Chapter 15
Volume 1 Chapter 5 part2
The dungeon in the royal capital, how do I say it…really feels like an abandoned mine .
Wooden pillars and beams were placed at equal distances apart within the wide passage .
Occasionally, there were ores that seemed to protrude from the walls, but those were the dungeon’s treasures . There also seems to be a treasure chest left somewhere unnoticed, but its source hasn’t been investigated .
It’s futile to ponder seriously about this game-like reasoning .
There’s no point in thinking hard about it .
Olivia was taking the ores that were buried in the wall .
She’s come across iron ores or something like that . To begin with, it’s odd that the iron coming out already seems refined .
“Eheheh, I found one . ”
Olivia looked delighted, but was so absorbed in it that when she wiped her sweat with her hand, the tip of her nose would get dirt on it .
“Congrats . That one’s definitely one hundred dia . ”
I take the heavy lump of metal and toss it into my luggage .
The monetary currency here consists of “dia” and “dil” .
One dia is…well, in terms of my previous world, I suppose it’s worth about one hundred yen?
Gold pieces and silver pieces also exist as money, but they’re aren’t seen very much due to there being bills and coins .
Olivia looked at her surroundings .
“What’s wrong?”
“Well, you see…I’m wondering why a phenomenon like this is happening in the dungeon . I’ve even heard about there being a treasure chest, and it’s a little strange . It’s almost like someone arranged this . ”
There’s no purpose in having feelings of unease about that .
After all, the dungeon is the kingdom’s treasury of materials and funds that help support it .
In the first place, there’s no point in asking for an explanation since this is the result of the game’s setting, a lackluster setting at that .
“How strange . Alright, let’s keep going . ”
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“W, wait a moment! Leon, are you not concerned about it?”
I sighed .
“Not particularly . ”
Olivia’s spirits waned .
“You’re cold, Leon . ”
She’s opened up quite a bit, but…unfortunately, this girl descends from commoners . Eventually, she’ll be recognized as a saint and become an untouchable presence .
I shouldn’t get married to such a partner, so I’m going to limit it at just being friends .
It’s really regrettable .
If Olivia were a noble, people would get a little pushy in trying to confess to her . The reason being that she’s a person with a kind heart among other things, but most importantly, she’s practically the ideal partner .
She’s from the countryside of an isolated island . She seems to be thinking about returning to her home in the future, though I wouldn’t mind if she stayed over at my house .
…Really regrettable . If she wasn’t both the protagonist and a commoner, I would’ve given her a marriage proposal .
“I shouldn’t get depressed so quickly──whoops, perhaps it’s better to end things here . ”
She’s an honor student that will rise to power .
We didn’t get along well with the other group members, so us two had gone ahead .
I moved back to be behind Olivia and drew out my sword from my waist . Perhaps it’d be more accurate to call it a broad katana .
Luxon talked about how a katana would be better for someone with a Japanese soul . It seems that Luxon is the kind that wants to try something out if it can .
…I’m neither a descendant of a samurai, nor do I practice kendo, but I took it with pleasure .
However, the Japanese sword it created was a fantasy sword .
It’s something that resembles it .
Olivia trembled from behind .
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“That’s a…monster . ”
A giant ant had appeared . It was a giant insect that spanned about seventy to eighty centimeters in length .
However, things will turn grave if one gets bitten by its large jaws .
Once it came out, several more appeared within the dungeon .
They could be called the cleaners of the dungeon since there’s rumors that they carry away dead adventurers and whatnot .
“I can’t use the rifle in a passage like this, so this is going to be troublesome . ”
Even though I was raised in the country, my father trained me .
I remember my father saying that I would probably have to earn money through dungeons in the future, so he would train me in fighting .
It seems my father also went through hardships in the dungeon .
The giant ants noticed us and headed towards our direction, one after the other .
There were five of them .
I slashed the neck of the first enemy right in front of me .
I moved around, swung my sword down, and had aimed at its relatively thin neck .
Once its neck separated, black smoke appeared from the giant ant as it vanished, but I didn’t pay attention to that and started my attack on the next one .
Giant ants are nuisances, but the joints connecting their head and torso is pretty fragile .
Their chin and head are more or less sturdy, they’ll withstand an unskillful slash of a sword .
For that reason, I made sure to slash at its weak point .
“Alright, that’s two! Now for the third!”
The katana I held tore through and killed one after another .
Being careful about their strong jaws, I took a roundabout path while continuing to swing down my blade, and then the battle finished once I sliced the neck of the last giant ant .
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In the game, the turn-based combat meant that one would have to receive the enemy’s attacks, but in reality, one can avoid them if they make good use of their positioning .
However, it goes to say that the opponent can do the same .
It’s really hard to deal with them when one is surrounded . Death is likely .
I placed the katana over my shoulder as Olivia approached . Seeing the monsters, which had now let out black smoke and vanished, scared her a bit .
“You’re strong, Leon . One by one, you were able to defeat those frightening monsters . ”
Indeed, a girl would hate the appearance of a giant ant .
Anyone can shoot a gun . The important part is the hitting the right spot .
If you know the right way to kill them, they’re easier to deal with .
“That’s because I know their weak points . Once you get experience, you’ll be able to defeat them with ease as well . ”
While looking Olivia, who had a troubled expression, I sheathed my katana and suggested that we move forward .
“Leon, you’re reliable . ”
“It’s just that this place is easy enough . There’s only small fries that appear . Ah, gotta watch out for traps . Al~right, let’s hurry and go!”
I was concerned about the mixed feelings Olivia was showing .
“If you don’t feel like it, then there’s──”
I then quickly draw out my katana, pushed down Olivia from behind, and held out my left arm . There was plating on the back of my hand to protect it, and a monkey-like monster that had jumped at us then bit at it .
“Shoot! I got careless . ”
I stabbed the monkey with the katana, but it kept strongly biting at my arm until it disappeared . It turned into black smoke and vanished, but when I looked at my arm, its teeth had broken through the plating and reached my flesh, causing blood to appear .
Olivia, who was sitting on the ground, sprung up and got into a panic when seeing my arm .
“I, I’m sorry . It’s because you were protecting me──”
Seeing Olivia getting teary-eyed and worried about me made me think about how a guy would probably protect this child when seeing her like this .
In the game, I thought that the protagonist had deceived those five guys and made them meat shields that would sacrifice themselves, but…I don’t feel anything ill now .
“I got negligent as well, so it’s fine . An injury of just this much is fine, so──”
“N, no! We need to treat it right away!”
Olivia took off the plating covering the back of my hand, rolled up my sleeve, and held her hand over the location of injury .
A faint, white light came from her palm, and it felt very warm .
“…Curing magic?”
There’s lots of people that can use magic, but only a few can use curing magic .
I recall the protagonist being one of the special ones who can do it .
Olivia smiled while looking at my arm .
“That’s a relief . The wound closed . ”
“Th, th, thanks . ”
This is a fantasy world with magic, but the rarely seen curing magic gave me a bit of a surprise . Olivia’s smile then turned towards me .
“This has been my strong point for a long time . After a traveling scholar taught me a lot as a teacher, I’ve been doing self-study . ”
“…How amazing . ”
Was there such a setting? I can only remember the part about curing magic being the protagonist’s pride .
“I’m glad that I was useful for you, Leon”
I had a single thought when seeing Olivia delighted like that .
There really is something special about this child .