𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟗: 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞
“Alright, we’re here! This is Maya Village!”
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It was just about a 10-minute walk, led by this guy named Rick.
The Automata had arrived at a human settlement, Maya Village, for the first time in this world.
. . .It was so close.
It’s hardly away from our dungeon.
No wonder we keep getting intruders.
If you enter the forest from this village, it’s almost certain you’ll find our dungeon.
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This place is, I guess, our neighbor.
Those dangerous creatures that destroy the mentality of the hikikomori based on rumors.
Alright, let’s crush them.
The operation will take place at night.
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“By the way, for you who are directionally challenged, if you walk north from here for half a day, there’s a fairly large city called Bordeaux.
Use it as a reference.”
“I see.”
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That’s good to know.
After crushing the village, I should head to that city.
“Well! We’ve arrived at the village, let’s start the business right away!
Oh, right, do you want to watch too? As a token of my gratitude for your help, I’ll give you something.”
“. . .Then, I’ll watch.”
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I’m interested in the products of a different world.
Well, I guess most of them are like what was in the waist pouch of the immortal zombie.
He couldn’t calm down unless he kept various things with him, he had packed a variety of magical tools.
Of course, money too.
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Then, this guy called Rick casually came to a place with a fair amount of traffic and spread a sheet that was on his backpack.
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“Alright! Getting ready to open!”
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On top of that, products taken out from the ridiculously large backpack were being lined up.
Swords, medicines, maps, swords, potions, swords, strange rocks, swords, knives. . .
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“You have a lot of weapons.”
“Well, yeah. I came to sell weapons because I heard this village is dangerous. It’s all about supply and demand.”
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. . .He was surprisingly thoughtful.
No, there’s no such thing as a thoughtless merchant.
If there is, that’s a complete idiot.
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While I was appraising all the products one by one, the appraisal result of a strange rock caught my eye.
This item. . .might be a problem.
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🔸🔸🔸
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𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
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𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬.
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🔸🔸🔸
🔹𝕬𝖜𝖊𝖇𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘.𝖈𝖔𝖒 ― 𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖚𝖑𝖌𝖊 i𝖓 𝖆 𝖈𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖓s𝖑𝖆𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖓o𝖛𝖊𝖑𝖘 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 “𝖉𝖆𝖎𝖑𝖞 𝖚𝖕𝖉𝖆𝖙𝖊𝖘” 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖊𝖝𝖈𝖑𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖈𝖈𝖊𝖘𝖘 𝖙𝖔 𝖆𝖉𝖛𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊𝖉 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖘🔹
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“Oh! You have a good eye, customer! That’s an appraisal stone! It’s a valuable item that’s normally only found in adventurer’s guilds!”
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Whether he followed the gaze of the Automata, Rick started explaining eloquently.
This body is an Automata, and if it is appraised, it will naturally display [Automata Lv ――].
In other words, for me, having my status exposed is fatal.
Well, the effect of this appraisal stone is to disclose the user’s status, so I don’t think it’ll be revealed unless I use it myself.
But there may be other types of items that can force people to disclose their status.
I’ll be careful.
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Besides, it seems that there is one in the Adventurer’s Guild, so I’ll quit being an adventurer.
I thought there might be something like an adventurer’s guild because there were some adventurer-like guys, and I was thinking it might be a good idea to become an adventurer, following the template of fantasy.
It would be easier to move around if I had an official ID.
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But if such an item is in the adventurer’s guild, I’ll reject this idea.
I’m screwed if they ask me to show my status when I register as an adventurer.
A wise man keeps away from danger.
Let’s totally ignore the adventurer’s guild.
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“Ah, um, if you liked it, I’m sorry, but it’s a really valuable item that I just happened to get, so even though you’re my benefactor, I can’t just give it to you for free. . .
I’d appreciate it if you could choose something else.”
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And, while I was fixing Automata’s gaze on the appraisal stone and pondering, Rick or something started saying such a thing, probably misunderstanding something.
I guess I should correct the misunderstanding for now.
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“I don’t need it, so it’s okay.”
“I see. So, what will you do?”
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Being told that, I look at the products lined up again.
Most of them are the same as what I have now, or inferior versions of it.
The intruders seemed to have dropped surprisingly high-quality equipment.
There’s nothing in particular that I want here. . .No, this might be good.
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I pointed to that product with Automata’s finger.
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“This is?”
“Huh? Oh, as you can see, it’s a mask. Being an adventurer is a rough job, and sometimes people get wounds on their faces that can’t be shown to others.
So, this is equipment for those guys.”
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Hmm.
In other words, even if there are adventurers wearing masks in town, they won’t be considered suspicious.
Good to know.
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“Then, I’ll take this.”
“Huh? You want that. . .Oh, I see. You’re a beauty.
It might be just the right thing to keep away bad bugs.”
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You know it, bad bug.
And so, I got a mask from this Rick.
It’s a white mask with a simple design.
From a chuunibyou (middle-school syndrome) perspective, I’d like to see something with a more elaborate design, but this one is cool, so it’s fine.
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I put it on right away.
The gaze of the male passersby had been annoying me for a while.
And then, I moved the place to be shown on the monitor to the front of the Automata and used it as a mirror.
Yeah.
It’s cool.
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“Thanks for your business! Hey, if you want, we can have dinner together after the store closes. . .”
“I’m leaving now.”
“Oh. . .I see. Well then, see you again!
I’ll never forget the debt of having saved my life! Let’s meet somewhere again!”
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And so, I said goodbye to this Rick, walked around the village to get a sense of the terrain, and then had Automata wait at a place that looked like an inn until nightfall.
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At the same time, I continued to prepare the dungeon.
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