Kaijin Fighter: So I Have to Make Monsters, So What?-Chapter 1251: Old Tongues Talking

'Nepherage, quick question, has Razorstella, Springerdermain and Screamira arrived to the fountain?'

[Yes, milord. And they have also confirmed that it is being occupied by the rest of the Silver Jungle Dragon Shipping Company and that the fountain has transformed into a deep stairwell.]

'Hmmm. Well then, I think I know what to do.'

...

^Withdraw the [Astra], dismiss the [Regalia], recall your puppets, or your cousins here are going to bleed like pigs at a butcher shop,^ an Aether Grandmaster working with the Silver-Tongues threatened while he and another Grandmaster kept knives against the throats of Zhen Xing and Zhen Tai.

The moment this was observed, Corpse Doll and Porcelain Doll were more than ready to rush over and punch the lights out of these Grandmasters and rescue their Caretaker's cousins.

[If we move fast enough, sister, I think we can—]

'Stop! Stop.'

However, before the twin Kaijin could attempt to do so, Zhen Liu had already decided that this fight was more trouble than it was worth and stood down.

Well, not before catching Abbott Longhorn by the throat and leaving the old monk some choice words before letting him go.

^Just know that if it wasn't for these assholes coming to your rescue, I would've gutted you like a fish.^

^Hey! I thought I told you to—^

^I am, I am!^ Zhen Liu interrupted as he released Abbott Longhorn, dismissed Blazejudicator back into his soul, retracted Nepeherage alongside his [Regalia] and called the Doll Twins back to his side so that they could visibly transform into a pair of bracelets in front of the Silver-tongues.

Once Zhen Liu had made himself defenseless, Abbott Longhorn attempted to use this moment to try and attack him. However, he got stopped by the other Silver-tongue warriors that were present.

^Abbott, stop! Now's not the time.^

^Huh? But this brat—^

^We know, but right now, Alfonzo and Master Diamoro and wants them alive,^ a third Aether Grandmaster explained while disarming and binding Zhen Liu. ^At the behest of an interested third party.^

^A third party? Who?^

^You'll see in a few moments. After...^

^I got the key item.^

^Good.^

As if prompted by the warrior's words, a door-sized black glass mirror suddenly manifested next to the group of warriors and their hostages, radiating a strange power that caused even the Abbott to flinch out of instinctual respect.

Hell, most of the warriors present couldn't help but flinch out of instinctual respect for this strange power.

The only one who didn't, though, was Zhen Liu. Because to him, it felt incredibly familiar.

'This feeling...why does it remind me of the [Key to Nowhere]?' Zhen Liu asked himself as he stared at the black glass mirror. But before he could ponder on it further, the Silver-tongues forced him and his cousins to walk through the mirror.

From what Zhen Liu could see, the mirror's glass rippled like water as they entered one after the other.

^Move.^

^I am.^

As they walked through the glass, Zhen Liu noted a strange feeling crawling across his skin for a brief moment before they exited through the other side and entered a weird underground chamber.

Immediately, he noticed that not only had his cousins been captured, but so had his friends and the leader of the Golden Gorilla Union. That stated, he kept his mouth shut once he saw them and how his cousins were placed next to them, as he didn't want them to get into any additional trouble if it turned out that part of this hostage situation involved [Chaos] shenanigans.

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'Ugh, that didn't feel right,' Zhen Liu thought to himself as soon as he exited the mirror.

[Well, I had to adjust the mirror to accommodate Chaos, so it's going to feel off.]

"What the fuck?!"

"Sil—"BAM!"—ow, fuck! It's like smacking a rock!"

When Zhen Liu turned to face the source of the voice, he found himself staring at an unusually young man sitting on a throne made of obsidian and jade.

Flanking the young man was a serious-looking middle-aged man with the demeanor of a sabertooth tiger and a lizard Bloodliner.

Judging from the way Zhen Liu saw how Lythero and Kidanna were staring daggers at these respective men, he could guess that the former was Duke Diamoro while the other was the leader of the Silver Jungle Dragon Shipping Company.

However, he wasn't paying attention to any of these people.

Instead, his focus was on the strange, spiritual being that was wearing an elaborate headdress, a mirror pendant, and was wrapping itself around the young man like a demented guardian spirit.

Then again, it probably didn't help that this aformentioned spirit was looking directly into Zhen Liu's eyes while the young man was looking off to the side.

[So, you're the current Primal Shaper] The possessed man stated, both spirit and vessel matching each other's voice in stereo. [Honestly, I was expecting you to be more...vicious looking.]

"Hmmm."

Before answering or even giving a response to this odd statement, Zhen Liu threw glances at the two warriors at the possessed man's side.

Judging from the lack of reaction from either side, they either didn't understand what was going on or there was something controlling their brains.

Thankfully, possessed and creepy was more than happy to provide an explanation to Zhen Liu.

[Don't worry about them, they only understand when I want them to understand,] the possessed man explained.

[If that's the case, I think it's smarter for me to speak the same language as you, yes?] Zhen Liu asked in [Chaos] language.

Unlike when the possessed man spoke, Zhen Liu's words caused an immediate reaction.

^What the hell?!^

^What kind of language was that?^

^I don't know, but it made my skin crawl...^

The possessed man look amused at Zhen Liu's usage of [Chaos] speech in front of so many people.

[How fascinating. The last Shaper I met preferred to keep a veil of secrecy to the point of removing his own tongue in hiding his identity. So the fact that you're now as subtle means you don't care for secrecy?]

[That or I could easily kill everyone in this room who would be able to use such information as a threat,] Zhen Liu answered without missing a beat.

Despite not being able to understand a single word that Zhen Liu had just said, every single member of the Silver Jungle Dragon Shipping company couldn't help but feel the hair on their necks stand on end.

[Ha! Now there's the viciousness I was hoping for!] The possessed man and spirit exclaimed with joy as they clapped their hands. [So you work like an orchid spider then. Look pretty, but have a venomous sting.]

[Wouldn't put it like that, but sure.]

[Haha!]

Not being able to understand a single word being exchanged at this moment made everyone else in the room feel on edge, for a lack of a better word. However, they could at least tell from the massively contrasting facial expressions between Zhen Liu and the possessed man that the latter was getting under the former's skin.

Probably.

[Now then, you must be wondering who I am,] the possessed man asked as means of changing the topic. [Or perhaps, you might know who I am, since you reek of Otherlander energy.]

[...]

The mentioning of this term caused Zhen Liu to almost flinch, but he knew better than to lose his cool before a battle. After all, that was his favorite tactic too.

[Or perhaps, you're from a world where I'm unknown?]

[No...I know you. At least, a version of you.]

[Oh?]

[But I get the feeling that you'd rather introduce yourself, right?] Zhen Liu turned the conversation around. [You seem like the type to brag anyways.]

[Oh an attack on my own hubris! Classic, but you're not wrong,] the possessed man laughed. ^So I might as well do it in an language everyone knows.^

The sudden shift from a language that nobody could understand to a shared tongue caused everyone in the room to slightly jump, but they knew better than to act out. Especially since they could feel a weird surge of energy accompanying this change of tongue.

^I am known as the Ruker of the North. The Lord of Night.^

As the possessed man continued, the room suddenly became unnaturally dark, as the sound of night creatures and jaguars began to fill the room.

^In times past, I was one of the four ancients who tore apart the Great Crocodile and used her flesh to create the world and I became the first sun.^

After making this bold declaration, the spirit that was wrapped around the young man suddenly became quite visible and began to loom over Zhen Liu.

Needless to say, the reaction to the appearance of this spirit were anything but great.

^What the fuck?!^

^What...what am I looking at?^

^An incorporeal body... isn't that the trademark of an Aether Saint?^

^It is one of them, but it feels...older than that.^

Ignoring these cries and comments the spirit went up to Zhen Liu's face and finish his introduction.

^I am known as Smoking Mirror, and I plan to use you to make my descent to Valresta.^