Chapter 139

Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu 139

Defense Specialization and the Lord

Kasumi had succeeded in getting all 3 items, and so she separated from the other guild members and went to the last gate .

“Phew… What will happen now?”

There was no information out there yet .

Kasumi was the first person to enter the building .

“I’ll go and see what’s at the top . ”

She went down the hallways and up the stairs that were illuminated by purple flames .

There were no rooms to enter, and she kept her guard up as she went up to the highest floor .

“Alright…there is…no one here . ”

The only thing in sight at the top was tightly shut sliding doors .

If there was anything in this building, it would be beyond here .

Kasumi took in a deep breath and pushed the paper doors open .

Inside was a completely ordinary room with a tatami mat floor .

In the far back sat a single Yokai in a white skirt . He had white hair and two horns sprouted from his forehead .

He looked mostly like an Oni, but was quite different from the giant 4-meter tall Oni that they had instantly killed a short while ago .

From the information she gathered at the gate, Kasumi assumed that he was the lord of this place . And she watched his movements carefully .

“Oh…? I did not expect a human to come here . ”

The Oni said as he stood up . Then he started to walk towards her .

He must have been 2-meters tall and had an overwhelming presence .

“Hmm, you have them . Then come with me . ”

The Oni turned his back to her and returned to his spot, where he drew a circle on the ground and then disappeared .

“I guess I will . ”

Kasumi braced herself and stepped into the circle . She arrived in a wilderness that resembled the place that they had killed the dragon . The Oni was standing a short distance away from her .

She looked around her but there wasn’t a single tree or boulder in sight .

“I was considering just stepping aside for you…but I changed my mind, human . ”

“…”

“Defeat me . If you succeed, you will have my seat as lord . ”

Kasumi had considered the possibility that she would have to fight, and so she unsheathed her blade without showing any surprise .

“Now, let’s do this, human . ”

As soon as his voice reached Kasumi’s ears, a white light sparkled from the Oni’s right hand .

He was now holding a sword .

“Let’s!”

Kasumi was in combat mode now, and she dashed towards the Oni .

In spite of there still being a distance between them, the Oni swung his sword down .

Kasumi saw that the sword’s blade stretched out and reached her before she disappeared .

She had died because she had stopped for a second .

When she returned to the town, she first checked to see if the items had not disappeared . Then she decided to check if she would be allowed to challenge him again .

“Hmm? His attack damage was quite high… Well, I’ll keep trying if I can . I bet I could have dodged that attack just now . ”

She had died many times while trying to acquire her demon sword, and so she was quick to switch gears even after being killed .

1 week later . Kasumi was sprawled on the desk in the guild home .

“Sally? What happened to Kasumi?”

“Apparently she can’t kill the last boss no matter what . It’s just a single boss, but very strong . Well, you won’t reach it for a long time…but would you like to hear what kind of boss it is?”

Translations by AsianHobbyist Website “Yes! Tell me!”

Maple said energetically, and so Sally started to tell her .

“It’s a single enemy that has to be fought solo . And its fighting style apparently changes depending on your job… But no one has been able to defeat it yet . People are saying that there must be a weakness somewhere . ”

Sally added that its movement patterns for a few jobs have been made public .

“Can you go there, Sally?”

“No, not yet . ”

Sally’s permit was one rank too low to get there .

However, it was clear that she would be allowed to challenge it in the very near future .

“Are you going to fight it too, Sally?”

“I don’t know…I’ll fight enemies, even if the chances of winning are slim, but I won’t fight if there is no chance of winning at all . ”

Sally was practically saying that she could not win against this boss .

“It must be super strong if you can’t beat it . ”

“I guess . Well, I think that I will challenge it one day… I think if we could fight it together, we would have a chance . ”

But there was no point in talking about what couldn’t be done, and so she didn’t continue any further .

“So that’s why Kasumi is like that . ”

Kasumi’s current state was of a tired player who had been defeated too many times .

“Yeah . Oh, right . There will be an event soon…like the cow hunting one before . ”

“Ugh…I’ll quietly stick with raising my permit level . ”

Maple had enough things to do as it was, and this was not the kind of event that she wanted to touch right now .

She would have ‘Savagery’ from the beginning this time, which would make things easier, but she already had a bias against it .

Maple decided that she would ignore this event for the most part, and prioritize her current goal .

“That’s good . There is so much to do in this town, after all . ”

“I’ll focus on my permit during the event period…and do some exploring now . ”

Maple put the ram horns on her head and changed into her kimono before walking out into the town again .

“What should I do? Hmm, where to go…”

Maple folded her arms and walked around at random .

As she wandered around and wondered, a certain store that sold equipment caught her eye .

“Speaking of which…I haven’t really gone in any of these stores . ”

As Maple had only ever used the Unique Series or equipment made by Izu, she rarely came to places like this .

“Helloo…”

Maple entered the store and looked at the retail equipment .

The pretty armor and boldly shaped weapons were definitely striking, but Maple did not find anything that exceeded what she already had .

“I have plenty of money…maybe I should buy something? But maybe it’s better to have it made . ”

In the end, she made a round of the entire store without picking anything up and arrived at the counter . There, she noticed that there was a poster on the wall behind the clerk that advertised a bonus for anyone who bought more than 5 items .

Translations by AsianHobbyist Website

“I think I’ll buy something then . ”

Maple bought 5 cheap items at random and received a scroll from the clerk .

“‘Quick Change’?”

It was a skill that anyone could use, and news of it had already spread to many others .

Though, the members of Maple Tree were busy and always moving around, and so it had not penetrated there yet .

“Quick Change . ’

Change to equipment that has been set . Use it again to change back to your original equipment .

“I see, I see . So I can set my other equipment…!”

Maple left the store with a skill that allowed her to make small adjustments .