Chapter 121 - Unceasing Black Flame

[You’ve come around? Thank goodness…]

[Fate-sama!]

[I’m fine already, but the battle was still ongoing back there.]

[You even prepared all my equipment.]

[Of course. A holy knight must be ready to go into battle at any time. I, as a wife of a holy knight, understand this the most. If there was a crisis near the capital, there was no way we could comfortably sleep in our pajamas.]

[Thank you very much.]

[It’s for you after all. You are going, am I right?]

[Of course. I will bring back Roxy. For sure!]

[Such a fine expression. One belonging to a great Knight! Alright, here]

[Fate-sama, be careful and do your best!]

[I leave Roxy in your hands!]

『Looks like you’ve returned』

[Yeah, but it’s not…]

『Over yet, isn’t it?』

[Right. By the way, Greed! Tell me about this ‘Door to that Land’ thing]

『So you want to know…..but, it’s still too early for you』

[Again with that. Luna said that you’ll do exactly that.]

『That woman really can’t keep her lips tight, isn’t she? In any case, it’s the same reason why Myne choose to leave you…..』

『Are you that afraid of Eris？』

[Don’t read my mind]

『You are the one with Mind Reading skill. Anyways, what kind of monster is Roxy fighting？』

[It’s human turned monster called ogre. I have a feeling that it’s the same type that may cause repercussions if devoured by the gluttony skill, just like the nightwalker!]

They might proven to be a difficult enemy for me…Reminded of the pain when I ate a nightwalker, Greed laughed at me for being scared.

『Hahahaha! Rest assured, Fate! That monster was created through other means. Hence why it doesn’t have extraordinarily high stats』

[Aaron did said that they only have early Area E stats]

『And that’s the limit from turning into an ogre. Remember when Fate ate Tenryu, now that was a treat』

[It was indeed a treat. I should’ve let Mimir sucks more of my blood. I felt like the starvation returned just from remembering that.]

『Roxy’s soul was inside your body. It can’t be helped. Fortunately she didn’t get devoured by the Gluttony skill. You should thank that woman』

『Since they are just early Area E, they’d make a good material to test your training. Show me your growth』

[Yeah, I’m just happen to feel hungry too. It’ll be the first since a long while.]

Stout Arm: For a duration, quadruple strength. After the duration, reduce muscle reaction to ⅕ for 1 day.

[Fate!]

[Are you alright…?]

[I was worried]

[I know. I’ll finish this immediately]

[How is she?]

[Her injuries don’t seem to be serious. She took the ogre attack to protect me…it was originally a very severe wound…but she’s getting better in a visible rate…what in the world is this?]

[I’ll explain later. I need to clear out the ogres first.]

[Aaron?]

[That is…]

[You are late, Fate! At this rate I might end up killing all the ogres]

[How many are left?]

[There were seven. No, counting out the one that milord killed just now, and the one I have here, there are only five left.]

[As usual, doing things with your all]

[But thank goodness for your arrival. One managed to escape me and attacked Roxy. I heard Mimir’s cry, but I was surrounded by the ogres and could not free myself from them]

[That is it for me. Can I leave the rest to you?]

[It has been a while, has it not? If the urge is not satisfied occasionally, it will just feel awkward.]

[I wonder about the prospect thought. They can’t be considered an opponent for me.]

[I am still milord’s adoptive father after all. I should know it if it’s just that much. Leave Roxy to me, go wild!]

He tapped my shoulder and fall back. Aaron then carried Mimir who was being treated by Miria.

[Roxy, Miria, leave the rest to Fate. We will return to the capital in advance.]

[But…I’m still…not]

『See that, then you just have to go wild as Aaron told！』

[Don’t say something stupid. This forest is also the source of water for the capital. I’m still a Holy Knight. Shame on you for even suggesting that to me.]

『Kukuku, well……alright. So you’ll only kill the ogres?』

Whilst making fun of me, Greed changed form into the black staff. Oioi…by this, you mean you want me to use it!?

『It’ll be a problem if you don’t accustomed yourself in using the fourth form. Today you’ll only fight while using this form！』

[Oi, you little! Don’t act so selfish, turn back!]

『No can do』

[Kuuuuuuuu!]

『You must kill those ogres, while keeping the hobgoblin forest intact…..let me see how you do that now』

[Fine. I’ll do just that!]

『Not only weathering the distraction caused by the starvation. You must also polish your control!』

[They act more like a monster…moreover…]

[Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[The black flame…won’t stop?]

Apparently it’s still far from being controllable. I quietly listened to the inorganic voice as I turned my sight to the remaining four ogres.