Author: Yume Neiji

Umareta Chokugo ni Suterareta kedo, Zensei ga Taikensha datta node Yoyuu de Ikitemasu

Chapter 276: It multiplieeed!

Yume Neiji

Anje, who had moved to the left of the eight-headed dragon, was also facing off against two of its heads. She stood her ground, confronting the heads that sprang toward her without taking any evasive action.

“Haa!”

Anje swung her leg with all her might, kicking the dragon under its chin. At the same time, a pile of soil erupted from the ground with tremendous force, striking almost the same spot. The dragon’s head jerked violently as it received the simultaneous kick and magic attack.

“All three of you easily damaged the dragon I struggled so much with… Just three people—well, with a wolf monster in the mix…”

“Uh-, um.”

“Master!?”

The old man woke up.

“…..Karen? I’m alive? What happened to the dragon…? Eh!? It multiplieeed!?”

He was so shocked to see that the number of heads was clearly greater than before he lost consciousness.

“Uhm, Master, what you fought was just one of the eight heads of a huge dragon.”

“Whaaat!? C-could it really be the Yamata no Orochi?!”

“Yamata no Orochi…?”

“It’s a mythical eight-headed dragon! A monster said to have been defeated by the ancient hero Susanoo-no-Mikoto long before the founding of the country of Edo! I’ve heard that the country of Yamato, which supposedly existed back then, was destroyed by this single monster… I can’t let this continue! I must tell the shogunate right away— O-ouch, it hurts!”

The old man hurriedly tried to get up but collapsed again due to severe pain.

“C-calm down, Master. As you can see, they’re already fighting it.”

“Huh? …..W-what’s going on with those guys!?”

While Karen and the old man were arguing, the battle with the eight-headed dragon continued. As I soared through the sky, I looked down at the scene below.

“Alright then. I’ll take you out one by one. Fiery Meteor!”

A huge rock, burning like a meteorite, appeared and crashed into one of the dragon’s necks at breakneck speed.

BOOOOOOOON!

There was a thunderous roar as the dragon’s head was crushed under the massive boulder. A large crater formed in the ground, and the red-hot black debris inside was made of trees that had been caught in the blast and instantly charred.

『As expected of my Master. You finished it off in one blow. Okay, I can’t lose either.』

While admiring me, Lill bit into one of the dragon’s necks. The neck, already punctured several times and is already in tatters, finally gave in. Unable to withstand the Fenris’ powerful bite force, it was torn off with the sound of bones shattering.

“Next up is you! Blast-Thrusting Flash Spear!”

BAAAAAAN!

A lightning strike pierced through the dragon’s entire neck. The light vanished from its eyes, and it collapsed, smoke billowing from the gaps in its scales.

“Mm, Master and Lill are amazing. I can’t lose!”

A fierce wind enveloped Fana’s body. She turned into a gust of wind and slashed with all her might at the neck of the dragon she is facing.

Slaaash!

Fresh blood spurted from the dragon’s neck as its scales were completely sliced apart. Fana kept going, flashing and chasing it. As gusts of wind battered the dragon from all sides, blood continued to gush from its wounds.

Finally, it lost strength and crashed into the ground.

“Infinite Freezing!”

Piki Piki Piki!!

My magic completely froze another neck solid.

“Linlin, Warhammer Mode.”

『Understood.』

“Alright, se-no!”

I slammed Lindwurm—now in warhammer form—into the frozen neck. The ice cracked instantly, the break widening until the entire neck shattered into pieces.

“I can’t lose either! Haaaaaaaaa!”

Full of fighting spirit, Anje charged at another neck. Her fists—each one powerful enough to split the earth—pounded the dragon’s neck over and over.

ZUDODOOOON!

Scales and bones shattered under her relentless assault, and the dragon’s head dropped to the ground.

It still tried to move, but Anje approached and delivered the final blow.

Including the one Karen had killed, we had now destroyed seven heads.

Only one remained.

“Hoh~ Running away, huh?”

The giant body desperately tried to move away from us. Apparently, it realized it couldn’t win and decided to flee.

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Isekai Nonbiri Sanpo Tabi

Walking, Chapter 169: Man in suspicious clothes

Yume Neiji

So, we arrived at a high-end inn in the barony.

“““Wow~”””

“It’s so luxurious that it is completely out of place.”

“That’s true……”

A luxurious building, completely out of place among the surrounding buildings, towers before us. This is an inn of a level I’ve never seen in either the Southern or Eastern Margravate.

At this point, everyone agrees that this inn is fishy.

“I wonder what will turn up.”

“I don’t think anything strange will come out of the entrance.”

Having made up our minds, we head inside the high-end inn. It feels like we’re entering a forest and were about to defeat monsters.

Dingling.

“Yes, welcome. For five, is it?”

“““““……”””””

When we entered the inn and saw the man at the counter, I was surprised for the second time. He is wearing a not so fashionable suit with fancy glasses, which made him look like a typical fraudster.

Unintentionally, we all froze at the sight of him.

“Uhm, Sir?”

“O-oh, yes. We would like a room for two adults and three children.”

“With pleasure. But can you pay in advance?”

“Yes. I understand. Please take care of us.”

“(Grin) Thank you.”

Oops, when I paid for the accommodation in advance, the man at the counter couldn’t help but grin. No matter how I look at it, this man is quite suspicious.

Sue, Shiro, and the others also seem pretty suspicious of him.

“Then I’ll lead you to your room.”

“Yes please.”

Then, the man at the counter led us to a room.

Shiro and the others, who usually reply cheerfully, didn’t reply today, and I was the only one who replied to him.

“Your room will be here. I’ll call you when dinner is ready.”

“Yes, I understand.”

We were guided to a very luxurious room. Sue and I continued to smile amiably until the man closed the door to the room and left.

Thud.

“Whew, I’m kind of very tired.”

“Mm. But there’s still a possibility that someone is listening, so let’s speak in a low voice.”

“““Got it~”””

After the footsteps faded away, we started talking in low voices. There doesn’t seem to be any suspicious magic tools in the room, but we still have to be careful.

Sue is also signaling Shiro and the others to be quiet as she put a finger on her lips.

“First of all, this inn itself is suspicious.”

“Yes. The number of employees is too small for the size of this inn.”

“That man smelled strange.”

“Bad guy, bad guy!”

“He’s definitely suspicious.”

It was the moment when everyone agreed. The fact that Shiro and the others are silent is also evidence that this inn is suspicious.

Also, Fran.

Keep your voice a little quieter.

“For now, let’s wait and see. If we can determine that something is suspicious, let’s report it to the soldiers’ station.”

“That’s a good idea. Let’s wait and see.”

Hmm, so what will come out of this rather suspicious inn?

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Umareta Chokugo ni Suterareta kedo, Zensei ga Taikensha datta node Yoyuu de Ikitemasu

Chapter 275: There’s one here too

Yume Neiji

Karen finally defeated the dragon. The fallen dragon didn’t move a muscle this time.

“Now, leave the rest to us.”

“Huh? What do you mean? As you can see, I already defeated the dragon…..”

It was then.

Suddenly, the mountain began to shake violently, and along with a rumbling sound, the trees on the slope began to rise up one by one.

“W-what’s happening!?”

“The monster is trying to reveal its true identity.”

“What do you mean!?”

It was as if the mountain itself was about to rise into the sky, but then soil and trees fell, revealing the things that had been sleeping inside the mountain.

“W-w-wh-what the…..!?”

Karen’s legs gave out seeing the unbelievable scene. She fell butt first to the ground.

What appeared was a similar dragon to the one she had defeated earlier.

—However, there was more than one.

“……Five, six…… s-seven bodies!? I desperately defeated one and now there are seven of them!?”

“If you include that one from before, that makes eight. But to be more precise, I’d say it is just one.”

The monster revealed its full form as it rains mud and sand around. Buried in the mountain was a huge body over 100 meters long. It has a lizard body with front and hind legs, as well as a tail. Eight long necks extend from it. In short, the eight dragons were connected to one base body.

『That’s quite a big one. From the looks of it, it appears to be only just been born, but it’s no exaggeration to say that it’s already at the level of an elder dragon.』

Lindwurm spoke with admiration.

“S-so, the one I was fighting so desperately just now was just one of its eight heads…?”

“That’s right. Didn’t you think it was strange that it didn’t show its tail at all even though it was a dragon?”

“Now that mentioned that….…”

At the same time, I noticed that there was a huge magical power lying deep in the mountains.

“Samurai-oneechan can take a rest, we’ll take care of the rest.”

“Hmm, leave it to me.”

“Take this old man to a safe place.”

Thanks to Anje, the old man’s complexion had brightened, and his breathing had stabilized. He hasn’t regained consciousness yet, but he will wake up soon.

“Are you prepared to fight that!?”

“If left alone, not only will this village be in danger, but the whole country will be in danger from this monster.”

One of its necks had been broken and it is now extremely enraged. Its intimidating presence is comparable to that of a mythical monster.

“But, if it’s a mythical monster, there’s one here too.”

“Master, let me join you.”

We leave the old man’s affairs to Karen, and we start moving all at once.

Lill rushed in from the front, Fana to the right, Anje to the left, and I flew into the sky above the monster’s head.

“Oaaaaaaaah!!”

Three heads leap at Lill, but Lill easily deflects them with an agile movement and charges hard at the base of the neck.

“““Ooooaaaaaaa!!!”””

There was a terrific crash, but the mountainous body only shook slightly.

“Hmm, looks like I can’t do much damage in human form. Master, I’ll return to my original form for a while.”

“Okay~”

Lill’s body expands in an instant. Soon, a huge wolf with silver fur appears.

“M-monster!?”

Karen was shocked.

Well, Lill’s true identity is a Fenrir, a mythical monster.

However, the eight-headed dragon is much larger than a Fenrir. Still, Fenrir’s sharp claws easily pierced the dragon’s scales.

“““~~~~~~!?”””

The body and the eight necks seem to share a sense of pain, and they are all writhing in discomfort. In a hurry, the three heads jumped at Lill to eliminate her. However, Lill avoids them with a quick leap.

Then she bites one of its necks.

『No matter how big you are, it will be useless if you’re slow.』

On the other hand, Fana, who was circling to the right of the dragon, had two heads attacking her. However, she is not so easy to catch as she moves faster than Lill with the support of the wind.

“Fu!”

Fana’s slash cut into the dragon’s neck. The flesh along with the scales was sliced cleanly away, and blood spurted out.

“Mm, I can cut it.”

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Isekai Nonbiri Sanpo Tabi

Walking, Chapter 168:  Staying at a high-end inn linked with trouble

Yume Neiji

After that, there were no more bandits attacking, and we arrived safely at the capital of the barony. We handed over the bandits to the guards on the wall.

“Oh~, so you guys were adventurers with two titles huh. Hahaha, you bandits, be glad you didn’t get killed.”

“““Hii!”””

When I showed our adventurer card to the soldiers for the procedure, the soldiers realized that we were strong, so they started making fun of the bandits.

We don’t kill in vain you know.

“More importantly, are you doing your job well?”

“We’re doing our best. However, there have been a lot of robberies recently and we’re having a hard time dealing with them.”

“I see. What are they targeting?”

“Lately, high-end inns have always been targeted. However, we haven’t been able to get a hold of them.”

The coachman of the carriage talked to the guards. He asked for information about the bandits.

Hearing their exchange, Sue and I nodded to each other, deciding to avoid high-end inns as well.

Incidentally, since there is an ongoing search for bandit hideouts and the like, the confirmed bounty will be transferred via the Adventurer’s Guild. This time, Shiro, Fran, and Horn played an active role, so I decided to have the three of them receive it.

“Well then, see you around. Be careful.”

“““Bye bye”””

After parting ways with the coachman at a small carriage station, we decided to look for an inn to stay at tonight.

But this is where it became difficult.

“I’m sorry, there is no vacancy at the moment.”

“We can’t do it either. There are many people who shy away from high-end inns you see.”

To our surprise, all the mid-range hotels were unavailable. What’s more, even the cheap hotels were booked, and we couldn’t get a room.

This is a problem then.

“Hey, Shun-oniichan, are we setting up a tent somewhere?”

“Well, apparently for security reasons, we can’t set up a tent in the city.”

“Eh?”

In fact, I had heard Shiro ask the guard on the wall, and she had been told that it was not allowed to set up tents within the city. That seems to be a countermeasure against bandits too.

Just as Sue and I exchanged looks, thinking that we were in a dead end, Shiro said something unbelievable.

“Then Shiro and the others will stay at a high-end inn and catch the bad guys!”

““Mm. Catch them!””

“Yes!”

Shiro’s proposal was agreed not only by Fran but also by the timid Horn. Ao is also in favor, with her tentacles waving up energetically.

However, it is indeed clear that there is no other accommodation to stay in reality.

“Sue, do you want to stay at a high-end inn? Well, we got to stay on high alert though.”

“Hmm, even though I don’t want to put Fran and Horn in danger, realistically the only option is a high-end inn.”

So, in this way, we decided to stay at a high-end inn linked with trouble.

Now, we’ll just have to see what we’ll find. I hope there are no strange people showing up.

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Hazure Skill “Alarm”, jitsuwa fūin kaijo no nōryoku deshita. Ochikobore no shōnen wa, nemuri kara sameta megami-tachi to yasashī saikyō o mezasu

Chapter 78: Golem Disturbance

Yume Neiji

With the return of the Raven Warriors, our party has grown from five to seven.

Each dungeon has its own optimal number of people for a party, and in the Alvis Dungeon, there are seven. If there are more people than this, it will be easy to be distracted by monsters, and the attrition from continuous battles would outweigh the increase in strength.

Until now, there were a total of five people, including me, Mia-san, Felix-san, and two supporters. That was to speed up my leveling up. If we defeat a monster in a large group, less magic power will be absorbed by each person. That’s why defeating strong enemies with a small number of people was a shortcut to leveling up.

But now our purpose is different. Our goal is the bottom floor. Fourth level, fifth level and sixth level. We went down the floors in silence.

The Alvis Dungeon started to show palace-like halls from the fifth floor, but from the sixth floor onwards the ancient technology became more apparent. We encountered traps such as drop lattices and hidden doors. From time to time, an arrow launcher —a ballista—would stare down at us from a recessed wall, giving me a start.

Because of the blessing of the hunting god, I am in the lead, which means that I am the only one who is surprised. Luckily, they were all rusty and didn’t work anymore.

“It’s the palace’s defense mechanism. Some of them shoot arrows on their own, like golems.”

Safi told me from inside the backpack. Mia-san spoke in a low voice as she checked the hood.

“……Isn’t this something you usually put near the entrance? Attack from the top huh.”

“Or….…” Felix-san added,

“The attack may have come from below. If Safi is right, then there must have been another entrance at the base of the mine?”

In the middle of the conversation, I raised my hand. This was a signal for everyone to stop and stay still. Everyone held their breath.

Wearing a fireproof cloak and hood, I feel like we are bandits sneaking into an ancient palace.

“……It moved away. It was a golem.”

It was huge and had two legs, so there was no doubt about it. After making sure that we won’t run into them if we proceed forward, I started moving.

Next up is the seventh layer.

“There are a lot of Golem.”

I nodded my head to Mia-san.

“It may be that the enemy golem master released them into the dungeon.”

“Hoh~. What a troublesome enemy.”

That guess was quickly proven. Up to the eighth level, we are able to descend with minimal encounters, but on the ninth level, there were five golems camped in front of the stairs leading down to the boss level.

Felix-san smiled wryly.

“Well, well, look at this. This is blatantly stopping us.”

“It is declaring, don’t enter the boss room. It’s now clear that the golem master is in cahoots with the slave traders.”

We exchanged quick glances. 

Felix-san raised his hand to shoulder level and then pointed his finger at the golem. He must have given instructions to the group of warriors behind him. It was the same signal I’d seen in the southern dungeon of the royal capital – “kick them all away and advance.”

“Let’s go.”

Mia-san and I stepped in. Magic attacks covered us from behind. Instantly, the two golems were engulfed in flames and destroyed.

“The core is all on the left shoulder!”

I told Mia-san about the results of the detection. A powered-up chain axe shattered the golem’s left shoulder. I also go around behind the enemy camp and borrowed the power of the spirits.

“Wake up.”

A blade of wind sliced through the golem’s left shoulder. The soil covering the red orb was peeled off. Then I leaped full of momentum to crush the orb.

Only one golem was left in its army.

“Ooo-ooooh!”

I dodged the fist that is swinging down on me. Using the Protection of the God of Thunder, I slammed an electric shock into its left shoulder. 

Lightning shook the golem. The blessing of the God of Thunder seems to have gradually become more powerful.

『……Blessings come from bonds with the gods. Rion, you may be forming a stronger bond with Thor.』

I tilt my head as I wipe the sweat on my brows.

『That means you’re recognized. Because Thor is the god of warriors.』

When she said that, a new power emerges between me and Solana. That’s the ability “Sword of the Daughter of the Sun.” Maybe the blessings get stronger and my abilities increase as I spend time with the gods.

For example, by confronting the golems and the giant golem like now, I became closer to being a “warrior”.

“Vo…..oooh.”

The defeated golem falls on its back and returns to the rocks and dirt.

The goddess’ voice trembled.

『Rion, you…… You become unrecognizably stronger. You get stronger every time you carry something. 』

“Mm. But we can’t stop here.”

The boss layer has the power I seek to protect Lu. But that’s not all. An important secret to a dwarf girl lies dormant there too.

“Everyone, go forward.”

We descended the long staircase leading to the boss level.

The space we arrived at had a high ceiling. It is likely to be 15 meters high, and even if the bell tower is brought here, I don’t think the roof will hit the ceiling. It was circular enough to fit an entire city block inside. The cityscape where we lived in the royal capital will fit perfectly into this space.

Because it was a hollow void, I felt lonely and uneasy at the same time.

What kind of boss would require such a large space?

At that moment, God’s voice echoed in my head.

A titan vanguard has appeared.

What emerged from the darkness was a giant humanoid figure. Its red eyes glowed atop its thick body. Its messy black hair looked like the mane of a lion monster.

“A giant-type monster huh.”

I muttered out.

It’s so huge that I have to look up, but it’s a little smaller than the Incarnation of Rage we fought before. The head is about half the height of the ceiling.

But I can’t relax.

“If the ashes have an effect here as well, then……”

And as expected, God’s voice immediately became distorted.

% %|大∠ has appeared.

Shiver runs through my skin. It’s a primitive tension that defies logic. 

It’s just like the Eastern dungeon after all. They have used the ashes that could disrupt the dungeon’s seal.

A being that is more than a giant appears. The darkness of space converges around it, and its gigantic body is covered in darkness.

We braced ourselves.

The human form, painted black, stood motionless with its hands outstretched. However, a bright red flame lit up at its fingertips. It was as if its whole body was covered in oil. The fire spreads to its arms, shoulders, and torso, enveloping its large body in flames.

In the blink of an eye, the space was filled with light and heat waves.

The Flame Titan has appeared.

Fire and roar shook the space, and the boss of the dungeon —no, the sealed-off boss —rushed to us.

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Hazure Skill “Alarm”, jitsuwa fūin kaijo no nōryoku deshita. Ochikobore no shōnen wa, nemuri kara sameta megami-tachi to yasashī saikyō o mezasu

Chapter 77: Alfheim, land of the dwarves

Yume Neiji

Safi began to speak, staring at the bonfire. The flickering flames stretch the shadows of me and Safi to the wall.

“Alfheim was a country of technology. As you can see—”

Looking around, Safi smiled wryly.

“—Well, to be honest, there’s no trace of it left. But this was our palace, carved into the mine, and it was also our town. I was born and raised in these mines.”

The staircase room at the end of the dungeon is dimly lit and a little chilly. The heat, and perhaps the magic of the lights, didn’t fully pass through to this place.

I squinted my eyes into the dim light.

There were patterns remaining on the walls, and there is a protrusion on the ceiling similar to a magic stone lamp. It was probably a remnant of the time when this was a palace.

“I think it’s already filled, but on this level there is the soldiers’ quarters and a room for their families. When the gods started the war, most of the dwarves fled from the surface and took refuge here.”

Safi stopped talking and stares at the flames.

“……How much do you know about black dwarves and white dwarves?”

I searched through the shelves of my memory.

“Of the races that were in Alfheim, the black ones are the blacksmiths, and the white ones had wings and was good at crafting, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. I’m a black dwarf…… they hated us.”

Safi stammered. After sighing as if letting something heavy out, she forced a smile. It was a smile that looked like her cheeks were twisted in a forced way.

“But, you know, it’s no surprise that they hated us.”

“Why?”

What went over my head was something like “useless skills”. I wonder if even in the land of dwarves, there was superiority or inferiority based on their innate skills.

“The black dwarves are blacksmiths. We— well, we are ‘weapon craftsmen’ through and through.”

Safi held the hammer in her hand over the fire. The faint, red magic runes on it stands out.

“Weapons are meant for fighting, aren’t they?”

“Uh-, yes—”

“So, some of the black dwarves wanted war. They made deals with gods and humans, tricked them into fighting, or placed curses on the weapons themselves.”

I pulled the scabbard from my waist and pulled out the blue crystal short sword. The ancient relic in the sheath had the letters Jinrad engraved on the hilt. 

“For example, you could carve a magic rune that draws battles. In reality, it has the nauseating effect of “attracting enemies”. Then the wielder would fight a lot, and with that, it will show the power of the weapon. It would prove how superior the weapon is.”

“No way……!”

“Mm. For the sake of technology, they would do anything to get there. There were people like that.”

The short sword I had been using suddenly became terrifying. Adventurers entrust their lives to their weapons, so if they are betrayed by a blacksmith, their lives will be at stake.

“They’re not weapons for people. They are weapons for weapons’ sake. Some of them even make deals with monsters and titans or leave their forges to join the titans’ camps.”

Safi took a deep breath. The flickering flame is reflected in her dark eyes.

“……Of course, such black dwarves are in the minority. I don’t want to be lumped together with them. But it’s true that there have been scoundrels among us. That’s why we were disliked, and why you guys are wary of us.”

The words that had been between us were cut off. When silence comes, the sound of the dungeon, whether it is the roar of the wind or the roar of a monster, fills the surroundings.

Loki said it too. Even in God’s day, distrust and betrayal existed.

“But, you know—”

Safi smiles, showing her teeth this time. It’s a smile that is much more like the Safi before, as if she’s bragging about something.

“That’s why I wanted to be a good blacksmith, because the skills of the black dwarves are great, and the white dwarves who are suspicious of us are also engineers at heart. I thought that if I improved my skills, we would be able to understand each other.”

Study, practice, train. After saying this, the dwarf blacksmith shook her green hair and looked at me.

“In the end, I was chosen as one of the ten blacksmiths of Alfheim. That’s particularly the top ten most outstanding blacksmiths. It’s the highest honor!”

Her big eyes shined with pride.

“Fufu. It took decades though, because the black dwarves were disliked…”

Decades? …… Safi, how old are you?

While I ponder about that, Safi pursed her lips.

“……Hey, show some reaction will you. At that time, it had been about a hundred years since a black dwarf had been chosen.”

“H-hundred years?”

Not only is the dwarf’s sense of time great, but Safi might just be a pretty incredible girl…

Uhm, anyways, just praise her.

“T-that’s amazing. You’re amazing!”

“…………Nevermind.”

Safi shifted her eyes. She held her hands over the fire and resumed her story.

“I learned a lot about the white dwarves’ techniques during that time, including the blessing of pouring feelings into tools. I guess I became a bridge for the exchange of skills.”

Safi proudly shook her green hair.

“The Dwarf King also said, ‘Tools are power, so give the right tools to the right person. A person with the right heart.’”

Having said that, the little blacksmith looked down. The fire shook and Safi’s face darkened.

“Hey, Rion.”

“……What is it?”

“What do you think of the giant armor in that forge?”

This time, I stirred. The bonfire crackled.

“……I’m not sure either.”

“I see.”

Safi’s red ring sparkled.

“I was probably put to sleep before ‘something’ happened to Alfheim. And then I was sealed away. But… I don’t know what happened, or why it turned out this way.…”

I didn’t want to think about it, I just wanted to keep going.

“……I really don’t know, and I don’t remember. Hey, Rion, you are scared of me after all.”

“B-but—”

I interrupted Safi’s words.

I gripped my head hard. At this rate, Safi was likely to fall into a pitch-black valley, and I felt that now was the time to pull her out.

“Safi wants to find the Dwarf King and your friends, don’t you?”

“Yes.”

“Then we’ll look for them together!”

I turned to Safi while still sitting. The words just slipped out of my mouth. Saying them out loud would surely sound simple.

Safi seemed taken aback.

“…..Really?”

“Yes.”

“………Is there nothing else? That I’m suspicious, or that I’m a black dwarf, or that I-”

“Uh, no….…”

That’s true, but strangely, I didn’t feel like thinking about any further reasons. It felt like something important, some words, was inside my heart. But when I took it out and exposed it to the air, it seemed to crumble as soon as possible.

Like a statue made of snow.

“I think if it’s Safi  it will be fine.”

Safi was dumbfounded.

“……You have a gods with you, right? Is that really okay?”

“Maybe.”

“Maybe isn’t good enough you know? Even goblins and other monsters were originally banished black dwarves who fell into depravity…”

Safi’s eyes wandered in all directions, then she scratched her green hair with both hands. She turned away and exhaled.

“……Well, thank you.”

Perhaps because of the fire, Safi’s cheeks and ears seemed to blush a little.

“I feel better now. Truly.”

The gold coin vibrated, and I heard the voice of the Gods.

『Rion, you’re good at encouraging people.』

It was Solana.

(T-thanks……?)

I wonder what kind of decision my father made at times like this. I wonder if Father wouldn’t have to make a decision while hesitating like me.

『A-ahem. But, you know, it’s kind of…… itchy feeling. 』

The goddess was mumbling something, which was unusual for her. When she said that, my body also felt itchy, and I started to stir as I sat with Safi.

Our conversation went on for a while. Then I heard footsteps in the distance. Within the range of the『Protection of the Hunting God』 , the supporters who had gone to the surface have returned. Reinforcements seemed to have been brought in as there were more signs of people.

Felix-san returned, leaned on his staff, and pointed to the exit with his eyes.

“It’s time to leave.”

I nodded and stood up.

The boss of the dungeon is at the 10th level.

Alfheim’s king, the king of the dwarves must be there.

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Walking, Chapter 167: Defeating the bandits

Yume Neiji

Morning the next day.

The rain seemed to have stopped in the middle of the night, and the sun is now shining. The road is a little muddy, but it seemed fine for the carriage to pass through.

From this village, we will transfer to another carriage bound for the capital of the Northern Frontier.

Karakarakara.

“Uhm, there are a lot of weapons loaded in the carriage huh.”

“Well, it’s a measure against bandits. There have been bandits around here before you see.”

The carriage bound to the capital was loaded with many weapons, including swords and spears. 

I wondered how bad is the law-and-order situation here, and I soon learned about it.

“Hmm, are we stuck in the mud?”

“No, no matter how you look at it, there are clearly traces of humans digging into the soil.”

The wheels of the carriage got stuck in the mud, so everyone got out of the carriage. And as Sue calmly pointed out, there were traces of deliberately digging the mud with a shovel.

Right, you can pretty much guess what would happen next.

“Fuhehe, young adventurers and some brats. If you guys don’t want to get hurt, take out all your money!”

“Toh!”

“““B-boss!”””

A group of bandits appeared from the nearby bushes, but Shiro and Ao calmly looked at the man who was talking and kicked him flying in the air. After taking a direct hit from Shiro and Ao’s flying kick, the man plunged into the puddle on the road.

Oh my, Shiro and Ao should have waited until the man introduced himself before taking action.

“Uwaa! B-bandits!”

“Aah, kyaaah!”

““Gyaaaa!””

“F-Fran—, Horn, calm down.”

The rest of the bandits were also blown away by the magic of Fran and Horn, who were surprised by the appearance of the bandits.

Sue hurriedly stops Fran and Horn, but when the magic stops, all the bandits are already lying on the puddle.

　

“Oh, you guys are strong.”

“It was the kids who did it though.”

Together with the driver, we tied up the fallen bandits. All the bandits have fainted and were covered in mud, so I cleaned them up with life magic. Well, the bandits also smelled bad.

Actually, I thought the driver was good at tying up the bandits, and then he told me something.

“I was originally a soldier in this territory, and after I quit the army, I started as a carriage driver.”

“Oh, I see. That’s why you’re good at tying up bandits.”

“Hahaha, that was my main job before after all.”

The driver made a hearty laughter. Well, it is no wonder he is good at tying people up.

When I appraised the bandits, I found out that they have bounty, so I tied them up in the back seat of the carriage and then we set off again.

Karakarakara.

“Hey! Let us down!”

“““Yes, put us down!”””

“They are so noisy.”

“Ao-chan, make them quiet.”

“““Gya!”””

Fran and Horn, who have become accustomed to the noisy bandits, asked Ao to make the bandits quiet.

Ao also seems to be annoyed by the noisy bandits, so she does not hesitate to strike them with a lightning strike.

I thought that would make the bandits a little quieter, but it didn’t happen easily. So, the bandits ended up getting hit with two more lightning strikes from Ao before we reached the Northern Frontier’s capital.

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Chapter 274: Don’t panic, don’t panic

Yume Neiji

“.….I can defeat it? But… just now, Master’s blow with all his might didn’t work you see……”

Karen was confused by my words.

“You came back because you thought you surpassed your teacher, didn’t you?”

“Well, that’s what I thought…… But that monster was completely more than I expected……”

“You don’t have to think about anything superfluous. Look, it’s coming.”

“Oaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”

“Kuu! Then, I’ll take your words and believe you!”

Karen hurriedly raised her sword. Then, alone, she confronts the raging dragon.

“Can she really defeat it?”

“Of course, it’ll be difficult in her current state.”

I answered Fana’s question clearly.

“Then what do you mean before?”

“It means that she needs to increase the multiplier of her body strengthening even more.”

The dragon moved its huge body and tried to swallow Karen whole. Karen narrowly dodged it, and she slashed back at the dragon’s cheek. However, there was only a slight scratch on its hard scales.

I guess the blade did not even reach the flesh.

“It’s futile after all…. It was only with that single blow where Master even risked his life that he was finally able to break through these scales!?”

Karen let out a shriek-like cry when she felt no damage when she made her slash.

“Shouldn’t we join in?”

“Calm down, Anje-oneechan, don’t panic, don’t panic.”

During our conversation, Karen managed to dodge the dragon’s next attack and fights back, but her sword slash still doesn’t penetrate its tough scales. But while she was slow to dodge in front of the dragon’s massive body at first, she now gradually became more relaxed.

“She has gotten faster?”

“Yes, but that’s not all. Look at the dragon scales she just slashed.”

“The wound is deeper than it was at the beginning!”

“That means her attacking power is increasing too. In other words, her physical strengthening is increasing.”

I explained to my disciples who look at me wondering what the hell is going on.

“Normally, if you want to increase the effect of body strengthening magic, you have to train consciously.”

Fana and Anje also learned it through training after the treatment of the magic circuit.

In order to be able to swing a sword or activate other magic while using body strengthening magic, one must be at a level where he or she can maintain body strengthening magic without thinking. However, this is surprisingly difficult to do.

“But in the case of Samurai-oneechan, it’s something that she did unconsciously, so she doesn’t have to do anything special. If she continues to do that, it will naturally strengthen her body to the limit.”

In other words, as Karen fights the dragon, the performance of her body strengthening magic is gradually increasing and so does her strength.

“Yagyu Shinnen-ryu, Annihilation!”

Karen leaped over the dragon’s head and slashed at its scales again and again as she spun at high speed.

“Oaaaaaaaaa!”

““It worked!?””

Finally, her attack seemed to work, and the dragon let out a painful roar. The scales were destroyed from the top of its head to its back, and blood was streaming down its massive body.

“I-I can do it! For some reason, my body is feeling lighter and lighter, and my attacks are getting stronger!”

She seems to have felt the response and is screaming excitedly.

From there, a terrifying one-on-one battle between the dragon and the samurai unfolded. Even though Karen’s attacks are now working, the dragon’s huge body naturally has extraordinary durability.

On the other hand, Karen was able to avoid the dragon’s attack with ease. However, if she was bitten by that fang, she wouldn’t be able to do anything.

Still, she didn’t lose her concentration and continued to inflict damage on the dragon.

And—

“Aaaaaaaaaaaah!”

With a desperate roar, the dragon finally ran out of strength and fell to the ground.

“I-, I did it……!! Master…… I avenged my Master!”

Karen rejoices.

“Yes, well done, Samurai-oneechan. Now, leave the rest to us.”

“……Huh?”

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Walking, Chapter 166: A journey in the rain

Yume Neiji

We had been making progress in the Eastern Frontier territory without any particular issues, but now we are entering another territory.

First of all, it is a small barony, so I am very worried about whether there are soldiers guarding it along the way.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen from here on out, so let’s all be careful.”

“““Got it~”””

“Fufu”

When I said that to everyone, Shiro, Fran, and Horn raised their hands cheerfully in agreement. Ao also raised her tentacles to show that she got it. 

Sue couldn’t help but giggle when she saw Shiro and the others like that.

However, we really have to be vigilant, so we continue our carriage journey while being vigilant about our surroundings.

““Toh!””

“““Gaun!”””

A pack of wolves appeared on the highway, so Shiro, Ao, and Fran charged at them while we provided cover fire with magic. To be honest, the wolves were no problem at all.

I asked Ao to drain the blood of the defeated wolves and then I quickly put them in the item box after they had been drained.

Then we set off again. 

The reason why we are in a hurry is that the weather is looking gloomy.

Pitter-patter.

“-Uh, it’s raining.”

“Oh no, will we still make it to the inn in time? Everyone, put on your coats.”

“““Okay”””

Just as we were about to arrive at the village inn in about 30 minutes, it finally started to rain. It’s still small drops now, but just in case, I have them put on the cloaks we bought in the Eastern Frontier.

Fran and Horn are chatting while showing each other the coats they had chosen.

(Sound of the rain’s heavy downpour.)

“Thankfully we managed to get here before it rained hard.”

“Yes, thankfully.”

We arrived safely at the village where we will stay tonight. Looks like the carriage will also stay at the same inn. 

When we arrived at the inn, it started to rain heavily. We really did get to the inn at just the right timing. 

This village is a fairly large village for a barony, and the inn was a well-built building.

“You made it just in time, lad.”

“That’s true. If we arrived a minute later, we would have been soaked.”

The innkeeper, who has a good physique, also said that the timing of our arrival at the inn was good.

“I’m going to sleep with Shun-oniichan today.”

“Then Fran will sleep with Sue!”

“Horn will also sleep with Sue-oneechan.”

“Hey, you guys, why don’t you sleep on the bunk bed?”

“““Don’t want to!”””

“Hahaha, it’s good to be on good terms.”

I booked a room with two bunk beds, but Shiro and the others didn’t give up sleeping with me and Sue here either. 

The innkeeper laughed seeing us.

Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do about it.

“Apparently there have been a lot of robberies in the capital lately. It seems the lord is having a hard time dealing with them.”

“I see…”

While eating dinner, I ask the innkeeper about the security of the barony, and as expected, it doesn’t seem to be very good.

We have to protect ourselves by keeping our clothes to a minimum huh.

““Hug-hug””

Pat, pat.

““Hn?””

“It’s nothing.”

In particular, Fran and Horn are still small, so we have to take care of them. I stayed alert as I patted their heads as they looked up at me curiously.

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Chapter 273: Is that the dragon?

Yume Neiji

The old man, Karen’s Master, spoke in an uncompromising tone.

“Hurry up and leave this village! Of course, that includes you guys! Don’t get any strange ideas!”

“T-then, Master, what are you going to do?”

“I don’t have much time left anyway. I’m going to take a gamble and let it taste my secret sword technique.”

“With that body!? Master, you are in no condition to do that!”

Even though he lost an arm and a leg because of the monster, he is still in this village.

At that moment, “Oaaaaaaaah!!”, a tremendous roar echoed from the direction of the mountain.

“Master, take a look near the top of the mountain.”

“…..Is that the dragon?”

When I looked towards the mountain, I saw a dragon coming down the slope towards this village, with its long body slithering down.

“Tsk! Why did it start moving at this timing?! You guys, get out of here!”

The old man shouted. But Karen shook her head from side to side.

“That won’t do! I can’t leave Master behind and run away. That’s unbecoming of a samurai!”

“This idiot disciple……! Hey, take this kid with you guys, even if you take her by force!”

Meanwhile, the dragon approached us at breakneck speed, mowing down trees as it went.

20 or 30 meters long huh.

“Kaaaaaaaahh!”

A fierce “Qi” swelled up from the old man’s whole body. This is also known as fighting spirit, and it converged into the blade of the sword he drew from his waist.

On the other hand, the old man’s cheeks are getting more and more sunken, and blood vessels appeared on his face and arms.

“I’ll hit him with all my might! Use that opportunity to get away!”

Apparently, the old man’s so called secret technique involves channeling all of his life energy, his fighting spirit, into his sword.

“W-wait! Are you trying to die!?”

Anje, sensing the old man’s resolve, shouted at him.

But the old man ignored her. Immediately afterwards, the old man kicked the ground with one foot. He charged straight at the approaching dragon with speed that was hard to believe coming from just one leg.

“Yagyu Shinnen-ryu, Mysteries and Despair!”

The next moment, the old man’s sword was slammed into the dragon’s head.

“~~~~~~~~~!?”

The dragon’s tough scales had been cut apart and blood spurted like a geyser from its forehead, raining down on the ground.

On the other hand, the old man’s sword seemed to have been unable to withstand the impact and was shattered into pieces.

“M-Master!?”

The old man’s body bounced in the air and is now falling to the ground. He seemed to have lost consciousness. His body has no strength left.

“Oop.”

I stretched out my magic and caught the old man’s body. I brought him back to us.

“Master, are you okay!?”

“Yes, he’s barely alive. Anje-oneechan.”

“Leave it to me!”

The old man’s symptom is a complete depletion of qi. Anje had previously shared her qi with Goritia when he had fallen into a similar situation, so it should be fine to leave it to her.

“As expected of Master. I can’t believe that he defeated that monster with a single blow!”

The dragon writhed in pain before crashing to the ground and is currently lying still.

“No, it’s too early to judge that Samurai-oneechan.”

After I said so, the dragon raised itself again.

“As expected, it is still alive.”

“Even Master’s secret technique wasn’t enough to defeat it!?”

The dragon’s forehead was cracked open, revealing its skull inside, but it still roared with rage burning in its eyes.

“Oaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”

It seems to have taken some damage, but it still got a lot of energy. The old man’s almost suicidal attack didn’t seem to have much effect.

Well, it would be hard to tell if his arms and legs had still been intact though.

“How on earth are we going to defeat such a monster……?”

Karen, who had enthusiastically declared her intention to defeat the dragon so triumphantly, is now completely wilted.

In the end, it seems that it turned out to be as the old man said.

“Samurai-oneechan, don’t worry.”

“Eh?”

“I’m sure you can beat it the way you are now. And if you can’t, we’ll support you, so I think you should give it a try.”

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