Chapter 4 (1/2)

Episode 4 ~ Playing with Chains

「Skill Status」

A list of skills is displayed.

Among them I try to touch <chain factor=””> to check it.

※Chain Factor※

→？？？Skill

Touching Chain Factor, I try to see the details.

※Chain Factor※

This may cause a mutation in the nature of <chain>

Mutation in the nature, How? While thinking of this question, I repeatedly touched the displayed character [1] with my finger, Though there was no further description.

Oh well, I have no choice but to comprehend it myself little by little.

? ? ? Appeared with the skill, Do I have to learn it?

If that’s the case, Is it similar to the skill system in a game?

It’s very puzzling, But let’s try it.

I nodded, Staring at the chain mark engraved on my left wrist.

「Try!」

The Status screen is turned off.

I held out my left hand– and the <chain> which I prayed for shot out!

I heard a shooting sound, And the <chain> really shot out from the chain mark on my left wrist,

The <chain>, Which extended out, Pierced the ground about two meters ahead.

This “Chain” seems to be st.u.r.dy.

It really appeared from the mark engraved on my skin.

–Strange.

It feels like it’s made of several iron threads twined around into steel. [2]

While looking at the extended chain I developed such an impression…

Even while pulling on the chain that came from my left hand, The tip that’s stuck in the ground won’t return

「Oi, Oii.」

The chain disappears instantly with a thought of “Disappear”.

「Fuu」

It’s good it disappeared, Being stuck in the ground like that, I wouldn’t have been able to get away…

How ironic.

Still, The chain is usable.

Can it be shot according to image?

I imagine a short distance… And the chain soaring.

The distance, Measuring by eye is about ten meters? It stopped.

(10 meter = 29-ish feet)

「It’s like this in the beginning?」

I thought it would have flew further…

However, While repeatedly shooting and retracting the chain I spontaneously smile.

Good — The initial velocity of the chain.

The initial velocity is disgustingly fast, This is good.

I keep producing the chain while turning my hand all around.

Little by little, The range seems to be extending slowly. Though it seems to only have the specifications to fly straight.

Hm? Did the mark of “Chain Factor” change? It might be my imagination…

「Oh, The range increased and the speed rose, When using it the limit grows」

With the physical ability of this chain I could fight with that monster from a while ago.

After I confirmed the effectiveness of my new weapon my energy grew excited.

I took the torch from the wall and started walking step by step into the darkness.

Even with a torch the eerie open cave doesn’t change. The moss and mushroom that was still s.h.i.+ning slightly on the ceiling of the cave was visible.

Eh?

While walking, I confirmed the ceiling had become lower. The light is close, But does the cave have the same atmosphere as a while ago? There’s no wind, But the gloomy, Humid air drifts.

The damp air fills my lungs. It gave me a feeling sort of like “Gloomy”.

The gloomy damp cave leads to a slanting bottom. The dark world spread out, And the mouth of the abyss seemed gapingly open.

Quite the entrance to the underworld. It feels as if it’s inviting me.

「I have no choice but to advance first…」

I muttered with a small voice.

I continued using the “Chain” to wipe the uneasiness from my heart.

The chain pierces the horizontal wall and ceiling each time.

Chain, Chain, Chain, Chain, Chain, Chain, Chain, Chain — Chain.

(TN: Grinding like a boss)

Every time I advance the chain is being increased.

「Haha」

I laughed for the first time in this different world.

At any rate, It’s fun with this <chain>.

I think I became too anxious, That’s not to say that I was going insane. Because of the power of the chain for my first strange ability, It’s slightly fun

Fuhahaha, Mr. Chain, You’re usable aren’t you!

「This is great Haha」

Is this state of mind because of the circ.u.mstances or insanity, I wonder?

Nevertheless, I get distracted from these feelings and, Oh the <chain>.

I pull the chain and dangle while it’s sticking into the low ceiling, And use the chain like a swing.

I returned to having a child-like mind and I was enjoying myself.

While doing such a thing intently, I walked through the cave with stone debris and intense irregularities scattered underfoot.

I aim at the ceiling again and extend the chain.

…Hey.

The chain only shoots through s.p.a.ce and doesn’t stick, Is there no ceiling?

It appears the ceiling turned into a large s.p.a.ce somehow. The s.h.i.+ning mushrooms have also quietly disappeared from the area.

My feet suddenly feel heavy and I stop walking.

I use the torch to cast light on my surroundings.

I do it quickly and anxiously. I think it’s a very large place that my chain runs out of length, Stopping me from being able to play with it.

In such a situation, Distracting myself with even trivial things is a good thing.

Outside the ring of light illuminating my step…

The dark s.p.a.ce seems to stretch endlessly in all directions.

I walk with grave steps.

In front, The dark cave spreads out… Eerie quietness and darkness haunted the place. My heartbeat and the sound of the torch burning echo slightly.

Haa, This kind of place…

You could say the degree of difficulty was raised too high suddenly.

Staring at the eerie cave, I slightly regret for a short while.

So frustrating, I have the power of a new race.

I gather my courage and push forward with grave steps. But the thin mask of courage fades away immediately.

The vast s.p.a.ce of darkness is dominated by an eerie silence. The freezing darkness a.s.saults me and wraps everything entirely.

In this dark s.p.a.ce, It feels like my entire body is being swallowed.

I fall into such a ridiculous illusion. Just in the presence of darkness, I feel an intimidating air, As if from a powerful monster.

The pleasantness from earlier seems to have disappeared completely. Phew… To be honest I’m afraid, I hope there is nothing.

I also turn on the light from my watch, It made it brighter… d.a.m.n, Since I can’t see the sun, I can’t charge it and I have no idea when I’ll be able to get out of this cave, I’ll try not to use the light from my watch as much as possible.

I’ll endure with the torch.

I think I have a miserable and frightened expression on my face right now.

I’m alone in such darkness. Furthermore I’m in a strange looking different world.

It’s exceedingly scary. I have no idea where a monster might come from and it’s terrifying!

In the solitude of my heart, I shouted for help.

Is this the feeling of my SAN value decreasing?

(TN: Sanity level)

Also the torch’s shaking and flickering contributes to anxiety, Because of the solitude I seem to be going through intense emotional ups and downs.

Nevertheless my walking pace isn’t reduce, I walk earnestly. The large s.p.a.ce seemed to have become smaller gradually, I can see the rock surface on both sides.

I advance straight through there. The rock surface seems to have disappeared and a few diverging caves seems to appear.

「Which cave do I continue into…」

There was a big cave to the right and left, But I decided to walk straight without entering them.

I advance through the wide s.p.a.ce.

Then – – From where I just pa.s.sed I heard a strange noise. Rustling like *Juroro*

I get an unpleasant feeling–

Turning around I see the forms of weird monsters. Monsters springing out from holes to the right and left.

My spine freezes unconsciously.

「Haa, What on earth is this」

Holding up the torch carefully, I see two long tubes in the shape of a V.

「Eh? That’s not a tube?」

What seemed to be a tube was a group of eyes.

(TN: Don’t ask me how he got a tube from that)

Ugh, Gross.

The “Eyeb.a.l.l.s” densely packed together form something like an extended vertical V-shaped tube, It was moving here and there with a *Giyoro* *Giyoro*

(TN: _(0_0)_/ )

There’s certainly a lot of eyeb.a.l.l.s packed together, And they move.

The collection of creepy eyeb.a.l.l.s stares at me at one point…

Under the V-shaped eyeball tube, It has a trunk like body similar to a slug and a caterpillar, And it made a *Nyururu*. And it had many legs like a centipede connected under the body.

There’s the trunk like body, And legs.

Seems like a slug and a centipede were combined.

The centipede made a *Kasakasa Juroro* … Weird noise while it sprang out of the hole.

It seemed to have seen me as food and came near.