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After dealing with the goblins, The adventures and the players had set up camp for the night. Sword of darkness had prepared food for whole group.
Right now Momonga is regretting for picking an undead avatar.
[Momonga: Well I can't eat this I don't even have a stomach dammit.]
[Tabula Smaragdina: Quite sad actually, sure you don't need sleep, water and food but that means you can't experience them.]
[Touch Me: I find it odd though Didn't you actually eat as your character at one point in Yggdrasil?]
[Momonga: The only thing I drink as my character is that damn quest involving that corrupted divine water. Oh and Gaia's Fruit.]
[Yamaiko: Uh dammit those were annoying to complete.]
[Nishikienrai: Don't they increase your strength?]
[Momonga: Yes, but the fruit can grant you a level up while the water improves my negative attack.]
"Ah~ is there something you're scared of eating?" Lukrut asked as he noted that Momonga had not touched his food.
"No, it's just a personal matter." Momonga said almost truthfully
"Is that so? Then you don't need to force yourself, right? Although, we're eating now, so could you take off your helmet?" Lukrut said.
"...It's a religious reason. I can't eat with more than four people on a day when I take life." Momonga lied.
"Oh that's an unusual faith you follow, Momon. Still, the world is large, and religions like that aren't particularly strange."
The doubt in their eyes faded away once they learned that it had something to do with religion
"If you're wondering, no we don't follow that religion " Yamaiko said as she eats.
[Yamaiko: While this doesn't taste as great than Nazarick's food, It still better than the food we have to eat at earth ]
[Tabula Smaragdina: That is an accurate viewpoint.]
[Momonga: Didn't you guys notice that religion is a complicated matter.]
[Touch Me: From the looks of it.]
"I recall your team name is Swords of Darkness, but I don't see a black blade among you?" Momonga questioned.
"Ah, so it's that kind of question."
Lukrut smiled bitterly, as though someone had brought up an embarrassing memory. Ninya's face flushed bright red, a distinctly different color from the fire's glow.
"They're the swords of Ninya's dreams."
"Come on, that's enough, I was just being childish." He said.
"That's nothing to feel bad about! It's important to have a great dream!" Dyne joked as he smiled.
"Give me a break Dyne, I'm serious."
[Nishikienrai: Dammit! We barely even know those guys."
"What are they?" Naberal asked.
[Nishikienrai: That's my girl!]
"Nabe, you didn't know? Well, it's not as though it's unforgivable. He was one of the Thirteen Heroes, but because people thought he had demonic ancestry, he ended up being more of an anti-hero instead. Therefore, his origins were covered up in the saga of the Thirteen Heroes though I've heard that he was a very powerful person."
"The Swords of Darkness belonged to the man known as 'Black Knight.' It was one of the four swords he possessed. There was the demonic blade Kilineyram, which could emit dark energy, the blade of rot, Crocdabal, which inflicted wounds that would not heal, the fatal blade Sfeiz, which could kill with the merest scratch, as well as the evil blade Hyumilis, whose powers are unknown."
"Oh "
[Momonga: From the sound of it, Black knight has a curse knight class...]
[Touch Me: I remember it being not as popular due to it drawbacks.]
[Tabula Smaragdina: And the swords could be between divine or legendary class. And it's a possibility that these sword gives a penalty for good aligned people.]
[Yamaiko: Uh guys, those humans are still talking.]
Yamaiko curses herself for calling the adventurers human
"So finding those swords was my first objective. There's a lot of legends about weapons out there, but some of them have been proven to exist. The thing is that the existence of the Swords of Darkness is still a mystery " Peter explain before Nfirea interrupt.
"Ah, there's someone out there who possesses one of the Swords of Darkness.
After Nfirea calmly dropped that bombshell, the Swords of Darkness turned on him:
"Who, who's that!?" Ninya exclaim.
"Uwah! Really?! So that means there's only three left!" Lukrut said in surprise.
"Oh, that means we won't be able to distribute them evenly to everyone now " Dyne said bitterly.
Nfirea gingerly replied:
"Er, about that the person who owns that sword is the leader of the adventuring party called 'Blue Rose.'"
"Geh, adamantite, you say? Adventurers like that? Then it can't be helped." Peter calmed down for a bit.
[Touch Me: The highest rank huh... Well I know what to do next.]
[Momonga: Just be patient, we still need a meeting for that type of thing.]
"That's true. Still, there's three of them left; let's work hard so we can be strong enough to take them into possession." Dyne said confidently
"Indeed. Since one of them is the real deal, that means that the other three exist as well. I hope these swords are hidden in a place that nobody's discovered until us." Lukrut said.
"Ninya, you'd best write it down in your diary so you don't forget." Peter suggest.
"I know, I'll write it down for sure. However, the stuff in there is personal, so shouldn't you memorize it instead?"
"It's better to have a hard copy!" Dyne said.
"Is that the problem, Dyne " Ninya mention.
"Still, we have 'that.'" Peter said without hesitation.
"What is 'that?'" Momonga asked confused.
"This, Momon." Peter took a dagger with four jewels embedded into its scabbard. It had a black blade.
"Before we discover the real thing, I planned to use this as the party's symbol " He said.
"Still, 'Blade of Darkness' would work just as well as 'Swords of Darkness,'" right? Come to think of it, it's not as though it's a fake. It'll make the perfect symbol of our group!" Lukrut said happily.
"Oooh, Lukrut's making sense for once!" Ninya joke.
The adventurers laughed, radiating an air of camaraderie.
[Momonga: This remind in good old days in Yggdrasil...]
[Touch Me: Yes, no doubt about it.]
[Nishikienrai: Maybe after this job, perhaps we should hang out as friends for a bit...]
[Tabula Smaragdina: Good idea...]
[Yamaiko: Just to let you know guys, I always did wanted to play with you guys even after I retired. But my job has become hell for me play anything...]
[Tabula Smaragdina: Actually we should be apologizing Momonga, we did leave him there...]
[Momonga: There is no need for that All of you being with me together is more than enough for simple apology.]
The group set out at daybreak, along a hidden path on the plains.
"We'll be at Carne Village soon." Nfirea said.
[Touch Me: Good thing we save that village.]
[Nishikienrai: I wonder if they're doing alright.]
[Yamaiko: Um, what are you guys talking about?]
[Tabula Smaragdina: It was before you got here. Let me explain.]
Momonga cut off the message to keep attention to the conversation between the adventurers.
"It's important to stay alert. So let's mm. Let's get to the village first." Peter order.
"Indeed! We need to stay on guard at all times lest we get attacked!"
Lukrut put on an 'as if' expression in response to Peter and Dyne's statements.
"Maybe a dragon might attack us from far away," Ninya mumbled.
Lukrut immediately shot back:
"What kind of shitty plot development would that be? Logically speaking, how could such a thing happen, Ninya!?"
"You're right, it's impossible. The stories of dragons near E-Rantel are nothing more than that, stories. Although they say that in the ancient past, there was a dragon which could shake the heavens and the earth nobody's seen any dragons recently. Or no, I think there's a colony of Frost Dragons living along the Azellisia mountain range, towards the north " Dyne explained.
[Momonga: They existed in the past? According to the Sunlight Scripture, dragons are the mightiest beings in this world ]
[Tabula Smaragdina: Presumably.]
[Touch Me: What make you say that?]
[Tabula Smaragdina: It's possible that someone is stronger than them since no one seen them recently, they can be prideful according to legends so it's possible that something has happened to them.]
[Nishikienrai: So it possible that there something stronger than them?]
[Yamaiko: Then we should be careful.]
"Ah could someone tell me the name of that dragon which could shatter the sky and shake the earth?"
[Momonga: Didn't think this through..!]
[Tabula Smaragdina: Dammit Momonga!]
"I'm very sorry! I'll look it up for you when we get back to the city!" Ninya apologize.
[Tabula Smaragdina: Good job Momonga!]
[Momonga: He doesn't need to.]
[Tabula Smaragdina: Don't ruin this!]
"Mm, Ninya. Could you help me find out, if time permits?"
"Understood, Momon!"
[Momonga: I feel bad for this.]
"All right, we're almost at Carne Village now "
This was the first cheerful thing which anyone had said since this morning, but Nfirea clammed up almost immediately.
"What's wrong, Nfirea? Is something the matter?" Peter asked.
"Ah, no, it's fine. Just I don't recall seeing a sturdy fence like the one in front of us..." Nfirea said
"Really? But it looks like an ordinary fence. Actually, it's kind of shabby for a frontier village fence, right? It wouldn't be a surprise that a village at the edge of the forest would have a sturdy fence to protect against monsters, right?" Peter said.
"Hm you might be right but Carne has the Wise King of the Forest, so they've never put up a fence before " Nfirea explained.
Everyone looked to the village. The village was surrounded by a fence as far as they could see, and the fence was made of logs which were resilient to cutting.
"How strange did something happen...?" Nfirea said.
[Momonga: Keep your guard up guys.]
[Nishikienrai: Detecting neutral goblins, they're not hostile until attacked from the looks of it.]
"Maybe I'm worrying too much but I grew up in a village, and I still remember life there, so there's two things I find suspicious. The first is that the fields haven't been tilled yet even at this time, and the other is that they've already harvested some of the wheat."
"...Huh, looks like I was just being paranoid."
"It should be fine. Then, let's move on shall we?"
Peter looked expectantly to Momonga and Nfirea, and they both replied in the affirmative.
Lukrut got near to Nishikienrai and whisper to his ear. "Do you feel that somebody is close? You're better at this actually." Lukrut admitted.
"Yes, but we should not draw our weapons. They could be friendly." Nishikienrai said.
[Yamaiko: How come they have not faced us yet?]
[Momonga: Likely cautious. Wait look.]
The wheat fields spilled over onto the road that led to the village, like the sea swallowing up the land. They wanted to cut down the stalks to ensure stable footing, but if they did that, problems would result in the future.
"I hope the villagers can tend their fields properly. This seems terribly wasteful." Nfirea said with worry.
"What!?"
Peter said as a goblin held up his weapon on the adventurer, asking for them to drop their weapons.
As Peter was thinking, Nishikienrai said:
"Peter, these goblins aren't hostile nor do they want to attack us. It is best if we reserve our judgment."
Peter calmed down for a bit as more goblins appeared.
[Momonga: They should be the Goblins summoned from the Horn of the Goblin General.]
[Yamaiko: Hmm. The item you gave to that girl?]
Nishikienrai stoped his daughter from attacking the goblins.
The Goblin from before looked over to Momonga, who stood tall and steady, and said:
"We hope you don't make any sudden moves, chap in the full plate. We don't want to start a fight."
Momonga nodded.
"Relax. If you don't attack, neither will we."
"Thanks for that. These guys are strong, but they aren't scary. You, however, are a different matter, and so is your friends beside you. When I think about the six of you as enemies, my hairs stand on end." The head goblin said.
"Then, please wait here for a bit before Ane-san arrives." He explained.
"Who's that Ane-san you're talking about!? Did she take over Carne Village!?" Nfirea said demanding answer.
Nfirea's agitation was reflected in the obvious surprise on the Goblins' faces.
"Nfirea, calm down a little. It should be pretty obvious who has the advantage here. In addition, there's a few more oddities about the village based on Nagato's words. I'm hoping we can avoid pointless fighting before the truth comes out."
As the group go to the village, one of the goblins start a conversation.
"Hm this seems different from before " one of the goblins said.
"Ane-san's village was recently attacked by people dressed up as Imperial knights, we're just staying on guard." Archer goblin said.
"The village was attacked ! Is she all right!?" Nfirea said in fear.
[Momonga: Something is not right with that boy.]
[Touch Me: Clearly someone in that village happens to have a relationship with him.]
A girl appear in a entrance of the village.
"Enri!"
The girl heard the shout, and responded in turn. Her voice was gentle and filled with kindness, as though addressing a close friend.
"Nfirea!"
At this moment, Momonga recalled what he had heard earlier.
[Momonga: Ah it would seem that her herbalist friend was not a woman, but a man.]
[Touch Me: Wow I'm very glad that we saved this village...]
~Great Tomb of Nazarick~
"Dammit, where's my daughter?" Peroroncino asked Ulbert.
"She's finding someone who can use martial art." Ulbert said.
"What? Did Momonga make an order?" Peroroncino said.
"And your sister made the selection." Ulbert mentioned.
"Dammit! She knows." Peroroncino yelled.
"Knows what?" Ulbert asked.
"He was planning some 'alone' time with Shalltear!" Bukubukuchagama said as she appeared.
Ulbert knowing well about Peroroncino, looked at the avian player with shock and disgust. "Ew! That your daughter!" Ulbert almost gaged at the idea.
"Because that is what she was created for! And I can do it without being banned! You can't stop me from getting that point!" Peroroncino said as he laugh maniacally before teleporting away.
"We need to stop him!" Ulbert said to Bukubukuchagama.
"As long as Shalltear is on a mission, Peroroncino can't have his way with her!" Bukubukuchagama explain her plan as she and Ulbert would think of a better solution.
Author's Note: I finished a chapter in day I'm on a roll! And not only that I got a proofreader! Anyway so far people think that this story should go rated M, for now a chance to vote is still on until the next one. I hope you guys enjoy it.
Update: I have no clue what happen when I first publish it...