Episode 64 – Silverwolf Lord and The Hero (part 1)

After flying through the sky for some time we’ve arrived at the entrance to the ‘Forest of Illusion’.

The place was enveloped in white mist, giving off a holy aura. While black-ish miasma was wafting through the air of the Undead King’s abandoned village, this could be said to be the exact opposite.

However, both the miasma and the mist housed evil monsters. To illustrate the fact, the remains of broken carriages were scattered around the entrance to the forest. Without a doubt, it must have been the work of the Silverwolf Lord.

This was proof that Maple’s words weren’t an exaggeration.

In addition, there was a fresh-looking corpse of a man, lying next to one of the wrecked carriages. While I did wonder what happened to the girls who were travelling in it, our main priority for today was still the subjugation of the Silverwolf Lord.

Although we were currently outside the forest, we could still access its map without a hitch, even from the adjacent area. Whatever the reason was that people got lost here for in the past, it never hurts to have a map.

Hence, we’ve spent some time gathering information.

“Yep, we’ve confirmed all the information about the forest. Hmm, it seems like the small spirits inhabiting the forest use , causing people’s sense of direction to go haywire.”

Analysing the information about the ‘Forest of Illusions’, that we had gather from the map, we could easily figure out such things as “reasons for getting lost”, “information of the Silverwolf Lord” and “the location of the captured girls”.

Silverwolf Lord
LV95
＜Claw Mastery LV8＞＜Body Reinforcement LV8＞＜HP Recovery LV7＞＜Roar LV6＞＜Bite LV7＞
Note: A large wolf with fur that glows silver. Not actually silver.

It seemed like the Silverwolf Lord was a close combat specialist. Since its level and status were both high, it was a conventionally strong opponent. Let me set Maria’s status at about 1%.

Just as I was thinking about it, the 3 demon girls glanced in my direction with dumbstruck faces.

“… Isn’t honey’s special ability way too unreasonable”

“Yep.”

“There’s no way it can win now.”

Saying something like that at this point sure put me in the spotlight. Since this was business as usual, there was nothing left for the Silverwolf Lord to do, but to give up.

In addition, while ‘The Forest of Illusions’ may sound like a fun place, won’t that complicate things for us? Even if I’m wrong, I don’t think it’s a course we can complete in half a day, to head home before dark.

“Because it’s Jin-sama.”

“That’s why~!”

Was Maria and Dora’s reasoning…

“It’s reassuring to think of him as our ally…”

“Why did this mistress take on a battle she had absolutely no chance of winning…?”

“Tira-chan has been submissive from the start”

After giving it some thought, the demon girls seemed to have given up.

Well, that’s enough chit-chat for now. I guess we should quickly head in.

Inside the forest, the mist became even thicker. Since we were in a situation where we could barely see a few steps ahead of ourselves, it seemed like we’d get lost if we became even a little bit separated. That is, if we didn’t have a map…

Natural traps were set here and there. It was extremely dangerous to even move about, with vines, that would cause you to get suspended in mid-air if you stepped on them, and bottomless lakes around. That is, if we didn’t have a map…

Since it seemed like the monsters in the forest weren’t affected by the mist, they could accurately grasp our position to attack us, forcing us into an unfair fight. That is, if we didn’t have a map…

All those things showed up on the map.

Completely disregarding the challenges of the ‘Forest of Illusions’, we managed to approach the Silverwolf Lord’s dwelling without wasting too much time.

If I were to be honest, I’d already picked up a habit of frequently checking the map while advancing, when we were conquering the dungeon, so we faced absolutely no difficulties.

The Silverwolf Lord’s dwelling was a cave, and according to the map, it was waiting for us by the entrance. It must have a good sense of smell. It seemed to have noticed us after picking up on our scent.

After advancing further, the Silverwolf Lord’s figure finally came into view. It seemed like there wasn’t much mist around its dwelling. We could make sense of our surroundings to some extent. (Although this barely mattered, because we had a map).

The Silverwolf Lord was an enormous wolf monster spanning over 5m. It had a beautiful fur coat, which glistened silver, and masculine features.

“Grrrrr. Howl!!!”

The Silverwolf Lord yelled at us.

But if you translate what it was actually saying, it went like this:

” Grrrrr. Howl!!! (The women came on their own. Yay!!!!)”

What a piece of scum. Just as the information we had, said, it was an absolute waste.

Oh, I asked Sakura-san to create the translation magic “Connect”, so that I wouldn’t have to rely on Maple for translating all the time.

Although, to be honest, I’m pretty sure I didn’t want to listen to this…

“Grrrr? Grrrr? Grrrr? (Huh? Are you a sea serpent? Could it be that you’re here to be my woman?)”

The Silverwolf Lord, who had noticed Maple’s presence, uttered a delusion that was quite convenient for him.

While it probably hadn’t recognized her, as she was currently in her human form, it most likely judged her race based on her smell.

“Unfortunately, you’re completely wrong. I’ve come because my master wishes to see you subjugated.”

“Grr! Howl! Howl! (What, really? Shit! I should’ve forced myself to fuck her!)”

This must be the ultimate piece of scum. It’s even worse than what we’ve been told…

“Grrrr, grrrr. Grrrr, grrrr. (Whatever, a woman is still a woman. Let’s kill the man and have fun with the women.)”

“Jin-sama, can I kill it now?”

“Sure. Make sure you beat it into a pulp.”

“Yes.”

Even if Maria made a rather disturbing request, I had no good reason to refuse her.

Although it looked cool enough, that I would want to tame it, there’s no way I could, when it was so rotten on the inside… Hmm, maybe I’ll let my tamed slime, Tamo, mimic it afterwards…

“Grrrr? Howl! Grrrr! Gr, gr. Howl! (You’re gonna kill me? That’s a funny joke! A little boy and a little girl who haven’t lived a tenth of my life can’t kill me! Even if there’s a sea serpent, this is my turf. There’s no way I’m going to lose!!)”

As he said that, the Silverwolf Lord poured its strength into its legs.

“Grrr! Howl! (Enough talking! Let the man die first!)”

Jumping towards me, the Silverwolf Lord swung his sharp, huge claws at me.

“In order to reach him, you first have to go through me.”

Maria’s sword appeared in front of me, stopping the wolf’s attack. With Maria’s interference, the Silverwolf Lord’s huge body was left momentarily hanging in mid-air. At that moment, Maria swung her sword and flung the Silverwolf Lord away.

“”Grrrr! (Seriously!?!)”

The Silverwolf Lord howled, as it spun in the air and landed on the ground.

“I won’t let you approach Jin-sama.”

“”Grrrr, grrrr, grr. Whoa! (Tsk, I enjoy raping women before killing them, but if you’re going to get in my way, don’t blame me for being impolite. You’ll be more obedient after I cut off one or two of your arms!)”

The moment she heard that line, obvious displeasure appeared on Maria’s face.

Maria was missing an arm when I purchased her. Later, I heard that that had been caused by a fangwolf. So, now, that the highest breed of wolf has told her that she will “lose an arm”, it’s no wonder she was mad…

After becoming my slave, Maria has never expressed fear, or hatred, for fangwolves. She didn’t cower when fangwolves attack her, and she didn’t go out of her way to hunt them. But that didn’t mean that she got over what had happened.

“Jin-sama, will you allow me to wield my sword out of personal grudge, no, out of spite?

“Do what you want.”

“Thank you.”

Maria seemed to know that this was an act of pure vengeance. While the Silverwolf Lord was indeed harmful, it had nothing to do with her incident.

Maria poured magic into her Legendary class twin swords, the ‘Sun Sword – Sol’ and the ‘Moonlight Sword – Luna’. The two swords became transparent in response.

“Grr!? (The weapons disappeared!?)”

“Here I go.”

Maria kicked off the ground, ignoring the surprised Silverwolf Lord. Even without using , Maria was the fastest one among us. She closed the distance in an instant, repeatedly slashing at the Silverwolf Lord with her invisible swords.

“Haa!”

“Gr! ? (So fast!?)”

The Silverwolf Lord managed to dodge her slash by jumping back. However, it was unable to completely avoid it, and ended up getting cut on the front of its right leg.

“Growl! Howl! (Ow! You bastard!)”

“Did you really think that such a desperate attack would work?”

As it screamed in pain, it swung its claws at Maria, but her swords struck the claws and effortlessly cut them off.

“Growl!? Grrrrr! Howl! (My claws!? I can’t seriously take on this monster as my opponent! Time for a strategic retreat!)”

“I’m not letting you escape!”

Maria gave chase as the Silverwolf Lord turned his back on us and escaped towards its dwelling.

Come to think of it, Maple did say it was a monster that would run away without hesitation, if it were at a disadvantage… It really is worthless.

We followed Maria into the cave.

There, we found a beat-up Silverwolf Lord in the midst of a stand-off with Maria, as it pointed its claws at the women it had previously captured.

From the looks of it, it was holding one well-dressed woman, two young girls, and a little girl captive. At the end of the room laid a single female corpse with both her clothes and body in tatters, so the Silverwolf Lord had probably killed her after toying with her for some time.

“Grrr! Howl! (Don’t come any closer! I’ll kill them if you do!) “

“Oh no! Help me! Please help me!”

“I’m scared! Mama!”

The scene of a Silverwolf Lord, and the frightened women. made it look like the villain of a certain trilogy.[1]

Now, how will Maria react…

“Do what you want. What does it matter to me if they die?”

“What!?”

“Mama!”

The woman cried out in astonishment, while the little girl burst out in tears. One of the young girls fainted upon hearing the words, while the other started praying.

How could these people, who had nothing to do with us, be used as hostages against Maria in the first place…?

“‘Growwwl ……, grl! Grrr! Howl, Howl! (I ain’t lying… I’ll really kill them! Shit! It’s a shame, but I’ll kill at least one of them to prove my point!”

The cornered Silverwolf Lord seemed to have misinterpreted Maria’s words as a forced show of strength. It swung its claws straight down at the praying young girl.

－Clang！－

However, just before the claws reached their mark, they made a sound of being flung away, as if they had hit something solid.

“‘Grow! ?(What?!?)”

“While it doesn’t matter to me if they die, Jin-sama did tell me to ‘beat you to a pulp’, so I won’t allow you to do as you please. Die, without managing a single attack.”

By the way, what Maria just used was .

When her skill reached level 3, she gained the ability to put up barriers by anywhere in sight. This meant that she was now able to protect people from an attack even from a distance.

You can completely overturn your opponent’s plans just by placing barriers around the hostages. It was a very useful skill, well suited for a Hero.

“Grrr ……, Gr……. Gulp! (Damn… I’m about to get killed… Shit!)”

“Are you running away again…?”

Maria chased after the running Silverwolf Lord in disgust. After checking the map, they seemed to have left through a different passage, than the one we entered through, and were currently moving through the forest.

Since the Silverwolf Lord was probably more accustomed to moving through the forest, Maria was unable to close the distance. Just as I had that thought, Maria suddenly began to close the gap. Upon closer inspection, Maria seemed to be changing directions in mid-air as she jumped about. What’s going on?

A: She is using to create footholds in the air that enable her to perform airborne manoeuvrers.

It seemed like Maria was moving through the air using barriers created by . Since she no longer had to worry about her footing and could leap straight forward, she was able to move at a much faster speed than before.

As usual, Maria’s senses were outstanding. This meant that Maria had now acquired aerial combat abilities that rivalled the skill. I wonder how much stronger she will get…

As for me? Well, I can fly with Nosferatu…

After watching for a while, it seemed like Maria had sliced off Silverwolf Lord’s right paw. Since it did say that it wanted to cut off her arm, I guess she was trying to return the favour.

The left hind leg of the immobilized Silverwolf Lord was slashed away as well. Finally, the Silverwolf Lord collapsed with his movements almost completely sealed.

“It looks like the fight is over. Now, shall we join Maria?”

“Ooh~!”

“Yes”

“Hmm.”

“Got it.”

After listening to everyone’s reactions, I turned my attention to the captured women.

They all seemed to have lost their strength, as they sat limply on the cave’s floor. The girl, who almost got hit by the claws, seemed to have leaked, and her feet were now wet.

“What about you guys?”

“Please, take us with you! We’ll do anything!”

The girl who had wet herself answered immediately.

“Then, become my slaves. If you refuse, I’ll leave you here.”

I said those devilish words without a moment’s hesitation.

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ED Notes:

[1] My money’s on Hans Gruber, but there’s probably too many to count. Plus, it’s not a trilogy any more, even if some people wish, it had stayed that way.

Episode 64 – Silverwolf Lord and The Hero (part 1)

After flying through the sky for some time we’ve arrived at the entrance to the ‘Forest of Illusion’.

The place was enveloped in white mist, giving off a holy aura. While black-ish miasma was wafting through the air of the Undead King’s abandoned village, this could be said to be the exact opposite.

However, both the miasma and the mist housed evil monsters. To illustrate the fact, the remains of broken carriages were scattered around the entrance to the forest. Without a doubt, it must have been the work of the Silverwolf Lord.

This was proof that Maple’s words weren’t an exaggeration.

In addition, there was a fresh-looking corpse of a man, lying next to one of the wrecked carriages. While I did wonder what happened to the girls who were travelling in it, our main priority for today was still the subjugation of the Silverwolf Lord.

Although we were currently outside the forest, we could still access its map without a hitch, even from the adjacent area. Whatever the reason was that people got lost here for in the past, it never hurts to have a map.

Hence, we’ve spent some time gathering information.

“Yep, we’ve confirmed all the information about the forest. Hmm, it seems like the small spirits inhabiting the forest use , causing people’s sense of direction to go haywire.”

Analysing the information about the ‘Forest of Illusions’, that we had gather from the map, we could easily figure out such things as “reasons for getting lost”, “information of the Silverwolf Lord” and “the location of the captured girls”.

Silverwolf Lord

LV95

＜Claw Mastery LV8＞＜Body Reinforcement LV8＞＜HP Recovery LV7＞＜Roar LV6＞＜Bite LV7＞

Note: A large wolf with fur that glows silver. Not actually silver.

It seemed like the Silverwolf Lord was a close combat specialist. Since its level and status were both high, it was a conventionally strong opponent. Let me set Maria’s status at about 1%.

Just as I was thinking about it, the 3 demon girls glanced in my direction with dumbstruck faces.

“… Isn’t honey’s special ability way too unreasonable”

“Yep.”

“There’s no way it can win now.”

Saying something like that at this point sure put me in the spotlight. Since this was business as usual, there was nothing left for the Silverwolf Lord to do, but to give up.

In addition, while ‘The Forest of Illusions’ may sound like a fun place, won’t that complicate things for us? Even if I’m wrong, I don’t think it’s a course we can complete in half a day, to head home before dark.

“Because it’s Jin-sama.”

“That’s why~!”

Was Maria and Dora’s reasoning…

“It’s reassuring to think of him as our ally…”

“Why did this mistress take on a battle she had absolutely no chance of winning…?”

“Tira-chan has been submissive from the start”

After giving it some thought, the demon girls seemed to have given up.

Well, that’s enough chit-chat for now. I guess we should quickly head in.

Inside the forest, the mist became even thicker. Since we were in a situation where we could barely see a few steps ahead of ourselves, it seemed like we’d get lost if we became even a little bit separated. That is, if we didn’t have a map…

Natural traps were set here and there. It was extremely dangerous to even move about, with vines, that would cause you to get suspended in mid-air if you stepped on them, and bottomless lakes around. That is, if we didn’t have a map…

Since it seemed like the monsters in the forest weren’t affected by the mist, they could accurately grasp our position to attack us, forcing us into an unfair fight. That is, if we didn’t have a map…

All those things showed up on the map.

Completely disregarding the challenges of the ‘Forest of Illusions’, we managed to approach the Silverwolf Lord’s dwelling without wasting too much time.

If I were to be honest, I’d already picked up a habit of frequently checking the map while advancing, when we were conquering the dungeon, so we faced absolutely no difficulties.

The Silverwolf Lord’s dwelling was a cave, and according to the map, it was waiting for us by the entrance. It must have a good sense of smell. It seemed to have noticed us after picking up on our scent.

After advancing further, the Silverwolf Lord’s figure finally came into view. It seemed like there wasn’t much mist around its dwelling. We could make sense of our surroundings to some extent. (Although this barely mattered, because we had a map).

The Silverwolf Lord was an enormous wolf monster spanning over 5m. It had a beautiful fur coat, which glistened silver, and masculine features.

“Grrrrr. Howl!!!”

The Silverwolf Lord yelled at us.

But if you translate what it was actually saying, it went like this:

” Grrrrr. Howl!!! (The women came on their own. Yay!!!!)”

What a piece of scum. Just as the information we had, said, it was an absolute waste.

Oh, I asked Sakura-san to create the translation magic “Connect”, so that I wouldn’t have to rely on Maple for translating all the time.

Although, to be honest, I’m pretty sure I didn’t want to listen to this…

“Grrrr? Grrrr? Grrrr? (Huh? Are you a sea serpent? Could it be that you’re here to be my woman?)”

The Silverwolf Lord, who had noticed Maple’s presence, uttered a delusion that was quite convenient for him.

While it probably hadn’t recognized her, as she was currently in her human form, it most likely judged her race based on her smell.

“Unfortunately, you’re completely wrong. I’ve come because my master wishes to see you subjugated.”

“Grr! Howl! Howl! (What, really? Shit! I should’ve forced myself to fuck her!)”

This must be the ultimate piece of scum. It’s even worse than what we’ve been told…

“Grrrr, grrrr. Grrrr, grrrr. (Whatever, a woman is still a woman. Let’s kill the man and have fun with the women.)”

“Jin-sama, can I kill it now?”

“Sure. Make sure you beat it into a pulp.”

“Yes.”

Even if Maria made a rather disturbing request, I had no good reason to refuse her.

Although it looked cool enough, that I would want to tame it, there’s no way I could, when it was so rotten on the inside… Hmm, maybe I’ll let my tamed slime, Tamo, mimic it afterwards…

“Grrrr? Howl! Grrrr! Gr, gr. Howl! (You’re gonna kill me? That’s a funny joke! A little boy and a little girl who haven’t lived a tenth of my life can’t kill me! Even if there’s a sea serpent, this is my turf. There’s no way I’m going to lose!!)”

As he said that, the Silverwolf Lord poured its strength into its legs.

“Grrr! Howl! (Enough talking! Let the man die first!)”

Jumping towards me, the Silverwolf Lord swung his sharp, huge claws at me.

“In order to reach him, you first have to go through me.”

Maria’s sword appeared in front of me, stopping the wolf’s attack. With Maria’s interference, the Silverwolf Lord’s huge body was left momentarily hanging in mid-air. At that moment, Maria swung her sword and flung the Silverwolf Lord away.

“”Grrrr! (Seriously!?!)”

The Silverwolf Lord howled, as it spun in the air and landed on the ground.

“I won’t let you approach Jin-sama.”

“”Grrrr, grrrr, grr. Whoa! (Tsk, I enjoy raping women before killing them, but if you’re going to get in my way, don’t blame me for being impolite. You’ll be more obedient after I cut off one or two of your arms!)”

The moment she heard that line, obvious displeasure appeared on Maria’s face.

Maria was missing an arm when I purchased her. Later, I heard that that had been caused by a fangwolf. So, now, that the highest breed of wolf has told her that she will “lose an arm”, it’s no wonder she was mad…

After becoming my slave, Maria has never expressed fear, or hatred, for fangwolves. She didn’t cower when fangwolves attack her, and she didn’t go out of her way to hunt them. But that didn’t mean that she got over what had happened.

“Jin-sama, will you allow me to wield my sword out of personal grudge, no, out of spite?

“Do what you want.”

“Thank you.”

Maria seemed to know that this was an act of pure vengeance. While the Silverwolf Lord was indeed harmful, it had nothing to do with her incident.

Maria poured magic into her Legendary class twin swords, the ‘Sun Sword – Sol’ and the ‘Moonlight Sword – Luna’. The two swords became transparent in response.

“Grr!? (The weapons disappeared!?)”

“Here I go.”

Maria kicked off the ground, ignoring the surprised Silverwolf Lord. Even without using , Maria was the fastest one among us. She closed the distance in an instant, repeatedly slashing at the Silverwolf Lord with her invisible swords.

“Haa!”

“Gr! ? (So fast!?)”

The Silverwolf Lord managed to dodge her slash by jumping back. However, it was unable to completely avoid it, and ended up getting cut on the front of its right leg.

“Growl! Howl! (Ow! You bastard!)”

“Did you really think that such a desperate attack would work?”

As it screamed in pain, it swung its claws at Maria, but her swords struck the claws and effortlessly cut them off.

“Growl!? Grrrrr! Howl! (My claws!? I can’t seriously take on this monster as my opponent! Time for a strategic retreat!)”

“I’m not letting you escape!”

Maria gave chase as the Silverwolf Lord turned his back on us and escaped towards its dwelling.

Come to think of it, Maple did say it was a monster that would run away without hesitation, if it were at a disadvantage… It really is worthless.

We followed Maria into the cave.

There, we found a beat-up Silverwolf Lord in the midst of a stand-off with Maria, as it pointed its claws at the women it had previously captured.

From the looks of it, it was holding one well-dressed woman, two young girls, and a little girl captive. At the end of the room laid a single female corpse with both her clothes and body in tatters, so the Silverwolf Lord had probably killed her after toying with her for some time.

“Grrr! Howl! (Don’t come any closer! I’ll kill them if you do!) “

“Oh no! Help me! Please help me!”

“I’m scared! Mama!”

The scene of a Silverwolf Lord, and the frightened women. made it look like the villain of a certain trilogy.[1]

Now, how will Maria react…

“Do what you want. What does it matter to me if they die?”

“What!?”

“Mama!”

The woman cried out in astonishment, while the little girl burst out in tears. One of the young girls fainted upon hearing the words, while the other started praying.

How could these people, who had nothing to do with us, be used as hostages against Maria in the first place…?

“‘Growwwl ……, grl! Grrr! Howl, Howl! (I ain’t lying… I’ll really kill them! Shit! It’s a shame, but I’ll kill at least one of them to prove my point!”

The cornered Silverwolf Lord seemed to have misinterpreted Maria’s words as a forced show of strength. It swung its claws straight down at the praying young girl.

－Clang！－

However, just before the claws reached their mark, they made a sound of being flung away, as if they had hit something solid.

“‘Grow! ?(What?!?)”

“While it doesn’t matter to me if they die, Jin-sama did tell me to ‘beat you to a pulp’, so I won’t allow you to do as you please. Die, without managing a single attack.”

By the way, what Maria just used was .

When her skill reached level 3, she gained the ability to put up barriers by anywhere in sight. This meant that she was now able to protect people from an attack even from a distance.

You can completely overturn your opponent’s plans just by placing barriers around the hostages. It was a very useful skill, well suited for a Hero.

“Grrr ……, Gr……. Gulp! (Damn… I’m about to get killed… Shit!)”

“Are you running away again…?”

Maria chased after the running Silverwolf Lord in disgust. After checking the map, they seemed to have left through a different passage, than the one we entered through, and were currently moving through the forest.

Since the Silverwolf Lord was probably more accustomed to moving through the forest, Maria was unable to close the distance. Just as I had that thought, Maria suddenly began to close the gap. Upon closer inspection, Maria seemed to be changing directions in mid-air as she jumped about. What’s going on?

A: She is using to create footholds in the air that enable her to perform airborne manoeuvrers.

It seemed like Maria was moving through the air using barriers created by . Since she no longer had to worry about her footing and could leap straight forward, she was able to move at a much faster speed than before.

As usual, Maria’s senses were outstanding. This meant that Maria had now acquired aerial combat abilities that rivalled the skill. I wonder how much stronger she will get…

As for me? Well, I can fly with Nosferatu…

After watching for a while, it seemed like Maria had sliced off Silverwolf Lord’s right paw. Since it did say that it wanted to cut off her arm, I guess she was trying to return the favour.

The left hind leg of the immobilized Silverwolf Lord was slashed away as well. Finally, the Silverwolf Lord collapsed with his movements almost completely sealed.

“It looks like the fight is over. Now, shall we join Maria?”

“Ooh~!”

“Yes”

“Hmm.”

“Got it.”

After listening to everyone’s reactions, I turned my attention to the captured women.

They all seemed to have lost their strength, as they sat limply on the cave’s floor. The girl, who almost got hit by the claws, seemed to have leaked, and her feet were now wet.

“What about you guys?”

“Please, take us with you! We’ll do anything!”

The girl who had wet herself answered immediately.

“Then, become my slaves. If you refuse, I’ll leave you here.”

I said those devilish words without a moment’s hesitation.

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ED Notes:

[1] My money’s on Hans Gruber, but there’s probably too many to count. Plus, it’s not a trilogy any more, even if some people wish, it had stayed that way.