Volume 13 Chapter 4 Part 1
Chapter 64: Restrictions
『Miria』
Current Levels & Equipment:
Assassin Lv.43
Equipment:
Estoc of Petrification
Chainmail
Iron Shield
Hardened Leather Helmet
Hardened Leather Gloves
Hardened Leather Boots
Sacrificial Misanga
「Well, I’m off then. 」
「Yes. Have a nice day. 」
The day passed uneventfully, and the next day I set off to Bode again.
I’ve been going out a lot in the morning lately. Or maybe not. Has it always been like this? I feel like it’s always been like this. In this world, it’s almost impossible to meet someone at 2 or 3 in the afternoon, so the best time to meet someone is first thing in the morning.
It’s impossible to meet someone at 11:45 or something. If you try to meet someone in the afternoon, you’ll waste time waiting and end up working all day, so it’s best if you can meet them before they leave in the morning. So today, as always, I set off early.
「His Excellency is in his office. 」
「Okay. 」
At Bode’s castle, as always, I’m told to go further in by myself.
「Uhm. Thank you. 」
「Hmm? 」
No. Not this time. I was once again stopped.
「Thank you for taking my wife to that faraway city yesterday. 」
It seems that the wife of the guard was one of the female elf Adventurers whom I took to Palmasque yesterday. For the record, I didn’t make a move on her. I wanted to, though. I guess this receptionist is secretly a winner in life, getting married to a beautiful wife like that.
Not like I would know anything about it. Even among elves, who all look beautiful to humans, there may be differences in the degrees of beauty. It’s possible that this person also thinks that if his wife’s nose was just a millimeter higher, the entire surface of the earth would have changed.
「You’re welcome. 」
「My wife is very happy, and is excited to get her own mirror. 」
It seems that I have stimulated his wife’s desire for material things. In other words, she is probably going to tell him to earn more money so she can buy a mirror, I get it. Or that she decided that she wants a mirror to be her birthday present, I get it. Next thing he’ll know, she’s going to be asking him things like: 「Do you remember when our wedding anniversary is? 」.
In fact, it might not even be a wedding anniversary, but something trivial like the day they bought their first plate together, or like the day they bought their first clothes after getting married. Not like I would know anything about that.
After all, for most men, marriage is the end of life. Just because you have a beautiful wife doesn’t mean you are a winner in life. No, wait.
He’s not going to start blaming me for taking his wife to some kinda strange place, right? He’s not going to start thinking that I dragged his wife down the path of decadence, right? He’s not going to think that I was the one in the wrong, right?
「Yeah. 」
Without any additional words of reply, I headed towards the Duke’s office. The Duke of Hartz’s custom of letting people inside without permission seemed to be in full swing for today.
「What is it? 」
「It’s Michio. 」
「Come in. 」
When I arrived at the office and knocked on the door, I heard a reply. That voice belonged to Gozer. It was reassuring to know that Gozer was here this time. The Duke of Hartz’s household was not a bad one after all. With Gozer here, I’ll be safe.
「Thank you for yesterday, Lord Michio. 」
Cassia was also in the office. She bowed to me beautifully. With Cassia by my side, there is nothing else I need. The Duke of Hartz might not even be present here at all for all that I care.
「Lord Michio, please, have a seat. 」
「Thank you. 」
At the suggestion of the Duke, whose presence was not needed here at all, I sat down on the sofa.
「Lord Michio, after what happened yesterday, we tried the route that you’ve shown us and we were able to make it to Palmasque safely on our own. Thank you. 」
When I sat down, Cassia bowed politely again. Whatever she’s doing, she’s beautiful and picturesque as ever.
「That’s good to hear. 」
「Yes. We owe it all to Lord Michio’s kind guidance. 」
「No, no, I didn’t do anything worth mentioning. 」
I didn’t come anywhere near a position where I could give guidance to anyone.
「Lord Michio, you have been kind to us, so naturally, I’m thinking about giving you a reward. 」
I received these words from the Duke of Hartz. I was so happy I couldn’t speak.
「Yes. 」
Of course, I’ll take what I can get. Sincerity is not in words, but in money. I’m on the side of the Commutative School, after all.
「I’ve spoken to Cassia about giving you the right to conquer Labyrinths when a large-scale Labyrinth subjugation occurs. 」
「The right to conquer Labyrinths? 」
What, that’s it? Are you saying that you want to give me the right that is equivalent to buying crappy games?
「Are you aware of the story that when a Labyrinth is conquered, the difficulty of the surrounding Labyrinths decreases? 」
「Ah, yes. 」
Let’s pretend that I already knew that. Sherry said something like that, I think. I never paid any attention to it, though.
「Even if you defeat a 50-floor Labyrinth, the difficulty of the surrounding Labyrinths only drops slightly. However, if you defeat a Labyrinth with higher levels, the difficulty of the surrounding Labyrinths drops exponentially. Large-scale Labyrinth subjugations that significantly lower the difficulty of the surrounding labyrinths occur several times a year. 」
「I see. 」
「At that time, it becomes easier to subjugate the surrounding Labyrinths. Even if you liberate such a Labyrinth, you won’t be awarded the title of lord of the land, but it’s perfect for training. In most cases, you will be incorporated into the territory of those who defeated the first large Labyrinth that caused the difficulty to drop. Still, it’s a great way to enter the 23rd, 34th, or 45th floors for the first time. 」
The 23rd, 34th, and 45th floors are floors where the group of monsters that appear changes and monsters become one level stronger. People who have fought on the 22nd floor would usually hesitate a little to set foot on the 23rd floor. Only Roxanne would go ahead regardless.
When the surrounding labyrinths have been defeated and the difficulty has been lowered, it’s easier to proceed. If you can fight without problems, that’s fine. Even if you feel that your level is not quite high enough, if you get used to fighting at a lower difficulty level, you can do it at normal levels next time.
So there’s a hack for conquering labyrinths like that. I’m sure they’ve thought of various ways to devise it. If there’s a policy from above, there’s a countermeasure from below.
「I see. 」
「Well, information about which Labyrinths have become like that is unlikely to be circulated in Adventurer’s Guilds. The Imperial Liberation Society might have some, though. Either way, it’s difficult for non-nobles to get hold of such information while it’s still fresh. 」
「Hmm. 」
That’s dirty, as expected of nobles.
「Nobles have a responsibility to defeat such Labyrinths. This is the opposite of that. 」
There’s no point in defending yourself. Or rather, don’t forget that you’re trying to push that responsibility onto someone else in the first place. That’s not a defense at all.
「Hmm. 」
「It’s perfect for training. 」
It certainly could be good for training. On the lower floors, that is.
「Well, the lower floors are fine, but how should we train on the top floor, the 50th floor? 」
If it’s the 23rd or 45th floors, you can repeatedly fight the Floor Boss. If you do it multiple times, it can be used as training, and it’s fine even if several Parties come.
In contrast, the Floor Boss on the top floor will be dead after just one fight. If the Floor Boss on the top floor is defeated, the Labyrinth itself is defeated and disappears. You can only fight it once.
It’s not much of a hassle to train. In that case, it would be better to repeatedly fight the Floor Boss on the 50th floor in a Labyrinth with more than 50 floors, like the Labyrinth of Quratar. It might be okay if it was the 56th floor boss, though. The enemy would be just one level stronger, so it can’t be that bad.
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Thanks for the chapter.
Michio’s constant paranoia just shows up the messed up of his upbringing.
He’s not going to think that I was the one in the wrong, right?
^- pretty sure it should be “He’s not going to think that it’s my fault, right?”; same translation, makes more sense.