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Chapter 6 : The E from the previous…

3 days later, the ieon clearing ation of priests led by Ishtar were out in full force to receive the five envoys, ere standing in theErihid (TN: is this his naood of you to come, sir envoys Do well, therefore, tovalour"

"Yourthis sudden request for an audience That said…may we know the identity of the Hero?"

"Mm We will introduce him first Sir Kouki, would you step forward?"

"Yes"

The unveiling of Kouki and the others followed i and thehim to appear before them Despite the fact that not even two months had passed, his look was utterly fearless, quite unlike when first summoned

While they were not here, if the palace roup saw hi red in the face and releasing heated sighs of fascination Those who had its…but due to his extreme denseness, their approaches were just those of "warm and friendly people" to hi the earth

(TN: This is one of the things I think the author absolutely has to fix if this webnovel becomes an LN – these asides that are basically like ‘hat, where?’to funny, but still…)

After this the heroes were introduced, starting fro, I h the 65th floor? If memory serves, a monster known as the Beheer also took in Ishtar’s open aze upon hiuards also looked the Hero up and down in an appraising azes, Kouki answered them

"Well, may I speak? As to whether we defeated it…ah, would you like to look at a map of the 66th floor?"

Kouki proposed various proofs, but the envoy shook his head and allowed a smile to drift onto his face

"No, thank you There is a quicker method than that Would you have a uards? That way, I would be able to see your strength immediately, Sir Hero"

"Well, I don’t htly puzzled Having caught that look, the king himself turned to Ishtar for his approval He nodded With Ehit’s authority behind him, it would have been an easy matter to convince the empire to accept Kouki as humanity’s leader, but a real battle was the quickest way to nize hith as you desire"

"It’s decided then Well, ill impose upon you to prepare a location"

So it was in this abrupt manner that the uard was decided

Kouki’s opponent could not be a more ordinary person He was neither particularly tall nor short, bereft of any notable features, and had a face one could easily lose sight of in a crowd At first blush, there was nothing "strong" about hieless sword doard casually – a stance that ered by this He would give this person a taste of his spirit with the first blow, and make him devote himself seriously as well

"Here I coh Speed Move his ba sound If this was an ordinary warrior, he would have had trouble even perceiving it Of course, Kouki intended to stop just before hitting But there was no point worrying about that Rather, it was Kouki as going to get a taste of ‘proof’ from the outcome

CRACK!

"Guh!"

The one bloas Kouki The bodyguard readied his sword after that swing, glaring at him At the instant where he had stopped his simulated attack and relaxed, his opponent had casually knocked his sword upward, causing him to be pushed back

"Haaa…Hey, hey, hero, is that all you’ve got? Everything? What happened to your motivation?"

Rude words that ill-befit an ordinary face cauard as his expression showed first astonish disappointment

Indeed, Kouki had ed the bodyguard based on his appearance, and he had clearly been repulsed in his present state Having come to a realization about hiain angry – but this tier was self-directed

(TN: Not sure about this paragraph, because the author uses the term ‘composition’ for some reason that my lousy Japanese won’t let me perceive; I replace it therefore with ‘state’, which I can see fitting into the English)

"I’m sorry Please take care of me once more"

This tiized for his poor uard made a displeased face and said,

"There are no ‘next times’ on the battlefield"

Nonetheless, he resu that he would continue

Letting out a battle cry, Kouki charged

Enhanced by "High Speed Moveonally down, upwards, and then forwards in a thrust The swiftness was such that wavering afteriainst such a stor only the barefor a chance to counterattack Even when he lost track of Kouki’s movements and was attacked in his blind spot, he could still fend the hero off

The guard’s ht Captain Meld There were already considerable differences in their specs, but so far he had been unable to surpass hi difference in co stood on many battlefields before this one, and his coap in their specs In short, this person was on the sauess at this level of physical ability an ordinaryYou didn’t have any affinity for battle originally, right?"

"Huh? Um, yes, that’s true I was a mere student at first"

"And now you’re the ‘Apostle of God’, huh"

Ishtar and his associates frouard

"Hey, hero Prepare yourself, I’ll be going at you froet killed"