Chapter 140 (2/2)

[Hmm? Are you talking about her being bad with earthworms?]

[Mhmm. Well, I’m also surprised about that— but I’m talking about her brilliance as a warrior.]

Just as we progressed through the Demon Zone, Eve would frequently train with Seras early in the morning.

They were training using their own swords against each other.

However, there’s the danger that monsters would notice the sound that would rang out after they exchange strikes.

That’s why the two of them were training while trying not to make their blades touch.

It looks like that so-called Sundome Karate. (T/N: Non-contact)

No matter how many times I look at them, their movements would always feel fresh on my mind.

[If you say so, that could be possible…]

I feel like Seras’ movements have been getting sharper.

How should I say it, it looks quite different.

I wonder if it’s around the time we entered Urza’s royal capital.

Seras have been visibly changing.

No— It could possibly be that she’s “returning” to how strong she originally is.

Mills Ruins.

That time when she was fighting as my escort in that place…

It seems that Seras wasn’t fighting with her 100% at that time.

She wasn’t able to perfectly fight because of the fatigue that has accumulated through her life as a fugitive.

Even at that battle against the Black Dragon Knights, she couldn’t even show her true abilities huh?

[After she got some lengthy sleep, she began to be able to exercise her original strength huh… However, even the one called as the strongest in Monroy, Eve Speed got astonished with her strength?]

[Umu. Back when she was in Neia, it seems that being the Holy Knight’s Leader isn’t a mere ornament attached to her name because of her beauty. Seras’ ability as a warrior is quite considerable.]

If I think about it carefully…

That Civit even said that she’s someone he “wanted to fight”.

[By the way, how strong is she compared to you?]

[I have superiority in terms of strength. I’m still a bit better in terms of speed and technique. However, Seras is more brilliant than me.]

[So that’s how it is.]

Or rather, so they would know something like that huh.

Is it something that only strong people could understand?

[If the power of that Regalia of the Spirits were also added to the count, most warriors wouldn’t be able to stand against her.]

Seras was probably in a condition where she’s not blessed with opponents.

Perhaps, it was only after she met me.

The White Walker.

The group boasted as the strongest in the continent, the Black Dragon Knights.

When she dealt with these, she was already extremely exhausted due to the price she paid to the spirits.

The large Skeleton King.

The gigantic monster in the Golden Demon Zone.

The Human-Faced.

These opponents were difficult to properly fight against due to the size differences.

It can be said that she didn’t have an opportunity to actively participate.

[Funnnn… There would certainly be a reason why I’m known as the strongest back in my country.]

[The reputation of a strong person would naturally spread out, even if you don’t like it. Well, it seems like Bakuos’ Civit Gartland is far more outstanding than the others.]

Crossing her arms, Eve looked towards me.

[However, the man who defeated that Civit is right here in this place… It’s quite strange, I must say.]

[It’s because my way of fighting isn’t fair and square. All I did was just drag him into my arena and deceived him into falling into my trap.]

It seems that Eve reacted to the word “arena” which I said just now.

However, it seems that she understood the nuance of that word.

[Putting aside Civit, are there any other people from other countries that represent their country’s strongest? I know the names of their knight corps and squadrons they own but…]

[Fufufu, as expected, you’re also a man. You would also be interested in the strongest people huh.]

[……Well, yeah.]

I used to ignore the information that I deemed unnecessary.

It’s because all I thought at that time was to crush that f*cking goddess.

However, I felt that it was necessary to be more involved with Seras and Civit.

Back when Seras fled into the the Dark Forest, hearing the name of the “Black Dragon Knights” made me remember the information I’ve got about them.

That’s why I immediately knew…

“Seras was being chased by a dangerous group.”

I immediately understood as such.

Having knowledge about something is better than not.

It’s because you wouldn’t know when it may be useful.

Misunderstanding that I wanted to know about this because of my boyishness, Eve begins to speak.

[First would be the Jonato Principality from the northwest, the heroine that was called as “Jonato’s Saint”. Her name is Curia Gilstain. Currently, she was the leader of the Annihilation Monks who was said to be Jonato’s strongest. And there were the four siblings that were rumored to be the people that would steal her position, the “Four Revered Saints”. I heard that the eldest son and daughter particularly have strength befitting of such a rumor.]

(T/N: キュリア・ギルステイン / Kyuria Girusutein)

[Fuunnnn…]

[As for the Mira Empire from the southwest, as expected, it would be the Mad Emperor.]

That guy with the f*cking long name huh.

[That guy should be their emperor, right? Is the strongest person in the country the one who will be their emperor?]

[It seems that there were hardly any people that have actually seen him fight, that’s why his true strength was actually uncertain… But, he’s the man who has overthrown the other successors to the throne even in such a young age and became the emperor. Furthermore, the first prince and second prince who have competed with him for the imperial throne are now serving as the hands of their younger brother, the Mad Emperor. His strength may be unknown, but I’m sure that he’s not just an ordinary person.]

[Heeeeh…. And, as expected, Urza’s strongest would be Eve Speed huh?]

[No, there’s the “Dragonslayer” of the Magic Knights. If those rumours I’ve heard before were the truth, I don’t think I’m able to compete against him.]

So, he might be stronger than Eve huh.

Well, it’s possible that Eve is just being humble.

[And… the late Holy Kingdom of Neia’s Seras Ashrain and Bakuos Empire’s Civit Gartland. How about the north’s Magnar Kingdom?]

[As for Magnar, there wouldn’t be anyone other than Sigurd Sigmus, the leader of the White Wolf Knights.]

(T/N: ソギュード・シグムス / Sogyuudo Shigumusu)

The leader of the White Wolf Knights…

Ah, that guy who Civit said that he “wants to fight someday”.

[It was said that ever since he was appointed as the leader, there has never been an instance where he was sarcastically told that “He just acquired that position because he’s the younger brother of the King”. Before he took the position of the knight corp’s leader, his abilities were already known by people both from inside and outside their country.]

At that time when that rumored Knight Wall had fallen, was the leader not there?

Well, let’s put that aside for now.

My next question would be the real issue at hand.

[—How about Alion? Aside from those Heroes from Another World, are there any strong people in there?]

The country whose war potential I want to know the most.

Alion, so to speak, is the country that was completely under the f*cking goddess’ control.

[There’s the Sixth Cavalry which were famous for their unparalleled strength among “Alion’s Thirteen Cavalries”… But when it’s about individuals— Ah, there’s that Nyantan Kikeepat that I’ve heard about before. I don’t really know nowadays, but I’ve heard that she has been dispatched towards Urza.]

The Sixth Cavalry of Alion’s Thirteen Cavalries.

Nyantan Kikeepat.

I particularly need to remember those names huh.

[There’s also the mercenary corps, the Drunken Sword Party who were famous among the people who don’t belong to any countries.]

I’ve met them before.

[There’s also the four-person mercenary group, the White Walker.]

I’ve killed them before.

[Other than them, there’s also that person called “Heroic Sword”. He’s a mercenary that has the Lineage of Heroes within his blood. I don’t really know about him that much though.]

I don’t know about him.

[I see, I’ve learned a lot.]

I now have a general idea about their strength.

I wonder if those people would be involved in the future?

If they were involved, would they become a hindrance?

Or perhaps, could they become valuable pieces that I could use?

I still don’t know.

However, if they were to turn into dangerous enemies—-

I will be trampling all of them down.