Such Things, What Value Do They Have? â Part 9\nEven if she tried to listen, Kagami definitely would not tell her. Rather than being strangely deceptive, heâd just wear a troubled expression. Since she intuitively knew this, she didnât dare ask.
âThere arenât any monsters that are beyond Level 500 in the world.â
Alice stopped and muttered in a small voice.
No matter how much one struggled, Alice was certain that it was impossible to reach that Level. She knew the existence of the strongest monster because Demons coexisted with Monsters. It was not likely for one to return alive if they met it, and it was impossible to flee if they got lost in its territory.
âSurely, one cannot go beyond Level 500. YetâŚKagami reached Level 999.â
âBut he knew from the beginning that the strongest monsters are Level 500. Also, itâs fine to not worry about your fatherâs life being targeted by another Level 999 person, since another person like Kagami is unlikely to appear.â
Takako said to Alice, who was genuinely worried about the method of reaching Level 999, with a gentle smile.
âItâs probably impossible for anyone other than Kagami-chan.â
âWhy do you think so?â
âBecause for him, every single life is importantâŚI wonder if that makes him the most idiotic person alive?â
Takako began to laugh like a man and added âHahaha, idiot.â
âBesides, isnât that something you will eventually come to know from now on? Since we just met, if you feel that you truly wish to get along with us, it would be better to keep your curiosity reigned in.â
Alice slightly reflected on it and lowered her face with a shunned look.
When Takako saw this, she impulsively wanted to hug Alice. She had hugged cute things impulsively in public before, and since it still hadnât caused a problem, she responded as such.
âWell, Iâll teach you a special method to becoming Level 999! The exp value is still obtained, even if you are at a higher Level. Kagami-chan verified this already.â
âHigher Level?â
âEven if youâre at a higher Level, if your opponentâs abilities are greater than yours, you will get exp. This isnât normally the case, but since he has the weakest Role of Villager, he can gain exp.â
Alice couldnât help but feel even more skeptical when she heard this. Since Villagers were weak, she knew that even if he was fighting a Level 500 Monster at Level 900, he would barely win.
Learning about the existence of Skills convinced Alice even more. The more she thought about it, the more she couldnât help but wonder about the existence that called himself Kagami.
âI, too, donât know about that. But itâs fine. Whether itâs the past or the present, Kagami-chan is a friendly person who doesnât change. Thatâs why, shouldnât Alice-chan also be at ease?â
Alice, who had been gloomy about various things, brightened at Takakoâs words.
She couldnât ask too many questions, and even though they had just met, Kagami was friendly. Alice wanted to know more. It was fine if she started learning from now. There was no rush, and they would at least start traveling together.
âAnd since Iâm here, Alice-chan should also feel more at ease.â
Alice began to overflow with various feelings when Takako said so.
âIâŚitâs not like I didnât want to go to the hot springs anymore. I just began to think a little, thatâs all.â
âItâs impossible for a girl to be so sweaty! Even if itâs Kagami-chan, I wonât forgive him!â
Takakoâs giant body closed in on Alice and pointed at her as she said so. Aliceâs heart paled in the face of such force, and she naturally laughed as if she had given up.
âHere we go!âŚTo the hot springs!â
Takako forcibly grabbed Aliceâs hand and pointed towards the direction of the hot springs. Immediately after, a giant, violet object fell down in that direction, making a loud â~Dozunâ.
ââŚHuh?â
This height, perhaps it was four times as tall as Takako?
Since it had, by chance, fallen in the largest area in Balmanâs town square when nobody was around, there wasnât anyone under it. Otherwise, it would have pinned anyone underneath it.
Alice was convinced of this when she saw the groundâs paved stone that had been crushed from its fall and gasped.
The monster raised a spine-chilling growl and slowly began to move, emitting a yellow glint from its eyes. Its two front legs sank into the ground with a â~zunâ. It then placed its two hind legs in the same manner and pulverized the ground, as if it was getting ready for a charge.
âYouâre in the way.â
âGuruâŚ..Ruo!? Buruooooooo!?â
However, the Bloody Buffer, which had come flying from the sky, immediately received a roundhouse kick to itâs body from Takako and was sent flying into the horizon at an amazing speed. It made a loud sound as it collided with the Squareâs wall of bricks and disappeared, changing into Gold.
âCome, Alice-chan! Letâs go to the hot springs!â
âOh, no, please wait a moment. Amazing, itâs my first time being bewildered like this.â
Takako, who didnât appear to be sensitive to anything and immediately tried to go to the hot springs after slaying a Monster that fell from the sky with a sudden roundhouse kick, made Alice dizzy. When they surveyed their surroundings, they realized that there were more Bloody Buffers falling from the sky, one after another.
Why were they still calmly trying to go to the hot springs in such a situation? Alice was rather afraid of this.
âAra. Quite a lot of them have fallen. Although itâs fine even if they fall on my shop.â
âTakako-san, now is not the time to be calm!â
In fact, the situation had turned into an uproar and screams rang throughout Balman.
Why had Bloody Buffers fallen from the sky? When Alice and Takako raised their heads to look for the cause, about ten giant, black-winged monster birds descended on the town.
âDid those monster birds bring those Bloody Buffers? Why, exactly?â
âCalm down, Alice-chan. Even though everyone is making a racket, itâs fine. This is an Adventurerâs Town, after all.â\n