Instant Death - Volume 2 - Chapter 8

Chapter 8 – What kind of shit video game is it, this parallel world!
‘How should I explain my ability’, Yogiri thought about a little bit.
If it was to an enemy, he didn’t care even if it was known. It was because they were enemies that threatened or killed anyway, he didn’t care about what they would think.
He didn’t mind his ability being known by Tomochika. It was because he was prepared to return her to their former world, whether he was disliked or not. Moreover, it was impossible to continue to hide it from another party who was together with him the whole time, and it was bothersome.
However, when it came to explaining it to another party that they just mingled with a little, it was a difficult place.
He had displayed his power, so it was impossible for him to be silent, but then to what extent should he explain? What kind of attitude the other party would take when they knew about it all, Yogiri knew how unpleasant it was.

“I, have extremely good luck. The opposite of Rainier-san? It feels like that.” (Yogiri)

Things like pushing through with his luck is good were too reckless, but it would be much better than explaining that the other party died by him just thinking it.

“……eh? Just now was possibly by me?” (Rick)

Rick stood up dazedly and returned to himself.

“Yeah. Surely that person collapsed suddenly because of that. It was convenient for me, so it caused a heart attack or something I guess? Probably.” (Yogiri)

“A heart attack? Don’t be foolish. A roaring swordsman having such a th-……no, if I remember correctly she should have been imprisoned for a period of time. I was thinking about what had happened for her being caught or something, but perhaps an inborn defect……” (Rick)

——I didn’t think that he’d believe me……

If it was normal, it wouldn’t be believed. However, there was a strong convinced face on Rick.
An extreme being of luck like Rainier. In reality, the situation where Teresa had fallen, and the circumstances of Teresa that he had known from before. It seemed he had put them together and reached an agreement.

“Rainier-san, you were savedddd.” (Tomochika)

The voice of the easygoing Tomochika was heard. It seemed that she hadn’t worried that much from the start.

“Well, even if I fix my apology stones, it can’t be helped if my arm is cut off at the beginning!” (Rainier)

“……If you cannot use it without holding it in your hand, it’s the endgame if both arms are blown off……” (Tomochika)

It seemed that Rainier had met unexpected difficulties in taking out a stone from his pocket, but it appeared that Tomochika helped him and he managed to avoid further problems.

“For now, let’s get out of here.” (Yogiri)

Yogiri suggested.
Of course, there was no way that there was anyone who would object or something. It was because this room, in which corpses were scattered, was too bloody. There probably wasn’t anyone who felt that they wanted to stay for long in such a place.
When they exited from the door that Teresa had been guarding, there was a descending staircase.
There weren’t any dangerous traps here. Yogiri, who judged so, stood in front, and descended down the staircase. There was a door at the place they went down to, and letters were also written there.

『Safe Area』

Whether or not the meaning was literal wasn’t known, but Yogiri, who didn’t feel any danger in particular, opened the door.
A woman in a maid dress was standing there.

“UwaAH!” (Rainier)

The one who shouted was Rainier. The memory where he was killed by a woman in a maid dress was probably recalled.

“All candidates. First of all, congratulations on surviving. Battle is prohibited on this floor. Even with saying that, I don’t mean that there are any restrictionsGeass. It will be a style of ‘leaving it to the good sense of everyone’. Of course, in the case where a violation of the rules is identified, you will be disqualified on the spot, so please be careful.” (Maid)

It was a doll wearing a maid dress. What kind of construction it was wasn’t known, but it seemed to be moving autonomously.

“As it seems we are safe for the time being, I want to talk. Isn’t it better for you guys to not move together with us?” (Yogiri)

Yogiri was permitting them to travel together for some reason or another, but the story changed if the trial was full of the malice so far.
It had ended up with them killing each other when they entered the room at the beginning not long ago. If similar trials continued hereafter, it wouldn’t be the case where they’d make friends with them.

“That’s right. It seems the trial is more severe than what I had thought. But, is it really all right?” (Rick)

“We are okay.” (Yogiri)

“I am too, well, if it is a ‘safe area’, I can replenish my apology stones if I wait until late at night in this place.” (Rainier)

“Rainier-san, I don’t have a feeling that ‘you are all right’ still, but……” (Tomochika)

It seemed that Tomochika was worrying, but Yogiri was thinking that Rainier-san and the like were inconsequential. He had an uneasy conscience at him dying before his eyes, as one would expect, but he just thought that him dying arbitrarily in some way was that sort of thing.
Of course, they could go forward while he killed all of the trials. It would be possible for everyone to advance safely if he did so, but Yogiri was thinking that he had no sense of duty to do that much.
It was because Tomochika’s safety was maximum priority.
If it was himself, he could certainly protect himself. He would be able to manage somehow or another even with just Tomochika. However, if outsiders joined him, the risk rose immediately. While trying to protect them, he had to avoid only his warnings towards Tomochika being neglected.¹

“I understand. Then, shall I go a step ahead of you?” (Rick)

If he was seriously aiming for Sword Saint, it wouldn’t be the case where he’d have a break in the early phases like this.
It was because the Sword Saint said nothing but ‘go down the tower’, but if you thought about it normally, the evaluation of those who went down quickly should go up.

“It’d be nice if we didn’t happen to meet in the trial after this.” (Yogiri)

“I pray that it won’t be so. Then, best of luck.” (Rick)

Rick advanced as it was, and Yogiri and others decided to stay in this place.

The sage Aoi was walking to get out of the Forest of Demonic Beasts.
In the back, a plump boy named Hanakawa Daimon was following her.

“For that reason, that Rikuto rascal branded me as pig-kun. No, maybe you think that there is no reason for me to be saved and have complaints!? Well, that even the lovely looking elven girls branded me a pig, it might be a strange thing because of that!” (Hanakawa)

Even if she saved him, she hadn’t also said to follow her, but Hanakawa was walking behind Aoi involuntarily.
At first, Aoi had thought that it was inconsequential. At most, they’d get on the airship at the place that they left the forest. Until then, she didn’t mind being used to avoid the monsters.
However, she wasn’t able to disregard him when the names ‘Yogiri Takatou’ and ‘Tomochika Dannoura’ appeared in his story.
It was because those two people were her next targets.

“You were ordered to wait for orders in the forest, correct? Is that okay?” (Aoi)

“Gufufufu~!” (Hanakawa)

Hanakawa floated a really poor-looking smile. Aoi, just a little, thought about whether or not to kill him in this place because he was irritating.

“Would there be such a thing! To tell you the truth, this slavery collar! It was configured so that the slavery effect would be cut in three days! It was the extent of ‘it is necessary to continue overwriting the slavery orders constantly’! For three days, I put up with the unreasonable order! It was a plot of ‘when they completely trusted me, I would cut off their heads as they slept’! No way had I expected the neglect play in the forest!” (Hanakawa)

“Heehh. I’ll say it just in case, but don’t turn an item of that trick to me, okay?” (Aoi)

“N-, no way, such a thing, I hadn’t considered it just now at all!” (Hanakawa)

It seemed he had thought about it from that impatience.

“Well, if you can leave this forest, it’s convenient. Will you come with me?” (Aoi)

“Yes? Eh, no, um, for me, boku girls aren’t that much of a preference. For now, if I can leave the forest, I’ll feel good with that!” (Hanakawa)

“I’ve only heard uncertain information about the two people. If you have witnessed that guy’s ability, it might be useful.” (Aoi)

“That, if it’s something like that, I’ll tell you all of it! Takatou explained his ability with a feeling it was made ambiguous some time ago, if done unwillingly, it maybe could raise the value in the distant futureee, and because it is a wicked thought like that, it isn’t particularly something like ‘I want to follow you’!² Or perhaps I should say, I think that I might be killed the second I meet that guy!” (Hanakawa)

“Yup. The value will increase sufficiently. I am a sage. Almost everything can be obtained.” (Aoi)

“So, it isn’t necessary to follow you!?” (Hanakawa)

“I’ll go towards his area after this. Tell me the story while moving.” (Aoi)

They exited the forest while they were walking as they talked.
A plain was spread out there.
It was called the Dragon’s Plain, and was the place where the sage Shion summoned the senior high school students during their school trip from a parallel world.
In the plain, a disk-type airship was anchored.
The hatch opened when Aoi and others approached, and stairs came down.

“Then, shall we go?” (Aoi)

“Noooooo! Absolutely, I will absolutely be killed! I don’t want to meet him ever again anymoreee!” (Hanakawa)

Aoi thrust her knife at Hanakawa, who disliked it.

“Fuufufufuu~! Even if you threaten a thing like this!? I am a healer, so I can recover where I was wounded by a knife of that extent in an instant!” (Hanakawa)

“Didn’t you see my fight? I can invalidate your ability, would you like to try it?” (Aoi)

“Why is everyone that appears in front of me just an irregular cheat bastard!? What kind of shit video game is it, this parallel world! Didn’t they think about game balanceee!” (Hanakawa)

“Well, if you are able to see it from my point of view, balance is attained in a certain meaning.” (Aoi)

“You say that, but if you can invalidate abilities, my information and the like aren’t needed!?” (Hanakawa)

“It doesn’t mean that my ability is omnipotent; after understanding what kind of opponent it is, I need to think about how to deal with them. Because it’s like that, get on quickly.” (Aoi)

While pushing the opposing Hanakawa into the plane, she boarded.
Where it was heading towards was the Galura Canyon. It was the place where Yogiri and others went to.

Translator’s Notes

¹ – Not sure about this one. ‘彼らを守ろうして、知千佳への注意が疎かになることだけは避けねばならなかった。’

² – Not sure about this one either, sorry. ‘先ほどからなんとなく高遠の能力をぼやかした感じで話しておったのは、出し惜しみしておけば、後々値をつり上げることもできるかなー、なんていう邪な思いからというものでして、別についていきたいとかそんなんじゃないんですが！’