Volume 1 Chapter 66 Talking Monster and Demonkin
"Sakurako-chan, are you okay?"
"Ah, I'm fine. Sorry for getting a bit damp. But, there is still hope!"
"Huh? Hope?"
"Yes. However, while it is hope for my research, it will be a 'disaster' for this world."
"Disaster?"
"First... remember the talk about 'someone from another world (over there) coming to this world'?"
"Ah, yes."
"One possibility that has come up is... the 'Talking Monster'."
"'Talking Monster'? ... Ah!"
That's right... 'Talking Monster'!
By the way, on the 49th floor, the 'Talking Monster Baron' said, "Only the Talking Monster can use magic."
And one more thing,
"...the boss."
"That's right. The 'Talking Monster Baron' you defeated today, and that Baron referred to someone as 'the boss'."
"Indeed, the fact that it used 'magic' suggests a high possibility that the 'Talking Monster' came from another world (over there)."
And that should also apply to the 'boss'...
"This... the fact that the 'Talking Monster' used magic is the best evidence that it came from 'another world (over there)', right, Sakurako-chan?"
"Yes, I share the same view. Moreover, I have a clue about that 'boss' the 'Talking Monster Baron' mentioned."
"Huh?!"
No way!
"That 'boss'... is likely someone I encountered 15 years ago."
"Fifteen years ago?!"
"Yes. And that person is Takeru... someone you probably know."
"Huh?"
Someone I... know?
"Yes. That person was a subordinate of the Demon King Vega, serving as the 'Left Minister' of the Demon Army No. 2... 'Empress Mare'."
"Empress Mare?!"
No, no way!?
Why is she...?"
No, more importantly,
"W-Wait a minute, Sakurako-chan! I defeated Demon King Vega about 6 months ago, right? It's only been about a month since the goddess brought me back here... How is Empress Mare in this world 15 years ago when it's not even been a year?! And she was definitely there fighting Demon King Vega and the Demon Army too! Yet here she is, in the modern day 15 years ago... How can that even be possible...?"
I desperately argued because what Sakurako-chan was saying felt too absurd.
But,
"No, she was there. Fifteen years ago... I saw her clearly, and I was even fighting at that time."
"Huh! You fought Empress Mare?!"
"Well, she managed to escape, but... At that time, there was another person in 'white clothing' too."
"A person in white clothing?"
Oh?
That's a matching outfit to my Omega's 'black clothing'.
Such an interesting character... Ah, no, no, this is not the time to be joking around.
"Yes. By the way, that person was quite powerful. Empress Mare herself was somehow weakened, but while protecting her, that person used 'Advanced Darkness Attribute Magic: Hiding' to vanish and escape."
"Darkness Attribute magic: Hiding... So, this 'person in white clothing' too..."
"Probably a demonkin. But they disappeared after that, and I still don't know what happened to them."
"Missing...?! Could it be that they're no longer in this world?"
"...I also haven't seen them since, so like you, I thought they weren't in the modern day anymore. However, about a year and a half ago, an existence called 'Talking Monster' was confirmed to be appearing from dungeons around the world..."
"Huh?! From dungeons around the world?!"
"Yes. Based on that information, I immediately started my investigation. However, I couldn't actually confirm the appearance of the 'Talking Monster' beyond the 70th Floor."
"Huh? So, our encounter with 'Talking Monster Baron' this time is quite a rare case?"
"That's right. By the way, currently there are about 7 reports of encounters or actual sightings of the 'Talking Monster'. Because of this, people are starting to think the 'Talking Monster' might not really exist, or that they could have misseen it, leading it to be treated as 'occult'..."
"This time, I and 'Valkyrie' really encountered it..."
"That's right. Plus, it was perfectly captured on drone camera and streamed to the world."
"Huh, hmm... umm... could this actually be quite a... big deal?"
"That's correct. I haven't confirmed it yet, but the world is probably in an uproar in real time. After all, the 'Talking Monster', which was thought to be occult, has been filmed, and you took it down... not to mention, it was even chatting about 'magic'..."
"Ugh...!"
Sakurako-chan is calmly pointing out the significance of what I did with a piercing gaze.
"Um... I'm so sorry!!!!"
I bent down and apologized with all my might.
* * *
"Hah... it's fine already. Besides, we were finally able to capture the 'Talking Monster' existing on camera, and we also gained information about the 'superior', so it's a big accomplishment for us."
"So, does that mean I'm off the hook...?"
"Only conditionally."
"Condition?"
"Yes. As I mentioned earlier, I want you to help me search for this 'superior' that the 'Talking Monster Baron' mentioned."
"Help? How?"
"That relates to my direct clan."
"...Ah."
"I haven't told 'Valkyrie' yet, but I want you to investigate the existence of this 'boss' during the dungeon exploration."
"'Boss'... is it Empress Mare?"
"That's right. Even if the 'boss' isn't Empress Mare, from what I've heard from Baron, they seem to be operating as an organization. If that's the case, it becomes a 'threat to humanity,' so discovering and defeating the 'Talking Monster' is essential."
Indeed.
"In any case, we still don't know much about this 'Talking Monster,' and we don't fully understand the existence of its 'boss.' Furthermore, the 'timeline issue' regarding Empress Mare, who already existed here 15 years ago when you were in distress, is a mystery. We don't even know if Empress Mare and the other 'person in white' truly exist now... The problems are piling up."
"Wow... I feel a bit faint..."
That said, it was significant to be able to talk with Sakurako-chan this time.
I never expected there would be a resident from another world here...
Moreover, Sakurako-chan wants to return to her original world and is seriously developing a magic circle to travel between here and the other world.
That's amazing.
Still, if Sakurako-chan's 'entrance magic circle' development really succeeds, and if there's an 'exit magic circle' in the other world... it would truly be possible to travel between worlds.
"If that happens... does that mean I can meet the party members (those guys) again?"
Huh?
By the way, during the last farewell in the other world... didn't the 'magic tool research geek' say something?
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"Takeru~! Someday, someday, I will definitely continue my research on interworld teleportation so I can go to Japan! And when that research succeeds and I get there, you will have to take responsibility and marry me! Keep that in mind!"
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Brr...
Huh?
I feel a chill?
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