Chapter 40 (1/2)

Fortieth Episode~ Peerless Henkai

Translator’s Corner: Quick note about how I translated something. “Cursed Sword” can also be “Magic Sword” but I don’t know which is more fitting. Anyway, Enjoy~

Editor’s Corner: FIGHT ME!! I’LL TAKE YOU ALL ON!! That is all…. Stay beautiful my friends and Enjoy!

“Guna-sama, Guna-sama, where are yoou?”

Sounding like it is congested, its characteristic hoa.r.s.e voice vibrates.

This voice is the G.o.do gatekeeper.

“Oi, Henkai. The guard monster has come so let’s kill it.”

“Understood, I will do it.”

Henkai reaches back, takes the adamantine axe in both hands, and leaps out of the prison.

Immediately after-

“Nannandaa.”

I can hear the G.o.do scream along with the sound of flesh being split by metal.

Fast-

Perhaps, is this onion oyaji really strong?

I grasp the key ring in my left hand and I signal Rollo with my eyes to “go outside.”

I hold the magic sword and appear in the pa.s.sage leading to the prison pool.

There is the corpse of the G.o.do that was cruelly cut down and the figure of Henkai shaking the blood from his ax.

“I did it. It only took a moment.”

“I can see that. The adamantine tree ax is powerful.”

Henkai raises the two axes.

There should have been one ax…but now there is one in each hand.

“Two axes?”

“Aah, it’s a mechanism exclusively for me to create a pair, so without being able to respond, this guy easily died. Maa, its body was slow. It had four arms, but its only weapon was the log metallic rods, so-“

Henkai proudly spins the axes in his hands in a display as he talks.

His hold moves from the upper handle of the ax to the lower as it rotates.

He handles the axes like a juggler.

The magic jewels on the back of his hands s.h.i.+ne brightly leaving behind a trail of light as he handles the axes.

The refined movements indicate the peak of skill as an ax user.

Henkai is a Dwarf and his short stature is no different.

However, with the adamantine equipment and his axe handling his brave figure has a bigger presence than a human.

After all, from his atmosphere his that armor is must have been what Henkai was equipped with in the past.

Being impressed by Henkai’s slight movements with the axes, I check to the corpse on the floor.

“…I will take this guy's head. It’s an item requested by the guild.”

“Guild? So, you are from the adventurer’s guild?”

“‘Well,’ but I don’t know about that, I did receive a request from the adventurer’s guild.”

“Unlike the countries, the adventurer’s guild seems to be the same.”

Henkai said so, considering something.

Meanwhile, I cut off the oblong G.o.do head.

I touch the bracelet and saying “Open,” it displays the item window.

I touch the storage character.

Then, the holographic window changes from light green to black.

“Please store item” is displayed at the bottom.

When I put the G.o.do head in the black window it is sucked it.

“Oh, it worked. I can put things in this way.”

The black window immediately disappeared.

Finally, I go to confirm that the head is entered properly.

◆ : Person Mark : Storage

Item Inventory　25／85

Intermediate Restoring Potion×154

Intermediate Mana Restoring Potion x110

High Grade Restoring Potion x43

High Grade Mana Restoring Potion x44

Gold Coin x25

Silver Coin x88

Ancient Magic Book: Zohedron Trap x1

Large Staff of the Moon Spirit Tree x1

Priest Necklace x1

Mana Amplification Potion x3

Dark Language Magic: Dark Wall x1

Dress of Dark Shadows x1

Stone Ball of Return x13

Crimson Shark Leather High Heels x1

Magic Armrest of Lightning x1

Ring of Dusk x1

Notes of Ancient King Permon x1

Peterson’s Pa.s.sage Fragment x1

Socks of Varuda x5

Picture Scroll of Sebdola-kami x1

Ancient Writing Stone of the Dawn x3

Dark Crest Magic: Dark Shackles x1

Ronto Ma.n.u.script x1

Ten Wicked Pictures s.h.i.+tatop x1

G.o.do Head x1

It seems to have been properly entered.

I push the “storage” character again and make the black window appear.

I put the key ring in the item box.

Should I prepare some stone b.a.l.l.s of return to escape from here immediately?

I select “Stone Ball of Return” from the item inventory and designate the amount.

Two appear from the window.

“Henkai, you can immediately exit the labyrinth if you use this stone ball.”

“How do I use it?”

I talk after putting the stone ball on the ground.

“Hold the stone ball and put mana into it. You should be able to return to the entrance.”

“Maa, I can’t escape so easily. So, what is Shuya going to do?”

Hearing Henkai I give him a big grin.

“I won’t return yet. I haven’t finished collecting the request items. And my things are in the hall with the throne. As soon as I recover my things and gather the request items I will say good bye to this place.”

“I’ll come with you. I may be able to help so I might be a little helpful if there is an ‘obstacle?’ Besides, I have a grudge to settle after being trapped in this labyrinth for all these years. I want to act violently.”

Henkai flexes his arms and shows off his well-developed biceps.

“I understand the feeling. I don’t mind- but, what will you do if Sabido, the six-eyed master of the labyrinth, shows up?”

“That, six eyed? Labyrinth master?”

Henkai’s onion head shakes a little in excitement.

“Yeah. Have you not seen him?”

“I have not. I remember that the labyrinth had such a name. Anyhow, when I was imprisoned I was attacked by the Kushanan and other demonic beings.”

I see, so he never saw the boss like character.

“If we go now the chances of coming out in the center of the labyrinth is high. If he shows up it is best to run away. He looked strong. Ma, I can’t be certain without fighting him.”

“Understood. However, I would like Shuya to hold onto that ‘stone of return’ as my hands are occupied with my weapons. I have no bags to put it in.”

Henkai explains while indicating the ax on his back.

“…Got it. If Sabido shows up is it okay if I decide to fight? If there is time, I will hand you a stone then.”

“Ou. It’s fine.”

Henkai shows his dirty teeth as he laughs.

I then look at Rollo.

“I’m going to get my bags. I am going back to the hall from before. Rollo.”

“Nya.”

Rollo cries and raises her tail with a feeling of saying 『Understood, Nya』

Then, the metal bar the G.o.do dropped enters my sight.

“I can use this-“

I pick up the metal bar weapon.

At the same time, I throw Kuna’s two rings in the item box.

I put away the magic sword Bitou.

I am still only an amateur with the sword…

I will try using this metal bar instead.

I swing around the metal bar to get a feel for it.

It is lighter than the black tanza spear, but I can still use it since it is a rod.

I wield the metal bar lightly and leave the prison.

I walk along the pa.s.sage.

“Nu, going so soon?”

Henkai follows belatedly.

I remember the way we took so we can make our way back properly.

As before, the pa.s.sage is illuminated with a strange light.

The pale-yellow liquid dripping from the walls and fills the grooves, giving off light in a congealed form.

It functions as a light source in the labyrinth.

The eerie uneven walls continue for a while.

As we walk, a section of the wall cracks and white steam gushes out.

Uhya, it makes a loud sound and scares me a bit.

Henkai also seems to have been caught off guard and is holding his weapon.

I am familiar with it, but the sound from the unpleasant wall is eerie.

I walk along such a pa.s.sage.

As I advance, the smell of the stinking prison gradually fades, and I adjust to the noises.

This corner…on the other side of the wall there is a swarm of monsters…

There is a reaction with Presence Detection and

Setting my hand on the wall, I look at the ring on my finger.

-I remember now.

The Dark h.e.l.lbone Knights.

Should I summon the Boiling Knights?

I look back and wave at Henkai.

“There are monsters around the corner. I am going to summon Boiling Knights so do not be surprised.”

“N? What knights?”

Ignoring Henkai, I touch the ring.

Two magic lines appear from the ring, one red and the other black. The magic line extends to the floor and adheres.

As I have seen before, the floor boils.

The Bone Knights appear with a little smoke.

“Your Highness. Boiling Red Knight Admos is here.”

“Your Highness. Boil Black Knight Zemeckis is here, what is your order?”

The two go to one knee and bows their heads.

The floor that had been boiled returns to normal as if nothing had happened.

On the other hand, Henkai’s jaw is hanging loose and his eye are opened wide.

“I want you to go wild around that corner.”

The two Boiling Knights salute with their long swords and s.h.i.+eld.

“Ha.”

“We obey.”

The Boiling Knights charge into the swarm of monsters.

Then, Henkai’s angry roar suddenly beats my ears.

“Ah! Those are high ranking soldiers from Sebdola! Is Shuya a summoner, an archmage? Possibly, do you have elven blood? Are you related to 【The Great Empire of Befaritsu】?”

Henkai’s cheeks are flushed in rage.

He is looking at me as if I am his mortal enemy and his eyes are sharp as he clenches his fist around his weapon.

He completely changed.

Should I say, what is wrong?

“…Wait, wait, what’s wrong? I’m not an Elf. Look at my ears. What just happened was thanks to this magic tool. Also, I’m not an arch mage. I can use a little magic. I am normally a spearman. And then, I think that 【Great Empire of Befarittsu】 is a country that doesn’t exist anymore…”

Henkai growls as he ruminates over what I said.

There is an uncomfortable silence.

…Henkai begins to talk.

“…That’s also right. Iya, I’m sorry. I was recalling the old days. Fighting with a high ranking elven magician that could use summoning magic had to be avoided. I remembered a skeleton called a high-cla.s.s soldier from the world of spirits.”

Everything seems to be okay and he has calmed down.

His tone is calm. It is probably all right by now.

“Hou…those fellows I use aren’t skeletons anymore-“

Then I look down the pa.s.sage to entice Henkai.