“…Sorry, I’m a little late.”
“So, any excuse?”
“Don’t have one…”
At the entrance to the city of beginnings, I was down on my knees with my arms crossed in front of the angry Rin-chan.
To add salt to the wounds, I could feel the piercing gaze of people around as if they as [what the hell they were doing?]
“Three hours, it’s three hours. Isn’t it a bit too much for [a bit late?] right?”
“It’s as you say….”
Yes, that’s right.
I had nothing to say to that because I took my ti in eliminating the ghost of the sunken city.
The final number of ghosts killed was about 650 in all. I honestly don’t rember the exact number, but if I take a look at my history, I might be able to figure it out.
I also got a lot of experience, a not-so-unreasonable amount of iris, and so rare weapons from millionaires and stronger Seekers. In the end, the battle results were so bountiful that I was running out of space in my inventory.
But…
When I took a break and looked at my watch, it read 7:30 a.m. I had missed my 5:00 a.m. appointnt to stream with her by two and a half hours.
I dashed to the safe zone and dashed to the eting place in the city of beginnings, where I was greeted by a smiling Rin-chan.
Naturally, I imdiately got down on my knees and apologized.
< That’s given.>
< I’d also be pissed if I was held up for three hours.>
I’m used to doing princess carries because I did them quite frequently, not necessarily every day, but from when I was a small child until junior high school.
In the real world, Rin-chan is very weak. She’s quite strong now, but she had really poor physical strength in the past.
When she was feeling well, she’d take my hand and lead the way, but when she was tired, either piggyback or princess carry was the standard mode of transport.
Rin-chan preferred the princess carry the most because she said [it’s because we can see each other’s faces].
“Nfufu~”
“You’re very excited today, aren’t you?”
“It’s been a long ti since we’ve done sothing like this, right? I need you to treat like a princess, right now.”
“Yes, yes. Hold on to .”
< It’s so dazzling, I feel like I’m going to die.>
< I’m dying from the glare.>
< She’s just being normal.>
It took about an hour on foot from the town at the beginning to the forest at the end.
I had many people look at with curiosity and actually talk to , but I never t any monsters.
The reason why I did not encounter any monsters was simply because of the level difference. Apparently, having a level that is too high above the average level of the field causes enemies to avoid the player.
I have to admit that I was thankful for this because my hands were full, and I was carrying Rin-chan in my arms. I could fight with just my legs, and Rin-chan could use magic, but it would ruin the picnic mood.
After a while, we easily reached the forest of the end.
“I was thinking of saying ‘it’s been a while’ but this is my first ti coming to the Forest of the End.”
“I ca here in the early days. Oh, give the lantern for directions. I’ll tie it to my muffler.”
“But I can’t see it if you tie it behind … chat, please do the live comntary nicely.”
< That’s what we want!>
< It’s on the right side.>
“Okay, it’s on the left.”
“Nana’s listeners are lively.”
“Do you think so? They’re not so kind to the strear.”
“They just want to bring out various expressions from the people they like. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a smile.”
“Are your chat anie? “
“Yes, they are.”
< Don’t agree right away!>
< That’s impolite.>
< It’s the word of the female strear with the most fans and anti-fans in the world who says so.>
< That’s… we just want to see our favorite’s various faces…>
Chats are getting excited by Rin-chan’s relentless words.
I enjoy seeing a lot of things you don’t usually see from Rin-chan in a collaborative stream. Rin-chan’s listeners are a bit like mine, but they have a different image of Rin-chan than I do, so I get to see fresh reactions.
“We’re similar right, Rin-chan?”
“Well, if there were more of our kind, Nana wouldn’t have to struggle so much just to survive.”
“Hahaha, that’s definitely true.”
< It’s not that way.>
< I’m going to expand my circle of like-minded people with a plan to turn the entire human race into Sukuna.>
“When the world is filled with , the human race will rise to the next level.”
“By then, I doubt we’ll even be called human anymore.”
{Hokuto no Ken reference. I don’t want to elaborate on that, lol}
{nancing sound effect}
“>∩(・ω・)∩< “{in case this is not clear, this is hand raised emoticon}
“Let’s at least bury them with our secret techniques…”
“Rude.”
I cut my gaze away from the chat’s comnts, which were becoming tainted by the masterpieces of long ago, and put my focus on the stillness of the forest I had been feeling earlier.
“Then again, it’s not so much that monsters don’t co by, but that there aren’t many, to begin with, here. I suppose it’s partly because I just ca from S≠Trillia which was hellishly packed with a monster.”
“I guess so. I think it’s fair to say that it’s the dead end of the world. There is no reason for it to exist except for the shrine of the end… No, there is actually one more thing. There’s a Nad monster here.”
“What kind?”
“It’s Vladia, the Luring Serpent. It’s a super-sized, viper-shaped Nad.”
“I think I’ve heard of this before.”
“It’s Rou’s Nad Weapon, right?”
“Aah! I see, so it’s co from this place.”
It’s the Na of Boss Monster used as the material for Rou’s llow Rapier of seduction.
With the particulars of the equipnt that specializes in poison and abnormalities, it’s easy to imagine that it’s a snake monster with a nasty characteristic.
“Do you want to fight it?”
“No, not right now. We’re probably too far apart in level to fight it anyway.”
< What’s the point of repeatedly hunting low-level Nad monsters?>
“Well, there’s not much benefit in it, really. As a general rule, the stats of Nad monster materials are about the level of the Nad monster 10-20. Even with the soul included, they’re at most 30. Of course, you can use them for a long ti if you enhance them, but you need corresponding enhancent materials. Unless you really like the appearance or quality of the materials, it’s more useful to make equipnt from the fields that correspond to your level in terms of certainty.”
“I see. Well, that’s true.”
The level of the solo nad will change according to the level of the person who challenges him or her, but the party nad will not. The most important thing to keep in mind is that the level of the boss is fixed, so if there is a difference in level, the boss will eventually beco an easy enemy to defeat.
However, the strength of a dungeon boss and a Nad Boss are different, even if they are at the sa level.
Even if you defeat them for the sake of their soul, there is a possibility that you won’t be able to enhance them without another soul, like with my Red Wolf attire.
Considering the fact that the probability of obtaining a soul is extrely rare, it’s only natural that there are many opinions. For example, Rin-chan opt. to make the equipnt by hunting monsters in a new town, which is more ti effective.
While talking with chat and with Rin-chan, we continued to move toward the direction where the light from the lanterns waving behind us was getting stronger.
Albeit from a distance, I could finally see the goal co into sight.
“Oh, look, Rin-chan-chan, there’s moonlight about a kiloter that way. Maybe there is an open area.”
“I can’t see it with my eyes.”
< Where’s……?>
{…dammit, too many references, this translation quickly becos a research note…}
We walked for about 7 minutes more before we arrived at a space that opened up about 20 ters into the forest.
In the center of the space, there was a small structure that looked like a shrine but was too small to be a residence.
The door to the shrine was closed with a plate-like disk in front of it that seed to be asking to put sothing on it.
“Perhaps this is the Shrine of the End.”
“I guess so. Nana, I’m going down there.”
“Okay.”
I did as I was told and set Rin-chan down.
It was only natural since we were about to enter a dungeon with a high level of difficulty.
“So…. how did you get here?”
I called out without turning around toward the presence behind that I had faintly sensed from the mont I arrived here.
At tis like this, I thought it would be kind of cool to direct the presence without daring to turn around.
But all that joking aside.
I turned around to see Oni NPC in a Miko costu, who had given a lantern yesterday.
“Don’t be so cautious. I am the guide of this shrine. Whenever a qualified person visits, I will be summoned.”
“I see.”
< It’s the lady with the lanterns.>
< It’s like a scene from an ani.>
< Cara-kun’s framing is too genius.>
“I was surprised too… I hate the idea of being in a forest at night…”
Rin is the type of person who scoffs at horror gas as re fiction but believes in the existence of ghosts. In fact, she tends to believe in things that are generally considered to “not exist.” According to Rin, “it was sothing that run inside the Takajou’s blood.”
So, she’s not easily scared by overtly scary things, but she does have a sensitivity to sudden surprises and gimmicks that make sothing suddenly appear.
“This is the door to reach the world between the worlds. And it is not only the demi-gods who are sealed in the world between the worlds.”
While smiling at our three different reactions, the priestess began to speak in a certain NPC-like manner.
“Beyond here lies the abandoned fairyland of waste, a paradise of solitude, an insect jar of emptiness, a sub-space of suspicion, the silent sea of mist, and the great shrine of the end. Punishnt for sin. The reward for virtue. These great sinners, who have brought calamity upon themselves, but also possess both virtue and evil, and are thus permitted to exist by the Creator.”
The worlds that would probably exist inside the shrine are listed matter-of-factly by the shrine maiden. I couldn’t rember them all, but I feel like the “great shrine of the end” at the end is the place I want to go.
“I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to rember much about it. Rin-minna, please clip this for now.” {Rin’s followers}
< I’ll transcribe.>
While I was thinking about this, Rin-chan was already commanding her followers.
“Now, place the key here. The tied bond will lead you, the divine child, to the realm of the Oni god.”
“Okay, got it. This hairpin, right?”
“That is correct.”
“am I going to lose it? “
“After opening the door, it should return to your equipnt.”
“That’s a relief. Let’s go then!”
I pulled out the Houzuki hairpin, which I felt like I had received many years ago, from my hair and offered it to the plate in front of the shrine.
Suddenly, a light was generated from the hairpin and irradiated onto the door of the shrine.
The door of the shrine shakes. It shook, and then I noticed that a vortex-like force field was generated there.
“I just need to dive into this whirlpool, right?”
“Yes, please dive in without hesitation.”
“Okay, got it. Let’s go, Rinn-chan!”
Rin-chan made a tired expression. It seems she had just finished a conversation with her viewers and then ca over.
I was worried if the vortex didn’t properly transport us, we might end up hitting our faces on the shrine door… but then the shrine maiden NPC started talking.
“Please take care. Following the bond to the Kishin-sama ans traveling back in ti to the ‘Era of the Lost Gods’, which involves tracing back mories.”
“Okay!”
“It’s like an RPG intro, isn’t it?”
< That’s a sha.>
< It’s not bad.>
“Co on, Rin-chan!”
“Alright, alright.”
We tightly held hands and jumped into the vortex, expressing our thoughts out loud, fully knowing that it might have upset the viewers.
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The initial plot was that Vladia was originally planned to be defeated by Nana. It has been here for the entire ti.
By the way, I finally lifted the ban on emoticons.
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