Monster no Goshujin-sama - Volume 15 - Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Omens of Change Both Inside and Out

Two days had passed since Majima Takahiro’s arrival in the imperial capital to hold peace talks with Margrave Maclaurin. Due to a sudden teleportation event, his group had found themselves in a mysterious labyrinth.

The only one who’d been left behind was Kei, who just happened to be away from the room at the time. She was currently running around with Kath—one of the dragons of Draconia—looking for those who’d vanished.

Using her spirit’s ability to detect living beings, she ran around the grand cathedral. She was unaware, however, that the people she was searching for had been scattered and teleported to another world, and were struggling heroically just to reunite.

There was no way to even guess that any of this had occurred. The one behind the teleportation, the Almighty Vessel Okazaki Takuma, had been discovered dead. Travis had been turned into a horrific monster, but had been defeated with the help of Kudou Riku and his servant Dora. After that, Kaneki Mikihiko had launched a surprise attack on Majima Takahiro, wounding him severely and abducting Katou Mana in the process.

However, the success of the surprise attack was unexpected for Kaneki Mikihiko. With his beloved taken hostage, he had to endure all humiliation and act obedient. All the while, he’d been sneaking around in the shadows to save Majima Takahiro from certain death. His scheming had gotten the Skanda Iino Yuna and the Fairy Ring Shimazu Yui caught up in the teleportation. If not for this act of subterfuge, there would’ve been no way out of that world. One or two of the girls might even have died.

However, so long as they had a hostage, he couldn’t refuse any direct orders. The mastermind behind this dreadful plot, the Holy Order’s Marshal Harrison Addington, had ordered Majima Takahiro’s death. At this point, the cruel battle between best friends was unavoidable.

Meanwhile, after being abducted, Katou Mana was being brought by Angel Puppeteer Ottmar Valhalder to the enemy’s ringleader. Now that Kaneki Mikihiko wasn’t around to guarantee her safety, there was nobody to protect the powerless girl.

Naturally, Kei had no way of knowing any of this. She couldn’t do anything. No matter how much she devoted herself to the task, her aimless search would never pinpoint the people she was looking for. Well, that was supposed to be the case, but a sudden change was taking place.

“It can’t be...!”

It coincidentally happened right after she came across Mitarai Aoi. Kei’s spirit told her something and the little elf ran off at full speed. Kath chased after her in a fluster, but Kei kept running without paying that any mind. She’d already accumulated a fair bit of fatigue from searching for so long, so even with all her training as a squire, she ran out of breath right away. Nevertheless, she forced her legs to keep moving.

She ran, and ran, and ran... And then, she reached her destination.

“Thought so...!”

Her eyes shot open. Something was happening outside the fabricated world. At the same time, things were on the move to break the deadlock within as well. Having lost consciousness from his deep wound, the boy woke up from his short rest.