Chapter 8 – Sword Fight and Distrust and Enhancement Magic (1/2)

I will be posting the extra Chapter by tomorrow as I didn’t get much time to TL today (homework!!!! *TableFlip*). So for today read this chapter and point out my mistakes that I have made. Many are saying that you have not edited it, look here I’m in the end a human and btw my English Grammar or English is not as good as my Japanese. So don’t bad-mouth me by saying ‘He can’t TL properly or so…’ I put my heart in editing…..and it takes time……If someone wants to help they can e-mail me at :

Chapter 8 – Sword Fight and Distrust and Enhancement Magic

“Hmm, so that’s why you are at this place.”

“Ah, well yeah”

Elk says ‘You did well surviving’ after hearing my false story.

After accompanying with her, I was able to leave the dungeon-like labyrinth (according to her, the name is ‘Labyrinth of Naga’.)

And when I told her ‘Ah I don’t know any cities or places like that near here’, she showed me an amazed expressions as if she had given up on me. I’m really sorry for that.

But, too bad, thanks to the hobbies I had in my previous life, I now like the disgusted eyes looking at me. They’re my favorite.

After watching at me with those eyes for some time, she said ‘It really can’t be helped’ and guided me to the nearest city. Phew, safe!.

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Along the way I had something that I wanted to confirm so I stopped Elk who was guiding me to the city.

What it is? It’s the very simple thing known as : Knowing the ‘currency values’.

When I was leaving the house, I stole the money (They are coins) from the vault inside mom’s room. In the letter too it was written ‘You can take as much money as you want’ somewhere, there shouldn’t be any problem. [ET: He didn’t the complete letter for us…so it’s somewhere.]

But, I still don’t know its value.

I had already learned the information about this world from the books inside mom’s study. She had accumulated those books from a lot of eras (She lives long after all) and so I couldn’t get a damn clue about the currency value of the current era.

Maybe here too is the difference between currency like that in japan, like the 1 Yen from pre-war times is of 1000 times more value than that of 1 Yen of the current time.

……And it is obvious that mom has lived a lot of time and must’ve seen currency values changing and……no, let’s not think so much about it.

So, when I took out all the coins and asked Elk ‘Will this much be alright for surviving in a city’, she eyes open wide.

“Eh, What? What happened? “

“‘What happened’ is my line! Why the hell are you showing a large amount of money as if natural!? And that so, in the middle of path!!”

Large amount? Is she talking about this bag full of silver coins?

I don’t the rate, but it maybe large amount, given the precious metal and a bag full of it.

After hearing the explanation which was more like an investigation enquiry.

It seems to be that 1 silver coin is around 10,000 Japanese Yen. What the Fuck. And 1 gold coin is of 100 silver coins and 1 silver coin is of 100 copper coins.

So in short, after adding up the 10 gold coins and 100 silver coins inside my bag, it’s value is above 10 Million Yen!? Awesome!!

This ain’t the sum of amount worthy of ‘it’s alright’ or ‘it’s not less’!? Mom why the hell did you leave this tremendous amount of money!? This much money is not even the half of the what was in the vault.

No, well, she did get her reward from the previous request. Her fortune is around that of the national budget. So this much money is of no concern at all to her.

So, the amount of in this bag is only mere several hundred thousands of yen. It’s like seeing many brown envelopes full of banknotes in front of you. It’s natural for Elk to be startled. Yes

The path starting from the dungeon has fewer people passing but it’s not zero. So it won’t be good if others saw it.

And then,

And then I realize that Elk, who is I think frozen, is thinking about something.

That is okay, but sorry. But if I don’t move you, I won’t be able to reach the city.

And, looking at her closely, she looks pretty dangerous.

“Eh!? Ah, Wh-What Minato? Ah, Sorry, I was thinking something”

When I poke her shoulders, she gives an overreaction of being startled. Is her heart alright. I’m sorry for that.

“Sorry, Sorry, City, right? Follow me”

And then, Elk starts walking on the path at a fast pace.

……Well, she might have her own reasons, and it’s rude to interfere in other’s problems. So I decided to follow her silently.

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After walking for a while, she temporarily left to some place leaving me behind saying ‘I’m going to pluck some flowers’.

Now a little knowledge.

‘I’m going to luck some flowers’ is phrase primarily used by female mountaineers and which means ‘Nature is calling for me’.

By the way, for men it is ‘I’m going to pluck some green peas’. Awfully lame!

……It was after dozens of seconds later, that I realized the strange incident occurring.

7 people, no 8 people, eh. 1 is standing too far away.

I am already surrounded by them. They had dispersed their presence and are already scattered……were they thinking of ambush from before?

But, though they are careful, it doesn’t appear that they have any intention to keep on hiding and wait for the right moment. They surround me and after coming a little closer to me, they show their faces.

There appearance is, well in one word ‘Bandits’. They mostly look the same as the ones during the test given by mom. Their face also looks evil.

So they capture the weak looking adventurers coming and going from/to the ‘Labyrinth of Naga’, eh?

Well, not like I give a shit.

“Ah, you don’t have say anything? I know what you are going to say already”

“Hey, Lil bro, ain’t ya too much calm in this situation”

“Do you know the position you’re in, huuh?”

I do know? To some extent, though

And perhaps they are gonna say any one of these: ‘Take out your money’ ‘Leave everything you have’ or ‘Come with us’.

“Even so, it’s more than what I expected?”

“Yeah, surely. His appearance is good and black hair is rare……Holy God, his eyes are also black. This lad can be sold at high price.”

“He is also equipped with good equipment. Is he from some noble family?”

Aw Geez, so it was the third phrase.

If Elk returns at this time, she might also be targeted by them. It’s good to finish the job before she comes back.

The moment I thought that, I felt a prickling sensation near the nape of my neck.

Immediately after, something fell near my foot, thinking what it might be, I crouch and pick it up just to find a cone shaped……dart.

After realizing that I have got hit by this dart, one of the bandits approaches me nonchalantly while showing a ‘Gehehe’ vulgar smile.

I don’t know what’s the reason for that, but it’s convenient for me.

“1 person at a time”

“Huh? What the fuck you say–GuBooohh!?”

Just as I stand up, I do a backhand chop on the person approaching me and he goes down.

And there was one more person behind him. So I kicked in his stomach.

He flies to the other side of the brushwood and didn’t come back. Yeah, he is definitely unconscious.

Seeing that, the countenance of the six bandits surrounding me changes.

They are spouting some crap like, ‘Why ain’t it working!?’ and ‘It should paralyze him!?’. Anyhow, I can understand that they are in a state of panic.

Well, I know for what reason it is.

*Lick*

I lick the dart which was fired at me but didn’t stick in my skin.

Ah, as expected. The dart was covered with a lot of……paralysis poison.

But, too bad.

Even if this dart did stick in my skin the poison of this level won’t work on me.

And, one person comes near me thinking that now I have licked the poison, it should work. I punch him in the gut and he faints.

By this time, finally the thieves appear to be in a state of severe panic.