Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 7: Wof 13 years old⑦
When I activated the Relic [Crisis Detection], the area beyond the stone pillars was pitch black.
“Ha ha ha…”
I had a feeling it would be like this, but seeing it so blatantly obvious makes me laugh.
‘Rrrrrruuuuu’
“…”
I stared into the darkness and stepped forward to protect the girls, preparing my Relic [Vanish].
Something slowly began to appear.
It had the face of a white monkey with a single red eye.
Its body was like a white lion, proud and mighty, with three tails split into long, whip-like strands.
Each of the three tails had different properties: one was a fiery tail, another crackled with lightning, and the third swirled with wind.
Those tails were relics.
Relics aren’t just for humans.
Monsters can use relics too.
Especially silver, gold, gemstone, and legendary-ranked monsters—they always carry multiple relics.
Its appearance resembled something from my past life—perhaps a nue?
It looked like that.
‘Rrrrrruuuu’
Let’s assume it’s a nue.
The nue eyed me warily, swishing its three tails menacingly.
‘Shaaah!’
“!”
Without any warning, it swung its fiery tail at me.
I quickly guarded with my dominant hand.
‘Gyaaaahhh!’
The nue screeched.
It was because I used [Vanish] to erase the tip of its flaming tail.
The nue glared at me with killing intent and jumped back.
It lashed out with its lightning tail, sending a bolt of electricity toward me.
I maximized [Vanish] to erase it.
‘!’
The nue widened its eyes.
I used [Vanish] again.
Something disappeared.
‘!?’
“It’s useless. It won’t work on me.”
There is nothing that cannot be erased by Relic [Vanish].
‘Shaaaa!’
The nue, furious, sent a blade of wind flying with its wind tail.
But I dodged and erased it.
The nue began to circle around cautiously.
This monster is troublesome.
That’s when I heard a groan from behind me.
“N…nngh…”
This is bad. One of the girls might be waking up.
I don’t have time to fight slowly.
A quick kill—the thought crossed my mind.
That would be the best option. Sigh… It can’t be helped.
Ah, I really don’t want to do this.
Using this is something I really, really don’t want to do.
But in order to take down the nue instantly, I have no choice but to use this.
It’s the only option.
I used my fourth Relic [■■■■■■].
‘Rrrrrruuuuuuu!?’
The nue recoiled in fear. But it was already over.
I hoped no one would wake up.
No one must see this.
No one must know about this.
No one must hear about this.
No one must speak of it.
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It exists, yet it does not.
With my purple eyes, I saw the nue’s [Crisis Detection] turn white.
It was expected. I raised my hand and brought it down.
I instantly killed the nue. It died in the blink of an eye.
“…Regretful…”
Killing the nue instantly with my current power would have been impossible.
Without the Relic [■■■■■■], it couldn’t have been done.
It was only because I had it that I was able to exert my power.
I felt pathetic and discouraged by myself.
“…Right. What about them…”
I shook off my frustration. There was no time to dwell on it.
I heard groaning, but the girls didn’t seem like they were about to wake up.
I sighed in relief, glad they weren’t waking up.
Now the next problem was how to get out of here.
“This is probably deep within the dungeon…”
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I would have to carry them out without waking them up.
It’s impossible. No matter how I think about it, it’s impossible.
Wait a minute. Wait. Then it hit me.
“…Right. They might have something.”
After deeply bowing and apologizing, I rummaged through their belongings.
It really pained me.
Even though I needed it, I couldn’t bear doing this.
Especially searching through the girls’ things… but I found something.
“Found it.”
It was a small stone.
It was transparent, unshaped, and seemed to have been carved roughly.
Cloth was wrapped around it, and the center glowed in a rainbow of colors.
“Legacy…”
My hand trembled with nervousness.
I was about to break this.
A Return Stone.
If broken, it would teleport us to the first floor of the dungeon.
Legacy stones can be used by anyone. And they’re expensive.
I couldn’t even guess how much this one cost.
“Hyaah! I’m sorry!”
I slammed it hard onto the floor.
I’m sorry.
The stone shattered, emitting light, and our figures vanished.
When the light faded, I saw the ceiling with familiar rock formations.
I know this place. It’s the first floor. I glanced at the girls.
They weren’t awake. I breathed a sigh of relief.
Leaving them behind pained me, but I headed alone toward the exit.
It had already gotten completely dark.
The curfew had passed.
I thought I’d be scolded for this, but the gatekeeper was absent.
That’s strange.
The gatekeeper should be on a rotating shift, stationed here 26 hours a day.
Could something have happened?
“Hey, over here. There’s someone!”
“A survivor!?”
I heard voices from behind.
It was Gauro’s voice.
I’m glad.
It’s all right now.
I quietly left the dungeon.