Divine Protection of Many Gods

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Tomorrow, Lux will depart to the town of Bureto . One week has passed since we arrived in this town . It seems the big horde of monsters will be reaching Bureto soon .

The lord of this town has already issued the Lord’s army as reinforcement . I heard the army will be reaching Bureto around half a day after the Monster horde .

Right now, the walls around Bureto town are reinforced to their maximum . I heard it’s gonna be a defensive battle . Today, the adventurers in this town who accepted the Lord’s request are ready for their departure .

Though the number is less than the Lord Army, all the members are veteran adventurers who are equal or higher than average adventurers . There are no monster subjugation quests above their skill .

There is a secret weapon which will bring them to the battlefield, the flying monsters from [Welburg airfreight]

[Welburg airfreight] is the transportation guild based in Welburg .

These flying monsters capable of carrying people in groups are limited in number . It seems the Lord has cooperated with the transport guild Welburg this time to ferry the adventurers .

[This way it seems possible to transport around 150 people]

150 veteran adventurers . It seems the local Lord has judged it best to invest his limited logistics capability in this capable fighting force .

[Awesome . By the way, Considering you leave tomorrow when will you arrive?]

[It seems we’ll arrive in the morning the day after tomorrow]

It’s really amazing to be able to arrive in just a whole day . I also want to have a flight monster .

I promised Lux that I’ll come to see him off tomorrow morning .

[will you give Lux a parting present?]

[I will because I was indebted to those people]

[What would be good?]

As a result of our discussion, we decided to give Amy’s handmade potions .

[I was saved by Lux’s [X-Potion] . The quality might be lower, but Amy’s potion will be alright . ]

The next morning, when we go to the plaza outside the west gate to meet Lux’s party, Lux found us immediately .

[Hibiki, thank you for coming all the way to see us off]

[It’s because I am indebted to you since the events in the forest]

[I was helped by you as well]

I passed the leather bag to Lux . There are 20 potions inside the bag which we made yesterday .

[It’s a farewell gift . They’re potions made by Amy, but I hope they will serve you well . ]

[Is it okay for me to take them?]

[sure . But they’re not as good as the [X-Potion] back then]

[Don’t worry about that . We are aware that Amy’s potion work very well] .

Gary and the other party members nodded in the back . Everyone who were in that forest already knew about the effectiveness of Amy’s potion .

[If it’s you, it’ll be fine . Make sure you survive, you hear!]

[Ya, I want to meet Hibiki again after all]

Kuese approaches me and Lux . I might as well give her a farewell greeting too .

[Teacher, please be careful]

[You should also be careful [Annihilation] . The defense on this town will be spread thin after we leave, after all . ]

Half of the veteran Adventurers were selected to join the Lord’s Army . We should be more careful too .

I nodded at Kuesu’s advice .

I heard a voice calling me when I returned to the conversation with Lux . When I turned around, Baara and Gary are approaching us together .

[Wait up!! You do notice me, right!?]

I was detained by the KY sister . I stared Seira’s face while letting a big sigh .

[What do you want, M Sister?]

Seira is a masochist? Instead of starting to harass me she tilted her head in question .

[You, what’s the meaning of trying to ignore me?]

[Sorry, I didn’t see you . Even if I do see you I have no interest in understanding you]

[What’d you say!! Look at me properly!!]

Seira put out her chest . It’s well-developed in its own way and it swayed while wrapped with the red nun’s clothes . I didn’t think about anything strange .

[Is it okay for me to see your half-baked breast? As for the volume, Zir’s bigger . As for the shape, I am more in favor of Ayla and Amy . ]

Seira was lost for words . However, she didn’t seem discouraged and keeps glaring at me .

[You, It seems you won’t participate with the rescue party . ]

[Yeah, i am not]

Seira seemed to look down on me .

[Why don’t participate in the big incident at Bureto town? At times like this do you only think of keeping your own life safe?]

It’s true, but i’ll object for a bit .

[You, are you seriously saying that?]

[Of course I am . People should help each other]

[Are you saying it’s fine for anything to happen to this city as long as Bureto is safe?]

[Fue!? I-I don’t mean it like that!!]

[In that case, are you saying that everyone who remains in this town is selfish?]

[T-that’s…]

[This town is facing the [Demon’s Wilderness] . If the monsters saw the horde of the flying monsters fly away, they might understand that the war potential of this town has fallen so they might come to attack here]

[The remaining people stay in the town for such a situation . Is it selfish to prepare for incoming monster attacks?]

My voice seems a little bit loud and the surrounding people seem to have heard it . The eyes of the other adventurers looking in our direction seem cold-hearted .

Seira seems to noticed the stares and shrunk down .

[Do you understand? Even for those who remain here there’s also fighting . I want you to not say such selfish things again]

[… I am sorry]

Seira apologized and bowed deeply . Of course, I didn’t think this deeply about it myself before . It’s just something I understood after talking with Kuesu earlier .

[It’s alright already . I know that it’s a fact you guys will be going to a dangerous place . ]

[Hibiki, i am sorry . I didn’t know you thought that way]

Lux seemed like he wanted to say something . perhaps his mind was so filled with thoughts of rescuing Bureto that he didn’t ever think about how it meant lowering the fighting power of this town .

Well, even though he is a Hero, there is one thing adventurer always think . Lux seems seriously prepared to carry everything by himself .

[Don’t worry, you are not alone]

[Thank you, I leave this town on you]

[of course . I’ll do the best I can . ]

The answer really is fitting of an adventurer . Adventurers will never do something at the cost of their lives .

I exchanged a handshake with Lux and saw the flying monster take off . Bureto town might be okay if it’s in Lux’s hand . I believe in him .

After seeing off Lux’s group, we heading toward the magician guild in order to improve Zir’s partial knowledge which had me worried yesterday .

I enquire whether it’s allowed for me to buy books related in magic, but the guild declined .

[The books related to magic is limited to rank 3 magicians or above]

The fact that sale of these books is restricted is proof that magic is powerful .

It can’t be helped if the magician guild said so .

[Then, we’re in a stalemate now]

[Master, there might be books related to magic being sold in town]

I approved Amy’s opinion and we’re heading into town .

It’s a good idea . The last time we went around town, we were unable to do it slowly because we bought Zir .

We arrived in the area of the shop where we bought Zir and we went a little further .

First of all, if it’s a book inherently related to magic then within the market area I can sense 20 objects with a magical signature .

[The appearance of this book seems like any other . ]

In the first shop, we found an autobiography of [The Great Magician of Flame, Gavanadle]

It seems pretty fishy if he refers to himself as a ‘great magician’, but after confirming the contents it seems surprisingly reliable .

Gavanadle seems to have been an adventurer, even though he was betrayed by his companion several times .

However, every time he was able to get away from hordes of monsters .

It has detailed explanations on what he did to survive .

I bought it since it’s seems useful . The price was two large copper coins .

When we check the other books, including those in the other shops, most are only about teaching basic magic or autobiographies of magicians .

When we found the books about Ghost Magic we were looking for we bought them all .

Though they number few there are books that themselves seemed to carry magic called [grimoires] .

The grimoires we found were:

The [Book of Storage] with the ability to store magic and use it later .

The [Book of Summon] which can summon contracted partners to your location .

The [Book of Wisdom] which had magic inside it but we didn’t quite understand its effect .

When I checked the status of [Book of Wisdom]:

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Book of Wisdom (Dormant mode)

The book recorded by a sage .

All knowledge can be obtained .

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I wonder what this dormant mode means . When I checked inside, a pattern that looked like graffiti made by a child covered all pages .

When I asked to the shopkeeper about the its origin, it seems it’s from the mansion of the previous generations of Lord .

After the Lord died during the organizing of his belongings the grandmother of the shopkeeper who worked there at the time was given this book .

He believed it to be valuable so he put it for sale in his shop, but the shopkeeper was troubled because it seems everyone ignored this book for a long time .

When I said I would buy it for 4 large copper coins he was overjoyed .

We also bought a few other things from this stall that seemed to catch my eye .

Tomorrow, I decided we’re going to Goblin’s village to do various experiments . While we’re at it, we also bought some of the mass-produced items being sold in city for the goblins to use as equipment .

That night when everyone were sleeping I took out the books that we bought in the town . I poured magic into the [Book of Storage] .

I thought I’d go back to sleep and put it the book back on the table .

[Umu, it’s already ten years after I received magic . It’s spreading in my body]

I heard a voice, but there is no one around .

[over here, my new owner . although my owner seems to have already found me, is looking for me some sort of ritual?]

The voice is coming from my hand .

I checked the book in my hand in hurry .

Apparently, the book in my hand is not [Book of Storage], but it’s [Book of Wisdom] .

I made a mistake because the book cover is almost similar .

[Are you the one who is talking, [Book of Wisdom]?]

[Yes I am, I am the one who collecting all the knowledge of this world, [The Book of Wisdom]] .