149 Nargol gods (1/2)

Dark Knight Kroki

The vanguard female mantis lady led me through the corridors of the Demon King's Castle.

The corridor is so wide that even a giant can walk down it.

Perhaps this corridor was really built for someone the size of a giant.

After all, some of Modes' companions are over 10 meters in length.

The corridor must have been made wide for such people as well.

Eventually you will come to a large door.

This door is also wide enough for a giant to fit through.

''Come in, my lord. Your Majesty is waiting for you inside.

The female mantissa officer bowed her head and the door opened on its own.

As expected, the inside is quite large.

It was probably the largest room in the Demon King's Castle.

The hall is decorated with shining jewels and is very bright.

You step into that great hall.

''You've come well, Kroki. Everyone is already here.''

When you enter, you are greeted by the Demon King Modes.

In addition to Modes, there are Lugas, the vizier, and Herkert, the great witch, the blacksmith god Heibos, and Lanfeld, the leader of the Dark Knights, in the great hall.

There are other xenomorphs looking at me.

These xenomorphs are the god race. They are the gods of Nargol, with the Demon King Modes as their leader.

They are about to begin a meeting of the gods.

Therefore, all those in this great hall are only the gods, or those who are considered to be equivalent to the gods.

Heybos is a god belonging to Elyos as well as a god of Nargol, that is why he is here.

Lanfeld is not of the god-tribe, but he attends this meeting as one who is equal in power to the gods.

And although they are the gods, these men are positioned as companions of the Modes.

With the exception of a few such as Lugas, they are not subordinates of the Modes.

Therefore, Modes cannot give them orders.

This is the case with Herkert, for example. Modes does not give her orders.

Modes is only their ally, and if something happens, they only request it.

This seems to be the same for Elios, and Odis doesn't have absolute power either.

''Kroki-sensei!　It's been a while~!

After entering the hall, Polen, the princess, comes running up to you after a while.

It seems that the transformation is not yet stable and not in the form of a beautiful girl.

''It's been a long time, Your Highness. Is Your Highness going to be in attendance as well?

'Yes sir. Your father said it was time for me to attend as well, and also to take your mother's place.

Pollen is right, there's no sign of Morna.

Apparently she's not in attendance.

Well, somehow I know why.

Pollen scurries over and looks around him.

'Sir. Is Master Coona not here?''

Pollen nods his head.

'Oh, Kuna's not here.

Coona is also a divine race that belongs to Nargol.

He is able to participate in the meeting.

However, she is not interested in the meeting or she is staying at Sweet Castle.

I see. It's a shame. I haven't seen you in a while.

Pollen says ruefully.

For some reason, Pollen is pining for Kuna. However, Kuna doesn't seem to think anything of Pollen in particular.

Of course, she can't tell that to Pollen.

It was when I was talking to Pollen.

Suddenly, a shadow appears overhead.

When I looked up, I saw a huge merman there, more than six meters tall.

The merman was fat and had a protruding belly.

The merman looked down and smiled at himself.

'This is the second time I've seen you. The Dark Knight. Do you remember me well, Dark Knight? Daraugon.

Sea God Daraugon.

That's the name of the god in the form of a giant merman. This is the second time I've met him.

He is a friend of Modes.

Daraugon is looking down at himself, scratching his belly.

He does not normally live in Nargol, but far to the west, on the inland sea of Caird.

He seems to have come to this Nargol for a meeting.

That Daraugon is scurrying around himself.

What's wrong with him?

Of course I remember. Lord Daraugon. It's been a long time. What happened then? Look around you.

No. I don't think the beautiful girl you were with is here.

I see, you came all the way down here just to say hi to me because of a coona, huh?

Ah. Oh, I see. ...... If it's Kuna, he's not here.

When he said this himself, Daraugon held his face in his hands and looked up at the ceiling.

'Kuha!　Yeah, right!　Well, that's too bad!　Morna wasn't even here.　There are no flowers!

Daraugon looks disappointed.

Pollen is looking at him with zit eyes beside him.

The male gods other than Daraugon who heard it also look somewhat disappointed.

In fact, Kuna didn't attend because she didn't like the male gods of Nargol. Perhaps Morna did not attend for the same reason.

But I can't tell you that.

'Excuse me, Lady Daraugon. If it's flowers, there's me and Lady Herkert.

The head mistress Enshema, who had been listening to the conversation between herself and Daraugon, interrupts the conversation.

Enshema, known as the Female Mantis Empress (Empusa Empress), is not only the head matriarch, but also a subordinate to the Great Witch Herkert.

Although she is not explicitly of the divine race, she attends the same as Runfeld.

''Eh? Um. Well, well. I guess so. I'm sorry, Mr. Enshema.

Daraugon laughs hahaha.

He doesn't really mean it by any means.

Enshema has the appearance of a beautiful woman, but I've heard that she is a giant female mantis with bronze legs.

I've never seen her in her true form, but she seems to be quite fearsome.

Even as a flower, it has too many thorns.

However, most of the gods here are male.

The gods of Nargol, who were originally part of the Modes, have few goddesses.

There are still more goddesses in Gipsyll.

By the way, the ones present today are Polen, Herkert and Enshema.

And then there's only Mumi, the valley goddess who is the daughter of the trolls' goddess, Trolla, the mountain goddess.

Mumi is also a goddess worshipped by the trolls and is called the Green Lady because of the soft moss that covers her body.

She has a very gentle nature, and many of her trolls are also of a gentle nature.

”Well, I don't mind.

Enshema turns away, looking disinterested.

I guess she's just saying it and not really angry.

According to Polen's story, Enshema is actually quite fond of beautiful boys.

With that in mind, the middle-aged, overweight-looking Daraugon shouldn't be to his liking.

''More importantly, you all seem to be in line. I think it's time to begin the meeting. May you and the Princess be permitted to join us?

Myself and Polen nodded at Enshema's words.

The gods participating in the meeting are of different sizes, so no seats are provided.

Therefore, each of them stand in their own place or sit on the floor as is.

I'm in line with Pollen.