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Volume 5 Chapter 1 Part 9

「Hou hou? You do not say?」

 

Izayoi’s eyes immediately shone with great interest in that guy. As far as he was aware, there was only one thing that could rival Kuro Usagi’s 『Brahmastra Replica』 in terms of sheer firepower. It was 『Brahmastra Origin』 the bloody spear belonging to 『The Hero Slayer』 Parashurama, the ancestor of all martial arts and 『The Decayer of Injustice』. If whatever that guy who claimed to have been the Avatar of Dyaus had used was as strong as her spear or even stronger than it, then it would not be strange at all for even the beast such as 『The Bull of Heaven』 to end up completely and utterly eradicated.

 

While Izayoi and You were busy talking to one another, Lalah the Assistant Priestess was listening in to their conversations with her arms folded on her chest, but as the topic became more and more exaggerated and over the top, she started looking between Izayoi and You’s faces with an increasingly confused expression, until she could not hold it in any longer and had to ask them directly:

 

「. . . Excuse me. Forgive me if it sounds disrespectful to the two of you, but. . . could it be that you are some kind of famous heroes?」

 

「. . . Huh?」

 

「Who? Us?」

 

「Oh, forgive me, was I wrong in thinking that? Because you were throwing the names of so many heroes and Demon Lords around that I was beginning to get dizzy, and then I just kind of assumed that since you know so many of them then you have to be famous heroes yourselves. So, which is it? Was I right, or was I wrong?」

 

She then gave them a suspicious look while placing her hands on her hips. Meanwhile, Izayoi and You looked at each other, unsure of how they should answer that question. They never really thought about each other in such categories, but if you really think about it and consider all of the things that they managed to achieve. . . . .then yeah, that is what they would actually be.

 

If you started counting from five years ago, from the moment when Sakamaki Izayoi, Kudou Asuka and Kasukabe You were first summoned to Little Garden via the invitation from the sealed letters that appeared before them seemingly out of nowhere then the enemies whom they thought and overcome included: Celestial Spirit and a former Demon Lord Algol from 『Perseus』 Community, Pest, 「The Demon Lord of the Black Plague」and the leader of 『Grim Grimoire Hamelin』, Giant Dragon of the Sun, Saurian Demon Lord, Demon Lord Maxwell, Demon Lord of Confusion. . . .  and let us not forget the Demon Lord who stood at the apex of all other Demon Lords of Little Garden, having singlehandedly slaughtered over one hundred thousand Gods: 『Absolute Evil』 Demon Lord Azi-Dahaka, whom they have fought and ultimately triumphed against with the help of all of their friends. And now, thanks to You’s valiant efforts, 『No Name』 could also add 『The Bull of Heaven』 to that list. Looking at it objectively, it really needs to be said that there probably were not that many more people who can say that they have achieved so much and defeated so many powerful enemies whom many people considered to be nigh-undefeatable, even amongst the gatherings of Gods and heroes more famous and seasoned then them.

 

「No matter which mythology we are talking about, their respective heroes have always been known to have fought against a Demon Lord and the cohorts of their monsters at one point or another, but very few of them could say that they have battled against more than one during their lifetime. Nevertheless, you guys have not only fought against many Demon Lords, but you also fought on a joint fronts alongside former Demon Lords and those who are as strong as Demon Lords, and that is an experience that only a select few can boast about.」

 

「Well, technically you are not incorrect, but you have to remember that each of those times when we managed to defeat one of them was when we were fighting together of had someone help us. None of us actually managed to defeat a Demon Lord in battle alone.」

 

「As for me, battles were never my specialty to begin with, but other than that I am pretty confident about my own skills, and I am sure that I would not lose to any of the other Players who are participating in the Game right now.」

 

「Ah, yes, that is definitely true. There will definitely come a time when we would have to face off against other Players, but when it inevitably comes around, we will be ready for everything they might try to throw at us.」

 

When Izayoi and You finished voicing their opinions on the matter of their strength and being the heroes who defeated the Demon Lords, Lalah turned towards them with a very serious face. Maybe she still had something important to tell them now that she heard them assessing their own abilities in such a confident way?

 

「. . . .  I am sorry to be asking this of you right after you finished eating your meal, but there is someone who would like to meet the two of you. Would that be all right with you?」

 

「Maybe start by telling us who would that be and where, and then we shall see.」

 

「Is it about something related to the current Gift Game?」

 

「No. What we would like to talk to you about concerns primarily this village of ours rather than anything else. Last night, you managed to drive away the bad guys with such ease as if it was nothing to you, and we could really use the courage of someone as powerful as you for the purpose of defending our home from any such potential threats in the future, so would you please consider becoming the guardians of this village?」

 

Lalah the Assistant Priestess then bowed her head deeply before the two of them. However, as much as they would love to help her in that endeavor, Izayoi and You exchanged glances and then apologized to her while shaking their heads.

 

「I am sorry to say this, but we have not come to Atlantis for fun.」

 

「We are the Players participating in the 2^nd War for the Sun’s Authority, just like everyone else who came here on the Giant Spirit Train, so first and foremost we have to think about achieving victory in the current Gift Game before others snatch that victory away from us, so we do not have the time to be worrying ourselves with anything even remotely unrelated to the Game.」

 

The first Gift Game of the 2^nd War for the Sun’s Authority, 『The Lost Continent of Atlantis』 was scheduled to run for a maximum of two weeks, so that is how long they are going to be staying here. And since Izayoi had already wasted a considerable amount of time on running away from “Krishna” from 『Uroboros』 and fighting Heracles who was possessed by him, he really could not allow himself to waste any more precious time on pointless distractions.

 

(I need to talk to Homura about our plans for the immediate future, but I think he is definitely going to agree that our first order of business should be to break through this first round as soon as possible and do something about that guy before he becomes an even bigger threat.)

 

Aside form that, there were also the matters of the research on Star Particle Bodies and the plans for the building of the Environmental Control Towers. If only they managed to figure out how to speed up the developmental processes of these two projects, that in itself would be a huge blow to 『Uroboros』 as well as one hell of a nasty wrench thrown in the cogs of their own plans in just the first round of the war.

 

「I see. It is most certainly unfortunate to hear, but since it cannot be helped then there is no point dwelling on it any longer than necessary.」

 

「We are sorry, but that is just how it is this time. If you would be fine with that, we can still come back to this talk once the 2^nd War for the Sun’s Authority is over though.」