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Last Embryo Volume 7 Chapter 4 Part 1

Chapter 4

On the other hand, when Sakamaki Izayoi and others were proceeding with their consideration…

In the depths of the deep forest, Yo Kasukabe, Jin Russell and Pest have just finished eliminating another group of the giants.

The corpses of the giants instantly turn into lava and return to the earth. They don’t seem to be a natural life forms after all.

After a fierce battle, You wiped the sweat from her forehead and sat down while her shoulders were going up and down along with her breathing.

「F…Finally, it’s over……………!」

「Yes, but reinforcements are coming every time there is an eruption. Let’s hide until the next eruption comes.」

You nodded at Jin’s suggestion. They already know that other Players are waiting to switch with them, so for the time being, their plan is to get to the edge of the continent before the all-out attack begins.

You took out the high-class emergency food, smoked golden pork, and ate it.

「But I have to say that I was definitely surprised. Jin, you have grown a lot stronger since we last seen each other. I wonder how everyone else from 『No Name』would react if they were to see you right now. They’d probably be just as surprised as I was.」

「Ahaha……..I think that they would get angry at me before they could get surprised.」

Jin remembers You’s painful chops and holds his head with a wry smile.

His height and physique have grown considerably over the past two years. You was a little annoyed that he has already grew taller than her, but I guess that is just how it is with young boys.

His partner, 「The Demon Lord of Black Death」Pest who appeared softly from the shadowy void beneath his feet held her sleeve over her mouth and grinned wickedly.

「That’s right. After all, you are the 『No Name’s』former leader who abandoned them just as your Community was finally getting back on its feet. Isn’t it obvious that your old friends would be angry with you?」

The grin on Pest’s face was truly like that belonging to a small devil… but in the next second, You cut her from any further comments with a chop to the head.

「Pest is just as guilty as Jin. Do you have any idea how much Lili and Shirayuki-san were worried?」

「That’s…」

「I won’t ask why the two of you left 『No Name』. Now that we’re fighting together, I’m at peace, but 『Avatara』is still my enemy and competitor… but if you ever have the chance, come and pay us a visit. Back home, there are still people in the 『No Name』who are worried about both Jin and Pest, you know?」

*Boop*, You raised her index fingers and poked the two of them in their noses.

They simply scratched their back hair without giving her a straight reply. For the two of them, who thought they would receive more intense contempt and anger, You’s sermon must have been an unexpectedly mild reaction.

『Avatara』 is still considered as one of the wanted Communities, and abandoning your own Community and taking refuge in the ranks of such a wanted community is nothing short of an amazing display of betrayal.

And yet in spite of that, there are still friends who continue to worry about Jin and Pest just like they did two years ago.

If anyone were to ever start complaining about this situation, it would be better for such people to disappear entirely.

「……..I’m sorry, but I can’t go back now.」

「I know. But as long as we are on board of the Giant Spirit Train, which is considered to be a neutral zone, then it probably wouldn’t hurt you to at least come by and say hello, right? Lily wanted to see you for so long, so the least that you can do is to pay her a proper visit at least once!」

「Okay, I get it.」

Pest turned away from You while her demeanor started to go increasingly more mushy. You might have been surprised by Jin’s rapid physical growth, but Pest and Jin were even more amazed by You’s spiritual growth. Who would have thought that Kasukabe You, who initially had little interest in other people beside herself would now be leading an entire Community as a splendid leader.

Jin looked sad for just a brief moment, but he soon returned to his mature warrior posture.

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「Thank you for your concern, You-san, but we the members of 『Avatara』also have our own purpose to fulfill. Even if 『No Name』is going to be our opponents, I can’t afford to lose.」

「The same goes for us as well. For now, let’s find a place to hide. Let’s eat there and check the current situation.」

Three people then rushed through a deep forest. The native animals that were frightened by the attack of the giants have completely disappeared. There should be many phantasmal beasts inhabiting the continent of Atlantis, but the fighting ability of the giants that appeared so suddenly is incomparable to anything that these beasts might have been facing up until now.

It is a force that even those who participate in the 2nd War for the Sun’s Authority cannot allow themselves to let their guard down against.

If they don’t reduce their numbers even a little, they’ll definitely regret it in the decisive battle.

「Hey, You. Why are we aiming for the edge of the continent again?」

「Because since the continent is the enemy’s body, we have to confirm where his head is.」

「The location of the heart is already known. Don’t you think that the head is the most likely other point that seems to be a vital point?」

「Oh, I see. So that is why you wanted us to come to the edge of the continent.」

There signs that the heartbeat of Typhon could be heard in the Atlantis continent could be heard everywhere around them. The trees are rustling, and the earth is starting to rise everywhere.

It won’t be long before it takes on its combat-ready form.

If they learn where the head is located, they will be able to roughly know the direction of where they should trave next. This is a strategically important pre-examination. That, and also, for the sake of this battle You’s trump card is going to be more effective if it is used outside of the continent.

「Besides, as one of the 「Floor Masters」, I can’t ignore the threat that this Demon Lord Poses to Little Garden.」

「Ara ara, you’ve become completely serious. Wasn’t that meddling sense of justice part of Asuka’s domain of expertise?」

「That’s right. That is why I want to do my very best so that I won’t lose to Asuka and the others who are doing their best.」

Pest shrugged her shoulders when her provocation against You failed. At that point, You suddenly wondered about something for a while and asked.

「I’m more curious about the two of you traveling together. Jin seems to have made more friends, so tell me what kind of trip it was.」

「No matter how you ask me about it, there is very little that I can say, since all of that would be important information. The only things I can talk about are my training days.」

『Avatara』 has resurrected and enslaved many Demon Lords in the past two years. So far, there have been no visible damages done by them, but the act of intentionally reviving a Demon Lord who should not have been resurrected under any circumstances and subjugating it is not something deserving of any kind of praise. You sensed that and changed the flow of the conversation to another topic.

「Isn’t it nice to talk about training? I also received a lot of training from Karyo-san, you know?」

「Karyo…. As in, the Roc Demon Lord? You have been trained by the descendant of the Phoenixes?!」

The land to the north, where evil spirits of rivers and mountains run rampant.

It is no exaggeration to say that the upper layer of Little Garden is literally a paradise for demons where all manner of powerful beasts are free to roam without restraint.

Roc Demon Lord, also known as 「The Great Sage who Leaves Heaven in Disarray」is an existence that is respected the most among all of them. Her taking a human for under her wings for the purpose of training is something unthinkable that would never have happened before.

「She’s often misunderstood, but Karyo-san is a kind and caring tsundere. Where did you two train? 」