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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 447 Part 1

ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 447: Dragon, Oh Dragon! PART 24 Part 1

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「Yo! How’s it going!?」

「Uwah! H-Half-naked……?」

「Hey! Hi! And hello! Nice to meet you all, too! My name is Sanraku, a player who managed to reach even greatest pits of Vitality thanks to that asshole Siegwurm over there!」

「And I am the Super Intelligence Conquest Doll Unit Aircraft, Serial Number Elma = Three One Seven.」

「Eeh? Say what now? But anyways, you guys are with that Arthur Pencilgton chick, right? And that other guys, what was his name again? Katsu, or something like that? I know that this explains a whole lot, but could you not talk nonsense like that out of the blue? It’s chaotic enough in this battlefield as it is.」

Do I get a feeling that someone was actually insulting us right now? Care to repeat that? Or maybe you’ve become tired of your free trial at life, huh? I guess that if I were to murder you in cold blood right now, I could explain that in court and I would have been pardoned no problem. Care to try that?

Oh well, I have more important shit to do than to worry about some scrubs like that. Mainly, I have come to see Kyo-Timate here, who was force to stay behind and guard the house while the rest of the “family” was gone. Of course, it was all in lieu with Pencilgton’s grand strategy.

「You know what? The more I keep looking at it, the more interesting this picture becomes.」

「You thinks so, too? I shall keep that in mind when I’ll be planning some development in the future. But you really have to admire their naming sense…… Ah, by the way, are you hungry? Want to eat something? Here, help yourself to some freshly grilled fish. Wholesaled by the Fish People themselves.」

「Huh? Really? Are those guys seriously doing something like that?」

「They smell like seawater and shoreline filled with garbage, but apparently tight-fitting clothes are all the rage with them as of late? I mean, the Fish People. You see, I guess you need to have confidence in yourself…… Especially when your name is something alongside the lines of “Abrababone”.」

「Ah, are you talking about that whole Alva guy?」

「Yeah, yeah. That’s right. The very same. Did you know? There is even this spirit woman who Alva is crazy about to such an extent that you wouldn’t believe. Even established a fan club or something like that.」

Oh shit, this conversation might actually be the most interesting thing that’s happened to me today. But a fan club, huh……? I mean, when you stop and think about it for a moment, everyone belongs to a fan club in a broad sense of the word, right? Like me, that would be…… searching fan club? Exploration? Adventure? Maybe that’s not the same kind of a fan club like the one Alva established, but it’s close enough, I guess.

「I mean, those two are supposed to be lovers, right?」

Yeah, I mean, Alva and Nereis are supposed to be lovers alright. Even though Nereis is a name that makes me think of some strange condition that eats away at your lungs or something else alongside those lines. I mean, don’t get me wrong, their relationship might have been strange and awkward, but it was also strangely wholesome. And I mean it in a good kind of way. I have seen many examples where such romantic sub-plot turns out to be absolute garbage in a matter of minutes or seconds. But I mean, that’s what you kind of get when you are getting your hopes up for some shitty games. Their scenarios never fail to disappoint sooner or later.

But yeah, since we are talking about Nereis, there is one more thing that would be good to be discussed…… The race of Dwarves. I am not all that attracted to or interested in spirits-infused weapons, but the whole race of people capable of Master blacksmithing or even better –– now that is a concept that I cannot possibly let to pass me by. And there is also a notion that every NPC blacksmith in this game has their unique naming sense and design esthetics…… A good example here might be Break and Weissash. There is a whole lot of truth to the saying that no two blacksmiths will ever create the same kind of a weapon or piece of equipment.

「I have seen the news from over here to some extent as well. What did we had there? Siegwurm and Noirlind came crushing down towards the ground. Then there was a red Warewolf-like creature that appeared out of nowhere and rushed towards the Red Dragon. Then there was a whole lot of other stuff, like that Mecha and the Red Dragon getting slaughtered like a pig. And then it all ended with a certain someone crushing into the ground and flashing their undies for everyone else to see. So yeah, talk about a whole lot of information that create one huge confusing mess regarding the battlefield. But anyways, what’s the deal with that red werewolf?」

「I’d say that’s the original one. Everything else that was spawned after it are nothing more but mere imitations.」

「Yeah, thanks. That was REALLY informative. Really helpful. Might have as well told me something about somen noodles instead. The result would have been more or less the same……」

For a moment out there I look at Kyo-Timate holding her head in her hands. Then I just casually turn around and I prepare myself to leave. I had more pressing matters that needed my attention right now.

「Alright then, I’m going to head back to the Dragons battlefield soon. But then again, are you sure that you are fine with this? I mean, you don’t get to participate in the battle against Siegwurm like, at all at this point.」

「Hmm…… No, you see, I’m obliged by the law to say yes, but…… You know how I really feel about it, don’t you? Besides, what I want lies somewhere else entirely……」

「Correct. More or less, but correct.」

Fucking human slashing junkie, go die in a ditch for all do I care……

「Well, as long as you are not overly dissatisfied, then you don’t have any rights to complain about anything to others. Oh, I should probably mention that now…… Do be careful about surprise attacks coming from the sky, alright?」

「Yeah, I’ll try to remember about the surprise attacks coming from the sky alright. But if I happen to come across something, is it alright to use the fireworks like before? Would this even work?」

「I’d say that as long as you are not dealing with the Top Ranker, then you can try and go for it. However, if scheming and attacks from backstage are more of your thing, I advise playing around with both fireworks and lid of the kettle. Tends to get you some pretty interesting results alright.」

When it comes to Bakumatsu Online, the lid of the kettle is one of those objects that is considered to be indestructible, and that quality makes it the best of shields out there. Needless to say, it takes unprecedented skill to be able to wield something like that to be able to block the incoming arrows and bullets, but it is something that can be pulled off. Of course, I think that the higher Rankers know about the usage of this technique, but Kyo-Timate does not need to know about that. So how did I managed to take them out? Simple, I kicked some fireworks over their heads and they all exploded, killing them on the spot.

But against a Raid Boss using something like that would be equal to committing suicide. After all, it would be like trying to shoot a speeding bullet with an arrow. Not the best idea you can have out there.

「The lid of the kettle, huh……?」

「Yeah, but be advised, it may be the strongest shield, but it has no handle to control it. So its effectiveness depends solely on the player’s grip strength. I even heard that for a while out there a pretty common strategy was to dual wield those things and get results because of them. I don’t know if it is true or not, but it is certainly worth a shot, don’t you think?」