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Chapter 6: The Demonic Dark God – translated by Spence
Not afraid of the cold? Then who the heck is the person desperately clinging to ered onward, having great difficulty in even liftingso ontoblue from the cold – Kenshin
As soon as Kenshin and I teleported froer City to the Black Tortoise City in the north, we felt an obvious drop in the tean to hurry toward Snow Village As alked, I gradually came to comprehend just how onerous my fate was Why? Why? Why is there a BLIZZARD?
Holy crap, it really is dah I had put on or wrapped aboutfrom my pouch that could be worn, I continued to feel so cold that I found , If I were to spit, round as a block of ice; if I were to exhale from my mouth, the moisture in my breath would instantly hit my face as ice
Next to me, Kenshin was even worse off We had only just started an to shiver non-stop His condition didn’t iinal rurouni outfit, and in the end he was practically sticking onto me for warest swordsman will fall!
"Ken…shin, a- are we there yet…?" I croaked out with great difficulty
"Al… blue from the cold …Hey, can you at least open your eyes and actually take a look?
Surrounded by heavy snow and raging winds in the middle of that blizzard, all I could see was an expanse of white in front of me There was only my compass for directions as we made our way onward, and the hope that God, Buddha, and Allah would grant us their protection, seeing how I’ so hard to save a person…Iand I tripped, falling face down in the snoith s outstretched, and that bastard Kenshin was stacked steadily on top of et up this second, I will throw you back into the Demon Cave to spend an eternity with Sunshine"
"…" Kenshin’s expression was cold as he reluctantly got off his "fireplace"
Without soet back on ht plaintively, Even if I a to God on one hand, Buddha on the other, and even referring to the Quran on the side – it’s just because I think that the more I pray, the more protection there will be! Did You all have to punishto trip over in this ocean of snow?
Kenshin looked at the ground with a frown and said, "You seemed to have tripped on a rock"
I hurriedly turned to look Odd, that arch-shaped rock seemed to reseod, host, I didn’t mean to step on the front door to your house, so please don’t coht… No, wait, that’s not right, I thought This is the gaet revived? Who on earth would need a torave?!" I exclaimed
"Let’s clear off the snow from the tombstone," I said as I pulled outaway the snow
It required a lot of effort to work in the middle of a blizzard, but nonetheless the two of us shoveled away the snow zealously However, each time I cleared away a shovelful of snow, yet another load of snoould fall Even after laboring on it for half a day, Kenshin and I still couldn’t see the words on the torew ony, I continued to dig with renewed vigor, but it was all in vain
In the end, I was exhausted, having noI could only watch as Kenshin continued to dig like a man possessed, and the h Kenshin knows that the past is just a fiction dictated by the systeet about Kaoru?
As Kenshin continued to shovel away the snow that could never be fully cleared, his movements became more and more frenzied and erratic His well-kept hair was already a mess, but still the snow continued to fall…
"Kaoru…" Kenshin cast aside his sword and wailed towards the heavens His face was streaked with tears
The snow stopped
As the clouds slowly dispersed, a ray of light shone down from between the clouds and illuminated Kaoru’s toan to melt
"Here lies Kaoru, ait for her beloved husband forever"
Kenshin staggered toward the toot toat the toh I already knew that this was how things would turn out, nonetheless I still felt an indescribable sorrow at the rieved for Kaoru, who had passed away, it should be said that I grieved for Kenshin, who could not free himself of the fate that the system had laid in store for him
"Should I not have come? If I didn’t come, Kaoru would be able to live indefinitely," Kenshin shouted as he pounded the floor with his fists
"Instead of waiting in anguish indefinitely,with the knowledge that you would come to see her," I said slowly "Just like you, who preferred to corave"
Kenshin snapped out of his stupor and set your revenge then Even though your enht, turn your agony into the energy to wield your sword, and fight to your heart’s content Go, and vent your e with battle lust
Kenshin’s eyes, too, blazed "Let’s go" With that, he turned and, without even a backward glance, began to lead the way The cold was forgotten
As I thought, he’s so I’ve found someone who shares my interest
"Kenshin, where is the Deht have stopped, but I’o to, helpless, and weary look Unfortunately, Kenshin was clearly very different from Gui
"It’s in that cave halfway up theme to hasten even as he pointed at a cave entrance that was kind of far, but not quite that far away
"Okay, okay…"
I wanted very rumble as I climbed up the snowy mountain behind Kenshin As the cave drew closer, the unease in ly enormous statue in front of the cave entrance became clearer and clearer Aside fro that you could stuff five of me – stacked vertically – into the cave Five of ulped at that thought That can’t be, right? It’s probably that just the cave’s a tad oversized; it’s iht?
"Kenshin, do you knohat the De voice
Kenshin did not spare a backward glance, and e that the systeave me, it’s colossal and heavily-built, wears a black robe, has a single horn on its head, and carries the incoe De!" That description contained words like "huge" and "heavily-built" Plus there’s that enoretting Kenshin and Sunshine ht not be such a simple task after all…
"We’re here," said Kenshin as he stopped abruptly
"Are we going in now? First letthat we can use as et lost inside the cave…" I hurriedly began ruht in the middle of the cave entrance and suddenly bellowed, "Demonic Dark God, I, Kenshin, have come to claim the debt owed to me"
I froze and stared into the iside Kenshin, but there was only silence, as though even the wind and snow did not dare toof uneasiness, I i made by my sword as it left its sheath seemed especially loud in the silence
A small stone suddenly fell froan to shake violently, and a fierce gust of wind actually came fro The interior of the cave, which was originally dark, was now shrouded in an eerie green glow
I knew that the battle was about to commence and that the opponent for this battle would possibly be the strongest I had ever encountered With a resolute heart, I went over and stood next to Kenshin and gazed at the cave entrance with a haughty look inlast, the Demonic Dark God appeared
With a heavy heart, I opened th and size may not be directly proportionate to one another, but do you think it’s possible that the Deht not even notice us, but just accidentally kill us by stepping on us?"
Kenshin looked up at the Deod, it really lifted its leg, I thought, and hastily scraot to be kidding ainst this h cave?
"No, I will avenge Kaoru," Kenshin said, wresting free of ly
I watched as Kenshin charged toward the Demonic Dark God, and had no other choice but to run after him with a forced smile and furrowed brow As I ran, I shouted, "Be careful, Kenshin! Don’t confront it head on"
Kenshin seemed to have turned a deaf ear upon what I had said and instead rushed at the Demonic Dark God without so od, he jumped directly onto its kneecap, and then with a step on its muscle, he leapt into the air until he was directly in front of the de his sword in that second Just as it seeod’s face, its enor toward Kenshin’s side Kenshin had no choice but to leap backward, dodging the giant slap that ht have otherwise cost him his life
"Kenshin, I’ll distract hi my dao down onto the Demonic Dark God’s foot
CLANG! There was actually a sound ofwhen the sword and foot ulped, not daring to believe that I couldn’t even nick the deht, and swung ain…CLANG!
"To think that od, it looks like I need further training" I felt deeply frustrated There I stood with my Black Dao in one hand, crestfallen, as several dead leaves were lifted into the air by a breeze…
"Prince, quick! Dodge it!" I heard Kenshin bellow
I looked up and saw the so-called De toward round I darted to one side with lightning speed, however, the airplane…the deod, I’m so small, but he can still slash at raround in a rather patheticthat demon sword
I rapidly cla to flee…I ive Kenshin the opportunity to launch a sneak attack As I fled for my life, I wanted verywith each step the de at my butt from time to time… I wonder, will I be stepped on and reduced to offal, or will I be diced and turned into meat paste?
"Kenshin, hurry up with your sneak attack! If I’uarantee that I will return to the Dehost!" I yelled desperately
"I tried to cut him already, it didn’t work," Kenshin replied, incensed
"What?!" The color drained from my face Do the heavens want ory death, I thought, and shouted, "Kenshin, which way’s the cliff?"
Upon hearing my words, Kenshin’s dejection vanished and he rallied hiht ahead"
Turn left? For the first ti left to be an extremely difficult action to execute "Kenshin, I can’t turn left!" I will be turned into od, your eneed roar sounded from behind, and as soon as the words left his mouth, the Demonic Dark God that had been hot on my heels actually turned around and went for Kenshin instead
Seeing Kenshin make a beeline for the cliff, I iht, How on earth are we going to od fall off the cliff? Trip it? It would probably step on ister my presence!
"Kenshin, how do you intend to hts straightened out, I could only open my mouth and yell desperately at Kenshin, as in front of me
"Prince, help e as possible" After suddenly saying that, Kenshin stopped running and si for me to "take the next shift"
"Can I refuse?" I asked, tears bri in my eyes
"No," Kenshin replied coldly
Waaah… I braced od, slashing down at its kneecap " I turned and began sprinting frantically toward the cliff, and all I prayed for was for Kenshin to actually have a plan
With the derew longer and longer, I began to feel rather worn out On several occasions, I only e the blade narrowly, and was even cut multiple ti of the giant blade Coan to feel like I could keel over any ti in there Sunshine’s still waiting forhim back with me to the Central Continent!
Give up? I don’t know those words!
Upon finally reaching the precipice, I nearly burst into tears To think a cliff, the saraphical structure that I have fallen off twice, would actually now save my life! Fate is truly unpredictable
No ht in front of me, I yelled frantically at Kenshin, "Kenshin, I’m at the cliff! If you have a trick up your sleeve then hurry up and do it, otherwise I’od!"
Kenshin merely followed behind us, and the calm expression on his face seeht hand had long since been placed on his sword hilt Ti for the perfect time to finish off his most hated enemy
Hm falling off a cliff… I turned my head and looked at the immense expanse of empty air beyond the precipice, and then turned to look at the enor forced to choose between falling tonew next tiod, I spied froht that was about level with the deh he did make use of several nearby trees, Kenshin’s ju, IStrike!" Kenshin bellowed in an inco speed, slashing toward the back of the deod’s head… This looks like it’s a ht, and saw the gust of air following in the sword’s wake press down the deh I didn’t know if the deod was injured or not, I could see at least that Kenshin’s strength was sufficient to cause the deod to fall forward
Looks like it’s just a ht, once again ione dark? I raised , wide-eyed, at the behe over onto ht, deod! With a body od!With a tear-streaked face, I mentally bemoaned my fate as I fell off a cliff for the third tis, clenchingpain of hitting the ground "AHHHHH…"
"Can you shut up?" Kenshin’s cold voice suddenly came from above me
"Ahhhhh…?" I raised my head and Kenshin’s face came into view I froze, and saw that Kenshin held in his hands the ends of a red length of cloth which was tightly wrapped about my waist, and…that Kenshin’s pants had slipped to his knees as his belt was
"Kenshin, is a loincloth co I’ve been wondering about ever since my last "accidental" peek
"What’s a loincloth?" Kenshin asked with a frown
"That’s the cloth you’re wearing right now to cover your important area"
Kenshin lowered his head to look at the cloth, evidently puzzled "Don’t you wear this?"
"No, I don’t, I wear boxers," I denied solemnly I most definitely do not wear loincloths
"What’s the difference?"
"Hmmm, I would love to discuss with you the differences between loincloths and boxers, but…" I trailed off, frowning "You know, it’s really not very…sanitary to be discussing theinboth feet firround"
I rolled my eyes "As such, could you kindly pull me up first? I promise that I will clearly list out every type of underwear available to you, and then explain each of thee of the cliff and sat down on the ground, not quite daring to believe that I’d ain
<Systeive your pet a name>
"Kenshin," I said lazily
<Attributes – Strength: 300 | Physique: 150 | Agility: 150 | Intelligence: 50 | Willpower: 50 | Wisdo Technique / Continual Strike / Air Shattering Strike / Dragon Flight of Heaven / Void Piercer / Light Movenition>
<Special notes: Quest pet, unable to level up, unable to learn new techniques>
"Even if we set aside the fact that you’re level 100, your stats are si," I said, looking at his stats with envy
"It’s a shah The systeet you," I couldn’t resist gru under my breath
Kenshin shota few steps can also be considered a lot of effort?"
Hearing his words, I immediately ju a few steps’? I’ll have you know that I came all the way fro and Yun level up for so many days before I could be pushed off a cliff by theet to Snow Village, and I even tripped and fell… Hey, Kenshin, don’t go yet, I’! What’s with that cold stare? Don’t you realize that I’nore me!"
"What are we supposed to do next?" Kenshin and I had teleported to the White Tiger City in the west Just what exactly are we supposed to do to free Sunshine, who’s still stuck in the Deo to the Adventurers’ Guild and receive the prophets’ quest"
"Right" I understood
After that, I eagerly stepped into the Adventurers’ Guild I wanted to finish the quest quickly and then bring the strong Kenshin and elegant Sunshine back with h, I reallythe quest, I looked at the piece of paper in my hands and felt rather dizzy What is this? Why is it that, on the iven to reat prophets are pretty le when connected on the entire Eastern Continent? Wouldn’t they be really hard to locate, even if I actually had a sense of direction?
Never ot back my nerve There’s still Kenshin here with me What am I scared of? "Hey, Kenshin, it should be a piece of cake for you to locate the three great prophets, right?"
Kenshin slowly turned to look at me, his expression stoic as ever "I don’t know the location of anything aside froe!"
…Looks like this quest’s difficulty ht very well increase by three levels because of two people who have absolutely no sense of direction, I thought, heaving a sigh, and resignedat the map Let’s start with the nearest! This nearest point seems to be in the lower left corner; looks like it’s in White Tiger City
"Noleft and down," I said, and began to walk forward briskly
"Prince" Kenshin, who had been following silently all this while, suddenly called out lanced back at him "What?"
"You still haven’t explained to me about underwear," Kenshin replied with a dead serious expression