The next day, I spent a lot of time with Sylphy. After I cleaned myself up well and removed the temporary accommodation, I met up with Sir Leonard and the others who were staying in the fourth shelter, and we started having breakfast. Todayâs menu consisted of barley porridge with lots of vegetables and meat, and fried Gizma meat with garike. Porridge is easy to eat, but itâs not very filling. Thatâs why I decided to use Gizma meat.
âThe bomb is scheduled to explode tonight, but will it work?â
âIt is unlikely that they will follow us too closely, is it? We are in the Great Omit Wilderness, after all. Even if the cavalry charged out alone, they would fall prey to the Gizma if they could not return to safety before night fell. Inevitably, they will be stationed around the temporary fort.â
âI see.â
âThe wind spirits have already erased the traces of our movement. They wonât be able to track us.â
Sylphy covered up the footprints and other traces we left in the wilderness with wind spirit magic. Itâs a magic that blows the wind to erase footprints. Itâs very useful magic in this dry wilderness.
âSo, after we eat, shall we quickly move to the third shelter?â
âYes.â
âRight.â
There was nothing worth mentioning on the way to the third shelter. There was a Gizma, but Sir Leonard instantly cut it down. But still, the sharpness of the twin fangs is amazing. It tore up Gizmaâs armor like it was a piece of paper.
âHahahaha! Iâm going to tear you to pieces!â
Sir Leonard is also in high spirits. It looked like he was randomly slashing, but he was thinking about securing useful materials and slashing them properly.
After reaching the third shelter, I had some extra time to think about the design of the public bath building with the others. My image was a public bathhouse, but with everyoneâs input⊠It became something more than a public bathhouse.
âIs it like Thermae*?â
[T/n: Itâs a Romans public bath.]
âThermae?â
âNo, Iâm talking to myself.â
I thought of having separate menâs and womenâs changing rooms and bathrooms, but I thought it would be better to have space where people could do some light exercise and talk. So, I decided that it would be a good idea to warm up those areas as well, so I made them warmer through the hot water pipes, and if there were drinks and snacks available, it has turned out to be a very Roman-style bathhouse. I wonder if it would be safe to operate it, though it would require a lot of manpower.
âItâs also important to create jobs.â
âWell, we have plenty of manpower.â
âI see.â
There will be a huge increase in manpower after this operation. Not all of them will become soldiers, and then they will need jobs.
By the way, I donât have enough heat source to boil water, so, unfortunately, there will be no bath today. The amount of hot water in my inventory is not enough to fill this bathroom. Even if you look so disappointed, I canât do what I canât. Youâll just have to be patient with the bathing.
After we all ate dinner, we all watched the direction of the temporary fort. It should be time for the explosion.
âDo you think it will work?â
âThe fuse was triggered and then covered up by the block placement, and I donât think it can be disarmed. They donât know the dangers of explosive blocks, of course.â
âI see. So youâre confident.â
âConfidence, or ratherââ.â
There was a flash of light in the distance. The soldiers of the Liberation Army shouted, âOh!â The flashes continued over and over, and after a considerable delay, a thunderous boom, boom, boom, boom sounded. It must have been 60 kilometers away, but it must have been more powerful than I thought.
I casually checked the achievements.
ă»Lady-Killerâ: Gain the favor of 20 or more members of the opposite sex, Nice Boat. â»Increased attack power against the opposite sex by 10%.
ă»First Killâ: Killing a human for the first time. Murderer. â»Increased attack power against humans by 5%.
ă»Tough Guyâ: Reaches level 20. A level where you can play a leading role in an action movie. â»Increased physical ability by 50%.
ă»Assassinâ: Killing 100 humans without being detected. Now youâre a great assassin. â»Unlock the takedown feature.
ă»Bomberâ: Killing 100 living creatures with explosives. Boom! Itâs fun, isnât it? â»Increased damage dealt by explosives by 10%.
ă»Mass Murdererâ: Killing more than 1,000 people at once. You did it! â»Increased attack power against humans by 10%.
ă»Championâ: Killing 3000 humans alone. If you do this, youâre not just a murderer, are you? â»Increased all abilities of allies within a 100m radius by 10% and increased favorability.
The comments are so annoying! Whatâs with the Nice BoatâŠ? Stop it! Itâs not funny!
[T/n: Nice Boat refers to a meme spawned from a 4chan comment about a Japanese programming decision to air pleasant stock footage rather than the final episode of the anime School Days due to the episodeâs similarity to a recent tragedy in the country. Amidst the outrage over the decision, a 4chan commenter wrote âNice boatâ about a portion of the stock footage, quickly turning into a meme in the community.]
I mean, Iâve reached level 20? I thought it was 12 or something when I saw it before⊠Wow, itâs 22 before I even knew it. Iâve also gained ten skill points. Iâll have to get the skill later.
Rather, the range of the championâs effect is unclear. Whatâs the classification of an allyâŠ? And isnât a 50% increase in physical ability a bit of a problem? Itâs like Iâm wearing invisible power armor or something. Whoa, my strength and stamina were 120 each. Now theyâre 180. Is this supposed to be multiplied by the final value?
âWhatâs wrong with you, Kosuke? You look weird.â
âNo, itâs just that⊠3000 people died from that blow.â
âWha? Is that true? How do you know that?â
âOh, by the way, I never told you about achievements and skills.â
I briefly explained to Sylphy about achievements and skills⊠I couldnât do it lightly. It was quite a challenge. Itâs hard to convey this concept.
âWell, you know what? A mysterious entity is probably watching my actions, and if I meet certain conditions, I get a sort of title and a corresponding increase in ability.â
âIn other words, Kosuke can receive power from the gods based on his actions?â
âThatâs right⊠and by defeating enemies, or maybe creatures, I can accumulate some sort of achievement value, and depending on that, I can freely improve my abilities to some extent.â
âSo you gain power by making sacrifices to the gods?â
âYes, thatâs how it works. I donât know if the other guy is a god or not, though.â
I didnât realize how hard it would be to explain levels, skills, points, etc., to someone who doesnât understand any game-like concepts. And I was dazzled by the stares of the Liberation Army members who were listening to my conversation.
âYou mean the marebito was an apostle of a god?â
âWhich godâs apostle is he? Is it the god of smithing?â
âNo, could it be the god of food?â
âMaybe the god of war.â
âIt seems like it could be anything. Could it be the god of chaos?â
âOh.â
Theyâre convinced that Iâm somehow an apostle of the god of chaos. When I asked what kind of god the god of chaos was, I was told that he was a very mischievous god who suddenly threw people into strange lands, gave them trials, and led them to strange fates. Heâs also said to be one of the most powerful gods among the gods, generously giving his power to those who overcome the trials he gives them.
Well, that sounds right. Itâs so true. I see⊠the god of chaos. Iâm going to punch you in the face one day. Just you wait.
Once weâve had our fun, weâll just go to bed. No, the explosion is far away, and thereâs nothing I can do about it. Today, Sylphy and I have set up a temporary lodging place and are having a lovey-dovey time. Itâs the longest time weâve been apart, and one night wonât make up for the loneliness thatâs built up. Uehehe.
The next day, it was about mid-afternoon when Pirna and the others joined us on our way to the second shelter. We didnât hear anything like an explosion, but they had blown up the watchtower.
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Then the girls told us the actual situation of the explosion and destruction of the temporary fort. Of the 5500 members of the Holy Kingdomâs army, there were less than 1000 survivors. The temporary fort, which was the center of the bombing, was blown up without a trace, and the Holy Kingdomâs troops who were positioned around it were devastated.
Iâm not sure how they died, but I heard that most of the corpses were either missing limbs, blown apart, or ruptured, making for a truly horrific sight. Pirna and the others said that it would take a very lucky person to be caught up in that and still be alive.
âAnd then, just after midnight, Gizma arrivedâŠâ
âA-ahâŠâ
The Gizmaâs devoured the soldiers of the Holy Kingdom regardless of whether they were dead or wounded, and it was like a hellish banquet. The majority of the wounded died by morning, and the survivors fled in the direction of the Holy Kingdomâs fortress as soon as dawn broke. Iâm not sure how many will survive, as Gizma was said to be chasing after them.
âWell, itâs a total annihilation⊠I didnât think Kosuke-sanâs power was as strong as that.â
âNo, thatâs not what I expected either.â
Iâve underestimated the power of the explosive block⊠Itâs super dangerous stuff. Iâll be careful with them from now on.
As soon as we arrived at the second shelter, I made a temporary accommodation as usual and immediately contacted the front-line base with the golem communication device to inform them of the defeat of the enemy army.
âAre you sure?â
âYeah. I think the accuracy of the information is the best because Pirna and the others have definitely confirmed it with their own eyes.â
âSo⊠Kosuke, are you okay?â
ââŠWhat?
âYou killed a lot of people. Are you feeling bad about it?â
âIâm fine. Maybe I donât feel it. I was two daysâ walk away, and I didnât actually see it happen.â
âI see⊠Iâll spoil you when you get back. Have a safe trip home.â
âY-yeah.â
Sylphyâs gaze is stabbing at me from the side; the gaze is hurting me! The communication is over, but the gaze!
âDoes Kosuke want to be spoiled by Isla?â
âNo, I donât know.â
I try to imagine being spoiled by a girl with a body as small as Islaâs. I donât know how she plans to spoil me, but well, in order, maybe sheâll hug me and stroke me? Perhaps itâs not as bad as I thought.
âIt doesnât sound so bad, does it?â
âWell⊠shall I spoil you, too?â
âSure.â
After this, I spoiled her like crazy. Sylphy is more like a baby than a spoiled child⊠Are you trying to get me to open a dangerous door? I did the same thing to her, switching offense and defense.
âT-this isâŠâ
âWhat do you think?â
âItâs not bad, is it?â
âOh, yeah. Itâs not bad.â
Speaking of which, Sylphy was still at an age where she could be considered a child in the Elf sense of the word⊠The spoiled Sylphy was so cute it was hard to believe she was from this world.
Sir Leonard asked me why, but I resolutely kept quiet for the sake of Sylphyâs honor.
âKosuke, I want you to be moderate. It is not advisable to put a burden on Her Highnessâs body.â
âNo, I donât think itâs a burden on her body at all. And I donât think itâs burdening her mentally either.â
âWhat the hell did you do to herâŠ?â
âSorry, I canât tell you.â
The womenâs gaze is painful. No, no, no, no, I just spoiled Sylphy as much as she wanted! The only repercussion was that Sylphy blew herself up!
âY-youâre so intense, huh?â
âI prefer it to be gentle, though?â
âI-I donât mind being violentâŠâ
Thatâs what Pirna and the others are like. Sylphy! Hurry up and come back!