Hiiro smiles deviously. He realizes that he no longer has to wait 40 seconds before starting to write another character.
Writing a character continuously has many benefits. This skill would have been helpful when Hiiro had to pass through the checkpoint. Hiiro could have continuously written "fly" without alternating between "fly" and "floating."
This synergistic effect however...
"Did you see your status?"
Arnold's voice woke up Hiiro from his thoughts.
"So Hiiro, how many times did you level?"
"You leveled?"
"No, I didn't. I'm just curious."
"You are? Do you want to know how much experience the killing blow gave?"
"I just want to see how much experience being in a party that killed a S rank monster can give me."
I see. You can register a party with the guild. If you fight a monster with a party member both gain the same amount of experience. However, I and Arnold obtained different amounts of experience since we weren't in a party together.
"Oh, we could have registered as a party in Surge if you wanted to Hiiro"
"Me and uncle are in a party together!"
"Hey Hiiro what level are you?"
"Old man tell me what level you are first"
"Do I have to? I'm 35."
"Crap!"
"... Me? Wait what did you say?"
"..."
"So what level are you?"
I was a bit angry that my level is still slightly lower than Arnold's.
"By the way, Muir is only level 13."
"Yup!"
"So what level are you?"
"... 33"
"That's amazing! But wait was that your level before or after you beat the S rank monster."
"Before the I beat the Red Boar I was around 29."
"I wonder if there is anyone insane enough in this world other than you that would fight a unique monster... and beat it while below level 30."
"Hey pervert. What did you just say?"
"I'm not a pervert! That monster was level 50 or higher! You were about half of that. That just leaves me speechless."
"Then just shut up!"(I added this to make it a bit better)
Hiiro thought about it for a while. It seems to be an abnormal situation if he was the average adventurer. However, in this world just because you have higher stats it doesn't mean that you are guaranteed to win.
Hiiro's hp was greater damaged when he took a single blow by the Red Boar. But with his word magic he was able to defeat the boar.
Unique magic is ridiculously over powered.
Without my word magic it would have been smarter to escape like Arnold said. Fighting the boar normally at this level is reckless.
"I'm going to get the parts of the Red Boar that can be exchanged at the guild."
"Which parts do you want?"
"The usual parts..."
"... I see."
Arnold nodded, and started to collect the body parts. The Red Boar's fangs seems to be discolored, but this is probably a characteristic of a unique monster.
"But I'm surprised.... To even encounter a Unique monster in this area."
"Is it that unusual?"
"Well... it is unusual because they are so rare. In all the time I went around the world I never saw one before."
"I see. This guy has seen more than the regular adventurer, but has never encountered a unique monster before."
Without us killing this rank S monster there would have been many deaths. Many adventurers would have died from trying to kill it.
"However, since this guy died, I'm afraid that the monsters in forest might show up."
"Yea that might happen."
Since we came into the forest, we haven't encountered any monsters. The Red Boar seems to be the reason why all the monsters ran away.
"Well this seems to be a good thing. It seems like we won't have any monsters attacking us immediately."
While Arnold was stretching his hands out, the monsters that were waiting suddenly appeared.
"The lie I..."
Arnold's thoughts weren't unreasonable, but turned out to be completely wrong.
"Hey Old man, I'm tired, so take care of them."
"What? Help me!"
"They aren't unique monsters. So you probably won't die... so hang in there."
"Please help me!"
"Fine I'll protect Muir, but you do the rest of the work."
"Nooooo! Please help me!"
"So noisy. Just kill them already."
"Understood. I'll be thorough."
Arnold then jumps into the swarm of monsters.
Huh, I wonder if he will die?
Muir shyly looks at me expecting something.
"Well, fine I'll heal the old man if he manages to survive."
After Hiiro said this, Muir sits down next to the tree she was leaning on.
"Muir are you tired?"
"I am, but I'm going to stay awake. So I might help the old man if he needs me."
Muir says this with folded arms. She judged that she would help the old man more if she was fully recovered, and she decided to rest.
Muir without falling asleep watched Arnold's desperate fight as the day passed slowly.
After some time Arnold comes back to the place where Hiiro and Muir were resting.
"I'm tired"
"Good work Uncle!"
"That smile makes me feel so much better!"
Muir's smile makes Arnold feel a bit better. Arnold then glares at the sleeping Hiiro.
"You, kid. While I am desperately fighting, instead of watching Muir you sleep?!?"
While Arnold holds his fist while clenching his teeth, Hiiro says.
"Because I defeated a unique monster by myself I was tired."
"No........ To refer to that as an ordeal is... This guy, what nerve!"
"Hehehe, yeah."
Arnold sits down next to the resting Muir and Hiiro. The sunlight coming down from the trees gently wraps around them like a blanket.
"Hiiro who are you really?"
"What do you mean?"
"You are stronger than most people with your unique magic. That arrogant attitude... well leaving that aside. You are travelling alone, and you want to go to the beast's continent."
"Well... I just wanted to go the beast continent."
"Well. The ordinary adventurer wouldn't have done anything similar to what you did so far. Also, the fight with the Red Boar from before was almost suicide."
"It was..."
Muir also hears the truth in Arnold's speech and nods.
"Also for a level 33 your physical abilities are exceeding strong. Also, your personality..."
"Hehehe, personality shouldn't matter that much."
"This is the first time I see such a brat. I have never seen anyone like you before even among the Beastman."
"Yeah, I'm not interested"
"You look down on most guys, I fear that you will get into a bad situation soon."
" Eh, leave me alone."
Arnold looks at Muir's face which shows that she is confused.
"Muir are you still afraid of humans?"
"Yeah I am, but..."
"What about me?"
"Well... Hiiro isn't that bad."
"Also, I don't think Hiiro is that bad" Arnold interjects. "He is completely different from the humans I met so far."
"Haha, am I?
"Sadly, you seem to be the reincarnation of a demon. The way you look at Muir is sickening."
Muir laughs even though she knows about the existence of Evila.
"I'm glad that Muir is able to laugh like that."
"Uncle..."
"You were entrusted to me by that guy. I will do everything in my power to keep you safe."
"... No, even I will become stronger. I want to be like Uncle and the other beastman when I grow up!"
"Muir..."
While Arnold and Muir both stare at each other, Arnold gently strokes her head. Muir smiles happily.
Hiiro slightly opens his eyes. After he sees these two in such a situation, he closes them and falls back asleep.
Konjiki no Wordmaster Chapter 22: The Bear People of Doggam
“Now then, let’s hurry.”
Hiiro slowly gets up and begins walking. Arnold glares at him with his eyes half closed.
“… If you’ve already healed, then I guess it’s alright. Wait, we were supposed to be waiting for you!”
“Fufufu, let’s go!”
With Muir’s urgings, the group presses onwards.
After walking a while, they found what seemed to be the forest’s exit.
“Oh, Finally!”
Arnold suddenly gets faster. After leaving the forest, the three found themselves in a large field of flowers.
“Uwa~”
Muir stares in silence, as if she had lost the ability to speak. A gentle wind causes the petals to sway back and forth. It’s a magnificent sight.
“This is the 【Doggam Garden】.”
“So these were planted by the 『Bearnts』?”
“Yeah. It’s pretty, ain’t it? The scent is also divine.”
A scent sweet enough to cause one to drool lingers in the air. The mixed varieties of flowers here probably carried a wide assortment of delicious nectars.
“And right after this, we should reach the 『Bearnt』 village, 【Doggam】!”
Past the field, they could see a village. The village was quite small, as if it were trying to hide itself from the world.
When they entered the village, Hiiro and co. see the Bearnt people gathered in a wide, open space. They try to see what’s going on.
“What’s up?”
“Eh? O-oh! It’s been a while, Arnold!”
“Yo, Max! You’re just as fat as usual!”
They grasp each other’s shoulders as they give greetings.
“Hm? Arnold… Your ears…”
“Ah? Haha, well yeah.”
Arnold’s face looks pained. But he quickly recovers, and takes on his cheerful persona.
“Let me introduce you. This is the 『Bearnt』 Max. We shared a drink the last time I came through this village.”
Arnold turns to Hiiro and Muir, and introduces the man. Max’s smile flashes a hint of sadness.
“Max, let me introduce these two.”
He turns again to Max.
“This child is my lovely angel, my cutie flower, Muir Castrea!”
Though he says this with a determined tone, everyone stares at him with a blank expression. Muir’s face slowly turns red.
“P-please treat me well!”
She quickly lower her head. The sight of her doing so causes those watching the scene to smile.
“Yeah~ and the other one is just as he looks. He’s a brat called Hiiro.”
His treatment is clearly different, but Hiiro doesn’t particularily care.
“The two of you are welcome here! My name is Max!”
His body is quite stalky. No,it’s more like he just has a lot of excess fat.
(He looks more like a pig than a bear)
(TL: So he’s like some sort of… Half Pig, Half Bear-Man?)
Hiiro thinks something incredible rude, as Arnold questions Max on the reason everyone was gathered there.
And then Max’s face turns serious.
“Ah, the truth is that someone saw a Unique Monster in the forest. We’re here thinking up countermeasures.”
Arnold looks like he wants to say something.
“Even if we try to do something, our opponent is Rank S. This village has not the power to do anything about it.”
“R-rank S? U-um, Max…?”
“What?”
“W-was that Unique Monster possibly… a Red Boar?”
“Yeah, I’m surprised you know. You’re correct!”
‘More than simply knowing, we head on encountered it, and this brat killed it, you know.’ Arnold screams in his heart.
“Oh yeah, where did you guys come from, anyways? Did you go through the forest? Then luck must be on your side. If you encountered it, you would have died.”
“Well, something did die…”
“What do you mean?”
Arnold sighs, and then begins telling the truth.
“HHWWWAAATT!? You KEEEELED the Unique Monster!?” (TL: His pronunciation is off here)
It’s not just Max. Everyone in the surrounding area has surprise written on their faces.
“Y-yeah. The one who did it was this brat. Here’s the evidence.”
And he brings out the salvaged monster parts as evidence. The crowd gets even more excited.
“WhaWhaWhaWhat’s going on, Arnold!? What is he!? Is he an SSS Rank?”
“N-no… He’s a D Rank Adventurer…”
“WHAAAAAAAAAA!?”
Max’s mouth hangs open as he stares at Hiiro.
“D-dit this guy really kill it? This short, evil-eyed brat!?”
Max thrusts his finger at Hiiro. Hiiro grabs it.
Twist…
“Stooooop!”
“I hate it when people point at me.”
The area becomes silent. Time seems to have stopped for the villagers. Arnold lets out a deep sigh.
“I’m serious, people. I can’t go that far in depth, but the Unique Monster is already gone, this guy is the one that killed it, and the village is now safe. Please just leave it at that.”
Hiiro seems to be slightly impressed. If Arnold had tried to explain his special magic, then he would have smacked him. But it seems that Arnold respects his privacy. Hiiro’s impression of Arnold has improved a bit.
And so the village’s crisis was averted. The Monster never reached the village, and no casualties arose. Hiiro’s slaying of the Red Boar earned him quite a bit of attention.
The feeling of being stared at was quite uncomfortable, but as the villagers made his food extra tasty, Hiiro decided to put up with it.
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“But I’m surprised that you’re alright, Arnold.”
Max stares at his sake as he speaks.
“What is this about?”
“I heard a rumor that a beast man that looked like you had been enslaved by humans. I thought that was definitely you… Your ears, did they do something to you?”
“…Pretty much.”
Arnold’s ears which were firmly printed in Max’s memory were nowhere to be seen. And he remembered the rumor of the beast man turned slave.
“It seems that you’ve been through a lot. The Humas race really does terrible things.”
Max did not get visibly angry, but his words seemed to carry a menacing tone. Arnold feels a little happy that his friend is getting angry for his sake.
“Yeah, I definitely don’t want to return to that time. But right now, I am living quite happily, Max.”
“Arnold…”
“I’ve even started doing the things I wanted to. I became a chef, and I even have a daughter.”
“Oh yeah, when did you get that girl, anyways?”
Arnold squints as he looks at the smiling Max.
“Don’t get me wrong. Though she’s my daughter, we’re not related by blood.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah. A good friend entrusted her to me.”
Arnold stares into the distance, and Max downs his sake in one swig. He sighs.
“It seems that you really have been through a lot.”
“Yep… Many things happened.”
The two are surrounded by silence for a while.
“Then what is that kid? He seems to be a Beast Man, of the same race as the girl.”
Arnold winces. Currently, Hiiro is using his magic to disguise himself. As a result, he has the same silver hair as Muir.
“Um… It’s that! He’s Muir’s brother!”
“So that’s it? No wonder they looked so much alike!”
(I think Hiiro is going to punch me later…)
Thinking about his dismal situation, Arnold starts to feel the air getting colder.
“But that kid really is crazy. I’ve never heard of someone taking out a Red Boar alone before.”
“Y-yeah. That guy is a bit strange.”
‘In many ways’ said Arnold in his heart
“I won’t press it any further. You guys are this villages saviors, so just take it easy for a bit.”
“Thanks, Max.”
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“Oy, shorty. Don’t be so picky.”
Hiiro is holding up a green peas-like food that Muir seems to be avoiding.
“Eh… but…”
“If you hate it so much, then…”
He wraps the peas in some meat, and wraps that in more vegetables.
“Here, eat this.”
“… Okay”
Even as he hands it over, Muir’s eyes seem to show some resistance. Her upturned eyes seem to say, ‘Do I really have to eat it?’ And in response, Hiiro’s eyes seem to say, ‘If you don’t eat it, I’ll force it on you.’ And Hiiro shoves the food in her mouth.
Muir closes her eyes as she chews. And then opens them with a confused look.
(That terrible feeling is gone?)
As if he could read Muir’s mind, Hiiro begins speaking.
“The reason you hated it was probably the texture, or the smell. All you have to do is get rid of that. This meat has quite a strong smell, and these vegetables have a firm texture. They’ll help you get over your hatred of those beans.”
“A-amazing. You’re almost like my uncle.”
Hiiro lightly hits Muir’s head.
“Nyu!?”
“Who’s like that old man?”
Hiiro frowns as he continues to stuff food in his mouth. Muir tilts her head, wondering where exactly he puts all of that food in his slender body.
(If I had a brother… would it feel like this?)
She gets a slight warm feeling inside of her chest. She had never thought of it before, but Hiiro’s current hair color might be giving her such ideas.
Arnold watches the two, and stares at Hiiro as if he were going to shoot him to death.
But the Bear People around them simply misunderstood the situation and thought, ‘Yep, those two are definitely siblings.’ Arnold’s concern was unnecessary.
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After the group continued eating for a while, a group of women in dancer like clothes that had high exposure rates came out. It seems that they will perform a folk dance.
A person comes out carrying a drum. He rhythmically beats it, and the dancers move to match the rhythm.
“Wow~! Those people are really pretty~ and the dancing is skillfull~.”
Muir holds her hands together, and admires them. But Hiiro seems to be more focused on the food in front of him. After filling his mouth, he glances at the dancers.
(I see. So the Bear Race has slender people as well.)
And once again, he thinks something rude before shifting his eyes back to the food. But Muir seems to be captivated, and Arnold seems to be enamored.
“Oh~ How indecent”
Muir feels as if his father had made lecherous eyes at some random girl. She’s quite embarrassed.
“Please contain yourself!”
And she heads towards Arnold. Hiiro continues pressing food to his lips, as he stares at the night sky. He sees a shooting star, and thinks, ‘How peaceful.’
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Status
Arnold Ocean
Lv 35
HP 355/355
MP 189/189
EXP 50089
NEXT 6210
ATX 358 (402)
DEF 323 (339)
AGL 298 (303)
HIT 222 (224)
INT 102 ()
《Magical Attribute》Wind
《Magic》Fangs of Wind | Explosive Wind Claw | Blast Inversion
《Title》Friend of the Wind | Former Slave | Chef | Doting Father | Man of Burning Soul | The Man Referred to as a Pervert
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Guild Card
Name Arnold Ocean
Sex Male
Age 37
From Snyoll
Rank C
Quest
Equipment
Weapon Great Sword
Guard Plate Armor
Accessory Bracelet of the Wind
Rigin 1393000
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Muir Castrea
Lv 13
HP 111/111
MP 82/82
EXP 12655
Next 2210
ATX 102 (105)
DEF 100 (108)
AGL 99 (102)
HIT 77 (78)
INT 54 ()
《Magical Attribute》
《Magic》
《Title》Kidnapped | My Angel | Cutie Flower | Girl of Tolerance
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Name Muir Castrea
Sex Female
Age 12
From Rince
Quest
Equipment
Weapon Knife
Guard Travelers Clothes
Accessory Nameless Bracelet
Rigin 56000
Konjiki no Wordmaster Chapter 23: The Determination of Vale
“…*Sigh*”
How many times had he sighed since then? The person sighing an uncountable number times was a certain Vale Kimble. He was sitting in a chair in the resting room for the soldiers on the training ground hanging his head.
“Hey, what do you think’s wrong with Vale?”
In worry, Aoyama Taishi asks his companions, Suzumiya Chika, Minamoto Shuri and Akamori Shinobu. The other three tilt their heads.
“It seems that he hasn’t been having any of his usual energy lately.”
“Since when was it again?”
Chika asks. The one that answers is Shinobu.
“It’s been like this since Vale left to visit the Guild.”
“I believe he said that there was a dependable person whose help he wished to request for.”
Shuri adds some information.
“And after he returned… He’s been like that.”
“What exactly happened to him?”
Chika asks as she wipes some sweat off of her forehead. The group had just been training with the soldiers. Chika trained especially hard, so she’s sweating profusely.
“What should we do? Should we ask him?”
“Yeah, but he’s kinda hard to approach.”
The air seems stagnant. It’s not really an atmosphere where they can talk to him.
After they watched him for a while, a girl dressed in pink entered the room. That person was the 【Royal Capital Victorias】’s oldest princess, Lilith van Strauss Arclaim.
She approached the four with a smile on her face.
“Good work, Heroes!”
“Lilith-sama must have some difficult work with public affairs as well.”
Taishi returns those words to the princess.
“Eh, um, what’s wrong?”
“Why are you talking so stiffly, Taishi-sama!”
“T-that is…”
Taishi fidgets as his eyes wander around the room.
“Didn’t you promise!? I told you to call me Lilith. Also, please stop talking to me like that. I thought Taishi-sama would understand!”
She approaches with her cheeks puffed up.
“G-got it! I got it, so don’t get so close, Lilith!”
“Ah, s-sorry!”
Lilith appears to be very flustered as she makes some distance with Taishi. Her face is died a deep shade of red.
“N-no, it’s not like I hate it. Haha.”
Taishi shyly hangs his head.
“Stop it, you two!”
Taishi suddenly feels an incredible amount of pressure on his foot.
“Oy, Chika! What are you doing!?”
Chika had stomped on Taishi’s foot with all of her might.
“Nothing really. I was just annoyed that your thoughts were written right on your face. Hmph!”
“Hey, that hurts!”
She steps on it again. Taishi begins tearing up as he pleads to the Lilith and Shuri to help him. Shinobu is laughing as she watches the scene.
“Ahaha! As expected, Taishi and Chika’s relationship is funny~”
“What’s with that! Idiot Taishi, your blushing face is unsightly!”
“Oh? Are you perhaps jealous?”
“Idi-! You’re wrong idiot!”
From watching this display, everyone present was able to understand Chika’s feelings. Except Taishi.
“Ufufunofu~ Falling for a dense man is tough~”
Shinobu teases Chika while smiling.
“I-I don’t care anymore! I’m going back to training!”
She says as she storms out of the room. Seeing her leave, Shinobu once again bursts into laughter.
“Chika’s so cute. She’s slender and polite. Taishi is a lucky one.”
“W-with what? I was just in a lot of pain. Where does this luck come from?”
Shinobu takes a deep sigh as Taishi attempts to explain that he’s not a masochist.
“Ah, if you stay like that, Princess-sama and Chika will have a lot of trouble.”
She laughs as she sympathizes with them.
“Anyways, were you people talking about something before I arrived?”
Lilith asks. The group explains the contents of their conversation to her.
“So do you think something happened?”
“That’s what I can’t understand. I would ask, but he’s hard to approach right now…”
“There’s no helping it, I’ll go ask then.”
“Shinobu will?”
“Yeah, aren’t I the perfect person for this?”
“I’m not sure what criteria you’re using, but will you really be alright?”
“Leave it to me~.”
She says as she heads to the break room.
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