The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Chapter 107

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Chapter 107

Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Weasalopes”

Surprised by brother’s unexpected level down, I flap my mouth like a fish . I give a look disdain to brother that stood there with a triumphant look .

「Brother, did you really train?」

「Of course! To improve my endurance, I spent sleepless nights, and also prolonged intercourse on purpose . 」

「You didn’t swing your sword or exterminate monsters, right?」

「Well, I… Aspire to become a merchant after all . 」

Indeed, A merchant can just hire a strong mercenary or something . But I can’t overlook negligence grave enough to reduce his level .

I raise the sword overhead and signal to brother that he is free to attack anytime he wants .

「I think I told you already, Noir . Amateurs shouldn’t try to look cool and assume stances that would leave the body wide open!」

Without even bothering with feints, brother steps with a horizontal slash . Swinging down my sword to match that trajectory was simple .

*Clang* And brother’s sword falls down . It was safe to assume that in a simple contest of strength I was leagues ahead .

Brother slightly shakes his hands that went numb .

「Just . A . Fluke . Surely so . 」

「It’s not . No matter how many times we try, at the moment I will win every time . 」

「Skills… Did you learn something apart from Great Sage?」

「I learned a bunch of them, and can also freely use Great Sage . My current level is well above one hundred . 」

「I’m impressed . 」

Almost like saying that pride can go to hell, brother falls to the ground, and crawling on it expresses his will to capitulate .

This honest side could be one of his virtues .

「By the way, Brother, according to appraisal eye, your level dropped to 31 . You were skipping on your morning practice?」

「… I can’t wake up early in the morning . Because I stay until late with girls . 」

I don’t say anything . People who can stop having fun after being told so are rare . What was important is since I won I don’t have to go back .

「Brother, please go back home, I will stay here . I will send a letter, but it would be better if you were there to explain the situation . 」

「… All right . In that case, let me at least leave this in your care . 」

Said that, brother took a silver ring from the big bag . It seems there are two of them, he gives one to me .

「This is Communication Ring . A magic tool . Through this it’s possible to send a message to the owner of the linked ring, but only once . 」

Supposedly, it will be effective even across the country . However, they have only one use, and only the person who was the first to use it will be able to send a message . The other party can only receive it .

It seems that my ring and brother’s are already linked .

「From me to Noir or from Noir to me . There can be only one message, and it will be over it a couple of seconds . 」

「Restrictive isn’t it . 」

「Even so, that one is important . If you won’t be able to defeat monsters no matter what, send a message to me . I will somehow bring someone strong . Your brother will do something!」

Ah, yeah, brother also had such a passionate side to him . When I was mocked as a fake noble, he was there to protect me as well . He also has bad points, but I guess because he also has this side, I can’t bring myself to hate him .

「I’ll take it . But, it looks like a pretty rare item . 」

「It’s fine . I got it from my rich girlfriend . 」

It’s not what you should be bragging about .

Anyhow, with this, we reached some resolution here, and now I escort brother until the city gates . He will be traveling solo, without any escort, but since he is reasonably strong it should be okay .

「He is as flamboyant as ever . 」

「Emma, I cannot deny it, but for me, he is a precious brother . 」

「Sibling love, huh . Hm, ain’t someone chasing after Gillan?」

That’s true . With a dash, a young woman catches up to Gillan and hits his face with a straight punch putting all her weight into it . After he collapses to the ground she kicks him hard in the stomach . Then, with a nonchalant look, she returns to the town .

For me and Emma that was a familiar sight .

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The third day after we entered Hornest .

At first glance, the town seems no different from the ordinary but here and there closed shops can be seen . Some had problems with logistics and some likely ran away .

It seems that the troops dispatched as reinforcements from the capital arrived to the city like was originally planned . Informed by a messenger from Shoen-sama, we walk directly to the training grounds designated for joined practice .

Training ground exceeded in size our school campus, and all of the authorized personnel were gathered there .

At the entrance was Perido-san, who guided us to the outdoor training grounds . There, an overwhelming sight of two thousand soldiers could be seen .

This time, for the duration of the monster onslaught, the supreme command will be taken by the general sent by the capital . Still young, in his early thirties, by the name Stay .

Black haired, he gave off cool impression, and now was talking about actions that should be taken were it come to a confrontation . Fundamentally, the idea was to enhance the perimeter and prevent invasion into the city .

However, it seems that according to records they never succeeded in exterminating them all outside . Therefore they shall divide into the inner forces and outer forces .

Those inside will be responsible for merchant districts and so on, pretty detailed . As expected, without leadership it would be difficult to deal with a large swarm of monsters .

We are treated as volunteers and not as a formal unit .

「Volunteers, please line up here . We will perform screening . 」

Stay-san and a young woman capable of appraisal, move along and appraise volunteers . If you have only enthusiasm and lack in ability, you will not be accepted as a soldier . In that case, you are told to protect only your house and its surroundings .

I was relieved since the line was quite long . Hornest had this many people willing to fight .