Chapter 325

Kin of the Goddess of Chaos

Murellia concentrates magical energy in her eyes and probably activates some kind of skill . As she was staring at me, I began to feel something strange .

"Ufufufu! This is amazing! What in the world is this? An Intelligent Weapon? And it's not just Space-Time Magic, but Dimensional Magic?"

What the hell are you doing Appraisal Block! Apparently all of my disguisal skills have been seen through . Murellia, with her eyes shining with a brilliant light, pushes her wicked palm towards us .

[Fran! Murellia found us out! She's trying to do something! Stay sharp!]

"Nn!"

We probably won't be able to escape anymore . We'll have to rely on Fran's superhuman reaction speed . However, what happened next was beyond any of our imaginations .

"Come . "

[Wh-?]

The next thing I knew, I was in Murelia's hand instead of Fran's . I tried to figure out how she could've done it . Maybe some skill? I don't think it was magic since she has already demonstrated she doesn't have Chantless or Chant Annulment .

"! Master!"

"Master? Ah, this sword's name . Isn't that a strange one . "

Fran, who had me swiped out from under her nose, was furious .

"Fran! Don't show an opening!"

"Keh-"

Fran was blown backwards by Valkyrie's kick . She didn't suffer much damage because of the defensive barrier she has up, but it was a big hit, I'm still worried .

[Fran! This is your chance!]

Murelia, who possessed immense power, drew me .

[I'll let Murellia equip me, you have to attack in the opening that creates! Don't worry about me!]

[ . . . Understood . ]

I managed to convince myself of my words, and Fran took out another sword and turned to face the Valkyrie .

"Aw, what's wrong? Your movements suddenly got a lot worse! Can't fight without your magic sword~?"

"Shut up!"

The number of hits Fran landed started to decrease and the amount of hits she took began to increase . Skill sharing is still active, but I can't offer any support, and I can't afford to make a careless move right now . That being said, I can't miss this opportunity . I choose to believe in Fran for this chance to land a serious blow on Murellia .

"[Sigh], well then..."

Ding dong!!

The moment Murellia attempted to do something, and electricity enveloped her body . If I had to guess, she probably tried to equip me . This is what I've been waiting for! The moment you show any weakness, I'll assault you with magic and a telekinetic catapult!

However... that opening never arrived . Murellia is still holding me as if nothing happened .

"Hm? What was that tingling?"

That's it . There's no way that's it, right? She's not awakened, and thunder damage is still neutralized? No, as long as she's a Black Catkin, it wouldn't be strange for her to have high resistance against thunder damage . Or is she strong enough for it to not work at all? Both are equally likely .

In any case, the fact remains that she tried to equip me . In other words, she has some sort of interest in me . When it comes to this high leveled of an opponent, no opportunity should be passed up . Even if it's a shitty bet, you should take it if you can .

[ . . . Are you going to equip me?]

"Ahaha! This is amazing! I got one! It's not like a person at all! I could've sworn I saw a soul, but I didn't think it'd actually have one! I want it! I want this sword!"

She's like a kid when she's frolicking like this . However, this sort of personality means she may take the bait .

"Divine punishment awaits if an unworthy person attempts to equip me . This time around was the Punishment of Lightning . Though, if you endure the punishments, you become worthy to equip me . "

Encourage equipping me while tickling her self esteem . Casually tell her about the punishment for equipping me . If Murelia tries to equip me at this point, the punishment will surely be far worse . Although the lightning strikes were prevented, the god's death punishment can't be prevented by Murellia . In the worst case scenario, it'll do an incredible amount of damage to her .

" . . . Heh? Divine punishment? You don't say . Well, you don't have to be equipped then I suppose!"

Tch . You were thinking more calmly than I thought... I thought you would equip me to keep the momentum going . I guess I have to switch strategies .

"Are you afraid? How disappointing . I guess I was wrong . I should've figured you wouldn't be able to equip me . "

This time, I tried to provoke Murellia . She seems to be strangely prideful, and there's a chance she could get provoked into equipping me .

"I've already received divine punishment . I hate the gods, but I don't underestimate their power any longer . But even so... divine punishment you say?"

[ . . . Indeed . ]

"Hmm, perhaps you are a sacred sword, or are affiliated with some god? No, I wonder if talking about divine judgement is just some sort of defense mechanism, as I was just talking about how our tribe was cursed... I'm sure it's something interesting . My goodness, is it alright if we talk a bit more? It's my first time speaking to an intelligent weapon . "

Ah . The provocations failed . But there still might be a chance for her to equip me . Let's see if these words will do it .

[You wish to speak with me? Of what?]

"I wish to know who made you . Was it a divine blacksmith? Or was it another human?"

[I don't know . I do not possess memories of that time . ]

"Is that so, well then`"

[If you please, it is my turn now . ]

"Oh? Isn't this interesting? What do you want to know?"

[Are you a dungeon master?]

"I am not . "

[What? Then, what- ]

"Stop . Isn't it my turn now?"

[ . . . Go ahead . ]

It looks like Fran has regained her composure and is still fighting with the Valkyrie . Then, maybe I should start gathering some information . Since we're on the subject of asking each other questions it should be a good opportunity to do so .

"You mentioned that you don't remember when you were created, but how far back do you remember?"

"My memory only begins recently . From just before I encountered Fran, my wielder . "

I didn't want to take a chance lying, as Murellia may have some kind of skill that sees through lies . It was highly possible that she possessed some sort of lie-detecting skill as she accepted it without question when I said I didn't remember being created .

It's risky to give this information, but if I get caught in a lie, she might not let me continue asking her questions . In that case, it's better to accept new information even if that means I have to give up knowledge in return .

"Hmm, does that mean you were only recently built? Or is that the seal on your memories was only recently unlocked..."

[It's my turn now . You said you're not a dungeon master? Then who are you? I recall you earlier saying that you could use the power of the dungeon..."

"Do you really want to know? Well, it's because I'm a dungeon sub-master . This allows me to spend the master's points . "

[Sub-master? Points?]

"Let's remember the order . Next is me . What's with your name?"

Is she making fun of me... Well, it can't be helped . I'm used to it now, and I'm actually rather attached to it, but at first I thought it was a strange name .

[It is the name given to me by Fran . I previously had no name . ]

"Just a moment, you had no name?"

[It's my turn now . What does 'point' mean?]

It was a word that Murellia used, so I'll pretend I've never heard it . Though, I still use self-evolution points .

"Why do you want to know that? It's okay, but you can't tell anyone, okay? They are points given by the Goddess, so-called GP . As they are bestowed by her, you can use points to extend the range of the dungeon or to summon demonic bea- Huh? What's going on?"

Murellia, who was in the middle of an explanation, was surprised for some reason . After an awkward moment, she continues her conversation .

"Well, anyways, there are many ways to get points . For example, killing creatures that are inside your dungeon . And the stronger and more experienced a killed individual is, the more points you get from them . There is the option of drawing magic from the ground to convert into points, but it is hardly efficient . "

As Murellia explained this to me, she opened her eyes as if she was surprised . No, wait, she actually is surprised .

"I knew it! I can talk about it after all! Hahahaha! Why?"

Murellia suddenly exclaims with a joyful expression . I'm having a hard time understanding .

"Hey, you have something to do with dungeons, don't you?"

[What?]

"Hmm, it might not be surprising if you turn out to be a Godblade... Are you kin with the Goddess of Chaos?"

[Well, that's something I would like to know as well . ]

I was told that I was related to the Goddess of Chaos before, but I didn't receive any further explanation .

[Why do you think I am?]

"People who are affiliated or bound by dungeons are restricted in their actions . One of these restrictions is the ability to speak of the dungeon to other people . "

Now that she mentions it, Rumina was saying something along the same lines . But she's able to talk about it normally with me . Maybe it's that she didn't reveal anything of a level worth omniting? But her description was quite detailed .

Rumina wasn't able to talk to me about the details of a dungeon . But now that I think about it, Fran and Urushi were also there, maybe she was restricted for that reason?

"I wasn't originally a member of a dungeon . A few years ago, a combination of the power of a dungeon and a human sorcerer named Linford summoned and bound me to his will with the permission of the Evil God . Linford, that annoying geezer! That wicked man ruled over me as a maiden of the Evil God, and then forced me into being a Dungeon Submaster! He made me dedicate myself to the hateful gods that destroyed us! I can't rise up against that usurping small-fry's clan just by being a dungeon submaster, but I also can't resist the dungeon's contract! However, I can talk to you about it for whatever reason! If I can understand why, I might be able to worm my way out of the dungeon's contract!"

Woah woah woah, I might be crazy, but a name I definitely can't ignore came up! Did she just say Linford? He's an old sorcerer, and his name is Linford, this can't be just a coincidence .

"Is your sorcerer named Linford Laurencia? He possessed monstrous powers and was over like a hundred years old?"

"Oh? Do you know him?"

"Pretty sure the guy you're talking about died after we fought him on another continent . "

"Aa! I knew it! Fairly recently, the power that tied me to the world suddenly weakened, I knew I wasn't imagining it! Ahahaha!"

I didn't expect to hear Linford's name in this country . In other words, I guess that means he was scheming in this country before coming to Barbora .

[If you don't mind me asking, what exactly was Linford trying to do?]

"Ufufu, since I'm in an especially good mood right now, I'll enlighten you!"