The Death Mage that doesn't want a fourth time

138 The illusion of a decisive battle in Zozogante's Great Forest

"Mother, wait. I still want to follow Holy-Son-dono," said Gizania, raising an objection despite the fact that the problem had been resolved. "It is true that I mistook Holy-Son-dono's gender, but I truly felt that I wish to follow him. That has not changed, even now. And I owe him the debt of having saved my life. If Holy-Son-dono is going to face the trial to succeed the champion Zakkart, I must take part."

"I understand how you feel," Queen Donaneris said to her daughter. "The trial to determine the succession or second coming of the champion Zakkart, which has continued for about a hundred thousand years. An obstacle that has repelled all of the heroes of matchless valor who have faced it. The majority of them return alive, but there are also casualties. If the one who saved your life is going to challenge it, then it is only reasonable to want to take part."

"... Reasonable, is it?" Basdia said, confused. "Well, I do understand that you can't just do nothing if there's the possibility that your savior might die."

But it seemed that not only Queen Donaneris, but Chief Mage Bakota and the other Arachne and Empusa were convinced as well.

"Basdia-dono, this is what is known as the bushido*," Myuze told Basdia.

TLN*: This literally means "path of the bushi," it's like a samurai code of chivalry.

It seemed that the bushido spoken of in Zanalpadna was different to that on Earth. It was likely that concepts related to ambition and duty were emphasized.

"... Is it something like chivalry?" asked Basdia.

Of course, there was no way for her to know that the bushido was different. She seemed to be interpreting the bushido to be something like chivalry.

"I am curious about the difference in information regarding the Trial of Zakkart between the inside of the Boundary Mountain Range and the outside... but it does not seem appropriate to ask this now," said Zadiris.

On the outside of the Boundary Mountain Range, the Trial of Zakkart was known as an extremely dangerous Dungeon that almost none other than the Five-colored Blades have ever returned from alive. And it was rumored that the one who cleared the Dungeon would be considered to have as much power as the champion Bellwood, the one who had defeated the fallen champion Zakkart.

However, inside the Boundary Mountain Range, it was still known as a highly difficult Dungeon, but most who challenged it returned alive. And the one who cleared it would be considered the successor or the second coming of not Bellwood, but Zakkart.

They were completely opposite descriptions.

The fact that the one who cleared the Dungeon would become Bellwood or Zakkart's successor was merely a rumor, so it wasn't strange that these rumors differed between the inside and outside of the Boundary Mountain Range. However, the difference in the rumored survival rate of those who challenged it couldn't be explained.

It was difficult to imagine that it was simply that those outside the Boundary Mountain Range were weak while those inside it were strong.

The Trial of Zakkart was a famous Dungeon outside the Boundary Mountain Range. Thus, there were reckless people who challenged it in an attempt to test themselves, but other than them, most who challenged it possessed the strength of at least B-class adventurers; most of them were as strong as A-class adventurers.

Considering that they had that much strength, they weren't at all inferior to the heroes who lived inside the Boundary Mountain Range.

Perhaps it is because the races of those who challenge the Dungeon are different? Zadiris wondered.Using Zanalpadna as a reference, it is difficult to imagine that those who are not members of Vida's races, the humans, Elves and Dwarves, would become powerful enough. Now that the boy has said that he will challenge it, I want to ask about this matter in more detail, but... it seems that this will take some time.