Chapter 111

Return to Earth

Sigh, so in the end, I just went along with that angel Razielโ€™s little game.

What on earth do they think humans are?

โ€œHey, Victor.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆWhat?โ€

โ€œDid you know about this and bring me here on purpose?โ€

โ€œOf course not. Iโ€™m telling the truth.โ€

Well, I doubt Victor would try to pull something on me at this point.

When I noticed something in my left hand, I checked and saw it was a necklace given to me by Lies. Itโ€™s a necklace that heals the wearerโ€”a fitting item for royalty.

I ended up acquiring it through Razielโ€™s trial, but to think I could actually take it out of there.

โ€œItโ€™s an artifact.โ€

Sepia, who came over and saw the necklace, commented as much. Her eyes were red. She had probably been crying during the trial.

โ€œIf Iโ€™d cleared the trial properly, would I have gotten something too?โ€

โ€œWho knows. Iโ€™d never want to go through a trial like that again.โ€

โ€œTrue, it was terrifying.โ€

I put the necklace away.

I wonder if that princess managed to escape successfully. And if sheโ€™s been safe since then.

Throughout history, when a kingdom collapses, itโ€™s often the royal family who face the harshest fates as examples.

If that trial was a reenactment of a real tragedy, it might be pointless to pray, but I offered a silent wish for her good fortune.

Mastema is descending toward me.

I could see from here that she had been talking with Raziel.

It seems Mastema drove him away.

โ€œHmph.โ€

Mastema handed me the angelโ€™s core. So this was what sheโ€™d received from Raziel.

โ€œIs this Razielโ€™s core?โ€

โ€œApparently not.โ€

โ€œI see.โ€

It looked just like Victorโ€™s.

Victor himself appeared and eyed both the core and me.

โ€œWhat do you want, Victor?โ€

โ€œOf course, youโ€™re giving that to me, right?โ€

Hmm. Well, if it means he can get stronger, I donโ€™t see why not.

โ€œWith two cores, my rank and output will improve! Come on, come on!โ€

Victor started pacing around, clearly excited by the core, acting differently than usual.

When we first met, he had seemed like a more dignified, quiet angel.

โ€œMastema, what do you think?โ€

โ€œWhy not?โ€

She didnโ€™t seem particularly interested, responding while munching on a sandwich Arnella had packed for her.

โ€œAll right, here.โ€

โ€œI knew youโ€™d come through, partner.โ€

Victor took the core, then slightly opened his chest area. As he pressed the core to his heart, it slowly sank into his body.

โ€œHmโ€ฆ Ah.โ€

With a strangely sensual sigh, Victor absorbed the core.

A change quickly became visible: his wings increased in number.

He now had four wings, just like Raziel, and even his attire had subtly transformed.

His power was visibly enhanced.

โ€œWhew. It seems that core belonged to a long-vanished angel, so I could absorb it easily.โ€

โ€œI see.โ€

I could feel the power surging through my divine sword, confirming that something had indeed changed.

โ€œSo, now whoโ€™s stronger, you or Mastema?โ€

Sepia asked, looking between the two of them.

I hadnโ€™t voiced the question myself, but Sepia clearly still had much to learn about tact.

โ€œObviously, me.โ€

โ€œIn this form, I donโ€™t intend to lag behind.โ€

The two began glaring at each other, and the surrounding mana started to distort from the intensity.

Being at the top of the tower, at least no one was watchingโ€ฆ

โ€œKnock it off. Arnellaโ€™s going to be furious if you keep this up.โ€

โ€œIโ€™d hate that.โ€

With that, Mastema dispersed her mana, and Victor also relaxed his combat stance.

In truth, Mastemaโ€™s power was about 70%, while Victorโ€™s was around 30%. Currently, Mastemaโ€™s mana was at full strength.

Under normal conditions, theyโ€™d probably be well-matched, though Iโ€™d rather they didnโ€™t fight, as Victor would end up drawing mana from me.

Noel and Arnella approached us.

โ€œIโ€™m glad to see youโ€™re safe.โ€

โ€œIs that what angelsโ€ฆ really look like?โ€

Though Victor was an angel too, this was the first time theyโ€™d seen a fully manifested angel. Normally, encountering one means preparing for death.

My fatigue finally faded as I stood up.

The battle with that apostle had been grueling.

With Victor now, Iโ€™d probably win.

With Mastema, victory would be certain.

Not that I ever want to encounter it again.

Since parting ways with Kasugal, it feels like thereโ€™s been even more trouble.

I thought he was the real troublemakerโ€ฆ

It was tedious to descend the Sky Tower step-by-step again.

So, I decided weโ€™d fly down.

Mastema carried Arnella, while I held Noel close.

I sent Sepia ahead to clear out any monsters lurking nearby.

Noel clung tightly to me. She had been a bit childish when I first bought her, but sheโ€™d grown quite a bit since then.

โ€œU-um, Master, please take care.โ€

โ€œYeah, I got it.โ€

Though both Noel and Arnella could use flight magic, they lacked confidence in their self-defense if airborne monsters attacked, so I decided to carry them.

Mastema descended first.

Then I followed.

I adjusted our descent speed with flight magic, enjoying the wind with Noel.

It had taken a long time to climb the Sky Tower, but the descent was much faster.

We reached the ground.

Nearby, a village lay eerily deserted.

Just how much of this was orchestrated by that angelโ€ฆ?

I set Noel down.

The magic carriage looked bored, idling away.

Sepia claimed it was in โ€œwaiting mode.โ€

What does she mean by โ€œmodeโ€?


The sudden dissolution of the Empireโ€™s strongest party. Iโ€™ve decided to travel freely through life with my cute companion.

The sudden dissolution of the Empireโ€™s strongest party. Iโ€™ve decided to travel freely through life with my cute companion.

ๅธๅ›ฝๆœ€ๅผทใฎใƒ‘ใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใ€็ช็„ถใฎ่งฃๆ•ฃ ๅฏๆ„›ใ„ๅพ“่€…ใ‚’ๆ‰‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆไบบ็”Ÿใ‚’่‡ช็”ฑใซๆ—…ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใ—ใŸ, The Empireโ€™s strongest adventurer party suddenly disbands. Getting married and retiring as adventurers? Opening a shop too? Lowering the prices so we can visit? Well, if thatโ€™s the case, thereโ€™s no helping it. Be happy!
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Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Artist: Released: 2024 Native Language: Japanese
I had achieved great success as an adventurer of the empire and was even called a heavenly knight. I was at the forefront of the empire's strongest party and had a promising future ahead. However, one day, I suddenly ceased to be at the forefront of the empire's strongest party. If the other two are retiring due to marriage, there's nothing I can do about it.

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