Akatsuki Translations

The City of Sin, Gradol, was in utter chaos.

Suddenly, multiple giant dragon shadows took flight from the temple, and furthermore, numerous priests and attendants transformed into monsters that seemed to be 【slimes】. For those who had been indulging in peace and pleasure within the safe arms of the Sun God, in the Gourmet City, this was an utterly unimaginable calamity.

The knights entrusted with the city’s security ran around, but of course, they too were in disarray due to this unprecedented situation. After all, some of their own had also transformed into 【slimes】. There was hardly any coordination.

Yet, despite that, the number of casualties was surprisingly low.

It was not because the Temple had quelled the chaos, nor because the knights had acted swiftly.

It was due to the efforts of the gold-ranked guardian, the【True Human Creator, Klaulan】, and his subordinates, warriors with blue hair. They immediately suppressed the slimes, controlled the knights who had fallen into disarray due to their leaders turning into slimes, appealed to the unharmed priests of the Temple, and quickly restored the city’s functions. They eliminated the slimes rampaging in the city, except for a few that had turned into dragons and flown away.

Even the cultists who had taken advantage of this opportunity to make a move were captured magnificently, without being given a chance to scheme anything. It was truly a performance worthy of being called the saviors of Gradol.

“Seriously, what a selfish bunch. Not long ago, they were laughing behind your back, calling you a waste of food,” Five, who had just defeated a Slime trying to hide in the city’s back alleys, muttered a small curse at the Temple priests praising Klaulan.

“Don’t say that, Five! In fact, during peacetime, we were indeed a waste of food!” -Klaulan

“That’s what infuriates me. They restrain you for their own convenience, mock you with a straight face, and now they’re praising you. Even for a complete turnaround, they lack far too much integrity.”

Five was angry. He didn’t care what people said about him, but he couldn’t stand his “creator” Klaulan being mocked. Moreover, this incident was clearly caused by the distortions of the city of Gradol. Why should his creator have to clean up the mess caused by such dishonest people? He was indignant.

However, Klaulan shook his head.

“You’re mistaken, Five. It’s not those who are grateful to us now who restrained me. The cause of this incident is likely a part of the Caraleigh family, including Aesula. The commander of the knights, and some of the priests and attendants.” -Klaulan

And they had all turned into slimes. They had to pay the price for their own misdeeds.

“Most of those who are grateful to us now are probably unaware of the circumstances. Don’t lump people together so easily, Five.” -Klaulan

“…I apologize, Master.” -Five

“It’s all right! You said that out of concern for me, didn’t you?! Hm?!” -Klaulan

As they were conversing, Klaulan looked up. In the direction of his gaze was the slime that Five had defeated earlier. The slime, whose core had been destroyed and was only waiting to slowly self-destruct, was rapidly accelerating its natural disintegration. It would soon dissipate, scatter, and vanish completely.

“This is…” -Klaulan

“Master.” -Seven

At that moment, a figure descended from the sky. Probably using magic, Seven gently glided through the air, as if ignoring gravity, and flew into Klaulan’s chest. Klaulan caught her firmly and smiled.

“Oh, Seven! Good work on your search.” -Klaulan

“The presence of the slimes has disappeared.” -Seven

“So it seems. …It appears that my fellow kin has severed the root of this matter.” -Klaulan

“The Hero, you mean?” -Seven

Klaulan nodded. He patted Seven’s head and his face turned serious. He gave instructions to his beloved children, who were also his excellent warriors and his own hands and feet.

“Now, let’s not let her work go to waste! Heal the injured and quell the chaos!” -Klaulan

“Understood, Master.” -Seven

And so, the chaos in Gradol was settled.

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Meanwhile, the 【Dragon-Devoured Uuga】 at the center of the chaos…

“Woah, this is amazing. It feels like a secret city. It’s completely wrecked, though.” -Rabin

“Shut it, Rabin.” -Jain

“Is that a park? What’s with that unnecessarily huge fountain statue?”

“Isn’t that Floadia, the Spirit of Beauty? Although her head’s been blown off.”

“You guys, stop getting all excited.” -Jain

The White Serpent was onboard the Dragon-Devoured Uuga. Not only him and Rabin, but his subordinates were also all aboard. And not just Rabin, but everyone was quite excited. Jain got a headache.

However, even Jain couldn’t deny feeling somewhat elated. It was because the “reward” that Ur had previously declared was becoming more realistic.

“Is it really true? That we can live here?” -Rabin

“It’s definitely what they offered as a reward. We even made a contract with magic. Even if they don’t follow through, we can still squeeze money out of ‘em.” -Jain

After Jain stated his objective, that was the condition Ur had proposed. Namely, the usurpation of the 【Dragon-Devoured Uuga】 and obtaining the right to board Uuga. It was an absurd reward condition, presumptuous to even call it counting one’s chickens before they hatch.

But Jain accepted it. And he won that bet.

“Honestly, when you agreed to those conditions, I seriously thought your brain had swelled so much that you’d gone crazy, but man, as expected of you, Jain.”  -Rabin

“Their abruptness is so refreshing that I can’t even get angry.” -Jain

Indeed, it was certainly a quite unfavorable bet. The reason he accepted those conditions was not only because it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but more than anything, he couldn’t deny being captivated by the indescribable air emitted by the adventurer named Ur at that time.

Thinking about it like that, it was quite infuriating, and it was even more infuriating that he succeeded because of it. However, it was also true that as a result, his dream and life goal were about to become quite a concrete reality, so he was a little unsure of where to place his emotions.

For now, after cursing at them once, he was going to confirm the exchange of rewards. And that’s why he was currently onboard Uuga, but…

“…What are you guys doing?” -Jain

Jain found Ur and his group lying on the ground as if they were dead, and he made an exasperated face. Especially Ur, who didn’t even twitch despite being hugged by a sobbing Echelle. He was in a state where he couldn’t move due to fatigue and was at their mercy.

However, looking at the surrounding area, especially the severely destroyed cityscape, the bizarre ground that looked like it had melted like metal under high heat and then solidified, the mysterious chariot with its wheels blown off and almost half-destroyed, and Ur himself, covered in healing talismans with his left arm wrapped in a bandage, it was clear that it had been a grueling situation.

“Collapsed from exhaustion.” -Ur

Noticing Jain, Ur tried to raise his hand but lowered it as if in pain.

“It was a really brutal battle.” -Ur

“I can see that. No, I can’t really tell. What’s going on around here?” -Jain

“The heretic guys were way crazier than I thought.” -Ur

“…I’m curious about what kind of battle it was, but that’s for later. What happened to the Hero?” -Jain

“She flew off to Gradol.” -Ur

It was a pretty hectic matter but considering that the dragons had also flown in from the direction of Gradol, that concern was understandable. However, the “True Human Creator” was supposed to be stationed in Gradol, so I don’t think anything too serious will happen.

However, putting aside the matter of Gradol and the Hero. That’s not what’s important.

“So, we’ll be getting paid the reward, right?” -Jain

“That’s the plan, but we don’t know what’s going to happen to Uuga from now on.” -Ur

“…Well, it’s certainly something beyond our capabilities.” -Jain

Jain had also witnessed the destructive blow of Uuga. Or rather, there was no way he couldn’t have witnessed it. A fearsome vortex of destruction that even altered the terrain. The existence of Uuga that produced that could potentially have a significant impact on the future human habitat if mishandled.

As a result, there was of course a possibility that the agreement between Ur and Jain could be blown away. In that case, they intended to take the penalty for non-performance, but…

“Well, anyway, you know.” -Jain

“Yeah, you know.” -Ur

Ur and Jain looked at each other’s faces. They both had a mountain of information they wanted to exchange and things they needed to discuss, but there was one thing they had to say as a turning point.

“”Good work.”” -Ur & Jain

The two guild leaders said that and appreciated each other.

Thus, the long days of chaos and battles surrounding the Dragon-Devoured City Uuga came to a temporary conclusion. After this battle, Ur’s fate would further accelerate and be swallowed into a vortex of intense chaos, but that’s a story for another day.

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【Sun Knight Echelle’s Request: Liberate the Dragon-Devoured City, Uuga】

・ Incomplete

【Sun Knight Echelle’s Request: Defeat the Mysterious Dragon】

・ Completed

・ Dragon Magic Stone Acquisition: Equivalent to three gold coins

・ Slime (Strong) Magic Fragment Absorbed

【Slime King Subjugation Battle: Results】

・ Slime King Defeat Reward: None

・ Slime King Magic Stone Acquisition: Equivalent to 25 gold coins

・ Usurpation of the Super Large-Scale City-Familiar 【Dragon-Devoured Uuga】

・ Slime King’s Magic Fragment Absorbed

【Echelle’s Request: Caraleigh Family Assassination Request】

・ Completed

・ 【Favored One of the Mirror】 Echelle Loine Raleigh enslaved

・ Karma greatly increased.

・ Undeveloped Skill 【Big Game Hunter】 → Changed to 【King Slayer】

・ 【King Slayer】

   → Ability improvement when hostile towards rulers, Special Rare Skill (No acquisition for 680 years), Automatic Skill, 【Taboo】

【Silver Void】

【Golden Saint】

【Scarlet End】

【Undead King】

【Creator of the White God】

【Queen of the Night】

Thus, the actors are gathered, intersected, and in the end, the 【King of Ash】 shall descend.