{"id":112,"date":"2022-10-12T22:00:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T22:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nonametranslations.com\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2022-10-13T10:15:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T10:15:47","slug":"blessing-from-the-goddess-and-transfer-to-another-world-no-thanks-i-dont-need-a-special-ability-chapter-83","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nonametranslations.com\/index.php\/blessing-from-the-goddess-and-transfer-to-another-world-no-thanks-i-dont-need-a-special-ability\/blessing-from-the-goddess-and-transfer-to-another-world-no-thanks-i-dont-need-a-special-ability-chapter-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessing from the Goddess and Transfer to Another World! ~No Thanks, I Don\u2019t Need a Special Ability~ Chapter 83"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Zioming: Sorry for the delay. I was sick for a week, so I’m catching up on everything now.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translation: Rihn
Editor: Zioming<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 83<\/strong> – <\/strong>A Duel and a Sky Dragon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author\u2019s Note: The second half of the last chapter was slightly revised. Please see \u201cActivity Report and Supplement (11)\u201d for details. The general flow of the story has not changed. (ED: back when the chapter was originally published in Japanese)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day 4 of our stay in the Dragon Newts’ Hidden Area. Today I got woken up in just the worst way possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOi, move it! Are you trying to interfere with the duel!?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJin-sama is still sleeping. I won\u2019t allow you to wake him up for such a trivial reason.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat!? Are you calling our duel a trivial reason!?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looks like it was that stupid bug\u2019s shouting that woke me up. …Should I just kill him now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would appear he came uninvited first thing in the morning, and right now Maria is in front of the mansion barring him from entry. I quickly put on my clothes and headed towards their voices. Dora was still asleep, but Sakura, Mio and Sera\u2019s futons were empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at the map, they are with Maria at the entrance, along with the Chieftain, that stupid bug, and 5 other dragon newts. Since one of them is the current first chieftain candidate, Hisui, the other 4 should also be from the same branch family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: That\u2019s correct.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, this time that stupid bug even brought his family along for support, when he came to pick another fight with me. That\u2019s just way too pathetic… His evaluation just dropped all the way to the bottom. …Not that it ever ticked up mind you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou finally came out, huh!? Duel me! I won\u2019t let you run away anymore!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As expected, as soon as Stupid Bug saw me, he challenged me to a duel, his eyes filled with hatred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at everyone, following the Chieftain\u2019s example, Stupid Bug and the branch family members are all wearing simple clothing this time. Well, if he had come here and challenged me while naked, I would have killed him on the spot. I\u2019m already doing my hardest to hold back right now. The branch family members behind him are also glaring at me like I\u2019m their enemy. Or, to be more precise, all of them except Hisui are…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On that topic, Hisui herself appears to be around 20 years old with light green wavy hair that looks very soft and fluffy. She\u2019s a beauty with a gentle, warm, and comfortable atmosphere around her, and her breasts are pretty big to boot. She\u2019s even waving at us in a friendly manner, totally ignoring the tense atmosphere around her. Is her head all right? If not, then that would explain the Chieftain\u2019s previous words about her being \u2018unfit for the job\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria, who had just been talking to Stupid Bug, walked up to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy apologies, Jin-sama. I wasn\u2019t able to silence him without killing him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry about it. More importantly, Chieftain, what\u2019s the meaning of this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy apologies… I told them that I had failed to persuade you yesterday, and this morning they suddenly came and tried to barge in. I think they got a bit carried away…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you thought that, then you should have stopped them! …The fact that the Chieftain let them be despite knowing all this means he\u2019s just as culpable. Well, no matter. I was already expecting Stupid Bug to come, though, I still would have preferred if he had at least waited until after breakfast…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSounds troublesome… Though, truth be told, it\u2019s also convenient in a way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact that everyone related to the duel has shown up also means that they\u2019ve saved me the trouble of having to go and look for them myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve talked it through with my companions yesterday, and if you agree to my conditions, I\u2019m willing to accept the duel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally!? Then, what are your conditions?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I win, I will bring 5 dragon newts other than Dora with me when I leave the Hidden Area. Obviously, on the condition that they accept the taming. We will decide who to take, but if the person themself doesn\u2019t wish to go, we won\u2019t force them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you running your mouth about!? I won\u2019t allow such a thing!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stupid Bug snapped at me again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…It\u2019s seriously getting annoying. Just by being here he makes it virtually impossible for us to have a proper conversation. As such, in order not to waste any more of our time (plus, it\u2019s not like he would listen in the first place) I\u2019ll just ignore him from now on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you can\u2019t accept our conditions, we\u2019ll just take all the dragon newts we\u2019ve tamed so far and leave the Hidden Area immediately. Naturally, we will kill anyone who gets in our way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I coldly declared to the Chieftain, while doing my best to ignore Stupid Bug. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m sure the Chieftain also understood that the free pass has already become useless. While I\u2019d prefer not to take anyone away against their will, they just wouldn\u2019t take me seriously if I hadn\u2019t said it this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaah~, it can\u2019t be helped. We accept your demands. If you win, you will be allowed to take 5 dragon newts out of the Hidden Area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chieftain sighed, but ultimately accepted my demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChief, what are you doing!? We don\u2019t need to listen to these humans\u2019-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen, Chieftain, please explain the rules for the duel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stupid Bug kept shouting, so I talked over him to advance the conversation. No need to pay attention to every single insect\u2019s buzzing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou bastard! How dare you ignore me-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow about it, Chieftain? If you don\u2019t intend to hold the duel, I can always just take the tamed dragon newts and leave.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cW-wait, I\u2019ll explain right away. Akatsuki, shut up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGah…!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rules for the duel, as explained by the Chieftain, once he finally silenced Stupid Bug, were as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Killing your opponent is forbidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf You can\u2019t use a proxy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf The duel ends when either side faints or surrenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Weapons may be used. Dragon newts may also transform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Loss of body parts is acceptable, as long as no one dies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The important parts are as I\u2019ve heard from Alta, so there shouldn\u2019t be any problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And thus, the duel between Stupid Bug and me came to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There’s a training ground in the Dragon Newts’ Hidden Area, that doubles as both a training place for the dragon newt warriors, and a designated spot for having duels. For me, this is a totally forgettable event, but in order for the Dragon Newts to properly recognize it, we’ll be using a proper venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since I didn\u2019t want to spend any more time than necessary in Stupid Bug\u2019s company, I told him and the branch family members to go ahead, and we\u2019ll follow after them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell then, let\u2019s have breakfast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, that\u2019s right. I\u2019ll get things ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will help as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen, I\u2019ll go wake up Dora-chan…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mio, Maria, and Sera went to prepare our meal, while Sakura, who just like me is of no help in the kitchen, went to wake up Dora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Are you not going to the training ground?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chieftain, who had also stayed behind, asked. I\u2019m sure the look of shock on his face was just my imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was no exact starting time specified for the duel, right? More importantly, since all this shouting woke me up, I haven\u2019t had breakfast yet. …Or, is Chieftain telling me to go fight a duel on an empty stomach?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHmm, I wouldn\u2019t say that…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no way a duel with Stupid Bug would take priority over breakfast, right? It\u2019s only obvious that we\u2019d only go after eating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, it\u2019s not like we\u2019ve set a specific starting time for it. All we said was that we\u2019ll follow after them, and since we never specified how long after, it\u2019s not like they\u2019ll have any reason to complain if we\u2019re a bit late…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, they don\u2019t have clocks in the Dragon Newts’ Hidden Area in the first place, so it\u2019s not like they\u2019d be able to tell the exact time anyway…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little after that, Mio came out, carrying a tray of rice bowls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s before a duel, so it\u2019s Mio-chan\u2019s katsudon special! Please win the match, okay?\u201d (ED: katsudon – deep-fried pork cutlet-topped rice bowl; katsu – win)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSomehow, you sound like a grandma.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrandma!?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mio was quite exaggeratedly shocked when I tsukommi\u2019d her good luck charm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cN-nothing. I\u2019m only 8 years old. It\u2019s not like I mind…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could it be that Mio is conscious about her age? Thinking about it, she is the oldest member of our core group (24 years old in total).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHere you go Sakura-sama.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUm, Mio-chan, could I have a little less, please…?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakura requested of Mio, who had somehow already revived and continued serving everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, now that you mention it, katsudon certainly is a bit heavy for breakfast. I\u2019ll make Sakura-sama\u2019s portion half-size.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you very much…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will eat the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu! Dora too!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay, okay. Then, pass me your bowls. I\u2019ll split Sakura-sama\u2019s portion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our resident big eaters, Sera and Dora, both asked for Sakura\u2019s remaining food, as if it were only natural. You two eat quite a lot in the morning, huh…?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cItadakimasu!\u201d x5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu! Masu!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the food was served, everyone said their thanks, and we began to eat. Because it\u2019s before an important duel (lol), I made sure to chew my food extra thoroughly. There\u2019s no problem if we take a bit longer because of that, right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou really are in no rush at all…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chieftain, who had been nearby all this time, said in an exasperated voice. Well, that\u2019s because I could eat that stupid bug for breakfast. Oh wait, I am in the middle of eating breakfast right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After I finished eating, and waited for a sufficient amount of time to let my meal settle, I flew us over to the training ground with Nosferatu [Wings of The Immortal]. Moving around right after eating could give you a heartburn so there\u2019s really no helping it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aforementioned training ground is just a 1km-wide empty patch of land located at the northernmost edge of the Dragon Newts’ village. The ditch surrounding it is probably some kind of a countermeasure against roaming monsters. There is also something that looks to be the seating areas for the audience, though, naturally, there isn\u2019t anyone here right now. Whether Stupid Bug wins or loses, a forced duel is nothing but an embarrassment for the branch family, so nothing good would come out of spreading the word about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re late!!! Chief, what the heck took these damn humans so long!?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as we arrived at the training ground, Stupid Bug started complaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey were having breakfast. Because you came first thing in the morning, they hadn\u2019t had a chance to eat yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cT-the hell!? They prioritised breakfast over our duel!? And Chief, you were also there, and you just let them do it!?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stupid Bug kept being indignant, but I\u2019d like to ask, did he come here without eating?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: He has eaten.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oi, not cool!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cObviously. Rather, are you trying to force him to fight you on an empty stomach? If the duel is rigged to the point of one side having such a clear disadvantage, I will have no other choice but to stop it altogether, according to the rules, won\u2019t I?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGah, …can\u2019t be helped. You, hurry up and get ready, you bastard!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing as Stupid Bug didn\u2019t want our duel to get canceled, he reluctantly gave up and urged me to prepare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chieftain guided us to the centre of the training ground. My companions made their way to the seating area on the west side, since the members of the branch family already occupied the one on the east side. It would be troublesome if they sat together, given how they are openly hostile towards us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo get him, Master!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaster, you can do it~!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could hear Mio and Dora cheering me on. Since the audience\u2019 seats are 500m away, their voices wouldn\u2019t reach me, so they were using telepathy instead. Unfortunately, that also meant that Stupid Bug wasn\u2019t able to hear them either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJin-sama, excuse me if I\u2019m being too forward, but please don\u2019t let your guard down.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, I\u2019ve got this, Maria.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honestly, if I were to fight Stupid Bug normally, I don\u2019t think I would physically be able to lose. Still, it\u2019s always a possibility to randomly get defeated by someone weaker than you by getting caught off guard, so let\u2019s increase my status for the first time in a while. With this, I won\u2019t lose, even if I were to get careless to the point of the proverbial hare, from \u2018The Tortoise and the Hare\u2019. Well, one could also argue that I\u2019m letting my guard down in a way by doing this…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaria-san, you really are a worrywort aren\u2019t you? I can\u2019t even imagine Master losing to that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI also don\u2019t think there\u2019s even a slightest chance of him losing. However, if by some chance, be it a 1-in-a-hundred-million one, he were to take a slight injury, after the duel ends, I would just…\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sera and Maria\u2019s treatment of Stupid Bug seems to be mostly the same. So, if I were to get injured, that would automatically mean it\u2019s Stupid Bug\u2019s funeral, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I arrived in the centre of the training ground, just as my companions took their seats in the west side seating area. Stupid Bug and I were now standing about 10m apart from each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll finish this quickly, so just take it easy and watch the show.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay\u201d x4<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeat him to death~!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Woah, who taught Dora such inappropriate language!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c…Though I\u2019ve already explained, I\u2019ll say it once more. Killing is strictly forbidden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chieftain went over the rules once more, while Stupid Bug and I faced each other. In particular, the part about us not being allowed to kill each other was reiterated three or four times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, I got it. Basically, it\u2019s fine as long as he\u2019s not dead, right? Half-dead, just barely alive, whatever, as long as he\u2019s still breathing, there\u2019s no problem, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a pretty extreme way to put it…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c……\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking my lighthearted joke way too seriously, the Chieftain titled his head while making a bitter expression. As for Stupid Bug, he didn\u2019t reply to the Chieftain\u2019s repeated \u2018no killing\u2019 statement in any way, and just stood there silently, staring daggers at me all the while. Yeah, I can pretty much tell what he means by that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow then, it\u2019s finally time to start the duel. Akatsuki, are you going to remain in your human form? You do know you can transform into your dragon form before the duel begins, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo need. I don\u2019t need to use my dragon form for the likes of a human.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though I\u2019ve been repeatedly told not to let my guard down, the heck is it my opponent doing, doing exactly that all of a sudden? And where is his confidence even coming from? It\u2019s not like Stupid Bug had anything good happen to him ever since we came to the Dragon Newts’ Hidden Area…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, whatever. If he wants to act all carelessly like that, that\u2019s fine by me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you also ready?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, no problems here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chieftain asked me, so I nodded to confirm. I\u2019ve already finished my preparations for this fight. This time, my weapon of choice will be… my fists! (my strongest weapon in a sense)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHmm, both contestants are ready. Then, we will begin the duel between the dragon newt Akatsuki, and the human Jin-dono.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aa he said this, the Chieftain raised his right hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen… Begin!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie, huma-blargh!!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as the duel started, Stupid Bug tried to cast his \u2018Draconic Magic\u2019 at me, but I used my \u2018Flash Step\u2019 and \u2018Acceleration\u2019 combo to approach him, and then fed him an uppercut to the face before he could even react to what was happening. His body bent over backwards as he soared through the air, but he wasn\u2019t dead, thanks to my use of \u2018Estimation\u2019 skill. …Or, at least he shouldn\u2019t have died from that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As expected, if you\u2019re going to punch someone handsome, it\u2019s got to be in the face (stomach punch is a close second). See? His jaw is shattered, he\u2019s spewing blood, and his eyes have completely rolled back. With this, his good looks are but a tale of the past now. Oh, by the way, the \u2018Draconic Magic\u2019 he was about to cast ended up exploding inside of his mouth, so his face is surely in an all-around terrible state right now..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cT-that\u2019s enough! Match over! The winner is Jin-dono!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And with that announcement from the Chieftain, my victory had been safely decided. …Haah~, talk about an uneventful duel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once the duel ended, the branch family members rushed over in a panic (except for the easy-going Hisui), and carried Stupid Bug away somewhere. With how beat-up he was, they were probably going to feed him a bunch of healing potions. By now, they surely must have known that we\u2019re capable of using \u2018Recovery Magic\u2019, but they likely judged we would refuse them if asked. Obviously, they were right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little after that, my companions also approached me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJin-kun, you fought well…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExpertly done, Master~!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCongratulations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu~! Good job~!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They all congratulated me on my victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJin-sama, I\u2019m glad to see you aren\u2019t injured.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, there weren\u2019t really any chances for that in this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took Stupid Bug down with a preemptive punch to the face, so it\u2019s only natural that I wouldn\u2019t even get scratched. Not that it mattered, really. For example, even if he had actually managed to hit me with his opening \u2018Draconic Magic\u2019 strike, it still would have dealt zero damage. Plus, the Nosferatu that I\u2019m wearing is of a legendary grade, so he wouldn\u2019t have even damaged my clothes, now that I think about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I actually thought about this before the duel, but just how far would I even have to lower my guard in order to lose to that stupid bug? I\u2019m kind of getting curious now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow we can take some dragon newts with us when we leave! Master, you said I could take two of the kids I\u2019m teaching how to cook, right!?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, I don\u2019t mind taking whichever two Mio picks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYay~!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I already promised Mio to let her take two of her pupils (and possibly a third one, depending on the circumstances) with us. This way, she\u2019ll be able to properly teach them back in our Kastal mansion, and finally complete her Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area\u2019s food culture hazard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen, Chieftain, it\u2019s fine if we take some tamed dragon newts with us, right? You won\u2019t suddenly go back on your word, will you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just to be sure, I decided to confirm with the Chieftain, who also came over to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHmm, naturally. I have no issues with your victory in today\u2019s duel. Though Akatsuki\u2019s injuries were severe, that fool is still alive, so… As promised, I will grant you permission to take five dragon newts outside of the Hidden Area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And with that, we can now legally take some of my monster followers with us when we leave. Most of the people we\u2019ll be taking have also already been decided on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First is Mikazuki. She\u2019s not here right now, but when we talked about taking people outside earlier, she desperately pleaded that we bring her as well, so I decided to give her one of the spots. She seems to have had a somewhat important position in the Hidden Area, so she\u2019s absent today on account of passing over her duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second and third spots are for the aforementioned cooking apprentices, so I left them up to Mio. They will be working under her to learn the cooking techniques of the outside world, and then bring them back to the Dragon Newts’ Hidden Area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth is a part of my hobby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifth is either our \u2018lethal one\u2019, or possibly another cooking apprentice. If they keep making things unpleasant for us after this, I will pick the former.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow then, I think we\u2019ll head over to fetch one of the people on our list, but if possible, would you come with us Chieftain?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHmm, do you need me for something? Well, I don\u2019t really mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And thus, together with the Chieftain, we went to visit one of the dragon newts (the fourth one) we\u2019ll be taking out of the Dragon Newts’ Hidden Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We arrived in front of a building at the southernmost edge of the Dragon Newts\u2019 village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy here of all places…?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIsn\u2019t it obvious? There\u2019s someone inside we\u2019ll be taking with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut, inside here is…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chieftain was hesitant to say it, so I headed inside without minding him. We came here as a pretty big group, so it was only Maria and the Chieftain, who followed me inside<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the Dragon Newt\u2019s Hidden Area is built on top of a dungeon, the buildings here have no basements. As such, all the things you would usually put underground had to be built above ground instead. I continued walking through the dimly lit building, until finally coming upon the dragon newt we were here to meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hoarse voice that kept muttering these words belonged to the former chieftain candidate, Tenri. Her beautiful sky blue hair had become messy, and her clear blue eyes had turned hollow and lifeless, and were now surrounded by dark circles. She was sitting on a cell floor, and was, naturally, still naked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a side note, this place is the sole prison of the Dragon Newts’ Hidden Area. Or, should I call it a jail, since it\u2019s just one room. It seems like it hadn\u2019t been used at all during the past one hundred years, but ever since we came to the Hidden Area, it has already housed both Stupid Bug and Tenri, one after the other, for whatever reason…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, her face looks terrible. Won\u2019t she just die on her own, before even being handed her punishment, like this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t want to die. I don\u2019t wa-…huh?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once we got closer, Tenri finally noticed us. As she stared at me intently, her face gradually became dyed in anger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAaah! It\u2019s you! Because of you, I-*cough*, *cough*!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tenri\u2019s eyes filled with tears, due to the pain in her throat. Well, If you kept muttering to the point of your voice becoming hoarse, and then you suddenly started shouting, of course your throat is going to hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHuff…, huff…, what? Did you come to gloat? To ridicule me, who self-destructed like an idiot, and is just waiting to die now…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though she had just been on the verge of exploding with rage, it seems like the coughing fit deflated her fury a bit. Tenri\u2019s face barely showed any signs of life anymore. Well, I actually brought you some good news this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t waste my time like that. I\u2019ve come to give you an offer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs expected, this is what you meant…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chieftain must have already had a vague idea of what I was planning, but he finally became convinced once we came here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn offer? At this point, what could you even offer me…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you let me tame you, I\u2019ll make you my mount. How about it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s something I heard from Alta, but it seems that Sky Dragons are among the best mounts. And since Tenri is the only Sky Dragon in the entire Dragon Newts’ Hidden Area, I\u2019d like to make her my mount if possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat kind of stupid thing are you even saying. Let you tame me? Even if I were to agree to that, I will still be killed in accordance with the Hidden Area\u2019s rules. There\u2019s literally no meaning to it…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see. So that\u2019s why she kept muttering \u2018I don\u2019t want to die\u2019 over and over again. She seems to have already given up, not a glimmer of hope remaining in her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, yeah, if that were the whole story, then there really would be no point in doing that. However, it just so happens that the Chieftain has granted me permission to take several of the tamed dragon newts outside of the Hidden Area. I can give you my word, that if you let me tame you, I\u2019ll bring you with me when I leave. And with that, you\u2019ll also escape your punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEh…?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she listened to my words, she suddenly froze with a stunned look on her face. Once she started moving again, she looked to the Chieftain who reluctantly nodded in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cH-hmph! If you beg me for it, then I suppose I might agree to let you tame me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tenri said, as she promptly stood up and swept her hand through her long hair. Are you seriously going to add a tsundere character trait at this point? Well, if I\u2019m unlucky she might actually go all \u201ctsun\u201d on me, so just in case, let\u2019s make sure there\u2019s also some \u201cdere\u201d in there. (ED: tsundere – aloof when lovestruck; tsuntsun – aloof; deredere – lovestruck (in this context))<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, I tried. There are other candidates-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease tame me! Be it as a mount, or anything else! I\u2019ll do whatever Master says and fully devote myself to you!!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I could even finish my line, Tenri did a dogeza on the spot, and begged to be tamed. What a splendid reversal. Although, I feel like she just skipped over the \u2018tsun\u2019 part, and went straight to the \u2018dere\u2019 bit there. Still, it looks like taming her will give me various benefits (and plenty of new joke material).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all honesty, she was so prideful last time we met, I was actually worried she might straight up refuse to be tamed. But then again, I didn\u2019t think someone who doesn\u2019t want to die to the point of saying it aloud over and over again, would brush away a helping hand like that, so from the moment I entered the room, I was already pretty confident in this outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, that\u2019s that then. Chieftain, I\u2019m going to tame Tenri and take her with us when we leave the Dragon Newts’ Hidden Area. You don\u2019t have any complaints, right? Not that I\u2019ll actually change my mind, even if you do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And with that, we now have our fourth person, also known as our \u201cSorry, but we\u2019re taking Tenri, who broke the rules and was sentenced to death, with us\u201d plan. As a side note, is seems that Tenri\u2019s accomplices were spared the death penalty, and were instead sentenced to do some hard labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaah~… From the beginning, this was your objective, wasn\u2019t it? That\u2019s why you phrased it as \u2018on the condition that they accept the taming\u2019, so that you could take someone you will tame even after the duel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, yeah. I didn\u2019t want to needlessly limit my choices to the people who were already tamed at the start of the duel, since there was always a possibility that we would tame someone else afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd while you certainly stopped taming people with food, you didn\u2019t use it to tame her, so you technically didn\u2019t break your promise. Brilliantly done…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I never said that \u2018I won\u2019t tame any more dragon newts\u2019, just that \u2018I won\u2019t tame with food anymore\u2019. My late grandfather told me that if you\u2019re going to put conditions on something, you should always try to minimise the restrictions as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI guess this is fine then. Tenri, If you agree to be tamed by Jin-dono and leave the Hidden Area with him, I will revoke the death penalty. However, I will not allow you to set foot in the Dragon Newts’ Hidden Area ever again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, in exchange for being tamed by me, Tenri was able to escape capital punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, I used my \u2018Monster Taming\u2019 skill on her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

> A Sky Dragon has been tamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

> Please give it a name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, she didn\u2019t resist, and was instantly tamed, and as usual, I was prompted to give her a name. Should I leave her with her original name, like the other dragon newts (who we tamed with food), or should I give her a new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHmm, Tenri. I\u2019m being asked to give you a name, now that I\u2019ve tamed you, but what would you like? If you want to keep it as \u2018Tenri\u2019, I\u2019ll leave it as it is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaster, I would like you to give me a new one, please. Tenri, who was the chieftain candidate, will die here, and I will be reborn as Master\u2019s monster follower, so I want Master to give me a new name.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said such a heavy thing without even hesitating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems one of the reasons why Sky Dragons are considered to be the best mounts is because, although they\u2019re unmanageable at first, once they recognize someone as their master, they fully devote themselves to them (although there are too few confirmed cases of this, to form a proper basis…).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, since they are dragon newts, they naturally have varying personalities, but it seems that they all tend to have tsundere-like character traits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, for now, let\u2019s see the possible choices, as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

> Name it \u2018Blue\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

> Name it \u2018Tenshi\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

> Name it \u2018Misora\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

> Name it \u2018Yukari\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Yukari\u2019 is back, to no one\u2019s surprise…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Tenshi\u2019 is no good, so it\u2019s out. \u2018Misora\u2019 feels a bit too Japanese. Honestly, since I first saw her, Tenri gave off a strong impression of the colour blue, so, though it might be a bit simplistic, maybe \u2018Blue\u2019 would actually work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlright, your new name is \u2018Blue\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Blue\u2019… Understood. My name is \u2018Blue\u2019. Please take care of me, Master!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, nice to have you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And thus, Blue has joined my subordinates as my personal mount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen, Master, what should I do now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tenri, no, she\u2019s called Blue now, asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight. Chieftain, since Blue is going to leave the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area with us, is it okay if she accompanies us until then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile I would originally refuse… It\u2019s a bit late for that at this point. Fine, as long as you supervise Tenri-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s \u2018Blue\u2019. Please don\u2019t get it wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue flatly corrected him. It seems she has already become attached to the name I gave her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…So it is. As long as you supervise Blue, I will allow her to stay with you. It would be good if she could commit some final images of her hometown to her memory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying that, the Chieftain opened the cell Blue was in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI understand. Thank you, Chieftain. Then, Master, shall we…, ah…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as she was about to walk out of the cell, she suddenly stopped. After glancing at her own body, her face suddenly turned red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy body is all dirty so it\u2019s super embarrassing! Geez, don\u2019t make me say such things!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, it\u2019s not like you had time to do anything about it. \u2018Clean\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I haven\u2019t actually mentioned this, but Blue\u2019s body really was dirty. In a sense, it\u2019s only natural, given how she was way too scared of dying to go use a toilet properly. As such, I just used \u2018Clean\u2019 on her without paying it any mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Ah, thank you. Then, once more, shall we go?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so, the four of us: Maria, Blue, the Chieftain, and I, left the Hidden Area\u2019s prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOh! It looks like you managed to safely tame her. Congratulations Master!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re the ladies who were with Master yesterday, right? What are your relationships?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue asked, seeing Mio and the others approach us, so let\u2019s introduce them in order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll of them are my subordinates. The one who followed me inside is Maria, and the ones here, starting from the left, are Mio, Sera, Sakura, and Dora. It\u2019s not \u2018Shirayuki\u2019, it\u2019s \u2018Dora\u2019, alright?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu~ Dora is \u2018Dora\u2019, so please don\u2019t get it wrong~<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue\u2019s expression clouded over when she saw Dora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDora…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu~? Un~?<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know it\u2019s probably too late to apologise now, but I\u2019m sorry for ousting you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying that, Blue lowered her head towards Dora in apology. While Blue removed her fellow chieftain candidate, Shirayuki, from the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area, because she thought of her as a nuisance, she never actually wanted to kill her. And while it\u2019s certainly true that there was a high probability of Dora dying, when left alone outside, it seems that she still prepared a few-days-worth of food for her at the Dragon\u2019s Gate, so, all things considered, it was thanks to that that Dora was able to make her way to a nearby village (and then get caught by bandits).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyui~. Kyu~. Don\u2019t worry about it~. Thanks to that, Dora was able to meet Master~.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, that really makes me jealous… By the way, is Dora also a mount? Am I, …a spare?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue asked, while sounding a little sad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. Dora is my pet\/hug pillow. I have no intention of riding her into combat. And with how strong she is, it\u2019s much better to let her fight on her own anyway. Plus, she\u2019s way too small for me to ride on her to begin with…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu, Kyu~! It\u2019s a shame, but Dora likes being a hug pillow too~!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI see, (…thank goodness).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That \u2018thank goodness\u2019 part at the end there, was really quiet, but I still managed to hear it. According to Alta, Sky Dragons are both very obedient, and very jealous. It\u2019s fine if it\u2019s in a carriage, but if you ride directly on a horse, not to mention on another dragon, they will become seriously disgruntled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOops, what am I doing, only introducing one side. This is Blue. As everyone knows, she used to be named \u2018Tenri\u2019, but after I tamed her, I gave her a new name.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs it like, \u2018Blue\u2019 because she\u2019s blue? That\u2019s way too simple!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I introduced Blue, Mio commented with a shocked expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut, I think it\u2019s still better than that time Jin-kun named Tsukiyo-san and Tokoyo-chan…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s true. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s even possible to beat that one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s absolutely no way to dispute that…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On that topic, while I ultimately left Tsukiyo and Tokoyo (the two Golden Foxes, that Sakura mentioned) with their original names, I was originally going to rename them to \u2018Croissant\u2019 and \u2018Raisin\u2019. It seems that there are quite a few hazards lurking within my naming sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlso, Blue will have to accompany us until we leave, so I think we should go around the Hidden Area one last time for her sake. Blue, is there anywhere you would like to go?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, I want to say goodbye to my family. And, if it\u2019s alright, I\u2019d like to fly a circle around the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area with Master on my back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh yeah. I\u2019ve finally got a mount. It would be a waste to not ride it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat kind of reason is that… Well, it\u2019s fine, please hop on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While a little taken aback, Blue still changed into her dragon form. As expected, Sky Dragons are beautiful blue-coloured dragons. Just like in her human form, she has clear sky blue eyes, but her wings aren\u2019t feathered like Dora\u2019s, but leathery, like a bat\u2019s. It almost seems as if the light would shine through them, if you looked at the right angle…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJin-sama, please use this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying this, Maria handed me, …a saddle and stirrup, I guess? Simply put, it\u2019s a chair with pedals for riding large animals (that\u2019s a rather poor explanation). Still, it also has handles (I said it was a poor explanation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Lucia arranged for it when she heard you were getting a Sky Dragon as a mount. It was made by the world\u2019s finest craftsmen, with the full support from the Chamber of Advanced Commerce\u2019s, and their extensive trade network.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yep, I had a feeling that would be the case. Of course, I\u2019m really grateful and all, but still I feel like they\u2019re overdoing it a bit. I attached the riding equipment to Blue, and tried mounting her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHmm, I\u2019ve never had anyone ride on me before, but it feels rather nice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue was in a good mood, as if her Sky Dragon\u2019s inner instincts were being stimulated. Or so I thought, when suddenly her body collapses. I hopped down from her back and asked about her condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong Blue?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHuh…? Ah, my stomach is empty… I haven\u2019t eaten anything in a while…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apparently she couldn\u2019t muster any strength on an account of being too hungry. Since she kept muttering deliriously all this time, I could see how she didn\u2019t really get a chance to eat anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI could just feed her some food pills, but somehow that feels a bit mean, so, Mio!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRoger!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this situation, using \u2018Energy Pill\u2019 to give her the needed calories and nutrients would probably be the easiest, but it felt a little sad feeding it to her right after she\u2019d been tamed. Since it\u2019s her first meal with us, I want her to eat something super delicious. Well, I won\u2019t be the one cooking it though…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHere! One extra thick steak with a bang!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt does make an impression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyui~! So big~!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Mio brought out, and the other girls commented on, was a huge, thick piece of steak. With over 30cm in width, and being more than 5cm thick, I don\u2019t think a normal person would even be able to finish it in a single sitting (except for Sera, who isn\u2019t a normal person anyways). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt looks delicious. May I also have one later?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo problemo~\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She must have grilled it right before being put into \u2018Inventory\u2019, as it was still sizzling atop an iron plate, releasing a delicious aroma into the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is this… I can\u2019t stop drooling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at Blue, it was as if a dam had broken inside her mouth. Well, she is a dragon newt after all. Next to her appetite, her self-control is pretty much non-existent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHere, Master, Take it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mio passed in front of Blue, who was already covered in drool, and handed me the plate with a steak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Master\u2019s mount, so Master should be the one to feed it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI suppose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t think she meant I should feed her myself every time, but I should at least do it the first time. As such, I stabbed the steak with the large fork Mio handed me, and held it out for Blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlright, you can eat it Blue. It\u2019s hot, so be careful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue said before biting into the steak. It disappeared into her mouth in a single bite, but I didn\u2019t really get a chance to comment, as I was busy dodging the drool flying every which way, as she kept chewing reverently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, the others were…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Midori: Jin\u2019s monster follower, Dryad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The level of her \u2018Special Medicine Compounding\u2019 skill increased, giving her a bit more leeway. She is worried about an increase in quota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potechi: Mio\u2019s monster follower, useless dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lacking skinship, due to Mio being away for several days in a row. He\u2019s surprised to feel lonely for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yurika: Resurrected, amnesiac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C-rank adventurer. Known by her nickname: \u2018Plant Killer\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Midori: Here… shade… my favourite…<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potechi: \u201dzzzz… *whine*…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yurika: \u201cAh, a plant monster… No wait, that\u2019s an ally…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kastal\u2019s adventurers group: 8 slave adventurers, aiming For S-Rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of them have passed their exam, and are now respected A-rank adventurers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coco: \u201cThat A-rank exam was probably the hardest thing we did so far, since we couldn\u2019t challenge it as a party.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knot: \u201dYeah. Even so, there seem to be a lot more A-rank monsters than I initially thought.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iris: \u201cNo, of course not. Are you stupid?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yuria: \u201cIndeed, it\u2019s unusual to have eight A-ranked monsters appear at the same time like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roro: \u201cYou too, Claude. Good job taking on an S-rank monster on your own. It\u2019s always like that with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sicily: \u201cYou were tasked with escorting Cheria-chan back to her hometown in Gashas Kingdom, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adel: \u201cYou said the people around you suddenly became unable to move…?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claude: \u201cYes, I was able to resist it, but it seems to have been an effect of some weird skill called \u2018Sloth\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lucia: Jin\u2019s slave, Second Believer, former Queen\u2019s Knight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She passed on her duties as the head maid to her successor, in order to be able to fully devote herself to her work as the head of the Chamber of Advanced Commerce. She is by no means no longer busy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romarie: Regressed to infancy, demoness beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Lucia\u2019s guidance, she is steadily growing up as a fellow believer. Perhaps it\u2019s due to her actual age, but her mental growth is much faster than that of an ordinary child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shion: Mysterious little girl. (ED: Previously translated as \u2018Zion\u2019)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In training to become a maid. For some reason she gets along really well with Romarie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucia: \u201cI\u2019ll have to get someone to take over babysitting one of these days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shion: \u201cI\u2019ll take care of Roma-chan!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romarie: \u201cUuu~!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mira: Vampire, formerly human<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Has become accustomed to working as a maid. Spends her spare time playing music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiyu: Formerly noble\u2019s daughter, musician<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As always, she devotes almost all of her free time to music. Doesn\u2019t mind working as a maid. She\u2019s being solicited by nobles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mira \u201cRecently, the requests for performances from the nobles of Estia Kingdom have been increasing, haven\u2019t they?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiyu \u201cSeems like it.\u201d (Written on paper. She\u2019s the type who doesn\u2019t use telepathy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Estia\u2019s explorers group : 4 slave explorers, aiming to conquer the dungeon with their own power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are currently challenging the 34th floor (cemetery area).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cynthia: Assault type hero, bludgeoning type hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kate: Genius, devout believer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen: The red twin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sora: The blue twin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kate: \u201cThanks to Cynthia-chan\u2019s weapon being enchanted with the Light attribute it was a lot easier this time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cynthia: <\/em>\u201cI\u2019m not too keen on it… I barely feel anything when it hits…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sora: \u201cHow stubborn, …right Karen-chan?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen: \u201cHow pigheaded, …right Sora-chan?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sakuya: Queen of Kastal, -noja loli (when in official setting only)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While she\u2019s busy with her official duties as the Queen, she still finds eating at Jin\u2019s mansion the most soothing. She\u2019s a little lonely without Jin though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cattleya: Princess of Estia, famous for her transcendent beauty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lately she\u2019s a little concerned about her arms getting flabby. She\u2019s eating too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rouge: Princess of the Crimson Empire, a proper lady who\u2019s prone to make verbal slips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She received permission from Jin to eat at the mansion. Instantly fell in love with it. Oh, she\u2019s also challenging the dungeon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nino: Slave maid, head chef, believer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is itching to hear about the food situation in the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area from Mio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakuya: *munch* *munch*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cattleya: *chew* *chew*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rouge: *munch* *munch*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nino: \u201cThe number of royals has increased again, yes…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monster Girls mercenary group: 3 of Jin\u2019s monster followers acting as mercenaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They defeat the monster bearing the \u2018Wrath\u2019 curse mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiramisu: Dinosaur little girl, hodgepodge of moe elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maple: Female Great Sea Serpent, excessively humble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chocolate: Harpy Queen, leader of the Harpies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chocolate: \u201cWhat a tough opponent, even for this mistress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maple: \u201cIndeed. This servant was already prepared to die there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiramisu: \u201cI can\u2019t follow what you\u2019re saying, if you don\u2019t use any pronouns, you know \u2606\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tsukiyo: Foxy vixen, beauty that toppled a kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In charge of fluffing in Jin\u2019s mansion. Can\u2019t forget the petting she received from Jin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tokoyo: Little fox girl, shy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also in charge of fluffing in Jin\u2019s mansion. Has begun to turn into a woman due to Jin\u2019s petting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tokoyo: \u201cI want Master to pet me again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tsukiyo: \u201cYes, let\u2019s get him to pet us both next time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carro: Chief Dungeon Keeper, an orphan picked up by late Azuma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that all dungeon keeper positions have been filled, she has started renovating the hidden floors, as requested by Jin. (ED: Floors 51-60, that are inaccessible to regular explorers)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aisha: Monster tamer, teasing material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s struggling to find new monster followers. Her only follower at the moment is a slime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aisha: \u201cWhy am I together with Carro-san, who\u2019s almost completely unrelated to me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carro: \u201cNo reason. Seems like we\u2019re just extras, pyon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author\u2019s Note: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dora: Pet\/Hug Pillow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue: Mount = Vehicle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re not being treated as proper humans! Well, they\u2019re monsters. Also, the Seven Deadly Sins keep decreasing in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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