Just like that, we as a team killed and collected all of the monster's corpse.
As expected of him, his command is good and easy to understand, he knows each of us - speciality and takes full advantage of it.
"As expected of you, Tanny. Everything went well."
"Hahaha, you flatter me" as he patted Rail's shoulder."
Tanny's mind is full of confusion right now. He gazes deeply into me as if he was looking at a skilled detective who hides his skills.
"His movement was smooth, his sword skill is on top-notch, yet he doesn't even release his full potential yet. He might hide the magic he uses to weaken those monsters just now, but I realise it was his magic that made it easier to kill those monsters. I guess I will hold on to what Rail told us yesterday then." Thought him.
"What's wrong Rail?" As Allie slowly hit Rail's body.
"Ah... it's nothing. Yoshh! We gonna have a feast tonight!"
"Yay!" Aella seems to hype for this feast. I guess they haven't eaten a lot of delicious food lately. Well, that's to be expected when you are trapped inside a mountain full of corrupted monsters.
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"Fwuahh. This meal was so delicious" Aella was in joy.
"Hey, Kuri. Give me that big meat." As Airi pointed to one of the big meat near me, it was as big as almost the world body of the 'Rehyptla' - though some part already got eaten by us.
"No! That's what you get when you don't want to join the hunt. Kufufufu" serves you right loli draggy. I gave her this annoying laugh as if I was provoking her.
Her face turns red. Angry.
"Whaat! We have a lot more. I'll just take it by myself then" As she jumps on the table and try to reach for the food but I pulled her before she could even reach the table. Our body was unstable and both of us fall to the ground. Airi was on top of my body.
"Wahh, both of you sure close, huh~" Allie made it awkward for us.
Both of our faces were tainted with red.
"You got it wrong!" both of us simultaneously said while looking at her.
"Yeah, yeah I got that~"
"Ahh, just give it to her if she wants, we still got a lot more" Rail came out from the kitchen on his hand is a big plate full of the 'Rehyptla' meat.
"You sure? She will eat all of it though"
"Hahaha, yes" Rail might take it as a joke but for me, this gluttony dragon will really finish all of them. I don't know if she has a dimension stomach, even in human form, she can eat as much as she was on her dragon's form.
"Hahaha, hear that? I will eat then!" Airi stands up from my body and eats the whole big meat all by herself in a second the big meat gone.
All of them were making this suprise face except Allie. Well, I will let it slip this time just to show Rail why I stop her earlier.
"I... I guess we might need more" Rail put the plate earlier on the table and went back to the kitchen to make more of that meat, the fact that Airi could eat that much and still need more just shocked him.
"Hahaha, you must eat a lot as you are still growing don'tcha?" Allie just makes the vicinity lively again.
While the other still in astonishment with Airi.
"Hey, Kuri. I'm sorry about yesterday." This is awkward. But Tanny from earlier has been acting weird as if something was bothering him.
"It's fine, and also... my name is Kuro. Kohaku Kuro. Only this idiot here calls me that" as I pointed at Airi without facing her.
"Krgaa?! Whou du yu kall Lollli?! (Hargh?! Who do you call loli?!)" Airi's mouth still full of food.
"Ahh... is that so? Tanny Schetchwender. Also, I guess it's about time we talk about the mastermind."
"mastermind?"
"You said it yesterday right? You know where he was."
"Ahh, yes. It is not far from here, but I could feel there's a lot of corrupted monsters guard the cave where he lives."
"Huh?" Didn't yesterday you said--"
"I change my mind" he cut Aella's word and his face was a bit... embarrass. After all yesterday, he ignores me, and today he said he wants to know about the lair of the mastermind, it must be awkward for him.
And, I see now. As expected. He realises that I hide my true power earlier, I thought he just gaze at me, but he realises about that.
As expected of the strongest A-rank adventurer on Orval.
"Hmm, it is 10 kilometres to the north. But, there is a Legendary-class monster there."
"Legendar-- ehem, I mean are you sure it not just some A-rank monster?" he tries to calm himself but he still can't. I could expect that kind of reaction even from what I say make those two women snap.
"No"
"Aww, Kuro. You sure love to joke"
I guess only Rail and Tanny realise it. Well, at least I can gain Tanny's trust, their leader. That will settle everything. To be honest, I just want to go and defeat the man who behind all of this alone, but I just won't. When I observe their fighting skill today, I learn new class which is the 'Healer-class' and 'Archer-class' but it still low. I want to see them fight those monster seriously so I can get more skill by using my 'God Knowledge'.
It might sound selfish, but this is for the sake of my growth and to save their town, (my reason though).
"All right then. How about we go tomorrow?"
"What? I thought you don't believe hi--"
"Tomorrow we go!" Once again he cut Aella word.
"Selfish" Airi said in a slow voice as if she was whispering, but because of my high sense, I could hear it clearly. She was still eating while her eyes close.
I snapped. As expected of the strongest dragon. She sees right through me.
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"Tanny, I know you. You hide something right." For a woman who already married to him, she just knows all of the things about her husband. She realises he was acting all weird around Kuro.
They were inside their room. It was after the feast.
His wife gives him such a question as soon as they enter their room. A wife, must felt betray if their husband hides something from them. The same goes for Allie.
"Umm, I guess I can't hide it from you, huh. If you see, when we were hunting this morning. That was an A-rank monster. I know we all could defeat it. But if you realise, that Kuro did something to weaken the monster, that's why our hunting was easy."
"You mean-"
"Yes, he hides his true rank and power. I don't know for what purpose but I have this feeling that tells me that if I was to mess with him, in the end only death awaits us."
She doesn't want to believe it. But, whenever she sees this face her husband make that's mean it'd true. Where his face was serious, hand on his chin, with eyes half close and that serious look and atmosphere.
"I will believe you. But he said there is a Legendary-Class monster."
"I know, but I have a hunch that Kuro is not as simple as that. I don't know. We'll just see it then tomorrow."
"Mmm," His wife was speechless as she just agrees with her husband statement.
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"Yoshh! We have prepared everything" And so, that what was he said though we only bring our weapon, gear and some potion. We were expecting this will only take less than one day. Our target is only to take down those monsters and the mastermind behind all of these barrier incident.
And that's also my mission to bring these three back safe and sound to the town.
"So, Kuro, please lead the way"
"All right."
It is 10 kilometres walk. I don't expect we could arrive there in one hour. After all along, the way we might meet a lot of strong monsters and that might slow down us, by slow down I mean really slow as there are only strong monsters on this mountain.
But come to think of it, why would he trap people who enter inside this mountain? I guess I'll find the answer later.
Along our way, there are almost no monsters. even if there is, it just a weak monster or B-class and below.
"Hah, that was easy"
No, it's not that. Why do I feel... like we are getting invited straight to the lair of the mastermind, it was as if he already arrange all of this. I do not know why and how. But... he seems to know everything about us, as if...
"There!" As I aim my hand and shoot my magic to destroy a corrupted bird.
I was behind, So all of them were shocked to see me suddenly cast magic from behind.
"Magic without chanting?!" thought them simultaneously. They just keep quiet about it. So far as they know, only strong adventurer could cast magic without chanting.
"My hunch was right..."
"He is not simple"
At that time, I already forgot that magic without chanting is rare for them as I already use to fight people like that such as those two monsters old man.
"What did you shot?" As they slowly approach me. My body covers the corrupted bird from them to see it.
"I knew it. The mastermind has been watching us this whole time."
"Awesome, Kuro!"
Luckily I told myself to not mess with this man. Is he perhaps a legendary - no above legendary-rank adventurer. He is good at hiding his true power. From the outside, he looks like a normal B-rank adventurer, but when you gaze deeply into him, it as if I was looking into a powerful deity! (There is an angel image behind Kuro's shadow when Tanny looked at him).
"So, what should we do now. He must already prepare a trap for us since he knows that we are coming to him."
"Hmm, all right what should we do now, Kuro?"
"Ehh me?!" Tanny, as a leader suddenly talks like that as if he gave me the lead role, I don't accept nor reject it. All of their eyes now focus on me as if they were waiting for my answer. I guess there is no other way except for me to decide what to do next.
"I... I guess we should just go straight to him" I was a bit hesitant. I have never played this leader-role before and I'm scared that I would mess it up.
"So, how about you guys?"
"I'm fine with that."
"Yeah, me too"
"Hear that Kuro?"
"Y..yeah"
"Be a bit more confident later" Tanny's hand wrap around my neck as he was whispering straight through my ear. It was awkward. He knows I was hesitating.
The reason why I chose to go straight to the mastermind is I have the feeling that he is not someone to send monsters and disturb us while our way to him, I don't know if it was my intuition or what but I have this feeling that he will fight us seriously face two face since he already saw my power.
While everyone already turn around and was about to continue our expedition, I was still looking at the corrupted bird. The magic I cast earlier wasn't enough to kill this bird. What I want to do is...
I touch its body and channel my magic through it and use my telepathy via the source of the mastermind's magic.
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"Hello? Test. Test.."
"Ho? So even he can do that?" The mastermind seems no suprise at all as if he saw all of this before.
"Ahh, I'm just testing my magic, that's all"
"Kuro?"
"Ahh, sorry let's go"
"See you" I left the last message to him as I stop use my telepathy magic.
"Kufufufu Bwahahaha. This is interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing him. Kuro, huh?"
After that, he continues with his evil laugh.
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In front of us is the cave where I could feel inside it has the mastermind's mana. It was so big and was decorate that make it looks like an ancient ruin. on the right and left of the entrance is a statue and there is a letter written on the door.
"Defeat those corrupted guardians for those who seek the way"
He made it looks like an ancient word tho, what a weird owner.
Well, I do have a feeling about these two statues...
And both of them hold a sword.
Suddenly we could feel an earthquake. It was not from the mountain instead it is from those two statues. Aella was the one closest to the right statue and it was dangerous! The statue has started to move and already preparing to attack us, but Aella, she was in danger.
"Aella!"
Allie and Tanny already rush to save her. No, they are too slow. Even my 'World's Will' shows something that even me myself don't want to see.
"God's Enhancement" I whisper.
"Aahhhh" A loud shrieked came from Aella.
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