Chapter 84 (1/2)

Soborodon (3 Colours Donburi)

Oniwaka, a high priest of the Black Goddess that's also a samurai, was alone when he rubbed his full belly satisfactorily

[Un, this is delicious If it's not in such a remote place, I would've visit more frequently]

He had eaten all of the grilled pork meat; all that remained in front of him was an empty white plate

When he saw a boy that looked like a hunter with his dog, he had asked for the saer pork” which was pork er

While drinking his cold water infused with fruit juice, he recalled the delicacy of the dish called ”roast chicken” that the ogre couple ate with their alcohol

The cold water was co a hot meal and chilled his warm body

The rooh it was ot about the heat of the mountains

Together with his full belly, it was peaceful like the bottom of the Netherworld

[Life is interesting after all]

In such relieved ain of the oddness of his fate

A black door that he found while he was checking the vicinity in preparation of fighting an evil spirit

Beyond the door which was nestled behind an overgrown surass, there was a restaurant

There was a variety of unknown food in this restaurant, which was located in a mysterious otherworld, but the most mysterious of all to him was the unknown entity at the corner of the restaurant

[…Un I wish I could bring Shoujirou along too]

In such an interesting place, Oniwaka thought so

An elderly samurai who had abandoned worldly lifestyle and devoted himself to priesthood

He was surely preparing for the extermination of the evil spirit

[Maa, at least I should bring back so]

He called the owner

[Yes? How may I help you?]

[Umu, as a matter of fact…]

Then Oniwaka consulted with the owner

It was evening when he went back to the side of a deep mountain road

Shoujirou had finished his preparation

On his back, he carried his usual divinely protected large spear and arrows attached with tags which held the protection of the Black Goddess

The divine protection of the Black Goddess was protection froht Therefore, it had the power to destroy those who already died like evil spirits which had become monsters

As for the subject of Shoujirou's escort, Oniwaka's handh priest And just like his arrows, his sharp sword also carried powerful blessing of death

(It should be like this)

To ascertain its condition, he brandished his large spear

The opponent was an opponent that was considered to be particularly strong a the undeads, an evil spirit (wraith)

Failure to prepare meant death, so Shoujirou maintained his weapon with zeal

—During night of full ed to vanquish the evil spirit that appeared at the highould be paid 100 gold coins

Around half a year ago, such a story spread frohway

According to the ed to survive, the horrible evil spirit of a princess lingered at the highway and only showed itself during the night of full uy}

When he looked at old literatures, it seemed that the evil spirit was a princess who used to be a blood relation of the feudal lord ruling the area around there, and it seemed to be a lich comparable even to a demonic spirit

Once, even a priest and a priestess of silver rank froe the undead hat they thought as enough preparation, but they ran ahen it became clear that it was likely they would be killed

For the Goddess of Light, beings of darkness like undeads were sworn eneive their existences in the world

Only one old high priest in the temple was determined to vanquish it, so he issued the proclamation

And Oniwaka and Shoujirou responded it

(Still, he's late)

While Shoujirou was preparing, Onient to search for food in the

(No, though young, there should be no problem)

He was a little worried, but he reconsidered

Shoujirou knehat kind of person he was as he had been escorted froth

He was a high priest of the Black Goddess and he studied the way of sword from Shoujirou so he was a competent warrior familiar with both swordsmanshi+p and priest techniques, but that were not the only things

Onias an ”ogre child”, sore's blood

Living in this world, an ogre was not co intelligent races

In this Mountain Country, the races like ogres were regarded as sub-humans

Boasting height nearly twice of huh derisively at huh skin as if they wore full-body armor

With their strong physical bodies, they plundered food, ate people and ruined the fields

Now, they could create gigantic bows that could pierce through theh their bones due to the development of the samurai's martial arts

Just a couple of hundred years ago, the people were frightened when they came down fro women, so they would abandon their fields and ran away

The existence of the ogres as terrible taboo originated from that era

The ogres ate hu wos

When a child was born frores would call there child”

They were born with robust body cores

In the Mountain Country, stories like a sares and exterres were not uncommon

Onias an ogre child born frohter of a lord that Shoujirou once served

The princess, as caught in a landslide and was presures

3 years later, when an ogre subjugation teares, she was found in their cave dwelling while cradling the baby Oniwaka

And for the first time in 3 years, she went back to Shoujirou's lord

But maybe she had weakened over 3 years ofOniwaka's father, her heart had weakened and she died due to a disease

And Oniwaka, as the princess'with the samurai orked as the princess' escort, joined the te in the local conized for his talent after years of hard work and beca

This time, Oniwaka talked about the extermination of the evil spirit

He had heard about it in a town he stopped by during his journey to broaden his information

After hearing about the details and the reward, Oniwaka said that ”I'll do it” and these two people went to the highway during the afternoon of full moon day

(However, he's slow If he doesn't return soon, I'll have to go and look for him)

While he thought so, Oniwaka came back

[Sorry! I found soot delayed]

As he had been away fro, Oniwaka spoke without a samurai's accent1

[He~e So you found so? What on earth did you find?]

While saying so, Shoujirou looked at the white bags not , with appetizing fragrance drifting from inside

[Uly I found an otherworld restaurant!]

Oniwaka replied with a smile

[O, otherworld restaurant?]

[Ou! It's tasty!]

For the surprised Shoujirou, Oniwaka took out a box fro to show him

Indeed, there seeood smell, and the last tie with dried rowled