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Over the Infinite – Chapter 5 (1)

 

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Translator: mii

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First Arc -「The Pair in Labyrinth City」

Chapter 5 -「To the New Winds」

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「Eiyahhh!!」

Yuki cut up the goblin apart while shouting, and it died.

Our poor coordination in the first layer when fighting the Kobold had also become better after fighting with multiple small fries enemies. It might also because we had loosened our nervousness.

We had decided on the ideal pattern where I was mainly in charge of the goblin leader and Yuki would be in charge of taking the enemies down using his long-ranged attacks, such as his bow. The battle ended almost without any danger.

The goblin leader didn’t use its skill, maybe because there was no time to do so.

I also thought that they just win with their amount, and the orc was actually stronger.

「This is the last!!」

Yuki finished off the last remaining goblin who was running away, trying to escape.

When I looked at him from here, it was like he was bullying the weak.

[The third layer of the trial dungeon boss trial has been captured.]

[Only challengers with Lv 3 or below will acquire level-up bonuses by the boss trial capture.]

The announcement rolled, and we completed the capture.

The level up bonus was also the same. Would we eventually become Lv 5?

Even if I became Lv 3 now, I didn’t feel the change of the numbers much, but I could see how it was definitely easier to make use of my strength than when we first started.

For now, we didn’t learn any magic or skill even after leveling up.

「It’s nice to have my attack penetrate them properly.」

Yuki, who finished the last goblin, returned.

There were multiple cards in his hands… They were the drop items. Maybe he picked up the items that were scattered on the ground when he was coming back here.

「Err, four cards of『Roasted Goblin Meat』, two cards of『Roasted Goblin Meat (Medium Quality)』, two cards of『Trial Short Sword』, and one card of『Broken Short Bow. There is also『Low Quality Potion』.

They were all cards. I guess I broke the broken short bow when I beat the goblin.」

「You surely crushed them when you were finishing those goblins. You can also have both of these『Trial Short Sword』.」

「Then, Tsuna can have all of the meatz here. I can’t eat them anyway.」

After he said that, he gave me all of the goblin meat cards.

I didn’t think the taste would be much different even if the goblin meat was in medium quality. No way, don’t tell me that the taste would become even worse.

I guess it wouldn’t be possible for Yuki to eat this again after what happened in the first layer.

「I also really want to drink the potion, but Yuki can have it.」

「It’s making people curious after all, right? Actually, this is also sold in my house, but it’s very expensive. I don’t know if what we sell in our house is low quality or high quality, though.」

So this was also sold outside?

「By the way, how much is the price?」

「The price changes according to the stock, but the cheapest one is around the same as the average monthly income of a typical household. It was sold in pottery instead of the glass bottle in this picture, and the container was also very small.」

What was drawn in the card was a picture of a bottle of oral medicine that was held in a hand. I didn’t know the exact scale, by it looked much smaller than I had imagined.

It was around half of the energy drinks sold at the convenience stores. …So this item costs a month’s income?

「I absolutely won’t get this outside. And yet, it appeared in the trial?」

「The effect is also written here. Gradually recovers 50 HP. Since it’s not an immediate recovery, it’s impossible to spam red potions here, huh. I wonder if there is any other effect other than restoring HP? If this is sold outside, it won’t have any meaning.」

Even if the potion is not red, why are you calling it ‘spamming red potions’? In the first place, we wouldn’t be able to drink lots of them in the middle of the battle.

What about injuries? If this could close wounds, then it had its worth. There was no doubt that this would be our means of recovery as long as we had no healer.

「Speaking of which, there are over ten goblin meats.」

「Then Tsuna won’t have to worry about food for a while.」

I wanted to eat something more decent, like the hamburgers and hot dogs that were sold on our way to this dungeon. …As I thought, I should’ve bought them.

Why was I still eating goblin meat even after coming to this city?

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We didn’t have any struggles in particular, so we ignored the warp gate on the third layer as if it was a matter of course. We headed to the fourth layer.

On the fourth layer, there was no change on the way to the boss battle, and we continued to advance while kicking off the goblins, wolves, and bats.

I was once swarmed by a horde of bats, but other than that, we passed without any incident.

「Now then, this is the last middle boss fight. Your opponent here is only a lizardman, nya. The race changes every month, so the next time you come here, it might be different, nya.」

It seemed like it would be lizardman or beastman, depending on the month.

Chitta-san told us that some races like werecat were already strong from their race itself, so this month shouldn’t be that hard.

「No matter how many people we have, the opponent is still one person, right? If that’s the case, won’t it be advantageous to overwhelm the opponent with a lot number of people?」

That’s right. If those dozens of students challenged the boss with a whole class, they would be able to beat it up by ganging up on the opponent.

「No, the boss here is not supposed to be defeated, nya. The capture condition is to survive for ‘the number of challengers x 5’ minutes, nya. If anyone dies, you will automatically fail, nya.

What’s inside is a lizardman equivalent to Lv 10, so it’s hard for a rookie to beat it, nya. …In fact, this is the place where those who take the trial without any serious motivation usually give up, nya.」

「I don’t know how strong Lv 10 is, but we are Lv 3 now, so the boss should be three times stronger than us if we think about it simply, right?」

I couldn’t be sure about that.

In fact, I didn’t feel like I became three times stronger when I leveled up from Lv 1 to Lv 3.

「Depends, nya. Even if I say that the boss is Lv 10, it will depend on the original strength of the boss before they drop their strength into that level, nya.

Only the boss here is hiring active adventures as a part-time job, so if the boss is originally a skilled lizardman, it will become something bad, nya. In a way, your luck is tested, nya.

Even so, those who work part-time are people who know that they are going to fight newcomers, so even if the difference between their skills is severe, they will adjust, nya.」

Was she saying that this was a luck game?

So, no matter how lucky we were, we need to be able to withstand at least Lv 10 Mob Lizardman as our opponent for a certain period of time.

Although the boss room we went so far were all large, the structure was simple, so it would be difficult to keep running away.

At the minimum, a vanguard was essential. …In our case, it would be me.

「Of course, it’s better if you can beat the boss, nya. If it’s not a part-timer, you might surprisingly be able to win, nya. In fact, there is a special bonus if you can defeat it, nya.」

「By the way, does the current Chitta-san can beat the opponent yourself?」

「No matter who is it, if their strength has been reduced to Lv 10, there’s no problem, nya. I’m not a Lv 33 just for show, nya. I have confidence that I can also completely win against the boss in the fifth layer, nya.

I have become stronger compared to when I was struggling here, nya.」

She had a smug face. I wanted to hit that smile.

But well, maybe that was the case. Just by looking at her status card numbers and skills showed that there was a big gap between her and us.

It was not just numbers. I hadn’t watched her fighting, but I could tell her strength just by watching her behavior.

The old man, Bacchus, who we met in front of the dungeon was exceptional, but I didn’t feel like I could win against this cat ears right now no matter how hard I tried.

 

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