Chapter 100 (2/2)

[Seems like Canberists was right... The priestess prophecy is... ]

Said Lade with a bitter expression.

Yes, if the dark beast king is influencing important people all around the world, then it’s also possible for the War Tribe’s priestess to declare I’m a focal point.

Before I said anything, Lade pointed it out. I’m sorry, but I’m glad he pointed it out.

[In the first place, everything related to the priestess prophecy is unknow. It’s possible the dark beast king is meddling her]

[... haa...]

By the time he realized it, he was someone below the priestess or the elder only fighting the dark beasts. It wasn't suppose to be something emotionally difficult but, he was grinding his teeth trying to conceal his emotions. It really is a big deal.

Nevertheless.

[... I don’t want to say it but, we are dealing with a formidable enemy]

The dark beast bug is probably a tool used to manipulate the cultists (demonists). Those are the only things I know more or less, his ident.i.ty, whereabouts and real objectives remains a mystery.

Even worst, he might be implanting those bugs inside people’s brains all over the world, making legions of dark beasts appear whenever and wherever he wants.

For Claura it was a difficult enemy. Yes, a frightening enemy, but not an absurd one.

Claura’s expressions stiffens, she’s gritting her teeth.

Her fingers were pressing hard on her upper arm.

Normally she’s like cool beauty, but now she’s mentally strained and fearful, but also full of fighting spirit.

She’s determined to win the coming battles.

[Really, that’s one tough enemy but, there’s surely a way to win]

I immediately declared.

Girls that are like daughters are “good women”, or so I delude myself. I wonder if I exposed a shameful side or me.

[Come to think of it, You were talking with Las, right?... Does he have a clue as to the ident.i.ty of dark beasts king?]

[Right, we were talking about how we must defeat this powerful enemy, or something along those lines.]

[I-I see.]

Of course, whether we can defeat it or not is still unknown.

After my first chaotic struggles, I’m currently unusually calm.

There’s isn’t a Last Boss you can’t defeat, and I’m quite aware is a childish way of thinking.

After all I played “D&B” for more than 10 years.

This world, Cedia, is not something from a game setting, many time I’ve realized that already. And yet, the dark beast and their king exists, to say the king cannot be defeated it’s the opposite of being realistic.

To be honest, it’s the first time I’m “fighting without knowing if I can win”.

And the first time I have companions in the same position as I am.

And that’s why I cannot give the impression of being scared.

That fighting spirit I felt over a soon to fail project that I was made responsible for on one of the power struggles at my company so many years ago.

Or the time I was still a student and spent two new year’s eve challenging the last boss on a campaign.

Those feelings are now boiling up inside me.

[Anyway... that aside. There’s still something we must do, we need to destroy the “nest” at G.o.d’s garden.]

From the images I saw from the Shaman, Diane’s mother probably became a nest.

I wonder if we could help her?

There’s still many things to take care of before returning to Jiiteas castle.

Author’s note:

Somehow I made it to the 100th release.

Thank you so much for keeping up with me.

The road ahead is still long, but I’m focusing on the goal.

Once again I’m in your care.

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