Well then, I hope to see a suitable battle to the death.
Mia!
Used Skill: Evasion
Acquired Skill: Spear
All right, Activate!
Spear
Used Skill: Spear
Used Skill: Hand-to-Hand Combat
Used Skill: Spatial Mobility
Why do you fight so hard for a master who treats you like pawns?
This is...
...our...
...desire...
I've got a bad feeling about this.
Acquired Skill: Sense Danger
Acquired Skill: Weapon Destruction
That just leaves...
They know they can't win!
Acquired Skill: Sword Catching
The Master... His wish...
Please make it come true...
Magnificent! That was magnificent.
Welcome, new Hero...
Acquired Item: Holy Sword Gjallarhorn
Hey, Master Sorcerer...
Or would you rather I call you the No Life King?
What exactly do you want?
My wish, eh?
To discover a Hero who might be able to kill me.
In my past life, I met an end at the hands of unjust brutality,
and God saw it fit to reincarnate me as an infant.
Having been reborn with respectable parents,
and encountering a companion who was frankly too good for me...
For a time I thought all was fine...
I was foolish enough to think my new life would meet a different end.
And then, a noble who had fallen for my wife imprisoned me
and executed me on false pretenses.
The vision that God bestowed upon me...
was the heads of every last member of my family, strewn about the castle's grounds.
And beneath the stand, lay the corpse of my wife, like some kind of broken doll.
I turned the remains of my family,
and any others who met their ends there into undead,
baring my teeth against that family,
who was said to be so resilient in armed conflict....
Having accomplished my revenge,
I sought a means to end my life and rejoin my wife...
But God's blessing would not allow me to.
Neither Turn Undead or the Holy Sword had any effect.
After all, I had become the immortal king of the night.
God, in his wisdom,
had granted me an undying body that needed nothing.
The power to strike back against all unjust displays of power.
Now, "Hero," I've told you all I must...
Please strike me down before I become a Demon Lord in spirit, as well!
Our Master's desire... please make it come true.
You have my gratitude.
Ena, my love...
Liltiena, my better half...
This time, I'll be joining you...
Acquired Title: Undead King Slayer
Acquired Title: Cradle Explorer
What a failure.
A failure indeed.
Goodbye, Hero.
You win this time.
We'll meet again.
Goodbye!
What was that?
System Message:
The Cradle has begun its self-destruct sequence.
All staff and trainees are advised to evacuate immediately.
I repeat, the Cradle has begun its self-destruct sequence.
Used Item: Mana Potion
All staff and trainees are advised to evacuate immediately.
Mia, do you recognize me?
Where are we?
The throne room for a place called Trazayuya's Cradle.
You're safe now.
The Cradle has begun its self-destruct sequence.
Do you know how to shut down the self-destruct, Mia?
All staff and trainees are advised to evacuate immediately.
I can try.
Can't do it.
You gave up fast!
There!
Satou?
Oh, sorry. It's okay.
We can still escape.
It doesn't seem like Zen intended on sacrificing Mia.
There's a method of escape set for her.
But... every other function seems to be blocked out...
If I stick close to her, I should be able to warp out with her...
But then what happens to the homunculi down below?
And I wouldn't be able to save No. 7, who's even further down, then...
Mia, listen to me.
There's one more person I need to help.
Satou...
It's okay. I won't die or anything. I promise.
It's a promise! You have to keep it, no matter what!
Yeah, I will make it back alive!
Suicide isn't my thing. I will come back alive...
Used Skill: Fear Resistance
Gotta hurry to the hole I made in the outer wall!
Guardian Knight's Area
There!
So salty! Is it turning into salt?
There! No. 7!
Are you there?!
Right here!
Can you move us outside of the tree?
Hup...
If you give me some seeds and magic,
I should be able to send you to a hollow in a tree in the basin!
Seeds?
Any seed will do?
Any kind of plant seed, yes.
Used Item: Nuts and Berries
If this works, then take it!
It's a good start, but I need three times the MP I got earlier.
You might dry all the way up...
Title: None
It won't be an issue. Please!
'Kay!
Smooch!
Looks like I made the connection.
Now, let's go!
Thank you.
No problem.
Especially since I got all that MP.
That said, don't we need to run?
Run?
A tidal wave of salt...
Let's go.
I'm fine, by the way. As long as the forest is here, I'll continue to live.
Okay. Thanks.
Acquired Skill: Off-Road Running
Used Skill: Sprinting
And then I'll activate the transport skill I haven't touched...
Transport
Used Skill: Transport Used Skill: Off-Road Running
It's a lot easier to run now.
But at this rate we'll get caught!
Think, gotta think...
Water? Is it a lake or a bog?
Doesn't matter. Shouldn't waste my time thinking about it!
I can use something to break the waves...
I know, a wall!
The kettle's mad?
The kettle person's upset!
What am I thinking about?!
This is no time to have my life flash before my eyes!
If I had some kind of Earth Magic
instead of this useless Fire Shot, I could make a wall...
Acquired Skill: Water Striding
Useless?
Water gets 1000 times bigger when it turns into vapor.
No, it's not that it's useless...
Okay, let's do this!
Used Skill: Fire Shot
More!
Used Skill: Calculation
Acquired Title: Pyromancer
Acquired Title: Master of Hellfire
Acquired Title: Conqueror of Despair
Acquired Title: Survivor
"Deeply Held Attachment That Started With a Death March"
Mast...
Master!
Welcome back!
Yes!
Good to be back. Sorry to worry you all.
We really were worried!
No scratches?
Welcome back, sir.
You have my gratitude.
If the reincarnated whom you travel with is precious to you,
have her show restraint in using the God-given power she wields.
It is too much for any mortal. Do not let her end up as I did.
I was so worried! Promise you won't do anything crazy like that again!
Sorry, Arisa.
I'm sorry, everyone... and thank you.
Manager...
It's all over.
You kept your promise.
Of course. How could I not?
I want to officially thank you...
I am the youngest elf in the Bolenan Forest,
the daughter of Lamisauya and Lilinatoa, Misanaria Bolenan.
Satou of the Shiga Kingdom,
I give you my greatest gratitude.
Acquired Title: Friend of the Elves
Satou-dono...
Not only did you spare our lives, despite being your enemies,
but you also rescued No. 7 from death,
I can not thank you enough.
But... what of Master?
He's passed on.
Master Satou, we will now obey you, our new master.
Uh, hang on a sec...
But before we are able to stand at your side, we will need some time.
We need to deliver our former master Zen's wedding ring to his wife's grave.
Oh, I don't mind that at all.
That being said, we'd like you to appoint one of our numbers
to remain at your side, in the meantime.
I don't mind if all of you look for her resting place.
No, sir, we couldn't do such a thing.
I'll let you all decide amongst yourselves, then.
Scissors!
Rock, paper, scissors!
This is becoming somewhat surreal.
Rock, paper, scissors!
Scissors!
Master, I bid you greetings and I look forward to the pleasure of working with you.
Okay, welcome aboard.
If it's all right, can I give you an easier to use name?
Certainly.
Nana Lv. 7 Race: Homunculus Skills: Magic Power Manipulation, One-Handed Sword Race-Specific Power: Foundation
Then welcome to the group, Nana.
Yes, Master.
Yuya.
What is it?
Wanna go home.
I'll take you there.
That's okay.
Are you gonna be okay?
I'll go with Satou.
Makes sense.
No one would be mad at you for using longer sentences...
Used Skill: Fabrication
I see.
A mysterious necromancer with a vendetta against the Shiga Kingdom...
Right.
That's what the group of six swordsmen who saved me told me of it, anyway.
I made that part up, though.
S-Satou-san! Are you all right?!
Zena-san. Sorry to have worried you.
Since I heard you were taken,
I've been overwhelmed with the desire to go search for you...
I'm sorry. I'm acting like a child.
It's fine. I really am sorry for worrying you so.
Oh, yeah. There's something that I wanted give you
before we were interrupted by monsters the other day.
Used Item: Earrings
Are these...
Thank you so much!
Zena-san.
Y-Yes?!
Let's see...
I accepted the job of transporting the elf child
who was kidnapped with me back to her home.
The elf village...
It's to the southeast of the Shiga Kingdom.
D-Do you not intend on returning to Seiryuu City?
It's not that.
Thank goodness!
But when I do get back,
I'll be sure to tell you plenty of stories about my journey.
Okay.
It's a promise.
Master, the packing seems to be complete.
Smooth sailing!
It went perfectly!
Satou.
I'm sorry that I wasn't able to help you find a house.
Oh, it's fine. Your assistance in procuring this cart was a huge help in itself.
Look after Mia.
Right. Leave her to me.
You be careful out there.
I hear that other territories are crawling with bandits.
Hang on!
This is for Pochi-chan and Tama-chan!
Thanks, Yuni!
Thank you so much!
We'll be sure to enjoy the taste!
You'll get a stomachache if you do.
Then we'll use it carefully!
Satou-san!
Zena-san?!
I'm glad I made it in time.
I'm glad I got to see you before heading out, too.
I've thought about this a long time...
I can't be like Princess Liltiena,
who abandoned her family to be with her beloved,
so I won't ask you to take me with you.
But this spring, my brother will be an adult, and become head of the family.
I've spoken to him and he's agreed to let me do as I wish.
So...
when spring comes around...
I'll join you, too.
Don't make that face.
You'll have us with you.
Does your tummy hurt?
Are you not feeling well?
Satou?
I'm okay.
Master, the code library had a volume that said that crying into a woman's chest
will make you feel better when you are sad.
H-Hey, that's cheating!
Lulu, do something!
No, Arisa. I have to focus on the road when I'm driving the cart!
Don't forget... we'll always be together.
The Hunting Song That Started With a Death March