Day 531-540/Day 536

Day 536 / 66th day
As reported, heavy rains are continuing today.
However, it seems to have weakened compared to yesterday, so it may stop raining later this evening.
Anyway, like yesterday, I took a shower after my muscle training and enjoyed the food in the cafeteria.
When I finished, the old apostle arrived and I invited him back to my room.
We talked about this and that about the balance tower again, and around noon, we headed to the cafeteria for dinner.
After returning to the room, we continued to talk while enjoying the finest labyrinthine wine from the top floor of the balance tower.
　After returning to the room, we continued to talk while enjoying the finest labyrinthine wine from around the top floor of the Balance Tower. Since I was in a good mood after drinking the delicious wine, and I had a certain understanding of the old apostle's personality, I was ready to talk to him about one of the 【Area Raid Boss】, the Ancient Lightning Control Emperor "Astrakium".
　When I asked him if he wanted to know about it as a topic of conversation, the old apostle shook his head with interest. The old apostle shook his head in curiosity. Of course, the talk was not for free, but in exchange for the important information the old apostle had about the 【Area Raid Boss】.
　There are a good number of people who challenge the mighty 【Area Raid Boss】, but it is said that very few of them make it back alive. 　Even those few survivors often don't or can't talk about the details, so the number of people who know the details is naturally limited.
　However, it is said that the old apostle, who is the 【Apostle】of the 【God of Records】, has more than hundreds of thousands of records hidden in his brain in the form of books, thanks to his 【Blessing】 and efforts. There are also records regarding the main body of the 【Area Raid Boss】among them. This is not only information that is generally known, but also more detailed information than others that has been accumulated over a long history. If you want to get it disclosed, you can't pay for it with half-hearted information. That's exactly why you'll need information from a comparable [area raid boss].
　That's why it was necessary for me to speak first.
　I presented him with a piece of my body as proof that I had defeated him, and we smoothly exchanged the information we had.
　I told him about Astralium's various abilities and fighting styles, as well as everything I felt and knew about the taste of its flesh. It seemed that "Astrakium" was one of the 【Area Raid Boss】for which there was little information, and the old apostle listened intently. When I told him about the taste of the food, I was impressed that he looked puzzled and didn't know what I was talking about.
　And the information he got from the old apostle contained many things that would be helpful for the attack. It seems that there are some 【Area Raid Boss】that have been defeated in the past, so they will be of great help during the battle.
However, there is one piece of information that is particularly interesting.
It seems that two other 【Area Raid Bosses】have recently been defeated in succession, in addition to "Astrakium".
One is the "Milgalorum," the ancient Serpent Dragon King of the Zekkai, who lives near the area controlled by the Giant King.
The other was the ancient guardian spellbinding treasure king, Fabniripgan, who resides deep underground and spreads curses.
Three 【Area Raid Boss】 defeated in such a short period of time is an extraordinary situation, and although it is not widely known yet, it seems that something is definitely happening.
It seems that one of the reasons why the old apostle contacted me was because he was looking for some kind of anomaly, and he was right.
As the old apostle pondered, "I wonder what's going on ......," I thought to myself.
The altar where I woke up. The altar that I woke up on, I wondered if it was the altar of the "Fabniripgan".
One of the abilities I learned when I ate the altar was the Altar of the Treasure King.
The name is enough to make you feel a causal relationship with the ancient guardian spell, the Treasure King "Fabniripgan".
I don't remember the most important thing, but I may have defeated the Milgalorum as well. 　
I keep thinking that I should hurry up and defeat the remaining area raid bosses in order to regain my memory as soon as possible.
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“六十六日目　／　五■三■六■目”
情報通り、今日も大雨が続いている。
ただ勢いは昨日と比べて弱まっているようにも感じるので、今日の夜遅くには雨も上がるかもしれない。
ともあれ、昨日と同じく筋トレ後にシャワーを浴び、食堂で料理を楽しむ。
それが終わると使徒老人がやって来たので、また部屋に招いた。
また天秤塔についてあれこれ話し、昼頃は飯を喰いに食堂に向かう。
食堂では一緒に食事をとりつつも美味い酒など普通の話題で盛り上がり、また部屋に戻ってからは天秤塔の最上階付近で採れる極上の迷宮酒を楽しみながら話を続けた。
　そして欲しい情報がほぼ聞けた頃。
　美味い酒を飲んで気分が良くなっていたし、使徒老人の人格をある程度把握したので、俺は【エリアレイドボス】の一柱である古代爆雷制調天帝“アストラキウム”について話してみる気になった。
　話題の一つとして知りたいか聞いてみると、使徒老人は興味津々な様子で首を縦に振る。
　話をするにしてももちろん無償ではなく、使徒老人が持つ【エリアレイドボス】に関する重大な情報を対価にしてもらった。
　強大な【エリアレイドボス】に挑む者はそれなりの数居るが、生きて帰還できる者はごく僅かと言われている。
　その数少ない生存者も詳細を語らない、あるいは語れない場合が多い為、詳しい情報を知る者は自然と限られている。
　しかし【記録の神】の【使徒】である使徒老人の脳内には、【加護】と努力により、本にして数十万冊以上の記録が秘められているらしい。
　その中には【エリアレイドボス】本体に関する記録も当然ある。
　それは一般的に知られている情報だけでなく、長い歴史の中で蓄積された他よりも詳細な情報だ。
　それを開示して貰うには生半可な情報では対価にならない。それこそ、同格の【エリアレイドボス】の情報が必要になる。
　だからまず、俺から話す必要があった。
　俺が討伐した事の証明として肉体の一部などを提示した事もあり、スムーズに互いに持っている情報を交換した。
　俺からは“アストラキウム”の各種能力や戦闘スタイルを始め、肉体の味など感じた事知った事の全てを話した。
　“アストラキウム”は情報が少ない【エリアレイドボス】の一柱だったらしく、使徒老人は食い入るように聞いていた。
　味の話をした時にはキョトンと何を言っているのか分からない顔をしていたのは印象的である。
　そして使徒老人から得た情報は攻略の参考になるモノが多く含まれていた。
過去には討伐記録がある【エリアレイドボス】もいるようなので、戦闘時には大いに助けとなるだろう。
ただ特に気になる情報がある。
何やら、最近になって【エリアレイドボス】が“アストラキウム”以外に二柱も立て続けに倒されているそうだ。
一柱は巨人王の支配地域の近くに棲む古代絶界蛇龍覇王“ミルガルオルム”
一柱は地下深くに存在して呪詛を撒く古代守護呪恩宝王“ファブニリプガン”
これほどの短期間で三柱も【エリアレイドボス】が討伐されるのは異常事態であり、まだ広くは知られていないが何かが起きているのは間違いないらしい。
使徒老人が俺に接触してきたのも何かしらの異常が起きているのではないかと調べていた事が理由の一つらしく、それは見事に当たっていた事になる。
『何が起きているんじゃろうなぁ……』と思案する使徒老人を横目に、俺は何となく思うのだ。
俺が目覚めた祭壇。あれは“ファブニリプガン”の祭壇なのではないだろうか、と。
祭壇を喰った時にラーニングしたアビリティの一つに【宝王の祭壇】がある。
名称からして古代守護呪恩宝王“ファブニリプガン”との因果関係を感じさせるには十分だ。
肝心の記憶はないが、“ミルガルオルム”も俺が倒したのかもしれない。
　
何度も思うが、早く記憶を取り戻す為にも、残る【エリアレイドボス】の討伐は急いだほうが良さそうだ。
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