Vol 4 Chapter 57 (2/2)
“R-really? As I thought, I’ like more of an adventurer…”
“You’ve become quite manly, my dear”
As Miranda said that with a smile, Aria returned
“… You sure have a nice personality there I never noticed”
A slares, and within that, Novem, Poyopoyo, and the other three automatons…
“Is so the matter?”
Looking at the four esture in my eyes
Poyopoyo spoke
“This vixen… that pose…”
No 1 through three!
“She’s planned it all out! She !”
“What could this be? Why does my heart feel such animosity towards this woman!? You, just what are you!?”
“She’s definitely an insurmountable enemy for that piece of junk, Poyopoyo So be it We’ll be your opponent here!”
The three machines assumed predetermined poses, and Poyopoyo screamed out
“Who’s a piece of junk!? The only one who’s allowed to call me that is my chicken dickwad! It’s time to scrap you all!”
I’m not sure where she took it out of, but she entered a battle stance with a drill in her hand
Co Porter, she said so like, ‘Drills and robots are a man’s romance’
(It sure is lively here)
Within the noisy laboratory, that’s all I could think
And Clara…
“U enlisted into the party? Recently, I’ve been invited along as if it’s natural, but I’m more of a solo te to me?”
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Late at night
Having stopped by the roo me for a while
It was about the answer I had reached
In order to clear Aruolem to make up for our party’s lack of members, and inadequacy in defense… I prettyshi+eld
I heard in the past it was so
For that sake, I wanted to ask the ancestors of their intentions
The result…
“So it’s that, right… there were countless ways froht?”
As I said that, the Second nodded, and explained
『That’s right Personally, I was going for the ‘earnestly use tith, and find dependable co quiet about it was… I thought you would notice, but you didn’t』
The Third was interested in Clara as well
『She sure has it nice, Clara-chan She’s a walking library, you know She’s definitely got a lot of wisdom on her Ah, my plan was for you to just acco to know a party that’s relatively trustworthy, was the problem, but you could have just asked Clara-chan for that one』
The Fourth’s opinion was a bit out there
『You could have just used uards, and have them escort you to the thirtieth floor Froot to see other skilled adventurers up close like that, and learned fro my Skill’s use and all』
What I was lacking
All I had to do was notice that, or so the Fourth said No, to be s I had to learn in an environment where I couldn’t use Skills
The Fifth’s ansas close to mine
『I was thinking of using golems tobut a shi+eld, and deploy it in battle to increase safety A plan to instantly set up a defensive encampment within the labyrinth Quite simple, quite certain』
That did sound right I ended up nodding
It didn’t sound like the opinion of an adventurer, but it ise I’ll keep that in mind
The sixth had a similar one
『My thoughts on the ole the that with money and people』
Finally, the Seventh…
『I atching just how you were to approach your objective, and once you realized the proble them… I’ out a request to subjugate the floor boss I did think of Goleh』
Hearing that, I ended up shouting
“No, in the first place, what about communication with my comrades, and those other important points!”
I thought that, but the ancestors were grinning
The Second spoke
『In regards to our challenge, anted to see how you would go about clearing it Seeing you earnestly tackling the probleht』
The third…
『Lyle, expand your field of visionyou to think the way you did, the proble the thirtieth floor boss without Skills’ If you just want to look at the extre but defeat the boss, and have left all of the rest to hired adventurers, you know』
The Third laughed
Then what the hell did they mean that it would be terrible at this rate when they put the restrictions on my Skills? As I made a dissatisfied face, the Fourth spoke
『Hey, don’t be so mad It’s true that anted to see how you planned on approaching the proble more probleht of a neay to use a gole but listen to our words, Porter would never have been born』
It seems they wanted to see hoould think and act on it As a result, I ended up giving an answer they were satisfied with
Not that I’m satisfied with that
Looking like he was having more fun than usual, the Fifth spoke to me
『The concept is good It’s also nice that you’ve realized the necessity of a shi+eld With this, if you can safely clear the thirtieth floor, it’s a pass』
If I could do it, that is
That doesn’tyet
The Sixth answered to my discontent
『Lyle, there’s never a single way to approach a proble up years to steadily build up all your abilities was a single correct answer But si people was but another correct one Well, we did lead you to misunderstand』
The Seventh apologized
『I think you understand, but there are plenty of loopholes in this world There will coet you anywhere Also…』
The Second took over the explanation
『Noticing your current proble to better them has already made you achieve our aim If you continued on oblivious, ould have presented a different challenge』
Seeing me unsatisfied with that, the ancestors smiled
The Fifth spoke
『You realized your faults, and bettered them Even for problems we didn’t notice, you relied on Clara to reach an answer I have a few complaint over how you’re too reliant, but that isn’t a mistake』
I tried asking everyone
“U any le probleed to clear the task?”
The Third nodded
『Right If you go to extremes, that would have worked too Of course, that’s only if you had enough power on you to get through it without payingflaws』
But the Sixth spoke
『It’s just that if you lost your footing there, ould never have perrappled with the challenge we presented, and presented a response we’re satisfied with, is all it o put it to practice, and show your worth』
There were some parts I could nod at, and some parts I found iffy
“You never thought I would push myself too far, and fail?”
The Second informed me with a serious expression on his face
『If you were to die fro of this level, then that means that’s just your level Your talent, comrades, environ you, then you’d just becoet annihilated』
The force of his words shut me up, and the Third followed up
『Don’t worry Everyone here is waiting, and looking forward to how you’ll fare, Lyle We presented the task thinking you could do it If we thought it was hopeless, I doubt ould have placed so much expectations on you in the first place』
No, that didn’t help anything
These guys are being quite overbearing today
Just what do they want me to do?
In the end, the Fifth scratched his head as he spoke
『Each and every one of the to present an answer but you How you take things in, and how that leads to an answer That’s for you to decide』
On his words, I remembered what the First had told me
【Lyle… have you decided on your goal yet?】
I re painful sensation in my heart
(My answer…)