Volume 2 Chapter 3 (1/2)

Chapter 3 - The Shadow of the Wolves 1

「Cassandra! Why are you at this kind of place!?」

「Actually before our parting, I learned that Ren-sama will depart to a new journey so……I went ahead to here!」

「Eeh!?」

Cassandra revealed the surprising trick of her being here She smiled broadly

「Fortunately, there is this kind of tool in the palace's treasury」

The royal family of Troia had amassed vast fortune

The itereen feather The feather looked like it was plucked from a bird the size of chicken──Cassandra said this

「Herave this iteician By praying to this feather, it will be possible to fly to the country that the user iined in their mind once a month!」

「So it's an everywhere door, limited function edition……」

Riona praised with a deep feeling

「If Princess Cassandra who possess the spiritual power of foresight use it, she will be able to easilyto next As expected from the famous Troia's royal fay, they were keeping an outrageous treasure」

「But, why do you purposefully coard?」

「The opponent that Ren-sa wolf Even just frohtiness is just too tre of what can I do in order to repay the favor to the two of you who saved our Troia, I immediately departed to this place!」

Ren and Riona looked at each other's face

It seeainst the Godslayer who introduced himself as marquis As expected Cassandra's spiritual poas treuide of his journey

「If that's the case, isn't it fine to have her to help us out?」

「Well, if she can only travel to another world once per month, it seeht away…… But」

Riona stared at Cassandra's outfit and said

「Princess What's with that outfit?」

「It's good that you ask! I received it froot acquainted with just now They were concerned with arment that was a bit too thin for this weather」

The warappearance of feathered helmet, armor, and a mantel

Cassandra as dressed like them twirled on the spot happily to show her appearance Unlike the valkyries ere carrying a spear, the princess of Troia was carrying a long bow and a quiver

Speaking of it, Cassandra was an expert of bow

「Oo Princess of foreign country, it seeht」

One valkyrie talked

「How great Then, let us part from each other here We have to return to our work」

「Thank you very ? If it's possible, can everyone reard?」

Ren s of the valkyries and Troia's princess

Riona immediately matched him and smiled at the Norse's celestial maidens

「Also, if possible can everyone also inforiants to the other Gods other than Thor-sathen the defense here……」

The request cae appearance

But that was not the reason why the valkyries ere a a gathering of peerless beauty shook their head easily

「I'm sorry, but we can't do that」

「Brave warriors are dying here and there just now We have to quickly go to welco around for a bit more, the number of people who died in battle should increase further」

「Hoonderful-! Valhalla will become even more lively!」

「The brave warriors who died will soht for father Odin's sake when the 《ti who is worthy from those who died in battle as many as possible and welcome them into the manor of Valhalla── That is the duty of us Valkyrie We cannot postpone it no ht」

「Then Princess Cassandra and both of you foreigners, adieu!」

The war maidens spoke one after another and then theyhorse

They just fleay readily like that The flying horse that Cassandra was using also followed the valkyries

Ren gruood even if we use Stella's power」

「It's valkyrie's job to gather the heroes who died in battlefield, so right now must be the ”peak season” for the only that」

「That's pretty close to the y is a 『country of carnage』 after all」

Riona suddenly raised the tone of her voice

「The , burly, and rowdy people! The woraceful, and on top of that they're also strong as expected! Because they were born as man they absolutely want to become berserker! Those who treasure their life and act cowardly in battlefield has no qualification to live tomorrow! ……Well, that's their world view」

「My! So that is the national character of this place!?」

「Yes The Greek people who threatened Troia were also really rough- even them」

Riona nodded at Cassandra as duht now the priority is to repair the crureat haste Also, we have to detere as fast as possible──」

「I know if it's about that」

「Eh?」

This time it was Riona as dumbfounded Cassandra solemnly talked

「I saw it froiant wolves are fiercely fighting The great wall is getting destroyed here and there during it──that's the sight that I saw One of the wolves is the Godslayer, a de who has usurped God's authority like Ren-sama……」

「So you even know thatYou've learned so much like that」

Riona and Ren was sinition ability

Originally, people would be distrusting when Princess Cassandra talked about the future

That was the curse of sun God Apollo However this ti that ”had already happened” Ren and Riona were easily being greatly impressed by the prophet's oracle

「And then princess, what is the other wolf?」

「A son of a giant, the demon ill s star, moon, and even the sun This beast should be released when the twilight of the Gods begin……」

「You y, Fenrir!」

Riona yelled in astonishhting even now Search for their whereabouts」

White heron shi+kigaave the order to the shi+kigamis and held out a cloak

The thick cloak had a hood attached for when going outside Ren was already wearing the sa It was lined with animal fur, so it felt really warm

「Just what is this for?」

「I looked at Cassandra and thought that ill also need this I asked the people in this city to share some with us They handed this happily because we are ”Thor-sas like 」

「Rokuharsan is a smooth talker like usual」

Thus──

Ren and co headed toward the wall that separated Midgard with the outside country

The boundary line that separated the dwelling of huiant It was a defensive fence ether to form a wall They were at one of the several destroyed spots

His traveling company was Riona, Stella, Cassandra, and then──

「Now then How are we going to fix this?」

The driver who brought the goat chariot and brought Ren's group until here said

The lightning God Thor frowned

「As expected evena mansion or a castle wall or the like」

「It's fine I have an idea」

Riona walked forward and chanted a spell

「Suzaku, Genbu, Byakko, Koujin, Nanto, Hokuto, Sandai, Gyokujo, Seiryuu……」

Right after that, Thor ooh-ed in ad as auto to be repaired

The countless pieces falling on the ground were floating They converged in the air, fastened to each other, becoround ZUN! as though to fill the dareat wall

And then the mysterious repair was repeatedto the small side and spoke proudly

「This too is a skill of onenerals》 can do anything if it's manual labor or public works Whether it's house construction, or repair river's bank」

「So it's Riona's servants that you also called at Troia before They're really convenient!」

Ren recalled

The curse of Goddess Athena turned the whole Greece army and Troia city into stone After the decisive battle, it was the twelve divine generals who carried Greece soldiers who became stone statue

They were Toba Riona's invisible underlings

When Ren sharpened his senses, certainly he could sense the telekinesis or invisible lia ordered for battle and nothing else Originally the work that a shi+kigami should be told to do the inated froly capable, even though you're just a bird girl……」

「As expected fro moved!」

Stella who looked somewhat envious at her associate's conspicuous service and Cassandra as giving a honest praise

Riona glanced at theuess froenerals

「Perhaps, the repair will finish in three hours at this rate Let's fix the next hole when the repair of this place is finished」

「Yosh, in that case」

The lightning God Thor slapped his bulky chest

「I'll lend you allall the bypaths During that tihter all the giants that entered Midgard!」

It was an idea that was really like this warrior with si

But with how simple it was, it was also a really effective division of roles

Thor felt good because no one was objecting He immediately jumped to the sky But, Ren quickly said

「Wait Thor-san I have one oats and chariot」

「Yes It's for the sake of reat if we can receive so that can protect Stella if possible」

Renwith Stella as on his shoulder and ”begged”

They judged that talking in a roundabout ould bring the opposite effect to the i God-sae hearted Thor easily nodded

「Okay Then, I will give you this」

Here Thor used a supernatural power that was befitting a God and took out three items from empty air He threw all of them pon, pon, pon on the driver seat of the chariot

Then this ti──

「All of the God's sta God Thor fleay to the faraway sky like that

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「I've said this too just now but, the world of Norse e」

Riona talked in front of the wall of Midgard that should be called as a great wall

She watched over the repair work of her shi+kiga lecture to Ren about this ical world

「In the first place the hu──the ocean tribe of North Europe」

「Viking……they're faht?」

Riona explained further to Ren who made a cohly, Norse s passed on But, they were people who excelled in voyage and trade, however they also did agriculture in the land, and they also fished And, when it becas by force rather than trade!』froently worked in pirate business」

「Their change of attitude is really quick huh」

「That was just how daring and ferocious they were Their ethics and sense of justice were also really different froard, heart that won't be disheartened and fighting spirit that doesn't fear even death are the great justice!」

Riona declared powerfully

「Just as Rokuharsan has seen too, outside Midgard is a world that is full of ene around! In order to face the powerful enemies, if they'reto live a long life, die heroically in battlefield and heighten your fae of your life!」

Riona raised up her fist Ren's eyes opened wide in front of her

「Is it no good if they run away?」

「I cannot recoy the 『warriors who died at the end of a heroic battle』 will be chosen to be the chief God Odin's warrior They will be invited into the manor of Valhalla after death」

Riona solemnly spoke

「The dead warriors will be looked after by beautiful valkyries there It will be a party where they can drink and sing to their heart's content They will train their fighting skill every day and have practice match with each other over and over At that ti down their training partner with their sword」

「……People who have died already will energetically fight and kill each other again?」

「Yes When night comes the dead will be resurrected and they will join shoulders with the co a e party── This activity will continue every day」

「It's a world thatto that」

「Exactly」

Ren and Riona who should be nonstandard as japanese

The two of them whose respective personality was developed to different direction unusually had the same opinion

「These dead brave warriors are called Einherjar Their ht of the Gods──Ragnarok arrives」

「I have heard that word too before, Ragnarok」

「That's because the word is often used to y's Ragnarok, the all out war of the Gods and the giants will happen In the end this battle will envelope the whole world in fla」

「Will everyone perish or so there just as expected?」

「It won't be a total annihilation but, only an extrereatest God and Norse's chief God Odin in Ragnarok will be──the demon wolf Fenrir」

「It's the one Riona said just now!」

「Yes The legend of 『flying wolf sing moon and sun』 is really popular in the cultural sphere of Norse est class of this kind of eration to say that And then」

Riona turned her gaze to Cassandra who focused on being a listener until now

「A Godslayer like Rokuharsan is in thethe demon wolf Fenrir isn't it?」

「Yes He himself also transfor this kind of thing?」

「Perhaps it's like the scenario of an old fighting gaer thanlike that without hesitation you know?」

「Aah, certainly」

Ren was deeply agreeing with Riona's guess

Actually he had sospirit to a degree of insanity It was soical desire that wouldn't stop seeking deathly battle

Riona cal that

「For now, let's keep repairing the hile searching for his whereabouts」

「You're right ──That's right Stella What kind of iteave us before this?」

「If you ask whether they will be useful then it feels like it but……」

Stella frowned slightly

It seemed she felt soreat nu God staround toward Ren

「The picture drawn on this thing that is like ”playing card made from wood”……is it a person?」

There was『humanoid sy at Most likely it was an unsophisticated illustration draith ancient drawing technique

But it was impossible to decide as its model with the sense of modern japanese people

However, Stella easily said

「How stupid Ren It's the drawing lightning God Thor's portrait」

「Eh!? You understand it Stella!?」

「I ask you to not look down on the Goddess of love Because thanks to receiving so many tributes since the past, I becain of item」

Stella talked about the three points of the presents fro God like below

Thor's portrait: A wooden card that has the drawing of the thunder God's likeliness figure,flint: You can lid fire at a place that had no fire Super convenient!

Honey wine of passion: After drinking it your stamina will be matchless and your passion erupted A choice alcohol withGod!

「This is, Thor-san's portrait……」

「I wonder what kind of grace it will give other than being a helper to remember him……?」

「Perhaps, there are dozens of card type with different picture you know? Maybe it's a special trading card – e with your friend or so」

While the two japanese and a Goddess were co about the ”picture card”, blue sparks scattered at the side

「My!? This is like a sether the ”flint set” of two black stones

If the spark was showered to kindling, it would surely catch fire However, Riona took out an oil lighter and ignited it

「If it's only igniting fire then it ht be faster to use this」

「And inside this jar is alcohol? Certainly it gives off sly on hu

Ren tried sniffing it from outside When he shook it, the jar would make chapo chapo sound

──The presents fro Cassandra held the picture card, Ren held the flints, and Riona carried the honey alcohol

However, the greatest farewell gift frooats seemed to have been told by their previous master to follow the instruction of Ren and co They listened to any order obediently

Their running speed was around 400 until 500 kilooats didn't show any sign of fatigue They could run for long distance continuously

Thanks to that Ren and co could travel extre the boundary line』 that separated Midgard and the territory outside

There were a total of 15 spots that got destroyed Marquis Voban and Fenrir see farther from around the wall because the number of the broken spot didn't increase further

And then, Riona was repairing the destroyed spots using her shi+kigaly she was fixing the dae with the pace of four or five spots per day

What oat chariot

When Riona finished the repair of a spot, she along with Ren, Cassandra, and Stella ere accooat chariot and they would be able to arrive at the next place where the as destroyed in just several dozen minutes Thanks to that Riona was able to advance the repair in an absurd pace

However, at night the air would beco a source of inspiration for RPG, there is no inn at all here isn't it?」

「Thehere you know? Besides, this tiard So to speak this is a reion it will be easier to negotiate using bartering rather than payinglike hotel business or the like is simple……hard to coht

When the sun caotiated with the residence if they could stay the night there

……And then, most of the time it would becooat chariot was noisily approaching a hu population in Midgard There was a lot of houses that were built in a solitary fashi+on Most of the houses ooden house that looked like a hut or row house in the sense ofa visit to a certain dilapidated shack in the evening

「Thor-sareat person is visiting!?」

People rushed out hearing the chariot's sound that was like thunder

A fa in a dilapidated house at wilderness The family consisted of the father and irl, and a baby as being held by the h they were disappointed of the absence of the lightning God as seen like a superhero here,

「It's a daddy! They're Thor-sama's envoy!」

「If you like you can stay in our house as long as you like! Tonight it will be a feast!」

The whole faroup would leave behind some food and alcohol as modest thanks and drove away on the chariot……

They repeated that kind of lodging process every day

But, the houses where they were staying were also not really spacious Putting aside Stella, it was desirable to secure one room each for Ren, Riona, and Cassandra, But,

When it seeestion

Riona was the same type of person like Julio, sos Therefore she would feel it hard to bear when there was other person with her in her bedroo and flexible regarding such arrange raised as royalty

In that case──

「Then, tonight I and Cassandra will stay in the saether with Onii-sama or Onee-sa really fast!」

「Of course I'll sleep on the floor You can use the bed」

「I can't do that Ren-sama should pay attention to your health rather thanthe sahtly

「I and Ren-sama are already like brother and sister after all」

「Ah, I see Now that you ht be better like that」

Ren deeply nodded

「Let's do it if you don't e so don't worry When I' like it I'll just need to find a lady or auntie ill invite me for ”adult socialization”」

「Eh? There is a separation between adult and children in socialization?」

「Yeah there is I'll be twenty years old soon but, if the other party is older by quite a lot, it ht make it easier to invite her for ”that kind of socialization”」

「Is that true!? Actually I'll be 150 years old soon!」

Cassandraconfession and then asked

「That means, I too can do this ”adult socialization” with Ren-sama!?」

「Please wait This problem will be wholly resolved if I simply stay in the same room with Princess Cassandra isn't it? Rokuharsan too, please don't direct the talk to a strange direction」

Riona couldn't bear to hear their talk and interrupted the a bad desire toward the princess aren't you?」

「That'sRather it's the opposite Actually I was told by Julio before」

Ren set closer to Riona during this journey and further the talk of the political e」

「Haa!?」

The journey of Ren and co was soing on in between──

After four days Riona finally finished fixing all the 『broken spots of the wall that needed fixing』

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The fourth night since they ca of this day, Riona's shi+kiga 『the last bypath』 and succeeded in blocking all the invasion route of the giants

「The plain repair work is over with this!」

Thor's goat chariot heard Riona's voice and dashed

They left the wall that separated Midgard with the ”outside country” and headed to an inn town that wasIt was because of Stella's loud complaint

「Ren! I don'twith huht at a place that is like a town soon! I' like a shabby hut far away fro through it or cramped room of a farmhouse with stinky cow!」

The Goddess of beauty and love yelled from her soul

And so they visited an inn town of Norse y world

Well, for Ren who knew about the metropolis in 21st century earth this place's activity was simply like 『a spot with around ten unpopular traditional inn, hotel, and snack bar intended for the local's gathering place or tourist that so area』

So far there were at least three or four stores that felt like inn doubling as bar here

After that there were a large wooden building that appeared to be an assembly hall, a public square, several shops, private houses, etc

By the way there wasn't the regular weapon shop & are they happened to find blacksmith workshop at the outskirt of the town

It was a er city like this

However, Stella was a bit relieved

「Even this kind of small city is completely better co at until now! Of course, I really can't say that it's a place that is worthy for a Goddess of beauty!」

Her eyes were sparkling happily despite her complaint

They reserved three rooathered in one of the rooms Ren sat down on a bed that was a bit da at that kind of place is an experience that is really hard to coh Besides ht?」

「It's a proble! Ren, be er」

「In the first place when it co at all even if there isaround inside the roo around, so you won't even understand!」

「But fortunately Midgard is a cold world」

Riona s more humid than Troia or Greece, there doesn't seem to be any cockroach here The forest is also near so I've resolved myself even if I encounter theirl!」

「Ah Youthat can be found at the castle's corner and outside isn't it!」

On the other hand Cassandra was s cheerfully

「In a different country the insects that are living there is also co!」

It was the Goddess as irl of modern japan or a princess as raised as royalty

Ren thought that the contrast was really interesting Well, there was also how Riona and Cassandra were girls ere really out of the norh──

By the way, this place wasn't an inn that did the cleaning scrupulously by all means

There were dirt here and there, the room was humid, and there was also a bit of sour smell From feminine perspective, it really wasn't a comfortable place

However this was the first ti in an inn of this world

The three other than Stella who vanished

Several guests were eating and drinking The inns around here all doubled as bar There were also guests who see by locals

「All the houses in this Midgard country are made froion, this area has an abundance of forest resources Well, but, there should also be house that was ht Cassandra who looked around inside the restaurant

This inn was in log house style It was a wooden house that was s