NOVEL NEXT Chapter 335: Snowy mountains giant
After dinner and a bath, I log into the game. Then everyone was gathered, but the mood was dark...return to death.
"What's wrong?"
"We tried to take down the Frog Dragon and we lost"
"I thought we could win if we used everyone's special moves"
"...Furious, it fired off a barrage of special attacks and wiped us out"
I guess what I tasted in the ice wyvern occurred...don't mind.
"""Sorry to bother you"""
Then the Freetia princesses came to the room. Hey, hey.
『Welcome』
Huh? Are you guys used to them? They've been here quite a bit?
"Ah, Takuto-sama! Nice place! I want to eat the shaved ice that Nephi, Lily-chan and the others mentioned"
...They came for it.
『Shaved ice!?』
Yes, yes. I'll make enough for everyone. As everyone was tasting the shaved ice, I noticed that Ruin-san´s group was not here.
"Ah...Ruin-san and the others got an invitation from the gastronomic town and they are on their way there"
Oh! They finally made it! Congratulations.
"...What have you been up to, Nii-sama?"
"I was rescuing cerian beasts from enslavement in the Sandwall Desert"
It was Princess Sylphy who reacted the most to that.
"Is it true?"
"Y, Yes. They're in the custody of the Beastmaster's Guild right now"
"...I'm sure Nephi-san and the others will take good care of them. Older sister. Please calm down"
"Th, That's right..."
She really loves everyone. This princess...then Princess Sarah asks me a question.
"More importantly, can you enter the Sandwall Desert?"
"Yes. Come to think of it, is the Sandwall Desert part of any country?"
"No, it's not in any country because that place is covered by sandstorms. It is a mystery if there are people or towns there in the first place"
Well...at least there were people there and by the looks of it, there must be a culture. And it turned out to be a nice place to hide out.
"I haven't found a village or a town yet, but there were people. They weren't nice people, though"
"I see...if the cerian beasts have been damaged, Freetia cannot remain silent. You can count on us if you need anything"
"That's reassuring"
I don't want that to happen, though. Is this a flag for everyone? I'm talking about it. Then comes a synchro.
『Takuto~Lily wants shaved ice too~』
If it were this lively, she'd notice. I brought shaved ice for Lily as well.
Now, we headed to the snowy mountains of Yellow Ossa for the night. The members are Bran, Konoha, Chess, Yuuga, and Iyuki. I hope to manage to collect materials for Ion's weapons today.
Buffing and stocking up on return with delay magic. Perfect. Then, let's go...I run outside and hurry to the mining point. Hurry up! Hurry up!
First one! And another! Not yet!
"Gaaaa!"
"My Lord! Protection!"
Something hits Bran's protection. What the hell? I looked in the direction something flew and saw a giant.
Jotun?
? ? ?
There are ice dragons out there, so I wonder if they have this many enemies? Haha.
Jotun sucks in his breath. Impossible!
"Release!"
I escaped in an instant...pathetic...but I was able to get two magic ice blocks, which was great.
Is this not enough? I ask Hephaestus and he seems to be ok.
Then I ask Bran.
"Bran...that giant you saw earlier, do you think you can beat him if you use your trump card?"
"I haven't used it yet, so I can't say...I just can't say we can win. That ice projectile was very powerful..."
That was ice being thrown...I agree about the opinion. Jotun is a giant from Norse mythology, also known as a frost giant. It must be an ice-dragon level enemy...oh dear.
But I'd like to see Bran's trump card as soon as possible...good.
"Tomorrow, we will test Bran's trump card. Be ready"
"I understand. My Lord"
Later, while we were working on production, Princess Sylphy was petting Spica. How picturesque~.
"Oh? Welcome back. You were early"
"I ran into a monster..."
"It sounds like you had a rough time...ah and congratulations on summoning an unicorn"
"Thank you"
She congratulated me, but I know something.
"I thought Princess Sylphy could summon a unicorn, too"
"No. What I can summon is an evolved unicorn. So I am reminded of it from long ago"
Ah. I'm convinced. No wonder she stroked him in a gentle atmosphere. I wonder if such a day will come for me too.
"Huhu. I think that Takuto-sama will one day reach the same realm as me. At that time, I will be cured of this disease and I would like to fight"
"Can I use my magic sword?"
"I'm fine. My summoned beast will be your opponent"
A summoned beast who uses a sword...and is quite strong...Karasuma Tengu? Another summoned beast? I don't know what's coming, but all I know is that it's one of the strongest summoned beasts I've ever seen.
In this case, I have no choice. We'll have to play our trump cards...
"If this happens...I have no choice but to use this"
What I took from my inventory was a purification pill. Princess Sylphy's face paled at the sight of it and she considered her hands.
''...Since you are a summoner, shall I forbid you to use items?''
"No, No. Just because you're a summoner doesn't mean you can't ban items, right? Can't I show Princess Sylphy's summoned beasts my delicious food and try to get them to turn?"
"My children will not play into your hands"
Now there was a pause. Princess Sylphy coughs to fool me and asks me a question.
"Let's talk about dueling when we can. But more importantly, what do you think about the cerian beast's slaves, Takuto-sama?"
"There is no doubt that the dark summoner I fought before is involved. There were other people who were assassins as well and I heard that there is a big source who sells slave collars. From those things, there is no doubt that the whole organization is involved in the slave trade"
"I see...it is sad. The cerian beasts were just going about their normal lives..."
"I agree. That's why I'm going to gather information"
Because I feel like now that I'm involved, it's only a matter of time before I have to fight those guys.
"You do intend to fight, don't you?"
"Yes. I'm not stupid enough to take on an opponent whose strength and scale I have no idea about. Isn't that what Princess Sarah meant?"
"I think so. I can't help you, but I will pray for you from the castle"
"Thank you"
I brushed everyone off, bought a plane in town for tomorrow and logged out.
Name Bran Principality Lv7
Vitality 77
Magic Power 110
Strength 92
Defense 82
Agility 84
Dexterity 82
Skills
Flight Lv21
Shield Lv10
Spear Lv23
Provocation Lv9
Light Magic Lv10
Halo Lv18
Protection Lv1→Lv2
Heavenly Strike Lv8
Angel Blessing Lv16
Heavenly Ascension Lv1