Chapter 786: December 14th: Sounding the Alarm Toward the White Demise
The Spear Flame Sword Areadbhair. The abilities currently equipped to the reborn Areadbhair are as follows.
・Blade Kindle
Consumes the user's MP to accumulate "Flame" within Areadbhair corresponding to the consumed numerical value.
・Flame Explosion
Upon landing a non-critical hit, "Flame" corresponding to the landed attack is added to Areadbhair.
Upon landing a critical hit, a bombardment attribute corresponding to the accumulated "Flame" is added to Areadbhair.
When at maximum accumulation state, the Flame Explosion state will persist for a fixed duration regardless of the success or failure of critical hits.
・Flame Sharpen
When "Flame Explosion" activates, an enhancement effect is granted to Areadbhair's blade for the duration of the combat encounter, based on the highest recorded accumulation of "Flame" from the aforementioned effect.
・Spear That Slaughters Dragons
Enhances the amount of damage dealt against specific categories of monsters. Furthermore, as an additional effect, Areadbhair will inflict the "Incineration" status upon targets that meet the aforementioned conditions.
・"Fourth Radiant Spear Proof: Incineration"
Usable while Areadbhair is equipped. Fires a spear of flame when executing a thrusting attack or throwing Areadbhair.
・──[Sealed]──
A chalice to pour the dragon's blood, a chalice wet with the blood of a hero. Facts alone fulfill the truth.
How should I put this, it's hard to read in a completely different way from the mask rewarded from the Orchestra fight...... I've always suspected this, but are there multiple people in charge of writing these flavor texts? And they don't even look at each other's writing styles until the update is implemented.
Well, fine. It's not like it's unreadable or incomprehensible. The important point is that, compared to Areadbhair Rebuild before its enhancement, its overall abilities have become more complicated...... or rather, more convoluted.
First, as a major premise, the extremely hot blade that was previously always-active has become toggleable. Using 【Blade Kindle】, I inject MP to act as a fire starter, and landing non-criticals accumulates "Flame"? ......It's already a pain to manage, but if I'm not using Blade Kindle, no heat damage is generated, meaning I can touch it barehanded, stick it against someone's cheek, or strike their ass with it without issue. Also, its sharpness has dropped drastically; I guess this is what it means to be "sheathed."
And then...... the nature of the flame itself has changed since its Rebuild state. The previous Areadbhair possessed literal high heat and a combustion effect, but the Spear Flame Sword Areadbhair's "Incineration" effect is completely different. It's more like a separate phenomenon that merely resembles combustion—simply put, even if I shove the current Areadbhair into a pile of dead leaves, it wouldn't catch fire.
"Hmm........."
While I was tilting my head and confirming the other minor specification changes, it seemed that since the "Blade Dragon" issue had reached a temporary conclusion, they had moved on to the next topic on the agenda.
The one speaking wasn't Nyai the Thirteenth...... but Vash.
"───Listen up, all ye living, breathing souls."
Ah, this is the serious stuff. Hey, listen seriously, Deep Slaughter, or I'll whisper in your ear again. Goliath flower beetleeeee......... (slimy tone)
"A white calamity...... is approachin'. This ain't about man or beast no more...... Every livin' soul's gotta fight."
It was an alarm bell. A warning directed at all living souls from the oldest and strongest Vorpal Bunny, the full extent of which was still unknown.
"Its name is...... the Slumberin' Great White God. The demise that destroyed the travelers of the stars who came from the night sky...... or rather, the throne of God."
I see, going purely by the current conversation, the only image I can conjure is a chair with arms and legs destroying the world, but for now, I'll tentatively treat this Slumbering White God as a chair monster and continue listening.
"The king slumbers...... but, ya see, the soul of the king moves the throne......"
So the chair monster is equipped with the soul of a king. Like an undead?
"A grand beast possessin' the spine of the Divine Age...... Its stride...... will equally trample the land of the black god...... and the land of the white god......"
I hallucinated a 500-meter-long giant zombie chair incinerating the continent while spewing beams from its backrest...... I should probably drop the joke imagery now.
But wait, even stripping away the unnecessary elements, the conclusion is that a "Great Monster is going to invade"...... Isn't that insanely bad?
"All o' ya...... A storm's a-brewin'. The white throne and the king's soul...... will tear through the ragin' waves to shatter this land of the black god. If that happens, the kin of the black god ain't just gonna sit back and watch either."
I see? So because the Slumbering White God will invade the New Continent, the Raid Monsters of the New Continent will become active.
Isn't that just straight-up terrible news? You're telling me an entity on par with that Devouring Great Crimson Clad is going to trigger a fever time? The Genesis Kin on the New Continent's side still have almost no confirmed information on them, and considering it's a rampage event where Raid Monsters go wild all at once, I doubt we'll have that many chances to challenge it.
"As expected, this is definitely a matter that should be forwarded to 【Library】......"
Vash merely swept his gaze across the buzzing round table, and silence naturally spread. Then, for just a moment, but with undeniable intent, his gaze locked onto us players...... and he continued his words.
"All o' ya...... Be careful out there. Prepare the resolve to lay yer lives on the line...... and the resolve to protect yer lives, too......"
The words that followed—were they perhaps hints meant for pathetic humanity?
───The territory of the Great White Wall knows no bounds.
───The duel of the Great Black Threads lies within the clouds of sand and dust.
───Fret not over the Great Azure Swarm.
───The Great Crimson Clad awakens to its hunger once more.
───Do not slay the Great Green Palace, but chase it.
"I'll repeat myself as many times as it takes. Prepare yerselves...... for the white god, the calamity of the comin' throne. That's a warnin'...... from us."
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The second day of the Multi-Species Summit concluded.
"Well then."
"Oi Sunraku, do they sell healing potions here?"
"No, I wouldn't know."
"That's a problem, I'm a bit short on stock."
"That's because you got so heated in Sigmonia......"
"Hey Sunraku, do you think they sell bullets here?"
"Hey Yashirobird, do you think they sell bullets here?"
"You're doubting my brain by throwing the exact same sentence back at me!?"
"Are you pulling an all-nighter?"
"I'm planning to finish this with a single all-nighter."
"That sounds nice, absolutely fantastic. Taking your abundance of free time and pushing it even further is the ultimate luxury."
"......Ah, I kind of get that."
Now then.
While checking our weapons, armor, accessories, and items, we headed toward a certain monster.
"Yo, Queen."
"You Lot are......"
"It's better to cut off anxieties early, don't you agree?"
Spinning Areadbhair on my shoulder with a snap of my wrist, I declared to the Minotaur Queen.
"We'll wrap this up by tomorrow morning. The night for dragon hunting is here."
The name of our party, which now included Ur Idim-shi as an additional member, had just been decided.
"Leave the dragon hunting to the 【Dragon Hunter Gathering】."
Tap-tap.
"What is it, Deep Slaughter."
"Sunraku-kuuuun, Minotaurs have multiple breasts, don't they...... So rubby-sliddyyyy......"
............ I leaned in close to her ear and uttered just one thing.
"......Shut up. (whisper)"
"Oghoooooghooooonn."
Shut your mouth.
Author's Afterword
"It felt as if my tailbone was being sensually licked all the way up through my spine to my brain. Especially the 't' and 'p' sounds, they were amazing. I'm so glad I recorded it!!"
───Deep Slaughter later sharing her impressions of this moment.
"............"
───Sunraku silently preparing Areadbhair in a one-legged batting stance.
"Wait, Sunraku-kuuuun! This recording has the contents of the meeting saved on it too, you know? You can't just erase it, right? Nfufufufufufuu...... Ah, wanna get a quick smash for now? C'mooon! Nnhiiin!!"
───Deep Slaughter flying through the air with glee from an ass-batting.
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