Chapter 321


(321) Transcendental shortcut


Translator: Tseirp


“As such, we will be heading toward Minerva-sama’s dungeon . ”


I explained the situation to Haru and the others .


Just in case, I asked if they knew the whereabouts of Nectar or Dragon Core .


However, Nectar was a dungeon clear reward and the Dragon Core was, as the old man told me, only obtainable by defeating the Demon Lord Dragon in the Endless Dungeon . Moreover, it seems that the chance of it appearing was slim .


That did not apply to Demon Lord Dragons in the wild and dismantling a wild Demon Lord Dragon would definitely give a Dragon Core .


But there has not been any eyewitness accounts of it in the wild .


That’s to be expected .


If there was a monster that can be said to be stronger than an Ancient Dragon, it wouldn’t end at just being a disturbance . It would be an issue of a great calamity .


The area around one such monster would be a no-man’s land where people won’t dare to approach .


“So what is Sheena No . 3 doing now?”


I asked Pionia .


Sheena No . 3 had collapsed on the spot . I hope she wasn’t having a malfunction .


But if that was the case, everybody wouldn’t be taking it so calmly .


“I found her illegally copying the Nyapiece DVD to lend to the Dark-Elves so I whacked her head and made her sleep . ”


“Why did you do that!?”


“Stop illegal copies . Copyright is important . Copying endlessly and distributing it is illegal . The penalty is less than 10 years imprisonment, less than 1 million yen fine or both . ”


“Isn’t that from the start of the DVD!? Japan’s law doesn’t apply to this world . More importantly, don’t hit her head . She’s already close to breaking down . ”


“I hit her to make her sleep . A forced Energy-saving Mode . ”


Ah to suppress her magical power consumption .


That’s such a violent method though .




“ … So how much more operation time does she have with this mode?”


“Her magical power consumption has become a third of its usual . ”


… In other words, three times longer . Three months at best .


“Master, the sleep status won’t repair the deterioration of her parts . We are manufacturing new parts for her but please do not forget that we still need a new energy source for her . ”


“I know . ”


Daijiro-san has gone to Mallegory .


For now, I’ll head to the South dungeon first .


“Carol! I should just keep going straight?”


I returned to the Shiraraki Kingdom from Goats Rocky with Carol on my back and was running south at full speed . Haru was following behind .


The request this time . Although there would be no change in rewards depending on the time to completion, my goal was not the reward but only to meet the guildmaster .


And for that sake, I had to complete it as quickly as possible .


The detailed location of the dungeon was marked on the map but following the road would be a detour so I carried Carol on my back and ran off-road .


There were no markings at all so I didn’t know if I should actually be continuing straight ahead but ―


“Yes, it is fine . Ichino-sama, do you see a river in front using Hawk Eye?”


“I’ll check . ”


I activated Hawk Eye .


I couldn’t tell when I was running on land but I could see the river when I was in the sky .


“Please run toward that river . The dungeon is beyond it . ”


I continued running .


We quickly arrived at the river I saw from the air .


Naturally, there wasn’t any road across the land so there was no bridge either . Moreover, the river was in a valley so I could not even walk across it . It was a little far to run and jump across as well . I could if there were footholds in the middle but there weren’t any .


“Master!”


Haru called me .


“Yeah, we’ll proceed as planned!”


I replied and chanted .


“Tidal Wave and Diamond Dust . ”


A combination magic of Water and Ice Magic .


The large water wave formed by my magic turned into an ice bridge . Well, it was a stretch to call it a bridge . It was more of a huge ice mound .


“Guu ―”


As expected, the magical power consumption for combining advanced magic was no joke .


The magical power consumed for magic fusion was not simply the combination of two spells . I didn’t notice it when I used fusion on beginner magic but this consumed similar magical power as when I used Boost Magic .


“Ichino-sama, here, a mana potion . ”


“Thank you . ”


I thanked her and drank Carol’s homemade mana potion .


After defeating the ancient dragon, Carol leveled up and became able to manufacture mana potions . Drinking the mana potion recovered my magical power slightly .


“Haru, be careful!”


“Yes!”


An ice mound would usually be too slippery to traverse on normally .


However ―


I took out a secret item from my item bag, a ton of anti-slip sand . If the ice was slippery, then I could just make the surface rougher .


I tossed it over the flat portion of the ice mound as centered as possible and used coin toss . The sandbag ruptured in the air just like how the Flock Boar exploded .


The sand scattered around the area .


“Carol, switch places to Haru! Carol, hold onto Haru tightly!”


“”Yes . ””


I carried Haru on my back, and Carol clung to Haru .


No problem, Carol’s physical attack stat has become quite high so her grip on Haru has strengthened too . She won’t be shaken off .


I did a run-up and leaped all the way to the spot where I tossed the sand to .


If I failed, I would use Home Return to return to My World .


However, I’ll definitely succeed . I was certain of it .


“Sand Compaction!”


The Sand Artist skill, Sand Compaction .


The scattered sand on the ice compacted and formed a sure foothold .


And then, I leaped off again .


“All right, landing successful!”


That ice mound would probably melt after a few days .


We finally arrived .


There was a Shiraraki Kingdom guard post at the entrance of the dungeon .


In this country, all dungeons were under the management of the country so it seemed that there was no exception even in such a remote location .


“Stop! You require permission to enter this dungeon . ”


The Shiraraki Kingdom soldier on duty called out .


“Can I enter with this request from the Mercenary Guild?”


I showed him the Mercenary Guild request sheet .


“Request sheet … oi, isn’t this a counterfeit? Otherwise, the time record is wrong . The date recorded is only just today … hn? Ichinojo … quasi-baron!?”


The soldier’s eyes turned wide after seeing my name written on the request sheet and he saluted me .


“My apologies . I didn’t know you were a quasi-baron-dono . ”


“I don’t mind . ”


“I am terribly sorry, as protocol, could I please see your proof of rank?”


“Does this suffice?”


I showed him the brooch that was my proof of quasi-baron .


“Thank you! Please pass . ”


After receiving the soldier’s permission, we entered the dungeon .


I could hear the voices of the soldiers behind me .


They were probably getting in touch with the Mercenary Guild with a magical tool . Since there is the counterfeit skill, not only is it possible to fake documents, it is possible to fake brooches as well .


I guess that is the correct action .



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