Chapter 115 The Three Riddles Of The Statue.

'Successor? What does it mean by that?' Sato questioned as he gazed at the giant toad.

<<Analysis complete… this a spirit toad, formerly known as the Riddler, during the ancient age, they were always summoned to guide and protect items of powerful influence.>>

'It's a spirit.' Sato asked.

[How dare you space out while I'm introducing myself you evil scum!]

"Evil scum…?" Sato repeated, "For a statue, you sure have a big mouth".

[And whose fault was it that I was forced to guide this stupid cave!]

"The hell! What are you yelling at me for? It's not my fault… you're a statue!" Sato shouted back.

The statue stayed quiet for a while before it spoke out.

[It seems you no longer remember what you were… I don't know if I should be grateful or frustrated]

"What I once was? What do you mean by that…".

Ignoring Sato the frog spoke, [Taking my reward from you is useless now that you are reborn so I might as well do this the old style… if you wish to enter this cave, you must answer three of my riddles correctly].

'It's gonna give me riddles…?'

<<As trials, the Riddlers give riddles to travelers who have come to seek the items they guide, but I should warn you.

Although this spirit don't inform their victims,

missing a single riddle would mean getting trapped with them for as long as another person comes to pass the riddles>>

Sato peeked inside the cave and the first thought that occurred to him was if there was a chance someone already tried the riddles and was imprisoned in the cave.

'Aril, is there a chance that someone already…'.

<<Unlikely as I can't sense any additional magic source, but there is also a possibility that special magics that are prone to detection like the Hunter and eye of destruction is at play here>>

'Ahh, I see… so one missed riddle and I could get trapped here forever… nah, I'll pass.' Sato swerved around and began floating to the surface, "Come on, Crustave, let's scram!".

"O-Oh, right away sir." Crustave replied, immediately flapping his legs as he tried to catch up to Sato.

Crustave hadn't gotten far when the statue dropped its jaw and a long tongue escaped its mouth.

The tongue tied around Crustave's leg before it pulled him straight inside the toad's mouth with an incredible pull.

As soon as Sato sensed it, he veered around as his eyes scanned the area for Crustave, but when he couldn't spot him he immediately went back to the toad.

Pointing at it, he yelled, "Oi! Give back my surbodinete!".

[Denied]

"What?" Sato muttered, "hehe, fine then… I'll break you and dig him out… no Biggie!" His hand was embodied in a rotating water force.

[That is a waste of time, I can't be damaged as long as I am doing my services]

<<Correct, the toad his right>>

Sato scoffed, "We'll see about that!".

Sato launched himself toward the toad but as he was about to attack, Sato found himself back at where he started.

He threw his hand and the water spiraled out of his fist and went digging straight in the ground causing a large hole.

"What the…?" Sato mumbled in shock, looking at the toad in front of him.

[I warned you, you dumb Successor!]

'The hell! You're telling me there is no way to hurt this dude?!'.

<<Precisely, as long as it is doing it's job it will be untouchable, this is exactly why strong beings around the world gave up on it>>

Sato sighed, "Hey toad, please give me back my subordinate." He requested.

[I will… after you answer my riddles…]

"Fine, I accept, what's the stupid riddle".

[Heheheh,]. The toad chuckled, [Very well, Prepare yourself for my first riddles… Listen close and let the thrill move you along.]

[Four warriors arrived at a river with a narrow bridge that can only hold two individuals at a time. It's nighttime and they have one torch that has to be used when crossing the bridge. Warrior A can cross the bridge in one minute, B in two minutes, C in five minutes, and D in eight minutes. When two warriors cross the bridge together, they must move at the slower person's pace. Can they all get across the bridge in 15 minutes or less?]

As soon as the toad announced the riddle, Sato instantly replied.

"Of course, they can,"

The toad's voice shook in shock, [What?]

"Well, since they moved in a group of two and each had small time apart, all they have to do is move at the same pace, follow each other's steps and they'll most definitely arrive at exactly 15 minutes," Sato explained.

The toad was frozen in shock and disbelief, [You must be using some kind of cheat, nobody has ever answered that fast and gotten the answer Right… spill… you cheated!]

"Look, just because I got your stupid riddle doesn't mean I cheated, just get on with the next one already!" Sato articulated with a profound look on his face.

Although even he was surprised at how he answered the riddles so fast, he didn't even need the help of Aril, for some reason it just felt like something he knew.

This was a good thing because if he had failed the riddles, he was definitely going to be trapped under the river with the mysterious talking statue.

The toad smirked, [Okay, that was just a fluke and you know it, no more nice toad time to push it up a notch… this time I don't plan to hold back so be prepared.. heheheh]

[You are walking down a road and come to a fork. One path leads to certain death; the other leads to eternal happiness. You don't know which is which. In the middle of the fork, you come across two brothers who know which road is which. One brother always tells the truth and the other always lies. You can only ask them one question. How would you determine which road to take?]

[You're answer, hehehe I dare you to answer this that fast ]