Vol. 2 Chapter 15

Translated by Mlzkzr Edited by Mlzkzr

Having recovered from killing the treasure box in an instant, I collect the drop items.

“Hmm…… This time, there is still the sphere with its statuses written on it and things like skill cards.”

When it was the Sandman, the skill card was immediately sucked into my body.

But this time, the sphere where the status is displayed, and the skill cards weren’t immediately sucked into my body and remained in place. Is there any difference between what is absorbed immediately and what is not?

Even if I think about it, no answer will arrive, so I return to work immediately.

“Let’s start from the skill cards……”

『Skill card 《All language Comprehension》』…… the skill 『All language Comprehension』 can be acquired

『Magic Card: Space Magic · Extreme』…… will be able to use Space magic

“It looks variously great.”

HAHAHAHAHA! I’m used to this kind of cheat! But why. Why am I so empty ……!

The skill confirmation can be done together later, but for now I will only take them.

It’s surprising. I thought I could get a little more skills, though…… While thinking about such a thing, I took the sphere with status displayed this time.

『Magic power: 50000』

『Attack power: 0』

『Defense: 0』

『Agility: 50000』

『Magic Attack: 50000』

『Magic Defense: 0』

『Luck: 0』

『Charm: 50000』

“I lost to the Treasure boxxxxxxxxx!”

The charm is …… the charm is ……!

Is my charm inferior to even a treasure box!? I mean, its charm value is 50,000! Isn’t that too much!?

More than that, it’s overall status! It was specialized in magic! It has no magic, no physical, no defense at all, though!

However…… as expected, the guy that came running as an athlete is a little different. Its speed is also abnormal.

While thinking that it doesn’t really matter, I take the status sphere into my body.

“Well then…… next is the 『Life of Treasure Box』”

I picked up the booklet that had fallen to the ground, and looked at the cover.

『Treasure Box Tale』

“You too!”

This is the second time after Zeanos! That means, it’s there again at the bottom of the cover …….

『It’s non-fiction』

“As I said, it’s not a tale!”

The guy who makes this booklet appear, does he understand the meaning of fiction and non-fiction!?

I don’t know who it is, though!

Saria asked me when I was fussing about the items full to tsukkomi in a row.

“Ah, we read that in the forest. Is it the same one?”

“Eh? Ah, no. The content is different this time, I think?”

“Is that so? Then let’s read it! I, want to hear it!”

Since Saria with an innocent smile says so, I started reading 『Treasure Box Tale』 as it was.

『The treasure box is, a unique monster that has been turned into a demon by an event. 』

……Nn? What is a unique monster? If you translate it directly, it means like something like a lone monster, but …… well, it’s fine, I guess.

『At first, it was used in a party as a box for just putting luggage in and carrying it, and in those days, it has no ego, and it really existed as a mere tool. However, a famous adventurer brought back a tool from a difficult dungeon …….the 《Item Box》, raison d’etre has changed completely. 』

Hee, item box, existed as a tool. I can’t imagine what it looks like, though. That’s why, Altria-san was also using Item box normally?

『The ability of the Item box is, such that you can store tools infinitely without worrying about capacity, and you didn’t have to worry about the weight of the stored items. In comparison, the treasure box has a limited amount of storage, and there are many inconveniences for it such as being heavy and bulky. Even so, the party that owned treasure box, continued to use treasure box. Since the item box, can only be obtained by diving into a difficult dungeon. However, such a point was also solved by a famous magician. The art of mass-producing item boxes was discovered. With this technology, item boxes were used by people in the blink of an eye, and the significance of the existence of Treasure box disappeared before long. 』

I see ……. item boxes, are something you can easily get now. As previously mentioned, if I buy it and give it to Saria, it might be useful in various ways. But thinking about it, if you have an item box, you don’t need a treasure box……

“Treasure box-san……”

When I look in Saria’s direction, Saria had a sad expression on her face.

I mean, she’s so pure. She has lived in the wild, so I think she’s more sensitive than us. She can express her feelings honestly, it’s very superb that she can do that.

While thinking about such a thing, I continue to read aloud.

『And finally, the party that was using the Treasure box, have started to use item boxes. The Treasure box that has no value is no longer needed and was thrown away. I can still do my best. I, can still work. The moment he wanted to say that, an ego was born from the treasure box for the first time. But the party has already left the place, and the treasure box was alone. He also made an effort to speak out, to make himself aware. Then, before he knows it, the treasure box was able to make a voice. Still, no one recognized him. He had spent lonely nights, watched the sad sunrises, and the treasure box kept waiting for when people needed it. 』

Treasure Boooooooooxx!

You’re, such a guy……! How gallant!

And, treasure box you, have such a past……! Sorry for trying to ignore you!?

『It has been waiting for a long time, but humans didn’t come who needed it. Such fact made the treasure box sad. It was the time it was overwhelmed by the unreasonableness of the world, and despaired at itself who had been swallowed by the flow of the times and became an unnecessary existence. The treasure box, came up with an idea. If it was discarded because no one needed it, then it just have to show how much it can be of use. 』

It’s not something that a Treasure box can come up with!

『Therefore, the treasure box firstly, thought about the advantages of the item box, and not himself. The item box, can store without worrying about its capacity. And, there is the point that its weight can’t be felt at all. The treasure box which focused on these, became extreme in space magic. As a result, no matter how much you store in the treasure box, it will be able to store it infinitely without feeling the weight. 』

Treasure box amazing! It’s already completely beyond the realm of Treasure box!

『At the end, it tried to improve its point of bulkiness. However, no matter how hard it tries, the treasure box has no way to compete with the item box. In order to overturn such a handicap, the treasure box decided to grow limbs first. 』

Why!? Why did you want to grow limbs!? In the first place, is it something that can be grown with the intention of growing it!?

『The treasure box with limbs is, in addition to being able to move its body on its own, it can also use magic, and it has evolved into a high-tech treasure box. 』

That’s the way it is……! it’s indeed amazing! It’s amazing, but…… the direction of its effort is strange!?

『The treasure box, that has become able to move and speak, decided to sell itself to humans. However, all the humans it met treated it as a monster, attacked it, and rather than being accepted, the treasure box have evolved into a complete rejected entity. 』

It’s hard to say that he had reaped what he sowed ……!

『The treasure box that had lost hope, still seeks to be needed by humans, and continued to wander everywhere. Someday, like the days the Treasure box spent with a party using it, in search of a day where it can feel the warmth of people and laugh with each other …… 』

Here, the 『Treasure box tale』 ends, and it became in the page of 『The Life of the Treasure Box』.

……………………

“It was a dark past……”

I mutter so while looking far away. Even though I was bullied, I didn’t think I was living such a rich life when I was on Earth.

“Treasure box, also had it difficult.”

Saria also muttered in a solemn appearance.

I had never thought about the feeling of being thrown away, but some of the discarded things in the world, maybe there’s still something useful from them for people.

Even if it’s not necessary, it was said that it can make a great transformation by a single ingenious solution.

After single-mindedly making such a conclusion, I look at the treasure box that contains items in it. From the treasure box’s treasure chest, it looks something like a matryoshka doll*. When I opened the treasure box, I found a bag containing gold, and a ring came out. (TN: a doll inside of a doll)

“As I put the gold in my item box as it is…… there’s a ring huh.”

On the ring the I picked up, a beautiful purple jewel was embedded on it.

For the time being, I activate the appraisal skill to check its effect.

『Ring of misfortune』 …… Legendary class equipment. A ring filled with the remorse of Treasure box. Correction of minus 2 times for the wearer’s luck

“Where is the legend there!?”

It’s not a good effect at all!? Minus correction for luck, it said! If I equip it, I’ll be super misfortune!?

I have no idea why, this equipment was made to be legendary.

However, because I knew the sad past of Treasure box, I can’t throw it away.

…… I don’t have to equip it, so I should just throw it into my item box.

I put away the ring that will never be used, and take a rest.

“Fuh…… for the time being, I’ve collected everything.”

Even if I look around, there seems to be nothing left behind.

“……wait, this is not the time to be taking a break, we have to join with Altria-san.”

“But Seiichi, if we don’t go back on the road we came, there is a dead end ahead, you know?”

As Saria said, there was no way to go any further in the room where I encountered treasure box, and it seemed that turning back at once is a necessity.

“I guess, I only wonder if what is the direction in which Altria is in for a while now.”

That way, at the crossroads, we simply have to go in that direction.

I, took out the 『Guidance stone』, which was given by Altria-san from my item box.

However ——

“……Hey, Saria. Was the guidance stone red?”

“Eh? I think it was silver, though ……”

“That’s right……”

The guidance stone I took out is, glowing red and blinking for some reason, and is not silver like the time it was handed over.

Saria also noticed that the appearance of the guidance stone I took out was strange, and Saria herself took out the guidance stone she had been given.

“Ah, mine too……”

The guidance stone passed to Saria, just like the guidance stone I was given, has a red light blinking repeatedly.

“This is…… what does it mean?”

It should certainly have been silver at first. It was, but now it kept flashing red light as if it was warning something.

With Saria, no matter how much I think about it, I don’t know the reason. That was when, I suddenly came up with something.

“That’s right! If I try to appraise this guidance stone, I might know something.”

From the start, the effect of the guidance stone was only briefly explained by Altria-san. Therefore, it’s not strange for it to have an effect which we don’t know. I immediately activate the appraisal skill, and investigate the cause.

『Guidance stone』…… By pouring in the owner’s magic power and passing it to the others, the direction of the owner can be known. When the owner is in danger, it will shine red, in order to let the others know about the danger

“”Altria-saaaaaaaaaann!?””

This is dangerous!? Altria-san is in a pinch!? We don’t have time to relax!

“Wait …… where is Altria-san!? In which direction should we go!?”

“I.I don’t know!”

In Altria-san’s pinch that we were suddenly informed, both I and Saria became impatient.

“Tha,that’s right! There’s the guidance stone for such a case, isn’t it!”

I use the guidance stone to get to Altria’s place right away. Then, the guidance stone rose, and it collided into a nearby wall.

………….

“That righttttttttttttttttttttttttt!”

The guidance stone does not lead us to Altria-san’s place, it just shows us her direction!

Even though I made the same mistake at the beginning and just confirmed the effect, making such a mistake again means that I am getting that impatient.

“Dammit! This wall…… this waaaaaaaaaaaaall!”

I hit the wall where the guidance stone was hitting with all my strength. Zudooooooooooooooooooooon!!!!

“” ………… “”

I and Saria, are dumbfounded by what just happened. That’s because, as I hit the wall with all my might, such wall has disappeared.

“………Yes?”

When I hit the wall, it broke easily, though ……. No, was it broken, or…… it vanished?

“Eeeh…… I, simply am a monster ……”

With this too much power, I’m surprised surpassing amazement. It penetrated the wall in front of me, and even the wall beyond that was blown away by my fist pressure.

If I could break the wall so easily, then we didn’t have to get separated from Altria-san from the beginning, right? Well, if I hit that like I did just now at the time we were divided, I’m sure Altria-san would get injured, though……

When I pull my cheeks, and fall into a mild self-loathing, Saria pats me on the back.

“You did it, Seiichi! Now we can go to Altria-san!”

“Eh? ……Ah”

That’s right! I wanted to cry at the power of my goodbye humanity, but now, thanks to that power, I can go to Altria-san’s place! Hurray for cheat!

“Saria! I’m going to run with all my might, so I’m gonna hold you for a little!”

“Yup!”

Between Saria and my status, my agility is overwhelmingly higher.

So, I held Saria, and decided to activate the skill 『Moment』 as it is and move towards Altria-san’s place. There are many ways to hold her, but I quickly hold Saria in the form of a princess hug.

…… A princess hug, I didn’t think that I would have the opportunity to do that…… You don’t know what will happen in life. Well, even if I live normally, I don’t think princess hugs are rare, though.

“Then, hold on tight…… It’s my, first time running with full power, so I don’t know what speed will come out.”

“Understood!”

After hearing Saria’s reply, I activated the skill 『Moment』.

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