CCM 017 – Yo, What the Heck is this Ability

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[Nee. Arios~]

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Rei’s calling me in such an alluring tone but let’s completely ignore her for now.

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[Are you listening? Nee~ nee~]

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[…..]

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She’s starting to fiddle her finger on my back making it harder for me but I know that it will be my defeat once I turn around.

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Afterall, we are now lying on top of a single bed with just the two of us.

We are supposed to be sleeping separately but Rei’s been repeatedly saying she doesn’t want to and I just got tired of it and decided to just go with it.

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…But now.

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[Aren’t you wearing anything right now aside from just a single piece of towel.]

[Un. That is so but is something the matter?]

[This is getting more and more problematic though…]

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Both me and Rei just had our baths. I don’t know what’s inside Rei’s mind but she isn’t wearing anything aside from a single piece of towel.

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I’m a guy you know.

But I can’t afford to look at Rei with such an appearance.

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[Listen up, Rei.]

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I cross my arms while I lie sideway and start talking.

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[I’m an abandoned son of the Makuba family. While you are a full fledged royalty. If some kind of incident were to happen… it will definitely harm your future.]

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That’s right.

You are the second princess of the Arceus royal family, on top of that, the child the king is most fond of. There are definitely lots of marriage proposals coming to her.

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…For Rei, there’s a lot of other people out there much better and appropriate than me.

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That’s why we can’t let afford that mistake to happen with me, a failure who wasn’t able to succeed the sword saint.

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[I’m telling you that it’s for your own sake. It’s not that I don’t like you.]

[For my sake, is it… I see.]

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I felt Rei nods her head a little behind me.

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[…But you see, I think that it would still be better for ‘it’ to happen. If so, then just like before….]

[Rei…]

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I can’t help but feel happy hearing those words.

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But — it is still wrong.

Me and Rei’s standing are just too far apart right now.

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[…Then, goodnight. Just so you know, I am not giving up.]

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Goodness, this princess.

She’s the type of person to never go back down on her own words.

Like how she is ever been before.

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[Sure… Goodnight.]

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I close my eyes after saying so.

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But.

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I can’t sleep.

Is it because Rei’s lying next to me?

Or perhaps because the surrounding is just too unfamiliar with me.

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I do feel sleepy but I just can’t fall asleep. It’s already running into a ridiculous circle by now.

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[………..]

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I silently slip away from the bed and quietly leave the house.

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I am greeted outside by the warm breeze and the faint cries of the crickets.

I let myself absorb the surroundings as I walk outside without any particular destination. The village at night, unlike the royal capital, is such a serene place.

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Eventually, I ended up in a wide open field.

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There are no trees nor buildings.

It’s just a plain field with grass and weeds. I must have left the village unexpectedly.

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—But if it’s in here, then there would be no problem.

I slowly close my eyes and activate my skill.

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List of currently available cheat codes:

-Attack Powers Up (Low)

-Fire Attribute Magic – All Use

-Visualization of Target’s Physical Abilities

-&%%%$

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After the fight with the giant orc, I ended up getting a new ability.

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And it is something that is entirely different from the ones I got before.

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-&%%%$

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I don’t know how to read it, how much more on using it. This is giving me quite a headache. I don’t even have any idea what will happen upon activating it so it’s better to try this out here in a place where there’s almost nothing.

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And the time to know has finally come.

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–Cheat Code Activate.

-&%%%$

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[Ugh…]

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What the heck is this.

My vision is… gradually turning into white.

I won’t be able to see anything at this rate…

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★

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By the time I notice, I am already in a different place.

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–Just what kind of place is this.

An inside of a building maybe.

It gives off the feeling like it’s from the royal castle but I can’t really recall it.

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[Ha….! ha….!!]

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And in such a place, there’s a lone man swinging a sword by himself.

Hm?

Why does this person seem familiar…?

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[Uhm, excuse me…]

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I tried to call out to him carefully but got no response. Rather, he seems unaware of my presence.

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What’s this?

Just what is this all about?

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[Fufu. A guaranteed growth can be accomplished each and every day.]

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A voice resounded just out of nowhere and I can’t help but got surprised.

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Don’t tell me.

This is a joke, right?

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–Organt Dia Arceus. 

The person who founded the Arceus kingdom and its first king.

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[Your highness… Did you manage to slip away from your public affairs once again?]

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The man who’s swinging a sword answered with a bit of pressure on his voice.

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[Fuhun, ain’t it just fine even for a bit. I am certainly not fitting for these kinds of formality after all.]

[But that doesn’t change the fact that you are fit to be the king.]

[Fufu, you tell me.]

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Organt made a bitter smile and made a gesture of invitation for food and something to drink.

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[How about it, Faruas? Why don’t we have atleast a single cup.]

[No no no no. Not in this broad daylight.]

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Faruas…?

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Hey, that.

Yo yo yo yo yo yooo!

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I am just wondering where I’ve heard of that name but if the man who is swing the sword is Faruas Makuba – then he is my ancestor, and is the one who invented all the style and technique of the swordsmanship of the Makuba.

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His abilities are said to be outside of the human realm.

The first and strongest sword saint who alone can trample a battalion on his own. Probably a lot stronger than father.—

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Organt Dia Arceus.

Then Faruas Makuba.

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What the.

Just what the heck I am looking at all this time…!?

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Translator’s Note:

1. Final release for this week. Will focus on Russell-san’s story next week. 🙂
2. I don’t know about this ability, more like MC unlocked the world gallery and watch the first cut scene.lol

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