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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 516 Part 2

ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 516: Once You Get Used to It, Even Poison Is Just Another Spice Part 2

「…… Right, I have received a message from the Professor. And it says that “Judging from the words of Pencilgon-kun alone, the conditions for this specific spontaneous Unique Scenario EX are not nearly as hard or rigorous to achieve as one might think.”.」

「To be able to discern that much information from a single message, talk about some great deduction power. I honestly don’t know if I should be impressed or scared here.」

「Yeah, and since someone like you is saying something like that it only goes to show that it’s one heck of an OP ability. Without a doubt.」

After all, money may not be the most important thing in the entire world, but it surely helps to have a whole lot of it. I mean, you know what they say, right? Money is the lubricant of life, it makes life all that much more worth living for. That is why when you do not have that much money, your life starts to suck really bad. Just look at me, if you want an example! At the current point in my life I am basically an irreplaceable cog in the Crystal Scorpion materials economic machine.

「Also he requested us to say to you that one of the conditions needed to activate this Unique Scenario EX is to be in the possession of a certain amount of knowledge about the Era of the Gods and its civilization. Also, making contact with the Conquest Dolls is also required, but that should be a given in a situation like that.」

「Supplementary note: another condition would be to possess combat power that exceeds a certain threshold, as to make sure that the candidate is going to be able to challenge the dangers that are waiting for them in this scenario and emerge victorious.」

「After all, this is what the Intelligence is all about!」

「Isn’t Intelligence a stat you usually use to supplement for any missing information? How do you even use intelligence to cover for the lack of combat power?」

Ah, now I see, so intelligence can have many useful applications, right? You learn something new every day…… Not that I wouldn’t already know that, but let’s pretend otherwise.

And not that I wasn’t already expecting that to occur, but I guess that the moment we go for that concert, it will be one more hell of a battle that is going to break loose. Go figure.

「This also means that the Orchestra Unique Scenario EX is something that can be triggered pretty much at random. So, does that mean that you would technically have to capture the entire Leviathan fist and start to get along with the Conquest Dolls before you can try and attempt it?」

「Affirmative: We Conquering Dolls cannot enter that specific area of the Leviathan without the presence of our contractor. So it only makes sense that we would have to meet somewhere else in the first place, right?」

「And all of a sudden we have the joint party elements…… But in the first place, how did the two of you even got to know one another?」

Many of the Conquest Dolls are of the same type, so I see similar dolls quite often. I’ve seen quite a few Elma types, also known as Saina, and every time Saina has the identical facial characteristics it makes it a sort of paradoxical experience. That being said, the uniquely shaped Conquest Dolls should be rare occurrences, right?

「Hey, so I have been thinking, but isn’t your name like, associated with fishing to some extent? Just a thought that occurred to me.」

「Contractor Pencil-chan, isn’t it terrible of a thing to suggest something like that? Such a level of teasing might be alright when there is no one else nearby, but calling someone like that in public is a little bit much. So I do believe that there are some situations where we must be aware of what we can and we cannot do!」

Of course, there is no such a thing as a good or bad look when it comes to the Conquest Dolls. And even if there was, it would be all a matter of preference. It’s like trying to catch a fish in the pond, but actually deceiving yourself that the kind of the fish that you are trying to catch matters at all. Well, maybe it does matter a little bit, but it’s like ten percent versus ninety percent here.

「And the rest is just like, you know…… A shouting contest between a married couple?」

「Hey, what’s with that smug expression!? You want me to get rid of that smug face for you!?」

「Look and report: I see nothing out of the ordinary going on with my own facial features? Are you sure that you should not get your eyes checked out, Ririel? Or could it be that all Ririel types are as defective as that?」

「I don’t want to be told something like that from a piece-of-scrap Elma type such as yourself! I mean, Elma-317, is it not that your personality is just rotten to the very core!?」

「Hahaha, no way! My intelligence is telling me that there are no abnormalities as far as my body is concerned! All systems are green!」

「That’s right! I’m sure that your soul is just like mine! It must value harmony above anything else!」

「It’s no good, Nina-chan. It seems that you’re comrades have already been polluted by the outside world beyond the point of recovery.」

Hey, even if it really was like that, who gave you the right to call others out on that, you assholes!? But of course, I would never tell that to anyone. I want to keep good relations with everyone, in case I will even need to use them for anything.

「Ahh, umm, thank you so much for providing us the information……」

「Hm? Ahh, yeah sure. But should you need anything, just go to this guy right here. She should be able to give you everything you need.」

「Here’s to a fruitful and eventful partnership?」

「Please, Seto-san or Professor, just come here quickly! I can’t deal with things like that on my own!」

Oh, the pitiful players from the “Library”! More than anything else, it’s a bargaining battle with this guy. And now that you have stepped into this, you are going to be swallowed, chewed up on and spat out mercilessly! Curse yourself born in modern society.

「Alright, then we are best going to be on our way.」

「Right. Once I manage to learn anything useful about the Orchestra, I’m going to let you know.」

Yeah, and while it makes me sad that we have to get a move on and leave the information gathering to Pencilgton, there is nothing that can be done about this situation for the current moment. So we just have to grit our teeth and deal with it.

And while I was on my way to leave, I spotted that another member of “Library” was running my way, waving their hand at me as if trying to gather my attention.

「…… It’s about the “Snake” that you wanted us to investigate.」

「…… Yeah, go on.」

And in the moment while we passed each other, I received the parchment that was rolled up into a cylinder that was presented to me …… No, you just wanted to do this, I knew you were standing outside and waiting for the right moment to show up! No, it’s not like I mind in the slightest! And here, this is the payment that I promised you! So take it and be on your way.

「And that is exactly why we should buy some sake for the occasion, because it would be more than appropriate here to do so……」

「Ahh, yes, that’s great. I like that idea a whole lot! Let’s do just that!」

Oi, oi! Now wait just a moment here! This is still inside of the game! So at least pretend that you care about the role-playing part and keep at it until the very end, alright!?