WM – Chapter 157: Moon Oracle dreams

◇Furiae Naia Laphroaig POV◇

I sluggishly explored a city of the Fire Country for the first time.

The sun is strong.

Hot wind brushes my cheek.

My sweaty clothes are sticking to my skin.

It feels a bit uncomfortable, but I don’t mind it.

The bright faces of people. 

The noisy hustle and bustle.

A different air from that of Rozes and Spring Log.

(Everyone…seems to be having fun.) (Furiae)

In the past, at the underground ruins of Laphroaig, I was told about the scenery of other countries by my wet nurse.

Different from my country that would always be covered in dark clouds, the sun showering its presence was dazzling.

I ended up thinking about my own past. 

The memories of my young days in the dim underground ruins where I was given a bit of shared food to eat. 

There were bitter times when I would be chased by templars, and I would have no choice but to change dwellings here and there.

(What an unfair world…) (Furiae)

I already knew about that.

This world is truly unfair.

(It doesn’t matter. I just have to live alone…) (Furiae)

I suddenly thought that, and pushed aside those dark emotions that were welling up inside me.

I came to this country for the first time.

Let’s look around more.

The people in this country are cheerful, and just watching them is fun.

“O-Oi, look.” 

“What a beauty.”

“Is she royalty from a foreign country?” 

“But she only has one bodyguard.” 

“Maybe he is crazy strong?” 

“He doesn’t look strong though. He is all frail.” 

I heard those voices around.

Well, I am used to the gazes of men.

I look back.

My Knight was restlessly looking around the goods of the stands.

Even though you are a Hero, civilians are telling you that you look like a weakling, you know?

You were thoroughly defeated by the Fire Hero that appeared suddenly, and yet, here you are as if nothing happened.

(Is he not mortified by it…?) (Furiae)

The moment I thought about that, I ended up remembering the time in the Wood Country.

The High Demon Shuri who attacked us there.

The man that had her be eaten by Angels with an unamused face as if he were crushing an insect, Takatsuki Makoto.

I still tremble just remembering it.

(I really don’t know what he is thinking…My Knight.) (Furiae)

Even now, he still trains while barely sleeping.

He is most likely actually mortified by it. 

The problem is that there’s apparently no Water Spirits in the Fire Country. Is he gonna be okay?

While I was thinking that, I noticed that I am hungry.

“Hey, let’s go there.” (Furiae)

We entered an eatery that has a sparse number of customers, and I had lunch with Makoto. 

I was a bit flustered at the unfamiliar taste, but it was delicious.

After eating the sweet dessert, I take a deep breath. 

(Is the Warrior Aya-san okay? But I am glad that she safely managed to evolve.) (Furiae)

I was made to tag along in their lizard hunting every day.

I am glad I didn’t mess up.

I might have gotten tired from the consecutive training sessions I was made to tag along in, I was brushing the back of the black cat, and by the time I noticed, I had fallen asleep.

◇◇

I had a dream.

The screams of people. 

The stench of blood.

The air smeared in obstructive dust.

It is vexing, but…I am familiar with a scene like this.

It smells the same as the ruins of Laphroaig.

By the time I noticed, I was surrounded by rubble. 

The houses that I was walking by a few moments ago in the capital of the Fire Country were all crumbled down.

There were arms and legs sticking out from below the rubble.

All of them were bent, crushed, and dyed in red.

They are dead.

Corpses as far as the eye can see.

The city I had been shopping in and eating just a few moments ago, was filled with death.

“Hah!” (Furiae)

I woke up.

(Damn it.) (Furiae)

Again.

Clairvoyance activated again.

What I saw just now was a vision of the near future.

And I, as someone who can use Death Magic, can see death.

I raise my head that was lying down on the table, and then look at the people that were walking  the streets.

(…Nauseating…) (Furiae)

The people that were having fun until now…have painful resentment floating in their expressions.

Some people would have their arms twisted, some were missing a leg, some don’t have heads.

Aah, I can’t enjoy this city anymore.

(Haah…) (Furiae)

I closed my eyes and sighed deeply. 

Everything I am seeing right now is an illusion, an illusion.

“Aah, geez! This is the worst!” (Furiae)

I already can’t tell whether the people of this city are dead or alive.

My clairvoyance and my death magic mix, and I can only see the corpses of the people that are about to die.

“Princess?” (Makoto)

A voice resonates close by.

I was trying to not look over there.

Maybe My Knight has been affected by the future of death as well.

I don’t want to see someone I know in that state.

I nervously looked at My Knight.

It didn’t change.

Only My Knight hasn’t changed.

In this city where the presence of death is overflowing, he had his usual dumb face, and was looking at me worried.

◇Takatsuki Makoto POV◇

“My Knight, we are escaping the Fire Country at once!” (Furiae)

“Eh?” (Makoto)

“Just do it! We are going back to the inn, quickly. We will bring the Mage-san and Warrior-san, and get away from here.” (Furiae)

“W-Wait wait. What do you mean by that?” (Makoto)

The sudden panicked Furiae-san began to talk about leaving the Fire Country.

I tried to calm her down and hear out what she had to say more clearly. 

-She saw a future where the people of the Fire Country will be dying soon.

-Unknown reason.

-No knowing if I will be caught in it.

-However, it is dangerous to stay in the Fire Country.

That’s apparently the gist of it.

“Princess, let’s consult with Sofia first.” (Makoto)

“…Alright. But run away at once, okay?” (Furiae)

“Okay.” (Makoto)

We returned to the inn where Princess Sofia is.

Fortunately, it was after the Fire Oracle had left, so I explained to her about the future that Furiae-san saw.

Hearing the story, Princess Sofia made a complicated expression, but she soon said this with resolve.

“The Fire Country should have a clairvoyance user too. So it is hard to think that they haven’t prepared at all, but…it would be best to tell them about it.” (Sofia)

“The one you will be telling this about is the Fire Oracle?” (Makoto)

Then we gotta chase after her.

“No, it would be better to tell the military authorities that are in charge of protecting the Fire Country. Hero Makoto, please come along as well. I will introduce you to the general of the Fire Country.” (Sofia)

“Got it.” (Makoto)

By the way, Sa-san is sleeping in the bed, so I didn’t wake her up.

I could hear her steady breaths. 

Lucy who was supposedly looking after Sa-san was now sleeping in the same bed as Sa-san. 

They really get along well.

The black cat had curled up close by at some point in time.

You really don’t change.

I head to the castle of Great Keith with Princess Sofia leading the way.

This is the first time I see a castle like that of Great Keith.

Different from the grandiose Highland Castle, and the modest but elegant Rozes Castle.

If I had to describe it bluntly, it would be a boorish fortress.

The ramparts made from thick concrete extended high and vast as if looking down on us.

When we entered, everyone was a military personnel wearing armor. 

They all had their backs straight as they walked systematically. 

When they see us, they would always salute. 

More accurately speaking, towards Princess Sofia though.

(It is suffocating…) (Makoto)

Princess Sofia and I, together with her knight bodyguards, were guided deep into the castle.

We were not brought to the audience room of the king, but a giant meeting room kind of place.

We approached the large build black beard man that’s sitting at the deepest part of the room.

When he saw Princess Sofia, the man stood up from his chair and lowered his head.

“I am honored to have Princess Sofia come all the way here to visit us.” 

“General Tariska, thanks for giving us your time despite the sudden visit.” (Sofia)

Princess Sofia does a short greeting towards the man that she called a General.

General Tariska…the one in the highest position of the military authorities of the Fire Country.

“Nice to meet you, Hero-dono. I am the one who supervises the  army of the Fire Country, Tariska.”

“Nice to meet you, I am Takatsuki Makoto, Your Excellency General Tariska.” (Makoto)

I did the same as Princess Sofia and lowered my head.

I was told a number of things about him beforehand.

He is the father of the Fire Hero, Olga Sol Tariska.

And he is the one that’s the most likely to have sent the Fire Hero to attack us.

“And so, what brings you here on this occasion? I heard that it is urgent information.” (Tariska)

“Yes, there’s a comrade of mine that’s a clairvoyant, and I was told that there’s danger approaching the Fire Country.” (Sofia)

“Hooh…” (Tariska)

The General raised his eyebrows a little, and his expression didn’t change much.

I don’t know just what he is thinking.

“Is that ‘clairvoyant’ possibly the Moon Oracle that is the comrade of the Water Country’s Hero-dono?” (Tariska)

Princess Sofia gulps lightly.

So he knows about the Moon Oracle.

Well, he is the top of the military here after all.

He does look like he has an intel gathering squad or something.

“…Is there a need to answer that?” (Sofia)

“No, that response is plenty enough.” (Tariska)

Sofia-san, that’s practically saying yes.

The men around the General were not saying anything.

They most likely won’t say anything unless ordered by the General. 

However, when the Moon Oracle was mentioned, they clearly showed hostility and scorn in their expressions.

(We aren’t really welcomed that much, huh.) (Makoto)

We went out of our way to report it and all.

“Princess Sofia, we appreciate the warning. The Martial Arts Tournament is approaching, and there’s a lot of people gathering in the capital. We will tighten the security even further.” (Tariska)

“…Is that so. Well then, we will be taking our leave now.” (Sofia)

It seems Princess Sofia had no intentions of staying for long, she wrapped up the conversation.

I followed after her, and I was spoken to from the back.

“Hero Makoto-dono, I apologize for the rudeness of my daughter.” (Tariska)

“No, don’t mind it. She is strong. As expected of the Fire Country’s Hero.” (Makoto)

“She is a wild horse that doesn’t listen to anyone, you see.” (Tariska)

Should I be saying ‘that’s not true’ here?

Or should I be hinting that it was his order?

(I don’t know.) (Makoto)

Princess Sofia and I left the Great Keith Castle. 

◇◇

We returned from the Great Keith Castle, finished dinner, and I trained alone in my room.

Furiae-san said she wasn’t feeling good and shut herself in her room.

I went to see how she was doing, but she told me not to enter.

I haven’t gone to check on Sa-san and Lucy yet.

I created a small cat with water magic, and had it play with Tsui.

“Takatsuki-kun.” 

The one who knocked on the door and entered was Sa-san.

The moment she entered, I felt as if a gust of wind blew violently. 

“Can I?” (Aya)

“Y-Yeah…it is okay.” (Makoto)

While I was saying that, I was overawed by Sa-san.

Her outward appearance hasn’t changed. 

She is in her usual human form.

If it is as Fuji-yan said, she should have returned to level 1.

And yet, I am feeling an overwhelming pressure as if I were facing a Demon Lord or an Ancient Dragon.

How to say it…it is as if the sense of dread had gotten more powerful.

Is this Evolution?

“What’s the matter, Takatsuki-kun? Making that weird face.” (Aya)

“No, nothing. By the way, what happened with Lucy?” (Makoto)

I say this as if trying to change the topic.

“She said that Fu-chan didn’t seem to be feeling well, so she went to check on her.” (Aya)

“I see… She did seem to be under the weather since noon.” (Makoto)

The person herself said that it is because using clairvoyance takes a lot of mental strength, so it is tiring.

Just that her complexion was pretty bad, and it worries me.

At that moment, Sa-san held my hand tightly.

A cold sensation covers my hands.

“Hey, Takatsuki-kun. Let’s go out, just the two of us.” (Aya)

Sa-san laughed teasingly, but she pulled my hand and jumped out of the window.

(Wait, oi! This is the 3rd floor!) (Makoto)

Sa-san and I were now in mid-air.

Previous Chapter l Next Chapter

Support my translations or commission me to translate a chapter of any series on Patreon!
Become a patron at Patreon!

62 thoughts on “WM – Chapter 157: Moon Oracle dreams

  1. Thanks for the chapter~ wonder what the general will say after seeing his daughter lose to Sasaki? Kinda curious, also I’m now really curious what the snake church is planning that would cause such devastation~ can’t wait for Makoto to nonchalantly foul their plans again~ also after a date with furiae now it’s a date with Sasaki? Wonder what she’s planning to do~

  2. It’s October 15! You know what happens!
    PADORU-PADORU-PADORU-PADORU
    . ∩ .∩ Thanks Nepu!
     .い_cノ / ̄>O Merry
    .c/・ ・っ (ニニニ)△△  Christmas
    .(”●” ) .(・ω・ )[∥]  And A
    O┳Oノ)=[ ̄てノ ̄ ̄]  Happy
    ◎┻し◎ ◎――◎=3   Nepu Year!
    PADORU-PADORU-PADORU-PADORU

  3. Hey looks like Furi is starting to get closer to Sa-san. She used to only call her ‘Warrior’ but now she called her ‘Warrior Aya-san’.

    Well they already warned the general. Now just leave the country. They clearly don’t seem to take their warning seriously since they didn’t ask for any specifics and then just said that all they’d do is tighten security on their stupid tournament.

    Sa-san is now as intimidating as a demon lord or ancient dragon apparently. I wonder where she is going with Makoto? A date? Going to look for Olga to beat the shit out of her?

  4. Thanks for the chapter!

    Ok so now Aya is a dragon? Cool. Give us the tail fanservices hehe.
    Is the reason that Ira-sama told Eir-sama to watch over Makoto (is that right? Can’t remember well) is because even Ira-sama can’t see Makoto’s string of fate? If that’s true, i wonder what caused it. Could it be because he is an Apostle of an Evil Goddess?

    And man, i can’t wait to see the Fire Country is getting destroyed even before the Tournament and there’s nothing the upper hand can do about it, and only Makoto is standing between the Country and whatever it is the thing that is destroying the Country.

    On another topic, Rei-sama, it seems your release schedule is starting to go back to normal. I can only hope that your situation is getting in your favor. If that’s really the case, then i’m happy for it. We all would rejoice over it xD

    Thanks again for the chapter~

  5. [A voice resonates close by.
    I was trying to not look over there.
    Maybe My Knight has been affected by the future of death as well.
    I don’t want to see someone I know in that state.
    I nervously looked at My Knight.
    …It didn’t change.
    Only My Knight hasn’t changed.
    In this city where the presence of death is overflowing, he had his usual dumb face, and was looking at me worried.]
    How reassuring it must be for her to have someone she can’t see their death. That person is her Guardian Knight on top of that. Will she get closer to him ?

    So how did the Fire Country end up destroyed ? We can infer a few things from her vision.
    The attack wasn’t made by monsters.
    It is on a large scale.
    The attack also destroyed buildings.
    The attack caused to have a lot of dust on the air.
    I think the Snake Church probably caused a disaster. They could have caused an earthquake by magic. The second possibility is that a meteor crashed on the capital. That meteor could be something that was summoned or deviated of its trajectory by magic to crash on the city.

    1. I can’t tell if I want furi to open up to him all the way and end in his harem or not. I think not, because she really seems like the Good End for the Sun Hero, and he’s actually a great guy who deserves something nice after coming to this world. I feel like I want her to be able to have actual friends and eventually find some way to control her charm so she can actually walk around cities like a normal person.

      1. Can’t agree on that one mate… Good end for the Sun-hero => He pushes his loved one with Makoto, and after he fixes her problems, he gets her back… Hmmmmm… Can’t seem to like that option… Don’t know why… I can’t put my finger on it…

      2. I’m still ship Sakurai with Furiae myself. They both have it rough, one more than the other, and it’s fun seeing a romance from the outside. Same reason Fuji-yan’s moments with his wives are great.

        I don’t think it’s ever been established that she can’t control her charm though?

      3. She can control her charm though. Also, I ship Makoto and Furiae because he is the one who opened her heart and gave her an ordinary life (if we can call it ordinary with Makoto jumping straight into danger every time ^^).

  6. I know it wont happen but I hope they all fucking die every single one of them, im tired of the template: hero warns people, people ignore warning, hero risks his life for unimportant mob putting entire human race at risk

    Just to save bunch of racists and slavers

  7. Alternative Makoto could be the cause of the disaster, like his fire spirit magic going out of control after he synchronizes with Lucy (perhaps after one of his comrades gets hurt).

    I am a bit disappointed that they didn’t take more urgent action regarding the information. At the very least they should have immediately found Fuji and consulted with him to make a plan.

    Thanks for the translation!

    1. Eh they warned the fire people. Those guys are the dumbasses who are just like, “K thnx bye. We’ll increase security on the tournament that is completely unrelated to your warning.” Why should Makoto’s group do anything else for people who don’t even believe them and don’t take their warnings seriously even though they know it came from the Moon Oracle who is famous for her clairvoyance. They totally deserve to die.

      If anything, Makoto’s group should use the chaos of the disaster to go save that one classmate.

  8. Thanks for the chapter!!..
    Wouldnt it be a cool twist
    If the damage in the dream was caused by Takatsuki MAKOTO and Sasaki AYA while fighting against either Olga or the Snake Church Thugs

  9. Aww man. It really does suck being Furiae. She can’t even tell the dead apart from the living when she gets a vision? That’s…stressful and probably wears away at one’s sanity fast.

    “I am glad I didn’t mess up.”
    Heh…she doesn’t even seem to realize, but she’s gotten attached to this little band of weirdos.

    It doesn’t sound like the general is taking the warning very seriously. Or maybe, he’s the one behind it? Either way, thing’s aren’t looking good. Maybe Takki and co. can stand by outside the city to see if anything happens and decide whether or not they can help as it happens.

    1. I mean , it is the only place where she can be accepted for what she is. A little band of weirdos? She is actually the most normal person in that group lol.
      For the warning, what the Fire Country can actually do? The vision didn’t have any clue about how the Snake Church managed to destroy the country.

      1. Yeah but they aren’t treating it seriously. Everybody knows about how accurate the Moon Oracle’s visions are and Sofia made it pretty obvious that the source of their warning is the Moon Oracle. The general doesn’t even try to clarify anything or get more information. He basically just goes, “Ah yeah we heard you. Now leave.” Then he just says he’ll tighten security for the upcoming tournament which had nothing to do with Furi’s vision. That’d be like there being a hurricane warning you go tell to the authorities and they decide to do body friskings at some baseball stadium. There’s zero relationship between the two things. That’s basically what’s happening here.

  10. > Furiae: “(Is the Warrior Aya-san okay? But I am glad that she safely managed to evolve.)”
    Whoooahhh there Furi-san. I thought you will never call anyone on their name because you already knew their thread of fate except the Light Hero.
    Now calling The Warrior san accompanied by her name, are you already comfortable being their friends?
    This is a good status for Furi-san.
    For now, her status is Lap Pillow.
    Next time should be sleep buddy…

    > Sofia: “Yes, there’s a comrade of mine that’s a clairvoyant, and I was told that there’s danger approaching the Fire Country.”
    The problem with this kind of information source was really hard to trust, let alone bringing it on the General of the country.
    Albeit its hard to trust, the information comes from the Oracle which cannot be ignored either, so the General should take precaution as a first step.
    But since they were prideful, i dont really know if they will take it seriously, and knowing the information comes from the Moon oracle, i dont know if they will digest that seriously or not.
    Since they were a powerful Military Country, they will think first of their capability to handle it, and surely they will think it will not happened or maybe the damages will it bring should be minimum because they are capable at all.
    I hope they should be reminded that all oracles are coming from God and not from an individual humans.

  11. Thanks for the chapter and all the new perspective on the story. Well, looks like this country is about to have a major disaster.

  12. As always, thank you for your work Reigokai! You’re awesome! And we thank you for taking your time to translate these chapters!
    And again, hmmmm, a Furiae POV? Is it just me or is she a little scared of Makoto and in the same time seems to appreciate Makoto’s behavior? I really hope the author ships her! Really!
    And Sa-san is a dragon now? The Dragonite comment person on previous chapters was spot on it seems!
    And wait? Sa-san did just steal him into a date? Sa-san please don’t hurt him!

    1. She definitely cares about their well being.
      She wants to be called “Princess” by her “Knight”. If she fell in love with Makoto, “My Knight” will not a way to distance herself from Makoto, but a way to express her affection for him😏.

      1. Woah! Nice point! Didn’t though about that. Furiae is manipulating Makoto to call her Princess! And in the meantime she wants him to be charmed… Is this a flag? Is this comment a flag? :O

  13. Thank you for the nice surprise kami-sama.
    Love has made Sophia stupid. Go see the head military? “Do I have to answer that?” We let’s just be glad they didn’t try to theow our party in jail.

  14. They were only obligated to warn the authorities of Fire Country, which they did.
    Now they could heartily go home. Let the Fire Country burn, they played with fire for too long.

    1. Why everyone is hell-bent on the destruction of the Fire Country ?
      Do people have to pay for the mistakes of their government ?
      Unless the citizens of the Fire Country are rotten or didn’t do anything despite knowing everything, they should not be responsible.

    1. I still can’t get used to how Takatsuki looks. He’s got generic Isekai MC face real bad. Would’ve preferred something nerdier or scrawnier to emphasize his weakness.

  15. Hmm, well, with that I suppose is needed save the country, even if the tops are trash the people are innocent and, the most important thing, they dead make Furiae sad and that’s something unacceptable.

  16. Thank you for the chapter Reigokai!

    Poor Fu-chan. That death vision is horrible! Glad Takki-dono is her Guardian Knight. She can’t see his death and so he can become the first person she can rely on.

Leave a Reply