77-17-The final trip




 The dungeon is a high level zone.
 That's the common perception of the world.
 It is said that dungeons are the end of the world for foolish adventurers who have dreamed.
 But it is where not only adventurers, but also powerful knights and others from all over the world gather.
 They had been gone for a short period of five years, but when they appeared in front of the dungeon, everyone was surprised to see the five of them.
 As they passed by, tensions rose and the place fell silent.
 No one called out to them as if they were afraid....

''You dragon hearts, where have you been for five years and what have you been doing!

 A large man appeared in front of me.
 He has an S-ranked adventurer sign hanging loudly on his chest.

''What the hell, you guys are freaking me out! These guys have a five year blank, we've been on the job for that long, there's no way we're going to lose!

 But what happened was that as soon as the five men passed by, the man turned white and fell on the spot.
 The public, seeing this scene, could not help but cheer in excitement.
 The area instantly turned into a festival-like commotion.

''Oh, so that's the dragon's heart!
The guy in the lead, is that a stagecoach?
Is that white skinned person by any chance, Mr. Xiaon?

 One challenger glared at them as if he didn't like them, and the tourists who visited began to gossip and look at them with respect.
 The five of them are cheered on and go into the dungeon.



 As if nothing had happened, the five of them appeared in front of the dungeon again, and what awaited them were loud cheers and applause.
 A dungeon is an unknown labyrinth, an adventurer's graveyard.
 No one had ever conquered it before.
 They had been denied the chance to even try it.
 But the five of them easily pulled it off.
 The world hailed them as heroes because they had led the world to the end of the war five years ago, and now they had conquered a dungeon that no one else had been able to do before.

 The five continued on their adventure, but that wasn't the only purpose of their journey.
 It's to avenge Kagetra.
 As they traveled, they killed without mercy those who flickered in the shadow of war.
 They laid their hands on royalty, including dukes and other nobles, unscrupulous lords, and even the king of the country.
 That's the path the five believed in.
 Their own deeds may be no different than those of the Durmscales Empire.
 But peace comes with sacrifices, and we are determined, and there is no turning back.
 We cannot stand still, even if we are crushed by our own guilt at the sacrifice.
 With Kagetora at the helm, the Heart of the Dragon carried out the eradication of corruption and corruption.

 Then, one day, a few years after the dungeon attack, a
 The group was visiting the capital of wine - Rougegelt.
 In this country, wine is bought and sold at a store called a wine exchange, and it is forbidden by law to buy and sell alcohol outside of the exchange.
 There are people who sell wine without the government's knowledge.
 But the price is much cheaper on the exchange and the quality is guaranteed.
 You'd think that everyone would buy it on the exchange, but that's not the case.
 There are more laws regarding alcoholic beverages in Rougegelt than the average person can keep track of, and the penalties for violating them are severe.
 Once a person has broken the law, regardless of the penalty, he or she is forbidden from trading on the exchange.
 Because of this, some merchants have begun to look for ways to deal with ex-convicts.
 In addition to merchants, there are also ordinary people looking to make a few bucks.
 However, since they are not authorized by the state, the prices are bullshit.
 The ex-convicts are happy to buy liquor from the guilty ones at a high price, and the guilty ones are happy with the sales.
 Only, in most cases, they are quickly discovered and confiscated by the soldiers.
 What happens to them after that is never known.

 The five men were visiting a trading post.
 Zephyr is the one doing the trading.

'A whole barrel of wine, sir?
Yeah, I'd like to have as much as I can.

 The owner looked troubled.

'How soon would you like it ready for me?
The sooner the better. In the meantime, I want to buy everything from the barrel to the bottle.
Oh, I see. So what brand would you like to see?
Old Gelt.

 The owner looked troubled again.

'Old Gelt, sir...'
And I'd like to order some of Berusha's cheese, if possible.

 In addition to wine, the exchange also deals in a variety of liquor-related foods.

"It's hard to say, but when it comes to that amount of food, the price is higher, too...
Yeah, I see.

 At the proprietor's request, Zephyr took a number of white coins from his pocket and piled them on the table.

'Here's an advance. At any rate, I want you to use this to prepare the Old Gelt and Berusha's cheese I just mentioned.

 The owner changed his eyes.

'Wow, I get it! Let's make sure we have the right products to show our customers what they're looking for in the name of this Hayden Roberts!
Yeah, please. So, when can I expect to see you?
'I mean all that there is, so I don't know exactly how many there are, but I think it's probably possible to give it a week.
That's fast, I thought it would take more than a month...
Actually, I know the owner of the Old Gelt winery somewhat well...
Yeah, that's right, you're in luck. It's a good thing you didn't go to that exchange, huh?
I mean, what are you going to do with all that wine, can't you finish it?

 Khalifa was taken aback.

'You know I'm a wine connoisseur, I'm saving it. I'm not looking to drink it all up.'
You didn't think he was going to be there?
Yeah.

 Khalifa looks more and more dismayed.

'So, Zephyr, do you mean to stay here for a week?
Well, that's what it comes down to.
And then what do you do?

 The five of us have visited almost every country scattered across this continent.
 There are no more countries to look out for.
 Then what do we do after this, Shaoan asked.

''We're going to God's Country.

 Xiaon wrinkled his brow.
 So did the other three.

"Hey Zephyr, you know that's what you're saying, right?

 And Khalifa.

'You mean the Adams religion, right?'

 There were a number of religious organizations on the Vanome Continent, and all of them had approximately the progenitor of magic--Adams--as their absolute god, which was often the case.
 They differed in size, but some of them were even organizations that created a nation.
 That is the Adams-based religious organization - Mewi Northopia, the Godland.

'It's okay if you're just sightseeing, we're not going to cause any problems. We'll just look around at random this time and that's it.
And then what do you do?
Let's leave this continent. We're leaving this continent.

 The adventures of the five have only just begun.
 The adventure isn't going to end in this continent alone.
 The people of the Vanome Continent call this continent "the world".
 That's because they don't know the world.
 There is a playground.
 There is, if you think there are five of them, even if the majority of the continent says it's a lost cause.
 Most of them don't care, but the five of them are always staring out to sea.

 A week passed and Zephyr received the kind of wine he had asked for from Roberts.
 The five of them were going to Mewinoscia, the Godland, for their last journey on the continent.



 The five of them were eating lunch at a certain restaurant in Shenkoku.

''Isn't there more tourists than we thought?''

 The tourist areas of the town are filled with those in white monastic garb roaming the streets, but the overwhelming majority of them are not.
 The tourist areas are filled with adventurers, merchants and travelers, many of whom seem to have forgotten their jobs and are on vacation.

'It's not what I thought it would be,'

 Khalifa said to Zephyr.

'That doesn't sound like we need to be alarmed by this. So where are we going to look around after this?
Do you want to go to the temple?

 Kagetola suggested.

'You mean that thing you can see from here, the Temple?'

 Khalifa stared out the glass window of the restaurant at the huge statue on the high ground.

*

 The five of them looked up at the huge statue in front of them.
 They didn't even look at the spectacular view of the town from the high ground.
 They eagerly observed the statue, shielding their hands from the sunshine that hid behind it.

'It's huge,'

 Kagetra said sincerely.

'So this is the Wizard of Creation...'

 Xiaon felt a scent and looked at him suspiciously.
 An old man with a long beard and wearing a robe.
 It has become a huge white statue and is enshrined.

''Hey, could this be.........''

 Khalifa looked at a point and confirmed it to the four of them.

'Well, I suppose that's what it is.'

 Zephyr agreed.

'It's--'

 Suddenly they heard an unknown voice and the five of them turned around.
 There was a mysterious figure of a beautiful woman with long orange hair dominating the background of the setting sun.
 Like the town's monks, she wore a white monastic dress.

 Kagetra's cheeks were red.

''Oh, and you?''
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to talk to you so suddenly. You seemed to be having a lot of fun, so I just thought...

 Khalifa looks interested.

I think I've seen something like this before...
I'm sorry I'm late. My name is Guinevere.

 The woman, who introduced herself as Guinevere, fumbled and bowed.
 Kagetola admired her throughout.

'Guinevere? I think I've heard that somewhere...

 The Khalifa had an idea.

'Yes! When I say Guinevere, it's not the name of a princess from the Godland!

 Guinevere smiled shyly.