Chapter 164: Qtar Prison

Chapter 164: Qtar Prison

◆Dark Knight; Kuroki

Qtar Palace was located at the base of Elios Mountain, the tallest mountain in the world.

It was originally the basement of the Palace of Nargol, the God of Destruction, alas it was currently under the management of the Gods of Elios.

The three-level prison in this palace was used to imprison those who dared to rebel against the Gods of Elios.

Some weren't sentenced to the death penalty, others were simply just too difficult to kill.

The majority of the latter category were subordinates of Nargol, the God of Destruction.

And the most ferocious among those wicked Gods was the Wicked Beast, Ferion.

Ferion who was hailed as a bloodthirsty berserker God seemed to know nothing but destruction, a wild beast who rampaged until he died.

It’s said that his power is so great that if he’s released from this prison, he will cause a literal bloodbath in his wake.

For this reason, the Gods of Elios sealed Ferion with the most powerful seal called Gleipnir.

But, this Gleipnir seal would be weakened once every seven years.

It’s said that when that happens, Ferion's roar could be heard all the way to the surface.

Kuna and I were coming down from the upper part of Volundr and arriving before the majestic gate of Qtar Palace.

The reason why I wasn't entering the palace right away was because it was filled with the spirit of darkness, weak creatures would die the moment they stepped in.

Though those with darkness attribute affinity like me could enter the palace, we still had to be very careful.

In front of the gate was the dwarven colony that managed the prison.

The dwarves living in this place were the jailers, they made golems on their own to manage the inside of the prison.

Those golems didn't just do the manufacturing process, they were also for defence. They were the watchers of the prisoners to prevent the prisoners from escaping the prison.

And since many of those golems were stationed at the gate of the prison, those who came to raid the prison wouldn't have an easy time either.

The golems were divided into stone golems, iron golems, and the strongest of the three, the orichalcum golems.

Aside from golems, there were also numerous artificial, metal lifeforms called Talos with their burning blood stationed within the perimeter of the prison.

The Talos Knight Order was the greatest combat force of the dwarves.

That arrangement alone had explained just how much importance they placed on guarding this place.

Moreover, they also built a rampart in front of the gate to prevent most intruders from coming in.

Looking from the outside, it looked more like a fortress than a colony.

And then, a party was held in the said dwarven colony right at this moment.

It was a welcome party for me.

The dwarves gathered at the centre of the colony and formed a ring as they drank booze-like water.

The youth of Fon played the flute as they danced before me.

The light melody of their playing enlivened the atmosphere of the party, the people were dancing along with the tone.

Fon was a tribe that lived in this forest, they had the legs of deer and antlers growing from their heads.

Different from goblins and orcs, they were graceful by nature and didn't antagonize elves and humans either.

In the first place, the Gods of Elios wouldn't blindly kill all Nargolians, some creatures like fairies or mermaids were acknowledged by them.

The Fon species was another one of these examples, they could freely commute in and out of the dwarven colony to play their flutes.

The dwarves sang to match the sound of the flute.

They seem to be enjoying this.

Maybe the welcome party for me was just an excuse, their real reason was for them to drink booze.

「What do you think, Kuroki? Does this look good on me?」

Kuna had cat ears on her head and struck a really adorable pose before me.

Honestly, all of that made her adorableness shoot through the roof.

I had to do my best to hold back from leering at her.

I mean, not in front of the dwarves.

Thus, I ended it with just a pat on the head.

Strong enemies such as Dahark would be handled by the angels and Alphos.

But, the soldiers that came with Dahark and co had to be handled by the elves in the forest.

So, what was happening here?

「Dunno. Nor did those elves want to tell us about this matter too.」

Arberon replied while heaving a sigh.

Though both the elves and the dwarves are the kin of the Gods of Elios, I heard that they didn't get along with each other.

Though they communicated with each other, they didn't exchange the necessary information.

「Arberon-dono. The Serpent Prince came this time. Don't you think that it's better to confirm the situation on the elven side, just to be safe? Well, they might be unwilling to tell us about the real situation, but...」

Arberon pondered seriously upon hearing my remark.

「Surely, I'm also worrying about this situation. But, Do you have a way to make them tell us the real situation? If you have, then let's go ask them. It's about time for us to send an envoy to purchase ingredients from Arseidia. Let's see the situation at that time.」

Arberon nodded as he spoke.

Well, that couldn't be helped I guess. But, his side might not be able to get that much information.

I wanted to follow the envoy too. Alas, I might be too conspicuous among the dwarves. Nor could I hide my identity either.

But, Dahark and co's trend didn't allow me to leave this place. Was there a way to somehow know about the situation on the elves' side?

When I was pondering about that, Kuna pulled my sleeve.

「What's the matter, Kuna?」

「Kuroki. How about Kuna go to your place to see the situation from the elves' side? If it's Kuna, Kuna might be able to know the situation on the elves' side right away.」

「Eh? But, Kuna will be conspicuous if you go with the envoy.」

Kuna's beauty was really conspicuous.

And someone in there might know about Kuna.

Even if she changed her appearance with magic, the elves were adept at seeing through such magic.

Kuna's magical power was strong but transformation magic wasn't her forte.

Someone might see through her disguise.

「It might be possible. Hey, are the catfolk participating as envoys too? If I change my hair, no one is going to mistake me for someone other than a catfolk right? And even if by some chance someone sees through my disguise, I can use my butterflies immediately.」

Glowing butterflies appeared around Kuna as soon as she spoke.

Kuna was the user of dream butterflies.

Though she couldn't teleport for long distances, short-distance teleportation was possible.

It had high detection ability and enabled its users to gather a lot of information.

Surely, she might be the most suitable person for this job.

「Yes, Milady. Since they're more capable of choosing food ingredients than us, the dwarves, we always bring them along.」

Kuna nodded upon hearing Arberon's remark.

「It's decided then. There's no problem as long as I masquerade myself as one of them. So Kuroki and Kuna will be gone for a bit.」

「Thanks Kuna. But, are you sure about this?」

「Kuna is more than happy to do this as long as it's useful for Kuroki. And there is no problem since those elves are no match for me.」

Kuna said as she sat on my lap, leaning her head on my chest.

Sure enough, Kuna was way stronger than the elves. Even if Alphos came, that guy wouldn't be able to hurt a beauty thanks to his philandering nature. So Kuna was pretty much safe.

「I see, it does sound safe. But please be very careful, Kuna.」

「Leave it to me, Kuroki.」

Kuna replied with a smile.

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