3. If you don’t want to fall behind
Amy led us to the ruins. On the way, we talked about this and that. Yui didn’t seem to like Amy very much, so she didn’t say much and hid behind me.
Well, how can you look good on someone who wants to draw blood with a syringe as soon as you meet them?
“By the way, Amy, what’s on the poster?”
“There are murals and ancient texts and things like that!”
Just looking at them, they seem to come from ruins.
“But how do you know it’s related to an S-class monster?”
“There are a total of four monsters in the picture, but I don’t know about the other three, but there was a volcanic horned dragon.”
Volcanic ceratopsians did not disappear from history. So, if what Amy confirmed was a volcanic ceratopsian, then the mural must be related to an S-class monster.
“By the way… even if it’s a mural, you can hit it roughly, but the text can’t be deciphered no matter how much you look at it.”
“You don’t even know Amy?”
“I’m trying my best to interpret it… but it’s not that difficult to interpret characters I’ve never seen before…
But if we can’t interpret the text, don’t we know the important part?
“Ah, we’ve arrived.”
The surroundings were unnaturally flat. In the middle of it, a round building made of stone, something oblique. I guess those are the ruins Amy was talking about. How the hell did you find this
We followed Amy, who led the way, into the building.
The inside of the building is full of murals Amy talked about and unknown characters. At the same time, sunlight streamed down through the ceiling. The reason was that there was no ceiling. It looks like someone blew off the ceiling of a round building as a whole.
“By the way, there was also a picture that leads to the cut off part… I don’t know who did this.”
“How can I check that it’s gone?”
There is no ceiling, so it is impossible to see what parts have been torn off. It’s obvious that even if you look at the ancient text, you won’t be able to understand it. So, unfortunately, I only looked at the picture below.
Something large, white and faceless, a group of primitive humanoids. The next picture was the last picture that went up above the clouds.
“What is this snow mountain?”
“That looks like a snowy mountain behind the village where the Yongin people live.”
“Is this real?”
“There really is a snowy mountain, but I don’t know about the Yongin people.”
Then this mural actually exists.
“Why didn’t you tell me that yet?”
Luna, are you saying that while I was on my way to the island to find this information, you knew but didn’t say anything?
“Because I thought it was superstition. No one other than the Yongin people has seen the god that the dragon people worship.”
After all, it must be the same as the goddess I saw. There are people who believe in it, but you don’t know if it actually exists or not until you see it.
‘Why is this information all brain-ficial?’
Still, if this mural is correct, it will be there even after hundreds of years. However, since the location indicated on the mural was inaccurate, I had to find someone who would know only by looking at this.
If I had a smartphone, I would have taken a picture… Because there is no concept of a picture here.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes···?”
“Ah. Before we go, let’s get some transfer seats to Marquina from Amy.”
***
Why didn’t I think of this from the beginning?
Of course, if this is the case, isn’t there a living being, not a person who is older than anyone else alive now.
world tree. A creature that would have stood shoulder to shoulder with other S-class monsters since they existed on the continent. Of course, if it was a World Tree, it wouldn’t be strange to know the whereabouts of other monsters.
As soon as we returned to the Empire to meet the World Tree, we set off for Alfheim.
There was a barrier from the World Tree in the forest, but since we drank tea infused with the World Tree’s hair, we were able to enter Alfheim without any hesitation.
Originally, it would have been normal to have been caught by the guard at the entrance and yelled at, but there are no elves who don’t know that we saved Alfheim by helping subdue the volcanic ceratopsian.
“welcome.”
Waiting for us there was a female elf, Evangeline, who had been made into Kamplin before.
“Yggdrasil is waiting for you. Come this way.”
It must have known that I was coming to the future. thanks to that it’s easier Also, I was thinking about how to kill him if he made a fuss about not being able to have an audience.
“Yggdrasil-nim. I’ve brought you.”
After Evangeline spoke and waited for a while, she opened the door to the audience room without hearing any reply like last time. As I entered, a voice rang in my head.
[welcome.]
“high.”
[You seem to have finished the work safely.]
“What happened?”
[Drinking.]
“Didn’t you say that?”
[It’s all over now.]
If so, it would be great if you let me know sooner. He would have taken Luke’s mother’s severed head and attacked it by grabbing and shaking his mentality.
“I knew I was coming today, so you know why I came?”
[Yes. Do you need information about monsters?]
also the future. It’s comfortable not having to explain. I took out the three murals from the previous ruins from my inventory and showed them to the World Tree.
“Do you know where this is?”
The World Tree pointed to one of the murals and said. It was a mural with a long white object and a human-shaped soul around it.
[The first mural seems to be the Heavenly King Valeine. The location is not fixed, and it will be where the cumulonimbus clouds can see.]
Now the correct information is coming out. I didn’t even know the name of the monster I was looking for, but it was the World Tree. I believed in you!
The second was painted blue around it, and in the middle was something like a snake.
[The second mural is the serpent Leviathan. The location is the Whirlpool Coast.]
Where is the Whirlpool Coast? I thought of the sea, but I think it will be a difficult journey starting with the word whirlpool.
[There will be a strong whirlpool swirling around where Leviathan is, so you’ll know it at a glance.]
Lastly, the World Tree pointed to a sky-blue mountain peak and a snowy mural. And at first glance, it was something that looked like a dragon.
[The last mural is Skana the Ice Snow Dragon. I think Luna knows the place better than I do.]
A snowy mountain that is said to be where the Yongin people live. I guess Luna was right.
“If I were to rank them, who would be the strongest?”
[All three are too strong to be ranked, but if I had to rank them, would it be the ice and snow dragon Skana I mentioned at the end?]
“Why?”
[Unlike other monsters, I have the same reason.]
Are you able to talk and think? It’s harder for those who can think than those who only have instincts.
“Okay. Then we’ll go now.”
Island island island. I picked up the mural and put it in my inventory.
[Are you leaving already? You must have come a long way, but it would be nice to take a little rest.]
“Because there are many things to prepare.”
Depending on how strong the target you are hunting is, the things you need to prepare vary greatly. In that sense, this hunt does not end with a few days of preparation.
Since it takes a long time, it would be appropriate to start as early as possible. so.
“There is no time to hesitate!!”
***
After finishing our business in Alfheim, we moved to Marquina using the transfer stone we got from Amy.
The first thing I decided to catch was the heavenly king ballet. There is no particular reason to catch it in the first place. Just attack in order.
According to the description of the World Tree, which is in the cumulonimbus cloud, the stage for this battle will be the sky. Unfortunately, there is only one technology that can fly in this world.
Wyvern riding.
Fighting an S-class monster while riding a wyvern? it’s just suicide So we came to Marquina to make a stage.
As soon as I came to Marquina, I found Drago, the king of the dwarves. Because the person we need is currently imprisoned.
It’s not that easy to meet the king, but we are treated as honored guests because we have a track record of saving Marquina. So it wasn’t difficult to meet.
“What did you just say?”
“That Dwarf who is imprisoned. We’re going to get him out.”
“The reason is?”
“I need something.”
“Do you think that will happen?”
Why not? I got it in the first place
“Sorry, but that won’t work.”
“why?”
“Because he’s a felon.”
Still, it did not go to the death penalty. I thought he would have died the day he was dragged away.
“It wasn’t enough that he invaded Maquina, he tried to harm his own people. The punishment is to live in prison for the rest of his life, just like our Maquina, and die. So, no matter how much you ask, I can’t easily grant you.”
“That’s sad.”
I took the bomb out of my inventory. The Dwarf King expressed his doubts about it.
“·······?”
“Luna, Yui, Richie. Get ready. Today, Marquina will disappear from the map.”
“…Are you going to war? Do you really think you can win?”
“Why do you think it won’t?”
I single-handedly stopped the Colossus, which would have been enough to erase Maquina if left alone, so I’m afraid even a dwarf won’t be able to defeat it?
“Why do you need him? There are many dwarves who are better at making things than him.”
“There is no such thing as creativity because my brain is hard.”
When everyone else shouts YES, only a person who can shout NO alone can create what I need right now.
And there is only one Dwarf on the continent who is satisfied with that.
No matter how much Luna could fly, she couldn’t go that high, and she couldn’t keep flying throughout the battle. After that, it would be the first thing to fall due to depletion of mana.
The Dwarf King, Drago, has no choice. This isn’t a request, it’s no different from a unilateral notice.
“I understand. I will allow you.”
That’s what it will be. Guided by the dwarf, I headed to the prison. I thought the dwarven prison would be made with cutting-edge technology, but it turned out to be just a prison.
Inside the prison we were guided to, there was a dwarf lying with his back facing the wall. The guy said that he had even felt the presence.
“Why are you here again today? Did you come to laugh at me?”
Usually, the dwarves would come and raise the medicine. I said hello to the pouting guy.
“hi?”
“… this voice.”
The dwarf hurriedly got up and checked my face and growled. Well, I’m the one who stopped his ambition, so it can’t be friendly.
“You bastard! It’s all because of you!”
why is it my fault? It’s your fault that you’re weak. Meanwhile, the jailer opened the prison door. So the dwarf glared at me with a wary gaze.
“What is this?”
“I’ll take it out.”
“Ha. Are you taking medicine now?
Do you think you won’t believe me when I say I put it in and take it out?
“I’m taking it out because I need you, so don’t waste your time and come out quickly.”
The guy who had been looking at me alternately with the open iron window kept his wary expression and quietly walked out.
“What’s your business with me?”
“I need someone to build an airship.”
“…what is that?”
“A ship that flies.”
“Ha. You’re more of a dreamer than I am. Do you really think that such a thing can exist in reality?”
To me, who came from a world where airships existed, you guys who haven’t made such a comfortable thing look more stupid.
And, isn’t that why we need you more? Because only you who made the Giant Goddess can make it.
The imagination of the clumsy stops and you can never make it.
“make.”
“···what?”
“Make it. Slave bastard.”
if you don’t want to fall behind