Volume 3 - CH 35
Act 3-35: The Hundred Armed Giant
(I somehow managed to arrive in time.)
Kuroki looked at Regena who was in his embrace. He had prepared all kinds of measures to prevent her from being in danger, and yet, the current situation had truly exceeded all of his expectations.
（Good grief, I guess I was really bound to fail. Though I barely arrived in time to save her, one second later and Regena would’ve been a goner.）
Kuroki apologized to Regena in his mind.
Meanwhile, Regena was clinging on to Kuroki. She was unwilling to let him go, trying to show him just how scared she was.
The giant who was rammed by Glorious was thrown back around dozens of meters from Algore. But, the giant stood up again and headed towards Algore again.
「GUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!」
Glorious raised a roar as he fired a scorching, crimson breath. The breath attack collided with the incoming giant, blowing up a few of its arms. Seeing that, Kuroki thought that the enemy might not be as powerful as it looked.
However, at that moment, the arms that got blown up by the breath attack started regenerating again.
Though the giant stopped for a moment when it used its regeneration power, it started moving immediately.
（What should I do about this guy? Well, let’s save that for later and return Regena to Omiros first.）
Kuroki jumped down from Glorious’ back with Regena in his arms, and descended toward Omiros.
「You’re safe now, Regena.」
Kuroki separated himself from Regena as he spoke. Regena also separated herself from Kuroki, albeit with a slightly regretful look on her face.
「You’re…」
Omiros was looking at Kuroki.
「Was the shield useful to you, Prince?」
Kuroki unfastened his helmet as he spoke.
（Fufu, what a surprise. I mean, who would ever expect the minstrel to be the Dark Knight himself.）
When he looked around, the people in the watching platform seemed to be even more surprised by Kuroki.
「Everything went according to your plan eh… Haha, I really am no match for you.」
Omiros shook his head with a dejected look on his face.
His voice was dry.
「MINSTREL UNCLE IS AMAZING!! YOU REALLY ARE RIDING A DRAGON!!」
The little girl by Omiros’ side spoke cheerfully.
（She’s Riette, is she? I wish she would stop calling me uncle…）
Kuroki was hurt inside for being called uncle by Riette.
「What’s happening, Omiros?」
Another person climbed the stairs.
Kuroki was familiar with the person who just climbed up the stairs. It was Maxis, Omiros’ cousin.
「T-The Minstre?l And, THAT ARMOR?!!」
「Maxis, he… is actually the Dark Knight.」
「Ho….!? HE WHA――――――T!!」
Maxis’ mouth opened wide due to shock.
「Why is it so noisy here?」
And now, even Reiji’s little sister, Kyouka, was climbing up too.
「Oh my, Kuroki-san. You’re here eh. Have you spoken with Shirone-san?」
Kyouka spoke with a calm voice.
Kuroki heaved a sigh since she didn’t seem hostile toward him. He expected her to resent him for almost killing Reiji by accident.
「GUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.」
The giant raised a roar. And then, it seemed to be about to move again.
「By the way, what’s that? Can someone explain it to me.」
Kyouka said while looking at the giant.
「Kyouka-sama, That monster has been summoned by Pa— Goz. It wants to destroy Algore…」
The others who had no idea about the situation couldn’t hide their shock upon hearing Omiros’ answer. Omiros then explained the story that led to the current situation.
「That’s what happened… If only I knew this before, I would’ve ordered Kaya to strangle that man to death, alas…」
Kyouka spoke with a vexed look on her face. Kuroki was equally shocked by that revelation. Goz’s action surpassed his worst assumption and went as far as summoning such a thing.
「There’s a more pressing matter, what should we do now?! That thing is coming!」
Maxis said so while looking at the Hundred Armed Giant. Algore’s citizens who saw the giant were also gathering around the rampart, and soon raised a commotion upon seeing that the Hundred Armed Giant was about to crash into them.
「Can you defeat an enemy of that scale?」
Kyouka asked Kuroki.
「Let’s see… It should be possible.」
Kuroki gave his answer and then looked at Regena.
「But, what do you want to do, Regena? Do you want to save this country? This country will fall into a dangerous situation if you leave it as it is. If you really wish for it, I would let this country disappear from the map.」
Kuroki asked Regena.
Everyone in that place looked at Regena.
Regena shook her head as she opened her mouth.
「No, my Dear Master. I still have connections with the people who live in Algore. I have a lot of memories with them, and I don’t wish for the country Omiros lives in to be destroyed either. That’s why, please save this country, my Dear Master.」
Kuroki nodded the moment he heard Regena’s answer.
「Yes, since that’s what you want, I shall save this country. GLORIOUS!!」
Kuroki jumped as he stated and landed right on the back of Glorious, who flew in the air. Together, they faced the Hundred Armed Giant.
（Just what in the world is this Hundred Armed Giant?）
Kuroki was looking at the giant. The giant was a literal lump of hostility, and that hostility wasn’t aimed at something specific, it rather felt as if the giant hated the entire world. Though Kuroki had no idea how such a giant existed in this world, he had to save Algore for Regena.
「O Black Flame!!」
Kuroki raised his sword above his head, and loaded his black flame into it.
「HAAA!!!」
He jumped from Glorious’ back, spun in the air and mowed down the giant with his sword. The sword’s blade that was clad in black flame grew both in size and length, burning the Hundred Armed Giant’s entire body, and exploding as it struck the ground.
The figure of the Hundred Armed Giant vanished along with the black flame.
（That’s pretty nice for an impromptu finishing blow. Okay, let’s call this move “Decapitation of Darkness, Divine Blade”. Such a cool name is expected with my amazing naming sense.）
Kuroki was smiling happily as he thought of a name for his skill.
""
（Well, let’s stop trying to escape from reality. There’s still a lot of things I have left to do in Algore.）
Kuroki landed on Glorious’ back again and they returned to Algore. The first thing he had to do was confirm Regena’s intentions. Then, he had to take care of Goz, the culprit behind this mess.
（Goz wasn’t there. I guess he’s still up to no good. Let’s search for him later… Where in the world did he run off to?）
◆
In the forest near Algore, Goz witnessed as the Hundred Armed Giant was vanquished so easily by the Dark Knight.
「Impossible… Not even the Hundred Armed Giant can beat him… Oh no, I won’t be able to beat that guy no matter what kind of method I use.」
Goz grinded his teeth in vexation. Though it belonged in the weakest class, the Hundred Armed Giant was still an opponent comparable to a divine being. It wasn’t something that a mere mortal could challenge recklessly.
Since Regena was under the protection of the Dark Knight, the very being who defeated that giant in one strike, he had no choice but to give up on Regena.
「Humph! I can get as many females as I want!」
Goz was thinking about the next country he should make as his destination as he cursed under his breath. The world was huge after all, there are many other countries aside from Algore. [TL: Literally an enlarged version of japan.]
「Where do you think you’re going, Goz?」
The moment Goz was about to take his first step, a voice suddenly called out to him. It was the voice of the person he didn’t want to see the most right now.
""
When he turned around, the first thing he saw was a huge goblin.
「M… Mother. What are you doing here?」
Goz wouldn’t mistake her ugly face for anyone else. The owner of that voice was his own mother, Datie. And then, upon looking around, he found out that he was being surrounded by numerous goblins. Different from the goblins who live in the southern part of the Akeron Mountain Range, the ones who surrounded him were the goblins from the northern part—combat trained goblins from Nargol.
「What I’m doing here, eh? You should already know the reason right, Goz. Isn’t it because you dared to actually steal something that was entrusted to me by His Majesty the Demon King, which I kept in my vault…」
Datie’s face was dyed with rage.
（Crap, if I don’t escape now…）
Goz tried to escape but he was surrounded from all sides.
「Goz, you’ll experience torture worse than death… catch him!!」
The moment Datie said so, a rope came down from all directions, catching Goz right in the middle. It was an enchanted rope, thus escaping from it was impossible for Goz.
Goz, who didn’t want to return to the gloomy Goblin Kingdom, tried desperately to break out from the rope.
「NOOO! SAVE ME―――!! I DON’T WANT TO GO BACK TO SUCH A GLOOMY PLACE!!!」
Despite his desperate pleas, no one came to save him. The rope mercilessly tightened around Goz’s body.
「NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO――――――! REGENA――――――! SAVE MEEEEEEEEEE―――――!!」
A man’s lust-filled scream resounded inside the dark forest.
(I somehow managed to arrive in time.)
Kuroki looked at Regena who was in his embrace. He had prepared all kinds of measures to prevent her from being in danger, and yet, the current situation had truly exceeded all of his expectations.
（Good grief, I guess I was really bound to fail. Though I barely arrived in time to save her, one second later and Regena would’ve been a goner.）
Kuroki apologized to Regena in his mind.
Meanwhile, Regena was clinging on to Kuroki. She was unwilling to let him go, trying to show him just how scared she was.
The giant who was rammed by Glorious was thrown back around dozens of meters from Algore. But, the giant stood up again and headed towards Algore again.
「GUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!」
Glorious raised a roar as he fired a scorching, crimson breath. The breath attack collided with the incoming giant, blowing up a few of its arms. Seeing that, Kuroki thought that the enemy might not be as powerful as it looked.
However, at that moment, the arms that got blown up by the breath attack started regenerating again.
Though the giant stopped for a moment when it used its regeneration power, it started moving immediately.
（What should I do about this guy? Well, let’s save that for later and return Regena to Omiros first.）
Kuroki jumped down from Glorious’ back with Regena in his arms, and descended toward Omiros.
「You’re safe now, Regena.」
Kuroki separated himself from Regena as he spoke. Regena also separated herself from Kuroki, albeit with a slightly regretful look on her face.
「You’re…」
Omiros was looking at Kuroki.
「Was the shield useful to you, Prince?」
Kuroki unfastened his helmet as he spoke.
（Fufu, what a surprise. I mean, who would ever expect the minstrel to be the Dark Knight himself.）
When he looked around, the people in the watching platform seemed to be even more surprised by Kuroki.
「Everything went according to your plan eh… Haha, I really am no match for you.」
Omiros shook his head with a dejected look on his face.
His voice was dry.
「MINSTREL UNCLE IS AMAZING!! YOU REALLY ARE RIDING A DRAGON!!」
The little girl by Omiros’ side spoke cheerfully.
（She’s Riette, is she? I wish she would stop calling me uncle…）
Kuroki was hurt inside for being called uncle by Riette.
「What’s happening, Omiros?」
Another person climbed the stairs.
Kuroki was familiar with the person who just climbed up the stairs. It was Maxis, Omiros’ cousin.
「T-The Minstre?l And, THAT ARMOR?!!」
「Maxis, he… is actually the Dark Knight.」
「Ho….!? HE WHA――――――T!!」
Maxis’ mouth opened wide due to shock.
「Why is it so noisy here?」
And now, even Reiji’s little sister, Kyouka, was climbing up too.
「Oh my, Kuroki-san. You’re here eh. Have you spoken with Shirone-san?」
Kyouka spoke with a calm voice.
Kuroki heaved a sigh since she didn’t seem hostile toward him. He expected her to resent him for almost killing Reiji by accident.
「GUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.」
The giant raised a roar. And then, it seemed to be about to move again.
「By the way, what’s that? Can someone explain it to me.」
Kyouka said while looking at the giant.
「Kyouka-sama, That monster has been summoned by Pa— Goz. It wants to destroy Algore…」
The others who had no idea about the situation couldn’t hide their shock upon hearing Omiros’ answer. Omiros then explained the story that led to the current situation.
「That’s what happened… If only I knew this before, I would’ve ordered Kaya to strangle that man to death, alas…」
Kyouka spoke with a vexed look on her face. Kuroki was equally shocked by that revelation. Goz’s action surpassed his worst assumption and went as far as summoning such a thing.
「There’s a more pressing matter, what should we do now?! That thing is coming!」
Maxis said so while looking at the Hundred Armed Giant. Algore’s citizens who saw the giant were also gathering around the rampart, and soon raised a commotion upon seeing that the Hundred Armed Giant was about to crash into them.
「Can you defeat an enemy of that scale?」
Kyouka asked Kuroki.
「Let’s see… It should be possible.」
Kuroki gave his answer and then looked at Regena.
「But, what do you want to do, Regena? Do you want to save this country? This country will fall into a dangerous situation if you leave it as it is. If you really wish for it, I would let this country disappear from the map.」
Kuroki asked Regena.
Everyone in that place looked at Regena.
Regena shook her head as she opened her mouth.
「No, my Dear Master. I still have connections with the people who live in Algore. I have a lot of memories with them, and I don’t wish for the country Omiros lives in to be destroyed either. That’s why, please save this country, my Dear Master.」
Kuroki nodded the moment he heard Regena’s answer.
「Yes, since that’s what you want, I shall save this country. GLORIOUS!!」
Kuroki jumped as he stated and landed right on the back of Glorious, who flew in the air. Together, they faced the Hundred Armed Giant.
（Just what in the world is this Hundred Armed Giant?）
Kuroki was looking at the giant. The giant was a literal lump of hostility, and that hostility wasn’t aimed at something specific, it rather felt as if the giant hated the entire world. Though Kuroki had no idea how such a giant existed in this world, he had to save Algore for Regena.
「O Black Flame!!」
Kuroki raised his sword above his head, and loaded his black flame into it.
「HAAA!!!」
He jumped from Glorious’ back, spun in the air and mowed down the giant with his sword. The sword’s blade that was clad in black flame grew both in size and length, burning the Hundred Armed Giant’s entire body, and exploding as it struck the ground.
The figure of the Hundred Armed Giant vanished along with the black flame.
（That’s pretty nice for an impromptu finishing blow. Okay, let’s call this move “Decapitation of Darkness, Divine Blade”. Such a cool name is expected with my amazing naming sense.）
Kuroki was smiling happily as he thought of a name for his skill.
""
（Well, let’s stop trying to escape from reality. There’s still a lot of things I have left to do in Algore.）
Kuroki landed on Glorious’ back again and they returned to Algore. The first thing he had to do was confirm Regena’s intentions. Then, he had to take care of Goz, the culprit behind this mess.
（Goz wasn’t there. I guess he’s still up to no good. Let’s search for him later… Where in the world did he run off to?）
◆
In the forest near Algore, Goz witnessed as the Hundred Armed Giant was vanquished so easily by the Dark Knight.
「Impossible… Not even the Hundred Armed Giant can beat him… Oh no, I won’t be able to beat that guy no matter what kind of method I use.」
Goz grinded his teeth in vexation. Though it belonged in the weakest class, the Hundred Armed Giant was still an opponent comparable to a divine being. It wasn’t something that a mere mortal could challenge recklessly.
Since Regena was under the protection of the Dark Knight, the very being who defeated that giant in one strike, he had no choice but to give up on Regena.
「Humph! I can get as many females as I want!」
Goz was thinking about the next country he should make as his destination as he cursed under his breath. The world was huge after all, there are many other countries aside from Algore. [TL: Literally an enlarged version of japan.]
「Where do you think you’re going, Goz?」
The moment Goz was about to take his first step, a voice suddenly called out to him. It was the voice of the person he didn’t want to see the most right now.
""
When he turned around, the first thing he saw was a huge goblin.
「M… Mother. What are you doing here?」
Goz wouldn’t mistake her ugly face for anyone else. The owner of that voice was his own mother, Datie. And then, upon looking around, he found out that he was being surrounded by numerous goblins. Different from the goblins who live in the southern part of the Akeron Mountain Range, the ones who surrounded him were the goblins from the northern part—combat trained goblins from Nargol.
「What I’m doing here, eh? You should already know the reason right, Goz. Isn’t it because you dared to actually steal something that was entrusted to me by His Majesty the Demon King, which I kept in my vault…」
Datie’s face was dyed with rage.
（Crap, if I don’t escape now…）
Goz tried to escape but he was surrounded from all sides.
「Goz, you’ll experience torture worse than death… catch him!!」
The moment Datie said so, a rope came down from all directions, catching Goz right in the middle. It was an enchanted rope, thus escaping from it was impossible for Goz.
Goz, who didn’t want to return to the gloomy Goblin Kingdom, tried desperately to break out from the rope.
「NOOO! SAVE ME―――!! I DON’T WANT TO GO BACK TO SUCH A GLOOMY PLACE!!!」
Despite his desperate pleas, no one came to save him. The rope mercilessly tightened around Goz’s body.
「NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO――――――! REGENA――――――! SAVE MEEEEEEEEEE―――――!!」
A man’s lust-filled scream resounded inside the dark forest.
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