Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Grimm, Wicky, Solumn, Millie, and Claudia flew back to the headquarters of the Dark Demon-Hunters.
Since they knew precisely when the Demon-Hunting expedition would begin, the five of them went ahead after registering themselves with no time to waste.
However, at the huge hexagonal rooftop deck of the Dark Sorcerer headquarters, there were already a million other Dark Demon-Hunter Sorcerers gathered.
There were still Dark Demon-Hunter Sorcerers coming in from all directions.
The sheer number of the sorcerers was amazing.
Normally, a Void Fortress that spanned ten kilometers could hold about a hundred thousand Dark Demon-Hunter Sorcerers while some of the larger Void Fortresses that were twenty kilometers in width could hold anywhere from twenty to thirty thousand sorcerers. But now…
The five-men party landed on a relatively open area on the deck.
Grimm’s Rank-1 Honor Badge caused a huge commotion. Wherever Grimm led Wicky, Solumn, Millie, and Claudia, the Dark Sorcerers around them who could feel his presence would stare at them. They would even take a few steps back to clear a path for them.
His presence made Wicky, Solumn, Millie, and Claudia, who were following him feel astonished. The feeling of constantly being watched by the many Level 1 and 2 Demon-Hunter Sorcerers at the same time felt overwhelming.
A sorceress that had a Rank-3 Honor Badge saw Grimm. There were a few mechanical marionettes hovering around her.
That…
It was indeed the aura of a Rank-1 Honor Badge!
The green-eyed sorceress was amazed! At the same time, she held off two of the mechanical marionettes that were about to fly ahead of her with her will. She disappeared into thousands of green leaves and reappeared in front of Grimm.
“O’ Respected Demon-Hunter, you’ve got a Rank-1 Honor Badge, which means that you could enter the Battle Command room of the Void Fortress and draw up the plans with them for this Demon-Hunting expedition. Are you heading to the Void Fortress’s Battle Command room right now?”
Grimm nodded. Beneath the Mask of Truth, he replied calmly. “Naturally.”
So, a sorcerer who had earned a Rank-1 Honor Badge could bypass the procedure of choosing their own missions like the Dark and Bright Sorcerers on deck?
It made sense.
After all, a sorcerer who had earned a Rank-1 Honor Badge had the privilege of sending out direct missions to the Battle Command based on his own experience and understanding of the Foreign World Expedition.
With such a privilege, why would he wait for the Battle Command’s arrangement like a typical sorcerer who had only earned a Rank-2 or 3 Honor Badge?
On the other hand.
A mechanical marionette guided Claudia to a distant place. It must be due to her Rank-3 Honor Badge. Only Wicky, Solumn, and Millie remained.
The Level 2 green-eyed sorceress who had earned a Rank-3 Honor Badge was summoning a mechanical bee through the Battle Command.
Grimm said to Wicky, Solumn, and Millie. “When the time comes, you should follow the orders of the Battle Command or arrange your own missions. Once I have obtained any clue regarding the Infernal Codec, I will send out private missions to you guys using my Rank-1 Honor Badge privilege.”
“Okay.”
“Um, understood.”
In a brief moment that followed their agreement, a buzzing sound came from the sky.
The mechanical wings were flapping in high frequency, leaving only a shadow image. The mechanical bee came down from the sky at a high speed and landed directly in front of Grimm at an empty space on the deck.
“Please.”
The green-eyed sorceress gestured with her hand.
Grimm nodded. Under the eyes of more than ten thousand Demon-Hunter Sorcerers, he flew calmly into the mechanical bee.
Ka-chik. The hatch on the mechanical bee was then tightly shut.
Within the hold of the mechanical bee, Grimm was the only one who occupied the ten-seater vehicle, as if it were his private ride. The pilot in charge of the mechanical bee asked, “O’ Respected Rank-1 Honor Badge Demon-Hunter Sorcerer, are we going straight to the Battle Command?”
“Straight on.”
After that, at his will, Little Myna appeared on his shoulder. The mechanical bee shot off at high speed.
“Caw? This is…”
The Myna was puzzled for a moment. He asked in a confused state, “Where are we headed off to?”
Grimm was holding back his laughter beneath the Mask of Truth. He felt embarrassed for the Myna and asked teasingly, “Where do you think we’re headed? Hmph! How are you getting on with Leafie?”
“We’re fine…caw? Pfft! What do you mean getting on! If it weren’t for her forcefully pulling me out for a spin, I wouldn’t be seen going around with a lowly parrot, hmph.”
The Myna was smug.
A while ago, Lou Linman suddenly showed up with Leafie the parrot at Grimm’s Demon-Hunter castle. Leafie invited Little Myna to play, which really inflated its ego.
Before it left, Little Myna gave Grimm a smug expression. Its tail was about to rise up to the heavens.
Grimm smiled and did not say anything further.
Grimm surveyed the surroundings. Contented, he said, “As expected from the Black Isotta. Such a huge fortress as well.”
However, the mechanical bee did not fly into the deck of the Void Fortress. It merely followed a few other voidships that were flying into the underground hold of the Void Fortress.
After passing through the wide metal hold of the basement, a huge, complex metal arm swayed around the mechanical bee. The arm turned a few rounds as the mechanical bee came in for a landing.
Ka-chik. The hatch was opened.
“Follow me, master.”
There was already a Level-1 Sorcerer waiting at the hatch of the mechanical bee. The Sorcerer did not mind that Grimm was also a Level-1 sorcerer. He called him master at first sight.