Note: STRICT WARNING!!! THE FIRST HALF IS A TOILET CHAPTER, MAKE SURE YOUâRE NOt IN THE MIDDLE OF MEAL!!!
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In addition, since we already know that the leading actress, Sienna, was safe and sound, Shirone didnât need to replace Sienna anymore.
Thatâs why Shirone was really delighted to be freed from that role.
To be honest, I was rather disappointed since I thought that it would be interesting to watch her play the role of princess knight in that drama.
ăGeez!! As I thought, everyone is such a meanie!!!ă
Shirone screamed in anger.
Tch, she saw through me, huh. Well, it canât be helped since I was actually looking forward to seeing her play that role.
ăBut, just what in the world is that Moonlight Goddess trying to do?ă
Decius spoke anxiously.
ăShe told us to come to Altar of Badon. Meaning that she must be waiting for us to come to that place. Yeah, what sheâs trying to do in that place?ă
Badonâs altar was the place where the evil god Badon was sealed and this theatre was built right on top of that altar.
It seems that the altar was connected to an underground waterway.
Though it actually will be faster for us to arrive at the altar by going down from this theatre, this theatre unfortunately has no path built which leads to the underground waterway. In addition, this theatre was also protected by a fairly powerful barrier.
This theatre might collapse if we force our war down by blowing the floor.
Thus, we had no choice but to enter from the closest entrance to the underground waterway.
The monsters seem to be running rampant in underground waterways, but we will leave those monsters to the freedom fighters while we chase our main target, the Moonlight Goddess. That was the gist of our plan.
We will commence the plan tomorrow.
ăIâve been wondering about the woman called Moonlight Goddess. I wonder what kind of person she is.ă
Turia muttered by herself.
ăMy apologies, Turia-dono. We also do not have enough information about her, thatâs why there isnât much we can tell you about her by this point. But, please let the citizens take shelter for the time being.ă
Since we still had no clear information about Moonlight Goddess, there was not much we could tell the two senators and General Clasus about her. Thatâs why, it might be better to not tell them about her at all rather than telling them such half baked information.
We have yet to tell them about Siennaâs safety too.
Moonlight Goddess did say that she had no intentions of killing Sienna, but we should take precautions in case she was lying.
I wanted to avoid the case in which we told Siennaâs father that his daughter was safe, only to tell him later that she was already dead.
ăWell, weâll know what kind of a person she is once we arrived in that place.ă
Reiji flashed his usual daring smile.
Yup, it just the usual d*ckhead. Seeing is believing.
Everyone agreed with d*ckhead.
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âValkyrie, Shizufae
Early in the morning, we were gathering in the parade grounds of the Republic of Ariadya after receiving the commission from the freedom fighter association yesterday.
The Parade grounds were the training grounds of the soldiers located close to the 3rd ramparts.
It was huge, it might be enough for an army gathering place.
Many other freedom fighters were gathered in that place too.
ăUwaa~, look at this number of people, Shizu-chan. You wonât see this many warriors unless when marching into the labyrinth right?ă
Madi spoke to me while looking around.
ăYeah, thereâs so many of them. There should be at least two hundred of them, and all of them are big shots.ă
Itâs just as big sis Keyna had said. Almost two hundred of the most famous freedom fighters in Teseshia gathered in this place. Upon a closer look, I also saw the figure of Earthâs hero Godan and Windâs hero Zefa.
ăQuite a spectacle, to be able to gather this much force.ă
ăYeah, just what kind of commission is it that need so much freedom fighters.ă
Leylia and Nora-san spoke while looking around at the warriors around us.
ăBut, just what in the hell is happened for them to gather so many warriors, Shizufae?ă
Novis, who came along, was voicing his complaint.
ăDunno. I think theyâre going to explain right after this.ă
In fact, they didnât tell me the details either. They just told me that it was monster subjugation.
ăHey, Shizufae-san. You guys came too, huh.ă
A man carrying a trident with him came to greet us.
ăAh, itâs the hero of water, Nephim-san.ă
ăYes, hero of water, Nephim at your service, Shizufae-san. I see you become a valkyrie, huh. That suit look good on you.ă
Nephim sung a praise while looking at my helmet with the wing ornament on both sides.
ăYeah. Thanks for the praise.ă
Iâll thank him for the time being for his praise. This helmet and the blessing was a grace I received from Rena-sama after all.
ăBy the way, whatâs your business, Nephim.ă
Novis suddenly stood in front of me, looking irritated. Whatâs wrong with him?
ăJust giving my greeting, Hero of Fire, Novis. Weâre about to enter the underground waterway together, after all.ă
ăUnderground waterway?ă
ăYeah, Shizufae-san. I heard that the underground waterway has already turned into a monster den. Weâre gathered here today to subjugate them.ă
I couldnât hide my shock upon hearing that. I would never have expected that thereâs a den of monsters right beneath the Republic of Ariadya. That was a huge problem.
ăOi, if thatâs true, this country is literally in for a huge trouble right!!? Just who in the world is the one who is responsible for managing that place!? How can they make such a mistake!!ă
Itâs just as big sis Keyna had said. The one who is responsible for managing the underground waterway should resign.
ăYeah, thatâs why weâre gathered in this place. In addition, I heard that the person responsible for managing the underground waterway seems to be missing. They mightâve long since escaped from this country. Moreover, the senator who backed them, Cornes, is also missing.ă
ăNo wayâŠă
I was really furious upon hearing that.
How dare they escape after neglecting their job. In addition, I felt an unspeakable sense of resentment toward the senate member called Cornes who went into hiding.
ăIn addition, the matter about monsters in the underground waterway seems to be a top secret matter. Well, the citizens will feel anxious if they know about that after all.ă
Nephim spoke while placing his index finger in front of his mouth.
Sure enough, things will get hectic if the citizens know about that. But, in the end, it was still difficult to completely prevent the news from leaking out. The reason being some citizens came to complain after hearing that news.
ăEveryone, the general seems to have arrived.ă
When I turned my line of sight toward where Nephim was pointing at, I saw general Clasus come along with Reiji-sama. Moreover, Sage Chiyuki-sama and the knight of Law Decius-sama were also with them. It seems theyâll participate in this mission too.
And then, General Clasus climbed on the stage and started his explanation about this mission.
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âDark Knight; Kuroki
ăI see, Reiji and co went into underground waterway huh.ă
Iâm currently hearing the story from Turia who came to visit the mansion.
ăYes, Black Stormâs God. The hero and his comrades went into underground waterway.ă
Turia bowed as she spoke.
ăBut, something is bothering me. The woman called Moonlight Goddess⊠no matter how much I think about it, itâs definitely Kuna, right?ă
I couldnât hide my shock when I heard the story about Moonlight Goddess from Turia.
ăYes. Since I also arrived in that conclusion, I came to give a report.ă
Tarabos spoke with an apologetic voice.
She also told me that the senate member called Cornes who lives around the corner turned out to be a ghoul masquerading as Cornes.
And then, Reiji and co met the woman called Moonlight Goddess in the basement of Cornesâ mansion.
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