CH 387

Ancient Ruins

So basically, Charlotte had Klaus be sent away on an expedition just so I could find him without any hindrances.

Certainly, the black market was one thing, but if we fought in the middle of the city, we could end up causing a lot of trouble to the commonfolk.

And besides, I’m sure Klaus has other people working for him like [Under Eye] within the capital as well, so in terms of making things efficient as well, sending Klaus away from the city was probably the better choice.

“So that’s how it was. So? Where exactly is this location of our decisive battle set to be?”

“An ancient ruin, known as [Foro Neem]. It’s located about two days travel in the direction of the Empire from here.”

“Never even heard of the damn place………also, aren’t ancient ruins an important place? Is it alright to start a battle there?”

“Of course, we’ve already taken that into consideration as well. While we have sent Klaus to [Foro Neem] under the pretence of doing an investigation, the reality is that the ruins have been already fully investigated a long time ago. The ruins connect to an underground area, that leads to giant arena.——–fufu, quite the fitting place for your duel, no?”

Even if you say that, imagining a giant arena  doesn’t exactly pop a vivid image in my head but, if they’re calling it an arena specifically, I have to assume the place is well suited for battles.

Looks like Charlotte really prepared the best possible stage for the finale.

“The Final battle in a giant arena eh?—–My thanks, looks like you really fulfilled your part of the deal. My heart’s starting to race just thinking about it.”

“No need for your thanks. But in exchange, please finish off Klaus for good. That could be the best kind of thanks you could ever give me.”

“Yeah, I will. I promise you, Klaus will die by my hands………So, if he left 4 days ago, we should probably leave soon too right? If we dilly dally around, he might come back before we know it.”

That was my biggest concern right now.

There’s a high chance something like that might happen. It’ll be a pain if we missed each other again.

“In terms of time, you don’t need to worry that much. [Foro Neem] is a genuinely massive ancient ruin, so it’ll take a decent amount of time before investigations can be fully completed. Eve a [Sword God] can’t finish it all in a matter of days……….But well, there can always be other unforeseen events, so you should depart within the next three days I think. I’ll give you guys the map of [Foro Neem] as well, so you should be able to make it the arena at the end of the ruins very fast.”

“Three days eh………..That’s fine by me. More than enough time to prepare. Be sure to give us maps for both the location of the ruins, as well as the inside of [Foro Neem] itself as well.”

“Of course. Also, I’ll give you the info on his party members as well. So you’re going to be here till morning alright?”

“That too? Well, well, if you’re putting this much effort, I really can’t lose now huh.”

“Just be sure to not get careless okay? I am fully aware of how strong you are Chris but, I still think that Klaus is still a level above you when it comes to pure power. Don’t forget that.”

She said that with a very serious expression.

I worked all this time just to catch up to him so I already know that, and besides, I could never forget that single slash of light that almost took my life no matter what, so being careless was never going to be something I’d do.

Just a few days after [Heaven’s Blessing], Klaus who knew nothing about real fighting still had been able to release that [Sacred Slash].

Just recalling it sends shivers down my spine, and my memories aren’t exaggerated either. That slash was genuinely deadly.

Just the shockwave alone had destroyed the walls, and even then, the slash continued onwards and flew off into the horizon.

Even after gaining countless new skills, I still can’t replicate a feat like that, so me being careless against Klaus was an impossibility.

He’s a Sword God. And ironically, I think I’m the one in this whole world that knows best just how deadly that title really can be.

“Don’t worry. I’m not the type to make a foolish mistake like that. Iw ill use everything I have, all my strength——-to kill Klaus.”

“………..good. Then, I have nothing more to say. Alright, then let me talk about [Foro Neem] and Klaus’ party members in that case.”

“Yeah. I’ll be in your care.”

From there, Charlotte spoke about all sorts of detailed info until the sun had risen up again.

Not just info on [Foro Neem], but also every single minute detail regarding Klaus and his party had been thoroughly collected for my sake. So much that even though I had never even met or seen them, I still felt like I could now recognize them on sight. That’s how detailed her info was.

Ralf and Esta were also earnestly listening, and thanks to this info, we’ll be able to prepare countermeasures against them beforehand as well.

Feeling gratitude towards Charlotte’s hard work, I knew that we had to use the next three days very meaningfully before we finally head to [Foro Neem] as well.