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Thief
An enormous roar resounded throughout the entire village.
I peered in the direction of the voices.\n
There was a two-man party, outside the village, who looked like they were rushing back.
It seemed they were shouting something but I couldnât understand what they were saying. A bit later, villagers started appearing from their houses carrying swords and hoes.
Could it be that I had been discovered?\n
Or thatâs what I thought, but it didnât look like they were headed in my direction.
The villagers gathered and hurried toward the east.\n
I followed them quietly through the forest.
Looking east, I noticed a cloud of sand blowing this direction.\n
Although the thieves were far enough away to look like grains of rice, the information popped up in my mind.
With the help of appraisal, the current situation became clear.
Is this a thievesâ raid start-of-game event?\n
If I can stay hidden maybe I can do something.
The levels of the thieves are generally high.\n
I could deal with them if they had single-digit levels\n
because Iâm carrying the sacred sword Durandal.\n
The villagers couldnât match me with their copper swords.
The villagers had taken position around the barn I had been sleeping in on the boarder of the village.\n
It seems they will fight the thieves there\n
At the center stood a Lv 25 middle-aged man.\n
There was also the village chief there as well.\n
He was at an improbable Lv 8.
The thieves that they were confrontingâŠ.
Thief Lv 41\n
Equipment : iron sword â Thiefâs bandana â iron armor â leather shoes
It seems that he is the leader.\n
His level is high.\n
He was equipped with a thiefâs bandana.
The next strongest was only Lv 19\n
The third â the Lv 11 from before.\n
The rest were in single digits.
Is it because this is the first even that theyâre so low?\n
If Iâm cautious with the leader, I can probably even defeat him somehow.
When the Thieves arrived at the village, they started attacking the villagers.
The villagers responded with a counter-attack of their own.
Soon, both sides clashed in the middle and it was impossible to tell who belonged to which side. I canât understand what theyâre saying or shouting.
They were fighting right in front of where I was hidden.\n
If I leave the forest I can take them by surprise.
Because of their low-levels, no one is over-powered, itâs become a test of skill, sword to sword.\n
The middle-aged Lv 25 man was fighting the Lv 41 leader.
But thereâs a level gap and the leader eventually begins to dominate.\n
The leader throws the middle-age man down. The middle-age man tried to move his arm while on the ground but was stabbed instead.
What did he do?\n
It seems like he was stabbed through an opening in his armor by the thiefâs sword\n
I heard itâs a practice to wear armor in ancient martial arts.
The middle-aged man lay prostate, naturally the leader turns to face him.\n
Is now my chance perhaps?
If it is, I get the feeling that I can get the leader without being noticed.\n
With my holy sword Durandal, a single hit from behind should be enough to deal considerable damage.
My heart is pounding.\n
I unsheathed Durandal which was shining in its scabbard, and I grabbed the hilt tightly with both hands.
Durandal is heavier than a wooden sword, but not to the extent that I canât wield it.\n
Itâs easy for me, who has practiced kendo.\n
If this is the initial game event, then they shouldnât be enemies that I donât have a chance of defeating as a Lv 1.
Then thereâs no choice but to go.
I took another deep breath.\n
I concentrate on the sounds around me.\n
I still canât understand anything theyâre saying.
I rush from the forest.\n
I sprint toward the Lv 41 leader at full speed.
Along the way, a thief notices and tries to stop me.\n
I swung Durandal and slayed the Lv 2 thief in a single stroke.\n
Was that really Lv 2?
I raised Durandal again, and continued to run. I jumped a little at the end and landed next to the leader.\n
I focused my intent to kill him and conveyed that to my arms I stood firmly and swung Durandal downwards/\n
I swung the sword at the leaderâs neck and sent it flying.\n
Red blood spurted from what remained from said neck.
Uwaa.\n
What is this a splatter game?\n
This is definitely a shitty game.
But I donât have time to think.\n
I started taking on the other thieves.
The thieves that surrounded the leader were the single-digit thieves and were felled in a single stroke.\n
Every time I swung Durandal more blood sprayed and the enemies were reduced to a few remaining memebers.
I searched for the next strongest, the Lv 19 thief.\n
While taking the necks of the small fries right and left I checked the thieves.\n
The Lv 19 had separated from the group a little and was battling the village chief.\n
There are some villagers gathering around the chief, theyâre strengthening their defense.
Someone shouted something.\n
The Lv 19 looked over here and as expected shouted something.
They stopped fighting and began to flee.\n
They started to withdraw, because their leader had been defeated.
Now that their backs were turned, this is my chance.\n
I started to pursue them.
I slaughtered some of them from behind.\n
Directly in my path was the Lv 11, the third man.\n
I blocked the sword that came from and returned with my own swing to the left, which he blocked.\n
Because he has armor, I probably canât take him out in one blow.
With a quick decision and a twitch of the sword, I hit his forearm.\n
If this was kendo, this is something I would definitely do.\n
I completely cut off the Lv 11âs right wrist and it fell to the ground.\n
I ignore the blood spurting from his wrist and finish him off. Because he didnât have his wrist he couldnât lift his sword.\n
I sent the Lv 11 thiefâs head flying.
I ran from the splash of blood.\n
The thieves were in full retreat mode.\n
The Lv 19 thief was the first to try and escape. What a putts. Or rather, heâs a thief âtil the end.
I slaughtered more as they tried to escape. Finally the Lv 19 was cut off.\n
The Lv 19 thief with his defenseless back turned toward me was no match for Durandal.
The remaining enemies were scattering.\n
In the end, none could escape my wrath and became my experience. (Tln: Bwahahahaha)
ăFuuă
After defeating every thief, I sat down on the spot.\n
Although this is a game, my breathing is rough.\n
I let out a deep breath and recovered my composure.\n
The sounds of my surroundings suddenly returned to me.
In the field, the thievesâ corpses and their blood was all over the place.\n
Itâs not necessary to make it so real.\n
It seems that it takes time for the bodies to disappear.
Didnât the beta testers complain?\n
Maybe because I havenât heard of any virtual reality games that what I am doing now is beta testing.\n
Then Iâm going to make a complaint.
When I regained my breath, the village chief approached me.\n
That village with his doubtfully low Lv 8.
ăĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂă\n
ăI donât understand what you are sayingă\n
ăPardon me sir. Do you speak Brahim?ă\n
ăĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂă
It was that setting.
ăThatâs rightă\n
ăOh. As expected. Thatâs an adventurer for youă
What do you mean âas expectedâ? Youâre talking too.
ăSomething like thată
I just nod and agree.
ăYouâve saved this village from is problem, thank you very muchă\n
ăNo, it was nothingă
It was that kind of event.
But, Iâm being unusually impertinent.\n
It must because of how the village chief is depreciating himself and doesnât stop praising me. Although his level is low, he is tentatively the chief.\n
Itâs troublesome that heâs being so polite, somehow itâs become like this.
ăPlease allow me to express my gratitude in any way I cană\n
ăIs that so? Then, is there somewhere I can lie down? Iâm a bit tiredă
Although this is a game, it practically feels like I moved around so Iâm tired.\n
As expected of virtual reality.\n
Besides, I donât want to hang around with corpses any more. Hurry up and disappear.
ăThen, please come to my house. Iâm called Somara the village chiefă
Somara Man, 68\n
Village chief Lv8\n
Equipment: Sword of copper â Robe â Sandals boots â Village chiefâs ring
The information did not seem to be in err.
ăPlease. My name is Michioă
I guess they donât have a family name, I guess that just Michio is fine.\n
The village chief started to walk away, so I stood and hurried after him.
ăĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂă\n
ăĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂă
I couldnât understand the conversation between the village chief and villager at all.\n
Whatâs happening with this game?
ăAre the people that can speak Brahim so few?ă\n
ăIn this village, only myself, the merchant Bikka and the mistress of the innă\n
ăFunn~ Itâs like that?ă\n
ăDespite being so young Michio-sama you can handle Brahim wellă\n
ăHmmă
Whatâs so amazing?\n
By the way, Brahim isnât Japanese? If itâs not Japanese this is strange.\n
Though it wouldnât be possible for me to communicate, for some reason I can comprehend everything perfectly.\n
I donât understand virtual reality at all.
ăAlthough there was one other that could talk Brahim, another adventurer, in that battle just now, heâŠâŠă
The village chief lowered his voice.\n
It seems that was the Lv 25 middle-aged man. Or was there someone else besides the villagers with the job of adventurer? But I couldnât find another capable person.\n
What is going on?
I see myself.
Michio Kaga, Male, 17\n
Villager Lv 2, Thief Lv 2\n
Equipment: Durandal â Sandal boots â Ring of Determination
Ottoâ\n
It seems that my level rose from the last battle.\n
Should I say its natural with the fierce fighting? Or rather should I grieve that despite the fierceness of the battle my level only rose by one?
We headed towards the village chiefâs house.
ăĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂă\n
ăĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂĂă\n
ăA hot bath is being prepared for youă\n
ăSorryă
The village chief spoke to a person of the house, who led me inside.\n
The chiefâs house was private, two-story building. It had the rustic appearance of earthy walls.\n
It doesnât seem like the civilization level is very high. It seems to be something like a town from the middle ages.\n
They donât have guns or bows.
Thereâs a dirt floor from the entryway to the entrance.\n
I was guided to a small room just beside that.
ăPlease, take a rest for a while in this roomă\n
ăAllow me to do thată\n
ăWell thenă
Thereâs no difference with this room, it has a dirt floor and inside thereâs a plank of wood.\n