Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 75: Impromptu Wolf Pack ④ — And Then, Thus It Was.
Mineha’s spear was split clean in two as the Minotaur swung its axe sideways.
“Mineha-san!!?”
Where is Mineha!?
“Mineha-san!!”
“I’m fine. Don’t shout like that.”
I turned toward the voice—it was Mineha.
She had shrunk down and was sitting on the floor.
It seemed she managed to revert to her smaller form just in time to avoid being cut.
But her weapon… she was looking at her now-broken, still-enlarged spear.
“Uooooohhh, seyaaaah!!”
[ROOOOOOAAAAARRRRRRR!!!]
“…Sky Form—Subaru—Maia Blade…!”
Axe’s sword and Liv’s red slash clashed with the Minotaur variant.
Despite its massive size, the Minotaur variant was deflecting both their attacks with incredible speed.
It’s strong.
Without taking a single step, the Minotaur variant skillfully moved its four arms, defending against their attacks with two arms and counterattacking with the other two.
“Ugh, gahhh!”
“Ungh… take this…!”
Axe and Liv were attacking, but gradually getting pushed back.
It wasn’t brute strength alone—this Minotaur variant had technique.
No—maybe even a Relic.
“Wof. Don’t worry about me—go help them.”
“…”
She was right. I needed to assist them, but how?
Honestly, I didn’t feel like I could insert myself into the middle of that intense battle.
Worse, I might only get in the way.
“Don’t underestimate meeee!!”
Axe countered and pushed back—amazing!
“…Sky Form—Subaru—Merope Blade…!”
As the blade glowed blue, Liv’s movement changed.
What had been a single strike now turned into two, three, four—an accelerating barrage of slashes.
Faint afterimages of Liv trailed behind her.
[ROOOOAAAAARRR!!!]
Unable to withstand the onslaught, the Minotaur’s axe was shattered.
Their physical strength had clearly increased.
“Not bad!”
“Mm… not letting my guard down… but it’s almost… time’s up…”
The blue glow of Liv’s blade began to flicker, and she stepped back.
Then the blue light faded entirely.
“Mm… cool… down… boy.”
“Y-yes!”
“I’m counting on you.”
“…b-but—”
“Mm… Axe… in trouble.”
“Guhhhhhh!!”
Axe was being overpowered by the Minotaur’s massive axe. He was about to lose in raw strength.
Not good. I readied the modified knife from Agaro and was about to jump in—
“Wof. Lend me one of your knives. There’s one I’ve been curious about.”
“U-understood!”
Curious?
Wondering what she meant, I handed over the knife as Mineha grew larger again.
Meanwhile, Liv, seeing the situation, threw her blade to support Axe.
Axe pulled back slightly and threw a shock stone. The blast stunned the Minotaur variant.
[ROOOAAAAARRRRR!!!]
Ahh, so that’s how it’s used…
“Just as I thought.”
Mineha muttered.
I froze. The knife she’d asked for… it was that strange one.
It had a blue sheath and no guard.
Its blade was jagged, like a series of connected small triangles.
Actually, it was the longest of the knives I owned.
Probably the longest possible length that could still be called a knife.
It was one of three knives that had belonged to the leader of the bandit gang Agaro defeated.
No—the last remaining one.
“Mineha-san?”
“Your name… is ‘Oriones.’ What a lovely name.”
Mineha swung the knife—and the blade segments began to separate into triangular pieces.
No way…
“Relic [Remote Operation]!”
The triangles didn’t fall—they stopped, floating in the air.
“…Mineha-san, is that…?”
“It’s an OOPArt. And—oh, how delightful. It’s a Relic-class one.”
With a flick of the knife’s hilt, the triangles began to swirl like a vortex.
“…”
I had suspected it might be an OOPArt, and sure enough—it was.
And one that could birth a Relic. Just like Bid’s…
Is this a trend now or something?
What kind of trend is that?
“Axe! Fall back!!”
“!!”
Reacting instantly, Axe parried and leapt backward.
The Minotaur variant noticed, but—it was too late.
“VORTEX!!!”
A whirl of triangular blades surged toward the Minotaur.
[ROOOOOAAAAAAARRRRR!!!]
The Minotaur variant was shredded by the countless blades—but it wasn’t enough for a finishing blow.
And the vortex wouldn’t last long.
We had to find a way to finish this.
Axe spoke.
“The Minotaur’s weakness is the neck.”
“Mm… that’s… universal… among all creatures.”
“Well, sure—but on the Minotaur, it’s the only soft part.”
“Then if we sever the neck—”
“Trouble is, my sword skills can’t cut it. Liv?”
“…I have one… but not now… I used my trump card already…”
“That last one, huh. It did help though.”
“If I had my Spiral… but my spear’s… and I’m almost at my limit.”
With my [Vanish]… maybe. But hitting the neck?
“Nah!”
Suddenly, Dagaa burst out and transformed into a knife, landing in my hand.
“You want me to use this?”
“Na!”
“What? You want her to enchant it with Spiral?”
Mineha sounded shocked.
“Nah!”
“Enchant… oh, right. That is a thing. Wof. Take this!”
Mineha hit Dagaa with [Spiral], enchanting the knife.
“Na!”
Yeah, yeah—I get it.
I put away Agaro’s modified knife.
Wait… did I ever tell Mineha about enchantments?
And she understood instantly—like we’d done it together before…
Yeah, that makes sense. I can easily imagine Dagaa being taught how to use it.
Honestly, you really need to be careful with things like that.
But now, all the pieces are in place.
“Nn… what did you do?”
“Enchant. I heard about it from my mom once. But it was supposed to be a very rare kind of OOPArt and only attribute-based.”
Axe looked doubtful.
Mineha answered plainly.
“I’ve heard about it from my master too. Well, Dagaa probably enchants anything if it’s a relic. Anyway, I’m at my limit. So I’ll leave the rest to you.”
The vortex faded.
A Minotaur variant, covered in cuts, let out a roar.
『OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!』
Its horns turned bright red. It was absolutely enraged.
“Nn… Axe…”
“No helping it, huh.”
Liv and Axe stood against the Minotaur.
“You two…”
“We’ll be the bait. Go finish this, Captain.”
“…We’re counting on you… kid.”
『OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!』
Three axes were swung wildly as Liv and Axe countered with their swords.
I used [Silent One]. My heart calmed.
But… something stirred.
A quiet flame burned within my soul’s vessel.
“SEEEEIIIIIITTTTOOOUU!! DEMON SLASH! Ugh, tough!?”
“…Stellar Form… Subaru… Tayugete Blade… Ah, no good.”
『OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!!』
The Minotaur variant struck them both back violently.
This was the moment I had waited for—sorry to the two of them.
Axe and Liv were knocked aside, and the Minotaur was defenseless for just a second.
The axe that had been swung down, the axe that had swung up, the one deflected—
That sure opening.
An absolutely perfect moment. Just a few seconds—enough.
Even the smallest gap is all you need to win.
“―――Silent Move.”
When I came to, the Minotaur variant’s head was already on the ground.
If you said it was pierced and blasted off, that’d be accurate.
As for me, I was completely unharmed.
Axe let out a tired breath.
“Yo, nice job.”
“Nn… well done.”
“Thank you. It was thanks to both of you.”
“Naa~”
Dagaa’s form went limp.
Unable to keep its knife shape, it clung to Liv.
“Nn… there, there…”
“What’s up with it?”
“It’s always like that after enchanting.”
“Hey, Wof.”
“Ah, Mineha-san.”
“I get it now.”
She looked me straight in the eyes and said:
“Eh? What do you mean?”
“Here, I’m returning this. It was surprisingly useful. ‘Oriones.’”
She handed the knife back to me.
It slid into its blue sheath.
The triangular blades were aligned in a row.
“…I didn’t know the name of this knife.”
“Of course you didn’t. OOPArts only reveal their names to the qualified.”
“Then this is Mineha-san’s knife now.”
I returned the knife to her.
She took it, and stared intently at me.
What was that?
“Fine then, I’ll gladly make use of it.”
“Also, the spear… it’s my fa—”
“Stop. Don’t say that. It’s no one’s fault.”
The destroyed spear didn’t leave even a single fragment behind.
It must’ve been completely collected.
After that, as a reward for the subjugation, Axe retrieved the red horn of the Minotaur variant.
Then we opened the black door.
A black pillar. A red altar. A monument. The pedestal atop the altar.
A room the same as the other two, just different in color.
“…Should we read the inscription?”
“Don’t bother.”
When I looked at Liv and Axe, both seemed uninterested.
I placed the Holy Elixir Egg.
The black pillar split in two, the top half rotated and lowered—
And what appeared wasn’t a key. Huh?
What… is this?
“What is that?”
“Nn… a sphere. Something’s inside.”
“It’s pretty big.”
On top of the pillar sat a sphere.
I thought it might be an egg, but it was too big.
Then the sphere vanished, revealing what was inside—a curled-up shape.
A pure white rabbit? Yeah, definitely a rabbit. No matter how you looked at it, it was a rabbit.
Slightly larger than a normal rabbit, maybe a monster.
It had awoken.
“Cute.”
“Nn… so cute.”
“What the heck?”
Its eyes popped open—purple.
“Purple…!?”
And in that moment, I felt joy. Truly joyful.
Confused. Why was I so happy?
Why did this rabbit waking up make me so glad?
What I felt was genuine joy.
A memory from a past life—this situation, no way…
This scene… could it be…?
Thank you…
Thank you for appearing before me in this miracle.
I clenched my fist without thinking.
The rabbit stared at us with its violet eyes and spoke. No—laughed.
“BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAH!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAH!! LISTEN WELL! MY NAME IS HIGHER GUEHABAARGHHH!!”
I punched it.