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Iâm sorry about the two day delay. Â I had some stuff I needed to do, so here you go.
The Search for Thieves
The thieves that were kicked out of town seem to have come back for revenge.
It was information I just happened to overhear, but I couldnât throw it away.
It seems the thieves, who attacked the village and were killed by me, were originally based in the slums of this town.
Would those thieves that were evicted from town be their companions?\n
If thatâs so, who is the other party theyâre getting revenge on?
I felt a chill.
Ok think calmly, the chances of me being their revenge target is small.
First, if this was the town they were expelled from, they would want revenge on the town.
Second, they had the tables turned on them because they attacked the village, so it would be unjustified resentment.
Third, itâs hard to identify my face, since this world likely doesnât have photographs.
Although, it doesnât give me peace of mind.
Even if itâs to get revenge for being driven out of town, I think it would be difficult if the knights were the other party.
Even if itâs unjustified resentment, thereâs no reason to stop if the other side doesnât think so.
And if you get the information from the knight or the villagers, itâs possible to arrive at me.
No matter what the thiefâs objectives are, I canât deny the possibility of being targeted.
Until the thieves that were kicked out of town are killed, I canât sleep without worries.(TLN: the original Japanese is æăé«ăăăŠăŻćŻăăăȘă which roughly translates to âcanât sleep with a higher pillowâ which refers to a saying that if you are expecting an attack to sleep with a shorter pillow so you can hear it coming)
Without any response from me, I hunted the thieves and was forced to receive the reward money.
That day I searched the town until the evening.
I didnât go into the slums.
I couldnât find any thieves, but I grasped the rough features of the town.
Because I have warp, itâs important to know the terrain of the town.
Iâve found the reason the slums are in the north.
Two rivers flow through the town of Vale.\n
Both flow from the south and exit through the north.
There was also a well in the back of the inn and such around, so Iâm not sure to what extent itâs used for drinking water.\n
However, sewage is probably discharged into the river.
The water that flows into the city from the south is clean and becomes cloudier as it heads downstream.
When it arrives at the slums, it stinks.
No one wants to live is such a place.
In turn, the rich and powerful build their houses in the south.
The remaining north side in turn becomes slums.
I havenât seen any thieves, is it because Iâm being too careful?
I donât think humans that can use judgment often appear, but if you were in this town since the olden days, it might be known.
Or perhaps thieves are only active at night.
I may not be able to meet them unless I enter the deepest parts of the slums.
Thereâs the possibility theyâre outside of town, too.
While thinking of various things, I arrived at the labyrinth.
âHow far can you take me?â
I equip my discount and ask the explorer at the labyrinthâs entrance.
âSeven floors.â\n
âCan you take me to the fourth floor.â\n
âOk.â
There isnât any money in the third floor.
I should get him to take me to the lower floors.
Kobolds die in a single shot of magic, also they die with a single blow from durandal.
The entrance explorer disappears at midnight.
I should get him to take me along tonight.
ââŠâŠ.How much?â
I asked because the other side wasnât saying anything.
âPay the level of floor you want to go to in silver coins.â\n
âUnderstood.â
Itâs an easy to understand pricing plan.
It might have been common sense.
I took four silver coins from the rucksack.
I canât cheat the item box spell in front of the professional.
The operation time might be weird.
When I passed over the coins, he took out his item box.
Oh.\n
Itâs that spell.
Now that I think about it, if I remove Incantation Omission, will I have to talk to finish?
Without Incantation Omission or Incantation Reduction, the correct spell and timing are needed to invoke magic.
The explorer cast the spell of party formation.
I selected âYesâ for the admission confirmation, and the explored entered the labyrinth.
I entered inside as well.
âThis is the fourth floor.â\n
âEh?â
As soon as I entered , the explorer said that.
So suddenly, I couldnât even react.
Ahead of the wall I just passed through, was the labyrinth entrance.
A black wall behind and a small room with three paths extending to the left, right, and front.
Itâs very predictable.
âParty Releasedâ comes to mind.
The explorer left through the wall behind the bewildered me.
Once you leave the entrance of the first floor, donât you have to transfer using dungeon walk?
I thought that was the case.
The explorer didnât cast anything, but I came here directly.
Incantation Omission?\n
I have no idea why.
Apparently, you can specify the designation when entering.
Or is it fraud?\n
Though always doing business in the labyrinthâs entrance, probably means it isnât fraud.
Anyway, I took out durandal and advanced.
Mino Lv 4
Thereâs no doubt that it seems to be the fourth floor.
A level four monster appeared.
Itâs a cow.
A brown buffalo.\n
However, itâs body isnât that long and gives a kind of cramped feeling.
From its head, two horns extend.
It doesnât have a single speck of adorableness.
The cow ferociously glared this way.
Iâll try to shoot âFireballsâ at it.
The Mino was beginning to charge.
Because it didnât try to avoid it, the fireball hits it en route.
Although temporarily pressed back, it shook off the fire and started to charge again.
I sent the second shot.
The Mino was hit in the front again.
I wonder if itâs resistant to fire.\n
Though that feeling isnât there.
But isnât it kind of stupid to keep charging?\n
Just straight at me.
Itâs not a wild boar damn it, itâs a cow.
I prepared Durandal, and the Mino stopped right in front of my eyes.\n
I released the third shot.
Its horn was swung.\n
It seems I canât defeat it with three shots of âFireball.â
Even though I received it with the sword, itâs power is considerable.\n
It would be a dangerous to be hit by that horn.
This is nothing but a bad situation.
I drove Durandal into itâs torso.
Hide
All that remains is its hide.
I made sure there was no one around and put it away in my item box.
I got scared and reflexively used Durandal.
Itâs the fear that the monster will come and stab me with the horn.\n
This is scary.
Itâs because it has horns.
If it was something like human skin, wouldnât it pierce right through?
Even if you wear leather armor, it doesnât mean your whole body is covered.
I could counter the Minoâs horn by getting the rank 5 or 6 full body armor, but itâs a waste of points.
Incidentally, the foot armor rank 3, Boots of Acceleration, as the name suggest, have increased movement speed. I thought it would increase the rate at which I explored the dungeon, but it only becomes fast in a battle.
The equipment level 5, Fragarach, doesnât have MP absorption.
So, durandal must be out for MP recovery.
Surprisingly , the bonus equipment wasnât useful.
Though plate armor may be sold, given the difficulty of movement and heaviness of the armor, it isnât practical.
Given what I now know, the Green Caterpillar was great.
Even though it hurt, the ramming attack is just its body.
As for the Needle Wood, it just swings branches.
Branch arms.
Although the Koboldsâ were also scary, kobolds were weak.
Even a single shot of magic was enough.
Now that I think about it, was it bad I abandoned leveling up on the third floor?
If the level 4 Mino could be defeated in three shots of magic, it wouldnât be a problem.
Or, since itâs my first time seeing it, itâs scary and is just a matter of getting used to it?
At any rate, thereâs no doubt this is the fourth floor.
The explorer didnât cast a spell.
If you choose which floor you want to go to when you enter the labyrinth, you should be able to go there.
Should I try and see?
Although I think itâs bad to enter and immediately exit, I canât deal with the fourth floor.
I returned to the adventurers guild using warp and decided to do the experiment another day.
âAfter dinner, give me the hot water and lantern.â\n
âThank you for your patronage.\n
Hot water and a lantern, as a special service will be 21 nars.
I returned to the Vale Pavilion and received the key.\n
When I ordered it, I was told the price.
The hot water is 20 nars and Iâm certain the rent for the lantern was supposed to be 10 nars.
For some reason the 30% discount worked.
Itâs my victory for consistently applying my discount skills.
Even though it wonât change that hot water has been 20 nars, was there some change in the way he treats me.
I wonder if Iâm treated as a regular customer from today on?
No.\n
There was only one time where hot water wasnât 20 nar.
Itâs the day I paid with the inn bill.
One item is 20 nar, though I wonder if the 30% discount applies to multiple items.
Hot water is 20 nar but with a lantern itâs 21? I feel this is strange but pay gratefully nonetheless.
After, I confirmed the â2â character during dinner, wiped my body down with the hot water, and went outside with the lantern.
Already the sun is setting and itâs growing dark.
The lantern doesnât burn brightly either.\n
It must be difficult to work with this light during the night.
It canât be compared with a fluorescent lamp.
Itâs only to the extent of being better than nothing.
It reminds me of the standing gas lamps during the Westernization movement of the Meiji period.
Even though a gas lamp canât be compared to a fluorescent light, I think this darkness belongs only to this lantern.
I walked while illuminating the area near my feet.
But while itâs dark out, walking with a light is extremely noticeable.
Though there were few, now and then were people carrying lights, too.
There is light wherever someone is, so I know when to use judgment.\n
This is my limit with the judgment skill.
I canât tell how many people are walking without a light
I used judgment at random but didnât get a hit.
I walked towards the north.
I thought of asking the guy at the hotel if there was a bar somewhere, but decided not to do it.
If I enter a bar without the intention to drink alcohol, itâll be exposed when I come back and receive the key.
The guy may know of a seedy bar, but may worry about losing a customer, but I want to go to a seedy bar.
Itâs troublesome to ignore the recommendation to a safe bar.
As I was heading north, there was a brightly lit street.
Many adjoining buildings facing the street have their doors flung open.
Itâs a brothel.
A woman is being displayed in a shop window, another woman on the first floor calls out to the man walking down the street, and the man chooses a woman.
It creates a very festive atmosphere.
It might just be festive compared to the night.
Or, possibly because Iâm horny.
YeahâŠ..\n
I have no intention of entering.
Although I have no intention of entering, what I see is making my heart throb.
My heart is pounding.
Wait.
Calm down.
I need to think about this calmly.
Thereâs also diseases.
Thereâs the risk of being ripped off, too.
Not entering is the correct choice.
In the first place, I donât think they could compare to Roxanneâs beauty.
Even if there was one, it wouldnât be picked for a first time customer.
Having decided not to enter, I gazed at the brothel calmly.
I hear the buzz of the brothel district.
Itâs kind of fun.
Though,âŠâŠI canât understand the words.
From what I hear from the brothel, it probably a good thing I donât understand the language.
The women, guests, and pimps were all talking in a language other than Brahim.
I donât mind, since the hotel and guild speak it, but it seems many people donât speak Brahim.
Itâs the same as the first village.
The local language isnât Brahim.
The brothel will cater to the local population.
Somewhere out there, there may be a prostitute that understands Brahim.
I took in the atmosphere for a while from the street, then walked off.
Even though I canât understand the words, there is no reason to enter.
Iâm considered an outsider and could get dragged into strange problems.
Since Iâm not entering and only listening from the outside, I donât know how I appear to the surroundings.
Since there is light, there is the possibility of attracting attention.
Although, I wonder if there arenât many timid men who donât enter after coming in front of the brothel.
I kept with my wishful thinking, but it didnât change much.
After that, I wandered the town until the lanternâs light ran out and then, warped back to the Vale Pavilion.
Because itâs bad to come out the inner wall, I came out of the entrance outside wall.
I didnât see any adventurers use field walk in the town.
It might be bad manners to use it however they please.
Even if there wasnât privacy.
Since itâs the middle of the night, it should be fine to transfer to the outside wall of the Vale Pavilion.
Returning to the inn, I gave back the lantern, went to my room, and slept.
I awoke in the middle of the night, left the key, and used warp to appear at the slums.
Success!\n
Itâs dark and I canât see anything, but this should be the place I came a while ago.
I think I see the brothel in that direction, but it seems to be closed.
Just in case, I used judgment.
Information for one person came to mind.
Seems like there is someone here.
Although I know from using it in the labyrinth, apparently judgment doesnât depend on the presence of light.
27-years old, Villager Woman
The other party is pretty.
In this darkness, the other side wonât be able to see me.
What are you doing in such a place?
When I had that thought, it suddenly became bright around the corner of the road and out came a man with a torch.
There were three men.\n
The three of them were thieves.
Itâs the first time I found thieves in this town.
However, their level is low.\n
Every one of them was in the single digits.
Among the thieves that attacked the village, only two were worth money.
The Lv 19 was worth money but not the Lv 11, that might be the point.
If theyâre level isnât even in the double-digits, I think theyâre a bit half-baked as thieves.
The three people have begun to move separately while lighting up their surroundings.
Is it bad to be here?
When I was thinking about leaving with warp, I heard a sound from the other person.
The three men headed towards the noise.
The figure of the woman is lit up by the torches of the men.
The woman tried to rush away but tripped.
The thieves rushed at the woman.
She said some words I couldnât understand, while the men surrounded her.
One man kicked the womanâs stomach.
âStop at the face.\n
body, bodyâ
Do you really have to say such a thing?
Itâs just that kind of feeling.
The three men beat the s*** out of her.
The woman tried to appeal, but was ignored.
Before long, a man grabbed her by the hair and dragged her away.
Four people went around the corner and disappeared.
Silence returned to the vicinity.
Since the thieves are gone, Iâm not worried about being found here.
Although Iâm no longer worriedâŠâŠ
I saw something unpleasant.
Because itâs unnatural for a young woman to be in such a place, I wonder if she wasnât a whore.
Were you trying to escapeâŠâŠ..did you need to pull the teaâŠâŠâŠ.were you trying for new clients?
It might be where thieves use violence as punishment.
Thieves certainly exist in this slum and seem to be responsible for the violence.