Hakai Me no Yuuri - Chapter 88
Author: Kaburagi Haruka
Translator: s.h.i.+roiKaze/Soyokaze Translations
4th Act, Chapter 88: Handicapped Fight
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At dinner that night, I was sitting on Marles lap, wearing a frilly dress as we ate.
“Okay Yuuri, say aaah.”
“aaah”
I bite down on the stew she brings to my mouth and chew.
As for why things turned out like this
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“You said you would tone it down, didnt you?”
” Yes.”
“You even hurt Marle.”
“Im sorry.”
I was forced to sit on my knees in front of Haster.
I had been listening to his scolding for nearly two hours.
That just makes sense though. I lost all self-restraint and unleashed a secret spell, developed for large-scale destruction, at the slightest provocation. Even I can only see my actions as idiotic.
“Why did you do something like that?”
“Thats Well Im sorry.”
Its because Im immature.
Hes probably more angry than the time when I blew up the cottage.
I trust him, so I dont think hell toss me out like I thought back then, but I got frustrated with how pathetic I am, and the tears started welling up.
“Im Sniff Sor”
“Umm, Mister Haster, I am perfectly fine now, so maybe you could stop”
“No. What if Yuuri were to run wild in the labyrinth at some point? It may be harsh, but she needs to realize the importance of self-restraint.”
“I believe she is well aware of it! So”
Marle putting on such a threatening look was so unusual that Haster faltered for a moment, and then looked at me.
Me, who had gotten all sloppy with tears and snot.
I dont really want him to see me like this. But since Im sitting on my knees and being scolded, I cant really go hiding my face right now.
“Haa Fine. Then you get to give Yuuri her penalty. After that Ill chastise her, and this matter will be over.”
“Eh?! Y-you want me to?”
He breathed a sigh and decided on my punishment.
For some reason he looks like a boy playing a prank right now though.
“Yes, but it has to be a real punishment, okay?”
“Sis can take most anything, so no need to hold anything back.”
“But Oh, but? Hmmm”
She appeared to be having trouble deciding something.
With a quick peek she looked over to me, held down her nose Hold on a minute. Thats the pose Haster usually takes when he gets excited, isnt it?
Why would she I have a bad feeling about this.
“In that case Ive always wanted a doll, so”
“Oho?”
“W-wait”
“You have no right to speak at the moment Yuuri.”
“Ughu?!”
“I want Yuuri to play doll for me.”
For? Not with, but for?!
“M-meaning?”
“Dressing you up, doing your hair Oh, Id like to feed you too.”
“Thats Perfect.”
“No it isnt!”
“It is a penalty.”
“Augh?!”
“Come to think of it, sis doesnt wear a lot of fancy dresses, huh? Plenty of simple ones and rougher outfits though.”
Enjoying rough clothes is a carryover from when I was a man.
I wear simpler dresses because theyre comfortable, but Fancier ones are annoying, cramped, and I just dont like them.
“Outfits that stay tight around the body are I dont like restrictive clothes.”
“Really? I think they would look good on you though.”
“All the more reason if you dont like it. This is a “penalty” after all.”
“Haster, your true motives are showing through.”
“Th-they most certainly are not. Probably”
He averted his gaze in a cold sweat. And thats when his reinforcements arrived.
Miss Levy and Miss Remy.
“Hey, yall let me join in coordinatin the outfits.”
“No fair! Let me get in on this too!”
“When did you two even get here?!”
“Cmon were a party. Ill still let ya take the lead, Marle.”
“Ive got a bunch of good outfits on hand. If you like, we could even buy new ones”
And so I was used as a dress-up doll for all sorts of costumes before eventually ending up on Marles lap, eating.
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Groan
My b.u.t.t fidgeted around as I sought some stable comfort.
Even though Ive mostly gotten better in these five years, I still cant relax when coming in bodily contact with anyone other than Haster.
If it wasnt her, I probably would have already turned into the puking heroine.
Describing it in different levels, Haster is at the “touch me more” level, while Alec and Marle are at the “cant relax” level.
Moreover, I would put Miss Levy very clearly at the “get away from me already” level.
Going even further, a complete stranger would be at the “Ill f.u.c.king kill you, a.s.shole” level.
“Hey, Yuuri, that tickles, you know? Hold still.”
“I just cant seem to calm down like this. And these clothes are constraining.”
“Eeeh~? But Miss Remy went out of her way to give them to us. And besides, youre going to spill your food if you dont stay put.”
“She told Haster, “you can get them dirty,” so Im sure its fine.”
As for why she would say that to him Okay, yeah, I know why. Were probably going into extra innings tonight.
“You know its okay if you cant take any more? You dont need to push yourself.”
“I-Im fine. This is a punishment, so Ill give it my all until I cant any more.”
“I guess youre still not okay with me, huh?”
Her expression turned a little sad.
Its been two years since meeting her. In that period, I can count the number of times weve made physical contact.
Maybe she wasnt satisfied with that?
“Thats not how it is. Aside from Haster, youre number one, Marle.”
I tried making a little excuse why patting Marles head.
Well, its true shes the one Im most calm around besides Haster though
With a young girl comforting a young girl, the mood in the restaurant turned warm and comforting.
“If this was Alecs lap, Im sure I would puke.”
“Wow, harsh much?!”
“Then do you want to test it?”
“No, thanks.”
Surely he didnt want to be covered in puke while eating. He refused in haste.
And so I was turned into Marles “doll” for a week.
Also, the long nights were even more fierce than usual.
Nights are harsh when your husband is a total demon.
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Well now, a week pa.s.sed since then. Marle stepped out of the party, and Miss Levy joined us in her place as we began searching floor two and above.
“Seriously though, are yall really beginners? I aint never marched along this easily before.”
Miss Levys grumbling is understandable.
Were already at the fourth floor. Normally this would be the farthest we could reach in a day.
And we already got there before two in the afternoon.
This is the result of using [Sonar] to find enemies, avoid them or otherwise intercept them, and advancing at a ferocious pace.
With this spells effects, the positions of enemies aside, I can even figure out the entire landscape within 300 meters, so we hardly even get lost.
“Id like for us to try beating the guardian on the fifth floor if we can, but”
“This pace is perfect if thats the goal, isnt it?”
“We didnt tell Marle we would be camping in here, and if we wanted to get back today we would only barely make it.”
“This aint the conversation of a party on their tenth day in the labyrinth, yknow? I was gonna keep all quiet since its yalls first time this far along, but there wasnt no point in that by the looks of it.”
Riding along at our current pace, we climbed further along to the fifth floor. Following practically the shortest route possible, we arrived in front of what looked like a boss room.
“An we really went an made it”
“Which means this is the boss room?”
“Yeah, but If I go on in, nothins gonna appear.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Cause I done beat it once already. Some reason, any boss ya beat once dont come back to fight ya again.”
So that means something like individual flags are set up?
But that means well have to fight it without the support of someone, like her, whos had experience with the boss.
“Well, itll be fine. Probably.”
“Heck, were aiming for the top floor. We should each be able to solo the first boss.”
Alec is as optimistic as ever.
Its already four oclock.
If we wrap this battle up nice and quick, then take the shortest route back Maybe we could get back by eight oclock?
“Alright, all members, begin weapon inspections. If all is well, well head right in for the attack!”
“Riiiight.”
“Got it.”
While I was inspecting my weapons, a short bow and Third Eye, Haster called over to me.
“Yuuri, no [Body Reinforcement] this time unless its absolutely necessary.”
“Hm? Why?”
“Because its not fair. We wouldnt get any actual training out of this.”
I can use it about three times a day, so I figured using it against the boss would be appropriate, but
If were talking unfair, then how are Haster with Cleaver and Alec with Sentinel any better?
“Well, its not like we have any other weapons. Even so, Id like for us to get experience fighting as close a battle as possible. To do that, we need to restrict ourselves a bit.”
“Hmm~ a slowroll, huh? But isnt the boss here weak enough that I could make it kick the bucket if I just use a [Wind Blade] on it?”
“Roll? Er, yeah, I know you could take it out in one hit and all, but”
“Well, if you really want to have a tough fight, then Ill keep my magic sealed away. How about you try using your long sword, Haster?”
With either [Body Reinforcement] or “reinforced weapons,” the battle would hardly be very battle-like.
Even the fights on the way here were all practically like chasing off bugs.
He seemed either unsatisfied or, more likely, anxious about something when I said that. Possibly a sense of danger that comes with letting our guard down.
“As for Alec He needs his gift, so I guess theres not much we can do there.”
“Yeah, probably not. I use Sentinel for defense too, so I would actually be worried about getting any bad habits from using other weapons.”
“Then you focus on defense, Alec. The main attackers will be me and Yuuri with her bow. Levy, well call for you when the battles over, so just wait here for us. Id like to see how far we can get like this.”
“Gotcha.”
She should be fine on her own for a bit with her “Recognition Blocking.”
Heck, she went solo before anyway, right?
Well then, no magic, Third Eye, or Cleaver, plus Sentinel is essentially sealed off. Well have our first boss battle with hardly any of our main fighting strength?
Even Im a little worried about this, you know? Actually, I feel like this doesnt make any logical sense.
“I feel like weve been getting a little slack lately. Dont you think getting some feeling of tension back might be good for us, now that weve come this far?”
“Hmmm Im getting more of a “youre going that far?” kind of feeling.”
“Thats fine. Levy, do you have information on our opponent?”
“Course I do.”
According to Levy, the boss is the Kobold Lord, along with some kobold archers.
Apparently its a larger version of the kobolds that were on the first floor. The archers are just like they sound; theyre a bunch of them equipped with bows.
I guess its large hatchet attacks are strong enough to be comparable to a trolls? And its as tough as one well.
Are the long distance attacks from the archers going to be a problem?
“In other words, we may as well think of it like fighting a troll?”
“It aint got the same regenerative abilities as them, so actually its a little weaker.”
“That would be a little rough for most novices And thats why this is the first hurdle for beginners, huh?”
“Keepin hold of a vigilant att.i.tude after spendin a long time here in the labyrinth aint somethin some skill-less idiot relyin on strength alone can pull off so easy. So its the wall any ol novice has to climb if they wanna become a beginner.”
“It is pretty normal for enemy monsters to be physically stronger than humans, after all.”
A breakaway from fighting by relying on strength alone. Thats a point any adventurer will have to reach eventually.
“Okay, are we ready?”
“All set.”
“Watch out for the bows, Yuuri?”
“Just leave it to me.”
My reflexes are one of my strong points. Ive got more than enough agility to dodge a few arrows. Probably.
“Yeah, counting on you. Right then Lets go!”
With a trace of apprehension on his face, he placed his hand on the door.
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And so our first boss battle in the labyrinth, a handicapped match, began.
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