CCM 29 – Yo, Whoever is Behind This Can’t be Anything else but Crazy

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And, poof.

Just like that, the whitewolves that were just pouring down earlier got wiped out in an instant.

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Here we have Yuya.

Rei too.

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With their mouths wide open, they take turns looking at the monster’s corpses and my face.

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[Well… That’s that, I guess.]

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I am getting uncomfortable already with this weird silence so I decided to break the ice myself.

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[Though I might have overdid it for a bit. Ahahaha…]

[THIS ISN’T SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DESCRIBED BY WORDS SUCH AS ‘BIT’!!!!!]

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Everyone around seems like they beg to disagree though.

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Iya, iya iya.

Even I didn’t imagine that I’ll be wiping out those monsters with just one slash you know.

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I mean, look.

We’re talking about hundred of monsters here, aren’t we?

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For someone to wipe hundred monsters in an instant… whoever is behind that can’t be anything else but crazy.

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[Haaaa… You really are such a person.]

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Yuya comes closer to my direction as he asks with his eyes blinking in curiosity.

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[You’re quite overbearing yourself even from yesterday’s fight but… What do you think about what you did this time?]

[No… Like I’ve been saying, I just swayed my sword…]

[So you mean you wiped out a horde of whitewolves with just a sway of your sword?]

[That’s… probably what happened…]

[I see. Yep. Only thing I know is you’re doing some crazy stuff again!]

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I feel like there’s some misunderstanding going on here but what I said is just really what happened. 

But saying more than that feels like I’m just making up excuses while digging up my own grave so I better zip it.

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[Ufufufu♪, As expected of Arios~!]

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Only Rei finds the situation enjoyable as she giggles while holding both of her hands.

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[Ha!? That’s Arios?]

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Then, a swordsman’s voice suddenly resounded.

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I look towards the direction where the voice came from and found one adventurer. He seems like he has high regards in his own skills as he is practically oozing in confidence.

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[I just remembered! You’re Arios Makuba!]

[Well, yeah…]

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This guy makes me a bit comfortable but I decided to still reply to him.

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[Oooh. I see. So you are THAT Arios, eh.]

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The man’s lips curls up as he looks at me in ridicule as he speaks with a sneer.

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[Leon-sama is very troubled in the royal capital. He has to adjust by adopting an illegitimate child after all. You bastard, you failure piece of crap causes the Sword Saint-sama to clean up your mess.]

[….]

[You’re doing this kind of stunt to recover your name from the dregs, no? But how bad for you, I am right here and my eyes can’t be deceived. You bastard, what underhanded trick did you pull right there, huh?]

[Underhanded, huh…]

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Well, <Cheat Code Manipulation> is indeed overpowered.

But that doesn’t mean that fighting using the skill is underhanded.

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[You better stop right there, Yuuges.]

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Yuya stepped in front and covered me.

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[Sure his strength is something we can’t ascertain but that doesn’t change that he helped us. Instead of thanking him, you are in no position to mess up with him.]

[Ha! You bastard, we’re both B ranks here and look at you covering up this failure’s like you’re his little b*tch.]

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The adventurer called Yuuges then responded as if he’s getting tired of things already.

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[No, I’m not particularly covering up for him…]

[Anyway, the one defeated the whitewolves in here ain’t that bastard Arios but me. Is that clear?]

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The heck.

You say all those things just so you can claim the credit, eh.

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Whatever.

If that’s what he wants, then he can have as much as he wants…

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But.

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[Hm–?]

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I can’t help my eyes to widen.

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Strange.

This presence, don’t tell me…

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I turn around immediately and find another group of whitewolves behind us.

It is significantly less than the horde earlier but there are around twenty monsters in this group.

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[How…?]

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Strange.

I never felt the presence of this group earlier.

If we’re talking about possibilities, perhaps this group of monsters just suddenly appeared — but isn’t such a situation too convenient?

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That time with the black grizzly and giant orc too, something is really fishy…

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Iya.

Wait.

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There’s someone over there.

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Far away from here, beneath the shades of trees, there’s someone looking over here…

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I glare towards it but the figure immediately disappeared. Seems like it escaped.

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[Ah? What the hell, there’s still some more.]

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It took way longer but Yuuges noticed the other group of whitewolves as well.

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[Ha! So much for Arios eh! Let me show you all how I tear these monsters into pieces!!]

[Yep… We’ll leave this place to you then. …Let’s go, Rei!]

[Eh, uhh, un!!]

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That figure’s identity is dubious but — we can’t afford to let it escape.

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We’ll leave this place to Yuuges and as for us…!!

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[Oi, look at Arios now running away! What a coward–!!]

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Then, Yuuges triumphant voice haunts all over me. 

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Translator’s Note:

1. First chapter a new character appears and I already want him dead. IDK if this novel will kill characters but the guy tops my list. loooool

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