Mayoi Black Summoner: Volume 8

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-7183-7562-8
Verlag: J-Novel Club
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 250 Seiten

Reihe: Black Summoner

After encountering Ange in Gaun, the Country of Beastkin and learning of the existence of the Apostles, Kelvin, the battle junkie Summoner from another world, and his companions decide to visit the Holy Empire of Deramis. There, they are granted an audience with Pope Philip, who offers them information on Iris, the alleged leader of the Apostles, and Serge, a Hero from lore. Just then, the famous Heroes of the current age happen to return from their own journey to the Western Continent. Unbeknownst to these two groups, Deramis will soon be plunged into a commotion as the Apostles enact the next part of their plot!

Come along for the ride as this black-clad Grim Reaper and his friends stand up against a new foe in the eighth volume of this epic journey!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mayoi, Doufu

Weitere Mitwirkende

Taishi,

Leseproben

Chapter 1: Apostles

“Guildmaster Rio— No, Riold is an Apostle. The alias that Our Lady bestowed upon him was Analyzer, and he is the Fifth Seat. He and I were in charge of gathering and manipulating information.”

The truth that Ange revealed shocked us...or not really. At least, for me it was more like, “Ah, as I’d thought.” Efil did look extremely shocked, though.

“Huh? You knew, Kelvin?”

“More like I’d considered the possibility when I found out you were Assassin. I was planning on taking time to go over everything I knew tomorrow or the day after. Now I have the confirmation I need. Thank you for telling us, Ange.”

“I see... Ehe heh, so I was of help to you?” The red in Ange’s cheeks from the alcohol deepened by a shade.

“How did you figure out he was working for Elearis, Master?” Efil asked.

“I wasn’t sure if he was a proper Apostle like Ange was, but I suspected he was connected in some way. You know how it seems like you can never tell what he’s thinking? It’s Rio— Ah, his actual name is Riold? We’re talking about that cunning old coot. Even if he was innocent, there’s no way he wouldn’t notice what Ange was up to. Not when she was working under him. I may not trust him, but I have every faith in his uncannily sharp eye.”

“As always, you truly see through all, Master.”

Ange sighed. “As an intelligence operative, I have no idea how I’m supposed to feel about this.”

“Long ago, when I was only a Rank A adventurer, I tried peeking at Riold’s Status using Analyze Eye. I suppose this means both of you were using a skill named Disguise all along?”

“That is correct. For me, it was obvious why I had to do it; it’d be weird for a supposedly normal guild receptionist to have her Status Concealed, right? As for the Guildmaster, he changed his Status using Disguise, cast Rank B Concealment on top of everything. That way, although you might have had your guard up against him, you didn’t suspect anything further, right?”

“That’s...fair enough.”

“Is the Guildmaster over at the branch in the capital of Toraj, Mist-san, also one of your former buddies?”

“Nope, Guildmaster Mist isn’t connected in any way. It true that she and Riold partied up when they were younger, but I’m afraid I don’t know anything about what his life was like before he became an Apostle.”

“I see...”

“Uh, did you just click your tongue? You did, didn’t you?”

“The possibility of there being someone so strong among my acquaintances got my hopes up a little.”

“Normal people would be relieved in this situation, Kelvin-kun.”

“Speaking of which, that Disguise skill sounds pretty darn useful. I didn’t see it when I was looking for skills similar to Concealment. Are there certain conditions for picking it up?”

“There is one. When you get Rank S Concealment, it’s secretly added to the list of skills you can acquire.”

“Secretly, huh?”

Disguise (Rank F) [SP Cost: 10]

The ability to change the age displayed on your Status.

Noticing my look, Ange explained, “When the skill rank is low, there isn’t much you can do with it. When you raise it to Rank S, though, it’ll let you change everything.”

“I-I see...”

“So, where’s Guildm— Where’s Riold-san now?” Efil asked. “We haven’t actually seen him in quite a while.”

I started. “Now that you mention it...”

“Well, now that he probably knows I’ve joined you guys, I don’t think he’s ever coming back to the Parth Adventurer’s Guild. Since his cover’s been blown, there’s no need for him to risk it.”

“Does that mean we don’t have to worry about him suddenly coming to attack us through the teleportation gate?”

“I can’t say for sure, but the possibility is very low. Riold’s on the Western Continent at the moment, after all.”

“Wow, that’s pretty far.”

was

“Ah.”

“Master?”

“Kelvin?”

is

I shook my head. “It’s nothing. There’s no change to our plans to return through the gate. If Riold really does attack us when we do so, we’ll take it as a bonus. We’ll be with our entire party and we’ll be ready. If needed, King Leonhart will probably even vouch for us. The only concern is the Apostles deciding they’re willing to do whatever it takes and, say, attack the entire city of Parth.”

“The possibility of that happening is almost zero. Arbitrator’s goal is to help Elearis descend upon this world as a goddess, not commit indiscriminate mass slaughter. Remember how I first evacuated everyone in the vicinity when I called you out?”

“You did. But what about with the Demon Lord, then? The Apostles were involved with his appearance, right?”

“We did use the Demon Lord and a Black Grimoire to gather mana, but that was more like taking advantage of a naturally occurring phenomenon. I know this kind of sounds like an excuse after the fact, but Protector was going to kill the Demon Lord after letting it rampage for a while. After all, the Heroes of this age are far too weak to do it. But in the end, you ended up taking care of everything.”

Ange had a very conflicted look on her face due to her complicated standing in regards to everything that had happened.

“Wh-What was that, M-Master?!”

“Why’d you suddenly shout out loud?!”

“Ah, sorry, Efil, Ange. I couldn’t hold myself back any longer.”

Understanding dawned on Ange’s face. “Ahh, so that’s what it was.”

“Master, I’ll pour you some herbal tea,” Efil said, getting up. “It’ll help you calm down.”

“Thank you for understanding, both of you.”

“Ange, we kinda got cut off before, but can you tell us all you know about the Apostles now?”

“Oh, right. I don’t mind, but wouldn’t it be better to gather everyone for this?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll upload all the info to the Network. But tell me the details slowly. The night’s still young; we have plenty of time.”

“That’s a pretty troublesome chronic condition you have there, Kelvin.”

? ? ?

“Nn...hnn...”

I slowly woke up with my left arm feeling strange. My consciousness struggled to push through a fog of languor and listlessness.

“In any case, it’s about time I got— Huh?”

Just as I was about to sit up in bed, an...