e we would be good companions.」

「M-master’s friend, you say….Exotic foods….So she can eat those….」

Setting aside if that was what Arthur meant, it was commonly recognized among the clan members that those Arthur called ‘friends’ were only those who she could eat a meal together with.

And because of that, towards Rankaido’s quite shocked exclamation, everyone’s minds synchronized.

Arthur didn’t care about the change of atmosphere, and once again changed the topic.

「Now then, let us talk about the event.
I don’t feel like aiming for the rankings, but how about you fellows?」

Arthur herself had once again entered a busy period, so she didn’t have enough time to aim for the rankings.

Although still, Arthur predicted that this event had some sort of influence towards going through the game settings, so it was a legitimate point to want someone from the Knights of the Round Table to be able to get into the top ranks.

Although, if everyone said their opinion then you’d need to be Shoutoku Taishi to catch them all.
(9: some sort of metaphorical saying using the Prince Shoutoku as some sort of great person to be able to listen to them all properly I guess?)

That was why they quietly raised their hands to show their intentions.

Reo and Elmi, the two of them who were the farthest frontliners immediately raised their hands, and Benobenon awkwardly raised his hand.

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Merry, Berry, and Rankaido didn’t raise their hands.
They were, once again, the same as Arthur, players that couldn’t really put in that much time during the event.

「Reo, Elmi, and Benobenon, well, you can do it.
Hou, Shuuya, you too, I see…?」

What was unexpected to Arthur was that although late, Shuuya, who had been inattentive, also raised his hand.

「Eeh, yeah.
I can take a bit of time.」

「Yoi Yoi(good good) Things sure have gotten fun.」

To Arthur who was happily smiling, Suryuu didn’t say anything in particular.

She was Arthur’s attendant.
That was Suryuu’s most important goal within her playstyle, after all.

The moment that Arthur said she wouldn’t be able to seriously participate in the event, Suryuu just matched her decision with Arthur’s.

The flow of things had been decided.

In the clan house that had started to get somewhat comfy, the next moment, tension started to simmer.

「Now then, since you all have gathered here.
If there are volunteers, shall we have a spar?」

A spar with Arthur.
To those who aimed for the Knights of the Round Table because of their admiration for Arthur’s sword skills, this was a moment that they might even call a miracle.

Before Arthur, who slowly unsheathed her sword, everyone’s gazes mixed together.

Who would be the first one to have a bout? Before the event, the greatest battle was breaking out.

(3rd POV -Kohaku-)

Near the Fifth Town, in an expansive, sprawling woodland known as the《Forest of Illusions》.
Aiming for its depths, Kohaku alone walked through the forest.

It was after having separated from Sukuna for a few days.
It was dusk in the Forest of Illusions, and here and there, a shadow called ‘darkness’ had started to fall.

When she arrived at a place where vermillion light faintly leaked through, Kohaku suddenly came to a halt.

「Shouldn’t it be time for you to come out?」

Even though it wasn’t particularly a loud voice, it carried mysteriously far and reached out deeply into the forest.

The one Kohaku called out to, at a place she had chosen where no one would hinder them, was the owner of the gaze she had constantly been feeling for the past several days.

「Ufufu, so you noticed it.」

Seeing the blonde-haired crimson-eyed girl appearing as if wearing ‘darkness,’ Kohaku unintentionally stopped breathing.

That was a《color》that only vampires were allowed to have.

Excluding the drifters who came from a different world, of the people in this world, she knew there was only one person who had that color.

「Good evening, oh kijin princess.
Should I say, hajimemashite (nice to meet you)?」 (9: kinda confusing to translate on how they used it here, its kinda like “first time meet you” “combined with a polite “hello”)

「You’re right, hajimemashite(nice to meet you) might be the most pertinent word for us to exchange, ‘the last vampire.’ 《Heavenly Eye》, should I call you that?」

「Do as you please.
There is only one person in this world who I would want to be called by name by, after all.」

It seemed that she had thought of that one person.
Seeing the vampire who weaved words wearing a face like that of a girl who had fallen in love, Kohaku thought, “I see, just as the rumors say.”

The strongest hero, an absolute being.
Even though from Kohaku’s perspective, that person was someone way higher than her, that appearance was just like a young girl’s.

The appearance of the world’s last vampire, Melty Bloodheart.

Even after piling up several tens of years of time, even though she had become the world’s prominent warrior, after encountering this monster she had never met, Kohaku couldn’t hide her surprise.

「And so, what might your business with me be? Did you come to destroy the kijin village?」

「Aha, you unexpectedly have quite the sense of humor, don’t you?」

Kohaku jestingly said so.
It became a black joke as both of them knew that the one who destroyed the vampire race was the Kishin, but Melty laughed and set it aside.

「Tomorrow, you know that the《Gate》will open, right?」

「Aah, of course.
Yesterday, there was an oracle all around the world, you know.
It has been, what, eight years since then, I guess? As always, the stars sure do things on a whim.」

Although Melty brought the topic up suddenly, Kohaku nodded as if she had predicted this topic would come up.

Popularly called the -Gate of Trials-.
It was originally a huge hole for an 《Apostle》 of the Seven Star Kings to be sent through, but the God of Creation changed that entrance to be as small as possible. (9: changed heavenly kings to star kings, since it might bring up confusions what the stars are)

「The stars are just like that.
Last time I dealt with it, but this time’s plans are different, it seems.
The drifters from foreign lands, it’s their trial, but even as people who live in this world, it would just become their entertainment.」

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「If you consider their spirit for adventure and the rewards from the God of Creation, it would be reasonable for it to become so.
And more importantly, they don’t have the concept of death.
Rather than shaving off the lives of the humans of this world, it is certainly better to leave it to them.」

The Seven Star Kings’ Apostle.
Or could they be called the Vassal of the Seven Star Kings? They were the vanguard of the invasion by the Seven Star Kings who lived in a different Space, -Sora-, mankind’s greatest enemy.

If you didn’t defeat them, mankind would end.
And so, for the God of Creation to protect mankind, the god shrunk the large hole into a gate, delaying the apostle’s invasion.

If they chipped away at the whirling power of the Seven Star Kings inside it, they could remarkably weaken the power of the apostle as the herald.

And because of that, even if they sacrificed many for it, whenever this gate opened to the world of mankind, they dispatched people to defeat the apostle.

And this time, they would leave that to the drifters from the other world.
They, who were existences who transcended death, could probably endlessly fight and would incomparably weaken the apostle.

With that being the case, Kohaku totally didn’t have any problems with it, but she also had some worries.

「Though, they are still young and inexperienced warriors.
No matter how weakened they are, it’s rather questionable if they can slay the apostle.」

Kohaku’s worry was quite right.

No matter how much they were able to chip away at the power of the Seven Star Kings inside the gate, the apostle would never die.

Chipping away at the power, isolating it in another world, the warriors chosen by the God of Creation would challenge it and then if they defeated it, it would meet its first death.

If they were defeated in the decisive battle in the other world then its figure would show itself to the world, it wouldn’t be hard to imagine the return of the calamity eight years ago.

「Even if we participated, we would obstruct their growth.」

「If you consider the possible of the lives that will be lost then, it’s something we can’t help.」

「…..If I come out to help, then along with the apostle, the surroundings will turn into ruins.
I’ll leave it to you this time.
Of course, this is under the assumption that they can’t defeat it.」

The Apostle was strong.
They too were a Named-class monster, as they are a Named themself.

Which meant that Melty had come here to request ‘that’ of Kohaku.
She had been searching for someone who could exterminate the apostle without causing large-scale destruction, and the one she found was Kohaku.

Kohaku, who grasped that, let the tension out of her shoulders.

「And so, where will it appear this time?」

「From the future that I saw, the Town of Beginning.
It’s the worst choice, isn’t it.」

「So the weakest place, is it? If the apostle appears there, then it would become a terrible calamity.」

「If you have heard about the oracle, you should know that this time’s gate will break in seven days.
Before then, you must arrive at the Town of Beginning, make sure you lock that into your head」

「Okay.
I am being relied on by someone of your ability.
I’ll show you that I’ll protect it.」

It seemed that Kohaku’s reply was enough, Melty nodded her head relieved as she turned her body around.

It was a completely unexpected encounter, but to Kohaku, it was worth the time it took for her to be able to meet the strongest hero.

「Hey, you….Do you want to revive the Kishin? Or do you want to create a new Kishin?」

From the sudden question, Kohaku, who had let down her guard as she saw off the leaving figure, unknowingly hardened up.

Since she didn’t understand the meaning of that question, after all.

「Create? Just what in the world do you mean by-….?」

「Nothing, if you don’t know, then it’s fine.
You are without a doubt a good existence, it’s rather rude to throw doubt at you.」

Without looking at Kohaku, while saying something, she melted into the darkness.

「There is a reason for sealing a god.
Make sure that you don’t forget that.」

Melty’s figure had completely disappeared, leaving only the echoing voice behind to reach Kohaku.

Released from the strong presence of overwhelming-ness as if squashing everything, understanding that she had completely left, Kohaku let out a big sigh.

「…..The meaning of the seal, is it?」

“Something like that, of course I knew.
I already knew that a long time ago.”

Kohaku, who muttered that as if mocking herself, once again started walking towards the Kijin village.

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Uutter noots:

these strong girls talks with only words with mysterious meaning which is kinda mean

next will be the event arc for real

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