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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 387 Part 2

ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 387: Fishbowl Monster Part 2

I need to fix this situation as soon as possible. Fortunately, the raid boss and I are the only ones in here, so all of his words are addressed towards me.

「Is there no way for us to find a compromise here?」

If I say something like that, is it going to resonate well with him? I get a feeling that in a different setting we could have been best friends who go into the family restaurant in the morning and spend all the time until evening on talking, not noticing the passage of time.

Communication is one of the basic needs and tools that us humans can utilize in social interactions. Without communication, it would be impossible for us to coexist and work together with common goals in mind. However, this here reality is that of Bakumatsu Online, so I assume that the only way for us fellow madmen and lunatics to communicate would be through means of violence and murder.

This here character is no longer an ordinary player. He is way past that, transcending into the realm of being called a boss character. The only difference here is that he can speak lines that actually has meaning to them.

This is exactly why goldfish cannot hope to survive in the ocean. Lacking strength necessary to beat the wild, the only place that the goldfish can hope to live is the fish tank.

No matter how sharp his fangs may be, he is only human. He has to take rests and breaks from the game. He cannot stay logged in for eternity, hoping that his skills as a player will always be able to let him slash through any opponent that happens to be sent his way.

Alright, my mind is all made up now. Are you watching me closely, ghosts? Oh, and the Raid Boss Study Group? I heard that you cheat sheet is currently sitting at the 3.1 version, is that correct? Well then, after this you will have to update it even further!

「Yura-san, what I want to do right now is to kill you.」

I can sense that all of the ghosts are starting to get upset. It is understandable, since there was literally no reason for me to act like that towards the raid boss right now. It was an act even crazier than participating in the game of Russian Roulette.

But you see? I have already arrived at my answer here. It’s the rhythm. Yes, that’s right. It is all about the rhythm.

「That is what my Heavens are telling me to do, so that is why……!」

I’m going to bring it down! Not the raid boss, but…… the being that is even above the raid boss!」

「There! I got you now!」

「Guren Ning Grenade ––––」

This guy looks like a range fighter. Could it be that he saw both Raid Boss and myself walk into the teahouse and was laying in wait for the right occasion? In the next moment we could see a hoe making a hole in the teahouse’s roof, and a lit firework being thrown inside.

As expected form a Ranker, the timing on lighting that firework on fire was perfect. Most probably it was adjusted so that it would go off as soon as it hits the ground here. Can we avoid it somehow? No, it was impossible…… But he made a one fatal mistake here.

A chance like one in a thousand wasted just like that. He yelled those words at us, making his presence known. And if I was able to hear him and notice him, then that surely means……

「Dissappointing, isn’t it? Dissappointing, so disappointing.」

A single flash. A sword with a rusted blade is being swung, and the one holding it in his hand was none other than the raid boss.

The knot of the firework was cut off cleanly right before it managed to reach the main body, and without its ignition part, the firework just fell towards the ground with a loud THUD! Of course, no explosion followed.

「Rust light…… I mean, wait!? It was only one centimeter wide! Is it even possible to cut off a thing like that!?」

A rust sword is something that anyone can get really easy. Only thing you need to do is to constantly use your favorite weapon without repairing it or even inflict some of the damage onto the blade yourself. Which is a surprise to see the Raid Boss use it, but then I remember one thing…… majority of people in this game don’t wear armor.

Being able to stay on top while using a weapon like that means that this man completely understands the system he is a part of…… which makes him to be an even greater monster than I have previously anticipated.

Before I was able to actually grasp what was going on, the raid boss was already on the move, His left hand moved so fast that it was actually nothing more but a haze for me. He throws a dagger to the wall with the minimum of effort and movements, and then the delicate boy jumps into the air, using the dagger as a foothold and jumping on the roof.

It was so smooth and fast that you could only gasp in admiration. In the next moment, the Raid Boss and Ningdo Grenade face off against one another in a way as if they were following some sort of a road in a scripted event. Both of their movements were fast and beautiful, so much that you would think that a spectacle like that should not be possible.

But it was already too late. Before the audience was able to grasp the situation their duel has been settled.

「Divine Punishment.」

「Guh……!? This is……!!」

Four flashes cut through the air, from top to bottom and from the bottom to the top. After that, the limp body of Ningdo Grenade collapses onto the ground like a puppet that had its strings cut.

Wah, look at how excited the ghosts are! I mean, it’s no wonder that they are acting this way. Usually any kind of audience there was watching the raid boss’s fights would have joined his opponent in death not long afterwards.

There is one problem now. Since the raid boss’s switch has been flipped, he is going to turn towards me to kill me. Thanks a lot, firework idiot, I really appreciate that you fucked everything up!

「––––––」

It happened way too fast. He jumped from the roof, took a spear out of his inventory and struck it into the ground to break his fall. He then steps on it an jumps again, makes a triple flip in the air and lands right in front of me.

「……? Did you wanted to slip through?」

「I wanted to finish my tea since I have ordered and paid for it, but if you want us to have a go at it, I am always ready.」

A master craftsman when it comes to imitating the appearance, a samurai with slashes as fast as the wind itself, the best meteor in the entire United States, the fastest of Bounty Hunters out there…… I may not have the experience in fighting that person per se, but when it comes to fighting all sorts of unreasonable opponents, you can be sure that I have plenty of that!

The true value of the Ryuuguin Style is that I can give my absolute best in the offense while also having paper-thin defenses. The essence of that technique lies in the footwork and adequate shortcuts in thinking.

I don’t know much about this guy, so I cannot imitate him perfectly. That is the only limitation here. However, I can at least try to adopt his way of thinking and try to anticipate what he is going to do next. That should be more than enough.

「Until I drop dead, I am going to go full speed ahead.」

The cheeks of the raid boss hung up.