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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Vine
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Bomb (爆彈).
A weapon that uses the energy generated when materials such as gunpowder explode to destroy targets.
It’s a simple yet highly efficient weapon that has been used from ancient times to the present day.
I know there wouldn’t be C4 or nuclear bombs in the medieval era, but there should be ordinary bombs. Like the drum-shaped bombs or spherical bombs that we know, with a fuse that you light and throw.
But since I’ve been possessed, I haven’t seen anything like that.
So, I asked the Marquis if he had any I could use for this hunt.
-Um… I’m sorry, we don’t have any.
Not using such an efficient weapon? Are these people crazy?
‘Well, it would be strange to see them used carelessly.’
If those kinds of dangerous objects were all over the place, there’d be a lot more terrorists.
Moreover, even bombs would only work on lower-grade monsters, and if the grade increased, there’d be more friendly fire than actual damage on monsters.
Anyway, since there weren’t any bombs, we followed the soldier’s lead and left the marquisate.
The marquisate was closer to the forest, but a barren desert appeared just beyond it.
“It’s amazing…”
“Wow…”
The moment we entered the desert, Luna and Yui exclaimed.
That’s because the area immediately changed from forest to desert in a single step.
It felt artificial, like someone had drawn a line between the forest and the desert.
It wasn’t a place that appeared in the novel, so I was also quite amazed.
How did this happen?
“Everyone reacts that way when they see it for the first time.”
Haha, the soldier who laughed jovially said that to us, seeing us amazed.
Since the soldier works in the marquisate, he probably knows the history of this territory somewhat.
“Why is this place like this?”
Yui asked the soldier with the eyes of a curious young child.
Her eyes were so pure, like a child who firmly believed Santa Claus would give them a present on Christmas.
The soldier looked at her like an uncle and answered her question.
“Haha, it seems like the young miss is curious about the history of this place?”
It’s strange to see a soldier, who’s at most 30 years old, treating Yui, who’s at least 50 years old, like a child.
But Yui didn’t seem to mind such treatment.
“Yes!”
“This place is a region that was swept away by a monster called Volcanic Horned Dragon in the past.”
“Wow… just one monster?”
“That’s right. The monster is currently sealed, but since I wasn’t even born yet before it was sealed, I don’t know much about it.”
S-rank Monster, Tyrant (暴君) – Volcanic Horned Dragon (火山殼龒).
I know it from the novel.
Back then, elves and humans, who received help from the World Tree, worked together and barely managed to seal it.
The description says it looked like a giant turtle carrying a volcano on its back.
To be able to turn a forest into a desert in an instant.
As expected of an S-rank.
‘But it gets unsealed later.’
As someone who’s seen the novel, I didn’t feel anything, but I guess it would be a catastrophe for people in this world.
If it follows the original story, I wouldn’t have met the monster, but since the original story is already all tangled up with the intervention of two reincarnators.
I even thought that maybe I’d get caught up in it as well.
“Luna. How much would an S-rank monster pay?”
“Do you even think we can hunt a monster that created this desert…?”
Of course. Monsters were created to be hunted, if you can’t catch them then what can you do.
In reality, the only S-rank monster that was hunted was the Volcanic Horned Dragon (火山殼龒), and the other S-rank monsters aren’t hunted in the main story.
They might appear in the side stories, but I was possessed before the side stories were written.
“Well… if you could catch it, you could probably earn enough to play around for the rest of your life, right?”
“That’s enticing.”
I wanted to enjoy everything in this world and then live a lazy life as a NEET, spending money freely, but.
Maybe catching one S-rank monster wouldn’t be that bad.
I was planning on catching it eventually anyway.
“We’ve arrived.”
As I was chatting with Luna, we followed the soldier and arrived at our destination.
But there’s only a desert here, what do you mean we’ve arrived?
“Where’s the monster?”
“Would you like to use this?”
The soldier handed me something that looked like binoculars.
“It’s a magic tool that allows you to see far away.”
It’s a magic tool, but it’s just binoculars, so I used it as I knew.
A crater in the distance.
It looked like an antlion pit at first glance, and on top of that was a large beehive, with numerous bees flying nearby.
‘Vespa, you say? They were bees?’
But it wasn’t like ordinary bees. Each individual was 1m in size, and their tails looked like blunt clubs with spikes on them, and the color was a sandy yellow, as if they were camouflaged in the desert.
Just by looking at them, there seemed to be over a dozen. They must be difficult to handle with D-rank level soldiers.
“Tsk… It would’ve been perfect with a bomb.”
That’s a shame.
To not have a bomb when the monsters are grouped together like that.
It would have been quite a spectacle to see the monsters explode like fireworks.
“How are you going to do it?”
“Even though it’s bad, I have to catch it anyway.”
Although I’m annoyed that they’re so weak, I don’t need to create a plan to deal with a weak monster, right?
There’s a saying that even a lion gives its all when catching a rabbit, but that’s just because they’re stupid.
It’s no different from humans putting in all their effort when catching an ant.
Do we make a plan and use a nuke just to catch some ants that are passing by?
It’s the same principle.
Even so, I’m bored.
“Yui. What do you think hunting is?”
“…W-what?? Hunting?”
“Yeah.”
“Umm… is it… catching monsters and getting paid?”
“Wrong.”
I took out my sword from my inventory.
‘Pests are enough for an F kill, but if that’s not enough, I’ll use fire to eliminate them.’
I poured oil on the sword I took out and set it on fire.
I strolled towards the direction where the bees were, and then I heard the distinct flapping sound of insects as if they’d recognized me.
Then, the Vespas flew toward me.
syap Ddubbi Dubi Dubi Dubi Duba Duga Ba~
Duba”
Every time I swung my sword while singing and in rhythm, the bees were burned and ripped apart.
‘To hunt this easily and get 2 gold coins?’
I thought it was a ripoff to pay 50 silver coins for extermination, but now it seems it wasn’t that bad.
Even if they’re C-rank, they’re just C-rank with numbers, they are nowhere near comparable to the Iron Golem or the King Slime.
“Earning money is the easiest thing in the world~”
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
It was also too easy to level up.
I gained three more levels after that.
***
Not even an hour had passed since Luke had left.
Crown, while still trying to relieve his face with ice, was focusing on his work when his butler entered his office and startled him.
“He’s back…?”
“Yes. He’s waiting in the reception room right now.”
Hah… I knew he would be quick when I asked him to lure them out, but I didn’t expect him to be done in less than an hour.
‘Unexpected.’
I tried to make them exhausted so they would feel the fatigue, but.
Huu.
Crown let out a sigh.
“Alright, I’ll go now.”
Although he didn’t believe it, there was no benefit in the butler lying to him, so.
Crown put the quill back on the stand and got up from his chair.
He headed straight for the reception room. As he opened the reception room door.
“Yo, Marquis. Welcome.”
A black-haired man raised his hand.
Whenever he saw those red eyes, he instinctively flinched.
“Have you already finished…?”
“Yeah.”
“Can you show me the evidence?”
“Here.”
He took out a Vespa’s wing from thin air.
The wing, which was shaped like that of an insect, was definitely Vespa’s.
It was amazing to see him take out something from thin air without any spatial artifacts, but the world was vast and there were many things he didn’t know, so he decided to move on for now.
“Is it true that you annihilated them?”
“If you don’t believe me, ask the soldier who came with me. He was watching from behind.”
“… I see. Then please take out the request form.”
Maybe they hadn’t just killed them but also took the wings for proof.
I’m glad I brought the wax and seal with me, just in case.
Crown imprinted the seal onto the request form that Luke took out.
“If you’re not busy, how about staying for a night? I’ll treat you to the best inn in the territory.”
“Well, I’m not one to refuse free things.”
Crown felt that things were going smoothly because Luke accepted without hesitation.
“Alright. I’ll tell the inn about it.”
Crown watched Luke leave the reception room, and then he returned to his office.
And that night.
At the time when no one should be in Crown’s office, a ray of yellow light flickered.
It was the flame of a candle, flickering in the wind.
“You’ve come.”
As he spoke, kneeling with one knee in front of the desk, a woman entered through the window, not the door.
“Yeah~ I see that you did well?”
On the woman’s back were wings and a tail that looked like they belonged to a demon.
Judging by her appearance, she was definitely not a human.
She was Nightmare, the demon Lilith.
“Yes. I have separated them into different rooms.”
“Hehehe~ okay, I’ll take it from here. Now go rest~”
Even her voice had a seductive timbre that captivated men.
Crown suppressed his urge to look at her and spoke.
“Yes, yes! Thank you!”
Then, as Crown lifted his bowed head, she had already disappeared from the room.
Immediately after, pink mist settled over the entire marquisate.
And thus, the night grew darker in the estate.
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