Chapter 424 - 424: Sakuzou-san and Shiori

"There's supposedly a hidden room behind the throne. I don't think there are traps but be careful."

"Yes, Master."

Nanao immediately reacts and tries to go search. The bones under the throne catch my eye.

"Ah, wait a bit. Akie, can you do something about this?"

What I indicated was the scattered remains of the adventurers.

"I'll try applying 'Revival' to the biggest chunk, but once it's become this much, whether it will regenerate."

"So it becomes treated as the card being destroyed."

"That's right. And also, since I don't know which one is the master of this party."

"Impossible?"

"No, there's a possibility that if it regenerates it will become the Master's card."

"Mine?"

Eh? Is that so? I don't need an old man. But leaving it like this is also not good.

"If the part I first apply 'Revival' to is the Master then there's no problem."

"Yes."

"And if that one is not the Master, first it becomes my card."

"That's right."

"I also 'Revival' the rest, and if the Master is among them?"

"Since it has already become the Master's card, I think trading is good."

"So it returns to that one's card."

"That's correct."

That said, it's not certain that the Master is among those that can regenerate. If they were formed with a maximum of 6 people, it would mean holding 6 people at once. 6 unknown people increase at once. Possibly an old man or something too.

Impossible. I'd suffocate and die.

"That, from Akie's perspective, how is it? The probability of regenerating?"

"I'm sorry, Master. Probably from my power, this chunk is the limit. The next chunk, I think is impossible."

"Oh."

No no. I must not make a happy face.

"I see, unfortunate but it can't be helped. Let's do what we can."

However there's also the possibility of an old man in one draw, so I can't let my guard down.

"Then I'll chant. 'Revival.'"

Light gathers on the chunk of meat and shines. The light scatters and what was standing there was.

An old man.

I lose strength. Unexpected one-shot draw. Didn't the back dora also ride?

"This is? O-oh, a healer? Thank you. The Master is? Comrades are?"

"The current Master is me. Your Master was defeated in the battle with the 'Draugr' and eaten."

An old man wearing metal-like chest armor. The old man mixed with white hair just a little before becoming an elderly man lowers his eyes sadly.

"Detailed talk later. Next there's still possibility. Low though."

"Then, I'll go. 'Revival.'"

In the same way light gathers and scatters.

A person appeared. Oh, Akie. She was being humble. It succeeded.

What appeared was a woman. Please, be the Master. And take the old man.

"This is?"

The woman quickly looks around. This isn't the Master.

"Shiorin, it seems the Master was eaten."

"Probably, with this appearance."

The old man speaks to her. Two at once…

The woman looks like early 20s, a strong-willed warrior? Under the chest armor is a black robe so maybe magic user type. Hidden by the chest armor, but definitely big breasts. I can tell. Even without using "Clarity" it's perfect.

However there's the old man attached. More than anything that's regrettable.

On the remaining remains Akie's "Revival" was also ineffective.

"This, the Master being done to the point of being unable to regenerate means it's treated as 'Lost,' right?"

"Yes. It should be rare, but I think it's treated as 'Lost' where the data as Master disappears."

Aaah. Since data backup is paid, they probably didn't do it. Coming alone to a place like this means they probably had confidence in their own power too. Should I backup? How much was it. Ah, damn. "World" group can't backup, right?

"First introduce yourselves. I'm the Master."

"I'm Sakuzou. Blacksmith, blacksmith. Lv is 43."

"Master, it's SR."

Akie whispers. Right. However, it's an old man.

"I'm Shiori. Sorceress. Lv is 41. Same as Sakuzou, SR."

"Both are rare job types."

"We're filming characters after all. We had additional filming done."

"The circumstances around there later. The Master's name and clan?"

If it's a Ten Greats clan I must inform them.

"The clan name is 'DD-Unit.' The Master is 'Banchou.'"

"Eh? Japanese?"

"No, German."

Don't mess with me, complicated. Japan fan? More than that, 'DD-Unit'? Seriously among the serious.

"Why solo? The policy is to clear in several groups, right, 'DD-Unit'?"

"Of course the Master acted with that intention. If he knew there was a Master-class monster he intended not to pursue deeply."

"Our Master was called the undead killer even within 'DD-Unit,' so he had absolute confidence against undead types."

"Holy Knight, Paladin, Blacksmith, High Priest, High Healer, and me, Sorceress."

Indeed a formation where it's not strange to have confidence against undead types. Especially the Holy Knight should boast absolute strength.

"Then why?"

"The monster at the castle gate. Even though it was a normal encounter it was a Named. Of course we defeated the 5 minions. However that one summons monsters one after another from underground. When we defeated many 'Giant Zombie,' in the end 'Corpse Knight' and high-level 'Armor Skeleton' came out."

"As expected the odds were bad so the Master chose 'Escape.' And failed at it."

Ah. "Escape" is a fifty-fifty try. It can fail. And if it fails it's miserable. Because you get one-sidedly trampled.

"The second 'Escape' succeeded. But, two worst things."

"Death of the High Healer. And as a result of 'Escape,' we came out deeper than the castle gate."

"And inside the castle 'Transport' couldn't be used. This also hurt."

Eh? Is that so? Whoa, that was dangerous. We succeeded at "Escape" and came out in front of the castle gate, but if even succeeding "Transport" couldn't be used inside the castle it might have been dangerous.

"There the Master entrusted a ray of hope and used 'master call.' Using half of MMP."

"I heard from 'DD' that there's an amazing one called 'Blue' on this map. You're 'Blue,' right?"

I silently nod.

"But it didn't make it in time. Simultaneous encounters kept happening, no matter how many we defeated it was no good. By losing the High Healer and continuous encounters, we were checkmated."

A somber atmosphere. Heavy. Too heavy.

"Even so we defeated quite a few. The Holy Knight getting 'Infection' also hurt. By getting 'Infection' to 'Undead,' that one became unable to use holy attribute skills."

"After that is as you imagine."

I don't want to imagine. Or rather I don't want to remember. These ones don't know. How their own bodies were being eaten.

"I roughly understand the circumstances. For now the two of you become cards. There's also talk just for us. Please understand. I'll definitely inform 'DD,' so endure for a little while."

"Understood."

"Got it."

I cardified the two and put them in my pocket.