5 hours after leaving the town.
「It's a ruin! Look, Noir-san, it's a ruin!」
I found the stairs that lead to the underground ruins, and my tension was skyrocketing.
I never thought I would be so happy just to find the entrance to the ruins.
If the stone monument contained instructions on how to gain magical power, I might faint from sheer joy.
「I was worried it might take longer, but I'm glad we found it so easily! ......What's wrong, Noir-san?」
Noir-san was pouting.
「Snow shoveling is over in an instant.」
The snow that had accumulated within a five-kilometer radius of us has all but disappeared.
After blowing off the snow that had piled up outside the town with a fist bump to make an impromptu path, we walked straight for about five hours.
Then he blew on his breath and blew away the snow as far as he could see.
And we can't find the stairs to the underground ruins without shoveling snow.
「What's your lung capacity like?」
「Enough about that, let's get to the ruins!」
I don't care about my lung capacity right now!
「It's pitch black underground......」
Peeking at the back of the stairs, Noir-san looks worried.
Noir-san, who is not a fan of haunted houses, is probably not a fan of the dark either.
I have good night vision and can see in the dark, but in total darkness, Noir-san might fall.
Above all, the dark makes it impossible to read the stone monument.
「It's gonna be fine. I've already anticipated this so I brougt a lamp」
Noir-san looked relieved when I pulled out a lamp from my bag.
And so we walked down the stairs.
After about five minutes of walking, we finally reached the passage.
「It's huge.」
It was a passage that could easily accommodate a large truck.
I kind of imagined it to be a dungeon-like place, but the passage was a straight path.
We walked down the passage without hesitation, and after a while we stopped.
「It's a dead end.」
We was blocked by a wall with a lot of writing on it.
I'm excited to see the wall.
「Isn't this a stone monument!?」
I didn't see anything like it on the way here, and I was sure this was the stone monument.
I skimmed the writing, but I had no idea what it said on.......
「Noir-san, can you read this......?」
Noir-san stared at the stone monument and nodded.
「I can read it」
「All right! What does it say?」
Noir-san gazed at the stone monument again.
「It says, "Beyond this wall, the king of the monsters is sealed......"」
「The King of the Monsters?」
Is that the Demon King that was sealed by the 《Emperor of Ice》?
If that's the case, is there a sealing room beyond this stone monument?
「They say the demon king sealed in here is the hardest thing in the world.」
(T/N: Raw: 硬い, katai)
The hardest demon king in the world.
The 《Emperor of Ice》 probably decided to seal it because the attack wouldn't work.
「They say the seal is good for 2000 years.」
According to Lindgrant-san, the 《Emperor of Ice》 had claimed that the seal would soon be broken.
It's been more than ten years since then, and the day when the seal will be broken should be just around the corner.
If the seal is going to be lifted in the near future, it would be better to defeat it while we can.
「I understand about the demon king, is there anything else written? Something like magical power?」
Noir-san looked at the monument for a while and then shook her head.
「There's only insult about the demon king」
I pout.
「Is this all an insult?」
There seems to be more than 10,000 characters......
「It's all swear words.」
「I see...... all bad words......」
Isn't this holding too much grudge?
Well, I guess she was frustrated that she couldn't defeat the demon king, to the point that she wanted to write a long, insult letter......
(T/N: That's one salty fella)
I'm frustrated that I can't get any information about magic, but there are three more ruins.
I have to believe that there is a monument I want in another ruin.
「What about the Demon King?」
「Of course I'll beat him. I promised the old man at the inn that I would.」
But this time, the Demon King is different from the previous ones, isn't it?
Up until now, every Demon King I've faces were so fragile that they could be shattered by a single punch, but the demon king ahead are the hardest in the world.
If I were a wizard, I'd be fighting with a wide variety of magic...... I'm a martial artist.
An opponent with too much defense is a natural enemy for me as I fight with my fists.
It was easy to imagine that this would be the hardest struggle of my life so far.
That's why I can't run away.
I'll use this fight to grow spiritually and gain magical powers!
I clenched my fist and punched the stone monument.
Dogooooon!!!!
(T/N: Raw: ドゴォォォォン！！！！)
After destroying the stone monument with its sealing magic, we emerged into a spacious cavern.
And at the back of the cavity......
「Fuhahahaha! I've finally broken the damned seal that binds me!And there's food lying right in front of me! You are fortunate, human! You will become my flesh and blood, and you will live on forever!」
There was a giant turtle that spoke human language.
5 hours after leaving the town.
「It's a ruin! Look, Noir-san, it's a ruin!」
I found the stairs that lead to the underground ruins, and my tension was skyrocketing.
I never thought I would be so happy just to find the entrance to the ruins.
If the stone monument contained instructions on how to gain magical power, I might faint from sheer joy.
「I was worried it might take longer, but I'm glad we found it so easily! ......What's wrong, Noir-san?」
Noir-san was pouting.
「Snow shoveling is over in an instant.」
The snow that had accumulated within a five-kilometer radius of us has all but disappeared.
After blowing off the snow that had piled up outside the town with a fist bump to make an impromptu path, we walked straight for about five hours.
Then he blew on his breath and blew away the snow as far as he could see.
And we can't find the stairs to the underground ruins without shoveling snow.
「What's your lung capacity like?」
「Enough about that, let's get to the ruins!」
I don't care about my lung capacity right now!
「It's pitch black underground......」
Peeking at the back of the stairs, Noir-san looks worried.
Noir-san, who is not a fan of haunted houses, is probably not a fan of the dark either.
I have good night vision and can see in the dark, but in total darkness, Noir-san might fall.
Above all, the dark makes it impossible to read the stone monument.
「It's gonna be fine. I've already anticipated this so I brougt a lamp」
Noir-san looked relieved when I pulled out a lamp from my bag.
And so we walked down the stairs.
After about five minutes of walking, we finally reached the passage.
「It's huge.」
It was a passage that could easily accommodate a large truck.
I kind of imagined it to be a dungeon-like place, but the passage was a straight path.
We walked down the passage without hesitation, and after a while we stopped.
「It's a dead end.」
We was blocked by a wall with a lot of writing on it.
I'm excited to see the wall.
「Isn't this a stone monument!?」
I didn't see anything like it on the way here, and I was sure this was the stone monument.
I skimmed the writing, but I had no idea what it said on.......
「Noir-san, can you read this......?」
Noir-san stared at the stone monument and nodded.
「I can read it」
「All right! What does it say?」
Noir-san gazed at the stone monument again.
「It says, "Beyond this wall, the king of the monsters is sealed......"」
「The King of the Monsters?」
Is that the Demon King that was sealed by the 《Emperor of Ice》?
If that's the case, is there a sealing room beyond this stone monument?
「They say the demon king sealed in here is the hardest thing in the world.」
(T/N: Raw: 硬い, katai)
The hardest demon king in the world.
The 《Emperor of Ice》 probably decided to seal it because the attack wouldn't work.
「They say the seal is good for 2000 years.」
According to Lindgrant-san, the 《Emperor of Ice》 had claimed that the seal would soon be broken.
It's been more than ten years since then, and the day when the seal will be broken should be just around the corner.
If the seal is going to be lifted in the near future, it would be better to defeat it while we can.
「I understand about the demon king, is there anything else written? Something like magical power?」
Noir-san looked at the monument for a while and then shook her head.
「There's only insult about the demon king」
I pout.
「Is this all an insult?」
There seems to be more than 10,000 characters......
「It's all swear words.」
「I see...... all bad words......」
Isn't this holding too much grudge?
Well, I guess she was frustrated that she couldn't defeat the demon king, to the point that she wanted to write a long, insult letter......
(T/N: That's one salty fella)
I'm frustrated that I can't get any information about magic, but there are three more ruins.
I have to believe that there is a monument I want in another ruin.
「What about the Demon King?」
「Of course I'll beat him. I promised the old man at the inn that I would.」
But this time, the Demon King is different from the previous ones, isn't it?
Up until now, every Demon King I've faces were so fragile that they could be shattered by a single punch, but the demon king ahead are the hardest in the world.
If I were a wizard, I'd be fighting with a wide variety of magic...... I'm a martial artist.
An opponent with too much defense is a natural enemy for me as I fight with my fists.
It was easy to imagine that this would be the hardest struggle of my life so far.
That's why I can't run away.
I'll use this fight to grow spiritually and gain magical powers!
I clenched my fist and punched the stone monument.
Dogooooon!!!!
(T/N: Raw: ドゴォォォォン！！！！)
After destroying the stone monument with its sealing magic, we emerged into a spacious cavern.
And at the back of the cavity......
「Fuhahahaha! I've finally broken the damned seal that binds me!And there's food lying right in front of me! You are fortunate, human! You will become my flesh and blood, and you will live on forever!」
There was a giant turtle that spoke human language.
