Chapter 163

Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu 163

Defense Specialization and the Silent Forest

The two of them cautiously climbed the stairs until they arrived safely at the top .

The branches of the huge tree were spacious enough for both of them to stand on .

There was also a cool wind that blew here, and the sounds of the rustling leaves echoed around them .

Inside of this relaxing greenery and wind, there was one single magic circle that shone with a green light on one of the branches .

“Should we go?”

“Yeah, of course . ”

Their footsteps echoed as they walked on the tree branch . The magic circle was sparkling invitingly as they approached it .

When Maple touched it, her body was enveloped in a green light and she disappeared .

Pain followed after her, and then they both found themselves teleported to a different place when they opened their eyes .

Unlike the last place, they were not in an eerily quiet forest .

It was dense with trees and bright green leaves .

Fresh, red fruits glistened in the bushes, and the sky above was blue .

However, this lively forest had absolutely no sound coming from it . Not the twittering of birds or the rustling of leaves . Not even their own footsteps had sound .

“What is this place…?”

Maple let out what was the only sound to be heard here .

“MP increase skills, I think? That’s perfect . ”

Pain started to explain to Maple what could be gained here .

“I understand . It’s a good opportunity, so let’s do this!”

“Yes, let’s go . ”

Just where in this forest you were supposed to head to, Pain had such information recorded as a memo . And so he checked it repeatedly as they made their way through the forest .

“Don’t move away from me . Monsters will appear if you go off course . ”

And so Maple stayed as close to Pain as possible .

Pain started to talk about the boss monster that was waiting for them .

Maple listened to him carefully and prepared so that they would be able to take it down easily .

Eventually, the two of them were able to reach their destination without attracting a single monster in the forest .

It was a clearing where the wind and the leaves danced in the air . In the far back, there was a stump that was about 1-meter wide .

“The boss should come now . ”

“Huh!? Okay!”

Maple hesitantly held her shield up and unsheathed her sword .

At the same time, a green light started to take shape above the tree stump . And then a human that was made entirely out of wood appeared as if breaking out of the stump .

It was a short person that was 160 cm tall, and it wore a hat made of vines and leaves .

Translations by AsianHobbyist Website There was also a simple wooden staff in its right hand, which was wrapped in vines and flowers .

Before the two of them attacked, the boss monster waved its staff . Leaves rose into the air and attacked them .

Pain easily moved around the leaves and attacked the boss, but Maple could not do the same .

Even if she knew what would happen, she did not have enough speed to evade the attack .

“Ahh!”

The leaves of the trees surrounded Maple .

Their effect was that they switched your gear with random gear in your inventory, and that state would stay until the end of the battle .

“…Uh?”

The leaves disappeared, and when Maple opened her eyes again, the first thing that she saw was her familiar-looking white armor .

Unlike Pain, Maple hardly had any gear in her inventory .

Her accessories were a mess, and she had the crown she got in the jungle on her head . The rest was just sub-equipment .

“Hm, it’s alright!”

Maple unsheathed her short sword and moved close to Pain, who had already started to attack the boss ahead of her .

“‘Dedicated Affection’!”

Maple blocked the wind blades that were flying towards Pain . They were nullified and unable to hurt Maple .

If Maple was carrying her shield, then Pain could focus on his role as an attacker .

Gold hair and blue eyes .

And since both were wearing pure white armor, they looked just like siblings .

The merciless knight who was protected by affection used his shining holy blade to cut the monster’s four limbs off .

His attack power was of the highest class, and it viciously carved off its HP .

“This should be a short fight!”

Pain swung his sword with all of his might .

His sword slashed through the wooden walls the boss made, and even the armor of vines .

Maple continued to protect him with her indestructible shield .

The bosses barrage of wind blades and tornadoes of leaves were all blocked and trampled by her .

The monster was not strong enough to beat these two by itself .

Translations by AsianHobbyist Website The boss monster’s body changed into that of a withered tree and crumbled into pieces .

Pain quickly checked his skills and Maple changed her equipment back to normal .

Just as she opened her inventory in order to take out a potion to recover her HP, she remembered it .

“Ahh!! I can’t heal!”

It had become such a habit for her, that she had moved without thinking .

Maple shouted her mistake to no one in particular . Pain watched her .

Pain was thinking about how beatable she would seem if you had only seen her as she was now .