Mob
Kousei No Ore Demo Boukensha Ni Nareba Riajuu Ni Naremasuka: Chapter #30
Translators: Nyx and Ririi Rain
Episode 30: Synchro Link
In the forest at
night, lit only by moonlight. I could feel the breath of countless beasts
mingling with the chirping of insects and the faint smell of blood.
We had moved to the
bottom floor, and what greeted us was the thick, skin-tangling murderous intent
of countless beasts.
I smiled slightly to
myself. If it had been the me who had just started out as an adventurer, I
would have been intimidated by the oppressive atmosphere.
But lately, this
stuffy atmosphere had... even made me feel like I'm back in my 'natural
habitat'.
I wondered if I was
gradually becoming more of an adventurer.
I reconnected the
Links that had been broken by the space transfer.
My consciousness
became connected to invisible lines, and my senses began to expand.
When I opened my
eyes, the forest was so dark that I couldn't even see my own hands, but it had
changed to a somewhat dim vision.
I shared the vision
of Eliza, a vampire, via the Link.
As I did so, I also
added the visions of the other cards. Mea was casting night vision magic on
each of us.
In less than a
minute, we had become a single being with numerous visions bound together.
"Okay, let's go."
The moment we stepped
out of the safe area near the stairs, the monsters pounced on us like dogs
released from a 'wait' command.
Gigantic jet-black
dogs that blended into the darkness of the night...the D-rank monster Laelaps.
It is the hound of the goddess Artemis, renowned for its anecdote that it will
not let its intended prey escape.
Since it was a
hunting dog, I had imagined it to be greyhound-like, but seeing it myself, it
actually had a muscular mastiff-like body with a physique similar to that of a
horse.
In other words, it
was a monster without a shred of cuteness.
The Laelaps jumped all at once.
"Kyahaha, this way, oh demons~♬!"
The Laelaps, who had
targeted me (the weakest part of this group) on wild instinct, suddenly change
their direction in unison.
The target was a
red-haired beauty ......Suzuka, who clapped her hands in a taunting manner. She
gathered the hate of her enemies with her [Blindfold Demon] skill.
Four demon dogs
rushed to eat the fleshy limbs.
"Kyahahaha......!"
Suzuka, with a
crooked smile on her face and bright eyes, welcomed the Laelaps. While dodging
enemy attacks with quick movements, she knocked Laelaps down or blew them away
with monstrous strength that was unimaginable from her slender arms.
This was the feat of
her fearsome martial arts skills, which she fully utilizes to her full
advantage.
The Laelaps, who were
knocked down and full of gaps, were finished off one by one by my cards.
Yuki ripped off a
head with a single bite, and Eliza gouged out a heart with her bare hands.
Renge and Mea flew above, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings and
providing a bird's eye view of the battlefield.
(Master, looks like we have a second serving!)
When the fifth
Laelaps had just been taken care of, a message came to me from Mea. I looked
and saw that about six more were approaching here.
『Renge.』
『Okay, okay.』
With Renge's reply,
the Laelaps who had been heading this way stopped in their tracks. Screams were
heard following suit.
"Gang! Kuhn...!"
It was similar to the
butcher-bird's prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption.
Countless spears of
rock suddenly appeared from the ground, piercing the Laelaps from below. The
miserable demon dogs were swinging their legs in the air and vomiting blood.
It was Renge's
mid-grade attack magic, Earth Spears.
Even the ones that
were lucky enough to avoid it were having their heads blown off by the
subsequent attacks of Mea, Renge, and the others.
"Ok, it's done here. Let's go."
We took care of those
Laelaps in a matter of seconds, collected the drop items as if nothing had
happened, and moved on.
We had fought them
dozens or even hundreds of times before. We felt no sense of accomplishment
after having eliminated so many of them.
Rather, I felt a
sense of growth in the fact that my brain was no longer burdened by this level
of combat.
--The first stage of
the Link: telepathy. It is the ability to share sensations, emotions, and
thoughts with your cards.
In the past few
months, I had become fully proficient in this first stage of the Link.
I can share
sensations for hours at a time, and my consciousness can keep up with the battle
speed of the cards, which is many times faster than that of humans.
Well, anything more
than that is something I'm still practicing.......
“Aooooooooooooooooooo!”
As we proceeded
through the forest and turned the attacking hounds into corpses one after
another, a roar that shook the entire forest suddenly resounded through the
air.
It seemed that the
boss here had reached the end of its patience due to the constant ringing of
its subordinates' death throes.
"Renge, it's about time. Counting on you."
"Ou."
A divine light
illuminated the forest at night, and the mischievous Zashiki-warashi
transformed into a goddess of beauty and fortune.
"Bless you, my Master."
Together with the
charming smile of the beautiful heavenly maiden, a warm light enveloped me. I
experienced a sense of purification in every corner of my body. I feel elated,
like I can do anything. I feel like I can even defeat the boss with my own
hands......
I managed to suppress
such a sense of almightiness, akin to pride, and I stared ahead.
A huge figure, more
than three meters tall, like a small mountain, emerged while knocking down the
surrounding trees.
It was a wolf-headed
giant. Its mouth, which was slit open to the ears, was so large that it could
easily eat my head whole, and it was lined up with sharp teeth. The claws on
its arms were more appropriately described as large knives.
“Gururu, guooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!”
With a roar that would have made my ears go deaf if it
weren't for the barrier, I pulled out Renge and Eliza's cards from my pocket.
Now, which one should
I go with this time?
[Race] Kisshouten (Renge)
[Combat Power] 1200
[Inborn Skills]
· Kisshouten's mantra: Allows the use of the Kisshouten
authority of beauty, wealth, fertility, and good fortune.
· Dual Goddess: Can borrow the power of another deity,
also known as a changeling, and transform into them.
·Rain of Amrita: Allows the descent of the rain of
Amrita, the elixir of immortality. However, it has no rejuvenating (youthful)
effect. It contains a high level of recovery magic.
[Acquired skills]
・Spiritual recurrence
・Free-spiritedness
・Advanced attack magic
(CHANGE!)
・Chant discard
(CHANGE!)
・Magic recovery
・Friendship linkage
・Advanced status
ailment magic
・Hide and Seek
[Race] Vampire (Eliza)
[Combat Power] 840 (420 UP! MAX!)
[Inborn Skills]
• Plaster of Blood: Sap the target's blood and convert it
into power. By consuming blood, the body can be regenerated and strengthened.
The more blood stored, the higher the effect. It has resistance to status
ailments.
• Monsters of the Night: Can transform into a bat, wolf,
fog, etc. During the night, unless the head and heart are crushed, this monster
will not vanish. This skill is disabled for a certain period of time when
exposed to sunlight or holy light.
• Intermediate Attack Magic
[Acquired skills]
・Absolute obedience
・Sexual Skill +
Performance + Trap Disarming → Multiple Skills (CHANGE!): Proof of having
acquired numerous skills. Increased acquisition rate of technical skills. Includes
sexual skill, music performance, trap disarming, etiquette (NEW!), and martial
arts (NEW!).
・Pheromones
・Ambush
・Quiet mind
・Protect
・Precision movement
・Intermediate
Auxiliary Magic (NEW!)
・Magic Enhancement
(NEW!): Enhances the power of magic.
・Chant shortening
(NEW!)
As one would expect,
when looking at it this way, Renge is overwhelming as a force. Her combat power
exceeds 1,000 and her skills are tremendous.
That aside, Eliza's
growth is also impressive. Without a doubt, she is the one who has grown the
most in the past few months.
Her only and biggest
drawback, her combat power problem, had been resolved, and many of her skills
had been transferred, making Eliza the ace of our party, both in name and in
reality.
In terms of instantaneous
combat power .... Renge, with her [Spiritual recurrence], is superior to Eliza,
but in terms of stability, Eliza is the better of the two.
I want the ace to be
useful in every possible way. In that sense, Renge is closer to a joker than an
ace.
......Okay, I've made
up my mind.
『I'm going with Eliza
this time.』
『Understood, leave the
sidekicks to us.』
After a brief
exchange of thoughts, I focused my attention on Eliza.
I only lightly
connected my senses with the other cards, and I put most of my awareness on
Eliza.
It was as if I became
Eliza and Eliza became me.
----The second step
of the Link, synchronization. The technique of putting the master's
consciousness on the card.
My whole body was
filled with power. A sense of oneness, akin to accomplishment, ran through me
from my toes to the top of my head.
With a grin,
'I/Eliza' rushed off toward the raging werewolf.
In an instant, she
ducked under the lycanthrope's feet and then launched a kick into the back of
its knee.
The werewolf lost its
posture as its knee was devastated by the crippling blow.
As the head came down
to a perfect position, she slammed a palm strike right there.
A roaring like two
steel frames striking each other rang out.
Before the result was
even confirmed, she unleashed the magic she had been chanting. Intermediate
attack magic: Lightning.
The electric charge
released in a fan shape burned the lycanthrope's entire body.
"Grawr ......!"
The lycanthrope let
out a cry of anguish. ...... That means it's still alive. Dead bodies do not
suffer after all.
And then, the pair of
feral eyes locked on. The glare could easily stop an old man's heart.
But that doesn't
shake the [Quiet mind] of 'I/Eliza'.
The lycanthrope
counterattacked. But the claw strike that cuts even a large tree in two was
deflected as if it was being swatted away.
The skill of
[Multiple skills: Martial Arts] gave her the best form suitable for her.
Just by following the
flashes of inspiration in my/her mind and moving her body, I/she temporarily
became a master of martial arts.
The discrepancy
between the imagery and the actual movement was filled in by the [Precision
movement] skill.
I/she unleashed a
swift punch in a counter move to the werewolf, which had left a deep scar on
the ground.
With a thump, her
right hand pounded as vigorously as her beating heart.
My/her arm pierced
deep into the lycanthrope's eye, and then into its brain.
----
Now.
My and Eliza's
consciousness neatly rode up to the tips of our fingers. The energy flowed from
"I/Master" to "I/Eliza" and the excess energy burst out as
a red aura. With that momentum, the lightning was unleashed.
"■■■■■■■■■■■----!"
The werewolf burned
by the lethal electric current through the skull made an inaudible death cry.
Was it its last
struggle, or was it a physical reaction to the electric current? As the
werewolf jerked its head to the side, the joints of her arm made a nasty sound.
If this continues, it will take her arm with it, so she quickly transformed
into mist.
As soon as she did
this, the synchronization between me and Eliza was broken with the sensation of
a circuit breaker going off with a bang.
My human brain could
not tolerate the impossible sensation of having my body turn into fog.
I clicked my tongue
and regained my composure. Oh well. It's over now.
Ahead my line of
sight, the lycanthrope toppled over with a crashing sound like a large tree
falling down.
Gradually, its body
faded away, and there remained a magic stone and a card.
Good! A
card fell! Now, the result
is---?!
"No good......."
When I saw the card
depicting a sharp-eyed, handsome man, I sagged.
I was happy ......
that a card dropped, but I couldn't help but feel a sense of 'this isn't it'
when I thought that it wasn't a monster girl card.
I know it's a luxury
but.......
Eliza came to me with
a subtle look on her face, and bowed her head for some reason,
"Sorry, the synchronization was broken."
"No, that was my mistake. It's hard for humans to
comprehend what it's like to be a fog."
Synchronization was a
technique to control the cards by putting one's will on the cards.
This allowed the
cards to act in a much more intricate manner than with telepathic instructions.
On the other hand,
however, it was also difficult to adapt to physical changes that were not
feasible with the human body.
For example, in the
case of a beast-type monster or a monster whose body is partially made of
another creature, it was often much more effective to leave the movement to the
cards.
Yet, this was only
the most basic aspect of synchronization.
The essence of this
technique was to unleash the true power of the card.
Usually, cards were
said to be able to demonstrate only about 50% of their power.
This was because half
of the card's power was always used as a barrier for the master.
Synchronization was a
technique that returned the energy used for the barrier to the card, thereby
lifting the limitation on the card's ability to fight.
The sharing of
consciousness was just a byproduct or a bonus of that.
......Naturally, this had a drawback in that the master's
barrier would be thinner.
Therefore, the
improvement of combat power through synchronization was usually treated as a
trump card when the situation calls for it.
The exception was the
Colosseum, where the master was protected by magic items. And 'masters' said
that if one could not master synchronization, they would not even be able to
fight here.......
Synchronization was
considerably more difficult than telepathy, and I, for example, could only
synchronize with one card at a time, and I was only able to free 70 to 80% of
their power.
I have heard that if
you are an expert, you can use synchronization on the whole party.
...... The more I
learn about the techniques related to the cards, the more I realize the
greatness of the 'masters'.
I realized that I was
lucky to have won the tournament.
"Well, then, let's open the disappointment box and
go home. ...... can't expect much, though."
Renge's blessing was
like the advancement of luck. If a card didn't drop, the disappointed box would
be a bit more likely to show some hits, but on the other hand, when a card did
drop, the contents of the box were always something rather iffy.......
I guess everyone knew
this, as there wasn't much of an atmosphere of expectation.
However,
"Oh, a magic card!"
What was in the box
was a [Distress] magic card.
A magic card was a
card-type magic item that allowed even a human to use magic for a single time
only.
Although there was a
limitation that it can only be used in the dungeons, it was a popular magic
item because it allowed even humans to use magic, thus broadening the range of
strategies.
[Distress] was a
magic that was the backward counterpart of [Transfer], or rather, the exact
opposite of it, as it could randomly transfer the user to a floor he or she had
not yet visited.
When you enter a
dungeon for the first time and find it troublesome to go through the first
floor, you may want to try your luck and see if you can jump to a deeper floor. The card was often used as a light test of luck.
Despite the fact that
it was not a very useful magic, it was not included in the magic skills of
monster cards, and the probability of it dropping from the dungeon was low, so
the card that was treated as a crap magic card by adventurers was priced at the
same amount as the more useful [Transfer] card.
However, this was
only the case for those who bought it. For those who obtained it on their own,
it was a lucky item that sold for a reasonable price.
"Wah! It's
a hit, master!"
"Oh, oh!"
Yuki was delighted,
but I couldn't rejoice.
Because I was feeling
a little too lucky.......
In addition to the
drop of a C rank card, there was also a magic card that can be sold for a lot
of money. I was afraid of a reversal of fortune.
"Hoh, this is..."
Renge, who peeked at
the card from behind, muttered meaningfully.
"Wh- what is it?"
"Well......"
As my face twitched,
Renge gave me a very mysterious smile.
"It seems that ...... this year won't be too boring,
Master."
[Tips] Telepathy and Synchronization
The technique of
sharing sensations and emotions between a master and a card is called telepathy
in the Link. Telepathy is the most basic of all Link techniques, but by
deepening it further, it becomes possible to convey not only emotions and
sensations, but also the Master's own consciousness onto the cards. This is the
second stage of the Link, synchronization.
Once the master and
the card are in sync, the master is able to channel the energy from the barrier
that protects them to the card. This allows the monster, which normally
produces only half of its output due to the maintenance of the barrier, to
display their true power.
This is an extremely
useful technique. Some adventurers say that once they have mastered telepathy
and synchronization, they do not need other forms of linkage.
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