Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta ore wa Meikyuu o Samayou
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Mishael"Sorry, ne, everyone; I've caused you trouble." (Ramis)
When it became morning the first things Ramis, whose color looks quite a lot better, said were words of thanks and apologies, bowing her head.
Everyone was preparing breakfast, but they rushed over to the lightly-dressed Ramis descending from the cart.
"O-, your body's feeling better? Don't ya push yourself." (Hyurumi)
"E,ee, please do not push yourself. We can have Hakkon-san put out fresh Haerowasay."
By the way, Haerowasay is referring to spinach. There are a lot of vegetables that aren't different from Japan's, but the names are completely different.
Aa, I handed over that and canned raisin bread. If you're talking about iron, I heard that there was some in raisins.
"Everyone, I'm sorry I didn't say anything about feeling sick."
"So that was what that bloody smell was. I thought you were hiding some raw meat."
When Mikene fired that off while tilting his head, his comrades also nodded in agreement. I knew the Tasmanian devils' sense of smell is keen, but I hadn't thought that they would be able to sniff out the scent of menstruation.
"With just this, girls are at a disadvantage when it comes ta' Hunter activities. This ain't a rushed job. Don't push yourself."
"Th,that's right. Your troubles are everyone's troubles." (Mishael)
"Thanks. I'll reflect on it."(Ramis)
Are, it's still kind of suspiciously done, but he's able to have a conversation even if he's not in ikemen-mode. Even though there's no way he can interact without his communication disorder acting up, because he hurriedly washed the girls' clothes, did the fence around his heart lower a little?
Because I'm gazing at the three of them conversing, I realized something. Could it be that you'd see this situation as none other than Mishael's harem party? Two beauties and healing beastmen. I'm a vending machine so I'd be considered a magical tool, huh?
Without the vending machine, it would be the ideal fantasy party.
With Ramis's embarrassment as the start, Mishael opened his heart and became able to take meals with them, and after a week had passed he had completely gotten used to it.
"However, Hakkon-san; he's an excellent magical tool, ne." (Mishael)
"That's right. Both the meals and the drinks are tasty, all kinds of useful tools are put out, and he protects with the Barrier, he's amazing!"
If you praise me that much I'll get embarrassed. She's not conveying my thoughts; should I say voicing her true feelings very much like Ramis?
"I have seen all sorts of magical tools, but this kind of magical tool is a first." (Mishael)
"Yeah, that's right. It's just within what I know, but there ain't any magical tool similar to Hakkon recorded in the books. When talking to Hakkon it's possible to get some information, but … I've also pestered him for things that don't exist."(Hyurumi)
"Even so, just having the possibility of understanding his intentions is amazing. Right, Hakkon-san?"(Mishael)
"Welcome."
What's more, Mishael also seems to have favorably accepted me.
Because the distance between him and Ramis and Hyurumi was getting smaller, one would be suspicious of the matter of love affairs, but there are practically no hints of that. On one side it's an ikemen, on the other is two beautiful girls. It makes a pretty picture, but it seems like neither side has any interest. It might be that both sides already have their hearts set on a partner, na.
It's been over two weeks since we set out to survey the perimeter but since there wasn't anything that happened, other than Ramis' condition being bad, and we also didn't meet any other living beings, it seems we're about to complete one circle around.
The maze's outer wall doesn't have any breaks or broken places, so just confirming it's safe seems it will complete the job. According to Hyurumi's calculations we'll reach the Maze Level's Community in three more days, so it looks like we'll finish safely without any dangers.
I've been providing for them with quite the low prices so my Points have pretty much not been increasing, but I have at least 500,000 Points left so there's no need to panic.
The three people are having fun talking to each other. He's wearing jet black armor, so at a glance he looks like an ikemen, but if you carefully observe him, Mishael is hunched over so that it looks like a little brother deferring to his two older sisters.
Come to think of it he said he had an older sister, so he originally had the temperament of a little brother, I bet.
"N-… Everyone stop!"
Mikene, in the front, stopped in his tracks, baring his fangs and stopping the boar cart.
Looking closing, each and every one of the other members of the Big Eater Brigade also had tense expressions; their noses are twitching, sniffing some sort of scent.
"Pel, can you tell by smell?"
"Er, let's see, the smell of people is coming from a little further ahead. I think they haven't wiped their bodies so it's quite smelly, naa. There's four, five human men. It seems there aren't any other animals or monster. Shote, can you hear them?"
"Yeah, I can't hear what they're saying, but there are a lot of men's voices."
Pel's sense of smell is sharp and Shote's sense of hearing is excellent, so Mikene listened to the two of their opinions and nodded in assent.
"Hyurumi-san. I don't know what their aim is, but it seems there are around five humans lurking ahead."(Mikene)
"For real, Mikene? Hunters at the perimeter… ain't it. There ain't no reason to loiter around a creature-less wasteland. Positively thinking, they'd be Bear President's errand runners, but…" (Hyurumi)
"Would there be something urgent that's come up?"
It seems that the occasion where we'll need our strength has come. However, if there was a need to hurry, it wouldn't just be people who came. Normally the boar carts and horses, although I don't know if they have them, they would use those kinds of quick transportation.
"A-, it looks like it'll be a smidge bad. On top of them bein' on foot, there ain't no way that they'd use that kind of numbers to come tell us something. That'd be the guys who get lonely easily and those guys who are way cautious who'd be stick together that."
Hyurumi has the same opinion as me, huh? If you assume them to be hostile to us, their aim would be the magical tool, me.
Otherwise, Ramis and Hyurumi are beauties so their aim would be making them slaves and human trafficking. Come to think of it, the entire Big Eaters Brigade is a rare species, and when they don't say anything their adorable, so they seem they'd be popular with the majority of people who have taste. Of course, I mean that from a criminal mindset.
That much is what I can understand for now. When kidnapping on this unpopular level, it wouldn't be suspicious to say the victims died in the maze. There's the problem with how to transport the victims, but I bet there's a hidden way to do it.
"Everyone, I'm terribly sorry. There's a high chance that the people lying in wait are those related to me."
Mishael's face clouded over and he said that very bitterly.
To think it'd be related to that one. It's not like it's definite, but he has some understanding of their aim.
"From here I'll face them alone. I can't cause trouble to you, after all."(Mishael)
Mishael, who swiftly went into ikemen mode, who began to walk without waiting for a response – – Ramis grabbed that man's shoulder.
"We still haven't confirmed it, right? And if it's dangerous then you should go alone, you know." (Ramis)
"Please let go. The lives of those who come with me would be in peril."
It seems like he was trying to shake off that hand, but there's no way he could escape the super-strength of Ramis who was gripping his armored shoulder tightly, so it looks like a kid throwing a fit trying to escape from his parents.
"Ya calm down now. Do you have any intentions on telling us why they be aiming at you?" (Hyurumi)
"None." (Mishael)
He clearly refused Hyurumi's question. That instant reply implies that there's some kind of secret.
It could also be some kind of complicated family situation. If it was just about his communication disorder there would be no problems… no, there are problems, but it wouldn't become something this serious; there's some other, hidden, big secret, na.
"I get that you're worried about our wellbeing, but ya don't gotta worry about that. We got Hakkon here, na." (Hyurumi)
"That's right. If Hakkon's nearby, you don't have to worry about getting hurt." (Ramis)
The words of the two who have full trust in me decided it.
"Welcome."
I have confidence that, as long as they're close to me, I can protect them with
With his mouth shut tightly like he wouldn't agree to our side's conversation, Mishael glared at me with eyes half closed. So he needs more proof than words.
I wrap Ramis, who is carrying me, in the
"Just what is this blue light…" (Mishael)
"This is, you see, Hakkon's Divine Blessing. It's called
A, Mishael's brows furrowed. Like he's looking at some suspicious item, he's staring hard. Maa, it makes sense that he can't believe it.
"I get your feelings of being unable to believe it. It be fine to test it by slashing it with all of your strength. If your attack doesn't go through at all, ya take us along with you, how about that?" (Hyurumi)
"You mean it, right? If it's unable to defend against me, you absolutely promise you won't chase after me?" (Mishael)
His eyes became sharp, and suddenly an oppressive atmosphere came from him. Mishael doesn't hate us, he acknowledges our earnestness. I guess the cold attitude is to keep us at a distance because it's dangerous.
However, Ramis is a softhearted person who picked up a vending machine and carried it away. She's not a woman who will give up with just this much.
"Un, that's fine. If that greatsword pierces the Barrier, even a little. We swear that we will obediently remain here for a day."(Ramis)
Without wavering from his cold look, Ramis returned his gaze.
Those eyes must have conveyed a strong will; Mishael drew his greatsword from the giant scabbard on his back. The upper body of a dragon is carved onto the grip, but in front of the grip is the dragon's head in place of the guard, and from that the widely flared, semi-transparent red blade extends.
It looks like it can exceed the defensive limits of
"Without holding back, I'm coming."
Carrying the blade on his shoulder, he crouches down. His battle pose is cool, na… wait, this isn't the time to be leisurely observing. Now, come, no matter what kind of attack it is,
"Haaaaaa-!"
A sharp exhale, a sharp swing down of the red blade, with an trajectory that slightly warped the tip it drew near - when I realized it the blade had already crashed into the
《Points have been reduced by 500》
Oooo-!
It went past the limits that the
How terrifying. This ain't your normal destructive force. If it's like this, I'll want to investigate how many Points Ramis's hit at full power would consume.
"Blocked… No way, this Evil Dragon's Roar attack was-"
As it was the situation where it was repelled, Mishael was absentminded and muttered bitterly. Right now's single attack was splendid, you know. I hadn't thought it would be possible for it to be half the damage of a hit from the Level Ruler.
"See, it's fine. Even if anything happens, there's no chance for us to get hurt." (Ramis)
"S'what she said." (Hyurumi)
A promise is a promise so, although reluctantly, Mishael approved of our accompaniment.
We're proceeding as if it's completely certain that they're enemies, but even if nothing occurs, it's better to be excessive than not.