《The Reincarnated Sage ~I Will Forge the Strongest Empire in the Demon Forest!~》


 1 prologue.txt

    At ......, you can do the rest.


    Inside the large room where about thirty people were gathered, the old man''s shrill voice echoed.


    There was a bed at the back of the room. On the bed was an old man lying on it.


    The old man''s face was wan and lifeless. It was a dead man''s face.


    Everyone present was crying as they watched the old man. They tried to take in his last image.


    The old man was a man who wielded a thousand spells, was knowledgeable about everything in this world, was respected by the people of the world, and was known as the Great Sage, a man who deserved to be called a great man.


    Even so, life is no match for him.


    He had just realized that he was dying and had gathered all his disciples and left his last will and testament.


    After the Great Sage finished saying his last will and testament, he felt his consciousness slowly fading away.


    And the pain that had been tormenting him all those years ago had eased.


    I began to think that this was about time.


    He was completely undisturbed by the prospect of his death.


    His vast experience in life had made him seldom upset, but there was another reason.


    When he died, he could reincarnate and live another life.


    When he died, he cast a spell on himself that allowed him to reincarnate without leaving his memories behind.


    This magic was developed by the Great Sage himself by drawing on his knowledge and skills. No one else knew about it but him.


    He was so eager to teach people useful magic that he didn''t tell others about reincarnation magic because he knew it would greatly disrupt the order of the world.


    As the magic of reincarnation spread, many people would be reincarnated while retaining their memories .


    It would be a strange world.


    Wouldn''t it be wrong for the Great Sage to reincarnate himself? I was troubled by this.


    However, considering the fact that he had spent so much of his life working for the world and for others, shouldn''t he be selfish at least in the end? He thought.


    Above all, he never thought his life was as good as people thought it was.


    People admired him. Appreciated. Relied on.


    But as he became more and more famous, his free time dwindled. My days are hard.


    It''s hard to say no to people who ask you for help.


    Especially when it''s a problem that can''t be solved by anyone but you.


    I''m not saying that I''ve had a bad life, but I also wish I''d lived a quieter one.


    So I planned to live a quiet life when I reincarnated.


    (The time of my next life will be far in the future than now. By then, I won''t be needed anymore. I''ve taken an apprentice and given him all kinds of knowledge.)


    So he looked around at the end of his students.


    They had tears in their eyes.


    I''m going to miss my students. But that''s what comes to all men. Only I can''t avoid it.


    The Great Sage finally smiled as he looked at his disciples with tears in his eyes .


    Then his consciousness slowly faded and the faces of the disciples in front of him became dim.


    Then, his heart, which had been beating daily for eighty-eight years, came to a halt.

 2 Episode 1 Reincarnation.txt

    The baby never screamed.


    The birth mother and the woman who had taken the baby away paled.


    But when she looked at the baby, she saw that he was bright and breathing.


    The mother looked relieved and said with a look of relief, "If he looks okay, let me hold him.


    She nodded and handed the baby to her mother. The mother looked at her baby lovingly, holding her child and looking at her face.


    The baby looked at her mother with an ugly, blank expression.


    I think you''ve succeeded.


    He muttered in his mind as he was relieved.


    The Great Sage who had used the magic of reincarnation had reincarnated into this baby with his memories taken over .


    He knew there was no mistake in the magic he had created, but he was relieved to know that there was a chance that it would fail.


    The Great Sage looked around.


    The room, the birthing mother, and the mother didn''t seem to have changed.


    She could not have chosen where to be born.


    It''s a relief to be born somewhere decent.


    What shall we name you? What shall we name her? Speaking of which, is it a boy? Girl?


    "Oh, I''m sorry. I was a little surprised that I didn''t tell you. It''s a boy.


    The Great Sage took it as a good thing that he was a man in a previous life, so he didn''t have to be confused.


    Then he heard a slamming sound from outside the room, as if someone was running.


    Then the door swung open with a mighty rush.


    You were born!


    And a man came into the room, yelling, "You''re the father.


    It''s the father. He has a beard and a grim face.


    He''s wearing an expensive coat, so he must be of high rank.


    "Yes, he''s a good little boy.


    Man or .......


    Let''s give it a name.


    Her mother suggested it, but


    Wait. I''m gonna test your instincts first.


    My father was like that.


    Test your nature?


    I knew what natural ability was.


    There''s one talent in every man that he was born with.


    It''s a birthright.


    We can test it from the moment we''re born, sure, but do we test it before we even give it a name? He wondered that.


    "Well, is there any way to undo that ...... thing I was saying before I had the baby, now?


    I can''t. It''s settled.


    What are you talking about? I was just wondering.


    But ...... in case of an outlier, you don''t want to dump her in the nearby Fuller''s Forest.


    And then his mother said the one thing that really hit home to him.


    Throw it away? What if it''s an outlier?


    The Great Forest of Frases is a den of demons. You''d be dead for sure if you were dumped there.


    She couldn''t use her magic as a baby. He can''t move his body. He can''t hear voices.


    I thought I was sane earlier, but the Great Sage has changed his mind.


    Would you throw away a child''s natural disposition?


    It is true that you will have a lot of trouble if you try to master a path other than your natural disposition.


    There are some natural talents that are not easily used, so there are certainly some outliers. Nevertheless, if you work hard, you can become anything you want to be.


    Don''t you think it''s unworthy of a parent to despair about your newborn child''s future just because it''s an outlier?


    The Great Sage wanted to complain about that, but as a baby, all he could do was ooh and aah.


    He felt quite irritated.


    It''s no use. Our family has a tradition that the eldest son must succeed to the house. We can''t let a freak take over. If he''s not, we''ll say he was stillborn and dump him in the Great Forest.


    Apparently, the family the Great Sage had been born into was a good family .


    Even before he died he thought that being born into a prominent family would be more complicated than being from a commoner''s family. It looks like his premonition was right.


    ''''But to dump it in the Great Forest of Furazes ...... or at least dump it in the city ...... would kill you.


    If we dump him in a nearby town and leave him alive, things could get messy. In case it''s not the right choice, we should end its life right here ...... but that''s just not an option. We have no choice but to dump them in the Great Forest.


    ''Wouldn''t it be the same as killing them here to dump them in such a ...... great forest?


    "It''s a matter of emotion. Just check your nature. You know, there''s nothing wrong with that.


    They can''t help it if they''re abandoned as babies.


    What was natural, the Great Sage began to remember.


    (Peripheral to the magical nature, the military nature, and the alchemical nature.


    At the time of the Great Sage''s death, there were three natural talents that were considered lucky. Not so much in this day and age.


    But at least magic was expected to be lucky.


    Magic is a super useful technique for fighting and living and all that.


    It shouldn''t have fallen into disuse.


    To test your instincts, you take a sample of your blood and drop it on a special stone called the Judgment Stone.


    The stone is usually white, but when blood is dropped on it, it changes color.


    You can tell what your gift is from that color.


    The gem is very expensive. It''s too expensive for ordinary people to reach.


    The father took the knife and cut the Great Sage''s finger tips. That sends a rush of pain through me.


    "You''re not going to cry? His father reacted in surprise.


    Without worrying too much, he let the blood from his fingertips drip onto the stone he had taken from his bosom.


    The stone turned blue.


    It was spellbinding. Bingo.


    I was relieved to hear that


    Magic heavenly nature ...... is a big miss. ......


    His father muttered ruefully.

 3 Episode 2 is thrown away.txt

    A big miss?


    At first the Great Sage thought he heard wrong.


    But he wasn''t wrong.


    His mother is crying and his father has a wry expression on his face.


    (Magic out of balance? What''s going on. What is going on in this day and age? (No, more importantly, if it''s an outlier, they can throw it away, right?


    If you are abandoned, you will die for sure.


    But she couldn''t complain or run away when she was a baby.


    The mother doesn''t want to give her child to her, so she fights back.


    But in the end, it''s ripped away by force.


    Then the Great Sage was wrapped in a blanket and given to a knight in shining armor.


    A trusted subordinate, apparently.


    His father had assigned him to dump the baby in the great forest.


    The father must never tell anyone. I''m warning the knight to part with his feelings and do his job.


    The knight bowed and accepted his assignment.


    And he rode directly to the Great Forest of Furazes.


    What are you going to do? (What should I do?)


    The Great Sage racked his brain for a way out of this hopeless rush .


    But no matter how many times he thought about it, the only answer he could come up with was that there was nothing he could do.


    You can''t move your body, you can''t speak, and you can''t use magic.


    You can''t move your body, you can''t speak, and you can''t use magic.


    You''re abandoned in the woods and then picked up by chance. There''s a chance, but it seems unlikely. they''d be put deep in the woods where it''s unlikely anyone would come.


    We may have to let the knight''s conscience decide.


    His father seemed to trust him, but maybe he''d be reluctant to do the terrible thing of abandoning the baby.


    The Great Sage resigned himself to the outcome, hoping faintly.


    It didn''t take long to reach the Great Forest.


    The knight walked deep into the woods.


    They were attacked by monsters but easily beaten back.


    Then, without hesitation, he put the Great Sage in his baby form at the tree''s roots and left.


    The Great Sage knew that his fate was now sealed.


    Now he would either die when the monster found him, or he would starve to death without being found.


    I couldn''t tell her where she would be born, so I knew there was a chance this would happen.


    But I knew that if she was born properly and not stillborn, she would be able to live until she was five years old, when her magical power would awaken.


    (Was this what I had hoped for, that it had come to this? Was I alone in trying to live a second life and I was the only one with a bee in my bonnet?


    Then I guess I''ll have to do it, ......, muttered the Great Sage and closed his eyes.


    He was beginning to accept that his true death was coming.


    Maybe this was fate again, he realized.


    Just then.


    Hey, mum. Hey, Mom. There''s something here.


    I heard that voice.

 4 Episode 3 Goblins pick up.txt

    (Is this ...... goblin language?)


    The Great Sage judged that when he heard the voice.


    Goblin is, as its name suggests, the language of the goblins.


    Most humans couldn''t understand it, but the Great Sage could.


    He was called the Great Sage not only because of his ability to manipulate magic of all kinds, but also because of his knowledge. It''s also because of his knowledge.


    That knowledge includes language.


    The Great Sage could control almost any language in existence.


    There''s a baby ningen at ......


    "What''s a ningen doing here, no!


    She was either abandoned or there was something wrong with her.


    It seems the two goblins have found the Great Sage.


    One of the goblins is an adult, and the other seems to be a child. Both genders are probably female.


    The Great Sage was hopeful that the monster that had found him was a goblin.


    Earlier, he had thought the demon would find him and that would be the end of it, but now he realized that he hadn''t taken the goblin''s existence into account and that there was a hole in his thinking.


    Goblins are humanoid demons . Small and adult, they''re only the size of a human child.


    They have a single horn sprouting from their forehead and their skin is a reddish hue.


    Goblins vary in their nature.


    Some are mild-mannered and others are cruel. Just like humans.


    But it is almost always the cruel goblins that enter the inhabited world and are recognized by humans.


    So for a long time, goblins were thought to be cruel and vicious demons.


    (I must have been about thirty years old in a previous life when I found out there were benevolent goblins, too. As it turned out, goblins were still hated, but what about today?)


    Maybe they''re on friendly terms with humans.


    If so, there''s a good chance they''ll help you.


    Ningens are scary people. My friend says they''ll kill you if they see you.


    Well, yeah.


    The Great Sage is astonished to hear these words.


    (A law was supposedly passed by my advice that goblins could not be killed unnecessarily, for there are those who mean no harm to humans. Has that law been abolished?¡¡(When did the fact that there are mild-mannered goblins out there get forgotten?


    The Great Sage tries to figure out what''s going on in this day and age, where magical geniuses are treated as outliers and goblins are treated improperly, but he can''t find an answer.


    What are you going to do with this ningen? I''m going to die if I don''t.


    These goblins didn''t seem to be doing anything bad, but they would usually be abandoned, the Great Sage had predicted .


    If this was going to happen, he regretted that he should have spread the word a bit more that goblins weren''t just bad guys, but


    Help.


    And then the mother goblin said the unexpected words.


    ''Save no?¡¡What? The little goblin asked the obvious question.


    The chief said they weren''t the only ninjas who were bad. Abandoning a newborn baby like this is a sure way to die. Well, that''s just too bad.


    I know. But you''re definitely pretty cute.


    And so the mother goblin holds the Great Sage.


    We need to get back to the village.


    Duh!


    And with that, the two of you will return to the goblins'' village.


    Can you help us? I guess my luck hadn''t run out yet, the Great Sage thought.


    The ones in the village might not like it, and I''m not sure goblins are capable of raising a ningen in the first place.


    The mother goblin had said such a disturbing thing, and I had a feeling that there were still pitfalls, and I felt a sense of unease in my heart.

 5 4 naming.txt

    As it turned out, the Great Sage''s fears were unfounded .


    The village goblins were surprised to see the baby, but when the mother explained, none of them objected, saying, "Well, we shouldn''t throw it away just because it''s a ningen.


    Finally, the mother went to the village chief for a decision.


    The chief was a rumpled, aging-looking male goblin.


    The chief did not object.


    Do you know how to raise a ningen?


    The mother goblin asked the chief.


    The chief said.


    It is said that nymphs are nurtured by suckling babies, just like us. I don''t know if it''s safe for goblins. I don''t know how else to feed them.


    I said.


    "Milk. Then I''ll make you drink my milk.


    And the mother goblin says.


    "Nuh-uh-uh. You drink goblin''s milk. One of my students was very interested in goblin research, and I remember seeing in the research that he gave me that goblin milk is almost identical to human milk. (If his research is correct, it wouldn''t be a problem to drink it.


    My second fear was also confirmed.


    I have some reservations about drinking goblin''s milk.


    But I''m in no position to indulge in that luxury. I will thank you for it. The village seems to be in a bad state, so nothing is certain, but the Great Sage was relieved to know that he could live with this for a while.


    ''More importantly, Ja. Aretha, have you given the boy a name yet?


    "Name: ...... ka. I haven''t put it on yet.


    Then I''ll put you on first.


    "Yes, naa ...... what will it be?


    The mother goblin''s name was Aretha. She began to think of a name.


    of course the Great Sage had a name in a previous life. A fine name for a parent.


    But in her second life she thought she''d give up her old name and live under a new one.


    Hey!¡¡I''ve thought of something!


    The little goblin raised his hand.


    "What?


    Little La!¡¡Bean!¡¡It''s a pretty name, Sho!


    What kind of name is that?¡¡And the Great Sage is unusually upset.


    "Delarosa ...... is small now, but when she grows up she will be much larger than we are. That name is far too appropriate for a ningen to be called anything else.


    Yeah!


    I''m relieved to hear that the goblin is dead. The baby goblin''s name is Delarosa.


    I just thought of something. How about ''Bellamus''?


    "Law. That''s a big name. Why did you name her that?


    (Vellumus ...... a goblin word meaning "great" or "superior.") Yes, it''s a pretty big name, but why do you say that?


    When he was alone in the woods he was held by me, the goblin, and now he doesn''t cry at all. He''s going to be a big shot. To us goblins and ningens, she can do great things.


    Well, that''s what I hear. She doesn''t cry and she looks cool. He is indeed a big shot. I don''t know what he will do, but if it''s for the sake of our goblins, then so be it.


    Yeah.


    Then we will name the baby Ningen, Beramus, our new resident. Aretha, you will be responsible for raising him.


    Okay.


    Thus, the Great Sage, named Beramus, was raised in a goblin village.

 6 Episode 5 Becomes 5 years old.txt

    ---- Five Years Later . Beramus Five Years Old.


    Mostly goblins'' houses are made of straw and wood.


    It''s a poor-looking house. In fact, they''re not completely sheltered from the wind and rain.


    In one of these houses, Beramus lived in Aretha''s house.


    "Vellumus ...... are you really five years old?


    Aretha came up to me after breakfast.


    "What do you mean? You''re the only one who knows I''m five years old.


    He was slightly upset, but Bellamus replied firmly.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make it work for you. Look, Delarosawo.


    Aretha pointed to where Delarosa was sleeping with her stupid face on.


    She should have been up by now, but she just won''t.


    I''ve tried every possible way to force her to wake up, but no matter what I do, she just won''t.


    I decided to give up and wait for her to wake up on her own.


    Delarosa was two years older than you, but she was still like this. Well, this one''s a bit more of an idiot than most, but aren''t you a bit more mature?¡¡Isn''t this what all carrots do: ......?


    Vellum didn''t tell him the old man was inside.


    It''s a crazy story and I try not to talk about reincarnation.


    Then I''ll go help everyone in the village.


    Ah, vellums!


    It''s not good to be pursued any further, so Bellamus said that and left home.


    .


    Oh, vellum. You came to help me again today!


    In the village, everyone works together.


    Bellamus helped with the work. I just didn''t want to sit around and do nothing.


    They were too young to go hunting or anything. I helped her with cooking, gathering wild plants, sewing and other tasks.


    As a result, the human, Beramus, had become acclimated to the village.


    With his help, he looks for a place where the goblins are not.


    Aretha and Delarosa are not at home.


    He sits on the floor of his house with his hands above his head and his eyes closed.


    And .


    "Light.


    . and so on .


    Then, a sphere of bright light appeared just above my hands.


    It was a light spell. Elementary magic that shines in the dark.


    When he was five years old, Bellamus had awakened to his magical power and could use magic.


    Bellamus snuffs the ball of light. Then he said "light" again, and brought out the ball of light.


    Over and over again he threw the ball of light in and out.


    The reason he''s doing this is because of his training.


    When you''re awakened, your magical energy is low.


    When your magic is low, you can only use weak magic.


    Using magic over and over again like this was the best way to increase your magical power.


    Bellamus wanted to raise his magic level right away so he could use stronger magic.


    There was a reason for that.


    Originally reincarnated to live a quiet life.


    In the next life, I didn''t care if I couldn''t use that much magic, but my upbringing in this goblin village changed my mind.


    I just wanted to repay you for saving my life.


    The environment in this goblin village is pretty vile.


    There are about 50 goblins in all.


    They have no farming skills. They hunt in the woods and harvest wildflowers to survive the hunger.


    The food situation is not so good. The goblins have lived a fairly modest life.


    When they go into the forest to hunt, they are often attacked by demons that can injure or kill them.


    The goblins here live close to death all the time.


    Aretha''s husband was also attacked by demons and died.


    But even on the edge of life, not a single goblin has come to chase Vellums away.


    The goblins here are just as kind.


    That''s the kind of goblins Bellamus took a liking to.


    He wanted to repay the goblins for their kindness by using knowledge and magic to help his village grow.


    I tried to pass on the knowledge as soon as I was able to speak, but they wouldn''t listen to me as a child.


    Therefore, I decided to hold out until she awakened to her magical powers, thinking that if she could learn to use magic and defeat even the strongest demons, the goblins might believe her once she gained some recognition.


    Lately, Aretha has been wondering if Vellumus is really a child?¡¡I''m not sure if you''ll believe me if I tell you now, but since there is a lot of knowledge that is difficult to make use of if you can''t use magic, I''ve decided to train to increase my magic power.


    The amount of magic you can use has increased as well, so the number of magic you can use has also increased. It''s about time we could defeat a powerful monster. Just to be sure, I''ll practice a bit more.


    This should not happen, so he made a careful decision.


    Thus, Vellum''s magic power was steadily increasing as he trained.

 7 Episode 6 Oak visit.txt

    (Well, after today''s practice, I''ll have about a tenth of the magic power I had in my prime. With that much power, most demons should be able to be killed easily.


    He went to a place where he could be alone and started practicing to increase his magic power as usual.


    After today''s practice, Bellamus decided that he was going to kill a powerful demon as he had planned.


    He began practicing with the light, but once he used his magic, at that moment


    What are you doing, Vellum Soo?


    It was Delarosa''s voice, the one she heard most in this world.


    Delarosa has found you, d*mn it, Bellamus thinks.


    The only reason he has chosen to practice alone is because he doesn''t want to be found and make a lot of noise.


    It would be a hassle to be found by Delarosa, so he has taken care not to be found. This time, Bellamus was a little careless.


    What was that shiny thing no?


    Not wanting to ignore it, I stopped practicing and answered the question.


    It''s magic.


    I''m just being honest.


    "What''s Mahou?


    Simply put, it''s the power to cause wondrous things to happen.


    Vellums doesn''t like to give lame explanations, but I''ve tried to explain things clearly.


    "Wow. I want to use it!


    ''I don''t think I''ll be able to use it in the current Delarosa.


    ''Aye! What''s the matter with you?


    I don''t know if I should explain why.


    The reason why Delarosa can''t use magic is because the goblins have too little magic in their possession. She can''t even use light, which is elementary magic.


    In order for a goblin to be able to use magic, it must evolve.


    All demons can evolve when they meet certain conditions.


    Once evolved, a goblin will change its appearance and its abilities will increase dramatically.


    Goblins can evolve to become hobgoblins.


    Once they become hobgoblins, they become taller and more human-like in appearance. In addition, their physical abilities will increase dramatically, their magical powers will increase significantly, and they will be able to use magic.


    However, the conditions for evolving from a goblin to a hobgoblin were quite difficult, and goblins rarely evolved naturally.


    Belamus knew the requirements and wanted to turn the goblins here into hobgoblins, but it seemed to be difficult to do so after increasing the amount of magic they possessed, so he planned to do it afterwards.


    ''''I''ll be able to use them later, so just be patient for now .


    Vellums said soothingly.


    ''I''ll use it now! Only Vellums is sneaky!


    And Delarosa began to complain.


    Having never had children of her own in a previous life, Vellums was not very good with children.


    Trying to figure out how to calm him down.


    Oh my God!


    That''s what one of the goblins in the village shouted.


    What happened? And Vellums reflexively turned his gaze in the direction of where he heard the voice.


    ''Okuda! The orcs are coming!

 8 Episode 7 Repel Oak.txt

    Orcs.


    They look like a hybrid of human and pig.


    Orcs are quite large. They stand nearly three meters tall and weigh over 700 kilograms.


    They are not as intelligent as humans and goblins, but they are reasonably intelligent.


    Their character is arrogant and greedy.


    Unlike goblins and humans, all individuals are similar in character.


    Ten orcs had entered the goblin village.


    Orcs are much larger than goblins.


    And each orc is equipped with a golden rod.


    The goblins looked at the orcs with terrified eyes.


    The lead orc speaks loudly.


    The goblins do not understand what he is saying. He was speaking in orcish.


    He looked down at the goblins and kept talking.


    The goblins are relieved that he didn''t attack them all of a sudden, but they''re not about to ignore him, so they call the village chief, the only one in the village who can speak Orcish.


    What do you want to do to our village?


    The chief spoke to him in Orcish. Unlike the other goblins, he does not seem frightened.


    As if he could communicate with someone who could understand. This is now our boss''s territory. If you want to live here you''ll have to pay with food on a regular basis. If I refuse, you''ll know.


    The orcs demanded it.


    We can''t win this fight. The chief decides there''s no choice but to take the chance.


    But he decides to ask how much food they need to bring.


    How much food do I have to give?


    Yeah. Seven days and ten bags of meat. Mostly meat.


    As he spoke, the orc took out a bag and placed it in front of the chief.


    It''s a huge bag! Big enough to hold three whole goblins.


    If we gave them ten bags in seven days, the goblins would have nothing to eat.


    Impossible. If we give them this many, they will starve.


    I don''t care. You goblins can live long enough to eat grass and slop mud off the ground.


    "Na...... goblins what''s ...... impossible anyway, it''s impossible!¡¡I''m going to cut back a little more on that!


    The chief said a little hoarsely.


    "Hey, Oberoda. Let''s kill one for good measure.


    Just as the first orc said it. One of the orcs behind him said, "Yes sir!" and raised his club, ready to swing it at a nearby goblin.


    "No, no!


    When the village chief tried to enter the stopper.


    "Rock Blast.


    A voice could be heard from a bit far away, and soon after that .


    A rock flew in a straight line at high speed and hit the orc who was raising his club.


    The impact was so strong that the orc fell backward and passed out.


    "Anything that hurts these goblins will not be tolerated by me.


    He sounded almost too stern for a five-year-old.


    When he rushed in from the commotion, he saw that the goblin was about to be killed, so he hurriedly unleashed a rock blast, a spell that sent rocks flying out of the sky at high speed.


    Bellamus!


    What are you doing?


    Is it magic?


    The goblins are in an uproar.


    Bellamus walked slowly to the orc.


    "Behold, Vellums ...... and you are now ......


    Chief. Please step back, sir, for your own safety.


    Nu. ...... Nunu.


    It was too strange for the five-year-old Vellums to say, but it was said with so much force in his eyes that somehow the chief obeyed.


    "Hey, Bellamus!¡¡It''s too dangerous, so back off!


    Aretha saw what happened, and she looks pretty concerned. She looks pretty concerned.


    "I''m all right. Now stay back and keep back, mother, for your own safety.


    Na......!


    Well, boys.


    Bellamus turned to the orcs and said in Orcish, "You''re lucky.


    "A stroke of luck. If you had killed that goblin, Melda, I would have killed you. Walk away now, and you will be forgiven.


    "You, Ningenka ......?¡¡Hmph, I don''t know why Ningen is in a goblin village. ......


    The orcs are not going to take my advice.


    He approached slowly towards Vellums, and


    You''ll regret it in the afterlife for sucking up to us.


    Screaming in anger, he raised the gold bar and swung it down at Bellams .


    The club did not ...... hit Bellamus'' head .


    ''''Nah!''''


    Bellamus hasn''t moved.


    He only moved his right hand.


    With that one hand he caught the club as hard as the orc could swing it.


    "Magic has many uses. It can improve your physical abilities, your defense. I haven''t yet mastered the art of increasing my magical power, but with my current level of magical power I can easily stop an attack like yours.


    While saying this, Bellamus clenched his left hand and struck the metal rod with his fist as hard as he could.


    A tremendous sound could be heard. Then the club cracked and shattered.


    Ba-boom!


    There is no way to defeat me in this war.


    Vellum''s magic surged through the orcs, overpowering them.


    The orcs had an illusion. An opponent so much smaller than they were. And yet it seemed so much bigger.


    It was as if they were facing a dragon.


    I''ll tell you again. Leave.


    The moment Bellamus said that, the orcs slackened and began to sweat.


    Orcs were demons that would swagger over anything weaker, but wimp out when they met something stronger.


    Under pressure, the orcs ran away.


    Only, just before they escaped...


    Remember.¡¡I don''t care how strong you are, you''re no match for our boss, King Lydos!¡¡You''ll just shake and sleep, at best!


    And then he left a very petty discarded word.


    Belamus heard those words and thought about going after them, but decided to stop and follow them.


    Even if he chased down the orcs, King Rydes would still attack us anyway.


    Then I decided it was better to find King Rydes'' place and attack first.


    If they attacked the village, the goblins would be in more danger than ever.


    Before he went off on his tail, Bellamus spoke to the village chief, who looked very serious.


    The chief was aware of our earlier exchange. Tell everyone in the village.


    Well, wait, wait. ...... vellums, my lord. ......


    Don''t worry. I won''t let them harm our village. I''ll bring down the enemy leader. I will bring down the enemy leader.


    Bellamus said, and began to follow the orcs.

 9 Episode 8 Followed to the base of the orcs.txt

    It''s been several hours since Bellamus followed the orc.


    In a previous life, Bellamus had served in the army when he was young and was often followed by orcs.


    His small size made him more difficult to spot, and he was able to follow the orcs without being noticed.


    They arrived at the enemy''s base, where King Rydos is believed to be.


    They arrived much earlier than Bellamus had expected.


    The base is a fort made of wood.


    There''s a decent amount of orcs here.


    There are about 30 orcs, which is quite a lot, and although they haven''t fully practiced to increase their magical power, Bellamus decided that even if there were that many orcs, it wouldn''t be too much.


    However, he was slightly concerned about King Rydos, whose strength was unknown to him.


    He might be an orc, but an orc that had evolved over time was quite strong.


    It was quite unlikely, but it might be an Orc that had evolved to its final form.


    Then they might not be able to win.


    But as long as there was a chance that the orcs would attack the goblin village, there was no choice but to draw on Bellamus.


    Belamus was sneaking closer to the fort.


    I wondered if King Rydes wanted to attack in the first place, so I decided to use my magic to improve my hearing and concentration to listen to the exchange inside the fort.


    I don''t know what kind of personality King Rydes has.


    Maybe he decides to leave the goblin village alone, thinking it''s not a reasonable thing to have to fight a powerful enemy that isn''t very good at it. If they won''t attack you, don''t bother fighting them.


    Belamus moved closer to the fort so that the guards wouldn''t see him and began to listen to the internal exchanges, using magic to increase his hearing and concentration.


    "Master Rydos!


    It was an orc who had just come from the goblin village.


    "You came back, boys. Did you steal food from the goblins?


    A low, authoritative voice.


    Just by listening to his voice, one can imagine that he is not a young boss for a year or so, but has been the boss for many years.


    ''''Iya...... it''s a ningen in the ...... village.


    ''Ningenga in a goblin village?¡¡Naze?


    I don''t know... But I don''t know why. It wouldn''t let me take him in!


    Nanny ......?


    All at once, the air is tense.


    Anyone who can hear him would know he''s furious.


    "Why do you have to be bothered by a Ningen?


    I don''t want to be a small nymphoid, but that nymphoid is so strong that I can kill you, Mr. Lydos, if you think that''s possible.


    So you ran away to ask for help?


    "U...... so and so ......


    ".................. You guys are lucky to be back.


    Hi.


    Put them in jail for a while. I''ll give them a good lesson later.


    ''Pshaw, education!¡¡Wait for me!¡¡That''s all ha!


    He was really strong, Des!


    No, please!


    Perhaps they were too frightened, or perhaps the orcs were desperate to beg.


    But perhaps they couldn''t accept it...or maybe they heard the sound of being dragged along.


    "Humph! A goblin and a nymphomaniac. Both lower life forms. Licked by lower life forms, and that''s the last thing you want. I''ll come to you and teach you a lesson. Get ready to leave.


    Just as King Rydes did so, he heard the sound of a flurry of preparations beginning to be made .


    Belamus expected him to leave it to his men again and decide to take the high ground, since he had been licking humans and goblins and throwing orcs in jail, saying he was educating them, but it seemed to be coming.


    Belamus stepped back from the fort for a bit and waited for King Rydes to come out.


    Better to take him out when he comes out.


    If he is a Last Dragon Orc, Diamond Orc, Emperor Orc, or Magic Master Orc, Bellamus decides it is best to take him by surprise rather than charging head-on into him.


    He guessed it was probably a King Orc, since it is called King Rydes.


    A king orc is one form that is one step away from becoming an emperor orc.


    They were strong, but Bellamus assumed that their current strength would be enough to take them down.


    And then King Rydes would come out of the fort.


    Bellamus watches carefully.


    Out comes ......


    That''s the General Oak.


    He muttered, feeling a little cheated.


    A general orc is a form of orc that is one step before a king orc.


    ---- This would be easy to defeat .


    Belamus decided that and appeared before King Rydos as he came out of the fort.

 10 Episode 9 King Rides.txt

    Stop.


    He appeared before King Rydes and he was like that.


    King Rydes is three heads taller than an orc that''s even bigger.


    Orcs usually wear clubs, but King Rydes carries a greatsword on his back.


    "What? Stop?


    Little Beramus doesn''t seem to see him. King Rydes looks to see where the voices are coming from. Then he looks down.


    ''Oh? What the hell is this little guy''s voice? He made that sound before?


    I will find a vellum.


    Isn''t it a ningen?


    One of the orcs behind him looked at Bellamus and said so.


    King Rydes was being followed by many orcs.


    "Ningen? Sure, carrots are tiny, but they''ve never been this tiny. This is none of my business. Hey, Ningen! We don''t have time for you right now. Get your asses in gear or you''re going to get your ass kicked.


    King Rydes seemed to have a real soft spot in his heart for Bellamus.


    It was only natural, since there was so much disparity in size .


    "You''re going to the goblin village, aren''t you?


    ''What?¡¡How the hell do you know that?


    I''m warning you not to do that. If you go back now, you''ll be spared a lot of pain.


    Vellums is like that.


    He thought it was barbaric to just go into battle without talking or warning.


    So I didn''t think he''d listen, but I warned him anyway.


    "Ha ha ha, hurt?¡¡You look like a little moth.¡¡What are you doing?


    At first, King Rydes laughed, but then


    I hate it when people suck on me, little man. I''m gonna kill you.


    Suddenly, his expression changed and he became furious.


    Vellums didn''t change his expression at all.


    Guess that means I''m not coming back. So I''ll have to do it.


    That''s what he said.


    King Ryde''s hand came to rest on the greatsword he was carrying.


    It''s more like a piece of iron than a sword.


    A sword that was meant to smash, not slash.


    He swings the sword in one swift movement, ready to smash Vellum''s body. ......


    but the sword never came off.


    Light Arrow.


    Just as Bellamus did, there was a flash of light.


    "The Light Arrow, a spell that shoots an arrow of light at an opponent.


    At great speed, the arrow flies in a straight line to King Rydes.


    King Lydes doesn''t even blink. The arrow easily hits the heart. King Rydes''s chest is blown open.


    It happened so fast, both the attacker and the orcs around him were all "What? That''s all I can say .


    Then a horrible amount of blood erupts from King Rydes'' chest.


    And then he falls back.


    Blood spreads to the ground.


    King Rydes lay dying, unable to understand how he died.

 11 Episode 10 then.txt

    "La Lydos?


    After King Rydes fell, the orcs who had been following him began to falter.


    After a few dozen seconds, they finally began to accept the reality that their boss had been killed in an instant.


    "Well,


    Vellums opens his mouth.


    At that moment, "Hee! A scream escaped from the orcs'' mouths.


    Orcs are demons who look down on the weakest and are very weak to the strongest.


    They were terrified of Vellumus, who had killed King Rydos in an instant, as he had ruled over them with fear.


    All the orcs wanted to run away, but they could not even move.


    Looking at the trembling orcs, Bellamus wondered what to do with them now.


    (It would be easy to kill them all, but that would be too much. They were only trying to attack us, they didn''t do any real damage to the goblin village. If we leave them alone, they won''t be here for a while, but after a few years, and with an orc as evolved as King Rydes, there''s no telling what will happen. (I agree: ......)


    I''ll think about it for a minute and come to a decision.


    I''m the one who killed your boss.


    "Hey, hey ......


    So, from now on, I am your boss. From now on, you will do as I tell you.


    "Hey, hey ......?


    Once they were under his control, he knew they would be less likely to turn on him again.


    Also, Bellamus wanted to renovate the goblin village and make it more livable.


    Orcs are powerful, and they could be used as a workforce for this purpose.


    But he couldn''t just take the orcs to the village, so they''ll have to stay at the fort for a while until the renovation.


    "I want you to be my boy: ......?


    The orcs are looking very confused by the unexpected suggestion.


    "You don''t like it?


    When I asked him that in a terrific way


    "No, no, no, no, no, no, not at all! You''re the next boss!


    The orcs were bowing in unison.


    That is the way of Orcs, to bow down to their strongest opponents.


    Then.


    I will return to the goblin village now. In the meantime, you should stay at the fort. And take care of King Lydes'' body.


    And Vellums gave the first order.


    And to that order he added


    If you run in my absence, your location will be easy to detect with magic. Don''t even think about running.


    He threatened the orcs.


    It was a lie. They could be detected, but they were too cumbersome, so they didn''t bother to look for them if they escaped.


    The threat was a lie, but it worked, and the orcs are nodding their heads.


    Then they followed orders and dragged the body of King Rydes back to the fort.


    He wanted to leave, but he realized that he couldn''t show the goblins that he had killed the orcs if he returned empty-handed.


    The goblins in the village must be worried. I need to assuage their fears.


    (Will you get them to stop disposing of the body and take King Rydes'' head? (No, I''d like to avoid the barbaric acts as much as possible.


    I thought for a minute about what to do.


    (Or take the orcs who had come to the goblin village . If you make the goblin apologize for lashing out and trying to kill him, everyone will understand and be relieved that things have been put to rest.)


    He decided to take an orc with him.


    Vellum''s orders were to bring the orcs that had come to the village.


    The orcs obeyed without question.


    And ten orcs were to be brought to him.


    "You orcs! Why here two! What happens when you think you can get out, Lu! Master King Rydos ha!


    Confusingly, those that did so were the orcs in the goblin village who had been ordered to humiliate and kill the goblins .


    Orcs are hard to tell apart, but if you look carefully, they are a little different.


    When the other orcs explained the situation, they looked quite shocked.


    Bellamus pointed to the orc.


    Just this one. Bring the others back.


    That''s an order.


    The rest of the orcs will leave as ordered.


    What is your name?


    Ba-Ba-Barborough.


    Barbora. I''m heading back to the goblin village and you''re coming with me.


    "Hey, hey ......


    Without asking for an explanation, Barbora simply grumbled.

 12 Episode 11 Return.txt

    "I can''t stand it! I''m going in!


    ''Aretha! Calm down, Ja!


    Yes, Da! We can''t do anything about it!


    The time is evening. Goblin village, in the central square.


    It is where the village goblins have gathered to discuss.


    They talked about the orc attack and about Beramus.


    Aretha, Bellamus'' mother, was trying to help, but the other goblins were trying their best to stop her.


    "We''ve got no enemies where we''re going. My money is on Varlamus.


    That''s what the chief said.


    I bet you, Vellums is only five years old!


    It''s true that Vellums is still young. But that magic that so easily defeated the orcs at ...... has a special power.


    ''That''s true mga ...... but it was a vellumus that was so small not long ago. ......


    Aretha is worried sick with anxiety.


    Anyway, we don''t know where the orc base is, so we can''t go there. All I can do is sit tight and wait.


    Guu......


    Aretha bit her lip.


    The other goblins looked uneasy, too.


    But none of them suggested that since Vellums was probably dead, they should abandon the village and run for now.


    That''s all right. Belamus never goes back on his word. I''m sure he''ll be back soon.


    Delarosa said cheerfully.


    Delarosa was the only one here who didn''t have a worried look on her face.


    She was the only one who didn''t doubt that Vellums would come back.


    And then.


    Ar. Vellumsdar!


    Delarosa said in a cheerful tone as she ran off.


    The other goblins were startled and looked toward the entrance of the village.


    They saw Vellumus with an orc behind him.


    "Okaeri.


    Delarosa approached Bellamus and said.


    "We''re back.


    What about the orc, Ni?¡¡We''re your friends, no?


    No, this one is ......


    I''ll try to explain.


    Vellums!


    Aretha comes running up to me, calling my name. Other goblins are coming up behind her.


    "You''re safe... ...... and what''s with the orc?


    The goblins are frightened by the orc Barbora, so Bellamus explains the whole situation.


    He makes the orc apologize and then bows his head.


    "So, chief. What does the orc say, he bows his head?


    "I''m sorry for insulting a goblin and trying to kill a goblin, both of which I''m sorry for: ......


    Rumor has it that goblins are rumbling about.


    "Did you really kill the enemy boss? "That orc is sorry! They won''t be able to attack this village anymore? Vellums was not just any thing: ......


    While the goblins are buzzing around.


    I was right, you were right.


    Delarosa said triumphantly.


    "And you, vellum. You jumped out of the car without saying a word. How worried I was about you: ......


    Aretha had mixed feelings of anger and pleasure when she said that.


    "I didn''t do anything rash. I said it because the odds were good. I''m sorry I worried you.


    As always, Omaha: ......


    Aretha was slightly taken aback when she saw Vellum''s face clear and unchanging.


    ''Oh well, Jaros. Everything''s going to be fine. Let''s have a feast today!


    The chief proclaimed it.


    That night, the goblins held a banquet to celebrate the return of Bellamus and the prevention of the orc attack.


    For some reason, the orc Barbora was also present at the feast.


    Perhaps it was because they were unhurt in the end, or perhaps goblins are the type of people who don''t hold back, and none of them seemed to be angry with the orcs.


    But Barbora cowered like a borrowed cat, with Vellumus always nearby, keeping an eye on him. It didn''t feel very comfortable.


    The party is over, and a long day is over.

 13 Episode 12 Get permission from the village mayor.txt

    The next day .


    The goblins in the village were friendly and didn''t particularly change the way they treated Bellamus.


    But they were asking a lot of questions about how he can use magic.


    Bellamus fooled them by saying that humans grow up too fast.


    Goblins don''t know much about humans, so it was relatively easy to fool them.


    They won''t change the way they treat you, but they''ll understand that you''re not just a child.


    Afterwards, Beramus will go to the chief''s house.


    The purpose of this visit was to ask for permission to renovate the village to improve the living conditions of the goblins.


    What''s this all about?


    The chief sat down and listened to the vellum.


    ''First of all, is it clear to you that I am no ordinary five-year-old?


    Of course, a normal five-year-old boy can''t beat the orc boss. That''s not normal for a goblin.


    I have a lot of knowledge and can control magic. I wish to use my knowledge and magic to improve the living conditions and defenses of this village. I have come to ask your permission to do so.


    "Improving Living Conditions and Defense Capabilities: ...... What exactly do you want to do?


    We''ll start with agriculture. I want to make sure we have a steady supply of food in this village.


    "Agriculture is not a technology of ...... ningen.


    ''And then there''s the renovation of the house, the improvement of the clothes, the building of a wall around the village, the strengthening of the weapons, the evolution of the goblins.


    Bellamus listed one proposal for the renovation of the village after another.


    The Mayor.


    Just do that and we''ll be like a Ningen town.


    He looked at me with nostalgic eyes.


    It was as if the chief had seen a human town before.


    If you are willing to work for the betterment of our village, I have no reason to refuse you. This orc incident has reminded me that this forest is no place for laxity. This area has been peaceful for ten years. The environment of this forest can change drastically for a while. ......


    Once again, the chief seems to be remembering something that happened long ago.


    This time his eyes seem to recall something terrible.


    This is how it''s going to be done. Then let''s do it. I promise you we''ll make it a better place for the goblins to live.


    Yes, it''s all right.


    Also, since the workload is too much for me to handle on my own, I''d like to ask for the village goblins'' help as well, is that okay?


    Well, you can ask the men in the village. Maa, no one would refuse a request from Varamus.


    Okay.


    If there''s anything I can do to help, please feel free to ask. You see, I''m an old man, I''m not good at physical work.


    You can''t put the mayor to work. Take your time and watch the village change.


    "Ho-ho-ho. I''ll take that as a yes. I will have one more thing to look forward to.


    Bellamus left the village chief''s house and began to work quickly.

 14 Chapter 13: Agriculture.txt

    Beramus first decided to build a farm.


    There is no large vacant land in this village, but there are small vacant lots here and there.


    There is no need to produce that much land at first, so he decided to use a small vacant lot for farming.


    The first question is what we are going to grow, and we have already decided on what we are going to grow.


    It''s called Meroon.


    The meroon is characterized by its whisker-like flowers and grows in the forests around the village.


    The plant produces a large crop of small berries that it eats, but cannot eat in its normal state. The berries are poisonous.


    It is poisonous and will not kill you, but it will paralyze you for two days.


    Neither boiling nor roasting will erase the poison.


    So the goblins will never eat it, but there is a way to make Merune edible.


    That is to grow them using a water called ''magic water''.


    Magical water is water made with magic.


    Magical water also has a poisonous component that is fine in small doses, but after consuming a certain amount, symptoms such as headaches and vomiting will occur.


    If you use magic water to grow meroons, you can eat them normally. They are actually sweet and tasty.


    The principle of why the poison disappears is unknown.


    Beramus walked around the nearby woods and gathered ten stalks of meroon.


    The berries are ready to go to seed.


    With ten plants, he could grow quite a lot of meroons, since each plant is loaded with berries.


    As for where to grow the meroons, there is a large vacant lot near my house in Beramus.


    He asked Aretha if he could use it for farming.


    "What is knotweed?


    It''s about growing edible plants.


    ''Hoon, that sounds interesting. ...... is what Vellums has, not Meroon! You''re not going to grow that?


    Yes.


    You can''t eat that! I had a terrible experience as a child. If you''re going to grow something, you''ll have to grow something else!


    It''s okay. There''s a way to grow these things to eat.


    ...... Really? You can''t boil it or bake it, it''s inedible.


    We''ll just change the water we use to grow them and they''ll be fine.


    Really? ......?


    You seemed skeptical, but Aretha gave them permission to use the land.


    Then I found two other sites that could be used for farming and asked permission from the nearby goblins.


    They all gave permission, but they were skeptical that Merune would be able to eat.


    First, we need to plant some land.


    First, they would have to cultivate the land near their home.


    Using soil magic, it will be done pretty quickly.


    I estimate that I can grow about forty meroons on this land.


    After that, I''ll get Aretha and Delarosa to help me plant the seeds.


    Delarosa tries to eat some meroons along the way, so I do my best to stop her.


    Finish sowing.


    Then it''s time to water the plants with a little magic.


    "Small Cloud.


    "The magic of the small cloud. It''s the magic of making little clouds.


    Clouds forming over the farmland.


    "Woo-woo cloud-dar.


    ''Magic can make clouds too, Ka ...... demo, I said I''d water them, Ni, it doesn''t look like it''s raining.''


    The clouds were white and no rain was falling.


    Bellamus faced the clouds and cast another spell.


    "Water Cannon.


    "The water cannons are water bullet magic.


    There''s quite a bit of water in there.


    When the water hits the clouds, the water is absorbed by them.


    And the clouds turned gray quickly, and then it started to rain.


    Ooh-ooh-raindah.


    "This way we can water evenly and efficiently.


    Magic is useful. ......


    By the way, the small cloud disappears after a few minutes.


    Don''t drink the water coming down from this cloud, son. It''s bad for you.


    Vellums advised.


    ''It''s bad for you, Ka ......? Wait a minute, how can you grow poisonous plants in bad water and then be able to eat them?


    It seems Aretha''s suspicions have grown.


    Then I magically placed an invisible shield over Smallcloud.


    We needed to shield the area from normal rain, as normal rain would be bad.


    More shields will be placed around the field.


    This shield can last for about two weeks.


    Then the other areas are tilled, planted and watered in the same way.


    If they grow well, I should have about 130 meroons in all.


    It is possible to magically speed up the growth of the crop, so they will be ready to eat in about two weeks.


    Sooner or later, Bellamus thought he should build a bigger farm, but for now, this much should improve the food situation to some extent.


    After we finish building the farm, we will rebuild the house.

 15 Episode 14 Reconstruction.txt

    ''I could magically build a strong house, what would you like to do?''


    Before starting the renovations, Beramus gathered the village goblins and asked them if they wanted a new home.


    "A house?


    You can build a house with magic?


    Yeah, I guarantee it will be a lot stronger than the house we have now.


    You can make it. I want you to make it.


    The house is about to collapse. The rain is not holding. The floor feels creaky.


    They''re all pretty unhappy with their houses.


    They all want a new home.


    Before the house is built, Beramus will bring the orcs to the orc stronghold.


    Not to build, but to cut down nearby trees to make more land available.


    There was an axe in the orc stronghold, so I had the orcs bring it to you.


    The orcs are so strong that they chop down the trees easily.


    But there is no home in the goblin village for this many orcs, so they must return to the orc stronghold.


    It''s a long walk from the orc stronghold to the goblin village, so you won''t have much time to work.


    You need to build a house for Orcs to live in as soon as possible.


    By the way, the Orcs have plenty of food for us, so it will be a problem for a while.


    It''s a rebuild, but we''ll have to rebuild it from scratch.


    The house is pretty badly damaged, and it wasn''t built well to begin with.


    The renovation method uses earth magic.


    The magic used to build the house, or rather the magic house, is called "magic house.


    It was developed by Vellums in a previous life when he was asked to make it easier to build a house.


    You can easily build a fairly strong stone house, but it consumes an enormous amount of magic.


    In the end, only those that had a lot of magic could make it, and it wasn''t widely used.


    From Bellamus'' point of view, it was a magic that he thought was a failure.


    (Just glad I made it this time . (Can you make a house a day with your current magic power?)


    The vellums start building the house.


    First, the original house must be torn down.


    He doesn''t want to spend his magic power on anything other than building a house and watering Merune and raising her growth rate, so he''s asked the orcs to tear down the house as well.


    It wasn''t a solid house, so the demolition would be easy.


    Once the house is demolished, we can use our magic house magic.


    First we need to build the foundation.


    After the foundation is made, the blocks are cut evenly and neatly and stacked on top of it to prevent them from collapsing.


    This process is so difficult that the house can be brittle if there is a break in concentration.


    Therefore, Vellums works his magic with great care.


    The walls are stacked and finished.


    Then he builds the roof, then the doors.


    I''m done.


    It took us about two hours to make one, but we finished it.


    It''s a great house made of stone.


    The goblins watched as the house was being built.


    It''s amazing how quickly the house came together and how nice it is, but you''ve got to build me a house, too.


    He was very impressed.


    The next day they started building houses the same way.


    We built ten houses in all.


    Then they built other structures as well, such as a pantry and materials storage facility.


    What? This is a whole new village.


    It''s only for ten days.


    It took about ten days to build the whole place, and it looked like a real town.


    The goblins seemed to be a bit puzzled by the transformation.


    After that, the orcs cut down some trees to make more land available for us to use, so we built some orc houses there.


    There are 28 orcs in all.


    I built four houses. The orcs are big and they seem to be very small.


    When the land gets bigger, we''ll build more houses.


    Just as we were finishing building, the meroons were ripe for eating.


    Are we really going to eat them?


    I told you it would be okay.


    Beramus harvests the meroons. He''ll feed it to Aretha and Delarosa first.


    Aretha is far too stubborn to eat.


    Thank you, Mars.


    Delarosa didn''t hesitate to take a bite out of the meroon.


    ''Oishee.''


    Really?¡¡Doesn''t your body go numb?


    Yeah, not at all.


    Seeing Delarosa look completely unconcerned, Aretha also ate the meroon with trepidation.


    "Ugh, this is delicious!


    Aretha tried to eat it herself and was relieved that nothing happened.


    Then she ate it with relish.


    The other goblins were hesitant at first, but eventually they all ate it with relish.


    I have some left over, so I put them in the pantry and cast a rot-proof spell to prevent them from going bad.


    Then he sowed the seeds of Merune again.


    Next, he wanted to bolster the village''s defenses.


    He would create weapons, create a defensive wall, and so on, but first he decided to evolve his goblins.

 16 Chapter 15: Evolution.txt

    The difference between normal creatures and those called demons is divided by whether they evolve or not.


    Each time a demon evolves, it becomes more powerful, and a demon that evolves many times becomes powerful enough to cause disasters sometimes.


    In order to evolve, certain conditions must be met.


    There are many conditions, but basically, you have to eat other monsters.


    Eating a monster does not mean that you can eat any monster. Each monster determines which monsters you must eat to evolve.


    There are not only one kind of monster but also several kinds of monsters.


    You don''t have to eat all of them. You can evolve if you eat only one kind of monster.


    By the way, goblins also need to eat monsters in order to evolve.


    Demons that require you to eat them have a relatively easy time evolving. But goblins were harder to evolve from.


    Goblins living in the Great Forest in particular rarely evolve.


    The reason for this is that there are few monsters in the Great Forest that can evolve into goblins if they eat them.


    Furthermore, those few monsters are so strong and powerful that they are either impossible to defeat or so poisonous that they can''t be eaten.


    However, the "Arrowspider" is a demon that can evolve into a goblin by eating, lives in the Great Forest of Furazes, is edible and not very strong.


    However, the Arrow Spider is a big spider monster, and at a glance it looks inedible.


    In fact, it''s so bad that no goblin would go out of his way to hunt it down and eat it.


    By the way, Bellamus knows roughly what demons need to eat to evolve.


    In a previous life, there was a demonology department that specialized in studying demons.


    He learned it from his research.


    This time Bellamus will hunt down an arrow spider and feed it to the goblins to evolve.


    Depending on how it''s cooked, it could taste pretty bad, but still taste good enough to eat.


    Before going hunting, Belamus asked the village goblins if they wanted to evolve into hobgoblins.


    ''I''d like to evolve everyone in the village into hobgoblins, what do you think?''


    Hobgoblins?


    "Cinca?


    It seems you don''t know much about evolution.


    Bellamus was very specific.


    "Eating demons makes you stronger.


    But can you eat an arrow spider ......?


    "I''ll be able to use magic when I evolve. I want to evolve.


    He also explained that if he evolved into a hobgoblin, he would be able to use magic.


    ''''Hi, hi, hi! I''m going to rock! I can learn to use Mahou!


    Delarosa said cheerfully.


    I remembered that there was an age limit to evolution, Bellamus said.


    The age limit was five years old. Goblins under five years old could not evolve.


    Delarosa was seven, so she could evolve.


    I want to learn to do magic too!


    I''d like to see what Vellums can do for you these days. I''d like to be able to help.


    The goblins seemed to be much more interested in magic.


    Since none of them showed any resistance to evolve, Bellamus quickly went to hunt the arrow spiders.

 17 Episode 16 Arrow Spider Hunting.txt

    Vellums searches for the Arrowspider.


    The Arrowspider is lurking in the cave.


    I''ve asked goblins and orcs if there''s a cave nearby, and they say there''s a cave to the northeast of the goblin village. Incidentally, that cave can be dangerous, so goblins should stay clear of it.


    Beramus will head for the cave.


    They arrived a few minutes later. We weren''t attacked by any demons on the way.


    They go inside the cave.


    It''s too dark to see what''s ahead, so he uses his light magic to keep going.


    Besides building nests, the arrow spiders also use the thread for attack.


    To be more specific, you must bind the threads in a spiral fashion.


    By bundling many layers of threads, they become very stiff and resemble arrows.


    You attack by sending the strings that have become arrows.


    It''s quite powerful and will pierce even steel armor if it hits properly.


    However, it takes tens of seconds for the string to form and fly, so if you kill it before it attacks you, there''s no problem.


    Beramus walks through the cave. Along the way, he is attacked by other monsters, but he defeats them without difficulty.


    Then, after a few minutes of walking through the cave.


    (I''m at ......)


    Bellamus could feel a presence on the ceiling .


    Arrow spiders are unlikely to move on the ground due to their characteristics.


    They nest above and wait for their prey to pass through, out of reach of their enemies, and then shoot them dead.


    After killing the animal, use a string to collect the body and eat it.


    You can''t see very well up to the ceiling, so you turn on the light''s magic.


    There are three arrow spiders building a nest on the ceiling.


    Each arrow spider is making arrows and is ready to snipe at Varamus.


    Immediately, Bellamus fired three shots of Light Arrow magic.


    All three shots hit.


    The arrow spider is dead, falling to the ground.


    They look like adult arrow spiders.


    An adult arrow spider is no bigger than a goblin.


    In order for a goblin to evolve, it needs to eat three of these arrowspiders'' legs.


    Eating a little isn''t enough to make them evolve.


    There are quite a few arrow spiders inside the cave and I''ve killed ten of them.


    There aren''t more than a dozen.


    There were 13 of them with 14 legs. They''re a bit short on legs, but they can eat the body too.


    They''ll be transported by magic.


    Gather the arrow spiders in one place.


    Then magically produce a special string called magic thread.


    Use the thread to wind the arrow spider''s body together.


    When the thread is tightly wound, put a spell on it.


    Then it will start to float.


    There''s a string in your hand, so you can pull it off and you can carry it effortlessly.


    And on his way back, Beramus finds a stone.


    "It''s a gem. This is a good find, Vellums rejoices.


    Light-attribute magic, such as light, absorbs light when placed on the stone.


    Once absorbed, the stone begins to glow, illuminating your surroundings.


    Once the light is absorbed, it will continue to emit for three days. Very useful to have the stone here at night.


    Apparently there''s a lot of light-harvesting stones in this cave.


    We''ll need to bring the arrow spider now, but we''ll come back next time and mine it.


    With that in mind, Bellamus picked up the four stones and left the cave.


    Let''s go back to the village.


    When the goblins saw the arrow spider, their reaction was to ask if they were going to eat it .......


    If eaten as is, it would be too bitter to eat.


    This bitterness is caused by the Arrow Spider''s bodily fluids.


    It''s the green bodily fluids, and it''s bitter.


    If you drain the liquid out of the spider thoroughly, wash the meat and cook it carefully, the bitterness will lessen to an edible level.


    For now, we finish cooking enough for today.


    It''s too much to eat in one sitting, so we''ll eat it on three days.


    I put some leftover arrow spiders in the pantry under an antiseptic spell.


    I then feed it to the goblins.


    The response.


    Oooh, .......


    It''s not inedible: ......


    "Not well nah. ...... niggah.


    It was exactly the reaction Vellums had expected .


    Delarosa was not a fan of bitterness and ate it in considerable pain.


    Belamus felt pretty sorry for her, but perhaps she wanted to be able to use her magic so badly that Delarosa took her time to finish it.


    Incidentally, after that, when told that this wasn''t the end, Delarosa had a despairing look on her face.


    The next day and the day after that, she cooked and ate the arrow spider in the same way.


    There are seven child goblins under the age of five in the village that can''t evolve yet, so all the other goblins except for them ate the arrowspider. Incidentally, the village chief also ate them. He said, "There''s no point in becoming a hobgoblin at your age when you''re about to die.


    They ate as much as they needed, but they don''t evolve quickly.


    They need to sleep once.


    When he sleeps and wakes up, he''ll evolve into a hobgoblin.


    And the morning after you finish your arrow spider, the next morning.


    "Yuck!¡¡Sinca!


    Delarosa''s voice woke Vellum and Aretha.


    "Shut up, Delarosa ...... n?


    Aretha feels uncomfortable.


    What''s happening?¡¡When you think about it for a while.


    Yeah. You''re evolved.


    This reminds me of my evolution.


    Now that she has become a hobgoblin, Aretha is much more human in appearance. Except for the horns sprouting from her forehead, she''s almost the same as a human.


    She was once on the taller side of the goblin line, so Aretha is quite big now.


    She''s about 170 centimeters tall.


    Good morning. Looks like you made it.


    I can''t wear my clothes, by the way. ...... I can''t go out like this.


    Originally it was just a costume that covered her breasts and lower body, but she couldn''t wear it anymore because she was growing. Aretha is now completely naked. Shame was a part of the goblin''s life.


    We''ll have to make a new one.


    The clothes are made from the skins of the animals I hunted.


    I found some in the shop, so I decided to make some new ones.


    I don''t care about that, just tell me the magic.


    Delarosa can''t seem to wait.


    Now that she has become a hobgoblin, Delarosa is growing closer and closer to human in appearance.


    She''s seven years old, so she''s small, but she''s still taller than Veraams, who easily overtook her.


    I''ll teach you about magic soon. For now, I''ll go check on the goblins in the village.


    Yeah!


    Look around at the goblins.


    They have evolved into hobgoblins.


    Then they used their skins and made new clothes for the village.


    Once the goblins were evolved, at Delarosa''s request, Bellamus is going to teach them magic.

 18 Chapter 17: Magic.txt

    Bellamus gathered the goblins and began to explain to them about magic.


    "Anyone can learn to use magic to some extent if they are trained. We''ll start with the basics, the basics of light magic. First we need to see a successful spell before we can use it. I''ll be using the lights, so watch closely.


    Then you will use Light''s magic in front of the goblins.


    "I want you to imagine yourself using this magic in your mind.


    To cast a spell, you need to see the successful spell and then have an exact image in your mind of what it will do.


    Once you have the image, say the word ''light'' in your mouth.


    Once you have an accurate image, say the name of the magic, and the magic is activated.


    You can either say it with your mouth or in your head, but as a beginner, you will be taught to say it with your mouth at first, because if you don''t, the image will fall apart.


    The goblins begin to say "light".


    However, not many of them are able to activate it properly from the start.


    Most of them have failed or the light is too small or didn''t come out in the first place.


    ''''Yuck!¡¡I got it!


    Something about Delarosa was making a joyful noise.


    Bellamus looked at Delarosa and saw a bright ball of light forming above her head.


    ''''Ho. Did you do it on the first try?


    Bright nay!


    Not many can do it the first time.


    Goblins have a natural habitat. Delarosa may have magical instincts, Bellamus guessed.


    Then I''ll show you how to turn off the light.


    They turn off automatically after a period of time, but if you want them to go off right now, you must visualize them going off. Surprisingly, this is not easy.


    However, Delarosa seems to have made it easy to turn them off.


    Then you can turn them on and off again. She seems to be able to control it at will.


    It''s very rare to see a magical genius at work here.


    Vellums is frankly impressed.


    There are no other goblins available.


    But that doesn''t mean there aren''t goblins with magical abilities.


    There are many cases where a goblin starts out normal but later develops a talent.


    On the other hand, Delarosa''s type is more rare.


    Delarosa''s great. I couldn''t do anything at all.


    Aretha seemed to be having a hard time.


    "Veraamsud. Teach the other Mahou.


    Wait a minute. I''ll tell you when everyone else is ready.


    Yeah!


    If I teach it as it is, I''ll have to teach it to only Delarosa alone, so Vellums says so .


    Delarosa looks dissatisfied, but her expression changes as she says, "A, so da.


    She''s got something on her mind.


    And .


    Water cannon!


    That''s what he said. At the moment Delarosa said that, a bullet of water formed and flew forward at great speed.


    Yeah!¡¡It''s done!


    Belamus would have been surprised.


    De LaRosa. How can you use a water cannon?


    Ummm, I saw a guy use it on Vellums. I don''t know if I''m good at it.


    (I did use water cannon magic in front of Delarosa when I was farming, but I didn''t expect to be able to use the magic I used ...... quite some time ago so easily.


    Delarosa uses other magic, such as small cloud and rock blast, with a surprised Bellamus at her back.


    After that, her magic power seems to have run out or she can no longer use her magic.


    "That''s great, that Delarosa guy. Isn''t she a genius?


    Yes. ......


    That''s my girl!¡¡...... No, I can''t even use the light yet.


    Aretha has a complicated look on her face, as she''s happy that her daughter can use magic, but it''s a bit pathetic that she can''t use it herself.


    (Genius, that''s for sure . If she continues to evolve, she could even become a high sage goblin, the final evolutionary form of the wizard system.


    Bellamus thinks so when he sees Delarosa.


    Incidentally, evolution branches off along the way.


    Goblins that are good at magic evolve into magic goblins and those that are good at non-magical combat evolve into soldier goblins.


    There are four final evolutionary forms of goblins, and only goblins that are extremely good at magic can become High Sage Goblins.


    After practicing for two days, the other goblins have learned to use light magic as well.


    I taught them other spells as well, and they all learned to use simple attack magic.


    Incidentally, even outside of Delarosa, child goblins learn magic faster than adults and can use quite a variety of magic.


    It is easier to grow up with children than with adults, no matter what.


    After learning basic magic, I decided to stop teaching magic for a while.


    I wanted to build the wall since I hadn''t built it yet, and since the orcs had cut down the trees and opened up a lot of usable land, I wanted to farm more land and do other things.


    Delarosa was not happy, but Bellamus persuaded her by saying, "Practice increasing your magical power first.


    In the end, no matter what talents you have, your magic power can only grow through simple practice.


    Delarosa is a little disgruntled, but I was able to convince her .


    Now she''s working hard to increase her magical power by repeatedly using the light''s magic to turn it off and on.


    Then, to make the village safer, Vellums began to build a barrier.

 19 Episode 18 Making a barrier.txt

    Building a barrier is also done using earth magic.


    The magic magic house you used to build the house can also be used to build the wall.


    Making gates is a bit of a hassle, but the wall is not difficult to build.


    Although the goblin village isn''t very large, I''m planning to enclose the land that the orcs made available to us by cutting down trees with a wall, so I have a large area to enclose.


    It''s a magic that consumes a lot of magic, so the goblins can''t use it yet. Therefore, I''ll have to do it alone.


    Because of that, Bellamus had expected it to take a long time.


    In fact, as he expected, it took quite a while.


    Although his magic power has increased compared to when he built the house, the scope of his work is still large, so it took him thirty days to complete it.


    But with this, the village''s defense strength has increased significantly.


    Since the goblins are able to use magic and can attack from a distance, they won''t be able to penetrate the village so easily.


    Also, I made the gate a bit special.


    It''s a door that blocks the gate, but it''s very different from normal doors.


    It''s not opened by pulling or pushing, but by pulling it up.


    To pull it up, you use a magical, automatic doll called "Golem".


    When the golem is placed on top of the door, it will open the door when you give a specific signal.


    It took some time, but the barrier was completed.


    The goblin village is now much safer, but there''s still a lot of work to do, such as preparing clothes, making weapons, and expanding the farmland.


    However, unlike houses, there is no magic that can be made easily, so Bellamus thought it would be easier to go to a human town and buy some clothes and weapons.


    Of course you need money to buy it, but you can earn money by defeating the demons in the forest and selling the materials.


    The value of things may have changed since his previous life, so what you thought was expensive may be cheap.


    But it''s hard to believe that everything is cheaper.


    Beramus is a little torn, and decides to go to the human city.


    He decides to go to the city alone.


    Because the goblins are likely to be hated by the humans.


    If I take him to the city, they might attack me.


    If he''d evolved into a hobgoblin, he might be fine, but I don''t want to put him in harm''s way.


    By the way, the human town is just west of the goblin village, through the woods.


    The chief told me about it a while ago.


    It''s not far, but it''ll take us at least five days to get there and back before we get there and back, if we want to make money and do other things.


    Before you go, Vellums thought it would be a good idea to explain things to Aretha and Delarosa.


    By the way, with Delarosa there is no problem growing Merune.


    She has access to all the magic she needs.


    Even when we were building the barrier, Delarosa began to use magic during the construction of the wall.


    I''ve decided to leave the day after tomorrow.


    And the day before he left.


    I''m going to human town tomorrow.


    He told Aretha and Delarosa that.


    "Eck. ............


    Aretha looks like she''s been through an uncharacteristic shock.


    Why do you look like that? Aretha chuckled awkwardly as Beramus wondered.


    That''s right, that day has finally come. ...... I was prepared for that day to come.


    Hmm?


    I''ve been wondering if you, a Ningen, would be happier living with them. You''re only five years old, but you''re certainly respectable enough to change your village. ...... If you want to live with Ningens, it might be better for you if you don''t keep them.


    This is a big misunderstanding, Bellamus thinks.


    ''Aye! Bellamus, you''re going to Ningen and you''re going to disappear! Yadar!


    Delarosa has tears in her eyes.


    ''Don''t cry, Delarosa! When we say goodbye, you have to smile!


    You''re making a terrible mistake. I''m going to the human city to buy weapons and clothes and stuff. I''ll be back in a bit. I won''t be gone forever.


    Oh, really?


    Of course. Sure, I''m human, but I lived in this village long before that. I have no reason to go anywhere else.


    Really, it''s good to see you at ......


    Aretha patted her chest in relief .


    She was quite shocked to think that Vellums was going to leave.


    ''You''re not going to leave, Vellums? Moo! Don''t scare me, yo!


    Delarosa is furious.


    "I think I got off on the wrong foot a little badly.


    Bellamus apologized.


    "But I''ve got to go to the town of Ningen. Can I follow you?


    No, it''s not safe.


    ''Aye! What a day!


    ''It''s possible that many humans don''t take well to goblins. Besides, I''ll have to have Delarosa watering the meroons.


    ''Aye! In the city of Ningen, mind you, Lou! I''ve been there!


    Delarosa, don''t be selfish.


    Aretha scolds Delarosa.


    "You''ll have to be patient with me this time because I''ll get you there.


    "Ummm, ...... really?


    It''s true.


    Okay, but you have to take me there someday. But promise me you''ll take me there someday. I promise.


    Yeah.


    He didn''t know when he would be able to fulfill it, but he made a promise.


    He hoped that in time he would be able to clear his mind of misunderstandings about goblins and learn to trade with humans, so Delarosa would be able to go to the human city when that time came.


    The next day he went to the human city.

 20 Episode 19 To the Human Town.txt

    Beramus was leaving the village and heading for the human city.


    The city is in the west. They have enough food for two days.


    On the way, you need to kill some demons to earn money.


    What demons live in the west of this forest, he wondered, and what materials could be sold for more money if they were defeated?


    He briefly recalled the Mithril Turtle, Death Spider, Magic Slime, Hellhound and Spikesnake.


    Each of these demons are quite powerful, but Bellamus can defeat them without any problems.


    Incidentally, these five demons have evolved a time or two. Unlike goblins, Furazes'' great forest environment allows them to evolve naturally.


    For now, let''s aim for the western town while targeting these five species.


    Along the way, he encountered the Mithril Turtle and Spikesnake.


    The Mithril Turtle is a turtle monster. Its shell is made of mithril, a very hard metal.


    You can sell the shell for a very high price.


    The spikesnake is a snake monster whose body is covered with thorns.


    The snake''s thorns have a return spike that is hard to pull off once it''s stuck.


    They are far more powerful than man-made thorns and can be sold for a higher price.


    They were sold at a higher price in Bellamus'' previous life and may be less valuable now.


    Both are defeated and carried in the same way as the Arrow Spiders.


    After that, I walked around a lot, but I didn''t find any other demons besides these two.


    I spent a day walking through the forest looking for the monsters, and then I got out of the forest.


    I killed four Mithril Turtles and three Spikesnakes.


    Even with this amount of money, Bellamus guessed that it would be a good amount of money, but it was likely still not enough.


    If it''s not enough, you can check the town for high-selling demon materials, kill the demon and sell it.


    After a short walk out of the forest, you''ll come to the city road.


    At the end of the road you''ll see the castle wall.


    Beramus started walking towards it.


    Fat.


    May I have your attention, please?


    When he got to the gate, he was stopped by the gatekeeper.


    Bellamus hadn''t heard a human word in a while. It''s actually called Lindorian.


    What is this?


    No, you see, ......, you''re dressed like that, but what''s that white stuff floating on top of it? What''s that white thing floating on top of it?


    It''s a magic thread. Popular magic and you don''t know it?


    Is that right? Well, I don''t know much about magic. ...... What''s the magic that does what?


    "He''s carrying an object. There''s a dead demon inside. I''m here to sell it.


    ''Oh yeah, ......, can I check it out just in case?''


    I don''t mind.


    Take it down and unravel the thread to reveal the inside.


    What kind of monster is this? I''ve never seen this before.


    The Mithril Turtle and the Spikesnake. You''ve never seen these demons in the Great Forest of Frases?


    ''Fuller''s Great Forest! What kind of a monster is that in a dangerous place! They don''t bring that stuff here very often.


    They say the Great Forest of Frases is considered a pretty dangerous place.


    Bellamus thinks that''s a bit strange.


    It''s true that the Great Forest is a dangerous place, but an adventurer should be able to enter it in his own way.


    (Come to think of it, we''ve never had any humans in the goblin village. Do they try not to visit the Great Forest of Furazes too much?)


    Then what would be the value of the Mithril Turtle and Spikesnake? It''s likely to be quite high, Bellamus thought fondly.


    ''This is what you beat?''


    He is unsure how to answer that question.


    He is now a complete child.


    He didn''t want to make such a big deal out of it.


    No, I''m carrying a man down.


    And lied.


    ''Oh, well. Well, everything seems to be OK, so you can come on in. Welcome to TANKES.


    I''ll get permission to walk through the gate. They say the name of this town is Tanques. It wasn''t in Bellamus'' previous life.


    I let the monster''s corpse float on the magical thread as I walked into the city.

 21 Episode 20 Buying and Selling.txt

    Upon entering Tanques, Bellamus has attracted the attention of the residents.


    The reason for this is because of his clothes.


    He lives in a goblin village, so naturally he is poorly dressed like the other goblins.


    The townspeople thought it was odd that a five-year-old child should be dressed like that.


    Belamus liked the goblin village, but he wondered how he was dressed as a former Great Sage.


    So Bellamus decided to buy some wise man clothes.


    First, he would have to sell the demon.


    Ask the residents where they can buy the materials from the demons.


    Apparently, the Adventurers'' Guild is responsible for selling the demon''s materials. Bellamus heard about the location of the Adventurers'' Guild and headed there.


    He arrives at the Adventurers'' Guild and enters.


    "Will you buy the demon''s corpse here?


    Hmm? Did you bring the demon, boy? If you brought the whole corpse, it''s a little cheaper for the dismantling fee, but okay?


    I don''t mind.


    I brought them as they were because it was too much trouble to remove the spikes and such, but I might as well have pulled them out if they were going to be cheap, Vellums regrets it a bit .


    ''Put down the four Mithril Turtles and three Spikesnakes and show them to me.


    "Wait a minute. What''s your method of transporting them?


    Hmm?¡¡It''s called a magic thread. Don''t you know what it is?


    I''ve never heard of ......, but whatever. So, um, this demon is ......


    Why the magic thread was so little known, Vellums felt trapped, but he didn''t think deeply about it.


    Then the man looked at the demon.


    Then.


    What is this?


    The man at the reception desk was overly surprised .


    ''The Mithril Turtle and the Spikesnake, ......?¡¡And four of them and three of them ...... this, you''ve beaten them!


    No, I''m carrying a man down.


    ''You''re right. . You couldn''t have beaten it yourself, could you? ...... No, but this is awesome.


    Is it expensive?


    ''Yeah, that''s going to be ten thousand rin, ...... you could build a house.''


    Ten thousand Rin?


    Bellamus had never heard of the unit of currency, phosphorus.


    In a previous life, the unit of currency was called zell.


    I wonder if the unit of currency changed for some reason in this time period.


    The man at the reception desk told him the house would be built, so Bellamus figured out how much it would cost.


    It was ten times more than expected. This much would save him from going hunting demons again.


    But can you afford it?


    "We don''t want the Adventurer''s Guild to be underestimated. Ten thousand rin is no problem.


    The man retreated to the back of the reception area and came back a moment later.


    He has a large bag in his hand. It looked like there was money inside.


    Here''s 10,000 rocks.


    Vellums will receive 10,000 phosphorus.


    It''s quite heavy.


    The gold is also carried on a magical string as it floats away from the Adventurers'' Guild.


    This time he buys clothes, weapons, and seeds.


    He wants to expand his farm, but Merune isn''t enough.


    He wants to grow other crops as well.


    We''ll be buying in bulk, so I''ve got three large crates to start with.


    They''ll be easier to carry.


    First, Varamus goes to buy clothes.


    First he buys clothes and shoes for himself.


    He buys plain clothes, pants, shoes, and a robe, like a wizard would wear.


    I thought I would look like a wizard, but the robe was too big and battered.


    They don''t seem to have a lower size, so I''ll have to wait for it to grow out.


    I also buy the Goblins'' costumes.


    The amount of stuff you''ll need is so large that it''s impossible to buy and transport everything at once.


    The magic thread won''t allow you to float around indefinitely. There''s a limit.


    We had to go back and forth several times.


    So this time I''m going to buy what I absolutely need.


    As for the costumes, the goblins aren''t too unhappy with them.


    It''s hot right now, so it won''t be too much of an inconvenience.


    But it gets pretty cold in the winter, so I''ll need winter clothes.


    And you should buy the right shoes.


    You bought some regular clothes and some armor.


    Then I''m going to buy some weapons.


    They don''t seem to have any good quality weapons in Tanques, and they are very few and far between.


    I bought 20 swords, 20 bows, and many arrows.


    And seeds.


    I bought pumpkins, tomatoes, carrots, cabbages, wheat, and many more seeds.


    I hope I can grow them according to the seasons.


    He bought a bag and packed as much as his current magical power could carry.


    It was getting dark and Vellums decided to stay the night.


    With the easy task of earning the gold, they''ll be home sooner than expected.


    The next day, Veramus returned to the goblin village with his belongings.

 22 Episode 21 When I return to the village ....txt

    Beramus returned to the village.


    Open the village gate and enter.


    By the way, the only way to open the gate is to say a password in goblin language.


    Just whisper it at the gate so the golem can hear you, so there''s little danger of the outside world finding out.


    If you forget the password, you''ll be locked out, so Bellamus reminded them not to forget it.


    There were two gates, one to the north and one to the south of the village, and each had a different password. This time, he would pass through the south gate.


    Once inside, he entered the village.


    ''Vellums! I''m back!


    ''Just in time! I''m going to come to the meeting place for a minute!


    That''s what the goblins said as they hurriedly spoke.


    By the way, the assembly hall is where the whole village gathers to talk and feast.


    (What happened?)


    Looking very flustered, Bellamus had a bad feeling about this.


    He put down the things he had bought and hurried to the meeting place.


    And once inside.


    This is .......


    Inside, three wounded humans, tied together with strings, sat looking at the goblins with a hostile expression on their faces .


    One man and two women .


    Each was equipped with armor.


    The humans looked at the incoming vellums.


    Hey, kid! It''s a human child, too!


    ''Do the goblins here capture children too! I can''t allow this!


    And so on.


    It''s a human language, so the goblins don''t seem to understand it.


    "Ah! Vellums! He''s back.


    I''ve come home to the right place.


    Aretha and the chief came to me.


    "What is going on here?


    Vellums is having a hard time wrapping his head around the unexpected scene.


    You''ll have to ask Aretha to explain.


    No, it''s ...... vellum, you look so cute in that outfit.


    Aretha looked at Vellum''s saggy robe and commented.


    ''I don''t care what I look like. I don''t care what I look like. What are these three people?


    "No, it''s a long story. ...... First of all, I''m not going to start with the fact that this village was attacked. ......


    Attack? These people? Were you okay?


    No.... No... It wasn''t these ninjas who attacked us. And no one was hurt. This happened yesterday afternoon. ......


    Aretha began to tell me what happened.


    Fat.


    The day after noon the day after Bellamus headed into town.


    Aretha and Delarosa had just finished their lunch when it happened.


    "Vellums not back yet, no?


    You''re not here yet. He said he might not be home for ten days.


    A............


    With Bellamus gone, Delarosa looks quite lonely.


    She doesn''t want to show it, but Aretha is pretty bothered by it too.


    Are you sure it was a good idea to let her go alone? What if he doesn''t come back? I couldn''t understand it when I talked to him, but he was five years old and still so tiny, and I couldn''t help but have all sorts of anxious thoughts about it.


    This is the first time he''s been gone for a day since he arrived, so it''s understandable that you''re worried.


    It''s just that something happens that makes you forget about it for a while.


    "Oh, my God!


    There''s a goblin in the village screaming.


    What is it? So Aretha and Delarosa go outside to check it out.


    The other goblins are coming out as well.


    Oh my god! Everyone come to the north gate!


    What''s going on?


    There are a lot of kobolds out there!


    Kobold.


    It''s a hybrid of wolf and man.


    It moves fast and has high attack power.


    They''re intelligent and dangerous demons.


    There are forty of them at the north gate.


    I''ll call the chief and we''ll head to the north gate.


    Then climb the top of the wall to see what''s going on outside.


    There''s definitely a lot of kobolds out there.


    They''re shouting something loud.


    Chief. Do you understand what they''re saying, chief?


    I don''t understand a word that Kobold says.


    Yes. What''s he going to say when he''s very angry?


    All of a sudden the kobolds were ranting and raving, and they were very angry.


    Then they took a stone and threw it at the goblins on the gate.


    "Ugh!


    Kobold has a strong shoulder.


    The stones fly fast. The goblins manage to avoid them.


    Hey! What do we do?


    We''ll have to get rid of him! I''m going to use the magic Vellums taught me to get rid of him!


    When you try to get rid of them with magic.


    ''Mahou! This is where I come in!


    Delarosa said and climbed to the top of the wall.


    ''Delarosa! You''re not safe, so go downstairs to .......


    Rock blast!


    Without even hearing Aretha''s voice to stop him, he shoots his magic at Kobold.


    The rock blast hits Kobold. Kobold falls backwards.


    Gotcha! Bingo! I''m still going, yo!


    Delarosa said and fired a volley of magic.


    Firing a barrage of magic is quite an advanced skill, but Delarosa seemed to be somehow mastering it.


    There are a lot of magic shots, a lot of allies are down, and Kobold and the others are quite frightened.


    ''''That Delarosa guy''s as good as ever.


    "I can''t lose! Hey! Water cannon!


    Inspired by Delarosa''s success, the other young goblins start using their magic all at once.


    Kobold and the other goblins are falling all over the place.


    Clearly not expecting such a fierce attack, the kobolds have lost all will to fight and are running for cover.


    Run for it, Tanner!


    That was easy.


    That was a pretty scary monster, Koboldotte.


    I can''t get rid of him that easily.


    Are we getting too strong?


    The goblins realized how strong they had become.


    Hey, neeee, you dropped something.


    Delarosa said, pointing outside the gate.


    There are three large bags down there.


    They must have been left behind when Kobold escaped.


    I''ll go outside to check and get them.


    And when I looked inside.


    This is .......


    Ningen!

 23 Episode 22 Adventurers.txt

    What do we do with all these nimbos?


    Three bags, each with a human being in it.


    One man. Two women.


    But they''re not dead. They''re alive.


    They''re out, but they''re still breathing.


    But he''s hurt, so he could die if he''s left unattended.


    He needs medical attention, or he''ll die. Save her.


    The chief just said he''d help us.


    We patched him up and put him to bed.


    Moments later, the human woman wakes up.


    The goblins are relieved to see that she is awake, but then she looks at them and her face changes.


    Then she rushes to her feet and tries to wake the other two.


    The man wakes up first.


    The goblins watch in amazement.


    And then the man and the woman are shouting something and coming at the goblins.


    What the hell?


    The chief is surprised.


    What do you mean? I saved you, Ni!


    I know what you''re talking about, but I don''t know!


    They''re two raging humans, but they''re wounded, so they''re easy to take down.


    You mustn''t let them get out of control, so I''ll tie them up with a string to prevent them from getting out of control.


    I don''t understand the language, so I can''t understand what they''re angry about. What am I going to do?


    So why bother?


    No. You''re still hurt. If I send you away now, you''ll die. Maybe Vellums can help, but we must wait for him to return.


    The goblins nodded and decided to wait for Vellums to return .


    Fat.


    That''s the way it is, but can you do something about it? Doesn''t Vellums understand human language?


    You do not understand the language, my dear. Bellamus grew up in this village. Can''t you do something with magic to heal his wounds?


    No, I know the language. I can heal your injuries. We''ll talk to him when he''s healed.


    Can you do it either way? Aretha and the chief said at the same time.


    Vellums approached the three men.


    "Heels.


    I used my healing magic heal and healed my injuries.


    ''''What? I''m healed of my injuries!


    ''You did this? What did you do?


    I used a spell to heal him.


    "By magic, I mean ...... or were you talking to those hobgoblins earlier? What does that mean?


    It''s all very confusing.


    There''s a man and a woman awake, and the other woman is still awake.


    Was she hurt too badly?


    Well, Bellamus will ask her what happened.


    "You''ve already turned against the goblins. What is this about?


    That''s because goblins are evil. Didn''t goblins kidnap your son?


    The woman says it like it''s natural.


    Apparently the goblins don''t look good among the humans.


    "So do we. We''re adventurers.


    The three of them are adventurers.


    Bellamus had expected it, given the armor he was wearing.


    "We went into this dangerous forest to test our skills and we got hit from behind, passed out, and when we came to, here we are. The hobgoblins beat us up and brought us here.


    I think you''re mistaken.


    This needs to be explained, Beramus thought, and he began to clear up the misunderstanding.


    "Was it Kobold who knocked us unconscious?


    So, the goblins helped you?


    They both raise their eyebrows.


    ''''Help me out, that''s why ...... goblins are evil demons that attack people. ......


    Yes. More importantly, why are you here? Isn''t it like the goblins are holding you and making you work?


    "I was abandoned in the woods and raised by goblins. I was not a captive.


    "Gosh, I was raised by a goblin!


    That''s ridiculous?


    He doesn''t seem to believe it.


    Maybe it''s a preconceived notion, but it''s hard to believe the words he says.


    I''m not sure what''s going to happen to Varamus.


    Should we give up on trying to convince him? But if we let them leave, they might tell someone else about our village. (We need to convince them that the goblins in this village are not evil.


    No killing here, of course.


    All I can do is try to talk him out of it, Bellamus comes to the conclusion.


    And then.


    Hmm. ......? Huh? What is this place?


    The other woman, who was out cold, is awake.


    "Lena, are you awake?


    "......! Yes! I was knocked out!


    Yes, Gov. ......


    ''Kobold must have knocked him out! This is Kobold''s nest!


    What? What?


    Two other joking voices overlapped.


    ''The Goblin Village ...... but ......?''


    ''What? Why goblins?


    No, because we got goblins. ......


    ''It was Kobold. They may have been knocked out before I was, and they may not have seen it, but it was Kobold for sure.


    They heard that, and after an initial pout, they started to sweat profusely and


    ''Could it be true that the goblins saved you?


    That''s what I said.


    Fat.


    I''m sorry!


    The misunderstanding was cleared up, and the adventurers apologized.


    They weren''t bad people, and as soon as they realized it was a misunderstanding, they apologized with a very apologetic look on their faces.


    Since they weren''t particularly harmed, both Bellamus and the goblins readily forgave them.


    I told them that I couldn''t stay and bother them forever and was about to leave, but Bellamus stopped me.


    I wanted to get back to the village as soon as possible, so I didn''t ask the town about it, but there was one piece of information I needed to know.


    He was introduced by three people.


    The man was Rudolph, the first woman who woke up was Mary, and the last woman who woke up was Lena.


    Can I ask you something, okay?


    ''Okay, but I need to ask you something too, are you really a kid? You''re definitely not a child, with your language and appearance.


    He''s five years old. That''s the original gesture.


    ''Originally from ......, but it''s okay: ......


    I''m not convinced, but you don''t seem to want to pursue it any further.


    ''How do you handle magic? The three of us are adventurers, but are we going to be okay without a wizard?


    ''What? A wizard?


    We can''t use wizards in a fight. Their spellcasting is too long and their attacks too inefficient.


    When he hears the term "spell chanting," Bellamus is surprised.


    Spellcasting is a magic-casting method that should have been lost long ago, even in Bellamus'' previous life.


    Originally, all magic was used by chanting spells.


    The spells were quite long, and it would take a long time for the magic to be activated.


    As a result, magic was rarely used in combat until the method of shortening spells by imagining them in your mind''s eye was established.


    It is unclear what happened, but it seems that magic is lagging far behind in this era.


    "Well, we''ll be going.


    Thank you for saving my life.


    Lena said that.


    ''One last thing? Don''t tell me this village exists.


    ''What? I just wanted to go around and tell those goblins that there are good goblins out there.


    Thank you, but I don''t want anyone else to know about this place. Some of you won''t believe the good goblins are here.


    Well: ......


    But the humans are just as wrong about the goblins as we are about the rest of us. As long as we don''t tell them the specific location of this village, it should be fine.


    Lena''s words made Bellamus a little lost.


    He thought that if he wanted to be able to interact with the humans in the future, it might be a good idea to make a steady impression like this.


    Okay, okay.


    I gave them permission.


    After that, the three of them bowed once more and left the village.


    Fat.


    The town of Tanques. There''s a rumor going around.


    Three adventurers have been rescued by hobgoblins in the Great Forest of Furazes.


    Furthermore, in the hobgoblins'' village, there are children as young as five years old being raised by goblins.


    People heard the rumors half-believingly.


    However, a knight who happened to hear the rumor changed his expression and rushed back to his master''s house.


    "Rumor has it the goblin is raising a child of about five years old?


    The knight told his master a rumor.


    "Yes.


    Gender?


    It''s a man.


    "...... The boy from that time would be about that age if he were still alive. ...... How is it possible for a goblin to raise a man ...... no but ......


    The master ponders.


    "Where is this goblin village?


    Nothing except that it''s in the Fuller''s Forest.


    Yeah. It may take some time, but I''ll find her ASAP, and if it turns out she''s the one from that time, bring her back.


    I understand.


    The knight hung his head and left the house to carry out his master''s orders.

 24 Chapter 23: One Year Later.txt

    A year or so has passed since then.


    The goblin village has grown a lot over that time.


    A few things have changed.


    First, the roads have been paved and stoned.


    The farmland has expanded. Non-meroon crops are being grown.


    The goblin population is up. I''ve been finding goblins in trouble outside and welcoming them to our village. The current number of goblins is about 100 in total.


    By the way, I''ve evolved all the new goblins into hobgoblins.


    The goblins'' clothes have changed as well.


    Bellamus went back to the city and bought a bunch of clothes.


    Now they are well dressed.


    The Orcs'' clothes cannot be bought from the humans, so they remain untouched.


    I''ll make them for you later, Vellums thought.


    And the orcs had evolved into high orcs.


    They had evolved and grown in size and strength.


    Other things were being built, such as new houses, facilities for training, teaching them to write, and making and buying things that were useful.


    Among them was a lamp made of light-collecting stone, which helped to keep the house bright at night.


    That''s about the only thing that has changed in the town.


    Fat.


    Well, let''s go.


    Vellums had eaten his breakfast and was about to leave.


    A year later, Vellums had grown up in his own way, but he was still small.


    "Me too!


    Delarosa said cheerfully .


    Delarosa had evolved further from hobgoblins to become a magic goblin.


    As a magic goblin, the amount of magic power increased greatly. As a result, the types of magic she could use had also increased.


    Their horns grew in size, and the color of their horns changed from the reddish-brown color of their skin to blue.


    The goblins had all trained and grown stronger, but it was Delarosa who had become the strongest.


    Belamus and Delarosa leave the house.


    They head to a training camp.


    It''s a facility where they can practice their archery and swords.


    There are targets and scarecrows.


    Although melee and archery are not his specialty, he still has some knowledge of them, so he teaches them.


    O.K. here''s Bellamus. Is Delarosa here too?


    When you go to the training camp, a young male hobgoblin calls out to you.


    He is Ugo. He''s about 15 years old, but he''s the best swordsman in the village.


    Veraams... Delarosa... Good morning.


    The hobgoblin girl who stammers and greets Ugo next to him is Medeiro .


    She was modest, but second only to Delarosa in magical ability.


    She would be a magical genius, Bellamus had predicted.


    ''Medeiroda! We''re playing magic together today!


    A......


    Delarosa pulls Medero''s hand forcefully away from her.


    Medero''s magic was getting better not only because he was naturally magical, but also because Delarosa was keeping him company.


    ''I''m sorry every time.''


    Medero seems to enjoy playing with Delarosa. No need to apologize for that.


    Yeah. Haven''t the other guys arrived yet?


    Yeah. I''ve been training a lot lately. I''ve been getting a lot of demons from kobolds and such, and they look tired.


    Oh, my God. So we''ll have to cancel today''s training.


    Lately, demons have been coming around the goblin village.


    We''re currently investigating why.


    We''ve had to increase our training because the amount of monsters that come in can be rather ridiculous.


    I guess there''s no need to cancel the training. I think he''s here.


    The goblins have come to camp.


    There they are. Then we''ll stick to our schedule.


    We do the training.


    It usually consists of simulated battles and target practice.


    When the training is over.


    "Demon da! It''s coming from the south gate!


    This again, we all thought.


    I''ll head to the south gate.


    The monster that came this time is a giant killer bee.


    They don''t speak our language, so we''ll kill them as soon as possible.


    There weren''t many of them this time, so I was able to defeat them all by myself.


    However, if there were too many of them, the current magical power of Vellum''s is not enough to handle them.


    The amount of magic it holds increases quickly when it''s low, but as it increases to a certain extent, it increases at a slower rate.


    The current magic power of Vellumus hasn''t increased as dramatically as it did a year ago.


    "Nah, Vellum. Why are there so many demons coming around lately?


    I don''t know. I''m looking into it now.


    Bellamus was investigating the woods near the village.


    But they can''t find the source.


    They hadn''t traveled far enough to investigate, so something might be happening far away.


    I didn''t want to leave the village for too long, so I didn''t want to go far, but if there''s a monster attack like this, you might as well go.


    I hope this isn''t a harbinger of something bad to come. ...... Bellamus hoped so.

 25 Episode 24 Goblin Children.txt

    Early Morning.


    Usually no one is awake and it''s still dark.


    Four baby goblins had gathered at the south gate.


    Are you sure you really wanna go, Delarosa?


    ''Tozen!¡¡I''m going to show you what I can do, La!


    Delarosa, as opposed to Medeiro, who listened in horror, replied excitedly.


    "Delarosa''s here, okay?


    That''s what he said, Alead. He''s a boy goblin, nine years old. He''s the oldest of all of them.


    For a nine-year-old, he is quite skilled with a sword and can use magic reasonably well, so even though he is young, he is not to be underestimated.


    Delarosa''s power. I think I''ll be okay too.


    This time it was Berrel. He''s a goblin, a boy Delarosa''s age.


    Berrel has the bow skills of a grown man.


    Deshope, deshope!¡¡Okay, here we go.


    Delarosa said in a strident voice.


    The reason why Delarosa and the others had gathered this early in the morning was to go outside and kill the demons outside in the forest.


    Lately, adults have been telling them not to go outside because there are many demons out there, but Delarosa and the others were not happy about it.


    Delarosa wants to know why she can''t go outside when she''s second in strength to Vellum''s.


    I''ve argued a lot, but I just can''t accept it.


    So Delarosa thinks that if she sneaks out today and kills some strong demons, the adults will accept her and she will be able to go out freely.


    If she did that, she would be angry, but she was still a child and didn''t understand.


    She hadn''t been given a code to open the gate, but she''d overheard it.


    Having said that, he opened the gate and walked out of the village.


    Delarosa and the others went out through the south gate, heading southwest.


    They came across many demons on the way, but they defeated them easily.


    Hey. Let''s go home. We killed a lot of demons. ......


    We''ve walked a long way, Medero said, but


    "Mada, you''re not that good a fighter!¡¡This isn''t working at all!


    Delarosa seemed unwilling to turn back until she had defeated a strong demon.


    And then, as he continued to walk on and on and on .


    What is that?


    Delarosa has found a monster she''s never seen before.


    .


    De Delarosa is gone!


    When I woke up in the morning, Delarosa was gone and Aretha was making a big deal out of it .


    ...... No way.


    A bad feeling came into Bellamus'' mind.


    She hurries out of the house and, with Vellums and Aretha, she searches the village.


    It seems that Medero, Aread and Berrel are gone.


    They have searched every inch of the village, but they have not found them.


    ...... still looks like it''s out there.


    That''s what Bellamus concluded.


    ''De Delarosa''s guy! I told you not to go outside all those times, Ni!


    Aretha seems quite upset.


    Vellums also remarks that he knew Delarosa wanted to get out, but he was not paying attention.


    There''s been a lot on his mind lately, and he''s been distracted.


    Delarosa wouldn''t get hit so hard by the demons out there, though: ......


    The reason he didn''t want to let the strong Delarosa out was because it was too dangerous anyway .


    Veramus thought that she might go so far out that she might get lost and not be able to come back.


    ''I''m sure Medero and the others will be with you this time, so it might be okay, but I''m going to find ...... anyway.


    I''m coming with you.


    It''s not safe out there, so you''ll have to wait here, Mother. I''m going out there on my own.


    ''U, but ......''


    Don''t worry. I''ll find him.


    Okay, okay. Come on, Vellums.


    With that, Bellamus will go outside to look for him.


    First, he''ll find out if he left through the north or south gate.


    The gatekeeper''s golem keeps track of how long it took for the gates to open.


    When I first checked the south gate, I found a record of the gate being opened just after dawn.


    Goblins rarely get up and go out at this time of night.


    When I decided that they had left from this side, I tried to go looking for them.


    Oh my God!


    I can hear him screaming outside the gate.


    It sounds desperate.


    Then the gate opens and five goblins walk in.


    They''re sweating profusely and gasping for air.


    They''re in a great hurry to get back.


    What happened to you?


    Bellamus asked.


    ''My God, Vellums! The Alraune horde is coming toward this village!

 26 Episode 25: Horde of Arlaune.txt

    Arraune is a plant monster.


    It has a face and body much like a human woman. A single large flower blooms from the top of its head, with leaves and vines instead of hair.


    Although they look like women, Arraune does not have a gender and can produce offspring on their own.


    Their skin is of different colors. A great variety of colors.


    The goblins outside told them the horde of Arraune was approaching the south gate of the village.


    "How long was Arraune around?


    I don''t know. But it''s definitely not more than a hundred. There''s a hell of a lot of them.


    All at once, Bellamus is worried.


    Delarosa and the others are out the south gate.


    Maybe she went ahead and debriefed with Alraune and the others.


    But going through the south gate doesn''t necessarily mean they''re going to meet. Furthermore, Arraune is a mild-mannered monster, so even if they were in a hurry, he wouldn''t kill them.


    What brought them to this village in the first place, Bellamus wonders.


    They must be demons that live in the southeastern forest and basically stay in the forest, taking it easy.


    Is there a reason for that?


    They could talk, so depending on the circumstances, it might end quietly .


    Since no one but Bellamus would be able to speak, Bellamus decided to deal with Arraune and the others before he went to find Delarosa for now.


    ''Open the gate!


    It''s coming from outside the gate.


    It was in goblin language. Bellamus hurries up to the top of the gate to see what''s outside.


    Outside the gate, there''s a large number of Alraune.


    Apparently, Alraune can speak goblin.


    There are far more of them than I expected, and I''ve lost count.


    There must be more than 500 of them.


    Besides the number of them, there''s something else that bothers me.


    Some petals had fallen off the flowers growing from the top of his head and his face was emaciated and listless.


    Something must have happened to him in his home, Bellamus guesses.


    "This is a hobgoblin village. It''s nothing personal, but it''s time for you to leave! Get out while you can, and you''ll save yourself a lot of pain!


    That''s what Alraune, at the head of the pack, with a large red flower on his head, warned me.


    We''re being hunted down, or we''re not in a position to choose our bets, it seems.


    ''''I will not give in to such unreasonable demands.


    That''s what Vellums replied.


    ''I''m not going to advise you again and again! If you don''t come out soon, we''ll launch an all-out magical attack on your village!


    Alraune is good at magic.


    Some demons are born with the ability to use magic.


    They are limited in the kind of magic they can use, but they can cast magic without chanting.


    Arraune was one of those monsters, and it was extremely troublesome.


    (As expected, if we received a total magical attack from that many, the gate would break down too. I don''t know if I have the magical power to defeat them all by myself now. I''ve got to convince them somehow. ...... I need to ask you something before I can convince you.


    One question: have you seen a goblin kid?


    If Delarosa and her friends had harmed you, you wouldn''t have any leverage.


    No, I didn''t see them. Open the door.


    You don''t really have any idea what he''s talking about.


    So let''s talk some sense into it.


    "You''ve got wounds all over your body, haven''t you? You''ve got wounds all over your body. There are over 500 hobgoblins and hundreds more orcs in this city.


    What?


    Alraune is surprised.


    The plan is to make him look strong and get him to leave quietly.


    "I don''t like fights. I want you out of here.


    "Gu ...... running away here will only kill you. ...... We have to keep going! We just keep going, no matter how many of them are there! Everybody! Let''s do some magic all at once!


    (What?)


    I''m surprised Bellamus thinks so.


    He''s not falling for the threat.


    It seems that Arraune and his men are under pressure more than we thought.


    And they''re firing off a barrage of offensive magic.


    Depending on the color of the flower, Arlaune has different magic attributes. Water, fire, lightning, rock and wind... many different types of magic fly in.


    The barrier protects her, but I''m not sure how long her durability will last.


    (It''s difficult to take on that amount of ...... goblins by yourself, but if you fight with them, some of them will die. (We want to avoid that.)


    Vellums began to wonder if there was any way to end the fight quickly and without causing any casualties.

 27 Episode 26: Battle with Arlaune.txt

    As the goblins and orcs gather beneath the gate and try to climb up, Bellamus stops them.


    He will ask them to fight with him when the time comes, but first he will look for a way to end the battle with a minimum of fighting.


    (I didn''t know they were so desperate to loot the place: ...... It''s not like they''re villains, but there are unavoidable reasons for them to be so desperate. They''ve been driven out of their homes by someone, unable to feed this many people properly, and they''re willing to risk their lives to avoid starving to death?


    Bellamus expects so.


    If so, then we have room to negotiate.


    The farmland we''ve expanded is yielding more food, and thanks to anti-corruption magic, we have substantial reserves. We can give some to Arraune and his friends.


    It''s a pain to consume so much food, but to protect the goblins, we have no choice.


    Besides, Bellamus wanted to help Alraune and the others, if they were in that much trouble.


    He would like to have a dialogue with them, but it would be very difficult to get them to listen to him.


    (...... I want to stop the attack anyway.) ...... If we can get the leader of Alraune ...... him, the attacks will stop.)


    Belamus thinks about that and moves into action .


    The target is the supposed leader of the enemy, Alraune, who has a large red flower.


    The leader, Alraune, is also a dialogue partner, so he must be captured without being stunned.


    Once he decides to do so, Bellamus will move quickly.


    First, he will locate Leader Arraune.


    He''s boldly working his magic up ahead.


    The magic it uses to capture him is a magic thread.


    The magic thread can be used to capture the enemy as well as carry a package.


    However, the magic thread is slow and easy to evade, so you will need to create an opening to ensure your capture.


    Bellamus decides which magic to use to create the gap.


    Dark Mist.


    Just as Vellums said that, a black fog settles over the area.


    It will block my vision. At this rate, Bellamus cannot see, so he uses another spell.


    Dark Vision.


    With this magic, you can see in the dark as normal .


    Now I can see the darkness, and I can see Arraune and the others with my eyes.


    I can see their leader, Alraune, who is confused by the darkness.


    Then he uses the magic thread.


    The thread binds Arlaune.


    What?


    Keep it afloat on top, close to you.


    Then I''ll break the dark mist spell and allow you to see your surroundings.


    Nah!


    Master Ellensy!


    This Arraune is called Elenchy.


    "Cease your attack unless you want this person killed.


    Bellamus shouted this in Alraune.


    Then he said, "That''s not fair! and other voices.


    Just then the magic stopped exactly.


    "Someone speaks Arlaunian. Hmm, it''s no use tying me up. Magic can be used without limbs.


    Then he tries to use his magic.


    Vellums tightens the bindings the moment ElenSea says that.


    "Ggh!


    When the pain occurs, it disrupts your concentration and prevents you from using magic .


    ''''We don''t want to be too rough on you either, but if you''re going to use your magic, we''ll continue.


    Gu......


    I just want to have a conversation. Maybe we can find a way to end things peacefully with each other.


    "...... wow, okay, ...... I don''t do magic, ...... loose me.


    With that being said, Vellums loosened his bindings .


    I was wary that he might use magic after I loosened them, but he didn''t. Sounds like an honest man.


    "Why did you attack our village?


    ...... A swarm of demons is coming to our town. I thought we couldn''t win, so I took all my friends and ran away, but with nowhere to live and no food to eat, I was at my wits'' end. They decided there was nothing left to do but steal it.


    Just as I suspected. We have plenty of food in this village. You can feed Alraune and the others. Can we call it off on the battlefield when we give you food?


    Ho, do you really mean it? What about this number? Won''t we run out of food for ourselves?


    Elenthi looked confused.


    "It''s all right. I''ve got plenty of food.


    Oh, it''s true: ......?


    I know you don''t believe me, but...


    If you give us food, we have no reason to fight either: ......


    When Elency said that, Vellums let him down and untied the strings.


    Then he tells Alraune and the others and tells them to stop the attack.


    Was it a good thing that Bellamus had decided to give them food on his own? Wouldn''t the goblins refuse? Think of it as .


    . it would be a fight if they decided to refuse, but no one would bother to fight it, and the goblins wouldn''t want to abandon the one in need .


    Anticipating this, I went down from the gate and told the goblins what had happened.


    As Vellums had predicted, no one objected to the food being given.

 28 Episode 27: Ant Demon.txt

    What''s wrong with that monster?


    Ali ......?


    I''ve never seen it before.


    The monster Delarosa and her friends came across was a monster they''d never seen before.


    It looks like an ant that walks on two legs.


    They''re about the size of a human child. That''s quite a size for ants!


    They have black spears. Its body is black.


    As she watched, the ant monster spotted Delarosa and the others.


    Then it charged at Delarosa and the others in a straight line, spear at the ready.


    "Whoa! They''re attacking us! Ache! Fireball!


    Delarosa uses fireball magic to release a ball of fire.


    The fireball flies in a straight line, hitting the ant monster. Then it explodes.


    The ant monster falls to the ground, motionless.


    That''s it.


    You''re not very strong.


    Kill them easily and move on.


    Then you''ll run into the ant monster again.


    There are three of them this time. Defeat them again without problems.


    As you go on, these ant monsters will appear one after another.


    The further you go, the more of them there are, and more than ten of them appear at once.


    Defeat this one without problems.


    Then...


    Do you hear any strange noises?


    It sounded like something was walking.


    It''s loud, and it sounds like there''s not more than one or two of them walking around.


    The sound was getting louder and louder.


    With a bad feeling, Delarosa and the others stop walking and watch the direction of the sound.


    After a few seconds, whatever was making the noise came out.


    "!


    Delarosa and the others were speechless .


    The ant demons from earlier are coming slowly, lining up in ridiculous numbers.


    They were too numerous to deal with.


    As the ant demons were walking in a straight line, Delarosa and the others moved quickly to the side.


    From the side, they watch the march of the ant monsters.


    Are there too many of them? Kore......


    The line of ants did not cease even after a few minutes.


    I''m not sure of the exact amount, but there was a lot more than a thousand of them walking around.


    There is a ...... village over here. ......?


    Medero muttered.


    There was a little silence.


    Go tell them! Everybody in the village!


    Berel panicked and did so .


    But as he shouted out, the ant demons noticed Delarosa and the others.


    Dozens of ant demons are charging at them.


    Run away!


    Delarosa decided it was time to flee, so she gave the order as soon as possible.


    Delarosa and the others fled at once.


    They have escaped a good distance and when I checked behind them, it seemed that they were no longer in pursuit.


    It looks like they got away: ......


    ''Yes! Then let''s hurry up and get back to the village!


    With that, Delarosa hurriedly walked off, and others followed.


    Then .


    Wow!


    The ground where Delarosa stepped out suddenly collapsed.


    It looks like there''s a hole underneath.


    Delarosa almost fell into the hole.


    Hey, Delarosa!


    Medero, who was closest to Delarosa, quickly reaches out and grabs her hand to save her.


    But Medero loses his balance and falls into the hole.


    The other two are unable to react.


    Delarosa and Medero watch, stunned, as they fall into the hole.


    They rush to check the hole.


    The hole is too deep to see the bottom.


    I''m going to die if I fall in this deep hole. ...... "Did I just scream out loud in there?


    Berel shuddered and said.


    ''Mat¨¦, mat¨¦! Delarosa and Medero are good at using magic! I''m sure he''ll live!


    Alead said that and tried to comfort Berel.


    It was as if he was saying this to himself.


    Yes, you''re right. ...... de demo, you might not fall to your death, but will you be able to come out?


    So, soleeha: ......


    A short pause, and then they were silent.


    "Let''s go get help!


    No, mate! It''s probably not worth it for us to go and help!


    Jaah, what are you doing?


    When Alead was asked, he thought for a moment.


    I''ll have to go get Vellums.


    I''ve come to that conclusion.

 29 Episode 28 Legion Ant.txt

    Bellamus served Arraune and the others.


    There were at least eight hundred Arraune''s men.


    But they didn''t eat as much and consumed less food than expected.


    After distributing the food, Vellumus went to find Delarosa and the others.


    "Huh? Where is that strange goblin you were just negotiating with me for? There was something I wanted to talk to you about.


    Elenchy speaks to the chief in goblin-speak.


    ''You mean Vellums? He''s not a goblin, he''s a man.


    Really. I thought it had no horns and was a different color, but it was human.


    So what''s the story? I''ll ask him for you, if Vellums isn''t here on an urgent matter.


    Okay. I wanted to tell you why our village was destroyed. It''s all about the survival of this goblin village. ......


    Elensee said with a serious expression on his face.


    He has something important to tell them, so the mayor decides to gather everyone in the village and listen to what he has to say.


    As the goblins gather, Elenchy begins to speak.


    Have you ever heard of the monster known as the Legionnaire Ant?


    Legion of Honor?


    An ant monster?


    The goblins don''t seem to know what they are.


    "...... isn''t a Legionnaire?


    Only the Mayor seems to know what he''s talking about.


    "You''ve heard of this village, chief?


    ''Al. I have never seen it in person, but it is said to be one of the most powerful demons of all. It is said to be one of the most powerful demons of all.


    What kind of demon are you: ......?


    Legionnaire Ant.


    They look like bipedal ants.


    Although it appears to have many ants, these ants are all individual creatures.


    The legion ants have a kind of mainframe that creates all of them, called the ant core.


    When this core disappears, all Legion ants cease to exist.


    The antho-core consumes nutrients to create new legion ants.


    There are different types of ants, and the Ant Core first creates a highly intelligent and powerful queen ant that governs all ants.


    Since the Ant Core is only capable of producing ants, it needs an ant to lead them.


    The soldier ants listen to the commands of the queen ants and bring nutrients from the outside to the ant core.


    As their numbers grow, so do the general ants and leader ants.


    Legion ants start out small. They start out small, slightly larger than normal ants.


    But as they evolve, legion ants grow larger.


    Unlike other monsters, they don''t need to eat a specific monster.


    When the total number of legion ants reaches a certain level, they evolve.


    As the ants continue to evolve, they will grow to human size.


    And the one that attacked our village was as big as an ordinary goblin. At that size, the total number of ants must have exceeded ten thousand.


    Ma-ten thousand?


    You can''t even imagine what that is: ......


    The goblins begin to buzz.


    ''''But I''ve heard that the ferocious Legionnaires are crushed when their numbers start to grow a bit, or that the Legionnaires who are numerous aren''t as ferocious as they should be, Jaga.


    ''''That''s right . The legion ant''s nest had been recognized for a long time, but they didn''t hunt too vigorously, gathering nutrients little by little, so they didn''t crush it. But all of a sudden, the ants went berserk .


    It''s not that weird.


    "I don''t know what happened, but we were attacked anyway. One of them is weak, but there are too many of them. If we hadn''t known they were coming and fled, we''d have been devoured by now. These legion ants are rampaging in the south and many demons are being driven from their homes. Perhaps the legion ants will come to our village.


    The goblins turned pale at that.


    "Tens of thousands of ants have come to our village. What about this village?


    "What will happen to .........


    Where the hell is Bellamus?


    "I''m looking for Delarosa and the others: ...... No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Isn''t this awful?


    Goblins are buzzing around.


    "Oh, slow down! We''re not sure if they''re coming yet. In fact, our village is a long way away, so there''s a good chance they won''t come this far.


    That reassured the goblins somewhat, but it didn''t completely erase their fears.


    Fat.


    Meanwhile, Bellamus was looking for Delarosa and the others.


    There are always signs that the four baby goblins walked, so he searched for them.


    Then they heard something running.


    Bellamus turns to face the direction of the sound and braces himself.


    The sound got closer and closer until the running thing came into view.


    Hmm? Isn''t that Alead and Berel?


    It was Alead and Berel who showed up.


    Oh! Vellums!


    What happened to Delarosa and Medero?


    That''s the hard part!


    The two men explained that Delarosa had fallen into the hole and that a large number of ants were headed for the village.


    Bellamus didn''t change his expression, but he was getting impatient, saying that it was going to be very bad.


    (Legion Ant, that ant must be ...... tens of thousands in terms of size, and the hole that Delarosa and the others fell into ...... probably A den of legions of ants. It''s too unnatural to have a hole that deep when there''s nothing there. Legion ants sometimes make traps and drop prey into their lairs. (Perhaps he fell for it.)


    Bellamus thinks.


    First, he wonders if Delarosa and the others are safe.


    The Legionnaires aren''t very strong.


    They usually die when they fall into the pit, so there won''t be a large number of legion ants waiting for them underneath the pit.


    Unless you''re too reckless, you''re not going to die.


    And that''s just for now. If you don''t go for help, you''ll die.


    I need to get to them right now, but that will put their village in danger.


    If we don''t run, they''ll die. And even if you do, they''ll be chased out of the village the same way they were chased out of Arlaune and the others. Then some of us will die.


    If we destroy the Ant Core, the Legion ants will perish.


    I will sneak into the lair and make sure Delarosa and Medeiro are safe. Then I''ll crush the Ant Core. Then we destroy the Ant Core.


    Bellamus has set a course.


    Whether we can do it or not is the biggest question, but whatever it takes must be accomplished for the safety of the village and for the sake of the goblins.


    I''ll handle Delarosa and the others. You go back to the village and tell them about the ants. And when the ants come near, tell everyone to leave the village.


    Okay, okay!


    Delarosa and Medero, you must help me!


    So, where is the hole that Delarosa and Medero fell into?


    If you go straight in here, you''ll go straight in!


    Okay. I''ll be off.


    Bellamus ran as fast as he could toward the hole.

 30 Episode 29 De La Rosa and Medero fell into the nest.txt

    Uh-oh, we''re in trouble.


    Let''s do it.


    Delarosa and Medero were in trouble when they fell into the hole.


    They managed to use their magic to soften the impact of their fall so they weren''t injured.


    The hole was very deep, and it was difficult for Delarosa to escape with her current magic.


    We''ll just have to find a way out or something.


    So, yeah, nay: ......


    The moment she fell into the hole, Delarosa lit up the area with her light magic.


    Underneath the hole was a wide open space, and there seemed to be a path that led to another place.


    Delarosa and Medero walked down the path to find a way out.


    The path is wide enough, but not very high.


    The children, Delarosa and Medero, can walk normally, but the taller ones will have to bend down a little to get there.


    As you walk down the road, you will hear footsteps ahead.


    The footsteps would get closer and closer.


    Delarosa and Medero braced themselves and waited, and it was the ant demon from earlier.


    Delarosa instantly uses her magic to defeat it.


    You ant. ......


    It''s the one you saw earlier.


    Did one of these ants fall out? Or do you think this is an ant nest?


    "Ummm... ......


    After I defeated them, I walked out again and encountered another ant monster.


    There were five of them. Use magic to kill them with Delarosa and Medero.


    "I knew we were in an ant colony.


    If that''s the case La, there are a lot of those ant demons. ......


    I don''t know if there are too many of them out there, or if they''re just not in the nest.


    Yeah, that''s a good idea.


    Delarosa was optimistic and Medero was pessimistic.


    ''Well, I remember that there''s an ant, a queen ant. That''s what gives birth to ants.


    De LaRosa asks Medero.


    "Mm. I think I did, sir.


    These ants have a queen ant.


    I don''t know.


    Yeah. I''m here because I''m an ant. ......


    Delarosa thumps her palm with her fist.


    "We went out to the forest to be accepted by the village. Let''s kill the queen before we leave the nest!


    What?


    Medero is shocked by Delarosa''s outlandish proposal.


    ''The ants that were walking in the forest, they might come back if the queen ants here are defeated, and then the village will be saved, and that''s a good thing! Okay, okay. Let''s find the queen ant!


    No, no, no, it''s too dangerous! If there was a queen ant, there would definitely be a lot of ants around!


    ''Dijovu, dijovu! With ants like that, even if there are a few more ants, we can totally beat them!


    It wasn''t even close.


    I''m a total joe. Are we strong?


    Medero tries to stop her, but Delarosa doesn''t listen to him much when it comes to this, so he gives up trying to convince her.


    I hope there aren''t too many ants around, and I follow Delarosa, praying that there won''t be too many ants.


    They walked for a while.


    Hey, ......, do you hear any footsteps?


    Huh? Oh, my God. It''s the ants again.


    Just as I was bracing myself with that thought, I heard footsteps approaching.


    The footsteps get louder. It''s like there are more than five or ten ants walking around.


    This isn''t good. Aren''t you pretty much there, No. ......?


    ''They''re coming soon! Prepare for Mahou!


    Medero is a bit of a scaredy-cat and Delarosa is ready to fight back.


    And then, when the ants are in plain sight.


    That''s good news for you.


    Delarosa was a little surprised.


    She was a little surprised because the ants at the front of the pack looked so different from the others.


    Their bodies are larger and wider than normal ants, and their eyes are sharper.


    And while most ants have a single black spear, this one has four long black swords (the Legionnaire has two legs and four arms).


    It was the most powerful of the Legion ants, the General Ant.


    It was a General Ant. ......


    Yeah, he''s pretty strong.


    Medero is scared, but Delarosa''s demeanor gives him room to breathe.


    The General Ant has something to say to me.


    "What?


    I don''t know what you''re talking about.


    I don''t know, as I don''t recognize the word .


    However, since they didn''t suddenly attack, the two bodies thought that they were willing to talk, but their expectations were wrong, and the General Ant came cutting at them.


    ''''Whoa! Coming?


    We''re coming to get you.


    Delarosa, Medero vs. the General Ant battle has begun.

 31 Episode 30 White Legion Ant.txt

    This is strong!


    The General Ant was strong, while Delarosa and Medero were struggling.


    The soldier ants behind me were easy to kill, and I was able to reduce their numbers.


    But the General Ant is fast and strong with its four swords.


    Delarosa and Medero, who basically only dealt with small fry, don''t have much experience fighting opponents of the same rank.


    Because of that, their fighting techniques were not very clear.


    While they were struggling.


    I can hear footsteps again from afar.


    "Na''s got company!


    "Uu ...... is struggling for free.


    Things are getting bad, and Delarosa and Medero are getting impatient.


    Then, seconds later, the Legionnaire Ant emerges.


    Huh?


    She''s white.


    The color was white.


    Other than that, it''s just like a normal legion anthos, only it''s color is white.


    There are dozens of white legion ants, but the general ants seem to be acting strangely when they see the white legion ants.


    He was threatening the white legion ants.


    Then, as if to cut through the crowd of white legion ants, a strange form of white legion ants emerges.


    They are taller than normal legion ants. They are slender and smartly built.


    It carries a single rapier, a sword that specializes in stabbing.


    It was a white general anth.


    The white general-ant moved with blinding speed and stabbed the black general-ant in the chest. Then the black general anto fell forward and died.


    Delarosa and Medero watched in amazement.


    "The white ant killed the ant.


    ''Doh, what do you mean, Lo: ......


    The white General Ant looks alternately at Delarosa and Medero .


    The two bodies brace themselves, wondering if they are going to attack. Medero braces himself, slightly frightened.


    The white general anthropoid does not attack, but turns its back to them.


    Then, after a beckoning gesture, it walked leisurely away.


    Could it mean that they should follow me?


    Medero examines the implications of his actions.


    What should I do? Would you like to follow me?


    ''What? I''m scared. What if it''s a trap?


    No, I don''t think I''m a trap!


    What?


    Kang!


    A hunch?


    It was a hunch, but Delarosa didn''t hesitate to follow the white general ants.


    Medeiro was feeling uneasy, but he followed Delarosa as if he was being carried along by the situation.


    I followed her.


    The general-ant said something to the wall.


    And then the wall started to move. It was like a secret door.


    It didn''t open automatically, but a legion of ants opened it from inside.


    It''s like a safe house: ......


    What do you mean, Lo?


    The white General Ant went through a hidden door. Delarosa and Medero followed.


    Behind the door is a fairly wide open space.


    Inside are many white legion ants.


    "There are many white ants.


    But are you sure you''re okay?


    The white Legionnaires don''t seem to be attacking us.


    The white general ants make a gesture to Delarosa and Medeiro, telling them to wait. Then they go away.


    Delarosa and Medero feel uneasy as a crowd of white legion ants stare at them.


    After a while, the white general ants come back.


    But Delarosa and Medero do not see the white general anthos that have returned.


    There was a striking presence beside her.


    A pure white legion ant. It was much closer to a human female in appearance.


    Her immaculate, pure white appearance seemed to transcend tribal barriers and leave a lasting impression on all who saw her.


    ''''It''s beautiful.''''


    It''s true. ......


    Delarosa and Medero were also slightly fascinated.


    "...... ne, ne ...... but I think that''s the queen ants ......


    Medero whispered to Delarosa.


    ...... If you ask me, that''s what ...... looks like! Battered down ......!


    Wait a minute! That''s reckless, indeed!


    I knew it was a bad idea to fight with the ants, and I did my best to stop them.


    "You are the children of hobgoblins, aren''t you?


    He speaks goblin!


    The supposed queen, a Legionnaire, spoke fluent goblin.


    "I am Medina, Queen Ant of the Legion ants here. I understand that you two have been fighting the Kuro Ants. May I ask for your help?


    Medina the Queen Ant said, bowing with a beautiful posture.


    ''Chot! What do you mean, asking for help? How dare you send the ants to our village!


    "I see. ...... I''m sorry to hear that they are in the goblins'' village. I don''t have the power to stop the black ants now.


    Nande! You''re a queen ant, aren''t you?


    Yes, sir. Do you two know much about us, the Legion of Ant?


    Shiranai.


    Delarosa and Medero shake their heads.


    ''Okay, so let me explain.


    Medina said, and gave a brief description of the Legion Ant.


    "And finally, Legion ants are usually white. There is no such thing as a black Legionnaire.


    What?


    There were demos. There were a lot of black ones.


    It''s a Legion of Ant that has been taken over by an evil demon.


    ''...... Sihaiken?'' What''s going on?


    "I am the Queen Ant and I should be able to control all the Legion Ant''s, but the Kuro Legion Ant''s are no longer controllable by the Watusi. See here.


    The Queen Ant receives something from his soldier ant.


    It''s a square base with a cracked round ball on top.


    What is it?


    I don''t know what it is. Look at this.


    Medina holds up a pedestal.


    There''s some writing on the pedestal.


    I can''t read. What does it say?


    ''This is written in human script, "I hereby seal the demon of evil intent, Hereldyne, Merc¨ºs Lelest," . So the person named Merc¨ºs sealed the evil demon called Hereldyne in this round ball.


    "A demon of evil intent? Teka, do you understand the language of Nande Ningen?


    I won''t tell you why I understand human language, because it would be a long story if I told you, but it''s not relevant right now.


    "Hmm.


    "I don''t know much about demons of evil intent. But I do know it''s a vicious demon.


    When we were expanding our nest, we accidentally unearthed this seal buried underground. At that time, we broke this seal by mistake.


    When he broke it, something black flew out of this ball and that something entered and took over the Ant Core. And many of the Legionnaires turned black. The black Legionnaires became violent and disobeyed orders, and they attacked Watakushi.


    More than 90% of the Legion Anthems that were present at that time changed color. I managed to take the legion ants that didn''t change color and set up a hideout, looking for a chance to fight back.


    That sounds like a lot of work. ......


    Delarosa said what she thought of Medina''s story.


    "What do you want us to do to help you and to fight back against the black ants?


    That''s right. Ragnar the General Ant says that your magic is strong. There are too many black legion ants out in the open today and their defenses are stretched thin. Now is the time to strike. Will you help us?


    Well, we''ll take care of that, but we''ll take care of the ants.


    Ano ...... I''m just curious, what will you do if I fight back? If you say the Ant Core has been hijacked and you destroy the Ant Core, Medina will be gone too. ...... Is there a way to defeat only evil-willed demons?


    Medero wonders.


    No, there is no such way.


    ''What? Jaa, what are you going to do?


    Medina thought for a moment, then spun the words.


    ''I don''t like the exploitation, the looting, the plundering, the disruption of the order around us, as the black ants do.


    What?


    Contrary to my beliefs, perhaps that''s more accurate. Until now, I have steadily accumulated the minimum amount of sustenance to increase the number of legion ants. But now the ants I''ve created are acting against my beliefs. They''re going to devour the forest monsters by the roots.


    "Rather than let this situation go unchecked, we would rather destroy the Ant Core and eliminate all Legion ants, including Watashi.


    Oh, really?


    Medina''s determined tone of voice frightens Medero slightly.


    Delarosa doesn''t seem to understand it all that well.


    I don''t understand, but if you want to beat her, just get out of here! Where''s the Ant-Core?


    Oh, wait! We are now carefully sending the leader ant to find out what''s going on. We''ll only attack when that Leader Ant returns. ......


    And then, slam! and a hidden door opened, and a Legionnaire Ant returned.


    This Legionnaire Ant is the Leader Ant. It looks like an ordinary Legionnaire Ant, but it is intelligent and can speak.


    The leader-ant rushes up to the general antho, Ragnar, and whispers into his ear.


    Ragnar speaks in a panicked tone, and tells Medina in Legionnaire''s language.


    Medina''s expression changes drastically when she hears these words.


    "What is it, No?


    Opportunity has arrived.


    Koki?


    ''''It seems that someone invaded this nest and kicked the black legion ants to the curb, and they''re doing a lot of damage. We don''t know who they are, but we should be grateful. Now, let''s get ready to attack!


    As Medina said this, the Legion ants gathered around.


    "Come on, let''s go!


    ''Un! They''re attacking the village and they won''t be stopped!


    "I don''t know if I can beat ......, but it''s going to be okay. I don''t know what to tell you, but it''s okay. ......


    And so the Shiro Legion ants and their band of white Legion ants, Delarosa and Medero, set out for the Ant Core.

 32 Episode 31 Sneaking into the nest.txt

    A nest of Legion ants, in the backcountry.


    There is the Ant Core, guarded by a large number of black legion ants.


    The Ant Core, a sphere with four supports, looks like a sphere with four supports.


    There are two holes at the bottom of the sphere.


    One hole is for feeding and the other is for laying ants.


    The ant core is white in nature, but this one is black.


    This one was black. A blackness that was almost deceiving.


    It could only take nutrients and give birth to ants, but this ants'' core had a mind of its own.


    (Kukukuuku...... we''ve come this far...... if we continue to increase the number of ants, my ambitions will be fulfilled.


    Its intention was to be a demon, a demon called Hererdyne.


    It was a unique monster, a demon that no two demons in the world were alike.


    The characteristic of a hererdyne is that it has no substance.


    Therefore, to interfere in this world, the Hereldyne needed to be possessed and controlled by others.


    The Legionnaire Ant that Hereldyne had taken over this time was also a special kind of monster. That''s why it''s in a slightly unusual state.


    Its body is the Ant Core, but the Queen Ant has a mind of its own.


    So, with the Ant Core''s newfound will, it was a toss-up as to who would be in control, the Hereldyne or the Queen Ant.


    But in the end, since the Ant Core is the main body, more than 90% of the Legion ants are now under the control of the Hereldyne side.


    Hereldyne is intent on taking over the Legion ants and killing the others anyway.


    Hereldyne evolves like other monsters.


    But because they are unique monsters, they evolve in different ways.


    By killing a certain number of creatures, you can evolve.


    Incidentally, between strong and weak creatures, killing the strong ones evolves faster.


    To explain it in simple terms, points are set for each organism and the stronger organisms you kill, the more points you can get.


    Once it reaches a certain number of points, the heraldine will be able to evolve.


    As the Hereldyne evolves, it will be able to take on more powerful beings.


    Ultimately, he believes that he can take over the will of the world itself and become a rival to the gods, and that is exactly what Hereldyne''s ambition is.


    (Last time he was sealed by a human. But that was hundreds of years ago. The human is probably dead now. There will be no one to stop me now. ......)


    Hereldyne cannot die. It''s a non-corporeal entity. Killing the possessed did not kill Hereldyne.


    Because of this, humankind, once troubled by the Hereldyne''s carnage, devised a way to seal the Hereldyne and seal it away.


    That seal was broken by accident this time.


    Huh? The total number of soldier ants in the nest is decreasing rapidly. (Looks like someone is running amok in the nest.)


    bull''s-eye


    Bellamus had descended the hole that Delarosa and Medero had fallen into and had broken into the Legion Ant''s lair.


    There was one problem.


    The ground in this nest was made of a hard material that made it difficult to leave footprints.


    That made it difficult to find Delarosa and the others from the footprints.


    There was only one path for now, so it was fine, but Bellamus wondered what to do if there was a separate path.


    ''Hmm? That''s .......


    There''s a dead legion ant. That''s the one Delarosa and Medero took down.


    (This is ...... Legion Ant, why is it black? (Legion Ant was supposed to be white, but was there a black variety ......?


    Legion Ant was a rare demon, so it hadn''t been studied as much as it should have been .


    Because of that, I didn''t know much about Bellamus either.


    However, when I saw that black, I felt a sense of discomfort or a sense of d¨¦j¨¤ vu when I saw it, Vellums.


    But I didn''t think too much about it because I didn''t have much time right now, so I moved on.


    I found a few Legion of Ant corpses, but they were all black.


    There''s a place where many legion ant corpses are lying.


    This is the General Ant. Is this guy a General Ant? ...... No, this is not.


    I look at the wound, and it''s not quite right.


    A clean stab with a razor blade, a clean cut.


    I have not taught you a spell that would leave a wound like this at this time.


    This would have happened with a light arrow or something like that, but I hadn''t taught it yet.


    I didn''t know why, but Vellums went on anyway.


    There''s a long straight road ahead, but it''s not easy to see Delarosa and Medeiro.


    There''s no more of Ari''s body on the ground.


    I walked on with some trepidation.


    "M


    You can hear the sound of ants walking in.


    And then, within range of the lights, the Legion Ant will come in.


    Beramus expects to see the General Ant in the front, and perhaps a large number of Legion Ant''s behind them.


    The General Ant is armed with a one-handed sword and a large shield.


    "A defensive General Ant.


    General ants are mainly divided into four types: defensive, magical, offensive, and throwing.


    Defensive general ants are hard and are often in charge of defending the nest.


    Defensive general ants, as defensive types, do not attack rashly, but instead hold their shields and wait for the vellum to come out.


    (Now, if we use too much flashy magic, there''s a chance the ceiling will collapse, so what should we do?


    Bellamus thought for a moment about the magic he was going to use.


    Okay, here we go.


    Decide what magic to use.


    "Ice Smoke.


    At the moment Bellamus said this, a white wisp of smoke flew toward the ants. Then the smoke envelops all the Legionnaires and they disappear.


    A few seconds later, the smoke disappears and the Legion ants appear.


    The Legion ants freeze to death and turn into ice sculptures.


    Bellamus kicks the ice sculptures and breaks them as he moves forward.


    There must have been fifty of them. But there was no fork in the road, so how could Delarosa and Medeiro be safe?


    The enemy is easily defeated, but Bellamus'' fears are growing.


    Nevertheless, he continued on, believing that he was safe.


    I came across a few Legion ants along the way, but I used my Ice Smoke magic to take them all down.


    Ice Smoke is inherently slow and easily avoidable, but it was quite good for this environment, where there was no escape route on a single road.


    Then there was a fork in the road.


    Go to the left.


    After a while, you''ll come to a large room.


    It''s too big to see everything, so Vellums creates a strong light and sends it flying down the middle of the room.


    It lights up the whole room.


    It''s a pretty big space, with a slightly higher ceiling.


    The trouble is that there are about seven separate ways to get there.


    As you''re trying to decide which path to take, you hear loud footsteps.


    I looked down the road where I heard the footsteps and saw a legion carrying food.


    They must have gone out hunting and now they''re back.


    Belamus wasn''t sure whether to take them out or not, but he came up with a plan.


    First, he quickly turns off the light''s magic.


    Then I''ll use my dark vision magic to make it visible in the dark. The reason I use light is that it consumes much less magic.


    Then move to a corner to avoid being seen by the Legionnaires.


    By the way, Legionnaires have night vision.


    Their vision isn''t that great, so they can''t be seen if they stay in a corner.


    Then follow the legion ants to the Ant Core for food.


    This is how we''ll get to the Ant Core.


    Since Delarosa and the others are unlikely to be easy to find, Bellamus decides to crush the Ant Core first.


    When the Ant Core is destroyed, the Legion ants will disappear.


    That way, Delarosa and Medeiro would be safe for now, so Bellamus decided to prioritize the destruction of the Ant Core.


    Even if he followed them, they didn''t seem to know they were there.


    Bellamus continues to follow them to Ant Core''s location.

 33 Episode 32 Pinch.txt

    It had been a long time since Bellamus had started following the Legion ants.


    Again, we arrived at a large room.


    It''s even bigger than the last one.


    There are more than a dozen paths from this room.


    This is most likely the center of the Legion Ant''s lair. Bellamus guessed that it wasn''t far from the center to the point where the Ant Core was located.


    The moment they arrived in this room, the Legion ants stopped walking for some reason.


    What about Bellamus? Just when you were wondering why, Legion ants kept coming in from the other way.


    That''s an unusual amount.


    They kept coming, and in no time at all they were filling the room.


    It''s tricky to deal with such a large crowd in a large place, so you try to keep your distance so that they won''t notice you, and then you go out of the room to see what''s going on.


    Then I hear footsteps from behind me.


    It''s a group of Legion ants.


    There seem to be quite a few of them.


    They''re a problem if they get caught, so Bellamus will try to take them out from behind.


    As he approaches the legion ants from behind, the general ants are in the lead.


    Moreover, it seems that the general ants with good eyesight have already noticed Bellamus'' presence.


    He''s holding something like a staff.


    He points his wand at Bellamus.


    Then a gust of wind rises from the tip of the wand.


    It''s wind magic.


    This general antho seems to be a magical general antho.


    Bellamus tries to guard it with his magic, but he''s too late.


    Unable to keep his footing, he''s blown away by a gust of wind.


    Little Bellamus is blown a long way.


    Eventually you''ll be blown into a room full of legion ants.


    Every Legionnaire in the room turns to look at Beramus.


    And now Bellamus is surrounded by Legion ants.


    It''s not looking good, but Bellamus remains calm and collected.


    Light Sword.


    Just as he said that, four swords of light appeared above Bellamus'' head.


    The swords of light begin to spin at high speed, and then they begin to move, slicing through the Legionnaires in Bellamus'' vicinity.


    After a few seconds, the sword of light disappears.


    The corpses of the Legion ants, torn in half, lie in abundance around Bellamus.


    Even as they watch, the Legion ants hold their spears and attack Bellamus.


    They slash at him with their light swords as well.


    The bodies of the Legion ants are piling up around Bellamus.


    Still more are coming.


    How many more are here? It can''t be cut off!


    Now you''re getting impatient.


    The Legion ants won''t have an infinite number of them.


    But of course Vellum''s magic power won''t be infinite.


    Moreover, we can''t exhaust all of our magic here.


    The strongest general ants are probably waiting around the Ant Core.


    The General Ant has its ranks.


    The general ants multiply as the legion ants evolve.


    The longer the General Ant remains, the stronger it is. Perhaps the strongest general ants from the earliest evolution are in the area around the Ant Core, Bellamus thought.


    Anyway, if they were all killed in such large numbers, their magic power would run out.


    He began to think of a better way.


    Then a Legionnaire Ant appeared to catch Bellamus'' light sword.


    Its appearance was no longer questionable.


    It had a large riding spear, and normally a Legionnaire Ant with four arms and two legs. To put it simply, it has a centaur-like appearance.


    Bellamus guesses that it''s probably an offensive general anthropoid.


    These general ants are just as fast as they are.


    With one swift thrust, it attacks Bellamus again and again.


    His magic strengthens his physical abilities and he manages to avoid them all, but he''s too fast to counterattack.


    Finally, he finds an opening and fires the fireball.


    It hits the general ant''s face with a clean shot.


    It''s a hit, but it''s not dead.


    Now there''s a window of opportunity, and Bellamus will try to use his magic to fold in.


    But there''s an obstacle.


    The general anthropomorphic wind magician, the general anthropomorphic general who blew Vellums away earlier, uses his magic to create another gust of wind.


    Once again, Vellums is blown away.


    As he''s rolling around, another attacking general-ant appears.


    It''s a general-ant with a huge sword, and it swings it down.


    Deciding that a direct hit would be a bad idea, Bellamus rolls around on the ground to avoid it.


    The great sword swings down at the spot where Bellamus had just fallen, and boom! And a roar rang out .


    This General Ant seems to be moving sluggishly, creating a huge gap.


    Bellamus uses his light sword magic to bring down the General Ant''s head.


    The general ant is easily defeated, but the centaur-like general ant that he failed to kill just now comes running in at great speed and attacks Bellamus.


    With a small opening, he was unable to completely avoid the attack, and received a small wound on his cheek.


    Two, and blood is flowing from his cheek.


    One is a magical general-ant that interferes with you, the other is a fast-moving attacking general-ant.


    They''re both probably the stronger general ants, and Bellamus thinks they''d be much trickier if they came at the same time.


    (You''ll have to be a little more serious to slaughter these two, but it''s still not clear if your magic will last. But I can''t get beaten up here. (I guess it can''t be helped: ......)


    And just when I decided to raise the level of magic that Vellums uses to one level, I decided to fight


    Okay! Rock blast!


    A familiar voice rang out.


    Then a chunk of stone struck the magical General Ant''s head.


    Although it doesn''t seem to be dead, it takes damage and falls down.


    The sudden attack has distracted the Legionnaire Antlers.


    The attacking general ants will have an opening.


    Bellamus will take advantage of the gap.


    "Firelance.


    Use the fire lance, a magic that generates a fire lance.


    The fire lance pierces the attacking general-ant''s chest and bursts into flames!


    Seconds later, the attacking general-ant was consumed by fire and turned to ashes.


    Then a flood of white legion ants rush in and take out the black legion ants, which had been out of control after the general ants were killed.


    Ragnar, a slender white general anthropoid, is a lioness. He moves at breakneck speed and slays the black legions one by one.


    And then...


    Medeiros go together.


    Uh-uh!


    Delarosa and Medero joined their breaths and aimed at the magical General Ant.


    "''Seno! Fireball.


    And at the same time, he shot the fireball.


    The fireball struck the magical general-ant''s head. The head burst into flames and burned to death.


    "Yeah! We''ve got him!


    Yahtzee!


    Delarosa and Medero happily high-five each other.


    "Don''t smile yet. Stay sharp.


    Medina, the Queen Ant, told him to be careful.


    The black legion ants that had lost the general ants were then wiped out by the white legion ants'' attack, leaving them helpless.

 34 Episode 33 To the place where Ant Core is.txt

    "Delarosa.


    Ah! Belamusda!


    After defeating Legion Ant and the others, Delarosa finally noticed Bellamus''s presence when he spoke to her.


    ''Ho, really. Vellamus-kunda.


    After Delarosa found out, Medero also found out about Bellamus.


    "What''s with Bellamus?


    I went into the woods to look for you, and I heard that Alead and Berel fell into a hole. That''s why I came here so quickly.


    "Heh.


    Hey, no. I told you not to step outside.


    Woo. De-Tay ......


    I''m sorry.


    Delarosa gives a dissatisfied look and Medero looks apologetic .


    ''''Well, as a result, we were able to defeat the Legion Ant''s earlier with ease, so I wouldn''t say that much from me. You''ll get a scolding from Aretha when you get back.


    Ugh, ......!


    Delarosa looks jittery.


    ''So, ......''


    Vellums'' gaze turns to Medina, the Queen Ant.


    ''Is she?''


    "Greetings, my name is Medina of the Queen Anne. I''m wondering if you know Master Delarosa and Master Medero.¡¡You appear to be human, sir.


    Medina bows deeply and greets him.


    ''Un!¡¡His name is Bellamus, he''s my brother and he''s a ningen!¡¡He''s a little guy, but he knows a lot of stuff and he''s really strong!


    You''re a human, and you''re my brother?


    Yeah, yeah!¡¡Belamus was abandoned in the forest when he was a baby and was picked up by Te, Kaa-chan!


    Is that so?


    Medina agrees.


    "Thanks to you, Master Bellamus, we were able to defeat a horde of black Legion ants. I thank you for that.


    "You didn''t beat them for me, so don''t thank me. There''s more to it than that. First of all, why are Delarosa and Medero with the Shiro Legionnaires?


    "Uh-oh.


    Delarosa starts to explain, but she doesn''t quite get the point, so halfway through, Medero takes over for her.


    He explains that he''s been sent to the lair, that Legion Ant has gone black and can''t be controlled, and that he''s going to go with me now to take down the Ant Core.


    "Hmm. Legionnaire Ant turned black: ...... I see.


    Vellums seems to have some idea what he''s talking about.


    "What do you know, vellum?


    Medero asked, and Bellamus shook his head, saying, "No.


    I had an idea, but I wasn''t sure, so I decided not to tell you.


    ''I''d like to go crush the Ant Core, but ......''


    ''You''re coming too, Vellums!¡¡Then I''ll go with you!


    Seeing Delarosa ready to take down the Ant Core and the others, Bellamus wonders what to do.


    There will be a fair amount of Legion ants around the Ant Core, so it''s going to be quite a dangerous battle.


    Should he involve Delarosa and Medero in that battle?¡¡And Vellums was worried.


    But it''s not a good idea to send them back here.


    Apparently the legion ants that were out there are now back inside the lair, and it''s too dangerous to run into them trying to get out.


    Besides, for what it''s worth, Bellamus had admitted that Delarosa and Medero had gotten stronger.


    He knew it was unlikely that they would be able to drag their feet.


    So Bellamus decided not to object to Delarosa and the others going to kill the Ant Core.


    "So, do you know the way to the Ant-Core?


    Bellamus asked Medina.


    "Yes, I know. It''s not far from here. Over there, just a little wider than the rest, is the Ant Core''s lair.


    Medina said as she pointed to the path to follow.


    Then they all went down that path, toward the place where the Ant Core was.


    They had walked a good distance and were now in front of the Ant Core''s room.


    "How many legion ants are there?


    Bellamus asks.


    "I don''t know the exact number, but there must be hundreds of them. I don''t know the exact number, but I''d say several hundred." "Twice as many as the Legion ants we have," he says. There are several defensive general ants around the Ant Core, and beside the Ant Core there are several general ants. And beside the Ant Core is the strongest General Ant, Roose, the most powerful General Ant.


    "Hmm.


    There are so many of them.


    Okay, I''m starting to freak out.


    It''s about what I expected. There''s a good chance it''s not going to be easy.


    He''s after the Ant Core. Once the Ant Core is destroyed, all the Legion ants will be gone. But if the General Ant remains at your side, there''s a good chance you''ll have to destroy it.


    Well. First, we''ll have Ragnar lead the Legion ants on an assault to clear the way for the Ant Core. Then, Master Bellamus, Master Delarosa, Master Medero and I will take down Roose and then the Ant Core.


    That''s what I had in mind.


    "Yoshur!¡¡Ta-da!¡¡I''m the best rider in the world.


    Wait, Delarosa!


    Delarosa was about to go to fight, but Vellums caught her by the scruff of the neck and stopped her.


    ''Have you been listening to me?¡¡You''re not ready to fight yet.


    "Aye!


    Yeah, come on.


    A disgruntled Delarosa scolds him.


    ''Then I''ll give orders to Ragnar.


    Then he gave the order in Legionnaire.


    Incidentally, the language of the Legion ants is not understood by Bellamus either.


    That''s because at the moment of birth, the Queen Ants have the ability to create their own language, and they use that language to communicate.


    Therefore, the language of the Legion Ant that Medina was using this time was a language that Bellamus had never heard of.


    Then Ragnar took the lead with the white Legion ants and entered the room.


    The Legion ants were marching in a long, slow march, and Beramus and his friends followed behind.


    Inside the room, a large number of Legionnaires guard the Ant Core.


    Ragnar charges at the Legion ants.


    He slices and dices them up at breakneck speed.


    The legions of ants behind him followed.


    The Ant Core is at the far end of the room.


    Ragnar''s heading there in a straight line.


    As expected of a Legionnaire Ant who guards the most important spot in the room, he''s ready for a sudden attack.


    But Ragnar seems to be very strong, and he''s responding, but not preventing it.


    Ragnar is one of the most powerful of the General Ants.


    When they get close to the Ant Core, Bellamus and the others behind them will come out near the front.


    They have reached the farthest point.


    The white legion ants, led by Ragnar, hold back the black legion ants that are approaching from behind.


    Now, Bellams and his men face the six General Antants guarding the Ant Core.


    The general ants stood side by side guarding the Ant Core.


    Four defensive general ants with one-handed swords and shields.


    And in the middle, with two upper arms with long spears and two lower arms with swords, an attacking general anthropomorphic general anthropomorphic general anthropomorphic general anthropomorphic general anthropomorphic general anthropomorph is waiting for you.

 35 Episode 34 Settlement.txt

    The biggest general-ant in the middle is Ruth.


    That''s pretty obvious when you see it, but it''s more than that: ......


    Belamus looked at the disastrous black-colored Ant Core in the back.


    I see. So I was right.


    I muttered in a voice so quiet that the people around me couldn''t hear me .


    ''''Well, thanks to the Shiro Legion ants, Delarosa, and Medero, it took less magic to get here than I thought. I think I can fight to my heart''s content in this one.


    The two defensive general ants on either side of Ruth approached, shields at the ready.


    Bellamus turned his arms towards those two bodies and


    "Blaze.


    Then he unleashes his magic .


    A small ball of fire flew at high speed from Bellamus'' hands toward the two general ants and hit them.


    And when he was hit, it exploded.


    The two general ants flew apart in an instant.


    Two General Ants in a flash: ......


    ''Great, that''s what I''m talking about, Vellumsda! Yeah! Atta boy! I''m coming with you, Medero!


    Uh-huh.


    Delarosa and Medero attack the remaining defensive General Ant.


    As Bellamus goes to cover him, Ruth moves in.


    Her target is Bellamus.


    He throws a spear with his upper arm.


    I dodged it, but it was a powerful attack, both fast and powerful.


    It was a powerful attack, though.


    So much for this.


    It was less than the strength Vellums had expected.


    I''ll deal with the big guy. Can you take care of someone else?


    I said to Medina.


    ''I''m a queen-ant, so I''m no stranger to a weaker general-ant, but you''re okay, Master Vellums?


    No problem.


    "Right. All right. I''ll leave Ruth to you. I''ll leave the other one to the wagons, Mr. Windrush."


    Medina attacked with wind magic.


    As a queen-ant, Medina had high magic power.


    Ruth attacks Vellum.


    Vellumus uses a physical upgrade spell to enhance his physical abilities.


    The more magic this spell consumes, the more physical ability it gives you.


    Vellumus uses three times more magic than normal.


    With this much magic, he decides it is unlikely that his attack will be successful.


    He easily dodges Ruth''s attack.


    Shining Saber.


    and use the light sword''s higher magic.


    Create a large light sword. He swings the sword and cuts off Ruth''s lower left arm.


    The arm is slashed easily, and Ruth falls back.


    Then he uses his upper right arm to show his readiness to throw a spear.


    Before the spear can be thrown, Bellamus closes the distance and strikes Ruth as hard as he can in the abdomen.


    As Ruth is knocked off balance from the blow, Bellamus fires three shots of Blaze''s magic.


    Small fireballs fly into the head, chest, and abdomen and explode.


    The explosion shredded Ruth to dust.


    Just like that. Well?


    After I beat him, I tried to head to the other side to rescue him right away.


    Fireball!


    Just in time to see Delarosa hit the General Ant in the head with a fireball, knocking it down with flying colors.


    "Hey, I got him. You got him.


    Yeah, now I''m gonna go to that big one: ......


    Delarosa looked at Ruth.


    ''Whoa!¡¡He''s already beaten me, Lulu!


    I''m surprised it was already defeated.


    ''''I didn''t expect you to defeat Ruth so quickly. ...... Lord Bellamus is very powerful.


    Medina is like that. It seems we''ve already taken down the General Ant.


    Not so much. I''m not sure I have the magical capacity to do so now. You took on so many other legion ants, it was easy to kill them.


    Bellamus said this without any particular conceit.


    ''Your humility is ...... well, that''s fine. Ragnar and his men are holding the Kuro Legion ants back now, but they won''t last forever. We must destroy the Ant Core as soon as possible.


    When Medina said this, Delarosa and Medero got a sad look on their faces.


    ''''Ano...... I beat up the ant core, La, Medina, you''re going to die.


    "Yeah, Medina is going to die.¡¡Yadar.


    It hadn''t been long since they met, but Delarosa and Medero had a good feeling about Medina''s character, which was clean and innocent.


    So, even though they thought it couldn''t be helped, they had to intervene.


    It''s inevitable. It''s fate, too. Thank you all so much. I''ll do the work of destroying the Ant Core.


    Saying that, he tried to use his magic towards the Ant Core.


    Wait a minute.


    Bellamus stops .


    Dear Mr. Bellamus: "If it doesn''t get destroyed soon ......


    I''ll handle this one.


    With that, Bellamus used some magic.


    .


    ---- I didn''t expect this to happen.


    Hereldyne was frustrated at the predicament they were in, having just had a few intruders come in.


    He was not shaken by fear of death or impatience, because he was just frustrated.


    Because.


    ---- Hmm, even if the Ant Core was destroyed, it would be enough to possess another creature.


    Hereldyne is a demon that cannot die.


    If she was destroyed here, there would be a huge delay in our ambition to destroy all of them, but she would not be crushed just because of the delay.


    So it was only irritating.


    ---- Which creature will possess it next? I like that human brat. If he''s as strong as that one ............?


    Hereldyne feels a sense of deja vu when he sees Vellums .


    ---- that is ...... that soul shape is ......


    Hereldyne remembered something, and shortly thereafter


    Sheil Hereldyne.


    Vellumus has used his magic.


    The moment the spell is cast, Hereldyne feels a powerful pull.


    Unable to fight it, she is pulled, and she is pulled out of the Ant Core.


    From within the Ant Core, Hereldyne emerges.


    It looked like a black haze. It had no limbs and no body. Two eyes shone in the middle of the haze.


    Hereldain?¡¡Master Bellamus, what have you done?


    I had a little fight. I know how to seal him up.


    Bellamus said with a cool expression on his face.


    ''You!¡¡You''re that ...... person from that time!¡¡He may look very different, but I know his soul!¡¡I''ve sealed myself in, you''re a Mercuress or something!


    Loudly, Hereldyne shouts.


    "That''s an old name. Now my name is Vellums. And I don''t have to go to ...... to remember it. Next time we''ll bury you a little deeper and you''ll never get out again.


    Uhhhh!


    Bellamus looks to land a right hand towards Heraldyne.


    Heraldyne is drawn to Bellamus'' right hand.


    It''s a powerful force. It''s a desperate struggle, but there''s no escape.


    Eventually, the Hereldyne will be compressed into a small ball.


    Bellamus covers his left hand.


    A white sphere forms.


    The seal is now complete.

 36 Episode 35 Return.txt

    When the Hereldyne was sealed, the Ant Core returned to its original white color .


    The black Legion ants also returned to normal, but they crumbled to pieces the moment I sealed the Hereldyne.


    Many Legion ants were lost, but with Medina still alive, they were able to escape from Hereldyne''s control.


    Was this ...... sealed? Hereldyne at .......


    Yeah, it was just to seal him up. So I guess we''re not going to die. There are far fewer Legionnaires now.


    There are only about a hundred Legionnaires left. But even if their numbers are reduced, they don''t degenerate, so their size doesn''t change.


    I see ...... and they won''t die. ......


    Muttering this, Medina sat down as if she had lost her strength.


    Even though she was prepared to die, she was still afraid of death.


    Medina, is it okay if you don''t die? Good thing!


    Un...... Mr. Bellamus is still amazing. ......


    Delarosa and Medero seem to be relieved.


    ''Thank you, Mr. Vellums, thank you ...... really ......''


    We did what we had to do to save our village. There''s no need to thank me.


    Still, it really saved me, so thank you so much for ...... Mr. Bellams, Mr. Delarosa and Mr. Medero.


    Delarosa smiles happily as she thanks him .


    Medero looks a little troubled, "I don''t think I''m able to do anything ......".


    ''Well, let''s go back to the village then.''


    Bellamus said. Delarosa and Medero nodded and turned to go back to the village.


    ''Um!¡¡I can''t just leave you like this without giving you something back!¡¡Let me do something to repay you!


    Medina wasn''t satisfied with just thanking them.


    A desperate look on her face held Veramus and the others back.


    "You''re grateful ...... no, there''s no need for you to go that far. As I said before, I did it for me.


    Vellums refuses, but


    No, I''m sorry. I''m sorry. ......


    Medina thinks about what she can do to repay the favor.


    Yes!¡¡From now on, we Legionnaires will serve you and your friends for the rest of our lives. Although there aren''t many Legionnaires left, we can still use them for work and strength.


    Medina suggested that.


    Vellum looks a little troubled by that suggestion.


    "You don''t have to do that. ......


    No, he saved my life. It would be rather fitting to use that life for Master Bellamus.


    Medina speaks fervently, and Vellums is pushed lightly.


    "Nay, nay. He''s good, isn''t he?¡¡I don''t know, but I don''t have to leave Medina here.


    Yeah, I know. I''m not gonna see you here again. I''m gonna miss you.


    Delarosa and Medero seem to agree with Medina''s proposal.


    Bellamus is slightly distressed, but


    ...... Yes. If you want to serve us, you''re welcome to do so. Well, it doesn''t have to be for life, but it''s a pleasure to work with you.


    Yes, sir. I''ll serve you for the rest of my life, sir.


    Medina bows nicely.


    The word ''serve for life'' is used again and Vellums looks troubled.


    ''Then I''ll get ready.''


    Medina orders the Legion ants to bring the Ant Core to her.


    Then, together with the Legion ants, Beramus and his friends returned to the goblin village.

 37 Episode 36 Residents increase.txt

    Vellums and his men returned to the village.


    It''s good to be back.


    There are a lot of black ant powder on our doorstep.


    The black ant powder is the remains of a black legion ant.


    It''s right in front of the gate.


    But the gate was not destroyed. They got in just in time.


    I told Alead and Berrelle to tell the villagers to run when the legion ants came, so they''d be gone by now.


    Anticipating this, Bellamus opened the gate.


    He went into the village.


    And then, contrary to what he thought.


    Oh, vellum-sda!


    He''s back!


    ''We have defeated the legion ants. ...... What are those white legion ants ha!


    The goblins remained in the village.


    I didn''t need to ask why Bellamus was there, but the presence of Medina and the Shiro Legionnaires made me question the existence of the goblins.


    So I''ll explain first, and then I''ll introduce Medina.


    The goblins were convinced.


    But it seems that Arraune and the others are still in the village, and Bellamus wonders if they will be convinced of Medina''s existence after the village is destroyed.


    For now, Bellamus blames the demon Hererdyne for the destruction. He explained to Elenchy that Medina was a very good monster.


    Elenchy said.


    I''ll believe anything you say, Lord Bellamus, who saved my life. I will have no more vengeance on you, Master Medina.


    They seemed to be convinced that it was a good idea.


    Some of Arraune and the others weren''t convinced, but they had managed to convince Elenchy.


    However, Medina was shocked to learn that the black legion ants had crushed Arraune''s village.


    Medina knew she had to make amends somehow.


    And so, Vellums.


    ''Why did the Legion ants remain in this village when they were just before the gate? Did Alead and Berel fail to tell you?


    I asked the chief.


    "You may ask why... I won''t run away. The gate was broken and the village was ransacked. The village that Bellamus built for us was destroyed, and we couldn''t bear to see it destroyed. Then we had to run away. We had to kill the ants to buy time for them to get to us.


    Hearing that response, Bellamus said


    ''''If you''re in the ...... village, you can rebuild it again, but even I can''t bring a dead man back to life. I''m just glad I made it this time. Just don''t do anything rash.


    Ho-ho. I knew you''d say that. I knew he''d stop the Legion ants, so we all fought. You weren''t foolhardy at all.


    The village chief said this and then.


    Well, if Arraune and the others didn''t help us, it could''ve been a close call.


    Did Alraune and the others fight for you?


    They just took my food and said they were sorry to go out like this. He fought with me.


    I didn''t know that.


    It''s a good thing I sent Alraune and the others some food. Some kindness just has to come back to you.


    Hearing those words, Belamus thought again that everyone was kind because this was a village where this goblin was the village chief .


    Fat.


    Then Arraune and the others tried to leave the village.


    We don''t want to stay in the village forever.


    Alraune''s numbers are extraordinary, and even though we''ve made the village bigger, there''s not enough space.


    "Do you have somewhere to go?


    Vellums asks Elenthi.


    "I''ll look for it at .......


    When he heard the answer, he knew he had no place to go.


    When the chief told him that you fought alongside me, he knew he couldn''t just throw you out there.


    Would you like to stay in the village?


    I suggested that.


    "That would be ...... annoying.


    ''I heard that because of Alraune and his men, this village was not raided by the Kuro Legion ants. It wasn''t a nuisance at all.


    ...... But with these numbers . We don''t have enough land, and we''ll eventually run out of food.


    I''ll take care of that.


    Vellums kept trying to convince Ellensie to stay.


    Elenchy seemed to want to stay if he could.


    When he asked the goblins in the village for their opinion, they all said they could stay, which changed Ellency''s mind.


    In the end, Elency and her friends decided to stay behind.


    The village is now home to goblins, orcs, arraune and legion ants.


    There are so many of them that it''s now more of a town than a village.


    ''''Well, with their numbers growing this high, it''s going to be a lot of work ......


    First, we had a lot of work to do: more usable land, more farmland, more housing, and so on.


    Bellamus began work immediately.

 38 Episode 37 Beres Doral.txt

    The expansion of the village was done by all the inhabitants.


    What we did was not so different from before.


    We cut down trees, made more land available, built houses, and farmed more land.


    The land is much larger.


    We have several times more land than we had before.


    Not only were the houses built by vellums by magic, but some were built from stacks of wood.


    As for farmland, the more magic we have available to us, the more land we have left for Merune to farm.


    The meroons are the most hungry vegetables.


    I didn''t add that many other vegetables.


    And some of them are more evolved than others.


    Among the goblins, Medero evolved into the magic goblin. Also, Ugo, Alead, and Berrel evolved into soldier goblins.


    Hobgoblins that evolve from hobgoblins not only eat demons, but also evolve more easily if they are more powerful.


    These four young, fast-growing, powerful goblins have evolved.


    Delarosa, who had already evolved into a magic goblin, hadn''t yet evolved to the next level.


    However, Bellamus expected that she would evolve into a witch goblin in the near future.


    Some orcs have evolved.


    The one that evolved was Barbora, the orc that came to the first village.


    Barbora evolved into a scaly orc, a scaly orc with scales all over its body and a higher level of defense.


    No one has ever evolved into an Arraune.


    The number of legion ants has grown by a hundred.


    It seems that a new General Ant has been born. but they''re not strong enough.


    But they''d have to grow into the tens of thousands to evolve.


    That''s still a long way to go.


    It''ll take about three months.


    For now, everyone can eat and live.


    Up until now we lived without any major problems.


    Then one day, word came to Beramus that the chief had fallen ill.


    He rushes to the chief''s side.


    Are you all right, chief?


    Oh, vellum-scum. I''m sorry you had to worry about me.


    Fortunately, he''s nothing serious.


    He''s lying in bed, but he doesn''t look so sick.


    She just had a little cold. Don''t worry about it.


    The chief said so, but he was worried, so Bellamus, who had some knowledge of medicine, used his magic to examine the chief''s body condition.


    The chief''s self-declared illness is not that serious.


    Sashi...maybe it''s time for me to catch a cold like this too.


    ......


    Old age gradually weakens your body and prevents you from doing things you used to be able to do.


    He experienced this feeling in a previous life, so he''s a little at a loss for words.


    Finally, after a while.


    Don''t say that.


    I could say.


    "Hello, Veraams. I''m thinking of quitting my position as village chief.


    What?


    Oh, it''s as if you were the village chief. But now you tell me you''re the mayor. Or maybe it''s better to say mayor.


    ''The village chief: ...... I am ......''


    Please. I want to die. Why don''t you just find out while you still can?


    Seeing the village chief asking sincerely, Bellamus was a little troubled.


    Okay.


    He nodded.


    That''s good. So when you become the mayor of the village ......, why don''t you choose a name for your town? You haven''t had a clear name before, have you?


    Name or .......


    Vellums pondered for a moment, thinking of a name.


    "How about Beresdral?


    Beresdral means "land of mutual prosperity" in goblin language.


    Bellamus thought it would be a fitting name for a town that had become populated by demons.


    Yes, sir. Work together with all kinds of demons and this town will always be prosperous.


    The mayor agreed with the name.


    Afterwards, he spoke to everyone else, and since there was no one to deny it, the town''s name was decided to be Belesdral.

 39 Quote 38 Interviewer.txt

    It''s been a few days since Bellamus became mayor and named the town after him.


    Being named mayor doesn''t change your job description.


    You work day in and day out to make the town grow.


    But now that I have some stability and less work to do, I have more time to rest these days.


    Bellamus hoped that he would grow richer and be able to live more comfortably in the future.


    Just as he was taking his mind off things, a source of turmoil arrived in the village.


    Then one day.


    "Is Varamus here?


    Hugo came to visit me at the Bellams'' house.


    "What''s up?


    I was just watching the scene outside the gate. There''s a Ningenga with some serious armor lying outside the gate. What should we do?


    ''Humans with armour? I want to take a look at it anyway. Which is the north or south gate?


    North gate.


    As Bellamus turned to head for the north gate.


    Where are you going, Vellums?


    Delarosa, who was asleep a moment ago, is coming.


    She says there''s a human lying on the north gate. I''m going to see what she looks like.


    ''What? Ningen! I''m coming with you.


    Delarosa with his tempers in high gear.


    It seems she''s interested in someone other than Dellarosa.


    There''s no particular reason for him to refuse, so he agrees to follow me.


    I''ll walk down the city street to the north gate.


    Climb to the top of the gate to see what it looks like outside.


    Sure enough, there''s a man in armor lying on the ground.


    It''s wearing armor like a knight wears.


    It is wearing a full-face helmet, so we can''t see its face, and we don''t know its gender.


    He doesn''t appear to be large, but since knights are often male, Bellamus judges that it''s probably a man.


    "That''s so cool. What can you do, Bellamus?


    We''ll just check if he''s alive or dead. If he''s alive, we''ll help him.


    With that, Bellamus opened the gate and walked out. Delarosa followed him.


    She approaches the armored man.


    "Wu...... Wu......", I hear a voice say.


    It''s like he''s alive.


    You okay? What''s wrong with you?


    Bellamus is calling out, checking his condition.


    He''s mumbling and whispering something.


    Unable to hear, Bellamus takes off his full face-helm.


    "Huh?


    Seeing the face beneath Helm''s, Vellums was a little surprised .


    It was a woman, surprisingly.


    The woman was talking in a quiet voice.


    "Belly......


    Are you hurt in the stomach? So when I went to look it up.


    I heard a gurgling sound.


    ''I''m hungry ......''


    ......


    Bellamus looked slightly dismayed.


    ''Delarosa. Bring me some water and food.


    Okay.


    Then he fed the woman the water and rice that Delarosa had brought with her .


    Fat.


    ''You''re safe! I will never forget this debt of gratitude!


    After feeding her, he took her into town and let her sleep for a while, and the woman''s condition improved.


    Belamus had to deal with the situation on his own, telling the residents that he didn''t want to startle them by showing them the demon out of nowhere.


    I did what I thought was natural.


    ''You''re solid for a small one!


    ...... "What''s your name by the way? My name is Vellums.


    My name is Riza Rudresh. Vellums is a very unusual name.


    So why were you lying at the gate of this town?


    Hmmm... I had been looking around in the Great Forest for a place, but I couldn''t find it and I got lost. Then I ran out of food and was wandering around on empty stomach. I''m ashamed to say that I have no memory of that hunger. I don''t remember how I got here and I don''t remember collapsing. Where am I?


    This is a town called Belesdral.


    I''ve never heard of this town. Where is it?


    In the Fullerase Forest.


    "Huh?


    Hearing Vellums'' words, Riza looks like she''s in a daze.


    ''''Again... . You can''t make fun of me. There''s no way there''s a human town in a place that''s become a den of demons like that!


    "Don''t be too surprised to hear that this is a city of demons, not humans. But rest assured that we are not hostile to humans at all.


    ''The demon ...... town? But Mr. Vellums, you are a human child, aren''t you?


    Yes, but... I''m the only person in this town.


    ......!


    The moment Riza heard it, she rushed outside .


    And when she saw the hobgoblins walking outside, and Alraune and the others


    I finally found it: ......


    "Nuh-uh?


    Vellums can''t understand the meaning of Riza''s mutterings .


    Shortly thereafter, Riza dropped to her knees on the ground, hung her head, and


    ''I am a knight in the service of the Countess of Astraeus! I''m here to bring Master Bellamus back to House Astraeus!


    He said that out loud.

 40 Episode 39 Explanation of circumstances.txt

    I''ll bring him home.


    Bellamus is slightly confused by this.


    ''''I don''t know this Count Astraeus family, and I don''t know if I''m supposed to bring them home.


    Hearing those words from Vellums, Riza gave a huff.


    ''''Yes, you''re right, I''m sorry. I was so excited to be found that I didn''t explain in detail. I''ll explain it to you from now on.


    Riza took a few deep breaths to calm herself down and began to explain.


    ''''It seems that the Astraeus family I serve abandoned their newborn child in the Great Forest of Furazes a few years ago. About a year ago, there is a demon village in the Great Forest, and there are rumors of a human child about six years old there. And I knew that Master Bellamus was the one. I can see many of your parents'' characteristics in his appearance.


    Bellamus began to swallow the situation, but he wondered why he was suggesting that he bring her home now.


    "I understand I''m a child of the House of Astraeus. But why would you take the child home with you after you abandoned him? Did you throw him away because you didn''t want him?


    There''s a ...... situation with that: ......


    Riza''s expression darkens a little.


    ''''As a matter of fact, after ...... abandoning Master Bellamus, tragedy struck the ...... Astraeus family one after another.


    A tragedy?


    Yes. ...... First of all, Count Astraeus'' most important knight, Hemedel Vargas, who was assigned to abandon Master Bellamus, has died suddenly. And there will be more children to succeed him, but they will all die too young.


    Riza speaks with a pained expression on her face.


    "And then she was so sad that she killed herself. Before she killed herself she confessed that she had abandoned her child. The reputation of the Astraeus family is ruined. They blame the curse of abandonment for all the bad things that happened. Furthermore, the master, Lord Remest Astraeus, has become ill and unable to procreate. He will not be able to produce an heir and, if things continue as they are, the House of Astraeus will perish.


    Bellamus now had the general idea.


    I don''t remember putting a curse on him, but I''m a little surprised that things have gotten so bad.


    Therefore, if you please come back as my successor, we won''t have to worry about your successor and there will be no more rumors of the curse being cast on me. I would like to ask for your help.


    "No.


    I asked him what had happened, and Vellums said immediately.


    "I live here now. I have no intention of living anywhere else.


    Please, do something about it! Wouldn''t you like to help the plight of your birthplace!


    I don''t think so. The truth is, this is exactly what I deserve. I don''t feel for him at all.


    You''ll make a good life for yourself as a nobleman!


    Life here is good enough for us.


    But aren''t you worried about living with the demons?


    Not going to happen.


    U......


    Riza is at a loss for words at the rather stubborn attitude of Bellamus.


    "If that''s all you want, you have to go now. I don''t care what they say about me, I won''t change my mind.


    Or ...... I can''t go home. ......


    Riza clenched her fists.


    ''I knew it would be difficult, but it is a knight''s duty to act for my lord. I will manage to persuade you to let me take you home! I''ll stay in this town until I succeed in convincing them to stay!


    ...... That would mean you''d be there for the rest of your life.


    I''ll convince you for sure!


    He has a very determined look in his eyes.


    I could force her out, but that would mean she''d be stuck at the gate for the rest of her life, Vellums thinks.


    All right, I''ll do the opposite and convince her to leave. When she realizes I won''t leave the city, she''ll leave.


    Belamus thought, and began to think of ways to convince Riza to do so.

 41 Episode 40 Persuasion.txt

    Belamus was thinking of ways to convince Riza to return, that she would stay here until she said she would return to the Countess of Astraeus .


    Riza''s intentions are firm and her loyalty to her lord seems to be high.


    But she doesn''t seem to be that bad.


    If he could convince her that he really couldn''t, Bellamus thought, she would leave.


    As for how to make him understand, Bellamus guessed that Riza, like most humans, didn''t have such a good image of the demon.


    First, you have to make him understand that the demons in this town are not bad demons.


    Then, once they know that Bellamus is the mayor of this town, they will understand that we can''t take him home.


    We''ll do nothing and let him live here as usual.


    If I do that, she''ll soon understand that the demons in this town are not a bad thing.


    Riza will be staying at the Bellams'' house for a while.


    It''s easy to add on rooms, so she added them.


    She says that she can''t do anything during her stay, and she helps me with my work.


    In between jobs, she asks me to come back to Vellums, but of course he doesn''t like it.


    Ten days pass like that.


    Time has passed, but...


    Please! Please return to the Astraeus family!


    Riza didn''t seem to have given up yet.


    ''It''s Riza . You''ve been in this town for ten days now, and you understand that the demons in this town aren''t bad demons, right?


    It''s ...... yes. I don''t understand the language, but I could tell by the way he was acting . The demons in this town are just as good as, if not better than, ordinary humans.


    ''You understand that I have no complaints about life in this town at all.


    ''It''s also yes ...... . We have as good a home as any human town, and there is an abundance of food.


    And if you''d seen it, you''d know that I have an important role to play in this town, wouldn''t you?


    ''Well, it''s ...... that I''ve been meaning to ask, but why are the inhabitants of the town following Master Bellamus, who is still a child, so far? It''s true that Master Bellamus says and does things that you wouldn''t consider a child.


    I''m the mayor of this town.


    What, Mr. Mayor?


    Riza is surprised and quite upset.


    "Well, things are different. A group of goblins found me and saved my life. So as a way to repay the favor, I used magic to develop a small goblin village. Then they asked me to be their mayor.


    ''Well, magically developed? Did Master Bellamus develop this town? You were a child of genius, Master Bellamus: ......


    That''s why I''ll never leave this town. As long as there are still elements of development, I will never leave this town. It would be an act of repayment of a favor. Doesn''t that make sense to you, Riza?


    ......


    Riza looks down.


    "If that''s exactly what you want to do, you''ll have no choice but to take me back. Of course, I''ll resist, and in that case, you won''t come out of it unscathed.


    Belamus said slightly threateningly .


    ...... Actually, as a last resort, I was thinking of forcing them to come back with me, but seeing the strength of the demons in ...... this town, I thought it would be nearly impossible. Before that, I don''t want to force them back in the first place.


    Riza is trembling.


    "But I am a knight in the service of the Countess Astraeus. I can''t just go home with a big smile on my face. Honestly, I don''t know what to do with myself. ......


    Riza speaks her mind.


    ''''I''m sorry . For some reason I felt like a much older person, so I whispered to you. I beg your pardon.


    With an apologetic look on her face, Riza apologized.


    Riza apologizes, knowing that she''s in a difficult position.


    That is a problem that he has to solve, but after being with you for ten days, he decided to give you some advice.


    I heard that you''ve lost your heir and are isolated because of rumors of a curse. The problem of not being able to create a successor will be difficult to solve, but as for the curse, time will tell. Once we''re out of our isolation, we''ll be able to adopt or otherwise find a way. First of all, you must think about improving the reputation of the Countess Astraeus, which is in decline.


    Vellums advised him.


    ''Will it improve your reputation?''


    Well.... That will depend on the efforts of the Countess of Astraeus. You just have to do enough good to get rid of the bad publicity.


    ......


    Riza thinks for a moment.


    "Yes, I suppose so. I suppose Master Bellamus is right. I''ll come back now and talk to my master. Thank you for your advice for someone whose house was so selfishly abandoned. Master Bellamus would have put the house of Astraeus on solid footing. ......


    I don''t mind. And either don''t tell me or tell me you''re wrong.


    Yes, I will.


    Riza nodded.


    A short time later, Riza left Beresdral.

 42 Episode 41 Return to Count Astreus.txt

    After leaving Belesdral, Riza went south and returned to Count Astreus'' territory .


    Riza had expected that they would take a lot of time to search for them, and since they would have to report that they hadn''t found them, they would be quite furious.


    She expected that she might be banned, or even executed in the worst case.


    Either way, he was sure that he would be punished for sure, so he went to his master''s house.


    When I got to the mansion, I was surprised by the butler.


    The last time I visited the mansion was about six months ago, when I went to report back to him.


    When I reported that there was nothing happening now, he was furious and said, "Don''t come back until you find out! And then he yelled at me.


    I never saw him again.


    The butler.


    Did you find it?


    I ask Riza.


    "No,


    Riza replied, shaking her head .


    ''I see. ......''


    The butler''s man looks gloomy.


    Just like that, the butler says nothing, and leads Riza into the master''s room.


    "Master Renest, Master Riza has returned.


    After a while, you''ll find yourself inside.


    "Enter.


    A low man''s voice could be heard .


    Then the butler opened the door to the room and Riza walked in.


    ''Sorry I''m late, but I''m back.


    He bowed his head deeply and said.


    "Riza, you''re alive. Did you find the baby?


    The head of the Countess of Astraeus, Remest Astraeus, asked Riza.


    ''...... No, I couldn''t find it.


    It pained me a lot to lie to you, but I kept my word and didn''t tell you about the vellum.


    He was loyal, but Riza couldn''t do anything to ingratiate herself with him .


    As I closed my eyes tightly, preparing myself for the shouts of anger that were about to fly, I


    Okay.


    He said this in a tone of voice, as if he didn''t think anything of it.


    ''Oh, you''re not going to scold me?


    There''s no point in scolding someone for something they can''t do.


    Lemest replies without any particular change in expression.


    Riza is a little confused, wondering if she had any change of heart after not seeing him for so long.


    "I could have done better with you finding out, but no problem. On the contrary, I just thought you came back at the right time.


    What do you mean by that?


    I didn''t know what good timing meant, so I asked.


    "You''ve been looking for it a long time,


    Yeah, just over a year.


    "It had been so long, during which time I searched for it in other ways. I have information on the location of the child in the Fuller''s Great Forest and a high degree of certainty that he is the one who was abandoned at that time.


    What?


    Since he won''t be coming back easily, I will hire mercenaries to attack and take the village where the child is said to be living. And with you here, we''ll be able to do that, which will greatly increase our strength. I''m counting on you.


    Na......


    Riza was speechless when she heard something she couldn''t believe her ears.

 43 42 drunk.txt

    What does ...... mean? Where did you get this information from?


    Upset, Riza asked Lemest a question.


    ''I searched for the adventurer who first spread the rumor. We managed to find him and tried to get him to give us some information, but he wouldn''t talk. So I had to be a bit more forceful.


    What did you do?


    There is a drug that will make you respond to anything they ask you to do. By the way, I don''t remember anything after they gave me the drug, so I don''t have to worry about them going off on me about it.


    Dear LeMest, ......


    Overhearing the outrageous methods, Riza felt a slight dizziness.


    ''''So I managed to ask her about the location and the situation in the village.


    ''Are you sure that''s the boy from that time? If you don''t see it in person, you can''t judge it.


    Can it be done?


    "First of all, few people would abandon their babies in the Great Forest of Furazes. And their eyes and hair match mine and my wife''s. There are also reports of magic she''s used in ways I''ve never seen before. Considering he''s only six years old, it''s safe to assume he was born with magic in his blood. It''s highly unlikely that a baby with this much in common could have been abandoned by accident.


    ......


    Riza can''t argue with that.


    But since she says she''s going to attack, she thinks she has to stop it somehow.


    What''s going on? You''re not happy, are you?


    I was in the middle of thinking about it when Lemest asked me that.


    I think his expression showed a lot.


    No ...... but wouldn''t going on the offensive be a bad move for ...... our family''s reputation?


    ''Why would you want to ruin your reputation? We''re just going to attack the goblin village, aren''t we?


    There''s a rumor going around that there are ...... good goblins out there, you know?


    So it seems. It''s hard to believe, but at least he looked good in the eyes of the adventurers. That boy is alive and well in the village, I hear.


    That''s why I''m going to attack ......


    But I only know this because I found out about it by force from an adventurer and others think it''s nothing more than a rumor. It is common knowledge that demons are an abomination. It is common knowledge that demons are an abomination. If you say you''re going to get your son back after being held captive by an evil demon, your reputation will only increase but not decrease.


    ''Well, I know you''re such a ...... good person, but you''re going to attack it?''


    It doesn''t matter how many goblins you kill, it won''t hurt your heart.


    ''Your son grew up with goblins! If you win it back that way, you will hold a grudge against us. Will you follow in our footsteps?


    ''Yes. . The story that she was so mature that it was hard to believe she was a child, well, I guess that''s just an exaggeration. He''s a kid. They''ll shut up and follow what adults say.


    That''s not what I''m talking about: ......!


    Knowing Vellums, Riza was about to argue, but stayed.


    I can''t just say something about Vellums here.


    "Hmm. Sounds like you really don''t want to fight. You don''t want to fight? You''re a good fighter, one of the best among my men. I don''t want that to happen.


    Riza worries anyway.


    How can I stop my master?


    I''m good at fighting to an extent, but not so good at thinking.


    But we still need to avoid having Lemest descend on Beresdral.


    I managed to keep thinking, and...


    It''s a bad idea to go in there this time. The Great Forest of Frases is a dangerous place. There''s a good chance it will fail!


    With a sincere look, Riza appeals to him.


    Those mercenaries we hired are skilled. It''s why we spent so much money on them. We''ve already signed a contract, so there''s no going back. And I don''t intend to.


    ''Even if it''s such a ...... ......''


    "Riza. Why do you refuse to fight so hard?


    It''s .......


    Could he be lying about not being able to find it? Did you discover the village of demons where that boy is, and something happened there, and you made a false report to me?


    ......!


    Riza is surprised to be found out.


    "Your reaction. Are you sure about that? Hmm. Did they mostly save your life because they say the demons are good? Let me ask you something. You are a Knight in my service, aren''t you?


    ''Yes, yes ......''


    Then fighting for your house is the right thing to do. Isn''t it?


    When asked that, Riza''s heart was greatly shaken.


    It''s true that I am a knight of the Countess of Astraeus.


    But this action of the Lord is clearly outrageous. It''s wrong.


    It''s a knight''s duty to correct my master''s mistakes. ......


    "...... is not going to follow me. You think so, don''t you?


    Lemest''s eyes change .


    Riza looked firmly into his eyes.


    "If Mr. Lemest makes the right choice, we will follow.


    I said back .


    Renestos exhaled, "Whew!


    I''ll lock you up for a while to reflect on your work. Lock you up in your cell until you can think straight. Hopefully, you''ll have a change of heart when we attack the village.


    I don''t care what they do to me, I won''t change my mind!


    Later, on Remest''s signal, two servants came and locked Riza in her cell.

 44 Episode 43 Invasion.txt

    It''s been a few days since Riza was imprisoned.


    Have you changed your mind about Riza?


    Lemest asked the vassal knight if Riza had changed her mind .


    ''No, ...... it seems to have not changed yet.''


    I responded.


    Riza had been locked up for a few days, but she insisted that I not attack.


    "Fight it without Riza, you useless bastard! Well, these mercenaries we''ve hired are very good at killing demons. They can easily kill hobgoblins and orcs.


    What will you do, Mr. Lemest? Would you like to leave all the fighting to us?


    I''m not going to die out there. I may have to leave later if things get tough.


    Okay. I''ll take care of it.


    Good, then tell your men and mercenaries to get ready for battle. You''re in command, Beld.


    Yes, sir.


    The knight called Berd bowed his head towards Lemest and then went to tell him to get ready for battle .


    Fat.


    After Riza''s departure, Beresdral was peaceful for a while without any problems.


    After Riza''s return, Bellamus decided to increase the town''s security for a while.


    Even if Riza didn''t tell him, there was a good chance that Count Astraeus would continue his search.


    If he''s found, it could lead to war.


    He had the Legion ants patrol the perimeter of the town and taught them some new magic that could be used in battle to strengthen the residents'' fighting power.


    After some time.


    ''Dear Mr. Bellamus, it''s a big deal!


    Medina reports to Bellamus in a panic.


    What do we have?


    ''Yes! There is a band of humans coming toward this town!


    A group of humans? Bellamus wonders.


    I figured if he was coming, it would be one or five or six people in a small group.


    You don''t even know where it is, so it''s pretty hard to imagine a group that large.


    "How many people are there in a gang?


    I don''t know exactly, but I''m pretty sure there are more than a hundred of them.


    You''re coming to this town, aren''t you?


    Yes, sir. They''re coming in a straight line, sir.


    In a straight line?


    Belamus is a little surprised that his location is known .


    Either Riza had spoken, or he''d gleaned it from the adventurers who''d come before him, or he had a skilled scout who''d gone to find Berezdral and report back to his master without his scouting being disingenuous? Or is it something other than the Countess of Astraeus? Vellums predicts .


    If there was a skilled scout, he would have used it all along, so it''s unlikely .


    Then it could be Riza speaking, the adventurers, or someone other than the Countess of Astraeus.


    Neither of them seemed to be someone who would break a promise in Bellamus'' eyes.


    Nevertheless, they might talk if they were threatened.


    If the Countess Astraeus is at a standstill, they''ll use anything devoid of humanity.


    If they''re here anyway, then we need to find out what happened and if they''re going to attack us, then we need to get rid of them.


    Bellamus wants to avoid killing as much as possible.


    Hopefully he''ll come home quietly, and head to the place where the humans said they came from.

 45 Episode 44 Strategy.txt

    A group of humans are walking through the Great Forest.


    Each of the humans is armed and has a somber air to it.


    They were soldiers in the service of the Countess Astraeus and mercenaries hired by the Countess Astraeus.


    There were about three hundred of them in all.


    If I were to take weak soldiers with me to a place called the Great Forest of Frases, I''d be quite slowed down.


    That''s why the three hundred men here were the best of the best.


    Still, they had walked a long distance through the forest and there were still some injuries and deaths.


    Now, we should be there by now.


    Walking in the lead, in charge of the soldiers, Beld muttered to himself .


    He was wearing a rather heavy-looking armor, and the sword he carried on his back was quite large.


    He was confident in his muscles.


    "When we get to that village of goblins, how will you attack it?


    Beld asked the one-eyed man walking next to him, who wore an eye patch.


    I don''t know. I think I need to see the village to find out. I''ve got a good scout.


    That''s what he says to Berd.


    This man''s name is Van Sieg.


    He is the leader of the mercenaries.


    He is an experienced and highly skilled fighter, Juan.


    Although Berd was in charge, he would occasionally ask his fans for advice, and they would give him the right advice.


    Please.


    Berd says yes.


    Juan tells him to bring the scouts.


    Later, a slight man, slight in stature, is brought in.


    "Rick. Find out what''s going on down there. If there''s a goblin village, see what kind of force it has.


    Yes, sir!


    The scout, called Rick, replied cheerfully and sprang into action.


    "Well, let''s just stay here until we get some news.


    Yeah.


    Juan says so, and Berd agrees.


    We''re going to stay here for a while until the scouts come back.


    I''ll be back in a few hours.


    How did it go?


    Juan asks.


    Rick''s expression is slightly hard.


    "No, it''s ...... and it''s .......


    What''s going on?


    It''s not quite what I was told... or is it ...... that there were demons other than hobgoblins?


    We were told there were orcs in the area.


    There were orcs, but more than that, there was a white ant-like monster. There were big white ants walking on two legs and carrying spears.


    I''ve never heard of the ...... ant monster. How many are there?


    I don''t know. Did you get a hundred? Anyway, they were guarding the perimeter of the village. There were a lot of them, but we managed to hide behind a tree to avoid detection.


    "Hmm. That village was a hobgoblin village? You''ve checked the village, haven''t you?


    "There were definitely hobgoblins. It was surrounded by a wall, so it''s hard to tell what''s going on inside, but there were several hobgoblins standing on top of the wall as guards. And it wasn''t just hobgoblins that were guarding the wall, there was also Arraune.


    Arlaune?


    A nasty demon known as Alraune.


    Hearing that it''s there, Fan frowns.


    That doesn''t sound like the information. Is that really the village?


    I know I''m going in the right direction.


    Hmmm. Well, if there are hobgoblins, then maybe they''re real. You don''t see hobgoblins in the Great Forest very often, so it''s hard to imagine there''s more than one village with them. It would be natural to assume that the number of inhabitants has increased over time.


    Juan came to that conclusion.


    But that would make it difficult to attack them legitimately with this force.


    Juan said, a difficult look on his face.


    "Then I guess we need to think this through.


    ''Yeah . The hobgoblins here are talking about helping humans. ...... It''s going to be a bit of a cowardly operation, but it might be easier if you put that on.


    ''''Cowardly, ...... Well, as a knight, I''d prefer not to take any cowardly measures, but ...... it''s no use.


    Berd then heard the plan from a fan and decided to use it to go on the offensive.

 46 Episode 45: Easily find out the plan.txt

    Master Bellamus, may I have a word?


    Medina''s gonna tell Bellamus.


    What''s up?


    ''No, it seems that the ants who were providing security have found about ten injured humans and are asking what they should do.


    What?


    Vellums thought for a moment.


    It''s a trap.


    I''ve come to that conclusion.


    I suppose so.


    You pretend to be a wounded man and you do something about it. You put the wound on yourself.


    What kind of trap would be so obvious?¡¡Belamus thought, but perhaps the enemy didn''t realize that they were aware of the enemy''s presence.


    Indeed, if they hadn''t received a report of a group of enemies coming, they might not have been able to determine that it was a trap.


    Now that Bellamus knew it was a trap, he thought about what to do.


    Earlier, I was trying to think of a way to get rid of him with as few injuries as possible.


    Bellamus would rather not kill anyone if he can help it.


    These men may have thought they were ready to die, but killing them is still intolerable.


    It''s not that I''ve never killed anyone before.


    In a previous life, verrams took many lives.


    As a young man, he fought for his country in wars, obeying orders and using magic to commit genocide.


    As he ages, he regrets his actions.


    So he tried to avoid killing people as much as possible.


    But we cannot afford to be complacent about protecting our town.


    If I had to kill for it, I would have.


    If I let him live, a lot of people would know where this town was, but if I expanded my territory, people would eventually find out, and if they found out, the only people who would bother to attack me in the first place would be people like Count Astraeus who had their own reasons, so I didn''t think that was a problem.


    ''''Let''s go with this.''''


    Vellums has come up with a plan.


    "I''m going to the south gate. Bring all the wounded humans to the south gate.


    Yes, sir.


    Bellamus headed for the south gate.


    Once outside, wounded people were brought in at the south gate a short time later.


    There are ten of them. Each one is wounded.


    All men, none of them women.


    None of them appear to be fatally wounded.


    Bellamus casts a recovery spell on the men, healing their wounds as quickly as possible.


    Nah! I''m healed!


    I''m shocked.


    Did you fix him?


    You used magic. I am the mayor of this town, Vellums.


    What?


    She''s a kid, right?¡¡What''s that?¡¡Are you a human ......?


    Maybe this kid is looking for ......


    The men are confused because they are suddenly given so much information.


    ''I''ll tell you one thing, I know all about you, I know who you are, what you want, and that this is a trap.


    !


    When the men heard this, they were so surprised that they could not seem to speak.


    Belamus then tells them all about Riza''s arrival in the town, where she learned of the Countess Astreus'' situation, and that they are aware of the existence of a band of humans.


    ''And I am the child you have come to find, the one abandoned by the Countess Astreus.


    Nah, ......, did Master Riza come to this town at all? Did you know all this: ......? ''This is the son of Master Lemest ...... indeed, the resemblance ...... but he doesn''t talk like a child.


    Men are buzzing around.


    I prefer not to fight. You''re not going to attack the city by fair means. So you''ve come to take it back, haven''t you?


    ...... Yeah, that''s right.


    So I have a proposition for you.


    Proposition?


    "If I duel with your champion. If you win, I will return to the House of Astraeus. And when I have won, you will give up trying to win me back and you will leave.


    What?


    You have a look on your face like you''re saying something.


    This is the best way to end this with as few deaths as possible, Bellamus thought.


    If it works, it''ll be easy to get rid of him.


    Even if you win the duel, there''s a chance she won''t quietly follow you, but if she does, you''ll have to give up on the idea of leaving no one dead and kill a few of her opponents.


    The question is, will she come at you?


    There''s a good chance they won''t, for fear of a trap.


    Then we''ll have to find another way.


    "You don''t get to decide, so you need to come back and talk about it.


    ......


    The soldiers are a little distressed.


    Okay, okay.


    and turned back to where their commanding officer, Berd, was.


    .


    Duel?


    Yeah.


    The soldier returned and told the Beld immediately.


    Then I''ll tell you that Varamus knows everything.


    I see.


    It''s like I didn''t think it through.


    But dueling, or is the ...... opponent a child?


    Yes, that''s the son of Mr. Lemest who was supposed to get it back this time: ......


    ''What a great ......''


    The Beld thinks for a minute.


    I can''t help but think that it''s a trap.


    The fans assured me it was a trap.


    "But the demons are good, I''m told.


    We''re invaders. No matter how good we are, we won''t show any mercy to them. And it''s a bad idea for a child to fight. If we fought like normal people, we''d lose.


    Ah, but your son was using a magic I''ve never seen before to heal his injuries in an instant. Perhaps he is powerful.


    That''s what the soldier who was healed by Varamus said.


    Doesn''t that mean it''s magic?¡¡Magic is useless in battle. Especially when it comes to one-on-one combat, it''s even more useless.


    "Hmm.


    Berd ponders.


    ''But what if it''s a trap?¡¡If the enemy has some knowledge of us, it''s hard to plan a plan. It won''t be so easy to go there in a straightforward manner. ......


    How about pretending to accept it and setting a trap for him?¡¡If it''s called a duel, you''re going to come out alone, right?¡¡That''s going to be easy to catch, isn''t it?


    Is it something they haven''t thought about?


    After a little discussion.


    I''ll make some conditions for you so you don''t get trapped. I''ll take them all when I''ve had a few.


    Berd concluded.

 47 Episode 46 Duel.txt

    An envoy from the Duke of Astraeus'' soldiers came to the Belesdral to offer terms for a duel.


    First, the place must be the one they have chosen


    It seems that the soldiers will cut down some trees to make a dueling arena, which will be used for the duel.


    Only one witness from each side may be present during the duel.


    The others must be at a distance.


    And he may not kill Bellamus for cause.


    Therefore, if you kill your opponent in a duel, the one you kill loses.


    If the opponent kills himself, the dead player loses.


    Victory or defeat is determined by making it objectively difficult for the opponent to continue fighting, such as by letting him say he is overwhelmed, or by stunting him or taking his weapon.


    There are several other conditions to keep him from setting a trap for us.


    The duel is five days later at noon.


    He''ll give us the day before the duel.


    Vellums said yes to everything.


    And since the enemy will build a dueling place, there is a risk of setting a trap.


    But it''s unlikely, Bellamus thought.


    Because if it comes down to a duel, she knows she''ll win.


    They''ll be wary of our traps, but they won''t need to set any traps for themselves.


    And no matter what kind of trap they had set for us, Bellamus was confident in his ability to handle it.


    It was more important that we win the duel and then return home as promised.


    It wasn''t enough to win by ordinary means.


    It''s a huge disparity. They have to be shown.


    If we win in such a way that they understand that it''s hard to win with hundreds of men, Bellamus thought, they''ll leave with open arms.


    Four days later, he was told where the duel would take place and the next day he went to the place he was told.


    .


    Pleased to meet you, my name is Berd. I''m in the service of the Countess of Astraeus. It''s a pleasure to meet you.


    On the day of the duel, the trees in the dueling area have been cut down cleanly, leaving a decent amount of space, and


    Beramus was facing Berd.


    As a witness, Juan is behind Berd and Medina is behind Bellamus.


    By the way, Delarosa wanted so badly to be the witness for Vellums, but it was too dangerous, so she chose Medina.


    Nice to meet you too. My name is Bellamus. I''m the mayor of Belesdral. Nice to meet you.


    Beld stares at him, wondering if this is the son of Lord Rememesto.


    Juan and Medina each check the area to see if anyone is nearby.


    Then let the duel begin. In this duel, if you kill your opponent, the one who kills him loses. Is that clear?


    I know.


    Then let''s get started. When the fans blow the whistle, let''s start. Are you all right?


    No problem.


    The fans blew their fingers and the duel began.

 48 47 | Victory.txt

    Which magic can be used to achieve an overwhelming victory?


    Belamus thought about it and came up with an answer that it would be better to use some fancy magic here.


    The weapon Beld carried was a wooden sword. He didn''t bother to bring one to battle, so it was improvised. It was slightly rough-hewn for that reason.


    Berd was one of the best in Astraeus'' household.


    I never dreamed that I would lose to this child.


    Berd holds his wooden sword ready to see how Bellamus fares.


    "Will you let us have the lead? Be my guest.


    With that, Bellamus said, he would use magic.


    "Giant Stamp.


    Just as Bellamus said this, a rock shaped like a foot appeared above his head.


    The rock grew larger and larger, becoming about two-thirds the size of the dueling grounds.


    Beld watched the scene with a stunned expression on his face.


    Bellamus stepped back and slammed his huge rock leg into the ground as hard as he could.


    Thud-ohhhh!


    There was a roar and the ground shook loudly.


    A rock falls inches in front of the verd.


    In his haste to get away, Berd looks like he''s on the verge of a mad scramble.


    ''Na...... na......''


    It''s too much, I can''t speak, and I can''t even move.


    I just stared at the huge rock leg in a cold sweat, stunned .


    Belamus moved quickly and used the Ride Sword''s magic.


    . and thrust it at Berd''s neck .


    You''re going down.


    I told him so .


    Beld stared at Bellamus with stunned eyes, and then, as if to squeeze out, said, ''''I''m here,'''' and admitted his defeat .


    ''''Then you may return to Count Astraeus'' estate as soon as possible, as promised.


    Right after Bellamus said that, Berd looked at the fans behind him.


    I honestly had no idea what to expect when I lost the duel.


    Are we just going to go home quietly now?¡¡Or do you renege on your promise?¡¡Berd hesitated, often.


    He thinks for a moment, and then he comes to a decision.


    Okay, all right. I''ll leave the forest today. I swear I will never come to your town again.


    Beld stood up, trembling a little, and walked away from the dueling grounds .


    .


    Hey, Mr. Berd. What do we do?¡¡Are you really going to walk away?¡¡Or do you want to pretend to walk away and take them by surprise?


    A fan asked Berd to walk away.


    ...... walk away.


    Are you sure?


    You saw it. You saw what Master Bellamus did. Clearly, it''s off the charts and off the charts magic.


    Yeah, that''s right.


    Even I couldn''t get a hand or foot in this ...... when the man himself is that strong, it''s almost impossible to catch him.


    I suppose you''re right, but will you be able to convince the Count?¡¡If I tell them it was impossible, they''ll kill you, won''t they?


    I had no choice. It would be better for me alone to bear the blame than to send my men to the brink of death for no reason.


    You''re very nice.


    It''s a natural thing for a commander to do. I''ll be ready to go home as soon as possible.


    After preparing to leave, Beld and the others went back to the county.


    .


    Will those humans keep their word and leave the forest?


    Medina asked Vellums.


    ''I will leave. He had the eyes of a broken man. I think he understands that you can''t take me away.


    ''If Master Bellamus says so, it must be true.


    Just ...... those men will leave, though I don''t know if Count Astraeus will give up on them.


    If they don''t attack me anymore, it will be less of a hassle, but ......, Vellums thought as he stared a little further away .

 49 Chapter 48: Command.txt

    Berd returned to the Count of Astraeus.


    He told Lemest in detail what had happened and reported that it was impossible for him to return.


    Hearing the report, Lemest said.


    You''re kidding me!¡¡You can''t say I can''t do it. That''s unacceptable!¡¡Now go back to the woods and resume your mission!


    He shouted, his face twisting in anger.


    ''''But fighting will only cause needless deaths.


    Soldiers are here to fight for me. I don''t care how many men die to take a child away from me.


    I would have gladly given my life if it had cost me some of them. But I''ve come to the conclusion that it''s not worth risking my life for.


    That being said, Lemest closes up for a moment.


    Because he understood that it was difficult to get back in the situation he was reported in.


    But that doesn''t mean we should give up.


    Can you think of some way to get it back, Lemest thinks about it.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make your life easier and more fun. Choose ......


    Irritated at the thought, Lemest mumbled to himself .


    He had no illusions that he had done anything wrong.


    Lemest thinks for a moment.


    . and then .


    ''Come to think of it, Riza was said to have gone to the city of demons, after all.


    I asked Berd that.


    ''Yes, sir. The soldiers reported that the enemy had told them that Riza was here . Since they mentioned Riza''s name and also knew the situation of our Astraeus family, there seems to be no doubt that Riza had gone to the city of demons.


    Hmmm: ......


    Hearing that, Lemest thinks again.


    "I guess I''ll have to use Riza then.


    You know Riza?


    I''ll have Riza tell the enemy that we''ve given up on the Astraeus family and want them to work for us, so we''ll sneak them into their headquarters. Then I will lure them with a tip-off, and we''ll surprise them. This will give us the upper hand.


    ''Would that measure be taken by ...... Riza?¡¡The man hates cowardly maneuvers. She refuses to accept such a plan, even though she stubbornly refuses to obey orders.


    "You can''t refuse this mission. Use whatever threats you can think of. I''ve shown you mercy in the past, but I will not show you mercy this time.


    Will Riza succumb to the threat?


    Let him give in. You know the drill. Do it now.


    Beld wanted to say no, out of spite of his feelings.


    I''ve known Riza for years, and she''s not someone I dislike personally.


    I didn''t think it was right to force such a person to do what I wanted.


    But I am a knight of House Astraeus.


    I cannot ignore orders for personal reasons.


    I understand," he said, and left the room with Lemest and headed for the prison where Riza was locked up.

 50 Episode 49 Conflict.txt

    In the darkened prison cell, Riza was sitting upright and meditating.


    (...... What to do?) (What''s the right thing to do?


    Riza was having a hard time believing.


    It was just the other day.


    Riza came to the dungeon and was told by Berdo that Lemest had given her orders to go to the Belesdral and give him disinformation.


    There was no choice but to refuse. He''ll have you take it any way you want, he says.


    But the Beld also said it honestly pains him to do something outrageous, and he begs me to just shake his head gently.


    But no matter how much she begged, Riza''s feelings would not change.


    I can''t do that, and I shove Berdo.


    The Beld says, "You have one day to think it over. If you haven''t changed your mind by then, I won''t be so lenient," and he leaves.


    For a while, I thought there was no way Riza was going to take what they did to her.


    She had no relatives to take hostage with.


    Perhaps they would torture her, and perhaps she would eventually die, but she still couldn''t just obey this order.


    It was after she had made up her mind to do so.


    Suddenly, another choice came into Riza''s head, other than taking or not taking orders.


    If she chose that option, she might be able to save herself and still avoid harming Bellamus.


    But if she chose that option, Riza would be betraying Lemest.


    It might even lead to the destruction of the Astraeus family.


    However, Lemest''s hand would be removed from Belesdral.


    Riza thinks, but shakes her head and tries to put that option out of her mind.


    But she just can''t get rid of it.


    Her loyalty to the Astraeus family was beginning to waver.


    The house of Riza has supported the house of Astraeus for generations.


    I serve the Astraeus family not because I''m crazy about Lemest himself, but because my father served them.


    Your father told you it was your duty to serve the Astraeus family since long before you were born.


    Riza''s father is gone now, but she never forgot that lesson.


    She never questioned or complained about serving the Countess of Astraeus.


    She had never doubted that serving the Astraeus family was her mission and the meaning of life.


    But the way Lemest had treated him, his confinement in a cell, and the other things he had done, had swayed his loyalty.


    An unethical way. Actions that could only be seen as clearly wrong.


    And the unreasonable treatment of him.


    Little by little, the thought of it makes me angry.


    And my loyalty to House Astraeus is diminishing.


    (What to do: ......? What''s the right action for me to take now? Should they be allowed to die in silence, tortured to death? (Is that really the end of my life and is that really what I want?


    Riza was in a lot of trouble.


    And when the next day came.


    What do you say, Riza, are you ready to take the plunge?


    The verd is coming to the prison.


    And Riza, after a long struggle, has come to a conclusion.

 51 Episode 50 Battle.txt

    There''s a band of humans walking through the Great Forest of Furazes.


    They''re the soldiers of the Countess of Astraeus.


    Among them, I can see Lemest.


    He wasn''t supposed to go to battle, but because his men are unreliable, he''s leading the army this time.


    The Count family of Astraeus is a family with many martial artists by nature, and those who succeed the family are required to have a certain degree of valor and the ability to command an army.


    Lemest is said to be one of the most talented of all the heads of the family, and none is stronger than him in the Astraeus family.


    However, my subordinates tried to stop Lemest''s departure, but were unable to do so.


    ''''But that''s surprising. That Riza would follow orders so easily.


    Lemest, walking at the front, muttered to himself.


    Berd is walking beside him.


    Yes, ...... that was a bit surprising. Well, I guess he had a lot on his mind in his cell.


    That''s what Berd concluded.


    After that, when Riza received orders, she responded.


    And I got her to Bellesdral.


    Here''s what we did.


    First, I''ll get her to the Bellesdral. We''ll tell her that Lemest has had enough and pretend he''s turned her.


    Then have him tell us that he''s building up his army and making plans to attack us. Then you will lure the enemy by telling him the direction of the attack.


    Once the enemy is lured, he will attack the city from a completely different direction than the one you gave him.


    When you do this, have Riza pretend to be injured and open the gate for the rest of the town.


    Attack the town while the main force of the enemy is not there, and if there is a vellum, capture it.


    If not, take the people of the town as hostages and make them follow you.


    This is the plan.


    A few days ago, our scouts reported that a large number of demons have left the city and are marching in the direction we recommended.


    The demon city gates are in sight.


    Lemest is convinced that the mission is a success, and he has a slight smirk on his face.


    I''ll go to the gate.


    Then he sees Riza on the wall.


    "Oh, Riza!¡¡Well done!¡¡Then open the gate!


    Lemest is like that. But Riza is silent for a moment.


    "What''s the matter!¡¡Now open it up!


    Lemest is getting a little annoyed because he can''t open it, and his tone is rough.


    Then Riza holds up her right hand in silence.


    Is that a signal to open it?¡¡Lemest, he thought.


    But the next thing he knew.


    A large number of goblins and Arraune and his friends appeared from the walls and unleashed their magic all at once.


    ''''What?!''''


    Fire, ice and other magics are unleashed at once, throwing the army into chaos.


    ''''Calm down!¡¡Don''t panic!


    In an effort to rebuild, Lemest scolded his men, but they wouldn''t budge.


    Move!¡¡We must retreat from this place!


    Once we were forced to retreat.


    (What''s going on?¡¡A large number of demons have been reported out of town: ...... More importantly, Riza, did you betray us?¡¡(That Riza!)


    Lemest is violently upset .


    Then he turns back to begin the retreat.


    What?


    There was an army of ants, led by Vellums.


    Now, I''m getting annoyed with you all. I''m not going to go easy on you this time.


    With that proclamation, Bellamus and Ari and the others charged at the army of House Astraeus.


    .


    A few days ago.


    "Master Bellamus, Master Riza is here in town again.


    What?


    That''s what Medina reported to me.


    This time he didn''t pass out, and he came of his own volition. What do you want to do?


    I''m gonna go check it out a bit.


    Vellums went outside the gate to check on Riza.


    When I got outside the gate, I saw Riza.


    She had a somber expression on her face.


    "What''s the matter, why are you in town again?¡¡What''s going on?


    Vellums asked.


    ''I came here because I had to tell you something: ......


    What?


    Then Bellamus heard everything from Riza.


    She told him to go to the Belesdral and tell them that he betrayed her and that he was misinformed.


    And he told her all the details of the plan Lemest had in mind, and that Lemest had no intention of giving up.


    ''If you''ve come to tell me that, does that mean that Riza has betrayed Count Astraeus?


    ...... Yes.


    He nodded.


    Then, Bellamus listened to the details of the operation.


    Bellamus wondered a little why Riza was willing to betray him, and asked why.


    Then he heard what had happened after Riza had returned.


    Bellamus is convinced, and he decides that he isn''t lying.


    He invites Riza in.


    Now what to do. After all, you have to have some blood on your hands to give it up. ......)


    Vellums decided to show no mercy this time.


    If he was going to come again, this time it was going to be a regular fight.


    And so we came up with a battle plan.


    It wasn''t particularly complicated.


    We''re told we have a scout, so we''ll let him see that his army is ready to fight.


    First, we find out where the scouts are.


    Once I''d sent my men out into the woods to report back to me, I sent everyone but the Legionnaires and Bellamus back into town, and Bellamus and his legionary force moved to the rear of the enemy.


    The plan worked, and they succeeded in driving Lemest back.

 52 51 The End.txt

    "Ki you ......


    Lemest glares at Bellamus.


    "This is where it ends. I''ll make sure you never have to think about coming here again.


    The battle begins.


    Magic rains down on the knights from the top of the wall and the legion ants charge in, spears at the ready.


    So far some of the men have been struck down by magic.


    The soldiers directly serving Lemest fought bravely, but when the mercenaries realized they had been defeated, they fled in a flash.


    ''''Hey! Don''t you run away from me! Come back!


    Lemest shouted, but the mercenaries didn''t listen and ran off.


    "Bloody hell, they''re useless!


    Lemest draws his sword and charges at the Legionnaires.


    But Vellumus stopped him.


    Using his earthenware magic, he formed a large rock and halted the blows.


    Seeing the swings and speed, he saw at once how hard they worked.


    "I''ll take care of you.


    What did you say?


    Lemest and Bellamus face off.


    Now what to do. Bellamus thinks.


    He doesn''t think of them as his parents, but he does think they''re related, so he decides he can''t kill them.


    But you need to break his heart to make sure he doesn''t want to try it again.


    That''s what you need to do, something traumatic.


    Get him! Let''s get out of here! Leave the other guys alone!


    And Lemest gave the order to his men.


    All at once, they were closing in on Bellamus.


    Bellamus did not react in any haste.


    Abyssal Break.


    and magic.


    At that moment, a darkness arose and enveloped the soldiers, except for Remest .


    Abyssal Heartbreak (Abyss Break) .


    Darkness magic.


    Anyone consumed by this darkness will suffer severe mental damage.


    However, this magic was not thought to be that powerful in Bellamus'' previous life.


    It consumed too much magic and was ineffective against those with high magical resistance.


    However, since the people of this era despise magic, no one would be able to withstand this magic.


    There''s a scream coming from out of the darkness.


    Every soldier in the darkness has had visions that have done great damage to their minds.


    The hellish screaming will continue for several minutes, and then the darkness will clear.


    When the darkness clears, the soldiers look terrible.


    All at once they are running away.


    Lemest watched with a stunned expression.


    Well....


    Vellumus approaches Lemest.


    "We''ve widened its range a bit, making it less powerful. I have something more powerful for you.


    Hey, no, no, no!


    The soldiers didn''t fully understand what had just been done to them, but they understood that they had been in some kind of trouble .


    Lemest readied his sword and shook with a buzz.


    Then he swung his sword and attacked Beramus.


    He slashes at him, forgetting that he must take him away, but Vellums easily avoids the attack.


    He then knocks the sword away from Lemest.


    Bellamus looked into Rememest''s eyes as he


    Abyssal Fall.


    I said.


    At that moment Lemest''s eyes changed as if he had lost his mind.


    And then they were rattling and shaking.


    Stop it! Don''t come here!


    . and stared tremblingly into the void and began to scream as he backed away .


    What Lemest was looking at, Bellamus had no idea .


    He just kept saying, "Don''t come! Stop coming! And then, like a madman, he kept screaming, and then, "Ohhhhhh! And then he let out one of his loudest screams and became incontinent.


    "This worked better than I thought it would. This is going to keep you awake for a year, and when you wake up, you may never think straight again.


    Bellamus looked at the scene and calmly muttered to himself .


    Afterwards, I carried Lemest near the Count Astraeus'' house.


    I left a note saying that the next time they attacked, there would be more nightmares.


    Thereafter, the Countesses of Astraeus never came to Beresdral.


    Lemest died prematurely from the psychological damage and the Count Astraeus family fell to ruin.

 53 Episode 52 From now on.txt

    After the battle with the Countess of Astraeus was over, a victory celebration was held in Bellesdral.


    Since the victory ended without any serious injuries, the party ended in a joyful atmosphere from start to finish.


    The next day, early in the morning, in front of the south gate of the Belesdral.


    "Mr. Bellums, I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.


    Riza bowed to Bellamus.


    That''s okay. We worked it out in the end.


    Bellamus replied.


    He was in some trouble, but no one had been harmed, so he didn''t have any resentful feelings.


    "Hey, Riza, are you sure you''re not going away?


    Delarosa, who was here, looked a little sad.


    Riza wasn''t going to stay at Bellesdral.


    It wasn''t because Bellamus and the others wouldn''t let her stay.


    She had her own reasons.


    And that reason was.


    "I have betrayed the Lord. I have betrayed the Lord and I am not fit to serve him or live in this city.


    I had that idea.


    I don''t know. Would you like to live with me?


    Delarosa didn''t quite understand what she was saying.


    "What are you going to do now?


    Bellamus asked.


    Riza thought about it for a moment.


    I haven''t decided what I want to do, but I''ll try to find something to do with my life that will make the world a better place.


    ...... Yeah. Well, good luck with that.


    With that, Riza left the Belesdral.


    .


    This town has come a long way.


    Beramus thought with deep emotion as he looked out over the city.


    I''m going to compare it to when I first came here.


    The old ramshackle wooden houses have been replaced with sturdy stone houses and the food situation has improved. More people are living here and the clothes they wear are better. They are safer now that the walls have been built and they are more capable of fighting.


    It''s a far cry from when I first arrived.


    (But I wouldn''t say we''re really richer yet: ......)


    Belamus thought the town would still be rich.


    The city has not yet reached the heights he envisioned when he first set out to enrich the goblins.


    The city is still lacking in many ways.


    First, there is a lack of entertainment.


    The necessities of life have increased, but there was not enough entertainment.


    And the fact that they can''t get out of town so easily is a bit of a hindrance.


    Even after all this time, the fact that the town was located in a place called Furazes Forest was starting to feel like a negative thing.


    Belamus wanted to be as close to the human town he had lived in in his previous life as possible.


    There are problems that come with the growth of a town. But even so, he believed that an enriched life was a good thing.


    He begins to make concrete plans of what he will do.


    (As I said, we have a lot of things we can''t do with just what we have in this town to entertain us. It''s not possible for me to create everything...... It''s not efficient for me to gather supplies from the human town by myself, and I don''t want to leave town for too long in the first place. (I wish we could make a trade.)


    Trade with humans is not possible at this time.


    But there are other civilizations that have flourished in this world. Elves and dwarves.


    Belamus believed that elves and dwarves had little ill will towards goblins and other Fuller''s Forest monsters.


    This was because the demons of the Great Forest rarely appeared where they lived.


    Dwarves basically lived underground and would never have seen a demon that lived above ground.


    Legion ants could have been seen before.


    But Legion ants are rare, and Legion ants as large as Medina are not common, so it''s unclear how they are viewed.


    The elves live far to the east of the Great Forest, where there are very few demons.


    Elves are unlikely to have had much contact with demons, so they are unlikely to feel ill feelings.


    It seems to me that elves avoid interference from the outside world.


    In fact, they are curious about what''s out there.


    What they were like in modern times, I do not know.


    I am thinking of trading with the dwarves or the elves.


    The dwarves live just north of here, which is a bit tricky.


    This Beresdral lies to the south of the Great Forest of Furazes.


    And the farther you go in the center of the Great Forest, the more powerful the demons become.


    If you want to take a straight line, you''ll have to go through the center as far as you can, and then you''ll have to go around, but that''s a long way.


    This is where, Bellamus thought, he would like to trade with the elves.


    But there is a lot of work to do.


    First we need to make a road and also find and capture a monster to tame for riding.


    But first I need to ask the elves if we will actually be able to trade with them.


    First, Beramus decided to make a road.


    He knew that he wanted to make a pathway out of the forest so that he could get to safety anyway.


    He jumped into action.

 54 Episode 53 Elven Country.txt

    The Kingdom of Famar, the land of the elves.


    Elves are a beautiful race with long ears and a long life span.


    They have the ability to use a special magic called necromancy that only elves can use.


    Spiritualism is a different principle from magic, and is a technique for making wondrous things happen.


    Elves are a race where women are often at the top of the social ladder.


    Even the kingdom of Famaal was controlled by a queen.


    It is located far from other races and does not interact much with them.


    The level of culture in the Kingdom of Famar is high and its technology is second to none.


    The land is reasonably large and rich in resources.


    However, the elves are not a very fertile race and are not very numerous.


    They are a less greedy race, and their temperament is mild, so civil war and crime are rare.


    In the year that their country is about to celebrate its one thousandth anniversary.


    An unprecedented crisis loomed.


    .


    Your Majesty!


    The Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Falmar .


    An impatient female voice rang out in the glittering Queen''s Room .


    At the entrance to the Queen''s Chamber is an impatient-looking, armor-equipped elven woman.


    Seated on her throne, Martha El Mercuredo looked down on her.


    Martha was the fourth queen of the land.


    She wears a gorgeous dress. She was 80 years old, not very old for an elf with an average lifespan of 300 years.


    What''s the matter?


    Martha asked in a low, slightly dignified voice .


    Sasha, an elven woman equipped with armor.


    Master Romesa has disappeared!


    What did you say?


    Martha''s expression turns grim.


    ''When did she disappear?¡¡Tell me more information.


    It was the night before last. I was alerted, but when I took my eyes off him, he was gone. ......


    ''What are you doing!¡¡I told you not to be so vigilant!


    I''m sorry!


    Sasha bows her head .


    Martha watches, sighing loudly.


    What has become ...... is no longer an option. ...... We must find it as soon as possible. We must mobilize a great number of troops to find it.


    All right, all right!


    Sasha replied and quickly ran out of the Queen''s room .


    ''I had a feeling that this was going to happen at all ......


    With a distant look in his eyes.


    ...... Romesa ...... your role (...) is not something that can be thrown away. If you don''t do it, this country is in danger of being destroyed. ...... I hope you can find it soon.


    I muttered to myself as if to say something to myself.

 55 Episode 54 In the middle of making a road.txt

    Bellamus had begun to make his way.


    From the Belesdral, he made a path to the east.


    It was a long way out of the forest.


    But the path-building process is surprisingly short, if you use magic to do it.


    First, use the wind-attribute spell called Wind Slash, which allows you to cut a wide area.


    Use this magic to cut all the trees.


    After that, use earth magic to clear the ground and you''ll have an easy path.


    Originally, Bellamus wanted to make a clear, stone-paved path, but that would be too much work, so he decided to compromise on an earthen path.


    By the way, the work of making the path was not done by all the goblins, but only by Bellamus, Delarosa and Medero.


    The reason for this is that there are many other things to do in Beresdral besides making trails, and we can''t work with things that aren''t good at magic.


    And I have the orcs carry the wood we cut.


    The wood is either used as material or discarded.


    Beramus estimated that it would take about 60 days to make the path.


    And after a few days of work.


    Boredom.


    Delarosa told me that.


    Delarosa was chopping wood at first, but I think she got bored with it as time went on.


    That''s understandable. It''s simple work. It must be hard on the little Delarosa.


    "You wouldn''t do that, Delarosa, you just don''t do it right.


    Medero, who was working next to me, notes that.


    Delarosa''s magic had gotten a little rough around the edges.


    ''Think of it as an exercise in getting better at magic, and good luck with that.


    With that, Dellarosa will try to convince him.


    I''m not lying. If you use magic this many times, the maximum amount of magic you can possess will also increase.


    The wind slash itself is also a reasonably useful spell in battle, so if you''re good at it, the benefits are great.


    ''''Woo...... magic wants to be good at it, Sinner.


    It was a little frustrating, but Delarosa decided to reluctantly comply.


    I''ll do my best, and you, Delarosa, will do yours.


    Medero wanted Delarosa to stick it out by sticking it out himself, so he increased the pace of his magic use a bit.


    And as he proceeded to cut the tree again and again.


    What?


    I heard something .


    It sounded like a girl screaming, but it was only faint, so I could be wrong.


    A little frightened, Medero


    "Vellumskun ...... I just heard a strange voice over here, but it sounded like ...... something screaming.


    And then he called Vellums.


    "Is this the way to go?


    Un.


    Let''s go see.


    Yes, please.


    When Bellamus tried to go.


    I''m coming with you.


    Delarosa tried to take her mind off her boredom and said that to me.


    ''What?¡¡Is Delarosa going too?


    Yeah, this should be interesting.


    ...... Well, I don''t mind.


    Vellums allowed them to follow him, at some risk, but not if he had them working all the time.


    Yeah!¡¡Then let''s go!


    Wait a minute, I''ll come with you then!


    Afraid of being left behind, Medero insists that he will follow her.


    He had no reason to refuse, so Bellamus allowed him to follow.


    The three of them head in the direction of the screaming voice.


    Then, from ahead.


    ''Kyahhhh!¡¡Hey!¡¡I told you not to follow me!


    And then I heard a girl''s voice . Apparently something is chasing her, but ......


    (This word is ......?)


    Hearing the language of the scream, Vellums couldn''t believe his ears .


    Anyway, we''ll have to see the girl who made this voice to get to the bottom of it, so


    I''ll help you. You guys wait here.


    Vellums muttered and hurried towards the voice.


    ''Aye?''


    De Delarosa. Can we wait here?


    "Moo.


    Delarosa reluctantly decided to wait.


    He goes to help her alone.


    He has gone a little way and found a girl being chased.


    Three kobolds are chasing them, they''re chasing him.


    (...... After all, that''s ......)


    Seeing the girl being chased, Bellamus realized that he hadn''t misheard the language they were using earlier.


    Anyway, he decided to help her, so he''d better go and kill Kobold.


    The task consumed a certain amount of magic, but it was easy to kill kobold.


    Bellamus used his earlier Wind Slash magic to cut through Kobold and his friends.


    ''We''re screwed!¡¡I can''t run!¡¡Dying!


    The girls keep running, screaming, not realizing that Kobold and the others have been killed.


    Vellum gets in front of her and says.


    "We killed Kobold and the others.


    ''Wow!¡¡I''ve been rerouted to ...... what?


    And the girl scurried around to check out the situation .


    ''That ...... you knocked down that doggy-looking thing you just did?''


    Yes.


    ''Oh, I see. ...... Thank you. ...... You''re a strong little guy. ......


    The girl sat down, distracted, as she said it .


    Bellamus observed her again .


    (I''m still sure of it.)


    Golden hair. A face so beautiful you''d think it was fake.


    And pointy ears.


    For all intents and purposes, she was an elf girl.

 56 Episode 55 Elf Girl Romesa.txt

    Why is an elf girl in these woods?


    Bellamus wonders.


    There is a good distance from the land of the elves to the great forest of Furazes.


    Elves are so fond of their homeland that they rarely venture outside it.


    It is rare for an elf to be in these woods.


    Since they are here, I thought there was no point in being surprised, so I decided to ask them what happened.


    "Why are you in this forest?¡¡Why were they after you?¡¡Did you get lost?


    I asked him in Elvish.


    "......Yeah, ...... and ......... and when I escaped, I walked into this forest. ...... When I found out, the guys from earlier attacked me ...... and I ran away again ...... and you saved me.


    As she remembered, the elf girl murmured.


    "Run away to this forest?


    ''Oh, uh, ......, I''ve got a few things going on.


    It sounded like something he didn''t want to hear, so he didn''t pursue it.


    Bellamus thinks for a moment about what to do with this girl.


    But abandoning her is not an option, so she must be helped.


    After making his way, he was going to negotiate a trade with the elves, but there was no way he was going to abandon this girl here, and he didn''t want to abandon someone in need before that.


    ''If you want to leave this forest and return to the land of the elves, I can help you.


    ''What?¡¡Wait a minute: ...... Well, I don''t want to go back to the ...... country, or rather, you''re not speaking the language of the elves?¡¡You''re not an elf, are you?


    No. I''m human.


    ''Yeah, right . You''re not an elf ...... I was taught that everyone outside of ...... speaks a different language, but I wonder if that was a lie ......?


    I just happen to speak. The others won''t get it.


    Yeah,


    If that makes it difficult for you to return to the elven lands on your own, we will cooperate.


    ''Oh, no, I don''t want to go back to Famaal: ......''


    Belamus was surprised by that statement.


    The elves love their homeland so much, it''s hard to imagine them not wanting to return home.


    Do you have somewhere to go?


    I''m not ...... or even ......, but if you think about it, I''m in a really bad situation right now, and I have no place to go ...... and no place to go back to.


    For some reason, Beramus thought, this girl had been driven from her home.


    "Did they commit a crime and leave the land of the elves?


    ''Hey, that''s rude!¡¡I don''t do crime!


    So why?


    I can''t tell you that ....... ......


    Vellums isn''t sure what to do.


    He seems to be in a lot of trouble, and I want to help him, but something seems fishy.


    You may be in trouble and you may be bringing trouble into town.


    But I don''t want to abandon him.


    Bellamus decided to help.


    There''s a town near here. If you don''t have somewhere to go, why don''t you head over there for a while?


    ''What?¡¡Really?¡¡Thank you!¡¡Lead the way!


    He said so with a big smile.


    He''s not the kind of kid who can do shady things, Vellums decided.


    ''I''m Romesa El Mercado!¡¡What''s your name?


    Vellums.


    After introducing himself to each other, Bellamus feels uncomfortable with her name .


    (El Mercredo?)¡¡(As I recall, the Queen''s family, who ruled the Elven lands, had such a family name: ......)


    Maybe I''m remembering things wrong. Belamus didn''t know enough about elves to say that he could never be wrong.


    If they were truly the Queen''s kin, then they risked getting into trouble.


    But we cannot withdraw our support once we say we are going to help.


    I hope it won''t be that much of a problem,...... and I walked back to where Delarosa and Medeiro were waiting for me.

 57 Episode 56 Return.txt

    Bellamus took Romesa to Delarosa and Medero.


    Oh, Bellamus is back!


    Delarosa, a little tired of waiting, ran up to him as soon as she saw Bellamus and said


    ''Huh?¡¡...... That''s your sister, Le?


    Delarosa looks at Romesa and tilts her head back.


    Did I hear my sister scream?


    Your ears are too pointy.


    I saw Delarosa and Medero, and I saw that Romesa


    "Mr. Bellamus, Mr. Bellamus. Who are they?¡¡There''s something horned in there.


    On the right is Delarosa, the magic goblin and my family, and on the left is Medero, also a magic goblin and friend of mine.


    ''I don''t know much about goblins, but you''re human, Bellamus, aren''t you?¡¡Is that still family?


    Yes.


    Heh, there''s a lot going on here.


    When Delarosa saw Bellamus and Romesa conversing in Elvish, Delarosa


    ''Vellum Soo!¡¡I don''t know what you''re talking about. Tell me who that lady is.


    He said it out loud.


    "I''m sorry. This is Romesa the Elf. She was lost in the woods and Kobold was chasing her. She doesn''t seem to have anywhere to go, so I''ll take her back to town. We''ll put a stop to the road-building for now.


    What''s an elf?¡¡I''ve heard of it.


    This road was built to allow free passage to the elves, as you told me before, Mr. Bellamus.


    Yeah.


    Delarosa nods her head .


    Then, in front of Romesa, Delarosa and, alongside Medero


    "I am Delarosa!¡¡Nice to meet you!


    Medeiros. It''s nice to meet you!


    And then he introduced himself.


    "What is he saying?


    "I''m introducing myself. You told me your name, okay? He just wants to say hi.


    Well, I guess I should introduce myself. I''m Romesa El Mercredo!¡¡Nice to meet you!


    Belamus translated Romesa''s words and told Delarosa and Medero.


    Then he returns to the city.


    They don''t speak the language, but Delarosa and Medero seem to take a great interest in her, and on the way back they ask her a series of questions.


    This made it harder for Vellums to translate for her.


    "Thank you, Mr. Bellamus, for translating for us. Are you the only one who speaks Elvish?


    I don''t know. Maybe the people around Medina know about it, but ...... no, it''s a pretty minor language, so you don''t know it indeed.


    ''Is talking about elves a minor thing?¡¡Why can you speak, Mr. Bellamus?


    I can speak almost any language in the world.


    Wow, you''re amazing for such a small guy. I should be able to speak what little Delarosa and Medeiro are saying to each other. I think I''d like to stay in town with you, Vellums, for a while.


    Speaking of which, how long do you plan on staying in town?


    Until the heat dies down: ...... about 10 years?


    Are you going to stay that long?


    ''What?¡¡Is ten years that long?


    ......


    Elves have a long lifespan, Vellums guessed, so their sense of time is a bit different than humans''.


    ''If you''re going to learn the language, I''m going to have to teach you.


    Nice to meet you. Oh, yeah. I need you to teach me a simple greeting. Like, "Thank you." "Hello.


    That''s right. I''ll let you know when we get to town.


    On the way to the city, Beramus decided to teach Romesa some simple goblin words.


    She picked up some of the words easily and learned to speak them.


    You''re a quick study.


    Yeah. I''m pretty good at this.


    You look pleased with yourself, Romeo and Juliet. She seems to be quite easy to get on with.


    I''ll teach her more than just simple greetings, he thought, and walked toward town, teaching her a few words, and before he knew it, he''d learned quite a few.


    I should be able to carry on a simple conversation in five days, Bellamus thought with admiration.


    Once in town, Beramus introduced Romesa to everyone in town.


    No one was particularly dismissive. They were quite interested, and they asked a lot of questions.


    The town''s residents had taken her in, but there were no houses available.


    There''s a room in the meeting hall that''s empty, so we''ve decided to let them live there for a while.


    There is land available, so Vellums has decided to build Romesa''s house there later.

 58 Episode 57 Spiritual Art.txt

    For a while, Vellums spent his time making his way through the morning and afternoon, and then returned to town at night to teach Romesa the language.


    Romesa was also a very quick learner, and within a few days she was able to carry on an everyday conversation.


    By the way, the house is already built for her. Building a house was fairly easy with the current power of Vellum''s magic.


    Vellum''s magic is about 80% of what it was at its peak in his previous life.


    If he continued to practice, he expected to have more magic than in his previous life.


    The day Romesa came to Bellesdral, about seven days later .


    ''Hey, I know the job you''re doing, Bellamus, is a lot of work, isn''t it?¡¡I''ll help you with that.


    And then he offered.


    "Why would you do that?


    When he suddenly offered to help, Bellamus asked why.


    "No, because you''ve been a spoiled brat. I''ve got to do something.


    ''It''s not like we haven''t done anything, is it?¡¡The residents said that you can do pretty much anything, so you''ve helped them out with the housework and other things, and that''s been a big help to them.


    No, I know, but... You put me here in this town, where I didn''t even tell you what happened, and you even made a home for me, and I just felt like I needed to do something more...


    "...... Hmm, that''s fine by me. I''ll just need to make a trail, cut some trees, clear some ground. Are you okay?


    Oh, I got it!¡¡Because I have sorcery!¡¡You''ll be fine!


    "Witchcraft or .......


    Spiritism is a technique only elves can use.


    Bellamus was not much of a practitioner of witchcraft either.


    If you''ll help me, I will.


    ''Yeah, I''ll help you with that tomorrow!¡¡Oh, yes, and don''t we speak in the language of the elves when we''re alone?


    Yeah.


    From now on, I''ll be speaking only in goblin-speak for a while. Also, if you learn goblin language, you might as well learn Alraune''s. It''s not easy, isn''t it? How is it that you can speak so well, Bellamus?


    Well, it''s a lot of things.


    ''A lot of things - ...... Anyway, I won''t be speaking the language of the elves for a while, so take care of that.''


    Okay.


    Vellums agreed, but he felt a little uncomfortable with Romesa''s attitude.


    She''s spent the last few days just trying to fit in.


    She''s been trying to learn the language and help the people of the city like her.


    It could be because of Romesa''s temperament, but Vellums felt that it wasn''t her temperament, but her absolute reluctance to return to the land of the elves, and she was trying to fit in as quickly as possible.


    If that was the case, why would the race of elves, who had a strong love for their homeland, refuse to return home to such an extent?


    Either Romesa''s situation in the Elven Lands was pretty bad, or there was a big problem going on in the Elven Lands .


    Belamus was curious, but Romesa didn''t want to talk about it, and since he was planning to go to the Elfland once the road was made, he thought at that point that he could look into it then .


    .


    The next day, Romesa joins me in making the road.


    "Nice to meet you, Delarosa chan, Medero chan.


    Greetings.


    He speaks in goblin-speak, so he''s a little one-sided.


    "Nice to meet you.


    Nice to meet you. Great, Rome-san, you speak goblin already.


    Delarosa and Medero also return the greetings. Medero, who can already speak goblin, looks at Romesa with admiration.


    "Then use necromancy. If we cut down the tree.


    Romesa was about to start working on it right away, using spirit magic .


    ''''Seireijutsu, Nanny?''''


    Delarosa asks.


    "A magic that only elves can perform. I don''t know much about it. I''ve seen it before, but it was something like magic. The basic principles seemed to be much different.


    I don''t get it.


    Well, you''ll see.


    Okay, let''s see.


    Delarosa stares, looking at Rometha .


    ''Spirit of the Wind, lend me your strength ......


    The spell was in Elvish. It had to be in elvish or the spirit art wouldn''t work.


    From there, we cast various spells and


    "Be a blade and cut down the tree!


    Then a large blade of wind appeared and the tree was cut off.


    "Oh, you''re using it, just like Mahou, who slices with the wind.


    ''Yes. . But does that spell have to be cast every single time?¡¡Isn''t it too much trouble?


    Huh?¡¡Aa, that was talking to a wind spirit around here, noyo. Once you can borrow their power, you won''t need such a long spell.


    Hmm, talking to a genie.


    Yes. There''s a genie in nature. You must learn to communicate with them and receive their help. That''s called necromancy.


    This time, talking to the earth spirit, Romesa used earth spirit magic .


    The soil was easily prepared.


    I heard that she wasn''t using her own magic to use her magic, so she could use it for a very long time.


    Depending on the day, there are times when spirits are in a bad mood, and at such times, the jutsu becomes almost unusable.


    Compared to magic, there are both advantages and disadvantages, Bellamus felt from watching the genie''s magic.


    Speaking of which, you''re chopping down trees, are you alright?¡¡Since you said it dwells in nature, wouldn''t there be spirits in the trees too?


    I asked him that.


    Heh?¡¡It''s a tree, it''s a living thing, it''s not natural.


    The answer was surprising.


    ''No, it''s definitely a creature, but ............ hmmm ......''


    Apparently, the Elves define nature as any phenomenon or substance other than living things.


    "Aye!¡¡Trees aren''t living things, show!


    De LaRosa is screaming.


    "De Delarosa, trees are living things!


    A medallion who tries to dispel wrong thinking.


    "Because you''re not moving, wood!


    I''m not moving, but I''m growing, Deshoto.¡¡It''s a living thing, it''s growing.


    ''Eh?¡¡The grass will grow, but the trees will never grow. It''s not growing!


    It''s just a slow-moving, slow-moving thing to do!


    "What?


    Hearing the exchange, Belamus thought with some dismay that maybe Delarosa needs to be educated in something other than magic ...... .

 59 Episode 58 Forest Dragon.txt

    Bellamus and the others have been making their way through and they''re getting much clearer.


    With the addition of Romesa, they have become more efficient and have been able to make their way much faster than expected.


    Today is the same as always.


    "Ah!¡¡The demons are coming out!


    When you''re making your way through, sometimes monsters can appear.


    Well, it''s usually a demon that even Delarosa and Medero can easily defeat.


    By the way, since Romesa was attacked without having time to talk to the spirits at first, she also fell behind, but as long as she finished talking to the spirits, she was strong and did not fall behind the monsters in this forest.


    The enemy that appeared this time was a wolf demon called Forest Wolf.


    Delarosa used magic to easily defeat it.


    There''s something else. I''ve never seen that one before. What''s up? Are you familiar with Medeiro?


    Uh-huh. I''ve never seen that before.


    "Socker. There''s something biting and threatening. Take him down.


    Delarosa said and then tried to use her magic to defeat the demon.


    Just as Delarosa is about to use her magic, Vellums glances over at the demon that Delarosa is trying to defeat.


    "...... That''s ...... Delarosa, stop!


    Unusually, Vellums yells out and stops.


    Delarosa freaked out at the sound of his voice and stopped moving.


    I''m going to have to ask you to go to ...... and tell me what''s wrong with you.¡¡Shout it out?


    Hearing the rare loud voice of Bellamus, Delarosa seemed quite surprised and upset .


    Vellumus hurriedly walked over to the demon.


    The demon was halfway between a reptile and a bird in appearance.


    Its body was covered with scales and sharp fangs. Its body was a bright green color.


    It had long legs and looked like it could run very fast.


    About the same size as a vellum today. So it''s about the size of a human child.


    It''s fangs are bared and threatening, but its whole body is trembling.


    It''s more frightened than threatened.


    There''s no doubt that this is the larvae of a ...... forest dragon.


    The forest dragon.


    A very rare monster that lives in the forest.


    They are a type of dragon, but they cannot fly. They are small and the smallest of all dragons, up to two and a half meters in length. It''s also one of the weakest in strength.


    Although they are not very strong, they are very valuable to humans.


    Demons don''t like people, but some of them do in rare cases.


    Forest dragons are friendly demons, and they are the only dragons that are friendly with humans.


    In addition, they are very good at running, running twice as fast as horses, and are smart enough to take orders from others.


    They have plenty of stamina and can run for three days and three nights.


    They are strong and can carry a lot of weight and can run while pulling.


    Forest dragons were considered to be the best creatures for riding.


    But they are rare and difficult to breed, so you don''t see one on a horse.


    They are very hard to find. It is said that one could search for them for ten years and never find them.


    By the way, they can be found outside of the Furnace Forest, so they''re not usually found in the Furnace Forest.


    Belamus wanted a riding monster, but I wanted a monster that was easier to get.


    Meeting a forest dragon here was completely unexpected.


    Belamus decided to stop his work and tame the forest dragon, because he had to.


    However, taming them requires materials, time, and equipment. It''s not easy to do.


    So he decides to get them to sleep.


    Bellamus cast a spell, the "sleep" spell, on the forest dragon to put him to sleep.


    This will keep him awake for the time being.


    Hey, nay, what are you going to do about the monster?


    Delarosa will ask me.


    "Keep it.


    Well, can we have a monster?


    Delarosa is amazed.


    "This is a juvenile. It''s likely it''s been separated from its parents. It''s possible his parents are nearby. We''ll find them.


    How do we make a road?


    Romesa asks.


    "Let''s stop for now.


    Okay. You''ve heard it''s really difficult to tame a demon, Mr. Bellamus.


    It may take some time, but it''s possible.


    Yeah. Good for you.


    Impressed, Romesa patted Vellum''s head somehow.


    ''Why are you stroking me?''


    What a surprise.


    Please don''t.


    Yeah. Donna, I just like to stroke your head, vellum.


    Romesa removed her hand from Vellum''s head.


    Lately, Romesa had been patting him on the head like this, which annoyed Bellamus somewhat.


    "Yossi!¡¡I was getting tired of chopping wood.¡¡Demon Catcher!


    Delarosa let out a spirited shout and the search for the parent Forest Dragon began .

 60 59 sorrow.txt

    Bellamus and his men began to search for the forest dragon.


    By the way, the young forest dragon cub I just put to sleep is being carried by magic thread.


    The thread was wrapped so it wasn''t tied too tightly, yet didn''t fall off.


    Forest dragons are very fast, so there is a chance they are not around anymore and we may never find them.


    Still, believing he was close, Vellums began to look for traces.


    Nay. Are these the footprints of a dragon?


    Delarosa asked him. Quickly, Bellamus went to Delarosa and saw footprints that appeared to belong to the Forest Dragon.


    Forest dragon footprints are rare, so Bellamus doesn''t know for sure.


    I look at the child''s foot and compare them.


    "...... It looks like that.


    The shape of the footprints were quite similar to that of the footprints on the ground .


    It seemed like if I enlarged the kid''s forest dragon foot, it would be exactly the same shape as the footprints on the ground .


    ''''Alright, these must be the footprints of a forest dragon! Let''s follow them anyway.


    "O


    They all followed the footprints and went to look for the Forest Dragon, but Vellums thought it was unlikely to be found .


    If he was wandering around, looking for his child, he might still be around, but as far as the footprints were concerned, he kept running in a straight line, as if he didn''t care that his child was gone.


    This means that the forest dragon must not have noticed that its child was missing.


    And since he''s running in a straight line, he may have gone a long way.


    It''s possible that they noticed it on the way and turned back, so they followed the footprints and kept walking, but if they couldn''t find it after walking a long distance, they were going to give up and turn back.


    Bellamus and the others continued walking through the forest. Along the way, they came across monsters. There were strong monsters such as the Mithril Turtle and the Death Spider, but they were defeated with no problem.


    After two hours of walking and no one else being around, Vellums is gone.


    I can''t help it. Let''s go back.


    Yeah. If we hadn''t walked this far, we''d probably be on the other side of the ocean.


    It''s a shame, but I can''t help it. ......


    A......


    Everyone was a little disappointed, but they decided to turn back.


    As soon as we got up and started to turn around.


    Ggaaaaaaah!


    A demon''s roar rang out from behind Bellamus and the others. The deafeningly loud voice caused all of the startled verrams to turn around at once.


    What is it?


    Romesa is a little frightened. She was shivering, as if she remembered being chased by a demon before.


    Moooo, you scared me. What''s going on?


    Delarosa shows no sign of fear as she goes to find the source of the voice.


    "Wait, I''ll go.


    Yeah, I''m coming with you.


    ...... then follow me.


    "Minutes.


    Bellamus and Delarosa go to check the identity of the voice. Not wanting to be left behind, Medero and Romesa looked at each other for a moment, then decided to follow Bellamus and his friends.


    As they walked through the bushes, they came upon a scene of fighting among the demons.


    They were fighting over a dark mouse and the forest dragons that Bellamus and the others were looking for.


    With a total of ten forest dragons and more than thirty dark mice, the forest dragons are surrounded by them.


    Although Forest Dragons are the weakest among dragons, they are only weak among dragons, but compared to ordinary demons, they have a higher strength.


    However, the darkmouths that surrounded them were also troublesome demons in their own right, and due to the difference in their numbers, it seemed likely that they would be defeated. In fact, there was a forest dragon that was injured and seemed to be struggling quite badly.


    ''''I''m going to help you.


    Vellumus decides to rescue the forest dragons, and in a hurry.


    "He will use the Light Arrow to strike the dark mice one by one.


    The dark mice change their target to Vellumus.


    They unleash a barrage of attacks. Darkmouth is a demon that can use dark magic to unleash a dark bomb spell that explodes into a mass of darkness.


    Dozens of dark bullets flew in the air. As soon as he could, Bellamus quickly put up a magical shield to block the attack.


    While Bellamus fends off the attack, Delarosa attacks with the Wind Slash spell.


    The Darkmouth is a reasonably powerful foe, and Delarosa''s Windslash cannot defeat it with a single strike.


    However, she deals damage to a wide area and frightens it.


    Medero follows suit and uses his own windslash. Romesa attacks with her Wind Spirit Charm, killing all the dark mice.


    But there are more of them than expected and they aren''t diminishing. Seeing that they are cowering and stopping their attacks, Vellumus deactivates his shield and turns to attack.


    Darkmouths are dark enemies, vulnerable to light magic.


    There was a magic that attacked a wide area because of its weakness in the light element, so I decided to use it.


    Shining Rain.


    When Bellamus said that, a mass of light rose into the air.


    It shattered into pieces and rained down on the ground.


    The dark mice were suffering and dying from the rain of light, while the others were not damaged at all.


    I''ve succeeded in eradicating a large number of dark mice.


    Now, go to ......


    Bellamus sees the forest dragons.


    Dragons are smart creatures. They seem to understand that vellums helped us, and they aren''t alarmed.


    ''Looks like you have a wounded dragon.


    There was a wounded forest dragon cowering in the middle of the pack.


    Bellamus approaches the dragon.


    As expected of an injured colleague, it was wary of being approached by an injured colleague and threatened him.


    Bellamus approaches with his hands raised in a show of unwillingness to attack. Forest dragons are clever creatures. They see what Bellamus means and release their threats.


    He then approaches the injured dragon and casts a heal spell, allowing the wounded dragon to heal completely.


    Then he wonders if he should capture the dragons or not.


    It would be a little awkward to put them to sleep and bring them back ....... The dragons will feel tricked, and Tame''s chances of success may decrease.


    We''ve come all this way to save them, so I guess we''ll just have to give up.


    And since we don''t want to take the one child back to the pack, let''s bring him back.


    With that in mind, Bellamus returns the baby he was carrying on his magic thread to the forest dragon pack.


    The forest dragons are very happy to see him, as if they thought he was dead. One of the forest dragons, who I assume is the parent, is close to the child.


    Are you sending them home?¡¡Can''t we get him?


    I can''t help it.


    I feel like it would be embarrassing to take you down here.


    Yes.


    Bellamus and his friends were turning to leave.


    Then the forest dragons came up behind them.


    ...... I wonder if they want to follow us.


    ...... wow.


    The dragons were very grateful to you for saving them and for bringing the child to them.


    They wanted to return the favor and followed the verrams.


    It saved me a lot of trouble ...... and I didn''t know it could be tamed this way.


    It wasn''t the original plan, but the Forest Dragons have joined their ranks.

 61 Episode 60 Making a Ranch.txt

    Beramus and his friends returned to the city with their forest dragons.


    Including the young forest dragons, there were eleven of them in all.


    The inhabitants were quite surprised when they returned to town with the dragons.


    Forest dragons are big, and if you don''t know what they are, they look like scary monsters. In fact, although they are the weakest of all dragons, they are strong enough to be a dragon. There''s no doubt they''re scary monsters.


    Even after Bellamus explained the situation, he was still scared of dragons for a while.


    I brought the dragons with me, but I didn''t think I could catch them, so I didn''t have the right environment to raise them at this time.


    So I put aside my road building work and hurriedly began to create an environment where the dragons could live.


    First, we need a place to live.


    They are large and like to move around, so we need to set up a large ranch for them.


    We''re building a temporary dwelling in the city, but it''s too small for them to stay there. It''s just that there isn''t that much land available in Belesdral. So we need to expand and build them as soon as possible.


    Bellamus has decided to build a forest farm in the woods west of town. The process is as follows.


    I''ll cut down the trees in the west woods and surround it with a wall.


    Forest dragons are forest-dwelling monsters, but it doesn''t mean that they need trees to grow. However, it''s better to leave some trees behind. Leaving all the trees would interfere with the breeding process, so I''ll leave some and cut down the others.


    There are some demons in the west woods, so we need to kill them as well. This will be a tedious task as we need to kill all the demons over a fairly large area.


    And finally, we need to build the hut. I''ll use the magic house to build it.


    At the same time I need to make a ranch, I need to feed the dragons.


    Forest dragons are a rare herbivore among dragons.


    They like to eat a grass called rune grass, which also grows in the Great Forest of Frases.


    I was looking for it on my way home, but I didn''t have enough for all of us. There is only enough for three days.


    It is necessary to find places where there are large numbers of rune grasses and to obtain large quantities.


    So I have a large amount of rune grass. You''ll need to gather large quantities of seeds to grow them.


    If we enchanted the plant to grow quickly, it should be ready to grow in 30 days or so.


    We needed to find enough food for 30 days'' worth of plants right away.


    Bellamus, Delarosa, Medero, Romesa, and the other magicians who were making their way around, decided to make their home and leave the search for rune grass to the Legionnaires.


    Medina. I need you to find me some rune grass.


    I''m going to ask Medina to help me find the rune grass.


    I wouldn''t refuse anything if it was something Master Bellamus asked me to do. But what kind of grass is this rune grass?


    Here.


    Vellums showed Medina a piece of rune grass he had brought from the woods.


    "This is the kind of grass that sometimes grows in the woods. How much of this do I need to collect?


    A lot. I''d like a hundred of these bags.


    Vellums had brought a bag with him and showed it to Medina.


    ''For 100 of these bags? ...... I understand.


    You''ll also collect any seeds you find nearby. Bring the harvest to the warehouse I''m gonna build on the west side of town, where I''ll store the runes. You can leave the seeds there with me.


    Yes, sir. We''ll get right on it.


    Medina sends orders to the Legion ants.


    The total number of legion ants has increased significantly, now exceeding a thousand.


    This was still a far cry from their heyday though.


    First, Beramus creates a rune weed vault, which holds the rune grass. This was easy to make using the magic house, so it didn''t take long. Vellums'' magic power had also increased a lot, so he was able to build 30 houses a day.


    After that, they decided how far they would turn the area into a ranch, and built the wallbreaker.


    "Now we are going to build the wall. First, we''ll cut down the trees where we''re going to build the fortification.


    We''ll need vellums, de la Rosa, Medero, and Lomeza to create a protective wall.


    What, chopping wood again, no? I''m bored yo.


    There''s no reason to go overboard this time. We''ll build a wall after we cut it, so you''ll have to be patient.


    Okay.


    Delarosa nodded, even as her face puffed out .


    ''''We need to finish building the ranch as soon as possible, so make it fast. Then we''ll start the work.

 62 Episode 61 Finished Making.txt

    After a few days, we can finish building our ranch.


    We can now house the forest dragons on a decent-sized plot of land.


    The townspeople now understand that they are not dangerous, and they are not so scared of them anymore.


    It''s good that they are no longer afraid, but they have not yet learned to ride a forest dragon.


    So Beramus decided to train her to ride.


    First he needs to make a saddle and other tools to ride. The materials were available and he knew how to make them, so he made them with the help of the townspeople.


    Once the tools were made, he asked if anyone would like to ride with him. Several goblins have volunteered to ride the forest dragon.


    By the way, Delarosa was the first to say "Ride me! They volunteered to ride the Forest Dragon.


    Then he taught the goblins who volunteered how to ride the forest dragon.


    To ride a forest dragon, you must first establish a relationship of trust. The goblins have a hard time of it.


    But one thing they have learned.


    Okay, Veronika!


    Delarosa was the only one who could ride a forest dragon.


    She was riding a child forest dragon. She had named herself Veronica.


    Delarosa seemed to be the type of person that animals liked, and she got along quite easily with them.


    So now she can ride the child forest dragon with flying colors.


    Later, perhaps inspired by Delarosa''s rapid growth, the other goblins began to practice harder, and some began to learn to ride better.


    For now, all who volunteered were able to ride.


    One of these days, Bellamus intended to create a dragon carriage that could carry a lot of goods and people by having the forest dragons pull it.


    But for now, he decided to stop teaching them to ride and started building the road again.


    .


    We resumed making the path, and a week later, the trees were cut down out of the forest and the path was ready.


    ''Yay!¡¡It''s over!


    Delarosa is pleased.


    I''m afraid it''s not done. It''s a good thing we cut down the trees, but the demons will still come in from the woods. It won''t be easy to walk through. We need to build fences on both sides of the path or something to keep those monsters out.


    ''Yeah!¡¡How long is this going to take?


    Mmm ...... well, it will be quicker than cutting down a tree.


    Uhee.


    Yeah, don''t hate it, you''ve learned a lot. You''ve got a lot more magic in you. Maybe he''s ready to evolve.


    ''Evolution!¡¡Really?!


    Yeah, maybe when Delarosa evolves, she''ll go from being a magic goblin to a witch goblin. It''s going to be pretty strong.


    Really?


    Delarosa was quite pleased to hear that she could evolve .


    Well, she needs to learn to do better. I''ll try to make my way.


    Duh!


    This time he nodded vigorously, not looking dissatisfied. I guess he''s really happy to be able to evolve.


    ''Ah, I just want to ask you something. What did you make of this road?


    Romesa asked me if it was too late to ask. Incidentally, Romesa has learned to speak goblin over time, much to her discomfort.


    First, we need an easy way out of that forest. It''s very inconvenient for those who live in the woods to be unable to leave it so easily. There''s a lot of things out there that aren''t in the woods and we should make a way for them to get out. Secondly, it''s for trade. This is only if you''ll accept us. We want to trade with the elves. We can''t trade with them if we don''t have roads.


    ''What?¡¡This was the way to trade with the elves!


    Didn''t I tell you?


    ''What?¡¡No, I didn''t ask.


    Did I forget to mention that?¡¡Vellums nodded his head . Maybe they didn''t ask, maybe they didn''t say .


    ''Well, I don''t mind trading with the elves, but I don''t want the people back home to find me ...... so I''ll trade with them as much as possible so they won''t find me. Can''t you go to ......?


    That''s not too much to ask. As for me, I was hoping that Romesa would be a negotiator, but still no.


    ''No, no, that''s absolutely impossible!


    Okay.


    With a wave of his hand Romesa denies it.


    "NeNe, why don''t you want to meet the other elves, no?


    Delarosa asked a question .


    Don''t ask the hard questions, well, maybe it was the opposite, thought Bellamus.


    Romesa was asked and seemed unsure whether to talk or not.


    Bellamus looked at her and realized that things were pretty complicated.


    I won''t force you to talk, but I promise that whatever you tell me, I will be there to help you. You''re part of the Belesdral, you know.


    Vellums said.


    ''Thanks ...... yeah. I can''t talk about it right now, but ...... I think we''ll talk about it sooner or later.


    Romesa said with a slightly choppy tone.


    (Sounds like you''re in a pretty heavy situation ...... I hope I can help you out if you need anything.


    Belamus thought as he looked at Romesa with a worried look on his face .

 63 Episode 62 Departure.txt

    About 20 days later, a fine road was completely completed.


    At the same time we made the dragons. I made eight of them. It''s a fairly large cart, with a payload of about 4 tons. The forest dragon was able to pull this huge cart by itself, and it was able to go very fast.


    Now that the roads were clear and the cart was ready, Beramus wanted to go negotiate with the elven country.


    Basically, he did not want to leave the city, but for once he had to. Only he could speak Elvish, and without him there would be no bargaining.


    I''m a little nervous, but I''ve decided to go, leaving the town in the hands of Medina and Arraune''s leader, Elency.


    We''re going to trade what we''re going to get from the Beresdral with the surplus meroons we have left over because we''ve increased our farm, the wood we acquired when we were building our roads, and the chairs and desks we made from the wood.


    I was hoping to get some sweet food and high quality weapons from the elven kingdom of Famar, as I was not sure if there were any luxuries, especially sweet things at all.


    For our first deal, we decided to bring as much Merune as we could. It''s a rare vegetable and it''s delicious, so it should be worth a lot. Since it''s made with magical water, the production is high in Ichiban and there''s quite a bit left over.


    We''ll set a course of action and decide to come back in five days or so.


    I told Aretha and Delarosa at dinner.


    "I''m coming with you!


    That''s what Bellamus was expecting to hear.


    "It''s quite a long trip, isn''t it?


    I''m fine!¡¡I''ve always wanted to go out of town.


    Yeah. Well, you can come.


    I don''t have to say no to anyone, so I agree. Furthermore.


    "I''ll go with you if you go.


    And Aretha said she was going too. It''s going to take 18 days to get to the Kingdom of Famer and back. Of course, he won''t be back right away, so it will take 30 days.


    I can''t leave Aretha alone during that time, so of course I''ll take her with me.


    Then Delarosa asks Medero to come too. It seems that Romesa was also invited, but of course she refused.


    Five days later, the day of departure.


    I''m going with you, Josie.


    Delarosa, calm down.


    Aretha wanted Delarosa frolicking in Veronica''s carriage. Delarosa is straddling Veronica''s back instead of the dragon carriage because she thinks it would be more fun to go with Veronica than to ride the dragon carriage.


    "I wonder what it''s like in the land of the elves. I didn''t ask Romesa about it because I thought it would be a bad idea.


    Medero seems excited.


    Bellamus has never been to the Kingdom of Famar from this era either, so I don''t know what it looks like now.


    Perhaps it''s because elves live longer and change more slowly.


    I don''t know how much time has passed since the days before Bellamus'' reincarnation, but he guessed that things hadn''t changed that much.


    ''Then we''re off.


    Go with me will be Bellamus, Delarosa, Aretha, Medero. And then there are the goblins who control the eight dragons.


    The carts are filled with things we can use to trade. Mostly stuffed with meroons.


    The goblins control the dragons and the forest dragons and they''re on their way to the elven kingdom of Famaal.

 64 Episode 63 Elven Village.txt

    It was ten days since they left Beresdral on the Dragon Wheel.


    It was evening and Beramus and his friends had arrived at the village where the elves were.


    Welcome. It''s been a long time since we''ve had a non-elf here in Merer village. My name is Arcee, the village chief of this village. It''s nice to meet you.


    When Bellams and the others arrived at the village, they were greeted with a smile by the village chief, the elf who gave his name, Arcee.


    It seems that this is not a place that excludes strangers.


    The village is peaceful, and there are about 100 elves.


    There are few men and many women. And most of the women are young to look at.


    "War. There''s a lot of people with ears like Romesa''s.


    As we walked through the village, Delarosa blurted out her thoughts.


    ''Huh?¡¡They''re not elves, are they?


    Maybe they''re from outside the village?


    ''I''ve been on some scary looking creature, is it okay?''


    Let me ask you something.


    The elves are approaching Bellamus and his friends.


    "Excuse me. Did you come from outside?


    ''Where did you come from!¡¡A human town?!


    What the hell is that scary creature out there?


    What are these horns?


    Why did you come to this village?


    And then they just started asking questions.


    "Na-na-berams. What are they saying?


    Aretha asked in a panic. The language of the elves is elvish, of course, so no one but Bellamus could hear it.


    He carefully answered the questions. He told them that they came from a town in the Great Forest, that the forest dragons are well-trained and harmless, that all goblin creatures have horns, and that they were on their way to trade with the village.


    And from Beramus.


    I''d like to know if there''s a large commercial city of elves or something like that.


    I asked.


    "I think the royal capital east of this village is better.... It''s far from here. But that place is crowded with people from all over the country, so it''s lively all year round.


    King''s Landing. We were going to King''s Landing at first, so our destination remained the same.


    Thanks for the information. And it''s late, I would like to spend the night, is there an empty house anywhere?


    All right. There are two empty houses in the north end of the village. Please feel free to use them as you wish.


    Thank you.


    Bellamus thanks them and tells them that they have a place to stay.


    We finally have a decent house to stay in, they say as they stand tall. You look pretty tired after your long trip.


    Just as they decide to take an early rest today, they hear the sound of horses approaching.


    And then.


    ''Excuse me at this hour!¡¡But I''m here on urgent business!


    I heard a woman''s voice that sounded well.


    I looked and saw a group of elven women on horseback visiting the village.


    They were wearing armor. They looked like knights.


    ''''Huh?¡¡What''s the matter with you, knights - a rarity in this village.


    And Arcee asks.


    "No, I''m looking for someone.


    The elf, straddling his horse, jumped down from his horse, and then pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket.


    I have a picture for you to look at.


    He unfolded the paper and said. On the paper there was a picture of the one he was looking for.


    Hmm. I haven''t seen it before... ......


    Arcee replies .


    ''Well ...... hmm?¡¡Those men do not seem to be elves, but are they from somewhere else?


    Oh, I see.


    Well, that''s just great. I would like to ask you guys, have you seen this man?


    Then the knight-elf showed the picture to Beramus and the others.


    (This is ......)


    The man in the painting looked familiar to Beramus.


    ''Ah!¡¡Mogah!


    Delarosa''s mouth is instantly blocked.


    ''Hmm?¡¡What''s going on?¡¡Does that sound familiar to you?


    No, no. Nobody?


    Bellamus asks for your consent.


    "Oh, yeah,


    No.


    Others nodded.


    "Nope. ...... I''m sorry to bother you. So I''ll go to ...... oh, yeah. I say this out of kindness, and I don''t want you to take it badly, but I''m afraid that some bad things might happen in ...... this country from now on. I won''t say anything bad, so you should leave.


    And so the knightly elf left.


    (Not a good thing ......?)¡¡(What''s that ...... or even more importantly, the picture you just painted ......)


    Belamus saw the knights leave and removed his hand from Delarosa''s mouth .


    ''What are you doing, Dahberamus!


    Because you were going to say so. The elf in the painting, that''s ......


    That was definitely...


    That was Romesa.

 65 Chapter 64: Royal Capital.txt

    They rented an empty house in the village of the Elves and spent the night there.


    He wondered what they would do.


    The knight had told him that bad things could happen in the land.


    That bothers me a lot. But coming home wasn''t an option for Varamus.


    Then I''m wondering if the knight was looking for Romessa. It probably has something to do with the fact that she doesn''t want to return to the country.


    Maybe it has something to do with something bad that''s about to happen, Bellamus thinks.


    Anyway, he decided to go to King''s Landing, no matter what. But he promised himself that he would go there with great caution.


    The next day, Beramus gave some meroons to the village elves as a thank you for letting him rent an empty house.


    It was well received. This would still work as a trade, he was convinced.


    Then they asked for directions to the capital.


    Circle.


    A few days later, I arrived at King''s Landing.


    The gatekeepers of King''s Landing stop me.


    Are you human?¡¡What is your business in King''s Landing?


    He asked me.


    "I''m here to make a deal.


    Oh, yeah. In the meantime, can I just check your cargo?


    I don''t mind.


    The elves are going to check the carriage''s cargo.


    Never seen this before. What is it?


    It''s a vegetable called Meroon.


    Yeah. There''s nothing poisonous in there, right?


    No problem. Want to try one?


    Yeah. Let''s eat to find out.


    He grabbed a meroon and ate it.


    "It''s delicious. I don''t think it''s poisonous or anything. And isn''t this dragon dangerous?


    Yeah, and if you don''t do anything, he''ll never attack you.


    Yeah. Let me just touch it.


    The gatekeeper elf touches the forest dragon.


    "Yes, he''s quiet. He''s all right. You can go through.


    Yeah. So let me ask you one question, where do I go to make a deal?


    Well..... There''s the Merchant''s Guild that runs the business in King''s Landing, you can go there. Just go straight down this road and you''ll find it.


    "Thanks for the information.


    Permission was given, and Bellamus and the others entered the King''s Landing.


    Since they would be traveling in the city by dragon carriage, they were quite conspicuous. He seemed to be attracting the attention of the elves.


    But as I moved through the city, I saw the elves busily preparing for something.


    They were painting and decorating buildings. It sounded like there was going to be a festival soon.


    If there will be a festival, Bellamus thinks he should at least try to see it.


    I''m not very familiar with the elven culture, so this would be a good opportunity to learn more about it.


    Then there was a sign that said the Merchants'' Guild.


    In front of it, Bellamus left the dragon car and entered the merchants'' guild.

 66 Chapter 65: Discussion.txt

    I''ll go negotiate, and you can go sightseeing in the meantime.


    Unh.


    I don''t understand the language, but you''re okay with it. ......?


    Bellamus told him and entered the Merchant''s Guild.


    The woman at the Merchant''s Guild had a receptionist, so Bellamus spoke to her.


    "Hello. Is the master of this guild here?


    ''What''s it like to be a guildmaster?¡¡You''re not an elf and you''re not human. How did you get here?¡¡Are you sure you don''t want to go home?


    He treated me like a child.


    Uh, I''ve got a trade deal to discuss.


    Trade?¡¡You?


    Once again, Vellums finds it a pain in the ass to be seen as a child.


    "I may look like this, but I''m an adult. I''m cursed and I''m short. I am the mayor of a town named Beresdral, and I would like to establish trade between it and this town. ......


    A curse?¡¡Mayor?¡¡Is that true?


    I was skeptical.


    "It''s true.


    Ha. ......


    Isn''t it hard to be a kid with a strange, imposing attitude?¡¡And the woman at the reception desk thinks.


    I don''t believe it completely, but I''ve decided not to treat her as a child for now.


    I understand. Then I''ll take you to the guild master. ......


    The lady at the front desk will take you directly to them. Bellamus will follow.


    You walk up the stairs to the second floor. From there, you''ll walk down a hallway and go straight ahead until you come to a large door.


    "Inside this room is the guildmaster.


    The woman at reception knocked on the door.


    After a few seconds, a woman''s voice comes from inside saying, "Come in!


    The receptionist opens the door and steps inside. Bellamus followed.


    "Well, hello there. You''re a pretty visitor.


    Inside the room was a female elf with a mature atmosphere.


    The woman at the reception desk tells the she-elf, who appears to be the guild master, what happened.


    "Oh my God, she''s negotiating with you?


    The guild master, a female elf, looked surprised.


    ''''This is the Master of the Elf Trader''s Guild, Master Furren Sharpe.


    My name is Vellums. It''s nice to meet you.


    Nice to meet you.


    Hullen stood up and shook hands with Vellums.


    I''ll go back to the receptionist.


    The receptionist walked out of the room.


    ''Well, I hear you''re going to negotiate, can you do it?¡¡I''m not a kid yet.


    Vellums thought it was a pain in the ass, but he explained the same thing .


    ''Hmmm . . a curse on the child. ...... That''s a lie, isn''t it?


    ...... what?


    But it''s true that I''m an adult inside.


    ......


    Vellum''s eyebrows furrowed slightly at the complete spotlight.


    "It''s a bit of a skill. It''s a big elven country and there are all kinds of elves. There are many men who think they can make money by lying. It''s hard to become master of the merchants'' guild in the capital if you can''t see that.


    I see.


    So what do you want to do for me?


    Bellamus told me why he came here. He explained that he was from a town called Beresdral and that he wanted to trade with the city.


    "Trade. ...... I''m sorry, but I can''t make that offer at this time.


    Why?


    The Merchant''s Guild ...... or rather this whole country is in danger from now on. I''m sorry to ask you to come all the way to this country from other countries, but we may not be able to trade properly from now on. We can''t build a new trade route under such conditions.


    Crisis?


    "I can''t give out details. Very few people know anything about it. But this information could cause a city-wide panic if it gets out.


    Belamus wanted to know more about the crisis, but Furren wasn''t likely to tell him, so he gave up.


    ''If we can manage that crisis, will you sign the trade?


    That depends on what the deal is. What are you going to do about it?


    ''I don''t know what kind of danger we''re in, but I''m reasonably confident in my abilities. Trade routes outside of this country are currently difficult to tie up, so I''m hoping to get a good answer and leave.


    You''re not lying to me. But I can''t discuss the crisis with you.


    Okay.


    Vellums then left the Merchant''s Guild.


    ''''Is it a crisis, ......, let''s do a little research.


    Belamus decides to find out more about the looming danger in the land of the elves.

 67 Episode 66 The Crisis of the Elven Country.txt

    There was a high probability that Romesa was grabbing a piece of the crisis, Bellamus expected.


    But then, should we go home and ask him directly?¡¡And Vellums is troubled. It''s very annoying to leave, but what should I do?¡¡Vellums is troubled. But it was certainly the surest way.


    Whether or not to return to the village once we''re all back, Bellamus wonders. It''s going to be quite a hassle, since we''ve brought our cargo here: ......


    If I''m just going back, Bellamus thought, I want to be sure that Romesa is involved in this crisis.


    If we go back and we''re wasting our time, that would be awful.


    I''m going to figure out how to find out if Romesa''s involved.


    (Come to think of it, there was some suspicion that Romesa was royalty in this country.)


    He remembered that the family name Romesa spoke of could be the same as the Queen of this country.


    Perhaps Romesa''s own name had spread through the land.


    So Belamus thought, and asked the town''s elves if they knew the name Romesa.


    "Romesa?¡¡Oh, you mean Master Romesa?


    I hit the first elf I saw who looked familiar.


    "You know him?


    You know what? Isn''t Romesa El Mercredo the second princess of this country?


    It''s a princess after all. ...... Vellums finds out that he was right.


    Have you heard that this Master Romesa is in some kind of trouble?


    ''Problem?¡¡I''ve never heard of that. But if you get into trouble, you''re going to be in big trouble.


    "Is it a big deal?


    You don''t know that. You''re only human. Four months from now we have the biggest festival in the country, the Patriarchal Wedding Ceremony.


    "Wedding?


    In the north of the country there''s a guardian dungeon. There''s a guardian goddess dungeon in the north of the country. To this guardian god a princess marries once every 100 years. Just four months after that, Master Romesa will marry. A guardian''s wedding ceremony is to celebrate the engagement.


    This was the first time I had ever heard of such a festival in Vellum.


    "If something happened to Master Romesa and she couldn''t marry her guardian, something terrible would happen.


    What''s going to happen?


    There''s a terrible witch country further north from the guardian dungeon. A long time ago there was a battle between the land of witches and elves and the blood of many people flowed. That battle was stopped by the guardian god. He put up a warding that prevented the witches from coming in from the land of witches. The wards still exist today, but the only condition for maintaining the wards is that I must marry a princess from the land of the elves.


    "So, if this Master Romesa doesn''t marry him, the demons will attack the elven lands and there will be a war.


    That''s what I''m talking about.


    It''s a pretty big deal. Vellums is fully aware of the situation.


    If Romessa didn''t return to the country within four months, there will be a war.


    Perhaps the Guildmaster somehow got word of Romesa''s disappearance.


    The reason she doesn''t want to return to her country is because she doesn''t want to marry the guardian goddess for sure.


    What''s going on, Bellamus thought.


    Can''t I just go into the guardian''s dungeon and see what I can do?¡¡Belamus thought to himself.


    ''Where is this guardian dungeon of yours?


    They''re saying it''s in the north, but only the top brass knows the exact entrance. I also heard that you need a key to get in. They say it''s a special key that can''t be unlocked by magic, so you can''t get in without it.


    Bellamus considers whether or not to look for it, but the north is too vague.


    You may not be able to find it.


    Maybe Romesa would know where to look for it: ......


    Vellums is unsure if he should return to town again .


    But if it''s going to be like this, I might have to talk to Romesa for once. ...... With that in mind, Bellamus decided to return to town.


    (I''m sure everyone will want to do some sightseeing today, so maybe we''ll return tomorrow or so.


    With that decision, as the vellums were getting ready to leave.


    Mr. Bellamus!


    !


    Suddenly, Vellums was spoken to from behind by a deeply hooded figure.


    The voice sounded familiar.


    The figure was hiding in the shadows of the building, beckoning to Beramus.


    Bellamus answered the beckoning and headed toward it.


    When Bellamus comes, the figure scurries around. Then he pulls down his hood.


    "...... Romesa.


    That one was definitely Romesa.

 68 Episode 67 Romesa was attached.txt

    Why are you here?


    Bellamus asked bluntly.


    I was thinking that ...... would be in trouble if I wasn''t in the country, Mr. Bellamus. I debated about what to do, but I got mixed up in the luggage of the dragon car.


    You''re on ...... and Rometha.


    Yes.


    Bellamus was completely unaware that Romesa was on board.


    "Did you hear that, Mr. Vellums?¡¡My situation.


    Well, to a certain extent. You have to hear it from your own mouth, though.


    ''Yes, I know ...... but I think it''s probably just as you imagine it, Vellums. I ran away from my fate because of my own selfish feelings.


    I don''t think it''s selfish of you. I don''t think anyone would feel comfortable being engaged to someone they''ve never met.


    But all the people I''ve been chosen to marry have done so well, and I''m the only one who ran away. It''s pathetic.


    Romesa looked down and said.


    Did you come back here to get married?


    ...... Yeah.


    But you don''t want to.


    ''I hate to, but even ...... can''t help it. ......


    "You can''t give your life away because you have to. Your life is yours and yours alone.


    ''How do I do that at ......, but what do I do?¡¡If I didn''t have a wife, this country would be ......


    ''I wonder if the guardian gods are in the guardian dungeon?¡¡Then you can go to that dungeon and negotiate again. I was wondering if we could make it a different deal.


    ''What?¡¡I-I can''t do that.


    Romesa was exaggeratedly surprised and dismissed Vellum''s idea .


    The guardian god''s dungeon is a very difficult dungeon and the one who conquered the dungeon and met the guardian god and asked him to stop the demons is a very strong elf called the Great Hero. There''s even a statue of him in the center of town.


    "If some of us have been there in the past, that means we can go if we want to. Then we''ll figure it out.


    The current Vellums had regained a lot of magical power, and was able to use his previous life''s power to a great extent.


    He thought that if that was the case, he would be able to handle even the most difficult dungeons.


    ''''Err ...... Vellums you''re too confident... ......


    Where is this dungeon?


    I know where it is, but I don''t have the ...... key.


    Who has it?


    Your mother has it.


    "Hmmm ...... your mother is the Queen of this country?


    Yeah, I do.


    I see. ......


    Bellamus thinks.


    "Do you know what happens when you marry a guardian god or something?


    Uh. I don''t know.


    "Well, if you''re ......, pretending to be married is a bit risky, because if you''re ......, I''ll have to go negotiate directly with you or Romesa''s mother.


    What''s the deal?


    "I know where Romessa is, but she doesn''t want to come to me because she doesn''t want to be engaged. So I told him I''d go to the Guardian Goddess'' dungeon and negotiate with her once. So I convinced him to come back to the country if I failed to capture the dungeon, so I want you to give me the key once and let me go to the dungeon. Something like that.


    Ummm, is that okay?


    Or, if you want Romesa back, give me the key.


    ''I''m not a threat!¡¡You can''t do that. If you do that, you''ll never get to come back to this country.


    After you''re saved, shouldn''t Romesa be able to talk you out of it?


    Hmm. Are you beginning to understand?


    "...... Well, the threatening part is a joke. I''ll try to convince them the first way I did. Romesa is ...... right. You''re going to have to hide around here for a while, so they don''t find you.


    You''re going to keep hiding in here!


    We don''t want to get lost in the shadows. It''s not gonna be easy to find him here. Don''t worry, I won''t be gone too long.


    Hmm, okay.


    Romesa answered with a disgruntled look on her face.


    ''So where is the palace?


    Um, yeah, that way. I''m pretty close. I can get there easily.


    Romesa said that way and pointed to the palace.


    "Okay. I''ll be back.


    Belamus walked in the direction Romesa had pointed and headed for the royal palace.

 69 Episode 68: Knights of the Guard Sasha.txt

    Beramus went to the royal castle.


    At the entrance.


    You want to go inside?¡¡You''ll have to get permission.


    And the gatekeeper said.


    Bellamus thinks for a moment. Is this gatekeeper being told about Romesa''s disappearance?


    He guessed that there was a good chance he didn''t know her, but he decided to name her.


    "I have information about the princess. I have some information about Princess Romesa.


    About Master Romesa: ......?


    As expected, he didn''t seem to know that Romesa was missing.


    But .


    Anyone who wants to talk to you about Master Romesa has been told to let you through anyway, so follow me as I show you around.


    So he takes me inside the castle.


    He led me to a room in the castle.


    The gatekeeper stood at the door of the room.


    "Sasha, someone wanted to talk to you about Master Romesa. He''s a child, very much like a human being. ......


    I said to him.


    "Let him through.


    A woman''s voice came from inside the room, a little dignified .


    Opening the door and letting Vellums into the room, the gatekeeper went back to his original task.


    ''Hello . I''m the Commander of the Kingsguard, Sasha.


    The elven woman, who called herself Sasha, wore armor and was very beautiful looking . She looked young, but since she was an elf, exactly how old she was was was impossible for even Beramus to guess.


    "My name is Vellumus,


    Mr. Bellamus. It''s been a while since we''ve had visitors from outside, but I''m afraid you''re one of them. I hear you know something about Master Romesa: ...... have you met her anywhere?


    Smiling as if she were talking to a child, Sasha asked Beramus.


    ''Of course,'' thought Bellamus, ''they think I''m a complete child.


    ''Actually, Princess Romesa is here in my town.


    What?


    Then Sasha changes her expression. She''s very upset about Romesa''s disappearance.


    "Where''s your town?


    Oh, wait a minute, I can''t tell you. Actually, I can''t: ......


    Belamus explains first that Romesa told him all about the situation in the elven country . Afterwards, he told Sasha that Romesa didn''t want to get engaged, and that he was thinking of going to the dungeon and asking the guardian god once to change the terms of protecting the country, and if that didn''t work, he would give up and marry her off.


    ...... After all, Lord Romesa didn''t want to marry her, did he?


    Sasha looks a little melancholy.


    ''''So, since I''ll be in charge of meeting the guardian god, could you give me the key to enter the dungeon?


    I asked.


    "The ...... guardian dungeon is a pretty challenging dungeon. I can''t let you go there as a child.


    I''m strong despite my appearance. And Romesa says you''ll never get a wife unless you go to the dungeon at least once. I want to respect that. So until I''m allowed to try the dungeon once, I won''t tell you where Romesa is, no matter what.


    Bellamus said firmly.


    ''As I said before, I can''t let you go, child.


    You seem to have a lot of hard will, Vellums thought.


    I''ll go.


    That''s when Sasha started saying that.


    "What?


    ''I should have gone to challenge the dungeon and talk to him . I knew that Master Romesa didn''t want to be engaged and yet ...... I was a coward who was afraid to both disobey the Queen''s orders and enter a dungeon of high difficulty.


    Sasha shuddered a little and said.


    "Thank you for passing on the word, Master Romesa. Now let''s get ready to go to the dungeon.


    Vellums was a little confused by the unexpected turn of events .


    ''Wait, I know I look like a child, but I told you I''m strong. I''ll follow you.


    ''A kid like you can''t be strong, can he?


    "All right. Let me show you how easy it is. Are you sure you''re strong enough?


    "Strength? I''ve been working out. There''s a certain amount to it.


    Then grab my hand.


    Bellamus puts out his hand. Sasha takes her hand, a little dubiously.


    "Pull me as hard as you can.


    What?


    Belamus had told her to do it with all her might, but Sasha thought that if she pulled with all her might, she would hurt him, so she tugged lightly at first.


    But it didn''t budge.


    Gradually she increased her strength. It didn''t budge when I tried to be serious.


    Vellumus had increased his power considerably with his ability-enhancing magic .


    Enough to lift a dragon. An elf can''t just pull him down.


    "Ki-You are ......


    People grow up so fast.


    I told her a lie. The elven ones didn''t seem to know much about humans either, and Sasha believed her.


    Okay. Okay. You must come with me.


    ''Of course I''m going, but what about the key?¡¡I hear the Queen has it?


    Aye, and I guard the key, not the queen. I''m the most powerful man in the land.


    ''You''re protecting them and you''re allowed to take them out without permission?


    It can''t be good. But for Master Romesa''s sake, I suppose I must.


    Vellums was a little surprised that he was that prepared.


    ''By the way, I need to make some preparations before I go, is that okay?


    I had to report that I was going to Romesa, and what to do about Delarosa and the others, and all that stuff.


    ''No problem. I need to get ready for it, too. Meet me at the north gate tomorrow morning.


    Okay.


    After meeting up with him, Beramus left the royal castle.

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    Bellamus returned to Romesa and told her that he and Sasha were going to the dungeon .


    ''Sasha did that ......''


    She seemed to be worried about Romesa.


    "Yes, ....... ...... Hey, Mr. Belamus, I want to go to the dungeon, too.


    No. The dungeon is a hard place. You won''t gain anything if you''re dead.


    ''Yes, I know, but I''m not going to watch ...... silently.''


    I know how you feel, but you''re going to have to be patient.


    ...... Yeah.


    Reluctantly, Romesa nodded.


    ''By the way, do you have any idea where else Romesa could hide but here?¡¡We''re going to stay at the inn, but if you stay, you might cause a scene.


    I''ve got one, but it''s so far away, can you take the carriage over there?


    Okay.


    The place I brought Romesa to is an old friend''s house.


    He was a trustworthy friend, and he told her he would leave her there if she told him not to tell anyone she was here.


    I hadn''t turned to my friend when I made the decision to leave the country because I didn''t want to get in trouble with her for nothing.


    When my friend saw Romesa, she cried and was happy, and then she got angry because she was worried about her.


    Since they seemed to be close, Vellums decided that Romesa was right, and he would keep quiet, so he left.


    .


    (Now, I don''t have any special equipment to prepare, but I''ll have to tell Aretha and the others that I''m going.


    Vellums is going to the Guardian God''s dungeon.


    It would be a problem to go there without telling them, so I have to talk to Aretha and the others.


    I don''t know where they are since they''re currently touring the Kingdom of Famar, but I actually decided where to stay when I arrived, so if I go there I should be able to meet them soon.


    The currency of the Kingdom of Famer is different, but the outside currency is gold, and since the value of gold itself is very high here, I was able to sell it. It fetched a rather high price.


    They went to an inn and rented two rooms for vellums.


    One room for four and one for eight.


    Later, he asked the innkeeper to let me know if there would be goblins coming.


    The trade goods are stored in the inn''s storehouse for the duration of his stay. There wasn''t much inside, so the innkeeper offered to let them in as a service.


    The forest dragons are in the stables for now. It didn''t look so cozy, but Vellums felt a little sorry for them, hoping they would manage to be patient for the duration of their stay.


    It was late at night and Aretha and the others hadn''t come.


    (Couldn''t they have forgotten where they were?)


    Vellums is getting anxious.


    He wonders what to do, because it will be conspicuous, and he''ll find it if he goes looking.


    Just when he''s about to make up his mind to go.


    Your company is here.


    The innkeeper came into the room and told him so.


    Bellamus went outside and joined Aretha and the others.


    "Ah, vellum-da.


    Delarosa points to a vellum that''s just come in and says.


    He has something.


    He must have given Aretha some gold so she could convert it into the currency.


    A room for four, with Beramus, Aretha, Medero, and Delarosa.


    He assigns the other goblins to a room for eight.


    Bellamus enters the inn.


    "What did you buy so much?


    "Well, ne ne ...... is a sweet bread that tastes great. Or some kind of weird animal statue. This is the one you gave me.


    You''ve had rather a good time: ......


    There''s a lot of things you can do with gestures, even if you don''t speak the language. Did Vellums really get his point across?


    No, we''re in a bit of trouble.


    Belamus explains that he''s going to meet Romesa and go to the Patronus'' dungeon.


    ''No, that''s not possible,''


    I''m going to this dungeon.


    No.


    Anticipating this request, Bellamus answered immediately.


    ''Come on!¡¡I want to go, Medero!


    ''What?¡¡Doh, I don''t know. ......


    You see, I want to go to Medero.


    I didn''t say that. You''re too dangerous. You''re staying right here.


    Kechee, ahoy!


    Whatever you say, no matter what you say, it''s no good.


    Muu......


    Delarosa looked at Bellamus and gave up on the idea that he couldn''t be persuaded to do this.


    Then, after staying the night and the next day, Bellamus went to the meeting place.

 71 Episode 70: To the dungeon of the guardian deity.txt

    "I''ll be back."


    The next morning, Bellamus told Aretha and the others, and left the inn.


    The next morning, Bellamus told Aretha and the others, and left the inn. There was one person who watched him with a look of utter discontent.


    This is Delarosa.


    (Mou ...... dungeon looks interesting, Bellamus is not going alone ......)


    She wanted to go to the dungeon with Beramus. It''s a simple story.


    (Okay, I''ve decided. I''m going with you!


    Delarosa made up her mind.


    "Medero, come with me.""What?"


    "What?" "Let Medero come closer and whisper to him.


    "I''m going after Bellamus."


    Naturally, Medero opposed the idea with all his might, but in the end he was forced to follow Bellamus and the others.


    .


    Beramus went to the north gate of the kingdom of Famaal, where he was to meet Sasha.


    Sasha had already arrived at the north gate.¡¡She was a serious person, and it was not often that she made a mistake in her promise.


    "You''re here. Hmm?¡¡You don''t seem to have any weapons."I''m good with magic. I don''t need a weapon. If I need one, I''ll use magic."You''re a wizard, aren''t you?¡¡You''re a wizard? That''s why you''re so strong?"It was magic that gave me the strength."I''m sure you''re not the only one who has a problem with this.


    I''m not sure what to make of it, but I''m sure it''s worth it.


    "Now then, let''s get to the dungeon. Follow me.""Yeah."


    I followed Sasha to the dungeon.


    North of the dungeon city was a wilderness, and we walked through empty land.


    The way to the dungeon was quite long.¡¡Maybe we should have used the dragon car, Beramus thought.¡¡He thought it would have been better to use a dragon carriage, but he decided to walk, as he didn''t want to stand out too much.


    "By the way, why do you come to the dungeon?"What do you mean, why?""Going to the dungeon is a risk to your life, no matter how strong you are. Why do you come if it''s not for yourself?"It''s for my own good."


    Bellamus told him what had happened.


    "To trade. ...... But then, wouldn''t it be easier for you to convince Lady Romesa to become engaged, or even force her to come with you?"''Well, it would, but I could never do that. Romesa is my friend.""...... You''re a good man, aren''t you?"I''m sure you are."I''m not. Originally I was willing to accept Mr. Romesa''s sacrifice for the people. I thought it was inevitable. I had the option of going to the dungeon and asking for help myself, but I kept running away. I can''t possibly be a good person like this.


    In her expression, you can clearly see her regret and guilt.¡¡On top of that, she was determined to never take the wrong path again.


    As we walked along talking, we arrived at a dungeon.


    A door was attached to a large stone.


    Sasha approached the door and unlocked it.


    In front of the stone is a magic circle.


    "This magic circle ...... is for transferring something. It''s not active right now because there''s no magic in it.""The guardian''s bride and the chosen royal family will go to the guardian through this transference."Hmm, so this is where we''re going. On the day of the betrothal, the spell will be cast and you will be able to use it.


    (But weren''t elves supposed to use spirit magic, not magic?¡¡This is clearly a magical transference. It seems that the guardian deity created this, not the elves. (And I''d say the guardian god is a reasonably advanced magician.


    Beramus looked at the transporter and analyzed it.


    "Right, now."


    Sasha took the key out of his pocket.


    "I''ve heard that once you enter this dungeon, you can''t leave again until you''ve conquered it, are you ready?"I''m ready. I''m ready."I''ll open it."


    He opened the door with the key.


    Inside the door was a mysterious purple substance swirling around.¡¡It was a sight that instinctively made him hesitate to enter. Bellamus thought that this was the entrance to another world, and remembered that he had jumped into a similar place in a previous life.¡¡The two of them plunged into the vortex with all their might.

 72 Episode 71: Go through the dungeon.txt

    Far behind Bellamus and the others, Delarosa and Medero were following them, following the few footprints left behind.


    Delarosa knew that if she followed them from close range, she would be discovered, so she was following them from a great distance. So far, there was no indication that Bellamus had noticed her.


    Whose footprints are those of Bellamus and the other one?


    Didn''t you say you were going to the dungeon with an elf, not by yourself?


    They hadn''t heard much about Sasha, only that she was going with an elf.


    After a short walk, they arrived at the entrance of the dungeon.


    The door was open. Something like a purple vortex was swirling around the entrance.


    "I guess this is the dungeon entrance.


    I''m scared. ......


    I''m not scared. This is going to be fun!


    "Ugh, lie daa: ......


    Medero, who finds the purple vortex scary, and Delarosa, who finds it interesting already . The two men''s reactions were contrasting.


    ''Ah!¡¡Close it!


    The doors began to close automatically.


    I''m going!


    Ehhhhhhhh!


    Delarosa tugged forcefully on Medero''s hand and hurriedly jumped inside .


    .


    So this is the Guardian Goddess'' dungeon.


    The purple vortex at the entrance to the dungeon caused Vellums and the others to jump into the purple vortex and fall downward .


    It was quite high, and if I had fallen normally, I might have been lightly injured, but I used my magic to avoid it.


    The atmosphere inside the dungeon was like an ancient ruin. With lanterns hanging from the ceiling, it was not dark. The walls of the dungeon have murals painted on them. Beramus wasn''t sure what was painted on them.


    Along the way there are statues of birds and beasts. Some of them were broken.


    Well, let''s keep going.


    Bellamus moves on quickly.


    "Wait, wait, wait, wait. Be careful out here.


    Sasha stops Vellums .


    I''ve never been in this dungeon before, but I''ve always heard how dangerous it is. They say there are many powerful demons here that you don''t see every day. You''ll get hurt if you keep going so smoothly.


    What kind of demons are out there, exactly?


    I''ve never heard of ............ but I hear there''s a powerful one out there anyway.


    I don''t know why," said Sasha, embarrassed.


    Is he a relatively random guy?¡¡And Beramus was a little suspicious of Sasha, but decided to do as he said, and go carefully.


    They walked for a while until they came to a large room.


    It''s a room with entrances and exits on all sides.


    In the middle of the room are four stone pillars.


    When they got closer to find out what the pillars were, they saw that all the entrances and exits were blocked off by walls.


    The place where Bellamus and the others came in was also blocked off, so they couldn''t get out.


    ''We''re trapped.


    How do I go to ......?


    There''s something written on the stone pillar.


    "Touch the right pillar to get out.


    The right pillar of stone.


    What happens if you make a mistake?


    I don''t know. Let''s just touch it.


    Sasha said and touched the stone pillar herself.


    Then a black haze settled in the area.


    When the haze cleared, there were five demons.


    If you fail, the demons will come out...I see. So this is the Chimera.


    A chimera is a composite monster that is made up of various monsters.


    Their strength is determined by the monsters they are mixed with.


    Bellamus guessed that it was a composite of wyvern, cerberus and ogre, which he thought was very powerful.


    (Well, even though they are powerful, I would easily beat them now .


    Bellamus uses magic.


    Aim the Light Arrow''s magic at the vital points.


    It takes five shots in a short time. One shot is enough to bring the enemy to an end in an instant.

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    I can''t believe we''re taking them all down: ......


    Sasha was astonished when Bellamus defeated the chimera and the others in an instant .


    ''''I can''t use magic, I can only use spirit magic, but I didn''t know it was so awesome,''''


    The fact that in this day and age, wizards other than himself might be chanting spells at length and using magic, Bellamus thought, might be disappointing if it was with other wizards .


    Four more pillars. If I make a mistake, will I get another chimera?


    "Look, there could be more than just a chimera in here.


    They came to the conclusion that they could understand it if they tried, so they tapped on the pillar again.


    Then they heard a bang, and the door opened.


    "It''s open.


    Well, that''s okay. Now, go to .......


    There are four doors in this room. That means there are three other exits besides the one you just entered.


    One on the right, one on the left, and one in front.


    One of them, Vellums guessed, was the true path.


    "There''s no way to know which one is the right way. You''ll just have to take a hunch.


    Yeah. Okay, let''s get to the front door.


    Belamus suggested that, and Sasha had no objection, so they took the front exit and continued on.


    After a short walk through the narrow streets, they found themselves in a room again. It''s a room about the same size as the one before. But there was no pillar in the middle, and there was a closed door in front of the entrance.


    It''s stuck.


    There''s a keyhole.


    Bellamus found a keyhole in the door.


    "You want me to find a key somewhere and come to me.


    One of the roads you didn''t take was the key to success.


    So it was a mistake.


    Sasha said so, and as a vellum who had chosen the path, I felt a little uncomfortable.


    They returned to the previous room, this time taking the right path.


    This time it was Sasha''s idea.


    They continued on their way.


    It''s a dead end.


    We came to a completely empty place. It was a dead end.


    ............ I''m sorry.


    ''No, it''s not like I can understand it, and I made a mistake earlier to begin with.


    Belamus comforts Sasha as she apologizes.


    They returned to the room they had first visited.


    As they approached the room.


    I don''t know which way is the right way. Medeiros, okay?


    I don''t know what I''m going to do at .......


    Hey, jaah, take a left!


    What?


    It''s a hunch!


    Such a conversation came into Vellums'' ears. Not so upset, Bellamus'' heart beat a little faster.


    ''''Who''s ...... going to come in after us?


    I know him.


    Bellamus hurried over to check it out.


    He saw the two men who were about to head up the street to the left.


    "Now, where''s Bellamus?


    Here.


    When Bellamus said that, from behind, Delarosa turned around and


    Uh, I found Vellums.


    I said with a smile.


    ''A, A''s Mr. Vellums, ...... I just stopped him.


    Vellums was about to give a crazy lecture, but when he saw Delarosa''s smile, he lost the urge to scold her.


    Sighing, he said, "Huh. ......


    Why are you following me?


    "Does that sound interesting to you, La!


    This isn''t a funny place. Get out of here.


    ''Aye!¡¡I''ve come all this way, no!


    Seeing Delarosa pouting, Vellumus let out another sigh .


    ''What are those kids?''


    Sasha came up to my room and asked me a question.


    "She''s friends with my sister.


    ''Ha, but neither of them are human, are they?


    He''s not my blood relative. He was raised by the same person.


    Hmmm, I see.


    Sasha wasn''t too surprised.


    ''Are these girls strong too?''


    It''s not weak, though: ......


    Both of them were skilled in handling magic, and were definitely at a level where they could be called strong.


    Of course they were not as good as Vellums. Compared to Sasha, I''m not sure. Vellums didn''t know what Sasha was capable of at the moment, so he couldn''t compare.


    But it was more like parental love than competence that he didn''t want to take them with him.


    Well, but if you don''t want to take them with you, then I''m in a bit of a pickle. You can''t get out of the dungeon once you''re in it.


    I remembered that Sasha had said something like that to me before I went in.


    Bellamus felt like he wanted to get his head out of his ass.


    "No choice, ......, just follow me. Don''t ever take it easy.


    Yeah!


    Well, I''m not a total ytter. ......


    Vellums reluctantly allowed them to follow him.

 74 Episode 73: Exterminate the Giant Devil Spider.txt

    Beramus and the others continue on to the left side of the road.


    A short walk down a narrow path leads to a large room.


    In the middle of the room is a treasure chest.


    Bellamus wondered if it contained the key needed to continue, but nothing was more suspicious than a treasure chest that was left out in the open. It was more likely to be a trap.


    If he approached it, the trap would be triggered, and he could see the future of pain.


    In addition to Bellamus, Sasha and Medero had the same idea when they saw the treasure chest.


    There was only one exception.


    "Hooray, treasure chest!


    Delarosa, who did not know the word "doubt", ran in a straight line to the treasure chest without looking aside.


    "Delarosa!


    In a panic, Bellamus wants to stop her, but it''s too late.


    Delarosa had touched the treasure chest.


    At that moment, not only Delarosa, but everyone in the room is enveloped in darkness and their vision is stolen.


    The darkness disappeared after a while, and vision returned.


    ...... Where are we?


    Bellamus checked his surroundings and found himself in a different place than he had been.


    It was an unusually large room.


    It was rectangular, with statues of warriors in the four corners, each facing the center of the room.


    There was no way out of the room.


    And we''re trapped?


    Medero muttered uneasily.


    ''I''m in trouble.''


    No, you didn''t, because you came too close. Now, Delarosa, I want you to be careful this time.


    Delarosa said as if it were a personnel matter, and Bellamus preached to her.


    The raw answer comes back, "Hi," and Bellamus instantly becomes uneasy.


    (Are you okay ......?)¡¡(But you can''t send them home. ......)


    Anyway, I decided the only way to protect ourselves was to protect ourselves.


    "Let''s see if there''s a way out.


    Vellums said that and began to search the room, when


    Oh, hey!¡¡That!


    Sasha shouted with an impatient expression, pointing somewhere towards the ceiling .


    Bellamus also looked at the ceiling and saw an amazing sight.


    A supermassive black spider was clinging to the ceiling.


    It was so big that he wondered how he hadn''t noticed it.


    "Awa ............ awawawawawawawawaa ......


    Medero sees the spider and shudders in horror.


    (From what I remember, a giant devil spider. That''s a very powerful monster. I believe it was a form that was one step before the final evolution of the devil spider lineage. Well, that said, this one works well with it. (It shouldn''t be a problem to take it down.)


    Vellums analyzes .


    The giant devil spider uses its six eyes to catch sight of its prey, to aim, and to move.


    Sasha, who was closest to him, was the target. With an unimaginable speed, the giant devil spider runs and tries to bite Sasha!


    Sasha managed to react and avoid it.


    She not only dodges, but also uses her spirit magic to create a large wind blade that attempts to cut off one of her enemy''s legs.


    Although it appeared to be thin, it was too hard, so it could not be sliced off with the magic it used immediately.


    While Sasha was being targeted, Delarosa and Varamus used their magic. Medeiro was too scared to move.


    Fire lance!


    The Shining Explosion.


    They both attack with magic of their strongest attributes .


    Each magic has its own strongest attribute, Bellamus was good at the light attribute and Delarosa was good at the flame attribute.


    For example, light-attribute magic is very effective against demons with dark-attribute characteristics, such as the giant devil spider. In other words, the magic released by Bellamus this time can do much more damage than normal.


    At first, Delarosa''s fire lance hits the enemy. A spear made of fire pierces the enemy''s body. It''s so powerful that the enemy suffers.


    Then Vellum''s Shining Explosion explodes.


    A small ball of light flew up to the Giant Devil Spider, and when it struck his face, it caused an explosion of light.


    It was a favorable attribute, but anyway, the magic released by Vellums was very powerful! The giant devil spider''s face disappeared with a single shot.


    It continued to twitch for a while after losing its head, but eventually it stopped moving and died.

 75 Episode 74: Open the door.txt

    ''That was a hell of a powerhouse: ...... now ...... that hard with a single blow.''


    Sasha whispered as her eyes widened.


    ''It was just a good fit,''


    Even so, he was strong. And you''re a goblin boy.


    Tozen!


    Delarosa felt better after the praise and became smug .


    ''Guys, it''s awesome that you can move after seeing something so scary like that. ...... Aah, I want to go home.


    Medero shuddered and muttered .


    ''Medero is strong if you use your magic properly, you don''t have to be afraid of him .


    "So-so, this is just a big spider. There''s no need to be afraid.


    Look, it''s not even a little bit.


    Pointing to the Giant Devil Spider''s huge corpse, Medero said .


    ''It doesn''t matter, we''ve been trapped in ...... the way out, haven''t we?¡¡What''s that?


    Beramus looked around and saw a purple vortex appear in the middle of the room .


    ''That''s the one from the dungeon entrance.


    Will I get out if I get in here?


    Okay, okay.


    Wait, Delarosa, we don''t know if you''re getting out of here. It could be a trap.


    Aye, but this isn''t the way out, where do we go from here, sir?


    Asked, Vellums ponders.


    ...... Well, that''s the most likely way out. We should just try to find another way out. If there isn''t, we''ll just have to jump in here.


    Vellums is very careful.


    Delarosa complained, but the other two agreed with Vellums'' idea and scoured the room.


    In the end, they didn''t find a way out.


    I guess we''ll just have to go.


    and were to enter the purple vortex.


    Veramus was first, then Sasha, then Delarosa, and Medero, who was frightened to enter, entered the vortex a little later.


    As soon as he entered, he dropped. This time it wasn''t much higher, so it landed normally without using magic.


    We all take in the scene around us.


    Here''s ......


    ''There''s a treasure chest and it''s like we''re back in our old room.


    He was back in his room before he was transferred.


    Ah!


    Delarosa pointed to the treasure chest and called out.


    The chest had begun to open by itself.


    It had a key in it.


    The key.


    Again Delarosa approached carelessly and took the key.


    This time there''s no trap.


    You''re the one who told me to be more careful.


    ''What?¡¡But I got the key!


    Delarosa held up her keys and gave a big smile .


    Unable to bring himself to scold her further, Vellumus sighed lightly.


    "What door does it open, Na?


    Medero asks.


    ''It was just down the front path, probably the key to open the door.


    There''s a good chance of that happening.


    Sasha and Bellamus answer.


    "Jaaa, let''s get going!


    Delarosa moves on happily.


    Wondering why she''s so energetic, Vellums, too, walks to the room with the door.


    Arriving, Delarosa unlocks the door.


    It seems to fit perfectly in the keyhole on the door, and then it unlocks with a resounding click.


    It''s a lock!


    Just as I expected.


    Then he opened the door and the group moved on.

 76 Episode 75: Cerberus.txt

    Vellums and his men made their way through the dungeon.


    Behind the door is a narrow path. Once through it, they came to a large round room.


    The moment they stepped into the room, more than one monster came out of it.


    They were giant three-headed dog demons called Cerberus.


    That''s a powerful demon in its own right.


    It has both power and speed, and is fierce and deathless in its fighting.


    At a glance, ten of them sprang up in the room.


    However, since Cerberus, like the giant devil spider, is a dark demon, I had expected that it wouldn''t have much trouble.


    (As I recall, Cerberus is supposed to be a demon that goblins can evolve by eating.


    Bellamus recalled the memory.


    A more powerful demon than the Arrowspider, Cerberus could evolve with less.


    Delarosa was a magic goblin, and from what Bellamus could see, she was already ready to evolve into the next witch goblin, as long as she ate the demon.


    Since it was impossible to evolve in the Arrow Spider without feeding it a tremendous amount of food, Bellamus wanted to turn it into another demon if he could.


    However, the only monster that could evolve into a goblin in the Great Forest is the arrow spider, so I wasn''t sure what to do.


    It was fortunate for Bellamus that Cerberus appeared there.


    He decided to make Delarosa eat them when he killed them.


    The Cerberus came at him with a great shout. Their heads were screaming and clamoring.


    "Shining Saber.


    Produce a sword of light.


    After that, she uses a spell to enhance her physical abilities and takes a close combat stance .


    Delarosa first uses her fire lance and attacks. She may not have been able to defeat him in one blow, but she can do some serious damage.


    Bellamus slashes at a nearby Cerberus. The Cerberus has some defense, and he easily slices through it with a single blow.


    Unlike when the giant devil spider appeared earlier, Medero is not so frightened and is fighting properly.


    Medero, who was good at the ice attribute, had frozen Cerberus with his ice spear magic.


    Sasha responded by drawing her sword and strengthening it with spirit magic. Although he can''t take them down in a single blow, even in a one-on-two situation, he deftly parries their attacks and steadily attacks his opponent. It was a combat method that showed a high level of skill.


    It took a few minutes to wipe out the Cerberus.


    We beat him!


    It''s not nearly as scary as that spider I saw earlier: ......


    When Bellamus saw the body of Cerberus.


    Okay, Delarosa. I''m going to cook now and you''re going to eat your Cerberus.


    That''s what he said.


    "What?


    Why?


    Delarosa and Sasha look like they don''t know what they''re talking about.


    ''''Delarosa-chan, you ate this, I think you can evolve.


    Medero sensed what Bellamus was thinking.


    ''Cinka!¡¡Eat it!


    Hey, don''t try to eat it raw.


    When Delarosa tried to eat it raw, Bellamus stopped her.


    "I don''t know what this is, but can you eat Cerberus?


    That''s okay. They''re quite tasty when they''re done.


    I''ve only had vellums once in a previous life, but I remember eating them.


    I''ll burn it.¡¡Fireball!


    Wait. You''re gonna add it all up?


    And tried to stop it, but it was already too late .


    Delarosa''s fireball burned Cerberus until he was charred to a crisp.


    "Archer!


    I''ll do the grilling: ......


    Oh, come on.


    Bellamus cooks the Cerberus, adding and subtracting the proper amount, and Delarosa eats it.


    She seems to enjoy it and eats it with gusto.


    After a few bites.


    I''m hungry.


    And the Delarosa has stopped eating.


    She hasn''t eaten her fill yet.


    "Let''s take this with us anyway.


    What are we talking about here?


    ''It doesn''t matter because I have magic to help me carry it.


    Belamus carried the well-baked Cerberus flesh with his magic thread and moved on.

 77 Episode 76: To the dungeon hinterland.txt

    Bellamus and his friends are moving through the dungeon with ease.


    Even though they encountered various gimmicks such as the four-pillar contraption and the button contraption where the demons jump out of the dungeon, they defeated the demons steadily.


    There was no one who had a hard time among the demons that came out so far.


    There were even some Cerberus, which I caught and burned each time. I''ve already gathered enough of them to evolve if I eat them all. Delarosa wasn''t hungry, so she hadn''t eaten yet.


    "Rakshaw, Rakshaw. I''m going on, Zoe.


    Delarosa is walking around in a good mood .


    Medero, who was frightened at first, doesn''t seem particularly frightened, perhaps because the opponents he had encountered so far were not so strong.


    On the other hand, Bellamus had a bad feeling.


    Normally, dungeons were easy at first and became more and more difficult later on.


    This wasn''t going to end like this, Bellamus knew very well.


    Likewise, Sasha also walked around with a stern look on her face, never letting up on her guard, knowing that it couldn''t end like this.


    She had heard the horrors of the guardian dungeons from her parents and grandfather long ago.


    This was the first time she had attempted a dungeon, but she knew it wouldn''t end easily.


    After a while, the dungeon became darker and darker.


    The temperature dropped even lower, and it was getting colder.


    It''s cold.


    Uh-oh.


    They were all wearing light clothing and shivered from the cold.


    To raise the temperature, Vellums used his Floatfire magic.


    A fireball was created, and it floated as high as Vellums'' head.


    "Warm-ee!


    Thank you, Mr. Vellums.


    There''s some useful magic in that.


    Don''t get too close. You''ll get burned.


    Be careful.


    This fireball will move with Vellum as he moves. It is a must-have spell when traveling in the cold because it constantly raises the ambient temperature.


    As the magic user moves, the fireball will move as well.


    After about three hours, the fireball will disappear.


    Once warmed up, the four of them moved on and found a large room.


    Based on the patterns so far, demons are more likely to move out into these large spaces.


    Although nothing seems to be there now, there have been several instances of demons appearing out of nowhere.


    The four of them entered the large room, taking a wariness stance.


    The moment they all entered, the entrance was closed.


    All other exits are blocked, too, and they can''t get out.


    And a black haze forms around the four of you.


    Seeing the signs of the demon''s coming out, the four of you are ready for battle.


    When the haze cleared, it was a big white haired monkey monster.


    The Shiro Great Monkey. ......


    Bellamus mutters to himself.


    It''s a very powerful demon. They''re clearly more powerful than the Cerberus.


    There were more than twenty of them, and they were surrounding the city, so this was going to be a problem, Bellamus thought.


    We''re surrounded. There''s nothing to do but fight.


    The four of them fought back as the Shiro Great Monkeys charged at them in unison.

 78 Episode 77: Battle.txt

    The Shiro Great Monkey is an ice-attribute demon.


    Now that it''s in the room, the temperature is plummeting. It''s so cold that even a float fire couldn''t protect it.


    "Uu, it''s cold ...... demo, this is no time to be cold ......


    Delarosa managed to brave the cold and use her magic.


    Fireball!¡¡Fireball!


    Use the fireball many times to attack your enemies.


    Since the ice attribute''s weakness is the fire attribute, the Shiro Great Monkeys will take heavy damage.


    This time, Bellamus uses fire magic instead of his native attribute of light.


    Fire Blast!


    Shoot out a large fireball, and when it hits the Shiro Great Monkey, it causes a huge explosion.


    Dozens of enemies were blown to their deaths all at once .


    ''''Fire Spirit!''''


    Belamus, seeing Delarosa''s magic, Sasha saw that fire was effective, so she wrapped her sword in the spirit of fire and turned it into a sword of fire.


    Then she cut down the enemies that were coming at her.


    Medeiros also found the flame attribute to be effective, so he fired his fireball in rapid succession.


    You can kill these powerful enemies, but the Shiro Great Monkey keeps coming up.


    There''s no end to what you can do to defeat them.


    After fighting for an hour or so, you can''t stop.


    When will this end? ......?


    I''m tired of this. ......


    Delarosa and Medero are fighting in silence, Vellums and Sasha are also very tired.


    Fighting silently, Bellamus and Sasha were also quite tired.


    At this moment, a white great white monkey appeared, even bigger than normal.


    Not only is it huge, it also has two horns.


    Shiro Ultimate Monkey: ......


    The final evolutionary form of the Shiro Monkey species, the Shiro Ultimate Monkey, has appeared.


    Frankly speaking, it was a much stronger monster than the Shiro Great Monkey.


    In its final evolutionary form, every monster has tremendous power.


    A slight flicker of excitement appeared on Bellamus'' face.


    Although there were no more enemies, the Shiro Great Monkeys still existed in large numbers.


    On top of that, if he had to deal with the Shiro Ultimate Monkey, even Bellamus felt that he would have a hard time.


    ''''I''ll take care of the big one alone. You guys can take care of the other guys for a while.


    I know!


    Uh-uh!


    Yes, sir.


    The other three nodded at Vellums'' instructions and went to take down the Shiro Great Monkey .


    The Shiro Ultimate Monkey let out a yell.


    At that moment, a large amount of icicles appeared above.


    The icicle was aimed at the four men and flew at them.


    I managed to dodge and break it, avoiding a hit.


    While I was distracted by the icicle, the Shiro Great Monkeys came flying at me at once.


    Flaming Formation!


    Sasha said that and used necromancy.


    A wall of fire surrounded the four men .


    The flames were in place for only a few seconds before the enemy jumped into the flames and took heavy damage.


    The enemy''s assault is blocked, and they are ready to fight back.


    Delarosa, Medero, and Sasha attack the Shiro Great Monkey as directed by Bellamus.


    Bellamus stands alone against the Shiro Ultimate Monkey.


    The enemy takes a deep breath and lets out a white breath.


    It''s a blizzard breath.


    You hit it, and you freeze.


    "Firewall!


    Create a wall of fire and prevent it from .


    Vellums attacks the Shiro Ultimate Monkey with Fire Blast magic.


    It hits him in the abdomen. The explosion goes off.


    The enemy remains down. The damage is done, but not enough to take it down in one blow. Its durability is also much higher than the Shiro Great Monkey.


    The Shiro Ultimate Monkey closed the distance and punched Bellamus in the head.


    Bellamus uses magic to enhance his physical abilities. He avoids it.


    The enemy evades, only to strike again and again, and again, and again.


    Bellamus will continue to dodge, watching for opportunities to counterattack.


    The Shiro Ultimate Monkey seems to be getting tired, and his attacks are slowing down.


    Bellamus didn''t see it coming and used his fire lance magic to attack the neck area.


    ''''Ggaaaaaaah!''''


    Anguished groans echoed through the room.


    It doesn''t seem to be dead yet, flailing about in agony.


    Vellums fires a series of fire lances, attacking his neck and head.


    His movements become slower and slower as he is struck again and again, until he finally collapses.


    Bellamus has beaten the Shiro Ultimate Monkey in spectacular fashion.

 79 Chapter 78: Evolution.txt

    We''ve got him!


    Delarosa, Sasha, and Medero also seemed to have properly defeated the other demons.


    The Shiro Ultimate Monkey dropped a slightly larger key, so Bellamus picked it up.


    It was probably to get somewhere special, he guessed.


    Maybe it was because he had killed all the demons, but all the closed doors were open. Bellamus checked it out.


    So let''s move on.


    With that, he left the door and proceeded out of the room. The rest of the men followed behind.


    "Nay, vellum-sue. We''re hungry.


    After a short walk, Delarosa complained of hunger.


    ''What?¡¡Already?


    ''Ugh, I''m starving from fighting.


    Okay. Okay, eat your Cerberus. Is Sasha and Medero okay?¡¡If you''re hungry, I''ll go back to the room I was in earlier and cook the corpses of the Monkeys.


    Are we gonna eat those?


    Can you eat it?


    It''s not a poisonous monster, so it should be able to eat. Well, even if they were, I''d still be able to cure them with magic.


    No, no, I''m not hungry. I''m not hungry.


    Me too.


    Okay. I''m not hungry either, so I don''t need to eat. Well, we need to take a break, so let''s take a break here for a while.


    The other three nodded at Bellamus'' suggestion.


    Delarosa quickly ate her grilled Cerberus.


    However.


    It''s cold and bad: ......


    The baked kerobels were all cold and had become very unappetizing .


    Delarosa frowned.


    ''I''ll get you warmed up.''


    Bellamus took a grilled Cerberus near the float fire and heated it up.


    Then he gives it to Delarosa.


    "Bon app¨¦tit!


    Delarosa began to eat Cerberus with gusto.


    If she ate all the remaining Cerberus, she would evolve, so Delarosa pushed herself a little harder and continued to eat.


    "Ugh, it''s painful. ......


    You don''t have to do it.


    ''But, Shinka: ......''


    We can evolve later.


    No, I want to sinker now!


    Delarosa proceeded to eat the Cerberus despite her belly being full.


    She managed to eat her way through with gusto and guts, and then .


    I''m done eating!


    Good job .......


    ''Demo, Alley!¡¡I don''t sync up!


    You evolve once you sleep. You evolve twice and you don''t forget.


    "So, yeah, that''s it!¡¡Then I''m not going to bed early!


    Delarosa said and lay back down on the spot.


    "Hey, you''re in a dungeon. Don''t sleep.


    Goo-goo.


    I had warned her, but she was already asleep.


    He''s sleeping. ...... Delarosa, you don''t wake up at all when you go to bed.


    Medero checked and found that Delarosa had completely fallen asleep.


    What do we do now?


    Sasha asks Bellamus .


    Delarosa can''t be woken up by force, and in rare cases of physical disability if you wake her up in the middle of her evolution. The only thing to do here is to let her sleep.


    Carrying it forward with his magic thread, Bellamus thought about it, but it was risky.


    I thought of many other options, but in the end.


    Let''s wait for him to wake up.


    I''ve come to that conclusion.

 80 Chapter 79: The Evolution is Over.txt

    Delarosa began to sleep, and a few hours later.


    It seems that Medeiro has also fallen asleep and is sleeping side by side with Delarosa.


    Sasha and Bellamus both stayed awake to be alerted to their surroundings. After all, the enemy hadn''t come, so there was no need for alarm.


    After a few more hours, Delarosa''s body began to change.


    Evolution began to occur.


    On the corners of her forehead, intricate writing began to appear.


    And around her shoulders, a black tattoo began to appear.


    It grows a little larger.


    Her hair, once short, has grown back a little. It grows to almost the length of my shoulders.


    This is evolution: ......


    Sasha is watching Delarosa with interest. It''s not easy to see a demon evolve.


    When the evolution has come to a complete halt, Delarosa wakes up.


    ''''Hmm?''''


    I''ll start by looking around.


    I don''t think he knows where he is.


    Where are we, Beramsuu?


    I ask with a sleepy face.


    "In the dungeon. We''re all evolved.


    SYNCA......?


    Delarosa tilted her head, as if she didn''t understand the situation.


    Gradually, she begins to come back to consciousness.


    So, yeah!¡¡It''s evolved!


    He stood up and yelled at me.


    I look at my hands, feet and stuff.


    "...... What''s different about you?


    There is no discernible change where it can be easily examined. He''s taller. So slight that you don''t even notice it.


    "Is your hair longer and do you see what''s written on your horns and shoulders?


    Taking Bellamus'' point, Delarosa confirms .


    ''Ho, really!¡¡That''s kind of cool!


    He seemed to like it a lot.


    He seemed pleased with it.


    Is this what makes you strong?


    He''ll be stronger for sure. His magic power must have increased significantly.


    ''Yeah!¡¡How long do you think you can handle it?


    Two more times.


    After the Witch Goblin, the Sage Goblin, and then the High Sage Goblin was the final evolutionary form.


    I''m going to try my best to get you to think faster, Yossi.


    Delarosa did so as if to get his spirits up .


    Then she waited for Medeiro to wake up and when he did, she moved on.


    Then he went through the dungeon.


    I ran into the demon several times.


    Because it was in the backcountry, the level of the monsters was still high, but since Delarosa had evolved and been strengthened, we were able to defeat them without too much trouble.


    Then the four of them arrived at a room with a large door.


    It was one size larger than the door so far. Beyond the door seems to be a big room.


    Bellamus had a hunch that a powerful demon was waiting just ahead.


    The door seems to be locked.


    The only key in Bellamus'' possession is a large key he got from the Shiro Ultimate Monkey.


    Now let''s go across the room. There''s a very powerful demon waiting for us. Brace yourselves.


    At Bellams'' words, Sasha took a deep breath, Delarosa smiled a little, excited or not, and Medero had an uneasy look on his face .


    Vellums unlocked the door, opened it and walked into the room .

 81 Episode 80: Boss Room.txt

    I walked into the room.


    It was the largest room that Bellamus and his friends had ever been in.


    There''s nothing in there.


    There''s nothing here.


    Yeah, but be careful.


    In Bellamus'' opinion, this is the last room of the dungeon.


    At the end of a dungeon, there is always a boss who is the most powerful in the dungeon.


    The level of the guardian dungeon is high. Bellamus knew that a dungeon boss at this level would inevitably have some difficulty.


    Carefully, Bellamus and the others stepped into the room.


    Then.


    Warning. If you proceed any further, we will repel you.


    I heard an inorganic voice above me.


    That being said, Bellamus has no choice but to proceed.


    Ignore the warning and move on.


    "Final warning. Take one more step and you will be repulsed.


    Ignoring this warning, Bellamus takes a determined step forward.


    "Final warning within a final warning. Take one more step, and I will make sure you''re repelled.


    Vellums shrugs as he expects the enemy to come here .


    What''s the final warning during the final warning: ......


    Do you want to fight it off?


    No matter what the enemy thinks, turning back is not an option.


    Bellamus took another step forward.


    ''''Ahhhh!¡¡What the hell are you guys doing here?¡¡It''s too much trouble to fight!¡¡Come home, for real!¡¡The fight won''t produce anything, you son of a b*tc*!


    His voice was so cold and lifeless, it was a far cry from the one he''d just heard.


    An emotionally charged scream echoed through the room.


    Belamus decided that the cry was interactive.


    "We''re not here to fight either. We''ve come to meet the guardian deity who I believe created this dungeon. Perhaps you are the one?


    "I''m not a guardian god. My guardian angel is my creator. What do you people think you''re gonna do with all those freaks?


    I''m here to negotiate.


    "What kind of negotiations?¡¡...... Oh, you don''t have to tell me. Your situation is not important to me.''


    Can we meet?


    "You''ll see him, just in case. You''re here just in case. Well, but you might not want to go to .......¡¡I don''t think it''s going to be any good to have it, so just turn back here.''


    It''s an unavoidable circumstance.


    "Oh, I see. Actually, I have a few conditions before I can meet my guardian god.


    What is that?


    You have to take me down.


    Just as the voice came, a glowing magic circle was written in the middle of the room.


    It looked like a magic circle that could transport you. We waited for a while, and then something came through.


    It was a giant iron doll with a red sphere in the middle.


    It''s so much larger than a man. It was twice as big as an orc.


    A man-made, magically powered monster. They were a kind of golem.