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Re:Monster - Volume 5 - Chapter 26




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Chapter 26: Day 221 ~ 230

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Day 221

Right now, the Female Samurai is the shop manager, working as hard as she can managing the headquarters in the Royal Capital when I’m not around. Even if something unexpected were to happen that the Female Samurai wouldn’t be able to handle, she would still be able to communicate with me through the ear cuff, making it possible for her to receive instructions even from far away.

With ≪Solitude≫’s helping hands functioning as the manpower, they’re likely to be able to deal with it as long as it’s nothing major.

Therefore, it isn’t necessary for me to stay in the Royal Capital.

Because it became clear to me that, everything I’ve done up until now, can be considered as the actions of a simple ogre, my place of activity will, sooner or later, gradually steer away from the Kingdom.

Though there are several reasons, the biggest one is the regrettable fact that the only 【Age of the Gods dungeons】 in the Kingdom are of 【Demigod】 rank, and there are only a few of them.

I think that from now on I’ll strengthen my main force by conquering an 【Age of the Gods dungeon】 not by myself but with Kanami-chan and the 【8 Demon Generals】 as well. I’m planning to do a 【God】 rank, which is a rank higher than 【Demigod】 rank. I did think about challenging a 【Great God】 rank, but there are only 5 of them in the world. Regardless, I will need to leave the Kingdom whatever I do.

Of course, I am still able to enjoy a 【Demigod】 rank, but seeing as there are so few around here, we’d finish capturing them in no time.

That’s why I decided to go to an 【Age of the Gods dungeon】 outside the Kingdom. I considered first diving a 【Demigod】 rank dungeon and then switch to a higher difficulty 【God】 rank one.

I felt that it would be too early for the group, aside from me, to challenge a 【God】 rank dungeon. But I already challenged a 【Demigod】 rank dungeon and because Minokichi-kun and the others knew that, they were set on conquering a 【God】 rank dungeon without fail. And as I wanted to challenge one myself, I didn’t plan on changing the difficulty for the moment.

We agreed that if we are unable to go through the early levels of the dungeon the way we want, we would immediately change to a different dungeon.

Because the lower levels of a 【God】 rank are somewhat similar to the depths of the middle layer of a 【Demigod】 rank. It’s pretty difficult to stay alive.

Still, we’re only considering going into a 【God】 rank dungeon. Considering the most prominent out of all the potential places, it’ll likely be the Demon Empire.

The Demon Empire is on very bad terms with the Holy Kingdom. The 【Age of the Gods dungeon】 there is called 【Flames of the Fire Dragon Mountain】.

Even if the national relations are bad, it turn into a large-scale war that easily. The current situation is more like that off a cat-and-mouse game between spies and some small skirmishes.

The 【Flames of the Fire Dragon Mountain】 has a structure that is different from the underground of a conventional dungeon. It’s one of the dungeons classified as a natural enclosure, which I haven’t challenged before.

The natural enclosure model can be easily explained as a dungeon that has its exterior and interior separated by a special area called a 【Border Place】, turning it into a huge 【Boundary Range】 of which the entire interior became a dungeon.

A natural enclosure model can come in different shapes and sizes, such as a large valley or a great forest. This time around, the 【Flames of the Fire Dragon Mountain】 is a volcano type that is classified as a natural enclose with a particular high degree of difficulty.

It’s a rising spiral-shaped volcano with the dungeon boss’ lair in the center. On top, it’s a place where harmful volcano gasses gush out, a place where countless rivers of lava flow around, a place with a cruel environment that resembled a forest of blazing trees, including plants-like dungeon monsters that adapted to it.

The many dungeon monsters that frequently appear here are formidable adversaries. Their types are aligned to rock and flames. The path of an adventurer conquering the dungeon is being blocked every step of the way by heinous traps everywhere. The special characteristic of these traps comes from the area they’re set up in: they’re related to lava.

On top, the dungeon boss here is a high-ranking 【Wisdom Dragon】. It’s an uncaptured dungeon with a long history. No one has been able to fully go through it yet.

It’s still unconquered because it’s packed with frequently appearing field bosses ―― which are of the same rank as the floor bosses that appear in a conventional underground dungeon. On top, anyone that arrives at the center of the spiral-shaped volcano, is slaughtered. That means that nobody has been able to beat the powerful dungeon boss.

Because there aren’t a lot of people challenging this dungeon, it’s only natural that the accumulated information on this dungeon is scarce.

Its location is on the border of the Devil Empire and the Holy Kingdom, causing adventurers of both countries to try and challenge it. It’s considerably more difficult than any other 【God】 rank natural enclosures.

To give a rough example: It began by a reckless, strong adventurer seeking a way to conquer it and assembling a party mixed out of good and bad people. If you trace back history, this mighty warrior that could match a thousand belonged to either the Holy Kingdom or the Demon Empire. His reputation even surpassed 6 【Legendary Heroes】. He challenged the dungeon with a great number of associates.

During the time they challenged the dungeon, they displayed an overwhelming power as a unit. It was thought that their time needed to conquer the dungeon would be short.

All of their members had experience in conquering at least a 【Demigod】 ranked dungeon. The one leading them even succeeded in conquering a 【God】 ranked dungeon.

However, that was the last anyone heard of these 【Legendary Heroes】.

Not one person of the party that included 【Legendary Heroes】 had returned. It’s not clear what happened.

However, violent battle noises resounded at the foot of the mountain during the time the 【Legendary Heroes】 were challenging the dungeon and a 【Wisdom Dragon】 was seen flying high in the sky. Moreover, the sounds didn’t subside for several days. Looks like it was possible to reach the dungeon boss’ lair, but it’s very likely they were defeated.

From the bottom of my heart, I personally wanted to eat the 【Legendary Hero】 that was said to be so strong. If only he would be around in the present.

However even with a 【Legendary Hero】 challenging it, there wasn’t anyone that has conquered this dungeon. The main reason looks to be the fact that the dungeon boss is a not a Lesser Dragon, but a genuine one.

At any rate, unlike an underground structure where space is restricted to some degree, the dungeon boss of this natural enclosure was a 【Wisdom Dragon】. They are able to freely soar through the sky, with the exception of a Water Dragon. The characteristics of this kind of dragon include its high intelligence and its ability to draw from a huge amount of magic power. It uses an incredible magic air attack that far surpasses any human one. This makes the degree of difficulty jump up.

Even in the best circumstance, it would be difficult to get past its huge body and super-hard scales. On top, there’s its saturation attack[1] that causes a downpour that restricts any kind of counterattack. Even for someone like a 【Legendary Hero】, a hard fight would be inevitable.

Moreover, because it’s a 【God】 rank, could it be that the companions of the 【Legendary Hero】 wouldn’t be able to resist a lot of blows and were murdered before long?

The 【Legendary Heroes】 might not have been able to develop the techniques would have prevented them from being trampled. I give a silent prayer in tribute.

How would it taste? I decided to keep this deep desire for myself.

By the way, there were precious minerals here that were appropriate to the overall level of difficulty. And because the rare item drops from the dungeon monsters will become featured products hereafter, there’s merit to trying to conquer the dungeon, even if it’s not possible to go after the dungeon boss.

And while I also examined the other prospects, and they each had their own merits, the 【Flames of the Fire Dragon Mountain】 is the one that kept popping in my head.

If you really want to attempt one, it’s best to try here.

However, 2 of my 8 Demon Generals complained 『Hey! It’s unreasonably hot in there. Nevertheless, it might be a feast for my eyes when the men are battling in that atmosphere and breaking a sweat… …whether they like it or not… … *slurp slurp (sfx)*』『Hey! The current me might be a burden just a little......』It might not be something positive to say before entering the labyrinth, but it looks like it’s necessary for me to get them motivated.

I could have decided that it would be better for the two demons that weren’t motivated ―― Irofu-chan and Dodome-chan that became Kugime-chan ―― to leave. But seeing as the objective is to confirm the battle formation effect that forms when the 8 Demon Generals are together, and to see it in actual combat, I will take them along no matter what it takes.

Though I can order them to forcibly come along, at this point, I want to understand the reason behind why these two didn’t want to come along.

The undead Irufo-chan is susceptible to flames, and I’m afraid Kugime-chan’s big flaws in her battle abilities might make everyone anxious and less dependable when inside the labyrinth.

Because they both had a valid reason and because it’s their first time, I’m going to gently persuade the both of them.

As for tomorrow.

I will perform the traditional mock battles that I normally have with Minokichi-kun for the entire day.

We haven’t been using our special weapons recently, as the damage to the environment will become too big. Even if we didn’t use our special weapons, the martial arts he learned from me still proved useful. Now Minokichi-kun is able to perfectly handle his superior physique and his strength has surely increased.

His unleashes fast fists continuously and they hit so hard that it can break bone. He adequately aims at my vital parts to destroy me.

Warding off all attacks, I increase my offense to break Minokichi-kun’s posture and make him collapse, but because of his excellent physical ability, he was would be able to force himself to rally.

The Minokichi-kun from the past would have dropped to the ground from this for sure, ending the fight, but the current Minokichi-kun didn’t seem to be phased by such attacks anymore.

His rapid growth felt reliable, and I spontaneously smiled. Without taking a rest, I started to fight more seriously.

I am grateful having a partner that’s close to my level, who I don’t need to go easy on.

Day 222

After a morning workout session, I began persuading the 2 demonesses to go underground with me, but they weren't very happy with the idea. Well, I suspected from the beginning even if I did try to persuade them, they aren't going to be motivated. However, that doesn't mean I intend to give up so easily. But I've got to persuade them somehow before we head out of the kingdom towards our destination.

Putting that aside, now that I've finish my work for the day, I think I'll enjoy some lunch. The said work is to publicly announce the fact that we opened a massage parlor.

For the sake of quick advertisement, we invited Tomboy Princess, the person with the highest status as our customer. But since the Tomboy Princess on her own isn't enough, we also invited several guests ourselves, and asked her to invite a few more maids to take care of her belongings as well as several guests of her own choice .

I chose her not because I was lazy, but rather to strengthen relations with the people of her faction.

Thus, we also extended our invitations to the first queen.

Looking slightly more cheerful than usual, she looked much younger than her actual age, but also retaining her adult charm through her dress.

Just behind her is the Dark Hero and four maids, two of them are familiar faces.

ED note: Probs the two maids looking at the queen licking Aporou knife during their first meeting...urgh..

Well, if you put the Tomboy Princess in charge of selecting additional guests, it's almost guaranteed that she'll choose them. Anticipating that, I wasn't surprised, and recently, I'm beginning to get used to the first queen's habits (since it's someone Else's interest, we can only give up). 

Arriving on the skeleton spiders specially reserved to pick up our guests, there is the first queen and the Tomboy Princess, who had a profound smile on her face. Most likely, she struck a deal with the first queen for some sort of benefit in exchange for being on the invitation list. 

And looking at the wry smile from the Boy Knight, I was almost certain of this fact.

I have a feeling that starting from last time the Tomboy Princess had ceased to conceal her character.

Oh well, she looks much cuter with a bright, happy smile than having one hidden with darkness anyway.

Back to business. We've asked our guest to sample our oil massages as well as our stone bed massages.

ED Note:I'm aware the russian translation saids bedrock, but he's referring to a stone bed, and not actual bedrock,

During the bedrock massages, guests are asked to wear special clothing, before they lay down on the sheets laid over the stone bed.

After 30 minutes under infrared light, and from the sheets warming their bodies, they all looked very happy due to experiencing something new.

Having relieved their body of accumulated fatigue, wide happy smiles appeared on their faces.

Just like that, we grasped their hearts, making them our regulars.

After that, in order for our guests to stay hydrated, we sold drinks made from a mixure of salt, spring, and juice procured from the dungeons. They are a very popular commodity.

I'll have to think about new flavours in the future. To avoid any trouble during massages, only comrades with the same sex as the guest will perform the massaging.

The oil we used is made by Dorian-san via blending honey that she collected in the great forest, a precious material that can instantly provide a variety of positive effects.

This oil has the effect such as promoting skin health and rejuvenation. But the most wonderful effect this oil provides is improving metabolism, allowing you to burn extra calories.

The effects are apparent after using it once, and there aren't any side effects present unlike certain magic drugs out there.

Not only is it comfortable and pleasant, but it's also a safe, all-natural massage. After telling our guest about the effect, it's impressive how their eyes lit up immediately.

As expected from Dorian-san's race, to not only possess superior ability to seduce the opposite sex, but also her dexterity in the field of cosmetology is very surprising.

This oil is like a drug, it increases the number of clients that come back because of its abilities, I am extremely grateful to her.

This time, I will have to pick up the perfect souvenir for her.

After the procedure was over, I asked for their feedback, they are all very happy.

Everyone said they want to come back again, this influx of visitors is good, looks like this project will also be successful too.

This time, all the guests are likely to become our regular client, this is something we got to cherish.

In addition, those who participated aren't limited to the noble ladies. We also allowed the maids to participate. So they too, can help us spread the word. Butlers and maids, receive a higher salary, compared to commoners, so they can come to us to relieve fatigue after a full day of work.

Thus, we successfully completed the trial session, and guests are sent home the same way they arrived.

But after we sent home the invited guests, 8 people stayed with us for dinner: Tomboy Princess, Boy Knight, the first queen, the hero of darkness, as well as 4 maids.

Seeing that she was going to cook for the queen as well as the Hero of darkness, the maid who helped around the house was in high spirits with a happy smile while she was cooking. I, who also helped with the cooking can't say the same though.

ED Note: Officially confirmed, it was the maid smiling since she was serving dishes to the Hero of Darkness and her country's queen.

And during dinner, the newborn Opushii would occasionally smile and pout her cheeks. The queen also often touched her jewel-like skin.

Her mother Redhead, whose face had a happy smile since the new-born Opushii is talking to the queen, and moved by the hero of darkness. Both being mothers, the queen and Redhead formed some kind of friendship. Even though it is a little late to reflect upon the relation between the Tomboy Princess and I, this spectacle of three individuals with completely different social status is quite a stunning sight. If it were somewhere else, someone talking to the queen like that would have gotten them executed for blasphemy. But nobody really cares about our behavior. Tomboy Princess and company returned home late at night.

The bone spiders wading through the snow at night while illuminating the streets looked like messengers of hell, seeking their prey.

Day 223

Finally, we have officially decided to challenge [Flames of Fire Dragon Mountain].

According to my research, not only is this place the most profitable, it's also relatively close.

In addition, if something ever happens in the Holy Kingdom in the future, having a base in the Demonic Kingdom is always a good idea.

However, we are still facing some problems.

Here's the list, from the relatively easy to solve ones, to the more annoying ones:

One of these problems is Kugime-chan's response : "I do not want to go because I will only become a hindrance". For the sake of resolving this issue, I will act today.

Clearly gently persuading her isn't going to work. It's not because it's inconvenient, it's simply too time consuming, so I might as well use the time to persuade her to strengthen herself instead.

Thus, cold morning, the snow is slowly falling from the sky, we went to the training court in the mansion.

Thus, on this cold morning, when the snow is falling slowly from the sky, we're now training in the center of the mansion's training grounds

Kugime chan is equipped with her Bio-Weapon, a bamboo umbrella, as well as a magic item in the form of a fan [Oiran of the Night gales], made of black silver and Jade.

ED Note:The fan's name is "夜風の太夫". While 夜風 is Night winds,の is kinda like ('s), 太夫 is a high ranking performer in Noh Theatre, a popular thetrical style in Japan characterized by its use of masks. There is no direct english translation for 太夫. Btw, I can always change it to "Yokaze no Tayū" which is how it would sound in Japanese. 

As for me, I'm only armed with two trees, cut to form two poles 2-meters in length.

Both of us are protected by our Bio-Armor (in my case it's only from waist down, so I've worn my poncho).

Armor aside, the difference in attack power between two poles and living weapons and magic items combined is simply too overwhelming.

Not only can't I use them as defense since they're too fragile, if I tried to attack her head on, they'll simply break as well since they can't withstand the impact.

Well, it's good to give her a bit of a handicap. and even with the overwhelming difference in weapons, the 9 eyes on Kugime's face are now wide open, all of them showing fear and anxiety.

Well, even with this level of handicap, it's not that much of a problem. Effortlessly, I swung the two poles with my wrist and fingers while taking a step towards Kugime.

But, every time I take a step forward, Kugime takes 2 steps backwards. When I take 2 steps, she takes 6. The distance between is only increasing.

Accurately calculating my attack range at the last moment, she deftly avoided my attacks with a very small margin, just barely out of range.

I tried to observe how she would respond when I used a feint, and she immediately picked it up. However, it's probably the result of her gut feeling rather than observation, since she used some unnecessary movement.

So this time, I didn't use a feint, but an actual attack.

Using my wooden pole, I strike the pebble, and aimed it towards the serious face of Kugime. She even perceived the pebble, and avoided it. 

Apparently becoming [9 Demon Divine Eyes (Kugimeki) Subspecies] maximizes her ability to collect and process information. She can analyze my behaviors. She even has a special ability where she can read my movements before I even began moving. If I moved at a constant speed, it's impossible for me to reach her.

I can do something similar, but Kugime is far faster and more accurate than I am. While this is all true, her superiority only lies within this domain. Her combat ability is still quite low as expected. Among the 8 Demon Generals, her physical capability is quite weak and frail.

Thus, she is unable to utilize her precognition abilities to their fullest potential.

If I became a little more serious, by the time she predicted my actions, her body wouldn't be able to keep up with my speed.

Even when I pulled my punches, the shock of the impact from my pole hitting her traveled throughout her body, knocked the air out of her lungs, and she began rolling on the ground, writhing in pain.

After doing this several more times, she finally stopped. But she was still unable to get on her feet.

In order to numb the pain, she curled up into a fetal position and trembled. To fall into this state from a single strike, it's no wonder she didn't have the motivation to go into the dungeon.

Kugime had a strong sense of responsibility, that's why she was worried she would become a burden to others.

But from my point of view, her low combat abilities aren't a problem at all. If there's a problem with her defense, we'll simply need to help her get better. Since Seiji is coming along, and he has the ability to defend and heal himself and his comrades, we will be able to recover.

Even if she isn't directly involved in the fight, Kugime can still collect information from her surrounding with very high accuracy. She can be a biological radar for sensing enemies and traps.

That's why, to me her fear of being a burden is only groundless fear.

Since her role isn't to directly fight, her combat abilities will be sufficient if she can defend herself for just a few seconds.

And she cleared this condition.

All she needs to do is try it once, and her anxiety will dissipate.

Although, we'll need to work on her lack of confidence and emotional control. Because of her fear of going into a [God] class dungeon, I tried to convince Kugime gently at first. Since that didn't work, I'll carry out training which she reluctantly joined. I'm going to pound some self-confidence and readiness into her, even forcibly if I have to.

"All is well, all is well. Even if 1 or 2 of your arms are broken, or 1 of your organs ruptured, my [Blood Elixir] will be able to patch you up."

ED Note:The original text didn't say blood elixir in particular (just elixir), but what other kind of elixir would Aporou have to mend this kind of injury? Are you even trying to calm her down Aporou? that's just gonna scare her even more!

"Therefore calm down, and let us continue training until the anxiety has passed."

After that Kugime had a look of despair on her face, as if her spirit had left her.

ED Note:What did I tell you... Anyway, the Google translate says consciousness, But there are a lot of words in Japanese that could have similar meanings when translated to English, but different concepts in Japanese, in this case soul or mentality, So I chose spirit instead. That made more sense. Someone give me the raw please.

It's like in anime when a person passes out from dread or shock and the soul comes out.

The training continued for about half a day.

Finally after rolling several hundred times on the ground, breaking bones and rupturing organs, we successfully completed the training.

Since I have to beat her into shape, we will be continuing until tomorrow; though Kugime-chan had a look of disappointment on her face. She shouldn't be so perturbed from just this.

Kugime-chan continued on while completely covered with blood, breaking half of her bones, and receiving countless wounds while under the influence of high-speed healing; nothing scary really.

If she was motivated from the start, we wouldn't have to go through this. I'm keeping that thought inside.

Day 224

As a result of yesterday's training, Kugime-chan looked like a zombie. But there is a major improvement.

I asked Minokichi-kun to attack her with his battle axe. But not only did she react much faster than before, she also managed to dodge the attacks unscathed.

Enraged, Minokichi began to attack seriously. But all his attempts were completely read, and he didn't manage to land a single hit.

Of course if Minokichi fought with all his abilities and with the intent of killing her, the result would have been quite different. But as a result of yesterday's hellish training, Kugime, with a broken smile on her face, had her defense significantly strengthened.

Unless she's required to attack, she'll be fine in the dungeon with this level of self-defense.

If she still had doubts about taking part in the dungeon conquering, that would have been a problem. However, when we asked her about it, she had a 180 turn in her mindset, and was quite determined.

Then I breathed a sign of relief.

This is a good sign: "Please spare me from training with the two of you" and she begged earnestly.

Minokichi, who was standing nearby, was looking very pleased.

Oh well, that's one problem down.

Now that we solved Kugime's problem, lets move on to the next one.

This next problem has to do with Irofu-chan. Similar to Kugime, I already gave up on using gentle persuasion and decided to use force instead. Today I'll be confronting her on the training grounds.

Except, she's not her usual self.

While looking at me with a vulgar expression while drooling, she had a look full of desire, and eyes that reflected insanity.

Fu

But that's all good, since she radiated madness due the power of [God of Corrosion's Divine Protection], manifesting in a physical form. It turned the snow around Irofu-chan into some sort of strange purple substance.

Some sort of purple, decaying liquid dripped from the tip of the spear on her right hand onto the floor, releasing some sort of blackish purple gas as soon as it touched the snow on the ground. The gas moved as if it had a will of its own, forming an illusion of the [God of Corrosion] behind Irofu-chan, with a book on one hand and a brush on the other.

The reason she is in this abnormal state is because in order to get Irofu-chan motivated, I made a bet that if she wins, I'll do one thing she tells me to do, of course as long as its within my abilities.

ED Note: It's more like me rambling, but anyone who read her sidestory can probably guess what she's thinking. Here's a hint: BL. Those who didn't, It's in the comment section.


To quickly persuade the lazy, uncommitted Irokuso-chan, I had to use this as bait.

ED Note:Ok, this one's serious. The Google translation saids "Norarikurari" and "Sumaseyo", which is written in Japanese as のらりくらりandすませよ respectively. The former meant "lazy or non-committed, and the latter meant "To end, to be finished".

Frankly, I thought that was careless of me.

ED Note:I know the Google translation said thoughtless, but it's like the issue with the word spirit/consciousness in day 223.

It's the first time I saw her in this state, and it looks quite dangerous.

I can feel the danger simply by confronting her.

What's even worse is the apparition of the God of Corrosion behind her. I don't know if it has a will of its own, but what I do know is that it had began to scatter it's blackish purple gas, and anything that touches the said gas will rot without fail.

Even the snow and the ground itself began to corrode, it's easy to imagine living organisms rotting alive if they touch that gas.

If you only take combat abilities into consideration I'm the superior one. However, I'm currently mentally overwhelmed. I began to regret fighting her, and just thinking about what she's going to wish for if she wins is a tormenting thought.

ED Note: More of me rambling. Prepare your anus Aporou.

In the end, I won.

But the battle was a close one. In combat, I surpassed her, but her persistence is overwhelming. Even after I broke both her arms and legs, she started to inch towards me like a caterpillar. Even I would be scared at this sight.

I tried giving her a concussion, but she still didn't stop moving, just like a zombie.

At the end, I wasn't wounded, but the mental shock I received was so devastating it could very well end up as a trauma. Today, I swore an oath to NEVER make a bet with Irofu-chan ever again.

Even though there were some unexpected twists and turns in the process, I have successfully convinced the 2 female demons in the end. I may have used force, but it worked.

Thus, in a few days, after dealing with some minor problems, we'll be leaving the capital.

So let's start preparing immediately for our departure.

ED Note: Susumeyo is written as すすめよ, which could mean to advance, advice, hasten. Cooking isn't one of them.

Day 225

Today, the wind has been blowing snow around non-stop since this morning.

It’s violently moving around a mixture of ice and snow, and the snowfall has reached a height where it could bury me.

Because the sky is covered with dark clouds, there’s no sunshine at all. Today doesn’t seem to be a bright day at all.

Since the weather is getting considerably rougher, I’ll have to stop doing the trainings outside, even if I intend to still do them as much as possible in the open.

The members of ≪Solitude≫ have grown remarkably recently, but it is necessary to occasionally take a break.

So after doing a light indoor training today, I decided to make them study.

It is important that each of them is able to think for themselves.

The more they know, the more likely they are able to help when push comes to shove. They might offer suggestions and ideas that I didn’t think of.

It’s not only about the three R’s, but it’s also absolutely necessary for us to know first-aid because we place ourselves in battle all the time.

For the members of ≪Solitude≫, who haven’t received any education up to this moment, absorbing knowledge now might prove useful for them in the future.

Though it does not change their purpose in Parabellum, it is an opportunity for them to become self-aware of their talents in studying. They may find work they’d want to do.

And above all, if they grow big and only become meatheads, it would be difficult to have them help in managing the organization.

If I wanted them to be in charge of accounting or planning, in order to lighten my load, I will need someone that can perform white-collar tasks.

While they are studying diligently, I take advantage of the spare time in between to cook and sew. It was a considerably relaxed day.

Seeing the children study on a snowy day, I enjoyed myself very well spending time teaching them.

Day 226

Unlike yesterday's weather, it was very sunny today. Only snow was left of yesterday's blizzard, and sunlight reflected off this silvery white world.

Puffs of white smoke rose from the chimneys of the castle town's houses, and the streets buzzed with life. The morning air was chilly but also pleasant, and I heard laughter when I was training outside .

Looking skyward where the sound originated, there they are. Forged of ice and snow: [Snow Fairies], they were 15 centimeters, danced deftly with wings of ice.

Their dance was beautiful, and scales of ice fell wherever they flapped their wings. Their wings also reflected sunlight, glowing in the colors of the rainbow.

Admiring this scenery, it's likely an instinctive fascination. 

Snow faries make seasonal appearances in the Sternbild Kingdom, and they are a type of monster that combines grace and viciousness.

ED Zak Note:Placing cuteness here is weird. Changed it to grace as it is attribute that goes with dancing.

Despite their size, their appearance is that of a very beautiful woman or a girl in a pretty dress. But those trying to capture them to sell off as a decoration, would receive an unexpected retaliation.

Specifically, they use their freezing ability to take full advantage of their environment. Even though they're small in size, they are always surrounded by friends, so their fighting ability should be reasonably high.

Even so, since they usually leave you alone if you don't bother them, they are often ignored, or admired at the sight of their dance.

In my case, since I've seen it now, I was wondering what they would taste like, if they had any taste at all. My first attempt at catching them was by using thread from my fingertips to snare 10 of them. If I made a net with my fingers and manipulate it, it's possible to catch all of them at once. However, the thread will quickly freeze, resulting in a sphere of ice, before shattering in the next moment.

The shattered threat sprinkled on the snow like rain of ice.

Hmm, it seems like their freezing ability was stronger than I initially thought, and their physical capabilities have also been underestimated.

ED Note: The google translate said Ryoryoku, which is "膂力". It means muscle strength.

While we're on the topic, it's no surprise they would be angry at you for attempting to catch them. The emotion of the 10 fairies that I tried to catch turned from meek smiles to a look of pure rage.

Forming Ice rapiers in their hands, they generated countless large spikes larger than myself, with their tips all facing me.

ED Note: When I looked up "突剣", what I got was a image of a weapon with an uncanny resemblance to a rapier. After reading the raw, turns out the original word was 氷杭, which also means picket and stake. So spike works.

Emitting killing intent, they flew at me with an impressive formation, representing a Black Wolf's hunting pattern.

Impressed by their power, this time I used the more resilient, stronger golden thread. The snow fairies tried to disperse in a hurry, but they were all caught in the end. 

The captured fairies all struggled to freeze the golden thread, but even if it was frozen, the golden threads weren't going to shatter.

Becoming a ball of ice, I caught the falling ball in the air, smashed it with my silver arm, and retrieved its content. After binding all the fairies inside with my golden thread, I killed them by snapping their neck since they were screaming in a high-pitched voice. I tried to eat one and began biting into it.

ED Note: Left out Pokiri and Bakri since I can't determine what they are without the original raw. he saids he killed them by folding the Pokiri and neck, and tried to eat one "in Bakai and Bite"...couldn't guess what it was ED Note: They are onomatopeia for snapping the neck "pokiri" and biting into the fairy "bakiri". Sounds like they are quite togh.

Even though it was the meat of a humanoid, it resembled insects more. It was something that reminded me of the caterpillars from the forest.

A rich, creamy taste that was very unique and delicious. It's also a seasonal taste, it's not bad.

Hurrying around collecting as many as I can in the day time, I enjoyed some sake with Minokichi-kun

The compatibility of snow fairies and dungeon liquor was pretty good, it was a pity there wasn't enough snow fairies.

That's a complaint I had, but drinking liquor at noon is the best, and today is a good day.

We are two more days from our departure date.

Since the opening of the massage parlor is tomorrow, we'll depart after witnessing its grand opening.

I wounder what kind of formidable foes would I encounter after leaving the country, and would there be anymore new kinds of food that I haven't eaten like the snow fairies today. Only time will tell, and excitement towards various anticipations swelled up in my chest.

Day 227

Today is another sunny day, a memorable day that marks the start of our massage parlor business.

It seems news about the store had been spread previously, probably by the guest who advertised it after actually experiencing it firsthand.

There were ladies and their daughters who came here riding on their own carriages or on skeleton spiders a while later after its opening. The number exceeded what we anticipated, and there was a fairly long waiting time.

Due to the long waiting time, dissatisfaction began to form. In order to distract our guests from the long waiting time, we offered them boxes of sweets made from the honey and fruits gathered in the forest. That worked surprisingly well.

Tasting snacks with a unique sweetness unlike anything they ever tasted before, they killed time chatting with acquaintances.

This was a pretty good start, overall I'm pretty satisfied with today's sales. They were far beyond anything I could imagine, and if this continues on in the future, it's going to be quite profitable.

The magnificent effects of the oil had made many of ladies and daughters wishing to buy some. But we had to politely decline, due to the amount we have was unable to meet demands if they were sold. Instead, we did recommend them to come by regularly.

Actually, why not mass-produce inferior variations of the oil, and sell a small amount of them in the market? Even though I'm already thinking about it now, I might consider doing that in the future.

In the evening the Tomboy Princess dropped by, and we had a banquet. The Tomboy Princess brought with her large amounts of alcohol, but not just any alcohol. These were painstakingly made by professional brew masters, and none of them had any strange aftertastes.

ED Note: Google translate says different, but once again, welcome to the Japanese languages's multiple-concept corner.

I was thrilled when going through the barrels one by one, tasting each and every one of them. This was a fun of a different kind, and I choose the tastiest one among them to enjoy.

The masterpieces of Master Brewers were accomplished with pride, and now they were ever more successful when held in high regard throughout our celebration.

Day 228

Today we are leaving the Sternbild Kingdom.

The members traveling this time are only the 8 Demon Generals and I, thus 9 members.

As for Redhead, she's taking care of Opushii who has recently learnt to crawl. She's still not in the condition to travel with us, and we also explained the fact that the cold here is much more bearable than there.

Auro, Argento, and Oniwaka also wanted to come along, but the location we were heading towards could be dangerous. Since we're not sure about the layout of this dungeon, if something goes wrong they would only be a burden.

Especially in the Atarakua Demon Empire where we do not have a base.

We can't guarantee their safety there, in the worst case scenario, they would be taken hostage and then killed in the process, it's very possible.

That's why this time they'll be left here. This safety hazard also applies similarly to other members as well.

In any case, it's possible to contact through ear cuffs, so it'll work out somehow. We also have allies like the Tomboy Princess, so there aren't that many concerns.

Afterwards, we depart from the Sternbild Kingdom.

In addition to those staying behind, we're also seen off by Tomboy Princess, Boy Knight, the First Queen and the Dark Hero at the gates. Some waved goodbye or shake hands with sad faces, others asked for souvenirs. Their reactions are completely different from one another. After loading our belongings, we started to ride the skeleton centipede.

After traveling a certain distance, making sure nobody was around, we got off the [Skeleton Centipede]. That's because the journey this time is going to be much longer than our previous ones. Normally, it would take horse carriages months to travel the same distance, even on a normal [Skeleton Centipede] it will still take quite some time. 

But since we don't want to waste time, we transferred to a special, unique skeleton centipede.

This was the first skeleton centipede I ever made. But after modifying it with magic over time, it became nearly three times as large as a normal skeleton centipede. It's much larger than the road, I guess the description would be easy to imagine.

In order to distinguish between them, I decided to call it [Great Skeleton Centipede].

To travel comfortably over long distances inside [Great Skeleton Centipede], the interior is equipped with various features to make life easy.

Not only does it have separate beds, it also has a kitchen, a refrigerator, washing machines, even a toilet and a bathroom. Even when compared to a typical house, this is a much more comfortable environment.

The [Great Skeleton Centipede] is like a huge camper van. If I want it to, it can be turned into an auto-pilot, automatic mobile fortress.

Thus, we continued our journey in the [Great Skeleton Centipede]. Since we can not only cook our food, wash our clothes, bathe ourselves and go to the toilet inside the [Great Skeleton Centipede], there is no need to stop from time to time.

We could spend our time studying and playing games during the day, and even when we're all sleeping during the night it will still continue to travel towards our destination.

Not only that, but it travels in a straight line towards our destination, traversing over obstacles and terrain.

But since we would be traveling through forests and valleys where monsters run wild, we had worries that the carriage might be attacked during our travels, but this didn't even happen once.

I wondered if it was because the monsters were overwhelmed by it's sheer size, incredible speed, but the fact that its strange outer appearance is concealed with [Hide] is probably the cause.

Thus, we would probably arrive much earlier than expected.

Day 229

Today, we continued to proceed towards our destination the entire day. This is good, very good.

If you want to go fast, even if it's a short distance, it's best you proceed the entire journey without rest.

In our case, we haven't stopped even once since the beginning.

It's difficult to spar daily under such situations. Due to our body size, we are in a rather tight space to do so.

Thus, we decided to remodel the roof of the [Great skeleton centipede] especially for this purpose

While it's not possible to have a spar with the other members up here, muscle training exercises are still possible to a certain degree.

After trying to exercise here, this place was surprisingly pleasant.

The wintry cold air cooling down your heated body after a training session feels great. The surrounding scenery continues onward every moment, a good reminder that we're on a journey. During our training session, we came upon grasslands with uneven elevation. But the [Great Skeleton Centipede] was able to push forward all the same.

Snow was pushed off to the left and right from the explosive momentum, with the same amount of snow being blown up in air and flowed back behind us, yet the [Great Skeleton Centipede] didn't lose any speed.

ED Note:Someone please help me check the last paragraph. I think I nailed the meaning, but I may have worded it incorrectly. russian translation said the Great Skeleton Centipeded left a trail in its wake, but I interpreted the google translation as what you see above.

PR: i made a slight spelling change other than that you got it! Zak note: Added part with snow being blown up, which make next line more in context.

Falling snow glistened by reflecting the bright sun.

When passing by the shores of the ice-covered lake, I saw a beautiful women wearing a silvery blue robe at the center of it. It was a [Nymph], or at least that's what it looked like.

Even a quick glance at her from a distance would have been sufficient to pass her for a beauty. Any closer and you would have involuntary be fascinated. getting too close to her and you would have been killed by her by drying you up.

ED Note:For the first part of the previous paragraph, the Russian translation made more sense, since the google one skipped straight from a quick glance at her in a picture to closing the distance between her. Once again, I'll need the raw to determine this. "seems good enough, makes sense."

She also seemed to notice that I was looking at her, but by the time that happened, I was long gone.

After that I noticed figures made of snow: a [Snow golem] and flocks of [Snow eaters]

Snow eaters are a kind of earthworm type monster with a blue crystalline body 50 centimeter in length and feeds off the mana stored inside the bodies of snow golems.

They don't hunt anything else other than snow golems, but in order to protect themselves while they feed on the snow golem, they would spread gas in a few meter radius around the snow golem that freeze everything. When this happens, you need to be extra careful.

The freezing gas is very similar to liquid nitrogen, and usually, you would only notice its presence when you made contact with it and be harmed by it. Apparently, there are unfortunate cases where someone had been frozen alive after being directly exposed to the gas. But since [Snow eaters] are extremely vulnerable to fire, as long as you take proper caution, they're not that much of a threat.

While realizing that there are many more interesting things in this world, we continued to proceed to our destination.

Day 230

By noon, we arrived at the city closest to the [Flames of Fire Dragon Mountain] dungeon within the Atarakua Demon Empire, on a hill overlooking the Labyrinth City beneath us, Radha Lo Dara.

To be honest, we arrived so quickly that even I was confused.

There were mountains, rivers, and even country borders on the way. But even if we did progress in a straight line and ignored all these, it's still quite early.

Not to mention the undead tirelessly striding all this distance, I'm actually rather surprised by the results generated by their capabilities.

We also decided to collect some information before actually challenging the dungeon, thus we decided to spend a few days in the Labyrinth City Radha Lo Dara.

Before that, I put the Great Skeleton Centipede to the item box, and we arrived to the city using an average Skeleton Centipede.

Before entering the Labyrinth City Radha Lo Dara, we must go through special procedures, similar back in the Sternbild Kingdom. There was a long queue at the gate.

Non-human races make up the majority of the population in the Atarakua Demon Empire. It's a very different scene from the Sternbild Kingdom where the majority of the citizens were humans.

So even our party of [demons] will not particularly stand out in here.

Due to the big differences, Minokichi-kun, with his bright appearance, looked around tirelessly and curiously with interest. Anyone who isn't familiar to him would mistaken his interest for predatory behavior, looking for prey.

Well, in addition to that, we also have a strangely shaped cart that doesn't require beast-type monsters to move around.

But what really stood out was the fact we have all these beauties in our group such as Kanami-chan and Burasato-san. Even if they are from a different race, they still have an alluring presence.

Well, personally I'm used to being in the center of attention.

Ignoring the people's stares, we paid at the gates with previously prepared [Demonic Empire] currency, and we're in.

Even a quick glance was enough to make the difference in comparison with the Sternbild Kingdom. There were small houses, like a dog kennel placed in a row, and there were even houses so big that creature as big as a [Troll] can live comfortably inside. The magnitude of house sizes are drastic.

The building materials used in those houses are majorly wood and brick, but there were also a variety of other things.

There are also many stores here selling unfamiliar cuisines not found within the Sternbild Kingdom. Appetizing smells wafted from here and there.

Eager to explore all these interesting things, we quickly found a luxurious inn and checked-in. There aren't any major differences between the check-in processes here and in the kingdom, and we had some free time after placing down our baggage.

Minokichi-kun and Asue-chan instantly left, they probably went on a date, and left the vicinity happily holding hands. Although the main activity would probably be to satisfy their gluttony. Burasato-san and Supesei-san also went for a walk together. After inquiring their objectives, it seems they're going out to buy demonic magic swords and rare Grimoires.

Seiji-kun, Kugime-chan and Irofu-chan left together as a trio. They decided to wander around the area for sightseeing. There are fellows here and there envious of Seiji-kun since he has a flower in each hand, but since Irofu-chan is there, everything will be fine.

ED Note: You can probably guess, but holding a flower in each hand is a Japanese idiom where a guy is dating 2 beauties.

Even when she isn't in her awakened state, Irofu-chan's combat capabilities are still very high. Rather than being worried about Seiji-kun being attacked, I'm more worried about those jealousy driven attackers who will end up being attacked by Irofu-chan.

Kanami-chan and I decided to head to the bar together. This is for the sake of collecting information. We're also drinking some sake, but it's not because of our desires, yes, it's all for the sake of collecting information. Don't confuse us as solely enjoying sake.

ED Note:Sake in this case is referring to Japanese wine.

Seeing the seven demons off, I want to head out now as well, but I still have some things to do. 

First, I made a cut in my right wrist, then I tossed out several clones out of the window, metamorphosing their appearance to give them flight abilities, and they scatter about to serve their respective purposes.

Then, to make up for the blood loss from my right wrist, I immediately drink a cup of labyrinth liquor. Without any problems Kanami and I went out to tavern. We went to a decent bar to order a drink, and we found out that there were a lot of strong drinks among the local bars.

However, they all have a warning label about being highly flammable, and if it comes in contact with fire, it erupts into a blazing inferno.

ED Note:After reading the raw, to this day I have no idea how did google translation come up with salmons. The "Fire water misinterpretation is explained in day 232 btw, and this should be more or less accurate.

I tried ordering every drink on the menu, they were all delicious. But because it appears there are equivalent or even better drinks than this found within [Flames of Fire Dragon Mountain], such as item drops, I had my morale boosted and let out a yell.

Today we all ate dinner together, in order to exchange the information that was gathered today. We have gathered a lot of useful information, I'll spend some time tomorrow to arrange the tools necessary according to the them.

Thinking about tomorrow's plans, I climbed into the warm bed.

[Psalm of the Legendary Hero [Shining Path of the Brave Fighter]: [Supporting Characters] Witch of Mystic Flame and Merciful Maiden have encountered [Main Character] Ace Sven Sigurd Avenger.]

[ [Fate Stealer] Ability activated]

[The fate of Witch of Mystic Flame and Merciful Maiden falls under the power of Yatendouji]

[ Witch of Mystic Flame confirmed to be in awakened sate]

[ Merciful Maiden confirmed to be in awakened state]

[Decision to release special abilities for both belongs to Yatendouji]

[Would you release them right now?]

<Yes>/<No>

And this is? ...

Well for now I chose "No", and went to sleep.



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