Chapter 59

<strong>The Heroes from Another World</strong><strong>and the Golden-eyed Monsters</strong>

Clunk~

I operated the lump that’s hidden behind the altar just as it was written in the note .

Thud!

The entrance gate for this room suddenly slammed shut .

This was also noted down in the Great Sage’s notes .

The alter will then be split open and separated towards the left and the right .

Showing in between the split up altar was a set of stairs that’s leading down towards the lower floors .

Mist’s eyes widened .

[I’ve never thought that there would be a hidden staircase here…]

[As I said before, please don’t report anything that you will see from now on towards the Marquis . You also don’t want trouble yourself, so you should understand, right?]

[I swear that I won’t tell anyone . ]

We descended down the stairs .

These stairs were wide enough for two people to walk side by side .

I held out the glowing leather bag in front of me .

[That’s quite a strange lamp you have . ]

She shot out this commentary timidly .

Don’t step into the other’s personal circumstances as much as possible .

I think she’s quite concerned about the conditions I had told her before .

[It’s a valuable rare item after all . ]

I’m not lying when I said that .

Mist touches her forehead protector .

Her forehead protector began to shine as it illuminated everything in our front .

[Is that forehead protector on your head the generally-used lighting tool around this place?]

[No, I don’t think this is quite common . ]

Then, that must be one of those so-called magic equipment huh?

We eventually reached the foot of the stairs .

The ruins-like pathways continued .

The lower floors of this ruins is not spread out unlike that cave-like pathways of the Disposal Ruins .

It’s like we’re still in a place where civilization used to exist .

[There seems to be no monsters at the moment . ]

[Hati-dono, actually—]

[Hmm?]

[Ah, no… I’m sorry . It’s nothing . Please don’t worry about it . ]

There’s always something that’s happening when someone says something like “nothing” at a time like this .

Well, whatever .

I wonder if she’s about to ask something that would intrude my personal circumstances .

We advanced further into the passages .

[It seems that the path branches out here . ]

I’m pretty sure this place is not a labyrinth but…

I guess I should keep track of the places that I go through .

I step forward into one of the pathways .

Pigimaru peeked out from my flank hidden under my robe .

He tried to report something without trying to cry out .

He felt the presence of a monster .

[Giyuurruuaaahhh!]

A monster emerged from a corner .

A monster that I haven’t seen before .

Its head kind of reminds me of a flower bud .

There are three eyeballs attached on the flower bud .

These eyes are all golden in color .

It has a body that strangely looks humanoid .

Its eeriness is different from the monsters that I fought in the upper floors .

Zaa~!

Mist pulled out her sword and stepped forward, hiding me behind her back .

[Please leave it to me . ]

The monster’s bud-like head began opening up .

Kappaaa…

It’s as if the flower had started blooming…

. . but from this flower, several tentacles began to rush out .

These tentacles began to swoop down towards Mist .

Schwing! Pam! Slash!

Mist precisely cuts down the tentacles that were rushing towards her with her sword .

As she cuts down the swooping tentacles, she’s also moving closer towards it .

Her footwork is also splendid .

After just a short time, Mist had finally came close towards the monster .

Schwingg!

She cut down the monster in half .

[Higgyyoooeehhh—!]

The monster cried out before eventually falling down into silence .

Mist shook off the blood on her sword and slowly sheathed it back into its scabbard .

I applauded tepidly .

[That’s splendid . ]

Mist lightly saluted in response .

[You flatter me . ]

Fumu…

So that’s how it’s like huh…

So that’s how my close combat comrades would battle?

[…………]

I think I could leave my back to her .

At the moment, I think that just leaving the lookout to Pigimaru has its limits .

Pigimaru’s fighting ability is too low .

A guard, huh .

[Well then Hati-dono, let’s go further now . ]

[… . Yeah . ]

This floor is a bit wider compared to the upper floors .

On the other hand, the structure of this place seemed simpler .

There are numerous ornaments that could be found on the walls and pillars that may serve as landmarks .

If this is the case, I think there’s no need to worry about getting lost in this place .

I’m talking with Mist as we walk through the pathways .

[By the way…]

[Yes . ]

[I want to know some things about monsters . ]

The difference between the Golden-eyed monsters towards the other monsters .

I wanted to know about this .

Mist promptly answers the question .

[These Golden-eyed monsters were commonly known for their high amount of “experience points” that they give when they die . Though, most people in this continent call this experience points as “Soul Power” . ]

It seems that Mist knows the concept of experience points .

The Heroes from another world would absorb the soul power from the monsters they’ve killed .

That seems to be how the locals recognized the power of the Heroes .

[For the Heroes that came from a different world, they seem to see these Golden-eyed monsters as a— convenient prey for them to “level up” and improve their blessings . Did you know of the story about these Heroes from another world?]

[I’ve heard of it once before . ]

I see…

Experience points .

Level up .

It’s like these terms that different world Heroes would commonly use here and there were quite well-known here .

[And also, it’s been said that you won’t be able to obtain experience points even if you kill a human being . It seems that these experience points were something that only monsters possess . ]

That four-person group that I had encountered before seems to possess a great deal of skill .

However, my level didn’t rise even after I had killed those four .

I didn’t even get the experience points in the first place, so leveling up is impossible .

Well, so that’s how it is huh…

If someone could get experience points just through murder, there may have been frequent murders everywhere just so they could level up .

For example, they would let a hero kill a powerful warrior and just call it a “sacrifice for the greater good” .

That way, that Hero would be able to gain lots of levels at once .

That f*cking goddess would have done that .

[So, these Golden-eyed monsters were a valuable source of experience points huh…]

[That is so . There are even some times where the Heroes have rampantly hunted these Golden-eyed monsters and their numbers began to dwindle down . ]

From the perspective of these monsters, these Heroes would be nothing but slaughterers .

[That’s also why there are a lot of these Golden-eyed monsters in the underground ruins, a place that’s hardly touched by the modern civilization . ]

[Yes, it is as you have analyzed . It is also said that about a third of the whole population of these Golden-eyed monsters have gathered into the Great Ruins and they were the ones that formed the Golden Demon Zone . ]

The monsters had ran into the underground to escape from the Heroes from the past .

As a result, these ruins dungeon has been formed .

Depending on how you look at this situation, you could even see that these Heroes were just outrageous murderers…

[There are also some rare occasions where these monsters would climb out of the ruins . That’s why, each country manages these underground ruins as much as possible . ]

[Can’t you just close the exit?]

[When someone closes down the exit, another exit would open up in another place . However, if you just leave one exit open, then other openings wouldn’t come out again . ]

What about the Disposal Ruins?

Isn’t the exit there blocked by that gate?

[However— I’ve heard that there are some ruins that possesses a very powerful seal . With the power of this God-like seal, they’re preventing the monsters trapped inside that place from coming out towards the outside world . It seems that these type of ruins were usually neglected because they don’t see the need to manage this place . ]

The power of a God-like seal .

That goddess…

That f*cking goddess…

I see, so that’s the Disposal Ruins huh?

[What are the treatment towards those monsters that doesn’t have Golden-eyes?]

[Those normal monsters?]

So they’re just called normal monsters huh…

[There are some monsters that have a friendly relationship with humans . The ferocious and strong monsters were usually the characteristics of the Golden-eyed monsters . Other than these Golden-eyed monsters, most monsters that you could meet were just gentle monsters . ]

[Now that we’re talking about it, what are those Golden-eyed monsters?]

[Have you heard of the Origin of the Evil King before?]

[I’ve heard of that before . ]

That f*cking goddess has explained it to all of use when we were just summoned .

It is a Magic Origin that was specially hidden away by the Demon Emperor .

[It is said that when the great evil appears in this world, this great evil would release the Origin of the Evil King towards the world and exert its influence towards all living beings in the world . According to the legends, the monsters that have been strongly influenced by the Origin of the Evil King would have golden eyes . However, it seems that it has only affected those whose instincts were originally ferocious in nature . Those gentle monsters were said to be unaffected . This is the theory that had been proposed by the former Great Sage, Anglin . ]

I had already expected it but…

It seems that he really is quite an important figure .

[It is said that the Great Sage himself had friendly relationship with monsters . Among them, it is said the Slime was his favorite . ]

[……… . . ]

[Is something wrong?]

[It’s quite an interesting story . ]

I see .

So, it would be considered just a normal case if someone has a friendly relationship huh…

And, these Golden-eyed monsters were really ferocious, but gives out high amounts of experience points .

I drop my gaze and glanced at him that’s hidden behind my neck .

If that’s so…

I think it would be no problem even if Pigimaru were to appear in front of Mist .

Even if there were…

[……… . ]

Golden-eyed monsters .

Golden .

Golden Hero .

Kirihata Takuto .

There may not be much relevance towards them…

However, I don’t know if the golden signs that were matching was just a coincidence or not .

It’s just that these signs now seem to look a bit ominous for me .

Author Notes:

Thank you very much for continuously reading this novel until here .

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the people who gave me their impressions, bookmarks, and ratings . After completing the review before and after the renewal, it is quite erratic every time, but the impression and response of “interesting” that everyone gives us is encouragement . Thank you very much .

Every story, even the most insignificant one in this story, I’ve always been thinking as I want to somehow give them a highlight of their own but… It seems that it’s too troubling for my head to handle . *sweat drops*

I would be happy if you could feel even if it was just a bit interesting .

I wonder if this second volume is just a turning point . Ever since he had came out, I feel like he had just been gathering the information about this world that he could gather here and there . Personally, I feel like that the Disposal Ruins is one of those end-game dungeons, while the Mills Ruins is one of those starter dungeons . I think it’s starter dungeons → end-game dungeons are how it usually goes, so I think that the order of the raid has become really reversed .

We have a day off tomorrow and the next episode is scheduled to be updated on 1/16 (17:00) .

I would like to write the second chapter as well . We look forward to working with you in the future .

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