“Of course. There is a seal here that keeps monsters away, just like in the dungeon. If the enemy is a monster, this will be a difficult place to attack.”
I nodded and then I pulled out the horn out of the pouch.
The next step is to check the premise.
“This horn, Gjallarhorn…. I know that you are relying on it. But now this horn seems to have lost its power.”
The horn on the desk was beautiful, but it didn’t have the kind of light that shines from the inside like it did when I used it before.
I don’t know if God will wake up just by my alarm skill. So, it’s very important to know if the horn can regain its power.
Thor walks around the round table and approaches it. Even though he was the size of a doll, the round table shook with each of his step. With his fiery red hair, he stops in front of the horn.
“……Isn’t this one of Heimdall’s sacred items?”
He squints nostalgically and strokes the surface of the horn with his thick fingers.
“I believe this one was found during the ‘Blood-Red Sunset’, right?”
“That’s right.”
Pauline-san nodded, and Thor narrowed his eyes.
“Heimdall, the god who owns this was the gatekeeper of the gods. He would watch from afar, and when a battle began, he would blow this horn to increase the power of the gods. He was also a first-rate warrior, but….”
I kind of understand what Thor is trying to say.
“I guess he fought Ymir.”
“Yeah. If he hadn’t been defeated, he would have been a strong ally, and we could have heard more about this horn…”
This sacred item also had its owner.
Suddenly, I remember the time when I was fighting Skoll.
“Oh, that.”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“I think I heard a human voice coming from the horn at that time. Uhm, I thought I heard something like, ‘My horn’.…”
“W-what?”
Thor looked intently at Gjallarhorn.
“Oh, you should have told me that sooner.”
“But it was only for a moment……”
I heard the voice in the middle of the battle with the Skoll. At that time, there were the raven warriors and various gods appearing, Solana gaining new powers, and a lifetime’s worth of surprises coming at me in a succession.
To be honest, I still don’t think I’ve sorted it all out.
“Well, I suppose that’s true from Rion’s perspective. Sorry, but this is big information.”
Thor stroked his chin. His red eyes are calm, he got the image of a reliable God of War.
“That god isn’t the type who falls easily. So..…”
Thor crosses his arms and thinks.
Away from the horn, he sat down with the pouch of ashes on his backrest.
“…… I certainly feel the power from that horn. If there is a god inside, it’s not that it’s no longer usable, but that there’s a time when it should be used, I guess? Hmmm…. Something that can’t be ‘unsealed’ normally —perhaps it only works when it awakens something special.”
Solana picked the horn up.
“Hmm…… In fact, it was like that in the fight against Skoll. I don’t want to make any assumptions, but I think there is plenty of hope in your conclusion. If there is indeed a God inside of this, it would explain why it only works on certain situations.”
“Does that mean it could be useful when breaking the seal on other gods?”
“That should be right.”
The horn on the table is still without its light, just like before. But if I can meet a God again, it may regain its power when I awaken it.
Solana placed the horn down and landed next to it. Then she looked up at me.
“Many of your skills are the result of divine abilities that have been distributed to humans, so you must have inherited the power of Heimdall, the Lord of the Horn, in the first place. Your alarm will be 100 percent effective with the right tools…… I think that’s the relationship between you and this horn.”
Loki and Thor, as well as Sigris and Uru, seemed to agree with Solana’s words.
My heart, which had been cold, became a little warmer. It’s a small fire of hope, but it’s enough for now.
“……Maybe I can do it then.”
God’s wake-up caller.
Like the other adventurers, I’ll be out and about.
“……Is that okay?”
Mom raised her hand.
“Are you certain that my son and daughter are being targeted by the slave traders?”
Mom stands up straight, staring at Pauline-san and the gods.
“Mom, that’s….…”
“Rion, let Mom hear it first. You’ve worked hard up until now, so… I want to hear it properly and be convinced.”
My mom doesn’t like that I’m in danger. She’s worried about me. If I leave the Royal Capital, naturally, I won’t be able to see Lu or Mom for a while.
It was Pauline-san who responded.
“Unfortunately, it’s very likely.”
“I’m sure Rion has some powers, but what about Luisia……?”
“Madam, on the point.”
Pauline-san paused.
“As for Rion-san’s sister, she may no longer be just an ordinary girl.”
My mom and I looked at Lu in surprise.
My sister nods stiffly.
It was a little late, but I now realized what Lu meant when she said she was “practicing her magical powers” while wearing temple clothes.
“Oniichan, me too…… Looks like I’m able to use skill now.”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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