Chapter 42 (1/2)

I was originally an adventurer,”

Fellow believer Nebil says as he walks beside me

I am currently outside the Nest

That said, it’s not like I was escaping

In the Nest, we soo out to hunt monsters

This is because hunting monsters is the easiest way to raise our levels

This is soh their experiences as a coroup

But then, I still have a few questions

As one would expect, I couldn’t ask anyone about this so I felt a little depressed

Coarasu> who clearly side with the evil God also have their levels and skill levels raised with experience; I wonder if this was based on the Goddess’ samsara system

However, disregardingon the Goddess’ side and the others, like Gazaine, ere neck-deep in the religious organisation being on the evil God’s side, I wonder how the guys ere brainwashed euel froroup were handled

There was no limit to these questions nothe Goddess when I see her next time

Ourlast time was too abrupt so I wasn’t able to prepare that many questions, but this time I’ll prepare the questions and keep the I should ask about, using my time to the fullest extent

I wasn’t able to drop by the Sae to obtain the [Prayer] skill that the Goddess spoke about

Perhaps it really did have to be at the te needed to be prepared, or possibly even some kind of special ritual like the boice, clap twice, bow once more ritual done at shi+nto shrines was needed

Melby said that she had no knowledge about that kind of thing either

Noas talking about the

A few days ago, under Gazaine’s supervision, a report ca near the Nest

To give you a rough explanation, wyverns are a type of flying dragon classified as a sub-dragon, and although they don’t have a breath attack, they’re considered high-ranking s ―― B Rank monsters

Being on par means that a B Rank adventurer can also lose if their luck is bad

Thus, a party of adventures at B Rank or above is necessary to kill a wyvern safely

Now then, wyverns are troublesoether and living gregariously

Moreover, the entire dragon species, not just wyverns, are lair-builders ― they either dig their own holes underground or use pre-existing holes

If wyverns have started building a lair near the Nest, they would be liable to dig through underground and connect the lair to the interior of the Nest

Of course, the elites of our <yatagarasu> shouldn’t be inferior to the flock of wyverns, but there was the danger of a part of the Nest collapsing due to the wyverns’ lair-building

Also, if the wyverns were to build a lair near the Nest and fly about in the sky, they were bound to stand out

If that were to happen, the discovery of the Nest’s existence would be unavoidable

――Actually, I did send an ee to Alfred-tousan via Melby about the wyverns ere flying about like advertising balloons via Melby

I wonder if my mother, an A Rank adventurer, will come out on an i to her

Or perhaps I should say, after thinking about it again, Julia-kaasan would be able to take down the wyverns safely, even on her own

She’s an a person, my mother

Oops, rather than that, back to Fellow believer Nebil

Fellow believer Nebil, a regular of ainst me recently and even tells me stories of his past like this

“Even like this, I climbed all the way to C Rank

Well, I ith a party though”

“Oh…… Then why did you join <yatagarasu>?’

“I was injured in the middle of a quest

A the arrows that were fired, there was one that ell-aimed

My party ood terms with until the day before, all scrambled to flee and I, alone, was left behind

See, it was Gazlow-san… no, Fellow believer Gazlow of the Special Forces”

“Gazlow……”

So it’s that guy with the sly-looking eyes

I can’t see hi people at all

“After that, I was given arasu> holy residence

Thanks to that, the after-effects of the arrow have mostly disappeared

To use this life they saved for the sake of <yatagarasu>”

Saying that while s, Nebil’s face was really cheerful

“But if you were an adventurer, wouldn’t you have heard ruarasu> at least?”

“Ah, indeed, I haven’t heard of any positive rumours outside

People won’t understand without actually encountering them

Gazlow-san said that saving uidance

When I learned that, I also aspired to be an emissary”

“What do you think about the sacred tasks?

That… about killing people”

When I ask that, Nebil scans the surroundings before saying in a whisper,

“Because it’s you, I’ll be frank

I don’t really understand it”

“About what?”

“What Evil God-sama is like, stuff like that

I never fail to attend the organisation’s religious service but, honestly, I can’t understand the teachings very well

I think that Gazaine-san and Archbishop-sah”

Nebil’s speech seemed to contain some hesitation

“Fellow believer Nebil beco an eht?”

“Right, that’s right!

Master Gazaine was pleased with Gazlow-san and let him enter the special forces, and I also became a member of the special forces thanks to his support

Lately, Gazlow-san…… how should I put it……”

There, Nebil paused

“――Hey, Fellow believer Orochi

Do you believe in Evil God-sama?”

A difficult question suddenly ca

Seeing Nebil’s serious face, I realised instinctively

If I lied here, I would lose Nebil’s trust

I hesitated only for an instant, and deliberately plunged into danger

“……No, I don’t believe in him”

“Is that so……”

Nebil mutters

“I see”

Nebil says, sinking into silence

At a time like this, I can only wait

Fortunately, we had been roups of 2~3

The nuate the wyverns total 20

With Special Forces ned to each team

There were five people frouel, Elemia, Donna, Beck and me

Having the children play a central role was because this wyvern hunt was not just an extermination, but also served to level up the youths

Especially because Donna and Beck fro for their first sacred task as emissaries next month; it seems they wanted to raise their levels as much as possible so they could avoid any unforeseen situations

The reason I was called here was probably―― not because I was part of the children’s group, but it was likely a test to see whether or not I would run away

They’re probably emissaries of the special forces under Gazaine’s orders

As the youngest, I was put under the custody of the leader and was ether with Nebil

This was because Elee, has learned both [Sense Presence] and [Espionage Techniques]

The wyverns were reported to be setting up a lair in a hollow located a few kilometres northwest of the Nest

Separated into s under cover

Nebil sent <yatagarasu>’s characteristic signal of tongue clicks, then made preparations to storm into the lair

Incidentally, the e their usual jet-black crow outfit this time, and instead wore on a sand-coloured cloak over their standard equipment, so that it was hard for the wyverns to detect them from the sky

Nebil slipped into the cover of another rock ahead and beckoned to me

I used [Stealth Steps] and followed Nebil

“……I’ll say this since you answered so honestly

Frankly speaking, I’d like to cut ties with this organisation”

I was quite surprised

I had thought Nebil was a rather pious believer

“I’ up because it’s you, but…… I’m not the only one who thinks that

……Saying this ht?”

“Yeah……”

There are others who feel the same as him

“But with our abilities, we’re no anisation’s elites or the members of the special forces

It’s different to the coeniuses like Elemia

The other elites too, it would be dangerous if they cae if we make a surprise attack

For him, I can’t think of any ways to escape him safely, let alone ways to win”

I was surprised yet again

I never thought that Nebil had planned such a concrete caanisation

“So, how about it, Fellow believer Orochi?

No… Edgar, wasn’t it”

“……How about what?”

“Don’t play dumb

You can think of counterht?”

Called into question, I pondered for a short while

―― Counterainst Gazaine

Naturally, I’ve repeated countless simulations but I still haven’t hit upon a reliable

Previously, I likened the training with Gazaine to fighting games

A truly strong player would see through all of the clever scheht up by an amateur, and moreover would deal a severe counterattack

However ――

“……I’ll need a little longer, I think”

At my words, Nebil raised his eyebrow

“Heh! I see That’s good”

“……You don’t doubt me?”

“Apart from me, the special forces are a bunch of monsters

And, I think, that you, Edgar, are also outstanding in a different sense

Saying that the only one who has the possibility of killing him is 《Boundless》”

《Boundless》

He was referring to the nickname 《Boundless Orochi》

“You’re overesti me uneasy…… but I’ll try”

“Heh

I ―― We will be patiently waiting for that moment”

Saying that, Nebil peers further ahead from the cover of the rock

In Nebil’s line of sight, a thumbnailed-sized lump could be seen several hundred metres ahead of here

It was hard to tell because its wings were folded but that was our target, the wyvern

The wyvern was crouching by the edge of one of the chasround that often appeared in this vicinity, and it was languidly suspended inside the chasm from its neck to the tip of its head

It would roar occasionally but…… What was it doing?

“……Just one?”

Nebil mutters anticlimactically

Certainly, the infor a lair

Light flickered froht after we identified it

When the lights flicked from a total of five places, Nebil spoke

“Fellow believer Orochi, we’ll commence once Elemia returns

It probably has other companions, but we can’t just abandon this chance when it’s alone”

“Understood ……But,”

“Hm? What?”

“Where did Eleo?

Even though the wyverns’ location is right over there”

It was strange that we didn’t see Ele to the wyverns