Chapter 557: I'm a minotaur!

Translator: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu

After a period of silence, the cow-head mask boy spoke first in a low voice, "Are you two a couple?"

"Why do you ask?" Seiji countered with a question of his own .

"Because I hate couples! I'm so jealous of couples that act sickeningly sweet and lovey-dovey together," the cow-head mask boy spoke in a seemingly serious tone .

Seiji was rendered speechless .

Did he just meet a wild FFF sect member? Seiji revealed a subtle expression .

Not to mention, this was a strange fellow who wore a cow head mask... thinking back to how evil "minotaurs" were in a certain game, Seiji greatly raised his vigilance!

"Answer me, are the two of you a couple or not?" the cow-head mask boy asked once again .

"I don't see any need to answer you," Seiji responded with a forceful tone . "Besides, who are the two of you?"

The cow-head mask boy, er, the minotaur raised his head and spoke in a fierce tone, "Isn't it obvious just by looking? I'm a minotaur!"

Once again, Seiji was rendered speechless .

This "minotaur" boy seemed to be too into this, which made it difficult for Seiji to even comment .

Teehee... someone giggled .

The giggle was from the dog-head mask girl .

The minotaur boy and Seiji and Mika all turned to look at her .

"Hello, I'm a dog-head girl," a clear female voice spoke from behind the mask .

The dog-head girl chuckled yet again . It was obvious that she felt what she just said was rather silly .

After laughing, she asked them in a polite manner, "May I inquire as to who you are?"

"...I'm the leader of our Knight Order, while behind me is the Sixth Knight," Seiji responded politely .

"A knight leader and the Sixth Knight... Could I ask from which Knight Order you're from?"

"Of course . But please first state where you're from, Miss dog-head girl and Mister minotaur . "

"We are from the Lain Kingdom of Baluya," the dog-head girl responded in a seemingly serious manner .

"Baluya" was the name of the world of the well-known anime, "Honey Candy Girl . " The "Lain Kingdom" was the name of the Beastman Kingdom in that story .

"Nice to meet you . We're from Baluya as well . We're the Knight Order from the Yat Kingdom," Seiji responded in an equally seemingly serious manner .

"I've only visited the Yat Kingdom twice myself . It's a really nice place, with beautiful scenery and incredibly delicious pancakes . "

"Why, thank you . The Lain Kingdom is a wonderful place as well, although I've only been there once . Still, everyone's friendliness and passion, along with all sorts of tasty meat jerky left me with such a deep impression . "

"Thank you for your praise as well . It must be fate that we've met here, heehee..." The dog-head girl giggled again .

"Yeah, such wondrous fate, ahaha..." Seiji smiled as well .

The two of them kept smiling as they faced each other, as if they were really having fun .

Even though it was perfectly clear that both sides were making up completely ridiculous stories, neither of them stated it directly out loud .

The minotaur boy and Mika who watched all this were both rendered speechless .

"How did the two of you get here?" the dog-head girl asked another question .

"Of course, we were accidentally pulled into here . " Seiji looked at her . "Is that not the case for you?"

"No . We came here intentionally," the dog-head girl responded .

Hearing this, something flashed in Seiji's eyes .

"Hey! Dog-head girl..." The minotaur boy seemed to want to say something .

"It's fine to tell them, minotaur boy . " The dog-head girl glanced at her companion and couldn't help but chuckle again .

"Intentionally... Can I understand it that this was a place created by you guys?" Seiji asked seriously .

"No, we don't have that ability," the dog-head girl shook her head slightly .

"Then why did you two come in here?"

"That's private business, Mister knight leader . " The dog-head girl chuckled . "Unless you're willing to join us . "

Something flashed in Seiji's eyes .

"I can join you?"

"Indeed . Not only you, Miss knight behind you is welcome to join us as well . "

"...Why?"

"Because you're able to enter this location . "

"I don't understand what you mean . "

"This isn't a place where you should have originally been . But, you were able to enter, which means you have the right to join us . "

"...And if we don't wish to join you, what will happen?"

"We will help you to leave this place, and I think that we'll never meet again," the dog-head girl mentioned casually .

Conversation options appeared in front of Seiji:

[A: I would like to join you . ]

[B: I'm not interested in joining you . ]

[C: I would like to learn more first . ]

Seeing these three options, Seiji fell into silence .

He felt that these two individuals were highly likely to be from the Soul World faction, or related to it!

According to what the dog-head girl said, they weren't intending on getting others involved in this Inner World . However, he and Mika had entered this place, which meant to them for whatever reason that these two were interested in recruiting them .

Although it didn't sound like she was lying, it was difficult to tell . If he chose to join them, perhaps it would be some type of trap . If he chose not to join them, they might attack . Asking to know more might also cause them to attack .

All three options had some risk... Seiji first silently saved a file before he made his decision .

"I would like to know more so that I can make a more informed decision," he stated in a serious tone .

"If you join us, you'll be asked to perform tasks for us for which you'll be paid appropriately . Failure may have some type of punishment, but also may not," the dog-head girl explained . "You can also refuse to do the tasks that you don't wish to do . However, you can't refuse every single one . All relevant information needs to be kept secret . There will be a punishment for revealing our secrets . The payment is quite excellent . The punishments are severe as well . The tasks are high-risk, high-reward... That's all I can tell you . "

"Only knowing this much isn't much different from not knowing anything at all . " Seiji expressed his dissatisfaction .

"I apologize, that's really all that I can tell you . "

"Dog-head girl... are you really being serious?" the minotaur boy asked in a low voice .

"Of course I'm being serious . " The dog-head girl looked at him . "These two should be fine . "

"You're being too casual . "

"Please don't say that to a lady like me . "

"Lady...? Ha . "

"What could that laugh of yours possibly mean?"

The minotaur boy ignored her and looked back towards Seiji .

"The two of you are a couple, aren't you?" He insisted on continuing to ask this question .

"What if we are, and what if we aren't?"

"If you are, I'm going to attack you . "

Seiji was rendered speechless . Was this guy really a terrorist member of the FFF cult?

"Don't scare him, minotaur boy," the dog-head girl told him .

"I'm not scaring him . I'm being serious . "

"That's even worse, then . "

"Relax, I'll only attack with the blunt side of my sword . "

"That's still going overboard . "

"Only by using my sword's blunt side will I be able to vent the rage in my heart . "

"You're too violent . "

The minotaur boy once again rose his head and spoke in an adamant tone, "I'm a minotaur!"

The dog-head girl ignored him and turned towards Seiji again .

"I apologize for the antics of such an idiot . "

"It's fine... I'd like to ask, are there more people like you in your organization, or more people like Mister minotaur over here?"

"I don't know . "

'Does this mean that she herself doesn't know all the members in her organization?' Seiji thought to himself .