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The Spearmaster and the Black Cat CH 324

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Chapter 324 - Revisit of the Whirlpool Forest of Demonic Fog

A blood message floats in front of my eyes.

『Theres a lot of bluish-white tigers who charge at you while extending bone blades from gills at their necks―― Even as were speaking, Ive gotten rid of one by stabbing out Gadorices…』

『Its fine for you to come back here, you know』

『Master, I wont come back yet.

Theres still many other monsters besides the tiger I havent killed yet - so many that I cant actually detect all of them.

Id like to use this situation, and pile up some combat training while continuing to kill the monsters.

I want to become stronger』

『Sure, you sure are enterprising and daring.

Do as you see fit without worrying about us.

Its going to be alright since we can simply follow the traces of your nice smell』

『Okay!』

I continue my blood messaging with Viine whos gone ahead as vanguard while at the same time scouting for us, although shes not Mamani.

The bluish-white tigers are called Galbound Tigers.

I think theyre designated as B-Rank in subjugation requests.

Theyre profitable thanks to their great materials.

But, since those materials shouldnt contain any mana, I dont really need them.

When I send her a message along the lines of wanting to make out, Rollo delivers a cat punch at the blood letters with a “N, nya――”

I dont know whether its supposed to be a retort to its content, but the act of the blood letters vanishing instantly seems to be mysterious for my partner.

Bending down, I poke her head as she frantically attacks the blood letters, caress it gently, and then stand back up again.

While focusing on my right hands sixth finger, I chant in my mind, 『Come out, Tsuan』.

The sixth finger loses its shape and falls to the ground, turning into a pulp of flesh thats firmly glued to the ground.

As if performing a metamorphose, it changes into a golden caterpillar which wriggles around while squealing.

For some reason it then grows slowly as Tsuan.

This whole spectacle throws Rollo for a loop.

Her pupils widen, showing her keen interest in Tsuans transformation.

Well, I guess its unavoidable since thesquirming mass (Tsuan) in front of her eyes looks like a cat teaser.

Is Tsuan deliberately showing his transformation to Rollo

My partner purrs, “Nnn,” and brings her nose close to the object thats also different from a caterpillar about to become Tsuan.

She checks Tsuans smell by repeatedly sniffing.

“Rollo, no pad punches.”

“Nya.”

As I warn her, Tsuan turns into a humanoid, middle-aged guy.

“…Boss, youre goin to put me to use”

The surreal Tsuans leg continues to be showered by cat punches, but still, thats a good attitude he got.

“Yeah.

The last time I called you was during training, wasnt it”

“Yes, on that stone paving…” Tsuans face turns pale.

“Whats wrong”

“No, its just…rather than training, the trauma of getting trashed by your spear…”

“Want to go back to being a finger then”

“N-No, please wait.

Im happy about you calling me.

I want to be of use to you, boss.

I cant stomach losing out to Catiza and Purin.”

Tsuan-sans face is slightly red as hes apparently embarrassed.

But itd be kinds wrong to punch him just because its done by a middle-aged guy.

“Okay then.”

“Great―― Still, this is some remote forest, isnt it… It appears to be foggy as well, but the tall trees…resemble the Lebray Forest.” Tsuan comments while surveying his vicinity.

Next he creates kukri-shaped light blades in both hands.

Whirling the blades around in his palms, he grips them in an underhand grip.

The patterns on the blades are similar to those of .

Countless objects similar to light threads are carved into the blades.

It looks like Tsuan is overlapping this forest with his memories of the Lebray Forest or whatever its called.

At the same time, he might be speaking telepathically with Catiza and Purin.

“Lebray Forest as in the one in your homeland”

“Yep, its a haunt of undead villages, one of the forests spreading out in the west of the Outer Demonic City.”

“Villages of undead…”

Maybe its related to this forest here or something…

“Yep, as a templar I killed furies and other monsters in there.

Chapsis were too much for me alone, though.” Tsuan explains full of nostalgia for his time when he was a templar.

Hankay joins us.

“Tsuan, youre Shuuyas disciple-something Anyway, his subordinate Also, we fought several times during his training sessions…”

“Hello, Hankay-san.

Thanks for taking care of me back then.”

“No problem, Shuuyas subordinate.

It looks like both of us are going to get busy with real combat over here.”

Just as he says, I sense a big mana source.

What shows up next while firmly treading across the leaves on the ground is a huge bear monster exceeding a degoza bear in size.

“Guuuooooooh!”

Whoa, what a loud roar.

Mr.

Bear looks to be in a frenzy.

Hankay, Tsuan, and Mysty ready their weapons.

Rollo growls like a beast for an instant, but doesnt transform into a black panther.

And then, while thinking of us as prey, the bear charges with yet another, loud roar while letting its saliva fly.

I guess Ill take it down with Baldok.

At least thats what I planned, but Hankay rushes ahead, yelling, “――Ill take care of that one! Ugoooaaaahhh!”

He charges with a battle cry, as if answering the bear in kind.

Hankay adopts the 『Crab Blow』 stance, as if telling me that its a continuation of our ax training.

From the front, as if to capitalize on the might of his ax blades, he unleashes a chain of attacks in a kachiage style 1 by swinging his left ax down and following up with his right after a slight delay.

After hitting the bears jaw from the side, he strikes its shoulder and flank.

The bear falters while exposing a deep cut at its side.

While yelling, Hankay boldly slips into the bears bossom, and slams the middle part of his axs blade against the bears head after lifting it diagonally from below.

The bear bends backwards in a grand manner.

Its jaw has been pulverized, its muzzle is crushed, and its teeth-ridge has turned into mush.

Its a display of terrifying, destructive force by “Strong” Hankay.

I wonder whether his moves would also pass with the Strong Spear Style.

I observe Hankay while focusing on learning as much as possible.

Hankay-sense rotates to the side while tilted as if using his small body as a weapon.

His motions remind me of a small tornado.

He charges into the bears torso, and makes his thick armor and the metal forming the support of his shoulder plating 2 strike it in succession.

Furthermore, Hankay jumps up.

“Uubooooaaaaaah!” He screams in midair, “――.”

He unleashes a big technique, similar to the one used by Mr.

Bucchi from Red Tigers Storm.

As the axes come down on the bear, they dig through its shoulders, passing all the way to the middle of the bears chest.

Its spine gets crushed, and the same happens to its waist and intestines.

As if marking that an ax master was here, Hankay twists the ax blades now that they reached the bears lower body, and with a force that blows away the blood splatter clinging to the axes hes grabbing in both hands, he tears up the object, which has turned into a chunk of bear meat, marking it with a cross.

Rather than a teacher, Hankay looks like a martial artist who seems to have grown in size.

Pulling back the two axes towards himself, he readies them once more.

That gesture reminds one of a martial fighter or daredevil in kabuki.

The thing that used to be a big bear monster has ceased to live.

The chunk of meat collapses, looking as if its leaning against Hankay.

“Yay! Its dead! I suppose were going to have bear stew as its passed down in the Budant clan for dinner tonight! Bear meat is somewhat smelly, but itll work just fine with a touch of celyu powder! Gahahaha!” Hankay exclaims heartily, looking very happy.

It looks like his clan also got bear stew besides bird stew.

Is the Budant clan a family of people who actually hide frying pans within their onion heads

“…Wow, you can feel the years of experience from his ax techniques.”

“As an ax teacher he sure knows his stuff.”

Tsuan and Mysty praise.

With a smile, Hankay declares, “Next up, stripping off the bear hide!”

“The hide Are you going to sell it”

“No, Im going to use it myself.

You see, this place is unpleasantly cold, so itll warm me if I put it on, right”

“Okay, let me help you then.

Ill dry the hide by sucking out all the blood.”

“Oohh, having vampires around is handy.

I leave it in your hands.”

“Please let me have a bit of blood as well.”

Thus, Mysty and I treat ourselves to the bears blood.

My partner, whos changed into a black panther, has bitten the bear, especially its flank, and enjoys its meat.

She bends back her head, chewing on the meat with her back teeth.

I cant hear her praising how great it tastes, but she keeps devouring the meat while obviously giving off such an impression, getting completely entranced with the meat feasting.

I pass the dried bear hide to Hankay, whos in the process of cutting up the remaining meat.

Using that hide, he creates a hat with a swift hand-tailoring.

…Spell me surprised.

His quick tailoring techniques are astonishing, but…his appearance after putting the product on…strangely wakes the urge in me to call him Mr.

Bear.

“…Im startled.

You mentioned that youd actually use it, but I must admit, youre very skilled.

Is it because youre a dwarf”

“Something at this level isnt worth mentioning.

Rawhide is precious on the battlefield.

I often used it to make anti-skid weapons and shields as well as leather armors and food wrappings.”

“Nyaa.”

Rollo unleashes an air punch after reverting into a cat.

It looks like shes also praising Hankais skillfulness.

And then she gets closer to Hankay, delivering a cat punch against him.

It appears she got triggered by his surreal bear-head appearance.

“Guuuh, again My legs arent couprun roots or anything, you know!”

Hankay runs away, resulting in Rollo chasing after him.

“Nya, nyaaaa.”

The adventure of Rollo and the Hankay bear.

Just when they had such a harmonious mood going between each other that it made me slightly jealous, I perceived magic source responses.

“Theyve bunched up on the left side…those are Calamity Birds.” Tsuan comments.

“It seems like well get our hands on some bird meat as well.

I think itll be time for the legendary bird-boar-stew passed down in the Budant clan to make its appearance.”

“Sounds like I should leave todays cooking to you.”

Just as I push the cooking duty on Hankay, the bird monsters, which have gathered on the left side, come into sight.

“…Boss, this fog pregnant with mana, and the big assembly of calamity birds…is this place close to an undead village after all” Tsuan asks grimly.

“Are undead villages also engulfed by such a terribly thick fog”

“Yeah, they are.

The fog over there is just as heavy.

Anyway, Ill take care of the calamity birds on the left side, boss…” Tsuan readies his glowing kukri.

Hes right, I can see how the calamity birds are drawing closer, repeatedly peeking out of the dense fog.

Itd be fine for me to handle them as well, but I decide to leave the left side to Tsuan, “Okay, Tsuan, youre up.”

“Roger wilco.

Ill start with a light warm-up first.

I cant allow for Hankay-san to be the only one to show his good stuff in front of you!”

“I dont care whether youre a or some other disciple, but Ive been just doing what Im capable of, okay” Hankay rebukes with a serious expression.

But, since hes wearing that bear hide on his head, he looks somewhat surreal.

As if welcoming the calamity birds with his shining kukri, Tsuan swings his weapons up over his head as if scooping something up while jumping and casting a sidelong glance at Hankay.

He easily bisects a bird from below.

“Dealing with a huge number like boss can is impossible for me, but if its one at a time――” Tsuan casually says with a cool expression while changing the angle of his kukri to protect his head after landing and whirling his kukri blades around.

At that moment, light threads spring forth from the edges of his kukri blades.

Tsuan extends his hands upwards, turning a steel-like gaze at the birds.

After deciding his aim on a single flying bird, he directs the blades at his target.

No, wrong.

“――.” Once he mutters that skill name, the light threads shoot out towards the bird in a straight line.

He possessed such a technique

As soon as the threads coil themselves around the bird, Tsuan reels in the threads back to the kukri blades.

That maneuver resembles my retracting of into its factor mark.

But, his kukri look strangely cool.

The hue of the blades changes like steel, and they swell a bit like air vents.

And once hes finished pulling the bird close, Tsuan swings his kukri as if jerking his shoulders forward.

Immediately following the cross slash, he twists his body around, and distances himself without getting hit by any blood spurts.

『I sense your smell from the light threads manipulated by Tsuan, Your Excellency』 Helme mutters in my mind while looking at him through her Spirit Sight.

“…Hes a quick guy whos become even faster compared to before.

Shuuya, that nimble Tsuan guy isnt a human, is he”

“I wonder.

Tsuans appearance is no different from that of a human.

But, since they can change into three people, hes strictly no human…well, just consider him to be that kind of a race.”

“…Sure, Ill think of him as a Light Evil race then.” Hankay nods, agreeing as if repeatedly chanting, 『I see, I see, I really see』.

“Its just the opinion of an amateur, but the battle style of Ca-chan is rough and cute, but Tsuan-sans battle style is smart.

It feels adult.” Mysty comments after shooting down a bird with a stake used with .

She analyzed Tsuans way of technical fighting by using his light threads in her own layman style.

It must be because Tsuan is experienced in fighting as a former templar.

Afterwards I watch Tsuan putting in effort as with Hankay and Mysty, and then touch the ring on my finger, summoning the Burning Knights.

“Leave it to me.

Black Burning Knight Zemetas is on it!”

“Likewise, Red Burning Knight Adomos has answered the call!”

The Burning Knights are much more excited than usual.

“Ooooh, as expected, Your Excellency has been pleased with our recent performance!”

“Zemetas, dont be complacent! It is the result of us having played a big part in the earlier battle.”

“Youre correct.

At this point, the spirit world…hmm This place! In the past…”

“Ooh, youre right.

This fog, smell…theres no doubt about it!”

The Burning Knights talk cheerfully while sounding solemn.

It looks like they simultaneously recalled a memory from the past.

While emanating the aura of knights, warriors, or samurai, the red and black flames gleaming deep inside their eye sockets are flickering.

They turn their tough heads, which would cause any human to succumb to fear, as they survey their surroundings.

I think those flames…are kinda like replacements for eyeballs, but theyre mysterious nonetheless.

Well, theyre Burning knights with fire and smoke cladding their bodies, so yeah…

“Nya, nya, nyaa~” Rollo runs up to them.

While hitting the shins with cat punches, she points towards the forest with a bean-sprout-like tentacle grown out of her neck.

Im pretty sure shes saying, 『Big-Boney, Lucky Bones, were off hunting ~nya』.

She has immediately started to give instruction to the Burning Knights.

“Lord Rollo, I shall accompany you.

This soul of black bones will defend you to the last.”

“Just like in the past, we shall set out to put this forest under our rule once again.”

“N, nya.” Rollo produces a self-satisfied look.

And after changing into a black panther with a poof, she starts walking towards the left, taking the Burning Knights with her, as if to demonstrate the dignity of a supreme ruler.

“…There go Rollo-chan and the knights.”

“Its okay, theyll keep a reasonable distance from us.

Oh, theyve already started to fight.

Well follow Viines scent.”

“OK.”

“Lets go.

Ill show you my ax techniques.”

Having cleaned up all the calamity birds, Tsuan has returned to my side as well, “Lets go, boss.”

We all advance through the Whirlpool Forest.

The ground covered not only by dry leaves but also by many wet leaves is easy to slip on.

In exchange, I find pomegranate-like flowers that dont grow anywhere but here.

Additionally, pill bugs with pink human teeth growing out are wandering about.

And aiming to hunt these, caterpillars with their bodies covered by cellophane-tape-like, semi-transparent silk are hanging in the trees.

I also discover winged bugs who are dripping viscous saliva from the tips of their trumpet-shaped snouts.

Those are flying while emitting fluorescent light from their bellies…

Its my second time in this forest, but the various, mysterious views possess a kind of fresh feel, allowing us to enjoy ourselves.

However, its not all play and fun either.

Magic source responses are approaching from all directions.

Shelled, ammonite-shaped monsters are approaching while whirling around as if to repel and seer the surfaces of the thick barks.

“Incoming.

All of you get ready to inte――” I turn around to the right, delivering a single flash with Baldok.

At the same time of crushing the tire-shaped carapaces of two ammonites with the red ax blade, several ammonites with different shapes have drawn close from 2 oclock.

In a hurry I pull the left hand holding the violet, metallic handle of Baldok above my head while lowering the handles lower part in my right hand.

With the two-handed hold on Baldok, I repel several ammonites with a swing motion imitating a full moon while thrusting the Magic Dragon Gem out, using it to penetrate the shell of an ammonite, and thus destroying it.

With this defensive stance, I block, crush, and repel the charges of several ammonites a few times.

A hard, metallic screech resounds on many occasions, and black fragments are scattered as well.

But now its time for a counterattack.

I thrust out my left arm as it holds Baldok with the image of delivering a straight punch, causing the red spears head to pierce through the back of an ammonite that bounced back just a moment ago.

And then, within milliseconds, I switch back to a two-handed grip while drawing back my arm.

Then I thrust out my right arm, just like I did with the left a second ago.

Baldoks spearhead, now turned into a combined spear with the right arm, stabs through the inner belly of an ammonite where multiple legs are growing out.

Immediately following, I erase Baldok while drawing back my right arm, and unleash a while summoning it back into my hand, destroying the ammonite.

Right after that swift two-thrust combo, an ammonite approaches from behind as well.

“Master!” Mysty cries out worried while firing her rainbow-colored metal stakes with .

But, I parry the shell attack with Baldok after thrusting it behind my head.

Its the Scarecrow Style.

“――That was a move as if youve got eyes on your back.”

“This is a Wind Spear Style technique called 『Scarecrow Draw』――” I look at my friends while blocking the ammonite ramming attacks.

“…Unlike with your ax skill, your spearmanship has reached an unimaginable level of proficiency.”

I can return Hankays praises back to him just like that.

Currently hes throwing his ax, using it like a boomerang.

No sooner than catching the returning ax with his glowing hand, he wields the ax in his other hand, easily bisecting the ammonite in front of him, and getting showered by its blood in the process.

Fragments of its carapace graze his cheek, making him look like The Immovable (a manifestation of Mahavairocana) with his bloody face.

While admiring his appearance, I place the metallic staff part of Baldok behind my neck, adopting a stance like a scarecrow, and jump up like a rising dragon.

I make use of the Wind Spear Styles 『Scarecrow Pass』.

After leaping while making my body rotate vertically, I move Baldok from the lower right to the upper left, swinging Baldoks spearhead just like that.

The red ax blade, which cuts through the air as if drawing a folding fan in empty space, hits the ammonite closing in from the right, and cuts it apart.

Its a timing as if Im invincible after having shouted, 『Shoryuken――』.

From a spiraling, rising dragon movement to a fall.

While I move the shortly-held hilt to the left side as an ammonite is approaching from there as I drop, I draw back half my body, and make the protrusion on the back of Baldoks ax blade clash against the ammonite as I land.

On this occasion, I powerfully kick off the ground, charging at an ammonite drawing closer while rolling across the ground.

At the same time as that ammonite enters the range of my spear, I twist my waist.

While also twisting the hand holding Baldok, I treat the arm like a monkey arm, unleashing .

The low stab of Baldoks spear stabs into the ground while crushing the shell and intestines of the ammonite on its path.

Without erasing Baldok, aka leaving it stabbed in the soil, I summon Ganghis into my now free left hand.

In the meantime, more groups of ammonites are incoming.

Using Baldok as jump starter, I escape into the sky, dodging the approaching ammonites.

While airbound, I rotate Ganghis sideways, fill my body with power while delaying it by one beat, and while transmitting the accumulated power in my spine to Ganghis, I activate as I swing Ganghis with the image of pulling off an iai slash.

Filled with mana, Ganghis vibrating spearhead bisects an ammonite.

Divine Spear Ganghis has a power resembling that of fāngtiān huàjǐ.

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At the same time, Ganghis blue-haired tuft flutters.

I keep swinging Ganghis while letting the tuft fly, annihilating several ammonites as if cutting through butter.

I perform a half turn on my toes, and while grasping the situation around me, I step forward with my left foot…taking a deep breath.

I stop moving after finishing my Wind Spear Style motions.

Looking around me, I see that all the ammonite monsters, which had been approaching me, are gone.

“Boss…that was terrific, but there sure are a lot of these things.”

“Master, there are still more around us.”

As we advance while slaughtering all the monsters getting involved with us, elephant-like monsters appear over at Rollos whos been fighting on the right side.

“The tiger ones are monster you see often.

But, its my first time to see those elephant-scorpion hybrid monsters…” Mysty stares at the chimeras.

Their upper bodies resemble elephants, but their bodies quickly narrow down from the protrusion part on their rhinoceros-like spines, ending in a long, scorpion-like tail.

Theyre quite irregular monsters.

However, Rollo and the Burning Knights kill those chimeras as if its nothing.

Even now, a series of tentacle attacks riddles a chimera with holes in the blink of an eye, and Zemetas magnificent sword thrust and head-butt, as well as Adomoss shield bash and bone sword thrust finish it off.

Their strength is overwhelming.

Well, rather than the Burning Knights, its Rollodeen who freely enjoys the hunt, being the one responsible for most of the kills, but…the strange chimeras are great playmates for Rollodeen.

While holding one of a chimeras huge legs in her muzzle, she energetically shakes her head around, wielding that leg as a weapon.

At a glance it looks like shes wildly messing around in her game, but she properly assists the Burning Knights in their nearby fights by protecting them with her tentacles.

I guess my partner feels like protecting her subordinates as their boss.

“It looks like theres still monster I havent seen yet…” Mysty looks pale.

Certainly, its been an ongoing hunt, so…even though shes a Lucival, she might be perceiving herself more as a teacher and researcher than an adventurer.

This all might be a mental strain for her.

At that point, Viine comes back from her tiger hunt which also served as training and reconnaissance.

“Master, Ive hunted a big number, but since there was no end to them, I came back for the moment.”

“Sure, lets advance together.”

Rollodeen, whos been fighting on the right side while commanding the Burning Knights, also joins up with us.

Leaving the Burning Knights all alone on the right, we walk through the Whirlpool Forest for several hours while continuously defeating monsters.

While listening to the tweeting of small birds perching on the tips of branches, we nimbly climb the stairs of a huge, light brown root at a good rhythm.

“So there are such stairway-like places as well in here, huh”

“It resembles the one built by elves, but I think this one is natural.

Lets keep climbing it.”

“…”

I can immediately read Hankays expression after he heard the wordelves, so I go ahead with climbing the natural stairs without saying anything further.

After a while, we reached a place with a high ramp.

As I stand between two big trees, reminding me of the pillars in the Parthenon Temple, I gaze out at the scenery of the fog and forest forming the Whirlpool Forest of Demonic Fog.

The faint light breaking through the trees illuminates the ground and trees, creating beautiful colors.

This is the Whirlpool Forest of Demonic Fog.

Since its far off from any highways, no wide paths exist here.

No caravans are to be found either, of course.

Its truly the very definition of being deep in the woods.

I visited this forest once in the past, but it felt different back then.

Because Ive also experienced the Great Forest of Demonic Haunts, I think Im not all that unfamiliar with forests, but the sceneries created by this forest are very unique.

And, as if normal, its still winter…my skin prickles because of the chilly air.

Im wearing my dark green protective clothing, but the area around my chest is open.

But, if I fill my lungs with this cold fog teeming with mana…although its no magic cigarette…I feel like mana naturally seeps into all my organs.

I take another deep breath…and exhale.

“…The scenery up here is quite neat.” Hankay also looks like he enjoys the scenery created by fog and forest, even though he occasionally looks to the left side where monsters are clamoring around after having reacted to our magic sources.

『…Its a forest filled with mana, but it does look different depending on the diffusion of light.

The spirits are delighted, too』

『The sun is also doing a fine job』

“Boss, Id have loved to show this place to my wife.”

His wife, huh… I cant find any proper words to return to him…

“…I guess youre right.

She was called Vivian, wasnt she”

“Oh, boss, you remembered.”

“Well of course.

Its a pretty name after all.

I wouldnt forget it.”

“…Family, eh”

Oh sh*t, Hankay looks like hes about to cry.

Lets change the topic.

“This here is the Whirlpool Forest of Demonic Fog, but…it does have its beautiful parts.”

“Yes, it might be the same with people as well.”

“True, all kinds of races are crowding this world.

Something like being able to research all of them for eternity…Im blessed to be a Lucival.

It also allows me to go to my brothers home like this.

I cant thank the gods enough for having met master.” Mysty leans an arm against a tall tree as she seriously says this with tenderness reflected in her eyes.

Her eyes allow me to feel her deep intelligence.

I naturally smile back at her, but since shes slightly embarrassed, she averts her eyes upwards.

At that moment a chilly gust of wind passes through from deep in the forest.

The mist, which is just like her name, swirls because of the wind, and strikes against the trees that are growing into the sky.

Since the countless brambles of branches decorating the many trees are swaying likewise, they look like dancing, naked bodies of women for just an instant.

Ive ended up imagining something weird.

Im pretty sure because of the peculiarly-shaped leaves growing all the way down from the treetops.

If Eva had been here, she might have muttered, 『Pervert Shuuya』.

And since the leaves are swaying as if fused with the mist, they also appear like different plants that are hanging down from the clouds.

Its a dense mist, but the fairytale-like scenery of plenty of trees full of nature overlapping with each other might be whats defining its name as Whirlpool Forest of Demonic Fog.

“…Alright, lets move on.”

“Nnn, nyaaa~” Rollodeen dashes ahead as if to show off the pads on her hind legs.

A single ray of light shines on her through the mist, making her black fur look like glittering velvet.

As the light is reflected into the vicinity, this also creates a beautiful scenery.

We start walking to chase after Rollodeen.

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While a light drizzle fills the air, a small stone chapel comes into sight.

Its the same chapel as last time - the weatherbeaten chapel.

Spontaneously feeling nostalgic, I rush over to it.

A lone, little goddess statue holds the line beneath the party crumbled stone roof.

Its head is whittled down at parts, and it lacks the arms, but somehow it still emits a presence - that statue that has apparently been forgotten by history.

Its eerie, but since its an idol nonetheless, Im going to offer something, and pray.

I put foodstuffs similar to kasojique and Rollos dried meat at the statues feet.

And then I naturally bend down, and pray while placing one hand against my nose as done during Buddhist prayers.

“Huh The goddess statue is shining weakly.”

“Eh”

When I open my eyes, the statue has already stopped glowing.

“Its gone.

I wonder, maybe it reacted to your prayer, master”

“Who knows.

I dont feel any mana from it… But, previously Goddess of Magic Poison Misea looked at me while saying, 『I can strongly sense the stench of the divine domain from the thick mana emanated by you, Shuuya.

And I can also feel a strong connection with the Spirit World.

Its just faintly, but I can further feel other Abranahm deities and divinities of cursed gods from you… What does that mean』 when we encountered her in the dark elf city.

Thats why, this nameless idol might actually be an Abranahm wild goddess or an ancient cursed goddess.

It might be a premature conclusion, but its possible that shes been affected by me.”

“…The gods…are truly myths.

Master, you also have connections to the gods of the Spirit World, dont you …And, this place is the Whirlpool Forest of Demonic Fog…an ancient sealed goddess…the reason why brother chose this place for his research…it looks like this place is hiding quite a few secrets…”

Mystys intuition might be on the spot.

After all, he was her blood-related brother.

There was also a fragmented magic crest on the floor of the place where I was put to sleep by Yui, and the laboratory-like place was stuffed with all kinds of utensils.

It was an array of items I didnt understand at all, but Mysty might know those tools.

I think this place also holds many books Viine would find interesting.

At least we should find here ancient magic books desired by professors at the Ernst University as they cant be bought on the magic street of a labyrinth city.

It might also possess other, hidden rooms.

Come to think of it, there was a transfer crest inside Kunas store in Hekatrail, wasnt there Back then I ignored it, but…I wonder whats happened to it after all this time…

Ill take a look at it when I get to visit Quiche and Sherry.

It might also be a great idea to take Rollo along to go hunting around the demonic labyrinth.

Though, Sabeeds boss might not be all that happy about it.

Ah, right.

I think Ill drop by the adventurers guild as well.

I gotta do a request every now and then.

I think Ill also go greet that old Gilmas geezer, Kalban, and his daughter Eris.

Oh, I might be able to meet the members of Red Tigers Storm.

However, those girls are adventurers, so they could have traveled elsewhere.

Besides, theres also Mrs.

Boobs, right As a gentleman, I must properly ask for her name the next time I see her.

Its rude to not behave properly towards a beautiful woman.

But, first my friend Quiche.

I really wanna meet her.

“…Being obliged to a Spirit World goddess…is that the reason why you bought the Score of the Demon King at the auction” Hankay, whos come up next to me, asks as Im nostalgically remembering Hekatrail.

“Indeed.

It might result in me heading to the Spirit World sooner or later.

Since there exist many things I dont know as of yet, its a goal for a distant future, though.”

“Its possible for you, Master.

Not only a spirit, but even Misea-sama, a being similar to the chief god of the dark elves, has taken a liking to you.

And a palace of the Holy Lucival Empire in an area connecting the surface with the Spirit World…”

『…Viine has reached a wonderful stage where she reads your intention, Your Excellency.

Nothing less of a

.

Is it an effect of you sharing your blood with her Its mortifying, but…you could also say that she has inherited my teachings.

Thats why I shall grant her a special butt bonus present next time』

Once Viine talks in a composed manner, more like a strategist than a secretary, the butt-loving spirit dwelling in my left gets carried away.

As for me, Im happy as long as my bloodkin look at me affectionately, but I do hate looks that make me sense some kind of religious faith.

While focusing on making a weird face as if to deliberately make Rollo react, I ward Viine off, “…Stuff like empires and whatsoever dont matter.

Boobs are justice.

Right, Rollo”

“Nya.” Rollo with her triumphant look understands me.

I dont know what she understands, but…who cares…

“…Master, youve changed the topic on purpose, havent you”

Viine is sharp.

But, I honestly dont aim for an empire or some such.

Hankay reacted to the boob comment, laughing.

『Your Excellency, its not like I, a member of the butt faction, am retorting here, but I shall pass on “boob” related stories.

Theres something important to be said about this idol…』

A tiny Helme appears in my visual field.

As usual, she looks like a nurse.

However, her tone is serious, and her eyes beneath her long cuticle eyelashes are perceptive.

『What is it』

『Do you want me to try get in touch with the goddess statue by using 』

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