LBADDWSB Chapter 12 - Let's be the Strongest Like that Man (Part 2)

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Translator: LN&WN Warrior
Editor: Starfinder

'It's amazing. It doesn't feel like praise at all!'

"Moreover, you have good eyes."

Masatsugu narrowed his eyes as if peering into the mask.

The mask didn't have any hole. There were only eyes like pattern drawn on it.
Even so, Haruki felt his eyes being perceived and that made it hard for him to breathe.

"By the way......"

Masatsugu's face approached him slightly.

"It may be better not to come to this district for a while"
".......is it due to ambushes?"
"There is a possibility. So until then, I will look after them in a way or another."
"That, I can't bother Masatsugu-san to that extent."
"When you thought about adventurers, everyone is a nuisance. Even so, I'm also included in that group honestly."

At that moment, it was the first time that I saw contempt in the eyes of Masatsugu who was a chivalrous man.
Even if he had a hero-like aura, he still had human traits remaining.

'So, he also can make such face.'
Haruki was slightly interested in his noble image.

However, it seemed that those who gazed at him didn't think so.
Other people were frightened by Masatsugu's eyes.

"Anyway, I will stop my plan in Sapporo for a while."
"I understand. Then, can I leave them to you?"
"Oh, leave them to me."

He decided to leave those three adventurers to Masatsugu.

Haruki couldn't do anything to them and unable to try it until the end. At that time, the result would become bloody if he did it poorly.

In that case, it was the best to leave it to Masatsugu who had both power and honor.

He saw Masatsugu off while dragging the three adventurers.

Haruki stopped Karen on the spot and hurriedly headed for the dungeon.

"If it is here......."

In the first step of the dungeon's entrance, he took out the skill board secretly and swipe quickly.

Make it in time...... make it in time!

"I found it...... ugh!"

Haruki was looking for Masatsugu's status.
'If I can see it, I will not have to worry about my future skills preferences.

He took out the skill board while thought about it, but

Kokonoe Masaji (23) Gender: Male
Skill Point(s): 72
Class: Emperor Grade Holy Long-Sword and Shield Warrior (Shield Slasher)
Divine Protection: God of War (Mars)

- Vitality
Stamina 12
Natural Recovery 7

- Strength
Strength 11
Body Manipulation 9

- Agility
Quickness 13
Dexterity 9

- Technique
Armour Proficiency
One-Hand Sword 8
     Holy Sword 3 (EN: Intended parts are sub-categories.)
Shield 8
Light Armor Max
     Light Weight 3

- Intuition
Intuition 3
Detection 3
Judgment 5

- Special
Divine Protection MAX

"Wow...... wow!"

'It's not helpful at all!'

'First of all, what is Divine Protection?'
'The God of War, it seems to have a tremendous effect from its name alone.'

'This protection appearing was probably because of his special skill.'

When Haruki tried to display the explanation,

"......Ah!"

Masatugu's skill tree disappeared from the screen.
Apparently, he seemed to have gone out of range.

As Haruki predicted, the technique tree is derived in its development process.
'But, I don't know when it is.'

'It is unnecessary that the skill should be maximized because the Holy Sword is derived even though the One-Handed Sword-mastery is only 8.'
'However, I don't know the requirements.'

'It seems a bit difficult to imagine that anyone can use the holy sword if the One-Handed Sword-mastery is raised to eight.'
'So, there is no doubt if it is assumed that there are several prerequisites.'

"Oh, if only I could read the explanation."

It was inevitable that he complained.
Haruki, who was interrupted when analyzing the skill tree, returned to Karen's original position.

"It's better if you don't go to Chika-ho for a while in the future."
"Eh, why?"
"Masatugu-san said that they might attack you again."
"......."

Karen opened her eyes wide.
It couldn't be helped if she was surprised.

She was told not to enter the dungeon for a while, even though she was an adventurer.
But, it was from the top ranker Masatsugu.
It was a highly enforceable instruction.

'She is so pitiful…….'
'I don't know what I should say.'

In front of Haruki who still chose his words, Karen's eyes shine with determination.

"Please take me to the dungeon."
"......what? No, even with me, it's better not to enter "Chika-ho"......."
"I can also enter the dungeon if it is at Karaboshi-san's house, right?"
"Yup, ......eh, wait a moment. Why do you know that there is a dungeon at my house?"

'I haven't told anyone about my house dungeon yet.'
'I also didn't say it to Kitora-san who I shared onions with.'

'Karen isn't supposed to know about it!'

"Karaboshi-san, didn't you say you are Air earlier? With those words, I confirmed it. Karaboshi-san is Air who wrote the 'I got a dungeon at home" article.'"
"…………ah"

Even though he was nervous in front of a ranker, but to say words that lead to his personal identity.
Haruki was greatly perplexed at his degree of stupidity.

"Whenever I have free time, I will read every new article on the blog."

'Wow!'

'In front of me now is my blog's reader. Even if she only contributed 1 PV, but my article's PV would only increase to 3 or 4 times every update!'

'What a rare experience!'
'I'm happy but also embarrassed.......'
'I do not know what this is.'

"Then let's go immediately!"
"No, wait. Even so, do you know that there is nothing there even if you come to my town?"
"But, there is a dungeon, right?"

'But, there is no Don Quijote, and not even Aeon.' (TLN: Don Quijote is a discount chain store in Japan; AEON is a retail store in Japan.)
'There is neither a game center nor karaoke.'

'There are only houses, fields, and mountains.'

'Brown bears go down to the village in the summer and devour the field's crops.
'Foxes come in winter and leave footprints in the snow.'

'My town is only that kind of place.'
'It is just the countryside without anything.'

'However, it has a dungeon.'
'As long as there's a dungeon, it is possible to adventure.'

As she touched Haruki's adventurer soul, he decided to respect her determination to embark his place.

'However, she is only 18 years old.'
'Will it be okay for her to go away from her parents?'

He asked her as he became nervous.

"It's okay."

She gave a short reply.
Her voice was extremely cold.
He felt a please-don't-ask-me-anymore-like rejection.

The Stampede occurred five years ago.
From that moment on, Japan changed a lot.

It changed, twisted, distorted, and...... lost its parts.

In the once peaceful Japan, adventurers who risked their lives were mass-produced.
It is the manifestation of mankind's resistance against their current lose.

Grandparents, Parents, Wife, Husband, Child, Brother, Sister, Friend, Lover, Grandchild.......
Everyone was losing something.

It was the same for Haruki.
'I'm sure, Karen too.'

He didn't have the intention to lick each other's wounds if he said something bad.

'Rather doing that kind of thing, it's better to kill a large-size monster.'
Even if you only kill a large-size monster, it can reduce the possibility of someone losing an important person, even just 0.1%.

It is because Haruki is an adventurer.

It was because his occupation is an adventurer.

"Okay, then let's go to the dungeon!"

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