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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Vine
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The Iron Golem was stronger than expected.
It was still standing despite both the protagonist and the heroines’ efforts.
“Hehehe, this is fun.”
The characters he saw in novels were now moving around in front of him.
It was like watching an anime adaptation.
“You can’t even see anything.”
She was right. He couldn’t see anything.
Luna’s breasts blocked his view.
“That’s why it’s fun.”
He enjoyed watching Luna’s breasts as he was talking.
Yui looked confused, not used to this situation.
“U-um…”
“What is it?”
“Do we… not help them…?”
“Luna, are you slacking off?”
“…”
She should have learned from Luna.
She was giving him a lap pillow with ease.
“Listen, Yui. If you’re nice, you’ll get taken advantage of.”
“T-taken advantage of…?”
“Yeah. Look at him.”
He pointed at Arthur, who was leaping around the golem.
“Not that way!”
He corrected himself and pointed in the right direction.
“See, he’s suffering because he volunteered. That’s what we call a sucker.”
“Is that… so?”
She was like the people who fell for the “free” services. She was doing it for free.
“If you want to help, go ahead. Just don’t get backstabbed by Arthur.”
“I- I’ll just stay here…”
She wouldn’t want to help someone who tried to kill her.
He would have backstabbed them.
“Luke, I think it’s over.”
He had been so spaced out, he didn’t notice the end of the battle.
“Oh, really? Then, you know what to do.”
He got up and made a megaphone with his hands.
“Did you defeat it?!”
The Iron Golem stood up as if nothing had happened.
“Hehehe. You should’ve kept your mouth shut.”
Phase two.
He probably felt like he had finished a difficult boss and then a cutscene showed a phase two.
All the soldiers had been knocked out, and the E-rank adventurers had used all their magic. The D-rank adventurers and the protagonist’s party were still capable, but still…
“How did you get two attributes that are polar opposites?”
It was a truly baffling choice by the author. How did he think of mixing fire and water attributes?
“Luke, should you help?”
“Why should I?”
“If the territory gets destroyed, our reward will be gone.”
“Oh, you’re right.”
He couldn’t let the reward disappear.
“Alright, let’s do this!”
He headed to the Iron Golem, which was now fighting the other adventurers.
He didn’t need to make it so hard on them.
He hid behind Arthur and grabbed him by both legs.
“Wh-what!?”
“It’s a hunt.”
His greatsword.
Arthur Calibur.
“Luna. Buff.”
“…Okay.”
“You and Yui can support. Okay?”
“Yes!”
He charged at the Iron Golem, swinging Arthur around.
“S-stop!!”
He ignored him.
The Iron Golem tried to attack him, swinging its arm. He blocked with Arthur.
*Crunch!*
“Guh!”
“Arthur!”
He continued to swing Arthur, ignoring what the heroines were saying.
He knew Arthur wouldn’t die.
He’s going to be fine.
He swung him a few more times.
Crunch! Crunch!
The Iron Golem was protecting its core. He continued to swing at it.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The attacks were useless, and the sword’s durability was also decreasing.
At least the repair cost was free.
His Arthur Calibur had one special ability.
It was the best bait in the world.
“Here! Catch! It’s what you want!”
He threw Arthur into the air, as far behind the Iron Golem as possible.
The Iron Golem turned to chase Arthur.
All monsters were attracted to Arthur. It must’ve been programmed that way.
Why did it ignore him to chase after Arthur?
It was time.
“Luna. Yui.”
A crimson wind swept over the area.
Red blades shot towards the golem from behind.
They’re combining skills.
Luna and Yui had done well. Their attacks were on par with the heroines.
They had overlooked one thing: The golem blocked the attack with one of its arms.
It wasn’t a humanoid, it didn’t have joints. Its arms could move in all directions.
Clang! Clang!
He pushed the golem.
It stumbled.
“Time to eat.”
He slammed his greatsword into the core.
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
The system gave him as many notifications as it felt necessary, before moving on.
“Phew! Another day, another kill.”
The heroines rushed towards Arthur. He began to pick up the limbs and store them in his inventory.
He felt someone approach him. It was Riche.
“You’ve gotten stronger.”
“Why don’t you go to your boyfriend?”
“He’s not my boyfriend.”
She glared at him.
What did that guy do to her?
“Get lost. I’m busy.”
He called over Luna and Yui and ordered them to collect the remains of the Iron Golem.
Luna lifted a large leg, but Yui struggled with just an arm.
“Tell me, how do you get stronger?”
She was still here.
“Level up.”
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Using the protag as a literal weapon & exploiting the protag’s built in aggro to use him as bait. Hah…I’m so satisfied reading this. This author’s so creative.