Chapter 570 Gargantua Class – Third Floor Safety Zone
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
(Mira’s POV)
”To reach the Safety Zone on the Third Floor by night…”
Lady Sage Milia──Ms. Milia sat on the bed in the Safety Zone.
”Ms. Milia, you were the one who instantly turned the two-headed serpents on the Second Floor to ashes, weren’t you?”
Ms. Gargantua, also sitting on the bed, is inspecting the blade of her great naginata.
”Excellent craftsmanship from Master Toldo…” she murmured softly.
”That was…stress from being unable to do anything, and wanting to rest here quickly. So, as Gargantua said, I quickly turned them to ashes…”
”More like…they both exploded, didn’t they?”
She can’t help but retort to Ms. Milia.
And the incredible magic scene still etched in my mind.
The two 2-headed serpents were engulfed by a sudden ‘Fire Pillar’ and…the intense flames were so overwhelming that their bodies exploded and burned out in an instant.
”Ms. Milia’s magic was that powerful…”
”Ah…I almost leaked!”
Mr. Hernando and Mr. Esperanza are shaking slightly as they help MayMay prepare a meal and take out ingredients from her luggage.
That’s how powerful the magic was.
”Ah…I’ll help too.”
”Thanks-meow. ──MayMay and MirMir will do the rest, so the two men can rest-meow.”
I started cooking in the small kitchen provided in the Safety Zone, along with MayMay.
* * *
”So, what kind of magic was that?”
In front of a pretty good feast for an exploration meal – vegetable soup, dried meat seasoned with spices, and bread – I asked Ms. Milia.
”That’s basic-level fire magic ‘Fire Pillar’, right?”
”Huh?”
My hand, reaching for the bread, stopped in its tracks.
It certainly is one of the more powerful spells in basic-level magic…
”Wait, basic-level magic means…”
”The power is on a whole different level, isn’t it?”
Mr. Hernando and Mr. Esperanza, who also had stopped bringing the soup to their mouths, were just like me.
”It’s not that demanding in terms of magical power, you know? I’ve just managed to increase its efficiency with a little ingenuity… and this soup is delicious♡”
Ms. Milia declared casually, savoring a sip of her soup.
”And this is just basic-level magic… her ultimate magic is truly something else, you know? When I experienced it first-hand…”
”No… I really don’t want to imagine that.”
”At our level… it feels like our souls would be wiped out…”
Listening to Ms. Gargantua, the two were shaking as they clinked their utensils, drinking the soup.
It was so funny that I couldn’t help but let out a laugh.
”Hehe… Mira really is quite bold. She can laugh after hearing about Milia’s ultimate magic.”
”Ah… I-I’m sorry. Your reactions are just too amusing…”
Ms. Gargantua laughed.
I shrugged and bowed my head toward Mr. Hernando and Mr. Esperanza.
”This jerky is delicious♡ and surprisingly tender♡ mmm, heavenly♡”
It’s supposed to be my story, yet Ms. Milia enjoyed her meal completely uninterested.
The way she ate so deliciously was incredibly charming.
* * *
(Gargantua’s POV)
After finishing our meal, we decided to head to the ‘Closed World’ on the Fourth Floor tomorrow, so I opted to sleep early to prepare for the intense journey ahead.
”Ms. Gargantua… please wake up.”
Hearing Mira’s voice by my ear, I slowly opened my eyes.
”It’s my shift, huh? Thanks. Leave the rest to me.”
I rouse my body and climb out of bed for the guard shift change.
”Then, I’m counting on you. Good night.”
Mira walks over to her own bed.
I wash my face at the water station in the Safety Zone, using its chill to fully awaken myself.
That’s when it happened.
A voice reached my mind.
”Lady Gargantua… I have a report.”
It was the voice of that messenger youma.
I decided to quietly leave the Safety Zone.
* * *
”I see… So Hiroya has obtained the God-Slayer”
Just outside the Safety Zone, in a corridor, I received a report from the messenger youma.
”With a single swing of that famous katana, Sir Azradelius desires it.”
”What he covets is not the God-Slayer itself, but a part of Lady Frejya within it, right?”
”That is beyond my knowledge…”
I don’t know how much this youma knows, but it seems the goal is to take the God-Slayer from Hiroya.
”Defeat Hiroya and obtain the God-Slayer. ──Of course, Lady Gargantua has no right to refuse.”
”…I understand.”
The emotionless face and the calm tone.
Neither gives away any of the youma’s feelings.
But as long as the ‘Star of Thunder’, a relic of the ancient civilization, hovers over Balthoga where my kin live, I indeed have no right to refuse as the youma says.
(Well, I’m prepared…)
To cross blades with Hiroya.
It may also mean parting ways with my friends.
(This is… the path I’ve chosen and convinced myself to take.)
”Where is Hiroya? On the 20th floor?”
”He is currently in the Safety Zone on the 20th floor.”
”Can you take me there?”
I check the katana at my waist and tap the floor with the stone tip of the great naginata in my hand.
”At this distance, I can teleport with Lady Gargantua. ──And fortunately, Hiroya is the only one awake on watch right now.”
…I’ll only take Hiroya out to fight.
That’s the best option for me.
I don’t want to turn my blade against my other companions.
(I wonder if Hiroya will… agree to this…)
He probably will.
Especially if it’s in his other form, Hiroya.
(He seeks power. …To improve himself by fighting strong opponents)
A one-on-one battle with me.
He should gladly accept.
(Though… it’s not the honorable way)
Without improving his true form as a boy, he won’t attain real strength.
No matter how much he strengthen his adult power, that strength is flawed…
(It won’t benefit him. Unbalanced power… will eventually break him down… and may lead to his downfall)
While it would indeed be more convenient for him in his form of Hiroya to accept the fight with me… I, on the other hand, want to cross blades with the boy Hiroya.
”Lady Gargantua… you aren’t planning to hold back, are you?”
Seeing me hesitate, youma asked.
”I will do my utmost. I too am a warrior… if I am to fight, I will do so with all my strength.”
”Hearing that puts me at ease.”
After saying that, youma fell silent, and… a magic circle appeared at my feet.
”Now, step into the circle.”
Following youma’s instruction, I stepped into the magic circle.
(Milia… Hernando… Esperanza… and Maya and Mira. I’m sorry… our adventure together ends here.)
I bowed my head towards the door of the Safety Zone.
(It was a brief exploration, but… I enjoyed it.)
And then, youma and I… were enveloped in the light of teleportation.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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