Level 1 Strongest Sage ~

Book 6: Chapter 17

The Heros Name  

We entered the boss room on the final floor.

Normally, Hakua would be waiting here in her dragon form, so the room was overwhelmingly huge compared to the other floors up to the ninth.

The room was wide enough for a dragon to fly around while fighting with the dungeon challengers.

By the way, Hakua was  the final floor boss, but right now, her figure was that of a cute little girl, and she was  currently walking in front of us. She didnt  have the heart to fight with us, it seemed.

I didnt  have any qualms fighting her if she was  in her dragon form, but it was  quite difficult to fight her now that I knew  about that dragon being this petite girl.

I was worried that Hakua would transform into a dragon as soon as we step inside the boss room and say things like No, you fight with me!.

The object I was aiming for stood at the furthermost corner of the room. 

It was a colossal, black stone monument.

I already confirmed that there are words written in some kind of characters on it.  It probably contained the information that I wanted the name of the Guardian Hero who challenged and tackled this dungeon alongside Tina. Im sure it was  written there.

I briskly strode towards the stone monument.

With this, Id know why Tinas memories were sealed.

Thats what I thought, but

I-impossible, right..

I couldnt  read the words on the monument.

I drew closer until I could  properly scrutinize the characters, but the recorded words were written in a language I had never seen before. It was also different from the book that Luna got from the transferred heros bonus room.

People finish the dungeon, write names there. But me no-no read it.

Hakua said that as she drew nearer to me. I had gone ahead towards the monument on my own earlier. Even the Dungeon Master Hakua couldnt read these characters.

Words were automatically recorded on the monument using some kind of characters when you completely tackled the dungeon.Those letters were considered as the names of those who finished the dungeon course.

Hakua only heard about this from someone who belonged to her race, and she didnt  know what was really written on it.

She also knew about Tina because rumors about her had spread among the dragon clan, furthermore, she was already listed as Dungeon Completer on the Dungeon Control Board, so she understood that Tina was one of those who cleared the dungeon.

However

So, does Hakua know the name of the Guardian Hero?

Guy travelled with Tina, finished here? Sorry, no no.

Hakua also didnt know the Guardian Heros name. 

The Guardian Heros name that wasnt written in any book I thought that it would surely be written here, so Ive had come this far.

But, it was all futile.

It was true that the heros name was written here. However, if I couldnt  read it,  I wouldnt  know the name of the Hero.

False hunch, after all..

Words unwittingly spilled from my mouth.

I led everyone here, trusting my intuition that Ive recently gained the ability to use.

I had a feeling that the clue to Tinas memory was in here, and that it would be better to take everyone else  with me, so even though we only had a little time left here in Vestier, I partly forced them to come with me to this dungeon.

Halt-sama, are you okay? You look pale, though

Tina came later after me, and was worried.

No, Im fine. Its nothing.

I cant talk to Tina about that Guardian Heros name. She might collapse again if she noticed that she didnt remember his name.

Is that so. If theres anything bothering you, please feel free to talk to me about it, okay? Im Halt-samas wife and exclusive maid, after all.

I saw a shadow of sadness pass through Tinas face, but it was fleeting. She probably noticed that I was hiding something from her.

But sorry, Id be  keeping this to myself.

Thanks, Tina. Im really alright.

I stroked Tinas face after saying that.

Halt-sama, you cleared dungeon. Please touch stone monument?

Hakua was right beside the stone monument, and she turned around to call out to me.

Yup, got it.

I walked to the spot beside Hakua, then touched the stone monument.

!?

Something poured inside my mind.

It was the memory that I touched the stone.

Thats because I

Ah, Halts name is added to the stone!

Eh!?

I doubted my ears when I heard Lunas words.

The characters appeared on the stone monument when I touched it. But, they were the same as the previously recorded letters on it, and I wasnt able to read it, either.

Luna, perhaps you can read the characters written on this stone monument?

Yes, I can read it.

Quivering for a bit, I drew closer to Luna. Her face turned red. She seemed surprised.

But now

T-then, can you please read everything thats written here?

I-I understand. The first character on the top is [Dungeon Completer]. The second one was the one added just now, Halts name [Halt Ernol]. The third name is [Tina Harivell] Teacher Tinas name, right?

Tina probably touched this stone too when she cleared this dungeon a hundred years ago.

Her name at that time would be Tina Harivell. 

Moreover, there was another line of characters recorded on the stone monument. That was probably the name of the Guardian Hero who cleared the dungeon alongside Tina

The last string of characters is the name of the Hero-sama who came from the other world, it seems.

W-what does it say!?

[SaijouHaruto].Its similar to Halts name..

T/N: Okay, so the name that was written on the stone monument was not kanji, but katakana. I debated with myself if I should go with Saijou Halt, or Saijou Haruto, but Haruto it is ?

E/N: Plot twist. So, it is possible that Halt is a 100+ year old man. You dont have to be uncomfortable that Tina was 100+ when he was 12. Lol