Volume 5 - CH 21

Act 5-21: Fixed Watching Duty

――The place was around one kilometre north of Ket Nya.

Currently, we’re watching the beginning of the first trial I imposed on THAT in the display created by Asta which allowed us to see the situation over there.

「Hoo, not bad.」

I couldn’t help but give THAT praise but,

「This is the first time I see someone as shameless as you, Master. The one who ordered us to make an arrangement to place that dangerous grass in front of that monkey’s prison is none other than you after all. Have you expected this development?」

Asta squinted her eyes as she asked that question.

「I’m not giving him a clear hint that will allow him to pass this trial so easily. In fact, the total destruction of those bandits is purely due to his own ability.」

Well, I’m rather surprised since he could exceed my expectation and created such a plan.

「Neverthell, that monkey becomes really reliable after losing his memory.」

「I agree with you.」

I had never expected that he was actually quite a tactician. Especially the last attack that kill the last thief who had a treasure-type gift, it was splendid.

He narrowed down their choice of action with the trap that lay on the ground. And then used the spear he enchanted with his magic to deliver the finishing blow.

Just like that, he easily sends the last thief to meet his maker.

「With this, those bugs(thieves) who lost most of their manpower have no choice but to take out their trump card.」

「If I’m not mistaken, the one they call Sugar, right? Is such weakling really enough for the main antagonist of the first trial?」

According to Mujina, the information broker, Sugar is a really powerful fiend(toy). Thus I tried to observe him doing his job but, honestly speaking―― He smell like small fry.

「I’m the same as you, Master, I also have no idea about the difference in power between bugs. Or rather, it looks the same from my perspective. That’s why I think that monkeys should be able to deal with it. But, I’m told by Girimekhala that something weird is mixed in.」

「A~h, I hear about that too. That fella will show his true nature when he’s doing his job.」

「Have you seen that?」

Asta asked me with a dumbfounded look on her face.

「Yeah.」

「Are you really sure that monkey can win against such an enemy?」

「Naturally. That small fry is actually rather insufficient to be the enemy of this trial. I just want to beat THAT rotten’s personality into shape.」

Sugar was the guy introduced by Mujina. I expected him to be some sort of fiendish monster in human skin but, he turned out to be nothing more than small fry among small fry. It was a huge disappointment since in my evaluation, even a D-rank hunter could kick his ass.

Asta closed her eyes for a while massaging her temple with her right hand but,

「By the way, Master, what is your evaluation of the strength of the undead that you slaughtered in Babel?」

She suddenly asked a completely unrelated question.

「Undead? Do you mean the skeletons? or the zombies?」

「The boss of the guy who tried to kidnap miss Lyla.」

A~h, that balloon-like, weak-ass undead huh? If it was his power, then I could give a clear evaluation.

「At best, he’s only as strong as a goblin who could be found around the vicinity of my hometown, Amour.」

Goblins rarely came out of the forest close to Amour to attack the livestock. The kind of goblin who will be exterminated by a low-rank hunter. That’s why I think he’s just the right person to be the enemy of this trial.

「Are you… Serious?」

Asta asked with an even more dumbfounded look on her face, her cheek was twitching non-stop.

It seems my judgement wasn’t what she expected but, I told her what she wanted to know.

「Okay, I know you’re surprised. But, you know that goblin also has their own class right? Naturally, feeding THAT with an enemy of the goblin leader’s class is an overkill you know.」

The Goblin leader was the leader of the pack. Your average hunter could barely defeat it. That worthless undead would be curb stomped if it fought against the goblin leader.

「Okay, that’s enough. Let me take back my previous statement, the one who lacks common sense here is YOU, Master.」

「How cruel.」

「Anyhow, Master actually has the gall to say something so outrageous. Even that so-called slug may be over the top for THAT monkey.」

Asta heaved a sigh and looked down while shaking her head lightly as she spoke.

「U~hm, over the top, is it?」

「It’s definitely over the top. THAT monkey will die as he is.」

「Well, he just needs to defeat that slug, right?」

Well, it won’t become a tale if he ended up dying in the hand of that slug. Even if he is somehow unable to pass the current trial, I’ve already prepared something to assist him to pass this trial.

「It sounds even more like a wicked plan since you said it so easily.

(Girimekhala’s cooperation is indispensable for this)」

Heaving a sigh, Asta expressed her feeling with a tired look on her face.

「Uhm? Did you say something just now?」

「Just talking to myself. It has nothing to do with you, Master(Walking Misunderstanding).」

「Sounds more like vexed to me but, whatever. Now we’re moving to the climax. I thought the other party is somehow underpowered but it doesn’t really matter, this is the first trial after all.」

Surely, it’s going to be a killjoy if the real opponent of the first trial was too strong. So the one I prepared should be enough for the first trial.

「Roger that. Let’s proceed to the next stage.」

Asta’s figure vanished like smoke after she bowed to me.

「Now then, show me what you got.」

I looked again at the image displayed before me.

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TN: I’ll take a break from 13-19 march 2023 for rehabilitation of my neck(due to wrong sleeping posture)