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Chapter 254: Vol. 1

“Then, I’ll move to the next question.” (Naofumi)
“… Yes?” (Itsuki)

The current Itsuki seems to be incapable of lying.

This way, it’ll be too late for him to lie when his curse clears.

“What nickname did you go by in the Coliseum?” (Naofumi)

“Fu-” (Naofumi)

Ah, I almost started laughing.
He said it expressionlessly without any tone in his voice.

“And why did you go with that name?” (Naofumi)

“Are you an idiot?” (Naofumi)

“… What was that?” (Naofumi)

Wait, this guy is just saying whatever pops into his head.

But the fact that he thought such a thing pisses me off in itself.
… It’s fine. I’ll find out why he’s so fixated on justice later.

Or else I’ll run out of patience.

And I don’t care about this one’s sense of justice whatsoever.

“… You said that this world was ridiculously close to a game you knew of, correct?” (Naofumi)
“Yes. I thought this world worked in a similar fashion to the game Dimension Wave.” (Itsuki)

Past tense?

So his game sense has weakened from the curse?

“Then here’s the question. Why did you challenge the Spirit Turtle?” (Naofumi)
“Because if you don’t defeat it quickly, you’ll have to fight it anyways in a Story Mission. But that is…” (Itsuki)

I’ll omit the rest.

The conversation’s pretty much going as expected.

“Next is Houou, right?” (Naofumi)

“Fumu…Next Question. For this Dimension Wave game you played… What was the ending?” (Naofumi)

This is the fundamental difference between the games Ren, Motoyasu, and Itsuki played.

Itsuki’s the only one who could play the game to the ending.

“After you beat Ouryuu, the first part comes to an end. After that, it’s a free world, and you can do side quests.” (Itsuki)
“What!?” (Naofumi)

This is bad! Itsuki’s info has proven itself to be useless.

There are games that come in multiple parts to make you have to buy the sequel.

Cut me some slack here. Finish the damn game before you get sent to another world.

“What sort of game was it, anyways?” (Naofumi)

“Hah?” (Naofumi)

He suddenly starts speaking eloquently.

I thought his world was the normal one here. Even if he wasn’t as technologically advanced as Ren, he was still from the future.
No wonder I wasn’t able to get across to him.

Does that mean Motoyasu is the one whose world is closest to mine?

Though, it might just be a Galge for him.

“And?” (Naofumi)

“… Please say it in a way I can understand.” (Naofumi)

“Hmm… And?” (Naofumi)

“O-okay. What does that have to do with this Dimension Wave?” (Naofumi)
“It’s greatly connected. As a result of the analysis of the unnamed, unfinished gaming platform he left behind, the game Dimension Wave was born.” (Itsuki)

According to Itsuki, Dimension Wave was a game where anything was possible if you tried it.

The amount of characters that could be created were endless. That was the game’s main appeal.

But, all classes were connected in that they had to complete the World Quests. They had to combat the waves of disaster.

Most quests could be redone besides these ones.

Anyways, it was pretty much a free form game.

In his game, you were able to finish off the Spirit Turtle quickly in order to prevent casualties down the road.

“So you don’t know what comes after Ouryuu?” (Naofumi)
“No.” (Itsuki)

This is useless…

“… Next Question. There was a blue hourglass inside of the turtle. Do you know anything about it?” (Naofumi)

“Where was it?” (Naofumi)

“Fumu…” (Naofumi)

Was it treated as a background object?

Since it was only volume one, there must have been some sort of level cap.

“What was the max level?” (Naofumi)
“100.” (Itsuki)

Uwah. This isn’t helping me at all…
And how dare he call me a cheat when he only had this much info on the game.

“I’m surprised you went off to fight the Spirit Turtle like that.” (Naofumi)

“What about Houou?” (Naofumi)

“… Kirin?” (Naofumi)
“75.” (Itsuki)

Again… it seems I can’t expect much from this.
This guy lost easily at level 80.

“Is Houou strong?” (Naofumi)

“Is that why you got the illusion that you were the strongest?” (Naofumi)

“What do you think now?” (Naofumi)
“The Bow has some pros and cons.” (Itsuki)

Well, I guess he would realize it after we continuously beat him up.

Right now he can’t lie, so he’s saying whatever he thinks.

“Fue… What are Itsuki-sama and Naofumi-san talking about? I can’t follow the conversation at all.” (Rishia)

He never even told his comrades about his world?
Just how secretive does he have to be?

“I still have more to ask you. What led to you being held in that building?” (Naofumi)
“I was bounty hunting in the Zeltburg Coliseum, and princess Malty invited me over saying she wished to grant me power.” (Itsuki)

Princess Malty… is it?
It seems Itsuki actually doesn’t know.

“From here on, you are forbidden from calling the first princess by anything other than Witch. Of course, without honorifics.” (Naofumi)

“I see. Continue.” (Naofumi)
“Mald and his companions explained to me that their previous treatment of me was in order to grant me an opportunity to mature. Witch and some researchers handed me some sort of weapon fragment. I inserted it into my bow, and I got a new power.” (Itsuki)

Fumu… up ‘til this point, the story shares some similarities with common Robot and Battle animes.

But, the leader continues to fight his own battle. Eventually, his old comrades join him again, and he teams up with the princess driven out of her own country. Together, they defeat a great evil.

What’s more, the former princess led him to discover greater power.

The new power placed too much of a strain on his body, so he had to sleep in a test tube until the right time came.
I might actually watch an anime like that.

“Let me say this first. Those people were only using you. I’ll show you the evidence later.” (Naofumi)
“… Is that so?” (Itsuki)

When the curse clears, he’ll go back to normal. I better clear this up while I can.
It’s not like he lost his memory. If his curse starts weakening, he’ll be able to think for himself.

“Do you still think that what you’ve done isn’t wrong?” (Naofumi)
“… I don’t know.” (Itsuki)

He really has lost his power to make decisions.
Though, he does answer questions honestly.

‘What do you think about…?’ ‘Which is right?’
He can’t answer questions like that.

“Itsuki-sama…” (Rishia)

“No.” (Itsuki)

He really isn’t useful.

Even so, the fact that I can’t get any useful information is depressing me.

“… Is there anything else? Anything that changed?” (Naofumi)

“What?” (Naofumi)
“For a while, my SP and Mana haven’t been recovering.” (Itsuki)

Oy, does that mean he has a curse preventing him from using Magic and Skills as well?
This is the worst.

Ren can’t get any EXP, nor can he hold anything worth any money.

And Itsuki complies to any order you give; he’s expressionless and emotionless. His sense of Justice is gone, and it seems he has no pride either.
But, Itsuki used even more curse-like skills than Ren, so he’s being affected more.

“Is there anything else? Will you ask me anything more?” (Itsuki)

“About what?” (Itsuki)

“Did I say something strange? What should I do? Naofumi-san is glaring at me.” (Itsuki)

Itsuki starts exhibiting suspicious behavior.

For now, I’ll try issuing an order.

“Itsuki, try lying. Tell me this room looks like a palace suite.” (Naofumi)
“No, it’s a strange house made of peculiar plants.” (Itsuki)

Ah… so it’s a curse that affects thought.

This room truly is a strange one made of strange plants.

“Itsuki, what do you think of Rishia?” (Naofumi)

“Fuee!? What is a cheat!?” (Rishia)

“Fueeeee…” (Rishia)

I can’t confirm it with just this test, but I think it’s like this.

Probably.

I can’t let this guy into the outside world…

I have no choice but to watch over him at my village.

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