Chapter 101: Sun Claiomh Solais (9)
8aLxpSClaiomh Solais was under the disguise of a Moon.5d8xbEz
g5v9Fi0My mind turned blank for a second after coming up with that hypothesis.XDE
2xQ“Hmm…”7Gc
O91Uio9“Sun during the day… and Moon during the night…?”hYR8CmT
9CwLunia and Yuel seemed just as confused as I was after hearing our speculation.gWHp1X
OZwRhP“I would assume it is not as distant as the actual Sun or the Moon. Reaching that far would be impossible in the first place, so there is no reason to even worry about that possibility.”lg8Ch
WQ5B“There’s probably a magical barrier cast around the entire floating island. To activate that and keep such an enormous spell up forever…”fvoKfHE
jFp5y“Claiomh Solais itself is probably acting as a catalyst of that spell,” I replied.J7CT
FbMPFgAfter being in this fantasy world for about 4 years, it wasn’t hard to come up with such speculations.9byezfS
rFoThis was a grand spell in itself. It was in a completely different league to simple destructive spells.j0JIuH
euTEX“Is there a way… to even obtain it?”Tcnt
chBxs9“Probably, but it’s… going to be impossible for us.”fFcS
qrVEveryone except for Yuel was a melee Knight. Plus, Yuel was also not going to be able to use much of her potential in a place like this with no forests around.Kni
6OfSKO“…The Solar Eclipse will be in 2 days. Let’s think of a method until then.”huIK
qFMOJO“Sure. There are probably some options that we haven’t covered.”MgF4KDo
VAZIt was too early to give up. We tried looking for options but… something big happened on the afternoon of the next day.9F4F
MMrNE8Lunia cut off one of the arms of a giant.7GV1
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wo0QCpC“Kuaaaahkkk…!”0nFNw
758A scream echoed across the island. We, who had been searching through the castle of giants, immediately raced to the source of that sound.4JTo
RXdaxp“Tch…”6TG8
wBnXK0By the time we sprinted our way there, we found tens of giants standing in a circle, and at the center of them all was…4QRuIUh
3B3“Sister!”w4u1B
LYbUtEWLunia was standing tall and proud, while trampling on an enormous giant that was at least 3 times bigger than herself.D4Kg
2Zit9MM“Human…! How dare you!”pIM
044“We will kill you!”2h1k
035m79u“I will not stop you if you wish to die.”E6Ad5
GyJleH7Even in the face of tens of giants, Lunia wasn’t intimidated in the slightest. I quickly squeezed my way through the giants.JFCnM
F9qV“Wait wait! Let’s just confirm what happened before we do anything!”YOJnG
JqFkqWhen I asked her, ‘What’s going on?’, she started explaining the situation with a calm tone of voice.RFnDd
JrI1oH“That thing tried to eat me. He said anyone except for the druid would be okay to eat, so I gave him something to eat.”SD3y1b
mylFp1jThat something seemed to have been the arm of the giant. It was an act of self-defense no matter how you saw it but…ifd
sHrbY7j“Insolent humans! How dare you do this at our castle!”cofm4fM
uDDSerA“We’ll boil you alive!”qpzrVml
GbBhbdhThe greedy giants did not care about that in the slightest. It was because of this savageness of theirs that they were pretty much imprisoned in this floating island.AL1z
blGj4EGEach and every one of the giants was at the level of a mid-boss and were at semi-Grade 1 at the very least. Fighting against tens of such giants head-on was the same as asking for death.4PXc
YtZQY“Wait! Please listen to me for a second, brothers!”m54j50R
gQYLV9w“Shut your…!”dpYrP
9OI7“Our master, Mr. Dun Scaith will be coming here with a bunch of presents for you! Thousands of snakes and hundreds of toads!”E5i
1Wa“Hnn?”3wyrBA
OiRtgx“Snakes?”Vi8z2H
KH2“Toads?”NVnn
KL6USome of them appeared puzzled as to what those were, while others were intrigued by it. In any case, I managed to gather their attention.Y23
v5dBQQo“Mr. Dun Scaith is more than aware of how much hard work you have gone through! He will be bringing to you so many snakes and toads that you will be able to fill your bellies forever!”4l4Ky
VVlz“Hmm…”1DA
r9nAgkd“As long as you show your benevolence and mercy to us, our master will surely provide you with infinite meat!”FdpkG
ciObOThe rest will be up to you, Dun Scaith. Good luck!DYPgM
8q32voAfter my consistent rambling about empty pacts, all the giants were convinced and went back, including the one whose arm was cut off. They weren’t very intelligent to start off with, but it was still quite surprising how foolish they were to believe in everything I said.PKM
Azr4HH“Miss Lunia. Let’s go back for now.”7Cv
KETEPv“…Sorry for creating a fuss.”304Oh0
cdqdpR“No, it was thanks to you that we realized that we have to be on guard at all times.”cw4HM3G
8pMyG8We stopped searching during the day and decided to move only at night. And…VMQ7
KcL‘These fuckers. I knew it.’hOaBs
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IrUhukJInside the castle was a large dining room that was big enough to accommodate the huge giants. There were several traces of civilization in the form of furniture and cooking utensils that were brought by the druids when the castle was first built.KxR
7MCHowever, for the wild and savage giants, the dining room was nothing but a big conference room where fifty of them could gather for a chat.zspwrs
Kb5Mt8“Boss. You know the one that’s coming to take the Sun?”3TRK
9xW“Right right. Dun Sukiyaki? That guy.”Pe2KS
wfjj“His little buddy said he will be bringing snakes and toads, right? Enough for us to eat forever?”g2LaqHV
JZoLW“Yes yes.”4uUjePW
lDe7VHL“So?”InUn
FLMwAR“Let’s attack that guy! There should be even more meat in his house right?”Yrm1
p1HQ“Yes yes.”Eu1
ZsXsUnfortunately, the giants were unaware of the concept of ‘trading’. Even though there were so many treasures inside the castle that they could monopolize all the meat and crops of the kingdom, they just didn’t know about the concept of giving their own to get something in return.chy5
e5bTheir thinking process was just completely different from a human’s.fSSzM
uME5GX“But that’s someone sent by Uzkias…”FTyynH
breTT“When he takes the Sun, that will mean the end of the command given to us by our forefather, Searbhan, right?”4KFZPL
ZcC“Hmm?”4nswyg
UbIb“Searbhan told us to give the Sun to whoever brings the fruits of the red rowan tree.”k6ero3l
3Emd5gG“Yes. I heard that from my grandfather’s grandfather.”wIv
Zbhg4W“Doesn’t that mean we are free after we give the Sun?”O9C
rleZwst“Are we?”I6In
XUJ2xpI“Let’s go down to the ground and eat all the humans! It will be fine as long as we don’t eat the druids!”x93cpba
mK1Nvpv“But how do we go down…?”8Xyrp5X
dJnQay“There’s the tree they used to climb up. How about we climb down using that tree?”K5WVG
vID“Let’s do that! Do that!”ajjYH
md3mTGi“Right right!”OGCTCyO
GqU5h“Let’s feed on all the humans! Steal all of Sukiyaki’s meat!”cfeGY
sY9ffThe giants screamed out loud all at once. They were excited by the thought that they will gain freedom after resolving the responsibility etched into their body through the blood of Searbhan.qdHsMC
VYNTo be exact, they were excited more by the future pleasure than freedom.J78dxL
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alYickIn the end, we couldn’t come up with any ways for us to approach the Sun. Even though it wasn’t as distant as the actual Sun, it was still incredibly distant from us.8qAqK0
8JNeThe conclusion we came to was that ‘We cannot obtain Claiomh Solais’.sdh
8OWZz“Alicia, are you ready?”byYkbq
Tg60N“Yes… I am.”nZEEo
AXRHowever, that didn’t mean we didn’t do anything for the past few days.2PXPg9f
yWFGDzHiding next to the giants, we figured out what their most-beloved treasures were. One of them was the ‘chicken that lays golden eggs’ that I saw with Alicia during the night, and the other one was…VDCK6YI
XobN“A harp that plays by itself… It’s very interesting.”aKm1
6eVzMThose were the two cherished treasures of the giants; the chicken that lays golden eggs and a harp that plays by itself.bfrS
1CXwKL“Cock-a…!”CSRXD
83ukwAnd right now, those treasures were in the hands of Alicia and me.CnB7p
eFGFqeWhy were they here, you may ask? Of course, it’s because we stole it!zz9PzQw
vro8“How is it, Yuel? Did you get a report from the spirits?”Vinn26
l2ABN3“Yes. And the Sun…”KBH3RRM
k7gTmXTWe turned our eyes to the sky at the same time.G6oJDn
JYfsKShadow was slowly being cast on the Claiomh Solais, which was currently disguised as the Sun. Along with the start of the Solar Eclipse, the Claiomh Solais was also starting to be covered with shadow.4eS02mX
GXpuO“Good. Everything’s going just as we predicted. It was worth paying the astronomers.”8tcRuPM
eRrThe full Solar Eclipse in the east was quite a famous event in the last iteration. Apparently, it was the first time this had happened in 99 years, where the Moon had completely covered the Sun for 2 hours.AspFa
Fg5fRRAs soon as I defeated Fermack and acquired news about Findias, I contacted the astronomers of the city through Renya of the Intelligence Guild to figure out the timing of the Solar Eclipse.zM0
Cat1SIPOriginally, Dumnorix and Dun Scaith were supposed to acquire Claiomh Solais through the rightful process but here, my strategy was to crush their plans to pieces.N5uS
1Xu“Let’s start.”s8of
q3n“I did hear about the plan but… it seems that my fiancé is clever in very unorthodox ways.”ULJ0
uhX“I’ll take that as a compliment.”yBV
xWbvM18Yuel stayed behind, while the Arden sisters and I proudly left the castle, with the chicken that lays golden eggs and the harp that plays by itself in our hands.vSLZy
9JRjg“Take a deep breath and…”gy7bq9r
kAxaS““THIEEEFFFFF…!!””BQK7W
V5FxdZIt was time for the grand return of Immortan Lork.TmQQraq
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p6gYJDun Scaith and Dumnorix were able to reach the floating island according to schedule.iwF
kBYMqYiIt was a shame that they arrived 2 days later than Korin’s group, but unlike them, they had the red rowan fruits. They were at an overwhelming advantage compared to Korin, who hadn’t gone through the rightful process.SpNA
2HrTt“Hihi. Big.”ZGwfSQ
xJgQE9hFacing the mighty appearance of the castle of giants, Scaith hopped around like a little kid.J1EZIK
C7ie“Hmm…” muttered Dumnorix. It was his first time coming to this floating island.MFdhiT
6tbAlthough he had been to Murias before to acquire the Magic Cauldron, that place was completely different from the floating island of Findias.KXJ
qlmThis place, which was made by the Sky Titans and the druids, was the hiding place of the treasures of the Danaans and was unreachable without following the correct steps.YjioC
ZF35TXF“Is there going to be a buddy like Searbhan here?”bGqYr
XeLB3“There is not going to be any of them here. It is too small for Sky Titans to reside in.”vF6pu
PYipEven the magnificent castle in front of them was probably nothing but a toy castle for Sky Titans who were all taller than dozens of meters.Qsf
Bxl– Kugugung! Kwang!nJ225F
fJxK1– Catch them!gRi
wJY“Nnn?”BsyXv
MAjpFor some reason, the castle seemed to be in an uproar. It was when the robed men alongside Dun Scaith were surprised by all the noise happening inside.9Ecdg
4fcVM– Creak…!A2gVwOv
OfTGKThe gates of the castle were pushed open, but what came out weren’t giants.JvxtY
hBEnZG“…Wickerman?”ttRKsi
Y0SWAn enormous wooden doll reaching 14 meters in height suddenly appeared from behind the gates. That was the forest giant, that could only be made with the secret skills of a Druid sage… So why was such a thing opening the gates of the giant’s castle?Sut
wU9kvJg“Ohhh. You are finally here, my masterrr…!”pjerS
UqVSomeone raced out of the castle with a full smile on his face. It was the boy with a wild look on his face; Korin Lork.9xzh
PCkuSq“My master! My magnificent lord! I have done everything you have commanded us to do!”TApNG
bb5U“N, nn?”177
5iDUpThat excessively polite manner of speech made Scaith blink his eyes in doubt. He had no idea what was going on.KJuDYEG
B7uLR“Ahht! Master Scaith! Your faithful servant, Alicia, has done what you have commanded us to do!”YG8YQQ7
kO464It wasn’t just Korin Lork; Alicia, Lunia, and Yuel all sprinted out of the castle before suddenly kneeling in front of Dun Scaith.fbYf
HpUNIn their hands was a chicken flapping its wings.Prr
W5tIpY“Umm… Little friends? What’s going on?”rkH4
Q5R7X““Here you go, sir!””Z15XT
jPEGJGKorin and Alicia handed over the items at once. Dun Scaith, who was suddenly made to carry a chicken and a harp, was still confused by everything happening to him.fiDN3Ju
Rwl“Don’t tell me…”xgQ
0d2WDumnorix was the first to realize what was going on, but it was already too late.2Oi
N7G– Boom!7j3tGq
VvYwjN7One of the giant’s hands pierced through the chest of the Wickerman that opened the castle gates. Due to being made with pure mana and no sacrifice, the wooden giant was easily defeated.32Qub8J
Jbgkl3P“These damn thieves! How dare you steal our treasures!”dKP8v
r87f“We will crush you… Hooh?”0B3Vn
Q5lAfter dashing across the castle chasing after the thieves, what the giants found was the sight of 2 thieves kneeling in front of the one who appeared like the ‘boss’ with the stolen treasures in hand.sCAEP0
RLKbfX“Ohh mighty Scaith! Our one and only hero!”bRE8
pDwUOBL“We have stolen the treasures of the foolish giants as you have commanded!”yd2rEE
MfHW“Ehng? Me? When did I do that?”v2pg
aaqkkAw“Now, let’s kill those giants together!”HhYeLDp
bkQ9BEn“YOU DAMN HUMANS….!”gJO9
oiSWhFEThe giants poured out their wrath at the humans – more specifically, at Dun Scaith, who was the master of those thieves.wXGNgf
ZS5Hsp“Umm… big friends? I think there might be a misunderstanding…”1SW4rp
HKC6– Kwang!Y6RKV
VygoXg0Without waiting for Dun Scaith to explain himself, one of the giants smashed down at him with their enormous ax.GUV8thg
ynKafjh– Crack!CTa4gr
zGrfScaith was cut into halves in an instant, but that didn’t quench the burning fury of the giants.xx3
I8kaYth“Kill all the humans! Eat every one of them alive!”kCE
DXrcYTThe fury of the giants was then pointed at the robed men that had come after Scaith. One hundred of those enormous semi-Grade 1 or above demonic beasts pounced at them.FwLc3mU
IXV1Z9“Kuaaaahk…!”5YGf2
UnHw3wS“H, help!”NlISMIN
hTMZz4“Don’t eat me! Please don’t!!”3coF
wrpWThe men wearing robes were massacred one-sidedly. It was when the giants were wiping their lips off their innards after crunching through the bodies of the humans.oxU64Rl
AvJ“Uhhp!”Jih
njeYyOne of the giants wretched as if feeling unwell, but that was only the beginning.xDCgRD1
pQY“Uhhkk?”dki
YCFs“Uweeekk…!?”DQu
F1UVkThousands of snakes simultaneously slithered out of the giants’ mouths, eyes, and nostrils. Seeing those snakes wriggle on top of the corpses of the fallen giants, the rest of the giants were infuriated.m4iTUg
NlQ“Those humans are using black magic!”PoRpMfx
GTU“Kill them! Kill them all!”sWSlDq
lxbThe giants then began a fight against thousands… or rather, tens of thousands of snakes. Standing behind that unsightly fight, Dumnorix faced Korin whose lips were titled into a wicked smile.92zPev
FWo“You bastard…”KhY
qQ0h“Huhahahahahaha…”zmbZf
rLFFThe main culprit behind this devious set of plans carefreely gazed at Dumnorix, who couldn’t attack him because of the restrictions of geass, and casually went over his evil strategy.tXZ27
mWfn“Nobody can stop me. Whether it be you, Dun Scaith or even Valtazar! No-one! If I can’t take Koprulu… I mean, Claiomh Solais for myself, then I will burn it into ashes instead…! Wahahahahahaha!!”1Jm
Ju8Qq4“Mr. Korin. I think we look more like villains.”NjHtJo
ZGQqEMH“…We do.”ajaCa
TGd“Haa…”pTTNS
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9IkMLeaving behind Dun Scaith and his group that were still fighting against the giants, Korin and his crew immediately began running to the oak tree.5O0hr
qbYn“Huhuhu, let them fight between themselves. It would be even better if they all die in the process!”cP6Xr
W3IX“Do you have no sense of shame, Korin?”xwxBTz
5K5n“There is nothing shameful under the name of Immortan Lork…!”vN4M6
IXnIqo“…And what is this Immortan Lork?”KPKS6
T0nB“Umm… Don’t worry about it, Sister.”p3L9dU
T2pOfCowardly, underhanded, crafty yet proud… That was the perfect description of Immortan Lork.SXeSQO8
GFj“Haa~. Looks like there are many things about my fiancé that I need to compromise with… I cannot help but lament at that fact.”wQX
j41pS“By the way, Mr. Korin. Isn’t it bad if they subjugate the giants and obtain the Sun?”GxOs2
kzv“It doesn’t matter.”GkAgU
zKwYtD“Sorry?”uHRNY
rqJ83FY“When we get down to the ground… I’m going to cut off all the trees.”XZSwd
3Hbpi“Uahh…”yV3f
hlURg6Evil and cowardly.9NSh
VcTdIt seemed that Korin wasn’t interested in the orthodox and rightful approach in the first place.XdmPu5
69Cj“History is written only by the victors. Guhyahyhyahya…!”vuSd
LVo“Please stop with that weird laugh.”kmqWd
adfxOIn any case, the plan was a success. Acquiring Claiomh Solais would have been the best, but exiling two of the King’s subjects on the floating island forever was an incredible benefit regardless.w4tM
xLbTAccording to his first plan, Korin started looking for the branches of the oak tree that he and his group used to climb up to the clouds.IGg0X
898I3“It’s over there…!”91Mtr
6avRThere were a few other branches next to it, which appeared to be the branches of the tree Scaith and his group used to climb up. However, that didn’t matter because the plan was to cut both trees down immediately after going down.WVUS1D
C94“Wait…!”pkpS
mKZCThat was when Lunia stopped her feet. The other three stopped their feet with her but it was Yuel who first noticed why.fQw144
6xLkU7Z“Wickerman?”xZ84tMz
DweNext to the branches of the oak tree was a large Wickerman, taller than 20 meters, gazing at them.4Rjj3tg
Y6w7EX“Did they climb up using a Wickerman?”3Vq6
La2yuJk“That… can’t be.”wUAdR4y
cAvXLunia’s assumption was denied by Yuel the druid. Essentially, a Wickerman was a hidden skill that made a wooden doll move using a burning sacrifice as fuel. A Wickerman summoned with nothing but mana shouldn’t be able to last more than a minute.KF1RNYK
krQ1VEven if it was Dumnorix, it would have been impossible for him to climb all the way up here from the ground on a Wickerman. And even if they were trying to use a sacrifice, finding one that allowed them to climb all the way up from the ground should be impossible—G8YKQ9
8Zas“Dodge…!”ujRU
Rq00uWIt was then. Their incredibly threatened survival instincts tried to force them into moving their bodies but before they could even react;4vn8aG
mifJfoz“KII—”LrWG
cF4IqA demonic beast carrying two swords; a swordsman with purple-colored eyes pounced at them from the front.QEyZU5
rXhA“Sword… Fiend?”XIF
ziRb– KIAAAAAAAAAAAA—!!!6A4Xs
LwJlZA fiendish roar echoed across the floating island.4OQsw
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