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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Vine
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“Ow, my head…”
He had flown quite a distance.
And it hurt like hell.
This was the first time he had been hit this hard since reincarnating.
A single manly tear might escape…
But he held it back.
True men didn’t cry.
I think I landed on something.
“Who are you…!”
A menacing growl came from below him.
“I’m Luke!”
He answered, but he didn’t recognize the voice.
Something hard was beneath him.
Maybe he had landed on a beautiful woman! A lucky pervert event?!
Another world is the best!
He reached down to… cop a feel.
Tap tap.
“Huh?”
It felt… hard.
What were these AA-cup breasts?
“Get off me…!”
Oh, right. Excuse me.
He slowly got up and saw…
“Ugh!”
…a purple-skinned, muscular man with black gauntlets.
I was groping a man?!
Not only was it a demon, but it was a man!
“Damn it! Why wasn’t it a woman?!”
“…What are you talking about?”
He would have been fine with a demon, as long as it was a hot, busty demoness.
Some might call him a womanizer, but…
Any man would react the same way.
Would you rather land on a muscular dude or a voluptuous woman?
Anyone who chose the former was gay.
He had been on cloud nine, and now he was in hell.
No, not hell. He was angry.
And why was there a demon in the middle of the forest?
If there was a demon near the academy, then…
Found him.
He spotted him nearby.
Red hair, a punchable face. The protagonist of this novel, Arthur, the bane of all readers, the harem king, was sleeping soundly against a tree.
And Riche was there too.
He understood the situation.
This was the first event of the academy’s practical training.
An event designed to raise Riche’s favorability, but in reality, it was just a contrived plot device.
How could a novel with such lazy writing be ranked number one?
Well, people read what they read.
The demon with the gauntlets was weaker than Riche, but it had magic resistance, rendering normal magic useless.
Only Light Magic, Dark Magic, and physical attacks could harm it. And what a coincidence! There was someone here with Light Magic and a sword!
That’s why the demon was considered weak despite its magic resistance.
It was all for the protagonist to rescue Riche and raise her favorability.
Though, he’s currently asleep.
He looked around.
Riche was staring at him, surprised by his sudden appearance.
Two unconscious extras lay nearby.
The demon glared at him.
“Who are you?”
“Luke, idiot. How many times do I have to tell you?”
He had just told him his name. Did he have the memory of a goldfish?
“Luke!” Luna’s voice called out.
“Oh, hey Luna.”
“This isn’t the time! Behind me—!”
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR!!!
The ground shook. A roar echoed from the direction Luna had come from.
“Oh, right, we were hunting.”
“I tried to stop it, but it went straight for you.”
“It’s targeting me.”
His Ingrown Toenail Attack must have been effective.
The Ogre, enraged, was charging at him, seemingly blind with fury. It didn’t even notice the traps he had set.
“I need a meat shield!”
He quickly hid behind the demon.
“W-what?!”
The demon was understandably confused.
This newcomer had disrupted his plans and now brought a monster and was using him as a shield.
Whatever. He’s going to die anyway.
He was a valuable source of experience points, skills, and now, even tanking.
The demon raised his arms to block the Ogre’s incoming club.
His only defense was his physical strength.
He could have dodged, but he chose to show off his muscles.
Blocking that club was going to hurt. Luke knew from experience.
This low-level demon was no match for an Ogre.
Boom!
The club struck the demon’s arms, a sickening crunch echoing through the forest.
Something had broken. The club was fine, so it must have been the demon’s bones.
“Ugh…! You lowly monster…!”
“You’re a lowly demon too. Don’t be so discriminatory.”
“Shut… up!”
The demon struggled to push the club away.
The fight continued.
“What… just happened?”
Luna, having finally caught up, looked confused.
“Oh, that? It’s a demon.”
“A demon? Like… a real demon?”
“Yeah.”
She was probably surprised. Demons were rare.
But what could he do? The protagonist was a natural demon magnet.
The demon seemed to have a slight advantage, but…
Boom!
…it wasn’t a significant difference in strength. The fight was close.
What could he do in this situation?
He didn’t have to think hard.
“You’re blocking wrong.”
“You’re attacking wrong.”
Backseat gaming.
He had learned from the master trolls, the children, how to annoy and enrage people with unsolicited advice.
He had learned it the hard way.
“Isn’t this annoying?” he asked Luna.
“…It is.”
Even Luna found it annoying.
Backseat gaming was universally irritating.
Maybe all children were geniuses in psychology.
Thirty minutes of backseat gaming later, the fight was nearing its end. The demon was winning.
Compared to the demons that would appear later, this one was weak.
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR!!!
The Ogre let out a final, defiant roar.
It was a truly impressive sound.
“I hear you, brother! I’ll help you!”
“…?”
Ignoring Luna’s confused stare, he drew his sword, echoing the Ogre’s roar.
The Ogre’s club swung at the demon.
From behind, Luke swung his sword, cutting off the demon’s escape route.
“Double Lariat!”
“W-what?!”
The demon was surprised.
What a funny reaction.
The demon, facing a choice between life and death, chose to take the Ogre’s attack head-on while blocking Luke’s attack with his body.
It seemed like a reasonable strategy.
Until he got hit.
“I’m stronger than the Ogre~”
The demon had underestimated him.
Even though he had been sent flying by the Ogre earlier, he was stronger.
This quest was designed for a two-person party, with Luke tanking and Luna supporting, but Luke had put all his points into Strength.
He could probably win a straight-up brawl with the Ogre.
Which meant the demon, who had focused on the Ogre, was about to be bisected.
“…!”
The demon, without a word, turned into dust.
[ You have defeated the demon Kurga! You have acquired the skill All Elemental Resistance! ]
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
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[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
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“So sweet!”
This was his second demon kill, and just like the first one, it was an experience bonanza.
Thud.
A sound from ahead.
The Ogre, covered in wounds, was kneeling on the ground, defeated.
It had dropped its club, its fighting spirit gone.
“Good fight, brother. You’re a warrior of valor. You’ll go to Valhalla.”
Or not.
He decapitated the Ogre.
The severed head was proof of extermination.
That’s what Adela had told him.
You had to cut off the head to prevent it from regenerating.
“May you be reborn without ingrown toenails.”
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
Luna approached him.
“If you could kill it so easily, why did you keep attacking its feet…?”
“Where’s the fun in killing it instantly?”
It was his first proper monster hunt.
What was the point if he just killed it immediately?
It was like how cats played with their prey before killing them.
“Let’s go back.”
“Okay.”
“Wait!”
“?”
A voice stopped them. He turned around.
Riche, looking flustered, was staring at him.
Why are there so many interruptions?
This was why he avoided the academy.
He had to get out of here before he got dragged into something else.
“Luna, run!”
“Huh…?”
“Wait! Stop!”
He ignored her calls and ran, Luna following close behind.
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A True hero dash with out taking credit