Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 89: The Stars Dance in a Spiral ②
No matter where I went, no blacksmith could fix it.
They could repair the spear itself—but as an OOPArt, they said it was impossible.
Even the one blacksmith in Hydrangea who can restore and maintain OOPArts said no.
The words I heard then have stuck with me.
“This thing ain’t an OOPArt anymore. It’s lost that power.”
His face was rough and stern, but the dwarven master chose his words gently.
I knew it already. My beloved weapon, the Fairy Illusion Spear, was never a very strong OOPArt.
Its only ability was to enhance my Spiral—and even that boost wasn’t much.
The truth is, my relic [Spiral] itself is rare.
The spear matches it, so it’s valuable—but weak.
Mother once said this was probably a replica.
I know that it was the witch who found it, and Father who maintained it.
The witch, my master, and my mother… once they were all in the same party.
A female-only party, like the current Torquetum.
It’s a precious memory for Mother, and a treasured keepsake from Father.
That’s why I’ve kept using it all this time.
Mother would sigh, exasperated, whenever she saw me.
“I’m not saying you can’t keep it. But stop using it as a weapon.”
“But, Mother—”
“It’s nothing more than a memento now.”
“……”
“—If you regret it someday, don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
Just as Mother said.
I knew it. No matter how carefully I treated it, the Fairy Illusion Spear was a weak OOPArt.
I’d had it for four years since she gave it to me. Honestly, it had lasted well.
Master never said anything.
But now, through Axe, I understand.
He probably wanted me to take the regret and grief of losing it, and use it to grow.
That’s why he said nothing.
Mother’s warnings came from kindness.
Master’s silence came from faith in my growth.
Yet even they… seemed to be telling me to let it go.
They were right. Both of them had my best interests at heart.
“…And still, I… what?”
Before I knew it, I had wandered into the Adventurers’ Guild.
It was noisy. People were gathered? Spectators? No—there were familiar adventurers, too.
Huh? The guild is closed? What does that mean?
“…Indefinitely closed… what?”
What was going on?
As I stood there confused, I spotted Wof and that lewd rabbit.
That rabbit—standing on my seat—on Wof’s left shoulder.
The so-called “Haiyaan” lewd rabbit.
Seriously, what does that rabbit think a girl’s chest and butt are for?
Come to think of it… could it really be true?
“If you go to the Lab, it can be fixed. I can guarantee it.”
He’d been so confident… It’s irritating, but maybe I should hear him out.
Right now, I’d cling to any shred of hope.
As I approached them, I heard bits of their conversation.
Huh? They’re going to a dungeon?
That means—without a word, I slipped into Wof’s pouch.
He hasn’t noticed, but his pouch is a legendary item with storage space.
Not as big as a whole room or warehouse, but still larger than it looks.
And it’s full of things—very “boy” stuff.
Oh—a Holy Egg of Elixir. A real egg.
“…”
Just looking at the egg made me feel strange.
Maybe because Mother once told me, “Fairials are born from eggs.”
I gently touched it.
Why? Even though it’s filled with elixir… it feels warm.
Born from an egg… Someday, me too…
Ah—voices. The witch, Wof, and the rabbit.
What’s “Come here”? Nice voice, but honestly, I like Wof’s voice better.
Voices, huh…
What? They’re entering a dungeon? That’s illegal! A serious crime! You can lose your license forever!
Even if the closure is indefinite, why go that far—wait, a new dungeon anomaly!?
Even so—
“There’s a girl crying. I don’t want her to cry.”
That’s… me. He’s talking about me.
Wof. I haven’t forgotten the words you told me back then.
“I don’t want to see you make that face, Mîneha.”
It makes me happy… but it hurts in my chest. Why?
Huh?
12th floor… a blue-white metallic minotaur…!?
The Minos Unit. Because we woke up that rabbit.
It’s our fault. Our responsibility.
We have to stop it.
But if I enter the dungeon without permission, my adventurer’s license will be revoked forever.
Wof means to end this alone, without telling anyone—not even me.
Even if it costs him his license.
“………………”
What should I do?
Ah… The day has finally come.
Without finding my answer, I’ve once again slipped into Wof’s pouch.
But I realized something—once I’ve come this far, hiding or not, I’m equally guilty.
The moment I climbed in, I accepted the same penalty.
“…Strange feeling.”
No regret, just a surprising calm.
All that inner turmoil, all that worry—gone. It’s almost unsettling.
I guess I’m more cold-blooded than I thought.
We’ve arrived at the Lab? What kind of place—
I quietly climbed out of the pouch.
What is this place…? Oh, it’s like the ruins near my hometown.
So this is the Lab.
Then all we have to do is find and destroy that “infinite spawn core” thing.
What? It’s in the middle of a huge horde? You’re going to stop it—seriously?
“Hey.”
“Whoa—M-Mîneha-san!?”
“Hey, you lewd rabbit—what is going on here?”
I flew over to the rabbit.
“Wait, calm down. Why are you even here, Mîneha-san?”
“I’ve been here the whole time—in the pouch!”
“Mmmm… So it wasn’t just my imagination…”
“Now answer me. Isn’t that infinite-spawn whatever supposed to be here?”
I was angry. The rabbit replied awkwardly.
“It should have been. But look at this map—it’s moving.”
“Why is it moving!?”
“By the way, this floating map… what is it?”
Countless red dots.
In the middle of them, a single blue dot.
But they were all moving.
“They’re moving because it was set up that way.”
“That’s not an explanation. What are these red dots? There’s a ridiculous number of them.”
“Those? Every one of them is a Minos Unit.”
“You mean… all of these are enemies?”
“Yes. But right now, they’re all inactive.”
“Even so, Wof is going in there alone!”
“…Wait, Mîneha-san!”
“Let go! Wof—Wof is—!”
This lewd rabbit… surprisingly strong grip for such small arms.
“Even if you went, Mîneha-san, I don’t think it would improve the situation.”
“……”
He was right. In my current state, I couldn’t change anything.
Oriones was powerful, but it lacked a finishing blow.
The relic [Spiral] was the same. I doubted I could wear down that Minos-whatever.
For now—
I asked the lewd rabbit:
“Hey, is it true OOPArts can be repaired in this Lab?”
“In the Lab, yes.”
“…Then fix this spear.”
I grew to full size and took the broken fragments of my spear from the pouch, setting them on the table.
The lewd rabbit stared at them with cold eyes and said:
“It can be restored as an OOPArt. But like this, it won’t be much of a weapon.”
“…You can tell?”
“I am Haiyaan. I can tell at a glance.”
“What should I do then…?”
“Hmm. This spear is a relic-enhancement type. What relics do you have, Mîneha-san?”
“…Why should I tell you?”
“Because otherwise, there are things I can’t build.”
“……Fine. My relics are [Spiral], [Fairy Avatar], and [Remote Control].”
“[Spiral] is rare. Hoh. And [Remote Control]? What’s the OOPArt for that?”
“This.”
I showed him Oriones.
“Ah, this is the type where the triangle separates.”
“Y-yeah, that’s right.”
How could he tell just by looking?
“If I recall, there was a prototype design for a weapon that could handle close-, mid-, and long-range combat—an all-rounder. That was… tch, hard to do with rabbit legs.”
He was banging on the platform he stood on—what was he doing?
“Hey, what are you—”
“There it is. The archive goes all the way to Level-0 classified access, huh? No restrictions? Good. According to the data, they revised the prototype many times… I see. They originally designed it as a sword type. Hmm. But if I change it to a different type and incorporate it…”
Drawings appeared in midair.
This drawing—this… was a spear.
But it wasn’t the Fairy Illusion Spear.
“What is this…?”
“Do you want it?”
“What? What do you mean?”
“I can build this now. But I’ll need that Oriones.”
“…You can really make it? This spear?”
“I am Haiyaan. Let me show you the power of an alchemist who can operate the Lab.”
I hesitated. Then, the Oriones in my hand… yes, I understood.
You want to become stronger too, don’t you?
“Do it.”
“Leave it to me. For my comeback as a genius alchemist, there’s no finer OOPArt. Cauldron System, activate. Administrator: Haiyaan = Megalopolis.”
Behind the glass wall, a vivid silver light flared, and strange orbs began to rotate.
Haiyaan—the so-called lewd rabbit—was chanting something.
It was mostly in an ancient language, so I didn’t really understand.
Following his instructions, I placed Oriones on another table.
The table glowed—and both the Fairy Illusion Spear and Oriones vanished.
Then red letters appeared, along with a warning sound.
“What? What is it?”
“Hmm. The synthesis success rate is too low… I see. Then I’ll just mix in a few more things. This, this, and this… plus some unobtanium. There. How’s that?”
Haiyaan slapped the console, and the red letters and warning sound disappeared.
Numbers appeared, and when they hit 100, a spear materialized on the central table.
“It’s done. Magnificent. Mîneha-san—your weapon. Take it.”
I slowly, nervously wrapped my hand around it.
In that moment—I knew.
Yes… so that’s your name.
“Let’s go—Fairy Star Spear!”
The stars sparkled.
To be exact, part of Mîneha’s spear separated into triangles.
The spear was now mostly blue, with the spiral pattern near the tip shining white.
The white section split into triangles, spinning and floating in the air, glittering like stars.
Larger and faster than Oriones, the triangular stars swirled and pierced through the Minos Units.
“Pathetic.”
Mîneha said this as she tossed me a small vial—an elixir.
And then, she danced among the stars.