Hakai Me no Yuuri - Chapter 91
Author: Kaburagi Haruka
Translator: s.h.i.+roiKaze/Soyokaze Translations
4th Act, Chapter 91: Preparing For Battle
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About 2 months have pa.s.sed since we came to this city.
We broke through the thirties floors and only have one more floor left in the fourties.
The IntrLabyrinth Adventurer Transport Golems, commonly called “The Train,” which was (supposedly) developed by the guild, played a huge part behind our rapid conquests.
These golems, which can run a 10 floor round-trip in a day, were created by a newly hired magician who was proficient in earth magic.
Furthermore, the “limited express” golems, which run through 50 floors at once, and the “express” golems, which make runs through 10 floors at a time made their appearances too. Thanks to them, the front lines just got a whole lot closer.
And although theyre cheap, they still take a fee, so they might even be laughing it up over in the guilds finance department.
“With that being the case, wed like this one to be on you, Miss Remy.”
“Isnt that why Im here helping you with the cooking, as thanks, in the first place?”
I knead the wheat, strike it, stretch it out, ball it up, knead it again
At my side is Miss Remy, wrapping the kneaded wheat in a cloth and stepping on it.
Tonights dinner is udon.
My body is too light to do the stomping part well.
“But is it really okay to be stepping on this if were gonna eat it?”
“Thats part of how this is cooked. It has to be stepped on, or it wont stretch out as much as its supposed to.”
Were planning on fighting our way up to the 50th floor tomorrow. So in antic.i.p.atory celebration, Im tackling a dish I havent had in a while.
I jumped over to Cornus for some fish to be dried and smoked for some simple bonito(ish) flakes, and used the kelp-like creeping vines to make das.h.i.+. Then in place of citron I used the skin of a citrus fruit, and some soy sauce-ish stuff to make the soup base.
Unfortunately there was no fried tofu to be had, but I used a bunch of mushrooms and wild vegetables in its place.
Well then, this is the house we just moved in to, but The house is actually in more critical condition than I imagined.
Though I figured the root was just going over the roof, there were also little cilia spreading inside the rooms.
And even though theyre cilia, theyre from the World Tree. Theyre 5 centimeters thick. Normally this probably wouldnt be a good place to live.
I hastily applied [Toughness] to the walls and the pillars, and prevented the structures collapse.
And then theres the World Trees root There was actually a way to put it to good use.
Since its a root, theres water running through it, and actually at quite a pace too So I turned my attention to that.
Once I put a cut into the root, and put a tap in it Suddenly we had a water supply.
Now theres no need to draw water every day, and theres no water bill either!
“Well, I did always use magic to draw the water anyway, yknow?”
“What?”
“What? Nothing.”
“But really, this water supply? It sure is convenient. I want one in my room too.”
“If youre fine with Miss Levys room, then have at it.”
The room itself is more than we need anyway. Though we did make the bas.e.m.e.nt off-limits.
After closing off the spigot, the fire was lit, and the chopped noodles were set to boiling.
Miss Remy and I mixed up way more than 2 kilograms of noodles altogether.
Haster and Alec And Miss Levy is actually a pretty big eater too. And then one more person
“Heeey, is the food ready yeeet?”
“Hold your horses, itll be ready in just a minute, Bahamut.”
“Uhh Hey, thats Really?”
“Keep it a secret?”
Should we have made 3 kilograms perhaps? That thing pretty much eats as much as we put out there.
“Maybe we should have had Miss Levy help us out too?”
“You really shouldnt have her do the cooking. Im pretty sure she has a “Poison Creation” gift.”
“I said I dont got anythin like that! Yall coulda at least let me help with the stomping”
“With your legs, you probably would have splattered it everywhere.”
Is she really that senseless? Yes, she is, isnt she.
Well, if its not enough we can just cook up some pasta from the store. That has at least spread throughout this world.
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“Fwoh, fwiff am hwewwy fwaffy”
“Ha Al, try speaking after youre done chewing.”
Miss Remy1 is here, so were in alias mode.
But then again, Bahamut is here too, so is there any real purpose in using them at this point?
“Gulp, mm, cough. Sorry, if I dont hurry and eat, then my share is going to disappear at this rate.”
“And while Al is talking, the rest is mine!”
“Not so fast!”
I give Haster and Bahamut a side-eye at their pointlessly high-level display of sword (knife) skills, while I let out a sigh.
Im ever so slightly jealous of Marle, whos letting Alec feed her next to me.
The meeting about tomorrow isnt going to happen until after dinner, is it?
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“So, once again, about tomorrow”
While enjoying our after dinner tea, we talk about the bosses up to the 50th floor.
Were defeating the bosses every five floors, so Miss Levy will only be able to partic.i.p.ate part-way through tomorrow.
If we use the limited express, then we could just jump right on through, but we decided we may as well kill them all off while were at it.
“I think well need to start thinking about our equipment now.”
“Our equipment? I am pretty sure we all have pretty much the strongest weapons we could get, right?”
Haster has Cleaver, Alec has Sentinel, and I have Third Eye.
After their production, Ive been making some slight adjustments too, so they should practically hold mythical-cla.s.s abilities at this point.
“Not the weapons; our armor. Alec and I are fine, but all youve got right now is cloth, Yuuri.”
“Ooh, now that I think about it? But attacks hardly even come my way most of the time.”
And Ill be fine even if they do. Since Ill just come back if I die.
“You have “Ill just come back if I die” written on your face, but do you realize that if you die, then the degree of danger suddenly jumps up?”
“Do you have any awareness of what it means to be the rear guard, sis?”
“Urk?!”
When Haster is stuck on the front line, Im left being the only rear guard.
If magic support is required, then my death leading to the collapse of the whole party is, well, not a complete exaggeration, so
“But doesnt my lack of strength actually makes heavy armor more dangerous though?”
“Thats the real issue”
Forget how restricted I would feel in metal armor, even tanned leather armor makes it feel like Im over my weight limit.
Haster is typically the one carrying all my baggage for me.
Third Eye, a short bow, 10 iron arrows, and 12 normal arrows. Just all that is practically my limit.
“I thought about this on the 45th floor, but it feels like its about time for the enemies to come up with ways to attack long distance. I really want to find some way for your safety to be guaranteed Yuuri.”
“But when taking my strength into consideration, not putting any extra armor on is like, better, or”
“What about something like that mantle you made for Bella before?”
“I guess I could manage with something like that.”
Hearing that, he starts rummaging around in a luggage bag.
“Weve delved into the labyrinth a good number of times, so a reasonable number of items have piled up Ah, there it is.”
He pulled an old fas.h.i.+oned mantle out.
Leaves are stuck to it here and there No, I think theyre growing on the mantle?
“It would appear this is a rather unique item made from ivy in the World Tree.”
“Oh, that”
“Marle, you know what this thing is?”
“Yes, its an item that appeared during the cla.s.sroom visit the other day. It doesnt have much defensive power, so everyone said they didnt need it.”
Hm? Lets take a quick “Appraisal” of it.
Water Vine Mantle
Special Ability: Flame Resistance
Enchant Slots: 3 remaining
A mantle created from vines filled with moisture. Has a strong resistance to flames, but its defensive power is normal.
“This things performance is just plain broken, isnt it?”
“Really? Its not like it has any defensive power, and its not strong enough to negate flames. I think its pretty average, isnt it?”
“? Haster, how do you see this mantle? Or rather, can you see it?”
To me, “Enchant slots: 3 remaining” means it has got some amazing potential to it.
If I put [Strength] and [Reinforcement] on here, wouldnt it gain the defensive power of normal metallic armor?
“Hm, ummmm A water vine mantle. Defensive powers of a normal mantle, and some flame resistance.”
“You cant see the remaining enchant slots?”
“Ive never tried seeing that kind of thing?”
Which means this bit of data is thanks to “Appraisal”.
Should an item this good really be appearing in the lower floors?
“Sure, why not? Adventurers who can place persistent enchantments dont normally exist. The reason you see it as a “good item” is because you were the first to establish such a craft.”
“You cant do it, Bahamut?”
“I never have. Actually, Ive never had a need to. At the very least, there was no such technique back when I was human.”
I guess it really wouldnt be that good of an item without my ability to add enchantments.
But does this mean more of these, in a sense, unfinished items are just lying around somewhere?
“There are three enchant slots open on this thing. After reinforcing it, having Marle wear it would be better than giving it to me.”
” Eh?”
“Marle has been delving into the labyrinth for practical training lately. She needs heavier equipment more than me right now, dont you think?”
“B-but”
“Haster, what do you think?”
I looked at him with slightly upturned eyes, added in some cajolery, and tried “asking” him.
“Urk, no, but That doesnt change anything with your safety, so”
“I already wear my extra magic capacity mantle anyway. How am I going to wear two of them?”
Though I hardly use it unless Im firing Third Eye off at full power.
That mantle doesnt have any defensive type [Enchant] cast on it, and my defensive strength is certainly a point of concern, but Her safety comes way before mine in ranking.
For me, Hasters safety takes top priority. Next come Alec and Marle.
Unfortunately for Miss Levy, she comes after them, and I guess Im last in the list?
To be honest, Hasters priority rank would probably be fine lower on the list, since he can come back to life, but this is one of those “those are two different things” moments.
“Well fine, then this buckler”
“You want me to equip a s.h.i.+eld when I use a bow?”
A bow uses both hands, so I cant equip a standard s.h.i.+eld.
“Then at least take these shoes”
“I dont really like having my feet weighed down though”
What he took out were more like greaves than shoes.
They were sorta red and kinda like a bugs carapace?
When I tried them on, they were surprisingly light.
“What are these?”
“Theyre greaves made from the sh.e.l.l of a Wood Crab. Wood crabs are Almost like coconut crabs, I guess?”
“Huh”
Just in case, I checked their abilities with “Appraisal”.
They werent magically enchanted, and they didnt have enchant slots either, but they were light, and solid enough to be similar to metallic armor.
“If its something like this Yeah, this isnt bad.”
With the greaves equipped, I lightly lifted my skirt and twirled around a bit to check how well I could move in them.
“Yeah, not bad at all.”
Haster nodded emphatically. I had a bad premonition, so I removed the hands lifting my skirt up.
When I glared at him, he averted his gaze. Can never be too careful around him.
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Anyway, our preparations are complete now.
Tomorrow well be joining the sunny companions.h.i.+p of middle rankers!
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Miss Remy is here, so were in alias mode: The original text actually puts Levy here, but that didnt make much sense, so I a.s.sumed it to be a typo.