Chapter 157 (1/2)

Chapter 157

Translator: Mii

Editor: [QueenieZhuz]

Chapter 7 – Dragon-san’s Awakening Prayer

『I’m one of the guardians, Kazuma Touya! You can just call me as Touya!』

After changing our schedule for the time being, I set the erosion barrier around the mansion, and we gathered at the open room while surrounding the young man… Touya-kun, who had woken up.

Touya-kun has a large body, but it seems like he has around the same age as Elvie.

He is a young man who looks youthful and full of physical fitness.

He looked so healthy, to the point that I don’t think he was sleeping just now. Eh, or maybe he looked healthy because he already slept?

『Anyway, nice to meet you. I am Lava, and this is Nectar… eh!?』

Even though I was confused with the situation, I also introduced myself briefly. I was surprised when Touya-kun approached me.

『That golden eyes and a tint of red really makes you such a beauty! Let’s have a good relationship from now on, okay! I think this is probably fate!』

『Uh, eh? Huh!?』

『Ah, but are you actually the god’s pillar? Then it’s even better! I have a great promising future! One day, I will become one of the Ten Fangs, you know! 』

Ten Fangs is one of the title for the guardians, and only the guardians who has the greatest skill could be bestowed the title by the emperor.

The members are numbered, and they are ranked including their specialty weapon. The smaller the number is, the stronger one would be deemed.

There are both of casters and martial artists there, but it is almost impossible to get the title without any superhuman achievements like sweeping away a flock of demons or facing the demonic clan alone, so most of them usually are confederates with magical beings.

By the way, it looks like Senjiro has the title of the ‘Fourth Lance’.

Even though he doesn’t make any contract with magical beings, he still could get title! Aren’t you amazing, Senjiro.

Well, that’s enough for my sidetracked thoughts. The more he talked, the more flustered I become, since there was a disturbing sign next to me.

I’m amazed that as expected from a guardian, Touya-kun really had the guts to immediately jump out like that, but then, Nectar was holding his staff with a smile, but his eyes were totally not smiling.

『First of all, let’s make you sleep once again.』

『Wait, please wait Nectar, he is the only survivor!!』

『Eh, what is it…… Ugh!?』

As I tried hold Nectar back, the confused Touya got hit by a fist.

『Touya, what kind of rudeness did you think you’re doing！』

『That’s right, Touya-kun, these people are the supporters that came to help us, didn’t I just tell you yesterday night!?』

Sakuma-san and Haruna-san kept scolding Touya-kun, while holding his head and bowed.

『Now that I think about it, maybe you did say those to me……？ Since I was in a daze after doing exercises, I totally didn’t hear what you said!』

『Touya-kuuuuun……』

Haruna-san dropped her shoulders as if she was tired, and next to her, Sakuma-san massaged his eyebrow, while continue to speak.

『At the end of the magical disaster, these people was the ones who made up the contract with the gods, and also the real root that driven out the white ghost. Both of them are gods, and also, they are married couple.』

『With that outward appearance, she is already married!?』

Nectar’s smile twitched after looking at the shocked Touya-kun.

『Maybe I should chastise him with Towa’s method, eh……？』

『I don’t really mind, so just let him off…』

『But I mind! Of course Lava is beautiful, but you’re also very cute!!』

『You’re focusing on that!?』

『I see, so she’s already married… I thought it was fate……』

While I was trying to pacify Nectar who got mad at a strange place, Touya-kun who seemed full of regret suddenly moved his gaze towards Nectar.

『But, mister husband, you are a magician that came from far away, right! You really look like a cynical wise man!』

『Touya!』

Even when Sakuma-san’s tanuki ear fur already stood out from anger, Touya-kun continued without any hesitation.

『Ehhh, but Sakuma-san definitely also thought that he looks like a cynical wise man, right? Didn’t you say that you really want to be a practitioner that people yearn for?』

『What are you saying now!!!』

Sakama-san’s face blushed so red that his face was steaming, and he howled at Touya-san the next second.

He doesn’t look like a bad kid, but he is sure thoughtless, huh…

Anyway, while Sakuma-san started preaching to Touya-san, I asked Haruna-san about the cynical wise man.

『It’s about a caster that came from faraway, who travelled to Towa a hundred and ten years ago. He gave trials to the good people to overcome, and punished the bad people with even more worse punishment. Even though he helped a lot of people, his ways of doing them are twisted, that’s why he is called as ‘cynical wise man’. There are still a lot of stories about hin in various places, so when Towa people heard about the faraway caster, they will immediately thought about him, the story is famous.』

Oh, I wonder if there was someone like that. If there was really such a great magician, I should’ve heard about him somewhere, though.

I wanted to ask if Nectar knew about that, but since Sakuma-kun already finished his scolding, I decided to prioritize the main problem first.

『Touya-kun, do you really feel nothing is wrong with your body?』

『Ah, yes. My sleepiness before also already disappeared after hearing Sakuma-kun’s scolding…』

Well, he is a little weird, but from his appearance, there are no effects remaining on his body.

It’s as if he hadn’t experienced any life crisis at all.

But, he is the one and only clue we have.

Nectar confirmed each of their condition carefully, and Touya-kun also didn’t wake up when I used magic technique in the large hall.

So, there is no doubt that he was affected with the same problem with all of the people who were still sleep in the grand hall.

But, he woke up.

If we can figure out what was the cause of this problem and the difference between each of the sleeping people, we might be able to wake them up.

『Did you feel something weird or unusual before you went to sleep, or after you woke up?』

『We can only rely on Touya-kun…』

Sakuma-san and Haruna-san approached him desperately, making Touya-kun tried to go back into his memory while withdrawing a little.

『Even if you asked me, I didn’t feel anything at all. Ah, but. Yesterday, I felt really sleepy. It’s like someone was telling me gently to take a rest…? Ah, I also heard a serious voice telling me to wake up, so I tried following that voice!』

『That, doesn’t really help…』

Haruna-san dropped her shoulders after hearing Touya-kun’s indifference with disappointment, and looked at me.

『I think that the voice that told me to wake up was bizarrely sounded like Lava-san’s voice and aura, so I thought it was fate. I’m glad it’s not the Fourth Lance older brother, anyway.』

……What did you say?

I was surprised, and three pairs of eyes moved towards me all at once.

『Lava, did you call him?』