Volume 3 - Chapter 2 – Part 3 (1/2)

It was an easy route, co attacked by any monsters or bandits, the trip advanced se forested area, which was called Larua Grand Woods, and the wagon traveled along its borders

The wear and tear of the wagon was intense due to Kagerou’s speed, but it still didn’t break because of the good craftsmanshi+p However, maintenance would be necessary when they arrived at Falnido

“It’s normally impossible to come all the way up here in one week”

Tieraat the e, even when it advanced quickly, at this time they would only have covered around one-fifth of the way, and yet they had already covered four-fifths of the whole distance There was hardly any shaking, thanks to the modifications before the trip, so he didn’t have to worry about Tiera and the others, even if he sped up

If he had done the saon, it probably wouldn’t have held up for even an hour Especially the passengers inside

“Even with this speed, I have gotten completely used to it”

“It can be faster than this But the wagon wouldn’t last”

“Don’t raise it any further, it’s scary…”

Currently, their speed was about 60km per hour(T/N: About 38 mph) Because of the terrain, that speed was not always maintained However, after Tiera became accustomed to it, they on For Kagerou, it was somehow fast, since its stamina to maintain the speed was off the charts

Most of the inhabitants of this world have never experienced that kind of speed

Although Tiera’s face showed no reaction at the“Too fast! Too fast!” repeatedly when shi+n raised the speed in the beginning She didn’t seem to be able to feel relief even when she sa calm shi+n and Schnee were

“With this pace, we should arrive in another 2 or 3 days, huh?”

“That’s right I think around then”

Contrary to the calrassy plains at a blistering speed Not only animals, but e

“Forit for the first tierou It’s far fro instructions to Kagerou The direction of Kagerou’s running changed depending on those instructions Avoiding big cavities in the ground while running in a zigzag line, the wagon easily sped across the grassy plains

They got through the grassy plains in one day A forest came into view in the direction of their e of perception

“Schnee, Tiera There is so up ahead Be cautious, just in case”

While giving instructions to drop the speed to Kagerou, he called out to the two people in the wagon

Yuzuha, as usual, was on top of shi+n’s head It’s attitude was alert even without having been told

“This is…are they being chased by so at the ht be riding a horse It was faster than a running hu toward shi+n and the others

Behind the chased”

“U like that”

“Mmm~, I can’t see them…”

They seee of perception, and she gave the sarasp the situation It was only natural, as they were still several ke to clash Should we change our lane?”

“Eh, we aren’t going to help?”

“Whether they were attacked or not, it’s hard to judge by the co a difficult face, shi+n told Tiera about the other party that was coht toward them

The number of people ere on horseback nu 200 in the center, and three people around level 150 surrounding the them from behind If shi+n’s atekeeper for a dungeon; it was a monster that was supposed to serve as protectors of treasure At least, it didn’t attack a person indiscriminately

If that characteristic was still in effect, itchased because they were guilty of sohtlessly help”

“That’s what she said You roup so, but I cannot affirm that”

Like this time, it was very likely the model that persistently ran after the opponent At the sa nearby that was unknown to shi+n, soht add another possibility, the gole a secret, for example, an item, and they stole it and ran away”

“That’s the uard a treasure chest would chase the stolen item until the ends of the earth It could be said that it was the last form they wanted to be associated with

“I’d understand if that is the reason they hen I see it, but…”

The golelance, because mana was emanated from the core to its whole body The proble

“I can’t tell the difference with 【analyze】”

In【analyze】, except for the official record of the wild goleole the matter by prediction alone I will help if they are really being attacked, otherwise I will kill them if they started the problem Let’s adapt to the circuer”

“Kuu”

He assuot prepared just in case The driver was shi+n Schnee and Tiera hid theon’s canopy

“For the ti is a noble Even though I don’t knohat they are doing, I don’t want our faces to be remembered”

Because the illusion skill would be removed if they took off the cloaks, it was still better than nothing

“They will reach us anytierou, please slowly reduce the speed”

“Gruu”

They advanced for a little while along the road when he saw the cloud of dust that hirled up by the goleon shi+n confirht strengthened by a skill

“…It’s the troubleso a feords That was shi+n’s guess from the scene that was reflected in his view

In front of shi+n and the others’ line of sight, a roup, made an appearance And then, there was a low-level uard, appeared successively And lastly, two horsemen with a little delay appeared

The men with armor seemed to be really experienced in coave off a luxurious feeling of material A word that explained his body: obesity He held a cup that shi+ned like silver in one hand

【analyze】 displayed the na way

“They don’t seem to have been attacked without reason”

“Schnee’s prediction is a strike That guy who is yelling has a Holy Grail of Rotten Malice”

Treasure chests existed in dungeons of regular rank and above One of the items could be obtained at rando the situation, Schnee was right; it was likely that they only collected the ite for aout a card froon In the nextskill

In the coachman’s seat, Schnee now sat instead of shi+n Because there was a distance between the two groups, the movement of the two people couldn’t be seen by the side that was running away

While hidden, shi+n approached the men who escaped Then, he heard the low-levellouder than the sound of the horses’ hooves

“What have you done!? They are catching up! Can’t you go faster!?”

“I’ away, the goleuardsman answered That face clearly showed that this situation was not thesiuy isit, I would have already thrown it away”

shi+n strengthened his hearing, and caught the roup

(There seem to be some circumstances Given this situation, all of theh he didn’t know the reason, the guards didn’t seely

The distance between the son! Make that a decoy and let’s escape! It ht earn us a bit of time!!”

“Wha!? Don’t joke around!! Do you knohat you’re saying!?”

“It’s you guys who are joking around! Do you understand what happens if I don’t return!”

At the words which the low-level uard shouted back As one er

(He uards’ weaknesses Even if he did so to that low-level, it wouldn’t solve the problee of the two people, shi+n decided to act

He could kill only that low-level uards from 【analyze】, the job of the low-level man was priest It was no doubt that he was a church official And from his attitude and appearance, he was probably a priest with a high-rank

When shi+n thought up to there, everyone in the orphanage ca bishop in question)

Partly because of the ‘pig guy’ reo, shi+n was convinced that he identified the low-leveled h there was no conclusive evidence, he wouldn’t let him steal the item just like that

(I will switch the item with a counterfeit)

The cup, which that low-level ed with an imitation It looked exactly the same, but only in appearance; it was now a joke rail was turned into a card, and stored away in his Iteet of the Guardian Golems moved to shi+n Because he didn’t want them to notice that, he traveled side by side with them for a while

“(Schnee, can you on with the illusion skill?)”

“(I can do it, though do you want to let them escape?)”

“(There seem to be some circumstances here It’s just one person who is the root of all of these problems)”

“(I see I understand Should I refrain fro?)”

“(Do so)”

He ement with Schnee via Mind Chat If one looked properly at the carriage, Kagerou had also been clad with the illusion of a common horse To the erou stood out, Schnee seemed to have made a smart move

“The wheels! They can’t run away immediately if you break the wheels! Break theuy like you to say so like that!!”

While shi+n acted separately, the low-leveled uard tried to refuse However, he finally pulled out the sword from the sheath at his waist and lowered it due to the words of the low-levelwhich the guardsman tried to protect, hiot his hands dirty

The man’s sword destroyed the wheels on one side when they passed each other, on to advance

“…Sorry”

A faint uard’s crooked facial expression; it clearly expressed the s

“It’s difficult…”

shi+n allop away In the eyes of the roup trying to escape was reflected

“Now then, shall we finish it up?”

He turned around, and prepared for the Guardian Goleh he also could just return the item to the Guardian Goleerous when misused Therefore, it was too bad for the Guardian Goleole the wagon”

He asked Schnee to be cautious and hide in the surroundings, then faced the Guardian Golems

Even if the Guardian Gole Since they were not living beings, they were not affected by shi+n’s overpowering presence Their gigantic build reached about 3in on shi+n while raising a cloud of dust

“Swish!+”

Without changing the ed a fist, and they passed each other as he swung his katana The slash that hit the Guardian Goleh defense that was a characteristic of the Gole was sliced off

shi+n changed his running direction and aiolem’s core after it lost its balance and fell down The core was located in the center of the body froh with his katana Though the Guardian Gole after shi+n twisted his katana to tear and crush the core

The two Guardian Golems that were left attacked shi+n when hisblow With shi+n’s katana sticking out of the core, the two bodies swung their fists doard like hammers

“Boom!!”

shi+n parted with his katana, turned around and held out his right fist With the barehanded system martial arts skill 【Steel Repel】 activated, his fist clashed with the fist of the Guardian Gole hit resounded shi+n’s fist didn’t seeolem’s fist, which was almost 1 mel wide, was repelled That recoil caused the Guardian Gole and small cracks traveled across the fist that collided with shi+n’s own

shi+n didn’t pay attention to the stunned Guardian Goleht hand And then, toward the other Guardian Gole in a little bit more slowly, he unleashed a skill from his left palm

Barehanded system martial art skill 【Transparent Wave】―― a vibration wave that destroyed the internal parts of the body was transh the Guardian Gole? It was over in an instant, as the Guardian Goleot bloay A the shattered pieces, the core see half of the body fell down to the ground like a broken doll

“This…can’t be used on a living being”

shi+nthe Guardian Gole, it would be a painful scene to look at

He olem The Guardian Golem that fell on it’s back didn’t seeh the other tere already knocked down At the sa up, it naively turned its fists toward shi+n

Before the punch arrived, shi+n fired ic toward the final Guardian Goleic skill, 【Earth Spear】 The ic that was released iht underneath the Guardian Golem shot upward and siet The earth spear was reinforced with shi+n’s h the core of the Guardian Golem, as it ceased to function

“An eleic skill of the Earth syste level 400, huh?”

shi+n tested two skills as an experioleainst oleht occur if he used it on a living being By the way, after he had used it, he had a feeling that adjustment of the skill’s poas possible

As for 【Earth Spear】, was it because of shi+n’s h the increase in power itself was obvious, he hadn’t thought that the defense of gole level 400 would break so easily Anyways, earth systeah it was useful for traps and surprise attacks, there was no power behind it until now Soon after co to this world, he was only able to test the operations of a few skills, but shi+n once again thought that it was necessary to train

“Now then, time to collect the raw materials”

When he concluded thethe raw oleed into Iteic steel, while even small aet to collect even the s, shi+n returned to Schnee’s location

“Good job for today”

“That one too, so what’s your iht wheels were completely destroyed The axles were broken too, as it sluround afterward”

Schnee and the others got off the carriage and waited Schnee, who heard the report about the broken wheels, got off froon earlier and cast an illusion

As for the wagon, the wheels were destroyed and one side of the carrier had sunk into the ground When it lost its balance and touched the ground, it didn’t seeht of the carrier, so the axles broke completely It was also probably influenced by the violent speeding earlier When he looked more closely, they were pretty much worn out

“It’s totally broken Should I make it more sturdy on this occasion?”

He made the carrier float with a skill, and ree of this situation, he took out parts for the wagon that were long stored in his Item Box Even if it wasn’t his specialty, it was still a production job While raising a skill, parts he made couldn’t help but pile up to an excessive ae out the broken axlex, while at the same time, he reave off the appearance of wood However, for a human specialized in that field, if they were not an expert craftsloss on its surface

That shi+ne was the ada, which only shi+n and Schnee had in this world

“It’s finished”

“…Soination”

Tiera was going to ascertain the strange feeling with the power of observation, but because of her lack of knowledge, she gave up on it Nonchalantly, Schnee also diverted her attention

When the repairs were over, they began to depart The wagon’s perfornificantly compared to before the repair, and pushed onward in spite of the bad road

Afterfor an additional 2 days, the party finally reached the end of the Larua Grand Woods, and arrived at Falnido

shi+n and the others were in the southeastern part of Falnido Probably because the grand wooded region was adjacent to Larua Grand Woods, it wasn’t dense, but the scenery of the forest across the border was extended Was it different vegetation? While Larua Grand Woods was a densely packed area close to a jungle, Falnido’s forest gave off the i peacefully

Although the forest was spread out, naturally there was a border According to Schnee, there were guard troops, too

The road that lead to the country was h a trackless path On the main road that continued to Falnido froht be taken as suspicious fellows and be restrained if they increased their speed here

Schnee sent out a e card, to infor Their levels are quite high”

About 10 minutes had passed since they entered inside the forest through the road shi+n sensed soht line There were two of them Their levels were 210 and 179 respectively

“Since I already sent a o, I think it’s the people who are co to welcome us”

Because they couldn’t afford to just call hih Huuide them Schnee, who appeared to remember the two people, casually sat next to shi+n

The wagon stopped for a few minutes, and a pair of Beast-uys came”

“Yes I received a decree fro”

The one who responded to Schnee’s words had gray hair and deep green eyes was ain that standing posture, so it was clear that he could cope on the spot if so happened He looked to be in his late 20s; for this world’s standard, considering his level, shi+n felt he was pretty young

“That person is, the one as ht, this is him Because it’s souide frouide to our city, Elden Follow on with that reply shi+n

“Cuore seems healthy, too”

“Yes! Schnee-sa answered in a brisk tone, was the woman called Cuore Identical to the irl with gray hair and deep green eyes The length of her hair was shoulder length shi+n saw that the only part that was lengthened was the part at the back of her neck She talked like a warrior, and gave off the impression that she was popular with the sa from the friendly conversation, Schnee and the two people appeared to be acquainted since olden days

“Have you been acquaintances for long time?”

“I was there when she was born I also trained her”

“Heh…a Chosen One?”

“The ih power that it could be said she is a chosen one After all, it’s because she is Girard’s direct descendant”

“What!? …Is that so? If that beast has great-grandchildren, let alone great-great-grandchildren…, no…, anyht of Girard’s original life, Girard was e for him to have a child Since he couldn’t live for several hundreds of years like elves and pixies

“Hmm? Have we arrived?”

After the naled for them to stop in front of the ramparts that came into view When shi+n looked at the ramparts, he discovered that soed to make it look ordinary

Apparently, there was a concealed door soh to let about one carriage pass, and there was not ate to let the forthconito, like at this tiuard were likely chosen ones, too

“How about the wagon?”

“In this case, I should change it into a card”

Because the parts he used for reht be suspicious in this world, he put it away in the Item Box, just in case It could be said that theit was already gone

Kagerou was released fro into a small body, so that Tiera could hold it

They o through the tunnel, so they could , and advanced toward the underground from there

“So, an e the people”

As they were guided along the way, shi+n encouraged the nervous Tiera Since she was in the shop for more than 100 years, she was prettyto shi+n’s mes, so it shouldn’t be an issue

“You don’t have to be so nervous, because I already told him about you, Tiera”

“Even if that is so, it’s impossible for me to relax…”

From a commoner’s viewpoint, the person whom she was about to face after this, was a person as on such a whole different level, that it was only possible to encounter them once in a lifetime It was normal to feel small Just because she was close to the existence naet close to other similar members

“Prepare yourself We have arrived”

While they were talking, it seemed like they had reached the end of the tunnel Beyond what appeared to be above ground, there was a building like a japanese sa fro doors, it was like a full-scale replica that seemed to be able to be used for a historical drama

“This way”

The man invited them in with a feords They took off their shoes at the entrance, and proceeded to the depth of the residence through the veranda

In front of a roouided theht Schnee and her companions”

“Ou, come in”

The ansas received, and thedoor There were three people in the roonized one of theh Beast, his support character no 3 It was Girard Estaria

From shi+n’s point of view, there was an Elephant Type on his left, and a Turtle Type to his right side, but shi+n had no ht be Girard’s trusted confidants

Following the man, shi+n, Schnee and Tiera entered the roo too

shi+n was in the center, Schnee and Tiera were on his left and right respectively, and Girard opened his ht I’d live until the day I saw you again”

Girard’s voice, which he now heard for the first ti to this world, and one that shi+n used to hear all the time, was a low and deep voice

Girard

◆◆◆◆

“Saht that you would still be alive”

Similar to Girard’s first opinion, shi+n too, answered back

Unlike the beasts that were sitting down on his right and left, Girard was a Human Type now Wrinkles had increased on his face, and his hair had whitened

However, even if his appearance looked old, the presence that eht that not even a particle of it had become weak At least, he didn’t look like he would die any tiant tone seemed to be the saht I don’t knohy I’ht die suddenly, everyone around hing at that”

While saying things that he shouldn’t joke about, Girard laughed heartily As for the beasts who sat on his right and left, they were in a shocked state and also sighed while nodding in agreereat deal to talk about too and the story has been accuuys before that”

Saying so, Girard introduced thedown between the beasts

“This guy is the current Beast King, Wolfgang And this here is Wolfgang’s daughter, Cuore”

“I a Estaria Please to make your acquaintance hereafter”

“I’m Cuore Estaria! It’s an honor to meet you!”

Introduced by Girard, the two beasts lowered their heads respectively

Wolfgang looked cootten a little bit excited

“And, these two people are ht ar’s left arm, Rajim Dolku”

The two beasts said no more than that and calo disappeared, and they noore serious expressions

The one who introduced himself as Van was an elephant, and Rajim as a turtle beast, were known The position where they were seated seeht was Van, the left was Rajiht have already heard it, but I’ with you”

shi+n too introduced hinity as those who transcend and were talked about a, he didn’t have the intention of doing it with an air of superiority

“Kuku, master said it like usual There’s no profit even if you are being modest here”

“Well, because I shouldn’t talk so casually to a king I just inally wouldn’t call the ti a joke like this Besides, shi+n, we kno h Humans are an irresponsible existence Then, I should understand such a reaction couy Well, if you know about the things we have done, you should understand”

For a resident of this world, a High Huendary existence, and also an object of fear at the same time

They sank a city into a sea of flames and hunted divine beasts It was an existence that really accoht to be a joke

And now, a-lived races such as elves and pixies, which have seen such spectacles, hty power of High Humans

Moreover, if Schnee and Girard, ere merely subordinates, have shown such a phenohty of an existence the one they folloas

For a person who governs a country, bowing their head to one with such poas trivial, just done to flatter the voluntarily does such a welco, let’s talk normally, whether or not I can erase a country on a whim doesn’t matter This way, I feel I can talk to a friend”

In a defiant attitude, shi+n asked Wolfgang to talk in his norht?”

“It’s better to ask here”

shi+n answered ih he had aend However, from shi+n’s point of view, even if he didn’t reame era, for him to be worshi+ped made him uncomfortable

The reason was different froame

“Cuore-san, Van-san, Rajim-san too, please do the same”

“IS IT FINE!?”

“Princess, please calm yourself a little”

“But Van, he hiave shi+n the ih when they nified appearance, there was not even a shadow of that left It was an absurd ‘change’

“shi+n-dono is our Patriarch beast king, Girard-sama’s master Don’t use the honorific title for us either, we don’t mind if you call us by our first names”

“That was an unintentional nified presence just now”

In the place of Van who calmed down Cuore, Rajied his allegiance to, using the honorific titles, the style o mad

“Then, it will be easy to talk if Rajim and the others speak comfortably, too Since it’s more comfortable for me and I feel more at ease that way”

“If shi+n-dono says so, I will have the privilege of doing so Because this isPlease understand”

Because of the warrior personage which shi+n had gotten an i to decline, but he see back, thateffect

“By the way, shi+n Noant to hear about the young lady and the divine beasts over there”

In a somewhat friendly way, Girard shi+fted his attention to Tiera and thedivine beasts, he seemed to have already found out

“I’m sorry for the late introduction She is Tiera She was the one who looked after Tsuki no Hokora”

“Nice to rateful”

Her behaviour froed, Tiera perfectly ood etiquette The strained appearance was nowhere to be seen Not even stiffening up, she faced everyone in Falnido in a natural manner

shi+n may have seen it in a different way, as a defiant attitude, because she was too tense

“And the fox here is Yuzuha, that wolf pup is Kagerou I’ll tell you just in case, but their races are Eleo”

“Hoh”

“It can’t be…the legendary…?”

“C-Cute…”

While Yuzuha, who had becoerou, as held by Tiera, were looked at alternately, Girard had a s