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Chapter 118: What I Chose

"Hmm..."

I gave up on the big sword and I’m looking at various things, but I can't seem to find anything that says, "This is it!”. Somehow, the big sword was so impressive that other things didn’t look very attractive.

“Have you decided yet, Zero-niisama?”

“Have you decided, Sophie?”

"I've decided on two, but I'm still looking for something better."

While I was going around in circles looking at different things, I saw Sophie and called out to her. She seemed to have decided on two things she wanted.

“What did you choose?”

“An elixir and a magic ring.”

“I see.”

The elixir is a healing potion that heals injuries. The elixir will not replace a torn arm, but it will heal any injury that’s less than that. However, if the cut is clean and there’s an arm at the end of the cut, it will heal if it’s attached when the elixir is applied. 

By the way, there’s also a high elixir, which will heal everything back to normal as long as you’re still alive, no matter what condition you are in. Maybe the first treasure house has it. The high elixir is said to be much rarer than the elixir. It's so rare that only one can be made every few hundred years.

“By the way, what’s the capacity of the magic ring?”

"Well... according to the manual, it's supposed to be 50 cubic meters."

“Wow!"

It seems to be much larger than the 10 cubic meters that Shana has. This can be used for most monsters.

“By the way, it also has a time delay function.”

“It's amazing!”

That means the passage of time is reduced by a factor of ten in this magic ring. This means that even if you leave stuff in there for a while, it won't go bad.

"Um... Zero-niisama...?"

“Sophie... you didn't see anything. Right?”

“No, I mean...”

“Then that's that.”

Intercepting Sophie who tries to say something, I went looking for another one.

Around that time…

“...Zeros?”

"Shana, what's wrong? Is there something strange?"

"...Huh? No...”

“By the way, have picked anything, Shana?”

“Chain and sickle.”

“Oh, really?”.

“So... behind...”

“There's nothing there, is there?”

“...... Yeah.”

This time I interrupted Shana when she tried to say something to me. I'm going to have to admit it if anyone says it. I definitely don’t want to recognize it.

Around that time…

“Have you guys decided yet? Huh? Zeros-kun? What're those balls in the back?"

"Eh...oh..."

Damn it! I didn't expect someone to come through the door and point them out! I knew, okay? For a while now, two rust-colored balls the size of marbles were stalking me! But I don't remember touching anything like that and they followed me without my notice, even though I have the bird’s eye view skill! That's just plain scary!

“Looks like everyone's made up their minds.”

“Yes.”

“Yes.”

“No, I'm sorry. I'll need a little more...”

“Eh? You have two in your hands, don't you?”

“Eh...?”

A second person, who looked like an attendant recording what was handed over from the second treasure vault, came into the new treasure vault and said so. 

When he said that, I noticed for the first time the feeling of two hard balls in my right hand. I fearfully opened my hand to look inside and there they were, indeed the two balls that had been following me around. I was holding the balls, but it’s amazing to not have noticed them, right? I have amazing observation skills.

"I'm sorry. Please let me look around some more.”

"No problem at all."

He gave me a little more time and I pretended to look for something else. I went to a place where no one could see me and threw the two balls as hard as I could. I probably shouldn't have done that, but it was okay since they wouldn't go outside the treasure vault. After throwing them, I hurriedly left the place.

Subsequently…

"...... what should I do?"

I knew it! I threw them and suddenly the balls disappeared! I turned my back on it to avoid looking at it, but my bird's eye view showed two balls that appeared as if they had suddenly shifted! What's with these balls...? And why are there two? Is it because I'm a dual sword user? Is it because I have two spirits under contract? Is it because I have two brothers? Or is it because I've had two lives? I don't know anymore. ......

"...I'll take these two balls. Please give me this one: ......."

"Ah, yes..."

The two of them had already decided what they were going to get and reported to the attendant. I went to report the same thing. 

The attendant was a little taken aback by my depressed report. There was something I wanted more.... There was also a sword that looked stronger and better than the one I'm using right now: .......

"Hmm?"

While I was depressed, something started to get a little noisy. Was something wrong?

"Hey...Zeros-kun."

"Yes?"

“These balls were in this second treasure vault, is that correct?”

“Yes.”

 The attendant said something strange. But I don't even know where these balls were.

“That's weird. ......”

“What's wrong with it?”

“No matter how many times I look for them, they’re not on the list in the second treasure vault.”

“Huh.......”

“By the way, I've checked the list of the other treasure vaults in case something from the other treasure vault was accidentally found, but they’re nowhere to be found. Those balls..."

"........."

I couldn't close my empty mouth. Maybe I could ask what these balls were when I reported it? I thought. But no one seemed to know about the existence of the balls themselves.

"So, Zeros-kun, can you leave the balls with us and go find something else?"

"Yes sir!”

Hooray! Now I can choose something else! I'll choose two swords.

 With this in mind, I decided to open my hand and hand over the two balls.

"Ah... that?"

“Hmm?"

But I couldn't get the balls out of my hands. Moreover, the attendant was pulling the balls as hard as he could, but I couldn't feel it in my hand. What's going on?

“Do you want these balls?”

"....Yes, sir."

The king suddenly asked me and I said yes, but then I realized that I actually wanted the balls. Or rather, I feel that I have no choice but to take them, well I’ll naturally have to take them when they don't leave me.

"Then I'll give you the balls."

"Are you sure your majesty?"

“Yes.”

"Understood, sir."

In the end, I was given the balls. After that, we thanked each other in the usual way and broke up.

 I’m so tired from the big sword, the balls and all the other things that had happened today.... I think I'll take a good night's sleep and test the performance of these balls tomorrow...... I can't do without escaping from reality, at least for today...

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