Chapter 5 – Bet in Fortune
Part 1
「How amazing, the phone provider in Japan.」
It was a honest praise for the twisted child prodigy.
「It can still barely picked the signal even this deep in the mountain. It’s really something else.」
「Let me say this. Even my technique is at least able to do something like calculating our current position you know? If this place is undoubtedly the Japan archipelago of the modern time.」
Erica spoke to Lu Yinghua who was toying with his smartphone.
However, the young boy who had no affection to the『good old days』to the degree of Europe magician only shrugged curtly and responded whisperingly.
「Nee-san did something like dowsing or strange feng shui
divination right?It’s better and faster to just look at the map and GPS you know.」
「Then, I wonder if you can teach me the result of your investigation?」
「We are somewhere at Kumotori Mountain of Okutama. Perhaps we are around halfway up the mountain. We are just barely inside Tokyo metropolis……no. This mountain, looks it is extending until Saitama’s Chichibu too.」
「My. This place is nearby Ena-san’s home then.」
Fifteen minutes ago, the two of them were in the middle of mortal combat.
At the rooftop of a certain building at the seaside subcenter of Odaiba, they were amusing themselves in an offense and defense using all their techniques.
The situation was a situation like that. They weren’t agitated even when monster-like things like giant boar and giant appeared at the nearby reclaimed land. The same even when they could hear the yelling voices that sounded like citizen’s insurrection from somewhere.
However――.
When the sky was suddenly dyed reddish black, as expected they made cease-fire.
And then, when the avatar of the Campiones, the『Archmage』 and『Boar』vanished in succession, the two of them were
heading to the scene wondering whether something happened――
And they discovered an eerie black hole.
Erica and Lu Yinghua unhesitatingly leaped into the hole and they were brought into this winter snowy mountain.
When they observed the surrounding wondering whether they had timeslipped to somewhere, Lu Yinghua noticed. His favorite smartphone was picking up signal of a telecommunications provider.
「……I can hear the sound of people carried by the wind. There are several people gathering. At the direction to the summit perhaps? Maybe, the continuation of the event is in session with rave review over there.」
「The sky over there is also like that.」
Above the head of the two, the sky above Kumotori Mountain was dyed reddish black.
Getting the report from Lu Yinghua whose sense of hearing was extraordinary due to the fruit of his Neigong training, Erica looked up to the sky. The night sky with the color of darkish fresh blood was sinister in any case.
「But, The corridor of Madam Aisha is used for time travel or the like right? Yet despite so, this time it’s just a travel within Japan.」
「We are going to understand the reason right away if we scout there. You are coming here with that intention correct?」 Erica informed the baffled Lu Yinghua.
Her senses weren’t as great as Liliana and Yuri, but she too was an outstanding magician.
She had long noticed how this mountain was filled with abnormal divine presence. Most likely, Madam Aisha had pulled out a joker once again, by using『Fairy’s Corridor』in a different shape from its natural use (though it was unclear how she specifically did it).
Lu Yinghua laughed ‘haha’ and spoke bluntly.
「Roger, Erica-neesan. Let the both of us return to the job we ought to do. Nee-san naturally will go over there right?」
「Yes. The continuation of our fight will be in another chance someday, that is fine isn’t it?」
「Well yeah. It’s unfortunate that no conclusion can be reached this time.」
「Let’s leave it at that. In light of your consideration, I’ll speak well of you to Godou. It’s fine even if you don’t make strange justification.」
「……What are you talking about?」
Lu Yinghua purposefully averted his eyes with startled face.
It was a rare shocked gesture that fitted his age of fourteen years old. On the other hand Erica was smiling with the composure of a lady.
「In a glance, you were only using dangerous techniques because there was the command of the sect founder. But I think that you were leaning a little bit too much on the underhanded tricks.」
「…………」
「It rather caused your feeling of not wanting to use your real signature move became all the more transparent you know?」
Deceptive methods were war’s noble path. Certainly that was a fact.
However, to regard both things as equal――as expected it wasn’t something fitting for Luo Cuilian. After all, deceptive methods were being no match for the noble path. Arguing someone down like that was exactly how the emperor of the martial world would act.
In which case, her pupil should also be like that.
What supported the insight of Erica was how Lu Yinghua didn’t really use the Kenpo of Flying Phoenix.
「This is why I hate to be the opponent of a female fox. Then, I’m going now.」
Lu Yinghua clicked his tongue a bit and broke into a run.
Even running above soft snow, not to mention footprints, he didn’t even left behind any dent on the snow. It was a feat that was impossible even for rabbit with light body weight, just as expected from the divine skill of preeminence Qing Gong. (TN: Some kind of Chinese technique to lighten your weight.)
「Also, I cannot say much, but master is preparing something outrageous, so it’s better to be a little careful. Take care of the honorable uncle!」
When the voice of the young boy that was like a farewell gift reached her, she was already unable to see his back anymore.
As for Erica, she aimed for the mountain summit and broke into a run, in order to ascertain what happened with Kusanagi Godou and her silver haired sworn friend even for a second faster.
Thinking about it, it was a corridor that could be used for time travel.
It should be a trivial matter for it to lead Godou and others to somewhere in the world without including its time travel component. However, the problem was that the will of Madam Aisha couldn’t control the corridor with that kind of “respectable utility”…….
However, this time it was the result of the『maximum good fortune and bad fortune that could possibly happen』befalling them.
The divinely mysterious corridor carried four Campiones to a snowy mountain somewhere, and gave them a chance meeting with Hanuman, Seiten Taisei, Perseus, and the divine sword of salvation. The development where they were plunged into the nest of formidable enemies while they were in the middle of internal discord, such a thing would make anyone wanted to press the question just where was the factor of good fortune could be found here.
「Ha, hahahahaha!」
Perseus laughed loudly as soon as he saw the faces of Godou and others.
He looked very thrilled, filled with the brightness that really was like the god of sun of the ancient Rome.
「I say, I’m beaten. Even though we are following the scheme that white monkey-dono proposed, where we are waiting earnestly for the godlsayers to be weakened with their internal discord. I give up. Unexpectedly it is those guys who are riding up into our stronghold here!」
「Oh yeah. With this the plan is all messed up!」
Seiten Teisei also made agreeable response to Perseus. For some reason he was wearing a mischievous look.
「Hoi, white horse hero-dono. Since it has come to this, we ought to tearfully shelve up the superb plan we had prepared, and meet the godslayers with all our strength!」
「What a coincidence, Seiten-dono. I too cannot think of anything other than that.」
「Kukukuku」
「Fufufufu」
After that dialogue which looked faked, the two sword gods exchanged chuckle to each other.
On the other hand, the wind white monkey god Hanuman was sighing melancholically and clenched both his fists. He took a fighting pose that looked like kenpo or boxing.
And then, the divine sword of salvation that was stabbed on the summit was――
It was sinking slowly into the ground. It seemed to be evacuating for the moment.
(Leaving behind his fighting companions, that guy……it isn’t like Rama.)
Godou thought that after glancing at it.
Ignoring that thought of his. the event was starting to move.
「Then my sworn friend of steel. I’ll rely on you for getting rid of the godslayers.」
「I accept, white monkey-dono. Leave it to Perseus who is holding the name of the sun(Mithras).」
「Son-sama here will also present the exhibition of his martial exploits to your heart content yeah.」
The three sword gods finalized their discussion shortly――.
First, Seiten Taise- Son Goku leaped toward Alexander
Gascoigne and swung down *bun!* his prided Ruyi Jingu Bang.
In response, the Campione of lightning speed clicked his tongue with a sour look.
「Tsk-. A troublesome guy is coming at me.」
He activated godspeed with sparks scattered around him, furthermore he transformed into lightning and rushed to the sky.
When he soared to the sky turning into brilliant light, the Black Prince Alec was liberated from the burden to his body that accompanied the application of his godspeed. What was enviable was that this was an ability that Godou didn’t have.
Seiten Taise glared at Alec who escaped to the sky and yelled.
「Kukuku, how impertinent. There is no person exist in the sky and on the earth that can rival Son-sama in flying. O cloud, come to me!」
He leaped like a dragonfly toward the small golden cloud that abruptly came flying to him.
It was the departure of the monkey king without equal.
Seeing that, there was also someone who flew away from the Campione side.
John Pluto Smith finished his transformation and enlargement in the blink of eye and danced out to the reddish black sky with the figure of a demonic bird once more.
「This is an unexpected stage but――retiring from the stage after the actors has assembled like this is also dull. As one of the leading actor, I too shall be standing out here!」
「Your tongue is yapping well, black man.」
White wind was dashing toward the sky where the tenor of the talkative king of the underworld was reverberating.
The divine monkey Hanuman, who before introduced himself as『Wind King』m persisting in his silence for more than a thousand years. The silent loyal retainer of Prince Rama was chasing after the demonic bird just like a white whirlwind――.
「……Bring vitality into existence to me.」
As soon as Hanuman chanted that in a whisper, his body was enlarged.
He dashed on the night sky with size that didn’t lose to the demonic bird, and with speed that was about the same! 「O black godslayer. Those dirty wings――」
The white giant monkey was boasting while pursuing the demonic bird.
「I shall tear them off for you. You have been chattering a little too much.」
「Hahahaha! My apologize for that. But you see though, there are many ladies and gentlemen fans in my home town who wish to listen to my lines even if they have to record it!」
Currently there was no earthquake occurring this time due to Smith’s transformation.
It appeared that man could use repeatedly the same shapeshift body for some time.
In any case, like this two groups that consisted with a Campione and a hero of steel each were leaving to the sky. The remaining sword god was only the nice guy with bright golden yellow hair――.
「Fufufufu. Now is exactly the good opportunity for me to vindicate my honor don’t you think?」
Perseus nock an arrow on a longbow that Godou recognized while chuckling.
Of course, the target the arrowhead was aimed at was Kusanagi Godou. At the summer last year, this Japanese Campione defeated this cheerful hero.
「I’m sure you remember, the radiance of my sun surpassed the war god of the east. This time for sure I shall crush you with that superiority.」
「Just because it’s hard doesn’t mean I cannot win. You yourself remember that right?」
Behind Godou there was a protection target and a reliable companion.
They were Madam Aisha who was still in astonishment, and Liliana who was drawing near to her.
Should he leave the troublemaker at the silver haired female knight while he also fought Perseus? However, right now they were in the middle of devil king civil war. He wanted to avoid getting exhausted by taking on the gods…….
(――Let’s bet.)
Godou was taken aback. He heard a whispering voice in his ear.
(――Bet on the fortune of that damned witch. Based from what I saw, that woman still hath not used up both her good and bad fortune yet. So that eventually good and bad fortune will reverse, make her spit out everything until the very end.)
It wasn’t Yuri. But, there was still another acquaintance of his at the realm of the dead.
By no meant she could be called as his companion or ally. She should be called as his longstanding foe, which later their relationship consisted of something that could be barely called as comrade in arms――the goddess of wisdom.
However, wasn’t this advice something that was too much of a gamble?
(Even if thou act prudently here, sooner or later thou will hath the rag pulled from under thy feet again eventually at another time. Don’t taketh lightly the potentiality and the foolishness of that witch.)
「……I see.」
It was a way of talking that was too blunt, but he could understand that. Then――he would do it.
Godou laughed. He was aware that his lips were crooked into a ferocious shape.
「My bad, Perseus.」
「Hou?」
「I also want to take you on, but right now I’m really busy. But, my substitute is also quite the valorous warrior so I think you will be able to enjoy it enough.」
If he was going to face Madam Aisha, then Perseus would need a different opponent.
And then, he had the prospect for that. He didn’t know where this snowy mountain was at but――it appeared that it wasn’t that far from ward 23 of Tokyo. The trump card that was seething up with fighting spirit at the reclaimed land of Odaiba, they should be chasing after Godou quickly.
That person was the heaven-sent child of lightning and forward charge, their action was fast in any case.
「……O wind, swiftly convey the king’s edict.」
「Muh!?」
Godou finally chanted his words of power in front of the vigilant Perseus.
In order to release the new power――the authority of white spear.
「I command as king. Come to fight as my spear, Lancelot du Lac!」
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