Chapter 40

I, got a new master .

No, it would be strange to say “new” .

My master was the demon king-sama .

That won’t change .

Master-dono was the second master .

TN: when Yoru’s talking about the demon king, he uses ‘主’ as master and ‘主殿’ when referring to Akira, so I used ‘Master-dono’ to differentiate between the two in English and ‘殿’ does mean ‘-dono’ .

My eyes belonged to the demon king-sama .

My ears belonged to the demon king-sama .

My nose belonged to the demon king-sama .

However, my emotions belonged to Master-dono .

Even like this, demon king-sama observed Master-dono through my eyes .

According to what I heard, it seems that Master-dono was summoned to this world from another world through the hero summoning .

Hero summoning was, basically, a grand magic that summoned otherworlders in order to defeat the demon king-sama .

Master-dono had said that he didn’t have the intention of defeating the demon king-sama for the time being, but when push comes to shove, he will be on the demon king-sama’s side .

Master-dono wasn’t like others .

He’s truly, a strange person .

Speaking of the hero summoning, I was also surprised that the magic still existed, but what surprised me the most was that twenty-eight people were also summoned .

In regards to past hero summonings, there were no more than four heroes that were summoned .

…that’s what was written, in the records .

I myself, was born from the hands of the demon king-sama and it had only been a hundred years since then .

Among the monsters, I was still a newcomer .

Perhaps, I was younger than the high elf Miss Amelia .

…if I said something like this, a tightly clenched fist that wouldn’t hurt would come flying .

Due to the environment that she grew up in, Miss Amelia’s knowledge was biased, and it could be said that Master-dono was also practically ignorant in regards to this world .

In this group, I was the most knowledgeable .

Because of this, I answered Master-dono and Miss Amelia’s questions until I was able to move again .

Of course, on the condition that I didn’t answer any questions that were disadvantageous for the demon king-sama .

「Why are you different from the other monsters and are able to talk?」

『That’s simple . It’s because as a messenger for Master-dono, it’s extremely important to be able to understand human language . 』

「Then, why did you shapeshift into a dragon? It was dangerous and I could’ve died . 」

『If you died with just that much, then that’s as far as you can go . Meeting with the demon king-sama or something would be a dream within a dream . 』

I laughed at, Miss Amelia who was pouting in vexation .

Master-dono was also laughing a little .

At first, I thought that Miss Amelia was also a woman whose facial expressions were lacking, but I realized that her facial expressions often changed when she heard stories about Master-dono .

「The last thing is, about the ‘Evil Eye’ . 」

『Hou… . the Evil Eye, yet another strange thing that you want to know about . 』

「No, my benefactor had it . …he was killed though . 」

When he said, “he was killed”, a strong thirst for blood overflowed from Master-dono .

I unconsciously held my breath at the strength of it .

Miss Amelia was bathed in cold sweat as well .

This was, if we don’t teach him how to use discretion or how to control his strength, Master-dono may not be able to live among humans for his entire lifetime .

「…Akira, I understand that it’s hard, but it hurts . 」

「Nn? …ah, my bad . 」

I was grateful for Miss Amelia who was able to speak while he was emitting that thirst for blood that gripped at one’s heart

When the feeling of something gripping my heart was gone, I answered his question .

『The evil eye is, when the magic from the demon king-sama or someone who was close in strength to the demon king-sama is embedded in the eye, by means of an injury, it’s a rarely seen phenomenon . 』

「Aah, Commander Saran was stronger than the hero . 」

Master-dono answered as such as if puffing up his chest in pride .

I don’t know how strong the hero was, but if that’s what Master-dono said, he was probably a formidable master .

…Saran?

『Was it Saran Misray?』

「Aah, it does seem like that was his name . 」

「Akira, if I’m not mistaken, Saran Misray was… . 」

Miss Amelia started to say something and then shut her mouth .

I also shut my mouth for the same reason .

We looked at each other, and changed the subject .

It was good that Master-dono had yet to notice .

The cruelty of the world .

「Akira, you’re not going to ask about the attack power?」

「Aah, that’s right . Yoru, I have a question, but… . 」

『What is it, Master-dono . 』

Saran Misray, huh… .

It was an extremely nostalgic name .

You only needed to see Master-dono’s reaction to know that, they were extremely close .

…truly, the world was cruel and harsh .

「Isn’t the attack power on your status quite strange?」

『Strange? Where . 』

「I understand that the status will rise starting from level five . But, even though there’s such a wide margin in the attack power, there are monsters I can’t defeat?」

I knew about Master-dono’s attack power .

It easily surpassed that of the first hero and the others’ .

However, even so, even though he defeated the monsters, it seems that he didn’t understand why it was a such close fight .

According to what I heard, when his level was still low, his blade was completely unable to penetrate into the Minotaur .

『Master-dono, did you attack the Minotaur with a sword?』

「Aah, rather than calling it a sword, it was a dagger . 」

『… . 』

Teaching common sense to someone who had no common sense, the common sense here did not apply to him, so to say that it’s tiring, that was exactly how it was .

Looking at the situation, it seems that it was a question that even Miss Amelia wasn’t able to answer .

Without thinking, I gave a sigh .

『Master-dono, no matter how high one’s attack power is, most swords can’t be used on the Minotaur . 』

「Commander Saran and Vice-Commander Zeal’s swords pierced through though?」

『If monster-killing magic was cast on a specialized weapon, it would pierce through a little . However, other than that, there was an exception . If the difference between your attack power and your opponent’s defense was not like that of heaven and earth, then your sword will be broken . 』

The katana that Master-dono was currently using did, of course, have monster-killing magic cast on it .

Even so, it was strange to do something like train your sword in this dungeon .

I nervously asked Master-dono .

『In this dungeon up until now, was there a monster that, even if the sword did not injure it, if you used magic, you could easily defeat it?』

Master-dono thought about it for a bit, and nodded .

「That was the case for the Chimera . 」

『Master-dono, there are a lot of strong monsters in this dungeon whose attacks went against the laws of nature . Even if you were able to defeat the ones in the upper floors with your sword, it could be said that it would be almost impossible to defeat those on the lower floors if you don’t use magic or magic power . 』

Master-dono stiffened a little, closely examined my words, and was shocked .

As expected, he was surprised .

That’s because the place that he had been training in until now, was actually not a suitable place for training .

「Yoru, are you trying to say that this dungeon is perfect for training magic?」

『That’s, right . That’s what it’s also known for . 』

When I answered while I was thinking about it, Master-dono had turned dejected .

Miss Amelia gentle patted his back, with a look that was full of love on her face .

…I’m, kind of irritated .

However, maa, it can’t be helped, huh .

「This is the first time I’ve heard that dungeons had different characteristics . 」

『Maa, I’m sure . There are also dungeons somewhere in the world where there are monsters that magic is ineffective against . How about you resume your training there?』

「…Yoru, is that information accurate?」

『The demon king-sama said it . For me, that’s all I need . 。』

「…is that so . 」

Sighing, Master-dono raised his head in the next instant .

「Then, the White Bat that I defeated?」

「Akira, you used magic at that time . 」

「Is that so… . 」

His bubble burst again .

The corners of Miss Amelia’s mouth rose a little .

It seems that Miss Amelia was what the demon king-sama called an “S” .

『Maa, with just Master-dono’s stealth, it is already foul play, so if you used the fighting method for your occupation, you wouldn’t lose, right?』

「The fighting method appropriate for an assassin, huh… . 」

It’s quite enjoyable, being with Master-dono .

I was able to move by now, but wouldn’t it be fine to enjoy this time a bit longer .