Manowa Chapter 294

Published at 20th of October 2020 07:52:06 PM

Chapter 294 - Let's Talk About the White King

「That's how it is.」

It was simple, but Kazane gave a report on the current situation.

The floating island should fall in the next 10 years. The Dragon Knights learned about that during the expedition 200 years ago and challenged the mechanical dragon to get the Power Orbs, but they were mutually destroyed. The Power Orbs collected by the Dragon Knights would delay the fall for 200 years. Furthermore, if they could regain the Sky Emperor's Tower, they might be able to prevent the fall itself. Etc.

And when the matter of the expedition 200 years ago came out in the story, Jinrai summoned Jin Bahar to report the details of the expeditionary force to Archduke Rynox.

Jin Bahar said「Returning alone is inexcusable...」but Rynox told him that wasn't the case in appreciation, then gave words of gratitude for his return. In addition, he promised to courteously bury the Dragon Knight remains Kazane possessed. Moving Graveyard Kazane-chan ended here.

Also, after finishing the report, Jin Bahar respectfully bowed his head to Rynox and murmured so that nobody could hear. He said「It's okay. I'm a virgin too.」

What was okay was unclear, but the reason why the Bahar spear style hadn't survived until today had been revealed. And Rynox wasn't particularly happy about gaining a comrade. The return of a Dragon Knight for the first time in 200 years had changed in his brain to the return of a virgin for the first time in 200 years. Sad.

Setting aside the sad stories of those men, the focus of the story moved to the Sky Emperor's Tower, which should be to the north.

『Hm. Mount Shumi in the Doma region? I certainly have memory of a floating island being in that land in the past. But now, nobody visits that place.』

「What do you mean?」

Naga groaned and answered Kazane's question.

『Mount Shumi is in the Reivel Kingdom, which was invaded and destroyed by its neighboring countries long ago. At present, it isn't under the control of any country, and to this day, the grudges of the citizens who were slaughtered pollute the land. It has changed into a realm of evil spirits. Therefore, it is considered to be the largest taboo land on this Philon continent, and nobody approaches it.』

「Reivel Kingdom? I feel like I've heard that somewhere.」

Kazane tilted her head after Naga's explanation. Rynox responded.

「Well, that should be so. I haven't met him, but God Dragon Empress-sama has met, no,『fought』that country's King-sama once.」

Then, Jinrai and Naoki reacted to those words. No, they didn't simply react. They were clearly angry. Jinrai even leaked obvious bloodlust. But Kazane wasn't surprised by their sudden change. Rather, Kazane was the most angry.

「Devil King Shiroi Yukito...? Ah, is that so? I remembered.」

After Kazane's hateful mutter, everyone who hadn't noticed yet finally understood. The ringleader of the devils that attacked the dragon village. The one who formerly ruled the Reivel Kingdom.

「That's right. The country of the former king and top devil who sent devils to each country, harmed Mishiana's queen while sending a group of monsters there, and attacked this East Dragon Village Zegan.」

Naga's eyes narrowed after Rynox's words. Naga also suffered a bitter experience due to Yukito. If it weren't for Kazane's quick wittedness, Naga would have already died.

『White King Yukito. He called himself Devil King at that time, but 700 years ago, that guy made the small Reivel Kingdom the most prosperous kingdom in the Doma region, then ultimately drove it to destruction.』

The Reivel Kingdom collapsed 700 years ago and disappeared from history. It prospered thanks to the wisdom of White King Yukito, who was also called the Supreme Sage. It flaunted that prosperity to the surrounding kingdoms too much, so they felt a sense of impending crisis, and they banded together to destroy it. It was now a dead country.

『That guy suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and with his exceptional power, he subjugated monsters and expanded the country's territory, developed agriculture and industry using technology not known in this world, and improved the lives of the citizens. Furthermore, it's said that he abolished slavery and promoted education for the people.』

Those actions were unquestionably those of a hero.

『And thanks to his achievements in defending against invasions from other countries countless times, he married the princess, later became king, and rebuilt the country's corrupt government.』

「That's extremely cheaty.」

Kazane groaned. It was like a story that combined peerless Ore Tuee and modern knowledge cheats. And if it were a story, it would end with marrying the princess, becoming king, and living happily ever after. But Kazane and the others knew it didn't have such a happy ending in reality.

『It seemed like White King Yukito had used his power and knowledge as a player skillfully and succeeded in every respect. Then he overdid it.』

「Well, politics isn't just about clean things. It's a muddy world. He changed it into completely clean fresh water. And that was too dazzling for the muddy guys.」

Rynox said. The man who was stabbed with green onions laughs cynically.

『Even in this distant place, the name White King Yukito was well known. And when I heard that the surrounding countries were practically in a state of panic and had invaded his Reivel Kingdom, I doubted my ears... but since that guy has given his name as a Devil King, I can see the background to some extent.』

「What do you mean?」

Kazane tilted her head.

『Mm. Devils were probably pulling the threads behind the scenes to cause the reckless behavior of those countries. Those guys like people's bad feelings.』

After Naga's words, Rynox subsequently butted in.

「Expressly developing a country only to attack it is meaningless. We should probably think that a devil tried to trap White King Yukito with a contract and was conversely eaten instead.」

『Then White King Yukito finally sacrificed the royal capital's 50,000 citizens and became the king of the dead. He massacred each nation's invading soldiers, and even now, he rules the country of the dead... that's what I heard, but in reality, he ate the souls of the people as a devil. 50,000 people is an unbelievably high amount, but considering his ability, it might be true.』

After those words, Kazane recalled that Devil King Yukito had summoned an army from within himself.

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『That's right, Kazane. When you face that guy, it would be best to think that you're simultaneously facing the army of people he has taken in.』

When they faced each other before, it was in the limited space of this God Dragon Emperor Throne Room. Even so, it was an extremely painful experience, but if they were summoned in an open space, it seemed like it would be incomparably worse.

「Well, I pray that chance to fight never comes. Frankly, I want to beat the hell out of him, but my desire to not get involved is stronger.」

Curiosity stimulating adventure was one thing, but Kazane didn't want to approach an opponent who was simply dangerous of her own will. Naturally, that didn't mean she didn't want to settle the score for Jinrai's arm being stolen and Naoki getting viciously beaten, but as an older sister, Kazane's desire to avoid exposing her younger brother to danger was her true feeling.

「That's fine. That should originally be our role. We won't cause trouble for Empress-sama.」

Whether or not he knew Kazane's feelings, Rynox said that.

「Well, as a ruler, I already had to diligently investigate the devil who invaded my country. We were investigating the relationship with the Reivel Kingdom, but now the problem of the floating island has appeared.」

The problem to Hyvern had emerged in a more pragmatic form.

「They aren't simply the culprits who assaulted the dragon village. They're related to Hyvern's life or death as a country. Stepping back is no longer an option for us.」

So saying, Rynox laughed. It was a brave expression that made it hard to believe he was the same man that was panting while stabbed with green onions a while ago.

Name: Yuihama Kazane

Occupation: Summoning Fighter

Title: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer, High Beast Summoner, Rea King

Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Two Handed Sword『Black Fang』, Draghorn Tonfa x2, Dragonscale Breastplate, Drake Gauntlets, Silver Sheep Clothes, Sylphyn Skirt, Plasma Pants, Dragon Eating Ogre King's Greaves, Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Aim Bracelet, Magic Accumulator, White Magic Accumulator, Rainbow Necklace, Rainbow Dragon Ring, Angel Bracelet

Level : 36

Health: 145

Magic Power: 304+420

Strength: 67+20

Agility: 71+14

Endurance: 38

Wisdom : 72

Dexterity : 47

Spell : 『Fly』『Torch』『Fire』『Heal』『Firestorm』『Healer Ray』『High Heal』『Golden Dusk「Dragon Exclusive」』『Mirror Shield』

Skill : 『Kick Devil』『Warrior's Memory: Lv2』『Night Vision』『Crushing Blow』『Dog's Sense of Smell: Lv2』『Golem Maker: Lv3』『Aegis Shield』『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』『Healing Principle: Fourth Chapter』『Air Jump: Lv2』『Killing Leg: Lv3』『Fear Voice』『Invisible』『Tiger Eye』『Wall Walking』『Intuition』『Cheat Death』『Nimble』『Charge』『Material Shield: Lv2』『Information Link: Lv2』『Optical Camouflage』『High Dash』『Bloodsucking Blade』『Dragonization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Regenerate』『Soul Breaking Blade』『Stealthy Hand Placement』『Thunder Chariot: Lv2』『Sturdier Teeth: Lv2「Dragon」』『Crystallization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Devil King's Intimidation』『Stone Minotaur: Lv2』『Mega Beam: Lv2』『Space Expansion』『Pseudo-Silver Creation』『Poison Claw』『Fireball「Dragon」』『Cuticle「Dragon」』『Arms Creation: Black Flame』『Ingredient Connoisseur』『Dragon Pheromone「Dragon」』『Boost』『Monkey's Strong Arm』『Two-sword Style』『Boobies Plus』『Living Armor』『Alarm』『Six-sword Style』

Kazane:「No matter what kind of cool thing he says, it's already useless.」

Yumika:「The cross of sin carved into his body will continue to wound the Archduke for the rest of his life. Poor thing...」

Chapter end