Mob Kousei No Ore Demo Boukensha Ni
Nareba Riajuu Ni Naremasuka: Chapter #112
Translators: Nyx and Ririi Rain
Episode 112: Why Don't
You Cherish the Present More?
" You
know how in battle manga, there's often training where they wear ridiculously
heavy clothes?”
We
were in the safe zone of the dungeon. During a break, I suddenly spoke to Renge.
Renge,
who was reading manga on the tablet, looked up and replied to my words,
"Ah,
yeah yeah, I know what you mean. Like wearing a heavy shell or not being able
to move properly unless you constantly release your spirit energy, right?”
"Right
right, that. ......Right now, I, am really feeling it."
Ten
days after parting ways with the Adventurers’ Club members and starting my four-star
promotion exam. I had already reached the 38th floor.
"Man...
coming to a normal C-rank dungeon like this makes me realize just how hellish
the school dungeon was."
This
dungeon’s field is a typical underground maze, without any unnecessarily vast
deserts, blizzards that whiten your vision, or magma that guarantees instant
death if you misstep. Since the battles take place in small rooms, the number
of enemies is limited. You can also choose when to engage in combat.
The main field effect is a debuff that weakens
you, which is a bit annoying, but it can be offset with continuous healing
magic. Most importantly, there are hardly any floors that seal skills, which is
a huge relief.
The
main route has only 40 floors, and since it's not a multi-corridor, I was able
to reach the verge of clearing it in just ten days.
Clearing
a C-rank dungeon solo, the biggest hurdle to becoming a four-star, in about ten
days...
"Who
knew I'd become so strong?”
“What
are you saying?”
As
I nodded to myself, Renge leaned over from behind.
She
put her arm around my neck, as if to choke me, and said,
"It's
not you who got stronger, it's us."
"Guh..."
Renge
grinned smugly and sneered at me, yet I couldn't even say a word in response.
In
reality, the fact that I was able to get this far so easily was largely due to
the growth of my cards.
Renge,
who had ranked up and become significantly more powerful, as well as all of the
regular members, had grown in the past few months, acquiring new skills and
other improvements.
Among
them, these four had grown the most:
[Combat Power] 1680 (MAX!)
[Inborn skills]
・Plaster
of Blood
・Monster
of the Night
・Intermediate
Attack Magic
[Acquired skills]
・Pheromones
・Ambush
→ Assassination (CHANGE!): When attacking, if the opponent is unaware, ignore a
percentage of the opponent's defense and add a bonus to damage.
・Shield
of Devotion
・Precision
movement
・Advanced
Auxiliary Magic
・Magic
Enhancement
・Chant
shortening
・Intuition
・Finn's
Thumb
・Breakthrough
of Limits (NEW!)
[Unique skills]
・My
Fair Lady ([Teaching] Copy in Progress): Can copy one acquired skill from
either an ally or an enemy (?) Includes Absolute obedience, Multiple Skills,
and Clear mind (?)
(Multiple Skills: Includes
Novice Maid → Maid (CHANGE!), Musical performance, Trap Disarming, Martial
Arts, and Riding (NEW!)
(Maid: Contains the skills
necessary for a maid. Cooking, Cleaning, Sexual Technique, Etiquette are
included.)
(Riding: Possesses certain
knowledge and skills in operating vehicles and animals. Provides a positive
bonus to actions during specific behaviors.)
[Race]
Lycanthrope (Yuki)
[Combat
Power] 1600（MAX!)
[Inborn
skills]
・When
The Moon is Full, It Follows
・Wolf
Clothing
・Awakening
of Instinct
[Acquired
skills]
・Loyalty
・Little
hero
・The
True One
・Breakthrough
of Limits
・True
Follower Summoning
・Lord
of The Territory
・Advanced
Ninjutsu (NEW!)
・Riding
Beast (NEW!): Able to maintain a posture suitable for carrying people or
objects while moving normally. Adds its own attack power and agility to the
rider's stats who possess the Riding skill.
・Physical
Enhancement (NEW!): Strengthens the power of physical attacks.
・Perception
(NEW!)
[Race]
Succubus (Mea)
[Combat
Power] 1000 (MAX!)
[Inborn
Skills]
・Witch's
Dream
・Butterfly
Dream
・Succubus
Skin
[Acquired
Skills]
・Little
devil’s heart + A single-minded(devoted) heart → Femme Fatale (CHANGE!): A
woman of fate with a bewitching charm that sometimes leads her partner to ruin.
This skill beautifies her appearance to the limits of her race. Status
increase/decrease based on favorability with the master. Extremely strong
positive bonus to free actions. Mental abnormalities are nullified.
・Friendship
linkage
・Intermediate
level wizard
・High-level
status ailment magic
・Curse
a man, and they will be cursed with two pits
・Knowledge
of Survival
・Spiritual
recurrence
・Pierce
of Resistance
・Chant
shortening (NEW!)
・Advanced
attack magic (NEW!)
・Magic
Enhancement (NEW!)
・Magic
Recovery (NEW!)
[Race]
Dragonet (Myra)
[Combat
Power] 590 (MAX!) (390 + 50 x 4 for Spiritual recurrence)
[Inborn
Skills]
・Lesser Dragon Orb1: A
dragon's heart that generates and stores life force.
・Dragon
Scales: An extremely sturdy dragon's armor. Provides resistance against
physical and magical attacks.
・Dragon's
Breath: A technique synonymous with dragons. By exhaling magic as a breath, it
enhances the range and power of the magic and allows it to be released without
chanting.
[Acquired skills]
・Zero
existence → Spiritual recurrence (CHANGE!): Drake (480), Wyvern (450), Basilisk
(430), Oriental Dragon (420). The numbers represent initial combat power.
・Selfless
devotion
・Elementary
Wizard
・Novice
maid (NEW!)
・Tactics
(NEW!): Possesses a certain knowledge and skill in tactics. Provides a positive
bonus to actions during specific behaviors.
First,
the most notable things would be the stabilization of Eliza's unique skill and her
acquisition of [Breakthrough of Limits].
Since
the race, I had been working to stabilize the activation of [My Fair Lady].
Thanks
to that, after about a month, she was able to activate it stably, and after
another month, the unique skill display became fixed on the card.
From
then on, she was able to continue copying other cards' skills even when I
wasn't Linked with her. And when I tried having her continuously copy [Breakthrough
of Limits], she finally acquired the [Breakthrough of Limits] skill.
This
was good news in two ways.
One
was that even copied skills accumulate proficiency. The other was that it
proved that [Breakthrough of Limits] is a skill that could be acquired with
proficiency.
In
other words, although it would take time, it would be possible to teach all my
cards the [Breakthrough of Limits] skill.
Now,
as the first step, I was trying to have Eliza copy the [Teaching] skill and
acquire it.
As
for the other three, Yuki and Mea each learned several new skills, and most
importantly, Dragonet, who had stubbornly refused to be named, finally accepted
a name and acquired four [Spiritual recurrence].
Her
name was derived from the Chimera, a monster
in Greek mythology. With multiple spiritual regression destinations and the
ability to switch between several forms and abilities, the name of that monster
seemed fitting for her.
By
acquiring four [Spiritual recurrence]s, her combat power increased accordingly,
she regained the [Dragon Breath] and [Elementary Wizard] skills that had been
lost due to the [Zero existence] skill, and she also acquired the composite
skill [Novice maid] through Eliza's guidance… As for [Tactics], perhaps her
hobby of playing shogi had helped?
The
[Dragon's Breath] was a powerful skill that makes dragons a strong race. This
skill, which allowed her to fire her magic skills as a breath, shortened the
normally required chanting to just two steps, inhaling and exhaling, and
enhanced both its power and range.
With
a combat power exceeding 500, including [Spiritual recurrence], she reached a
level that doesn't pale in comparison to the first-string members.
In
addition to this, Renge had eliminated her [Clumsy] skill (unfortunately, it
did not evolve to a superior skill like with Dress), and Suzuka had quietly
learned a new 'presence concealment' skill, but these four cards were the
especially significant changes.
Therefore,
I can't deny that this rapid progress is thanks to my cards, but...
“Hey, but I've grown too, right? I've gotten
pretty good at multi-sync as well.”
At
the time of the MonoColo race, I could only maintain about three multi-syncs at
the same time, but now I can somehow synchronize eight at once
If
I limit the number to about three, I can even full-sync.
It's
a small improvement compared to the growth of my cards... especially Eliza-san,
but I'm growing too.
"Well, I'll acknowledge your effort."
Renge seemed to understand, and she nodded easily.
"Right?"
"But
I don't like your smug face."
Isn't
that a bit harsh?
"Are
you... a little angry?"
"Me?
Nah~?"
No,
she's definitely angry... or rather, pouting.
As
I was wondering if I had done something, a shadow crept closer.
"That
little shrimp is pouting because you've been paying attention to that redhead
lately and not to us."
"Ah..."
Ah,
ah~! So that's what it is.
Come
to think of it, something like this happened before. Was it around the time we
were trying to start the Adventurers’ Club?
"I'm
not pouting! You're the one pouting!"
"Ow!
Hii-iin, the brat's being violent!"
Suzuka,
with slightly reddened cheeks, clung to me dramatically after getting kicked in
the shin by Renge.
While
patting her head, I turned to Renge,
"Ah,
sorry. You're right... lately, I've been kind of focused on the Adventurers
Club."
"I
said I'm not pouting. But, well... I think you should focus more on the 'present,'
you know?"
"Present......?"
"Yeah.
The 'present' is the only time... you can have meals with your family, laugh
together watching TV, take leisurely walks with the dog... you know?"
I
gasped.
"I
know you're trying your hardest to protect your family, but, how can I put it,
ah..."
"No,
it's okay... I get it."
Certainly,
it was as Renge said.
The
only time I can live an ordinary life... is, only now.
Once
Angolmois starts, we won't be able to watch TV together as a family or take
Maru for walks.
It
might be that such a daily life will never return in the future, even after a
year, ten years, or a hundred years…
Recently,
I've been thinking that lazing around at home is a waste of time, and I've been
diving into the dungeon even on days off from the Adventurers’ Club, but... in
reality, that's the real waste of time, and I might have unknowingly thrown
away time that's equivalent to gold.
"That's
true... since all that's left is for the Boss to respawn, I think I'll laze
around at home for a change."
Fortunately,
this dungeon is a route-changing variable type, so the Boss changes every day.
This
was probably a specification because cards with at least Clairvoyance magic were
required from the pro class, but it's very convenient for me.
Thanks
to that, now that I've reached the floor just before the lowest floor, all I
have to do is check the lowest floor and the trial dungeon every day until the Boss
I want appears.
I
was thinking of collecting C-rank cards by staying overnight during the period,
but I'll limit it to a moderate amount during the day and make sure to go home
at night to have dinner with my family.
"Right
right. And while you're at it, make sure you buy some paper manga. E-books will
eventually stop service when Angolmois starts, right?”
"Ah...
Anna seems to be collecting quite a few manga, though."
"That's
borrowed. I want those that I can read whenever I want. And sweets. We've
collected a lot of food, but we haven't collect that many sweets, do we? Buy me
enough to open a confectionery shop."
"Okay,
okay."
I
pushed Renge away.
Well,
I guess we do need to stock up on sweets as well.
"Ne
ne! If that's the case, Mea want some cute clothes too~"
"Eh?"
Cl-
clothes ......?
I
was bewildered by the unexpected request.
"Once
Angolmois starts, we'll be able to go outside freely, right? Then, I want to
wear all sorts of clothes and dress up!"
"Ah..."
That
was a blind spot.
We
don't have time to change clothes during our usual dungeon explorations, and
since their appearances revert to their original every time they become cards,
I didn't think about changing clothes. But… they're girls. It's natural for
them to want to dress up.
I
suddenly realized that not only Mea but all the cards present were looking at
me with expectant eyes. Even Eliza-san was no exception.
Apparently,
their latent desire for fashion was higher than I thought.
...Could
this be a direct representation of the needs after Angolmois?
If
so, instead of buying up clothes...
“...... Audrey, can [Housekeeping
magic] create clothes?"
"Yes.
There is nothing [Advanced housekeeping magic] can't do."
The
perfect Maid Master, who had puffed her chest with pride, averted her eyes the
next moment…
"…However,
that doesn't quite apply to design sense."
She
seemed to lack confidence.
Next
to her, Eliza looked at me as if she was appealing something..., Un, yeah,
well, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.
"If
Mea and the others give you their design requests, can you make them exactly as
they want?"
"…If
you can show me the finished product properly, then it's just a matter of visualization,
so yes, it's possible."
Audrey's
reply was greeted with cheers of “Woowww!".
"Also,
since I can't create something from nothing, we will need materials such as
yarn and cloth."
"In
that case, we need to buy cloth and other materials while we can."
"Then,
how about getting an Arachne?"
It
was Athena who said that.
Arachne,
huh… Certainly, Arachne can weave cloth and produce the yarn that will be its
material.
But
.......
"This
midget… that's too cold-blooded…"
Suzuka
muttered, giving Athena a disgusted look.
Arachne
was the best weaver in Greek mythology, recognized by even Athena, but she had
a story that she was punished by Athena for her arrogance and turned into a
spider monster.
In
other words, Arachne was one of Athena's victims among several in Greek
mythology.
"I
don't see the problem. If they're useful, shouldn't we just use them?"
She
was not bothered by the reproachful looks. Athena said it so nonchalantly.
The
Greek deities are all assholes... brutes…
Well,
in fact, an Arachne would solve all our clothing-related problems. She's
reasonably priced at C-rank, so I should make sure to secure one before
Angolmois.
"By
the way, isn't it about time the Boss in the trial dungeon changes?"
"Oh,
right..."
When
I looked at the clock, as Renge said, it was indeed almost time for the Boss to
change.
"I
hope the one we're looking for shows up soon..."
The
monsters had been pretty good, but they just don't match up well with me.
Like
the trinity deity Erinyes2, the twins Frey and Freya3, or Sitri
of the seventy-two pillars of Solomon...
Especially
Sitri, with her army summoning and female-specialized skills that counter my
deck, was a tempting choice. If she had appeared in the school dungeon, I would
have used Fate Manipulation without hesitation.
The
goddesses of vengeance, Erinyes, were good in that they were a trinity deity,
but the other aspects weren't to my liking, so I passed. Their skills didn't
synergize with the other members either... and frankly, old women? No thanks.
The
twin deities Frey and Freya were also quite appealing, but their effective use
required the use of the male Frey, so I reluctantly gave up.
Hu-n,
it wouldn't be surprising if ‘they’ appear soon. The number of cards that synergize
with my deck or can be used to rank up is quite limited...
With
these thoughts in mind, I took the train to the Dungeon of Trials.
The
dungeon designated for the pro exam’s trial dungeon was actually not the Seido
Kishimojin used in the MonColo race, but the Aoyama
Cemetery in Aoyama, Minato Ward.
Passing
through the gate in a corner of Aoyama Cemetery, a well-known haunted spot in
Tokyo, we arrived......
"Mmm...
could this be a jackpot?"
Renge
said as soon as we entered the dungeon.
"Seriously?"
"Yea......,
at least trinity deity for sure.”
"Ohhh!"
Is it
finally here? ..... At last!
I
summoned Yuuki and sent her to scout ahead.
Soon,
what I saw through her eyes was... the figures of three beautiful goddesses.
“U......! Ku......! This is .......!”
When
I saw them, I gasped.
"How
was it? ...Were they the ones you wanted?"
"No...”
I
shook my head at Renge's question.
"It
wasn't. They’re the Celtic triple goddesses.......”
The
goddess with hair, dress, and mantle all as red as blood is Badb.
The
valiant and bewitching goddess with flowing gray hair and two spears in her
hands is Morrigan.
The
goddess with hair as black as the darkness and a chilling beauty is Nemain.
They
were the goddesses of war from Irish Celtic mythology.
“So, they weren't Selene and
her sisters... What are we going to do, then? Go home?”
"No,
we'll fight."
"Oh?"
Renge's
eyes widened lightly at my answer.
"Are
you sure? They're not the Selene sisters you were looking for."
Indeed,
my original target was the triple moon goddesses, Selene and her sisters.
They
are the upgrade destination for Eliza and the others and can drop three cards
at once, making them the top contenders for this exam.
But
these Badb and her sisters aren't bad either.
Or
rather, their appearance was unexpected, but they're just as big a jackpot as
Selene and her sisters.
First,
Badb is a magic specialist with powerful male-specific skills. Her is to
inflict the pain of childbirth and a curse of frenzy on all male enemies.
The
pain of childbirth means the pain of labor and delivery, as well as the
accompanying physical exhaustion, which alone is enough to incapacitate most
male monsters.
Furthermore,
it comes with a curse of frenzy that disables enemy monster control and makes
them unable to distinguish between friend and foe.
Next,
Morrigan, who is also identified with Morgan le Fay from Arthurian legend, is a
goddess who bestows protection and blessings on warriors. Her skills involve
casting a level-up spell on a target, doubling their stats, and granting them
self-regeneration and status ailment resistance. She herself also possesses
excellent combat abilities, with warrior skills and advanced attack magic.
The
last one, Nemain, is the prototype of the Banshee and Dullahan, who announce
death, and is the goddess who was the predecessor of the Lady of the Lake from
Arthurian legend. Therefore, Nemain possesses had the ability to summon Banshee
and Dullahan as subordinates, and also has advanced equipping skill that grant divine
protection.
She
is an extremely rare card that can summon subordinates with equipping skills,
and since she is an infinite summoning type, she is a super-powerful card that
can significantly strengthen our forces with just one card.
Frankly,
even just Nemain alone is enough to justify using Fate Manipulation, but when
these three are together, their value skyrockets.
The
name of these three’s special skills is the [Feast of
Destruction, Slaughter, and Victory].
Its
effect is to extend Nemain's equipping target and Morrigan's reinforcement
target to the entire party, and to add a terrain destruction effect to Badb's
skill.
What
extend mean is that all allies, including subordinates, would have their combat
power be maxed out, their stats would be doubled, and they would all share Nemain's
combat power and all of her acquired skills.
Nemain's
ability to summon subordinates is a part of her equipping skill, so while it is
not a hellscape in which summoned subordinates summon more subordinates, it is
a truly broken skill that could make any weak monster as powerful as a B-rank
combatant.
Naturally,
if they appear as enemies, all of these effects would come to bare their fangs
at you.
The
orthodox way to deal with these kinds of skills is not to engage them directly
but to run or hide until the skill's time runs out, but like Ares, no matter
where you hide, they will break in with the territory destruction effect.
Even
if you try to counter with familiar summoning, Nemain and her sisters, who turn
any weak card into a B-rank combatant and double their stats, cannot be
defeated with half-hearted subordinate summoning, and since they also have
self-regeneration and status ailment resistance, tricks are also difficult to
use. The only remaining option is to seal the familiar summoning itself. In
other words...
The
only remaining option is to seal the familiar summoning itself.
In
other words............
When
I turned around, Renge had a fearless smile on her face.
———— It
would be time for the [True Dual Deity] to make their appearance.
***
Notes:
1 We changed the translation. We went with ‘Little Dragon Ball’ before, but thinking again, ‘Lesser Dragon Orb’ seems better↩
2 The Erinyes were usually depicted as three goddesses: Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone ↩
3 Frey and Freya: Norse deities associated with fertility, prosperity, and love. ↩
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