Category: corpse king

“Assuming that’s the case, the problem is ‘who’ Seere is trying to cooperate with, but…”
 
She had probably reached this stage while trying to solve it; Kaguya glanced at me as if seeking my opinion.
 
The only thing that might be a clue is… the content of the nightmares I heard from Zeno.
 
“According to what I heard, the content of the nightmares is that everyone [saw two giant snakes]… but that’s not much to go on.”… Read more

“…Then, where is the real Demon King?”
 
“Who knows? The management of Greater Demons is left entirely to Furcas, and he only appears once every few hundred years.”
 
“Are you serious… Why didn’t that Goddess tell me any of this…?”
 
“Hm?”
 
“No… it’s nothing.”
 
Complaints inadvertently spilled from my mouth.
 
Switching my train of thought, I remembered my original purpose.
 
“I don’t know if this is directly related to the Demon King, but… there’s something I want to ask.”… Read more

“Corpse King.”
 
“Tell Garm to just listen to my voice for now. She doesn’t need to follow.”
 
“Understood.”
 
I spoke to Nifl, who stood behind me without a trace of presence, and followed the man.
 
Ah, that’s right.
 
“Was Garm happy?”
 
“She was jumping for joy.”
 
“Good… what about Nidhogg?”
 
“I do not know. My instincts blocked out those remarks. I cannot hear the voice of that useless dragon from that point on. It is quite comfortable.”… Read more

“…Wait… seriously…?”
 
Shink.
 
Faced with a sword held before her eyes, Linfa neville exhaled as if she had given up.
 
“…Hizaki, who are you?”
 
“Not telling. I’m secretive.”
 
Perhaps because his subordinate had used those words sarcastically against him earlier, his smile was a bit weak.
 
To confirm his victory, he flicked Linfa neville’s forehead with his finger.
 
“A mysterious figure who defeated a Level 8 Explorer… sounds pretty cool, right?”
 
“…………Just a little bit.”
 
As Linfa neville turned her head away, the referee confirmed her loss of will to fight.… Read more

“[Kouka]… I’ve never heard of that.”
 
“Huh? Is Lin being taunted?”
 
“Sorry, I’m a bit out of touch with the world for reasons…”
 
“It’s fine, it’s fine! But I think that’s pretty rare, you know?”
 
“I bet.”
 
While carrying on a very friendly conversation, the woman raised a pale leg from her crimson cheongsam, bending her knee and moving her body as if she were dancing.
 
Instead of a warm-up, it was a martial form so perfected it could be mistaken for a dance.… Read more

“No. Regarding the Corpse King’s secrets, please just speak of them whenever you feel like it, at your own pace.”
 
“Garm is just happy that the King is here, so cheer up, okay!?”
 
As the four of them responded in their own ways, the heavy atmosphere dissipated.
 
However, I still couldn’t explain.
 
There was no way I could explain that I was an Otherworlder.
 
Especially not to the Eight Precepts.
 
—I could never take an action that might cause me to lose these kids.… Read more

Chapter 3: The Demon Narrates

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After the match with Careless-kun.
 
Having rented a room at an inn in Shechem, we used that room as a base to teleport back to Eljudnir.
 
As expected, Nifl is incredibly capable; as long as she has the coordinates, she can move us in an instant just by consuming mana.
 
1,733 coins.
 
The fight money I earned from the previous match jumped way higher than I had anticipated.
 
In other words, my current total assets amount to 3,089 gold coins.… Read more

Interlude: Beast God
 

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First, by the time I recognized my “self” as an individual, all the humans around me were worshipping “me.”
 
If there was a bountiful harvest, the villagers would exalt “me,” and if it rained, they would sob and praise “me” as a god.
 
Beast God worship. A custom rooted in the villages of that entire area—no, a “malpractice”—where a specific beast was worshipped as an existing god rather than a concept.
 
Because lifespans varied by species, the period for worshipping the same Beast God was fixed at three years.… Read more

 
It was 180 years ago.
 
I can no longer remember the voice.
 
Even if I don’t want to forget, memories cruelly fade away.
 
However, the way of speaking, the way of standing.
 
Those were things I couldn’t forget even if I wanted to.
 
“E-Eh… Hel-kun?”
 
Changing her smug grin into a fawning smile, Hresvelgr broke into a cold sweat.
 
Now she understood the mystery of their one-sided reunion at the Guild.
 
It wasn’t that they had given up——he had returned.… Read more

“A request from the Keikokuki…?”
 
“Ye-Yes!”
 
When the petite receptionist told him that, Aleu let out a bothered sigh.
 
“Tch, so I’ve caught the eye of that Kaguya person too. Even when I hold back my power so I don’t stand out, for some reason, I always end up in the spotlight…”
 
“That’s ’cause you’re strong, Big Bro~”
 
“Good grief. If I win this match, will I be summoned to the Night Heaven? Sigh, give me a break.”… Read more