Chapter 21:
Dungeon Clearing...
"Jii-chan!"(Leo)
I rushed to
him.
"To be
frank... using <Breakthrough>, you can become stronger for a while, but
it will also put on a heavy burden in your body."(Kent)
Jii-chan said
in a faint voice that usually would be unthinkable for him.
"Even so,
you'll be fine, right?"(Leo)
I asked,
fearing the response.
"I think
it was okay when I was young... But it seems like it's no good at this
age."(Kent)
Eh? What do you
mean by no good?
For now, I’ll
try using <Appraisal> on jii-chan.
Kent Forster
Lv.164
Age: 59
Tribe: Human
Occupation:
Former Hero
Condition:
Aging
Physical
strength: 0 / 12630
Magic: 80 / 970
Power: 5080⇒60
Speed: 4090⇒80
Luck: 140
Attributes:
None
Skills:
Non-attribute
magic Lv. MAX, Swordsmanship Lv. MAX,
Sword Technique
Lv. MAX, Magical Operation Lv. 4,
Space Storage,
Limit Breakthrough
Titles:
A person from a
different world,
Devil's Dungeon
Trails,
Hero
His physical
strength has gone down to 0...
"Jii-chan...
don't die, you hear me!?"(Leo)
I shouted while
holding jii-chan's shoulders.
However...
"Leo...
you have become stronger... surpassed me, even... Therefore, from now on, don't
worry about how people around will see you. Live confidently..."(Kent)
Saying that,
jii-chan closed his eyes...
"Jii-chan!"(Leo)
I started
shaking jii-chan with all my strength.
However, there
was no response at all...
Then, I tried
using <Appraisal> one more time.
Kent Forster
Lv.164
Age: 59
Tribe: Human
Occupation:
Former Hero
Condition: Dead
Physical
strength: 0 / 12630
Magic: 0 / 970
Power: 5080⇒0
Speed: 4090⇒0
Luck: 140
Attributes:
None
Skills:
Non-attribute
magic Lv.MAX, Swordsmanship Lv.MAX,
Sword Technique
Lv.MAX, Magical Operation Lv.4,
Space Storage,
Limit Breakthrough
Titles:
A person from a
different world,
Devil's Dungeon
Trails,
Hero
His condition
became dead...
"He really
died..."(Leo)
I saw it when I
used <Appraisal> but... I still couldn't believe it.
If only that
bastard didn't exist...
Thinking so, I
looked at the corpse of the Mad Demon, it started to shine, and a drop came
out. It was a ring.
When I used
<Appraisal> on it...
<Demon's
Ring>
A ring that
gives resistance to abnormal conditions,
Doubles the
damage given to demon monsters.
As expected of
the drop of the Last Boss.
Even without
modification, it has a great ability.
"I'll try
to be always wearing it..."(Leo)
I have to wear
it, so I don't ever forget what happened today.
Then, when I
looked around, I found another door besides the entrance.
"For now,
I have no choice but to proceed..."(Leo)
I can't stay
here thinking about it... Let's think about going home now.
Thinking so,
while carrying jii-chan, I opened the door and left the boss's room...
『Congratulations.』
An announcement
was heard as soon as I left the boss's room.
『You are the
first to conquer the Beginner Edition of this Dungeon of Trials.』
"Beginner?"(Leo)
『I'll give you
the <Transfer> skill.』
『And now, you
can go to the Advanced Edition by stepping on the magic circle just ahead.』
Being told so,
when I looked around the room, there was indeed a large magic circle drawn on
the floor.
"You're
kidding, right? Here still isn't the goal..."(Leo)
『You are free to
challenge it now. But if you are going to do it after returning home, please
transfer here or clear the Beginner Edition again.』
The
announcement was over.
"For now,
let's go home."(Leo)
Challenging it
now is out of the question.
For now, I just
wanna go home.
"By the
way, it seems that can now use <Transfer>, but how do I do it?"(Leo)
⎡I think that if you imagine the place you want to go to, it will
work.⎦
"Eh?"(Leo)
⎡I'm sorry for startling you. I'm your goggles.⎦
Come to think
of it, I'm still wearing my goggles.
"Or not,
what kind of goggles have I made??"(Leo)
[ED: here Leo
uses ãããªã(janai), which is kinda hard to
translate, but most should be familiar with the term, for example, "Ah,
hello─janai, what are you doing here?!"]
Can it hold a
normal conversation?
<Universal
Assist Goggles>
A pair of
goggles that supports the owner in various manners,
There are many
things it can do, so just ask directly.
Creator: Leonce
Forster
What's with this
<Appraisal> results...
I guess I can
just ask directly?
"Hello,
Goggles-san?"(Leo)
⎡Please call me Anna.⎦(Anna)
"So you
have a name... Anna, what can you do?"(Leo)
⎡In supporting you, I can do everything from pointing directions to
analyzing the enemy's weaknesses.⎦(Anna)
"You can
find out the enemy's weaknesses?"(Leo)
⎡Yes, though I won't say anything about an enemy weaker than
Leo-sama.⎦(Anna)
"Thank you
for that. By the way, I can <Transfer> outside from here,
right?"(Leo)
⎡Yes, as long as you've been there once before.⎦(Anna)
"I see.
Let's try it, then..."(Leo)
Saying that, I
imagined the place I wanted to go to.
Then, the
scenery changed in an instant, and I found myself at the entrance of the
dungeon.
There were many
adventurers gathered there.
"A-Are you
the one who cleared this dungeon?"(Adventurer)
"Eh?
Yes."(Leo)
"At this
age, huh? Then, who's that you're carrying with you?"(Adventurer)
"It's
jii-chan."(Leo)
"I-Is that
so? That must be hard."(Adventurer)
The man's
hitherto firm tone, turned to a gentle one when he learned that the deceased
was my grandfather.
"Move,
move!"
A man came out
of the crowd.
"Ah, Guild
Master!"(Adventurer)
Ooh, this
person is the Guild Master, huh...
"Oh, Lutz.
I heard that the dungeon has been conquered, is that true?"(Guild Master)
"Looks
like that. It seems this child is the one who conquered it."(Lutz)
"That's a
lie, right?"(Guild Master)
He looked at
me, his face saying he couldn't believe it.
"That's
not a lie. This kid is the only one who has been transferred here since the
announcement, after all."(Lutz)
"That must
be true, then... Who are you, anyway?"(Guild Master)
"Me?"(Leo)
"Ah,
there's someone else besides you... Wait, isn't the one you're carrying on your
back the Hero-sama?"(Guild Master)
"This
person is a hero?"(Lutz)
"Yes. He's
old now, so it's hard to see, but this person is definitely a hero."(Guild
Master)
"That
means... This child is the grandson of a hero, huh?"(Lutz)
"Is that
how it is?"(Guild Master)
"Yes.
Jii-chan has told me about this hero thing."(Leo)
"I see.
That must be hard for you, but can you tell me your name?"(Guild Master)
"I'm
Leonce Forster, please call me Leo."(Leo)
"Understood.
So, is it true that you conquered the dungeon?"(Guild Master)
"Yes. But
it would really have been impossible without jii-chan."(Leo)
"That must
have been difficult. Then, do you have any proof?"(Guild Master)
"This."(Leo)
I reached out
my hand and showed the ring.
"This ring
is amazing. How did you get it?"(Guild Master)
"You can
get it by defeating the boss of the 50th floor."(Leo)
"I see.
Then, why didn't the dungeon collapse even though there was an
announcement?"(Guild Master)
"Are they
usually like that?"(Leo)
"Yes,
that's because the dungeon dies when it's cleared."(Guild Master)
"I see.
Then, I know the reason."(Leo)
"Wh-What's
the reason?"(Guild Master)
"Simple.
That's because there's still a continuation to this dungeon."(Leo)
"Wh-What
does that mean? You've cleared it, right?"(Guild Master)
"Are you
serious? Even though you've finished it, there's still more?"(Lutz)
Lutz-san's face
was like 'Give me a break already.'.
"Calm
down. This is a new discovery. It must be reported to His Majesty the Emperor,
immediately!"(Guild Master)
"So, what
are you going to do now, boy?"(Lutz)
"I'm going
home."(Leo)
"Oh, I
see."(Lutz)
"You are
going home, huh. If so, stay home for a while, because dungeon conquerors
receive a reward from the Emperor."(Guild Master)
Reward? Do you
get something like that?
"U-Understood."(Leo)
Then, I used
<Transfer>.
⎡This is the town's outskirts, huh. Why didn't you go straight
home?⎦(Anna)
Anna, which was
dangling around my neck, asked me.
Apparently, we
can communicate even without me properly wearing it...
"Jii-chan's
horse should be around here somewhere."(Leo)
Saying that, I
looked around to see if there was a horse nearby.
Then, I saw a
horse approaching in the distance.
Th-That's
jii-chan's horse!
Then, the horse
roared with sorrow when it saw me carrying jii-chan's corpse.
"I'm
sorry, I let jii-chan die. If only I could use creation magic a little
faster..."(Leo)
My tears came
out while I apologized to the horse...
Then, after
crying for a while, I used <Transfer> and returned home.
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Thanks for the treat.
ReplyDeleteTell me that I am not the only one who's through about him using his magic with the ring to revive his grandfather
ReplyDeleteI mean, death doesn't count as an abnormal condition, so... besides, if it could be interpreted that way, I'm sorry, but the ring's ability is to reduce the chance of the person being infected with an abnormal condition, not removing one.
DeleteWell that was unexpected.
ReplyDeleteHe what now? Kinda cane out of left field
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