Hakai Me no Yuuri - Chapter 102
Author: Kaburagi Haruka
Translator: s.h.i.+roiKaze/Soyokaze Translations
5th Act, Chapter 102: Miracle Cure
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Authors Note: We once again jump a little bit in time.
Another month has pa.s.sed.
Were arriving at floor 981. The Demon Lord and company are in the process of taking floor 990. Weve gotten within 10 floors of them.
“At this rate it looks like its going to be quite the dead heat for this last leg.”
“Were climbing at about double their pace, so I guess well just barely face off with them around floor 1000?”
“Then maybe we all should be pickin up the pace?”
“Going any faster than this is going to be putting a strain on Marle though”
Five among us each have our own appropriate gifts.
But Marle doesnt have any gifts. Shes climbed this high using her own individual effort alone.
“When you think about it that way I can only hang my head.”
“Hard to really say what a humans limits are, huh.”
“In a sense, Marle could be considered greater than any of us.”
“N-n-n-no, I am definitely not! Besides, I would just be baggage without all of you.”
“Your scouting and searching abilities are a lifeline for us. You should truly have more confidence in yourself.”
We lifted high the self-deprecating girl.
Well, if we lifted her any higher then she would fall down though.
“And so, Marle, time to put a little more effort in the scouting, yeah?”
“Fueee?!”
“Sis, are you a demon?”
“But we wont be able to get past them at this rate. This is when we need to brace ourselves. Sorry, but were counting on you.”
But there is certainly some congestion here.
We are currently continuing our search with the golem pulling a rear car, filled with the fatigue recovering “World Trees Water”.
Just in case, we put teleport magic circles on the water jugs in the house too.
Plus, if we send the empty water jugs back, Bahamut is on standby at the house, where hes supposed to refill them. Hes just eating our food, so this is the least he can do for us.
Also our equipment went through various changes.
We found appropriate armaments and the like from floor 920 through the next 60 floors, but we couldnt find much better than what we already have, so its really just been modifications though.
First off, about Marielles “Devils Wailing Mask” She herself seriously didnt like it, so Im holding on to it now.
I cant release the curse yet, but Ive taken the opportunity to add a few modifications.
Discussion about this has already been completed with Marielle.
Next up is Hasters “Beast Kings Claws”. This weapons redeeming feature is, in exchange for not having much attack power, it is extremely st.u.r.dy. But I discovered that it was putting excessive strain on his wrists.
Thats when I decided to use the remains of the Water Vine Mantle to make gloves.
Theyre enchanted with [Strength], so they have quite the shock buffering power to them.
Lastly, in regards to Alec, to compensate for his weak point Ive prepared a different [Teleport] magic circle for him.
He has a huge blind spot when it comes to magic, so it was a thought in dealing with that.
However, I can only say that I honestly have no idea how effective it will be.
Though I told him to give him some peace of mind
Also, about our house, with all the increasing teleport magic circles, a floor of extension has been added to the bas.e.m.e.nt.
With the water, spare weapons, items, provisions, etc. each having their own teleport circles, it took up quite a bit of area.
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“Ah”
“Did you find something?”
“Yeah, just past this corner is a [Teleporter] trap.”
A teleporter trap is Well, the same thing as during our trip to the hot springs. Weve seen them countless times in this labyrinth.
It is limited in that it cant activate if there isnt enough s.p.a.ce on the other end for the transferred object, but were 18,000 meters in the air. s.p.a.ce isnt a problem.
Consequently, we have absolutely no idea whether the other end of the teleport is safe or not.
By the way, the Demon Lord has been [Teleported] to the outside wall of the trunk about three times, and suffered through 10,000 meter ropeless bungee jumps.
The vampire and lich, who can both fly, disappointingly did not die By the way, the Demon Lord also got through the d.a.m.n thing without a scratch.
Due to this event, a high alt.i.tude safety net was spread across the 100 meters surrounding the World Tree, the buildings in the area were removed, and it was a really big to-do.
“Where it goes Is something we cant really tell, huh”
“Nope.”
“Ignore it?”
“That would be wise.”
“But its kind of weird. Like its way too obvious Or it kind of feels like it was purposely put in a place where it would stand out.”
Stand out? I thought that [Teleport] could only be used as a trap, but
“Its possible that its not a trap, but a variation on a pa.s.sageway?”
“Maybe?”
This is troubling If its a standard teleporter that tosses you out of the labyrinth, then ignoring it is fine, but theres a possibility that its not.
Since there is the possibility of it throwing us out of the labyrinth Me, Haster, or Miss Levy could use [Flight] magic, so we would be fine even if that happens, but what to do.
Even if one of us went ahead to scout it out, theres a possibility it will put us in a monster nest as a trap too.
“Hmmm”
“When you think about it, the three members who cant fly are Alec, Marle, and Marielle. Which means there are three of us who can, and if we hold on to each other when were teleported, then well be fine even if were all thrown outside.”
“And if its all of us, then well be fine even if its a monsters nest?”
“We should able to deal with more than if one person goes ahead on reconnaissance.”
“Do we even need to know where it goes in the first place?”
“Well Maybe we dont, but maybe we do.”
“This is getting annoying; lets just go already.”
A teleporter trap placed obviously just off of the main pathway.
There was no attempt at hiding it, so if it was on the main path then the Demon Lords group would probably have noticed it. Even if they did notice it, considered all the pain theyve gone through by them, theres a high possibility they would not have stepped on it.
Just like with the Devils Wailing Mask, an overlooked item could fall into our hands, so Guess I should get behind muscle-brained Alec on this one?
“Sitting here and worrying over it probably is wasting our time. Im putting my vote in taking a look, to make sure we have no regrets.”
“I guess so. Then in case were tossed outside, everyone pair up with someone who can fly. Ahh, Mari”
“Haster, youre pairing with Alec!”
” Tsk.”
This guy really does like big b.o.o.bs, doesnt he?
“Marle, youre with me. I cant hold up someone whos too heavy, after all.”
“How rude! I am not heavy.”
“It would really p.i.s.s me off to be smothered by those lumps of fat!”
“They are light precisely because they are fat!”
“Yeah, yeah, then that means Marielle is with Miss Levy. Lets get goiiing.”
Anyway the only ones I can calmly touch are Alec and Marle, so by process of elimination this is how the pairings were going to end up.
Haster and Alec had really disappointed looks on their faces Honestly you two
“That soft feeling every once in a while would Uh, no, its nothing, never mind.”
“If Marles no good, then at least Miss Levy Uh, never mind, nope.”
“Could it be youre bored of me? Is this that “marriage fatigue” thing?!”
“No-not at all! I can do it any day any time with you, Yuuri! Its all OK.”
“Not in front of us, yall.”
“Yes, yes, let us be off you two.”
“For now Sir Alec and Mister Haster need some punishment.”
After Marle gave the stupid boys a flick to their foreheads, we stepped onto the magic circle.
Not that I dont get how they feel, but still
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We were teleported to a pitch black hollow.
I immediately activated [Light Ball] and illuminated the area.
This kind of necessary magic with low consumption is my responsibility as the one with excessive magic power.
“Theres Nothing here?”
“Im not seeing any kind of traps or enemies.”
“A miss?”
“Ill look a little more, just in case. Mary, keep a look out. And Yuuri, help me out.”
“Sure thing.”
Marle had the ceiling and the floor illuminated, tapped on things with wooden sticks, and crawled on the ground to search the area.
I joined in using [Sonar] to examine the structure of the floor and walls, then [Olfactory Enhancement] to find enemy smell
“Ugh?!”
“What happened?! Did you find something?”
It was the first thing I noticed when sense of smell was enhanced, but What is this stinky smell?
Its kind of like a really rich gra.s.sy smell?
“Theres a fierce gra.s.sy smell The smell too thick; I can pinpoint its source.”
“The aroma of plants certainly is strong here. Strong enough that I can tell even without [Olfactory Enhancement].”
“Gra.s.sy smell Ah, Yuuri, could that be it?”
Where Marle pointed there were traces of sap oozing down a wall. Below that, where the flowing sap must have settled, a solid substance was
I hastily “Appraised” it to get an expert opinion.
Miracle Cure “Elixer”
World Tree sap that has pooled and solidified. By being solidified and turned into pills, a richer effect is achieved.
It has the effect of healing any injury or illness.
“Uwhoa?!”
If I didnt shout now, then when would I ever? After all, the legendary miracle cure, of all things, was sitting right here.
I told everyone the results of my appraisal, and gave instructions to gather all of it.
“Seriously?”
“No way, this is?!”
“I feel my purpose in life being shaken.”
If we brought this back with us, its valuable enough that we could probably buy a country with it you know? Well, our a.s.sets are already at the level of a countrys budget of course.
Since floor 900, weve been bringing legendary items one after the other back with us, and splitting them between us. So even Marle has some unbelievable wealth right now.
“We managed to collect Three?”
“Thats plenty. With this, even a wound heavy enough to leave someone on deaths door can be healed in an instant. This will be a help in battle.”
“Who should carry it?”
Alecs question made me a bit troubled.
Haster and I have “Immortality,” so we should be fine.
Which means The front line?
“First, the ones of the front line who arent “Immortal,” Alec and Miss Levy. And then in the back, either Marielle or Marle, which would be safer?”
“I shall be quite fine. With this breastplate I will be able to avoid fatal wounds, and so long as I am alive I can heal myself with my own power.”
Her breastplate was something made using the appropriated debris of the living mail with [Time Stasis] cast on it.
With how it can completely block all physical interference, saying it has unmatched defensive powers would be no exaggeration.
Only, pancaked by the armor, the b.r.e.a.s.t.s sticking out the sides are Kgh!
“Urggrr Yeah, then Marle, you should take it. Be sure not to mistake the timing on using it.”
“I-is that really okay? Something this amazing?”
“What might that growl just now have been about exactly?”
With the legendary cla.s.s miracle cure in hand, she was in a clearly nervous state.
Now we can create a situation where we basically have a second, though single use, Marielle.
“There was value in taking a detour.”
“It was a detour of about one hour. If it means we get this miracle cure, then thats fine.”
I silently go through simulations to calculate how obtaining this miracle cure will change our battle with the Demon Lord.
Unbreakable defensive power and unstoppable attack power Well be challenging such an opponent, so I would prefer to have equivalent toughness on our side.
Plus theres his two confidants and their protective living mail.
“Its great if this medicine supplements our toughness rank though”
“Yuuri?”
“Oh, just going through some simulations for the Demon Lord fight.”
“Do we have a chance?”
“Secret.”
I cant firmly declare that we do. I cant bring myself to say we dont.
“If we can at least separate his allies. Thats all I will say.”
“Hum Well, we can probably manage that depending on the situation.”
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9 floors away.
Its time that we need to prepare ourselves for whats to come.
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