Chapter 159

CHAPTER 159: WATER LEAK AND GUSHING



By the time Dianeia and Manaril reached the plains, weird things had already started happening .

「What’s up with this muddy place!」

The plains covered in short grass had now turned into a swampy wetland . Mud covered their feet making walking difficult .

…… . . this land should be fairly good a draining water away…what happened!?

Furthermore, the water on the plains wasn’t normal .

「This is…violet colored… . . ?」
「It is water that has reacted with Katarakta’s power . With time it will become more poisonous . 」

Manaril said as she frowned .
As expected, the situation wasn’t good .

Dianeia was thinking when armored soldiers came splashing through the wetlands .
It was the knights they’d sent ahead .

「We have been awaiting you Princess and Manaril-sama! The cheering squad has already been deployed but… . . the numbers… . this water coupled with its magical poison effect has paralyzed many and they are down . 」


「Paralyzed? Are their lives in danger?」
「No———though they may be paralyzed, it is closer to paralysis from magic induced fear…… . those who experienced Daichi-sama’s visit should easily be able to withstand it!」

The knight laughed with cold sweat on his brow .

「What’s more, when it turned to marshlands some monsters have been making appearances, however the Shining Heads have intercepted them . 」

Even monsters were coming out? It was truly an abnormal situation .
That alone made her grateful that the Shining Heads were here… .

「But still…paralysis poison is troublesome… . . 」
「No, what’s really troublesome is when this water returns under the ground and mixes with the underground streams, spreading paralysis water around . 」

Manaril said in response . Then she hurriedly climbed on stage holding a microphone-like wand and having the spirits ready their instruments .

「I need to keep this water from reaching town . —We need to start quickly!」
「Ok! Everyone—–are you ready to listen!?」
「Yes! We are greatly looking forward to Manaril-sama’s performance! Right everyone!?」
「Uoooooooooooooo! Manaril-chan!」

The knights in front of the stage all raised one hand and cheered with all their might . Actually there were some Shining Heads who had mixed in as well after they’d finished fighting monsters .

It’s good that they’re lively .
The audience was ready…there should be no problem .

「Ok Mana-dono, go ahead whenever you’re ready . 」
「Ok, my preparations are done……ok then let’s go —《Water Dragon Song》—」

And so the spirits began to play and Manaril started to sing . It was a song that had no human or dragon words…but it still echoed through the plains .

It made the water shake and swirl .

「Oh, the water color is…… . . 」

It began to change from violet to transparent normalcy .

…… . . so this was the effect of Mana-dono’s song?

The effect was incredible, Dianeia thought as she looked up at Manaril . At that moment .

——–Boom!

A sound echoed out across the plains .

It appeared a few hundred meters from the stage . At that location…

「…… . . what…is that?」

A single giant column of water shot towards the sky .
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「What is that?」
As I was walking through the forest I saw a pillar of water rising into the sky . It looked like it was coming from the plains .

「That’s some strange magic in that water huh?」 (Sakura)

It wasn’t regular water . I could tell from the color, but it had magic in it?
Well, it wouldn’t have that color if it was just muddy water .

「But why is that water going around in the air? Hesty do you know anything?」

I said and looked at Hesty . She appeared surprised as she stared at the pillar of water .

「Hesty? What’s wrong?」
「n, that might be……Katarakta . 」

She murmured .

「You mean the Katarakta that was sealed? The dragon? It got out?」

I asked once more, and Hesty seemed worried as she shook her head .

「Uh-uh……the power is too small, it might be a monster, that I don’t know . If it was the real one, then we should be able to, sense it . But, what is it?」

“but wait” She said as she shook her head in denial and worrying .
Make up your mind, is it Katarakta or not?

「For now should we go take a look?」
「……let’s do that . But, I’ll go ahead, and check it out . 」
「Eh? Just you?」
「n, with this amount of power, I should be able to clear it up, by myself . By myself I can ignore, various things and go faster . ——I’ll be off . 」

She said and started running .
Actually…she’s really fast .
Ignoring all plants and trees she mowed down everything in her path going straight through .

「Hesty-chan’s fast isn’t she?」
「That’s right . Well, we should follow as best we can so we’re not late . Wood golem, wood armor, speed up a bit . 」

And so we followed Hesty’s path as we began to run .