Hakai Me no Yuuri - Chapter 101
Author: Kaburagi Haruka
Translator: s.h.i.+roiKaze/Soyokaze Translations
5th Act, Chapter 101: The Last Day Off
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One month since our battle with the armor.
We ran through 30 floors and made it to floor 951. That included 6 boss battles.
I wonder how far Demon Lord Masayos.h.i.+ has climbed? Or maybe he lost? Yeah, probably not.
There was a part of us that wanted to recklessly continue onward, but if we panic at this point, then all our efforts could be for naught.
Our water from the World Trees roots is depleted, and my fatigue is nearly at its limit too. Actually, is there something we can do about that particular point?
Anyway, we also returned to the ground for a moment to gather information. This will probably be our last chance to relax.
“Hnngghaaaaah! Has it been a whole month? The sun is so bright.”
Haster stretched his back and he basked in the long-missed sunlight.
The most obvious marker of a labyrinth explorer is, due to a lack of sunlight, all of them have less of a tan in direct proportion to their abilities.
This makes a clear distinction from ordinary adventurers, enough so that magicians in particular are often mistaken as lanky youths.
“Welcome back. Glad to see youre all okay. How far did you get this time?”
“Thanks, we managed to cover 30 floors, so were at floor 951 now.”
“30 floors! Thats amazing At that rate youll practically have the place conquered in just another month!”
“Well, looks like its going to get tough from here on though.”
“And where did you hear”
“Whoops, our source of information is a secret.”
Weve become completely familiar with this guard His name is Mister Yaga by the way, and Alec was lightheartedly chatting away him.
Excluding the Demon Lord and ourselves, the front lines are at floor 307.
And among them, we who blazed through to the end game are being called living legends.
“So anyway, how are “They” doing?”
“They returned here just about a week back. Said theyd gotten to floor 970 at the time.”
“They added another 10 floors then.”
Were on pace to reach the 980th floor in another month. By then they would be Based on estimates from the past, around floor 990?”
“We could just barely make it Thisll be rough.”
“Im sorry. If the World Trees water just worked on me”
If my fatigue wasnt a problem, we could have increased our pace a bit. But “Adaptabilitys” detoxification effect Wait, AHHH?!
“d.a.m.n it all”
“Hm? Whats up?”
“The “Adaptability” gift can be disabled, cant it?!”
” Ah.”
Since the “Dragons Blood” changes a persons body inside, “Golden Ratios” effect probably turns things back to normal.
But with the “World Trees Water”, which only takes a persons fatigue away, it would simply turn my body “back to normal,” so “Golden Ratio” shouldnt cause any problems with it.
In other words, at the end of adventuring for a day, if I just disable “Adaptability” and drink the water, then by the next morning I would be completely refreshed.
“I see If we did that, then I guess we could have pushed ourselves a little more.”
“I am so sorry I didnt realize it until now.”
In the first place I only realized the effects of the World Trees water just recently, so it probably wouldnt have made a huge difference, but at this point that difference is going to make itself evident.
“Well, its nothing to worry too much about. We wouldve had to come back to the ground for information gathering and provisions anyway.”
“Sure I guess?”
“Besides, we cant do things like adjust our armor if we dont come back here, right?”
Saying so, his gaze jumps over to Marielle.
Following his line of sight, Mister Yaga looked in the same direction
“Bufuh! Pukhukuku”
And desperately held back his laughter.
The blonde, curly haired hannya with pancaked b.r.e.a.s.t.s look certainly had impact.
“Shall I curse you?”
“N-nah What is this, a monster?”
“Unfortunately its Marielle.”
“What is unfortunate about that, Sir Haster?!”
Marielle flared up at him. It was to the point where you could see the angry pouting sound effect written there.
By the way, his and my real names have been officially announced to the guards and a portion of the guild.
If we didnt do so, it seemed like the guild would try to prohibit us from chasing after the Demon Lord.
The former Sage of Wind.
The current Sage of Wind.
The former One-Armed Heavy Swordsman.
The former Phantom Thief, Leviathan.
The Saint of Water (eventually).
It would be no exaggeration to say our pursuit was allowed because weve gathered together such people.
Anyway, even the guard, Mister Yaga responded like this, so the reactions of the citizens could be easily guessed.
Miss Levy and I took this opportunity to delight in the chaos all we wanted.
We did panic when the knights ran off saying “A monster has appeared!” though.
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And then the next day.
As a test, I imbibed the “World Trees Water” without “Adaptability,” and as a result my fatigue vanished like it was nothing.
What was the point of all this fatigue up until now
And so I ended up going out for some energetic activity in the afternoon.
Eh? Why in the afternoon? Well we cant do it in the labyrinth, so Haster had been pretty backed-up.
As such, I complied with a “Well if you insist, come here?” and then Just guess!
“And so, even though you should have returned to top condition, youve got bags under your eyes and you decided to come here? Are you an idiot?”
“Dont nag me about it. More importantly Miss Remy, how are “their” movements going? I heard theyre at floor 970.”
Prepared at the guild counter was a personal use stool for me, from which I exchanged information with Miss Remy. She actually quite enjoyed seeing my face peek just a little bit out, so she objected to it until the very end, but I am bothersome.
I also had other objectives here like selling off things picked up in the labyrinth and stuff.
Miss Remy wrote things down in a notebook while appraising a heap of materials and artwork.
“Lets see, floor 971 right now. Looks like they safely took out the guardian.”
” Ive always been wondering this, but how do you know their position so accurately?”
“Theres a little trick in the backpack I lent out to them. [Signal] lets me see their position.”
Its not as if they havent been doing anything either, but with their longer dives into the labyrinth, the number of items they gather is proportionally larger.
As such the guild offered them a st.u.r.dy and lightweight backpack, which they are apparently carrying by golem or living mail.
Theyre a very manual labor-focused group as usual.
“Isnt that kind of dangerous?”
“I told them its for the safety of new entrants to the guild. So that we can send help over whenever its needed. Not that theres any chance we could get to the 900th floor or higher.”
She waved her hand as she cackled.
There really arent any adventurers who could get past the 900th floor aside from us.
Our abilities are known throughout the guild, and even while weve been talking here, other adventurers have been looking on from a distance.
Seeing as weve gone far past the top runners in these five years, weve become pretty dang famous in this
“Hey brat, stop hogging the d.a.m.n counter! This isnt some playground to hang out at!”
Or maybe not?
“By “brat,” do you mean me?”
“Oh, Yuuri, this guy is a rookie who just registered yesterday.”
“I see. If hes new then its not unreasonable that he wouldnt know me.”
“Say what? You tryin to talk big to this here future hero”
“By the way, violence is totally prohibited inside the guild.”
You dont plan on stopping that stale tone in your speech, do you Miss Remy?
“By the way, how was his registration test?”
“One week. Not a bad result actually.”
A third of the average time. Thats promising.
Lets hold back so we dont crush him.
Thats what I thought as I descended from the stool. I am a woman who knows how to hold back. Even though I used to be a man.
“What are you still babbling about!”
Upon shouting that, he made a huge swing of his fist down to me.
It seems like hes holding back, but even so this is slow For someone who has studied diligently in the labyrinth, this would be one of those “the fly is standing still” moments.
I am part of the rear guard, but in preparation for emergencies I am learning a distinct way of handling myself on the front lines.
[Body Reinforcement] is my trump card so well leave it aside, and instead use [Telekinesis] in a newly developed way.
Basically I just have to move myself with magic!
His fists swing through the air. In response I use [Telekinesis] and flutter away from the attacks.
“Urp, I guess using this continuously makes me sick”
“Yuuri, vomiting is totally prohibited inside the guild?”
“I know that, okay?!”
“Your spew has kind of a squid smell”
“Just. Shut. Up!”
I sealed Miss Remys continuous dirty jokes away with a few words, and then changed my dodging method.
Im getting woozy because Im moving myself. So Ill just have to move him.
And so I turned all his punches aside with [Telekinesis] until he was completely worn out.
“So, want to keep going?”
“Wh-what In the h.e.l.l Are you?”
“You really are showing promise if you can still talk after moving that much. Shes Yuuri Albine. One of the true top runners in the World Tree Labyrinth?”
“Wh-, a shrimp like this is?!”
“O.K., stay right there and let me pulverize you.”
I am well aware that I am short, but being reminded of it by other people totally p.i.s.ses me off.
“Yuuri, castration is totally prohibited inside the guild?”
“I have never seen a rule like that!”
“We made some new ones. Have a look.”
She pointed to a paper stuck to the wall, and at the lower end of it
Master Yuuris violence is prohibited inside the guild.
Master Yuuris vomiting is prohibited inside the guild.
Master Yuuris castration is prohibited inside the guild.
Were all added.
Come to think of it, I recall once in the past when I aimed a crus.h.i.+ng kick at the tender spot of an indiscreet individual who came and bothered me.
I also remember spewing at the feeling of my kick crus.h.i.+ng it.
Thats probably when those were added on. But
“I noticed you at least added a respectable t.i.tle, but Why is it only limited to me?!”
“Because youre the only one who would do things like this. The guy who got crushed ended up excreting all over the place, and you spewed all over the place. The cleanup was pretty awful.”
“Im sorry, okay?!”
Even cleaning up after me was pushed on to her, so I have no excuse to give.
While we were having that exchange, the expected newbie tucked his tail between his legs and ran.
Hes refres.h.i.+ngly adept when hes on the pulling away side.
“Ugh, I guess I let him get away.”
“Would you really have crushed them if he didnt run?”
“No way. I would have let him off with one.”
“Seriously could you please stop?”
She was making small talk, but even then shes a pro. Her hands were busily moving, and it looks like she finished calculating the acquired products.
“So about business on this end. The total for the art and materials is over 800,000 gold coins, but”
“Theres no way I can carry that; deposit it please.”
“Suppose so, we cant prepare such a huge sum of money here anyway. Also, I cant really put a price on this equipment over here.”
“Can you sell it somewhere?”
“I have no doubt some dilettante will jump at it if we put it to auction. Plus some adventurers might want it enough to put up all their a.s.sets for it.”
The things she couldnt put a value on were a long sword and spear with “Persistent” [Reinforcement] on their blades. Plus a heavy s.h.i.+eld and armor.
Id like to make this “Persistent” [Reinforcement] a thing some day.
In any case, at present theyre all heavy, so theyre not suited to me, Marle, or Miss Levy. Haster and Alec have better stuff. Which means we have no use for it.
We would just have to h.o.a.rd it away in the bas.e.m.e.nt, and in fact we already have tons of stuff h.o.a.rded down there. I wonder if those being sent off to auction is connected to the development in the economy?
“Then Ill leave the arrangements to you. With the commission fee at 2%.”
“That low?! At least give me 10%.”
“Then 2%.”
“You didnt increase it! At least 8%.”
For a long time after that, a fierce battle with her unfolded.
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In the end shell be taking 6% of it.
I thought I could get away with 5%, but Miss Remy is a tough opponent.
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