Chapter 32 (1/2)
Konjiki no Wordmaster Chapter 32: The Gree Caves
Hiiro and co stayed a night in 【Lyntedom Passion】
“If we just go straight down this road, we’ll find 【Passion】, right?”
Hiiro posed a question, and Arnold answers
“No, to get there we’ll have to go through the 【Gree Caves】 We’ll see it right after we get through them”
“Is there so special about the caves?”
“Yeah They’re crawling with monsters above Rank B, and we can’t really take the Raidpics with us”
Apparently, the caves were teeh them on Raidpics impossible
“Is there any detour we could take?”
“There are, but they’re quite long, and thethe risks, I think the 【Gree Caves】 are still the best option”
“I see So we just have to go straight?”
“Are you okay with that?”
“I don’t really care which e go, but isn’t it best to get there faster?”
“Y-yeah”
“That’s why I’ll listen to you this tirateful”
“You sure sound important today!”
And so the group’s next destination was settled
After riding for a while, they careatly in all directions
“Oy, are you sure we can’t take these birds?”
Just fro would be able to pass through easily
“Yeah, the inside structure is a bit coes that we have to go through It may seem a bit sad, but this is where we and the Raidpics bid Adieu”
Arnold said as he patted his Raidpic’s head
“Thanks for taking us here Give Max ards”
The Raidpic gave a sorrowful expression as it rubbed its beak against Arnold’s face
“Oy, do so about this one”
Arnold turned at these words and witnessed a Raidpic licking Hiiro’s face with its long tongue It seems that that one was also reluctant to part with Hiiro
“Ahaha! It sure has become quite attached to you!”
“Quit rill you?”
Even so, the Raidpic paid no mind and continued to soak Hiiro with its drool
“For the love of… It’s sticky”
Hiiro glared at the Raidpic with an unpleasant expression
“No That’s just how much he liked you as a master Please leave it at that”
“… Yeah, you guys did make my ride quite comfortable Here’s a farewell present”
Hiiro started writing a character which he released at both of the Raidpics, and the two shook with expressions of delight
“W-what did you do?”
“I used 『Coue”
The word should have alsoto their ho pace, but suddenly, the two birds cried out and ran off at an alar pace
“W-what’s wrong with them?”
“… No idea”
It see It raised their tension to too high of a level Watching the Raidpics press onward like bullet trains, Hiiro concluded to himself that they would return home safely
“And what’s with this turn of events?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, I thought that would only give a reward to the one that carried you”
Muir i pose She seemed to be of the same opinion
The two of therasp of Hiiro’s personality The only tiooda favor
He didn’t seem to be particularly happy, so they wondered what had moved him to this extent
“What are you saying? They took good care of race them as the master?”
“Haha~n, I see, I see To you, we’re all your servants, and you rewarded the tith your 《Word Magic》 for their hard work I see, I see By the way, can I raise an objection now? Mostly towards being called a servant!?”
“Objection overruled”
“Funnuuuuuu! I keep saying this, but we’re no servants of yours!”
“I think I’ve said this before, but I was joking”
“You bastard! Are you just trying to make me mad!?”
“Now then, let’s go”
“Listen to me!”
Muir shrugged her shoulders as she followed the two
The inside of the cave was di water could be heard It was corouped turned towards it, they found a giant slugas it stared at them
“Right off the bat!? What’s er!”
Arnold stood in front of Muir and brandished his sword
“A slug… is it? I’ll test so”
Hiiro spoke as he released a word And suddenly, a white powder scattered over the slug The already-slow slug’s speed dropped even further, and its body gradually began to shrink
“Oh, so Slugs actually can be dealt ith 『Salt』”
Right, the word he wrote was 『Salt』
(As long as I have a clear i salt into existence It really can do anything Though instead of it being actual salt, itwith a similar effect It’ll probably disappear in a minute)
He groaned about his oer But he did feel glad that he had used it fro had become small, Arnold impaled it on his sword
“I’m not surprised anymore, but what did you do?”
“I just put into practice so I wanted to test since I was a kid”
“…?”
Arnold and Muir stared at hio realized that at this point, they wouldn’t be able to get hiroup pressed forward
After walking a while, the pathway beca it one at a tiilance Eventually, they found thee
“Can I… cross this bridge? Is it even crossable?”
Hiiro’s question was valid The bridge was made out of wood, but several places were rotten, and the rope holding it up was visibly decayed It didn’t seee was able to support humans
But it looked like this was the only way to the other side
“What should we do, Hiiro? This distance is a bit far for a jump…”
“If I just use 『Fly』, all our problems will be solved”
“Ah, right!”
But there, Hiiro thought
(If I use that, we’ll definitely be able to get across But if so, the other two…)
If there was so in wait, it would be inconvenient
(Instead of flying, it’ll be easier to deal with through walking Though if so does come out, I could just abandon them…)
No, there was soht They were currently important sources of inforreat a loss to lose them here
“Oy, hurry up and cast ic on me!”