Chapter 829: The Two who Returned ⑤ (2/2)

(T/N: For those who forgot, Wingeds are considered as a separate entity from the monsters ”Harpies”. They're Humans with wings popping out of their back.)

Since all of them except Lilia-san seemed to be the strongest Special Individuals of their respective races, I thought that the flow of conversation would lead to Lilia-san being called the Special Individual Human…… but that apparently wasn't the case.

[The High-Density Magic Constitution is indeed rare, but it isn't unique to the Humans. It's a constitution that occurs occasionally in various species, including Demons, so it isn't a special characteristic of Humans. So, in conclusion, she's just a monster of talent, not a special individual.]

[That still sounds amazing.]

[Well, I guess it is…… Anyway, Aoi-chan, are you convinced with my answer?]

[Ah, yes! Thank you very much!]

[……Well then, once again, that ends this topic. If you're still thinking about whether or not you should become an adventurer, it might be a good idea to ask Lunamaria-san or others like her who have experience in being an adventurer.]

After nodding her head to Aoi-chan's thanks, Alice concluded the topic and was about to vanish again…… but she paused once again.

……Or rather, at that moment, Kuro nonchalantly announced.

[Can't you just teach them the various things they need to know, Shalltear?]

[……Huh? No, why should I……]

[Well, you see, if it's Shalltear, you would know what Aoi-chan and Hina-chan were misunderstanding just like earlier, as well as the differences in perception between the other world and our world, so you're the right person for the job.]

Kuro's strange idea kinda made sense. It's true that the image of adventurers that I and my two kouhais have in our minds is likely different from what they actually are.

However, it's difficult to explain what the differences are. That's why we need someone who has an accurate grasp of both the image of adventurers we have in our minds and the actual activities of adventurers in this world…… In other words, Alice.

No, I mean, she definitely knows a lot about our world, and even without that, she's a good explainer, so she's perfect for the role of a lecturer.

[……Aoi-chan, Hina-chan, lend me your ears for a bit.]

[Oiiii, Kaito-san? What are you trying to do? I have a bad feeling about this…… You probably heard something strange from Iris, didn't you……]

<Afterword>

~ ~ Extra : A Little Reveal that has nothing to do with the Main Story ~ ~

The origin of Dragon King Magnawell's ”Baskus Lardo Kurtzvald” name.

Once upon a time, in the ancient Demon Realm, there was three Super-Ancient True Dragon with the power equal to a King of Dragons, and after a fierce battle for supremacy, Magnawell became victorious and became the Dragon King.

In order to remember his great rivals, Magnawell added the names of those three dragons to his own name.

……is what is widely believed, especially by the Dragon King's followers, but ”that isn't true at all”. It was actually just Magnawell thinking up these names, thinking that it would be better if his name held some dignity in it when he became the Dragon King.

As for why such a misunderstanding occurred…… One time, he had mentioned to one of his subordinate about how ”he struggled (about trying to think of a name that sounds good”, and misunderstanding it as struggles of battles, without Magnawell realizing it, the story got bigger and bigger and just like the telephone game, it spread to his other subordinates.

(T/N: A game where you tell one person a phrase and have it whispered to the end of the line. They would then look at how the phrase had distorted from what it originally was.)

Thereupon, it got into the ears of a certain ”Phantasmal King”, and the amused Phantasmal King used her information power to spread such story throughout the Demon Realm, and by the time Magnawell found out, this was already widely recognized as a story of legends passed down in the Demon Realm, and it was no longer possible for him to deny or correct the situation.

Even so, that story of legends still gives him a certain amount of prestige, and since it would need a tremendous effort to try to correct it now, in the end, Magnawell just consented that that was what happened.

……Well, even if he did consent, he was still pissed off and so, he fired an all-out Breath towards said Phantasmal King.