Novel Bin Chapter 165
Chapter 165
Lets be an Adventurer! ~Defeating Dungeons with a Skill Board~ 165
Lets Report That Our Armor Is Broken!
[Flying] Reporting on encounters with Mr. Masked Man 1 [And Vanishing]
158Name: Anonymous on the lookout for Mr. Masked Man
I have new information on Mr. Masked Man, but Im not sure what to do
159Name: Anonymous on the lookout for Mr. Masked Man
Tell us!!
160Name: Anonymous on the lookout for Mr. Masked Man
Mr. Masked Mans legs look like theyre made of stone
161Name: Anonymous on the lookout for Mr. Masked Man
His mask floats in midair
Feathers sprout from his neck
He carries a wriggling plant with him
His body is covered with scales
He has a white face on his back
He has tentacles coming out of his waist
A centipede parasitizes his abdomen
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His mask shines
He can fly through the air
His legs are made of stone NEW
162Name: Anonymous on the lookout for Mr. Masked Man
I expected no less from Mr. Masked Man
Not content with the boundaries of the human body
He has transformed into a new life form How incredible
163Name: Anonymous on the lookout for Mr. Masked Man
Blessed be our dear Mr. Masked Man
In the end, it turned out that the golem had been the boss of the 19th floor.
A staircase had appeared in the back part of the cave where Haruki had first come in contact with the golem.
After following those stairs, Haruki and the others found themselves on the 20th floor.
That had also officially promoted them to advanced adventurers.
However, neither Haruki nor Karen felt they had the power of an advanced adventurer yet.
Were not there yet
Yeah. Weve gotta keep at it!
Right!
They felt they couldnt call themselves advanced adventurers until they had the strength to defeat a golem with ease.
Haruki and Karen were the ones to receive both of the items dropped by the golem.
Even though Van was an adventurer with much more experience than Haruki and the others, he was unable to equip the lower body armor that Haruki could equip effortlessly, and Karen had been the only one of them able to pick up the jewel-like item.
In return, you should keep that battleax, Van.
Ah But
No buts. You risked life and limb to protect us, so please keep it.
Van had given his all to protect Karen.
His efforts wouldnt go unrewarded.
Van accepted his offer in place of the golems dropped items, neither of which he could use either way.
After leaving the dungeon and entering Akanes shop, Akane, who had been melting in the sweltering heat, quickly got up, letting out a scream.
AAAAHHHHH!!
How noisy.
B-But look at yourself!! Your armor is a wreck!!
The pale Akane darted towards Haruki.
Shes fast!?
Haruki had fought against the golem and both his skill and physical levels had increased considerably, and still he was unable to read Akanes movements at all.
(Just how strong is this woman, really?)
Haruki felt the urge to take a look at Akanes skills using his Skill Board, but he couldnt do that at the moment.
She brought her face close to Harukis chest, and almost as if the devil himself had gotten sunstroke, tears started welling up in her eyes.
For some reason, both Rhea and Karen reacted adversely to her approach.
Rhea slapped the back of Harukis head, while Karen, who was standing next to him, puffed up her cheeks.
Harukis spine gradually began to freeze in response to their frightening reactions.
(I-I didnt do anything!)
He felt that he had to apologize for some reason, but wasnt sure why.
Was it because Akane had run over to him?
She looked like a young maiden in love who was grieving over a farewell.
But he couldnt take this womans face seriously.
Haruki knew that best from experience.
Y-Youve made a complete wreck of your Ichibishi Series armor! What kind of rash fighting do you think youre doing!?
See?
When Haruki shrugged, the hair-raising aura emitted by both Rhea and Karen finally subsided.
Too bad the armor was broken. But weve come across a very powerful enemy.
Hmph. So youre going to tell me thats why your armor is all messed up huh? Nonsense!
Well, if the armor is this broken, then its not as strong as we thought, right?
Grr
Harukis words caused Akanes face to have cramps all over.
What an insensitive man, who cant understand the meaning behind words
Akane bit through the words she wanted to say but couldnt.
Normally, no adventurer would fight until their armor is destroyed, other than fighting a monster that specialized in destroying armor.
Thats because monsters that could destroy an adventurers armor would tend to be far superior to them, and fighting such monsters could be life-threatening.
Armor made of dungeon material reflects the level of the wearer.
So if their armor is destroyed, it means that theres no chance of winning in that area, since monsters there far exceed that of their armor.
In fact, there would be a chance of the adventurers own body breaking way before their armor does.
Why does this fool doesnt realize that?
It wasnt that Akane was only concerned about Harukis armorl
(What am I going to do if you go and get yourself killed for being so reckless?)
But neither was she pure of heart nor honest enough to care about Harukis life.
You have to keep yourself alive for a long time, so you can keep supporting my shop for a long time!
Calming down to her usual reasoning, Akane tried to ease her confused emotions.
Uhuhuh, so you say! Then, Ill prepare armor for you that will never break!!
Ooh? Dont be making promises you wont be able to keep!
Aaah! Keep throwing those cheeky remarks, and Ill smash that mask of yours to bits!!
Harukis mask was an important item that enhanced his presence.
He couldnt have it getting destroyed by a furious Akane.
Haruki shrugged, saying, Im looking forward to it.
What are you going to do from now on, Van?
After leaving Akanes shop, Haruki called out to Vans as he was about to return home.
Van lightly looked up at the sky.
Right. Ill keep training thoroughly.
And once youve become strong enough?
Dunno. But Guess Ill be here for a while.
I see.
If you need anything, you can count on me. Ill count on you too.
Yeah!
When Van told Haruki that he would count on him, something warm filled his chest.
Back when Van came to K-Town, he was desperate about not having the power to do things on his own.
Haruki had never imagined that Van would tell him that hed be counting on him.
Thats why his chest got filled with a warm feeling.
I wonder if its because Ive finally become an advanced adventurer?
Maybe.
Or maybe not.
Anyway, for the time being, he could only hold Vans words in his chest
Haruki exhaled a hot breath while looking at the fallow countryside dyed in madder red.
Haruki then turned to Karen.
There was something he absolutely had to confirm with her.
Hey, Karen. Did my presence increase? Did it increase!?
U-Umm
She was mumbling, and her eyes were darting left and right.
He could see it in her behavior, but tried his best to deny it.
Theres no way it didnt
Didnt the golem say it? To show the power of my presence!?
Haruki had defeated the golem.
He had overcome the challenge!
(Thats why I got this armor, which is going to increase my presence, right!?)
(My presence should have grown stronger, right!?)
Its very difficult for me to say this, but
Haruki listened to Karens words while looking up at the darkening sky.
Karen wondered if he would cry himself to sleep that night.
Haruki earnestly hoped for the day when all and every kind of sadness will disappear from his life.