Chapter 102 – You know rumors are rumors, right?
Chapter 100
Elfriede Bathory.
A warrior who was considered the strongest of the current generation. She was now in a strange mood after hearing her strange rumors.
“Abel is a prostitute…?”
Shortly before her birthday, she returned to her hometown, Elfriede. She heard these rumors at a social church she attended along with her father to briefly reflect her face.
[They said that Hero Abel was actually a prostitute.]
It was a really strange rumor. I couldn’t understand why there was such a rumor. The Abel that Elfriede knew was never like that.
She
She wanted to determine the truth of the rumor. She asked the young lady where she had heard her story, but she said that the young lady had heard the story in her letter to her friend in the kingdom of Apollo. Said she had.
The kingdom of Apollo. This time, it was a country where a disaster called Agares-class monster appeared. When she heard the news that Abel had subjugated her, she was Elfrie, and she was delighted as if she had subjugated her himself. She showed how much she liked Cynthia that day, to the point that she hated it all.
But why, I was so happy, and the very next day I heard rumors that Abel was a prostitute. Elfriede couldn’t help but be distraught.
“He didn’t look like Levius, but…”
“Rumors are just rumors.”
“Cynthia.”
Cynthia, a silver-haired woman neatly dressed in her priestly clothes, said to the confused Elfride.
“Elfriede, don’t be swayed by rumors and think of the hero Abel you know. You know better that rumors are just rumors, right?”
“…Well.”
Cynthia was right. As she said, rumors are just rumors. The truth is, you just have to ask yourself.
“Yes, Abel decided to come anyway, so she should ask her then.”
“I do.”
Elfriede nodded her head and went back to her work. It was Elfrieday, who was busy preparing a banquet for her birthday. Looking at her like that, Cynthia thought to herself.
‘…It seems that Hero Abel took the saints after all.’
Although Cynthia realized everything, she deliberately did not inform Elfride. She likes that she is not shocked.
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“Turn…Turn…”
“Everyone is saying only this. You don’t answer my questions.”
The Holy Sword was deeply embedded. The holy sword that dug into the monster’s skin came out as easily as when it was stuck.
“Abel, are you finished?”
“Yes.”
We were now exploring El Friede’s nest in time for her birthday. So that I could arrive at Bonaparte, the city where the Bathory family is based, on August 12th.
I already robbed the second nest, but there was no harvest this time either. Anyway, the small nest was definitely easy to subdue. At most, there were only Gorgon-class monsters, and there were few high-risk monsters.
…Looking at it this way, I can feel how powerful the power of the North Queen was. How the hell did I survive
“There is no particular change to the holy sword.”
“…I should have let Abel kill the North Queen, not me.”
“I don’t think it will change with one more…”
“Still, it’s better to have one more.”
That’s true, but I didn’t know at the time, so what can I do?
“Wouldn’t it be better to go while checking the numbers?”
“It should be.”
The Sacred Sword of Order says that the opening conditions are not known precisely, so it will be easier for the next time if you organize it like this.
…Next? Come to think of it, I wondered to myself what I was thinking next. I’m not from this world anyway, so am I thinking about the future of this world?
“…I’ve adapted myself too.”
“Yes?”
“Oh, no. I was just talking to myself.”
“…Really? Let’s get out of here at once. I don’t think there are any monsters left.”
“Yes.”
When I came out, Celine was gathering the heads of the monsters in one place.
…What are you doing?
“Ah, are you finished?”
“Yes…But what are you doing? Why are you collecting them?”
…Honestly, it’s kind of creepy.
“I wanted to show that the hero has subdued this many times, but putting them all together is a bit creepy.”
“…Heh heh.”
Sometimes he behaves strangely. Did Levius usually order something like that? If it was Levius, he might have done it to see my achievements with his own eyes.
I said, placing Celine’s hand lightly on top of her head.
“You don’t have to, Celine.”
“Ah…Yes, I see.”
I just put her hand on her head and her slightly shy expression is cute. As he stroked her hair, Celine blushed in surprise.
“…Abel, what are you doing?”
“Yes?”
Estelle approached from behind her with a pouty expression on her face, grabbed her hand that was caressing Celine, and then she placed her hand on top of her own head. And she looked at me wordlessly with her amber eyes.
… Is she asking to be stroked too?
“…Cook.”
“Why, why are you laughing?”
“No, because the way you do it is cute.”
I smiled happily and stroked Estelle’s hair. Then Estelle smiled bashfully as if she was in a good mood.
As I lowered her hand after stroking it moderately, Estelle showed a slightly regretful expression. She’s like a puppy who’s sulked for not being petted more.
“Where do we go next?”
“Ah…Um, wait a minute.”
Estelle opened the map that Pope Fabiano had given her, and she pointed to a place.
“Because we are here now…The next nearest place is here, in the Milan forest nest.”
“The X mark is a little bigger than here.”
“Yes, maybe… There might be a high-risk monster higher than the level of Leviathan. First of all, if you think about the time to get to Bonaparte City, go somewhere else before here…”
“Shall we go there?”
“Yes?”
Estelle’s face seemed to ask if she had to do that.
But I had my own reasons. Apparently, since he only robbed small nests, there wasn’t too much information to get from Mother. So I want to rob a place that is a little bigger.
“Wouldn’t it be possible with my current skills?”
“…It should be possible, but I don’t think I’ll be able to train if I give it another blessing.”
“Um.”
I am not blessed to break this nest now. There wasn’t even a Gorgon class monster in this nest. Perhaps it was because the nest had just been built, there were only trolls, high-level monsters at most.
So, I, who had been fighting while receiving blessings recently, went into battle without blessings in order not to forget my usual feelings. It’s been a long time since I fought without a blessing, but it was worth it.
“Still, if I leave this nest alone, it might grow like the North Queen again.”
“…Okay, let’s go. This is because it overlaps with our circulation.”
“hehehe.”
I liked it, Estelle laughed.
“Are you that good, stupid Abel♡”
“…Come to think of it, you don’t call me a nerd these days, do you?”
I still do it sometimes, but compared to before, the frequency has definitely decreased. I think you use the word fool more than crap.
“Yes?…That’s…”
Estel was feeling ashamed for some reason. As I tilted my head, Estelle whispered to me.
“…Abel taught me that I was a crap&”
“…Yes?”
…In bed?
As I was lost, Estelle stared at me and burst into laughter.
“Puha! Just joke. What are you so upset about? Ba~bo♡”
“…Ah, no…Then what is it?”
“Because Abel is no longer an idiot&”
“Yes?”
Estel’s eyes curled beautifully. She said with a strangely charming eye smile.
“You are really strong now.”
“…….”
…Has it been recognized?
I felt so strange. She had a desire to be acknowledged by her secretly from before, and it came true.
Estel is strong no matter what anyone says. This is what it means for her to be a real representative of God, and she has the strength to show that aspect. Compared to her, her hero was much weaker than her.
To have such a strong woman now accepting me, how to say… It was a joy hard to explain in words.
“…Do I look like a warrior now?”
I asked a question quietly. And the answer that comes back.
“Sure&”
It was a smile and positivity.
“…Is that so?”
I’m glad you didn’t give up.
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Milan Soolim. It is a large forest in the northwestern part of Vesta Kingdom. This place is also called the roof of nature because of the huge trees over 50m that cover the sky.
… Estelle explained. Of course I didn’t know
“It will take a while to find a nest here.”
“Wouldn’t it take that long?”
“Yes?”
I questioned Celine’s words, but Estelle agreed with Celine’s words.
“Look here, stupid Abel♡”
“Yes?”
Estel was pointing to the floor. As she moved her gaze along her finger, there were footprints.
“…What footprints…Ah.”
“There are very few cases where people go to places like this, so these must be monster footprints~♡”
“But you can’t be sure that this leads to the nest.”
“Yes. But you just have to find it by following the footprints.”
“That?…Ah, a coffin?”
“Yes~♡”
Cube. So, the mother spreads it around the nest to stay in the nest and get nutrients.
The last time I saw something that looked like a dog fire, it did something, and that’s what it was for. It is said that mothers who have been supplied with nutrients in this way give birth to monsters in nests.
In a place where it’s hard to search for something like this, that’s how you locate the nest.
“By the way, who owns these footprints?”
“Well?”
What if you, a monster encyclopedia, don’t know?
“It could be a knight-type high-risk monster, or it could be a monster like Drakan or Lizardman. Maybe it’s a hobgoblin-like monster that’s about the same size as a human.”
“…I see.”
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“However, seeing that there are no claw marks on the footprints… I’m sure they aren’t monsters like Lizardmen or Drakan.”
It is difficult to determine the shape based on the footprint alone. Anyway, can I follow you?
“Congratulations, I’ll give it to you in advance.”
“Yes.”
《 Solaria’s Blessing 》
It’s not a divine protection. The level of strength rising from the body was different.
“At first, I just bet a blessing. Still, with Abel’s current skills, he should be able to deal with even Leviathan-class monsters.”
“Because we can help too.”
As Celine said, she put on a confident expression. That look was so believable that I smiled spontaneously.
“I only believe in saints.”
“Hold on to your worries.”