Chapter 136
The Scheme
Translator : PolterGlast
The first report was about the recruitment call from the Demon
King's Army. Surely there wouldn't be any reports bigger than that, but I
decided to listen to what Bane had to say.
"Did anything else happen? For example... were there
any repercussions from me defeating the monsters that were the lords of this
vicinity?"
"None whatsoever! There has been absolutely no movement
from the Red Ogre, the Berserk Bear, or the Silver Golem.
However..."
"However?"
"Marx Mountain alone is a bit noisy. It is not
the Silver Golem, but there are signs that something is scheming, taking
advantage of the fact that the Silver
Golem is gone."
Marx Mountain,
huh. As I reported to Bane before, I had sensed a strange presence from
the summit of Marx Mountain. There is a possibility that that thing
is making a move.
"I think I reported this before, but I sensed the
presence of a strong monster at the summit. Is it not that thing moving?"
"I believe the possibility is extremely high. It seems
to possess flight capabilities, and there is information that it is
transporting monsters from elsewhere."
"Flight capabilities... In that case, I am almost
certain of its identity. Since this is a monster I allowed to escape due to a
lapse in my own judgment, if it is scheming
something, I want to be the one to take it down personally."
"No, no. I have no intention of troubling you, Graham-sama.
I have already sent servants to Marx Mountain, and as soon as we locate
the mastermind—I shall finish it with my own hands."
Bane bowed
deeply while smiling fearlessly. I intended to go to Marx Mountain alone
and take it down quickly, but since Bane seems full of motivation, I
suppose I'll leave it to him.
"Understood. If that's the case, I'll leave it to you, Bane."
"Haha! I shall definitely finish it."
"...Somehow, looking at Bane-san makes Graham-san
look like a King."
"True! It's probably because Bane...-san is
being too humble!"
"I never told him to be humble, though."
"What are you saying! To me, Graham-sama is the
Creator, the Savior, the God!!"
"He was even higher than a King!"
I'm neither a Savior nor a Creator... but since he continues
to worship me no matter how much I rebuke him, it's useless to say anything
now. More than that, I was curious about the fact that Aoi added
"-san" to Bane's name.
For a moment, she looked like she was going to use his name
without an honorific, but she glanced at him and stopped herself. She has an
image of being frank with everyone, but seeing that she uses honorifics for Salis
and Bane, she seems to have her own standards.
"...Why are you looking at me in this juncture!"
"No, it's nothing. So... is that it for the
reports?"
"No, the rest are minor details, but there are still
some! Adventurers have come from Biodasdal several times. Several types
of monsters came from afar wishing to become subordinates. And, two of my
servants have evolved. I reported them all at once, but that is everything I
wished for Graham-sama to hear."
I thought there wouldn't be any major reports left, but they
were all quite concerning. Especially... I want to hear in detail about Bane's
servants evolving.
"I'm curious about adventurers coming and monsters
coming from afar... but more than that, what do you mean your servants
evolved?"
"I do not understand it either, but without any
forewarning, they evolved in a form similar to myself."
"You don't know the reason? It wasn't because you named
them or anything?"
"No. I have not named them."
"So they really evolved without a reason. ... I'm curious. Can you bring them here?"
"Of course. I will call them immediately, so please
wait a moment."
Bane stood up
and left the room, taking the Ghost Wizard with him. After waiting a few
minutes, he returned with two monsters.
I had imagined monsters that had changed into a form like Bane's
would come, but what appeared were a perfectly ordinary Skeleton Swordsman
and a Wight Knight. I doubted if they were truly evolved individuals,
but Bane wouldn't lie to me, so they must have evolved in ways not
apparent in their appearance.
"Graham-sama, sorry to keep you waiting. These
are the two who evolved."
"G-Graham-sama...! It-It is an honor to meet
you!"
"To-To think you would want to meet a servant like me,
thank you so much...!"
The two monsters were trembling like jelly while expressing
their gratitude to me. Their appearance is nothing more than lower-class
monsters, but it's strange how cute they look when they act like this.
"Sorry for having you come all this way. I'll ask
immediately, but how exactly have these two evolved compared to others?"
"The Skeleton Swordsman's bones have taken on a
slightly reddish hue. And as for the Wight Knight, his eyes have turned
blue."
The changes were so subtle
I was actually surprised. I doubted if it was really evolution, but if Bane,
who knows them well, says they evolved, then they must have.
"I-I see. So there aren't that many big changes
regarding appearance."
"Yes, that is correct. Their strength has increased
compared to other individuals, but above all, the ability to converse is the
greatest change."
It is difficult to communicate with lower-class monsters.
The fact that they can speak fluently amidst that can be called the greatest
proof of evolution.
I am extremely curious about what caused them to evolve. Are
these two rare individuals, or did they do something worthy of evolution?
And hearing 'rare' makes me want to name these two as
well... but naturally, I learned my lesson with Bane. I want to make
them easier to call, but I should firmly hold back here.
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