Episode 51.8 (1/2)
Once he was done reading the letter, Duo shouted out loud with his line of sight still locked at Lecan.
”Black!”
A knight who was standing nearby came to him. This man is another formidable individual.
Duo handed over the still open letter to that knight. Read, he implicitly said.
Duo wouldn't let Lecan out of his sight even while this knight named Black was reading the letter.
”Lecan-dono. I have a question.”
”What is it.”
”This letter from his highness and Nodlein-sama was written on the seventh of month two. Today is the 23rd. What is the meaning of this.”
”I got that letter on the seventh of month two. Eda and I left Yufonia on the eighth of month two, and ran to Dungeon Yufu, arriving noon the same day. Then we ran all the way here.”
”You ran? And never came across a magic beast once?” (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
”We did engage some along the way, but we mostly ran while avoiding magic beasts. I've got an ability that allows me to detect magic beasts from afar. Isn't it written on that letter?”
Duo kept staring hard at Lecan without giving a reply to that.
Lecan wasn't perturbed even when he was on the receiving end of Duo's inquisitive gaze. Lecan looked back into Duo's eyes with a calm yet unshakable will.
”Black!”
”Commander, sir.”
”The hunt is over.”
”Understood. Oy! Men! Kill the magic beasts! Pick up the treasure chests! Collect the mats!”
”Black!”
This was finally when Duo turned his line of sight away from Lecan.
”Sir.”
”Skip the mats. Get our men here.”
”Sir. Oy! Forget collecting the mats! Retrieve what's inside the treasure chests. Gather round afterward! Make it quick!”
The knights skillfully finished off the magic beasts, grabbed potions in the treasure chests and assembled before Black. Knight Black reported to Duo once the knights were all present.
”Commander. All men are accounted for.”
”Alright. Listen, men! This here is Lecan-dono of Wazrof Household! A man who has conquered Dungeon Tsubolt and Dungeon Palcimo.”
A rustle broke out before quickly died down.
”Lecan-dono has! Come to deliver! A letter from Ashidgrein-sama and Nodlein-sama! During our absence! Peacekeeping Knights have attacked the Palace! And captured townlord-sama, Estfarin-dono and Saljirein-sama!”
Duo paused here for an interval, to let the knights chew on the meaning of his words.
”Ashidgrein-sama, and Rubianafale-sama! Have barricaded themselves in the Northern Tower together with Nodlein-sama and a few aides!”
Duo glared at all the knights with terrifying gazes.
”Right this instance! We're heading for Yufonia! To save our lord! And protect his highness and her ladyship!”
UWOOOOOOO, the knights bellowed.
The fighting spirit overflowing in this place would flinch any and all magic beast.
(These guys don't feel like knights.)
(I guess their life revolves around hunting dungeon magic beasts.)
(No place for etiquette or elegance.)
Dungeon Knights began their march toward the Temple.
Lecan and Eda are walking together with the commander, Duo Bahn.
Once they got near the enormous Temple's gate, Lecan asked.
”Duo. Can't we just go around the Temple and head straight to Red Sands.”
”Lecan. You ain't gonna find Rend Sands even if did that.”
”What?”
”One can only reach Red Sands you see on the map by passing through Temple's gate, defeating the Three Giants and then exiting through their room.”
”Hou.”