The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Chapter 124

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Chapter 124

Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Weasalopes”

Surprised by that sudden voice I open my eyes and notice a man standing right next to me .

It’s S . Did he follow me?

No, what’s more important, he had a knife in his right hand and currently was looking at me with a cold stare .

「ーIn this world, everyone is a protagonist . Don’t you think so?」

The knife is coming down . Aimed at my heart .

Rolling away I desperately avoid it . With a sound of tearing fabric, the knife stuck into the bed . I barely escaped death .

But I can’t relax . I immediately get up and grab the sword that was left on the table .

「Phew… If you didn’t say anything I probably would’ve been dead . 」

「I probably wanted to finish you off in combat . It’s not like people themselves understand their own actions all of the time . Some days one would prefer a rich taste, some days bland suits one better . What’s the difference between those days? No idea . 」

Indeed . Sometimes I also act on the impulse .

「S, I’d prefer to change the location . I won’t run away, so just follow me . 」

Fighting in the inn would be a bother to others and there is also not enough space . He also shouldn’t be that keen on it . In fact, though he didn’t express his agreement, he also made no attempts to reject the idea .

Opening the door I descend to the first floor right away . I attempted to get out just like that, but it wasn’t that simple as Naina-san called out to me .

「Noir-kun, did you hear the noise from above?」

「I will go out for a bit!」

I hurried away, S followed after me .

Seeing S, Naina donned a doubtful expression .

「Who is that?」

「Ehm, it’s one of my acquaintances, don’t mind it . 」

It would get really troublesome were I to announce here that he is S .

It seems that Naina’s and S’s eyes met, but that didn’t last for more than a fraction of a second . I managed to peacefully get out of the inn . A bit later S also did the same .

Running I thought of a place to fight .

As a result, I arrived at a public park . Quite spacious, it was crowded with children and their parents during the day .

However, during the night it barely had anyone around .

Thin trees wouldn’t get in the way . The footing also wasn’t bad . At a bit of a distance, there was a pond .

I stopped at the park submerged into night’s silence .

Turning around, behind me stood S, breathing calmly .

「Despite your reputation of a terrible villain, you actually listen to what people tell you . 」

「I send my underlings to commit crimes, but that’s generally to collect funds . I don’t hurt civilians without need . 」

「Then what about that pickpocketing lady?」

She was killed with some strange poison magic . S made a bit of displeased expression but replied calmly .

「That woman killed two of her own children . Previously a harlot, upon contacting a disease she had a man kill them . 」

I probably would’ve been better off without knowing such details…… That fellow that he brainwashed earlier also wasn’t a model citizen .

S chooses targets for brainwashing…… In that case…… No, no, I shouldn’t think that way .

That might be a part of his plan .

I’m not that strong mentally, to begin with, so I might easily get done in .

「Even so, your actions cannot be forgiven . 」

「Sure thing . History is written by the victors . Such is the rule of this world . As a proof, filthy nobles are getting away with everything!」

My eyes went wide . It wasn’t a mere explosion of emotions . And in response to that, a real explosion occurred nearby .

You kidding me?!

I somehow dodged by jumping to the side, but the explosion was unexpectedly strong, throwing me to the ground . At this point, I almost want to cry, just when I thought that I managed to retain control of my movements, it turned out that S is right next to me .

His foot traced the ground closing upon me so I hurry to get up . Well, that’s just a normal kick . Blocking it with one hand I get knocked away .

Yes, the damage is nothing great .

「Eh?」

Suddenly, moonlight disappeared . Glancing above, I saw a giant boulder falling my way! So now I had to engage in a very hectic task of running away while getting back to my feet .

Somehow I managed to do it without getting crushed flat . Suddenly, I recalled a scene of Father crushing cockroaches in his usual manner .

Is this how those bugs felt?……

What worried me is that the boulder immediately vanished . And right after that, moving became much harder . The ground gradually began turning into a quagmire .

S’ sight was focused at my feet .

Are there no limits to 【Freewheeling】?

Shooting a large【Stone Bullet】I first tried to break his concentration .

「It’s big……」

Though S was surprised by that extraordinary size, he remained completely composed . Taking one step to the side he avoided the incoming projectile .

Even if it doesn’t hit it’s fine . The ground beneath my feet became more solid, allowing me to move away .

Standing in one place sounds scary, so I move around S in half-run .

「Fuu… Fuu…」

That S, though he is trying to hide it, he is quite exhausted . He is acting as normal as possible on purpose so it won’t be noticed by me .

Picking up a stone from the ground I tried to throw it at his legs .

「Tch . 」

Being hit in the leg, S reflectively took a step back .

So his reaction is delayed after all .

He almost certainly is tired . In that case, let’s simply drag out this battle .

Stamina contest! And the moment I got all cocky with those thoughts high waves enclosed on me .

Suddenly appearing right in front of me, I had no means of defending .

So the wave knocked me away .

「Gough, cough . 」

I wasn’t able to produce any adorable screams like 「Ooh my」 .

I swallowed some of the water . Salty, is it seawater?

The worst of all was that my sword got washed away .

Since S keeps attacking I guess I’ll use 【Ice Needle】 .

I shot several ice pillars . S avoided them in elegant steps as if he could read the future .

Missing all of them, I, panicking, tried to come up with the next move . But my opponent was faster .

「Wha, wai……」

I yelled in vain . S won’t wait . But instead, he fell over . ……Mm? Did he slip on the water?

「Haa, haaaa . 」

He breathed very heavily . I see, that was a pretty big attack, so it also consumed a lot of his stamina .

But I wasn’t in a rush to attack him . Instead, I aim for a certain victory .

Great Stamina Consumption 400 LP .

With【Create】I make a skill that will increase stamina expenditure . Naturally, it was to 【Grant】it to S .

Required LP varies depending on the compatibility with the target . Adding sluggishness to a quick target is very troublesome, on the contrary, slowing an already slow target is quite easy .

Even so, detrimental skills generally tend to be on the pricey side .

This time was the same .

The required LP is 4800 . This much is enough to create a pretty powerful skill . However, I had no hesitation .

It was for this that I sweated every night to accumulate LP .

「Here I come, Grant!」

「……You did something, didn’t you?」

Perhaps S has quite sharp senses, but it seems he noticed changes in his body . I encourage him to surrender .

「I know the weak point of your skill . If you keep using it you soon will reach complete exhaustion . No matter how trained you are, you still might die from overworking yourself this way . 」

「……What’s my life worth? From the moment I saw the corpse of my sister, that was killed in cold blood, I never feared death . 」

I thought that situation changed to my favor…… But his abnormal stare makes me feel threatened .

I shouldn’t get caught up in his pace .

I pick up the sword and take a stance .

S slowly stood up . His face is covered in mud . Wiping it off with his fingers he scowled at the night sky with a hate-filled stare .

「How dirty . Almost like royalty and nobles of this town . 」

「I also have a little sister, so I understand y……」

「Like hell you do! One day she is suddenly kidnapped and the next time I see her she is a corpse! And on top of that, it was clear from the remains how much she suffered before death!」

Alice’s smile came to my mind . She always worries about me .

Surely, S’ sister also was dear to him . Were I in S’ place I probably would’ve turned into a demon of revenge too .

I don’t know much about the nobles, but I hate the king . Abusing his power he tortures countless people .

「Boy, you are helping that filthy king . So you are no different from his dog . As such, I will take you down even if it will cost me my life . 」

Using the remainder of his strength he came at me with a terrifying attack .

「Ouch?!」

The moment I heard the sound of the wind my hand was torn up . Fortunately, not that deep . The scary part was that it wasn’t just one cut .

Blood spouted out from here and there .

Attack by changing a wind into a force rivaling a blade .

I promptly brought the champion’s shield out of subdimension .

The long shield had【Solid】【Fire Resistance A】【Water Resistance A】【Wind Resistance A】attached .

Until now it saved my life many times .

I hide behind it . For only a moment my movements stopped, then I got back to running around and backstepping .

「Yo-ou lit-tle!」

Being out of breath S couldn’t speak properly . Assuming that【Freewheeling】demands more concentration and stamina for more abnormal effects, his limit should be near .

It seems that the detrimental skill I added works really well .

I probably will win even if I just keep running around .

The opponent will get hyperventilation or even die in the worst case .

…The worst case? Why do I consider his death to be the worst scenario? And while I was caught up reflecting on my thoughts, pillars of fire rose nearby, encircling me .

Way higher than me, jumping over them doesn’t seem possible . There is also no gap between them .

The heat is about to scorch my skin . Death by fire doesn’t sound too appealing to be honest……

「You will burn . Or I pass out . In the end, the victory goes to one with a stronger will!」

Pillars of fire blocked my view, so I couldn’t see his face . But I felt his spirit . And most likely, I will be the winner of this fight . I still have a few thousand LP .

I could gain fire or heat resistance . But I also had other ideas .

I create【Water Sphere】of the maximum possible size . However, I shoot it not at the fire but overhead . Shot towards the night sky, the sphere of water lost its form unable to resist gravity and fell to the ground .

Most of the resulting downpour fell on me .

This is good . To begin with, it was questionable if I can use this to extinguish this fire . Drenched in water I put the shield in front of me and charged towards the fire .

As I passed through the wall of fire I didn’t feel that much heat .

「Fuu, fuu……」

Looking agonized, S was grabbing the base of his throat . He long since passed his limit . He can’t even breathe properly!