Chapter 123 (2/2)

[Fu liquor to the dwarves' home Just how confident can you be?]

[Ee, but I ae to impress you How about it? Don't you want to taste it??]

[I intend to do that frooblet!]

[No need, I've prepared it here]

Ares then took out a chaliceGaldor looked surprised when he saw it

[Hou… that's a beautiful vessel you have there…]

Ares poured the liquor into the glass chalice under Galdor's gaze The latter took a single sip, and promptly shouted

[Wh-WHATintheWORLDisTHIIIIIISSSSS!!]

Then he took a second and third sip to confirer than our Firebreath… but with such a ht out was of course the 『Distilled Spirits』 Dwarves like liquor, especially ones with strong alcoholic content This tiht to win them over via their stomach

[Why don't you sample this one as well to top it off?]

[Un? This dried meat? We have plenty if it's just this…]

[But this one isn't any ordinary e further Just sa Ares' suggestion, Galdor sampled a small piece of the dried ain roared

[WHATintheWORLDisTHIIIIIISSSSS!!]

Unlike earlier when he carefully sipped the liquor, Galdor practically devoured the one in a matter of seconds

[Delish!+ Too delicious actually! What kind of radually becoic beast's ic beast you say!?]

[Yes, this meat is the result after we drained out the blood We devised a way to process the ic beast, and it resulted in this delicious ed to pique the latter's interest

So Ares launched the final blow

[Galdor-dono… I always consider that the dwarves' history and technology are wonderful We'll be proud if we could push our technology to be slightly on par with yours Building friendshi+p by interacting with each other and taking in each others' good points… wouldn't that be mutually beneficial for both of us?]

Galdor turned his gaze toward the liquor andaside some of this meat and liquor for me?]

[I don't really mind… what is it for?]

[I'll use thee should be worth it Especially with these meat and liquor in the equation And in addition to that…]

Galdor grinned widely

[There is also you]

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At dawn, Ares and Darius headed back to the dwarven town from their camp

Just as Galdor told the the town

Upon arriving, Ares saw athered there as if waiting for him

[O' Lord of the Frontier, did you sleep well last night?]

Galdor greeted with a smile

[About yesterday, we're here to announce the response… the elders will be the one to do so]

Behind Galdor were eight elderly looking dwarves

[The distilled spirits and dried ht… were too attractive of an offer for us The elders are convinced However…]

Galdor stared at Ares sharply

[We've been avoiding interaction with other races, because… ish to preserve our culture]

Ares could understand what they es And the true dwarves didn't want any of that

[However… I have a feeling that your arrival here e Therefore, ould like to consult our God first]

Galdor pointed at soed in a rock

[Inside that spear resides the spirit that the Goddess Celestina sent to protect us It was thanks to the spear's protection that we could live here peacefully If you trulyto the Goddess' words, the spear will accept you… Lord of the Frontier, can you pull that spear out from the stone?]

[Oi oi, hold on a minute Isn't that the spear that I couldn't pull out back then? Having Milord attempt to pull it out… are you sure?]

Galdor replied to Darius' question

[We have thought a lot about this, Darius What the Lord of the Frontier said yesterday made sense And the liquor as well as the meat were too attractive to pass But we still have our reservations So in the end, we decided to leave the decision to the Goddess' will Should the Lord of the Frontier pull the spear out, thatus Her approval to finally ed Ares once more

[Lord of the Frontier Would you… please?]

Ares walked toward the spear quietly in response

The dwarves present at the site couldn't tear their eyes away frorief, why does it have to be this difficult?)

Ares laughed inwardly

He could sense an ied deeply into the rock

Ares whispered in his heart as he placed his hand upon the spear handle

(O' spirit and Goddess Celestina If I'm worthy to become these dwarves' friend… then please assistthe spear from the rock

And then…

The spear was pulled out of the rock so effortlessly

[Hou…]

[Hooooooo…]

Seeing this spectacle, the dwarves started tothe hubris, Ares observed the spear carefully as he held it in one hand

It was a beautiful spear As if the fact that it's been left in the open all this tiic power reht was e a lot of attention

While Ares was fascinated by the spear, he finally sensed someone behind him When he turned around, he noticed that athered around him

[Lord of the Frontier… well done]

Galdor snize you as our true friend, and therefore we agree to your suggestion As the true dwarves, we are willing to lay our life if it's for the sake of our true friend So ask anything you want]

That said, he stretched his hand out

With a smile on his face, Ares shook that hand

[I see Thank you Then, can Iyou want]

[Whatever the case, I don't want you to give up your life forAres' first request, Galdor's face frowned, before quickly turning into a satisfied laugh The other dwarves also did the sahter band Soon, the echo of their laughter could be heard even from the dwarven town

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Afterward, a banquet was held in the dwarven town The White Legion that were standing by outside was called to join in as well The entire town had becorand feast

[O' friend, I want you to keep that spear]

At one table, Galdor kept insisting Ares to keep the spear Although Ares declined at first, Galdor persisted until Ares finally had to give up And thus, the spirit Goddess spear, the 『Divine Spear Reinart』was entrusted to him

[With that spear in hand, the other 『true dwarves』living on the different sides of the continent will also assist you]

Galdor said

On the next day, Ares and Galdor concluded the agreeh it's only provisional at the moment He and Darius then headed out of the dwarven town, this ti Tribe Aryans』settled

[Well… this tiht be up for some difficulties We should be prepared]

Ares whispered to himself