π That unknown nameless town is actually super famous and popular
Translator: Skythewood
Editor: Hiiro
Day 21 Right before noon Omui Guild
Now that I think about it, although I didn’t become an Adventurer, I’m still reporting to the Adventurer Guild everyday. I’m a really hard working NEET. I’m a Shut-in who can’t go home, and get scolded by 20 High School girls every day despite being a Loner… Can’t I change my Title!?
「Hey… Are there any tempting quests that can make me rich and not worry about money ever again? None at all?」
「You are troubled over money the day after getting 8 million Ere. How much money will be enough for someone like that? Such a quest doesn’t exist!」
Well, the Monitress and the others got up early, so there’s no morning Scornful Eyes. Looks like it’s correct for me to come here and refuel my Scornful Eyes quota. As expected of the Reception Monitress.
She is the strongest Scornful Eyes practitioner I have seen in the Different World! After all, I don’t know anyone else.
I’m serious, there really isn’t anyone else. I’m not picking on anyone, and no one is picking on me. Is the economy bad? I can’t find any proper jobs, I’m worried about a shortage in monsters.
「The quests are the same as yesterday, right? There’s no point for me to look through them, right? Is the one in charge of the Quest board working properly? I’m turning into Valjean! I’m gonna steal bread! Can I get a silver candlestick?」
「I don’t know why you think you can get a Silver Candlestick without working. When are you going to be sneaky about coming here?」
Good, I have recharge my day’s worth of Scornful Eyes. Scornful Eyes are the last glimmer at twilight, the last light before darkness comes. On top of that, I got scolded!
The girls won’t be coming back til evening since Akemi and her party will be teaching them about hunting. Akemi-san seems to have work at night too, I wonder where she works at? A High School boy needs to work after all!
I know mushrooms are expensive and can fetch a high price. There is a huge demand for them, and you can’t get them even if you had the money. Mr Mushroom who used to be over supply stock in the warehouse is finally making it big.
Even more reasons for me not to sell them. It can be used as potions, food and be traded for money. I should let the girls hold on to them, for Adventurers living in town, mushrooms are more convenient than money.
In fact, I sold the Vitality Mushroom and Mana Mushroom at 50,000 Ere each. Mushrooms have different classes too, with the lowest being 50,000 Ere. The shop owner didn't have enough cash on hand, so I traded her for a simple version of the Item Bags instead. The simple version is expensive and can’t hold too many items or big items. But it’s convenient and a necessity for Adventurers. It’s an expensive product that goes for 1 million Ere each, and is rare. It seldom appears on the market and it will be hard for the girls to get one, the shop just happens to have them in stock. I bought all 8 of them, that’s the way adults buy things! Although I paid for them with mushrooms.
I stuffed a lot of mushrooms into the Item Bags and the infinitely natural fruit juice made from berries. I can rest easy after giving them this, and I also gave the Mana Stones to the Monitress.
With that, it’s time for me to return to the Cave, but the Geeks aren’t back yet. Really now, where did they go geeking? They told me they will wait for me in town, but they aren’t here! I can’t stand those Geeks...
There’s no choice but to go Geeks hunting, then? Waiting for them is too much of a hassle.
Hunting them will be faster, right? They must be geeking off somewhere anyway.
Hmm, I left a message at the Inn, and there are only two roads leading out of town. I don’t know which one they will take, but they must be geeking down one of them. Let’s go hunting, the Geeks must be there! Let’s check the road leading downstream first.
Anyway, let’s sneak pass the main gate behind the merchants. I then take off to the sky to hunt anyone with a Geek face. That will work right? Just leave it to me.
I’m running, or sprinting, or leaping… in any case, things are progressing smoothly. I tried flying in the sky at first, but I’m going too fast and can’t see anything. I can’t hunt if I can’t see, and it hurts every time I crash land! My clothes are fine, but it still hurts.
Finally, I decided to sprint. At this pace, I can reach the Cave in less than a day, and if I fly, I can make a round trip on the same day. It will hurt, but I can do it if I bear with it.
I took out 30 Goblins when I landed this time. The Goblins sure are unlucky, stop gathering at my crash landing spot! The Goblins can’t read the mood, and they would be bullied along with the Geeks in the old world. That’s how dense they were.
I pass a village along the way, but I don’t sense the Geeks, so skip.
There’s a carriage, but no signs of the Geeks so skip.
There’s also bandits, but no Geeks there, skip again.
The carriage is attacked by the bandits, but the Geeks aren’t there, so skip skip skip.
「Get that brat with the scary eyes too, leave no witnesses!」
「Hoh? Eat my fire bullets──! Burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn burn, why do I feel like some military guy snaping his fingers!」
<The raw is ηΌγγ (yakero) turing to γγ (kero), meme for Sgt. Frog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Frog>
Good, I feel much better now. I have been thinking that when I’m under pressure, I should exert pressure at the source until my pressure disappears, and the source explodes. It feels good to make the source that complains about my glare explode.
「「「...Ugh!」」」
「Huh, you didn’t explode? Not cooked enough? The heat isn’t enough?」
「Is the brat a mage? Damnit, even though we are wearing magic resistant equipment… Why is this happening!」
Huh? The other bandits also stood up, so they aren’t cooked enough after all? They are cooked to the right colour though… Did I hold back too much?
The wounded bandits came at me wave after wave, even though I’m looking for the Geeks. I got surrounded by old men again, why do old men keep gathering around me?
「Are you retarded? Ask the shop that sold you the equipment! Why ask me, how would I know? Do I look like a peddler for magic resistance equipment? I’m going to explain the product now? Giving a sales pitch now? Are you hoping for me to say 『Get one magic resistance armor for free if you buy it now』? There’s no complimentary products, and I’m not selling in the first place!」
「Shut up, brat!」
Weird, he asked me 「why」, and told me to 「shut up」 when I answered him? Doesn’t he know how to pass the ball to each other and take turns in a conversation? I’m not trying to brag, but the Monitress said I’m a wild pitcher in conversations… I’m not trying to brag! My heart ruled it a dead ball...
「He’s a magic caster, surround him! He only has a staff, use melee attacks!」
They are trying to surround me and engage in close quarters combat. But why is he telling me?
「Hah─」 (Creak!)
「......?」
「Hah─」(Crack!)
「......??」
「Aren’t you a magic caster?」
「Huh? I’m Jobless.」
「Huh...?」
「What...?」
If you are going to say 「Huh?」, then don’t ask! I will answer by accident! Why are you attacking my spirit during a fight, it’s super effective! My heart hurts!
My spirit took heavy damage… A painful critical hit.
「This brat is Lv 9...? Use Weapons Martial Arts!」
「Lv 9! A small fry like you dare look down on us? Damn it!」
Tch, I hid it but they still saw my status, one of them can use 『Look Through』...? Weapons Martial Arts, huh, I might die if I get hit?
「Slash」「Double Strike」「Slash」「Fierce attack」「Full Swing」「Slash」「Shred」「Crushing Blow」「Quick Attack」「Attack」「Pierce Attack」「Fierce attack」「Double Strike」「Full Swing」「Fierce attack」「Slash」「Rolling...」(Repeat) so annoying.
「「「「Huff… huff… puff...」」」」
Of course you will get out of breath if you yell so much in a fight, are you retarded?
「「「「Huff… huff… puff… puff...」」」」」
Do they lack exercise? A bandit’s body is his asset, although their brains are beyond redemption...
『Evasion Cloak SpE+20%: Evasion UP (small)』 is working perfectly? Those guys can use Skills, but they are slow, much slower than a Kobold. Their SpE is slower than a Lv 5 Kobold. They have the brains of a Goblin, but the face of an Orc?
Oh, they have collapsed? Their faces are blue, is that cyanosis? Or are they just ugly? So they really are Orcs?
「Allow me to thank you for defeating the bandits, or did they collapse by themselves? … Thank you for your help, huh? You ignored us earlier though… But thanks? You have my deep gratitude.」
Yes, instead of me beating them, it’s more accurate to say that they fell by themselves. They are still down, are they having trouble breathing?
「My Lady, poison have been smeared on the weapons, their equipment looks like the neighb...」
There is an uproar amongst the soldiers. If it’s poison blades, I can use my huge stock of antidote herbs if I get scratched. But I didn’t get to use it, so it’s just normal weed!? So what I did was just weeding the fields?
But the Level Wall is a big problem, their attacks are nothing much, but are sharp, quick and heavy.
Their actions are slow, but their hands… or rather, swords suddenly turn sharp, quick and heavy.
So that’s Weapon Martial Arts. Shouting and exercising vigorously at the same time, are they trying to lose weight? One more set? Yes Chief! I will tell the Monitress and the others when I go back, since they finished all the dried fruits in one night… They were really expensive. The girls scolded me for wasting money and not planning ahead… But in just one night, they… I’m scared so I won’t say more.
「...Erm? Hey─? Hello? Are you listening?」
Oh, the Young Lady seems to be saying something.
「Are you hurt? I have some suspicious mushroom flavoured liquid, if you take one now, you can get another free?」
「...?」
Looks like she doesn't need it. Well, it is mushroom flavoured.
The soldiers tie up the bandits. Despite being poisoned earlier, they made a full recovery. Good… My huge stock of antidote herbs are finally useful, so I didn’t weed the field for nothing! I even said smugly 「Antidote herbs? Is this foreshadowing?」 This isn’t normal grass or weed. The soldiers recovered with the help of the antidote herbs and mushrooms, and they all smell like mushrooms. Never mind, all’s well that ends well?
「... Please listen to me─! If you don’t, I will feel so empty.」
Oh, the Young Lady seems to be saying something.
「I’m the daughter of the Omui Town’s landlord, my name is MeriΔru Shimu Omui. Did you hear that? Really? I already introduce myself 5 times, I’m going to cry, you know?」
「I hear you, I hear you clearly, I’m Haruka… MerimΔri-san?」
Really now, I can hear her clearly, she seems to be doubting my memory. She’s from a town called Omui, and is the daughter of the landlord there, a daughter from an aristocratic house. It took me 3 weeks to meet a noble lady in the Different World! It might take me 5 years to meet the Princess, you would be a grandma by then!
「... I’m serious, I’m going to cry you know? Cry a river and drown you. Why won’t you listen to me, who’s MerimΔri!」
Hmm, this Young Lady seems to be saying something.
「Haruka-sama, we are going back to Omui, if it’s not too much trouble, could you travel with us? We would like to thank you, and my guards really hope you can honor us with your presence.」
「Hmm~ I don’t mind since it’s near. It will be troubling if it’s far, I need to go back to town by nightfall.」
「Haruka-sama, which town are you staying at?」
「Oh~ the town upstream of this river? Name… Does it have a name?」
「... Sorry, but I’m the poor daughter of the impoverished landlord in that nameless and unpopular town. I apologize for thinking myself as a Noble Lady despite hailing from a nameless family, I will change my name to MerimΔri then...」
The soldiers scolded me on the way back, I got admonished by the guards when I returned to town. Speaking of which, I sneaked out and returned on a carriage nonchalantly.
「Yes, that’s right, Omui, that’s a really famous place. Everyone is saying Omui, Omui, it’s really famous and popular, right? Even the Goblins are saying Omui, Omoi, they did, right?」
I kept trying to make up for it in the carriage, and forgot the name twice in the process. That might not be good? Anyway, I keep trying to make amends.
「What’s the use in being famous amongst Goblins? The town will get attacked? And you will say Omoi some times, it’s Omui! It’s not famous, but the name is Omui (sob).」
When the Monitress discovered that I made the daughter of the landlord cry in town, I got scolded.
When she found out that the guards scolded me for sneaking out of town, the Monitress told me off again.
I left a note at the Inn saying 「I’m going to hunt the Geeks」, and got reprimanded by the Monitress for it.
I defended myself 「I didn’t hunt down the Geeks though?」 and she admonished me again.
The Monitress heard from the soldiers that I fought with high level bandits and got attacked by Weapon Martial Arts, so she scolded me. She keeps crying as she scolds me......
π The Chief says that Weapon Martial Arts are great for weight loss, do you want another set?
Day 21 Night White Weirdo Inn
After that Meri… Meri? The Young Lady returned to the landlord’s manor, and will send a messenger to me another day.
The Monitress keeps getting angry, and has finally stopped crying.
「Think about it, it’s nothing since it’s like failing to get the top prize? So it’s fine I guess?」
「Ughh… What do you mean by failing to get the top prize? Are there no other prizes except the grand prize? Is the grand prize just tissue paper? Why did you do such a dangerous thing!?」
「Erm, I really found the weak points of Weapon Martial Arts, so it’s fine.」
I keep explaining the weak points of Weapon Martial Arts to the Monitress, it’s fatal flaw and side effects.
「Weapon Martial Arts is an intensive exercise you do while shouting, so you will get out of breath, right? So it works great for losing weight. Like the Chief said, one more set?」
「Why are you summoning the Chief!? What about the boot camp training he is in charge of? Why do I need one more set? I’m exercising every day, so it’s fine!」
There’s really no problem? ...No, it’s nothing, Mdm!
I can tell from the Monitress and the others that there is a wall that’s hard to overcome between Lv 9 to 10, 19 to 20, 29 to 30. I think there’s a wall for every 5 levels too? People with growth Cheat find it hard to raise their levels, and normal people will have even more of a hard time. As for those whose leveling is slow and difficult, it’s even worse! My levels show no signs of rising too, looks like my Skill is holding me back.
I report to the Adventurer Guild everyday, but my 『NEET』 leveled up instead… It’s 『NEET Lv 4』 now… I don’t have a Job, so going to the Adventurer Guild isn’t considered work?
And not having a job means my NEET level will continue to rise? That’s hopeless!
There’re new Skills like 『Quick Thinking Lv 1』 , and 『Ludicrous Speed Lv 1』 sounds really fast.
I’m quicker now, but being quick is troubling for a High School boy too. My 『Sensitivity』 also increased! I can’t confirm this, since I never tried it before, and as a High School boy, I don’t intend to try; I don’t have a partner, so I don’t know; and I’m losing hope of ever trying it… I need to find Akemi-san’s shop that definitely exists in this world… Can a High School boy visit the shop?
Day 21 Night White Weirdo Inn, Girls’ meeting
This is a study and review session for today’s training, everyone raises suggestions, discusses, and makes decisions. But we end up talking about Haruka-kun.
Today… Haruka-kun finally did it. He fought with high level bandits, and seemed to have gotten attacked by Weapon Martial Arts. I said 「seemed」 because he wasn’t injured.
But if Haruka-kun got hit, things won’t be so simple.
He might die… But he said not getting hit means he didn’t get the grand prize, so it’s fine? I don’t get what he meant.
Anyway, he is back and still alive.
Anyway, he is still alive, and said it’s fine. However...
However, how many times can he say it’s fine? How long can he stave off death?
How long will he survive? How many more times will he return?
Maybe he won’t come back tomorrow...
He said he wanted to ignore them, and that the bandits picked on him, but that’s a lie.
When Haruka-kun runs seriously, no one can pick on him. How can they match his speed? Are there bandits who move that fast?
He might look annoyed, unhappy, and like it’s none of his business, but he still rescues people like he always does.
That’s right, like he always does. Just like with Oda-kun’s squad, Shimazaki-san’s group, and us. He will rescue us and act like it’s a coincidence.
「What should we do? Watch him closely?」
「What should we do? Lock him up?」
「What should we do? Tie him up?」
「What should we do? Glue him?」
Everyone’s worried and thinking about what we should do… The person who wants to glue him… No, she must be thinking too.
But I don’t know what to do either, we can’t keep watching him closely, hang around him, surround him, be vigilant about him, guard him, defend him, escort him, stay by him, protect him, bind him, glue him… We can’t do that, it’s not good to do that, and we will still feel uneasy if we do that.
Even if we plead with Haruka-kun, he won’t change.
And we won’t want him to change either.
π Is this mushroom withdrawal syndrome? Mushroom addiction? Did some dangerous mushrooms get mixed in?
Day 22 Morning White Weirdo Inn
How did things turn out this way? I never even imagined that, I’m too naive, I underestimate the Different World. I thought this is just your normal Different World… I was wrong, I deserve to be admonished, I was dumb.
「Out with it! I know you have it on you, take it out, take it out, right now, right here. I know you have it, and there’s no point in hiding it! Take it out now and I will forgive you! As if!」
「What, what, what is it? Something happened? Huh, that young man from before? Has your personality changed? What happened?」
The General Store lady is still feigning innocence.
「Soy Sauce! Of course it’s Soy Sauce! Where’s the Soy Sauce? Soy Sauce! Give me the Soy Sauce! Give me Soy Sauce now! Hurry, Soy Sauce! Right now, Soy Sauce! Soy Sauce Please! Come on Soy Sauce! Soy Sauce!」
「...Soy Sauce?」
「There’s no use hiding it, the White Weirdo girl already confessed in tears yesterday that she got it from your place.」
「You mean bean oil? The dark and salty thing… Why did you make the poster girl cry!?」
I got scolded. But everyone hides the fact that Soy Sauce exists in this world from me. This is this world’s essence, this world’s law, and this world’s truth! That’s right, it’s Soy Sauce!
「When I ask about seasonings, didn’t you hide them? You hide it from me and refused to sell it, right?」
「I restocked the bean oil yesterday! I’m not hiding it. It’s rare and not popular, so I seldom stock up on it. Why are you making a ruckus about this!?」
Soy Sauce doesn’t sell well? This is Soy Sauce we are talking about! Hmmp, how dare the Different World look down on Soy Sauce and not appreciate Soy Sauce. You are merely a Different World, and you don’t understand the greatness of Soy Sauce. This Different World is just a small fry in the boondocks. I can’t forgive that Soy Sauce isn’t popular...
Then it’s not sold out yet, which means there is still Soy Sauce!
「I want all of it, give it to me. Sell it to me, right now, quickly!」
「There, there, calm down. You are acting like a completely different person. The last time I saw you, you were such a polite young man.」
「Because it’s Soy Sauce, Soy Sauce! Since it’s Soy Sauce, therefore it’s Soy Sauce! Anyway, Soy Sauce?」
What is she saying?
「I can sell, or rather, I will be happy to sell it. But it’s almost two full barrels, you know? Do you really want that much?」
「I will buy it all! I will pay with mushrooms!」
I still have mushrooms. The girls’ simple Item Bags can’t hold it all, I still have a lot left.
「Mushroom where? Mushroom! Give me the mushroom! Take it out, what are you doing? Mushrooms, ahhh mushroom! Are the mushrooms not ready yet? Where’s the mushroom? Mushroom! Mushroom! Mushroom! Mushroom! Mushroom!! Mushroom─!」
The lady changed completely, is this mushroom withdrawal syndrome? Mushroom addiction? Did I mix in some dangerous mushrooms in my previous batch?
The General Store’s aunt… big sister used all the money in the ship to buy mushrooms for the previous deal, spent the whole night categorizing and processing them. She started selling them the next day, and sold it all on the same day. She earned half a year’s worth of profit in one day, so she’s blinded by money… After that day, there’s always people asking when she will restock again. Merchants should be down to earth, conservative, humble, hardworking and thrifty, how troublingly.
After the Soy Sauce and mushrooms have been traded. I use 『Temperature Magic』 to dry some mushrooms, brush Soy Sauce all over it, and grill it with 『Fire Magic』.
Ugh~ the burning Soy Sauce smells so good! I then say 「try one?」 and offer one to the lady… She looked as if she just tasted nirvana. The flavour in the Different World is too plain.
「Please sell me the Soy Sauce!」
The first Soy Sauce apostle is born in this town, or rather, in this world. I filled one small bottle with it, and sold it to the lady at twice the unit price she sold to me for. Hmm, she’s tearing up.
I told her about rice, and promised to buy it from her with mushrooms if she found some, which made the lady’s eyes turn serious.
π I want to work at a Public Library too, but you people are the only ones who benefit from sucking up to the bureaucrats
Day 22 Morning Omui Guild
The Guild is the same as usual, I have been visiting frequently, but no one is looking me in the eyes, how strange. I heard many Adventurers hurt their neck in their sleep, is that why they are tilting their heads away from me?
「Why is it the same quests everyday? I’m here every day.」
「Why are you always here? Even though you are not an Adventurer. Sigh...」
Sighing with Scornful Eyes, as expected from the Reception Monitress lady, what a wide range of performance.
I wanted to search for the Geeks today too, but I made the girls really mad yesterday, so I’m keeping a low profile. I didn’t get hurt or have an accident, it’s the bandits who got out of breath, and collapsed when their ugly faces turned purple. I didn’t do anything wrong but still got scolded, the Different World makes no sense.
Even if I want to make money, there aren’t any good jobs, this hasn't changed yet.
My allowance being 50,000 Ere a day is too mean and inhumane. My opposite gender affection points are...
「Hey, it’s fine even if it’s not a quest, is there any opportunity to make big money?」
「That’s completely unrelated to the Adventurer Guild. Besides, you are not an Adventurer. I heard you robbed all the money from the Weapons shop and General Store after emptying the Adventurer Guild’s coffers, where did all that money go? Why are they gone? You can’t sit still unless you rob all the money from a shop?」
The Different World has a cash shortage problem, the money can’t circulate properly because of that shortage, and she is blaming me for it. Did the vicious cycle of deflation get summoned here too? I don’t think I have a classmate that goes by that name.
There’s no work outside the town, and there’s no work in town; people will get worried if I leave town, but I need money if I stay in town, but there’s no work, and I’m back at square one. I look at the shop there, and window shop at the stall there, my money's all gone… let’s go hunt Goblin?
For some reason, the guards patrolling in town chase after me on sight, why?
「Why did you run away? Yesterday, I told you I will send a messenger to you, right? Why aren’t you at the Inn, and why did you run when they found you?」
I fled all over the place as the guards chased after me, then a young maid called out to me. I thought she was hitting on me, and while I was feeling really happy about it, I got taken to the landlord’s manor, and the Young Lady is scolding me?
「Erm, of course I will run if strangers are chasing me? I didn’t know the messenger will be soldiers, or when you will send a messenger.」
「Then why did you get captured by a young and cute maid who you don’t know? You definitely forgot about this whole thing, right? You make a face that says 『New phone, who dis』 when you see me. You just forgot, correct?」
I’m being scolded?
「Oh, long time no see, how are you doing? You have grown… I almost didn’t recognize you.」
「We just met yesterday? Why have I grown in less than half a day? Or are you saying I have grown fat? That’s what you say to people you don’t recognize, right? You must have forgotten! You have forgotten the name of the town and my name because it’s not famous, correct?」
We met yesterday, so I connected the links in grey matter… success!
「Don’t worry, how can I forget about you? The seasons might change throughout the year, but I have never forgotten you… MerimΔri-san?」
「Why is that the only thing you remember!? You say something cool, and end it off with a question!? Forget about the four seasons, you didn’t even remember it for one instance! And we just met for the first time yesterday!」
I’m being scolded? We are in the landlord’s manor, and they are preparing a meal for me, so they are showing hospitality?
「I invited you here today to thank you once again. I also prepared lunch and a small token of my appreciation… Why did I start yelling?」
「Well, it’s a mystery?」
Unlike her travel attire yesterday, the Young Lady is wearing a plain but beautifully made dress… And she’s stomping her feet? Is that a popular trend between nobles? During a ball, someone will say 「My lady, would you like to join me in stomping our feet?」 Aristocrats sure have it hard.
「Cough cough! Erm, it isn’t much, but please accept this. I also learned from yesterday’s incident that you don’t have an Identity Card, so I prepared one for you, please use this. This will serve as a pass into this town, so you don’t have to pay an entry fee. Omui is engraved on it, please remember the name, it’s Omui. The name of the town and my family name are both Omui! And my name is written on it too, please remember it. MeriΔru Shimu Omui, my full name is on it! Forget everything about MerimΔri-san!」
The food is delicious. As for the conversation… I think she said something. Well, whatever.
「My father the Landlord wanted to thank you in person, but he has a prior engagement with my mother to visit the neighbouring town. Allow me to apologize on their behalf. The sign at the entrance of Omui Town will be made bigger, so people can see the word Omui from afar. There will be banners hanging all over the town that says 『Welcome to Omui Town』 as advertisement, we will also make 100 road signs that point toward Omui. The government officials are discussing whether we should make an Omui theme song, and broadcast it with a loud volume!」
It seems that no matter what world it is, bureaucrats love to waste money and lack common sense. If I wasn’t transported to a Different World, I will find a job working in the public library. Why are you people the only ones who can waste money, I want to use public funds to purchase books I like too! And read all I want! I will treat the library as my own bookshelf! If you have the money for banners, use it to build a library! That’s why i can’t stand bureaucrats and civil servants...
「...Hey─ Why won’t you listen to me? Are you ignoring me? Pretending that I don’t exist? Are you a composer who is deaf? You can hear, right? Are you listening? And why won’t you remember my name?」
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Samuragochi.)
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Samuragochi.)
Oh, the Young Lady seems to be saying something.
「He’s treating me the same as before, even though I’m wearing a dress and put on make-up...」
The butler scolded me, it would be great if a maid did that.
π If there’s no information about couriers, then it has nothing to do with me
Day 22 Noon Road
I got a pass, which also serves as an ID. It says Haruka, and the guarantor is MerimΔri-san’s full name. Now I can leave and enter the town free of charge. After going in and out for about eight times, the guard scolded me.
It’s not convenient for me to enter the town now, so let’s hunt for the Geeks as usual. I will take the other road today, which leads away from the river. I will be further from the fish, but I will be back at night.
I think this road has a town, Meri… mΔri-san said her father went to the town this way, maybe the Geeks are there, so let’s go there today.
I start sprinting. Hmm─ my speed is faster? It might be the effect of 『Boots of Acceleration Acceleration 30% UP, Ludicrous Speed』 that I combined into 『Leather Boots ?』, but I can’t be sure.
I felt I had covered a lot of ground, but I just left the town. Sorry for speaking ill of the bureaucrats, road signs are necessary, like the 「How many km to...」 types, so I can know my speed. But they can omit the traffic safety slogans. 「A moment of lapse, a lifetime of injury」, huh? I will still run into them if I pay attention! Because the Goblins are right there, and instead of injuries, their life will end right there. Instead of writing such slogans, work on a Goblin safety awareness campaign instead, it hurts whenever I run into them! They will jump out with clubs waving, so I’m not just paying attention, I even used Detect Enemy and Sense Presence. This isn’t just a traffic accident problem, but an intense charging war!
Anyway, I’m running and colliding with Goblins and the occasional Kobolds. What’s my plan again? Run into the Geeks and send them flying?
Just like yesterday, a carriage is being attacked, is this a trend? Should I follow the trend too? And attack the carriage to follow the crowd?
On closer look, the carriage says Omui, is that the name of a company? C-Could it be a courier company? If it is, I need to ask them to deliver books to me!
─I rushed over. My opponents are armed soldiers, so are the defending guards, the courier industry in the Different World seems very dangerous. Yup, this will definitely delay the deliveries.
I knocked the soldiers attacking the couriers away. Instead of knocking them away, it’s more accurate to say I collided with them because I didn’t brake in time. Be it Goblins, Kobolds or soldiers, everything is sent flying by me, the traffic in the Different World is terrible.
「... Could you be Haruka-kun?」
Hmm, I don’t know any couriers in the Different World though? And it’s another old man, there are too many old men in the Different World. Speaking of the Different World, it’s usually beautiful young girls that swarm the protagonist, so why am I always surrounded by old men? I’m surrounded by armed old men, why are both the enemy and allies old men!? Is the Different World trying to stink me to death with old men reek!?
「Yes, that’s me, who are you? So you’re not a courier?」
Huh, then who will deliver books to me? Who will go to Amazon to bring the books over? Is he a fake deliveryman?
「The name is written clearly on the carriage. I heard you are a young man with black hair and black eyes, and will run into your enemy at high speed… Didn’t my daughter invite you over today?」
「Daughter? Oh, so you are MerimΔri-san’s father, Landlord of the nameless town, Otou-san?」
<TL: Otou-san sounds the same as father in Japanese>
Annoying old men came at me, so I cooled the ground and their feet with 『Temperature』, then froze them in place with 『Ice Magic』.
After immobilizing them, I burn their weapons, hands and hair, go bald! This is punishment for trying to kill me with your old man's stink.
This is my dark history of middle school syndrome, but as a former enthusiast, I want to try recreating a hellish scene of fire and ice.
But the reality is… Their head and hands are severely burned, their feet are frozen in place, making them a pitiful group of bald old men… An Infernal should be much cooler than that, right?
What’s this? These are just unsightly, dirty, scalded and bald old men. Instead of fire and ice hell, this is scalded baldy hell? I don’t want such a move! Something must be wrong! This isn’t Inferno… Inferno should be more─
「...Hey─ Are you listening? I already heard that you don’t listen to others, but at least choose between fighting or speaking? Why are you still mumbling in such a situation? The opposing soldiers are pitiful, please defeat them properly. And don’t say it’s a nameless town, the name is written prominently on the carriage! I’m a father, but my name is not Otou. I haven’t introduced myself and plan to do so, so please listen to me. By the way, stop saying MerimΔri, my daughter will really cry!」
The bald old men are all tied up. They look pitiful, so I sprinkle some mushroom potions on them. It heals their injuries, but it can’t kill baldness. Massacring of hair roots is too dangerous a move!
However, why is my encounter rate for Goblins and old men so high during my search for the Geeks? Can’t my Sense Presence differentiate between Geeks, Goblins and old men?
「So you are Haruka-kun, thank you for saving our family. I’m MerimΔru’s mother, MurimΕ«ru. Instead of the trivial matter of signing a treaty with the neighbouring town, I wanted to thank you. The present circumstances aren’t pleasant, but I still wish to thank you for rescuing my daughter. And you also saved us, how can we repay you? Thank you very much.」
Oh, the old man's density fell after a pretty aunt in a dress alighted from the carriage with a maid who isn’t young anymore… The old man density has fallen, but my hype is still at a low point. The average age is too high, what’s the point of Christmas cakes over 30 years old?
「No, the treaty with the neighbouring town is important, not trivial at all. And Haruka-kun, let me introduce myself again. I’m the Landlord of Omui, MerotΕsamu shimu omui, allow me to express my gratitude to my benefactor, thank you.」
He then talked about nobles, other towns and cities, the name of this country, the name of the King and other complicated matters, but I ignored all that. I repeat, I ignored all that. It’s not because I can’t remember the names or can’t understand what he’s saying! That’s right, I just let it go in one ear and out the other.
The entire incident appears to be a clash between the nobles. The bandits yesterday are actually the soldiers of a hostile noble in disguise, planning to abduct MerimΔri-san to threaten them. However, the soldiers dispatched in secret didn’t return, so they mustered their forces to attack Papa Meri.
In the end, I didn’t get any information about the Geeks or the couriers. This isn’t my fault!? And of course, I ignored everything I was told, and returned to town on the carriage. Along the way, I keep hearing words of gratitude and the name of the town.
The gate guards didn’t scold me, but the Monitress did. Oh, I did say I won’t leave the town today… I only went out to buy Soy Sauce, so how did things turn out this way?
π The relatives in the Different World and the kins of the Different World seems like a difficult problem to handle.
Day 22 Evening White Weirdo Inn
I got scolded harshly? There’s twenty people scolding me? It’s going on for more than an hour? Why did I get involved in the war between nobles? I want to know why too. But I can’t get emotional during times like this, and I can’t only just speak logically. I need to start from the beginning, how it comes to this, going in sequence and putting it in easy to understand points.
This is the best way to convince someone.
「Erm, like I said, I didn’t leave the town. I went to buy Soy Sauce, got chased by soldiers and tricked by a maid. Because I got a pass, I went in and out of the gate, and got told off by the gate guards. Since I couldn’t go back into town, I wanted to place an order with a courier and got attacked? I burned their hair off, and realized the courier is actually the Landlord? That’s the gist of it? I only went shopping for Soy Sauce, so it’s not my fault?」
Huh? For some reason, no one is convinced by that? Even though I gave such a detailed report.
「It’s Soy Sauce, you know? So I should buy it, right? Of course I have to go. Why is this my fault, why are you scolding me? You should scold the nobles for their war, it has nothing to do with me. I’m outside the town because the gate guard scolded me, so you should be mad at the gate guards, I’m a victim here! Who would know about a battle in the middle of the road, I thought they were couriers. I just wanted to place an order for books, but got conned. But I did buy Soy Sauce, so there’s no problems, right?」
Why is it so hard for people to understand each other? Even after saying so much? It’s not my fault...
And finally, I had to seiza!
But the girls are already used to this, no one cried like they did yesterday. I earned their trust through my actions over the past weeks, building my credibility slowly and steadily. But not their affection points...
While being forced to seiza, I sneakily grilled the fish. When I poured Soy Sauce on the fish, their lecturing ended. I solved it, it’s not my fault, I’m innocent, it’s a victory for the Soy Sauce.
Everyone cried as they ate, probably from nostalgia. I heard that the taste and smell is embedded in the deepest part of your memory, and this fragrance… Fish Girl is eating happily. Is that fine for her family? What if this is her family in the Different World? It will devolve into a huge problem between kins in a Different World, but she looks really happy, so it’s fine. If Mr Fish wants to complain, I will just grill him.
My innocence is confirmed and everyone ate fish. Let’s go for a bath!
「Sigh~ I can’t find the Geeks, did they fall somewhere?」
I grumbled in the bath as much as I wanted. Since I had the place to myself, I complained about the Geeks in my heart.
「It is getting dangerous...」
I returned to my room after my bath. It’s already the fifth night, so we have stayed in this… something town for five days. And of course, I left the Cave alone too. I thought about asking the idiots to watch my place, but it’s not something I can ask others to do.
But the idiots didn’t show up in town after 5 days.
The Geeks will be fine, since they are raising their level and Skills at the most efficient way. They are the experts on this after all, like a guidebook for being transported to a Different World.
So, why didn’t the 5 idiots come to town? That means they are still in the forest, but why? Did they really have to stay in the forest?
Anyway, I need to leave town and return to the Cave.
Even if I don’t search for them, the Geeks will return to this town and lodge in the 「White Weirdo」. I checked out all the Inn in town and determined that, because this is the only place with a cute poster girl!
π They are really infinitely stupid idiots with no limits or bounds
Day 22 Night Forest
For some reason, I encountered an Orc right after entering the woods. Long time no see? (Whack!)
Normally, there are only Orcs upstream deep in the forest, so why is it here? Are the monsters also talking amongst themselves that a certain town is very popular, so the Orc who wants to visit shows up here? The fake bandits from before look like Orcs, so maybe the Orcs will be fine if they go there. But I already killed it, so it can’t go to the town, how pitiful.
No, maybe it will be happier not visiting the town, life there is hard. You can’t do anything without money, there isn’t any work for you to earn money, and the money you saved up will be confiscated. The environment of the town is too harsh, and I had a hard time, getting scolded every day.
As usual, the forest is full of Goblins and Kobolds, but there are a few Orcs too, are they out for a tour? Is that town really popular amongst the monsters after all?
By the way, my level didn’t increase, but the Orcs seem weaker?
The equipment I bought from the suspicious merchant seems to be working better than I expected. I spent 8 million Ere after all, so I should get the corresponding value in return. In that case, the 『Ring of Pheromone』 might be effective!
I can fight them head on without any problem. I can’t be careless, but I don’t have to lower my speed to conceal myself either. The monsters also have a Level Wall, but I can fight monsters above Lvl 10 without any problems though.
I killed most of them by sneaking from behind and seldom fought them head on. Maybe the monsters haven’t attacked me with Weapon Martial Arts, but they can only say 「Guuhh」 or 「Gwahh」, how would I know whether they used any Weapon Martial Arts!?
Thinking back, even though my opponent was a Goblin, I did lose to a Goblin above Lv 10 when our weapons clashed, that’s why I used a tactic to fierce attack. My PoW was higher, but I lost that clash, so that might be the effects of Weapon Martial Arts? Even so, the Level Wall isn’t absolute, right? I dodged all the Weapon Martial Arts of the fake bandits, but I was fine blocking with my 『Staff of Tree?』 too.
As for the 『Parasitic Mistletoe Vines』 I bought from the suspicious peddler, it combined and wrapped around the 『Staff of Tree?』, turning into 『Parasitic Mistletoe Vines: 【Wooden Stick, Strengthens Staff】??? Spell absorption』, so maybe the Spell absorption effect absorbed the Weapon Martial Arts. I will die if I get hit by the Weapon Martial Art, so I don’t want to risk dying to test that theory out.
I don’t know whether it’s the ability of the 『Parasitic Mistletoe Vines』 or the 『Staff of Tree?』, but I can block attacks with the 『Staff of Tree?』.
Those troublesome naughty kids, and the normal boys of unknown allegiance should be over Lv 10. Maybe over Lv 20, or worse, Lv 30.
Assuming their growth is on par with the Monitress’ group, they are much more powerful than the people from the Different World, and they have Cheats too. Even ignoring the Level Wall, my stats and Skill might lose out to them.
That’s the situation if they survived in the forest, but there won’t be a problem if they’re dead.
It will be terrible if they leave the forest. Once they are out, not just the Geeks and the girls, the people of the Different World will be in danger too. And we will get dragged down when they do something bad, since we will be treated as accomplices as there aren’t people with dark hair and black eyes in the towns of the Different World. And I’m sure those fellows are up to no good.
I was hoping that the Geeks and idiots can support the girls, but they are missing.
If they don’t pass by the Cave, it will take more than 10 days to reach the town. So if I don’t let anyone pass the Cave, I can at least buy some time, so the Monitress’ group can use this chance to raise their Level. The Adventurer Guild can back them up, and the Landlord also owes me one, so they will definitely help them. If the Geeks return during this period of time, they will be a force to be reckoned with.
The Geeks are probably the strongest in this world. They were panicking before, but should have gotten stronger now. Not just the Monitress, the other girls are also really strong, so I just need to bid for more time, and leave everything else for later.
However, their strength lies in being despicable, vulgar and cruel, no matter how strong the Monistress’ group gets, or that the Geeks are the strongest in the world, they will still be in danger. Their kindness will become their weakness.
Only I can fight them on the despicable and vulgar level. Because they are just nameless students who just happened to be in the same class as me.
I lose to them in terms of Level, Skill, stats and equipment, but I did strengthen myself with the equipment I bought in town. I don’t know whether it will fare against their Cheat weapons, but I’m stronger now. I can’t do anything about my Level, Skill and stats, so I have to win in other areas. I win overwhelmingly in terms of luck though. I don’t really feel the effects of luck, but in terms of number, it’s probably the highest in this Different World?
Victory will be dependent on my movements and judgement, and training is the only way to improve myself, so I’m better off staying in the forest.
The problem will be solved by killing my opponent. Even if I don’t win, I’m fine with a draw, time is on our side.
If something goes wrong, and I lose despite the low probability, then I will die.
Once I die, the Geeks and the Monitress’ group won’t hesitate anymore.
If that happens, they can kill the enemy and win.
I hope it won’t come down to that, but the people who are still alive are more important...
In that case, the path to victory is for me to fight, and follow the original plan and prediction.
If those people didn’t leave the forest or went somewhere else, that will be the easiest outcome, both sides will stay at peace. But I don’t believe that will happen. If I stay in town in the hope of that happening, the idiots will be in trouble.
The idiots and those trash didn’t leave the forest.
That means the idiots are stopping the trash. Because they didn’t believe the Geeks and the Monitress’ group, so they garrisoned themselves in the forest to repay the debt.
It must be a stupid reason like that. That’s why they are idiots, this is terrible.
I can fight with the despicable, vulgar and cruel enemy, but the idiots can’t.
The idiots are strong, in a way that has nothing to do with the Different World or Skills. But their personality is a bad match for this, putting them at a great disadvantage.
I tried to hunt more monsters to get as strong as I can. With luck, I might even get to Lv 10.
『Staff of Tree?』 has turned into a strange weapon, but it’s still a staff, and I can still use Staff Wielding.
No matter the distance, my attack will hit when I swing. Even if there are a lot of enemies, it won’t be a problem if I’m quick.
I will counterattack 100 times against 10 enemies, 1000 spells to retaliate against 100 foes. I had plenty of experience fighting against humans during my bout with the bandits and soldiers, so I should be able to do it.
If I keep going at full speed, attack quickly, dodge quickly, and move faster than the enemy...
It was already midnight when I reached the Cave. I wiped out all the monsters I encountered along the way, so there should be lots of mushrooms. But my Level didn’t go up after killing so many of them, this game is too brutal!
I try everything I want to do, this is my strength now.
「Long time no see, you guys are covered in wounds. Stupid and hurt, there’s nothing good about you. Really now… You guys still alive?」
The idiots covered in wounds leaned on each other in front of the Cave, and I poured potions on them like I’m giving them a shower. I already confirmed that this is the best potion, the General Store lady guaranteed that it can even regrow severed limbs. Not just recovery, this is a super high grade potion that can regenerate body parts. So their severed arm, blinded eyes, fractured legs and gorged out body can all regenerate. I already tested it out on the soldiers disguised as bandits. They aren’t bald, so they will make a full recovery. How foolish.
「「「「「Hi, Haruka, how are you doing?」」」」」
They really are idiots!
「Is this the time for you to worry about others? Are you idiots? Well, you guys really are idiots. I told you not to push yourself and withdraw towards the town, right? Why are you all so stupid?」
「Well, we already abandoned them once, so we can’t just retreat and save our own hides.」
「Since you are back, it’s better for us to stay, right?」
「Oh, thanks for your mushrooms, we would really have died without them.」
「I was thinking things will work out somehow, and we did, right?」
There are no limits to their stupidity.
「If you didn’t, you would be dead! Will normal people fight until they deplete that many potions? Common sense will tell you there is no need to stay here, you just need to head to town and inform me, correct? You really will die if you pay no regards to your own lives! You fools!」
Their foolishness knows no bounds.
「「「「「Huh~?」」」」」
「Why do you sound confused! Why did you fight until you broke your arm? Fracture your legs? Get your eyes poked out? Why is there a spear tied to your severed arm? Why didn’t you run when there’s a hole in your torso? Just how stupid are you?」
The ultimate idiots.
「Never mind, I know you are super idiots now, so shut up and sleep.」
To stupidity and beyond.
And I didn’t return before things came to this, I should have known when no one came out of the forest, known that these guys are like that.
It seems I’m a bigger moron than the idiots.
π They are usually idiots, and get stupider when they speak. When you see through their facade, you will realize they have always been idiots
Day 22 Night Cave
The idiots are finally awake, they have mostly recovered, but their condition is far from perfect since they were just on the verge of death. Even knocking on death’s door didn’t cure their stupidity, so they will always be idiots… Be it in the past, present and future, they will always be idiots.
「...And so, I still haven’t found the Geeks, so you guys go to town and link up with Monitress, alright? And also tell her 『Sorry for being an idiot』...」
Their body will probably take 3 days to completely recover, since it just got cured, or rather, just regrown, and is still piping hot.
As for what they told me─ I don’t understand because they are idiots. If I ignore the sequence they told me and rearrange it chronologically, I can still try to deduce what happened. I know they only survived because of a coincidence of coincidence, an amazing display of great luck.
The five genius athletes from japan control their bodies with finesse as they engage the enemy, striking weak points accurately; protecting themselves, grasping the situation and making snap decisions; displaying the brilliance of a genius and their god given talent. They live for the sake of victory, coordinating with each other, comprehending tactics and formations instantly. And these 5 geniuses barely managed to survive by some miracle. They can’t find a way to win, can’t even manage to draw, and it is a miracle that they even survived.
They can’t win, but they still hung on desperately, that’s why they are idiots.
「No, our wounds are healed?」
「You are asking us to go to town by ourselves...」
「We want to stay… You are going to fight?」
「It’s dangerous to go alone… That guy is...」
「If you can’t win, let’s go to town together...」
They gave their opinions at the same time, but what they are saying is stupid, their thinking is moronic and their methods are retarded. Everything about them are idiotic.
They are genius athletes who can comprehend, make a decision and react instantly. But they aren’t thinking with their brains, and are just acting on their instincts. Which means, they are usually idiots, and get stupider when they speak. When you see through their facade, you will realize they have always been idiots. They don’t think since they can use their gut feeling… So they are living by the reflexes of their nerves. So they are a bother, and it is a pain to explain and convince idiots.
「You are idiots, so you won’t understand my explanations. So you need to go to town, I need to stay here. That’s the answer, you got that?」
「「「「「... We got it.」」」」」
How troublesome. The answer is already clear, so needing to write down the workings in between is a bother.
It’s as annoying as explaining why 1+1＝2. Aside from 1＝1, there’s no other answer. If that can’t be established, then calculus and mathematics won’t work. This is the absolute rule. Explaining that is even more of a bother.
The enemy is a normal boy? He assaulted the girls after his personality changed drastically, but the Monitress fended him off easily. But they aren’t sure who else is like that, so the class ends up splitting.
In that case, then someone caused it to split, breaking the class apart. That is the answer.
The enemy is a normal boy? He’s personality never changed from the very start, and he isn’t even pretending to be a normal boy. He is just acting as usual, doing things that will make others think he is normal.
No matter the time, the place, or the circumstances, he remains normal even in the Different World?
He is air when he arrives in the Different World, is air when the monsters appear, and is air when his comrades have an internal strife.
Such a person can’t be normal, he is very abnormal.
He is normal from the very beginning? Such a perfect human doesn't exist.
The existence of such a perfectly abnormal person is the reason why the Monitress couldn’t unite the class.
So the class was split by someone. The idiots won’t stand idly by just because they are suspicious; given the Geeks situation at that time, there’s no way that no one helped them; the Monitress would never give up on uniting everyone; There’s no way the Mean Gals will stubbornly ostracize themselves. And finally, it’s impossible for there to be no one at the campsite when I reached there. With how abnormal the situation is, it’s impossible that everyone didn’t notice. So everyone was put under an abnormal status effect from the very start, and being manipulated.
Everything has been strange since they arrived here, and the class was divided by someone. So, it’s definitely that guy.
That’s why I have to stay behind, that’s definitely the right choice.
「Yay─ it’s been so long since I was alone.」
I have not returned home to be a Shut-in for a long time.
I made the idiots bring a bunch of mushrooms with them to town, they should recover when they arrive.
How nostalgic, I have been in this Different World for less than a month, but this feels like I’m coming home. So that’s what having your own place feels like...
When I stay in the Cave alone like this, all the troubles recently all seem so fake. It’s so quiet, as if the girls have never made a ruckus in the Cave before...
π I will never participate in the Goblin King’s Game
Day 23 Morning Cave
Yes, fish for breakfast is perfect, but I’m not the same as before, everyone is improving every day, and i have evolved. This is different from my old life in the Cave, since I have Soy Sauce! Hmm─ this is grilled fish paired with Soy Sauce, I’m glad I went to town, this is delicious!
I will put my usual mushroom harvest on hold and wipe out the Goblins first. They increased a lot while I wasn’t here, and in contrast, the mushroom depleted a lot, so a Spring Cleaning is in order. They are like the fungi growing in the bathroom, although the fungi is closer to mushrooms, it will be my loss if I get bothered by this.
I didn’t use magic, and control my body to run, bash, sweep, jump, thrust and attack.
I keep heading deeper in, and the levels of the Goblins slowly go up, only my level remains stagnant. I didn’t deal the finishing blow to the soldiers, so I didn’t get any experience points. I can only massacre the small fries around town, so my level is still stuck at 9.
「Oh, I never went this deep before. If I leave ant poison or something in the Goblins’ nest, I think they will wipe themselves out, but does the General Store sell such things?」
The Goblin just now is Lv 19 and is stronger than a weak Orc, even though it is a Goblin.
Because of the weapons Skills, I thought the Level Wall happens in multiples of 10, but it’s actually multiples of 5. Enemies above Level 15 are strong, and I can’t take them on directly without using spells. So I dodge, parry and riposte. I controlled my breathing to not get out of breath, continuing to move and run.
I think just the Mana Stones from today will make me filthy rich, all these are probably Class E Mana Stones.
If I bring them to the Guild, the Guild will go bankrupt, and create a long term debt for them again.
Hmm, there’s one Goblin that feels very different from the rest, and it’s big too.
「Appraise.」
Oh, it’s a King, a class higher than a Leader. Will the Mean Gals Leader evolve into a Mean Gals Queen one day? That sounds really wild!
The King attacked me with its club. Oh, this is the first Goblin that didn’t raise its Club high. Will the idiots evolve such intelligence too? I think their intelligence actually regresses when they level up, maybe they have a muscle brained skill.
I can dodge with my speed, but will die if we exchange blows, this is a completely different monster!
I slowly raise my 『Staff of Tree?』 and calmly close in, wrapping it with mana in an instant and swing down.
I attack with all my might, it’s just one strike, but it’s a close shave. Mixing hollow and real, I slowly swing down, and in an instant, I mix in all my Skills and wrap it with mana, forcefully slashing it down with the fastest and most powerful attack. This all happened instantly within one step, a slash that pushed everything to the limit.
The Goblin King died without understanding what happened.
I will be done for if I can’t win with this move. Since I manage to defeat my opponent, this will work, let’s practice.
I continue advancing deeper into the forest. Oh, it’s the Potential Mushroom I have not seen in a long time! The delicious taste was unforgettable, I immediately grill it as I headed deeper in,
「Ahh─ Potential Mushroom and Soy Sauce, the taboo combination, the unparalleled dish. This is amazing─!」
As I head in deeper, Goblin Kings start showing up frequently. Is that how a King behaves? They are Kings, are Kings things that show up frequently?
My MP isn’t going down at all, and my HP is still full, but I’m having a hard fight and won by the thinnest of margins. It’s just an instance and only one strike… But it’s still close.
I thought I’m in really deep, but realize it goes even deeper. Since just now, the Kings I met are over Lv 25, and those are not the boss? What’s a King anyway? There are Kings all over the place, and even higher level Kings are showing up, This is too strange. What do you think Kings are? Is this a King’s game played by Goblins? I definitely will not play! That’s a punishment game, and if everyone is a Goblin King, do you still say 「Who’s the King?」 Everyone is! There are only Kings here!?
So that’s the strength of a Goblin King, their strength skyrocket after Lv 25.
If it’s a Kobold King, I will probably die. I can’t win, since the Kobolds will bite my head! That’s a terrifying move, no joke. The sight of their jaw closing in on my head is a really horrible experience.
But if the enemy is too strong, there’s no way to practice. I can’t take them face on, and have to fight one at a time. The only thing I’m doing is to close into attack range in an instance and slash a moment before my opponent does. One misstep and I’m dead.
I call it Niche Marketing, wrong, Gap Fighting Tactic. I step into a tiny gap, and then slash down, or something? A super short distance version of the sneak attacking, which isn’t much different from what I have been doing.
There isn’t much unexplored space left, should I switch to Kobolds in the afternoon? But I don’t want to fight the Kobold King, it will definitely bite my head. I thought about it as I walk and encounter 3 Goblin Kings, and they are Lv 29?
Yes, it will be over if I get surrounded. I can take one step to kill one, but will get pincer attacked by the other two. I can kill one and die, I can’t train under such a condition, right?
Despite thinking that, I still take a step forward and slash, then take half a step and stab the other’s neck.
That’s dangerous, too dangerous, I will definitely die the next time, no way, it’s impossible. That was really close, really really close… just half a step from death?
I feel goosebumps all over my body, and my clothes are drenched in cold sweat. This game is so difficult that one mistake and I’m done for. Both the grasp of distance and timing are really dangerous. The chance of success isn’t zero, and it is really close to zero.
I already wiped out the monsters on the way here, so my return trip should be faster. If I want to be back before noon, I should get going now. If this is the deepest part, was that the boss of the forest? At least bring a treasure chest or something with you, why isn’t there anything!? But it can’t move if it’s carrying a treasure chest, and will be easy to kill?
π How did she get selected as the number one Good person?
Day 23 Morning White Weirdo Inn
I head to Haruka-kun’s room to get him out of bed in the morning, but he’s gone, his luggage is gone too. He only left a note and left without saying anything.
「He really is gone… I think he left last night… Why… didn’t he say anything to me...」
The note says 「I’m going to check on the idiots, you all raise your level and wait.」 Which means, he is going back to the forest… And he mentioned 「wait」, so he’s coming back? Then he should write 「I will be back」. What will happen if he comes back, what if he doesn’t come back? I can’t understand such a short note, he needs to explain it better. Although I won’t understand even if he told me. I don’t want to understand!
「Let’s go to the forest… to the Cave!」
「But… Haruka-kun wants us to wait.」
「We have to go, we can’t stand idly by again!」
「Can we fight if we go there? Fight against humans? Against your classmates?」
「We can fight… Even if they are the boys… We will fight even if we are afraid… We have to help Haruka-kun...」
「It doesn’t matter even if we can’t fight, let’s go… We can’t just leave Haruka-kun alone...」
「No! Absolutely not! Didn’t his note tell us to wait? We are finally saved, and you want to throw your life away? I won’t allow that!!」
She shouts without realizing her tears are falling, bent on repaying Haruka-kun’s kindness...
「But… are you going with just your party, Shimazaki!? You want to do it yourself… with just your party!?」
「W-We will be fine! Because he used Taming on us!! He Tamed us before!! So we will be alright!! Because we… we said we will follow him!!」
「You can’t~ Shimazaki and everyone, you can’t~ You all know why~ he wants us to wait~? Only those who are ready to kill can go~」
「But! But! Haruka-kun… He went… Alone...」
「He doesn’t want more people to die, but he is ready to sacrifice himself...」
「「「We are back, poster girl, we brought souvenirs… Huh? Monitress?」」」」
Oda-kun’s squad is back...
The place turns into noisy chaos and hell. Everyone is talking in bits and pieces and the contents are all over the place, with no order or sequence. I see, so that’s what Haruka-kun meant by Oda-kun’s squad being unable to read the mood...
Shimazaki-san’s group immediately apologize in tears and express their gratitude, then head straight for the forest, but I stopped them; Before I realize it, the sports girls are in full gear and ready to go, I hurried over to stop them; For some reason, the Vice Monitress B is ready to go, so I pull her back; Oda-kun’s squad wanted to leave nonchalantly, and I hold them back. I made everyone sit down to at least decide on the plan and course of action. My mind is a mess right now, but I have to keep everyone in line.
「Huh~?」
「What do you mean by 『Huh~?』! Why are you going off?」
「Hmm~ Because I said 『Only those who are ready to kill can go』~?」
「「「... You did say that!」」」
Why is she ranked number one in the 「Good person」 ranking? Is it the breasts? Did she get chosen for her breasts? That’s the good thing about her!?
「Shimazaki-san, calm down, all of us are comrades here!」
「Please, we have to go! We finally met Oda-kun’s squad, apologized and thanked them! So… That guy… This time, we have to tell that guy… please! Let us pass. We can kill people!! If it’s us, we can do it!!」
Shimazaki-san’s group have outleveled us by leaps and bounds, they are really strong. Because they are given experience points from the Tamer, that means Haruka-kun has been fighting in the forest alone.
Indeed, the enemy might be strong, but Shimazaki-san’s group is strong enough to handle it. If it’s for the sake of Haruka-kun who saved them, they won’t hesitate in killing their classmates...
Haruka-kun said that 「their eyes are like fanatics, that’s really scary」. They are not like fanatics, they ARE fanatics. They are fervently grateful to Haruka-kun, the person who tamed them… They were left in despair with no way towards salvation, and showed complete faith towards Haruka-kun who gave them everything!
All the girls and Oda-kun’s squad are ready to fight and even kill for Haruka-kun’s sake. They might be determined now and will get cold feet at the critical moment, but everyone is ready to rush to Haruka-kun’s side with the resolve to kill.
「Even so, he still ask us to wait, do you know why?」
I can’t suppress the wayward atmosphere and didn’t participate in the discussion, and continue talking to Oda-kun’s squad who are still trying to sneak off to the forest.
「We will hold him back?」「Get in the way?」「He doesn’t want us to kill people?」「He doesn’t want us to be killed?」「He doesn’t trust us?」「We are too weak?」「It will be easier for him if we aren’t around?」「A burden?」「Haruka-kun is worried about us being taken hostage.」
「「「No, we will be fine, we are level 70 and well equipped.」」」
Oda-kun got to level 70 with no regards for others, not caring about the perception of others. The Guild Master said the strongest people in the world called monsters are over level 100. We came from another world and possess bonus ability, so our level 70 should be stronger than their best, and with our Cheat, we will be the strongest in the world.
The strongest people in the world are needed to defeat a Big Green Wolf alone, and Haruka-kun killed a Big Green Wolf by colliding with it. It became just one of the many wolves killed in the strange phrase ‘Multi-Wolf Traffic Accident’
And that Haruka-kun left us here, which means...
「They want you to stay here and protect yourself?」
「That’s right, we don’t know how many parties our enemy have.」
Oda-kun answered, and the Librarian added. They were right.
That’s why Haruka-kun took out so much Mana Stones that the Guild can’t even process, to curry favour with them. He just happened to rescue the daughter of the landlord, then the next day, saved the landlord. Haruka-kun who wouldn’t leave the town coincidentally saved them and earned favour with the entire Omui, building a relationship with them. And now, the Adventurers and guards would look out for humans with black eyes and hair, and tell us if they find out anything. This town is the safest place for us.
「「「Why is the Monitress who is stopping everyone decked out in full gear!?」」」
Huh? Why am I being scolded?
No comments:
Post a Comment