Chapter 42 – Test (1)
The monster’s gigantic body collapses.
Einstein contemplates it to the end.
It was a look to see if there was room for a comeback.
There are also monsters that sometimes resurrect from death, so there’s nothing wrong with paying attention.
Sadly, his thoughts stopped in vain.
There was no such thing as a fallen monster getting up again.
Confirming that there was no abnormality, Einstein inserted the holy sword into the floor.
No matter how many monsters he killed, there was no place on his body that was not stained with blood.
It’s been a while since my sense of smell was paralyzed by the thick smell of blood.
He sighed, wiping the sticky blood from his cheek.
“Whoa.”
Cold air and hot breath combine to create white breath.
When he looked up, it was snowing.
It was a big eye.
Einstein had a lot to think about.
Azazel was the cause of his increased thoughts.
That’s right isn’t it
The woman who always pretended to be strong suddenly collapsed.
In front of her own.
Was she driven mentally?
For what?
I don’t know.
If you know, I want to worry about this.
He thinks that he was cruel to Azazel.
It also takes a little bit of pity.
Can you condone Arya’s rude behavior towards her?
That’s separate
No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t.
Arya is special to Einstein.
Her act of revealing her antipathy to her was in line with the meaning of fighting herself.
Besides, isn’t he the one who saw and heard Arya’s wounds?
Her stomach ached at the thought of the pain she must have felt at Azazel’s insensitive words.
The content of profanity is also a problem.
Most of them were just words that touched Arya’s wounds.
Her concerns about the honest and naive saint took precedence.
I hope she doesn’t get hurt.
I hope she doesn’t consider herself dirty.
I want to caress you
I want to hold you in my arms and whisper love to you.
“Damn it.”
Einstein scratched his hair.
It was a nervous attitude that was not like him.
Yes.
To be honest, I was worried about Arya being with Azazel.
But didn’t she say
‘I want to talk alone. Can’t I?’
It was up to her neck.
You know what he will do to you.
May threaten you
You might do something disrespectful.
She felt so bad that she tried to say no.
‘… There’s nothing wrong with it.’
Looking into her clear eyes, it was Einstein who bent her opinion.
She may break, but she has never been broken.
How can you be so docile?
A new side of herself came to her in a foreign way.
‘Has it become weak?’
When she is with Arya, the arrowheads sharpened towards her world and towards her monsters become blunt.
Ironically, she was more deadly to Einstein than any of his enemies.
An existence that makes the concentration of revenge and resentment light, how terrifying it is.
Einstein said she couldn’t stand herself becoming lukewarm.
So she came up to this mountain.
She thought that if she killed the monster, she would feel a little bit better.
A battle of rampant flesh, blood and flesh.
He laughed at himself taking solace in the terrible scenery.
Could this be a handicap in some way?
– Would it be okay if I didn’t take a break?
Holy Sword Karelin was worried about Astein’s safety.
She must have felt that his condition was unusual.
“It’s fine.”
Say it’s okay
It’s familiar.
Cutting, cutting, and killing monsters.
‘Anyway, it’s more than before.’
The number of monsters increased because they had been away recently.
‘I should have pulled out the roots last time.’
If Bishop Ronin hadn’t come to visit us, we would have killed all the monsters in Mount Ascendio.
Then, wouldn’t he have encountered the ‘owner’ who was residing in this mountain?
My mouth watered when I thought about it.
‘It’s not like I don’t have any income at all.’
I didn’t regret it at all.
Arya was freed because she went to the headquarters of the sexual aegyo cult, and Astein obtained the holy sword.
It was a necessary visit.
The hero saw the pure white sword in his hand.
The Holy Sword is a sword with many advantages.
The firmly held center of gravity made the user not get tired even if he wielded it for a long time, and the sharpness of the blade did not easily dull, cutting through the flesh of tough monsters as if cutting paper, and the mana absorption part was outstanding, so it is a difficult skill for ordinary swords due to durability problems. Could also be used consecutively.
What I like most of all is that when cutting down a monster, it applies a healing reduction effect on its own.
It seems that even if it rots, a holy sword is a holy sword.
-Hmm, from the perspective of the girl, it is true that you are overdoing it.
It wasn’t without its downsides.
The Holy Sword was a very noisy existence.
“Never mind.”
To put it mildly, Karelin chimed in without showing her discouragement.
– As for the girl, she doesn’t like it when she sees guys like you who are so eager to die. As much as you love Arya, she has to respect your body as well. Or did she intend to make her her widow?
“What about the widow, she hasn’t even eaten yet.”
-Don’t you think you’ll do it someday?
It’s a marriage
Can I do it
I guess there is no promise.
Einstein responded calmly.
“I think it’s too early to talk about the future at this point where the demon king hasn’t even been killed.”
– Hehe, can you imagine?
“Your will is weak. If only I could tell a sweet story like that.”
-You are stupid, most people live today with such shallow hope as their driving force.
“Don’t spread the word.”
Einstein took a few breaths and pulled out the holy sword that had been driven into the ground.
The day is gradually going down.
I’ll have to get rid of some more and go back.
At that point, the conversation between Arya and Azazel must have ended.
With that in mind, she moved on.
Hours passed.
Einstein still wandered Mount Ascendio.
It was never what he wanted.
He stopped and looked at a bare, leafless tree.
There was an ‘X’ he carved on the tree just tens of minutes ago.
– Einstein.
At Karelin’s dry words, Einstein smiled fiercely.
“They are circling the same place.”
It was a phenomenon that could not be explained otherwise.
Karelin continued as if agreeing with Einstein’s words.
-It’s a barrier, or equivalent distance magic.
Einstein thought.
Who would have done
Who would try to confine themselves here?
There is only one guess.
It must have been an act made by the ‘owner’ residing in this mountain.
… But why?
You couldn’t even see a nose job before, so what’s the point of doing this now?
Is there anything different from before?
As for what has changed from before…
Einstein said he saw the sword he was holding.
‘Is it the Holy Sword?’
There was no difference other than that.
But how did the ‘owner’ of the mountain notice the smell of the holy sword?
That’s funny.
Einstein was curious.
“Should I break this barrier?”
-It will be difficult.
It was a negative answer.
Einstein also agreed with Karelin.
If you forcefully twist and break this type of barrier, it will come together even more tightly.
That said, it needed to be broken from the inside.
“To do that, you have to get out of here and go in the right direction.”
Right direction.
It has the same meaning as going to the center of the barrier.
As he swallowed, Karelin answered in a clear voice.
-Don’t worry. A girl knows about that level of path.
“That’s good.”
-Go in the direction the girl says.
“Okay, guide me.”
There was no hesitation on Einstein’s face.
As he always does, he was only going to face the immediate situation with all his might.
* * *
It is a dark landscape.
It was night, and it felt even more gloomy because we were in the mountains.
Snowflakes also flew.
It’s a bitter snowstorm.
It’s like watching a northern winter.
In this bad weather, two women in thick coats were walking on a rough mountain road.
With every step I took, my feet got stuck in the high snow.
Azazel was leading the way by creating artificial lights with her magic, and she occasionally checked Arya’s condition.
“It was okay even if I didn’t follow you.”
These are not empty words.
Arya’s companionship was cumbersome to Azazel.
Shall we call it a treasure trove?
“I don’t like to wait in silence.”
“How can you be of any help?”
It was not a mockery or criticism, but a sincere question.
Arya was halfway to treat it with her power.
She knew that, so naturally, she was speechless.
Slowly she pondered what she could do.
“If you have to, you can become a meat shield…”
Azazel shook her head in disgust.
“I don’t want it, I don’t need it.”
Close to an immediate answer, Arya stared down at her ground as if she were downcast.
“… Sorry for being stubborn.”
As Arya looked glum, Azazel shook her hand with a very gruff expression on her face.
“All right, all right, all right! It’s not that I didn’t like it. That’s right! Now that I have someone to talk to, I’m not against you!”
“Really?”
It was Aria’s face that was bright as if she had never been depressed.
Can I love you so coldly?
Azazel raised the corner of her mouth awkwardly.
“Well, I wonder what it would be like to blindly ask for companions…”
“I’m sorry.”
She spoke in a reproachful tone, and she was an aria who lost her spirits immediately.
Azazel was amazed to see Arya like that.
Wasn’t she the same as she was when she responded in a grown-up and smart manner just a few tens of minutes ago?
This was Azazel, who thought she would have fun watching it this way.
‘It looks like he has a lot of emotional ups and downs.’
She, who had just buried her face in Arya’s chest and cried out loud, didn’t mean to do it.
In any case, the two women strode forward while maintaining their tension.
Occasionally, the sound of owls chirping and mountain beasts squinting and stepping on them could be heard.
Even at the slightest sound of hers, Arya would pick up her fright, but each time her Azazel calmed her down with her low voice.
“Don’t be afraid, I’ll take care of it when you come.”
“Cool, cool.”
He is a very strong wizard.
Arya stared at Azazel with her longing eyes, and she averted her gaze as if it was burdensome.
“Chu, don’t flatter yourself.”
“It’s true.”
The pure words without a single lie sank the witch.
As Azazel was fiercely embarrassed, Arya asked another question.
“That-that Azazel, why doesn’t he fly like before? Wouldn’t she be quicker to do that?”
“Everything has good reasons.”
“A good reason?”
Azazel, who led her way, glanced back at Arya and smiled confidently.
“What do you think is good about flying?”
Arya pondered, pressing her thumb on the bridge of her nose.
“Um, is your field of view wide? Fast?”
“Right. It has a wide field of view and moves quickly. But it’s night now, right? Even if the field of view is widened, the visual distance is short, so the advantage is meaningless. And even if you move quickly in the air, there is a blind spot because of the trees, making it difficult to find Einstein.”
As it turned out, the words were correct, so Arya lightly nodded her head and agreed with her.
“That’s right, I think.”
“Above all, the reason I’m going to explain now is the biggest.”
“Which one?”
“If the enemy who defeated Einstein actually existed on this mountain, wouldn’t it of course capture at least the ‘flying wizard’? It’s convenient to fly, but that’s why it draws attention. The wave of mana is also on the large side, so it is difficult to hide.”
She explained it at length, but to sum it up in one word, it was that aggro was extremely good when flying.
Aria was convinced, saying that a magician has a strong glass cannon side.
“You mean you might be attacked.”
“That’s what you said… Ji.”
Suddenly, Azazel put on a serious expression.
She noticed something of hers and raised her left hand to stop the action of her aria.
Azazel was full of her nervousness.
“… I didn’t expect her to come out to meet me so quickly.”
Chunk.
Chunk.
A rustle rang out.
The eyes of the two women went to one place.
There was a knight wearing dark armor that glistened like the scales of a snake.
The helmet, breastplate, chain gloves, and leggings were all black.
He looked like a death knight.
Blue eyes glowed from his helmet.
– The air outside is refreshing.
It was a muddy, scratchy tone.
Azazel frowned and held out her old tree staff to her knight.
“Stop right where you are. If you come any closer, you won’t get a good look.”
The knight stopped walking and looked at me calmly.
-Oh, you’re a wizard girl? Next to it…
He swallowed
As if he was surprised.
As if it were wonderful.
-Five?
It was a questionable response.
Azazel was about to ask what his strange reaction was.
“You.”
It was such a savage tone that it gave goosebumps to those who heard it.
Azazel looked at Aria with the gaze of ‘Was she a woman who could make a voice like this?’.
She was horrendous enough to say that her face was falling apart.
“Where is that sword?”
Only then did Azazel see the black knight’s sword.
A sword whose blade is as white as snow.
I saw it somewhere
-You must have good eyesight. Do you want to know
“Say.”
Arya didn’t use honorifics.
Her eyes were shaking relentlessly.
Such a commotion, what the hell is that sword?
The black knight replied in a laughing voice.
-It’s on the way after robbing a young warrior.
Azazel got goosebumps.
A sword held by the Black Knight.
It was a holy sword.
