Chapter 273 Part 1
We arrived at Legias for the first time in forever.
And suddenly we’re being called out to?
「Hey Keith! Over here, here!」
It’s been forever since I’ve seen them too.
It’s Hannes.
A farmer like him in this kind of place?
The village itself didn’t seem much different, but the population looks like it’s changed significantly.
Probably because there are a lot of players outside the village.
What are they doing?
Matches.
They’re everywhere!
I was moving as inconspicuously as possible.
There seem to be some summoner parties, so I don’t think we stand out.
But I was discovered, wasn’t I.
Where did Hannes bring me?
Near the square, in the shade of a tree.
It’s behind a stall a new cook player is running.
There are chairs and a table, and with few people, I can take my time to eat.
What’s the square like?
It’s terrible.
There were three matches running simultaneously.
It’s a big mess.
That aside, I’m curious about the faces here.
Yosaku and Shinonome are here.
There are several other players who clearly look like swordsmen.
Ah, some of them look like faces I saw at an event in the west.
What’s going on?
「Keith was there so I brought him」
「Hello」
「It’s been a while. Have you done any matches yet?」
「I haven’t. You?」
「Well, I already met the quota for the fighting competition, but」
Oh.
Yosaku already met the quota?
As expected.
Hannes and Yosaku sitting across from me.
Shinonome at my side.
Other players all around us are glancing in our direction.
「High level players gathering together serves as insurance, you could say」
「It’s hard to decline a match request」
Both Hannes and Yosaku feel like they have bitter smiles.
Shinonome as well has a frowning expression.
They don’t even try to hide the unpleasant atmosphere.
「Forgive the rudeness but I’ve gotta ask, what’s your Racial Level?」
「28, or so」
「I thought so」
It seems that Hannes is doing some calculations.
What is it?
「I’m roughly calculating how many points can be earned from a gap in Racial Level」
「For example, Yosaku, Shinonome, and I all have a Racial Level of 18」
「A difference of 10, huh?」
「The level gap between you and the one you’d try to earn points against is 10, which is just barely close enough to count」
「Even if you win, only 1 point, huh」
Ooh.
That calculation is good enough to make predictions huh.
「In other words, in Keith’s case, he has to beat 100 level 18 opponents to qualify even for just the beginner league?」
「It’s effectively impossible」
「It’s not something you can earn by repeatedly fighting the same person, so」
「Well, I don’t feel like participating but」
「Then it’s fine I guess」
Um.
Is there still some kind of problem?
「If you are a player of around level 8, it seems that you can get beginner entry right away if you fight against Keith even if you lose」
「That’ll definitely be very popular!」
「Seems completely different from us」
「Well, big or small, everyone here is being targeted, but Keith is sure to be even more than that」
Ah, that’s what it is.
Those gazes that I felt in the Wind Spirit Village.
They seem more intense here.
But, will it be okay?
Can I out of the village safely?
「Can I ask you for Invisible Blind?」
Hannes speaks to a player who might be a magic user.
Invisible Blind?
Oh, a Light Magic spell huh.
I see.
Certainly If I use it, we might not be noticed.
「Oh, I can use that spell. I’ll be fine on my own」
「I should have figured」
Hannes gestures towards where he’s looking.
It’s a back door, or more like an escape route.
「By the way, even if you’re not participating in the competition, will you watch the game?」
「I’ll probably end up seeing it」
「Then do you also want to meet at Remut?」
「Sure」
Should I flee?
Let’s do it.
With a nod I head for the back door.
I use Invisible Blind in the middle of the hidden path and aim for outside the village.
After I leave the village?
Let’s go to Master’s house.
I think I can replenish my inventory of various things.
When we get out of the village, I plunge into the forest without going down the road to Remut.
If I use Forest Walk on Zangetsu, we won’t have a hard time moving.
I confirm our direction with Magnetic Compass.
I try to avoid other players as much as possible, but there are quite a lot!
There was prey and Wild Pheasants (Female), but I skipped past all the passive creatures.
Actually, were there this few monsters in this forest?
No, are there just many players?
Either way is fine.
The important thing is that it’s easier to move around.
I’ve arrived in front of the master’s house.
Hasn’t changed?
No, something seems to have changed.
The gate doors?
No, the doors haven’t changed, but the gate itself is different.
It’s bigger.
What is it?
Obsidian takes off from my shoulder and seems to head to the master’s house.
That’s right.
I have to go inside and see, right?
The house itself hasn’t changed.
Master’s Magi Owl as well.
However.
The number of owls is strange.
There’s another one?
Should I try to【Identify】?
Magi Owl Lv.14
Summon Monster Alert
Battle Position: In the Air ???
Oh!
It’s Master’s Magi Owl but am I starting to see things?
Minerva Owl ???
Summon Monster Alert
??? ???
The other one was like that.
Certainly, its size is different from Obsidian and Master’s Magi Owl.
Its rank too.
The quiet figure gives a strict impression.
No.
The three owls are starting to chase eachother on top of the house.
Huhh??
The dignity I felt until a moment ago was blown away.
Is it a child?
Obsidian flies to my left shoulder.
Then Master’s Magi Owl on the right shoulder.
The Minerva Owl is coming.
Where are you going?
The top of my head.
Well I guess using it as a perch is fine, but.
Don’t flutter your wings!
I take out the leftovers of the Fighting Bull meat used for lunch from the《Item Box》.
I give it to Obsidian.
He immediately takes off to Master’s house.
They’re chasing again.
Well, go ahead and play.
I have business inside the house.
What should I do about the summoned monsters?
Let’s recall Zangetsu and summon Bunraku.
I entered the house with Volff, Bunraku, Oma, and Keimei.
「Oh, it’s been a long time!」
「Huh?」
When I got down to the workshop, Juna was there.
It’s a surprise.
And on the workbench there seems to be a potion bottle, as well as a mana potion.
Was she making potions again?
「It really has. Where’s Master?」
「Collecting Healgrass and Paingrass」
「Is it possible, these are all made by Juna-san?」
「He’s horrible, that Aurnier. Even though I wanted to go with him!」
Could it be this smell.
Is it alcohol?
Are you drunk?
On the workbench, there’s a bottle with a completely different shape from the potion bottles.
I wonder what kind of alcohol it is.
「Alcohol, is in here right?」
「It’s finee. Theres no empty bottles left anyway」
Ah.
But it’s intense alcohol.
The first victim is Volff.
He holds his neck and squeezes his mouth shut.
It’s probably the alcohol’s smell.
「It looks like you’re working hard aren’t you? Are you gonna be here for a while? What about the fighting competition?」
「Juna, calm down」
The next victim was me.
This person’s a rowdy drunk, is she.
It doesn’t feel like she’s trying to be rude, but.
Before I knew it, I was head-locked.
She is a rowdy drunk after all.
Actually my cheeks are pressing against something soft but?
「Ah, someone should play with me!」
「Mgghga」
Here’s what I think.
Can’t you just play with a summoned monster?
After rampaging a bit, now time she’s pandering me.
It’s hard to refuse this!
「Heyyy? Can Keith-chan make the empty bottles? Finish that already and let’s play? Right??」
「Mgghghga」
This time my head is being bear hugged.
It’s truly a ‘puff puff’ out of a dream but.
C- can’t breathe.
I managed to escape, but my arm was tugged.
Oh?
Is this a pretty familiar position?
I cross my arms and stick out my elbows.
I went to sit down and moved around.
I was directly targeting the neck.
For a sleeper hold.
Of course, I’m pivoting behind her.
While sticking out my arms to prevent the extreme I lower my waist and take her neck.
I grabbed her wrist with my inserted arm and aimed for the joints.
It’s prevented.
Is my wrist being targeted?
Oh no.
Is this person, matching my movements?
Of course, I didn’t really intend to take the joints.
I made a naive move and the tables were turned on me.
「This could be fun in it’s own way?」
「U, umm, Juna-san?」
「Talking unnecessary! Playy witthh meeee!」
Why did I do something like this against Juna-san?
I’m not sure.
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