Chapter 988 Part 2

Shangri-La Frontier Chapter 531: An Orchestra Just For You PART 13 Part 2

「Umm, yeah, that’s right. Onee-san, I see that you are alive and kicking! Kicking butt, that is! As you can see, it is I, Sanraku! You know, the one with the blade that was formerly known as Aradval! And as you can see, I am alive and well, too!」

「Yeah, yeah, I am fine. And I can see that you are even more obnoxious than at that time during the battle.」

Yes, I am fine at the current moment. Minus all the blood that this stupid Orchestra managed to spoil for me, but aside from that, I guess that you can say that I am indeed fine.

「Yes, because you see, Onee-san. Last time the time and the circumstances were not really all that great to have an honest heart-to-heart conversation. However, now it’s different! I do believe that we can talk without any interruptions!」

「Calling me Onee-san like that…… are you some kind of a distant relative that I did not know about up until now? Some kind of a mix between a giant and something else? I mean, the height would indicate such thing.」

「Yes, that’s right! …… I mean, no! Maybe? I don’t really know? I might be, for all that we know.」

No, I mean yeah! It’s just that, you know, it’s just something that I had to say here! It might not really be true, but there’s no hard feeling here or anything, am I right? Am I right? I mean, I’m really sorry for lying like that, but please understand, I had to do it! Otherwise I would not be able to proceed at all! Even if I had to turn towards such underhanded tactics here…… It just had to be done! Otherwise I would have had to draw my weapon and blood would have been spilt and peaceful negotiation would be something that we could all forget about…… Yeah, yeah, that’s right! It just couldn’t be helped here!

「Alright, I understand. We shall let you through.」

「Oh, I see! Thank you so much! In that case , could you guide me around this place? It’s something completely new to me.」

I get a feeling that something went horribly wrong here, but at the same time that things went exceptionally great for me. Now I wonder, which of the two is it?

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「Hmm, so this is the rumored guys that I have heard so much about!」

「Well, yeah, I guess I am. I’m sorry for that time before. Things were pretty hectic buck there, but I sure am the rumored guy!」

「And what the hell is that supposed to be? Is that perhaps a toothpick?」

「Don’t say such stupid and rude things! It might seem that way to you guys, but for people like me this is a regular sword in every right of the word!」

「That sword, I feel like I have heard that name somewhere before! In fact, I am pretty sure that I did!」

「Yeah, it’s no wonder. Everyone should be familiar with that name, after all. It used to cut things with ease, and it was a great weight, fitting the hand just fine.」

I can feel that the muffler-transformed Emul was starting to thrash about a little bit on my neck as if he wanted to protest about something, but I hope that you can bear with it for now! I’m going to compensate you for it later…… But Jesus Christ, look at that gal! I know that females tend to be smaller than males in terms of height, but she’s still easily three meters tall! I knew that giants were giant, but that really drives the point across!

The feeling of physical pressure is so strong in the air here that it almost feels as if it suffocates me. Needless to say giants are way larger than normal humans, so it would only stand to reason that the makeshift huts and tents that they erected were also huge as well (as far as human standards are concerned).

「…… It’s good to see you here, Sanraku of Aradval.」

Not to mention that the voices of female giants sounded pretty much like a set of talons scraping down the blackboard.

Looking slightly to the side, there was another Giantess in here, I do believe that Mala-Vegal Fione was her name? But in this setting she seemed to be the good cop, for I could feel no ill intention emanating from her. However, the other woman, on the other hand, the one who was overlooking me, was actually reeking off the stench of ill will and intimidation.

「My name is Dual Swords Mora Vegalta Dilindia…… I have heard some really impressive things from my sister over there.」

「I have no idea what your dear sister told you, but I assure you that the rumors tend to over-exaggerate quite a bit.」

「Maybe, but that does not change the facts about you. Yes, we have heard about you from many other warriors as well. You are the one who dares to go after the seven strongest monsters in this world. You have ventured into the underwater city and emerges alive from down there to tell the tale. You are branded by the King of the Wolves itself. And most importantly, you are carrying Aradval with yourself.」

Yeah, this is some serious heat that radiates from the eyes of that giant. It was a good thing that I was able to at least introduce myself before that gaze became too fierce, but I guess that some incentive is needed here for us to proceed. And so I reached towards my inventory and pulled Aradval Rebuild from there.

「Ooohhh!!」

「Just look how beautiful it is……!」

「Dolodana’s spear…… To think that it was still intact after such a long period of time……」

「But wait, isn’t it smaller than before?」

「It used to be a spear, right? Or at least the head of the spear. Anyways, now it serves me as a sword.」

「No, to think that it managed to be restored…… But still, look! I don’t know what kind of techniques were used in its creation, but this blade managed to retain the original properties and spirit of Aradval!」

「There is no doubt about it! This is the handiwork of Barganzelus himself!」

「But still, this blackened blade…… No way! Could it be… Armsidian!?」

「No way! Look at the edge of the blade! It’s still searing hot!!」

「Silence!」

A roaring scream pierce all the noise and cuts it short. Even the good Onee-san seemed to be shocked by that sudden outburst. Then Mora Velgata directed her fiery gaze at me, and then slowly shifted it towards Aradval Rebuild.

「Dolodana’s spear…… For the longest time Aradval was thought to be lost and that we would never see it again. It was thought that it fell alongside the Hero Dolodana. Sanraku of Aradval, I want you to tell us exactly how you managed to find it.」

「I can do that, no problem. But I demand that you teach me your ways in return.」

Those eyes, they are…… Is this suspicion that I see in them? Ahh, I see, they must be wondering why one of their legendary weapons turned out to have been found just now, and in hands of someone like me, no less. How did you manage to obtain it, and then “rebuild it”……? Fuh, what a bunch of idiots. For something like that I don’t even need to break out my pole playing abilities! This will be a piece of cake!

「Orochi…… Does that name ring any bells to you?」

「What……?」

「Do you know about a snake so violent it crushes the mountains, levels the hills and tramples anything that comes in its path?」

Yes, it’s time for my best Weissash impersonation! Sorry Boss, but I’ll have to do it to succeed here! Now listen closely, you stupid giants!

「The name of that creature is…… Goldunine. Now, I think it’s about time for you to learn about the previous owner of this blade. So, let us talk about the Hero Doldana and their last battle.」