Chapter 26 (1/2)
Ossan, unnecessarily meddles
Apparently the title (お節介を焼く), refers to when you're caring too much about another person to the point where it starts beco out of goodwill
With a ragged breath, Zeros runs through the forest in the s are filled withbut fodder for the strong
The days of concealing his breath and erasing his presence continue
”Kuh… For how long do I have to keep doing this shi+t!?Is there even a way out of this forest?”
He returned to his younger self's way of speaking, and while he had a severely haggard appearance, his eyes were sharp like a beast's
(TN: he usually talks with a super polite speech, while here he's speaking casually, though it's hard to translate his usual tone without sounding too aard imo)
But, he couldn't afford to worry about his speech right now
All around him are monsters that attack as soon as they see hi and sleeping, and because of that, the
There's barely even time to rest, as he's in the middle of a nest of hellish de, but every time he defeats one, others immediately come to attack hi on the roups, increasing his exhaustion
He adjusts his breathing in between battles, but pays attention to the surroundings without relaxing his guard
Just a moment of carelessness could prove to be fatal
He ju a presence behind him
――Slash!+
A deep incision is carved onto the ground It was an eneh he can't see where it is
He sharpens his senses and focuses on searching for signs of s
(It's… I can feel it looking at h he doesn't have any visual confirerous predator ai with a stronger foe, but it's a different story altogether when they sense a weaker opponent
The survival of the fittest is the original providence of nature
Naturally, you can't live if you don't kill and eat other living beings And that's true for both Zeros and his opponent
He doesn't knohat kind of monster the other party is, but there's no doubt that it has the ability to cae itself
”The problee, or sonitive disruption ability?”
Optical caure by refracting the light fronitive disruption is the type of cath directly to the opponent's brain, interfering with their five senses and causing thenize the user, thus, successfully concealing their presence from their prey
It was iiven that Zeros definitely felt a monster's presence the h probability that it was so another attack, Zeros instinctively ju enough to et to that size
And, sure enough, on the place he was standing just a ain
At this point, Zeros was sure it was an attack by slashi+ng
Moreover, he was able to confir , but it was obviously a large size monster
Incidentally, most likely because they're afraid of the existence of such a powerful being, the surroundingthe God〗”
The dust floating around instantly condenses forh steel, which is then released towards the direction of the optical distortion
It probably e it was ied dealt
――Kishaaaaaa!!!
Maybe because of the pain it felt, the e and showed itself
Though it looked like a giant praying rotesque and repulsive
Possessing a black outer shell, long sickle-like forelegs, and long and stout hind legs that supported its round and its coloith a criame, it was a type ofit actually in front of hier
There was a vast gap between its level and its gruesome appearance
It had innumerable sharp protrusions all over its body as if to protect it from external threats
”Is it an evolved species or a subspecies…? How annoying, do insects even feel pain?”
Though it was a rather naive thing to ask in this otherworld
Because this world has a different coe is useful or not
In any case, the monster had to be defeated, but its armor-like outer shell made it a truly troublesome opponent
It was able to raise its defense power by circulating h shell, and only weapons similarly clad in mana would be able to counterbalance its enhanced defense
Even though Zeros could easily defeat it, considering the nitude of the forest he was in, he wanted to preserve as h your mana capacity is, it will reach its liic is his only lifeline, thus he doesn't want to waste even the tiniest amount of it
Zeros accelerates towards the boso to histowards Zeros with tremendous speed
But he aimed for that exact ainst the joints that connect both sickles to their respective forelegs
It's coth first, that's why he ai for any confirmation, Zeros ran and slashed at the weak joints with his two short-swords Striking the same spot at the sas apart
The Death Mantis' sickles fly through the air and pierce the ground
Furthermore, the same action is repeated with each of its limbs, and so, the Death Mantis, whose liround
After quickly dis its parts into his inventory, Zeros starts walking out again, pro that spot as soon as possible Given that monsters are very sensitive to the smell of blood, they are bound to approach sooner rather than later
But this was a deathered
Even after defeating a monster, this is a hellish environment where another powerful monster will attack you without a moment's delay
――Buruburuburu…
A heavy, low-pitched sound resonates in his head And, as Zeros turns in the direction of the sound… it appeared there
A creature with a jet-black outer shell shi+ning with an i insect that has roae to its appearance
And above all… huge
”G-Great Giveridon…”
(TN: The na the na it sound like some kind of dinosaur, but I couldn't think of a way to translate it into English)
A thing he didn't want to see eventowards hiround with a roaring sound
It was the strongest insect-type er than the Death Mantis
Itfor food, and the ure…
-Zazazazazaza!!!
It started running with unbelievable swiftness
To put it plainly, it's an incredibly disgusting creature
Moreover, as it approaches, it creates a large dust cloud while knocking down all the nearby trees in its path
For oes pale
”No! Oh lish
Due to the extreme terror andjapanese for a e not only was terrified of a certain ape with strange tendencies, but also completely dreaded cockroaches
(TN: The author probably didn't mean it like that, but the literal translation sounds really offensive, like, daays and cockroaches')
Rather, if there's someone who likes both of those, then by all e in all sorts of 'biological relationshi+ps' with them
”Why… Just why cockroaches in this world had to be fucking gigantic!!”
It's as Zeros said Even if the Death Mantis had those fiendish protuberances growing out of its shell, unlike the mantises he knew, the cockroaches had an appearance comparable, if not the same, to the ones in his former world
In this otherworld, it's a creature that has maintained the same appearance since ti as a dinosaur
It would be easy to kill the of one's slippers, if it were the cockroaches from Earth, but that wouldn't be a suitable approach for a 10insect More like, it would be completely useless
To make matters worse, Zeros' appraisal didn't work on it for some reason, even its status couldn't be read
That episode was only one in the series of incidents that could only be thought as harassment
It's also one of the reasons behind his apathy towards the four Goddesses
(TN: The term used 四柱の女神 canfour pillars, or that there are si a counter for Gods], which is what I' for until it clearly appears differently in future chapters Also, I think I translated previous chapters in a different way, so I'ives chase to Zeros who proantic, disgusting, and fierce insect until early ed man resonates in the forest
Ironically, the h Zeros doesn't know that fact
The cockroach ood fella
”… And that's hoent Huh? What's wrong?”
The threeflat on the table and s like: ”cockroaches… scary”, ”I don't want to ever see a gigantic cockroach
At breakfast, Zeros was asked to speak about his experiences, so he told the forest and encountered asuch a monster caused them to have a mental breakdown all at once
”Mister… that's quite the adventure…”
”Zeros-san, you've done well in co back No one would want to approach the evil antic cockroach huh… I'…”
Incidentally, the Great Giveridon he encountered was the biggest speciistered, because up until that moment, they were yet to find an individual Giveridon over the five-meter class
Nonetheless, it was still hard to conceive the heinousness of aat an insane speed while er it is, the thicker its outer shell is, so, without using soe weapons, it would be impossible to hurt it
It's even difficult to escape froirls were scared of it in a different sense They didn't even knohat to feel about him anymore
”Wouldn't it be better if we quickly finish breakfast? We're going to the ht, but…”
”I lost antic cockroaches…”
”… (buruburu)”
(TN: shaking sfx apparently)
One they start iure creeps inside theirthem of their appetite
”If you lose your appetite with so of this level, you won't last much as a mercenary There will be tiht? Like bandits, thugs, or even othersuch nasty things? We specialize in ht I can't kill other huuys…”
”So that's how you were both caught? You need to think about how are you going to survive if there's so to harm you As a mercenary, it's your own responsibility to take care of yourself, you can't expect someone to help you every time you are in trouble”
Iris and Rena seem to have never killed a person before That's why they hesitated and were captured by bandits
It's really naive, thinking they could survive while refusing to kill a person in this world, where the price of life is rather insignificant
”Well, I's, but I'm resolved to kill someone if I had to”
”I've killed before, and I didn't feel good about it”
”If there's so wrong in their head”
It appears Jane has killed bandits before, but she wasn't fond of it
As ainst cri them is allowed in order to protect theht of it as unpleasant because he would still be responsible of taking another person's life
”Then, why don't rap up our food in a bento instead, and save it up for later?”
(TN: japanese lunchbox)
”Ah! Right, there was that”
”Bento? What's that?”
”Never heard of it, but Iris sees as bentos in this world
Most workers live in the city, and often work close to their own homes And, even if they can't return to have ato eat
There are street stalls as well, so there wasn't a real need for bentos
”I'll etables and wrap it up in paper”
”I see, then Iris will take care of the bentos”
”Good idea! Can I leave it to you, Iris?”
”Okay～♪! Then, wait for me in front of the inn until I'm done, ait
Incidentally, it seee's inn was also the chef, like the owner of a certain inn for sailors froet the reference, and also, totally random)
”By the way, are the ood? Can you reat for ht and strong, though it's weak against fire ic”
”Well, it's an insect, so it's a taken that it'd be weak against fire”
”The meat around the shell was exquisite It tasted like crab or shrimp”
The air suddenly froze as he said that
”D-Did you eat the Death Mantis…?”
”It's a uys also eat things like Orc e, is it? And above all, it was a situation where I had no choice but to eat monsters' meat to survive, that's why, if there was no poison in it, I had to eat it”
”I get that but you'd eat a huge insect too?”
”It's not so… No, actually, it's impossible No way!”
”With that ency Living is a battle… Yes, it can be called a war, even…”
(Somehow… their eyes look scary)[Zeros]
(I know it must've been a horrible experience, but isn't that a bit too extreo near that forest)[Jane]
Because Zeros had eaten grasshopper tsukudani in his for insects
(TN: seafood, meat or seaweed preserved in soy sauce and /wiki/Tsukudani)
Except for cockroaches His body physiologically rejected the h it should be the sa, in the sense that both Orcs and Mantises werewhether it would be okay to eat the happen?”