Makai Hongi

ave trouble doing that.

That’s when it came to me.
I wasn’t a Commander anymore.
Had I been demoted?
It wasn’t that I wanted to go up in the world, but it didn’t really seem right.
I had worked so hard.

“The Deep Sea Dragon sword was your reward, wasn’t it? …Wait here.
I will go and fetch it.”
So, she was not going to let me enter the treasure room.

And so I waited patiently outside.
After a while, General Farneze returned with a bundle in her arms.

“This is the Deep Sea Dragon sword.
The strongest monsters lurk at the bottom of the sea.
Especially in these ‘deep sea’ places.
They say that the most unbelievable monsters can be found there.
And this sword was made with their bones.”

“Thank you.
I will take good care of it.”
“It was rather expensive.”

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She said with a little annoyance as I grabbed it casually.
I guess she was rather skeptical.

“But how did they manage to kill a dragon that lived deep in the sea?”
This world did not have submarines.
And I very much doubted anyone could have dove that deep.

“Because it attacked them, of course.
Yes, it’s true that they are usually in the waters that are so deep the light doesn’t reach them, but sometimes they will suddenly rise to the surface if they detect a ship.”

Wait a minute!
I thought these dragons would be like deep sea fish.
But if they could easily move back and forth like that… They would have to have features that were equivalent to submarines.

Their skin would have to be very tough.
It was amazing that people were able to kill such a creature.
But this was the Demon World.
Yes.
In the future, I would be more careful about antagonizing people that looked strong.

As for the bundle, I unwrapped it to reveal a long, Japanese sword.
Compared to my old one…the one that had broken during my fight with General Farneze…it was longer and thicker.

But it was still a katana.
“The blade is…white.”
Was it because it was made of bone? It was nice.

“Do you like it?”
“Yes…very much.

There is something called ‘Bone China’ that is made by mixing cow bones with porcelain.
It had a similar, white luster to it.

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I liked it a lot.
But there was no sheath.

As for performance…well, I would have to test it out next time.
By the way, there were several things in the Demon World that were stronger than steel.

Bones like these from powerful monsters was one of them.
They tended to be hard and tough.
They could probably cut through steel.

“Thank you for such a great gift.”
“It’s your reward.”

Now that I thought about it, Nehyor’s reward had been a look into the underground library.
I didn’t know what he had been trying to do there, but I now had something to cut him in half with the next time we met.

“Well, I’ll be going now.”
“You really don’t compromise, Golan.”

I wanted to return to the village as soon as possible.

“I will continue to search for Nehyor.
Depending on what I find, I may need to speak with you again.”
“I understand.
Please tell me if you do find him.
I intend to give him a taste of this blade.”

“Very well.
I will let you know.”

And like that, I left the town of Elstabia behind me.

It took me five days of walking to return to the village.

Regardless, I had finally been able to return.