Chapter 254 – #253 Naiad’s Scream

A mountainside covered with pure white snow.

Spread the map on it, sit down, and look around.

Perhaps because it was the time of day when the sun was shining, the view from the top of the mountain was spectacular. The sparkling snow particles caught the light and showed off their colors beautifully like jewels.

– Are you over there? From the looks of it, it looks like it’s over there.

“I think so too, but the shape of the valley is very different.”

– The shape may have changed over time. How many decades ago is this already? That’s right. Let’s go over there.

“I understand.”

I got up from my seat, holding the map, and moved my feet.

Now we were in the Forest of Tranquility located south of Umodern.

There were still three days left until the academy’s graduating class conquered the dungeon, and there was nothing else to do until then, so I was looking for Albert’s secret warehouse, which was one of the reasons I came here.

However, perhaps because the map was created quite a long time ago, it was not easy to determine its location even though there was a map.

As we descended the ridge, a huge being appeared in front of us.

“Kwaaaaah.”

– Oh, oh. Are you a troll?

The Forest of Tranquility is an intermediate level excavation site among the many terrains located in the west of the empire.

The excavation sites are divided into low, middle, and high levels, and are graded according to the danger of the monsters or terrain that appear.

The reason why this Forest of Tranquility is at an intermediate level is because of the monsters and unique regional characteristics.

– But this forest is really amazing. You’re shouting so loudly, but it sounds like you’re talking softly.

Okay. The transmission of sound is poor here.

Even if the distance increases even a little, the sound becomes infinitely quieter.

As a result, this place was always quiet. That’s why it’s called the Forest of Tranquility.

– Is it okay for academy graduates to come to a place like this? It’s quite dangerous. If you want to kidnap noble children, this isn’t a place where you can do it easily.

“Ah. It’s true that we should go to places of a lower level than this, but this graduation class is a little special.”

The test must be presented according to the test taker’s level. However, this time, there was a quite outstanding person in charge.

– Who?

“Sword Demon.”

– Oh, the Violet family has a blind sister?

The Sword Demon alone can chew through most knights. So much so that if she wanted to spar with her rivals, she would have to bring along an imperial knight.
The location of her Gisuni exam should be adjusted accordingly.

Thud. Thud. Boom.

The troll ran towards me and swung her club.
However…

‘Lethargy.’

Coo coo coo.

A guy who immediately loses his strength and falls over after a single spell.

He snaps his fingers and pulls out sharp fangs from the ground. The guy died with his neck separated from his body.

I slapped my hand away and let out a short snort.

‘What… I’ve become a lot stronger too.’

If it had been like before, I would have run out of magical power due to the earth magic I used right after, even if I didn’t know about the lethargy magic.

However, after the awakening of the demigod, many things began to change.

The magical power expanded like the sea, and enlightenment was further strengthened. At the same time, desire also increased thanks to Perez.

This magic is mysterious; the higher the enlightenment, the lower the mana consumption, and the higher the desire, the higher the power.

When I first awakened as a demigod through my relationship with Themis, my existence was close to a quarter, but as time went by, I was getting closer to a true demigod.

『Magic is the perfect result of balancing desire and reason. If you stay away from desire, your efficiency will decrease, and if you lose your reason, you will become corrupted. You should always remember this. – Carlos Le Perner. 』

“Senior Carlos, has he entered the realm of demigods?”

– That guy would do that. Even when they sealed me, I had the power of a dragon.

Then maybe we can meet someday.

Because only a thousand years have passed since he was active.

– Well, if you’re unlucky, something like that will happen.

The search begins again starting near a valley.

Even though I’m not good at chasing, I’m quite confident at searching. I put everything I learned on the battlefield in my previous life to the best of my ability and found Albert’s warehouse.

Unlike other ancient ruins, his warehouse was built most recently, so traces of it must have remained in some way.

Still, the terrain is very wide. As I was sighing briefly in despair, a thought flashed through my mind.

“Naiad.”

[Kale! Ah, why did you call me so late!]

A naiad suddenly appears and embraces me.

Then she lowers her hand and touches her dick.

[Did you call me because you remembered my body for the first time in a while?]

“…”

– This girl looks a little strange today.

My words.

Naiad was always afraid of sex with us and often avoided it.

Her behavior now was completely out of sync with her usual behavior.

“I’ve always wanted to hang out with Naiad, but she’s called me for other things now.”

[Huh? Ah, work! Okay. What is it?]

“Is it possible to give orders to earth elemental spirits?”

Naiad shook her head.

[That’s not allowed. They are Noah’s family.]

If the family members are different, she cannot give orders.
This is the same reason why the Elyos do not receive orders from demon gods.

“Hmm. Then do I have to sign a contract myself?”

[Sorry, but that’s not possible either! There is only one spirit right given to each human being. If you ignore it, you can fall into chaos.]

If so, it’s unfortunate, but there is only one way.

I asked Naiad to listen to the wind spirit that roams around here.

Are there any places where humans have recently appeared and done construction work?

It was generally known that spirits resided in one area. If that were true, the wind spirits that had been wandering around here for hundreds of years would have remembered that fact.

And indeed…

[It’s been a while, so I don’t remember the exact location, but I think it’s within a 100-meter radius from here.]

That’s enough.

“Thank you, Naiad.”

[Heh. Not much to say.]

“Then I’ll call you again next time.”

Then Naiad suddenly grabbed me by the collar and her eyes lit up.

[Eh. Kale. Am I going back now?]

“Oh, yeah… I don’t need it right now. I’ll call you next time I need help again.”

[Yeah, but…]

Naiad hesitates.

Not knowing why, I just blinked.

When she saw my expression, she immediately wrinkled her forehead. He screamed at me.

[Bad human! You promised me!]

“Yes?”

[I obeyed obediently even if you committed contract fraud. Because I said I would let you enjoy the human world to the fullest!]

… What is Naiad talking about now? Perez. Am I the only one who doesn’t understand?

– I also have no clue.

Naiad, who had been angry, now began to cry again.

She held my hand tightly and begged me with a very pitiful face.

[Sniff. Kale. Can’t I just stay next to you and then go? One week! No, 3 days! Even if it’s just for one day today… !]

Only then did I get a sense of it.

In other words, Naiad said she didn’t want to go back now.

[I didn’t come to this world to raise children. I want to play. No, please at least give me a break. Sigh.]

Haha. As Naiad cried desperately, I patted her on the back.

Okay. Well, maybe give me a chance to rest for a day.

After giving him a hug, she smiled, and when Naiad also saw my face like that, her face widened…

“Hey, Naiad. Aren’t you coming? Ugh.”

[Uh, huh? Avantash? Why are you here…]

“Why? Themis is coming to find you because you ran away.”

Rattling. The Naiad holds her head and trembles.
Despair descended on her face, which had looked like a sunflower just a moment ago. Deep dark circles appeared under her eyes.

[Ah, Avantash. I’m there…]

“Yes. Let’s go back and listen to that story.”

[Um, over there…]

“Darling. You don’t need him anymore, right? I’m taking him with me.”

Naiad looked back at me as if looking at a savior. She shot me a pleading look with her pitiful puppy expression.
Aban Tashu pokes her eyes out with her fingers.
I sensed something in the way she stabbed her without hesitation, showing his vicious intent, so I smiled and shook her hand.

“Ah, ok. Work is finished now.”

[No way!]

“Then I’ll go. That’s right. By the way, I’m better at my job than Naiad, so be sure to call me next time. Do you know what I mean, darling?”

“Ah, haha.”

Avan Tashu smiled brightly, as if she was an infinitely harmless and beneficial being.
And soon she disappeared before her eyes, along with the struggling Naiad.

– Is parenting that difficult?

‘Why can’t I empathize?’

– Yes? I have to have given birth to a child and raised him to know that.

I gave him a simple explanation.

So that my business partner can understand it right away.

‘You gave birth to a child. Even a kid like you. What do you think?’

Then Perez suddenly became angry.

– Write it. Parenting is tough. Whoa. Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps. A kid like me? Ugh… I would rather get fucked by a dick than take care of a child like that.

‘But let’s say there are about 1,000 kids like that.’

– …

Perez’s mouth was closed.

Perhaps in the midst of her imagination, her emotions flowed into me.

Astonishment. Hell. After that, despair despair despair…

‘Do you understand now?’

– … Uh. Let’s hold off on going to Themis for a while. If you get caught for no reason, you will be sucked into sweet and bitter water.

Perez trembled.

At the same time, my dick shrunk. It’s a bonus to smoke the chicken.

‘Let’s just get to work.’

– Yes.

Perez and I scanned the floor in silence for a while.

Soon we were able to pinpoint a suspicious location.