V2C11

Translated by Mlzkzr Edited by Mlzkzr

“Well, today is the last exam ———— it’s of subjugation category.”

I ———— Hiiragi Seiichi, while walking around the city, was told by Altria-san so.

Since the odd jobs and collection tests have been completed successfully, if we can pass this subjugation test, I and Saria will be able to become full-fledged adventurers.

“What should we defeat in this subjugation?”

Saria asks Altria-san a pure question.

“The opponent you will beat is just a slime. Even if you get out of the gate, you usually don’t encounter monsters right away, but since I’m here this time. It will be over soon.”

Altria-san said something similar during the gathering test …… what does that mean?

“So, the most important slime to subdue is, not particularly bound. An ordinary slime or special slime can be defeated. Anyway, if you can defeat 10 slime monsters, the test is over. Understood?”

““Ye~s””

As we walk while replying like that, Altria-san suddenly asks Saria.

“That’s right, I was anxious about that, but ……. Thalia, what are you going to fight with? It seems that, you don’t have any weapons …… you don’t even have a wand like the ones who uses magic.”

“Eh?”

Suddenly being questioned, Saria flashes a stunned expression for a moment.

Ah, that’s right. Altria-san didn’t know that Saria was a Kaizer Kong. She probably didn’t think that she wrote 『My fist』 in the weapon column when she registered.

Understanding what she was being asked, Saria, with an innocent smile on her face, stuck out her fist.

“This!”

“…………”

Giyoshi

After spending plenty of time, Altria-san stared at Saria’s fist. Then, she turned her eyes to me.

“Hey, Seiichi. I can only see, her fist in my eyes, but is it some kind of special equipment?”

“No, that fist is Saria’s weapon.”

“Are you kidding me?”

“Eh!? No, it’s true!”

Certainly, a beautiful girl like Saria who stuck out her fist, I know that it’s hard to believe when you were that 『this is my weapon!』! But …… she’s a gorilla mon!

“Then, did Saria learn any martial arts?”

“No.”

“……I’ll beat the hell out of you?”

“Why!?”

“Why? That’s not it is! I can’t believe that a guy who doesn’t know martial arts sticks out her fist and says, 『This is my weapon』 !?”

“Please get used to it.”

“It’s not a matter of getting used to it, thoughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

That’s no surprise. But it’s true, so it can’t be helped.

“Altria-san, if anything should happen to Saria, I’ll do everything, so.”

Well, basically it seems that everything will be solved by my own. After all, Saria’s level is over 700.

“That’s what I’m saying……! …… Haa. Well, there are strengths and weaknesses in battle. This time I’m here so it’s okay, but you should buy a knife for self-defense.”

Apparently, Altria-san, misunderstood that Saria had no intention of becoming a combat base adventurer.

In the first place, if it is about slime, even a child can defeat it with their fist enough. Of course, that is if their level is low. Then after that, we reached the gate.

At the gate, we need to go through a procedure to get out. We’re going out by doing the same procedure we did in the collection category.

After Altria-san went to one of the gatekeepers to complete the procedure, a familiar face noticed us, and came closer.

“Oh, if it isn’t Seiichi!”

“Nn? Ah, Claude!”

“Ah! Claude-san, it’s been a long time!”

The one who approach was Claude, the one who took the procedure when we first enter the city.

“How are you doing?”

“Well, for the meantime. We haven’t seen each other for that long, right?”

It’s only been about three days, since we first met.

“Well, yes. And then? What happened today?”

“For the final exam of the guild, we came here to have a procedure to subdue the slime.”

“…… I don’t think you were influenced by them, but ……”

“That’s rude! I’m not going to be with such a muscle idiot, an S and M, lolicons, and exposure fanatics!”

“It’s an on-parade of dangerous guys.”

……A’re? That’s true. There’s not a single decent guy.

“Well, it’s something that I know. I don’t think much of it right now……”

Yeah, we need to take immediate measures to address the impression of the guild as soon as possible.

“So, who is the exam supervisor for you and Saria-ojouchan?”

“It’s Altria-san! Look, she’s doing the procedure over there, a very beautiful person!”

As Claude turned his face in the direction that Saria pointed to, he turns to us with a surprised look.

“That was…… Altria, huh. Is that girl really your examiner?”

“Eh? That’s right, but ……”

When I answered like that, Claude thought about something. And with a gentle expression, he says to us.

“She’s a little but different, but …… since she’s a very good guy, will you take care of her even after the exam is over?”

I didn’t know why, Claude would say such a thing. But, there is one thing that I’m certain.

“I don’t really understand what that means, but…… I’ve learned for a short time that Altria-san is such a good person.”

“That’s right! For us, Altria-san has already become an important person, you know?”

Claude smiled with satisfaction, when he heard our answer.

“Is that so. Then it’s good.”

When Claude briefly tells us so, Altria-san, who was doing the procedure, came back.

“I made you wait ……. wait isn’t that Claude.”

When Altria-san noticed Claude, she opened her eyes.

“Oh. I was just, talking to Seiichi and the others.”

“Ah? Do you know each other?”

“Well, for the time being”

Claude replies, with a slightly happy expression on his face.

“Other than that…… Altria, you met some nice guys.”

“Haa?”

Altria-san who was suddenly told with such a thing, is puzzled.

“Well, it’s nothing. …… You guys, are also in your last exam, right? Don’t get hurt and come back.”

“Ah”

“Yeah!”

“Alright!”

Claude nodded satisfactorily, and left the place to return to work.

“What? That guy ……”

Not knowing the meaning of his words, Altria-san twists her head, but after that, nothing in particular occur, and we just went out of the gate.

◇◆◇

“Now then…… well, let’s start defeating slime. …… wait, one already came from the side as I said.”

When we went out of the gate, and had such an exchange at a position far away from the wall, as Altria said, a translucent creature, slime, has emerged.

As I try using the appraisal skill on it, its level is 3. It was a level that was too good for beginners.

“Well, let’s finish this quickly. Of course, 10 animals per person is the quota, so? Which one of you want to start first?”

“Then it’ll be me.”

While saying so, I’m face the slime.

To be honest, using my weapon for this slime feels like an overkill, and it’s dangerous.

Should I take it down with my bare hands? Ah, but I wrote that I can use magic, maybe I should defeat it with magic ……

When I was thinking about this and that, the slime rushed in regardless of me being like that.

“Oi Seiichi! It’s coming!”

“Ueeeeeeehh!? Hey! Wait!”

“Is there a guy who would tell a slime to wait!”

“It’s here! At least in this place!”

No matter how desperately I told it to wait, the slime didn’t slow down. That’s natural though.

All I have to do is use magic! Of course, I won’t do a stupid behavior of releasing magic with the maximum magic power here. I should cast weak magic with low magic power consumption.

With the effect of the skill 『Mind’s Eye』, it was then that I tried to release magic while watching the slime slowly approach.

“Eh?”

I certainly saw, the slime moving slowly.

It suddenly sparkled on the ground where the slime was, and despite the effects of the Mind’s eye, I still can’t understand what happened ———— the slime disappeared.

“Ah”

“A’re?”

Both Saria and Altria tilt their heads to the slime that suddenly disappeared.

“The, slime …… disappeared?”

What the hell does this mean? Certainly, the slime should have been rushing towards me. But, where on earth is it……

Everyone was confused by the mysterious event that happened in front of them.

In the midst of all this, Altria-san immediately switched her mind and says to us.

“Well, I can’t help but think that it disappeared. Let’s look for another guy.”

Certainly, there is no point in looking for a slime that has disappeared forever, so following Altria-san’s instructions, we decided to look for another slime.

However, we who found a slime, tried to fight it, but after that, all the slimes disappeared in an instant for some reason. About 99 creatures, together with the first slime, have been victims of mysterious disappearances. (TN: Transition Magic Circle was the cause)

Altria-san also, frowns on this situation.

As I thought, I wonder if that phenomenon that the ground suddenly glowed has something to do with it. Altria-san might know something. I wonder if she can tell us.

“Altria-san”

“Nn? What’s wrong?”

“Since the first slime disappeared though, one in common, the ground was shining for some reason just before the slime disappears. ”

“The ground …… was shining?”

Listening to my words, Altria-san thinks.

“The ground …… shines …… disappears …… no way ……!”

Then suddenly, Altria-san turned to us, and tells us.

“Seiichi, Saria. The exam is cancelled.”

“Eh?”

“Why?”

“I don’t know why, but transition magic has been scattered.”

“Transition magic?”

At Altria-san’s words, I tilted my head. I wonder what is that.

“Transition magic, is magic that allows you to move to a predetermined location in an instant. Moreover, considering the phenomenon that Seiichi saw with the ground shining, it would be an installation type.”

“Err …… I don’t understand, but why is that transition magic scattered around?”

“You think I know that! Anyway, let’s go back to the guild at once. I don’t even know where it’s going to flew us away. I need to find it out. I hope it’s not in a dangerous place, but ……”

Altria-san, who told me so, took a step from the spot, and at that moment.

At Altria-san’s feet, the light which erased those slimes appears.

“Wha————”

“Altria-san!?”

Altria-san was surprised by the sudden situation, and she stiffened.

In the time of that, as I realized it, I was reaching for Altria-san. Not only me, but Saria is the same. I and Saria whose hands stretched out at the same ———— reached Altria-san.

And then, I, Saria, and Altria-san disappeared from the spot.

◇◆◇

“……Hmm?”

After being enveloped in the dazzling light, when I open my eyes, I was in a strange space that I didn’t know at all.

It was dim, and it seems like a cave, but its walls were made up of bricks, and its atmosphere feels like a maze.

“Where is? This place ……”

“Don’t know what is this place”

“!”

Suddenly, a voice I recognize from behind called me, and I looked back.

“Seiichi!”

Looking back, there was the figure of Altria-san and Saria.

“Saria! Altria-san! You were safe, weren’t you?”

“Ah, well yeah”

Altria-san looks around, while replying to his words.

“Where are we really? This place……”

“Is this a place that Altria-san doesn’t even know?”

“Ah. I don’t know at all ”

I also, searched for information on this place in the knowledge I got from the monsters, but I didn’t know anything of this place in the end. Where is this place really?

When I think about such, Altria-san says while wrinkling her eyebrows.

“Oy, Seiichi. Why did you chase after me?”

“Eh?”

“Saria is the same. Why did you jump in by yourself in the unforeseen situation? If you didn’t touch me at that time, perhaps you two could’ve both returned safely?”

I and Saria looked at each other towards Altria-san’s words, which seemed to be somewhat angry.

“Didn’t I say this to Seiichi before? Adventurers need the ability to sense danger…… But, for what reason did you chase me. If you spill something silly, then I won’t be able to let it go ……”

I honestly answer Altria-san, who seems angry.

“Err…… Before I knew it, my body moved.”

“…………Ha?”

In my words, Altria-san makes a stupefied voice. Saria also tells her as if to follow my words.

“Me too. Somehow, I need to help Altria-san! I thought that, then my body moved without me knowing!”

As Saria said, my body just moved on its own.

There’s no doubt that I acted without thinking ahead, but I had a strong desire to aid Altria-san more than that.

“I think we acted rashly, but more than that, both I and Saria wanted to help Altria-san.”

“……”

Altria-san, who received our words, looked down and became silent.

“…… someone like you guys, it’s my first time…”

“Eh?”

I didn’t hear it well, but Altria-san muttered something small, and when she looked up again, she wore same face as usual.

“Well, it can’t be helped that you follow me. And, we were transitioned to the place everyone in this place did not know…… here”

“Oops……?”

Suddenly, I and Saria were thrown with something by Altria-san. When I checked it, it was a silver stone.

“It’s an item called 『Guidance Stone』. It’s a must-have for adventurers in a party, a tool to use in case you get separated from the party members.”

“Get separated you say?”

“That’s right. The primary owner of the stone …… in other words, my magic power has been put in it. If you have it, even if you get lost, that stone will lead you to my place. Well, even if I say that it will you to me, it just tells you the direction I’m in, but ……”

I see. With this, it would be okay if we get lost.

“Anyway, hold this firmly. Or rather, don’t stray further from me, alright?”

““Ye-s””

“Really alright ……”

After finishing such an exchange, Altria-san announced that we were leaving immediately.

“Well, first of all, why don’t we go in that direction.”

“Yes”

“Yup!”

And, it was the moment when we took the first step from the spot.

Click.

A very unpleasant sound echoes around. The place where the sound came from ———— it was at the feet of Altria-san.

Altria-san turns to us, like a rusty tin doll.

“……Damn. I stepped on something……!”

“”Altria-saaaaaaaaan!””

The moment I and Saria shouted, a brick wall appeared between Altria-san and us, and we have been separated from Altria-san.

…………

“We suddenly got astray……!”

What was that!? This occurred from the side where we were told not to get separated from each other!

“Tha,that’s right! I think that Altria-san gave me the item she just mentioned for such a time!”

“Yeah!”

Both I and Saria take out the 『Guidance Stone』 that was given to us earlier. Then, the guidance stone suddenly emerges, and slowly moves in a certain direction. And, it just collides with the wall that separated us and Altria-san.

…………

“No, that is right, but!”

Certainly, the wall in front of us had divided us, so Altria-san is on the other side, though!

What I want to know now, is how to get to Altria-san’s location!?

“Goddammit……! I thought it was amazing a while ago, but we can’t use it in a maze-like place at all ……!”

Even if it can show the direction in which Altria-san is, it doesn’t make sense if we don’t know how to get there!?

Altria-san taught me that, though! To the unexpected flaw, I held my head.

“Seiichi, it wouldn’t help if we stop here. There is a road over there, so let’s join Altria-san somehow! We can see the direction where Altria is.”

What Saria said is quite right. Mourning in a place like this forever, there was no way we can join with Altria-san.

“Alrightoo! This is my first place in a cave-like since the time with Zeanos …… let’s move and join with Altria-san!”

“Yup!”

Altria-san is not in this place right now, so I can also use my power as much as I want.

In order to join her quickly, both I and Saria rushed out on the road in front of us.

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