293 - - The Mumbling Man

Levels have been raised.

As I was walking along the straight road, the road suddenly started to become bumpy and distorted and meandered. The path is so narrow that two people can barely stand in a row on it, and even the slightest meander can easily take away your view. There was a door again, perhaps to keep us on track, but this time we didn't have to wait too long.

"We're finally at the bottom."

"That's the vibe I'm getting."

The demons have not been seen since we started meandering, and the temperature has dropped dramatically.

"By the way, was the guardian beast here famous?"

"The most famous guardian beasts are the , which is the guardian beast of this country, and , sent by Val of Navai, who is also called . However, there is not much information about the guardian beasts. I didn't know that <> was a mystic either.

"They call them guardian beasts, but it's not even clear what they're protecting.

"It seems like they used to interact with humans a long time ago, don't you think?"

"Come to think of it, there have been several fairy tales in which a being that seems to be like that appears as a being that gives wisdom to people. At first, I thought it was a sealed beast.

The first sealed beast I met was white, so I had a friendly image of it. However, after listening to the various stories, it is clearer to think that it is a description of Ran, not Sirene, and of Ishvan, not White. However, Ran got into the battle without talking, and the guardian beasts of the present time seem to be dangerous, not to mention those of the past in the fairy tale.

"I heard that there are twelve guardian beasts, but that doesn't match the number of the main gods.

"Isn't it famous that the elves are with their guardian beasts?"

Is it famous?　Camilla.

"It's about the World Tree."

I must have looked very strange, because Cal whispered next to me.

The World Tree is a beast!　I'm shocked in more ways than one. No, Alice is treated as a beast too, especially if she doesn't have to be a four-legged fluffy thing, or in this case ......?

"I also hear that there are other great monkeys in Baron."

"It's probably on Mount Huacaguo, by all accounts."

Oh, no. I got an image I don't need to remind you of.

"...... Homura, why do you look away?"

Because I pictured you in your silver bikini pants and iron shoes combined with your shin guards!

"No, yeah. Did Eagle buy sandals yet?"

In response to Eagle's question, I asked him what he remembered in connection with what came to mind.

"Homura-kun ......?"

Stop pressuring me with your smile.

"Sandals?　Eagle, did you want sandals?　That's not much of an image."

Camilla, who does not know the details of the situation at Mount Huihuaguo, gets into the conversation.

"Ah ......, you know, when we went to Navai, you said we'd have a proper vacation this time!　I think I'll get a set too!"

Galahad tries to cover it up by helping Eagle.

"I don't have much experience with sea vacations. ......"

Cal looks a little bewildered. It is true that I imagine a lake rather than an ocean, and not swimming but cooling off by the lakeside with a horse. If you don't have a swimsuit, I'd give you this purple bikini, if only it didn't have a [Not for sale] sign on it!　Oh my god, it's so normal. I still have the one Leo caught if you like.

"Homura, please don't give the old man that line (・・・・) of swimsuits, okay?"

Galahad has good instincts.

"You are off topic!"

White sighs with half-open eyes.

"Where do you gather your information from, anyway?　A big monkey on Mount Huaguo? Is it that maid?"

Galahad forces the subject back.

"Ur-Lolo has nothing to do with this. He's a seemingly decent pervert."

I looked away from Galahad, and Kulurkan, who had been in the form of a staff, half-turned his body back into a snake and met my eyes. He looks apologetic, like his sister is sorry, but so are you!

The Monkey King, the Great Sage Sun Wukong, who was born in Mount Huaguo in Dongsheng Province, and resides in the Heavenly Palace in Fukuchi.

--If Peter were here, he would say this Sun Wukong's name in one breath, but unfortunately, he is not here. Blessed land is a blessed and rich place, and Dongcheon is a famous mountainous and scenic area where a goddess of heaven is said to reside. Suien-dong is a cave where water hangs like a bamboo screen. Well, there must have been a cave behind the waterfall, since he must have found the place by jumping into the basin of the waterfall.

Hmmm?　I was born in Mount Huaguo, but I live with my monkey friends behind the waterfall. Should we look for the waterfall in Barong?　But I have a strong image of a mountain, perhaps because of the image of Gogyo-san, where Goku was sealed up when he met Sanzang-houshi.

I should read the picture book again to get more information about the guardian beasts. Just as I was thinking this, my field of vision opened up. A huge subterranean space with many thin stone pillars standing around it. The center of the large space is circular, shallow, and smooth, and around it are several thin, smoking incense burners suspended from thin chains. Some of them seem to have bells attached to them and may be called swinging incense burners. There are too many incense burners to count, but I do not smell any.

"We have arrived, this is the underground hall where resides.

Between us and the hall were six people in hooded robes. I recognize the dark green, slightly grayish, figure-hugging, svelte robes.　

"I've seen those guys before."

Galahad noticed, too, and frowned.

"Is this the same kind of guy who got mugged by Farfasi?"

"Homura, can we be a little more careful about how we phrase things?"

Eagle gives him a pedagogical lesson.

"It seems that Ishvan is not at home, is he?"

No, it's right in front of me. You don't see it?

Sweig asks curiously.

"Is it as white as it gets?"

Camilla looks around puzzled.

I couldn't find Ishvaan either, but I could see that Yuni and the others were looking into the hall as well, across a small wall-less hall.

"No, this whole hall is ......"

"If the priests can see us, it can't have been daytime before we knew it. And they look a little strange too, they seem to be in a different space or have blinders on.

Cal's words made me look closely at the men in robes, which seemed to shimmer in places.

It's like they don't even hear us.

"Oh, I think they're going to charge next door, huh?"

One of the knights of the constellation dashed into the center of the hall. When he comes into contact with the robed men, nothing happens, or rather, he passes through them.

"Ah, the bell tower."

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In a place where there are still intact churches, churches that have been turned into temples, churches that have decayed, and many other places where there are still traces of churches, it would be a tedious but main road to ring the bells to get closer and solve the riddle.　Either way, it wasn't until the bell rang that Lan showed up.

"Shodou?"

With Galahad's voice in the background, he goes to what he thinks must be the bell tower and shakes the bell. A long, trailing sound, similar to that of the bells that rang in front of funeral processions at the bottom of the sea, floats through the wide space.

Immediately, all the bells on the censer start ringing at once, and the censer shakes. Amidst the pouring sound and smoke, the figure of a large black beast appears vaguely.

"Uh-oh!"

A scream goes up.

"Soong!"

Ah!

I accidentally sounded it with the knight of the zodiac in the hall. Ha-ha-ha!　--I'm sorry. I made a mistake. I didn't check around when I thought of it. I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

The knight of the constellation called Soong is back to the starting position, Yuni and the others before Ishvaan has a certain texture. Good, good.

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Ishvaan, who opens his eyes thinly and mumbles languidly, is not sure if he has just woken up from sleep or not.

"Hahaha!　Come, flaming knight!　My avenger!"

A robed man notices us and turns around, laughing. I think he had called Galahad the flaming knight at the time of Farfasi.

"The way he laughs and the atmosphere of weariness are the same. He seems younger than the old man at that time.

Eagle's words jogged my memory. I don't even remember the way he laughed, but the skinny old man I encountered in the labyrinth certainly had striking dark circles under his eyes.

The men in robes who looked at me were in their 20s or 30s, and it was difficult to read their ages from their gaunt faces with dark circles. The six of them shared an air of being obsessed with something, even though their health was deteriorating. Only the youngest one is talking, and the other five are looking down and not looking at me.

"And welcome, my dear Princess Sylvia!"

He then made a grand gesture of thanks to Yuni's party. I wondered if this was the start of a Galahad-related event, but it seems to be a princess-related event as well. Farfasi's drop was also for the Prime Minister, or is it correct to say that it is related to Sadiras?

"Mr. William ......?　Why on earth are you here!　The Parma family is worried by your sudden disappearance!"

Oh, something about a lover or a married woman.

"William is Lady Sylvia's fiancée, and he's worried about her sudden disappearance. Richard, Abel, ...... and the others are all temple workers who have been missing for some time."

I looked to Sweig for an explanation, and he gave me the information I wanted.

"Anyone else missing?"

"The chief priest, Master Byrne, is ....... The first person to go missing was also Master Byrne."

Sweig answers Cal's question.

"So the chief priest was the one killed by Far Fasi Mogu ......?"

"Is that right for the time of year?　Is that what you mean when you say I'm avenging you?　Was William (that) and the chief priest close?"

Galahad looked from the robed men to Sweig, who shook his head.

"Princess Sylvia, that is not William.

"Yuni-sama?"

Yuni extends her arm to stop the princess from approaching the robed man.

"Master William's soul is locked in one of the cinerary burners here. Inside that body is the soul of someone else. ......"

"Priest-in-Chief."

As the story goes.

It leaked out and caught a surprising amount of attention because of Yuni's silence. Please stop looking at them all at once, and I don't like the use of the incense burner for storing souls, which I recognized as something to confine Nue!　No, well, it's just what it sounds like.

"Ha-ha-ha!　Gentiles in the way everywhere!"

I look at William, the new chief priest, and think, "Evil people laugh a lot. This must be an event that has been going on at Yuni's side to some extent. I wish they would explain everything in the name of confession like a villain in a historical drama or a suspense drama.

"Yes, I am the chief priest, Byrne!　Sylvia, be my bride!　If I take you to wife and make you king, you have my word that the empire will look after you!　Prime Minister Alone is not allowed to interfere and will attack the Isle with the Empire!"

He explained it to the best of his ability!　You're a good man, Chief Priest!

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Homura Lv.45

Rank C

Clan Zodiac

Race Celestial

Occupation Black and White Mage, Pharmacist (Assassin)

H!?　　2209

M!?　　3520

STR 329

VIT 188

INT 762

MID 219 (+1)

DEX 263 (+1)

AGI 366

LUK 880

N!?C!?　[Galahad] [-].

! ?ET [Bahamut

[Alice-Riddell] (Alice 1/2)

Kuzunoha]

Tiger, cavalryman

Title

■General

The Interactionist] [The Power to Turn] [The Mystery Revealer] [The Mystery Revealed] [The Mystery Revealed] [The Mystery Revealed

Economic Leader] [Lone Adventurer] [Nine Lives] [Nine Deaths] [Nine Lives

The Wise One] [The Elegant One] [The World-Flyer

[Pain Liberator] [Labyrinth Defeater] [Labyrinth Defeater]

[Defensive Preparedness] [Feeder] [Environment Changer] [Environment Changer] [Defensive Preparedness] [Feeder

[Fire suppressor] [Wind suppressor] [Bonded

The searcher of the jet-black, the bewildered.

The Secret Red Illusionist] [The Secret Blue Illusionist

[Skill Talent] [King of Pleasures] [Heir to the Phoenix

King of the Labyrinth] [Dweller in Illusion

[The Lord of Lancelot] [The Lord of the White Realm] [The Lord of Lancelot]

[He who rules] [He who sweeps] [He who has a vocation]

[Card Master] [Lord of the Hundred Demon Nights]

The solitary practitioner, the protector, the slayer.

[Seal user] [Underground treasure]

The attack space of the labyrinth.

Eternity in Search of Knowledge

Blessings of the Gods

[Asha's favor] [Val's favor

[Dur's favor] [Lusha's favor

[Favored by Phal] [Favored by Tasya] [Favored by Phal

[Verna's favor] [Verus' favor

The Sorrow of the Gods

[He who wields the darkness]

Titles from the Gods

[Asha's flicker instructor] [Asha's sword] [Asha's sword] [Asha's sword

Destruction of Asha

The Fruit of Dur.

Dur's Fingertips] [Dur's Veins] [Dur's Veins

[Ruscha's Jewel] [Ruscha's Eye] [Ruscha's Preparation] [Ruscha's Jewel] [Ruscha's Eye

[Ruscha's interest] [Ruscha's pity] [Ruscha's pity

[Water lilies in Falu] [Leaning] [Fisheries products in Falu] [Water lilies in Falu] [Leaning] [Fisheries products in Falu

Tasya's Lodging] [Tasya's Disciple] [Tasya's Magick] [Tasya's Magick] [Tasya's Lodging] [Tasya's Disciple

Tasya's Balance] [Protection of Trees] [Tasya's Balance

Val's feathers] [Val's quest] [Val's fragrant breeze

Healing by moonlight.

The Eye of Verus, The Reason of Verus, The Guidepost of the Meteor.

The Judgment of Verus

[Keeper of the Divine Garden] [Signs of the Gods] [Time of the Gods

[Transcenders of heaven and earth]

Slayer type

[Lizard Slayer] [Bug Slayer

Beast Slayer] [Gel Slayer

[Bird Slayer] [Demon Slayer

Dragon Slayer

Master Ring

The Sword Emperor, The Wise Emperor, The Wandering Strongman.

Titles in the arena

N!?C strongest] (hidden)

[The strongest in the grocery store] (not shown)

Natural from a pedophile] (under constant review)

Skill (8S!?)

■Tribal-specific

[Constant levitation] [Whispering of spirits

Sorcery and Magic

Wood magic Lv.41] [Fire magic Lv.40] [Earth magic Lv.41

Gold Magic Lv.41] [Water Magic Lv.39] [☆ Wind Magic Lv.41

Light magic Lv.41] [Dark magic Lv.41

Lightning magic Lv.44] [Burning magic Lv.39] [Ice magic Lv.43

Heavy Magic Lv.48] [Air Magic Lv.40] [Time Magic Lv.43

Druid Magic Lv.38] [Alchemy Magic Lv.39

Enchantment Lv.17

■Healing and Holy Law

Sacred Magic Lv.46

Illusions Lv.39

Warding Lv.41

Seal Lv.38

Special

Illusion magic Lv.18

Title Seals for Techniques and Laws

Magic and others

[Magic Shield] [Stacking

Ranged magic Lv.49

Magic and Effects Lv.47

Chanting for action] [Chanting for action] [Chanting for no action

Magic Charge Lv.45

■Swordsmanship

[Swordsmanship Lv.54] [Slash

Great Sword

The Great Sword of Absolution.

Grand Cross, Great Sword

■Sword

Sword Lv.54] [☆Itsujin Lv.52

☆Phantom Sword Lv.34

The autumn leaves are brocaded in brocade.

Grand Cross Sword

Ninja sword

Cloud night lingering moon] [Silent suppression

■Darkware

[Thread Lv.52

Physical and others

Throwing Lv.34

☆Discernment Lv.52

Physical, Effect Lv.41

■Defensive

Shield of the Firm Earth

Combat-related and others

Weapon retention Lv.47

Skill Double Return], [Meteor], [Verus Wedge of Truth].

■Recovery

Attack deprivation/life Lv.44

Attack recovery/magic Lv.44

H!? Natural recovery] [M! Natural recovery

Resurrection] [Illusion absorption

Duru's Gentle Cocoon Balls" and "Healing Water Cocoon Balls".

[☆ Magic absorption

■Summoning

White Lv.39

Descending] [Descending

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■ Spirit art

Spirit of Water [Rufa Lv.33].

Spirit of Darkness [Kuroyoh Lv.44

■ expression

Signature

[Thunder Lord] [Autumn Leaves] [Kojiro] [Thunder Lord] [Autumn Leaves

[Drinking

Koryu] [Karasu Tengu] [Kagewani

Bills

Ibaraki Doji] (with clothes) [Sick little demon].

Talent

Body Art] [Evasion] [Swordsmanship

Deciphering the code.

■Movement actions, etc.

[Carry] [Leap] [Shrink]

Staying in the air

Aerial movement

Water movement

Transition

■Creation

☆Demon change Lv.56

Labyrinth creation and space

Feng Shui] [Divine Tree] [Night Book

■Production

[Formulation Lv.54] [Alchemy Formulation Lv.54

Cooking Lv.57

Jewelry Lv.41] [Craftsmanship Lv.41

[Magic circle production Lv.41

Lv.41

Carpentry Lv.40] [Construction Lv.39

Glassworks Lv.27] [☆Ceramics Lv.21

Agriculture Lv.21] [Poison Garden Lv.20

Lv.14] [Lv.3] [Lv.14] [Lv.3] [Lv.3] [Lv.14] [Lv.3] [Lv.3] [Lv.3

Arborist Lv.23] [Lumberjack Lv.38

Marquetry Lv.23

Production-related and others

Ruscha's Fingertips" and "Design Embodiment".

Plant Growth] [Green Earth] [Green Earth

Mass production] [Granted replacement

■Collection

Collecting] [Mining

Appraisal and concealment

Appraise Lv.52

[presence detection Lv.52] [warding detection Lv.22] [presence dilution Lv.52] [concealment Lv.52

■Disarming/prevention

[Open] [Unlock] [Anti-theft Lv.28

■ Reinforcement

Arm Strength Lv.20] [Intellect Lv.21] [Spirit Lv.21

Dexterity Lv.21] [Agility Lv.21

Swordsmanship enhanced Lv.20] [Magic enhanced Lv.21

Asha's Iron Arm Lv.1

Resistance

[Drunkenness Resistance] [Pain Resistance

Verus protection] [Verna protection

Other

Night vision] [Map] [Telepathy] [Telekinesis] [Bosatsujutsu] [Bosatsujutsu

Equipment Change] [Sword Equipment] [Ninja Sword Equipment

[Life magic] [Storage

The following is a list of the most common problems with the use of the "E! Half] [H! Increase] [M! Absorption

Learning] [☆ Learning] [☆眷属Lv.1] [☆ Depressed Heart] [☆ Depressed Heart] [☆ Depressed Heart

☆ are those enhanced by first acquisition, event rewards, etc.