Chapter 41
Gift
Translator : PolterGlast
I decided to ask
Varietta-san about the current situation in the kingdom--or rather, information
about everyone in Class 1-A.
"It seems that no
progress has been made at all."
Hearing those words, I
let out a sigh of relief.
They were going to
have the heroes conquer the [Knight's Holy Remains].
Although it was
officially decided, it seems that there has been no progress in the situation
at all.
It seems that the
current king, Izel II, is not very good at making quick decisions.
Apparently, he is
anxious about letting the heroes leave his side.
Even if he is told
various things by the people of the Holy Church, he can't seem to make up his
mind.
"The reason why
there are no voices of dissatisfaction in the not-so-prosperous Grust Kingdom
is largely due to the existence of the heroes. The heroes who were summoned in
the past have repeatedly averted national crises and brought peace to the
world. Therefore, the absolute sense of security that everything will be fine
as long as there are heroes has spread among the people living in the
kingdom."
In this Grust Kingdom,
hero summoning has been carried out several times since its history.
And each time, the
heroes have saved the country from its crisis.
[If it's the heroes...
the heroes will do something about it!]
As someone who has
been summoned, I can't help but think how dependent they are on others... but
apparently, that is the consensus of the current kingdom citizens.
From what I've heard,
it seems that the king is guiding the people's thinking in that way.
"So that's why
they would be troubled if the heroes died."
"Yeah, even
though he was the one who suggested the [Knight's Holy Remains] dungeon
exploration, he's too scared to move when it comes to actually doing it. That
guy is a really timid man."
Varietta-san is
finally calling him "that guy."
But I understand that
feeling well.
The heroes give an
absolute sense of security based on their past achievements, but the current
heroes are not that strong.
It seems that there are
not many who can win a mock battle against a knight.
It seems that the king
wants to challenge the conquest of the [Knight's Holy Remains] without killing
the heroes, because it would hinder future governance if the heroes, who are
still a bit weak as a fighting force, were easily defeated.
Apparently, they are
not going to send them to the battlefield for now, but are having the knights
train them.
It seems that they are
not doing much actual combat because they would be troubled if they were defeated
on the front lines.
I don't think they can
conquer the sixth floor without actual combat experiences...
(What should I do? The
more I listen to the story, the more shitty this king is... He's indecisive,
and he's trying to throw everyone in Class 1-A into a death trap...)
--Yes, the sixth floor
is definitely a death trap for them.
If the whole class
challenges it, there will definitely be deaths or disabled people.
Even I, who can use
LV10 magic, have been attacked several times, you know?
If they challenge the
Grim Reapers on the sixth floor, they will be forced into a considerable
struggle unless they have trained like crazy to death.
Well, I think it will
be easier if there is a magic user who can use Cure... but if the magic
resistance is below a certain level, they will die instantly from that scythe,
and the Grim Reapers are quite fast.
They are about as fast
as I was when I was leveling up with the Grim Reapers.
If a vanguard
challenges them and gets cut down by the scythe, they will be instantly dead.
"But they will
eventually have to challenge it, right?"
"Yes, I've heard
that there are some heroes who have some shining qualities. They will probably
focus on training them and work something out."
When I heard that, I
remembered the laptop I saw when I met God.
I remember that
powerful gifts like [Hero], [Overlord], [Sage], and [Saint] were already held
by someone and were unavailable.
If that's the case,
then probably the top of the school caste around Kazuma-kun will be the ones to
challenge the dungeon.
But even if it's
them... can they really defeat the Grim Reapers and the undead army led by the
Lich?
The heroes have gifts
and status cheats, but... frankly, I don't think they are that strong in the
early stages.
What we have been given
is more like a growth cheat.
So I think its true
value will not be shown until we level up a lot later. We are not a fighting
force that can be used immediately.
In my case, I was able
to raise my magic LV with the [Home] gift, so I was able to raise my physical
LV as it was, and I was able to raise my status to this point.
This is an exception
among exceptions that was realized only because I miraculously obtained the
[Home] gift.
Normally, this would
never happen.
I think it would be a
different story if you could use powerful magic right away even if you had the
[Fire Magic User] gift, but in this world where you are feared as a Wizard if
you can use the magic of LV8 or higher, it should be extremely difficult to
raise your magic LV with normal means.
"How strong are
the heroes, frankly?"
"Hmm... I can
crush them with one hand. But Akira was different."
Only Mitsukawa-kun,
who has the combat ability to fight Kazuma-kun in a fistfight from the
beginning, seems to have adapted to this dangerous other world and is fighting
on the front lines.
I thought, [Weren't
you going to raise them in a greenhouse? Isn't that different from what you
said?] but apparently, the problem was that the gift Mitsukawa-kun has is
[Overlord]...
Izel II, who was afraid
that Mitsukawa-kun might usurp the throne, sent him to the front lines without
mercy, and Mitsukawa-kun survived all of them and is getting stronger and
stronger.
As expected of
[Overlord]... and Izel II, who is scared just by the gift...
Like Varietta-san, I
decided to call the king "that guy."
After listening to the
story, I was a little relieved that Mitsukawa-kun might be able to manage
somehow.
Of course, I will do
my best to conquer it, but I feel a little lighter just by thinking that there
is insurance.
"Then I think
I'll go back to the [Knight's Holy Remains] soon."
"Well, the
monsters on the eighth floor probably have bad compatibility with Masaru, but
do your best."
"Yeah, I'm going
to level up to the limit on the seventh floor and then challenge it with
caution."
"Alright, leave
it to me to buy you some time, just do your best at your own pace."
I left Varietta-san's
house and decided to return to the seventh floor.
What Varietta-san said
was true.
I will probably have a
hard time on the eighth floor.
Because magic doesn't
work on the monsters on the eighth floor.
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