238. Japanese? Ancient Language? ROFL

Sophia already understood that she was reincarnated in a fantasy world. Seeing the spider in front of her which was much bigger than the size she had ever seen, she became more certain, that there might be other monsters like Kumoko. Or, a legendary monster such as a dragon.

Meanwhile, a pair of parents who saw the look on Sophia's face was so surprised as if their daughter understood the foreign language that Izumi had said earlier.

"This..."

Izumi explained to Sophia's parents so that there would be no misunderstanding.

"Well, as you can imagine. Your daughter is very special and intelligent. There were about twenty-five, from humans to monsters who were blessed with intelligence from the moment they were born. For example, your daughter and this spider." Izumi pointed at Sophia and Kumoko in turn and told them that a spider that was with him was also special. He continued. "And the leader of the elves is targeting them. Since they've known your daughter is special, they will get your daughter at all costs even if they have to kill you both."

For Mr. and Mrs. Keren, Izumi's words sounded unbelievable. However, as Izumi mentioned about their daughter, they couldn't help but believe as she could understand Izumi's words earlier. Even though Izumi spoke a language they couldn't understand, their daughter understood what Izumi was saying based on her expressions. They glanced at the spider who was with Izumi. It did sound strange with what Izumi said. However, when looking at a spider that could communicate, and even had intelligence, Izumi's words needed to be considered carefully.

Keren's father, who had thought for a moment, started to ask.

"Can you tell us, what language is it?"

"You could say it's an ancient language that no human has ever learned in this era."

Well, from the perspective of people who aren't Japanese, Chinese, or Korean, they must feel that kanji are like ancient characters. As is the case with Japanese people who want to learn Thai, Javanese script, or Arabic.

Hearing Izumi say that Japanese was an ancient language, Kumoko tried hard not to laugh, and so did Sophia.

Realizing that Kumoko was laughing at him, he quietly took out a Kunai that suddenly appeared in his hand that was placed behind his back. Then he threw it swiftly right in front of Kumoko's head which made her gulp.

"Huwa, so close! I didn't even see him pull out a dagger. As expected, this guy is dangerous." Kumoko said in her mind. This was because most of the abilities Izumi displayed didn't use magic, so Kumoko didn't feel any magic fluctuations at all. She saw that the dagger Izumi threw had a different shape from the usual dagger. If she could tell, the dagger looked like one used by a ninja.

After throwing a Kunai, Izumi said again.

"The leaders of the elves know that the ancient language is useful for their research, so they don't hesitate to kidnap anyone who can speak that language."

Even though what Izumi said was just a hoax, something about the reincarnators catching the elf leader's attention was true.

Sophia's parents glanced at her. Their gaze made Sophia afraid that her parents would reject her. However, at that moment, her mother rubbed her head and said.

"It turns out that my beautiful daughter is a genius. Don't worry, mom and dad will protect you."

Sophia's father only smiled at his wife and daughter. He started to think, if what Izumi said was true, he should find stronger guards to prevent the elves from kidnapping his daughter. Besides, he had to find someone he could trust.

If Izumi could read his mind, he would say it was useless. The abilities of humans in this world, especially magicians, will not be able to match the leader of the elves, Potimas. The only exceptions are humans who have the 7 deadly sins or 7 virtues skills.

Izumi smiled seeing that Sophia's parents didn't reject her, which was different from what he had thought in that they were terrified of their daughter. In case Sophia is rejected, Izumi will think that they don't deserve to be called parents and Izumi intends to take Sophia away from them. Even though it was a bit troublesome, it would be better for Sophia's future. After all, she was originally not from this world.

After a while, Izumi made an excuse to say goodbye. Sophia's parents want to take Izumi to their mansion as a reward for his help. But, they insisted, so Izumi asked for some money to buy something. And since Sophia's father only had 50 gold coins in his pocket, he gave them all to Izumi.

"Kumo-chan. Let's go! If you are with them, they will be in danger!"

After saying that, Izumi left. Izumi's words confused Kumoko which made her ask.

"Hey, what did you mean earlier?"

Kumoko's question went unanswered after seeing Izumi leave which made her follow where he was going.

— — — —

After Izumi and Kumoko were far enough from Sophia's location, Izumi slowed down. Kumoko didn't know why Izumi suddenly decided to leave. But there was something that made her so curious.

"Um, Izumi. Was what you said about the elves true?"

"Yep."

"How did they know about the rencarnators?"

Izumi suddenly stopped and wore a serious expression. He asked Kumoko.

"Before that, I want to know. How many times has D contacted you?"

"D? That annoying self-proclaimed evil god?"

Izumi nodded. Then Kumoko continued.

"Only once."

When he heard Kumoko saying that she was contacted by D once, Izumi clicked his tongue in annoyance. Izumi thought, if Kumoko has only made contact with D once, it means that D will soon contact Kumoko again, and maybe it will happen when Kumoko evolves.

"Let me tell you something Kumo-chan. If D contacts you again, try to clear your mind! For some reason, I found out that you have a close connection with D that allows her to read your mind."

"That means, whatever is on my mind must be known to her?"

"You could say that. I can tell you everything about this world, including the reincarnators. That's when you've settled your problem with your mother, the queen of Taratech."

"My mother? Hehe, you don't have to worry. She's in the lower layer of the labyrinth. How could she come to the surface?"

"Oi oi, your words are like raising a death flag."

*boom*

Izumi and Kumoko heard a loud explosion caused by magic. Kumoko thought someone was fighting using magic. But after a while, a colossal spider appeared and scared Kumoko to death.

"Nai wa!" Kumoko was stupefied when she saw a colossal spider appear before her. Her forefeet-like blade pointed at the colossal spider.

"What's with that status? It's 5 times stronger than the earth dragon I once defeated with my life on the line. What to do? How can I defeat my mother?"

Kumoko felt disbelief after seeing her mother's status. Kumoko herself fought evenly against the earth dragon despite Kumoko's lower status. But her mother had five times the status of the earth dragon she had once defeated.

"See, this is the result of what you said earlier. You raised a flag."

"Is it my fault? That's right. I raised a flag. I shouldn't have said that."

Izumi who saw the colossal spider had thought that he might have a way to defeat it. However, that's when it's a one-on-one fight. Not only does Queen Taratech have thousands or even tens of thousands of children who submit to it, but it also has a backing, the demon lord. How could Izumi want to deal with Queen Taratech when there is someone troublesome behind it?

Well, Izumi wasn't afraid of the demon lord. But, Izumi wanted to take her as an ally. So, it's best if he gave her a good impression.

"Then Kumo-chan. Survive your mother's wrath! See you later!"

Izumi formed a hand seal and then disappeared, leaving Kumoko alone.

"Hey, hey, don't leave me! Ah, traitor!!!"

— — — —

Izumi appeared on the top of a carriage that was none other than Sophia's parents' carriage. He had left a Jutsu formula on that carriage that might be used in an emergency.

Izumi's appearance startled the coachman and the two guards and made them stop the carriage. Izumi immediately apologized.

"Sorry to startle you. I was forced to use one of my techniques due to an emergency situation."

Mr. Keren asked from inside the carriage. The coachman answered.

"Lord, our benefactor suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

Hearing Izumi's sudden appearance, Mr. Keren got out of the horse carriage. However, Izumi was nowhere to be seen. He already flew away when the coachman reported to his lord.