"Oh, have you noticed?"
"Gu... who...?"
My name is Ars. Is this word easier to understand?
"... Ars? My name is Tanatos. Can you speak?
It's the eastern language across the Great Snow Mountain. I learned it from someone from the east. I know the simple words.
A giant attacking us in the city of Xylia.
Soldiers, including my part-time brother, intercepted the giant.
My part-time brother certainly seems to be getting stronger.
I used to be able to fight giants with no hands or feet.
But he was also strong.
I was attacked by two magical swords, the Hard Tooth Sword and Thunder Sword, but I counterattacked my part-time brother.
However, the counter-attack did not succeed.
Because before the Titan's counterattack arrived at my part-time brother, my attack was smashed into the Titan.
An attack by my Iron Sword Gran Barca.
An attack with a weapon that can overwhelmingly magically defeat even the most defensive of its class.
However, the attack never stopped the giant from breathing.
I took the trouble. [M]
By knocking the Titan's nose with a single-bladed Japanese sword, the Iron Slasher Sword.
The attack on the back of the neck seems to have stood up to the giants.
I wonder if it was just the right place and angle. Immediately after the attack, the Titans fell on their knees and lost consciousness.
Thus, we have bound the fallen giant to this day.
That's why we caught the giant who attacked us without killing him.
It was to have a conversation with a giant.
Did I lose...
I see. This is the second time I'll beat you. Remember that? You've fought us before. "
"... maybe you guys? Who dropped me in the water?
Correct. I always thought he was dead. You're alive. "
Almost as good as dead. They stumbled across the city and found me floating from the water. After that, he was locked up in jail here. "
In jail? If you can be a giant, you can escape.
I've only been given the minimum amount of food to eat. If you resist in that state, you will eventually be caught and killed. There was no choice, so I was looking forward to the opportunity. "
Hee, that was tough.... I'm sorry, right?
Fine. I am at fault for losing to you. It was my destiny. "
That's what I'm talking about. Did I say Tanatos? Why are you here? Why did you come here until you trampled a snowy mountain that you couldn't normally cross?
"... I didn't want to come. I ran away."
Running away? You had a lot of tough fighters like you, didn't you?
That's right. But Atmos' village was destroyed. The men who said we'd hire a warrior from Atmos have all cheated on us. I resisted, but the number was too different. We were hunted down, and we had to go west beyond the snowy mountains you said. "
"Us? Does that mean there are more Titans coming this way, Atmos warriors?
Probably not. I was lucky. But I don't think the others have made it this far. "
"... I see, Tanatos didn't like it. So, why did you come here safely with that feeling that you were supposed to meet us on the battlefield?
I can only fight. So I decided to fight and live. But I didn't think I'd lose on my first battlefield. "
I see. Or can Tanatos speak this language? Or was there one of the Uluks who could speak the East?
"I remember these words. I can take it off."
No, it's troublesome, so you can talk to me. But, in one word, he was interacting with Uluk. Now, let's get down to business. Why did you attack us today?
I've been ordered. If I kill you, he'll give me a full meal. In the middle of the night, I was sent out of jail and told to kill all the people in this building. "
I like it.
Very good, Tanatos.
I wonder if the Uluks would let Tanatos attack us and find their mastermind.
Or perhaps Tanatos, who can only speak in one word, looks like a savage animal and thinks he doesn't remember what he ordered.
But it wasn't.
Tanatos can't speak our language fluently, but he's not a fool.
He was a normal person.
At least now we can find the people who ordered it.
"Bite brother, capture the Knight of Ulk."
"Oh, let me handle it, Ars."
"So, Tanatos. I have a question for you."
What is it, Ars?
You have to decide what to do from now on. I want to know if you're going to die here or come with me. "
With Ars?
That's right. I'm going to the battlefield. You deserve to die for attacking me. But I won't forgive you if you say you're going to fight with me. How about that?
"... what's the reward?
Rewards?
I am a warrior of Atmos. Atmos warriors enter the battlefield with rewards. Absolutely. Are you offering me a reward?
"... I see. Great. Let's go with the give-and-take. Yeah, that's right. For now, let's start with rice and alcohol. That's the reward. Eat and drink as much as you like. Prove your worth in battle. Then I'll give you the address and the money. How about that?
Okay. But I'll eat a lot, Ars. Be prepared.
The contract is complete. Thank you, Tanatos. "
Thus, a new and powerful ally joined the Vulcan army attacked in the Ulk realm.