Hakai Me no Yuuri - Chapter 67
Author: Kaburagi Haruka
Translator: s.h.i.+roiKaze/Soyokaze Translations
3rd Act, Chapter 67: Countermeasure Conference
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I “Appraised” her true ident.i.ty, and my jaw immediately dropped.
When they saw the strange face I was making, both Haster and Livy Nay, Leviathan looked at me dubiously.
Should I catch her here and now? No, if I make a fuss here, proof would be Ill still have to catch her in the act.
While my mind may be in chaos right now, I at least understood that much.
Luckily there are still four days until the appointed theft. I still have some time to deal with this.
But If shes Leviathan, then its safe to a.s.sume that shes already found out about the countermeasures I gave Yig.
Because she has “Peerless Magic,” just like me.
Ill have to sc.r.a.p all the interception plans I blithely brought Yig around wearing.
“Yuuri, whats wrong?”
“Ah, uhh, no, its nothing. I was just think the reflection on the water sure is dazzling today, and felt a little fascinated.”
“Hum? Yeah, its cause the weather is real nice today.”
Somehow I managed to play it off as getting dazzled by the ocean behind her, rather than that I was looking at her, I guess?
Leviathan didnt show any sign of suspicion, and continued talking about the product.
“Hmmm, it seems fine I suppose?”
“Hm, what is?”
“Er, about the merchandise.”
“Oh, so yall like it then? Seein as the materials were basically free, a simple 5 silver coins is all itll be.”
“Alright then, Ill take that. Thank you as always.”
“Right back at yall. Makes me right glad how lifes been so nice and cozy lately.”
She hands me the stone anklet in a paper bag while grinning.
In any case, I dont know how long I can hide what I know, so we have to hurry out of here. Acting is definitely not my specialty.
“Okay Haster, next is dinner. I want to have some fish today.”
“Oh? Yeah, sounds good. Then there should be some good places up along the coast.”
“Yall are as flirty as usual. Its all good, all good; this lady herell just keep on sellin things alone.”
“Im sure youll find someone nice soon too, Le Miss Livy.”
Like a jailer for example
I thought it felt a bit forced, but with that as our reason, I suggested we leave.
I payed the cost, and practically pulled Yig and Haster as we quickly got away from there.
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The harbor of Cornus is mainly for the small fis.h.i.+ng boats of the insh.o.r.e fis.h.i.+ng industry.
We unfortunately couldnt find any tuna, but of course mackerel and horse mackerel, sea bream, flounder, and even squid and octopus they had in abundant stock.
Once he chose an affordable restaurant, I decided to fully enjoy this long-missed seafood while considering countermeasures.
I suppose its due to a difference in culture, but they didnt have any raw fish dishes, which was a real letdown
However, they did have a variety of cooking methods from salt grilling to frying, which made me feel like I might spontaneously forget about the main issue at hand.
I ordered the fried combination platter, and he chose the salt fried flounder with a light drink. Then I reported the results of my “Appraisal” back there.
“So anyway, shes Leviathan.”
“Buffuuh?!”
He grandly spat out the pre-meal drink of muddy wine he was enjoying.
That flew towards the seat directly in front of him, where I was sitting, and splendidly splattered all over my face.
“Stop that, please, Im not the type of girl who enjoys having stuff splattered on her.”
“Er, uhh, sorry. But are you sure?”
“My “Appraisal” very clearly gave the name Leviathan. It even showed the proper Phantom Thief job t.i.tle for her.”
Theres one person “Appraisal” hasnt worked on before, but I havent seen anyone fool it yet.
If shes even more of a monster than Bahamut, then its not out of the question though.
“In that case, all our counter plans up to now”
“Were all seen, yeah.”
“So we got this far and were back to the drawing board, huh.”
“Since we discovered our opponents true ident.i.ty, rather than the drawing board, were practically to the goal. We just have to catch her at the scene of a crime.”
With [Transmitter] we would be able to find where she is without even looking for her, so I had been feeling quite at ease on that point.
“Why would we have to catch her at the Ah, I suppose we would.”
“Yeah, if we tried seizing her over there, it would just look like we were trying to rough up a merchant.”
“Because theres no evidence. The only thing Leviathan has officially stolen is an imitation jewel, and thats about it.”
“Shes a phantom thief without any stolen goods to serve as proof of it. All we can probably do is take her down when she comes to steal Yig.”
If she was a phantom thief with actual achievements, we could have held her down there, found the stolen goods and accomplished the request, but
She hasnt had any decent results from her attempts, so there wouldnt be anything to count as evidence. Especially since n.o.body still knows what she looks like.
“On top of seizing her, what we need is a Gift Sealing item.”
“Indeed, if we dont make something like your Sealing Magic Mirror, shell just be able to run away again.”
“And it will have to be something she cant take off on her own.”
“Like a collar?”
He glances towards my neck, and the corners of his mouth turn up in a smile.
Please stop that. The surrounding gazes towards this collar already hurt enough, you know? Im only wearing it because you gave it to me.
“Better idea; how about shackles? And the type made of iron and welded together where they join.”
“You really dont hold back either In that case, I guess well try making them that way. Have you gotten a grasp of the Sealing Magic Mirrors spell formula?”
“For whats on these gla.s.ses, yeah basically. But Im not sure if it can be used on “Recognition Blocking” the way it is or not.”
There are way too many unknowns in the field of gifts.
If we make the same thing, itll probably only end up being able to seal “Golden Ratio” away.
“That wont be a problem. What those gla.s.ses seal isnt the gift itself, but the “influential power inflicted on those around” by it.”
“Influential power Its pretty impressive that you could improvise something like that, huh?”
Im pretty sure he made these gla.s.ses just two days from the time we met. Though he switched them out a number of times.
“They werent improvised. I researched the subject thinking I would use it for myself.”
“For yourself?”
“Ive had plenty of unpleasant encounters on account of gifts too. If I could restrict their influence, I figured I could change my life.”
Considering hes a gift holder as well, he was probably looked at with rose-colored gla.s.ses, and became a target of hatred as well.
From my perspective, hes the type who doesnt like people.
When coming face-to-face with others, he deals with them calmly and politely, but on a basic level he prefers to be alone.
If Im the only exception then thats fine, but
“In that case, well strengthen this spell formula, and prepare an item welded together.”
“The problem is where are we going to get something like that, though.”
“And we cant use miss Livys place.”
Thats when I suddenly felt piercing stares stabbing into me.
Upon quickly raising my head and looking around us, I noticed the other guests were looking at us strangely.
Come to think of it, from an outside perspective were a collared little girl brought along by a young boy, talking about “where could we find some shackles?” while enjoying our meal together.
“Yup, we are suspicious to the max right now.”
“Huh?”
“So youre not self-conscious in the least, huh? Haster, right now youre eating with a collared little girl, right?”
“So I am.”
“And you are talking about where you might find shackles next, you see.”
” So I am.”
“Thinking normally, who do you expect those shackles would be used on?”
” I guess Ill need to purchase some for you too, huh?”
“How did you come to that conclusion?!”
Could it be that he actually wanted a slave or something? Im not really into that sort of play.
In any case, if we stuck around any longer, they would give us really weird looks, so we soon departed from there.
Note: the fried horse mackerel was delicious. Lets come here again.
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As soon as we got back to the inn, we called an emergency meeting.
“So anyway, we want some shackles to seal her gift away, but”
“In that case, how about using mine?”
“Why, exactly, do you have some, miss Bella?”
“Eh? To use them, of course.”
On who is something I wont ask. Mister Bhav, I hope you find happiness.
He has a sort of hopeless look on his face, though.
“Livys the one who always opens shop on the upper areas, right? She was so cute, too.”
“Jack, you always say that about girls that age, dont you?”
“I mean, theyre cute though, right?”
“Mister Jack, I am basically around 15 you know?”
“Youre lyiiiing”
“OKAY, dont move from that spot. Youll be a great victim for my Rail Cannon.”
“Calm down, Yuuri. Youll destroy the inn. Do it outside.”
“Stop her, will you?!”
Anyway, we managed to obtain some shackles to restrain her with.
Now we just have to figure out what to do about our countermeasures being made completely useless.
“Shes probably seen through all of the magic tools weve made as countermeasures up to now.”
“Could she really tell just by looking? I wouldnt be able to make heads or tails of them.”
“Mister Oreas, shes a gift holder. And she has “Peerless Magic”, just like me. This gift exhibits tremendous effects in relation to magic spells.”
“Though she may not look it, Yuuri can roughly turn a magic spell into her own at a single glance. Shes a true genius.”
“Taking up that burden depends on a persons physical and mental abilities though. Her athletic abilities were extremely high, so she probably doesnt have as much magic power as I do.”
“But “seeing through” the spells isnt related to how much magic power you have, huh.”
“Exactly. So about that”
I announced the “trap” I seriously thought about while heading back from the restaurant.
“Is that really going to be effective?”
“It will; Ive already tested it. The problem is who will step away from being fighting power for us.”
“But if it means we can neutralize someone whos able to avoid Yuuris magic, then it will be well worth it.”
“Bhav, can you avoid Yuuris magic?”
“Do you want me to die, Jack?”
It would seem mister Jack isnt feeling the seriousness of the situation yet.
Lets pound this nail down right here and now.
“Mister Jack, if you dont take this more seriously”
“I mean, come on. Shes after that little dragon, right? If we just leave this alone, hell come right back, wont he?”
“Now that you mention it I never thought about what she would want to steal him for.”
Thinking about it, theres no way shed be able to tame him after kidnapping him.
If she lets go of him, hell be able to run away. And she doesnt appear to have a master like Haster around. Does she have a spell of her own that will restrain Yig?
Yeah, what shes doing is definitely strange.
Its as if she predicted the rumored powerful and fresh-faced Forest Bear party would come, began her activities, and practically provoked people with her notices.
And then she didnt worry for a second about her failures, meanderingly continued her job in the same city, and targeted us as if shed already aimed for it.
When it comes to large cities in the area, theres also Comb. Why hasnt she gone over there?
“Theres no real point in going after Yig in the first place. She did say flying dragon pups are rare, but”
“Yeah, baby wyverns are certainly unusual, but its not like they cant be found for the right price.”
“Actually, its almost like she knew you two were acquaintances of Forest Bear and purposely targeted him because of that.”
“Does that mean Forest Bear is her true target?”
“We cant say for certain. At least not right now.”
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It would seem there are even more things well need to ask her directly.
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