Volume 2 - CH 39

Volume 2

Chapter 39-The Old Man and the Missing Lun.

(TL:By Rafael)

"......!"(knight)

The knight in armor was struck by a direct hit from a "prismatic missile" and his movements slowed down.

A reddish-black haze rose from the gaps in his armor, and he still raised his sword with a creaking sound.

"Marina!"(Yuki)

"Ok!"(Marina)

Marina's flash, accompanied by the black light of her "magical sword-ification," is released at the same time as her sharp step.

The blow, swung in a backhanded manner, cut through the armored knight like butter, and Marina quietly turned around and sheathed her black sword.

"I'm sorry to cut you down..."(Marina)

Behind Marina, who was strangely uncomfortable, the knight in armor was cut off  and collapsed in a sneak attack.

Seeing this, I finally exhaled and released my tension.

Even though I knew that Marina's carelessness was not carelessness, I still could not let my guard down until safety was confirmed.

"Combat over, we're going to investigate."(Yuki)

After informing the Marquis de Bedivere and Manauela, who are checking the delivery at the command center, of our current actions, we head for the wreckage of the armored knight.

When we actually get up close to it, it is quite large, maybe 10 feet or so?

Then I noticed that this demon was a little bit different from usual.

I lightly hold Rain and Silk back with my hand as they try to come up from downstairs.

"I'll help you. Nene, you watch the perimeter."(Yuki)

"Roger that."(Nene)

Marina sensed my hesitation and called out to me.

I'm sorry to put you in this role, but I certainly need your help.

"He's close to a human being."(Marina)

"Yes, think it's a little different from the demons we've seen here before. The response is the same, though."(Yuki)

Marina laughs lightly.

I guess it's my ego that I don't want her to get used to the sensation, but there's nothing I can do about it now.

Red blood dripped from a fresh section of the armored knight and spread on the floor, making me keenly aware that this was a human being.

We hurry onward, but there is one thing I must take with me from now on.

It is the ...... "Ring of Gold".

The actuality that this is a trigger that gets its source from "Glad Shi-im" and generates demons, it must be retrieved as well as the demonic stone of the demon monster.

Otherwise, we may encounter it again on the way back home.

After all, the material of Ga-Wa is this world itself.

It was quickly found. 

When the armored knight's arm-arm gauntlets were peeled off, a gold ring was placed on his finger, just as a normal human being would do.

And the arm, stripped of its armor, looked ...... like a human being itself.

It would be necessary to examine how it differed from other demons.

But for now, the objective is paramount.

"The first thing you need to do is to find out what the problem is. Let's go."(Yuki)

I call out to my friends and turns my attention to the second floor where we have stepped.

The scenery itself had not changed much, but the discomfort I felt in the bruise on my cheek had grown stronger.

Perhaps we were approaching the core of another world.

"Nene, the presence is quite thick. Be careful."(Yuki)

"I understand. Please help me if things get dangerous."(Nene)

Nene replies in a light tone, but with cautious steps, she goes out on the lookout ahead.

If the second floor is as shown on the map, it should take only about 30 minutes to reach the "King's Chamber" even if they proceed carefully.

There is probably a "single gold" in that place, which is also the place where the great magic is activated.

It is hard to say without actually investigating, but if we do well, we may be able to lead "Glad Shi-Im" to a complete attack ......, in other words, to a functional shutdown.

The old man appeared in my line of sight as I was thinking about this.

The black-robed, mournful-looking fellow, still staring at me.

"Loge."(Yuki)

"It's been several days, hasn't it? Master Ferdio and ladies."(Loge)

Loge, who has not seen us since the Great Storeroom, looks at us in a quiet manner.

His strange laugh was gone, and his words oozed a scruffy sanity.

"I've learned a lot of things about 'Glad Shi-Im,. ...... about you, too."(Yuki)

"Is anything left, sir?"

"I still don't know about Lun."(Yuki)

"She is the ...... key left by the sorcerer and myself."(Loge)

Loge takes a ring from his pocket.

"It is impossible to fit a man into something like this, This abomination in King's Landing has been predicted. The labyrinthine situation was a bit unexpected, but now it's more convenient. ......"(Loge)

"Convenient?"(Yuki)

The old man's face, which does not reply to my question, turns to the twilight light streaming in through the window.

The somewhat distant-looking Loge bows his head deeply and opens his mouth again.

"Please make a very very good choice."(Loge)

The old man's figure crumbles and disappears like sand.

Where he had been, the only trace of him was a gold ring, glinting in the twilight light.

"...... what's going on?"(Nene)

Nene, who had been out on an advance warning, returns to us as we stand there.

"There was Loge just a few minutes ago."(Yuki)

"Is it that old man? That old man is also very scary, because he shows up without any warning. ......"(Nene)

That being said, I realized.

Certainly, if Loge wanted to harm us, it would be quite easy.

After all, he had slipped past Nene's advance warning and even Silk's perimeter warning and appeared in front of us.

I'm sorry that I didn't have a sense of urgency,......, but there is also a part of me that can't help but feel that way about the old man

Thanks to our raid on the big library, I was able to obtain a lot of information.

Among them, there was information about that old man, ......Loge Vaudan.

As the family name suggests, he is a member of the royal family of "Vaudan" and, by the way, seems to be the son of King Vaudan.

The "Shayo" related documents recorded the Loge as a young man of 22 years old,......, not so different from me, but for some reason, he has become like that.

I asked the spirit Vibrion to help me find it, but he couldn't, so I guess it's something we can no longer know about.

"I'm curious about that old man, too, but ...... Yuki, I found him."(Nene)

"Did you find Lun-chan"(Marina)

Nene shakes her head at Marina's smile.

Instead of Marina, who shudders, I ask Nene.

"Is it "Full Bound?"(Yuki)

"The footprints are at ....... Judging from the state of the site, it hasn't been that long."(Nene)

"All right, let's go. Whatever their intentions is, rescuing Lun is our top priority."(Yuki)

Everyone nodded at my words.

TL Note- Well, Lun rescue is on its way. I am having my exams....and the thing about second on halt was a April's fool joke.