Chapter 42 (1/2)

Chapter 42

“……”

『……』

“……W-what is it~?”

『……』

The silence was very aard

In addition, it was difficult to read the expression of Palug whose smile disappeared, it was hard to circle around it

Please give some reaction

Why did I say such a thing, I was embarrassed about my self-satisfied look

No, it was fine even if it was e

I decided to settle this not with battle but isdom, it was my last ray of hope

If this was a wrong inforer

After all, it was a straight line towardseaten alive

『Ufuh』

Unexpectedly, there was a strange voice co

Gradually, her face itching and finally her face broke into a smile as if to say she couldn’t hold it back anymore

『Ufu, ufufufu Why do you know about it?

Oh no, ufufufufu That was a secret betweenand I~

Eh~, hundreds of years have passed, how did you find out?

Ufufuh, aah~, how e~』

Palug covered her face, looking over here fro back and forth as if troubled

You looked like you were having fun, Divine Beast-san

Where was the serious person just a few o?

Ah, no, if that serious person was busy, she didn’t have to force herself to come back

This person who advance to the gag route by her oill should increase my survival rate

Anyas it really fine to win by a riddle match?

I was supposed to cornered and was about to die, I wondered if this person loves telling a riddle so much

『I can’t believe it, there is soes me to a riddle match in this era!

Prepared yourself, daughter of an alchemist

Here is theof hardshi+ps beyond iination

Once the match starts, not even God can stop it If you want to withdraw, this is your last chance, you know?』

“I ae you, and I will not run away now! Bring it on, Messenger of God!”

There was no way I would withdraw, Ieaten alive by a cat

Whether it was a toughfor my death

『Aah! The annoying Curse from my God!

I cannot escape froranted to s

I cannot help it, I really don’t want it, I really, really don’t want it!

But alas, I have to accept this riddle match』

Palug was exaggeratingly laed herself in anguish

No h spirits

『If this is a normal match, it

will be my complete victory

Then it will be boring and become a breach of contract with my God

So, I will give you, who is just a hu, a chance to win

If I made a mistake even once, it will be my defeat You lose when you made three mistakes』

Palug thrust three fingers before me as she said that

She seeive me a handicap

In this case, let’s get as et

“I understand I guess I can ht?”

『Yes, furtherive me one third ownershi+p of your body』

“Us will die if you pluck one third of their body”

『Wait……don’t say such scary things I’ll only mark you a little bit』

“Mark?”

『Don’t worry I will return it to normal if you win』

I said that word reement

What did she mean by ‘mark’?

I became uneasy, I wondered if she really could return it to normal

『Then, I will answer you

Walks on four legs in the ……

An infant walks with their li time, an old man alks with a stick

In other words, the answer is human?』

“……Correct”

The first question was easily answered

Perhaps in the southern continent, there was the famous riddle of Sphinx that was said in my previous world?

There was no use in regretting, let’s think positively

Because I thought of that riddle, I pulled eous situation, this was the most satisfactory outcome

It was unexpected that the riddle was solved easily, but I succeeded in earning myself time

I was barely keeping atively

In contrast, Palug was so pleased with herself that she spontaneously ju up and down

『I did it~~! Yay~!

As expected of me! I’m so smart!

Now then~, this time it’s my turn to ask, okay?』

Palug assumed a mysterious pose that looked like some kind ofthat

Unlike her appearance, she was as childish as a little child

By the way, until thistime

『He dies every night and revives every

He runs all the way in a day and he will not stop walking no matter how tired he is

Who is he?』

Incomprehensible words came suddenly

Died and revived every night, was it a zombie?

Or, was it a ical beast or a phantom beast of some continent that I didn’t know?

No, there wouldn’t be such a problem like that

Palug said that it would breach the contract with God if it didn’t favor hus

So, probles could never solve should also be a breach

breach of contract

So, and revived as the sun rises

Shadow?

But shadows didn’t walk thousands of miles

Was there anything else that linked to sunrise and sunset?

No, wait

Rather than being linked—

“Sets in the evening, rises in the oes around us—the answer is the sun!”

『Ufufufufu, correct Perhaps that was too easy?』

“No, it was very difficult”

『My, ive you a problem that you cannot afford to be humble, okay?』

Palug answered with a large smile

Oh no, should I have pretended to struggle a bit?

『But before that, Erica Aurelia, it’s time for you to ask』

As if she couldn’t wait, Palug was beckoning me to start

Well, what kind of riddle should I make?

Since I didn’t not particularly like riddles, I hadn’t prepared anything

Palug seemed to really love riddles

She would have already covered the basic riddles of this world

Then, noas the tie cheat

Even a common riddle in my previous world would be a riddle that nobody knew in this world

After hesitating for a while, I asked Palug

I chose a simple problem that even children in my previous world would know

“A big flood on the top, a big fire at the bottom, what is it?”

A s

It seemed that a riddle that didn’t exist in this world had drawn the interest of the divine beast

Yosh, if she is thinking about it carefully as she is, I can spend the ti about silly things

『Heration

The submarine volcano should not be known yet by people

Oh, I reo, I have seen it on the southern continent

—The answer is a bath