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Atelier Tanaka
Tanaka The Wizard ~
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Synopsis:
Yoshio Tanaka gets reincarnated into a fantasy game world, with healing
magic as a cheat ability.
Author(s): Buncololi
Year: 2014
Language: Japanese
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Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................... i
Chapter Prologue ............................................................................... 2
Chapter 1 ............................................................................................. 5
Chapter 2 ........................................................................................... 24
Chapter 3 ........................................................................................... 36
Chapter 4 ........................................................................................... 51
Chapter 5 ........................................................................................... 75
Chapter 6 ........................................................................................... 92
Chapter 7 ......................................................................................... 134
Chapter 8 ......................................................................................... 156
Chapter 9 ......................................................................................... 169
Chapter 10.1 ................................................................................... 189
Chapter 10.2 ................................................................................... 195
Chapter 11.1 ................................................................................... 219
Chapter 11.2 ................................................................................... 232
Chapter 11.3 ................................................................................... 246
Chapter 12.1 ................................................................................... 266
Chapter 12.2 ................................................................................... 278
Chapter 12.3 ................................................................................... 294
Chapter 13.1 ................................................................................... 297
Chapter 13.2 ................................................................................... 308
Chapter 13.3 ................................................................................... 319
Disclaimer ........................................................................................ 336
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Chapter Prologue
Prologue
Just me, and a god in front of my eyes. Nothing else. No ground under
my feet. No sky above my head. No horizon. It's like if outer space was
entirely white.
"As an apology, I'll put you in a fantasy world with swords and magic and
stu! You can have gold and power and women and everything! I'm
pretty nice, huh?"
"Seriously?"
"Yeah!"
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"Yes."
"You're sure?"
"Yes."
"That sounds good! But, you know, I can't actually make you
handsome."
"It's just your fate since you were born to never be handsome."
"Nooo..."
"..."
"In that case, I want recovery magic. Magic that can cure any injury or
illness."
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"...thanks?"
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Chapter 1
Imprisonment
"Ehhh..."
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name: Tanaka
gender: male
race: human
level: 1
job: nothing in particular
/
/
passive:
magic recovery: Lv.Max
magic eciency: Lv.Max
active:
recovery magic: Lv.Max
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"Hoooooo..."
I was in some woods. But where? I tried following the river, and found
something road-like. It was actually 10 meter wide gravel road, with
forest on both sides. I'd only ever seen asphalt roads, so a gravel road
seemed like a fantasy setting to me.
"Hey, hey!"
"..."
Hitch-hike: failure.
I walked after the carriage. The few "other carriages" that I had hoped
for passed me quickly.
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It was fairly large, and was surrounded by walls. It really had the feel of
a fantasy fortress city. At least from this distance, it seemed larger than
Disneyland.
"Then it's 10 copper coins for 10 days. Or 1 silver coin for 100 days.
Choose."
"........"
Apparently an entrance fee was necessary, and I didn't have any money.
"What is it?"
(What do I do here?)
"Sorry, nevermind."
"...eh?"
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I made a U-turn.
A U-turn.
"Gaah!"
Shit. He was going to catch me. I ran furiously, but he was catching up.
The soldier who was weighed down by clattering armor was catching this
Japanese guy wearing jeans and a t-shirt.
"Haa...haaa..."
"Got you!"
3 days passed while I was stuck in the jail. They gave me food and
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There was also a latrine. Water periodically owed through a small basin
in a corner. On the oor, there was a bed of straw. It wasn't too bad for
being straw.
"...I'm bored."
There was just nothing to do. Free time was the only thing I had, and I
had lots of it.
I had tried saying something many times, but hadn't gotten a response
yet.
This jail cell had 2 people, including me. The other person looked like
they were around 17. They had white skin, a face with deep features,
blonde hair to their hips, and blue eyes. A western beauty.
And she had big boobs, too. "Glamorous" was an appropriate word to
describe her. With her just wearing a thin blouse, it was too sexy. I
wanted her to have my kids.
"I see..."
I got mad.
We'd been here in the same jail cell, but she was so distant. She was
actually up against the wall, as far away as she could be.
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"Do you need to use the toilet? It's better not to hold it in, you know."
...
She was still beautiful when pooping.
I don't know what the guards were thinking, putting a man and a woman
together in the same cell. I was happy, but seeing her and not being
able to do anything about it was painful. I was getting blue balls from
being in the same room with her for so long.
"You're the only one who wants to talk, so you can talk to yourself."
"Conversation might make being in jail a bit more bearable, you know."
Thinking about it, there was no way she would treat someone who
looked like me that she met in a jail cell normally. If I was a woman in
her situation I probably would have reacted the same way. I felt bad
about that, so I decided to be quiet.
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/
/
(Wow, level 36? In a typical RPG, that would be around the middle of the
adventure.)
(But no, in the newer online games the levels go much higher. Maybe
she's just getting started.)
"......"
If things were going to be like this, I should have asked for attack magic
instead of recovery magic. If I had that I wouldn't be in jail.
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While I was sitting in the corner of the room getting annoyed, I suddenly
heard someone's voice. It came from outside the cell, and it seemed like
2 men were talking.
"Hurry up and get them. The preparations for the execution are already
done."
The echoing footsteps of the jailer were making me feel nervous. And
then, the sound stopped in front of my cell. The jailer took a key out of a
bag, and unlocked the jail door. It opened with a dry rusty sound.
"tch"
Looking at her, she was chewing on her lower lip in distress. Apparently
she understood something about the situation.
"Hurry up."
The jailer came into the cell. It looked like he'd carry her o forcefully if
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necessary.
Apparently this would be the day of her death. Despite her being a cute
girl less than 20 years old.
"......"
(I've lived with this person for 3 days and 3 nights, so I should see if I
can do something. And if I don't do something now, I have no idea when
I'll be able to get out.)
"Waaahh!"
"Come on!"
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And then, I hit him in the face with the shit in my right hand.
His nose was twisted from the small, and some of it got in his eyes. He
bent over in agony. That would probably cause a bacterial infection. E.
coli can be vicious.
While he was panicking, I pulled out the sword on his hip and stabbed
him in the stomach through the leather armor he was wearing.
"Gyaaaah!"
"Good."
As I was thinking that, I suddenly felt weird. It was like I was lled with
power, or maybe just had a lot of caeine. Apparently I had leveled up
from killing the jailer.
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name: Tanaka
gender: male
race: human
level: 3
job: nothing in particular
/
/
(Hey, it's especially important to stay calm at times like this, miss.)
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"I understand."
"OK then."
"Fine."
"From here on I'll handle things somehow. You can just follow me."
"Yeah, yeah."
"That's yours."
As she said, our battle formation would be the beautiful girl in front and
the ugly guy in back.
Soldiers who'd heard the jailer's cry had come. She charged forward
enthusiastically, cut through the soldiers blocking us and kicked them
away.
---
The jail was to the side of a castle. The two of us ran away from the
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castle, towards the town. Our path went back and forth, and our
pursuers lost sight of us.
Then, we ran into a back alley for a little while. She stopped running and
looked back, catching me by surprise. My breathing was ragged at that
point, and I was relieved to stop.
No, that didn't seem to be why she stopped. She put the point of the
sword to my neck.
"...eh?"
Even if god had given me recovery magic, there was no way I could
revive myself after I died.
She took some rope out of a bag she'd carried o, and I ended up being
tied up on the cold stone pavement.
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She tied my wrists behind my back, and tied that rope to a window. I felt
like a dog tied up in a yard.
"Now then, you can get caught again and go back to the jail."
I couldn't get the rope to loosen. She'd tied me unnecessarily rmly, and
she'd used a stick with the rope somehow.
---
"...it's over."
I wondered if I'd starve to death there, tied up like that. I'd been stuck
for long enough that my pants were already wet from urine.
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"Ah?"
"Umm, excuse me, but could you please do something about this rope?"
"Gaaah."
"Let's do him."
"Yeah."
"No shit."
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Then they beat me up. But they only beat me up for a short while; how
nice of them.
I was in a lot of pain when they got tired of beating me up and left.
Somehow they had broken the stick in the ropes and loosened them
while beating me up. On the other hand, I was almost dead.
name: Tanaka
gender: male
race: human
level: 3
job: nothing in particular
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name: Tanaka
gender: male
race: human
level: 3
job: nothing in particular
/
/
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I'd escaped from my predicament. I was safely in the town, and the
pursuers had given up. My injuries had been healed, and I was in perfect
health. Things were great! Except for my ragged and bloodstained
clothes.
I walked to the main street, and everyone nearby avoided me. I also had
urine on my clothes and stank. It was fairly obvious what the people
nearby thought of me.
"Clothes, clothes..."
...
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Chapter 2
"Here it is."
After trying to talk to several people in the town, I nally found one who
was willing to tell me where the Adventurer's Guild was.
"Michael" was the name of the person who'd helped me. I remembered it
so that in case I avoided death by hanging, I could properly thank them
later.
(Time to nd a quest.)
The guild had swinging wooden double doors that looked like they were
from a "Western" movie. Inside, there were a lot of people with scary
faces.
(Scary!)
I shakily headed towards the counter. Standing there was a bald macho
man about my age.
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"....."
"OK."
(If the man at the counter saw that he'd probably take away the
application sheet. That was close.)
"....."
He glared at me.
(Oh-oh.)
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"Eh? Then just say it instead. I'll generously transcribe for you."
"Thanks."
"Name?"
"Location?"
"Here."
"Age?"
"36."
"Class?"
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"Ah...."
(What's a class?)
The guy at the counter clearly didn't want to be talking to a gross guy
like me. If I was in his position I'd feel the same way.
(I should nish this quickly. The information I give here doesn't really
matter anyway, right?)
"PCs???"
"Yes."
I could see that he'd just left a blank space on the page. With that,
apparently the form was done.
"Thanks."
"OK."
"Go hunt some goblins in the forest. If you can't do that, go collect some
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medicinal herbs. The guild will pay you for both of those things. You're
rank F, so that's the work you can do."
"I understand."
"Bye."
I left the town with no problems. When I returned, apparently I could get
through if I showed my guild badge.
After that, I walked for a while. I headed towards what looked like a
thicket of trees I saw in the distance. Before too long, I arrived.
"It's a forest."
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I was also thirsty, and really wanted to wash my clothes. I still had blood
on my clothes from when I was attacked by that group of thugs.
So, I headed into the forest. Leaves crunched under my feet as I walked.
"This is tough."
How many years has it been since I walked someplace with no asphalt?
It had probably been more than 10 years since I'd walked outdoors for
more than an hour straight.
(What do I do?)
My recovery magic had xed the soreness in my legs, but I was still
thirsty. I suspected my magic couldn't deal with hunger either. More
than goblins or herbs, I needed water to drink, food to eat, and the
direction back to the town.
"Heeeeeey! Helloooooo!"
"There it is."
"...hyumann?..."
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The goblin had noticed me too. But it didn't attack. I could see that its
foot and leg had been cut. That was probably why.
"Kuh...is thiz whare I die?" [tl note: The goblin speaks Japanese
in katakana.]
It was holding a sword in its hand, but its knee was shaking and blood
was pooling at it s feet. It had escaped from an attack, but not from
imminent death from blood loss, and it looked like even I could defeat it
with a stick from the ground.
"di...al...?"
"Wha...what..."
"No good?"
"......"
"Yez, deal..."
It nodded.
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I remembered how things had went with a certain Holy Knight recently.
(Eh, it's probably ne, right? Besides, getting killed with a sword isn't
any worse than dying of thirst.)
"Here I go..."
I thought about healing the wounds I could see, and they started closing
up before my eyes. The recovery magic had worked on the goblin. I
didn't know what exactly that magic was called, but it was denitely
impressive.
"...healed...?"
"...yez."
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I nally washed o the shit that I'd had on my right hand for a few hours.
While I was there, I also washed my pants and shirt and body. Without
the blood and dirt, my clothes would be more-or-less wearable. Putting
on the wet clothes would be a little unpleasant, but I couldn't do much
about that.
"By the way, are there any humans living along this stream?"
"Probly. Humanz...yez."
"Eh? Me?"
"Yez."
The goblin was indeed talking to the ugly guy kneeling by the bank and
scooping up water to drink with his hand.
"Herbz? Grazz?"
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"It's a kind of grass that if you mash it up and put it on wounds, it makes
them hurt less."
"...I see."
"Yez, it grows."
"Wait a little."
Like it had said to, I waited a little while. I was lucky that it was warm
out. The weather was about like Japan in early summer, so I wasn't too
cold from my shirt and pants being soaking wet. I had gotten a little hot
while walking around, so it was actually nice.
"Ahh."
"...this."
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The leaves were like a 4-leaf clover, but with 8 leaves. An 8-leaf clover.
"...thizz, give."
"Ah, to me?"
"Yez."
"Thank you!"
"Ah, neither good nor bad. I see. Humans are the same way. Thanks."
"Iz OK."
I'd learned something about goblins, and both found out what the
medicinal herbs looked like and gotten a bundle of them. I accepted
them and put them in my pants pocket. Luckily, I was wearing cargo
pants. I managed to carefully get all of them in my pockets without
damaging them.
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"Thanks! Good-bye!"
"Goohd-bye."
(You're a good guy, Mr. Goblin. I don't know if all goblins are like that, or
just him, but so far the only goblin I've met was denitely friendly.)
(It was a good thing I didn't try to go for the goblin-hunting quest. I
should stick to collecting these herbs instead.)
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Chapter 3
I followed the stream, and it really did lead back to the town. I'd
managed to safely return to civiliation.
So, I headed to the Adventurer's Guild to report that I'd completed the
herb-gathering quest.
"What's that?"
"It's a more valuable herb than the 'Aruna' grass in the request. It rarely
grows in this area."
"That would usually be the case, but, well, I'll make an exception here
and change it for you. We get Aruna grass coming in year-round, and
there's no time limit for collecting it anyway."
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(I see, it's that kind of a quest. It sounds like it's something similar to
homeless people collecting cans. An appropriate-seeming job for
someone like me.)
(This guy looks scary, but maybe he's actually surprisingly nice. Or
maybe the only thing that matters is results.)
"Ah, thanks."
(I have no idea how much a silver coin is worth, but I should just take
them.)
I'd hardly said anything other than "thank you" there. I couldn't help
being bad at conversation with someone scary-looking. The atmosphere
there also made me uncomfortable. It felt like I imagined it would be like
to go downtown in a Western city.
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Not knowing how much money was worth was a big problem. I needed
to x that.
So, I asked a little girl I met on the road to tell me about the local prices
in exchange for a tip.
One silver coin was worth 100 copper. One meal was 5 to 10 copper. A
night at an inn was at least 13 copper.
(If I'd tried that with a Japanese girl in high school, they'd probably want
3000 yen. (~$25) With a girl in middle school, I'd get arrested. And with
a girl in elementary school, a buzzer would go o before I even talked to
them.)
(For now, I need to buy a bag and some clothes. Is there anything else I
need...?)
My clothes had mostly dried, thanks to the weather, but they were badly
torn, and I wasn't sure if they'd last another day.
I entered a random shop along the street and asked about their prices.
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I searched several stores, and bought a bag made of the same leather,
which was more of a sack with a drawstring than a proper handbag.
In total, I'd spent one silver. To me, that felt expensive compared to the
cost of food and lodging.
(What should I do with the remaining money? Oh, it's obvious. This is a
fantasy world, so I need a sword.)
I'd dreamed of being a swordsman when I was 14, and now the
opportunity was right in front of me. It was going to get dark soon, so I
walked quickly along the street, looking for a weapon store.
"Welcome."
I found a weapon store. They had swords, axes, spears, and some other
things I didn't even recognize. It reminded me of a theme park,
somehow.
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"Hello...?"
If I could get a sword for one silver, that would be ne, but these were
too expensive.
"What?"
"Nothing, huh?"
"To come into my store expecting to get something for one silver, you
must be out of your mind. You won't nd a decent weapon anywhere for
one silver."
"Ehh?"
I gave up on that store and left. As I walked along the street, I thought
about what to do next.
(I could gather some more of those medicinal herbs, but I only managed
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(Weapons are expensive, I'd at least like some kind of basic weapon for
self-defense.)
I had gotten recovery magic, but not attack magic. Still, I had a lot of MP.
passive:
magic recovery: Lv.Max
magic eciency: Lv.Max
active:
recovery magic: Lv.Max
(Recovery magic is still my only active skill, but I gained some skill
points. Nice!)
(I'll have to use those for something. But how do I use them? I can see
this window, but there's not anything like a cursor.)
(No, wait. I just had to think about using my recovery magic and it
worked.)
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I felt like everone nearby was staring at me like I was a madman, but I
tried to ignore that.
After a little while, something happened. I felt like I'd gotten an electric
shock from inside my body.
(Did it work?!)
passive:
magic recovery: Lv.Max
magic eciency: Lv.Max
active:
recovery magic: Lv.Max
re magic: Lv.1
I didn't know the specics of what I'd gotten, but I hoped it was
something I could use to burn enemies. If I could do that, then I'd be ne
without a sword.
(When I was lost in the forest with shit on my hand, I was worried about
what would happen to me, but now I can sort of see what to do.)
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(And how do other people raise skills? Do they see windows for them
too, and allocate skill points by mumbling to themself? I wish I could look
this stu up online.)
(Maybe I'll nd another random little girl on the street to ask sometime.)
I was really happy that in this area little girls were willing to even talk to
an ugly guy like me.
(Actually, considering how happy she was about getting that copper
coin, I might be able to go to a brothel for a silver.)
(...)
(For now, I should just get some food. The only thing I've had today was
that water from the stream in the forest. I'm really hungry.)
As the sun set, some taverns were opening. There was a good smell
coming from an entrance, so I went in.
About 90% of the seats were full. I grabbed one of the remaining counter
seats like a baseball player sliding to home base, and ordered an
unfamiliar meat dish. As I stued my face with that, I also got my rst
experience with the alcohol of another world.
(Not bad.)
The meat was steak-like, and the drink was similar to German beer. Both
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"Delicious."
I swiftly attacked the remaining food. I'd spent all day walking, so I was
quite hungry. After I'd nished the food, I had the rest of my drink.
(Ah, sweet sweet alcohol. It's fortunate that alcoholic drinks exist here
too.)
(My alcohol tolerance isn't really that high, so I shouldn't drink too
much.)
(...but one more is probably ne.)
"...ow..."
There was the sound of something hard breaking. Someone had thrown
a plate.
"Recovery, re-recovery...?"
While rubbing the back of my head, I used my recovery magic. The pain
immediately stopped, and I turned around.
A brawl was getting started. Two of the scary-looking people I saw in the
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(What do I do here?)
(......)
I quietly turned back to the right and looked away. I didn't want to be
involved.
She looked about 15 years old, and was quite pretty, with light brown
hair to her shoulders and lovely red-brown eyes. She'd been going
around the tavern energetically, and the apron she was wearing suited
her well.
"Not really..."
(I'm just content if I have beer. The ght behind me is not my problem.
Not my problem.)
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She nodded to indicate that she'd understood my order, and went to get
me another drink.
"Agh..."
It was even worse than the rst time. I fell onto the counter in front of
me, and something hit the oor with a "tonk" noise. It was probably a
wooden mug.
"Recov...recovery..."
I glanced behind me, and the same two guys were there.
The waitress had arrived with my drink as the same thing happened
again. I was happy about her concern.
"...yeah, somehow."
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"Ahh, delicious."
"Not really."
"Ahh..."
"Eh?"
Then, the waitress suddenly shrieked, and there was a thump below me.
The stool was knocked out from under me, and I fell to the oor.
"Ooooooooo!"
Even as I was still shouting, I was already using my recovery magic yet
again.
Once the pain had gone away, I got up again. That's when I saw what
had hit my stool: one of the brawling macho guys was lying on the oor
nearby.
The macho guy lying on the oor had hit his head hard and was
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unconscious. The remaining guy was looking at him smugly, and seemed
satised.
"Um, sir...?"
The waitress was looking at me with concern. I was happy that she was
worried about someone like me. My magic had healed my body, but her
gaze healed my soul.
The remaining guy was glaring at me. His face was bright red and he
was obviously drunk.
(He must be the kind of guy who drinks until he doesn't remember what
happened the next day.)
/
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(I have high INT but no armor or defense, so I'd be done for in one hit. I
wouldn't even have a chance to use my recovery magic.)
"...sorry."
Not wanting to be any more involved than I already was, I turned away
from him again. Miraculously, my drink on the counter was still safe. I
took it and started drinking.
I couldn't enjoy my drink quite as much with a body on the oor near my
feet. Behind me, that guy was starting a ght with another man.
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"Ah, yes..."
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Chapter 4
The same bald macho guy was at the counter. I wondered if I happened
to come in on the days he worked, or if he just worked a lot.
"Hello."
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"No, I just want to make sure I'm getting the right kind."
"You can collect any of these three, and we'll buy them."
"I see."
The sheets he put on the counter had some pictures of grass and
owers. The drawings were quite good. I tried to memorize the plants on
them.
After that straightforward and short conversation, I left the guild building
and headed towards the forest again. I decided to stay along the road or
stream so I wouldn't get lost.
I reached the stream and walked along it until I entered the forest. A
little while after that, I saw a gure that I remembered from the other
day.
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"Human..."
"What happened?"
"Sizter...dying..."
I used my recovery magic on the goblin's sister. The arrow got expelled
from her arm, and not long after, the skin healed. The swelling went
away, and the skin around the wound went from reddish to green.
"Oh..."
(It was something I received, though. I wonder what that god I met is
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doing now.)
"Thank you."
The goblin's younger sister stared at me while holding onto his arm.
(I wouldn't even have known she was female. I guess that's how species
dierences are.)
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In Japan, even if you did no actual work for a day or two, the company
would still pay you. You could just look at some random websites, say
you were studying the industry or developing your skills, and everything
would be ne.
But now, only having a sack and the clothes I was wearing to my name, I
couldn't stop worrying.
(If I didn't have my recovery magic, I'd probably be going crazy right
about now.)
"Eh, really?"
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They left the bags at my feet with a plop. Looking inside one, it was full
of various grasses.
"...eno?"
"I shee..."
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"...report?"
"In the town along the stream, humans pay money for hunting goblins
here. So, being in this forest is dangerous. If you can, it would be good to
leave."
"No, no, no. You saved me life before. I wouldn't do something like that."
"I shee."
"If you want to keep your sister safe, you should move somewhere else."
"...I undershtand."
"Mmm, yez."
"Brozher?"
The goblin's little sister was looking at the faces of me and her brother
with concern.
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"...good baaye."
The two goblin siblings then left, heading deeper into the forest, leaving
me with a large amount of medicinal herbs.
I headed back, carrying the two large leather bags. Because of that,
returning to the town took twice as long. Being full of grass they weren't
too heavy, but the bulk was awkward.
I pushed through the wooden doors. I still wasn't used to not hearing
"irasshaimase" when I entered places.
I put the two bags on the counter with a "dosan" noise, and the same
macho bald guy came out to the counter.
"...what is this?"
I opened one of the bags and started sorting the grasses into piles.
There really were a lot of dierent kinds. Honestly, I didn't know what
was what.
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"Well, that's ne, you can sit down over there while I sort this out."
"OK."
The time was a little after noon. The guild building was something of a
gathering point for adventurers, so there were several around. I'd seen
some in their teens, but most of the adventurers seemed to be 20 to 30
years old.
"......"
"........."
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Looking for something to do, I noticed the bulletin board. The notes were
written on parchment in characters that I couldn't read, and held up by
pins.
(That's what skills are for. Skills! I think I still have one point remaining.)
(...there it is!)
passive:
magic recovery: Lv.Max
magic eciency: Lv.Max
language skill: Lv.1
active:
recovery magic: Lv.Max
re magic: Lv.1
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The notes posted on the board were basically job oers. The recruitment
notices were carefully lined up in the center.
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About half the requests were for users of recovery magic, while there
seemed to be an excess of advance guards. Supply and demand were
unbalanced.
(If that's the situation, then maybe even a gross-looking guy like me
could get into a party.)
(Two is better than one, and three is better than two. When it comes to
violence, numbers are vital.)
I stood up and went to the board, where there was a small piece of
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After about 30 minutes, the man at the counter nally called me.
(Gah, scary!)
"You had various things in there, but putting it all together, it would be
about 105 silver."
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"Eh, really?"
"No, no complaint."
That was a huge amount of money, much more than I'd expected.
"Thanks."
(It's heavy.)
"You should count it now if you want to. There's no point saying I
underpayed you later."
"I understand."
(What a pain.)
"Thanks."
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"Ah, OK."
Soapland.
Sex.
Fantasy version.
With this much money, aording one night would be no problem. I didn't
know the price, but 105 silver would be more than enough.
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If my conversion to yen was right, that would be enough for a few hours
at even a high-class place in Yoshihara.
But when I remembered how I'd gotten that money, I suddenly felt a bit
of hesitation. Thinking about the goblins, I wasn't sure if I'd actually
enjoy myself.
"......"
(Why had I gotten recovery magic from that god? Yes, that was largely
so I could cure STDs.)
Ever since HIV arrived in Japan in 1985, the number of people sick with it
had risen continuously. Looking back, it was largely because of fear of
AIDS that I'd remained a virgin. And so, I'd asked for recovery magic.
(I'd hardly had any money until now, but when I think about those goblin
siblings...)
"Excuse me."
"What, you again? If you just want to chat then get lost."
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"Ho...?"
He had the face of a stubborn old guy, but was only about one meter
tall. About the same height as that friendly goblin.
"No way."
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"I see."
He handed it to me.
"This is made with Dennis ore from a Dwarvish mine, and I smithed it
myself."
"...I see."
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"20 silver."
Most of the price tags I'd seen for similar items had higher prices.
(He must put the fancier stu out front, but it seems like he has good
taste.)
"...something wrong?"
"Eh?"
"...OK."
"Ah, yes."
With that, my search for a weapon was done. I paid with some silver
coins and took the sword. I put the belt on, and the sword in the
scabbard on that. As I started to leave, the sword was surprisingly
heavy, so I stumbled slightly.
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"Yes, I know."
(But still, it's probably better to have this than nothing. There's some
deterrence value in just having a weapon. Like with the Cold War, or
nuclear weapons.)
"Bring it back here if you chip it, and I'll x it for one silver."
"Ah, OK."
(Apparently I'll need money for maintenance, too. And it's kind of
expensive.)
(If I think about it like car maintenance, then does that make sense? No,
it's just a solid piece of metal. When I think about it that way, maybe I
paid too much for this sword. Anyway, I'll try not to have to use it. I don't
know how to use it properly, so I'd probably nick it immediately.)
(Now that I've bought a sword, armor is next. I'm wearing the same
clothes as the regular townspeople - not very adventurer-like.)
I decided to at least get some kind of leather armor. Being an ugly older
guy, I at least wanted to have the right clothes.
(Have a nice cover, even if what's inside is bad. That's the strength of
the women I've known.)
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I headed straight for him, and said, "Excuse me, I'm looking to buy
armor and footwear and a shield, a complete set."
"...complete set?"
"Around 20 silver."
"OK."
After those few words, he headed to the room behind the counter. After
several minutes, he returned carrying several things with both hands.
"Oh, wow."
It really was a complete set: armor, boots, shield, and something like
trousers. The shield was bigger than I expected.
"For what it's worth, they're new. You can see that they're undamaged."
"Indeed."
(I'd thought he was going to warn me that they were secondhand, but
apparently not. It seems that 20 gold for a set of armor is about at the
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"Well?"
"OK."
I decided to buy them immediately. Not having any way to verify how
good the armor was, all I could do is trust in his recommendation.
Our conversation had been very short, but then, I didn't really want to
have a long conversation with a grumpy-looking dwarf. A swift, ecient
transaction was ne with me.
I only tried the armor on after buying it, and it turned out that
adjustment was unnecessary. Apparently my measurements were fairly
typical.
"Bye, then."
"Come back if you get hit. Depending on the condition, I can repair your
armor."
"I understand."
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(Now what?)
I still had 77 silver remaining. The inn was one silver and some copper,
so I could aord lodging and food for three months easily.
When I looked up at the sky emotionally, it had turned red. With the sun
setting, I felt a sense of satisfaction with my day.
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Chapter 5
Something had been added to the piece of parchment I'd put up.
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"Excuse me..."
"I got a response to my note looking for a party, but what do I do? Is
there some way I can contact them?"
"Here?"
"That guy comes by here every day, so if you stay here you'll meet
them."
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"..."
"Eh?"
I followed his eyes to the entrance. As I looked over, the wooden doors
opened with a "karan" and three people walked in.
"...I see."
There were two girls and one boy. The boy was handsome, about my
height (maybe 175 cm) with blond hair and blue eyes. His looks
reminded me of Andrea Casiraghi.
As for his equipment, while I was covered with leather, he had metal
plates in key places. Instead of a shield, he had a large two-handed
sword on his back.
One was a high-class beauty with long blonde hair and red eyes. She
was short, under 150 cm. It seemed questionable whether she could
manage as an adventurer. She had all-metal armor, with a one-handed
sword at her hip and no shield. With her tsurime eyes, she seemed like a
tsundere swordswoman heroine from a dating sim game.
The other girl seemed very plain in comparison. She had a robe that
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completely covered her, with a hood too deep to see her hair.
From what I could see of her hooded face, she was a beauty too.
(Ah, quiet girls like her are cute. I'll pass on the violent one.)
The man at the counter shouted at them unnecessarily, waving with his
big hand. They came over towards him until they were within arm's
reach of me.
"This is Tanaka."
He pointed at me.
"He-hello..."
As he began his introductions, the handsome man put out a hand with a
clear smile. I gave him a timid, awkward handshake.
"Hello."
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His smile seemed like it was going to spontaneously emit sparkling stars.
On the other hand, the blonde beauty to his side looked extremely
unhappy.
"Going by what the master said, he's the genuine Tanaka, Ester."
Having had an ugly face for a few decades, I'd gotten used to that kind
of thing.
"Thanks for understanding. Now, we just met, but how about we all do
self-introductions?"
"Ah, yes."
At some point, the bald guild employee had left. I saw a few other
people lined up at the long main counter of the guild.
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"OK."
I tried to think of what I'd say as I followed him. Being Japanese, I ended
up going along with the group.
The initial introductions had nished: the handsome man was Allen, the
pseudo-tsundere was Ester, and the hooded girl was Sophie. I was glad
their names were easy to remember.
"We originally had 4 members, but on our last job one of us, who
handled healing, had a serious injury. I wouldn't want to call you a
substitute, but that's what led to us meeting you."
Allen was doing all the talking for them, while the two girls just watched.
Ester was staring at me accusingly the whole time.
"I see."
For my part, I didn't think I'd be with them too long, but I was very
interested in going on an adventure with some cute girls.
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(It seems like he makes most of the decisions for the party.)
I knew that they were only joining up with a gross old guy like me
because the demand for recovery magic was greater than the supply. At
least, I would have avoided someone like myself if I was in their position.
(Maybe asking for recovery magic was a good choice after all...)
"So, I know we just met, but would it be alright if we go ahead and talk
about work?"
(But Ester seems like a rich girl; maybe she doesn't actually care about
making money.)
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"The thing is, we actually had a job scheduled for tomorrow. We were
planning to meet up at the south gate."
They had already accepted a job, and were hoping I'd participate in that.
"I understand. Then, I'll meet you tomorrow morning at the south gate."
I was a little worried by the fact that I'd only talked to Allen, and not
either of the two girls, but I was still happy.
"As for the job we have, it's eliminating the orcs which have been
frequently bothering a nearby village."
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I didn't know what kind of creatures these orcs were, but my role would
be using recovery magic and I was condent I could do that.
It was obvious that she hated me, but I couldn't be mad at a pretty girl.
After meeting with the members of White Rain, I left the guild building,
and headed for a general goods store to buy supplies. I got its location
from once again giving a passing little girl a few copper coins for the
information.
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(Yes, the little girls of this world will even talk to someone like me!)
I'd expected to get lost, but following the directions I got I arrived at an
appropriate-looking store.
"Excuse me, I'm looking for some adventurer's tools, like rope and food
and so on. Could you put a recommended set of items together for me?
Ah, something appropriate for a magician if possible."
The shopkeeper got up behind the counter. She was a woman in her late
30s.
"A set? Well, if you're OK with my guesses then I can put something
together."
"OK."
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(I have the bag I bought and the ones I got from that goblin, so I
shouldn't need another bag.)
Having arrived with nothing but the clothes I was wearing, I was happy
about having more possessions. When I was in Japan, owning stu was
the main thing I could be proud of.
"OK, I understand."
I didn't want to ruin her good mood, so I just payed the asking price
without trying to negotiate. I gave her the bag I got from the friendly
goblin to put the items in.
As she was doing that, she casually asked, "By the way, are you a magic
user?"
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"I, I see."
"Eh?"
"If it's recovery magic, then are you maybe from a church or a
university? At your age, becoming an adventurer, you must really like
money. Normally people would want a more stable job, right?"
"...I see."
"It's a waste of that kind of talent. Or are you bad at it? If that's how it is,
maybe it can't be helped."
Apparently being able to use recovery magic meant that you could
guarantee yourself some amount of social status. That explained why
there was more demand than supply at the Adventurer's Guild.
"Well, you're still not too old, I think. Just don't chase after dreams
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forever; you need to nd some proper work in the end. It would be good
if you got a position in a church or something quickly."
I had no idea how nding a job worked in this country, but then, I didn't
feel like I really understood that in my previous world either.
After talking to the lady at the store a bit more, I left. I'd nished my
shopping without any event, apart from an unexpected conversation.
(It's about time for lunch. I got hungry from all that walking around.)
"....."
"...oh."
The waitress there was quickly going through the narrow spaces
between tables with no time to rest. Looking at her, she was
exceptionally beautiful.
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"Ah, yes."
She had come over as soon as I'd entered. Up close, she was even more
pretty.
Her face was model-class. She had blonde hair to her waist in a ponytail,
was wearing a maid-style apron with long white socks and S-class zettai
ryouiki, and seemed about 20 years old. In any case, she was young and
cute.
Her face was good, and so was her body. She had wide hips with an ass
that could just barely be seen through her short skirt, and big boobs...
".......right."
She was staring at me from only a short distance away. Her big blue
eyes made her face seem doll-like.
"Um, if you have a daily special or something you recommend, I'll take
that."
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She energetically shouted the order to the kitchen, and someone replied
to say they'd gotten it.
She went running towards another customer that was calling her. I
watched her from behind as she hurried o, and saved that image for
use later.
"Hey, the value of a woman isn't about the size of her boobs and ass."
"Hey, it's all about their personality. I'm just not obsessed with looks like
you are."
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They had put a spear and a helm on the table while they ate, and were
both wearing chainmail of the same design. I got the impression that
they were soldiers on a lunch break. They seemed familiar, and I
realized that the soldiers who threw me in jail had been wearing the
same outt.
"But Shion-chan is amazing. She's in her teens, and already the vice-
commander of a division!"
"If you want to talk about that, Sophia-chan is the beautiful daughter of
the best restaurant in town."
"Hey, that's just who I am. It's human nature to worry about stu,
especially girls."
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Those two soldiers in their mid-20s seemed to really get along well.
Eating my lunch alone, I was kind of jealous.
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Chapter 6
The next day, I headed to the plaza by the south gate to meet the
members of White Rain. There were many horse-like creatures with
carriages lined up, so it was like meeting someone by a bus station.
When I got there, I saw them already waiting for me, and ran over.
"No, we just got here a minute ago, don't worry about it."
Allen answered, with the other two people not even looking at me, which
made me kind of sad. Working well together seemed like it would be
dicult.
"OK."
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Considering the Ester's silvery plate mail and the nice carriage, White
Rain seemed to have a lot of money.
(Somebody here must have rich parents, and I'm pretty sure it's this
blonde loli.)
I was suspicious of where their money was coming from, but actually
asking about that seemed like a bad idea.
(I'd at least want to get to the point where I could have a normal
conversation with Ester and Sophie before bringing up that kind of topic.
My membership in their group could end after this one time if I handle
things badly.)
Not long after we'd entered the carriage, as the town was still receding
into the distance, Allen wanted to talk to me.
"If it's OK, I'd like to conrm the level of your recovery magic."
"Ah, I see."
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"Umm..."
I didn't know what "Rank E" involved, but I was condent that my magic
was at least at that level. After all, it was max level. When it came to
recovery magic, I shouldn't lose to anyone.
"That's basically useless. Rank E at your age, what have you been doing
with your life?"
Ester delivered a direct hit without even knowing what it really meant to
me.
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"Well, Ester is about that level too. Let's just work together as a team."
At Allen's words, she turned away like she was bored and pouted a little
bit.
"By the way, I was wondering if you can use that sword."
"Ah, this?"
He was looking at the short sword I'd bought the day before.
I felt like I'd been apologizing for something continuously, which was
probably because my position in this world was even lower than it had
been in Japan.
(I was satised just getting a sword and armor, but just having them
probably doesn't amount to much. Maybe I should try raising my level a
bit.)
Some time passed, with me sitting in silence while the carriage shook.
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"Goton, goton." The only sound was the carriage wheels on the rough
road.
Allen was partly lying down and seemed to be sleeping. Next to him,
Ester had her arms around her legs, and her face against her knees.
Sophia was doing basically the same thing.
"......."
My butt hurt.
"........"
If I tried to start a conversation with one of them, I'd have nothing to talk
about. The culture and common knowledge was completely dierent
from what I knew from Japan.
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Just as I was about to start talking with nothing to talk about, the driver
broke the silence.
Lunch.
I'd had a solid breakfast at the inn, and because of the carriage's
endless shaking, I hadn't been feeling very hungry. So, I gured that just
having some dried meat I'd bought at the general store the day before
would be ne for lunch.
"Eh?"
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They seemed to have already worked out a system for preparing food.
(Magic is really useful. I'd like to learn some magic that can produce
drinking water at some point.)
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Sophie was standing nearby. Ester was standing next to her, and she
glared at me.
(Hey, I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to the person next to you.)
"Ah, yes."
I handed her the pot, which White Rain had brought. It seemed new, not
having any burn marks on it.
She held the pot with both hands, brought it to her chest, and started
mumbling something quietly while staring into the pot. It was really
cute.
After a little bit of that, the pot started lling up with water.
(Amazing.)
"...yes. Here."
It was 8/10 full, and heavy. The liquid inside was the same weight as
water, it didn't have any smell, and it was completely transparent.
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I gave her a nod before turning and setting the pot down. I started
washing some vegetables with that water, peeling them as I went.
"Um, you're pretty good with that kitchen knife, Tanaka, aren't you?"
Allen was watching me cut the vegetables, and seemed very surprised.
"It's a bit embarrassing, but I've lived alone for a long time."
"Ah, I see."
(I don't know what any of these vegetables are, but oh well, it's probably
ne.)
I put away the cooking equipment. Talking to Allen, this clearing dated
back to when the highway was originally constructed, some hundreds of
years ago. Apparently it was natural for an encampment like this to exist
about half a day from a larger town.
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"OK."
On the other hand, Ester couldn't do anything but watch the process.
According to Allen, her cooking skills were a weapon of total culinary
annihilation. And Sophie-chan was almost as bad, so Allen normally did
all the cooking.
"Ah, I'm really glad that you can cook, Tanaka. It's a big help."
Our dining table was the oor of the carriage. With White Rain, myself,
and the driver, there were 5 people.
Still looking like she was in a bad mood, Ester ohandedly said, "...it's
pretty good."
"Hmph!"
Having a conversation with the two girls still seemed dicult. We all ate
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in silence for a while, with the only noise being people chewing.
"Because you can use recovery magic, I was wondering if you perhaps
came from a church, or maybe studied at a university."
This sounded like a conversation I'd had before. Thanks to that, I'd
thought of a backstory for myself.
"You could say I'm a late bloomer; it's a bit embarrassing but I only
registered at the guild at my age. Until then I was doing ordinary work in
a town."
"So, I realize that I'm new to adventuring and might cause you some
trouble..."
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The orcs we'd come to deal with only appeared at night, invading farm
elds and injuring any people in the area. So far, they'd never appeared
during the day.
The rst thing we needed to do was check-in at an inn, and leave our
luggage there. The plan was to have one room for the men and one for
the women.
(But personally, I wouldn't mind sharing a room with Ester and Sophie
too.)
"Well then, let's meet back at the inn when it's time."
We agreed to meet up again in an hour, and Allen left with the two girls.
I was a little curious, but I realized that I'd just be an annoyance if I tried
to go with them.
Outside the inn, the neighborhood was quiet compared to the town that
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I'd been in. It felt like a farming village, and with the men still at work,
the population density was low.
(If the other people were staying in the inn too, that would be awkward,
but they're denitely going to be out for a while. They seem to take
having fun outside as seriously as ghting monsters, so they're probably
having a lively conversation at a restaurant right now.)
I was still full from lunch, so I didn't really want to get dinner.
More than anything else, getting some sleep seemed like a good idea.
Riding in a shaky carriage all day had left me feeling weak, and I was
suddenly lled with the desire to lie down in a soft bed.
I'd walked for a bit under an hour, doing one trip around the village and
looking at some tool stores and bars as I passed by. The architecture
was a lot like villages I'd seen in fantasy games.
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"..........."
I could hear the voices of two women and one man coming from the
room. All of them were voices I remembered.
(...seriously?)
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That was too much for me. I left the inn, and walked back to a bar that
I'd passed earlier.
As the sun was setting, the bar started getting more busy. Men came in
after they'd nished work, drinking and singing some drinking songs. It
wasn't a very large bar, and about an hour after I'd entered it was a full
house.
"Coming!"
She seemed to be something like the local idol of the town's older guys.
(...and she's probably the same way with her boyfriend at night.)
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(I haven't seen any distilled alcoholic drinks in this world yet. Maybe the
culture is about equivalent to Earth in the 10th century?
The bar was in a tumult as everyone got up and started talking at the
same time.
"Seriously?"
"Why so soon?!"
"How many are there?!"
"Hey, what happened with that subjugation request?!"
"Get the women and children inside the houses!"
"Everyone, get a weapon and head to the east side!"
(It seems like it's time for us to get to work. Apparently the orcs are on
the east side of the village.)
"Yuna-chan, yuna-chan!"
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"Ah, yes..."
"OK...?"
Outside the bar, panic was spreading, with villagers running left and
right.
(If it's like this, even the team at the inn should notice.)
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(They're wearing some animal pelts and using wooden clubs, so they
obviously have some intelligence, too. But unlike that goblin, they don't
seem like I could have a conversation with them.)
The group of orcs was rampaging around one end of the village. It
looked like there were about 15 of them. Some men came running at
them, and they were all struck down in two or three hits. On the ground,
it looked like some women were being raped on the spot.
"...they're big."
The scene looked like a picture of Buddhist hell. Women's cries echoed
in my ears.
(With this many, the men of the village probably don't have a chance.)
If I'd been sober, I probably would have stayed away and just watched.
"Hooooooooo!"
passive:
magic recovery: Lv.Max
magic eciency: Lv.Max
language skill: Lv.1
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active:
recovery magic: Lv.Max
re magic: Lv.1
(Whoa, cool.)
It red.
And it worked.
As I'd imagined, it hit the orc at a speed too high to follow with my eyes.
"Zudonnn." It exploded on impact, and the upper half of the orc was
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Having lost half its body like that, the rest of the orc fell down where it
was standing and didn't move.
name: Tanaka
gender: male
race: human
level: 5
job: nothing in particular
/
/
(My "LUC" stat doesn't seem to go up much. Is that basically the same
as being unlucky?)
(Ah, if my level went up, I should have gained skill points. With this
many enemies, it's probably bad if my only means of attacking is Lv.1.)
passive:
magic recovery: Lv.Max
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active:
recovery magic: Lv.Max
re magic: Lv.1
passive:
magic recovery: Lv.Max
magic eciency: Lv.Max
language skill: Lv.1
active:
recovery magic: Lv.Max
re magic: Lv.3
All of the orcs were focused on me. They started running towards me.
"......"
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name:
gender: male
race: orc
level: 13
job:
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name:
gender: male
race: orc
level: 13
job:
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name:
gender: male
race: orc
level: 13
job:
/
/
Their stats seemed to be about the same. They all seemed stronger than
that guy who'd thrown stu at me in that tavern.
One reball wasn't enough. I'd be KO'd in one hit by the next orc. Even
so, I felt condent, thanks to the alcohol.
They grew in size, up to about 1 meter each, spitting out spurts of ame
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(Wow, Lv.3 is impressive. Rather than "reball" it's more like "meteor
storm". But I'm not going to complain as long as it works. The important
thing is the killing power. I've played enough games to know that the
best defense for a mage is a good oense.)
"HOOOOOOO!!"
I red them, and they hit the orcs almost instantly and exploded.
"ZUDONZUDONZUDONNN!" I could feel the ground shake slightly.
The reballs exploded like cannonballs as they hit the orcs, with even
more power than the rst one. Blood and orc esh ew through the air
and splattered on the ground.
"Ugh, gross..."
I got some on my new armor, too. Some piece of an orc had hit my
leather armor, and looked like it left a permanent stain.
When the smoke and steam cleared, it looked like the orcs had been
wiped out. None of the orcs were moving. Most of their bodies had been
destroyed, and what was left looked like big lumps of some unknown
meat.
"...is it over?"
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Some after-care still remained. Or rather, that was the main thing I was
there for.
"HOOOOOOOOOOOo!!"
From the forest bordering the village, a single orc appeared. It was a
dierent color from the other orcs, with grey skin, and it was bigger,
almost 5 meters tall. Its head was above the shorter trees.
"....."
name: Gale
gender: male
race: high orc
level: 56
job: leader
/
/
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(This guy is dangerous! What the hell is this "Gale" guy? Even if he's a
boss, that status has to be a mistake! If his stats are an order of
magnitude higher than the orcs I fought, what does that mean?)
"Tanaka!"
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I was focused on the orc, so I only gave them a glance. They came
running towards me, but stopped when they saw the giant orc, their
faces full of surprise and fear.
If ghting that was the job of adventurers, it was a big job. After all, it
was apparently an enemy that called for dispatching a division of
professional knights from the country's army.
"Um, but..."
The blonde tsundere next to him was worried about Allen's safety.
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"HOOOOOOooo!"
The orc boss howled and started running towards us. Its speed was
much greater than the other orcs, and it accelerated towards us faster
than a motorcycle. There was no way I could escape by running away,
and that only left one option.
"Well, shit."
I created a reball.
"Tanaka!"
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"Hey...you..."
"Hah! Burn!"
"ZUDONZUDONZUdonn"
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"HOOOOOOOOOoooo!"
A second after that, it came, its huge body piercing through the edge of
the smoke and dust. It charged at me, reaching out its huge st that was
big enough to grab my torso. I tried to think of a way to escape or
dodge, but my mind went blank.
"......."
As I opened my eyes again, the wounded high orc fell to its knees and
elbows, and a second later collapsed face-down onto the ground with a
thud.
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"....hah, easy."
It was the rst time in my life that something like that had happened.
The rst time I'd felt that way.
"Tanaka!"
"Ah, sorry about that, I went ahead and nished things by myself."
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"...I, I see."
That reminded me about the injured people lying on the ground. I turned
and headed that way.
"Ta, Tanaka?"
"Ah..."
I hurried over to the victims. Checking their status, it seemed that the
having 0 HP meant they were dead, while anything more than that
meant that they were alive. Some of them had things like STDs or
poisoning listed, which got cured at the same time.
Shortly after I'd nished healing the injured people, the village chief
called for us.
I was led to a reception room, 16 square meters, with chairs and a table.
There was some sort of tea in cups on the table. I took one, and it had a
good smell.
The members of White Rain were there with me. Allen was next to me,
with Ester next to him and Sophie next to Ester.
The village chief was on the other side of the table. He looked about 45
years old. He had an average build, and short light-brown hair with a
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The rst thing he did was bow to us, almost touching the desk with his
head.
"No no no, there was certainly damage, but with that many orcs, they
would have destroyed the village through here if you haven't come."
I was still worried that they were going to try to claim reparations for
damage the orcs had done. I hadn't even read the request or contract;
Allen had handled that.
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"The rooms here are a bit bigger than the inn's, so we can bring your
luggage over here instead."
"You must all be hungry after that. Dinner should be ready soon, and
we've pulled out all the stops for today's meal."
"Thank you."
"Thank you very much."
That went on for a while. It was the rst time I'd gotten that kind of
treatment.
I was too tired to really appreciate the food. After eating, I went straight
to my room to sleep. The room setup was the same, with me and Allen
in one room and Ester and Sophie in the other. Even if the village chief
had a relatively nice house, it wasn't large enough for everyone to have
an individual room.
(I could have had the inn room to myself, then...but that would be
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rude...)
(I think it's been over 10 years since I shared a room with somebody.
The last time I did that was probably when I stayed in a friend's room in
college.)
"No, no, everything was ne in the end, so don't worry about it."
"But we were..."
"No, no..."
(Maybe I should ask him to lend me Ester and Sophie for a night as an
apology.)
(Once I get the payment from this job, I'm denitely going to nd a
brothel.)
"Tanaka, I think you should have the entire reward from this request."
"You don't have to go that far. There were various expenses you payed
for, after all."
"In that case, I'll gratefully accept. Sadly, I could use the money right
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now."
I was sitting on one bed, and across from me, Allen, Ester, and Sophie
were sitting on the other.
"But, but..."
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Ester looked like she was going to jump at me. With a bitter smile, Allen
grabbed her arm at what seemed like the last moment.
"Allen!"
"Well, calm down a little bit, Ester. We were saved by Tanaka too. You
understand that, right?"
"Ester, he's an adventurer, the same as us. And we just met him
yesterday."
"That's...ummm..."
Her slightly scrunched-up face as she asked was cute, but now that I
knew her relationship to Allen, her stock value had fallen in my view.
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(Did that god mention something like a name? Not that I remember...)
"You were praying to a god you don't know the name of?"
"...I see..."
I was starting to feel like Allen had the best personality out of the group.
Despite being a playboy.
"That's true."
The next day, we headed back to the town, having nished the job.
The village chief's son was in the carriage with us, to report the damage
to the town and the appearance of a high orc to some government
ocial. He was in his mid-20s, and apparently he would become the
village chief himself before too long.
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"Gatan goton." Once again, the bumpy ride was making my butt hurt.
"Yeah, adventurers really are amazing. The best ghters in our village
together could only handle one or two orcs, but you burnt a whole group
of them in an instant."
The death of 10-some people in the ght did nothing to dampen his
enthusiasm. We'd been riding for an hour, but he showed no signs of
stopping. Getting stared at by a young guy with stars in his eyes like
that made me uncomfortable.
"No, well, I just barely managed. I thought I was going to die there."
"Thank you so much. We should have investigated better and told the
guild about the size of the group and the possibility of a high orc being
there."
"Ah..."
The trip back was uneventful. We stopped at the same place again for
lunch, and ate together with the driver.
We arrived back at the town when the sun was starting to set.
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I'd been worried about how a chump like me claiming I defeated a strong
monster like a high orc would go, but that wasn't a problem. Having four
eyewitnesses made things a lot more credible to the macho bald guy at
the counter.
"The village's request underestimating the orcs was foolish, but I have to
apologize for how the guild handled this situation. A high orc
appearing...that's the kind of blunder that might happen once a decade."
"I see."
"In this case, the guild will give you an additional reward payment. But I
need to consult with some other people at the guild, so, I apologize, but
can you come back tomorrow to get that? We'll give you the original
reward at the same time."
(They should probably get some kind of reward just for being there.)
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"We were there, but we really just watched. Or rather, we couldn't have
defeated a high orc ourselves, so you saved our lives too..."
(He's a generous guy. It's also interesting how the two girls have zero
interest in the money.)
(Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, right? Ester seems rich, so I
shouldn't worry about it.)
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Chapter 7
Ex-Homeless pt.1
I walked through the Western movie style wooden double doors, and
headed straight to the counter. Once again, the same bu bald guy was
there.
(It's kind of scary how he works energetically every day like that.)
"Oh, sorry."
He put a leather bag on the counter, and a metallic "charin" sound came
from inside it.
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"With the payment for the original request, the compensation for the
bad information, and the reward for a high orc subjugation, the total is
16 gold. By the way, most of that is the reward for the high orc, which is
10 gold. The original request was one gold, and the compensation is 5
gold. The rule for the compensation is that it's half the reward for the
subjugation, you see."
"Pretty much. Normally a party would follow and surround one. That
would be a rank B party, and the payment would be 1 or 2 gold per
person. They rarely appear near human settlements, so it takes time to
get to them. With the necessary expenses, that's about how much it
costs to get rid of one."
"I see."
"Getting there and back is usually a 10-day trip for a 5-member party.
Out of the 2 gold per person, they'll need to spend 50 silver to 1 gold on
supplies. If you add in the time to nd it, it takes about half a month for
one job. Whether 1 gold in half a month for that kind of work is a lot of
money or too little, that depends on the person."
"Yeah, because there aren't many of them. There are only 10-some rank
B people around here. Rank C is a lot more common, but going up from
there isn't ordinary no matter where you go."
"I see."
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retirement would be tough. I don't want to deal with something like that
again. That high orc's st was haunting my dreams last night.)
"A good hide from the high orc would have been worth a bit more,
though. They have magic resistance, so they're worth a good bit of
money. A perfect one would be worth about 20 gold, but it's hard to
defeat a high orc without damaging its hide. It's hard to get the hide o
a dead one, too."
"I see, thank you very much for telling me about that."
"You, can you do something about the way you talk? I feel like yer
making fun of me here. And I still can't believe you brought down a high
orc by yourself."
"...yeah?"
(Shit, I can't help it! I should try to talk more like the other adventurers.
Or at least get used to this guy's face.)
"OK."
(So this is gold? I think this is the rst time I've handled solid gold. It
really is heavy.)
"Take it with ya, then. Don't get taken by some scam artist."
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"That's because there was a high orc. If this was just a uke, your rank
will fall if you fail a request, so don't worry about that. By the way, if you
fail 5 requests in a row, you get permanently expelled."
"Bye then."
I was worried about having so much cash on me. After thinking about it,
I headed towards a place handling real estate. Being a typical Japanese
person, with a large amount of money on hand, I started thinking about
homes.
(I'd like to go to a Soapland too, but I can do that after getting a house.)
For some years, I'd barely been able to aord rent. Actually owning a
home was some kind of legend.
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"Ah, welcome."
(The town is surrounded by tall walls, so the area available for houses is
limited. Maybe that makes for high prices? But I was hoping to have my
own house, and a big dog...)
"Really?"
(Lucky!)
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Weird items were tightly packed along the walls of a large open oor.
There were Fresco-style glass bottles, wooden stands, and metal lockers.
The total oor area was around 100 square meters. On one side of the
dirt oor, there was a long counter like I'd seen in the shops I'd visited.
"Ah, everything here comes with the place. Until the year before last, an
alchemist was living here. The 1st oor was a shop and atelier, and
there's living space on the 2nd and 3rd oors. It's a well-made building."
"I see. By the way, how much would a typical house normally be in this
town? Everyone I've asked seems to tell me something a little dierent."
"Let's see. For a detached house, even if it's small or in bad shape you'd
need at least 20 gold. And by the way, in this area here, a house would
normally be 50 to 100 gold."
"Well, it has what you might call an interesting history. The last owner
sold it two days after they bought it."
"Seriously?"
(Is it like those houses where somebody committed suicide and nobody
wants to buy them?)
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"Eh? Ghosts?"
"Ahh...was it a suicide?"
"Hah..."
"They died suddenly, and some relative wanted to sell it in a few days,
so we got a good price on it. At the time, it seemed like an easy prot.
Well, if that kind of thing bothers you, you'd be better o not buying this
one."
"I see."
"16 gold."
(That's perfect for me, I have just enough. The money from the herbs
that goblin collected should be enough to live on until I can earn some
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"People always say that at rst. But let's head back to the oce and
draw up a contract."
"OK."
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I'd bought a 3-storey stone building with the ground level having a dirt
oor and 80% of the space behind a long counter. It had been the atelier
of an alchemist.
(It's good that the situation was easy to understand for someone who
didn't grow up here. So far, everything's followed the rules of fantasy
settings.)
The ground oor made me think of a small pharmacy, with just enough
space in front for people to buy things.
The oor size of the 2nd and 3rd oors was the same as the 1st oor,
about 100 square meters each. It was more than enough for one person.
The second oor had a restroom with a bath and toilet, a dining
room/kitchen, and a living room or reception room. On the third oor,
there were two bedrooms.
All the rooms still had furniture in them, so the house was already
livable. There was dust, but not too much.
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The sun was just starting to set when I'd nished cleaning and
organizing my stu.
The cleaning and moving was the most exercise I'd gotten in a while, so
I was getting hungry.
She was working there again that night. Her gure with an apron, plus
the bouncing and swaying as she hurried back and forth, was a
satisfactory amount of sexiness.
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"Right!"
As I was sipping my drink and happily not thinking about anything at all,
I heard someone shouting behind me, and the tavern grew quiet. I
turned around, still smiling slightly.
He was a good-looking man for his age, with a short hair and a large
handlebar mustache, both blond.
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Sophia-chan looked panicked, and bowed to the noble. Her long high
ponytail ipped over and hit him in the face.
"Gah! My eyes!"
"Someone needs to teach you a lesson about what happens when you
insult a noble!"
"That's..."
(This is bad. When a noble nds fault with a town girl, in the next
chapter he's fucking her. If she gets carried o by some aristocrat, it will
be good-bye to her boobs and ass for all of us commoners. Bad End.)
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I remembered once hearing something like, "If you don't want your wife
and kids to end up homeless, you'll listen to what I say." Several times,
I'd wished I could punch that division chief from my company in the face.
(Ah, I'm so cool. I'm a hero of justice! That coercive yet kind phrasing
was perfect, too.)
"I don't know if you're a noble or what, grabbing a woman like that is
something that even those orcs could do. Are nobles a bunch of
barbarians worse than orcs, huh?"
"Let go of her, and try using your words if you want to invite her
somewhere. If you don't know human language, I might be generous
enough to teach you. Your legs seem to work, so you could probably
manage."
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(The mood of the other people here seems weird. Eh, don't worry about
it.)
The noble's face was redder with anger than if he was drunk.
"If you continue, my Super Fireball will burn your bones until only ash
remains. But I'm kind, so the explosion will kill you before you can
realize you're dead."
"Pa-chin."
They spewed pus of ame, and I could feel the air temperature rising.
One of the pus of ame burnt a little bit of the noble's hair.
"If you want to challenge the Noble Magician Fouren, then go ahead and
try! You think I'll be defeated by 10 or 20 reballs? Fool!"
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I almost shot them like I had with the orcs, but at the last moment I
remembered that the explosion from that would probably destroy the
tavern.
"Gyaaa?! AAAAAAAaaaaAAaaaa!!"
His back was pitch-black, and part of it was missing. There was a strong
smell like meat left on a grill until it burned.
"...seriously?!"
(It's going to be bad for me if this guy dies! I just bought a house, I can't
leave!)
"HEALIIIIING!"
His esh and bones gradually appeared, and then his skin.
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(There's still a hole in his clothes, but expecting clothes to get xed
would be unreasonable. Eh, don't worry about that, he's rich, he can get
new clothes.)
".....????"
He jumped to his feet in a panic. Feeling his back with his hand, he
became increasingly confused as he realized his wound was gone.
(I beat o the bad guy and saved the girl! What could be better than
that?)
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It was the rst time in my life that I'd completely rejected someone like
that. It felt good.
I sat back down at my seat, and then I nished my drink, which helped
with how my throat had gotten sore from that.
Instead, it was a middle-aged man I didn't know who came over to me.
"Eh?"
"We really appreciate you saving our girl, but we need to prepare for
tomorrow, so please, please, just leave."
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"Um, I, I understand."
I returned home from the tavern, and lying down on my uy bed was
bliss. I was pleasantly drunk, and the room seemed to be swaying a little
bit. It was kind of fun.
"Get ooouuuut."
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At the same time, an icicle appeared over my head, and shot down,
piercing the pillow beside my head. The icicle was about 30 cm long, and
drill-shaped. While that happened, my sheets suddenly became ice-cold.
"Guh, seriously?!"
"Get oooouut."
In a panic, I summoned reballs around me, two reballs for each icicle.
"Hey, wait!"
"That's true!"
"You, are you an idiot?! You burned the wall there, didn't you? What
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It looked like a human girl, about 140 cm tall and 13 years old, with
golden hair and blue eyes. But it was transparent enough to see the wall
behind it. It also had pointed ears, like an elf. It had pale skin and was
wearing a grey robe, and was pointing some sort of cane at me.
"I'm the owner! You're the one who's barging into someone's house."
"No, that's wrong. I did all the paperwork and legally bought this house.
If you're going to try and claim it with force, then I'll ght you with all my
strength."
"Fine by me."
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passive:
magic recovery: Lv.Max
magic eciency: Lv.Max
language skill: Lv.1
active:
recovery magic: Lv.Max
re magic: Lv.3
My level had gone up from defeating the orcs, and I hadn't used the skill
points yet.
(There!)
passive:
magic recovery: Lv.Max
magic eciency: Lv.Max
language skill: Lv.1
active:
recovery magic: Lv.Max
re magic: Lv.3
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(Perfect!)
"Guh?!"
A magic formation the size of the entire house appeared over the oor.
She started to say something, but that turned into a groan and she
grabbed her head with her hands in pain. At the same time, the icicles
went "pa-kin pa-kin" as they shattered into tiny fragments that
disappeared.
I collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep, with the room spinning as I
closed my eyes.
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Chapter 8
Ex-Homeless pt.2
I opened my eyes the next day with a bit of a headache, but it couldn't
compare to the sense of satisfaction I felt at waking up in my very own
house.
I went over the previous day in my head. My memory was a little fuzzy,
but I remembered all the important points.
(Got money, check. Bought a house, check. Defeated the evil noble
harassing a town girl, check. Came home and defeated the evil spirit,
check. Ahh, I feel like a Dragon Quest hero who just defeated the Demon
Lord! I'm the hero of my own house.)
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many points to use. It's possible that I really did need level 5 magic for
that ghost, and I didn't have time to check, but still, I should be more
careful in the future.)
Warm sunlight shined through the window on me. The sun was gently
welcoming me to a new day.
(I think I'll get lunch. I don't know what exactly what time it is, but it's
probably around lunchtime.)
(I wouldn't mind coming here every day. Ah, if I could do it with Sophia-
chan once, I could die happy.)
I sat down, and the same unwanted middle-aged guy that I'd talked to
the night before came over.
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Not being used to talking to pretty girls, I couldn't help talking like that.
"I'm sorry, but, please, could you not come here any more?"
"We're just a small restaurant, and, and, if a noble-sama notices us, they
can destroy it easily, so, I'm really, so s-sorry, but, so, don't come here,
please."
She bowed to me, with her hands together in front of her, and her
ponytail fell over her shoulder.
"I, I understand..."
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I got up and headed towards the exit. This sad series of events had
about cancelled out the positive energy from sleeping in my own house.
I lied down and rolled around in my bed for a while, thinking about
various things.
(This isn't good. I'll go bad if I just stay home all day.)
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Not having anything better to do, I did housework for a while. It was
about mid-morning when I nished that.
I'd slept a lot the day before, so I still had plenty of energy.
There was a familiar-sounding girl's voice calling for me. A small spark of
hope ared inside of me.
I hurried down the stairs to the entrance, which had also been a
storefront.
(How did she know I live here? Did she ask that real estate agent?)
"Hello..."
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"...OK..."
(What?)
"You..."
It was the magic noble from the night before last. From that, I mostly
understood the situation.
I looked at her, and she looked away. I looked at the manager, and he
looked away.
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"......."
(Are the nobles here like yakuza in Kabuki-chou? Maybe this asshole was
better o dead.)
"I understand."
(It's too big. My house would look small as an attachment to that thing.
Is this guy a high-level noble?)
There was a gate by the road, with a wide path beyond it. The carriage
went through the gate and along the path, then stopped, and we exited
into a courtyard.
"...."
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He called over a nearby maid. A young girl, maybe 16 years old, hurried
over, with a "patapatapata" as she ran. She was still holding some
laundry.
"Stand there."
He pointed between him and me, and she obediently stood there.
He swung his arm, and both of her legs were cleanly cut o.
"Ehhh?!"
Her body fell onto the ground face up, while the sheets she was holding
blossomed like a ower as they fell.
"AaaAAAAAAAAAAA!"
"Seriously?!"
"Eh?! Ah..."
She was bleeding violently from where her legs were cut, and would
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A magic formation appeared under her, and her wounds started healing.
Her legs started regrowing, rst bone, then muscle, then skin. Several
seconds later, she was completely healed.
"Eh? I suppose..."
"Well?"
"If you'll accompany me a bit longer, I will forgive your insult the other
day."
"....."
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I felt bad for the maid, and my opinion of the noble couldn't be much
lower, but I decided to show him my magic if he wanted to see it.
(This guy is insane, but if I can settle this thing by spending an hour or
two with him...? Well, I didn't have any plans today.)
From what he said while I was doing that, I learned that he was
apparently one of the leading magicians and magic researchers in the
country, and his father was a wealthy earl.
(Why was he getting drunk in a tavern like that the other day? He came
there alone again today, too. He must just have a bohemian sort of
personality.)
(He's so arrogant! And I get the impression that it's only because of my
magical ability that he even treats me as a human being. He seems to
think of non-magician commoners like Sophia-chan and that maid as
livestock.)
"Stay for a meal. I should provide at least that much hospitality for a
guest."
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"Ah, thanks...?"
"Eh?"
"One month should be enough for me to study this magic formation. "
"Er, yes."
(That's a lot of money! Are all the nobles here like this?!)
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When I nally left the mansion, the sun was setting, and by the time I
arrived home it was already night.
The next day, as I was cleaning the rst oor, I noticed a book.
I started reading through it. It was written in a simple enough way that I
was able to understand most of it.
"Amazing..."
However, the bottom of the page, where the recipe would be, was torn
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o.
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Chapter 9
(If I'd wanted to become a doctor, what would I have done? After a
consultation with a high school teacher, I'd have gone to a university
and studied at a medical facility. I'd take classes from professors. So
what should I do to become an alchemist?)
...
"Ummm, you know, go over there, then go that way, then go this way
again."
I gave the little girl a few copper coins for her help.
"OK, bye-bye!"
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"Thanks."
I watched her walk away and disappear into a crowd, and noticed I was
smiling too. I followed her directions, going over there, then that way,
then this way again.
I somehow ended up at the school, feeling like someone in their 30s who
was nally entering medical school.
I walked through the large plaza in front, and went inside. Wandering
around for about 10 minutes, I nally found a place like a ticket counter
with a receptionist. Like most of the inside, it was made of marble. The
woman there had a solemn, xed expression. She was pretty, with long
blonde hair and charming big eyes, and she was wearing tightly tted
clothes.
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"Um, yes."
"We are one of the top schools of both this country and our allies, so it's
understandable that you want to study here. But you should understand
that with the entry fee, the class fees, and various other expenses, a
certain amount of money is necessary."
(I knew that much. Even the maintenance on this building must cost a
lot.)
"The entrance fee is 10 gold. Taking a class for a term is 5 gold. With
various other fees, studying here for a year typically costs 50 gold."
"As such, there are few commoners here, and they sold their property in
order to pay for their education. Most of the students are nobles."
"I'm very sorry that your long travels have ended with this."
"I understand."
(That crazy magic noble said he'd give me 50 gold next month, which is
just enough. How convenient. But I'm not spending enough money to
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buy a house on classes for nobles that might not even help, and I'm not
going to count on getting money from him. Maybe I'll just have to learn
on my own.)
"I see..."
(She has an impressive ability to be polite and rude at the same time.
Oh well, I should just leave.)
(Actually, why was I asking her? I should just use the little girl
information network.)
As I was thinking about that, someone came around the corner and
called out to me.
(It's him.)
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(Suddenly, I don't feel bad about not being able to aord this place.
Thanks.)
"It certainly is dicult for someone poor to enter. That's exactly why this
school is known internationally for its high class and nobility!"
"Oh yes, mixing poor and rich people together would cause all kinds of
problems."
"Exactly!"
He started nodding.
"...Fo, Fouren-sama?!"
"What?"
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"Kkk..."
She was shaking, and looked like someone in a TV drama that had just
been sentenced to death.
"Sabrina..."
"Stopping him here was the correct decision. I'll see about getting you a
promotion next month."
"Eh?"
"What, dissatised?"
"That's really, too much, I couldn't, and I might be so busy with classes
that I couldn't come to your mansion..."
"Riiight!"
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"Ah. Thanks."
Asking about the dorms, I found out that each student got a private
room with a school-provided maid.
(How should I handle this? Simply not using the room they give me
seems like the best option.)
(Walking here from my house takes a bit over an hour. Going back and
forth every day would be too much. If only I had a bicycle, that wouldn't
be a problem. Oh, a bicycle might actually be possible. I should
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remember that.)
(Can I just go into one, then? Eh, it's probably ne. What's the worst that
could happen? It's probably just a lecture. One or two extra people won't
stand out.)
The classroom was made of shiny marble, with inset patterns and letters
made of glass and stones. It looked unnecessarily expensive. There were
rows of wooden desks with ne craftsmanship and carved details, all
facing towards the front. I sat down at a desk, as did most of the other
students.
With the fancy desks, the marble building, and the noble students, it
really felt like a fantasy school, even if the same thing could have been
done in Japan.
"......."
They were all young, mostly in their teens with a couple in their early
20s, and they all had fancy clothes. I stuck out like a sore thumb. My
instincts about classes from my college days had betrayed me.
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The students kept talking like that until the teacher arrived, then they
suddenly stopped. I wanted to just leave and go home, but the class was
starting.
"I am the teacher for the second-year alchemy class, Lydia Nannuzzi."
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(She talks too fast! I can't understand what she's saying at all.)
I tried to write down some of what she was saying in the notebook,
feeling like I was in the middle of a test I hadn't studied for.
(This all seems new to me, so there must be some good information in
here.)
(This is only part of the information in the book I read! She's just
confusing!)
I had been serious when the class started, but I was starting to get
sleepy. Having returned to the college life that I'd missed and yearned
for, I just wanted to go home and sleep.
"Does anyone here know what's necessary to raise the level of a mid-
grade potion?"
At the university I'd gone to, grades were only based on exams.
Students didn't want to get involved, so when a professor asked the
class a question, nobody would answer unless the professor asked a
specic student to. During the class, I got to experience that unique kind
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By the time the class ended, I was leaning towards going home instead
of attending more classes.
Ester was dressed in a Middles Ages nobility sort of way, with colorful
clothes and a cloak.
(You don't have to put it like that. I hope you get treated that way when
you get to be my age.)
"Ah, I see."
"Eh?"
"There's no way that someone could pay the entrance fee here from one
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job as an adventurer."
"The board of directors here doesn't allow that sort of thing, though."
"Hey, wait!"
After the second alchemy class I went to ended, classes were mostly
over for the day, and I started walking home.
It had been over 10 years since I'd been in college, and I'd always
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thought of that time fondly. But unlike then, I had no friends my age
there with me.
(It's just not the same without a friend here. And the material in those
classes was...questionable. At the school's pace, getting to the elixir of
youth would take more than a lifetime. I think the students there only
take alchemy classes so they can keep up with conversations at dinner
parties with other nobles.)
I hadn't learned anything useful that wasn't in the book I'd read at home,
and I hadn't seen a workshop for actually practicing alchemy.
(For now, I'll just forget about the dorms and head home. I should try
studying from the books there, instead. I don't think I'll be going to those
classes again, at least not for a while.)
When I got back to my house, there were two soldiers standing in front
of it, each holding a spear in one hand. They were taking turns knocking
on the door loudly, "Kon kon, kon kon, kon kon."
(Why are they here? Is this about my jailbreak after I was arrested?!)
"I don't know, but we should keep trying. We'll get yelled at if we go
back too soon with no results."
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and hoping they focused on that woman who was getting executed was
my only choice. I could have died if I'd tried walking to another town.)
(Of course, I could have died in that forest, too. That did work out, but
treating this like a RPG where I only needed to follow appropriate-looking
quests was a huge mistake. I do have a status screen and skill points,
which is very game-like, but I seem to be the only one with them, and I
still don't know what they really mean.)
(I had been hoping that they didn't care about me. I have dierent
clothes, and a rank as an adventurer, and I bought a house, and I think I
lost some weight, so I was hoping I didn't seem like the same person.
Maybe that was naive.)
(No, I shouldn't assume that's why those soldiers are here. Maybe
they're here about my ght with that noble. Wait, that might actually be
worse. But I can't bring myself to just abandon my house now! I'll talk to
the soldiers, and if I really, absolutely, denitely have to, I'll hit them
with reballs and leave town.)
"Tax?"
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"The sales tax, land tax, and interest. The taxes on this property haven't
been payed for 7 years, so the total amount is 150 gold."
"Ehh?!"
"People kept moving in and out here, so the taxes built up. I understand
your complaint, but this is the system in our country. If you own a house,
it's your obligation to pay taxes on it."
"If there were taxes due on it, why didn't you collect them from the
people I bought this house from?"
I felt like I'd been hit in the head with a hammer. This somehow seemed
even worse than if they had actually come to arrest me.
(I let my guard down because it was fantasy! Argh, I never thought that
I'd get manipulated like that! Taxes?! Fantasy doesn't need taxes!)
"Payment is due by the end of the month. If you're late, your house will
be seized."
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"It sounds like you were tricked by the real estate agent. People coming
here from other countries seem to get taken by frauds more often. You
should learn from this and do things properly in the future."
In my mind, I saw the smiling face of the real estate agent, and heard
the voice of the bald guy from the guild telling me, "Don't get taken by
some scam artist."
"We'll come again at the end of the month. Get the money together by
then."
After that, I stood outside for a couple minutes, just staring at my house.
I put it up on a wall and glared at it. 25 days remained until the end of
the month.
(The tax payment doesn't match the building's value. I remember that
real estate agent telling me that most of the buildings in this area were
50 to 100 gold. If that's right, then if I payed the full amount, it would be
enough to buy 2 houses here. Letting my house get seized would be the
logical option. But I can't just give up on it! It's my house!)
(But there's no way I can realistically get 150 gold in a month. That's 15
high orcs worth of gold! I couldn't do that. For that matter, I don't know
where I'd nd them.)
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(Should I try to borrow it from that magic noble? On the one hand, he
denitely has the money, but on the other hand, no.)
(From now on, I'm not going to blindly trust someone again like I did with
that real estate agent.)
Most of them were written by hand, probably by the same person, and
probably in the same building I was living in.
Reading on, I realized their goal. They had been trying to cure a certain
disease.
The handwriting towards the end of some of the books grew more and
more erratic.
(...a dragon? I somehow thought dragons would exist here. Red dragons
must be strong. If it says "red dragon" then that must mean there are
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(This author was actually an amazing person. If I can, I'd like to nish
their work and make this medicine someday. But right now, I have other
problems.)
Feeling sentimental, I looked out a window, and it was dark out. At some
point, the magic lighting in the rst oor had come on, so I hadn't even
noticed.
(...I'm hungry.)
I went to a small nearby restaurant, and ordered some food and drinks.
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"Still, Alvecchio's Disease? I don't think it matters how much you pay,
nobody even knows what causes it."
"Come on, you know you're thinking about what you could do with 1000
gold."
"Of course I am. The king is notorious for being stingy, but I guess it's a
dierent matter when it comes to the life of his only daughter."
(Didn't I take down one of the country's top magicians easily? And I took
down a high orc by myself, too.)
"I'd like to hear a little more about what you were discussing."
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(Information GET!)
Apparently the king had a sick daughter. He'd hired the best doctors, but
only learned the name of her disease, which was diagnosed by a certain
magic noble.
A few days ago, he had nally oered a reward to anyone who could
cure his daughter.
All but one of the ingredients were either in the atelier's supplies or
available in the town. The problem was the liver of a red dragon, the
same thing that had stopped the author of those books.
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Chapter 10.1
What does it take to defeat a dragon? When this question was asked
Either a legendary sword that could cut through even steel or a shield
that could repel even blazing ames. I had thought of killing two birds
with one stone by asking the whereabouts of such superior items. I was
depressed when she made a fool of me by conveying it indirectly that I
have no friends in my situation.
I see. [Tanaka]
Even if I pondered over it, companions would not just turn up. If that is
the case then this isnt a situation that I should start grumbling. If there
is anything that I could rely on then I should try relying on it. Since it has
come to this, lets try asking each of my acquaintance one by one.
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Theres no time like the present. I started running with great momentum
to the main street in the morning.
Ge! [Tanaka]
It was the lady knight whom I had spent 4 days 3 nights in the towns jail
with. What was her name again? It was something that gave o a feeling
similar to an automobiles name. It really felt like it but I couldnt recall it
anyhow so lets just leave it at that.
We were partners in escaping from the jail together some time ago but I
was immediately betrayed. I started recalling that memory once again.
Why are you here!? This is not a place where a vulgar criminal like you
can wander around. This is a place where only humans of certain class
can stay!
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The private houses around here certainly do look luxurious and each of
them comes with a garden as default.
There is a huge conspicuous one among them that belongs to that noble
mage.
Acquaintance? Did you think I might fail to notice such an obvious lie
like this!?
This is the part that I wish you will believe in. [Tanaka]
Shes still the same neechan who never listens to someones side of the
story.
Her hand reached the sword that was hung at her waist.
Unlike the previous time, she is properly dressed like a knight today.
She was making a fuss on the false accusation thrown on her in the jail
the last time so I guess the misunderstanding was cleared now.
If that is the case, could you guide me to the house Ive mentioned at
the very least? If the other party really doesnt know me then I dont
mind it even if you were to throw me back into jail. [Tanaka]
. [Tanaka]
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with that noble mage. Then the current problem wouldve been solved
instantly. I nally found a troublesome point about fantasy world.
Should I head back to the slum and go through the hardship of getting
thoroughly beaten up again?
Oo [Tanaka]
Judging from the current time, he should on his way to the school for
work.
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If thats the case, aa, itll be good if you get up this carriage too then.
Ill enquire about it in my room once we reached the school. Or I dont
mind listening to it in the carriage too. Just ride it in any case. [Fouren]
After we exchanged some words, the noble mage shifted his attention.
He averted his gaze to the lady knight beside me who was looking
confused with her jaw partially hung open.
Misunderstanding? [Fouren]
Since the subject of conversation was shifted to her, she ustered and
bowed to the noble mage.
What is this? Are you somehow involved with the knights of this
country? [Fouren]
It appears that she wanted to arrest me with her own hands and said
numerous things just now. [Tanaka]
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The reception given felt rich too isnt it? It put me in quite a good mood.
A-ano I. [Mercedes]
Y-Yes!! [Mercedes]
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Chapter 10.2
("Friends are sort of important, after all." I'll just try to keep that thought
in the back of my mind from now on. But right now, I need to get ready
for departure tomorrow.)
(Where do red dragons live, anyway? Wait, that seems important. Why
didn't I think to nd that out until now?)
(I can just imagine everyone getting together, and then asking me,
"Where do you think we should go?" I'm the one who wanted to hunt a
red dragon, after all. What should I do now?)
(I'm about 90% sure that magic noble knows where they live. He said I
could leave the preparations for the trip to him, so he must know how
far we need to go. But I should still try to check for myself. Checking
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(Really, isn't there something I can do about it taking over an hour to get
to the academy? There are those carriages pulled by pseudo-horses, but
I spent all my money buying my house. Besides, there's no parking at
the academy, so the people rich enough to have a carriage must all be
able to hire a driver too. I wonder if there's a taxi service.)
(But wait, Japan had bicycles for less than 100 years. The mechanism
seems simple, but maybe if I try to actually make a bicycle, something I
didn't think about will be surprisingly hard. Hmm, maybe the rubber for
tires? Is it the chain that's hard to make? I remember seeing pictures of
those funny bicycles with the pedals connected directly to a huge
wheel.)
.......
(It's also possible that there's some solution using magic that I don't
know about. If there are magic spells and monsters, then anything's
possible.)
(I can work on that later. For now, I have other things to do. Where was
that magic noble's room?)
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A while after after entering the academy, I'd become completely lost.
I tried to go to the reception desk that I'd found before, but I couldn't
nd that area. Wandering around, I remembered the rst time I went to
Shinjuku station.
(Like I thought, even in a fantasy world, there are cafes in a building this
big.)
About 90% of the seats were full, and the customers all looked like
nobles.
(A cup of plain tea seems rather boring, but this is a store for nobles, so
maybe it's surprisingly fancy.)
As I ordered, I saw an area in the back, connected to the rest of the cafe
through a narrow corridor. It had 2 benches that could probably each
seat 4. The store was busy, but nobody was sitting back there.
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I got my tea and headed towards that back area. I'd walked for so long
that my feet were sore, so sitting down was a relief.
(I'll just take a short break here. Maybe for 30 minutes or so.)
(Oh, this is good. I'll have to ask what this is called when I leave. It's
denitely a avor I'd like to have at home.)
I leaned back and crossed my legs before taking another sip of my tea.
The next time someone looked my way, I looked back and raised my cup
a bit.
"This has a lovely fragrance, doesn't it? They use some good stu here."
As I was saying that, a new group of customers came in, all of them
beautiful girls.
The sta seemed to panic a little bit, and two people rushed over to
welcome them.
(It looks like they'll have to sit over here. Nobody likes sharing a bench
seat with a stranger, but the cafe is busy, so it can't be helped. Yes,
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come over here. The pretty girls can sit with me.)
I had even asked when I got my tea if it was OK to share a bench with
someone, and I was told that it was ne.
"Ah, hello."
A girl who seemed like the leader of the group shouted at me angrily.
She looked about 15 years old, with blonde hair to her shoulders in a
bob cut, clear blue eyes, average height, an average chest, and an
exceptionally pretty face.
"Eh?"
"I'll ask you once more: why are you sitting there?!"
The other girls with her were all glaring at me, too.
"Did you actually just sit down there not knowing anything?!"
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"Eh? But, FitzClarence-sama, the seats for our tea party are..."
The girls shued around a bit, and then a very short girl squeezed
through between them.
"Ah..."
It was Ester, the blonde loli that I'd run into by chance that morning. The
girl with the blonde bob cut was very surprised.
"I heard from Lord Faren! Why me, for a dragon, a dragon hunt?"
"...Lord Faren?"
"You said it before, didn't you? Are you playing dumb now that there are
other people around?!"
"You're crazy! Hunting a dragon, were you actually serious about that?"
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"...FitzClarence-sama?"
"Why me?! There are other people, aren't there? Why would you choose
me for that? I mean, it couldn't be just because of that quest from
before. That would be cruel!"
"Eh? No, there's no particular reason. I just couldn't think of anyone else,
I guess."
She looked equal parts terried and amazed, but she managed to
quickly pull herself together.
"Oh ho ho ho, very well. Since you insist, I'll give you a chance to witness
my power!"
(Why the sudden change? I don't understand this girl. But the
enthusiasm is good.)
"Well, OK then."
(It would probably be awkward for me to stay here, so I guess I'll leave.)
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She grabbed my arm, and pulled me along. As her followers and the
other customers watched in amazement, she kept going until we were
outside of the cafe, bringing me behind a pillar in a corridor.
"Yes it's a secret! If my relationship with him was exposed, Allen would
be..."
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"Oh, I see."
"Oh, her. She's with the magic knight corps. At her age, she's already
the vice-commander of the second division. That's how outstanding a
magician she is. She's helped me out in the past, too."
"I see..."
("Magic knight corps." Interesting. But if she's with them, then I probably
won't see her any time soon.)
"Oh, I see."
(Why would she use an alias? I don't get it. Were they just pretending to
be adventurers as an excuse to be alone with Allen?)
"If only there hadn't been a high orc, I could have kept being an
adventurer with him, but now my father won't allow it anymore. That
quest was a disaster..."
"Ho ho ho, but next is a dragon hunt! A red dragon, even! If that
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(It's weird that she's getting excited from talking to herself, but if she
has enthusiasm, then that's excellent.)
"What now?"
"Do you know where that magic noble's study here is?"
"Lord Faren's study? It's on the west side of the top oor, near the
middle."
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(It's embarrassing for me not to know where red dragons live in this
situation, but I should swallow my pride here and ask anyway.)
"Let's see..."
"I see. YOu've really done even more than I'd hoped for."
(He's happy about that? It's actually kind of cute, but I'm not getting any
enjoyment out of it at all.)
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"Ah, yes, but I'll look forward to that after nishing the dragon hunt and
the princess's treatment. I have to do some preparations for making it."
(Mission Complete. I checked what I needed to, and I didn't get stuck in
another once of his endless lectures on magic.)
By the time I was almost to my home, the sun was beginning to set.
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I lied down in bed, but I couldn't sleep. Thinking about leaving the next
morning on a quest to hunt a dragon, I couldn't help being nervous.
(The monsters and spells here do seem to follow the logic of games, but
why? Is this world actually based on a game? Or maybe games were
based on stories that were based on this world? Or maybe it's the
translation: I know the language here, but the names might be
translated into the closest thing that I know about.)
........
Thinking about the next morning, I got a stomach cramp from the stress.
(That dragon could probably kill me easily. I don't want to die a virgin!)
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(Didn't I get ask for healing magic so I could cure STDs? Here I am in a
fantasy world with magic skills, and what am I doing?)
(I should still have enough money left. As a man who's about to leave for
a battle, yes, there's something I need to do.)
The streets were full of the the town's night workers. I saw a young girl
with cat ears, and a slightly older woman with a tail. And of course, there
were regular humans, too. What they all had in common was that they
weren't wearing much. There were lots of boobs to look at.
(If I just have some money, I can have sex with these girls? Really? With
the in, and the out, and the in again? And I don't think this world has
condoms, so...)
(Wait, that blonde lolita was doing it with her handsome boyfriend, so in
that case, she might actually be pregnant...?)
.......
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(Augh, just forget that. Forget about that loli bitch, think about
something else! This is my time!)
I went back to looking at the prostitutes along the road. Especially the
ones with nice boobs.
(OK, I've decided. That blonde beauty over there, yes, her.)
"Ah, hello..."
After to I talked to her, she led me to a small and dirty bar. It was a
stone building with wooden tables. The area of the bar was only about
30 square meters.
A dierent girl, who was rather plain-looking, poured some beer for me,
and I took a sip.
(That girl isn't coming back, is she? Shit, how did this happen? I don't
want you pouring beer for me, I wanted to do it with the girl who brought
me here!)
I didn't have the nerve to actually say what I was thinking to that girl.
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In my sadness, I drank the cheap beer. After about half an hour, a man
with a scary face came over to tell me the bill, and a sneaking suspicion
of mine was conrmed.
"...seriously?"
(Yes, this whole bar is a scam, then. Maybe I should have tried to leave
earlier, but I suppose it probably wouldn't have mattered.)
(I suspected that, but I still drank anyway. The girl next to me was ugly,
and the only solution was alcohol. Shit, their plan was perfect! But
there's no way I'd be carrying 3 gold with me. I think one gold is about
$10,000. That's just too much.)
"Oh, are you saying you won't pay for your drinks?"
As I was thinking about what I'd do, I heard an angry voice from another
table.
I looked over.
"Ah..."
It was the knight who'd tried to arrest me again that morning. She was
very drunk, too.
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(Why is she here?! Hmm, if I recognized her, I must not be too drunk.
Yes, I'm ne.)
"Geh, you..."
"tch...that's..."
The large man next to her table, who had probably given her the bill,
turned to me and gave me an evil-looking smile.
"This woman, she's a lez, you know. Wanted another woman to make
her feel good."
"Really!"
(Wow, and she was desperate enough to come to a place like this?)
(She barely tried to deny it. That's a really fast "coming out".)
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When Mercedes said that, the lady sitting hext to her gave a weird smile
and started wiggling her way into Mercedes's lap.
"You have to pay for your drinks, miss knight. If you don't, we might
have to report what you were doing tonight to your boss. The 3rd
division, right? I do like loose-lipped women like you, ya know."
"Why do you...?"
"You bragged about it to that lady next to you, didn't you, Mercedes-
chan? I think the neighbors might have been able to hear you."
"Even my name?!"
(Wow, she has a big mouth. You should have used a fake name,
obviously. Wait, maybe that's why she was in prison under a dierent
name...?)
"Huh? Well, if you can't pay, then I guess you'll just have to work o your
debt."
Meanwhile, 8 rough-looking men had come in, all of them with swords.
They all laughed at his line.
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The men in the bar reached towards their own swords at their hips.
name: Johnny
gender: male
race: human
level: 19
job: restaurant management
/
/
name: Bob
gender: male
race: human
level: 21
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name: Michaelangelo
gender: male
race: human
level: 22
job: restaurant sta
/
/
(There's one guy in there who looks like he's close to death. Looking at
Michaelangelo there, his face is pretty pale. He doesn't seem injured, so
it's probably some disease.)
name: Tanaka
gender: male
race: human
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level: 35
job: alchemist
/
/
(My "LUC" is still low. I wonder if that's related to ending up here. In any
case, escape should be easy enough. I'm super strong.)
I got up and walked over to Mercedes, not worrying about the men
around her.
Even in that situation, Mercedes was still hugging the woman next to her
with her left arm. Up close, I could see that Mercedes was actually
fondling the other woman's boobs. Going by her face, she looked like
she hated it; it reminded me of the way Sophia had looked at me in the
restaurant.
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"Eh?"
"A magician?!"
"Hah, we're not some street hoodlums that would be scared of a few
reballs."
"One magician in this small area don't do much."
"Everyone go for him together!"
(Brave, very brave. But bravery alone won't win against my reballs.)
"Gyaaaaah!"
"Bgaaugh!"
"Shiiiigh!"
"Aaaaaa!"
On impact, the reballs all exploded into spurts of ame, and in that
small space they reached me too. Trying to look cool in front of
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"Hey, what are you doing using re in a small place like this?! Ah, my
hair, my hair is burning!"
A little while after escaping from the scam bar, Mercedes and I were
sitting on some stairs in an alley in the red-light district.
"Like I said, that was a false charge...or rather, what were you doing
there? Even if you like girls, buying a woman at a bar is pretty
desperate."
"Why is it my fault."
"A dragon, a dragon you know! There's no way you'll win! When
someone's facing their death, of course they'll want to play around a
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"Ah..."
"I'm surrounded by cute girls all day, and I can't do anything! If I even
tried to talk to them, I, you know what would happen! I have needs!"
"......."
"That's because the girl who led me there, she was just too cute..."
"And that low cut of her dress in the back was hot."
We passed some time together talking about her, and how we imagined
she'd be in bed.
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Chapter 11.1
Part 1
The next day, I brought Mercedes-chan over to the noble mages house.
I was actually driven by the impulse to just return home and go straight
to sleep. However this is for the sake of my own house. I had no choice
but to put on a calm front and work like a gentleman. Nature and
expression is a harsh thing.
Whats wrong? You have dark circles under your eyes. [Fahren]
No, I was just going through the measures on how to defeat the dragon
with her. [Tanaka]
Is the noble mage that frightening to her? Unlike me, she was frozen at
the sight of him. She stood at attention as a means of saluting him.
Since shes young, staying up one or two nights must not be much of a
problem to her. What an envious young and lively body.
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The noble mage placed his hand under his chin as if he were pondering
on something. He diverted his sight between Mercedes-chan and me
alternatively.
I guess that excuse must have been hard for him to accept. It will be
unbearable if he were to make the wrong conjecture so I tried voicing
out rst to change the subject to a more appropriate direction.
The current location is at the noble mages garden. I muttered out loud
as I looked at the huge vehicle in front of me.
Youre even designing for machineries? Seriously, how versatile are you
in actual, noble mage-san.
Oo [Tanaka]
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I dont really understand it but lets just pretend to be surprise for the
time being.
I see. [Tanaka]
The airship actually looked humongous by the rst glimpse. The size
should be roughly thirty meters in length and eight meters in height. If
this is what he meant by small then I can assume the large ones must
be really titanic in size. I wonder if this thing can really y.
Its just to wait for all the ones whom you have invited to gather now.
[Fahren]
I see.
The ones gathered in the garden now were only the noble mage who
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We did have some exchange before. Was it two or three years ago? My
niece was married into that fellows family. Most women born in that
household have high magical power but for some reason men werent
able to reside there. Although the people in that family were denying it,
it is likely that the people in the olden days do not interact among
themselves. [Fahren]
I see. [Tanaka]
The carriage entered the garden after the gate was opened and nally
reached us after a short while. The group of maid became nervous this
time as they werent sure of what was coming. The noble mage calmly
received the carriage while Mercedes-chan was in the verge of tears,
casting me a look as if telling me, No more..Please give me a break.
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She muttered as she stood next to the airship after getting down the
steps.
However the noble mage didnt seem to be upset with the other party.
On watching her brazenly striking up the conversation with him, I could
tell that she is the complete opposite to Mercedes-chan.
Its a serious matter concerning Her Royal Highness Princess, dont you
know? Isnt that the responsibility of a noble? [Ester]
Fuun~, well whatever. If you have any luggage, hand them to the maid
there. Well load them into the airship. [Fahren]
The blonde haired loli then began instructing the attendant standing
beside, causing the noble mages household maids to move around
hastily to meet her expectations.
What? [Ester]
Are you not together with your boyfriend? That ikemen guy. [Tanaka]
H-hold it!! Ive told you not to say a word about him before, havent I
!! [Ester]
Compared to the blonde haired loli here, that guy far is more important
in this operation. Since the noble mage will be the rear guard, we need
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Are you serious? I wanted to utter that out loud but I do understand it
too.
The blonde haired loli who is the daughter of a big shot was exposed to
danger in the recent incident. That must have greatly inuenced the
result. When you think of it this way, this incident might not be
particularly bad for the whole country.
I see. [Tanaka]
Ah not really. Its just that were short of one member than our initial
plan now. [Tanaka]
Fumu. [Fahren]
Itll be useless even if I kept persisting in it. I should gure out another
method in hand that I can use instead. Although I dont think I will be
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able to make it even if I were to send out job oers to the Adventurers
Guild now.
I should start recalling the guidance given by that little girl. What was
needed in order to defeat a dragon?
Even though hes a harem bastard who had group sex with number 2-
chan despite having a girlfriend from a noble family, he is still an honest
person by nature at the very least. He interacted with me like a
gentleman even though I am ugly.
Its just in the vicinity of the capital. It wouldnt take that much time.
[Fahren]
I guess its something similar to the light bullet train in Japan. If we were
to depart from Tokyo, we will still be making stops at Shinagawa and
Shin-Yokohama.
Then the waitress girl will be the last one. Once she arrives, all the
members will be fully assembled. [Tanaka]
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I see. So essentially, you and I are the two-top ones then? Certainly a
useless troop will only be a hindrance. You sure know your stu dont
you! The number of people is not important when it comes to
exterminating a dragon. Whats most important is the quality! Quality!!
[Fahren]
Fuhahahahahahaha, its been a long time since I last felt the torrent of
my magic power seething like this. [Fahren]
.. [Tanaka]
After making the exchanges with the noble mage appropriately and the
arrival of the blonde haired loli, a presence could be felt coming from
somewhere at the front of the house. Once I directed my senses there, I
was able to narrow down the location. There is an individual standing
nearby the gate, glancing around as she examined the premises.
That person was looking so nervous that I was starting to feel sorry for
her.
She was waiting for an opportunity since she wasnt sure if she should
be entering. At the same time she was hesitating since it might be bad if
she were to enter.
Mu?
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Tears were welling up in her eyes and she looked as if she might escape
anytime soon.
Isnt that the daughter of the bar owner from the other day? [Fahren]
When the noble mage called out to the maid in waiting standing next to
him, she rushed over to receive Sophia-chan in a hurry.
As such, the Red Dragon Subjugation Party nally set o from that place.
At the noble mages instruction, the airship rose several hundred meters
above the ground and into the sky in a blink of an eye before gliding
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through the clouds in a dignied manner. When I gazed out from the
deck, I was able to enjoy the spectacle of the vast town below from one
end to the other end.
Well be reaching there really soon. The time taken will be the same as
a short light meal. [Fahren]
I see. [Tanaka]
Eh? [Tanaka]
Come to think of it, there were no one else on board this airship apart
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I had thought that they will be boarding the airship with the luggage but
apparently I was wrong.
Once we are done with this trip, itll be great if you can pay a visit once
to my laboratory. Ill show you the shipbuildings document. I have a
plan to build a high speed ship with a higher pre-emptive strike output
than this one. [Fahren]
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The good looking lesbo has a look of ecstasy on her face as she rubbed
the back of the blonde haired loli whose face has turned blue as she
puked. Their appearances were truly impressive. I have brought her over
even though she wasnt able to obtain what she wanted in that rip-o
bar last night so currently, she might be in higher tension than usual in
trying accomplish what she desires right after that incident.
What? [Fahren]
Ive always wanted to ask him this for a long time so this is a good time
to do so.
Its about the time when we rst met. Why were you in the bar
downtown? There are many other bars that are much better than that
one. [Tanaka]
Yes. [Tanaka]
I wonder why someone with such superior magic went to a place like
that.
In that bar on that street, there was a woman that gives o a mermaid-
like charm and has an allure that is incomparable to any other women.
The power and magic she processed are dicult to be made light of too.
If one were to ght against someone like that, was it impossible or could
that person a male homo or could it be another noble mage? That
rumour has reached my ear.1 [Fahren]
Aa. [Tanaka]
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[Fahren]
This ossan has a light footwork when it comes to something that is really
related to magic.
(Rinkage: Someone who doesnt hesitate to go somewhere, do anything
or join some events, etc.)
Well then, I will be taking a short rest in my own room. Let me know
once we reached there. [Tanaka]
I parted with the noble mage and went inside the airship.
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Chapter 11.2
Part 2
When I was rst told about the airship kitchen, I was imagining it to be
something similar to a one-room apartment. Nevertheless, why is this
place so well-equipped with such excellent facilities? The structure and
facilities installed are about the same as the dining kitchen of a
luxurious apartment. This fully equipped kitchen is far better than mine
at home.
Yo. [Tanaka]
Hii!! [Sophia]
Sophia-chan gave out a short shriek and her shoulders could be seen
trembling.
The kitchen knife in her hand stopped right above the cutting board as
she looked here.
I-I sincerely apologize for this but Im still in the midst of cooking
[Sophia]
Aa no, Im not here to urge you in particular. I just came here to see
how things are. [Tanaka]
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Ive heard of most of the details already but, theres something that I
would like to conrm. [Tanaka]
In regards to the reason the noble mage went to your shop. [Tanaka]
T-That [Sophia]
I would be trouble by it. I felt as if I could read what she was trying to
say just from her expression.
There are hardly anything good about being liked by that mad noble.
No, b-but I cant use any magic! Im telling the truth! [Sophia]
For some reason, there was a complicated expression on her face when I
said that he wasnt especially interested in it now. A womans heart can
be so dicult. She appears like the type to be pampered as a child so I
guess that was natural.
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Well, that is only if the other party is able to endure the noble mage.
It was conrmed before boarding the airship earlier. Its something that
I normally do when I encounter a noble like that too so I dont think there
should be any objections later on. [Tanaka]
.. [Sophia]
So like I said, please prepare the meal with ease. Aa, another thing. Its
about the number of people. We might be getting another one or two
more people on board later on so I would appreciate it if you can make
slightly bigger portion. [Tanaka]
With this, I had a feeling that it had become something like a plus-minus
zero.
Then Ill be going to take a short break. Please excuse me. [Tanaka]
Ah y-yes. [Sophia]
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The airship seemed to have landed in the centre of a wide open space. It
must be really conspicuous as more and more people in the
neighbourhood gathered around, aroused by their curiosity. However,
once they noticed the countrys symbol on the airships outer wall, I
doubt anyone will have the courage to come close anymore. I guess they
will probably be observing only from afar.
Ten meter plus away from here, someone who resembles a military
police could be seen rushing over.
Umu. You should hurry up and bring him over. Ill be waiting in the
airship. [Fahren]
I nodded. As I looked around, I found the blonde haired loli with a pale
blue-faced leaning over the decks railing.
I wouldnt be able to talk him into joining if I dont bring this person
along.
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A, gya [Ester]
I grasped her arm and pulled her along by force, unintentionally causing
her to throw up a little in the process.
If you were to express yourself a little more, you would look cuter.
Therell be a demand for it. [Tanaka]
Theres no way that its true, isnt it!? Ah, wa. [Ester]
Thereupon, the military police earlier, who was armed with metallic
armour and spear rushed over to us.
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He was a young man who looked younger than me (probably in his mid-
twenties). His shortly trimmed brown hair with clear blue eyes that
further complemented his face makes him look handsome enough to be
called an ikemen. Although not as good looking as Allen, I was conrmed
that he is certainly popular too.
Excuse me but are you acquainted with Allen from the knight corps?
[Tanaka]
Eh? Do you mean Captain Allen? If you are then hes at an inn nearby
here but, well, m-may I know where this airship is from? Are you under
urgent business? [brown haired ikemen?]
This airship was borrowed by Lord Fahren there from the country. Im
sorry but could you guide me to that inn? We have an urgent matter
with him. [Tanaka]
I gazed at the deck, indirectly pointing it out to him. The ossan was
standing at the deck, overlooking here.
On seeing the noble mage standing there, the military police became
obedient immediately.
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I was guided around the inns entrance and the area around the counter.
It seemed to be built on a moderate scale and could accommodate
approximately 100 guests. It once served as a restaurant before with the
number of customers coming in reaching at least 90%, prompting them
to seek for help even in the afternoon.
Hes staying on the second oor of the inn, in room 203. [brown haired
ikemen?]
After watching his back disappearing to the corner, we made our way to
the said room 203.
We went over to the counter and explained it to the ossan who looked
like the manager, and was given permission to pass through without
even a word of complaint. This area didnt seem much dierent than a
business hotel in Japan. I wonder if it was because this is an expensive
place. I dont get it.
On the other hand, the lady knight was following us without uttering a
single word. It seems that, she was feeling excited at the sight of Ester-
chan who was still suering from airsick. She was literally staring at her
distress state with a look of ecstasy on her face. Did you see that? It was
just as what I had said. Therell be a demand for it if you were to express
yourself a little more.
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We nally reached the room not long after. There is a plate in the centre
of the wooden door, bearing the number 203.
Allen-sa [Tanaka]
Does Sophies inside feel good to you too? Uu, Im glad! More! Ahn! Ah!
Ah! More, more, please make Sophie feel even better, ahnn! Give me
more!
..
..
..
A wave of silence swept over the blonde haired loli, the lesbo lady knight
and me.
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However, it only lasted for a short while. The silence was broken by
Esters holler almost instantly.
A-Alleeeeennnnnn!!!!!!! [Ester]
*BANG*
The sight that greeted us as soon as we jumped into the room was, the
two of them sitting in seiza on the bed.
They seemed to be properly dressed so, lets see. What they were doing
earlier?
Ah, this ojiisan dont know. Aa, I dont know, I dont know. Damn!
E-Ester!? [Allen]
Whats the meaning of this!? What were you guys going just now!?
[Ester]
Didnt you promise that you wont do it when Im not around! [Ester]
[Allen]
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Im the rst and Sophies the second. So, so, wasnt that the only
reason why I permitted it!? [Ester]
Its not about waiting or not waiting now! I-I-If its just once then I can
still endure it but, h-h-h-how many times has it been now!? It feels
aggravating to even count it! [Ester]
If it were me, I have condence that I would not look at another woman.
P-Please wait a minute, Ester. I-I was the one who tempted Allen
[Sophie]
!.. [Sophie]
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All right, please wait for a moment everyone. Its not the time for this
now. [Tanaka]
Enough of that. Look, why dont you just go to the corner of the room
and revert back to being the vomiting girl earlier. [Tanaka]
If I were to leave them be, they will keep going on forever. The noble
mage and Sophia-chan are still waiting in the airship. Its seriously a
waste to squander time in this lovers quarrel staged by the ikemen.
Yes yes, please go back to being vomiting girl. Go, go throw up, go
throw up. [Tanaka]
I grabbed the blonde haired lolis head and shook her around in all
directions.
Soon enough, the blonde haired loli covered her mouth and ran to the
corner of the room. She began vomiting.
In order to seize the opportunity, the lesbo lady knight started rubbing
her back at the same time.
Nice combination.
Thanks to that, I could nally start my discussion with Allen.
She was just suering from motion sickness after being jolted in the
airship. More importantly, I have something important to discuss with
you. Will you lend me an ear? [Tanaka]
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[Tanaka]
Thats all. It was an abrupt request so I would like to apologize for the
trouble but, could you accompany us in this operation? [Tanaka]
You dont need to worry about that. That person is already well aware
of it. [Tanaka]
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At the corner of the room, the blonde haired loli was glaring at Allen like
a demon while the lesbo lady knight was rubbing her back. If she
werent experiencing motion sickness, she wouldve hit him with all her
strength before mounting him and giving him another one or two more
blows. That seems like good way for her to release her anger.
There was a desperate look on her face as she gripped the hem of her
robe tightly with both hands.
But, if its magic then I-I can use it too..the one who taught Ester
magic was also m-me. If that is the case then, I will be able to contribute
to the teams ghting force to a certain extent. [Sophie]
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The two womens friendship is now broken just because of one ikemen.
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Chapter 11.3
Part 3
After putting an end to all the attery greetings, the airship took o to
the sky once again.
Even though there was a look of regret on the mayors face, the noble
mage paid no mind to his state and raised the altitude of the airship. The
other crew members could only remain silent the entire time when they
were sent o. Although the partys hierarchical relationship was
extremely intense currently, I have yet to think of dealing with it, even a
little.
Well, Ill just keep it in mind and handle this issue in near future.
Unfortunately, the degree of diculty will be high.
Allen and Sophie were on one of the bed, side by side while the blonde
haired loli and I were sitting on their opposite a little further from there.
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By the way, there was a tray of sandwiches that was made in the kitchen
earlier, placed on my lap.
The blonde haired loli who was replying to him was in constant bad
mood the entire time.
I dont want to. Theres nothing more to talk about between the both of
us. [Ester]
No! Denitely not! I will not believe in anything you say anymore!
[Ester]
Ester [Allen]
While watching Allen and Esters trouble scene unfolding before me, I
partook of the lip-smacking sandwiches prepared by Sophia-chan. The
juicy sandwiches that were stued with chicken-like meat and basted
with an abundance of butter gradually satiate my hunger that resulted
from skipping breakfast this morning.
I deliberately brought them here all the way from the dining room just
for this.
It was truly delicious, to be able to enjoy a meal made by a beautiful girl
while watching another beautiful girl engaged in a jealous lovers
quarrel. This is one of the eldwork that I would like to carry on
hereafter.
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.So-Sorry. [Allen]
I could feel his sense of guilt. His sense of guilt was overowing.
What do you mean by this was all due to my indelity? I have asked
you this before, havent I? How many times has it been now? [Ester]
Th-That. [Allen]
If it was just once or twice then, I-I would still be able to permit it. Its a
mans resourcefulness so it couldnt be helped. Women will naturally
ock to charismatic man. I always believe that nothing can be done in
that situation. [Ester]
.. [Allen]
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ordinary! Even if I were to count it using both hands and feet, it still
wouldnt be enough! How much do you actually yearn for sex!? You
pervert! [Ester]
And the worst part of it was that youre doing it with Sophie behind my
back! Am I actually the most important one to you!? I found that I
couldnt believe in your words more and more now! [Ester]
On the other hand, this blonde haired loli was quite open-minded with
her boyfriend. I would denitely be mad with jealousy if I were to see the
woman I like being cozy with another guy. When you think of it this way,
Ester-chan can be considerably big hearted. That aspect of her is
something I can honestly respect.
But well, the situation in which the same case of adultery was repeated
beyond two digits would bring even her to tears.
Ester please. Could you listen to my side of story, even just a little?
[Allen]
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Just because he was permitted to have a harem, this ikemen has found
the composure to commit indelity over and over again. My meal has
turned bad now. The rst-rate meal prepared by Sophia-chan is now
ruined. The juicy sandwich tasted strangely bad in my mouth when I
chewed it.
I wanted it to be tastier.
I will not permit it this time! Ive reached my limits! This will be a
goodbye! [Ester]
(Rinkage: Waiwai! Someone getting dumped (^ ^))
P-Please wait! I love you! More than anyone else in this world! [Allen]
! [Ester]
Even if you tell me that, I-I will denitely not be fooled again! [Ester]
Its the truth! Please believe me. It was just as Sophie has said! [Allen]
Youre the only number one for me! I love you! [Allen]
D-Didnt I just say so? R-Regardless of how many times you said it
[Ester]
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His eyes were glittering making him look like a true gentleman.
Thats how my feelings are, Ester. Even if I have to cast away all that I
have, the only person whom I want to be with is you! [Allen]
!.. [Ester]
H-Hmph! How many times have I heard of the same thing now? Why
dont you just use that line on Sophie as much as you want instead? I
will not believe in anything you said anymoreWill not believe it, will
not believe it. Th-Thats all! [Ester]
E-Ester!? [Allen]
The blonde haired loli got up from the edge of the bed.
Her complexion didnt look too good, probably due to her airsickness.
Goodbye! [Ester]
She casted a glance at Allen as she said so and left the room as it is.
The door was opened and closed with a small bang that resounded
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Goodbye. Even if she said so, I dont think they will break-up that easily.
Not only are they currently in the same airship ying above the sky, they
will also be spending the next few days together. The blonde haired loli
seems oblivious to her surroundings now. Where is she planning to
escape to?
..Ester. [Allen]
The ikemen who was only able to watch as she left, murmured from the
other side of the door.
.Allen. [Sophie]
So-Sophie, I. [Allen]
(Rinkage: The original text is Boku wa Ester o. which indicated that he
wanted to say I love/like Ester but since the love/like word is not
present there and the grammatical structure of English and Japanese is
dierent, I left it as it is)
!.. [Allen]
I was expecting him to go after the blonde haired loli but, whats up with
that? Im currently detecting a strange love eld around them. Sophie-
chan was seriously a bold woman, more than what I had imagined.
Taking Allens male whore state into account, this kind of accident is
likely to happen in ten or twenty cases.
(Rinkage: Male Whore = Original word is actually yarichin , a vile
slang for man who has sex with many women)
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Following the blonde haired loli, I got up from the edge of the bed as
well.
This seems like a good time to end this. Please excuse me too.
[Tanaka]
Though regrettable, I should withdraw from here too after the blonde
haired loli.
His good points are clearly evident. Its not surprising that hes popular
with girls. He possessed such a straightforward nature. Im certain that
his lower part can stand upright immediately too.
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I was moved.
Umu [Fahren]
When did he make his appearance here? Without realizing it, the noble
mage was already standing right beside me.
This person couldnt possibly have stayed up all night at the deck, could
he?
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The automatic piloting speed dropped in the middle of last night. The
knight whom you have brought along was standing guard too after dark
so we can deal with it just in case. [Fahren]
Mercedes-chan stayed up for two nights straight!? Will she be all right?
One can always manage their own health so there is no need for you to
worry about it. I could make it y the entire night too if I wanted to. The
place that my feet can reach, extend as far as the Dark Continent at the
least. [Fahren]
I was just slightly curious about it. Apologies if it had bothered you.
[Tanaka]
But that girl hasnt come out from her room since last night. Did
something happen? [Fahren]
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I see. [Tanaka]
I think her current problem might be her mental state but, it would be a
little scary to leave the piloting to her.
Ill check out the state of the kitchen for a while. [Tanaka]
I parted with the noble mage who appears to be in a good mood and
went straight to Sophia-chan.
A spacious kitchen.
Besides Sophia-chan, for some reason Allen was there too. What were
the former and latter doing so early in the morning? I wouldnt deny that
it did pique my interest.
Just looking at the appearance of the two of them standing close to each
other as they faced the stove, or to be more precise, just looking at the
way Sophia-chan was directing a sickly-sweet gaze at Allen, ruined my
refreshing mood in the morning.
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Could he have been aiming for the taste of Sophia-chans pussy since
yesterday? That pussy belongs to me. Although the person herself might
refuse it, its the one that I wanted at least. It was no exaggeration to
say that I have reserved it.
If thats the case then why dont I help too? Though I may not look like
it, I have somewhat condence in my skill. Using the equipment here, I
can probably create simple baked sweets but [Tanaka]
Eh.. [Tanaka]
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Im sorry but, do you think you can teach me how to make it? [Allen]
The foreshadowing of the camping incident the other day during our
adventure came back again.
Its embarrassing to say this but, I have nothing else to do now. This is
also a form of interaction so would you join us as well? We will be fellow
companions who would be ghting for life in these few days so I would
like to cherish these small relations that we have with each other.
[Tanaka]
Even if you were to leave him alone, he would still be able to run most
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The ikemen was only one reected in her pupils the entire time.
Once I won over the ikemen to my side, Sophia-chan no longer has any
other means to oppose to it.
Even though it was just slightly, she directed her glance down to her
feet, showing a conduct that indirectly conveyed how she didnt nd it
amusing. I might fail to notice it if I wasnt such a Sophia-chan mania.
The image of her frightened state yesterday seems like a thing of the
past now.
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After breakfast, it happened just as she was seated at the table, sipping
her tea.
He was probably doing this out of concern for the others. With exception
to the noble mage who has brought the meal back to his room to eat
and the lesbo lady knight who looked fatigued due to the late night shift,
there were only ve people here. In the uncordial atmosphere, the
ikemen whipped a paper bag out of his breast pocket.
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I wonder how many baked goods were kept in that small paper bag
consisting of imitation cookies. Allen made them beside Sophia-chan
earlier while she was preparing breakfast.
The reason why I said they were imitation cookies were because the
ingredients that were used were slightly dierent than the ones I knew.
Flour, sugar and butter do not exist in this world. Nevertheless, we
managed to nd similar looking foodstu that we could make use of to
make them. Hence they were imitation cookies.
The texture of the food looks like cookies themselves. They were sweet
and deliciously crunchy.
Would you eat them? They are your favourite sweets. [Allen]
Un. [Allen]
.I see. [Ester]
I-If you have gone through that trouble much trouble just to make
them, then I dont mind accepting them. [Ester]
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I had gradually grasped the ability to read Allens facial expression now.
I have not put it into practice or anything like that but it was somehow
embedded into my mind little by little.
Damn it!
Un.. [Ester]
She put the cookie into her small cute mouth and crunched it as Allen
looked at her with a smile on his face.
On the opposite of them, Sophia-chan was just sitting in line without any
expression on her face as usual. The group sex team is currently
occupying the entire dining table that was meant for 6 people.
H-Hmmh, its not comparable to the things that I usually eat at all.
[Ester]
I see.Im sorry. I will try making the next one better [Allen].
Ester. [Allen]
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Although, this is a necessary step to take for the sake of our mission.
I stood up quietly from my seat and left the dining room without anyone
noticing.
Thus, I have further concluded from this incident that recovery magic
has no eect on the damage to ones heart.
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Lets try the sustaining type magic that I overheard from the rumours.
Halfway through the noble mage suddenly barged into the room with an
extremely shocked look his face. After explaining it to him that nothing
was going on, I forcibly persuaded him to go back. I didnt want to see
this ossans face now, especially in times like this.
The only cure for this heart illness would be two dimensional erotic
images. I missed masturbating in front of my computer. Come to think of
it, I have not masturbated at all for the past several days. How
unhealthy. I must have accumulated quite a lot now.
As a result of the recovery magic I used earlier, my body was in tip top
condition too.
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Chapter 12.1
An nonce hath happened in the afternoon on the second day of our ight
in the airship.
well beest arriving at our destination the next day so thither shouldst
beest things to break with about ere yond. [tanaka]
this exchange wast done an hour ago in mine own cubiculo with the
gentle mage.
hence we hath called out to everyone and hast all the members
gatherd together to exchange their ideas. everyone, enwheeling sophia-
chan whose duty wast unrelatd to a soldier assembld together in an
area resembling a huge living cubiculo in the airship.
resting ourselves on the sofa, everyone wast facing each other with a
cuppeth of drinketh in their hands.
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yond person wast displaying that lady tsundere characteristic and hast
magnicently blendd into the group.
the ladys actually a valorous person deep down inside but, its just yond
the lady plainly hates this like a toad, ugly and venemous middle-agd
ossan. well, t is natural fr any human life forms. if t be true i wast a
mistress, i bethink not i would evr cometh to like an like a toad, ugly
and venemous middle-agd fusty sir too. yonds a given.
without further peize, the one leading the session wast the like a toad,
ugly and venemous middle-agd fusty sir.
i did share the scene yond i hast envisiond beforehand with those folk.
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im not very much sure about the two loli braches but, this role shouldst
beest well-suitd fr the gentle mage.
well hast to doth our most wondrous in various ways this time.
fr the two vanguards, prithee doth thy utmost to draweth the attention
of the dragon but ts not behoveful to beest on the oensive. doth
prioritize thy safety rst. [tanaka]
in spite of that lady draind complexion, the lady hath opened that lady
pale-blue lips, voicing out.
the lady didnt seemeth to beest able to wend all out in what the lady
wast declaring ere the gentle mage.
especially since the gentle mage wast just sitting right beside that lady.
if thee loseth just an armeth r a leggeth, ill beest able to restore those
folk immediately so prithee beest rest assurd. [tanaka]
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but! [mercedes]
at which hour i did look at allen from the corner of mine own eyes, he
couldst beest seen glancing down his feet looking dispiritd as well. since
he hast an important responsibility to protect the blonde haird loli,
thither wast nay opportunity fr him to voice his objection. however, the
behold of reluctance on his visage indirectly portrayd his humour of not
wanting to participate in this if t be true t wast possible.
then! [mercedes]
fr the sake of convincing that lady, i did mix in facts as well as non-
existent details noncommittally.
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if yond is the case then ill payeth the price by curing the illness of that
lady royal highness princess. [tanaka]
even if t be true thou art one of the knights r coequal if t be true thee
wast to report me directly and inform those folk aught thee wanteth, im
ne with t. [tanaka]
!. . . . . . [mercedes]
i doth bethink yond twill beest very troublesome. but, i would like
everyone to lend me thy power. this mission shall beest impossible by
myself. the keystone in succeeding the dragon extermination expedition
this time is the trust from everyone hither. all fr one and one fr all, not
leaving anyone out. if t be true ts not fr this dragon slayer team, twill
not beest possible to accomplish this mission. [tanaka]
since i am a lolicon.
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he did direct his gaze at mercedes-chan who ist wast sitting next to
him.
owing to yond, the lady did tremble violently. the lady wast freakd out.
he did direct his glance hither the moment he hath said this person.
*kosu kosu* that lady forehead wast rubbing gainst the carpet profusely
as the lady did stretch out and did bow.
the surface of that lady forehead would likely expand after this.
although, what the gentle mage hath said soundd ambiguous. wast the
magnicent grise of proof referring to how i achieve the result from
mine own fabricatd story? i receiveth not what he meanteth either but t
wouldnt beest a valorous idea to pursue this part even but now. i
shouldst just act accordingly with ow.
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as though the lady hast just narrowly did escape death, drops of sorrow
couldst beest seen welld up in that lady eyes as the lady couldnt
enwheel that lady composure.
anyway, t might beest just a simple share of tasks but, yonds all.
[tanaka]
at mine own question, the blonde haird loli hath raised a query.
t wilt beest because the lady hast reconcild with allen. the lady seemeth
to beest in quaint valorous humor.
that lady complexion hast did improve considerably too so the lady hast
belike accustomd herself to the trippeth by air.
despite being a non-virgin, the lady hast hitteth whither t hurts the most.
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in mine own school days, yond wast how i hath drawn out the large-
scale boss from the internet game yond i wast fully addictd to.
im not very much sure as well but since the opponent is a dragon, the
thing yond we needeth to taketh note of mostly is its breath. in charge
to avoid yond, we needeth to hast sucient space mongst ourselves
and maketh useth of the terrain as shields. by taking all these into
account in advance, an advantageous positioning shall enable us to
maketh a denite pre-emptive strike. [tanaka]
who ist wast the one who ist hath decided yond? i am the one. i just
hath decided now it.
and, how much damage doest the rst attack cause, yond shall beest a
very much important point too. if t be true t is possible then, yond is at
which hour we shouldst aim fr the wings. since our main aim is to
retrieve its livr and not to defeat t entirely, we shouldst restrict its
movement as much as possible. [tanaka]
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thank thee very much. then, we can belike press on with yond.
[tanaka]
what this person hath said is very much accurate fr one who ist wishes
to dare a dragon. in future, if t be true thee wast to decideth on
practising charm, this trippeth shall prove to beest an invaluable
experience fr thee. [fahren]
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this time, sophia-chan wast the one who ist hath raised that lady
handeth timidly.
a reasonable question.
if thou art referring to the upcoming hurlyburly then, nay. i would like
sophia-san to carryeth on with thy current worketh as a waitress. argal, i
shall beest counting on thee to stayeth hither and taketh care of the
things in this airship once we hath reached our destination. this is eke an
important job. [tanaka]
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we art planning to land at the town locatd at the foot of mount pepe.
[fahren]
i see. yond means well beest proceeding either by foot r carriage from
thither. [tanaka]
umu. [fahren]
as did expect, we shall not beest landing at a dragon did infest area
directly.
well, yonds true. if t be true the hurlyburly reaches coequal the airship,
t would beest troublesome if t be true we wast to end up damaging t.
the rd dragon is living in the vicinity of the rivr that from which we
speak locatd at mount pepe. its existence is currently pondered to
beest at the top of the ecosystem in the neighbourhood. moreover, just
a few levels below the rd dragon, demons such as are wyverns and
salamanders art eke inhibiting the areas. [fahren]
i see. [tanaka]
ts unbearable.
yond wast at which hour t hath happened, causing the gentle mage to
stand ho mid-sentence.
*zzuzuunn*
the shaking wast very much intense, belike at the scale of magnitude 7
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r 8.
uuuoooo-!? [tanaka]
similarly, the other people hath raised their voices out of hoyday too.
some kind of problem might not but hast did occur certes.
in the midst of the intense tremor, all the members scrambld to the
deck.
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Chapter 12.2
The noble mage cried out as soon as we got to the deck, prompting all of
us to look ahead.
I dont think this is just possibly dangerous. I have a feeling that this is a
dangerous situation.
I felt like I was about to pee myself. Actually, I think I have wet myself a
little.
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This looks bad. The wind barrier put up is not strong enough to
withstand the wyverns breath attack or body slam. If we are attacked
by that many of them at once, well denitely crash. [Fahren]
H-Hii.
No way..
It cant be helped. This is the time for me and ossan to come forth.
Umu. I would of done so anyway, you didnt even have to tell me.
[Fahren]
Leaving the others on the deck, we made our way to the side of the
airship.
I had a premonition that this is like an encounter that you would see
before a battle in a game.
Name: Francisca
Sex: Female
Race: Flare Wyvern
Level: 66
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Job: Housewife1
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/
Name: Michelle
Sex: Female
Race: Flare Wyvern
Level: 62
Job: Housewife
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Name: Rachel
Sex: Female
Race: Flare Wyvern
Level: 67
Job: Maid2
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Are you serious?! Arent these stats around the same as the high orc?
Their agility is twice as high. Even though the endurance is about half of
the high orcs, their STR and INT are somewhat high. In short, the most
eective method to combat the wyverns would be to take all of them
down in one shot.
Although, if I were to miss my rst attack, they are likely to respond with
a deadly counterattack. These kinds of enemies would usually make
their appearance in the last dungeon, and deplete all of a low level
players recovery items. Its the type of enemy that is hated the most by
users who like clearing stages at low levels.
Name: Tanaka
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Level: 35
Job: Alchemist
HP: 4909/4609
MP: 99500000/99500000
STR: 375
VIT: 560
DEX: 852
AGI: 442
INT: 7922000
LUC: 29
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As usual, the INT and MP are the only ones that have increased by a
miraculous margin.
With an exception to LUC, the other stats are several times higher than
Mercedes-chans.
Nevertheless, this is not the time for despair. Seeing that I have
defeated the high orc the same way, my magic could still overpower
their endurance in a single hit.
Kill them before they kill you if not itll work out somehow. In actuality, if
I dont gure something out now, it would be really bad.
Since it has come to this, I should prepare myself for the worst.
This is all for the sake of the house. Its all for my home.
Aa, when I think of it this way, I could feel my courage coming back to
me.
Hou, you sound quite condent there. The number of wyverns there are
much higher. Is that ne with you? I have come to understand that
healing magic is your forte though. [Fahren]
I understand. Then Ill leave it to you. Ill step back and see what youve
got. [Fahren]
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She could have just stayed back on the airship shivering in fright but,
she wanted to come with us instead.
I should not miss out on this opportunity. If this juice continues trickling
down any more than this, the colour of my underwear might change.
This must be avoided at all cost.
At the very least, I want preserve my dignity until I obtain the dragons
liver. (EN:lol why is the author so obsessed with pee)
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Ester-chan. [Tanaka]
Just watch and learn. This is something that you will not learn in
school. [Tanaka]
!!.. [Ester]
The number of reballs released were far more than the time of the high
orc battle. There is a lot more space in the sky compared to last time so
I was able to spread the reballs all over.
Was it because my INT increased when I leveled up? The size of the
individual reballs looks big, at about 1 metre in diameter.
Wha.. [Ester]
Would you want to drink my juice together? That is not something that I
can say. (EN:lol wut) (TL: dont ask xD)
If these are not sucient in bringing them down, then its game over for
me.
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My favourite reballs.
Go!!! [Tanaka]
The wyverns naturally reacted to it and tried evading the attacks before
they were hit.
However, due to the blazing force, the wyverns were not able to dodge
all the attacks, resulting in the wyverns being hit consecutively.
I cant help thinking about this, but well, since it seemed to work, its not
3
a problem.
Just like insects that were swatted out of the air, all the wyverns that
received direct hits started falling one by one.
Youre quite fast there, wyvern. Youre ying at such great speed.
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However, I think I should try enduring it for now. If the blonde haired loli
were killed here by chance, I might lose all the trust Allen has in me.
For that reason, all I can do now is to believe in the strength of my own
reballs.
The remaining wyvern that survived was a cunning one. It had avoided
all the reball attacks by using its own kind as shield.
*GYAA*
After conrming that all the reballs have disappeared, that wyvern let
out an ear-splitting roar as it glared angrily in my direction. It doesnt
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seem to have any intention to escape from here. I wonder if wyverns are
an aggressive species.
It will ght to the bitter end even if its the last surviving one. Seriously,
just how passionate is this wyvern.
I tried preparing another reball in a hurry after the blonde haired loli
pointed it out.
Just I was doing so, the wyvern directed its gaze here and opened its
mouth.
If I were to make a comparison, the ability of the wyvern and the orc
that used direct attacks are worlds apart.
Kyaaaaaaaaaaa! [Ester]
I had once watched a video that was published to the public on how the
Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force (JSSDF) handle amethrowers.
The strength of the ames breathed out at her now is double of what I
had seen in the video. Several people standing within a 10 metre radius
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Uooooooo!! [Tanaka]
In order to protect the lolis loli-sized body from the ames, I pulled her
into an embrace and turned around with my back facing the wyvern.(EN:
Author keeps mentioning the word loli, I think he is trying to tell us
something.) (TL: I think hes referring to the size of a certain part of her
body)(EN: ( ) )
At this rate, the blonde haired loli might get swallowed up by the ames
too, reducing even her bones into nothing but ash.
As a result, the esh on my back was burnt, then healed, burnt, then
healed, burnt, then healed once again. I now understand the feelings of
meat shields that endure attacks from enemy bosses by barraging
themselves with recovery items.
The unpleasant scent of burning esh began permeating the air, giving
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me the slight urge to throw up. The smell must have come from my own
body. It was so strong that it was beyond the stench of hair being burnt
by a lighter.
The only thing that eased the whole ordeal was that it wasnt too painful.
The scorched area was throbbing endlessly, making me feel highly
uncomfortable. I dont think I would like to go through this for a long
period of time.
The blonde haired loli shouted as she looked at me, looking extremely
shocked.
Please try enduring it a little longer. Itll be dicult for the wyvern to
keep it up for a long time. [Tanaka]
Thats not it!! The f-ame! Its burning your back! [Ester]
It feels just a little warmer than the bath at home. Leaving that aside,
are you okay? [Tanaka]
Wha. [Ester]
Allen-san would be angry if there are any burn marks on that cute face
of yours. Itll be all right. I will denitely protect you. I might seem
unreliable to you but, please believe in me. [Tanaka]
I smiled bitterly at her. This might be the only moment in which the
atmosphere around made me look like an ikemen.
Bear it.
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Ah.. [Tanaka]
My entire clothes have turned into pieces of cloth. If the remaining fabric
were to fall o onto the deck now, it would be an instant explosive
rebirth of a middle-aged ugly man in his birthday suit.
That was what I was thinking when the blonde haired loli suddenly
started rebuking me in an extremely ustered tone of voice.
Eh? [Tanaka]
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What she has given me was her outer garment. Her robe.
You just came at us as you like. I wish you had tried considering the
circumstances here beforehand.
However, her eyes, with a bright sparkle seemed to fall upon my son. I
felt overwhelmed by the gaze. Moreover, the fact that it was coming
from a non-virgin made me confused. She should have familiarized
herself with Allens penis by now.
That aside, this is a welcomed oer. She didnt seem to mind if I were to
use it as a loincloth. Since this would be really helpful to me, I just
accepted it obediently and wrapped it around my waist.
It gave me a strange feeling when the long fur brushed against certain
sensitive areas on my body.
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Whew. [Tanaka]
On the other hand, I could hear the blonde haired loli gulping softly.
Aa. [Tanaka]
She looks cute when she looked away as she blushed. I would like to
keep looking at it. Theres something amiss with the world now since Im
getting this feeling from a non-virgin.
I would like to lick her all over. Allen is seriously a lucky guy to have
such a cute girlfriend like her.
No, wait. Now is not the time to be thinking of something like this.
I could hear the sound of people ghting coming from the rear of the
ship. The noble mage was probably still working hard there. There were
occasional Unuu that sounded like the groans coming from the ossan.
He might be having a hard ght now.
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Thus, I returned to the rear of the ship with the blonde haired loli.
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Chapter 12.3
Right when I arrived, he was just in the midst of killing one of them. He
summoned a cold and brilliant looking icicle with his magic and threw it
at the wyvern that was preparing to attack in the sky, rendering it
incapable of ghting and fell to the ground as is.
The way the noble mage was using barrier-like magic to defend against
the wyverns breath attack looked cool.
*Buon*
I gazed at his back admiringly as his mantle uttered with the wind.
Upon a closer look, I noticed that the ossan was bleeding from the area
around the joint of his right shoulder.
Was that wound caused by the wyverns claw? The scratch was
approximately a few centimeters long. I should cure it quickly with my
recovery magic. Standing several meters behind him, I casted the
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However, just when I thought that the situation was taking a turn for the
better, an unexpected development ended up betraying my expectation.
Wha.. [Tanaka]
Ill leave this place to you. Ill go after that guy! [Fahren]
How is he going to do that? That very question was soon answered when
the noble mages body suddenly rose into the air.
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Looking at where she was staring at, the other wyvern could be seen in
the midst of descending towards us.
Recognizing us as its enemies, the wyvern glided through the air and
charged at us with its jaws opened wide.
!. [Tanaka]
This is bad.
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Chapter 13.1
Preparation is complete.
Here we go!
After meeting up with Sophia, who was on standby inside the airship, as
well as Sophie and Allen, all the members were accounted for. The rocky
surface of Mount Pepe nally came into everyones view at the front of
the bridge deck.
By the way, I changed out of the blonde haired lolis robe and into a
simple shirt and trousers.
I have freed myself from my half-naked condition and returned the robe.
Although, just when I was feeling curious about what shed do once I
returned it back to her, she wrapped the robe around herself once again,
wearing it presently. Even though that robe has been in contact with my
willy, she took it back just like that, seeming to pay no mind to it at all.
Rather, I was the one who ended up being surprised by her action.
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Nuun-!
The noble mage roared as he held his sta in one hand as the center of
the bridge oated up.
*krrk krrk* A loud screech resounded when the layer of steel on the
airships belly came into contact with the ground scratching against the
surface. Naturally, the impact was huge. Everyone desperately clung
onto chairs or anything that were installed on the bridge.
The sole person who was not aected by this was only the noble mage
that oated in the air.
Nuuuuuuuu-!
The noble mage raised a cry that was unbecoming for him; with clear
desperation displayed on his face.
W-Were going to die! Were going to die! Dear God!! Thats why I said
it was impossible from the start!! I-Its not possible for mere daughter of
a bar owner to be a part of a dragon extermination team!! This is never
going to work!! W-Well denitely going to die!! [Sophia]
The person with the lowest mental fortitude who was fast reaching her
limit began screaming.
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Kyaa. [Ester]
The blonde haired loli was at the mercy of the violent vibration.
Her ngers slipped o and she lost her grip, causing her body to y up
into the air.
E-Ester-! [Allen]
Allen who fell into panic, cried out. However, he was in no position to
help her as he was in a dire situation himself, desperately clinging to the
side of the wall. He tried reaching for Ester with his hand out but he was
unfortunately not able to reach her. In the meantime, her body which
was left to the mercy of swing, slid o the bridge. If someone doesnt do
something about it, shell soon crash into the pillar.
Kyaaaaaaaaa!! [Ester]
This is bad.
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turbulence would increase to two. He must have understood it. Since the
dragon hunt would be coming shortly after this, the ikemen wasnt able
to make his move freely.
I did mention it to them before that I could use recovery magic on any
injuries as many times as I want but, a pain is still a pain. Even I
understand that. This is especially true for bruises. The pain that
gradually develops and spreads throughout the body starting the very
instant you receive the blows is unbearable. Besides, there is a high
possibility of an instant death if one were to receive the hit directly on
the head.
If thats the case then it cant be helped. This is the time I should show
my guts as the party leader.
Passive:
Magic Power Recovery (MP recovery): Lv Max
Magic Eciency: Lv Max
Language Knowledge: Lv 1
Active:
Recovery Magic: Lv Max
Fire Magic: Lv 3
Purication Magic: Lv 5
Alright. The level increased after defeating the High Orc and wyverns.
This-,
Go-! [Tanaka]
This is it.
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Passive:
Magic Power Recovery (MP recovery): Lv Max
Magic Eciency: Lv Max
Language Knowledge: Lv 1
Active:
Recovery Magic: Lv Max
Fire Magic: Lv 3
Purication Magic: Lv 5
Flight Magic: Lv 55 (EN: Holy Jesus lol)
Crap. I got way too over enthusiastic to the point where I wound up
spending all the skill points.
This feeling was similar to when I played a game the last time. I was
hitting the button repeatedly so I could skip through all the conversation
scenes. Since I didnt have the leisure to conrm the details for all the
important choices, I just went straight ahead. Or rather, why has it not
reach max level yet even at level 55? What is the max level for this skill?
I seriously wonder about it.
I caught the blonde haired loli in my arm by maneuvering in the air using
ight magic.
!. [Ester]
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Right at the moment when I caught and held her to my chest, she
opened her eyes wide.
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Well I guess she would be surprised if the one embracing her was the
ugly middle-aged oyaji with soy sauce face. 1
I understand what youre trying to say but, just calm down for now.
[Tanaka]
Even so, this ight magic is considerably hard to use. If I were to relax
my body, I would likely be pushed straight towards the wall due to the
relative velocity of the airship. If so then, how will the rotation of the
planet aect the ight? It made me seriously wonder about it. Could the
reason be due to the workings of my unconscious mind since I was
originally born on earth?
!. [Ester]
By the way, the reason why the blonde haired loli was making a fuss was
because my arm was pressing hard onto her breast. I hadnt noticed it at
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The blonde haired loli muttered in a subdued voice and looked away,
snubbing me.
Just because shes a used woman, doesnt mean that I wouldnt receive
any damage.
Ha-!!
2
First of all, if I managed to return safely, I will go to fzoku.
Unuoooooooooo!!! [Fahren]
The sound wave of your deep voice has hit my eardrum. Couldnt you do
something about it?
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Haa.haa.haa.. [Fahren]
As expected, the noble mage wasnt able to endure it too. His shoulder
rose and fell as he breathed heavily.
Not only was he able to keep himself levitated in a xed position in mid-
air, he also has enough power to take control of an airship that was
gaining momentum and forced it to crash-land. He did refer himself as a
genius in magic. Unlike someone like me who uses only reball attack,
this ossan is a multi-talented man.
When I shot the question at him indirectly, he wiped the sweat o his
brow with his hand.
All the noises made from that landing has attracted too much attention.
There is a high possibility that the demons inhabiting the area would
gather once they heard the noise. It would still be ne if salamanders
are the only ones drawn here but, if the Red Dragon were to come here
by chance as well, even both of us might have a hard time with it.
[Fahren]
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I got it. Then lets escape immediately after packing up. [Tanaka]
Footnotes
1. Soy Sauce Face = typical Japanese face.
2. fzoku = literally means public morals. Fuzoku is a sex industry
that composed of soaplands, pink salons, health, and image clubs.
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Chapter 13.2
We nally arrived at our destination, even though the trip wasnt what I
would call safe.
Im not sure if we are blessed with good luck or bad luck but we
encountered it the moment we left the airship.
*******If you are reading this on a place other
than rinkagetranslation.com, this chapter has been stolen and is neither
the most recent or complete chapter.*******
R-Red Dragon..
The words that escaped his lips, was the objective that we intended for.
The other members who followed along were petried as soon as they
took a step outside.
I was feeling the same way. What appeared before my eyes has
confounded me.
The main issue right now is the size. They are about the same size as
the airship. They are totally incomparable to size of the wyverns that we
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Ku, going against two at once is indeed too much for a human..What
should we do? [Fahren]
I wouldnt know either even if you were to ask me. Seriously, what are
we going to do now?
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than rinkagetranslation.com, this chapter has been stolen and is neither
the most recent or complete chapter.*******
Name: John
Sex: Male
Race: Red Dragon
Level: 267
Job: NEET
HP: 311800/312610
MP: 81700/81705
STR: 27900
VIT: 15962
DEX: 9952
AGI: 21522
INT: 32500
LUC: 10363
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HP: 331800/332610
MP: 71700/91705
STR: 29002
VIT: 16962
DEX: 94052
AGI: 21010
INT: 30020
LUC: 12363
This is dangerous.
Name: Tanaka
Sex: Male
Race: Human
Level: 65
Job: Alchemist
HP: 54909/54609
MP: 149500000/149500000
STR: 3375
VIT: 7560
DEX: 9852
AGI: 4442
INT: 10922000
LUC: 329
My level has risen alot since the ght with the high orc and the wyverns
but, the most overwhelming stats of all is still INT. Nonetheless, the
instant those guys unleash their largest damaging attack that exceeds
my current HP, it would be a game over. What a thrilling design this is.
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I really miss the times when the HP of my enemies were in the lower
digits.
She did say that she was accused when we met for the rst time in the
prison.
I dont have the leisure to be worrying about that right now and it is not
something that Im really interested in knowing either.
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MP: 20850/20850
STR: 1300
VIT: 4958
DEX: 19821
AGI: 1030
INT: 41942
LUC: 3291
The noble mages stats will come in handy. I will be using this guy. Hes
a splendid war potential.
His INT is about 30% higher than the dragon so I can expect high
damage from him.
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MP: 8100/8100
STR: 300
VIT: 562
DEX: 652
AGI: 942
INT: 5190
LUC: 330
1
Name: Cyan Bitch (EN:Ahhhhh is this suppose to be like this lol?)
Sex: Female
Race: Human
Level: 35
Job: Mage
HP: 6705/6705
MP: 6500/7300
STR: 800
VIT: 662
DEX: 752
AGI: 620
INT: 4190
LUC: 280
Not only Sophie-chan but the name given by the blonde haired loli was
also a false one? Well seeing that she is the daughter of a distinguished
noble, it was kind of understandable. In fact, the reason for her false
name is easily understandable compared to Mercedes-chan.
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Passive:
Magic Power Recovery (MP recovery): Lv Max
Magic Eciency: Lv Max
Language Knowledge: Lv 1
Active:
Recovery Magic: Lv Max
Fire Magic: Lv 3
Purication Magic: Lv 5
Flight Magic: Lv 55
That was what I thought but, damn. I dont have any skill points left. This
is the consequence after I got carried away earlier and pumped all my
skill points on the ight magic. It was dicult to adjust.
Well its no use crying over spilled milk now. I should kill one of the
dragon quickly so I could level up. This might be the only way to ensure
the survival of the group sex team.
You can always gain the experience on the scene. Im the OJT type of
guy. 3
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Race: Human
Level: 12
Jobs: Waitress
HP: 209/209
MP: 82/82
STR: 30
VIT: 70
DEX: 130
AGI: 92
INT: 90
LUC: 98030
(EN:I swear these names, what is going on?!) (TL: Raw is . Let me
know if anyone has a better idea. Chalk it up to the author since we
have Penny Empire and Republic of Pussy too xD )
She would be able to survive on her own even if I were to leave her
alone, wouldnt she?
I will restrain the two dragons movement. While I am at it, I would like
the rest of you to concentrate your attacks on the right one please. As
discussed in the meeting, I will be taking charge here. [Tanaka]
If we could defeat at least one, then I would not be the only one who
would be gaining experience. The rest of the members will be able to
level up too.
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The other plan I had in mind was to shoot my usual reball attack with
all my power. However, if that is not able to knock it down, then a
counterattack would be inevitable. I have already experienced this
before with the wyverns. Naturally, the damage would be enormous if
the opponent were a last boss.
After all, they did come all the way here after listening to what this
ossan had said.
Okay, okay.
For some reason the tension has gone up as though I am in a boss ght.
By the way, the reason why everyones HP and MP have been fully
restored was because a complete preparation was already made before
we encountered this last boss. Regardless of the possibility of
encountering the Red or Blue Dragon, we had already gulped down the
potion to prepare ourselves beforehand. Although, I wonder how much is
a bottle of potion. I was afraid to enquire the price.
Nonetheless I dont think that all the members would be able to escape
this place unscathed.
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. [Fahren]
. [Tanaka]
Fine? Of course Im ne with it. The word impossible does not exist in
my dictionary. [Fahren]
I tried to look cool by ying into the sky with my newly obtained ight
magic. Kicking the ground, I soared into the sky with great force. The
scenery around me passed by in just the blink of an eye.
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Footnotes
1. = This is the raw for her name. itself means Slut in
Japanese but it will be pronounced as Bitch when you translate it
literally. I left it as Bitch since its a family name here but let me know
which one you all prefer.
2. BiKill is a spell from Dragon Quest that doubles allies attack power,
Haste increases speed while Rakukaja is a skill from Shin Megami Tensei
series that increases allies defence.
3. On-the-job training (OJT) = Also called direct instruction.
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Chapter 13.3
Im glad. Thanks to ight magic, the chances of a one-hit kill and other
probabilities have decreased. Nevertheless my defence is still paper-
thin, so this will be hard. Im hoping that I can at the very least survive
more than one hit.
!.
The two dragons are approaching, coming towards our direction with
frightening speed.
One dragon swung his huge tail at me, but I managed to dodge it by
increasing my altitude.
*Buon!!*
The tail that swung passed my foot slammed into the ground, causing a
sound loud enough to shake the very earth.
!.
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This is dangerous.
I narrowly avoided all the attacks; however, this ight magic gave me a
considerable sense of vertigo. It felt as if I was riding in a roller coaster. I
was happy that I could maneuver myself easily while in the air, but I had
an overwhelming urge to puke at the same time.
I now understood the blonde haired lolis feeling when she got airsick.
I felt nauseous.
I felt sick.
Ester-chan, Im sorry for forcing you around town the other time. I
wouldnt even hesitate to bow my head to you now.
The noble mage, on the other hand, released his power with ease;
Eat this! The secret of the black magic that leads mankind, Shining
Wizard! [Fahren]
The magic formation that appeared at his feet looked endlessly cool.
An extremely thick beam of light subsequently shot out from the centre
of the magic circle. The shining white light was then propagated
following the rule of Geometrical Optics, and landed right in the middle
of the Red Dragons chest.
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area.
Upon seeing the attack, I moved away to observe from a safe distance.
I wonder what eect that had on the dragon, I opened my status window
to nd out.
Name: John
Sex: Male
Race: Red Dragon
Level: 267
Job: NEET
HP: 3800/312610
MP: 81700/81705
STR: 27900
VIT: 15962
DEX: 9952
AGI: 21522
INT: 32500
LUC: 10363
However, the noble mage had shaved o 90% of the dragons health. He
is amazing. It appeared to be persuasive when he had previously
accepted the invitation to join the quest to subjugate the Red Dragon.
Uooooooooooo! [Tanaka]
I stepped between the approaching dragon and the noble mage and
landed a dropkick to my opponents head. It felt like quite a high-level
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attack as I had landed the kick while crossing my arms over my chest.
Could it be due to all the points invested in this ight skill?
A nice and loud bam could be heard the moment my attack connected.
Despite the size of the dragon (which far exceeded my own stature), I
had landed a hit to his big head. It was only a single blow, but that kick
had unexpectedly sent the huge dragon ying. The scene was like that
of a bullied kid who had received a punch right to his cheek and was
sent tumbling and somersaulting.
Name: John
Sex: Male
Race: Red Dragon
Level: 267
Job: NEET
HP: 3122/312610
MP: 81700/81705
STR: 27900
VIT: 15962
DEX: 9952
AGI: 21522
INT: 32500
LUC: 10363
Sadly, that kicked has done barely any damage, it seems like I only
managed to send him crashing to the mountain.
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When I checked his status, his MP was already zero. That single attack
just now was one on which he staked all of his power. There was a
possibility that it was a high-damaging single attack that could be used
at the expense of all the users magic power. That must be the reason
why he was dismayed when two enemies appeared.
That was seriously cool of him. It would be my turn next to show my cool
side.
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Ill deal with them for the time being. Fahren-san, please step back so
you could replenish your magic power for the next attack. [Tanaka]
Hold on! It would be impossible even for you to hold back the two
of.. [Fahren]
! [Fahren]
I see. Thats just ne with me! I, Fahren will denitely kill them the next
round. [Fahren]
Rather than Allen, he had chosen the anal incontinence lady knight from
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Considering that her level is higher than Allen, her status is naturally
higher than him as well.
I took o to the sky with the thought that I would be doing it for her
sake, too.
After the noble mage saw Mercedes-chans nod, he instantly drew back,
and took out a glass bottle from a bag which he had carried in his robe.
Or that was supposed to be how it was, but to his shock, what he pulled
out was a partially broken empty bottle. There wasnt a single drop of
contents inside anymore, probably because all the liquid had spilled
from the cracks.
It seemed that the bottle was damaged without him realizing it.
Oi! Ill go search for spare magic potions in the airship! In the
meantime, you should just do what you can accordingly! Ill denitely
come back! [Fahren]
Y-Yesssssss!!! [Sophia]
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However, the remaining HP of the Red Dragon is less than 10%. There is
a possibility that even the group sex team would be able to handle him
now.
Just when that thought crossed my mind, I could hear someones voice
calling out from somewhere on the ground. Could it be that my prayer
was answered?
I was wondering who it was, but it was apparently the blonde haired loli.
That energetic girl with a small build was shouting in an exaggerated
manner. A huge magic circle could be seen below her feet.
At the same time, she red the magic from her two hands which were
outstretched in front of her.
Thin sparkly light in rainbow-like iridescent colours shot out from her
hand towards the dragon.
!. [Ester]
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Name: John
Sex: Male
Race: Red Dragon
Level: 267
Job: NEET
HP: 2022/312610
MP: 81700/81705
STR: 27900
VIT: 15962
DEX: 9952
AGI: 21522
INT: 32500
LUC: 10363
Unfortunately the blonde haired lolis attack didnt seem to damage the
dragon much.
His HP had decreased by only a mere one to two points every single
time the beam of light hit him. That level of attack would not be able to
shave o the dragons endurance in time before he reached her. The
Red Dragon tried to draw closer to her despite the shower of magic
attacks hitting his body repeatedly.
After ring what seemed like a hundred shots, the rainbow coloured light
eventually faded away.
The blonde haired lolis magic stopped completely the moment the
opponent came face to face with her.
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Level: 38
Job: Mage
HP: 4230/4230
MP: 0/8100
STR: 300
VIT: 562
DEX: 652
AGI: 942
INT: 5190
LUC: 330
Rather, this person ended up using all her MP. (EN: lol how sad)
If you were to re that amount of magic 300 times more, then you might
have a chance of beating the Red Dragon. In a way, I guess it would
usually be safer to have an army of 300 normal people to go against a
dragon. Im not sure what the population of magicians is in this world,
but it should be close to that value.
However, when I put it that way, the noble mages abilities became
increasingly prominent.
Uoh!? [Tanaka]
The other dragon, on the other hand, suddenly swung its tail from right
to left at me.
The attempt to divert the attention of the other one had become
progressively hard as well.
Tail attack, wing attack, and the occasional breath attack. The dragon
had tried assailing me using mainly those methods. It was distressing
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Kyaaaaaaaaa [Ester]
The blonde haired loli screamed the same way as the time when the
wyverns attacked.
The dragon was drawing close to her, trying to make a meal of her.
Ku!.. [Tanaka]
I had a strong urge to release my reball to end this all, but if I were to
shoot it now, I might wind up hitting an ally. Aside from the rough battle,
I had also been ying around in the air for quite a long time, so my head
was already spinning. Im getting dizzy. It would be impossible for
anyone to shoot an arrow accurately while they are riding a roller
coaster. I didnt have much condence in my homing skills.
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!.. [Ester]
It was nally the time for me to go all-out and unleash my rain of reball
attacks.
However, the number of beams she red and the momentum of each
beam was much
higher than that of the blonde haired loli. I suppose, when it comes to
the skill level, Sophie-chan is probably more advanced, but if you were
to compare just the INT, Ester-chan is higher, so I dont think I was
wrong.
*GYAAAS!* When the dragon received most of the beams that had been
red, he let out a roar once again.
Ester!!
At that moment, Allen-shi jumped out and retrieved the blonde haired
loli. He took her in his arms and carried her like a princess, leaving that
spot in helter-skelter. It was a splendid cooperation. This must be the
result of the group sex teams eort in polishing their teamwork daily.
(..)o RinkageTranslation wishes all readers a Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year!
Uu, Im cummin! I-Im cummin too! Ahn, me too!
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Name: John
Sex: Male
Race: Red Dragon
Level: 267
Job: NEET
HP: 722/312610
MP: 81700/81705
STR: 27900
VIT: 15962
DEX: 9952
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AGI: 21522
INT: 32500
LUC: 10363
Although the blonde haired loli had a higher talent in magic, Sophia-chan
was more procient in using her skills. Based on what I had seen so far
from the stats, there was a possibility that the two of them might nd
their stats reversed in future. It was likely that Sophie-chan is the one
who is stronger at present.
As I thought, John had also sensed that his own condition was getting
bad. He uttered a growl as he lowered himself to the ground, trying to
intimidate his surrounding. Somehow, what he was doing reminded me
of a stray cat. I had a feeling that he was similar to a wild animal,
becoming alarmed when he sensed someones presence, as he sat
hunched in a guarded, crouched position.
As I was praying in my heart, the one who had answered it was that
person.
Haaaaaaaa!!! [Mercedes]
After giving out a cry (that seemed to carry a certain black history), she
wielded her sword and rushed to the front-line.
No, wait! It would indeed be impossible for you to face him! I thought.
But just as I had the thought, she managed to aim the tip of her sword
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After taking a big jump, she thrust her sword into the dragons face,
piercing deep into his eye.
*Guuooooooooo!!*
Name: John
Sex: Male
Race: Red Dragon
Level: 267
Job: NEET
HP: 0/312610
MP: 81700/81705
STR: 27900
VIT: 15962
DEX: 9952
AGI: 21522
INT: 32500
LUC: 10363
A remarkably loud scream reverberated through the place, and the giant
fell onto the rocky surface with a huge thud.
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It had crossed my mind before, when we fought the wyverns; this girl
had a great talent for stealing the best part of a ght. Somehow, it was
as if she had done her best to put a dragon slayer look on her face,
making those who couldnt see her stats revere her as a hero.
The blonde haired loli cried out loud as she glared at the other dragon.
Why are you acting all high and mighty, even though your MP had
reached zero?
For some reason, when the other dragon conrmed that his companion
was killed, he ran away from us.
After breathing out in relief, I descended from the sky to the ground.
The surface of the earth was seriously nostalgic. The was the rst thing
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Disclaimer
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