01x06 - Rice and Thieves and Heroes

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After a deadly battle with Victor,

we welcomed the daughter of the vanquished

Demon King Gustav to our party.

You're sure about this, right?

Yes.

Glad to have you aboard, Sera.

Yeah. Thanks for taking me in.

I can feel how important he was to you.

Thank you for everything, Victor!

And so, since my Blacksmithing and

Efil's Sewing are now Rank S,

we're ready to show off our new creations!

First up, Sera, whose weapon is Arondight!

See how strong it is for yourself!

Arondight (Rank S)

The armor's name is Queen's Terror.

Wow, great! I love it!

"Queen's Terror"!

Queen's Terror (Rank S)

The queen who inspires terror

in everyone! What a cool name!

I made the weapon out of Victor's

armor, just like you asked.

You sure that's what you wanted?

Yes. It makes me feel like

he's fighting alongside me.

Great.

And for Gerard, we have the

Magic Sword Dáinsleif!

Magic Sword Dáinsleif (Rank S)

It's got the exact same dimensions

as the sword you have now,

so it shouldn't take you long to learn.

It looks exactly the same.

What about you and Efil?

You can look forward to

seeing those when we fight!

I've spent the past few

days locked in the smithy.

Let me eat and sleep.

I'll make us something, then.

Any requests, Master?

Rice.

I want rice.

Master? What's "rice"?

That rich scent, the glistening,

the stickiness!

It gets sweeter with every bite,

and it's loaded to the

brim with sinful carbs!

My body seeks it! I want it now!

Rice!

Black Summoner

Black Summoner

Kelvin, a river!

There's a river!

You want to go fishing?

Fishing? What's fishing?

When we get to Toraj, let's try it!

Hooray! I can't wait!

One of the goals of this journey

is to keep my promise to Victor

and show Sera the world.

The other is

I'm looking forward to the rice, too.

Aren't you, Master?

Yeah, I sure am.

We're heading to the Water Country of Toraj,

a country that borders the ocean.

Toraj is said to have a rice-like plant,

and it's a place I've wanted to go.

For some reason, it wasn't too hard to

get permission from Guildmaster Leo.

So off to Toraj we go!

My King, the princess appears

to have gone missing again.

Oh, Melfina is

One day after I woke up

from a night of partying,

I learned that the reason I couldn't summon

Melfina yet is that her class is "God."

Is there anything you can do about that?

I'll just have to use one of my avatars.

My avatars are a part of me.

I can possess them and hide

the fact that I'm a god.

I'll be taking a vacation, My Lord.

Again?

I'll go tune one of my avatars.

If it works, you may be able to summon me!

Off I go!

They look just like me, so you can feel

free to fall in love at first sight again!

Farewell!

So she's off on a trip again.

Hey, Kelvin!

There's a ship! I'd love to ride on it!

Yeah, some other time.

Master, about this part of the book

Oh, that's

Clotho, I think I can tell why

the princess is in such a hurry.

Hey, Kelvin.

I was wondering

What?

Some people have been watching us in secret.

Yup, they sure are.

Don't scare me like that, mister.

Hold it right there!

Two of 'em are real beauts, ma'am!

The boss will be overjoyed!

Who are you?

We're the infamous band of thieves,

"The Black Wind."

"The Black Wind"?

You know them?

Yes. They're a band of thieves that

became famous in Toraj a while back!

Supposedly a Rank A adventurer from

Trycen destroyed them, but

Oh?

Look, guys! They're terrified

just from hearing our names.

Level 25 to a bit above 30?

Sera, I know it won't be satisfying for you,

but can you go play with them?

Roger that.

No using the Arondight.

What? Why not?

It'd make a mess.

Fine.

Back in a jiffy!

Thanks.

You want to fight us all by yourself?

You're from Parth, right?

You can't be any higher than Rank C.

You'll regret it, missy.

The girls will fetch a good price.

Don't hurt them too much.

Got it.

Let's have some fun, girlie.

That's a no.

Ensu!

I thought I held back, too.

But it was still too strong?

F-Fool! Ensu was just letting his guard down!

All of you, swarm her at once!

You want a test of brute strength now?

Sure, I'll play along.

Impossible!

Gilda's strength is way above 200!

That'll do, I guess.

Impossible!

Sera's level 75.

They don't stand a chance.

What's wrong?

You were having so much fun a minute ago!

Let's have some more fun,

Miss "Mild Breeze."

I feel like I'm even stronger

than I was before I was sealed!

It's because of the magic supply

from the summoning, right?

I'd love to challenge

you to a duel sometime.

Sounds good to me!

Don't think you've won

just because you beat me!

Our boss is level 70!

Hmm Why don't you tell

us a little more about him?

Name: Sera

Level: 75 Title: Demon King's Daughter

HP 970/970

MP 994/994

Age: 21 | Strength 580

Race: Archdemon | Endurance 466

Sex: Female | Agility 573

Class: Arcane Pugilist | Magic 569

Luck 529

Skills:

Bloodstained (Unique Skill) | Martial Arts (S) | (A) | Flight (C) |

Detect Presence (B) | Detect Danger (B) | Detect Magic (A) | Detect Concealment (C) | Dancing (B) | Playing Instrument (B)

Assist Effects:

Demon King's Grace | Summoning/Magic Supply (S) | Concealment (S)

Black Summoner

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Country

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Toraj

So this is the Water Country of Toraj, huh?

It's like old Japan.

So this is the sea

It really is water as

far as the eye can see!

Victor I made it to the real sea!

You promised to teach

me how to swim, didn't you?

Sera?

Hey, Kelvin!

What?

Teach me to swim!

Okay.

Have you ever gone swimming, Efil?

No, but I'd love to try.

If we didn't have our stuff in the carriage,

I'd go to the beach right now.

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Thank you for your cooperation in

capturing one of the leaders of the Black Wind.

I'm the head of the Toraj

Adventurer's Guild, Guildmaster Mist.

Hello. I'm Kelvin, an adventurer.

Leo told me all about you,

Rank A Adventurer Kelvin.

I hope he told you good things.

You're all he talks about as of late.

That's scary in its own way!

That's surprising.

He never lets it show around me.

He can be a stubborn old geezer sometimes.

So the two of you

It was 20 long years ago,

but Leo and I were in the same party.

Leo was called the Analyzer.

Only because he had a habit of

peeking at other people's statuses.

He peeked at mine, too.

So, about the Black Wind

I've shared the information you've

acquired with the other guilds.

I still can't believe that the party that

took down the Black Wind became them, though.

Trycen's famous warrior, Christoph,

destroyed the Black Wind of Toraj.

It was a big deal when it happened.

Yes, but now it seems they're

secretly kidnapping people

and engaging in the sl*ve trade.

If we knew where they were,

I could go take them down!

They're in Toraj right now, actually.

Then we should go get them immediately—

It's not that easy.

What do you mean?

Indeed, Christoph is a national hero.

If we're not careful, it could turn into an

international incident between Toraj and Trycen.

So we can't do a thing

despite all this proof?

Sera, calm down.

Mist is trying to tell us that

we need to make preparations.

Christoph's level is 70

To be honest, it's hard

to get excited about that.

If only it were 20 levels higher!

But I can't just do nothing

Master?

Sera.

You're talking using this?

Is it a secret?

Are your detection skills picking up

a group of four powerful adventurers?

Um

I sense somebody relatively strong

at the entrance to the town.

They're probably about level 50?

I'm a lucky man.

We'll have the heroes' party

do all the work for us!

Name: Toya Kanzaki

Level: 53 Title: Hero from Another World

HP 753/753

MP 431/431

Age: 18 | Strength 265

Race: Human | Endurance 258

Sex: Male | Agility 269

Class: Sword Saint | Magic 264

Luck 530

Skills:

Absolute Gospel (Unique Skill) | White Magic (C) | Swordsmanship (S)

Military Leadership (B) | Dual-Wielding (C) | Amazing Luck (B)

Assist Effects:

Lightfairy's Grace | Concealment (B)

Black Summoner

There's a bandit hideout nearby?!

Yes. And we want your help.

Toya, we're here to find a boat to

the Empire of Risea in the West,

because of what the Goddess Melfina said!

We don't have time for side trips!

There are people here who

need a hero's power!

Part of our job is to bring peace

by solving their problems!

Kanzaki!

There you go with that

"helping people" mode again, Toya.

Of course we need to help

people if they're in trouble!

That doesn't mean we have to

take every job we're offered!

I did what he told me to,

but is this really okay?

Yes, but we can't ignore them!

Looks like they just entered the town.

Yes, if the heroes, symbols of justice,

defeated him, Trycen could hardly retaliate.

If we have them fight the Black Wind

No.

There goes My King's bad habit again.

Yes.

Then I wouldn't get to fight anybody!

Mom

It's okay, Luca.

Shouldn't you be doing the job

the boss asked you to do, Hope?

Oh, yeah. About Karna?

When this is done, I'll do it.

Now, then

You'll do, I guess.

N-No!

Please, not my daughter!

The boss'll be mad you

ruined the goods again.

Mom!

Stop it!

Don't you understand?

There's no sound in the world

more pleasant than a girl's scream!

Who the hell are you? Where did you—

My King, I don't like them.

So these are the ones who took down Karna?

Gerard.

Thanks, mister!

Luca!

Mom!

Thank you!

What happened, Christoph?

You called me in the middle of my vacation!

Karna's unit may have been wiped out

while they were out hunting sl*ves.

What is she doing?

This is a top-secret mission from Trycen!

You're being too loud, Prisra.

The other countries won't like

it if we're caught here!

Trycen might even abandon us!

Ado, you tell him!

Our lives are at stake!

I just want to fight someone strong.

You musclebrain!

Calm down.

That's why I've got Hope out investigating,

so that doesn't happen.

We'll know what's going on soon.

Quiet down! We're in the

middle of a meeting.

H-Hope!

Impossible

Who the hell are you?!

You're Christoph, right?

So you're the ones who took down Karna?

Then, I'll be able to enjoy this.

Sorry, we don't actually care about you.

What?

This isn't a battle.

It's like washing a dirty plate

before the main dish arrives.

Hey, something's wrong!

We haven't seen anybody!

Mist said they sent Rank A

adventurers on ahead of us, right?

Did we come to the wrong place?

No, we looked around,

and this is the only suspicious building.

Setsuna, you learned Detection a

while ago. Can you sense anything?

There's a lot of people

in one place, further in.

I can't see what's past that.

Let's head to where those people are, then.

We might find the ones who were kidnapped!

Agreed.

This place is strange.

There's no sign of combat. No bodies.

Our top priority is to find someone

so we can figure out what's going on.

We're here.

Finding absolutely nothing on the way here

just makes me worried what's inside.

Detect Danger's not picking up anything.

But we have to go!

I'll take the lead!

Everyone, back me up!

Girls gotta have guts.

Good luck inside.

I'm a guy, though.

A slime?

The kidnapped people are here, too?

Everyone, get down!

I'll use the Holy Sword Wil!

No!

This is the pet of the man who saved us!

You can't bully it!

The man who saved you?

Luca! Hey!

I'm sorry! She's a huge fan of

the adventurer who saved her.

This slime was part of his party

I see.

Sorry. That was my fault.

Luca

So, who are you?

Well, we're

Wait, Toya.

We shouldn't reveal our identities

The hero of Deramis, Toya Kanzaki!

The hero!

The goddess saved us!

Stop it! Please, calm down

We're so sorry!

I didn't realize you were a hero!

Sheesh

I see!

Did it say something?

Yeah.

I talked to this slime,

and it says it was ordered to stay here and

protect the people who were kidnapped.

So they have a slime as a servant?

They have a tamer like you, Nana,

in their party? That's rare.

Hero, um I have a request.

Would you please help the

Rank A adventurers who saved us?

There are still dozens of bandits left.

And their leaders are veteran warriors.

No matter how strong they are,

they can't win alone!

Please, before it's too late!

That door leads to the last room.

Okay!

Wait, Toya!

Don't just run in!

Did we not make it in time?

So these were the Rank A

adventurers who arrived first?

Their wounds are terrible

They're a mess

I'm sorry!

How could you do this to them?!

Are you the Black Wind bandits?