Volume 1
Chapter 18
I L earned About "Boring"
Translator : PolterGlast
For this request,
Kushina received a reward of about 30,000 gold. The breakdown is as follows:
the original reward for defeating the Poilsneg was about 16,000 gold for 62 of
them, and the purchase of other magical beasts was about 15,000 gold.
Apparently, the meat
and scales of the Poilsneg don't sell for much. The meat is poisonous, and the
scales are too soft and also slightly poisonous.
The materials from
other magical beasts were only worth about 15,000 here in the village, but they
would normally be worth at least 40,000 gold.
Below is a brief
description of the other magical beasts:
■ Red Reeve
A giant boar-like
magical beast with red skin and a height up to the chest of an adult male. A
highly dangerous monster with a danger level of B. Its body temperature reaches
80 degrees Celsius, and its skin is so hard that most weapons cannot cut
through it. Its fur has the effect of decomposing magical power, making it
difficult for magic to work. Its main attack method is a collision after
wrapping itself in intense heat, likely due to magic or a "skill" it
possesses.
■ Thief Dilia
A deer-like magical
beast with green skin all over its body. A dangerous monster with a danger
level of C, said to manipulate sound and wind with the large horns on both ends
of its head. Its main attacks are ultrasonic attacks with its horns and being
blown away by the wind. It's a magical beast that is difficult to bring into
close combat without receiving long-range attacks.
■ Kyrill Monchi
A monkey-like magical
beast covered in black fur. It stands about 150 centimeters tall. Its speed and
sharp claws are its weapons. It moves from tree to tree and attacks from its
opponent's blind spot. However, it is inferior to the Enthal Monchi, which
appears in the [Forest of Calamity], in terms of speed and attack power, making
it a completely inferior version. Danger level C.
■ Flame Lizard
A lizard-like magical
beast covered in red scales. A highly dangerous monster with a danger level of
B. Its scales are impervious even to iron weapons, and it can sweep away its
surroundings with a fiery roar from its mouth. Due to its appearance, it is
also called a dragonkin.
□ Danger Level
Each magical beast is
classified with a danger level, as the name implies. The general standards are:
D is a level that can be hunted by a party of novice adventurers, C is a level
that can be hunted by veteran adventurers, B is a level that veteran adventurers
might be able to hunt in a group, A is a level that even town people or, in the
worst case, the entire country would have to cooperate to fight against, and S
is beyond common sense. It is said that even a hero or a great hero cannot hunt
it alone.
After receiving his
reward, Kushina quickly left the village. There was no reason for him to stay
any longer.
The villagers watched
his departing back until he was out of sight.
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【Village Chief's POV】
"Are you sure
about this, Village Chief? Why didn't you try to keep him?"
Nobu, the young man
who was by my side as my bodyguard today, asks.
"You're asking
the same question again, Nobu. Besides, there's no way we could have stopped
him."
Mofu replies before I
can say anything.
"Even so, there
was still a possibility that..."
"No way. If we
irritated him and he went on a rampage, this village would be finished."
"Rampage... is he
that kind of person?"
"I'm talking
about 'possibilities'. I'm just saying that there's a possibility that the opposite
of what you said could happen."
"Ugh..."
The two young men are
discussing why I didn't stop the adventurer.
It's true, as Nobu
said, it might have been worth it to try to stop him. He would probably have
refused, but there was a 'possibility'.
But that also implied
the possibility that we might offend him by inviting him. We had just seen a
legendary title like White Rank. There was no way we could beat that
adventurer. The priority was not to anger him.
However, there's
another reason why I didn't stop him.
When he came to take
the request, his smile, and the smile he had when he came back from the forest,
I felt a strange difference.
───Was that man's smile
ever so bored?
□□□
After receiving my
reward, I informed the receptionist of the successful completion of the quest
and was guided to the reference room where Kakyouin-san was.
The reference room
apparently had shelves lining the walls, filled with books and documents───or rather, there were
so many that the shelves were not enough, and books and documents that couldn't
be put away were piled on the floor.
I opened the door to
the reference room.
"Kakyouin-san,
I'm back."
"………Oh, are you
done already?"
Kakyouin-san took off
her glasses and turned her gaze from the book she was reading. Kakyouin-san
wears glasses, I see.
"Thank you for
your hard work, Kushina."
A smile formed on
Kakyouin-san's face.
"Thank you."
"Well then, I'll
take my leave for today and stay at the... inn..."
Kakyouin-san got up
from her chair and returned the book to its original place, then turned to me───and looked at me with
a puzzled expression.
"......"
"......?"
"......Tch......so
that's what happened"
Kakyouin-san showed an
expression of anger so intense that it seemed insufficient to call it anger,
and then clicked her tongue───or so I thought, but she immediately returned to a blank expression and
walked out into the corridor, passing me.
"......?"
I followed
Kakyouin-san as she walked away.
We left the guild.
I followed her along
the stone-paved path that ran through the town.
"......Hey."
Kakyouin-san suddenly
stopped.
"Could you stop
that face?"
She turned to me and
said that with an arrogant attitude.
"......What are
you talking about?"
"I'm telling you
to stop that creepy smile. It irritates me."
"......"
I mean... I've always
been like this, so it's not easy to just stop when you're told to.
"......Tch, if
you're bored, then be bored, but at least show an expression that matches it.
Why are you trying to hide it?"
Kakyouin-san spoke
irritably, her voice lowered slightly as she looked down.
"…………"
B-o-r-e-d?
No. I don't feel
anything. I'm just spending my time idly as usual. I know that this is the
right way to live life. This smile is just something I put on because it's
convenient for that───
"───!"
Kakyouin-san pressed
closer to me, her eyebrows furrowed in further irritation at my lack of
reaction.
"Don't show me
such a tasteless expression in front of me!!"
"───!"
"Nothing in life
is wasted! Every minute and second is precious, and they all have meaning!!
Expressing your emotions with your face───that has a great meaning too!! But you... You're supposed to be my
attendant, aren't you!? Then! Be more noble, like my attendant! Don't embarrass
me! Stop that smile right now!!"
Kakyouin-san continued
to rant without caring about the eyes of those around her. And then───
"Don't hide your
emotions from me... Even if you're an attendant, I won't allow you to hide your
emotions."
Kakyouin-san's mouth
closed. Her body was shaking for some reason───but her lips were
being bitten so hard.
At first, I didn't
understand why Kakyouin-san was so angry. Nothing is wasted? Hide your
emotions? I didn't understand any of those words.
But then, I remembered
what Kakyoin-san had said earlier:
"If you're bored,
then be bored, and just say so."
It wasn't that I hid
the fact that I was bored.
Without realizing it,
I had been feeling bored.
I hadn't noticed it
myself. Only when Kakyouin-san told me did I realize───so this is what the feeling
of 'boredom' is, huh?
Kakyouin-san started
speaking again.
"You've been
living like this for a long time, haven't you? To avoid being interfered with,
to avoid getting involved in anything, you've been unconsciously killing
yourself like that.
But now you know───the 'pleasure' of
'living'. When you were in the forest, you looked so happy. That's when you
first learned, isn't it? ───The 'emotion' of 'fun'.
If you hadn't known
that, I wouldn't have been able to see through your iron mask either. If it had
been hardened over many years, even I wouldn't be able to see through it.
But you can't hide it
anymore. Because you've learned───'emotions', 'pleasure'. So, from now on───since you've figured
it out, absolutely don't show me that smile. It makes me want to vomit. Okay?
It's an order."
Having said that,
Kakyouin-san brushed her hair aside and turned to walk forward again.
The people around us
were looking at us with curious eyes, wondering what was going on.
Bored... bored. I see,
so this is the emotion of 'boredom'.
I think───I'm so glad I came to
this world.
'Fun'───not just positive
emotions. 'Bored'───it even teaches me
negative emotions.
If I stay in this
world, I'm sure I'll learn many more emotions. I'm sure I'll be able to live
like a human being, something I couldn't do before.
I pressed my trembling
left hand against my right hand, bringing my hands and head close together───
"───"
I couldn't bring the
constantly upturned corners of my mouth back down for a while.
Kakyouin-san, who had
turned around again without me noticing, saw my expression.
"Yes, that's
better."
Her face, in contrast
to her dissatisfied expression just a moment ago, was filled with a bright
smile.
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