Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 73: Impromptu Wolf Pack② – Why So Much?
We walk down a corridor with faded pale blue walls and floor—completely different from the sacred chamber.
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We’re all silent. Mineha-san is at the front with Liv-san. Her body is still large, and for some reason, Dagaa is riding on her shoulder.
The atmosphere is tense and heavy. It’s my fault. Or is it?
Still, I can’t exactly say I had a choice in all this…
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Sure, I kept it from her, but—
Suddenly, a disturbing sound comes from ahead.
I use the relic skill [Crisis Sense].
Five red signals are moving. Monsters. They’re close—we’re about to make contact!
What appeared were little goblins wearing red pointed hats. Each of them was armed.
No knives among them… They’re Redcaps. But something’s off.
Their skin should be green like goblins, but these Redcaps… are earth-colored.
Not just rocky-skinned—they look like they’re made entirely of stone.
“Spiral Thrust!!”
Without warning, Mineha-san lunges with her spear.
The spinning force from the relic [Spiral] shatters two Redcaps into pieces. It’s like a drill.
“Form of the Heavens… Altair… Alcyone Blade…!”
Liv-san’s blade turns black and crushes the remaining three Redcaps.
Incredible power—could it be gravity-based?
“Stone-type Redcaps? Even if they’re a subspecies, this is strange…”
Axe-san inspects the remains, tilting his head.
“They were no big deal.”
“Sure, but this is weird, right?”
“Mhm… definitely… way too rare.”
Even the fact that stone Redcaps exist is surprising.
Mineha-san seemed irritated by our confusion.
“Shut up already. All we need to do is crush whatever appears.”
“Geez…”
“Hmph.”
Mineha-san glanced at me for a moment, but said nothing and walked on.
After that, we ran into a bronze goblin. Then an iron orc. A mithril-alloy gremlin.
And even a fluid-metal mothman. …Mothman?
Mineha-san pulverized every one of them with [Spiral].
Even the liquid metal was no match—it almost made me feel sorry for the monsters.
Mineha-san showed no mercy. The way she struck and shattered them felt aggressive—like she was angry.
It was obvious to everyone: she was taking out her frustration on the dungeon monsters.
Axe-san, who was picking up metal monster scraps for money, muttered as he worked.
“This is seriously weird.”
“An endless parade… of subspecies…”
“Plus, these monsters wouldn’t even appear in an earth-element dungeon.”
“Na?”
I started thinking.
This clearly unnatural wave of monster subspecies—it’s probably…
“Maybe… these are Hayarn’s creations.”
“Creations?”
“I researched a bit. About the alchemist Hayarn.”
Hayarn was an ancient alchemist. Famous for the nursery rhyme about the Three Eggs.
Because of that, many believe he never existed—more like a fictional figure.
So most of what’s known about Hayarn is half-legend.
Supposedly he created dungeons. Created monsters.
Defeated high-tier monsters solo.
Made gold from pebbles. Built fortress cities overnight.
Developed relics… The list goes on.
So it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s just a fairy tale.
Who—or what—was Hayarn?
And what was his dream?
“So, you’re saying Hayarn created monsters? Can alchemists really do that?”
“Mhm… if they’re… an alchemist…”
“No way. Wait, does that mean Hayarn actually existed?”
“He did. I mean, one of the Three Eggs is physically here, isn’t it?”
Mineha-san said that with a bitter tone, glaring at me.
“……”
I had no reply. I couldn’t say anything.
“Hey, Mineha. Cut it out already.”
Axe-san finally spoke up, unable to hold back.
“What?”
“You know why Wof kept it from you. If I were in his shoes… I probably wouldn’t have told Hoss or Rell either.”
“Mhm… Liv also… kept quiet…”
“I know that.”
“Then—”
“Even if I know… there are things I still can’t understand!”
“Mineha!?”
“Na!”
She dropped Dagaa and ran ahead. I instinctively chased after her.
A ball of light followed, illuminating my path.
I saw her—Mineha-san.
“Mineha-san!”
“Shut up! Don’t follow me!”
“It’s dangerous in the dark!”
“Shut up! Someone like you—haah, haah… kuh…”
I caught up. Mineha-san stopped, breathing heavily.
“Mineha-san… I… I’m sorry.”
“Why are you apologizing?”
Mineha-san stares at me intently, almost glaring.
“It’s about… keeping quiet all this time about the Holy Elixir Egg.”
“—It’s fine. What Axe said earlier covers it.”
Mineha-san’s gaze shifts. She looks terribly sad. No—
“Why do you look so lonely?”
“…What are you talking about? I’m not lonely. I’m not sad either.”
That’s a lie. Her eyes are filled with a desperate sort of longing. Why…?
Did I make her feel this way?
“I’m sorry, Mineha-san.”
“Why are you apologizing?”
I look straight into her eyes and speak.
“I don’t want to be the reason you make that kind of face, Mineha-san.”
At that, Mineha-san’s eyes widen, and she looks troubled.
Then she lets out a sigh.
“Haa… What are you saying? If you don’t want to make me feel that way, then get your act together.”
“I’m sorry.”
She’s right. I need to be better.
Mineha-san sighs deeply.
“Hey, Wof.”
“Yes?”
“You know what? Never mind.”
“Mineha-san?”
“I’m trying to make you understand something… when I don’t even understand it myself. That’s not fair of me.”
“…”
I’m not sure what she means.
After that, we regroup with Axe-san and Liv-san, and the two of them scold both me and Mineha-san.
Dagaa, by the way, is now being held by Liv-san.
Later, we engage in more battles with metallic monsters and eventually arrive at our destination.
A black door.
We open it together, the four of us, and enter a room with a black pillar in the center.
At the back is a blue altar. There’s a stone monument with an inscription carved into it.
“Um—it says, ‘Offer the eternal egg upon the altar of eternity.’”
“That’s the second of the Three Eggs, right? I think…”
“The egg of life that lets any creature live long~♪… Huh? What?”
Mineha-san suddenly started singing, which startled me.
But her bell-like, crystal-clear singing voice was stunning.
Axe-san, impressed, commented:
“Mineha, you’re actually a good singer.”
“Mm… like an angel’s… voice…”
“It’s not like that. Anyway, what now? You’re not seriously going to tell us the second egg is actually here, right?”
She looks at me with scary eyes.
“Even I wouldn’t go that far.”
A chill runs down my spine. That’s not a look a ten-year-old girl should be making.
“So… what now?”
“This is probably the end of the line.”
“Yeah, seems like it.”
Both of them are surprisingly calm about it.
They must’ve expected this outcome. And honestly, so did I.
That’s why I came prepared.
“…There is a way.”
“Huh? No way there’s a method.”
“…Oh?”
“Wait, is this… related to that witch…?”
Axe-san seems to know something. His expression turns uneasy.
Well, that’s exactly right.