Chapter 130 (1/2)

Voluion

After a week of preparation, the participatingwith the noble Orc empire to the south beyond the marshlands were announced

First was Vandalieu, along with the Ghosts that would help hi Plant Binding Technique and Insect Binding Technique

The Black Fang Knights’ Order led by Gorba, composed of the Orcuses who could mount monsters, a total of ten members and ten mounts

The ‘Sword King’ Borkus, who had increased his Rank and become a Zombie Epic Hero

Zadiris, Vigaro and Basdia, who had also succeeded in increasing their Ranks

Bone Man, as well as Eleanora who had succeeded in beco Rank 10

It wasn’t certain that this would become a war, so there hadn’t been any particular departure cereot too excited and then charged in to attack

“Co another nation head-on! We’ve only ever been invaded, and we didn’t invade the Hartner Duchy froerous words even without such a departure ceremony

“We are not invading them, Borkus We will see the situation first and talk with the him

Things would likely have turned out badly if there had been a ceremony

“We’ll be working hard and getting stronger while His-Majesty-kun and everyone else is away, so help us out next time,” said Jeena

“I don’t think there will be a next tih,” said Zandia

It see even without Zadiris and Borkus Zandia had regained much of the power that she had possessed while alive, but Jeena had apparently not been able to do so

“Why eon!” shouted a pale-faced Luciliano, as being held by Jeena by the scruff of his neck like a kitten

“U? I’m not married yet, you know?” Jeena said

“That was due to my insuppressible scientific interest, and are you not the one who ran out wearing only a single surgery gown, holding Master in one hand?!”

It seemed that Luciliano, who had sufferedthat incident, was not satisfied with this reasoning

“With Zadiris-san gone, we lackKachia-san, but e eons, she said, ‘spare me, I’ll die’”

“I’ you that I would die as well, am I not?!”

“Eh, aren’t you a former C-class adventurer, Luciliano-san? You’ll do better than Kachia-san, since she is a former D-class adventurer”

“She is clearly stronger than I ah I would indeed ‘do better’ than her!”

TLN: The verb for “do better” here can be used in a variety of ways; I believe Luciliano is i than Kachia

For a former C-class adventurer, especially one that was not well-suited to fighting like Luciliano, stepping into a B-class Dungeon was suicidal It would be possible for him to return alive if he were to join an adventurer party made of B-class or A-class adventurers with previous experience of clearing B-class Dungeons, providing support and carrying luggage while staying out of the firing line as much as possible

However, Jeena and Zandia still hadn’t regained the strength they had possessed when they were alive Rita and Saria would join them as well, but Luciliano still seemed anxious

“The shallow floors of B-class Dungeons are no different in difficulty froo to the deeper floors until Luciliano gets used to it,” said Vandalieu

“Okay,” said Jeena

“No, Master, the problem at hand is that I would rather perfor –”

“You can watch Jeena and Zandia fight from close-up, so it’s fine, isn’t it?”

“Muh… If I consider it to be a place where I can gather precious data, then I suppose a little field work once in a while is not so bad”

And so, Luciliano was persuaded

“Look, Basdia It’s our new rival,” said Vigaro, his two pairs of arms crossed as he looked at Jeena and Zandia He had beco on his forehead

“I’aro, but she’s definitely a rival for me,” said Basdia, who had becolared at Jeena and Zandia as well

“Why? Are you saying that my muscles are inferior to those biceps brachii, those ripped abdominal muscles and those powerful latissiaro

It see the sex of his rival

He had gained a king-like personality after his Rank increased, but even after gaining such a robust, impressive body, it seemed that he viewed Jeena as a threat… he was inferior in volume, after all

“I don’t think you are inferior, but if you’re going to ask why I said that, it’s because she’s a female warrior If one had to say, it’s more reasonable to consider her my rival,” said Basdia

Basdia’s appearance hadn’t changed since her Rank increased other than the patterns on her skin changing a little, but the air around her was iaro’s, but it orthy of the ‘Geroniained

Her body had sturdy, powerful muscles that were not at all inferior to Jeena’s, while also possessing abundant feminine curves and appeal

She would not be inferior to Jeena even if they were to both take side-chest and most-muscular poses

“That’s true Don’t lose to thearo

“Of course The father of Jadal’s younger brother or sister is going to be Van, after all”

Vigaro and Basdia nodded together like coh the two of thehter Basdia had been born during a tie, so she had a weak awareness of her father, unlike the iven birth to her

Perhaps because of this, Vigaro and Basdia acknowledged each other with a relationshi+p that was not that of a father and daughter, but one between a leader of warriors and a young warrior, and it see this

Also, though this was only natural, they did not consider Jeena and Zandia as rivals, but rather Jeena herself

“Mother is doing her best to not lose to Zandia, too,” Basdia said

“Zadiris, you’ve known Vandalieu for a long time and you’ve even performed artificial respiration on hiaro

“I do not view Zandia as a rival, how nantly

Vigaro and Basdia believed that Zandia was Zadiris’s rival

“It is true that her na! I will not deny that Zandia has the advantage in ic as well, as she possesses an affinity for many attributes However, there is no need for ic… there is no future for us” Zadiris had started speaking with vigor, but towards the end, her face fell

As a Ghoul, she had stopped aging physically fronant with her first child, and Zandia was a Zombie, so their futures were shrouded in darkness in terms of physical development

“No, ue if our Ranks increase, you know?” said Zandia herself “As a Ghoul, I don’t kno you’ll look after increasing your Rank further than that, but it’s enough to row extra eyes and arms, so won’t you develop physically as well? And once–”

“I see, so there is a possibility through increasing our Ranks! Oh, Zandia, I must thank you You are a true friend!” Zadiris exclaimed

“I-I’lad I made you happy”

Zadiris was overjoyed, but she had been acco as well and becoh Wizard, so her next Rank increase was likely far-off for now

“In any case, this is the nation that exiled Bugogan I’an aren’t unusual there If they’re going to stand in our way, let’s hunt thearo

“We’ve beco, ‘Kill them if they don’t listen,’ too,” said Basdia

Everyone had becoht the pack of Orcs led by the noble Orc Bugogan about six years ago Vigaro, Zadiris and Basdia as they were noould be able to defeat the Bugogan of back then with ease

Meanwhile, away fro farewell to everyone as reluctant to part with him for this short while

“Vandalieu, do you have a handkerchief? After drinking blood, you have to wipe your mouth with a handkerchief, not your sleeve Also, don’t eat organs raw just because you have the Status Effect Resistance skill Make sure to be careful to not leave your body behind and get up with just your spirit form when you’re half-asleep,” said Darcia

“Yes, Mo to come back every few days,” Vandalieu said

“Danna-saant of me to say this, we shall protect Darcia-sama in your absence,” said Bellmond

Tarea eeping a little “We will be separate for a while, won’t we? I am very reluctant about this”

“Fuh, I have to save up my fill of Bocchan while I can,” said Rita

“When you run out, you feel like you can’t calm down, don’t you?” said Saria

“Ah, Bocchan, hters?” said Sam

“Van, you have to make sure you come back safely,” said Pauvina

“Van-kun, even if you et about s have suction cups!” said Privel

“Cale

“Bold~” said Yamata

“Everyone, we can make a round trip with teleportation with the Undead… our lord, so he could even come back every day, you know? We explained this before, didn’t we?” said Legion, but it seemed that the fired-up ate

“See you later, Gorba We’ll keep watch here If the reincarnated individuals coa

“I’m here, too,” said Zemedo “Talosheim has no flaws”

“Braga, Zea, take care of my family,” said Gorba

“Leave it to us!” said Mea

Gorba said his farewells to the Black Goblin Braga and the Anubises Zes ever since they were born

“While you remain behind, I will serve Vandalieu-sama well, so rest assured While you remain behind,” said Eleanora

“Well, that is reassuring I can be at ease knowing that my former superior will be with him You have become freer now that you do not have any subordinates,” said Isla

The two of theed a handshake Smiles that looked as if they had been pasted onto their faces, uns sounds… it was not a heartwar scene

“Is this what is called a relationshi+p of formidable enemies that are friends?” said Vandalieu

TLN: This is a reference to Fist of the North Star, quite a famous line It kind of means “rivals that are friends”

“Ooohn?” Knochen, who had taken the forave a curious cry

There were hts’ Order, so Vandalieu couldn’t carry the his spirit fore bird And more importantly, the exact location of the noble Orc empire wasn’t known, so the Knochen fort would act as their base of operations for now

The Lizardmen and noble Orcs had not interacted for many years, so nobody knew the exact location of the noble Orc empire

It was probably possible to find it within a few days if Vandalieu searched fro, transparent, skull-shaped faion of the continent, which was sandwiched by the Boundary Mountain Range to the east and west, an empire of three-meter-tall noble Orcs would stand out

However, if this scouting was detected, it ht immediately be taken as an act of hostility

Monsters with sharp senses could detect Lemures and Undead insects It was certainly possible that the noble Orcs, who had maintained an empire in a continent rampant with such monsters for over a hundred thousand years, would be able to sense them

It was uncertain as to what kinds ofthe areas around the noble Orc empire, but it was possible that there were monsters that could make their bodies transparent If there were, then it would be only natural for the noble Orcs to have ways to keep thosetheir territory

It would be terrible if the relationshi+p with the Orcs turned volatile and started a war, only to later realize that they were good Orcs all along

That hy the plan was for Vandalieu and the others to go out to scout while the Dark Night Knights’ Order would remain in the Knochen fort to stay alert for monster invasions

“But your amateur swords,” said Isla “Have you trained properly, Eleanora-ojouchan?”

“It’s alright, I’ve doneproperly so that I won’t have to worry Isla-obasan, whose prided sas blocked and her head cut off by amateur swordsmanshi+p,” said Eleanora

The insuppressible bloodthirst of the two spread around their surroundings Vandalieu thought that at this point, it ht be best for them to simply brawl and then start with a refreshed relationshi+p, but for so to crush each other’s hands while conducting psychological warfare

Both of therip powerful enough to crush the skulls of beasts, but they also both possessed the Rapid Regeneration skill, so even if one of their hands were completely crushed, it would recover several hours later

But they knew that the dominant hand would beco this

“Isla-dono, please take care of my Leo I would be most pleased if you could polish his scales every once in a while However, he will bite and tear your hand if you put it in his mouth, so please be careful,” said Bone Man, ould be leaving hisother than in marshlands and other waterside areas

But it seemed that his words didn’t reach Isla, as busy with her battle against Eleanora

Vandalieu spoke up to stop the quarreling “NoThe first to down the other wins Fight”