The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Chapter 125

Chapter 125

Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Weasalopes”

Crouching, S writhed under the intense pain and respiration problems that swamped him . Filled with sorrowful emotions I observed .

It’s a first for me…… To have such feelings after cutting an enemy .

A few minutes later S became able to talk, as expected from someone this strong .

「……What are you doing? Is it your hobby? Looking upon suffering humans? You are no different from royalty . 」

「……This sword is not for killing . I slashed you in order to save you . If you kept going like that you would’ve died . 」

「All the same . You will capture me . It’s the same is killing me, no, even worse . 」

He is right .

If I hand him over, the king will kill him with glee . Quite possibly he will be tormented with all kinds of torture and then put to death in front of the whole town to make an example . That, I can easily imagine .

「I won’t tell you to forget about your sister . But I’d like you to start a new life . You might be able to find a new future . That’s what I think . 」

「Why do you cry? I am your enemy…… Am I not?」

「I don’t know . It just, by itself……」

My head burns and I can’t stop tears .

I tried to hide them with my hand, but tears showed no signs of stopping .

If I get attacked right now it would be my defeat . But above that, it’s embarrassing . But that’s how I ended up after thinking of happy days S spent with his sister .

But he didn’t exploit that opportunity and asked in a hesitant tone .

「Though they were scum, I killed a number of people for my goal . I also stole money and goods . Can I be forgiven? My sister hated people being hurt the most . Do you think she would forgive me?」

「Even if gods, law, or your sister won’t forgive you, I want toーー」

ーーRevealing signs of inner turmoil S then went silent for a while .

I tear some of S’s clothes and use them to stop the bleeding on his arm .

He didn’t resist and obediently allowed me to treat him .

「You are kind . But this puts your life is in danger, doesn’t it?」

「Instead of your life I will take S’ arm . Living with one hand surely would be hard, but I don’t want to die as well . 」

「……No problem . But it’s not like it’s set that I will give up on my revenge . 」

「I’d like you to give up S’ name and start a new life . But you are the one to make that decision . Even if you decide to continue your activities, I’d prefer if you didn’t call yourself S anymore . 」

That moment S laughed for the first time . His expression was quite peaceful . Being hardly more than a young boy I couldn’t guess what he was thinking .

However, now he should pick a better path .

That’s what I’d like to believe .

Successfully stopping the bleeding I put his left arm into subdimensional storage . I wonder what I should say for parting words .

「Do you think such crimes will be forgiven?」

That wasn’t S .

And of course not me as well .

The hate-filled voice brought by a night wind belonged to Naina-san .

The tone, being that different from usual, left me dumbfounded .

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Looking at us with bloodshot eyes her expression was completely different from the usual one . A cat might usually yawn at leisure, but the moment it finds a mouse it immediately turns wild .

She seems similar to that with S being her prey . The target for both her hunt and revenge .

「Aren’t you awful, Noir-kun . telling me nothing about S . 」

She probably followed us being worried about me . And then overheard our conversation .

She glared at S with eyes that sent chill down my spine .

「So that’s what the bastard looked like . Do you know a man called Paratto? The one you killed . 」

「……That boy, huh . I remember him . 」

「I’ll have you meet the same fate!」

Naina-san’s voice that was on the verge of cracking resounded through the park . As if prompted by her anger, a single horn grew from her forehead as her body increased in size .

The muscle mass increased considerably . The skin also became slightly reddish . While the scene of her transformation with night sky and moon in the background looked very fairytale-like, at the same time it was scary .

It seems that not only her appearance changes with【Onification】 . Appraisal showed that her level is now over 150 .

She instantly became powerful……

「The reason you killed Paratto?」

I asked S out of curiosity .

「He had sadistic inclinations and regularly tormented and murdered elderly, women and children . He also forced the weak to fight each other . I killed him after witnessing that . 」

It probably reminded him of his sister .

All of this makes him the same as dirty nobles that conduct noble battles .

But even after hearing that Naina didn’t budge . And didn’t try to deny it either . Does it mean that she knew about it?

「Paratto had his shortcomings, but even so, he was my cute little brother . 」

「His shortcomings are way too terrible…」

Naina-san grew even more enraged as I accidentally blurted out what was on my mind . Bulging veins on her forehead are frightening me .

Making an effort to suppress that fear I stand in front of S .

「Please stay back . You will die if you fight now . I’ll do it . 」

「……Paratto’s brute strength was abnormal . Avoid getting into close combat . 」

Agreeing with that advice I take a stance with my sword . Since S makes no attempts to escape Naina also didn’t make any rash movements .

Probably planning to calmly get rid of him after defeating me .

「I wonder if you can win with that exhaustion?」

Naina-san charged at me . Though her movements were simple, she also maneuvered to the left and right . Her moves were systematic so hitting her with magic……… Won’t be that simple . 　

She moved so fast that I barely could follow her with my eyes . I’ll try to resist by somehow swinging my sword .

　*smack*

And just when I thought that this might be bad I got slapped across the face .

For a moment I almost blacked out, but I got a hold of myself and stayed conscious . However, the next thing I got kicked in the stomach and knocked away . I get nothing but this today .

Boo-hoo-hoo, poor me .

「Noir-kun, it’s your last chance . Quietly hand over S to me . You will end up full of holes . 」

She pulled out a stone from her bulging pocket . Pretending to hesitate I activate 【Item Appraisal】 .

…Just a normal stone .

Not a magic item .

「After coming to this town I’m not sure what is right anymore . So I will prioritize what I saw myself . 」

「Are you saying that you’re gonna die? You are an absolute moron!」

I heard the sound of something moving very fast . I immediately move to evade, but get hit in the left arm anyway and leak a pained shriek .

It’s not broken but it hurts a lot .

「There you go! I’ll tear you to shreds like this . 」

With a smile, she keeps throwing stones at me . She clearly was enjoying herself, I couldn’t see that as anything but sadism . I wonder if that’s the result of Onification .

「Boy, use this . 」

「Thank you . 」

S picked up Champion’s Shield and threw it to me . Catching it I used it to protect myself . No matter how strong she is, in the end, it’s just ordinary stones . I can completely block them .

A bit of a good idea came to my mind, so I on purpose stopped moving while hiding behind the shield . The sound of stones being repelled continued at irregular intervals .

「Pathetic . Is that how a man fights? Do you really have balls?!」

She kept insulting me . A faint sound of footsteps was mixed with the sound of hitting stones . She most definitely will come closer to me . Here she is .

「Boo . Got you . 」

She suddenly moved right next to me . With monstrous strength she grabbed me by my collar, having eyes that almost asked 「how do you like this」and a twisted smile plastered onto her face .

「Chuckle, it’s over for you, Noir-kun . 」

「Indeed, it is . 」

I might be a coward, but I wouldn’t turtle without any plan . I stuck to defense to 【Flash】her from point-blank distance .

The intense light produced from my fingertip leaves Naina-san stunned .

「Hiiii?!」

In confusion from losing her sight, she takes a few steps back . I use that chance to trip her . Nice, she fell on her backside! Taking her hand I use Layla-san’s submission technique .

Zero hesitation .

I break it in one go .

「Higueeee!」

She made an agonized shriek that shouldn’t come from a girl’s mouth . Since she kept trashing I tried to break another arm, but she sent me flying using only one hand .

「What is that power……」

I managed to adjust my position in the air and made a perfect landing on my butt .

Not that bad for me .

「Noir……」

She rushed at me in a reckless charge before I could get up . Being too scared I tried to escape, but a wall of earth suddenly rose in front of her .

Running into it headfirst she collapsed to the ground . Even so, the earth wall got destroyed…… That’s quite a hard head she got . S was the one who caused that supernatural phenomenon .

「Haa, haa, this is the chance…… Finish this……」

「Yes . 」

I focus my mind . And then summon lightning . It’s hard to use in combat since the skill leaves me vulnerable, but it should be fine now .

Invoked【Thunderbolt】made a direct hit on Naina-san that already began her attempts to get up .

「…You……shit…」

Falling flat she became unmoving . I defeated her…… Right? It wouldn’t be funny if she’s only pretending, so I carefully approached her . 　

She is breathing .

She only fainted . The power of lightning summoned with thunderbolt skill is on the weak side . She also was under onification, so the damage shouldn’t be that great .

On the other hand, S was hyperventilating but managed to recover . I then announced .

「We part our ways here . I might sound obstinate, but please think well on your life from now on . 」

「…I won’t thank you . And also won’t make promises about my future path . 」

「Yes, it’s fine . But please properly think about it . And you also should visit a healer or a doctor . 」

He remained silent but made a nod, so I guess it’s fine .

Since I got his arm I hurry to leave the park .

There is no telling when Naina-san will wake up .

I felt reluctant about returning to the inn, so I spent the night on a bench at a nearby square .

It’s so cold…… I’d like to meet with everyone faster .

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On the morning of the next day, I kneel before King Gyro .

Giving him S’s hand I told him that S is dead .

「What about his corpse?」

Seemingly a bit dissatisfied King Gyro furrowed his brows . I, however, didn’t panic, and blandly narrated a false story . I made it so that I burned him with powerful magic that didn’t leave even bones .

The arm just happened to be out of range as thus was left unharmed . Just in case I also relayed S’s appearance . But to make sure that I won’t be called out as it might differ from the previous reports and eyewitnesses’ words I tried not to alter it too much .

「How was his death? Did he suffer?」

「He shouted curses in agony . He was deeply regretful about being unable to overthrow royalty and aristocrats . 」

「I see! That’s how it was!」

The king’s face immediately turned cheerful as he clapped his hand .

Until now he surely used his authority to crush anyone he didn’t like . But S wasn’t so simple .

He must be delighted . Haa……

「Ahem . Even so, there is no guarantee that this arm doesn’t belong to someone else . As such, I want you to stay here for two weeks more . If S won’t appear during that time we shall reward you . 」

「No, thank you . I want to see my family and friends, so I will get on my way back . 」

「What?! I won’t forgive such folly!」

「I’m not king Gyro’s soldier . And it’s also a truth that this arm belongs to S . 」

Yup, it is . I can say with confidence that it’s not a lie! I can boldly proclaim that this is the truth . Perhaps affected by that tone, but King kept his frown without doing anything else .

Let’s provoke him a bit before leaving .

「In the first place, is it even possible for me to have my reward? After all, my wish is to abolish noble battles . 」

「Fua?!」

No need for such reactions . 「Fua」from a dude with three chins doesn’t sound cute at all… Since he looked like he wanted to hear how I know about this, I told him that I heard about this from S during the battle . The king turned pale and began mumbling .

Heeh, so he is more or less aware that he is doing something bad .

「Playing with the lives of innocent people is absolutely unforgivable! ……Is what I’d say . Otherwise, you will have another S . 」

「Muuh…」

Giving him one last glare I unwillingly bowed my head and turned to the exit .

To be honest I was in a cold sweat wondering if guards will attack me . It’s hard to be a coward . I’m truly a son of my father .

Safely getting out of the castle I head to a shop that works with signboards and billboards .

I purchase a sign there . By no means it was cheap but I didn’t hesitate . On it I had the following written .

『The king and a portion of nobles amuse themselves by forcing innocent citizens to kill each other . They dare to call it noble battles . Can it be forgiven? We should rise up to this injustice . 』

Then I placed it in the most crowded area .

An act of modest revenge from the traveler .

I’d like to get on my way back as fast as possible…… But I drop by the inn . My luggage is still there after all . No one was at the reception, so I entered the room that I rented and packed my things .

Now, there is no one in the lobby . Timidly I put payment for the room on the service counter . Then, perhaps hearing that sound, Naina-san appeared from the interior .

「Hello, who’s there…」

Yes, her . The eyes with which she looked at me . It’s almost as if I killed her parents .

「I thought that I would pay for the room . A lot happened, huh . 」

Naina-san counted coins in silence . At least she didn’t try to punch me . I’m a bit relieved .

「Get out right now . I don’t want to even see your face . 」

I obey without arguing . We ended up on hostile terms, but they took great care of me at this inn . At the exit, I bow my head .

Then, Naina-san says emotionally .

「What you did is a mistake . I won’t ever forgive you . 」

「…I don’t understand how that is a mistake . But I believe in my own choice . 」

That’s the only words we exchanged .

It was most likely useless .

I quietly leave the inn . Becoming enemies with people that you want to be friends with is sad after all .

But reaching understanding with absolutely everyone is probably not possible .

Pointing my gaze in the direction of the sky of my hometown I head out .

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