Chapter 54: Tension (Part 3)

After the call with Leo, we expressed our gratitude to the village head for getting rid of the dungeon, declined his

offer to treat us to a meal, and immediately moved on to the next area.

Imperial knights, Mages of Magic Tower, renowned adventurers from various kingdoms and adventurer guilds were

investigating and clearing dungeons, but as I said before, a dungeon itself is a bomb that could explode at any time,

so we needed to move quickly.

Besides, it wasn’t like there were no casualties.

There were no deaths yet, but reports came in that the magical beasts seen for the first time in the dungeon were

stronger than expected, and many people were seriously injured even though they cleared the dungeon. The leaders

of the Imperial Family, the Magic Tower, and the Adventurer’s Guild felt a sense of crisis and began to move more

actively.

So we need to move faster.

To resolve this annoying situation as soon as possible.

Well, thanks to Leticia, I can move comfortably with teleportation, but fortunately, there was no inconvenience

because I was riding in a carriage provided by the Imperial Family, which couldn’t go to places that couldn’t be

reached by teleportation or where the coordinates were uncertain.

Inside the carriage, I checked the information of the next dungeon to move to with Leticia.

“The next dungeon is in the mountains.”

“…Ugh. I thought I’d seen this mountain somewhere, and it’s the mountain I completely leveled… Ahem. It’s not a

mountain I have good feelings about. It was a mountain with terrible terrain… That’s right. It’s the mountain where I

fought quite fiercely with the Demon King’s army, isn’t it?”

“I don’t remember. Ah. Was that the operation where you moved alone? There were quite a few casualties on both the

human and demon sides.”

“At that time, even though the five of us were a Hero party, we couldn’t always stick together. I remember it was an

operation I moved alone.”

The terrain was terrible, and the whole mountain was mixed with red blood and purple blood, so it wasn’t a pleasant sight.

I fell silent, recalling the mountain, which was destroyed to the point where its shape was unrecognizable, mixed with

the corpses of humans and demons.

It wasn’t a sight I wanted to recall.

“Come to think of it, I cut down all the trees and terrain that blocked my view, so I wonder if there’s anything left…?”

“…Charlotte.”

“No, really, they were a nuisance at the time. I had no choice.”

I don’t know if they usually do restoration work in mountains like this, but since Leticia doesn’t know either, I guess

the Imperial Family gave up on it.

They might have been collecting the remains of the knights or mages who died there, but they might not have been

able to do the work of restoring the terrain.

Besides, it should have been destroyed to a certain extent to do restoration work, but since I completely split it in half

with my sword, it would have been difficult to restore its original form.

“I haven’t heard any information either…”

“Still, wouldn’t it have recovered a little? The mountain split in half couldn’t have been restored.”

“……What exactly did you do there that the Imperial Family gave up on restoration work?”

“I told you. I split the mountain in half. From what I remember, the Demon King’s army probably ran away with pale

faces when they saw that.”

It was funny to see them running away without looking back, saying why is such a monster a human.

Well, it’s not surprising since there’s a magician right next to me who can erase cities and change the terrain with

magic.

A swordsman should be able to split a mountain in half.

Chloe will admit this too.

A swordsman must cut one thing.

The face of Leo looking at me with a horrified expression came to mind, but Leo can also cut a mountain in half if he

swings his sword with all his might, so isn’t it true?

“A swordsman should be able to split a mountain in half.”

“Right?”

“Isn’t it obvious? These days, both the Imperial Knights and the mages are too soft compared to before. The other

day, when I said that a magician should be able to change the terrain with magic, everyone was horrified with

horrified expressions?”

“You must have felt wronged. In our time, a magician had to be able to use that much magic to be called a magician.”

“Exactly.”

Why is magic called a product of mystery?

You have to be able to change the terrain to be called a real magician, Leticia said in a frustrated tone, and I nodded

in agreement.

It was a conversation that was quite far from the conversation of ordinary people, but by our standards, this was right.

What can we do.

From a swordsman who easily split mountains and seas with a sword, even now, weakened, she’s a half-vampire who

can crush ordinary knights or mages, and a magician who has mastered almost all fields of magic with a large

amount of mana that surpasses the total amount of mana that dozens of mages would have.

It’s wrong to look at it from the standards of ordinary people in the first place.

And I saw.

The Imperial Knight who was driving the carriage in the driver’s seat turned pale.

Is it cold outside?

It wasn’t cold enough to turn pale, so maybe he just has good hearing.

Well, it’s not information that can’t be heard, so it doesn’t matter.

I nonchalantly ignored the knight’s expression.

Just as ordinary people cannot understand geniuses, unpredictable geniuses cannot be understood by ordinary

people or geniuses.

That’s how it is.

Unlike Earth, where the power of one person can be compared to an army of thousands or tens of thousands, so

honestly, it’s easier not to understand.

In short, even if you think this is nonsense, it’s better to just nod and move on.

It’s easier if you give up on understanding.

“Hmm? Ah, we’re almost there.”

“……Arrival? Here? Charlotte. Didn’t you say it was a mountain? Is there something wrong with my eyes? Why can’t I

see a single tree, let alone a barren plain…?”

“Wow. It’s still the same here. It looks like the Imperial Family gave up on restoration work.”

Well, even I think it would take quite a long time to restore this place.

I looked at the land where life had died due to the traces of black magic.

All kinds of traces of magic, sword marks, and dried bloodstains seemed to show the tragedy of that day.

And I stopped my gaze at a certain point.

“There it is.”

“…That’s.”

“I didn’t expect it to still be there. Well, this area hasn’t been properly cleaned up, so it’s no wonder it hasn’t

disappeared.”

A sword scar that seemed to accurately split the world in half from beginning to end remained clearly on the ground.

As expected, swordsman skills are the best, it’s cool.

Leticia burst into laughter as if she couldn’t help but look at me, who was looking at it with a proud expression.

The gaze of Leticia, which was dripping with honey as if looking at something lovely, was burdensome, so I tried to

avoid her gaze, but even that seemed good to Leticia, and she smiled softly.

Seeing Leticia’s smile, I felt unnecessarily sorry, so I fixed my gaze on the window.

Honestly, Leticia’s unwavering affection and obsession were a bit burdensome.

Because the Leticia Lisyantus I originally knew was not a woman who craved love like this.

A cool and cold image.

When I first saw her, she was a woman as cold as the snow falling in the north, but at some point, I unknowingly

became attached to her, and that attachment became love, and we eventually became lovers and broke up.

I was able to experience the sadness that Leticia would have felt during that breakup as soon as I arrived.

When I first saw her, I seriously thought Leticia was crazy.

To use forbidden ancient magic to summon me from another dimension, at first I thought she was making a human

sacrifice, so I was scared, that’s a bonus.

But now that my identity has been revealed and I’ve let go of the mindset I wanted to hide, it’s actually easier.

At first, I was startled by the maid or whatever, but the fact that this situation seems much better now is also true.

Thud. I stared blankly at the scenery visible outside the shaking carriage due to the rough terrain.

Although it’s a barren plain with nothing, there’s at least one thing to see.

I smiled, looking at the sword scar I left behind.

Thudㅡ.

“I’m sorry. Leticia, Charlotte. The terrain is rough, so the carriage can’t go any further. Besides…”

I feel an ominous aura from ahead.

Even a knight who can’t see mana could tell.

There’s a dungeon right in front of here.

And the knight’s sharp senses, honed over decades of training, noticed that it wasn’t an ordinary dungeon.

“I know. Hehe, they prepared an interesting dungeon.”

“…It’s more ominous than interesting.”

“Originally, the more openly hidden a dungeon is, the more expensive things roll in. Let’s go, Charlotte.”

Saying so, Leticia took my hand and led me, waving her hand to the knight, saying that he had worked hard to come

this far.

The knight, who nodded with a sullen expression, carefully asked Leticia.

“Do you… need any help or support?”

That must have been a pretty cautious question for a knight.

It also meant that he wouldn’t be of help.

He seems to be a pretty skilled knight, so he must be confident in his skills.

In fact, I am currently more capable in mid-range combat, and Leticia, a magician, is capable in mid-range and long-

range combat.

……Looking at her hitting enemies with a staff, it seems like she’s also capable of close combat, but for now, Leticia is

a magician.

If that knight joins this party, it would be a pretty decent party.

However, Leticia glanced at the knight and said firmly.

“No. I don’t need it.”

She always gives the same answer.

Because there is only one swordsman she can trust with her back.