Chapter 14
The Fear that Starts to Move (2)
TL: These are a series of pretty short chapters, so they aren’t too difficult and don’t take as long.
Guildmaster Mainz, who is the Avatar of wind, rode away from his indifferent ma.s.sacre of the knights on the monster spider. Ririade was left lying in the horse-drawn carriage.
On the other hand, Mainz – who had come to pick Ririade as a sweet old man for his grandson Gin’s good fortune – felt something enigmatic wake up in the Haunts to the north from the city. (マインツはリリアーデを迎えに来るのが孫のギンであれば僥倖だとジジイの甘いところを見せたのと反面に、現在は得体のしれない何かが北の魔境より目が覚めたことを、街から離れたこの地で感じ取っていた。)
“No way…The legend was true.” (Mainz)
It was a situation that even Mainz, who is an avatar, couldn’t have expected. He had heard the saga of the past hero and the Multifaceted Hekatonkheires .
“For Bahamut to no longer stay here, his power has left as well.” (Mainz)
He considered that Bahamut, being mainly in [Yaminodai forest], had had enough of the grudge of Hekatonkheires and disappeared, but Mainz had a big misunderstanding. In fact, the cause of this disaster was only Harumi.
“If it‘s the party of that girl, then‘s a bit severe. I want to avoid protruding…” (Mainz)
He hid another face, that of the confident Avatar, even from his grandchild Gin. Until Gin were to become the Avatar of the Wind, Mainz would tell this to no one. If it becomes known, then it must be the death of oneself or the one who knows. If the Mutifaceted Hekatonkheires cannot be addressed in the city by the adventurers of [Blizzard], then Mainz will have to fight it, and not only the city Hairun, but then perhaps he must ruin Bronze Country.
“I’ll ask…” (Mainz)
In his heart, Mainz had decided he would stay at the sidelines until the last minute. If he protrudes, and to prevent the death of a person he knew, he was prepared to die himself.
“Oh my? The heart fluctuates even with you old veterans. I’m surprised.”
“This’s not your jurisdiction, crow.” (Mainz)
Creeping from the shadow of the spider-type monster, a lone woman emerged. She wore the costume of a dancer, and her hair was a beautiful silver. She was one of the ten Avatars of disaster that brings change and balance, and of the same world as Mainz. The Avatar of the crow.
“You heartless old man. I came because we felt the large lump of grudge being eaten.” (Crow)
“It’s none of your business, go away!” (Mainz)
Mainz had a reason to refuse her. This beauty was the perpetrator who drove the Platinum Country, which is ranked higher than the Bronze Country, to destruction several years ago.
“Oh my? It really is unusual to find a cute princess sleeping alone in a carriage though~? Hey, a little while ago your slaughtered her escort right? She’s gonna have to be heavily protected~” (Crow)
Mainz is incensed by the beauty laughing bewitchingly.
“You! (貴様！) Intervening in the land which I govern!” (Mainz)
“Be at rest, old man. Just protect her carefully~ It’s funny to try and make the original guard of the Princess her hero and lover right? (TL: I guess she’s referring to Gin and Ririade’s interest in each other) Fu fu fu. But once the mistress signals I will fly to her neck at any time~” (Crow)
“…What’s your purpose.” (Mainz)
“Just for the chance to fight that.” (Crow)
After saying so, the beauty pointed to the north of Hairun. A red ring shines and sparkles.
“I must go.” (Mainz)
“So it processes after the fact. The proud grandfather will probably remove their memory? You would even treat your son and his wife roughly. Upon failing, he and the others will also probably be left in a vegetative state?” (Crow)
“–tsu!? (Mainz)
In the past Mainz had put away his ident.i.ty after his son Blue married Jane. Jane and Blue were go-getter adventurers. That day Mainz was behind the scenes as the Avatar of Wind, and the couple noticed. The couple questioned Mainz. Mainz broke the law that those who knew must die, and instead used the forbidden technique to erase their memory. But the forbidden technique failed. It erased not only the part with the avatar, but all of the couple’s memories disappeared. Gin was a newborn at the time. Upon completion of the technique Blue and Jane couldn’t do anything for the baby.
“Oh my? The mistress doesn’t know how it is~”
“She’s only a girl.” (Mainz)
Gnashing his teeth, Mainz droops when the beauty licks her lips.
“And the others? If disturbed violently~ the Princess will die?” (Crow)
Catching the beauty’s avalanche of words, he directs his face away and answered desperately.
“…I’m not listening to you. However! If you kill even one person from the town, then you will die!” (Mainz)
“Fu fu fu, it is good you understand, when the favorite grandfather moves, the Princess’s neck will fly!” (Crow)
Again the beauty entered the shadows and disappeared. Mainz was left frustrated, grasping his hand in a fist as he remembered Blue and Jane, and let tears flow on his cheeks.
“Gin…I’m sorry, your Highness.” (Mainz)