Chapter 134

「Come to think of it, the『God’s Inversion Barrier』that Ria used, does it apply Kurou’s special skill『Reversal』? Or, is it a imitation?」

Within the boat that was exclusively used by royalty, I asked her something that I had always been wondering about .

As expected from royalty’s private boat, the boats ahead purposefully parted ways for us .

Thanks to that, the boat leisurely advanced in the middle of the canal .

Inside the boat was, a suite that was probably only allowed to be used by royalty, but Amelia did not feel an ounce out of place like I did .

It was like a pitch-black blackie getting lost in a gorgeous room .

TN: this is a reference to the movies My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away . They are also known as soot sprites .

Maa, the black tea and cakes that were served were delicious though .

Ever since that time when I lost consciousness at Kurou’s house, I didn’t get a chance to ask Ria what that barrier from that time was .

If I’m not mistaken, the so-called Guardian occupation, excelled in defensive magic like barriers, and among all barrier magic, the one known as『God’s Barrier』currently, boasted the defensive power .

In fact, it was much stronger than the light magic that Commander Saran used when we were in the Continent dungeon, the high grade barrier『Sanctuary』, and it felt somewhat divine .

The fact that even those on the lowest level of the dungeon could not easily break it, did it not mean that it was considerably strong… .

「Th, that is an imitation! Certainly, I had adopted it from Kurou-sama, that person’s『Reversal』 truly happens in an instant, and is impossible to counterattack . In fact, my barrier would be immediately destroyed . 」

Certainly, it was destroyed by Mahiro .

However, Mahiro was the second strongest among the demons .

Wasn’t he not the best person to compare yourself to .

「That is to say, Kurou’s『Reversal』completely rebounds every single magic, but Ria’s『God’s Inversion Barrier』allows you to reverse the attacks as it is?」

TN: this is somewhat confusing, but I think what he is saying is that Kurou can reverse any magic while Ria’s can only do so when facing the attacks headon . So if it’s not a straightforward attack, then the barrier would have little to no effect, like when Mahiro controlled Amelia to attack them . Since the magic was not used to directly attack them, Ria couldn’t do anything about the magic that was controlling Amelia .

Ria’s barrier was a mirror, so to speak .

In Kurou’s case, if he wanted to, he could reinforce the offset attack, but Ria’s was like a mirror, it could only repel it .

However, when dealing with many opponents, Ria’s barrier was more convenient, just like when we were in the Brute dungeon .

「That’s right . Besides, it is also the result of my barrier using the power of God and is similar to a feat of strength . If I were not a Guardian, but a normal barrier master, I would definitely be unable to do it . 」

It seems that Ria herself did not even have to think about how to repel it to anyone, the barrier did everything for her .

I see, certainly, it was an imitation .

「So, was there something the matter with it?」

When Ria tilted her head in confusion, Amelia told her that she learned the special skill 『Reversal』from Kurou .

The moment she told her, Ria’s body trembled .

「W, wh, what did you sayyyy!?」

It was obvious that she was going to scream when she took a deep breath, so I had covered my ears, but Amelia received the full-on attack .

「…Akira . 」

Amelia, who had a bitter look on her face, pressed down on her ears and glared towards me with reproachful eyes .

I gave a wry smile and raised my hands apologetically .

「Amelia-sama, you truly learned『Reversal』from that person!?」

「U, un . 」

Even Amelia, leaned back when faced with Ria’s enthusiasm .

Perhaps Ria thought that it was awkward, as she immediately moved away from Amelia .

Maa, depending on how you look at it, it could also look like the beastman princess was extorting the elven princess .

Even if they’re both princesses, compared to Amelia who was the princess of the entire elven tribe, Ria was a princess of one of the beastmen countries .

Moreover, in Ria’s case, she was a princess who was adopted .

Who was superior, even an idiot would know .

「…cough, excuse me . I lost my composure just now . 」

Embarrassed, Ria said this .

Maa, it was probably shocking to her .

From the『God’s Inverse Barrier』, I could somehow tell that she respected Kurou .

「For the time being, please tell me all the details later . …we are now heading towards, the royal castle . 」

Sitting up straight, Ria said this .

「Royal castle? You are taking us there?」

It’s fine for Amelia, and I shouldn’t be saying this, but was it alright to let someone suspicious like me in as well?

「Yes . Foster father, the king, said that he wanted to give his greetings to Amelia-sama . …and, it seems that he wants to meet Akira-sama . 」

I tilted my head in confusion .

The king of the largest beastman country, wanted to meet me who was merely an adventurer?

It shouldn’t be known that I was summoned to this world .

Was it because of the nickname “Assassin of Darkness”?

If that were the case, then I really wish that it would stop already .

「I am not sure about the details either, but he knows that you are an adventurer that was even acknowledged by the elven king, and it seems that he wants to request something of you . 」

It was getting more and more confusing .

The elven king acknowledging me was, probably because I was together with Amelia as her escort, but even so, he wouldn’t let a suspicious human into the royal castle .

「…let’s ask the king himself regarding this matter . 」

Though I was not fully satisfied with her explanation, the boat continued forward .

Come to think of it, there was one other thing that I wanted to ask Ria .

「Ria, do you know who Gram is? He is, more or less, your cousin . 」

Ria’s ears twitched .

She knew him .

As if this had nothing to do with her, Amelia was eating the cake that was placed on the table .