Chapter 319
Chapter 319 - Let's Arrive at the Abandoned Capital
As they headed toward Shijiri City, Kazane was exchanging emails with Yuuko-nee . Yuuko-nee already knew about Yohan, so Kazane asked her to help explain the situation . However, Yuuko-nee replied that she also didn't know a rank S was taking action .
Yuuko-nee wrote that she would actively try to collect information, but at present, Kazane and the others were the closest to the area, so they would be able to respond the fastest . So, for now, Kazane only requested that she verbally promise to follow up so they could do whatever they liked, within reason . Making advance arrangements was important .
◎ Minshiana Kingdom, Shijiri City, Jin Sword Tavern, Just Before Noon
That day, Naoki's friend Organ, who was also the boss of Shijiri's『Jin Sword』Outer family, was having a late breakfast . As usual, he was eating with bad manners as one hand held the newspaper he had ordered from Wombard City, but no one there would criticize him for it .
「Fua, a devil on the Dragon Boat, eh?」
While stifling a yawn, Organ's eyes scanned the contents of the newspaper . And the article included the names of people Organ knew well .
(I see . Lyle and Emily also joined the White Party?)
Organ had also more or less heard about the activities of Kazane and the others in Hyvern, but naturally, he didn't know in detail due to being in Minshiana . Just recently, Organ had heard the unbelievable rumor that the White Party's spearwoman killed 200 monsters along with their wolf boss and devoured them all on the spot . He didn't have much information beyond that; the last detailed information about the White Party was from the Grand Tournament .
And the newspaper also included the names of all the members of the White Party . Naturally, Naoki's name was included, but Lyle and Emily's names were also there .
「They discovered a devil lurking in the cargo hold and narrowly succeeded in driving it back . . . ? That older sister Kazane is acting even more flashily than she did in Minshiana . 」
Naoki was one thing, but Organ was extremely doubtful that Lyle and Emily could keep up with that party . However, since they had arrived in Minshiana, they would probably stop by, and when he thought about how he might be able to expect some good stories about their travels, he smiled .
And it was at that time . When he thought he heard the sound of a commotion outside, the door of the bar suddenly opened .
「Aniki, it's terrible!」
「What's this out of the blue? What happened?」
The gazes of all the customers eating in the bar simultaneously turned to the sudden voice at the entrance . Organ lowered the newspaper and yelled back at his subordinate man .
「That『Crawling Lightning』that appeared in Hyvern is coming this way . That thing's dangerous . We can't escape, and this city can't put up a fight . 」
Organ's subordinate rattled on .
「Crawling Lightning?」
It was the much lionized phantom monster that appeared in Hyvern a while ago . It was a new kind of monster that was covered in lightning and ran at extraordinary ground speed . There were some incomprehensible nonsense rumors, like that it avoids people, stops when a child comes in front of it, and kamikaze attacks swarms of monsters, but Organ had also heard that it was probably a superior ghost class Astral monster .
Though, in the end, it was in Hyvern . There was no way it traveled by Dragon Boat, and he had thought it wouldn't cross over two countries and come this far, but . . .
「Are you serious?」
「I'd never joke about this . It's heading towards the city along the highway, and it's about time for it to arrive . 」
While in the middle of that conversation, a rumbling noise came from outside the bar .
「Impossible . That's too fast!?」
「Tch」
Organ put the newspaper on the table and rushed out of the bar . Thereupon, he could certainly hear a sound like the roar of thunder, and there was something giving off light outside the city . Then, the sound gradually faded away .
「Ah . Did it let us go just now?」
「Ye, yes . Probably . 」
And after a while, another subordinate came back, and he received a report that the『Crawling Lightning』passed by while avoiding the city and headed for Abandoned Capital Muruage . It was completely incomprehensible, but it seemed the crisis had passed for now .
「There's that rank S, the devil and black potion, ah, and there was also an oracle? It seems to be a completely disturbing situation . 」
While listening to the reports of his subordinates, Organ muttered that to himself . While thinking that something was about to happen .
◎ Abandoned Capital Muruage, Ahead of Main Gate, Evening
Together with a screech, the thunderous roar and electrical discharge phenomenon vanished . Hippomaru-kun and the Thunder Chariot had arrived ahead of the abandoned capital . Smoke was rising from the ground . It felt like going back in time would have been possible .
Then, the door opened, and each zombie-like member of the White Party disembarked .
「Hm . Even if we ran all night, it's pathetic that you're admitting defeat from that degree . 」
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