Hakai Me no Yuuri - Chapter 81

4thAct, Chapter 81: Task Cleared

 

The fourth day since our registration. We start our second expedition into the labyrinth.

Haster was in a disheartened state, as should be expected. Do ya know just how frightening Sacred Treasure is now?! I certainly hope so.

 

So scary Sacred Treasure isseriouslyscary. I thought I was gonna go insane

 

He always comes at me as much as he likes, but as soon as I took theringoff for a little bit with him, the initiative was mine.

With a little discipline like this, hell think twice before cheating on me, see?

 

 

Now then, this time were fully prepared, so I expect well get some great results.

 

But yknow those uhhultrasonic waves, right? Can we really find where the enemies are with that?

Whether you believe it or not can be decided after youve seen it in action, Alec.

Yeah, even if it doesnt work, theres no harm in it. And if the enemies come to us because of the noise, that could be considered a success in its own way.

 

Alec expressed skepticism, and Haster gave an optimistic impression in response to my explanation.

d.a.m.n you all. You dont have any faith in me, do you?

 

Grrr Just watch, you two! Ill show you what this new spell can do!

 

I spread my mantle with afwooshand prepared to use the spell.

Yig, why are you covering your ears?

 

How rude. Im not going to fail again, okay?

Ugyu~

Well, itisYuuri.

Yep, thats sis for ya.

It does make sense indeed.

You bunch of

 

I considered delivering some divine retribution on them for stating their rude opinions, but Ill hold it in for now.

I huge output on the ultrasonic waves would also damage me, so

From yesterdays use of it, the image is perfect in my mind, so I activated [Sonar] without a chant.

With the sound of striking metal, an impression of my field of view expanding entered my mind.

I wonder if this is how a certain blind American comic hero feels all the time? Its kind of nice.

 

If we take the right turn ahead of us, then about 120 meters in are three things, and two more 40 meters after that. Theres nothing to the left.

 

I report the results. Even though this spell can pinpoint living things, it cant tell if theyre enemies or not, so it leaves an ambiguous impression.

Thats where I use [Olfactory Enhancement].

 

It spells kinda gra.s.sy, so Im pretty sure those are creeping vines. The ones after that smell like animals, so I guess theyre kobalds?

Holy heck, you figured all of that out?

 

I looked smugly at Alec in his astonishment, and ordered an advance to the right.

After moving forward a ways, sure enough there were three creeping vines growing on the walls.

 

And theyre pretty far up to boot If someone were to accidentally overlook them here, theyd get caught in a surprise attack.

The monsters here are strangely clever.

Well, not a problem if were on to them, though. Lets hurry and clear them out.

Oh, be careful Sir Alec, okay?

 

 

Everyone except Marle was already in easy-peasy mode.

They were outside the range of our blades, so a quick [Wind Blade] to their roots sent them falling. After they were on the ground, Alec and Haster gently exterminated them. If they were intense in their attacks, the parts were trying to recover would be in pieces.

Taking the initiative, the creeping vines were trampled without the slightest chance to fight back. Amid collecting the materials, I once again used [Sonar].

 

I guess the ones that smell like animals heard the noise from our fight and ran. They went a little farther away. Theyre about 70 meters away now. Theres also something else if we take a left turn ahead.

Is it what were looking for?

Yes, it has the same smell. It is definitely that of creeping vine.

That sure is convenient.

See how awesome it is now?

 

Alec expressed his admiration, so my head was getting bigger and bigger.

When Haster finished dissecting the vines, he gave my head a good pat. Im taking away points for his hand smelling kind of gra.s.sy, but it felt nice.

 

The hunting proceeded well after that, and by the time the sun would be setting, we had defeated 37 creeping vines, and 12 kobolds.

In the whole time we werent surprise attacked even once, and it looked like we would clear our mission without any danger.

 

Along with what we gathered the day before yesterday, we have 43 now. This was easier than I expected.

Its thanks to your new spell, Yuuri. Well have to show our appreciation.

Please make sure that appreciation has physical form.

Well, Ill think of something.

Is this truly okay? I havent done anything.

 

Marle ended up only carrying the lantern and tagging along, so she was feeling a bit ashamed.

Its totally fine. We didnt originally plan on bringing you here anyway. It was a good opportunity is all.

Yeah, just worry about becoming a healer, and then you can be a great help to us.

Master, when you talk to anyone other than Yuuri, youre pretty considerate.

Havent I always? Besides, I think such distinctions are important. Yuuri doesnt need that kind of consideration.

So hes saying Im special!

 

Hmhm! I puffed out my chest.

Thinking Im special, I felt a bit of a superiority complex.

 

Well then, Levys probably waiting anyway, why dont we head back for today?

Sounds good. Im sure theyre going to be shocked at us clearing the request in four days.

Are you sure? If one of us were doing it alone, and we defeated three in a day, wed get the needed amount anyway, so its not allthatfast, is it?

Hrm I guess youre right. Maybe were not so amazingly awesome?

 

I guess if we consider continuously killing three of them each day, thatwouldbe plenty enough.

Maybe, with our confusion on the first day in the labyrinth, we shouldnt have lagged behind with that break the next day?

 

Its nothing to worry about. We got results from our first experience of the labyrinth in just three days. Besides, at our pace right now, we could have met the quota in a single day. If you think of it like that, weve improved quite a bit.

I guess so, huh. Whats important is what happens after we get our full registrations anyway.

Exactly. Well Yuuri, be on the lookout for enemies for us.

Sure thing.

 

This time Ill be using [Sonar] to secure a safe path back for us.

 

Hmm? 20 meters behind us is a less than 2 meter response, and another 20 meters behind that is four responses?

 

Theyre in a formation-ish setup, so maybe theyre intelligent?

After I used [Olfactory Enhancement] to investigate further

 

Haster, theres a person 20 meters behind us. And four more another 20 meters back. I think they might be watching us

People? Not kobolds or something?

Are there any kobolds that smell like cooked meat, alcohol, and makeup?

Probably not. Its probably another party, but it could be thieves. Well try going over and saying h.e.l.lo, but be ready for them to attack.

Right.

Got it. Marle, take a step back, and Master will head out front.

S-sure.

Oh, dont let your guard down either Yuuri.

Right-o

 

Unceremoniously acting like were heading back, we headed toward the party next to us.

Maybe he decided to stop hiding because we were headed towards him, but a man stepped out of the shadows.

On top of that, four people came to meet him.

 

Yo, rookies. Hows it going?

Quite well. We should be able to get our registration done today.

 

I remembered the four people who came forward. Theyre the ones who got caught up with Haster at the guild.

All of them had fiendish grins on their faces. I had a bad feeling about this.

The four people were wearing leather armor or breastplates, and were armed with long swords and axes. There also appeared to be a magician among the four people in the back.

 

One scout and a magic user. The rest are front-line warriors? Pretty unbalanced, huh.

 

Wow, already hunted fourty of them? Thats pretty awesome. You didnt go exploring here yesterday either, right?

You seem to know quite a bit

Aww, dont be so crabby. Well treat you to a drink once we get back Actually, with your harvest, maybe you should be the ones do the treating.

Isnt this the kind of thing that our seniors should be treating us for?

Well, yeah, butforget it, no treating anyone. This is a pain; just give us your spoils! Well put em to good use!

 

As soon as he shouted, the man quickly drew his sword and came slas.h.i.+ng at us.

Leave it to a scout I guess. His expertise clearly shows in his movements.

However, we were being wary of that possibility.

Haster took a step, no, half a step back to dodge the sword, then swungcleaverand blew the man away.

 

Gubya?!

 

The man screamed oddly as he was blown away. Haster was probably holding back, too. That pattern still remains.

After stepping on the bellows of the man blown away, the remaining slower four were kept in check by a sword swing from Alec.

That swing didnt actually hit them, but the air pressure it created alone was powerful enough to make them fall on their b.u.t.ts.

 

Buwoh!

What the h.e.l.l?! I never heard anything about this!

 

Thats when the magician, who was a little further away, finally started chanting.

 

A little late now. A magicians life is all about their activation speed and flexibility.

 

Aiming for the moment when he should have been opening his mouth to chant, I hit him with a reduced power [Wind Bolt].

With the [Wind Bolt] hitting him just as he was sucking in air to speak, his breathing went into disorder, and he started loudly coughing.

He shouldnt be able to chant properly for a while in that condition.

 

Now then, what will you do? One of you is pa.s.sed out, and another is powerless. Even if he pulls himself together, we can just make him powerless again, too. Our magician is really skilled, after all.

s.h.i.+t

By the way, we arent too bad ourselves. We could take out all three of you with ease.

 

Alec thrustsentineltoward them one-handed.

With weapon weight reduction not being popularized right now, it was probably an unbelievably odd sight to see.

 

What the h.e.l.l is with that weapon You didnt have that when you walked into the labyrinth!

You were watching us in the city? Must have a lot of time on your hands.

But if Yuuris [Sonar] didnt pick them up until now, that means they lost sight of us until just a moment ago, right? In which case, we can guess just how good these guys are.

 

We entered the labyrinth in the early morning.

Based on the smell of alcohol drifting from them, they must have had atoughmorning.

Which means they missed us this morning, and were searching the labyrinth for us, huh?

 

Are you guys Idiots?

What was that?!

If you have time to spend all that effort, then you could have been advancing in the labyrinth right now.

They are well and clearly dropouts, huh. Sorry, but were going to be reporting this to the guild.

W-wait, please, wait!

 

When they heard we would be reporting them, their faces paled. Looks like the punishment reallyisthat frightening.

 

You still have some time before we can report it. If you immediately leave the city, change your names and live quietly, well, it shouldnt be a problem then, right?

Were not gonna get off that easy!

Then do you want to fight us to the death? Just to tell you Were total novices in the labyrinth, but were pros when it comes to battle, okay?

 

Along with his statement, I let off an [Electric Shock].

This time it had a clear target, and flew in a straight line to it.

Im still reflecting on the time when Mister Bhav got caught up in one.

 

Gyan!

 

The man who got his breathing in order, and was trying to quietly chant, screamed like a dog being kicked, and pa.s.sed out.

I started my spell after he did, and released it before him Im sure they can tell my ability level just from that alone.

 

Out magicians skills are as you see. Now then, what will you do? Just to let you know, you dont have much time.

I get it, well leave town! Were leaving, so please let us off the hook!

Oh, before you go, could you leave your registrations for us? We need the evidence, and if we let you off and you end up doing something shady, well then wed be in trouble for that.

s.h.i.+t. Fine, I got it

 

The men threw their registrations our way, and ran away in haste.

I called out to them from behind.

 

Make sure to live a good life, okaaaay?

We f.u.c.king get it already!

 

 

Now then, there was a dispute, but the problem is solved. Now lets head back.

We have to report to the guild, after all!