CH 183

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"For the first time, it's okay."

When Takayama and I were watching over the Goblin without letting go of our tension, Lau-san suddenly called out to us, and we turned around as if we were repelled.

"Lau-san, please don't startle me. I thought my heart would stop."

"Ho!Ho!Ho! , it's not a bad thing to concentrate, but if you don't pay enough attention to your surroundings, you're not quite there yet."

No, even if you're on guard, you won't notice Lau-san, who has disappeared.

Even in normal times, I tend to forget that he's even hiding behind Reese-san's presence.

"Then, once you've taken out the magic stone, take it back with you."

Lau-san said those words casually, but Takayama and I couldn't help but look at each other.

Then we began to make concessions with each other's eyes as to which one would take out the magic stone.

"What's wrong, get the magic stone quickly ... I see, haven't you guys dismantled monsters before?"

"I, my genus has always done it for me ..."

"Because I didn't have a chance ..."

"Haa ... Are you aiming to become an adventurer like that? Hey, it doesn't matter either way, just take out the magic stone."

Being pushed by Lau-san, who said that in amazement, it couldn't be helped so we decided to start dismantling it.

"Then, my genus will do it, so I don't have to do it from now on ..."

"Wait, Kokubu, after all, I'll have to do it many times in the future ..."

"By all means, by all means ..."

"Oii!! Tch, it's fine, i'll just do it, just do it ..."

It seemed that Takayama would voluntarily take out the magic stone, so I'll watch him.

Takayama was fine until he took out the knife he had put away, but he didn't understand the procedure at all and asked Lau-san for help.

"I'm sorry, Lau-san. I really don't know anything, so could you just give me instructions?"

"It can't be helped ... A Goblin's body isn't much different from a human. Cut open the center of the chest, yes, deeper, yes ... Then stick your hand in, don't be so timid, thrust it in further."

"Ueeehhh ... It's bad, disgusting ..."

With his sleeve rolled up, he put his left hand into the Goblin's chest, and Takayama frowned.

"The hard lump next to the heart is a magic stone, pull it out."

"Ueeehhh, where is it, what is this, is this the magic stone?"

Takayama's bloody hand, pulled from the Goblin's chest, held a chunk the size of a chicken egg.

"Kent, do you have a magic tool for water, a camp paper and a pot?"

"Y, yes? P, please wait a moment."

[ Kent-sama, here's the water magic tool. ]

Just when I was thinking of scouring the shadow storage in a hurry, Reinhardt was ahead of me and prepared it for me.

"Thank you, Reinhardt ... Takayama, water."

"Ou, thank you."

When Takayama washed the blood off his hands, a reddish magic stone appeared.

I had magic stones lying around in my shadow storage, but thinking that you took it out from a monster that you defeated with your own hands, you'll feel that it had a slightly different glow.

Takayama was also staring at the magic stone through the sunlight.

"Somehow, I'm overwhelmed with emotion ..."

"That's true ..."

"Look, you can be immersed in your emotions later, so let's go back, carry that guy on your shoulders."

"Is it no good if I throw it in the shadow storage?"

"Nn? Can you put living things in there?"

"It's possible to enter after it's died."

"I see, then throw it in and let's go back."

I put out a shield of darkness and tossed in the Goblin corpse with Takayama's help, then followed Lau-san towards the exit of the forest.

Reese-san was relaxing on a lounge chair next to a table set on the sunny grassland.

Because the number of people who don't know him had decreased, Gunther-kun, who had taken off his iron mask, seemed to be doing his best to take care of her.

"What's with that, Kent and Shuichi are all sweaty, it's just a pitiful Goblin ..."

"Kuu ... If I could use attack magic, I can instantly kill not only Goblins, but even Rock Ogres ..."

"What, Kent, is it true that you can use light-attribute attack magic?"

"Yes, I can use it. Or rather, it's my number one weapon."

Aside from Reese-san and Lau-san, who listened to my words and looked at each other, Ruija started criticizing me.

"Are you stupid? Light attribute magic is healing and purification magic. I've never heard of attack magic."

"No, even if you say that, I can use what I can use ..."

"If you say it's not a lie, use it and show me."

"That's fine. Is there anything that can be used as a target?"

When I was looking for something to target, Reese-san gave an order.

"Ruija, go put the seche over there on the rock over there."

Seche is a pale purple fruit that looks like an apple.

Ruija placed it on a rock across the road with a width of about 20 meters.

"Come on, Kent, show me."

"Yes ..."

I shaped my right hand like a pistol, and shot light-attribute attack magic where I aimed.

Come to think of it, I've practiced this magic quite a bit, haven't I.

"Ho!Ho!Ho! , this guy is surprising ... Even I can't avoid that."

"Fufufufu ... As expected of the man I've chosen."

"Laser ... Kokubu, you're probably too much of a cheat ..."

Lau-san, Reese-san, and Takayama seemed to have noticed, but Ruija didn't seem to notice that I cast magic and was looking around.

"Ehh, ehh, what happened?"

"Ruija, take the Seche."

"Y, yes ... Eeeeeehhhhhh, why, why?"

Ruija rushed over and let out a startled scream.

"Reese-sama, there's a hole in the rock ..."

Behind Ruija's seche, there was a gaping hole in the rock.

It felt like an application of physical strengthening, but it must be because I concentrated more than usual and shot harder.

Lau-san nodded repeatedly while stroking his goat-like beard.

"Umu, umu, Kent, as a magician, you're definitely an S-rank. It's the first time I've seen magic like this in my life, and I don't feel like I can block it."

"This magic also has its weaknesses, but I won't mention them."

"Fog? Steam? Kokubu, it's ... Ouch!"

"Idiot! You really are an idiot. Don't talk about things like that."

In this world where there was no modern knowledge, noone will know if you keep silent and don't blabber about it, I slapped the back of Takayama's head with the flat of my hand.(TN:Insert Gibbs slapping Tony meme here.)

"Ho!Ho!Ho! , I see, there is no such thing as a perfect thing."

"Haa ... Takayama is already too much of an idiot, my head hurts."

"What are you talking about. Even if I expose your weaknesses, no one will be able to prepare the fog before you shoot magic."

"Even so, don't talk about people's weaknesses."

"Well, it's Shuichi's fault just now, if for some reason Kent loses his life for talking about his weaknesses, would you think nothing of it?"

"No, that can't happen ... Hii!"

Takayama was trembling when Lau-san's murderous intent hit him head-on.

"I can't say with certainty that it is impossible. In the years ahead, there will be times when you will be forced to fight very close battles as you continue to be an adventurer for many years to come. At times like that, the slightest difference can be the difference between life and death. Don't take people's weaknesses lightly. Those who do such things without hesitation will never be trusted as companions. They can't be recognized as a companion that can be entrusted with their life. In other words, if you don't succeed as an adventurer, you won't be able to survive. If you repeat the same mistake on the way to Bakkenheim, I'll beat you up on the spot and throw you away, got it?"

Takayama couldn't even reply in front of Lau-san's eyes that seemed to swallow him up, so he nodded his head and showed his understanding.

Lau-san shifted his gaze from Takayama to me and asked.

"Kent, in return you can reveal one of Shuichi's weaknesses."

"Takayama's weakness is that he's too much of an idiot. His other weaknesses are that he's so stupid that he can't see them."

"Ho!Ho!Ho! , is it possible to cure Shuichi's weakness?"

"Nope ... it's impossible, isn't it."

"Hey, no matter how you say it, that's too much."

"Shuichi, keep your comrades' weaknesses to the extent that they can be laughed at."

"Guu, understood."

Lunch consisted of Gunther's special soup, grilled sausage and black bread, and Bran was given the freshly killed Goblin.

Yeah, he was eating in a place where I couldn't see directly, baribari, boribori, I could hear terrible sounds as he finished off his meal. Ueehh ...(TN:baribari and boribori both mean crunching and munching)

After eating, we rested in the sun until Bran was able to move.

Even while lying on a spread out rug, I continued to circulate the magic power that strengthened my body.

That said, I was full, I was warm, and I was getting sleepy.

When I started to doze off, Mart, Mirt, and Mart suddenly appeared and approached me as if it was their natural right.

"Dangerous ... Takayama, wake me up before we leave ..."

"Idiot, Kokubu, don't sleep!"

"Impossible! Because, it's fluffy, it's fluffy ..."

"You, whoa, when did they ..."

Even if Takayama was surprised by Mart and the others who suddenly appeared without a sound, they didn't care.

Murt was sprawled on my right side, Mart was on my left side, and Mirt was between my legs, fusa ... fusa ... their tails were wagging.

I looked at the clouds slowly drifting by, I felt like I didn't care about anything.

After a while, I started to hear the clatter of the harness being attached to Bran, so I got up and started preparing for departure.

I ate and took a good rest, so it felt like the effects of taking an attribute had completely disappeared.

As a test, I imagined creating a small whirlwind in my palm, and the airflow began to flow in that direction.

I imagined that the speed of the air current would increase and created a vacuum blade, then threw it at a tree about 30 meters away.

Maybe it was because I acquired the wind attribute, but when I was conscious of it, I could see the flow of air currents.

By controlling the air currents between the standing trees, the blade reached with the image of ripples spreading on the surface of water, and silently cut through the trunk, which could have been as large as an arm.

However, perhaps because the cut surface was too smooth, the tree remained standing still.

"Kokubu, what are you doing?"

"Ehh, no, I think the wind attribute is also a cheat."

"Cheat? What's with that ... Hey, whoa, seriously!"

As Takayama was watching, the wind blew the tree, and the cut surface began to slide, making a loud clattering sound and started to fall.

Perhaps she was looking at it from earlier, Reese-san was smiling as if she found a new toy.

Next to her was Ruija, who was glaring at me with furrowed brows.

It's not like I caused you any trouble, so I think you don't need to make such a disgusting face.

Even in the cabin in the afternoon, it wasn't an elegant sightseeing trip.

From the ceiling of the swaying cabin, I was forced to hang with one hand using physical enhancement and compete with Takayama to see who could endure the longest. After that, we were forced to chase the cabin to the city where we were staying for the day.

"Uwaa ... what is this ... Haa haa ... it's beyond tough ..."

"Haa haa, , basketball practice ... haa, feels ... haa, more relaxed."

Even though I cast magic on my legs to strengthen my body, it was a marathon that matched Bran's running speed, so it might be a world record pace.

"Haa haa ... I'm dying ... On the way, I strengthened, my lungs, but ... Haa, it's tough ..."

"Damn, there was that option ... Hurry up, haa haa, tell me, Kokubu ... Haa ..."

"Don't push yourself ... Haa, leeway, to talk ... no time ... Haa ..."

"That's right ... Haa haa ..."

We collapsed on the side of the road, without any shame and breathing heavily, the people of the town were looking at what was going on, but we didn't have the energy to stand up.

I tried self-healing and strengthening my body, and after about ten minutes, I was able to get up.

"Ah ~ ! ... I'm exhausted."

"Hey, Kokubu, help me up ... Hey, how are you standing up."

"Ah, I can use self-healing, so I can recover from muscle pain."

"Youu, you're cheating, aren't you?"

"Look, I'll lend you a hand, so get up."

"Sorry, ugaaa, wait, cramps, cramps ... craaaaaamps!"

As soon as he tried to stand up, Takayama's calves began to spasm and convulse.

"Ah, I can't take care of you anymore, come on, I'll stretch your legs ..."

"It hurts, it hurts ... Ugaaaa ..."

"It can't be helped ... I'll give you a massage later. Muscle pain will be cured in one shot."

"Seriously, please do it!"

To Takayama, who had an expression that looked like he met Buddha in Hell, I tried to charge a fee.

"One massage is 3500 Helts."

"You idiot, isn't that ten days' wages for the ramparts construction! I can't afford it!"

"It can't be helped ... I'll pay for the debt."

"Damn ... No matter how much I work, I feel like I'll be ripped off by Kokubu."

"Nii-chan, I really want you to pay for what you borrowed ..."

"What kind of loan shark are you?"

"Don't be silly, let's go, get up, get up."

"Damn, was it a mistake to decide to stay here?"

"Can you say that line to Celia-san?"

"There's no way I can say that."

"Or rather, Takayama, is it okay with your family? Will your parents forgive you?"

"Ah, they have my two stupid big brothers so it's okay. When I told them they were going to have a grandchild, they were ridiculously happy."

Well, if you look at Takayama's foolishness, you can imagine that he has a big-hearted family.

"Hey, you guys, how long are you going to play around, just get up and follow me."

If Lau-san, who came looking for us who never showed up presses us, Takayama had no choice but to get up with a frown on his face and head towards the entrance of the inn while dragging his feet.

The name of the inn was Mitsuboshi Pavilion, on Earth, people would probably tilt their heads about the naming sense, but in this world, it seemed to be of the highest class.(TN:Mitsuboshi literally means 3-stars. On Earth highest class inns would be 5 stars.)

On the way from Volzard to Bakkenheim, there were said to be about 40 villages along the highway.

Villages near road junctions and mines inevitably grew larger, and on the contrary, there were small villages where carriages didn't even stop.

This village accepted the special mode of transportation called a cabin pulled by a Gigawolf, and it also had an inn suitable for the Master of the Headquarters Guild to stay at, so it must be a fairly large settlement.

I've heard that Mitsuboshi Pavilion was the best inn in the village, so I thought we would be staying in a luxurious room tonight.

"Well then, Kent, it's forbidden to reveal your adventurer's rank in the inn. Got it."

"Haa ... Well, I don't think they'll believe me even if I reveal it, but why?"

"Since you've come all this way, enjoy the treatment of a novice adventurer."

"Haa ..."

From Lau-san's meaningful smile, there must be something going on.

In this world's inn, there was a front desk just inside the entrance, and we would be taking up lodging here.

"These guys are the two I was talking about earlier ... Ah, don't worry, I'll have them go through the back door."

The person at the front desk frowned when they saw Takayama and I covered in dust.

Well, it's not like we wanted to be covered in dust, but I'm not so brazen as to step inside the inn with this appearance.

The front desk person handed me and Takayama a key with a leather strap.

The key with a small wooden tag with the room number written on it and a leather cord passed through it was a classic key that might appear in an RPG.

After receiving the key, Lau-san took us out the front door of the inn, then we circled around the building and headed for the back door.

"This inn is in the decent category in this village, but a terrible inn looks at the other person before asking a price. You should carefully observe the person's facial expressions before negotiating the price."

"In other words, you mean that young chicks like us should be careful not to get ripped off?"

"Ho!Ho!Ho! , you understand well, that's how it is."

At the back of the inn Lau-san took us to, there was a space to park the carriage and stables.

At the far end of the horse stall, Bran, who had already had his harness removed, was squinting as Ruija brushed him.

From there, there were three empty stalls in between, and normal horses were tied up, but one of them had its ears pricked up and a tense look on its face.

That was because there was a Gigawolf nearby, so it was like that.

I hoped that horse didn't collapse tomorrow.

"When you leave a horse at an inn, be sure to write down the characteristics of the horse in the lodging book. Make sure you write down the characteristics of the coat color, apparent age, etc., and don't make a mistake that they can deceive you of the horse."

"Hey Takayama, listen carefully and memorize it properly."

"Hey, Kent, what are you saying as if it's someone else's problem?"

"Ehh, but I don't think I'll move by horse ... Ouch!"

"Fool! If you receive a request for an escort, you will move by carriage, on your way back from Bakkenheim, aren't you going to protect Klaus-dono's son?"

"Ahh, that's right ... I'm sorry."

Lau-san knocked me down with his cane.

"Well, this is what you should pay attention to when booking an inn. When it's time for dinner, I'll have Gunther call you. Before then, you should wash up and change your clothes."

"Yes, understood."

When we followed Lau-san to the inn, we were chased away at the back door.

"You guys, where are you going?"

"Ehh, where you say, the room we're staying in ..."

"Your room is over there."

"Eeeeeehhhhhh!"

Looking back out the back door, Lau-san pointed with his cane to the second floor of the stable with a big smile on his face.