We Will Not Achieve Anything if We Keep Escaping Part 8 NT: Hello there, sorry for the delay? I was planning to take out this little pack before, but I’ve been a little busy with some work for the university, and… well, that, actually I’m still busy with that, that’s why… well, I’ll mention that in the end… for now just read
「Is it something you should be surprised about so much?」
『Impossible… It’s supposed that the Villagers should not have absolutely no talent. That’s right, they are Villagers exactly because they do not have any talent. But still, a Villager of level 999? How do he achieve that…? No… Even so, he’s still too strong. Even if he is a Villager of level 999, a Villager without talent should not… This doesn’t make sense. What are you? WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU!?』
「I? A Villager」
『I already know that! What I want to know is how do you managed to become so strong!』
The Dark Dragon began to shout shocked at Kagami. Seeing him in that state, Kagami showed a slight smile.
Until now, the Dark Dragon, despite be practically a living being, had spoken with them without showing their emotions, acting in accordance with his task. However, after all this time they have talked, Kagami began to believe that maybe he could make him doubt on the mechanism of this world. And the reaction he had just shown gave him even more hope for that.
『Wait … If you are a 999 level, then you shouldn’t have been able to get any skills. But then, where did that power come from …?』
「I don’t understand it at all. The only thing that occurs to me is that I have acquired it thanks to one of my abilities, that allows me to become even more stronger, overcoming my own limits. It is supposed that it is possible to acquire an skill every 100 levels, but… The experience that I have accumulated so far should be enough to reach the level 1100 I think. I’m not really sure」
『1100…? Getting experience should become more and more difficult as you increase your level. In the same way, the amount of experience that is needed to raise your level increases too… It should have required accumulating an incredible amount of experience to be able to reach level 1100』
「I reach the level 999 a long time ago. Since then, I’ve been fighting all this time with my bare hands… Counting the battle in Salumeria, I think I’ve gained a lot of experience since then. Anyway, I seem to get enough experience to acquire a new skill during my fight against you」
Skill: [Anti-Magic Will] Effect: Temporarily generates an aura capable of reflecting the magical power around some part about that the user are focused.
That was the new skill that had been added to Kagami’s status window.
It was difficult to handle, and besides Kagami could only use it on his hands, but even so, even being able to use that Skill so limitedly, it was still enough to reverse this desperate situation.
「With this ability I was able to bounce the rays, making them collide with each other, then, when I saw my chance, I escape without you seeing me hiding in the cloud of dust」
『To think that was possible… I had never seen anyone like you before. Someone who was willing to challenge me to a fight, someone who wouldn’t retreat in from of the overwhelming difference in power, and above all, someone who could get the power to overcome difficulties』
The Dark Dragon murmured still confused as he closed his eyes at the same time he began to withdraw the spheres of pale light that were scattered all over the place.
「What are you doing…? The battle is not over yet, isn’t it? 」
『Killing you would be too pitiful. You have given me some hope. I will definitely make you advance to the next stage』
「… Hope? What do you mean with that?」
The Dark Dragon said some strange words, but since he did not seem willing to talk about it anymore, Kagami decided to worry about the other thing he said, “I will definitely make you advance to the next stage”.
「However, after doing it, you will reset the world, isn’t it?」
『Naturally … After you advance to the next stage, I must reestablish the conditions to form new powerful individuals. I can not ignore that task』
「Then, we have no choice but to keep fighting」
Kagami said while returded his combat stance. However, the Dark Dragon, without showing any signs about whether he would like to continue or not fighting against Kagami, simply slowly moved his great body back to its original position.
Unexpectedly, that “absolute existence” simply walked away without worrying about anything else, then, when the Dark Dragon finally stopped, He let out a sigh as he looked at Kagami.
『Why? Why do you refuse to the reset? Weren’t you the one who was even willing to brainwash that Demon behind you?』
Then, the Dark Dragon, who was curious about why Kagami rejected his actions, decided to ask him that. The Dark Dragon, who has always seen how previous visitors had always chosen one of the two options, felt some value in listening to the response of Kagami, the first person to reject both options.
『He hasn’t do it, he is lying. Or rather, haven’t him been telling a lot of lies until now?』
At that moment, a voice clearly different from that of the Dark Dragon could be heard, which resounded in everyone’s head. Immediately afterwards, there was a sudden spatial distortion between the space that separated Kagami and the Dark Dragon, from which a Demon emerged.
『Why are you here? No, first of all … It’s been a while』
After the Demon touched the ground, the spatial distortion vanished. Then, when he turned his gaze, from the Dark Dragon to Kagami, he smiled, with an expression that seemed to say things were going as he expected.
「DDamned… Estellar! What are you doing here!?」
Then, suddenly, Menou, who couldn’t contain himself anymore, shouted the name of the Devil that had just appeared.
『The show had become too interezante. I had to make sure to see the conclusion with my own eyes』
Estellar said with a smile on his face and an expression that seemed to say that everything was going as he expected, no, an expression that said things were much better than he thought, while laughing, “Kukuku …”.
『Oh, don’t misunderstand me. Villager… Don’t think I was laughing of you. It’s just that the Dark Dragon’s reaction seems really surprising to me… It’s the first time I’ve seen him so shocked 』
『You… just come to make fun of me?』
『No, no, I didn’t come for that. I have other issues to attend to here. Also, even if I laugh, it shouldn’t be something strange … Yes, I feel like this is how it should be. However, I must say that I am really surprised, I couldn’t avoid stay hidden to see how the situation developed』
Then, the Dark Dragon and Estellar began to talk in a friendly way.
However, Menou and Kagami, who were still trying to process the Estellar’s sudden appearance and the topic of their conversation, were convinced that the man who had just appeared was another of the [People who maintain the functions of this world].
NT: As always, if you find something weird, whatever, just tell me in the comments (seriously, don’t hesitate, just do it, remember that the “English” isn’t the “main language” of Catora so I will surely make mistakes, so do not hesitate to tell me, that way I will be able to correct it and give a better “verification” to the next readers)