Hakai Me no Yuuri - Chapter 49
Author: Kaburagi Haruka
Translator: s.h.i.+roiKaze/Soyokaze Translations
3rd Act, Chapter 49: Business Trip Request
Translated by Soyokaze Translations: soyokazeweb . wordpress . com
The one who visited was mister Oreas, who we had not seen for a month.
Relying on his connection with us, he seems to have come with a job request, but First off, since Hasters appearance has vastly changed, we shall have him hide for now.
“And thats why Im here. Yuuri, would you help us out?”
“Thats how I usually drag people into things, but unless you give me the full story, I cant say. So please explain it politely, to me, from the start.”
” Ugh, understood.”
According to mister Oreas, after we parted ways, the Forest Bear party headed to the port town of Cornus, and spent some time there.
And then, as if timed perfectly with that, an issue bubbled up The appearance of the Phantom Thief, “Leviathan”.
Hey, dont droop your head down like that. They really exist in this world!
“So we, being called Wyvern Killing heroes, received a request to capture the thief.”
“Well that is nice; youre getting more work.”
“Its not really that great though? Even if our physical abilities increased, were still middle rank. We cant use our abilities for these kinds of jobs where the opponent sneaks around.”
“I guess there wouldnt be much of a way to power through it.”
Their opponent isnt going to come out and fight face to face for them in any case. They wouldnt be able to make much use of their strength to handle it.
Their lack of experience probably makes this request a heavy load for them.
“Why did you take on such a complicated request in the first place? Im sure there were more straightforward extermination requests or the like.”
“Kale uh He drinks too much. We ended up having to take a request quickly. Thanks to that, we didnt have time to wait for something we preferred.”
“You guys have way too many characteristic problems.”
“Im well aware. Thats exactly why Ive come, in shame, to ask the [Sage of Wind] for help.”
If youre aware of it, then the first thing I want to say is dont just accept it. Good grief.
“Cornus is pretty far if I remember right, isnt it?”
“Yeah, its further west than Comb City; it should take about a week.”
Alec explained to me. Come to think of it, Cornus is where Alec went to become a knight.
Wouldnt he be more qualified with his knowledge of the area?
“Alec has some experience living in Cornus, you know? I think he would be able to help you more than I could.”
“I was planning on making this request to Mister Haster. Not much I can do about him being absent.”
” Im so sorry for being sheltered.”
“But boy, the fish was so delicious. Feels like something youd expect from a port town.”
Upon hearing fish, my ears perk up in response.
I cant help it, can I? I grew up in j.a.pan, surrounded by ocean, and lived a life of eating fish every day.
Living in the mountains, far from the ocean, eating meat and vegetables every day like this, it makes sense that I would start missing rice and fish.
“Now that I think of it, we havent gone on a honeymoon yet.”
” Huh?”
“No, just talking to myself. Dont worry about it.”
“So, when will mister Haster be returning?”
“Aahh, well uhh”
“He died!”
Abruptly cutting in was a voice I had been hearing a short while ago.
“Where did you come popping out from?! And seriously, please dont make comments that could be taken as bad omens! Why did you come back in the first place?!”
“Well, I actually realized that I failed to pa.s.s something essential on to you.”
In the doorway, standing exactly where he disappeared from before, was Bahamut.
Yeah, he just said one thing, and I already had to lay one retort on after another.
” And he is?”
“Hes Baha Bart, is his name. I suppose hes something like my senior?”
“I had no idea there were other apprentices of mister Haster I apologize for addressing you rudely. I am called Oreas. I am one who aspires to walk the path of the magician.”
“My, quite the polite one. Way different from you folk.”
“Shut it. course Id attack you with the way you just appear like that.”
Though he regarded Bahamut suspiciously, mister Oreas immediately changed his att.i.tude when he heard the world apprentice.
Isnt his att.i.tude a little different from how he treats me though?
Also, it seems Alec is indeed still on high alert. Not knowing at what moment he appeared is probably making him mentally squirm as a warrior.
“Why are you being so polite with him, and not with me?”
“How to put this youre oddly easy to talk to. It feels wrong to treat you like youre above me.”
Aah, it might just be that a subtle hint of fascination is leaking out. The Sealing Magic Mirror is something Haster made in a rush in the early days, after all.
It comes off easily in the shape of gla.s.ses; it might be best to think of a different form for it.
“So? What is it you forgot to pa.s.s to me, Bart?”
“Right, right, actually its this thing”
Saying that, the dragon king Bahamut sticks his hand into his pants and digs around between his legs What am I even watching?
When he removed his hand from inside his clothes, he was gripping something like an old parchment.
“Where were you keeping that?!”
“Hm, weelll I figured if I put it in there, the he-sage would surely get angry.”
“Please dont think of storage places based on how to make people angry.”
“Excitement and amus.e.m.e.nt are the spices of life, arent they?”
“Weve only just met, but I can already tell. Making jokes is probably all you do in life.”
“Yep.”
Dont affirm it! And what kind of life is that?! Youre not a human, right? On top of that, even Alec quipped at you to cap it off.
This is no good. Dealing with this guy is just gonna make you go mad, and in a different way than Haster. Lets hurry and finish this business of his, and then get him to leave.
I s.n.a.t.c.h the parchment out of his hands, and check whats inside Its contents was one magic circle.
Its complex, intricate And I cant understand its substance at a glance.
“What is this?”
” What IsNo.”
I was going to ask what is it?, but I have my pride in being called the acting Sage. Without asking, lets try using “Appraisal” to see through it.
Huh? Foul play? Nonono, its one of those things we call cheats. Could you please say its effective use of my abilities?
Mister Oreas doesnt seem to know what it is either, so it must not be a commonly known magic, but Actually, this spell is way too advanced, isnt it?
It meddles with a substance, causes a change and keeps it that way? Moreover the range is limited to contact. No, actually its limited to the caster?
“Its contents are [Mutation]No, [Transformation]?”
“Oh, very well deduced. Its a spell that shouldnt be spread among people though.”
“But this Its not finished, is it? Whoever uses this will die.”
The spell in this magic circle doesnt have a shred of protection for the caster inscribed in it.
In other words, if used to transform the body, the damage caused by that shock will put the casters life in danger.
“Yep, I suppose so. But dont you think some people could get through it just fine?”
“No way! If someones fine after using a spell like this, they could basically be called immortal, right?”
“I see. Thats what this is.”
If its magic that kills its user, then it just has to be used by someone who doesnt die. If its Haster or myself, we could use it without any problems.
“It would seem there is a way to use it. Thank you very much.”
“Weeelll, you did treat me to a delicious meal, so we can call it even now. The carrots are a separate matter.”
“Youre going to hold that against me, huh. If youre too picky, then you wont live very long, you know?”
“How am I supposed to live longer than I already do?!”
I wont lose out when it comes to playing the fool. I have seen M-1 and the like.1
“Anyway, it looks like Ill be able to find a way to use this. As thanks, Ill make something for you without carrots next time.”
“Hooray! Then Ill be back tonight.”
“Isnt that a little fast?!”
No good. I really cant follow the rapid fire barrage from a natural idiot. I need to drive mister Oreas and everyone else out of here for now.
I mean, I just got my hands on an interesting spell!
“Anyway, Hasters current engagement will keep him away for a few days, so Im sorry, but could you come back another day mister Oreas?”
“Yes, I suppose. Oh, I didnt mean to ask for the impossible. I shall come visiting here some other time.”
“Now you, appet.i.te devil; we dont have any more food here, so please, go away. I want to study this, and youre wasting my time.”
“Arent you being a little too honest?!”
When talking with this guy, I dont feel even the slightest need to gloss things over.
In a sense, he could be called a prodigy at pulling out a persons true nature I suppose? If hes doing it on purpose, then thats amazing.
“Weeell fine. In that case Ill leave now. See you next time. Well then, tonight.”
“You were serious about that?!”
“Nope, joking.”
“Get out of here.”
I really cant read him. Not his intentions, his expressions, nor his mood.
“The door is thatand hes gone already.”
“He vanished?!”
Like usual, I cant tell exactly when he disappears. It seems like hes blocking our recognition of it or something.
Alec and mister Oreas, who saw this for the first time, both dropped their jaws in shock.
Their gaping open mouths looked a little too stupid, so I closed them with the egg lade I used for cooking.
Alec aside, I still cant touch mister Oreas directly after all.
“Who in the world is he?”
“Well, hes just like that. He has amazing ability, but mentally hes a bit off-kilter I guess.”
“Isnt that A really dangerous person then?”
“Iguess so.”
“Since hell definitely see through what youre doing at some point”
Alec, are you looking at him from the perspective of a rival? He is basically a hero, so youre setting a pretty high bar for yourself.
He doesnt look like it at all, but hes the first hero of this world, who challenged a thousand floor labyrinth with one hundred braves, and was the only survivor.
Moreover he has knowledge of magic that I, of course, dont know, but that even Haster doesnt know too.
What does the world look like to him, after living for thousands of years I wonder?
Of course something like that would bother me. Both I, and Haster Well be walking the same path as him from now on.
“Im feeling this anxious from the get-go? Is this what they call the marriage blues?”
“Yuuri, its definitely not.”
“Now that you mention it, I heard you were married, but Uhhh I mean Youre really an adult?”
“How rude! I became a true adult just a while back!”
I certainly still look like a little girl though! Ive already cut off all hope of growing though!
But Ive been walking together with him for a proper five years. Weve done a heap of things together.
Thats why Im sure, with my appearance not mattering, he chose me.
“So what mister Haster took in wasnt an apprentice, but a wife, then?”
“Wife”
Blood rushes to my head from that one word. Im still not used to it.
“Ahem, anyway, Ill need to plan on staying in Mareba for a while.”
“Mareba doesnt have any lodging facilities though. Maybe you could stay at mister Halts house? Or if you need to, you could come by my place?”
“Your home is still just that little shack though, right Alec? You have some decent income, so you would really be better off getting a decent house.”
“Its no trouble for my lifestyle, so its fine as is. And Marle comes over sometimes to clean the place, so its tidy too.”
“So you have secured a love shack, huh Make sure you wait until she grows up, okay?”
“I aint gonna do nothin like that?! Im not like Master.”
The moment that carelessly slipped from Alecs mouth, a dreadful bloodthirsty feeling could be felt coming from the floor Aah, Hasters angry, isnt he?
“Ahwawawa No uhh, I didnt really mean”
“You dont have to panic about it; its not like hes going to actually harm you. He will hurt you enough to make you feel like dying though.”
“Thats exactly what I dont want!”
“Uhh, anyway, Ive had a long trip. Id like to rest at a nice place, so Ill pa.s.s on your offer.”
It would seem that, being a Magician, mister Oreas didnt notice the bloodthirstiness coming from the bas.e.m.e.nt.
Translated by Soyokaze Translations: soyokazeweb . wordpress . com
And so, having driven Alec and mister Oreas away, I immersed myself in studying magic together with Haster.
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M-1: “M-1” is the untranslated line. I am unfortunately unable to figure out what M-1 is supposed to be in this context through a quick Google search. Any ideas?
