Hello everyone, this is my first time translating light novels.
I first discovered this novel after reading the comic. I think the story was quite interesting, but until now only three chapters have been published.
I tried to search for the translated novel, and a few days ago I found the prologue chapter already translate by one month ago and no more updates.
Therefore, I decided to translate this novel, and as an experiment I tried to translate it from the prologue chapter.The results of my translation differed in several parts. There may be some translations that was not clear.
So, I ask for comments and suggestions from you.
Please enjoy the chapter :).
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Translator: LN&WN Warrior
A man came out from the underground walkway called "Chikho", Hokkaido's biggest dungeon in Sapporo. He looked around before letting out a small sigh.
The only one who can enter the dungeon are adventurers which are jobs that most people yearn to be.
In the vicinity of "Chikho" entrance, there were many girls watching with their sharp eyes for their idol's arrival.
Surely they were waiting for adventurers to appear.
If male adventurer who appeared was single, he without a doubt would receive a proactive approach.
However, this man figure wasn't reflected in their eyes.
It didn't mean that he wasn't noticed because his face was ugly.
This man presence was just too thin.
It happened on the internet, too.
His adventure articles on "Let's be an Adventurer!" website didn't get many views.
He didn't receive any comment, no matter how many journals he uploaded.
His PV (page views) was constant at one digit.
Even that was some visitor who clicked the wrong site.
He left the blog without reading its articles.
'It seems like it doesn't make me stand out just because I become an adventurer.'
'What a sad fact.'
'In the end, no one aware my existence today, even though I pass through the public square with the slow pace strategy.'
He who wanted to be noticed walked slowly and shabbily.
But fortunately, no one noticed his slow pace.
His dignity as a person was protected.
That was not a pitiful mistake, but......
That man,
Karaboshi Haruki, let out a heavy sigh from his mouth once again.
'......let's go home.'
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It was approximately five years ago that the existence of dungeons was confirmed.
It happened suddenly in all corners of the world simultaneously.
Some countries survived, and the others fell.
It included the G8 (advanced eight countries) and caused a division between light and dark.
Why does a dungeon birth and how does it occur.
In the first place, what is a dungeon?
The surviving countries are currently raising their total power and improving their analytical study.
Japan was hit by the same disaster as the rest of the world.
We had a temporary peace because the stampede at the time of dungeon outbreak is currently suppressed.
National qualification for adventurer was born in Japan during the chaos occurrence.
Qualified adventurers risked their lives by exploring dungeons and defeating monsters.
By people, there are various reasons for risking their lives.
Because their blood relative and important person were killed by monsters.
Because they longed for Role Playing Game (RPG).
Because they could aim for fortune.
In recent years there was a reason like being superior in job hunting.
"Since I was an active adventurer, I have the confidence to adapt in harsh environments!"
To appeal yourself as the best company slave, you need to have a great determination to dive in the dungeon.
Besides the dungeon, some people awakened special abilities that have never existed.
For example, some gained the ability to make swords energy.
Some other people gained the ability to see the nature of unknown materials and items discovered in the dungeon.
Those people called that special ability as "true self".
In other words, they went to the dungeon to search for their true self, their high consciousness.
Adventurers risked their lives to search for dream and hope in the dungeon.
Currently adventure business has established its position as the fourth industry in Japan.
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Karaboshi Haruki drove his car in spite of his fatigue after dungeon exploration, to his home in the countryside.
'Karaboshi - the star which floats in the sky. It is truly a beautiful family name.'
'Haruki - it is shining without clouds.'
'I have no complaints about this meaningful name.'
'However, I continue to be called Air from elementary school because of the combination between those.'
'I'm really reluctant.'
'Because of that, they would say "Eeh? is Air not here?" even when I attended the drinking party.'
'......I want to think that it was not harassing.'
'Even though I was in front of them,
"Have you ever seen Karaboshi?"
".......eh, who?"
"He is a guy in our class...."
"Huh? Did we have such a person? "
"It should be because his name was in the attendance list. But I have never seen him before. "
were what they said.'
'I really want to believe that is not harassment!'
......Anyway, Haruki who had an Air-like presence resigned from the printing company 1 month ago and became a professional adventurer.
It was to release his title as Air and to obtain a presence which can't be ignored!
However, he is still an Air-like existence currently.
'The result of today's hunt is 10,000 yen.'
'Most of it has been blown off for transportation expenses.'
He stopped his car in front of the house and lifted the garage's shutter.
"......eh?"
There was a car-size hole in the garage.
"Is it subsidence? ......but, it doesn't seem to be."
The stairs were from the entrance of the garage to the back.
It was not land subsidence.
Of course, when he left there were no such stairs.
Therefore, the stairway hole should be formed when Haruki came back from "Chikho".
'This is probably a dungeon.'
"No way, how that is happening in my house......"
It is not unusual for a dungeon to appear suddenly without any sign.
"A dungeon appeared in the house area" was often become a topic on "Let's be" BBS.
'This is not the only phenomenon.'
'Even so for a dungeon in my garage, I guess it might be like winning a lottery.......'
At the entrance of the dungeon, Haruki was feeble and fell with his knees on the ground, even though he didn't know when monsters would appear in that place.
His shoulder trembled slightly in a moment.
"My snowplow......!!"
The household snowplow in the garage for winter has disappeared with the dungeon's appearance.
'This problem is greater (personally) than the dungeon's appearance.'
'Hokkaido's winter is not easy.'
'No matter how much countermeasures are taken, some people will surely become victims.'
'Trials of nature are not easy.'
'In such an area, snow removal is the most important issue for winter survival.'
'The way to solve it is by using a home snowplow.'
The location of Haruki's house is in the countryside, and his home site is ten times larger than the building.
'Manually clearing snow for such area is nothing but an impossible penalty.'
'The price of one unit is approximately 300,000 Yen.'
'How hard it was to save money for the sake to buy this unit......'
While screaming and shedding tears, he stared at the culprit that robbed his snowplow, the savior in the snow country.
At the entrance,
a rectangular stone fell on the first step of the staircase.
Its size was about larger than a hand.
The thickness was about a centimeter.
The appearance seemed like a stone.
It was too light and has almost fallen when he picked it up.
The surface was smooth.
'It seems like a tablet' was Haruki's first impression.
When he looked at carefully, he found a rounded-corner square at its upper right corner.
'Is it a button?'
Without thinking, Haruki touched the square.
*Flash*
The stone lightly glowed, became light grain and hit Haruki's chest.
"......wha!?"
Reflectively, he put both of his hand in front of his chest. But, the impact didn't come.
He opened his eyes nervously.
'It seems I don't get injured.'
"......what was that?"
Haruki who tilted his head noticed that his sense strangely degenerated.
He felt his consciousness stuck.
Then, a light emerged from his chest before turning into a rectangular stone in front of his eyes.
Haruki hurriedly took the stone.
On the surface of the tablet-like stone, white letters which previously not there emerged.
Karaboshi Haruki (27) Gender: Male
Skill Point(s): 3
Class: Swordsman
+ Vitality
+ Strength
+ Agility
+ Technique
+ Intuition
+ Special
'……Could this be a skill board?'