Black Summoner: Volume 14 (eBook)

Doufu Mayoi (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
250 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-7574-1 (ISBN)

Infos

At last, the final confrontation is upon us. Having finished their preparations, Kelvin's force musters in Toraj before setting out to take on what could be the final boss! With help from each nation and all the Dragon Kings in tow, Kelvin seems to stand a decent chance with his plan to take down the enemy battleship, the Elpis.

But he also has to contend with the final boss, DarkMel, as well as her powerful minions: Tristan, Riold, and 'Sachiel.' Tristan seems to have a new trick up his sleeve, while Riold and Sachiel have yet to reveal their true strength! That, and an unknown amount of angel 'monsters' accompany other surprises in store. How will Kelvin and his party fare?

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Chapter 1: Smothered Mate

Toraj’s port:

Having been unwillingly subjected to a sweltering embrace from Prettia, I used all of my unshakable will to keep my ego intact. I will never forget the kindness of the hand Gerard had gently laid upon me once I was freed from her thick, trunk-like arms.

Meanwhile, Dahak was shooting jealousy-filled looks at me.

I never wanted this. Stop that. In fact, I wish we’d changed places. Like, please switch with me. Please.

I had been met with a vision of hell the moment I’d arrived in Toraj, but since I had acted so cool, I couldn’t afford to look weak here. I met up with Tsubaki, who was clearly trying to hold in an uproarious fit of laughter, and we took a boat to Toraj’s port, which was already teeming with a great lineup of esteemed patrons.

“Yo, Kelvin! It’s been a while!” called Sabato.

“Since the Beast King Festival, I believe? You look well...or not...” Goma added.

“Ah, yeah. Some things happened a little while ago...” I replied.

A beastfolk party from Gaun led by Sabato had arrived. Apparently, he was the stand-in for the Beast King, who had stayed behind in his country.

The last time I saw them was...just like Goma said, during the Beast King Festival? I heard rumors that after that, they were worked pretty hard by the Beast King.

“Why... Why did I have to be dragged all the way here by Sabato-sama?” Guin lamented. It was a while before he continued, “I’m just going to be a hindrance...”

“Gah ha ha! Just take that as a sign of how much Sabato-sama trusts you, Guin!”

“Whaaaat...”

After all this time, it seemed Guin hadn’t changed, leading to an exchange that seemed so familiar. Still, something seemed to be missing.

What is this feeling that something’s off... Oh, that’s right!

“You aren’t going to hit Sabato, Goma?”

“Hey! Why are you saying such ridiculous things, Kelvin?!”

Well, without that, I don’t feel like I’ve really reunited with you guys.

“Heh heh heh. If, as I am now, my fist were to connect with Sabato, it wouldn’t be like before. I’d like to hold back for today.”

Sabato stammered out a response, “So she says! Too bad for you!” He rubbed his chest in relief.

Hey now, the Goma I know wouldn’t be so kind and easy as to say that. She’s more like...the type to react by just punching Sabato for now without thinking about it too hard. Hey, is that Goma not the real thing? It might be best to consider the possibility that this Goma is an impostor, like the Beast King switched places with her or something.

“Hm?”

“Oh!”

As I tried reading deeper into the situation, Azgrad arrived from Trycen. Our eyes met, and I saw that Shutola was with him in her adult form. They must have agreed to meet up beforehand.

“Yo, Kelvin. You look good...or not. What happened?”

“Uh... Oh, well...a lot happened...”

Wait a second. Do I really look that bad right now? Like, enough to cause worry? Damn, Prettia’s hug is scary. Efil, hold up a mirror for me.

“It’s finally time, huh? I’ve been looking forward to it so much that I couldn’t sleep last night.”

“Oh, esteemed brother Azgrad, you’re such a child when it comes to that, as always. Please say something as well, dea— Kelvin-san.”

“Hey, Shutola, is that some sort of roundabout attempt to criticize me too?” I had to ask.

“Uh... Oh no, Shutola doesn’t really get difficult stuff like that.” For a moment, Shutola transformed into her child form to make a really obvious act of not knowing what I was talking about. Not only that, she flashed the same smile that had sunk Gerard in one fell swoop.

Hey, come on, don’t try to worm your way out of it like that. I know you’re still fearsomely smart whichever form you take. You’ve lived under my roof and gotten used to calling me a certain name reflexively; you should know how I do things by now. Or wait...did you know and still do that to tell me to fix myself?

“I disagree. All men should retain about that amount of mischievousness. It really tickles my maternal instincts.”

“Uh...and this is?”

An incredible beauty with ridiculously large breasts suddenly appeared like mist and grabbed Azgrad’s shoulders. I had already felt her presence so I wasn’t that surprised by her sudden appearance, but I was truly shocked by the size of that chest.

That’s larger than Sera’s...maybe even Estoria’s!!!

I mean, come on. Give me a break; I’m a man too.

“This is my first time meeting you, isn’t it, Rank S adventurer Kelvin-san? My name is Salafia, and I am Rosalia and Azgrad’s mother. Thank you for always taking care of my children.”

“Oh, yes, thank you for being so polite. Putting your son aside, your daughter has done very good work and is always very helpful.”

“Hey, what did you mean by that? Putting me aside?!”

I meant exactly what I said. I hired Rosalia as a servant, so of course I take care of her. On the other hand, Azgrad would sometimes show up out of the blue just to play around in our underground training facility and have some tea with Huba and the others. Although he had calmed down a bit after becoming a king, he’d still stopped by as recently as last week.

Like, seriously, battle junkies are so much trouble. Anyway, this is Azgrad’s foster mother, huh? The Ice Dragon King Salafia. Now that I’m looking at her, she resembles Rosalia a lot in places, like her black hair and fair skin. Shutola recently learned to use Blue Magic too, so I would have liked to have gotten her a blessing if Salafia hadn’t already given it to Sylvia. Well, I can just leave that for a future Dragon King.

“The other Dragon Kings are still in the process of gathering here. Hee hee, how many decades has it been since all of us have gotten together? There are a lot of kids I haven’t seen before, so I’ve been looking forward to today.”

Salafia looked at the Dragonz, who had just recently become Dragon Kings, with a faraway but peaceful expression. It was hard to describe, but she gave off a really motherly impression, like she was their mother too.

“Ah. You know, she might look youthful but Salafia is the oldest of the current Dragon Kings,” Azgrad clarified. “Making an effort to look young really does have an effect, doesn’t it?”

“Az-chaaaaan?”

“Oh, crap! Anyway, be seeing you, Kelvin!”

“Wait right there, Az-chan! Your mother hasn’t finished talking to you!”

Azgrad took off at an all-out sprint, and Salafia chased after him with unbelievable speed. Her personality was...quite different from Rosalia’s.

“This is just a thought, but is Azgrad planning on riding into battle on the Ice Dragon King’s back?”

“Yeah. Esteemed brother Azgrad didn’t like the idea, but Rosalia was relegated to Trycen’s defense.”

I shot a look at Shutola and said after a moment, “Was that your doing, Shutola?”

“Ehe heh heh...” Shutola put on an innocent smile.

Yeah...I can take that as a yes, right? Well, it’s true he and Rosalia were a powerful tag team, and since Azgrad has the best riding skills on the continent, he should be able to handle Salafia, the Ice Dragon King. He has that much ability, at least, and he’ll be more help that way.

Still...I get the feeling Shutola’s gotten a lot stronger. She has both a girl’s personality and an adult’s all in one. And not just in combat, but mentally too. It’s like...the adult Shutola is always cool and collected, and when combined with the child Shutola, who has the imagination to make bold moves, they can make the best of each other’s strong points. Her presence has gotten a lot more reassuring.

“Still, it’s pretty amazing, gathering this many people here today. There’s Trycen, Gaun, and even Colette-chan from Deramis is coming. Not to mention Toraj prepared such an awesome fleet...” Shutola trailed off and paused to consider something. “Isn’t this the first time all four major powers have joined together on such a large scale since the end of the great war?”

“You forgot to mention that all the Dragon Kings, Heroes, and Demon Lords are here too, as well as the strongest weirdos. It really is a first-rate gathering.”

“And the one who brought those amazing people together was my dearest brother Kelvin! Your speech as the representative at the departure ceremony is coming up. You know, the one where you’ll have to speak in front of everyone! Are you prepared, dearest brother?”

Huh? Speech? Representative? I haven’t heard about any of that. Who’s gonna do it?

“Huh? Wait...are you saying...the speech...”

“Of course it’s you, dearest brother. Getting everybody’s fighting spirit up before the big battle is an important job, so shape up!”

For a while, I had no words. “Shutola. To be honest, I haven’t thought of anything. It’s not really my thing, so could you get someone like Tsubaki-sama to—”

...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.9.2023
• Reihe/Serie: Black Summoner
• Reihe/Serie: Black Summoner
• Illustrationen: Kurogin (DIGS)
• Übersetzer: Kevin Chen
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: battle junkie • Comedy • Isekai • Light Novel • Magic • OP protagonist • RPG
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-7574-3 / 1718375743
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-7574-1 / 9781718375741