Chapter 119 - One Who Plays Around with Souls

[Wasn’t that a bit too much?]

[No, I think I am not overdoing things at all.]

[Such an effective first strike]

[Hahaha, indeed it is. O Miria, can you please handle the hobgoblins that are left behind?]

[Yes, leave them all to me!]

[Well said]

[Shall we continue. Fate?]

[…..alright.]

[What in the world is this place…]

[Looks like an ancient ruins. The floor is glowing light intermittently.]

[Somewhat similar to the lights at the Military district.]

[Fumu, indeed it is]

[Why is a Gallian ruin in this place!?]

[If Eris was with us, she might be able to explain this…..but she’s not with us at the moment.]

[We can only keep marching forward now.]

[Yes.]

[This should’ve come from the injury that I inflicted. Look, it’s leading to the entrance of the ruins]

[It seems to be quite spent already. There should not be any problem in handling it now, Fate]

[Yeah, but it’s a monster capable of manipulating other’s souls after all. It may still have some hidden ace that we don’t know of]

[Indeed you are right]

[Nothing at all….. Does Fate sense anything else?]

[No, I only sense one]

[In such a state, there is nothing else it can do. Rest assured.]

[It may have a method to heal its wound.]

It’s Gallian ruins after all. We have no idea what kind of technology hidden within. However, Aaron shook his head.

[I wonder about that. There is no recovery magic in this world, except for Milord’s Twilight Healing and auto regeneration of some monsters that can heal themselves to a certain extent. Do you know the reason why?]

[Maybe…because gods never gave human that kind of skill?]

Aaron listened to my reply attentively, before throwing another question.

[Umu, then why gods did not give that skill to human?]

[That’s…..]

[As for those living in the current era, nobody knows why. This may not be the correct answer, but here is my thought on it…]

[Sometimes, I think that back in the day when Gallia was prospering, recovery magic might have existed.]

[Could it be…]

[I couldn’t confirm that yet…Greed is not the type who likes to talk about himself.]

[In any case. Once Eris returned, we should investigate this Gallia ruins more thoroughly. Those not in the know will always get left behind after all.]

[Aaron, watch out with that shroom. If you breathe in too much of its spore, shrooms will also grow out of your body.]

[I knew it…somehow. I thought that I’ve seen it somewhere.]

I wanted to burn it off with fire magic, but then I remembered that I’m still in Roxy’s body.

Seeing my blunder, Aaron merely smiled.

[Hold your breath, we must pass through it quickly.]

[Yes]

[Let us get rid of that obstructing door. We will storm in on Fate’s signal.]

[Why…why…..something like this is here?]

[This is terrible]

[They are dead]

[However, they appear to be still alive at glance.]

[Look at their face. Those are people who had been missing recently. I have their portraits on a document inside my bag.]

[Couldn’t be…as a substitute for food storage right?]

[In that case, the room would have traces of carcasses strewn around. But, as milord can see, the room is tidy.]

[We’ve been educated since childhood that monsters are the enemies of humanity. The same can be said with the holy knights. And the teaching is mostly correct. If a cattle and human encountered a monster, the monster will first attack the human. I used to think that they find humans to be too delicious to pass off….but, this place contradict all that.]

[Yes, it’s strange that they preserve human in a such way. Normal goblins would’ve eaten them all on the spot.]

[Human…..don’t…….get in the way]

Aaron and I quickly turned our attention to that voice.

[That’s…..]

[I can’t believe it]