Chapter 138 (1/2)

“Mother, wait I still want to follow Holy-Son-dono,” said Gizania, raising an objection despite the fact that the problem had been resolved “It is true that I ender, but I truly felt that I wish to follow hied, even now And I owe hi to face the trial to succeed the champion Zakkart, I must take part”

“I understand how you feel,” Queen Donaneris said to her daughter “The trial to deter of the champion Zakkart, which has continued for about a hundred thousand years An obstacle that has repelled all of the heroes of matchless valor who have faced it The majority of them return alive, but there are also casualties If the one who saved your life is going to challenge it, then it is only reasonable to want to take part”

“… Reasonable, is it?” Basdia said, confused “Well, I do understand that you can’t just do nothing if there’s the possibility that your savior ht die”

But it seee Bakota and the other Arachne and Empusa were convinced as well

“Basdidono, this is what is known as the bushi+do,” Myuze told Basdia

TLN: This literally means “path of the bushi+,” it’s like a samurai code of chivalry

It seemed that the bushi+do spoken of in Zanalpadna was different to that on Earth It was likely that concepts related to ambition and duty were emphasized

“… Is it so like chivalry?” asked Basdia

Of course, there was no way for her to know that the bushi+do was different She see like chivalry

“I a the Trial of Zakkart between the inside of the Boundary Mountain Range and the outside… but it does not seem appropriate to ask this now,” said Zadiris

On the outside of the Boundary Mountain Range, the Trial of Zakkart was known as an extreeon that almost none other than the Five-colored Blades have ever returned froeon would be considered to have as much power as the champion Bellwood, the one who had defeated the fallen champion Zakkart

However, inside the Boundary Mountain Range, it was still known as a highly difficult Dungeon, but ed it returned alive And the one who cleared it would be considered the successor or the second co of not Bellwood, but Zakkart

They were completely opposite descriptions

The fact that the one who cleared the Dungeon would become Bellwood or Zakkart’s successor was e that these rumors differed between the inside and outside of the Boundary Mountain Range However, the difference in the rued it couldn’t be explained

It was difficult to iine that it was sie hile those inside it were strong

The Trial of Zakkart was a fae Thus, there were reckless people who challenged it in an atteed it possessed the strength of at least B-class adventurers;as class adventurers

Considering that they had that th, they weren’t at all inferior to the heroes who lived inside the Boundary Mountain Range

Perhaps it is because the races of those who challenge the Dungeon are different? Zadiris wondered Using Zanalpadna as a reference, it is difficult to iine that those who are not members of Vida’s races, the huh Now that the boy has said that he will challenge it, I want to ask about this matter in more detail, but… it seems that this will take some time

The reason Queen Donaneris and Bakota hadn’t talked about the Trial of Zakkart up until noas not because they had wanted to keep quiet about it, but because they had simply assumed that Zadiris and the others had known this infor needed to be said

They were sheltered froe, so they hadn’t known that there were differences in the infor the Trial of Zakkart on the inside and outside

She didn’t know this, but siive any answers that anyone would want

“That will come after this has all cal

“I understand your feelings,” said Queen Donaneris “I understand, but you being with Holy-Son-dono would be co to you, then perhaps there is no probleard?”

“Indeed, if Holy-Son-dono takes a liking to Gizanidono, then there will be no proble with the necklace of deep affection,” said Bakota

Was this their one chance? Bakota nodded in agreement with Queen Donaneris

“No, would that not be imprudent? And from what I have heard, Holy-Son-dono already has numerous candidates to become his brides Basdia is one of them,” said Gizania

She wanted to follow Vandalieu, but she had deceived hi use of that And she felt bad for Basdia and the others

“That’s true, but you don’t need to worry It’s not like you’re going to keep Van all to yourself, is it? I heard that you people share your husbands with each other as well, so there are no proble her

“If there are multiple candidates, then I’ is planning to marry people other than me as well, and Gizanichan is cute!” said Princess Kurnelia, see to hand her younger sister to anyone else

“Is it normal for one to be unconcerned no matter how many wives their husband has?” Myuze asked

This would normally be true, but the truth was that not only Basdia, but Zadiris and Eleanora as well expected that Gizania ht be bothered by this So if she did actually become bothered by it, everyone would simply think, “as expected”

And Zadiris didn’t really knohat Vandalieu thought regarding such matters

The boy has welcoh it seeht, but she had another thought as well

“Well, I suppose he has fewer partners than Vigaro, so there are no problems,” she said

Vigaro, Basdia’s father, had experience with partners whose numbers were not in the tens or twenties, even if Zadiris was excluded They had groer in number since Vandalieu solved the Ghouls’ birth rate problem, but even so, they were few only in comparison with his old self

That hy Zadiris thought that it wouldn’t be a problearo’s case, these relationshi+ps were like de-facto in, so the circuely different

“Gizania, the problem is how you feel about the boy,” said Zadiris “Either way, after you repay your favor to the boy, you intended to think about your future, including e partner s, you must first think about that”

“How I feel…” Gizania closed her eyes and went into thought

But she had felt positive feelings for Vandalieu froe charender… indeed, the opposite gender, who had called her beautiful

Ae-build Arachne with robust bodies, Gizania had trained substantially in order to be of use to her older sister, Princess Kurnelia, and to one day become a true Bushi+

Thus, she’d had almost no interactions with the men of Zanalpadna, many of whom possessed production-related Jobs The only exception was her own father

She had only vaguely thought that she would one day choose a partner to create children with froed as husbands by her sisters other than Princess Kurnelia and the citizens who lived in the same tower as her

It wasn’t that they didn’t have charood people, but…

Co them to Holy-Son-dono, I find Holy-Son-dono to be more desirable

Vandalieu was far more powerful than Gizania, so she had to work hard to catch up to hi Indeed, they could truly be together Because Vandalieu, the Insect User, could equip Gizania inside his body with the Insect Binding Technique skill

But would she be able to ender when she had ender all this time?

Gizania opened her eyes and looked up “C-could I perhaps put this decision on hold?” she said, averting her gaze

“M-hter?” said Queen Donaneris

“That’s just like Gizanichan… co to do, Myuze?” asked Princess Kurnelia

“Me? It is unavoidable, so I a that it would be fine if I could be at Holy-Son-dono’s side,” Myuze said, accepting things quickly compared to Gizania “Holy-Son-dono can clone hiht one day becoiant toad; he is the closest being to a ninja there is! If I aress as well And I am already seventy years old I intended to have children before I reached one hundred, so this is perfect At first, I thought Holy-Son-dono would be difficult to be with as he is expressionless, but he seeood-natured Of course, this all only applies if Holy-Son-dono takes a liking to me”

“Myuze-dono, i-is it really alright to make such a clear decision?” Gizania asked

“Gizanidono, I am a standard example for Zanalpadna In fact, relationshi+ps such as the one between Princess Kurnelia and Prince Budarion are the exceptions”

After all, it was a polyga in a tower shared thein the same tower Of course, one couldn’t freely adopt any particular male that they liked into their fa children fro men who had been chosen by other women

“Is that true?!” Gizania exclaimed

“Gizanichan, Darling and I are special Our encounter was –” Princess Kurnelia began

“Leaving that aside, we should find out what Van thinks early on,” said Basdia “Though I have a feeling I knohat his ansill be”

“Indeed I can ireed

“… Though it may be a little late, I have started to feel a little anxious,” said Queen Donaneris

“My queen, let us presued for now,” said Bakota

After that, Vandalieu, who had already realized that his gender had been mistaken due to Prince Budarion’s reaction, listened to the accurate descriptions of the necklaces of deep affection with the same dead eyes as usual As Basdia and Zadiris had expected, his response was, “If the two of you are alright with it, then please take care of me from now on”

“Don’t falter! There are only three enemies!”

“Push thees, don’t stop your spells!”

“GUAAAAH! It’s impossible; no matter how much we surround them, we can’t face them!”

Around the ti to decide whether he should withdraw his troops fro Zanalpadna and killing Budarion, the Ghoul nation was in a crisis that threatened its existence

The entire Ghoul nation was inside a D-class Dungeon called Zozogante’s Great Forest

It was a twenty-floor Dungeon, entirely made up of forests, created for these Ghouls who had low birth rates by Zozogante, the evil God of the dark forest, who had becouardian

By living inside a Dungeon, their bodies and reproductive functions were sti in a Devil’s Nest, and even after a hundred thousand years, they were able to h to be called a nation

Even so, unlike Zanalpadna’s E-class Dungeon, the Shell-less Open Field, this Dungeon was dangerous and there was no room to adopt citizens

That hy almost all of the nation’s citizens were Ghouls, and the population was about five thousand

It had the s the nations near Zanalpadna

However, the people could earn their keep in the Dungeon, and the warriors could go and hunt outside once they had trained theh to survive on the outside, so it was a small but prosperous nation

It was an ar-Spear Boar’ Budirud, the itas’s subordinates, who had broken the peace of this nation

Budirud, a Rank 9 noble Orc General, was a soldier ielded a ic spear created from the tusk of a Prominence Mammoth, a monster that he had hunted on his own But he was not merely powerful as an individual He was known as an exceptional commander who made skillful use of his subordinates

The Ghouls put up a good fight against the elite force of noble Orcs, High Goblins and High Kobolds led by Budirud, but they were repeatedly retreating into the deeper floors of the Dungeon

“NOOOOO! Stop them at all costs! Don’t let them do as they please anymore!”

“Protect the chief! Warriors, show them your pride!”

“You think we’ll hand you our women?!”

Unlike the Ghouls outside the Boundary Mountain Range, who possessed er levels and variety in their skills and found it difficult to increase their Ranks, the Ghouls of Zozogante’s Great Forest could change Jobs and safely become Rank 5 once they became proficient warriors

And although they did not possess exceptional blacks techniques, they would collect the iteeon’s treasure chest and use them for equipment