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When we arrived at the guild, I found some familiar faces.

“Dhal”

When I called out, the three people looking at the bulletin board turned around.

“Oh! If it isn’t Shinichi! Pero is also full of spirit!”

Dhal walks up to us and he strokes Pero’s head and then we exchanged handshake. Upon seeing it, Erna began to complain.

“Wait a minute, you’ve forgotten about me! Erna, the Great Mage!”

“Haaa? Great mage? The flawed mage who had been carrying luggage cannot be a great mage you know.”

“You got some nerve! I’ll turn you to ash right here!”

Sparks fly between Erna and Dhal. As always, I don’t know if they’re on good terms or not. Looking at such a situation, Roy and Mina approached us.

“Hello Shinichi-san. Looking for some request today?”

“Yeah, I thought I would carry out the last request here because we’re going back to Mana City tomorrow. Is the Earth Fang still working?”

I don’t think there’s much point in continuing a dangerous job as they already got such treasure. Roy replied with a bitter smile (don’t know if he’s aware of it).

“We are adventurers, after all. Even if we had money, we didn’t know how to use it so we ended up in the guild as usual.”

“I see… that might be better. You should think on how to use it from now on though.”

“Yes, we’re going to do that.”

It will take a while for Dhal and Erna who are arguing to separate from each other, so for the time being, the three of us decided to move away and look for a request.

Erna, who is still angry suddenly complains next to me.

“That dwarf… I’ll let him taste my magic right now…”

“Oi, don’t say such threatening thing. It will really be scary if you execute that.”

“Waauuu…”

Pero is also a little frightened by Erna’s appearance. Well, I think they are just like lion’s playing with each other, but I need to keep an eye on her so as to avoid overdoing it. I don’t want her to destroy the guild.

When I was looking for a request, I found something interesting. The request says, “I want you to change the March bull’s movement”. I was interested in something like the March bull. Then ask Erna a question.

“What kind of monster is a March bull?”

“In a nutshell, it’s a cow-like magical beast. Speaking of its characteristics, I can only think of its collective actions, but anyway, the movement of their group is really troublesome. Whether it’s a house or a field, they will be destroyed once they go through.”

“You mean even if there are obstacles, they will just charge right through it?”

“That’s right. According to the rumors, there’s nothing left after those march bulls pass through.”

When a large herd of cows comes to a village or town, the livelihood of the people who live there are ruined. It’s too unreasonable. So I decided to accept this request. There may be something that I can do with my current level.

“Those Homeless came here!? Where are they!?”

I heard a voice. It’s a familiar one. Me and the others leave the bulletin board and move towards the source of the voice.

“Bu-Bulletin board, I think they went there…”

“That better be the truth! If it’s a lie, you’ll not be left unscathed!”

In front of the guild’s counter, Arvish is grabbing a man’s chest while shouting. The people around who saw the situation showed their disgust but they avoided him so as not to get involved.Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Oi, leave it to that extent. That person is already troubled you see.”

Arvish turned around in a surprised manner, when he saw me, his handsome face grimaced. It’s as if he found his parent’s enemy.

“You are still alive…”

As soon as he released the man, he pulled out his sword. From the first time I met him, he doesn’t seem to have grown even a millimetre.

“Hey, this is the guild, right? The mage over there, why don’t you warn this guy?”

The man speaks to the mage named Feria, but she keeps her eyes on Erna and does not reply. Erna, on the other hand, stared back at her while holding her cane. There’s a tense atmosphere inside the guild. With the sudden tense situation, the adventurers stopped in their tracks. It looks like the guild staffs are just keeping an eye on the situation but they don’t have a plan to make a move.

“Return the Gloris’ seal right away! I know you stole it!”

“Seal? Well, I do not have any idea on what it is though?”

“Don’t pretend! You have entered my mansion, stole the seal, and sent me a lot of merchandise! Thanks to that, I’m about to be disowned by my father!”

“I see… that must be tough. Then, I’ll look for it together with you.”

I beamed at him, maybe because Arvish’s anger had reached its peak, he slashed at me. His sword speed is the same as before but I wonder if it’s because I’m training properly as it appears to be slow. It’s so easy to evade even without using my skills.

“Why don’t you beg for your life and act like a real homeless!? You commoner!”

“Just when and where did Homeless gets outdone and run away?”

“Don’t say that! I’ll kill you immediately!”

I keep on avoiding his one-sided attacks. At this point, skilled people should have noticed the difference in our ability. Given that, it can be said that Arvish is still green. Being called a prodigy, and because he grew up while being pampered, he is adept at looking down instead of looking up to someone.

Really stupid.

At Erna’s side, they keep on glaring at each other and didn’t move.

“You lived, Erna.”

“Isn’t that obvious!? I’m not going to die in such a cowardly attack you see.”

“As always, there is a flower garden in your head.”

Feria starts running and thrusts her cane towards Erna. Erna also countered it with her cane, and a heavy sound was heard inside the guild. It’s a fierce close fight using cane against cane.

“I got stronger! The current me won’t lose to you!”

“Like the dolt and slowpoke Erna can do such thing? Hah! Against me, who graduated at the top seat at the Mage Academy.”

“I’m neither a slowpoke nor a dolt! For the written test, I was also at the top in the whole school year!”

“Yes, you were a mage who could only use beginner magic.”

The two separated, and their cane once again struck at close range.

Erna parries Feria’s dexterous cane handling with her trained physical ability. Perhaps her indomitable spirit was active, Erna’s heart is so firm that she was not swayed by Feria’s words.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“What are you looking away for? Fight me!”

I was still avoiding Arvish’s attacks. To put it bluntly, I judged that his swordsmanship (special grade) is not that effective. Skills guarantee a certain level of ability, but training is required to master them. Experience does not supplement skills. Realizing that, I have been training without fail every day.

“Try to hit me with your attacks first.”

“Now you said it! Then I won’t hold back anymore!”

It’s possible that he used body strengthening skill as his movements became sharp. I used my super-sensation and continue to avoid it.

It’s time to settle this.

“Die!!!”

The moment he tried to slash down his sword, I activated the bracelet. Craaaack!, we heard the sound of something breaking. It was the sound of something hard being trampled under his feet.

“W-What?”

Arvish stops moving and looks under his feet. The Gloris’ family’s seal was there – shattered.

“Uwaaaaaaaaaa!!!”

Scream echoed out in the guild. Everyone appeared to be confused as they don’t know what had happened. Well that was as expected, as long as the area is within my bracelet’s 10m radius, I can put objects by specifying the location. With my bracelet, it’s so easy to put the seal under his feet.

“Aaaahhh… t-this is a lie…”

With quivering hands, Arvish picked up the shattered seal. I feel a little pity, but his crime of attempted murder is not light. He was so shocked that he couldn’t move while sitting on the floor.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Arvish-sama!?”

Feria runs up to him and Arvish wept as he mumbles. After seeing such a situation, Feria looks at me this time.

“To steal the seal from the mansion and then have Arvish-sama step on it!”

“Where is the proof for that? It just happened to fall under his feet you know?”

“Nonsense!”

Feria holds her cane and she emits a transparent aura from her entire body. Then that aura converged on the cane.

“Air cutter!”

The wind rolled up and causes blades of air to be ejected from the tip of the cane.

“Flame wall!”

However, with Erna’s prompt magic, the attack was prevented.

“It’s insane for you to use air cutter inside the guild!”

“What’s wrong with that? I and Arvish-sama are the only precious people in this world. It’s not worth worrying about how commoners die.”

“That’s not true! Take that back!”

The battle between Erna and Feria resumed. It’s an offensive and defensive battle in which the canes hit each other many times and are pushed and pulled. They are striking each other with their canes with a killing intent. Their actions look like that.

“Not bad for a failure!”

“I’m not a failure anymore! I’m now a senior mage!”

Erna’s cane is thrown away by the blow as Feria found an opening. Everyone thought that the match was decided there.

―But Erna’s movement doesn’t end there. She lunge kicks and punches one after another and her movement accelerates each time.

“Kuu… to use bare hands…”

She’s desperately using the cane to prevent the repeated strikes but Erna’s fast and heavy attack surely corners Feria.

“Take my angeeer!!”

Erna crouches down and she made a leap to release an uppercut. Her fist broke the cane that was used for defence and it directly hits Feria’s jaw. It was such a spectacular blow. Feria falls to the floor showing the white of her eyes.

One by one, the people inside the guild began to applaud Erna’s blow. I approached Erna, put my hand on her shoulder and praised her.

“You’re a magic fighter from today on.”

“You should praise me properly! Magic fighter? What is that?”

Oops, I spoke of the real motive… Well, it’s true that Erna is good as a fighter.

―However, there was a situation that broke such victorious mood.

“It’s bad! Quick! Everyone run away quickly!”

A man rushed inside the guild. Blood bleeds from his head and the left arm is also injured. The guild staff runs up quickly, he asks the man about the situation.

“What do you mean by that!?”

“A horde of March bulls is approaching the royal capital! My party tried to change the direction of their movements but we were unsuccessful! They will surge into the royal capital within an hour!”

Then a lot of fuss echoed inside the guild. There are those who decide to fight and those who want to escape. It’s a storm of such adventurers asking questions to the guild staff.

“Please calm down! We will issue an urgent request, so please wait a moment!”

The corresponding guild staff left the guild after saying that. We then approach the man who reported this news.

“Hey, are you okay?”

“Y-Yeah… Instead of worrying about me, just run away quickly! They are not ordinary march bulls.”

“Not normal? Tell me more about it.”

I gave him a cure mushroom and as his thanks, I asked him for more information.

“Thank you so much. Well, when I said that they’re not normal, I saw a huge one amongst those march bulls.”

“It’s that remarkably huge? But, is it still a march bull?”

“No, it’s a different one. The march bulls has brown hair, but that one was black in color. In addition, it’s about twice as big as a normal one. It might be a variant you see.”

It’s also a variant huh…

Base from my experience, it’s evident that it is much stronger than usual ones. However, the degree of its power is unknown. It is not strange for a strong individual to appear as a different species.Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Hey, what are you guys going to do?”

I looked back as I heard a voice behind me, the Earth Fang guys were talking to Erna.

“Hmm, Shinichi wants to fight…”

“Is that so? Then we’ll also help. With Homeless’ cooperation, there’s a better chance of success you see.”

Apparently, the Earth Fang will cooperate with us. If so, there is no choice but to manage this situation with six people.

“Dhal, we’re going out of the royal capital right away! There’s more to do before those March Bulls arrives here you see.”

“Okay, tell me anything! I’ll definitely protect this city!”

Upon leaving the guild, we arrived north of the royal capital. According to the man who witnessed them, March bulls will come from the north. Fortunately, the north side of the royal capital is a grassland. The view is good and there are no obstacles. It was the perfect environment for the measures I thought of.

“Can anyone here use earth magic?”

“I can use it.”

Roy stepped forward. I have never seen his status, but I am grateful that he can use the earth attribute. As expected of a person who introduces himself as an Earth Fang member.

“Then, can you make a big rock over here?”

“Rock? I can do it with metal too you know?”

“That would be better! Please make one with metal then!”

Roy holds his cane and aims at the place I specified. His magic gush out and waves ran across the ground.

“Metal wall!”

A steel-colored metal wall grows where I wanted to. The height is about 10m and the width is about 5m. A thick wall with a thickness of 30 cm appeared.

I ask a question to Erna beside me,

“What is a metal wall?”

“It’s a high level earth magic. It’s for physical defence, it’s an outstanding magic.”

If that’s the case, it will be convenient for the current situation. Roy creates a second metal wall, I then coiled up some thread from wall to wall.

“What is that? A thread wall?”

“This is the final line of defence. We will fight further front of that.”

I made the final trap where the March bulls would pass and waited for the enemy to come. Then eventually, other adventurers also gather around and similarly begin waiting for the march bulls.Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

And then, the time has come.

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Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life

Chapter 35: Back to the “usual”

August 14, 2020August 16, 2020 Yume Neiji

“I tested its durability, but if something happens to it, I’ll fix it, so come to Camilo’s store or here. If possible, come before using it in the battle.”

After somehow being released from Helen’s bear hug, I informed her about such things as the creator’s responsibility. If something happens, I’ll fix it, but if it happens on the battlefield, no one will come to fix it. I made it in response to the request while knowing the other person’s features fully well, so I was more concerned about those swords than usual.

“I understand. I do train a lot so if something happens at that time, I will come again.”

“Okay. And uhm, for the price…”

“How much is it?”

“You can pay the price you want.”

“Eh? Is that okay? I don’t know the market price though?”

“It doesn’t matter. For special ordered goods, I decided to receive the price that the customer is satisfied with.”

In theory, with general model, I can make quite a good number in two days –that should be the case, at least. Well, there might be someone who might take advantage of the situation and hands over a silver coin and says “we’re done”.

However, that’s also why I want them to come here, such kind of person won’t give me weird pricing, I think. Other than the payment for my labor, for those two short swords, if I can earn the amount to pay for the iron ores and charcoal… though it will be a deficit, it will not stop me from doing this.

“Hmm…”

Helen is quite troubled. She did tell me that she doesn’t know the market price. For me, it would be great if I could get a gold coin.

“Okay, this is it then!”

Helen took out a pouch from her haversack, then took out two gold coins and several silver coins from it.Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“That’s already enough”

“Though I’m saying this after I put them out, is it really all right? I only made the price a little higher than the one I am using now you see.”

The one she’s using now also fetched a large sum of money huh. It’s not that strange from the way it was made.

“No problem. The previous one was also made well, it’s almost same with mine so I’m fine with it. I’m even thinking that I might have received a little too much.”

“O-Okay…”

After paying the price, Helen shakes hands with me. While shouting, “Thank you!” she goes into the forest. In that state, I would be happy if she could try it out on a big black bear if she met one on her way back. When Helen disappeared from our view, we went back into the house.

“But, she has such great strength…”

I muttered out. I think that such power is comparable to the big black bear.

“Even if we did our best, we had a hard time pulling her off from Eizou.”

“Her voice was very loud, too.”

Both Samia and Rike seem to have a strong impression on Helen. Well, I can’t imagine that she’s such a person. For a human to make a dwarf and a beastman use their full power… it will be a little troublesome if there’s a lot like that.

“For now, I’m going to make short and long swords today and we’ll go to town tomorrow to make the delivery.”

“Okay”

“Understood, boss”

I then start making short and long swords. I just did something different for two days, but it feels like I’m back to the usual. Made preparations as usual, get help as usual, and make things as usual. It hasn’t been so long since I started living here, but before I knew it, this scene becomes a daily occurrence. I got a little emotionally touched, but I managed to keep it in and avoid getting caught by Samia.

At dinner that day,

“We still have financial leeway so next week, we can take a break from blacksmithing works and do something about the house. I have not started to work on the room’s door and beds you see.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

I suggested.

“Well, that’s right. Speaking of the number of things we made this time, it will be enough and I think it’s fine if it’s only about a week.”

“Okay, then I’ll help too! We have more meat in stock, right?”

There seems to be no objection from Rike and Samia.

“Okay then, let’s do that. I’ll have Camilo secure a blanket for the beds by the next time we go to town.”

The next day, we loaded the goods we made into a cart and headed for the town. This time, in addition to the usual ones, we also loaded about half of the sickles that have been in stock until now. The luggage for this trip is not very heavy and the speed of our movement is not so different from walking. We didn’t come across some wild animals in the forest or on the main road (although I saw some cute little rabbits). We arrived at the town safely and we immediately head to the Camilo’s store.

“Hey”

Camilo greeted us as usual.

“Zup, how are you doing?”

“Well, we’re steady I guess. It’s not a problem if it doesn’t sell, and I won’t be troubled if it sells a lot.”

“Oh, that’s steady all right”

“Right?”

“Yeah”

Camilo laughs at me and I report the delivery.

“I placed the cart in the warehouse. This time I brought the usual ones and some sickles. I thought I would sell it long ago, but I couldn’t sell it. If you don’t need it, you don’t have to take them.”Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“No, it won’t be a problem so I’ll take them. Let’s calculate it together. Hey.”

Camilo called his subordinate and sent him to pick them up.

“By the way, I can’t come to wholesale next week, is that okay?”

“Oh, no problem….did something happen?”

Camilo looks very worried. Well that may be because I somehow lived inside the black forest. He may be anxious about when and what might stop me from coming here.

“No, nothing really happened. I’m just thinking of doing my house next week. So I’ll take a break on blacksmithing you see.”

“I see. The next delivery would be the week after next then.”

“Yeah. Ah, if possible, can you get me two sets of blankets for the bed by then?”

“Two sets, right? I understand. I’ll look for it.”

After that, I chat about Helen and bought some vegetables, salt and wine. The price is deducted from the sales. It’s not that I’ve been doing this for a long time, in fact it only started recently (including the previous exchange) but this also becomes the usual.

I wish we could continue things like this for a long time, with those thought in mind, we then left the town.

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Hagure Seirei Ino Shinsatsu Kiroku

Chapter 63: God of Healing

August 14, 2020August 16, 2020 Yume Neiji

It is said that not only the Reinfeld’s but all those powerful families in the western territory with private armies played a role of protecting the farmers instead of collecting taxes from them for a long time now.

Hartner, the former family head, Snyder’s father, appears to be Lezenia royal family’s subordinate on the surface only, he does not voluntarily greet Her Highness even after the fortress is completed. He only supplies the minimum amount of military provisions. And as a result, he has avoided a conversation with Astina-denka.

“Until now, the Reinfeld family holds the autonomy from the east of the Portolo town to the rural areas around here and to the woodlands extending to the west. But the gray land began to spread. Since the monsters began to appear, my father never sent out any soldiers. He thought that when he was finally exhausted from fighting against the monsters, he might be requisitioned by the Knights all at once. But on the contrary……”

That was also the reason why Snyder couldn’t look directly at Astina-denka.

Being aware of the upheaval in the forest, he couldn’t handle it –but he ordered the farmers to stay there. Perhaps Snyder has also understood the inconsistency.

“It’s not your fault that the monsters went out. The forest that was supposed to be under the management of the royal family was left alone, we…”

“Even if that was the case, we are the ones responsible for protecting the farmers but we didn’t do anything. Even when only few knights went to that forest, we were just watching them from a far, waiting for the storm to pass. And we were even only watching as Zirconia attacked… With that, I’m not qualified as a feudal lord.”

Snyder also knows when we first visited the abandoned garden. And even when the Isle Rose fortress is under heavy attack.

Her Highness wanted some troops to be located inside the front line, but she was told that the capital has ignored the request. If the Reinfeld family went under the command of the Knights, even without waiting for reinforcements (that are not dispatched at all), it is possible to reduce the group’s anxiety about the future.

Above all, in the long run, having an unfriendly relation with those powerful families who have their own army in the territory is dangerous, so if the worry for that is eliminated, it would be a great help.Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“I understand your thoughts. I want you guys to be alert of Zirconia all the time. If the enemy aims to pass through the territory instead of attacking the fortress, we alone may be late to respond to it you see.”

“I understand, Your Highness. But we’re already determined to fight Zirconia and defend our territory. If possible, in attacking…”

“If you lose your life in the front line, the Reinfeld family will lose a leader. Leave the Knights to fight the enemy, just work closely with us in defending the territory. Even by sharing information about the enemy attacks, I think it’s already a big contribution.”

“Thank you very much for your kind consideration. I will do my best from now on so that I can contribute even a little.”

It does not mean that the Knights of Isle Rose will incorporate the soldiers under the leadership of Snyder. They will still continue to move independently but they will cooperate with the Knights in the event that Zirconia attacks.

In addition to Isle Rose’s soldiers, which were around 2930, 500 more soldiers can now move as a squadron. We were attacked from two directions last time, but if Snyder’s forces helped the weak side, we would be able to proceed in a more advantageous manner.

Apart from that, as a doctor, I have another concern I would like to address. It’s about Snyder’s father lying in bed –but it’s rude to ask about it as we just met.

However, I can’t be hesitant and not dare to ask. This doesn’t mean that I want to sell favor, I just think that it may be possible to give an effective treatment just by listening about it.

“Excuse me, Presha-san, can I ask you to tell Her Highness?”

“About the father of those siblings being sick, right? I know Grass-sensei is worried, but… I think it’s not that easy for them to tell you about the situation you know.”

“…Even if you just try asking, please do so. I think Grass-nii would be troubled if he didn’t do anything about it you see.”

“N-No… If you say it like that, it seems that you’re threatening…”

“Okay, I understand. Well then, I’ll talk to Her Highness. Sorry if it won’t work.”

Presha-san leaves the carriage and speaks to Astina-denka. Then the girl, who had been kneeling behind Snyder, stood up and talked to Her Highness about something. Perhaps Snyder’s approval has been obtained, the girl comes towards us along with Presha-san. Leslie and I got off the carriage to greet them.

Equipped with a slender sword in a silver sheath, it shows that she is not only a child of a powerful family who followed her brother, but she also has swordsmanship skill.

“Everyone, it’s my pleasure meeting you for the first time. I’m Kufika of the Reinfeld family.”

“Nice to meet you, I’m Grass Weed. I’m sorry to say this as we just met but… I’d like to hear from you about your father’s condition.”

The girl who introduced herself as Kufika has a gloomy expression on her face –she stout-heartedly greeted us but it seems that her father’s condition is not so good.

“…My father had a fever for a week now… Before we knew it, his leg turned swollen… We called a doctor from a clinic in Portolo and he received a treatment. The pain was alleviated but, it is still…”

“He had a swollen leg, his fever has not gone down… that’s dire. Before your father had those symptoms, did he go somewhere?”

“….y-you mean it’s my father’s fault!? My father is already in great suffering in his sickbed, things like whipping, Doctor-sama is….”

“Calm down, this is necessary to cure his illness. I know you’re worried about your father, but you know what, even if you show aggression towards Grass-sensei, that will not help.”

Presha-san stops and gives an advice to Kufika who is about to rebuke me. Kufika’s tears flowed down and she starts crying –with that much reaction, the condition in which her father suddenly deteriorated, might be alarming in her eyes.

Such thing is only a matter of time –but, do I really have time to stop by at the Reinfeld’s before returning to the fortress?

“…I’m sorry, I became upset. I know that treatment from here on is too late… but still, if you put yourself in our shoe, even if our father has done such….”

“No, it’s still possible to make it but we need to take appropriate measures and administer the serum.”

“Uh… H-how will you do it? You’re saying that just by listening to me…”

“Kufika-san, it’s possible that he was bitten by a poisonous insect. There are other creatures that have a poison you see. If it was a poisonous snake, he wouldn’t last for a week, right? Can you tell me where your father has gone to before he got ill?”

There is a risk in treating a person who does not care for the Knights –I know that but, is it a wise decision to let a patient die even if there’s a means to save him?

“…Once Hartner recovers, he might rebel against the Knights again, but I don’t think there will be such a thing.”

“No, I’m not such a versatile person… Unfortunately, he may not be completely cured because time has passed. There is a possibility that after effects will remain … But I also want to respect the will of the family. Together with Snyder-san, whether to treat him or not, I want to know your opinion.”

Looking at her tears, Kufika-san’s sentiment is unquestionable.

Snyder comes over to us. He puts his hand on the shoulder of his crying sister and looks at me –he had this impression that he’ll be a bright successor. Although he seems to be cold, his eyes with warmth deep within looks like those of Sven somehow.

“…Please, if there is a way to save my father, I ask of you to teach me. It won’t make sense if my father still says he doesn’t want to follow the Knights. But for us, Parents are parents after all. If possible, I want him to live.”

“I understand. This matter is up against time. But, there are also those who are injured in the fortress so I have to return to the fortress right away, I can only give you instructions here.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“…To prepare treatment even without looking at it… such thing is kinda like a God…”

It’s possible. Even if I am not a God, I can leave it to a local doctor as long as I heard of the symptoms –of course it’s a different matter if surgery is necessary, but if it’s about poison, it can be treated with medication depending on the type.

The sacred tree is the one who controls plants –as I formed a contract with her now, if I know where Hartner-shi was poisoned, the plants can tell me what poisonous creatures are present there.Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Please speak. Where did your father went before?”

“…Before my father fell ill, he went to…”

I asked the sacred tree on what type of place Kufika-san had told me, and the answer came back immediately. It was a wetland in the southeast direction from here.

The deadly creatures that live in the wetlands were venomous snakes that can kill a livestock in a matter of hours –and there is also a “tick” that gives off symptoms like fever, it can kill those infected for about two weeks.

Knowing the type of poison, I also know whether I can make an antidote or not. I can understand the detoxification effect of any plant, and if necessary, compound it to create a new detoxification ingredient –before the contract with Sacred Tree, there was only information, but now it is different.

All plants became my power. The antidote needed for Hartner-san can be extracted from plants that can be harvested along the way from the fortress to this farmland –if the drug can be made, all that is required is to teach them how to heat it up and cool it down.

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Hagure Seirei Ino Shinsatsu Kiroku

Chapter 62: Allied Army

August 10, 2020August 14, 2020 Yume Neiji

We ride on the carriage at the wheat field’s farm road. When we reached the farmhouse on our way back, the members of the family, who were just devastated a while ago, now have joy plastered on their faces as they look at the restored fields and the children were even running around with their dog.

The middle-aged man who is probably the head of the family, whom we spoke to earlier, is also holding hands with a woman who seems to be his wife. When he noticed that we came, the man alone came to greet us.

“Princess and your party… I really can’t thank you enough. To stop that gray land, what kind of miracle did…”

“That forest is the place that our royal family used to manage as a garden. Getting right down to it, we abandoned the management of the garden so this happened… However, today, I was able to change the situation where we could not do anything until this point.”

The reason why my name was not mentioned was because I asked Her Highness to do so beforehand.Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

The fact that I am a plant spirit user can certainly become a basis which would make it easier for us to get the farmers’ trust and ask their help for something in the future. However, it would be dangerous if the fact that I have a contract with the sacred tree and having a great influence on it is widely known.

For now, our enemy is not yet aware of my existence. However, if this was known to Zirconia’s side.… Though this farmer is unlikely to betray us, but still, we don’t know from where this information would be transmitted.

We cannot force the territories to keep things as confidential like what a military personnel does. To completely do my duty as a military doctor, such as having the food problem in the fortress solved and the tentative plan to solve the shortage of medicine, I need to stay low. Then as planned with Her Highness, I would appreciate it if my name would not be spread.

I think we must increase the number of people we can trust both inside and outside the Knights’ order. I have no power now so I should always move discreetly and carefully.

“We couldn’t do anything, even though we knew that something abnormal was spreading from that forest. It was thanks to the knights that we didn’t have to leave the land we are used to live in. And I never think that the wheat that had withered once would even recover…. The people who were first to leave the village should also be informed as soon possible, they grow accustomed doing this work you see. They will surely hurry to come back.”

The farmer, who just had a brooding expression, talked with a cheerful smile. The farmland had returned to its original state, and their acquaintances in the same village would be able to come back.Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

―However, his expression suddenly stiffens. Presha-san holds her weapon and turns her sharp gaze at the group of horses approaching from the east.

“…That seems to be the flag of the Reinfeld family, it is said that this area is under their jurisdiction.”

“Y-Yes…. they might have come to this place because of the large amount of monsters that came out. We were told not to leave the farmland, given that, w-what should we say……?”

“I understand. We don’t have a good relationship with them but… Nevertheless, I’ll explain that you guys have no fault in this. Please stay inside your house.”

“Sorry, Princess…w-well then…”

The man looks frightened and quickly enters the house with his family. Her Highness also instructed us to get into the carriage―and Presha-san escorted us.

“It’s probably not the father, so I don’t think it’ll turn into an explosive situation. The father said that the Knight Order seized the territory so he bears deep resentment to us you see…”

“Father… does that mean that the son of the Reinfeld’s family head is here?”

“Yeah. He has a son, who will be the next family head and a younger sister after him I think… I just heard it from a hearsay so I don’t know the accurate details.”

As Presha-san had said, it was a young man with golden hair who led a group of about ten horses. A woman with the same hair color as him and who is yet to be called a woman of age, is following him diagonally from behind. They are probably the children of the Reinfeld’s family head.

Before they approached Her Highness, they got off their horses perhaps to say their thanks. However, even though the cavalry does not have a weapon, they are lined up in a horizontal row, giving an uncanny feeling of intimidation.

“I’m Snyder, son of Hartner Reinfeld. Please forgive me for the horses behind me as we talk. General Astina.”Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“I don’t mind. I know that your father is wary of us Knights.”

The man who introduced himself as Snyder couldn’t look directly at Her Highness. It’s not really intimidating but, you can’t just really look at her directly –I think this is what I can call as a “Divine atmosphere”, which Her Highness got when she became the shrine maiden.

“Given your position, you shouldn’t be blamed for the fact that you’ve brought soldiers. There will be bandits around the area where people are lessened. Rather than that, please speak why you are here.”

“…Originally, we are the ones who claimed the autonomy for the rural areas around here. We ask for a review of that matter.”

“Tsk…..”

Presha-san puts power into her hand holding the spear. According to the Reinfeld’s claim, even if the farmland returns back to normal and even if the people return, it does not help in solving the food situation.

―But it was different. The “review” Snyder wanted was not to return the Reinfeld’s autonomy in the rural areas.

Snyder kneels on the ground. The woman who appears to be his sister also imitated him and deeply lowered her head ―That is… it was an act that proves that they, the Reinfeld family pledged their alliance to Her Highness.

“In his sickbed, my father entrusted me with the fate of the Reinfeld family. In order to fight Zirconia which threatens our territory from across the river, I Snyder von Reinfeld, together with my 500 soldiers, we pledge our allegiance to you.”

The soldiers on horseback similarly lined up behind Snyder, raising their swords overhead, they offered their prayers –that means that Reinfeld’s private army had joined the troops under Her Highness.

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Hagure Seirei Ino Shinsatsu Kiroku

Chapter 60: Youka Sisters

August 7, 2020 Yume Neiji

I knew the name Mandrake –And it looks like all of the sacred trees’ familiars already have a contract with me so I don’t need to sign a contract again. But even though that’s not needed, this plant doesn’t respond to my call at all. I wonder if it’s still asleep.

“Grass-nii, this leaf… as I look at it, I really want to pull it…”

“…Wait, seems like it produces some kind of illusion. You better chew on this grass… I’m sorry but, Your Highness should to do the same.”

“Yes….uh…bi-…”

Astina-denka stopped herself from saying it is “bitter”. Her cheeks look a little reddish –she even feels shy to say it is bitter, is it her pride as a royal?

“…Somehow my head feel refreshed. Thank you, Grass-nii… it’s bitter though.”

There are several plants that can be used to regain focus, but I used rosemary’s leaf. Although it is refined and used as perfume oil, it’s very bitter if you chew the leaves as is. However, its intense taste is due to its ingredients that resist illusion and the more bitter it is, the more effective it will be.

“I just get near it, to have performed such illusions… This leaf, perhaps it’s a dangerous spirit…?”

“The sacred tree has called it from the spirit world so I think that there’s some meaning to it but… it’s a plant I’ve never seen before.”

This plant does not maliciously use illusions. Perhaps from the beginning, the plant itself has a powerful hallucinogenic component which reflected its ability as a spirit.

…Don’t tell me… the poison of this plant will round up all of the Zirconian soldiers?

Such idea comes to my mind, but in that case, other plants can also be used as long as they are poisonous… it’s a rather weak reason for calling this plant from the spirit world then.

There should be something special with this Mandrake. I’d like to see what it looks like –But for some reason, I feel that I should not pull the leaves and try to pull it out.　

I can understand the danger of this mandrake because I understand the emotions of plants. If you don’t get a reply even if you speak to it, you have to wait. Or, as Leslie says, I have to forcefully pull it out. Read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com

“It’s no use, Summoner-sama, that child should never be pulled out as it is!”

Fortunately, Presha and Arlaune were unscathed, probably because the transformed plant had quieted down. They run down the stairs in the garden.

“Wait!, It’s dangerous to run… this tomboy…”

“Presha-san, I’m glad you are safe… We managed to make it in time.”

Presha was trying to catch Arlaune, but when I called out, she straightened her back and her face turned red.

“J-Just so you know… though I’m like this, I’m showing I’m strict. Looking after a child doesn’t mean that you have to plaster a smile on your face you see.”

“No, that is… well, to some extent, it may be so. It’s nice of you Presha-san to take care of her.”

“T-That’s why I said so… A-Anyway, Arlaune arrived safely.”

After saying that, she looks around the transformed sacred tree and its surroundings.

“Amazing…it completely changed. Does this mean that Grass-sensei has revived the sacred tree…?”

“It will still take time for it to fully regain power, but I don’t think we’ll have to worry anymore. By the way, Arlaune… When you said not to pull it out, do you know something about this plant?”

“Yes, it’s like my relatives. Majin Mandrake is close to where Youka Arlaune lives.” TLYN: Majin(魔蔘) – Evil; Youka(妖花) – enchantingly beautiful flower

Majin―I wonder if it’s an evil ginseng. The shape of its leaves certainly looks like that of an Asian ginseng.

“Mandrake produces “jarring” sound when it is being pulled out. Hearing this, those around the mandrake will lose their life energy as it will be sucked out. You can’t prevent it even by blocking your ears, it is dangerous unless you protect yourself with the power of the spirits.”

Arlaune frantically explains. Thanks to that, we fully understood that it was dangerous.

If you lose your life energy, it means you’ll “wither” and you’ll end up in asphyxia. It’s life-threatening if left as it is –I’m very interested to see a dying plant as it’s pulled out from the ground but I don’t have a plan on doing something that carelessly.

“The power of spirits… we cannot use plants as earplugs as it’s not that airtight.”

“…I think it’s possible to prevent it with my magic. It’s a great responsibility but…. a little bit more and my remaining magic power will…”

“If it’s magical power, please use mine as well. For you to be able to use my magical power, I will deliberately let it flow out… No, I got the feeling of giving it.”

“Eh… d-does that mean that Her Highness herself can be like a gem that stores that magical power?”

Gem―is it those magical crystals? Certainly, its appearance is polished and beautiful, but it is rude to compare it with Her Highness.

However, Her Highness is smiling gently. With Presha-san’s analogy, Her Highness laughed –the impression that I had (that she doesn’t show her emotions) changed at this very moment.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Presha, I have become the “sacred tree’s shrine maiden”, meaning, I have been given the role of listening and worshiping the voice of the sacred tree, and Grass was also chosen by the sacred tree and contracts with the sacred tree as a magician…”

“Y-Your Highness, any more than that is… I ask you not to speak of it at this place but at the place where Raquel-ane is also there! I-I really can’t take if it’s just me…”

“…It was the first time that my subordinate stopped me from speaking. Presha, I’m glad you gave me your honest opinion.”

Her Highness’ right now looks as if she’ll be forgiving no matter what we say –the atmosphere around her is so gentle.

“Sword Princess” and “Saint” –She has these two aspects, but I think that the latter is closer to her essence even if I know that it’s inexcusable to say that in the midst of a battle.

“…Grass-nii, are you sure? Or do you want me to pull it out instead?”

“No, I can’t just leave it to Leslie. In that case, cast some spell on me, after interrupting the sound, let everyone go as far away as possible.”

“I don’t think that the sacred tree will kill Grass. I’m not afraid.”

“Uh… b-but this child is very dangerous…”

Even though I say it’s dangerous, I have to pull it out at this time.

“Air, respond to me and become a barrier that blocks vibration.”

With Leslie’s chant, a film of air wraps around each of us. Intercepting the sound means not hearing anything.Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

In silence, everyone watch me, I then grasp the stem part firmly and keep my feet on the ground so that the leaves of the mandrake would not be torn off.

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“…nii. Grass-nii…. get a hold of yourself.”

“Are you okay, Grass?”

“Hn?… t-that… I…”

I lost my consciousness when I tried to pull out the mandrake. When I regained consciousness, I was lying on my back with something soft catching my head.

“…It’s good that you woke up. It looks like your complexion isn’t bad either.”

“Uh… Sensei, don’t worry too much about what happened…”

“Grass-nii… that Mandrake child is like Arlaune’s relative as expected.”

Various information came in immediately after I wake up so I get confused for a moment. I feel like I have forgotten the most important thing to deal with now –that…

“…Grass? Do you need to chew that stimulant grass?”

―What kind of posture is Astina-denka talking to me? She graciously sits on the ground and positioned her knee as my pillow.

“I’m sorry Your Highness…!”

I wake up without any hesitation. And in front of me who is trying to stand up, alongside with Arlaune –there is an unfamiliar girl holding hands with her.

“Majin Mandrake. I have come as a familiar of the sacred tree, Yuserish. Grass-sama, as you have summoned me I’ll obey your orders.”

Mandrake, who spoke smoothly, had leaves on her head, but other than that, she looked like a girl about the same age as Arlaune, but at the very end, I got tongue-tied but my tension loosened.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“…Is this girl the new power of Grass…?”

“I don’t think it’s going to happen… Mandrake, what did you do when I pulled you off the ground?”

“…Summoner-sama who endured my voice deserves respect.”

In other words, pulling out the mandrake and enduring that sound was the process of waking her up –I don’t know what Yuserish is thinking about, but she could have foreseen that I could endure it right?

Mandrake’s voice made me unconscious even if we prevented it with the power of the air spirits –this isn’t bad, but depending on how I use it…　

Although it only looks like a girl, Arlaune has a powerful power. Mandrake will also be a big force for me –I am going through some tentative plans about where to use her power.

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Hagure Seirei Ino Shinsatsu Kiroku

Chapter 61: Green sea

August 7, 2020August 10, 2020 Yume Neiji

Since I was able to communicate with Mandrake, she could be sent back to the spirit world, but I wanted them to say hello to the plants in the garden as their new friend, so I decided to take them with me.

“No matter how you look at it, you’re just like two small children, if there’s no flower and leaves on your heads, we wouldn’t notice if you didn’t say you’re a spirit.”

Presha is walking hand in hand with Arlaune. Mandrake was, of course, held by Her Highness –“It is natural that the general has more power”, she says, but I am still nervous.

“…And about “Leslie”. Should I still keep it as secret?”

“I want to reveal it eventually. Leslie has a certain circumstance you see, and if possible, I would like her to stay in the fortress as a different person.”

This time, I realized that it is difficult to keep acting. Even though I was mindful about the sacred tree, I called her “Leslie” in front of Presha-san who came later –and she also forgot to change her voice.

“…I’m sorry for deceiving you.”

“Oh, I don’t mind that much. You’re worried about Grass-sensei, right? He’ll be sent to the battlefield, so I also know that feeling. When I decided to be a knight, my best friend also tried to stop me.”

Presha-san looks at somewhere far away as she recalls those days. In the midst of the Knights, she’s an attack captain and a magic warrior –but she’s still of the same age as us. Sometimes I feel lonely and sometimes I also look sad.

“But you have the courage huh. To be with Grass-sensei in the same room… Ah… pe-perhaps… you guys didn’t do anything you can’t say in front of these children, right?”

“……? What are the things you can’t say in front of us?”

“Laune is a kid, so you won’t understand.”

“Rei is also a child, your leaves are splendid, but you don’t have good roots yet you know.”

“I’m mature enough. If I get serious, I won’t look like this.”

Although Arlaune is childish in nature, Mandrake is more mature than she looks. I wonder if it seems that way because of their simple talk.

And –Is it right to think that Arlaune is “Laune” and Mandrake is “Rei”?

“Laune and Rei. I can’t abbreviate my name, so call me Grass.”

「「Yes, Summoner-sama」」

They replied back within the expected range. Everyone laughs and the atmosphere becomes gentler –I mean we are in a hurry but with these two little ones, I can see that everyone’s heart is at ease.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

Presha-san in particular, seems to like children a lot, it’s evident on what she does. She holds Arlaune’s small hand firmly and walks according to her stride.

“Well, you are free to call me in the way you want… So, both of you, how are the plants in the garden? I still don’t hear much voice yet…”

“They are thankful for Summoner-sama and the others. They said thank you for helping Yuserish.”

“…And the flowers over there tell me that they won’t attack us anymore. I’ve beaten them up, but their seeds remain so they can bloom again. If possible, they want to be replanted in the fence.”

That’s right –the plants that were originally planted in consideration of the landscape are growing all over the place. I can’t really do anything right now, but I can work with the plant spirits and tell them what I imagined to restore the garden so it would be the easiest to grow and the scenery would be better.

“Oh plant spirits, I convey the image in my mind. Remember what your appearance should be.”

―During the chant, I already felt that there was something different.

Until now, Her Highness was only letting us use the magic that unknowingly overflowed. But now that’s not the case–I can see that Her Highness is willing to give me her magic.

“…Amazing… If a “Shrine Maiden” and “Magician” are together, they can do such things…”

I can see that Leslie is filled with admiration. The chaotically overgrown grass, the flowers that had flowed out of the way withered, returned to the soil, and sprouted again from another place.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“This is also… Grass-sensei’s…?”

“Summoner-sama is originally very fond of trees and flowers. But there is a limit to what one magical power can do… Right now, it’s different. Using the power of the princess, and as much as you can see, the flowers respond to him.”

“No… I also didn’t think I could do this much. Plants….the power of life is really…”

I thought it was such a beautiful thing, I didn’t tell anyone about this in such a long time. The plants are also alive, all life is equivalent, and it is wonderful without distinction.

“…even the land that has once withered, they are now regaining the breath of life. Grass… I ask of you. If it’s the current you, I’m sure…”

“Yes. For this time, I will have the plants to do their best but….. Depending on the season, I will examine the ground on this garden to return it to what it should be.”

To restore the landscape of this garden to its previous state –No, to make it more beautiful than it used to be.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

And then, not only in the garden. When we exit the stone pillar of the decayed gate, there is a wasteland that was originally a farmland but it already returned to its original soil color.

I put my hands on the ground –and, as everyone was watching, just like before, I called out to the crops that were supposed to spread as far as one could see.

“…Grass, the sacred tree and the plants in the garden is once again sharing their life energy. All of this is for you to…”

Looking back, Astina-denka puts Rei on the ground and puts her hands together to pray.

―At that moment, according to her words, with the gratitude of the plants in the garden, tremendous power flows in.

“Oh, grains that spread in this plain. Sprout once again from this fertile land and become a golden ocean…!”

The people who do agriculture around here were struck with despair but now, the gray land has disappeared. Originally, withered crops cannot be restored to their original state and they have to be restored over time –but only for now, I will revive the fruitful season that was supposed to come at this time.

―The life energy spreads across the ground –Green sprouts emerged and spread like waves, and the landscape changes as if it was hastened by time.

“…Grass… sensei is really…”

This does not mean that they can harvest immediately. But the crops that the farmers lost as it completely withered —even if it withered, it is now alive once again.

Voices can be heard from a distance –voices of joy. Farmers who were trying to escape run back with no regards to their appearance. They approach the sea of wheat and confirms the time for harvest.

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Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life

Chapter 34: Delivery of Goods

August 7, 2020October 3, 2020 Yume Neiji

I ended up making only one of them on this day. I’ll make the other one tomorrow. Rike also finished the knife, so I put down the fire on the firebed and ended today’s work. While cleaning up, Samia returned after collecting the things I asked.

“I’m home”

“Welcome home, how was it?”

“Hn~, so-so, I guess”

In the basket that Samia put down, there are antipyretic herbs and herbs for suppuration, apple-like fruits, and fruits like raspberries.

“Oh, what you gathered was sufficient enough though.”

“If the season is right, I can get a little more.”

“Well, herbs aside, the fruits will rot even if you get more than this, and this much is fine. Thank you.”Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

I followed up as Samia looked a bit sullen. For Dinner we have the usual menu added with apples (similar fruit to it) so it turn a little sumptuous.

“Oh, I ate this for the first time, but it’s delicious.”

I said after eating the fruit. It tastes almost like an apple, but naturally it hasn’t been cultivated so it’s not so sweet. I didn’t eat that often in my previous world but the familiar taste is reassuring.

“Sometimes it’s also extremely sour.”

“Oh yes, there is. When I was a kid, I used to ask which one was sour.”

Samia and Rike spoke. Well, I guess it’s natural. I would like to try the one that is cooked. On this day, we talked about the fruits that Samia and Rike had eaten, and it was interesting. Some of them seem like oranges or watermelons, so I’ll ask Camilo’s help for it.

Next day.

Rike and I will still do blacksmithing today, and it looks like Samia went to catch some prey. As Samia has cycle of hunting→helping→harvesting→hunting→helping→town→rest, it may be possible to take a rest once a week. Originally, I also had a plan like that. I’ll keep it in mind as a future plan.

Now then, I will be working on the second production of that short sword. That said, the work itself is exactly the same as yesterday. I did a probing style yesterday, but since what I’ll make today is the same as yesterday, I know what to do so I finished it up nearly three hours earlier than yesterday.

Since it’s a special one, I decided to decorate the short sword together with the one yesterday. With the same tool that I used to prepare the sword’s body, I flatten the midpoint of the sword’s blade. If it misaligned even a little, the weight balance will be lost so I must work carefully. After flattening, I clean the surface and shake it lightly to make sure that nothing is wrong. I tried it and I didn’t feel any discomfort, especially when swinging.

I then engrave the design using the chisel on the flattened part. Again, the balance must not be lost, so I used my cheat power to keep the weight in balance. After putting it on both swords, I remove the burr. Doing until this point, I’ve spent all the time I earned a while ago. I used to make plastic models in the previous world and I like this kind of work…

Samia caught a bird on this day’s hunt. When the preparation is over, though I don’t have artistic skill, I made chicken (though it’s a bird) steak. In exchange, today, I made something like a raspberry sauce made from wine and raspberry like fruits that Samia collected yesterday.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Oh, Eizou this is great!”

Samia is so happy that she even jumps up and down. Sometimes she’s very childish. Even if she is 25 years old physically, she is only 5 years old so she hasn’t reached the age of 25 yet.

“Hey! You’re manners are not good, Samia.”

“But it’s because this is so good and I rarely have it.”

“Yeah, you’re right. Even in my workshop we rarely have this.”

Rike too seems to be a little surprised by today’s cooking. I’ve never heard of it, but Rike probably has a decent age in human terms. So far she has not been this concerned… except for things related to blacksmithing.

“Well, it’s the day I completed my first special order you see. It’s a celebration.”

“I see. Well, congratulations.”

“Thank you”

“Please let me congratulate you too.”

“Oh, I got a little help from Rike too. Thank you.”

For today’s dinner, we pour wine into our cups and made a toast and it became a rather exciting dinner. The next morning, after I fetched water and came back, I saw a figure in front of my house.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“You’re quite early again.”

I called out. Then the other party smiled,

“I know I could see it today, but I couldn’t wait! I rushed here before dawn!”

A red-haired tall figure –Helen answered. Her eyes are shining. Even acting before dawn, this tension is quite… Well it’s fine to be full of spirit.

“You haven’t had your breakfast right? Eat with us. We are just about to have our breakfast you see.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Oh, is it fine?”

“I’m not that brash that I’ll be throwing out a customer just so I can have a leisurely breakfast you know.”

Me and Helen entered the house.

“Take your seat.”

“All right”

Helen sits down on the nearest chair. I placed the water vat into the kitchen and start preparing breakfast. After that, let’s just say that this day’s breakfast is unusually boisterous. After breakfast, Helen urged on an all of us head to the workplace.

“Well, this is the one you’ve been waiting for.”

I gave the two short swords wrapped in cloth to Helen.

“Can I see it?”

“Yes, of course”

Helen thought for a moment if she should tear the cloth off, then as if a fragile object was wrapped on it, she slowly unwrap it. As she unravels it, the blade appears, and Helen’s tension visibly rises accordingly.

Finally the whole image is revealed. The steel shines brightly, and lightning is engraved in the center of the sword’s blade. Everything else is very simple and practical, of course there’s the sculpture of a sitting fat cat on the sword’s handle. There are two of them.

“You said it was a lightning sword. So I engraved it in those two as decoration. Try it out a little to see how it feels. I’m sure it’s not out of balance.”

When I say that, Helen grabs both swords and swings them swiftly enough to make a humming noise. Mysteriously, I don’t feel that it’s dangerous, but if you put something inside that zone, it will be cut into pieces in no time.

The product testing (with dancing like movements) continued for a while, and then it stopped. Helen is panting.

“How is it?”

I asked Helen. Helen looked down. She toss the swords… I completely did not expect that, I thought she was just trying to gently place it on the floor of the workshop…

“Awesome! It’s so great! They are perfect!! It was good that I asked you to do it!”

She shouted and hugged me.

“Is that so? Well I’m glad to… A-A-Oooucch!!! I-It hurts!”

She kept hugging me with all her might, until Rike and Samia pulled her off me.

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Homeless Tensei: Isekai De Jiyuu Sugiru Majutsu Jisoku Seikatsu

Chapter 31: Twofold Payback

August 6, 2020March 7, 2024 Yume Neiji

“Ku… Kukuku… Ahahaha! I can’t stop laughing when I recall their expression!”

“Arvish-sama, you’re laughing too much. We still don’t know whether they really died or not…”

Arvish managed to stop his laughter and sipped on the cup of tea on the table. Feria, who sits across him, also graciously drinking tea.

“Feria got a point in saying that but, in that depth, it’s impossible for them to come back.”

“That maybe right too.”

Feria who looks uninterested, drinks tea and smiles. However, in her heart, she was delighted that Erna would end up dead. She was laughing that she could finally get rid of that nuisance.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

The relationship between Erna and Feria is not that complicated. Erna’s House is a well-known family in Sanargia Great Forest Kingdom. Feria’s house, on the other hand, was a noble but an inconspicuous one, it’s neither good nor bad. Therefore, Feria had a strong hostility towards Erna. To call it, it is jealousy.

Such jealousy that was turning into an ugly shade gradually disappeared. Feria can’t help but feel so as the subject was dead. Above all, the feeling of winning is erasing it.

Knock! Knock!

The knocking sounds on the door of the room echoed out and Arvish, who noticed the sound, replied,

“Who is it?”

“It’s your butler. Young master, there are some guests who want to meet you.”

“Guests? Bring them to the reception room then.”

“But… I understand.”

The butler gives out an evasive reply then he move away from the front of the door. Arvish felt doubtful about that.

“Considering our butler, compared to his usual ones, it was such a strange reply. What kind of person are those guests?”

“You’ll see it when you meet them. Maybe the ghost of that silver-haired man came.”

“Haha, that’s quite a funny joke. For now, shall we head to the reception room then?”

Arvish and Feria then go to the reception room. In there, about thirty people are waiting for them.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Are you Arvish?”

A person who seems to be their representative began to speak.

“Yes, what are you guys?”

“It’s not what are you. I brought the requested items.”

When the man puts the bag in the table, the remaining twenty-nine others also put their hemp bags or leather bags on the table one after another. Moreover, other bags were brought in from outside of the room one after another, pile of bags were made inside the room in no time.

“W-What is this…”

When Arvish opened the bag, it contained a large amount of dried meat and vegetables. What made his blood boil was a bag full of pepper. There were also bags filled with sugar, and it was clear that they were too much for him.

“Well then, this is the sales slip. However, in the future, please stop ordering just like yesterday, saying that it should be delivered today. It’s not like we are only dealing with aristocrats you see.”

“Delivery…?”

Arvish immediately confirms the issued sales slip. It was written that Arvish Gloris ordered it.

“I did not order this!”

“Ha!? You didn’t order them?”

The men in the room were angry.

“What’s with that look! I’m the Marquis son, Arvish! Bring back what you have brought with you right away!”

“What? Then, you’re just playing while making such orders?”

The man spoke calmly without any hint of being afraid. Arvish then became more and more angry.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Yes! It is someone else’s mischief and I don’t know who it is! Hurry up and go back!”

The man takes out a piece of paper and shows it to Arvish.

“This is the order form. Look at it carefully.”

“There’s no need to check that!”

“It’s okay, take a good look at it.”

Arvish confirms the order form. The Gloris family mark was stamped next to his name.

“This is… isn’t this the seal that only the family head has…?”

“It being stamped there means that what we deliver is officially traded. If you refuse to accept them, we’ll take this to the union.”

“Union!?”

Arvish became flustered. Only merchants register at the Trade Union and it is a very large organization in the capital. Originally, it was designed to combat unfair trade and as its influence is so high, even aristocrats cannot disregard it.

However, Arvish, though taken aback, immediately argues.

“If you want to report it, do as you like! I’m not going to pay for what you have brought! Whether it’s stamped or not, it has nothing to do with me!”

“Is that so? Then as I merchant, I can’t be outdone.”

The man stands up then carries the product he brought out of the room. Perhaps the other guys had the same idea, and in the same way, they took their goods out. Feria who saw the situation was silent.

“Humph! I don’t know anyone who would do this, they probably planned to harass me. I’ll search for them and send them to death penalty!”

“Arvish-sama, wouldn’t this be bad?”

“Ha? Bad?”

“Yes. With the Gloris family’s seal on it, it was supposed to be a formal transaction as the merchant had said. Then, that would fall on the trade violations and business interruptions regulated by the laws of this kingdom. And above all, the union is the one that controls the distribution in this kingdom. It’s clear that if you go against them, you’ll not get away scot-free.”

Arvish replies to Feria’s explanation, “What’s wrong with that?”. He is the third son of the Gloris family. As for martial arts, he has been called as a prodigy since he was a kid, but he was less interested in the economy compared to the children of the commoners.

“In this situation, Arvish-sama is going to be punished by law and in addition, the Gloris family wouldn’t be able to buy anything that is related with food due to union sanctions, that’s what I thought…”

“Whaaat!?”

In a room with only two people, Arvish stood up in astonishment. Then he immediately rushed into the room of the Gloris’ family head.

“Father! I need to talk with you!”

Lord Gloris, who is writing at the desk glanced at him but he immediately returned his line of sight to the paperwork before him.

“What’s with that commotion? Guests can be invited here, so enter like a nobleman.”

“It’s not the time to talk about that! Listen to what I have to say!”

Arvish spoke of the previous event and Lord Gloris immediately opened the drawer to confirm it.

“I don’t have my seal! What do you mean by this?!”

“There is a guy in this mansion who stole it! And it was even used to buy a lot of merchandise under my name!”

Lord Gloris slapped his desk with his fist. With that loud sound, Arvish immediately sinks into silence.

“…Since it was said to be under your name, isn’t it because the person who stole the seal has a grudge against you?”

“T-That is…”

“I can’t forgive you if my Gloris family will suffer any losses just for a personal enmity against you. So until you find that seal, I forbid you to come back to this house.”

“Father! Anything but that!”

“I’ll talk to the union. Be sure to find that seal. Until then, you are prohibited to call me father! If you understand, go out.”

When Arvish left the room, he was trembling in anger and it was as if his blood vessels wound snap. With crunching sounds, he grinds his teeth in anger and blood drips from his fists that were tightly gripped.

“Feria, because of anger, it’s likely that I’ll get crazy…”

“I’m sorry. However, to steal your family’s seal, that person must be really powerful.”

With those words, he thought of one person.

“That guys should have been dead… don’t tell me, he is… alive?”

After a moment of thinking, Feria replied to Arvish,

“Let’s go to the guild. If they are indeed alive, there would be witnesses.”

“Right! Then let’s go and check it out!”

Arvish and Feria left the mansion.

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While sitting in a chair, I was looking at what was in my hand. It is a small seal that is modelled after a dragon.

“Hey, let’s go to the guild.”

“Uhm, it’s about time for Pero to come.”

I placed the seal on the table and sipped the tea next to me.

“Eh? What’s with this seal?”

“I picked it up.”

“It fell? Then the person who dropped it is having a hard time now.”

“Yeah. Let’s keep it until I find the owner.”

I then gripped the seal and stored it in the bangle. And, actually, this seal is borrowed from a certain mansion….

In place of Arvish, I ordered in many shops and specified that they should be delivered to the mansion on this day. Of course, I totally put on the robe’s hood and didn’t show my face to anyone. Nowadays, it seems that it’s the time of the year where delivering of goods are difficult.

Yes, this is my revenge. We were about to be killed, and twofold payback would be appropriate. The reason I used this method was because I remembered the harassment that I had suffered when I was a business owner.

If the company management goes well, somebody will go out of their way and cause trouble from somewhere. After paying for the harassment order for a while, I was forced to go to the police when it was the sixth time. As it turned out, it was the employees of the rival company who harassed me, but the frustration I felt at that time was quite considerable. So, I decided to harass him this way while taking advantage of my past experience.

In the first place, he is arrogant because he is an aristocrat. Then he’ll just need to lose the backing of the Gloris family. First of all, harassment should be the starting point for losing trust from the family and create gap between them. With this, the reputation of the Gloris family will also fall.Please read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com

It will quickly spread among merchants who have early information, such as ordering a large amount of goods and refusing to accept them. It’s a nuisance in this world. And finally, the disappearance of their seal.

If an important seal of the family was stolen, no matter where it falls, it will be a huge problem. If there is an order with a seal on it in Arvish’s name, they will know who is targeted, then they will start to hate him.

Then the gap with his family will deepen more and more. I will buy the fight that was sold. Now you can buy it with your arm, but that’s not enough. I was angry with the parents who raised him like that. Therefore, I gave the Gloris family a twofold payback.

“Waauu!”

The room’s door opened and Pero came in. Apparently, his role for today is over. In addition, Duke Medil comes in after Pero.

“Oh, you were here? I was looking for Shinichi-kun you see.”

“Hmm? It’s rare for the Duke to look for me.”

“No, well tomorrow you guys will leave this place, right? I have something I want to talk about before that.”

The Duke then sits beside me.

“What do you want to talk about?”

“Actually, the Estent Empire is showing some worrisome movements. You live in frontiers, and the borders are just beyond your eyes, so be careful.”

“Eh!? Do you mean that the Estent Empire is preparing for war!?”

With Erna’s words, the Duke raises his forefinger and gestures to be quiet. Certainly, it’s not something that should be said out loud.

“Most of the people living in that country are Dragonewts. They have a high level of physical ability and are ambitious. Until now, they used to be living quietly in the neighbourhood but, this will not always be the case you see.”

“…Dragonewts huh. I’ve heard rumors that humans have incomparable abilities, but isn’t it strange that they who have been quite submissive until now suddenly made a move?”

“Yeah, different races once united to fight against humans but that’s a long time ago. Rumor has it that not only this kingdom, but others are preparing for war as well.”

“War huh…”

Japan once experienced a great war. I was born after the war, and I still have those deep scars from war when I was young. If possible, I want to live without war. That is my thought.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“I understand. We’ll be vigilant.”

“If you feel that it’s dangerous, please evacuate to this mansion anytime. I will welcome you all the time.”

“Thank you for your continued consideration.”

I deeply bowed to the Duke.

“That’s all I want to say”

The Duke went out of the room. It seems that the duke has no time to rest even after his son’s death. I wish I could help him, but it would be difficult for an adventurer.

“War, maybe my country is also in danger?”

“Isn’t Sanargia Great Forest Kingdom ready for war?”

“I think so. If that’s the case, I have to go home after all…”

“Well, don’t be pessimistic. It’s not yet fixed if it would turn out into war.”

Erna says, “Yes, that’s right” and nods, she picks the cookie on the table and puts it in her mouth. Her words and actions don’t match.

“Now then, it’s about time, shall we head to the guild?”

“Yeah, we are going back to Mana tomorrow and it’s our last day doing quests here in the Capital.”

Upon leaving the mansion, we headed for the guild.

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Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life

Chapter 33: Custom-made short sword

August 5, 2020August 7, 2020 Yume Neiji

Hi guys, for Hagure I’m sorry, I won’t be able to upload the chapter today. I made a mistake, I translated the wrong chapter you see, ch61 instead of 60 hahaha. (I tried to finish ch60 but I wasn’t able to. I’ll upload it on Friday instead.)

I safely received an order for two custom made short swords, but since I’ll also make those from now on, I decided to give priority to the production of wholesale items at Camilo’s place. Of course, Samia will also help me in this.

Though the number for deliveries will somewhat decrease, since I wholesaled quite a number until now, there should be no problem… I think. Besides, Camilo is the one who brought Helen here so he can’t complain. I can secure the minimum limit if I focus and work as much as I can today.

Once that is decided, I finished making and casting the mold, deburring, then I and Rike will do the final touch. During that time, I had Samia do everything from mold creation to deburring, which really saves time. We all works silently. Samia has completely gotten the hang of it, and at this rate, it may not be impossible for her to properly hold the hammer next time. This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

Today, we somehow made quite a number of short swords and longswords. Starting tomorrow, let’s commence in creating Helen’s short sword.

At dawn after finishing my morning routine and breakfast, I and Rike move to the workshop. As for Samia, I asked her to collect herbs and fruits. Since there’s not much she can do to help us today…

I stacked a sheet metal for one short sword from the sheet metal we’ve made, heat it in the fire bed, then me and Rike hit it to make it extend. Once it extended to a certain extent, I put a line in the middle using a chisel, fold it in half, heat it again then we hit it to extend it once more. Once it’s about the desired length, the rest is my job. With the combination of cheat and “installed” knowledge, the material turned into homogeneous and hard one when tempered but, in order for it not to be chipped during a fight, I hit it remembering how Helen was wielding it.

When the shape is completed, I wait for it to cool, then hit it again to increase its durability, then clean the surface with a tool such as a file or planer. After that, the iron rod that will become the handle is connected by heating and hitting them so that the contact points do not become brittle. When the blade is heated again on the fire bed, I cooled it rapidly with water to harden it.

I decided to test its durability here at once. I brought the short sword of the general model I made yesterday and swing it down towards the custom-made one I put to a fixed position. Clang! Clear sound echoed and the short sword that I swung down comes to stop, but there is not a single scratch on the custom-made sword. I struck it a few times afterwards, but since I can’t scratch it at all, I concluded that the test result was satisfactory.

“This short sword can’t be added to wholesale anymore.”

I said while inspecting the short sword on my hand. Once I look closely, I can see the nick in the blade. Since this is a general model, the blade being chipped is something to be expected I guess. This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“If you sharpen or fix it, won’t it be passable as wholesale again?”

Rike stopped her hand hitting the knife and said so, but I shook my head.

“It’s passable quality wise, but it’s against my aesthetics to sell products that are used for things other than trial cutting. Let’s fix it and use it here at home.”

I wouldn’t be able to say that if we are on our wits end though. But fortunately, I still have plenty of money with me and we are not in trouble of any sorts. I don’t want to go against my aesthetics as much as possible.

Rike laughs when she hears me say that.

“Well obviously, boss is a really stubborn craftsman.”

“That’s how it is.”

I smiled and replied so. I’m getting a little closer to what I wanted to do. And I think that’s a pretty good thing.

Now that the tests have been completed, it is time to finish it. After polishing the blade and sharpening it, the finishing touches on the blade side is now completed. I attached the heated and processed guard to the completed blade, wrap the handle with deer leather (the one processed by Samia), engraved the figure of a sitting fat cat on the handle with the chisel and my very first custom-made ordered product is now complete.

“With this, the first one is done.”

I raised the short sword that I made. The blade shines reflecting the flame of the fire bed.

Remembering Helen’s movements, I tried to shake it lightly. It feels much lighter than it looks, but it looks good. Rike, who was watching the situation, was unable to contain herself and, This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Can I also hold it?”

So she asked,

“Here”

I handed it over to Rike. Rike who received it looks at every details of the short sword so as not to miss even a single element. She also change the angle and shake it lightly.

“How is it?”

“This is not in a realm reachable by normal…no, even by someone with the talent. I’m sorry if I might touch on the boss’s situation, but I think losing boss will be a big loss for the north.”

“So it’s that much huh.”

“Yes, that’s for certain.”

Rike answers me with a completely serious face. Well, even I don’t think it’s just a normal sword. It’s a sword made with all the techniques to make a knife that cuts logs like a butter, there’s no way it can be normal. This time, I made it focusing on durability, so if it’s used to cut a big rock, it could cut it to some extent (it’s abnormal in the first place), but not in a clean two halves.

However, I understand once I tried to make this sword with cheat and “installed” knowledge. If I feel like it, “I can make one”. But with just ordinary steel, it is necessary to focus on either durability or sharpness. Even if I create it with cheats, the steel won’t be able to endure that much. With that in mind, I think it’s alright to make a custom-made product even if it is made only of steel.

On the contrary, even if I can get the material that can achieve both– the one called Mithril or Orichalcum – I need to carefully think on how to make the best from it. It’s not that a single sword can change anything in the world, but it can still be a sufficient threat if it’s just in a small area. A person’s product became something like a strategic weapon, it is not something that the current me can bear the burden of.

“Is there something wrong? Have I offended you perchance?”

Rike looks at my face with anxiety.

“No, it’s nothing. I just thought of something unrelated. I’m not offended in any way.”

I laughed and stroked Rike’s head, then I composed myself who was about to fall into a slightly scary idea.

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Homeless Tensei: Isekai De Jiyuu Sugiru Majutsu Jisoku Seikatsu

Chapter 30: Mysterious bangle

August 4, 2020January 29, 2024 Yume Neiji

As soon as we began to move towards the ruin’s basement, we realized that the ruin was unstable.

“The floor is shaky… I’m likely to tread through it.”

“Yeah, be careful because there are several places in this ruin that are brittle.”

In accordance with Dhal’s advice, the underground passages of the ruin are indeed brittle and some holes can already be seen. Looking down, I can see several goblins. As expected, this kind of place is likely to become the home of monsters.

We proceed while avoiding brittle places and places with holes. For the time being, we aimed for the lowest layer while exploring but it seems that this ruin’s basement is only up to the third level so it did not take much time.

“Everyone, wait! There is a magical beast ahead of us…I think there’s two of them.”

Erna uses her Hell Ears skill to search for enemies. I can also do that if I used my super-sensation skill but as expected, I’ll still lose to Erna’s hearing. Of course, Pero’s sense of smell is also superior. Therefore, it does not make much sense for me to do the searching.

“Pukyuuu”

Two round objects bounced from the end of the dim passage. They look like a freshly squeezed mochi(Japanese version of rice cake) and they have a translucent light blue color. They’re about the size of a soccer ball, but each time they bound, their shape change and their reaction looks like they’re jumping.

I ask Freya a question,

“…What is that?”

“Slimes. They’re the weakest magical beast around here but they have a strong acidity on their body. They’re such troublesome creatures that stick to the mouth and nose of living things as they try to seize their prey.”

Upon hearing the word slime, I remembered the RPG game I played. It should have been the name of the first monster that came out when I started the game. It looks cute, but it doesn’t seem like it in reality. Even though they look like they wanted to become friends with us, they will surely be ignored.

“Waauuu!”

Pero came out to the front, extended his nails and cut the slimes. His movement seems to be the result of training.

―However, the torn slimes split into four just like that.

“Waauuu!?”

Pero is surprised and cuts them again, but the slimes still split up. I become worried so I used the appraisal.

【Appraisal Result: Slime: It is known as the weakest magical beast and it usually lives by eating dead bodies and insects. It is also aggressive towards living creatures, and sometimes it even attacks dragons. It will die if the nucleus in the body is destroyed.】

【Status】
Name: Slime
Race: Slime
Magic attribute: Water
Magic: Aqua ball
Skills: Shock Absorption (Beginner), Division (Beginner), Hardening (Beginner), Enhanced Digestion (Intermediate)

“Pero, attack the slime’s core”

“Aw!”

Pero start to move quickly. All the slimes were cut into pieces in an instant. I immediately approach the slime that has melted and used Skill Picking. What I got was Shock Absorption, Division, and Enhanced Digestion.

I like to try them immediately but it’s not good to do it in the presence of the Earth Fang guys so I put it off for now.

“Good job Pero. It was a good move.”

“Aw!”

Shaking his tail, Pero looks happy. This might be the best place for Pero’s practical training. So I proposed to Dhal.

“Sorry but, can you leave the fighting to Pero for a while? This seems like the best place for his hands-on training you see.”

“I don’t mind. The enemy here is too weak for us.”

With the permission from Dhal, it was decided that Pero would walk in front and take the lead. Pero from there on killed goblins and slimes, like a fish that has found water, his attacks became sharp and precise each time. He looks like an assassin.

However, Freya, who extremely loves Pero, looks dissatisfied. But I decided not to care. Pero is not a pet animal.

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“Here is the bottom layer”

With Dhal’s words, I looked inside the bottom layer’s room. With Erna’s light magic illuminating the room, the bottom layer of the ruin is quite messy.

In the four corners of the square room, pillars carved with the face of a large person stare into the center of the room, and at the innermost part is an altar-liked half-moon shaped stage.

“It seems like there is nothing in this ruin.”

“We come in vain huh.”

Roy and Nina couldn’t hide the disappointment in their expression while exploring the room. On the other hand, I can sense that there is something in this room. My instinct is screaming intensely. Find the treasure.

After enough time had passed since I started looking around the room, I found something strange.

“Wait a minute, the four faces in this room are facing the floor, not the altar right?”

Everyone gathers in the center after I said that. Looking at it from the center, I understood it. The huge faces are paying attention to the center of the room. Moreover, the floor…

“I can see that there is something on the floor.”

“If there is a treasure, we will discover it!”

“Asking Shinichi-san to accompany us is the right decision.”

While the Earth Fang guys were rejoicing, Erna’s ears twitched. Pero’s nose also snorted and seemed to notice something.

“Air cutter!”

A voice was heard from somewhere, and the floor where we were standing was cut into a triangle. I soon realized that it was a magical attack, but my reaction was delayed because in that moment, the floor collapsed and falls into the darkness.

Looking up, I could see Arvish and Feria’s faces looking down through the hole. They may have heard about us from somewhere and followed us. It’s my negligence! We then fell deep into the hole.

“Buhaa!”

When I fell into the water, I immediately use my super sensation to grasp the current situation. Apparently there is a shore nearby. I immediately did the crawl swimming. Even though it may appear this way, swimming is my forte.

“Help me! Fuah-! I can’t swim!”

With repetitive splashing sound, I saw Erna struggling on the surface of the water so I approached to help her.

“Hey, grabbed by my back.”

“Shinichi! Thank you!”

As she hugged my back, Erna’s chest was pressed on me and it felt good. Even if we stay like this, it will be fine.

“Wauu”

Looking next to me, Pero heads to the shore with doggy paddle styled swimming. From behind, Freya is doing the breaststroke while wearing her armor. And looking around, Roy and Nina were also swimming. However, I can see Dhal on Roy’s back.

Elves and dwarves have bad relationship, but they are unexpectedly similar in some aspects. As we get to the shore, each of us squeezed the water out of our clothes. Erna magically created the light and checked where we came from.

“Isn’t it over there? Such height is about 20m.”

When Erna manipulates the glowing sphere, the white light illuminates the surrounding area, exposing the underground lake. On top of that, there was a gaping hole from where we would have been dropped.

“It seems difficult to climb…”

“Hey, I wonder if we can climb up with Shinichi’s thread?”

I took Erna’s words into consideration. Certainly, this underground lake is not that wide so it might be possible to make a scaffolding with my thread and climb our way up.

It’s indeed a good idea.

“Hey, escaping is good too but take a look at this.”

Hearing Dhal’s voice, we looked back and there was a door on the wall ahead the shore.

“Is this the real bottom layer?”

“I guess so. What should we do? There may be treasures ahead right?”

Dhal and the others start smiling. This may be the real pleasure for those who became Adventurer as a living. If so, it is decided.

“Of course we’ll go in. We are Adventurers right?”

“There’s no problem then. Roy, open the door.”

Roy pushes the stone door and slowly opens it. The sound of stones rubbing each other echoed out, and Erna immediately puts a ball of light inside.

“Whoa!?”

It becomes extremely radiant that we covered our eyes with our hands. The room is full of golden color and it intensely reflects the light. When I opened my eyes, gold and silver treasures were piled up almost filling the small room.

In the back, there is a striking altar, and a bangle is attached to the black stone table.

“Whoa! Amazing!”

Dhal jumps into the pile of treasures and randomly packs them into his rucksack. Roy and Nina were also dazzled by the treasure and did not look at the bangle which is the crucial one.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“If I could only have this… How much clothes can I buy… Ehehehe…”

No, Erna also seems to be blinded by it. Like a zombie, she unsteadily approached the mountain of treasures, she then grab a necklace with big gem on it and start grinning.

As soon as I approached the bangle on the altar, I used the appraisal.

【Appraisal failure ****: ****】

As expected, appraisal didn’t work. The bangle is made with pure black stones forming a black ring decorated with gold, it turned out to be a very expensive item. It obviously has a different feel.

“…..my robe… is it resonating?”

My robe emits a wave of light. As for the bangle, light flows in the same way.

Is there a relationship between these two?

I picked up the bangle and put it on my left arm.

【The former owner is already dead. Do you wish to own this bangle? YES/NO】

I didn’t hesitate to choose YES.

I’m aiming to have it while Dhal and the others didn’t notice it yet, I don’t feel bad doing it though. My instinct to get this bangle is ringing in my head like a siren. When I finally own the bangle, I noticed a small window in front of me. It is similar to a status screen, but nothing is described inside.

【Storage】
―
―
―
―

Don’t tell me…, I then grab a golden wine cup and it disappeared from my hand.

And a new display is shown in the screen.

【Storage】
– Golden wine cup

This time around, as I think about them randomly, the treasures in front of me disappear one after another. They were treated as a group and “Treasure” is displayed on the screen.

“Whoaaa! This is amazing!”

Of course, if I think of “getting them out”, the treasures from before appears on the floor. This is surely a convenient tool like a four-dimensional pocket. Isn’t it the best tool?

“Dhal, you can’t carry all the treasures in your rucksack, right? With the bangle I got, I can carry them all you see.”

“Hmm? Bangle?”

As I thought about it, all the treasures in the room suddenly disappeared. I then explained the bangle’s effect to Dhal and the others who panicked.

“…..That means―, Shinichi become the owner of that handy bangle right?”

“It’s as what you had said. On the other hand, I’ll give you all the treasure. We only need this bangle.”

“Well… if you put it that way, that is fine with us too.”

A single bangle compared to that pile of treasure that they can live on, this condition is not that bad at all. Seeing their smiling faces, their happiness isn’t completely hidden.

“Eh!? We will only have that one bangle!?”

The problem is Erna. While grumbling, she complains about it and emphasizes how many fashionable clothes she can buy if we can have some of those treasures. Well, Freya is so focused on petting Pero, and it seems that those treasures don’t matter to her.

“This bangle is a wonderful thing. Wouldn’t it be better if we just make money again?”

“Guuuuu! Shinichi you idiot!”

Erna leaves the room. I think it would be better to buy her some clothes when we return to the Royal Capital.

“Now then, we have to get out of here.”

“Yeah, but how do you get out of here? I don’t even see any stairs to go up from here.”

“Leave it to me.”

After we went out of the room, I stretched a thread on the wall of the underground lake. In addition, I extend the thread on the other side and in about an hour, I was able to build a huge cobweb. What’s interesting is that when I use that skill, how to make a cobweb flow into my head.

The cobweb is not made of the same thread. It is made using several types of threads, including sticky threads and elastic threads. It is a relatively known fact that spiders avoid sticky threads so that they do not get caught in their own cobweb.

Therefore, this time I can say that I made a huge trampoline with an emphasis on elasticity. But still, that did not reach until the hole. I then extended the thread towards the hole, I prepared it like a climbing rope. Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s “spider’s thread” means to escape from hell.

“Okay, it’s done. Everyone should come up.”

Erna heads on top of the thread like that of a tightrope walking, she then jumps on the trampoline and grabs the thread. Just like that, she then climbed up, from the hole she peeked in and shout that she succeeded.

Following Erna, the others escaped one by one from the underground lake and finally, I too get out.

“Now then, shall we head out of the ruins?”

Immediately after I said that, they prepared their selves for battle and we start to go up. Two hours later, we were able to leave the ruins. After that, we returned to the Royal Capital and we are guided to the Earth Fang’s residence where I handed over all the treasures.

Erna was regretful until the end, but it was Earth Fang who brought out this matter and I have the real treasure anyway. It is necessary to know that too much greed will destroy yourself.

After safely going back to the Duke’s mansion, we had dinner and then went to bed. Pero rubbed his sleepy eyes and also entered my bed, curled up like a dog and start sleeping.

Recalling Arvish and Feria’s faces, I became angry. They definitely tried to kill us. In that case, I should get the appropriate revenge. The Homeless’ way is to retort if you get hit.

Feeling drowsy, I too closed my eyelids.

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Author: Yume Neiji

Chapter 32: Erna’s fist

Chapter 35: Back to the “usual”

Chapter 63: God of Healing

Chapter 62: Allied Army

Chapter 60: Youka Sisters

Chapter 61: Green sea

Chapter 34: Delivery of Goods

Chapter 31: Twofold Payback

Chapter 33: Custom-made short sword

Chapter 30: Mysterious bangle