Chapter 119 – 10.14 Treasure or Trap
“Ha, ha, ha—”
After talking with the president.
After leaving a simple message for my sister, I ran straight to the academy.
Right before they parted ways, Shinoshino was thinking of setting a 100m record on the track.
Of course, he won’t be there now. If so, there was no reason not to answer the president’s phone call.
However, I intended to pursue it from there.
Maybe something happened while running.
Like being struck by lightning in the dry sky and falling down. Suddenly there was a sinkhole in the floor and I fell into it.
It’s absurd, but I can’t say that such a possibility is completely non-existent.
“Ha… Damn.”
But, it wasn’t.
A playground with a desolate atmosphere seen under the dim light of street lamps.
There was no sense of popularity there.
I look around where Shinoshino must have been.
Since you said you would check the track record, you must have run on this track.
In mystery comics, I always spill things that could be clues at times like this. Dropping belongings while being kidnapped.
But I didn’t see anything worth worrying about here.
“Whoa.”
Kidnap. Kidnap it
The odds are low, but not impossible. There are definitely rune holders that specialize in that sort of thing, and given the nature of this trashy world, it wouldn’t be strange if something like that happened out of the blue.
Even if Shinoshino knows how to fight, she is at the level of a frog in a well. It wouldn’t be impossible for a tolerable villain to kidnap her if she set her mind to it.
…… I couldn’t stay still when I thought about the possibility of kidnapping.
I started to feel anxious and frustrated. PTSD helped.
Shit. Shinoshino this son of a bitch. To worry about
Just try to get caught ‘Cause I’ll beat you up
It’s an ignorant way, but I can’t help it.
I decided to turn the radar blindly.
The radar method I use is to shoot magic particles in all directions. If there is a creature caught within that range, you can roughly distinguish whether it is a rune holder, an ordinary person, or a monster.
Naturally, the wider the range, the harder it is to detect and the more fatigued it becomes. Searching for people in a state where you don’t know the direction or range like now is like looking for a needle in the sand.
Still, it’s better than not doing it.
I sprayed magic particles in all directions.
As far as possible, as wide as possible.
To the point where it’s close to the limit.
“Keugh.”
Jjiing-
A pain like scratching the skull with a nail.
It felt like I had intensified the headache I felt when I hurriedly scooped up cold ice cream.
“…… Shit.”
I didn’t write it in such an ignorant way either.
Without a good harvest, only my head hurt.
I shook my head to shake off the headache.
It was a waste of time to be distressed and irritated now.
Let’s think.
There was definitely a clue in the original story. The main character couldn’t find the clue, or even if he found it, he just lacked the ability to save it.
However, now I can be saved if I find a clue. It was too early to give up.
…… First, let’s find out if there are any witnesses.
I went in search of the only person on my radar.
“Uncle guard. I’m sorry.”
“Ok?”
The place I found was the guardhouse next to the school gate.
The only person my radar could detect was this guard in the academy.
“Have you ever seen a girl running on the track in the evening? My name is Shinozaki Shinobu, and I am the captain of the student council president’s bodyguard.”
“Yes? Female student?”
The security guard looks me up and down with suspicious eyes.
『A student at this time? If you were that student, you’d see her go into the main building, but in these heinous times, you shouldn’t let her know her. And this guy smells of crime just by looking at his appearance of her.”
“Thank you!”
“Huh?”
Before I even heard the answer, I could understand everything with my mind.
I immediately ran out of the guardhouse and into the main building.
There was a needless sajog attached to the back, but I was able to get the necessary information, so let’s just skip it.
I thought as I ran.
What did Shinoshino think and how did he act?
I tried it out on the track. Of course, the record would have been good. Because my level went up, so did my physical abilities. He may have set a world record.
Even Shinoshino, who was dubious about whether it was fabrication or real, would have been able to know for sure if she had checked the records herself. The fact that he has become stronger.
Shinoshino, who wanted to become so strong. He must have liked it when he saw the record improved. He couldn’t even thank me with tears in his eyes for helping me become stronger.
Then go home and get a good night’s sleep.
There was only one reason why I went back to the academy building now.
“——That idiot!”
I burst into a tantrum and ran through the confined area at full speed.
The destination was, of course, an elevator connected to the underground military.
* * *
“Ha!”
-Cookie!
Another goblin is knocked down by Shinobu’s blade.
“Whoa.”
Shinobu let out a light sigh as she looked down at the goblin that was disappearing into dust.
Did they fill 30 or 40?
Shinobu used to count each one until the first 10, but as the number increased, she gave up counting as well. Because he wasn’t free enough to count the number of miles.
There were more goblins than I thought, and it was overwhelming just to swing my sword like crazy and avoid their attacks.
But Shinobu was tireless. Far from being tiring, he was full of strength the more he defeated the goblins.
Shinobu realized in real time that he was getting stronger.
His legs his were light and the speed of the sword he wielded gradually increased. The resistance when slashing the goblin felt less than at first.
Such realization made Shinobu even more uplifted. Adrenaline rushed through his brain, making him forget even his tiredness of him.
“Yet, I can.”
Shinobu tightened his grip on his sword even more.
Even though his body his was tired, his mind his was fluttering. It seemed like he would be fine even if he went to the academy after hunting all night.
-Kugya!
Shinobu immediately pounced on the next target.
Lightly dodging the wooden spear thrown by the goblin, swinging his sword horizontally. The tough goblin’s hide and bone cracked along the blade.
It was much easier to cut than the first.
Shinobu’s mouth naturally smiled at the realization that he had become stronger.
– Cookie!
Seeing the sight, the other goblins get scared and run away.
A human who laughs cruelly after killing a fellow goblin with a single blade.
In the weak goblin’s eyes, Shinobu was a monster.
“Don’t miss it.”
Throw your body towards the back of the flying goblin.
Goblins were slow. The sight of her waddling her and desperately moving her legs to survive was almost laughable.
– Cookies!
Shinobu cuts off the back of the fleeing goblin.
After receiving the level correction, Shinobu’s movements were much quicker than before. The goblin’s slow pace made it impossible to escape from Shinobu, and it was much easier to defeat it than to fight back.
“Next.”
Shinobu looked around with his eyes twinkling.
Just then, a goblin was looking this way from a little distance away.
As soon as they met the eyes of the prey hunter, the goblins got fed up and started running away before they could fight.
“It’s annoying.”
This goblin was a bit faster.
It might be because I threw away even the club in his hand and ran away.
He tries to run away by teasing his short legs his.
However, at least it was a goblin.
“Hot!”
– To the kuke!
Shinobu did not lose sight of it and pursued it to the end and cut his back.
The goblin turned to dust and disappeared along with the agony.
“Whoa, next…… Yes?”
Shinobu caught his breath while wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Suddenly, something suspicious came into his eyes.
“What is that?”
Cave.
But something didn’t feel natural.
The entrance was drawn in a straight circle as if it had been artificially cut.
“Hmm?”
What is that cave
It was natural to be curious.
Look around.
The other monsters were nowhere to be seen.
Shall we take a peek?
Shinobu couldn’t resist the temptation.
Maybe that cave is a goblin nest.
To Shinobu, goblins are experience points. If it really was a goblin nest, it was like a bonanza to Shinobu.
Approach the entrance of the cave and peek inside.
What caught Shinobu’s eyes was something a little different from what he expected.
“This…… Treasure box?”
A cave that is not as deep as you think.
Inside, there was a wooden box that was completely unsuitable for this place.
The material of the box looked worn, but the rim was finished with a striking golden metal for some reason. Anyone who enjoys games would think of a ‘treasure box’.
And Shinobu was no different.
Shinobu had already picked up three black rocks and put them in his pocket while catching the goblin.
A stone the size of a fingernail that looks like a jewel or pebble.
Just as monsters caught in the game drop items, such unusual stones rarely dropped when a goblin was caught.
Catch monsters to level up and pick up items.
At some point, Shinobu was hunting goblins with the feeling of playing a game.
So even when I saw this suspicious treasure chest, I didn’t have any doubts.
Just like when you open a treasure chest in a game, an important item or equipment will come out, Shinobu naturally thought that this box in front of him would be such a bonus.
What the hell is in the box?
Shinobu approached the box with a pounding heart.
And, the moment I gently open the lid of that box–
-Push!
“What?!”
A colorless, odorless gas erupted from Shinobu’s face.
