Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 34: Torquetum(3)
I hurried back to the inn and quickly called the two of them over.
“What is it now?”
“…Pakira. You smell like… alcohol…”
“You. Don’t tell me you’ve been drinking?”
“I haven’t drunk anything. More importantly, I have something important to discuss with you both.”
At the table, the two exchanged suspicious glances.
“What is it?”
“…Hmm…”
“I just met with Megadia the Black Swallow.”
“What!? That Megadia? The Grade II explorer?”
“…Hmm… the same as [Destruction Blade]… Grade II… solo…”
“What does this mean?”
“Well, it’s a long story, but to cut it short, I had the chance to speak with her, and she made a proposal.”
“A proposal?”
“Yes. Listen closely. She suggested that we, Torquetum, join her in subjugating a dungeon anomaly.”
“What!?”
“…Join her…”
“The decision is yours, Lupinus. You’re our leader.”
“Of course. There’s no way I’d refuse.”
I figured as much.
Yes, I thought so.
“Liv, are you okay with this?”
“…Hmm… of course. I agree.”
As expected.
But then Liv nodded and added:
“…It’s fine, but… I can smell… a boy’s scent… on Pakira.”
“What did you say?”
“What!?”
“Pakira, what’s the meaning of this?”
“Well, um…”
Oh no, I forgot about Liv’s extraordinary sense of smell.
“…It’s a scent I know… a boy I’ve met before…”
“What?”
Huh? What?
“What’s going on? Both of you!”
“What’s going on? Liv, do you know Wof?”
“…Hmm… Wof…?”
“Wof? Pakira, what exactly have you been doing? And what is this about joining the subjugation of the anomaly?”
Lupinus’s eyes were intense.
“…It’s a long story. Really, it just happened naturally. First, he helped me grab a book I couldn’t reach… Then he mentioned he was searching for something. So, since I owed him, I helped out. As thanks, he treated me to a meal at the Cider Inn, where Megadia the Black Swallow was having a drinking contest with [Destruction Blade]. Thanks to them, I was able to talk to her.”
“…Too fast… slow down…”
“…Sounds like something out of one of those romantic stories you love.”
Lupinus glared at me.
What’s with that glare?!
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“What!? Lupinus, what are you saying!? Anyway, Liv!”
“…Hmm.”
“Do you know Wof?”
“…I know him, but I didn’t know his name until now…”
Come on.
“Liv, where did you meet this boy?”
“…Goblin’s nest…”
“What!?”
Goblin’s nest?
“Come to think of it, you mentioned taking on a solo quest there.”
Yes, that’s true.
I didn’t pay much attention since it’s her usual thing.
Liv’s swordsmanship could indeed rival Grade II.
Though her technique is still a mystery to me.
She claims it’s a relic, though.
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“So Wof was at the goblin’s nest?”
“…Hmm. He said he had some business there.”
“Ridiculous. He’s just a child, not even an explorer!”
“…Hmm. Wof… has a relic…”
“What did you say…?”
“What?”
That boy… has a relic?
“What kind of relic is it?”
“Um… It determines danger… distinguishes it… A relic that can sense… It’s similar to Echo or Search… It can even detect hidden enemies.”
“That’s a sensing-type relic, isn’t it? What’s Echo or Search? Anyway…”
“Oh my, that’s very convenient.”
“It certainly is convenient… but also unsettling.”
Cold sweat ran down my back.
Calm down. Carefully and calmly confirm it.
“Liv, can it really detect the location of hidden enemies?”
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“…Yes. It let me wipe out a group of goblins.”
“Detecting hidden enemies… hmm. Liv, tell me as much as you can remember, in detail.”
“Um… just what I remember…”
“That’s fine.”
“Pakira, is something bothering you? This type of relic is quite common.”
It might sound like that at first glance, but this is far from ordinary.
“Lupinus, at least from what I know, I’ve never heard of or seen a sensing-type relic capable of detecting hidden enemies to this extent. Isn’t that the same for you?”
“Hidden… Ah, now that you mention it, there really isn’t anything like that.”
“…Hmm…”
“Think carefully, you two. It can detect hidden enemies in a dungeon. Moreover, Liv, it works regardless of obstacles like walls, doesn’t it?”
“Yes… It was just like Echo or Search…”
“That means it would prevent ambushes, right?”
“Not only that, but it would also allow us to launch ambushes ourselves.”
It’s likely capable of detecting traps too.
But seriously, what is Echo or Search?
“A terrifying relic, isn’t it?”
It seems Lupinus has realized it too. Liv closed her eyes as if reflecting.
“Now that you mention it… Defeating the goblins was so easy. The boy just showed me what to do, and I only had to cut… It was amazing.”
“A relic every explorer would want, without a doubt.”
At that moment, a thought crossed my mind.
Could it be that back then, Megadia the Black Swallow…
She wasn’t joking. She was seriously trying to hire Wof.
Which means… Megadia already knew about Wof’s relic.
To see through another’s relic… But that’s a legendary relic that should be lost to time.
“………”
“Speaking of which, Pakila, this reminds me of something.”
“What is it?”
“That boy with the elixir.”
“Oh, that too.”
We still have no leads on him. But another boy?
Well, it’s highly unlikely they’re the same person. If they were, it wouldn’t even be funny.
No, it’s probably impossible.
But if they were…
“Um… about that…”
“What is it?”
This isn’t funny.
“What’s the matter?”
“Um… I forgot. Wof… that boy. He’s the one who smelled like elixir…”
“W-What did you say?”
“Huh?”
Huh?