Chapter 14
However, the remaining two goblins nimbly avoided the two boys that jumped out in front of them, and swung their knives down upon the two female students that had cast the magic.
“”Kyaah!?””
“Makino!? Fuabio!?”
The two girls screamed. A male student in the back yells the names of the two male students who were — supposed to pull the goblins — supposed to act as tanks.
“S-Sorry…”
“E-Excuse me…”
The mentioned male students replied with trembling voices.
I mean, this is inevitable.
The students have always fought in circumstances advantageous to them. Even my subordinates, which they had encountered so far, had only been 4 rats at most. The students continued to beat the hell out of their enemies in a group, which could basically be called relying on numbers.
Then they are suddenly told to fight one on one. Moreover their opponents, for the first time, have weapons.
Since I looked at it like a live coverage, I was able to calmly observe the situation, but the boys’ legs, the ones who were entrusted with the role of acting as tanks, are trembling, causing them to be unable to move the moment they faced off against the goblins.
And goblins have a trait to start with attacking those who seem to have the lowest stamina or are weakened — the most vulnerable people.
While I analyzed the battle calmly just like that, the situation changed drastically.
The goblin, who received the magic attack at the beginning, had already vanished. One of the girls, who fired the magic, is on the verge of death. The students have fallen in a state of panic. The battleground became very chaotic.
In the end, two students lost their lives to the goblins’ knives.
“Suzuki…Tanaka…”
“A world like this is wrong! It’s WRONG!!”
The nine students don’t bask in their victory but instead break down crying in front of the treasure chest.
“For now…let’s open the treasure chest.”
“…You’re right.”
The students opened the treasure chest.
“…Sword?”
“Please give it to me. …A black iron sword? —!? Rank D!?”
Megane-kun appraises the sword in the treasure chest.
“Is that amazing?”
“It’s beyond amazing… The iron sword mentioned online is only rank E.”
“In other words?”
“As far as I know, this is the strongest weapon!”
The students rejoice greatly due to the unexpected treasure.
The strongest weapon, huh…? Had iron swords been publicized sufficiently?
I felt a slight regrets due to that bait being far too excessive.
◆
Afterwards the students argued whether they should proceed or go back.
Turn back… And announce the treasures and the low degree of difficulty in my Domain.
I prayed keenly.
There’s no meaning in them proceeding imprudently and getting annihilated.
I send thoughts of 『Go back! Go back!』 towards them.
“At last we were able to obtain a weapon. Let’s proceed for just a bit longer?”
With my prayers not reaching them, it appears the students chose to go ahead instead.
“Is that alright?”
“Irregular enemies like just now won’t appear anymore, will they?”
“Let’s just retreat if goblins appear.”
“Retreat, eh…?”
“Iguchi-kun, are you unhappy with that?”
“Rather than being unhappy, my level actually went up moments ago. Moreover, there’s also this sword, right? Right now we will even be able to win against goblins…”
Iguchi-kun — the male student who swung his bat around just now — was apparently able to secure the black iron sword for himself.
“If it’s levels, I became level 2 as well, but…”
Listening to the conversation of the students afterwards, all of them apparently went up to level 2.
“Well then, let’s go back if it feels dangerous. Iguchi-kun, are you fine with that?”
“Yeah…got it.” (Iguchi)
In the end the students proceeded further in.
◆
After that subordinates, who are higher ranking than slimes such as wolves and bats, stood in the way of the students, however none of them managed to stop the students.
There are two main reasons for that.
Firstly, the black iron sword was stronger than I had expected it to be. My subordinates were defeated so miserably, to the extent of me lamenting “Does it really raise one’s offensive ability to such a degree!?”
The second is my passivity. If they were to be opposed by 20 wolves all of a sudden, it would likely result in their numbers decreasing, but…there would be no meaning in them getting annihilated.
For starters, I guess I will have that black iron sword — Iguchi-kun leave the stage.
I gave instructions to the goblins.
The students continued at a steady pace. They invaded close to the halfway point of my Domain.
At the halfway point, countless rocks have been set up in a wide space.
20 goblins laid in wait behind those rocks. 19 goblins, who held wooden bows, and one cheat goblin.
At the moment the students, who had become intoxicated by their own strength due to advancing so steadily, stepped into the halfway point, countless bats released ultrasonic waves from the ceiling, assailing the brains of the students.
And then countless wooden arrows rain down on them from behind the rocks.
Among the vast amount of raining wooden arrows, a single arrow, the only one which truly possessed killing intent — a Lunatic Arrow fired by the cheat goblin — pierced the chest of a male student, Iguchi-kun.
Lunatic Arrow, the sole A-rank item I can create. With their 100 wooden arrows for 1 CP and 100 iron arrows for 10 CP, they boast an overwhelming cost performance, but the Lunatic Arrow consumed 100 CP for a single one.
“””Kyaaaah!?”””
“””Uwaaaaah!?”””
“…Eh? …Wai-…w-wha—”
The screams of the students echoing in the spacious room and Iguchi-kun, who lowers his eyes at the faintly glowing arrow stuck in his chest.
“R-Run awaaaaaaaaay!”
“””Uwaaaaaaaah!?”””
The students ran back to the path they came from while screaming.
“W-Wait! What about Iguchi-kun!?”
Only one panicked girl noticed the fallen male student.
“Sa-Sayama… you run aw…ay…too. I’m…alr…eady…fi…ni…shed.” (Iguchi)
“Nooooo!?”
Passing the sword to the crying female student…Iguchi-kun spreads his arms in front of her.
“Go! Gooooooooo!!” (Iguchi)
Iguchi-kun shouted as he pushed the girl, who cries even more now, towards the path behind her.
The girl held the sword while crying and ran away along the path she came.
And with that the initial number of 12 students invading my territory fell to 9. They then evacuated my Domain.
◆
6 hours later.
My Domain has been invaded three times after the initial group of students.
However, the three groups retreated after defeating several slimes and rats around the entrance.
And, in order to check whether my plan — the advertisement of my Domain — went smoothly, I dived into the depths of the net.
――!?
Found it! As expected of those riajuu!
One of the students had used SNS to boast about obtaining a D-Rank weapon. Furthermore they also bragged about becoming level 2.
At first it was treated as a joke with 『Liar detected lol』, but other invaders — very likely those who retreated after being satisfied with defeating my subordinates around the entrance — advocated that it’s possible to safely hunt monsters in my dungeon. Moreover, because the female student, who held onto the black iron sword, was reported with a picture attached was further questioned in an interview by a certain news program, the information spread in an instant.
Since that time the 『Invader Alert』 kept ringing on my smartphone.
Translation Notes:
Megane is glasses in Japanese. The Japanese sometimes assign attributes as names of people to identify them with a trait. That’s something you wouldn’t do in any Western language as far as I know. As I’m not going full localization with this novel since it doesn’t fit the style of this story, I will leave such things in and add notes as explanation
Chapter 14
However, the remaining two goblins nimbly avoided the two boys that jumped out in front of them, and swung their knives down upon the two female students that had cast the magic.
“”Kyaah!?””
“Makino!? Fuabio!?”
The two girls screamed. A male student in the back yells the names of the two male students who were — supposed to pull the goblins — supposed to act as tanks.
“S-Sorry…”
“E-Excuse me…”
The mentioned male students replied with trembling voices.
I mean, this is inevitable.
The students have always fought in circumstances advantageous to them. Even my subordinates, which they had encountered so far, had only been 4 rats at most. The students continued to beat the hell out of their enemies in a group, which could basically be called relying on numbers.
Then they are suddenly told to fight one on one. Moreover their opponents, for the first time, have weapons.
Since I looked at it like a live coverage, I was able to calmly observe the situation, but the boys’ legs, the ones who were entrusted with the role of acting as tanks, are trembling, causing them to be unable to move the moment they faced off against the goblins.
And goblins have a trait to start with attacking those who seem to have the lowest stamina or are weakened — the most vulnerable people.
While I analyzed the battle calmly just like that, the situation changed drastically.
The goblin, who received the magic attack at the beginning, had already vanished. One of the girls, who fired the magic, is on the verge of death. The students have fallen in a state of panic. The battleground became very chaotic.
In the end, two students lost their lives to the goblins’ knives.
“Suzuki…Tanaka…”
“A world like this is wrong! It’s WRONG!!”
The nine students don’t bask in their victory but instead break down crying in front of the treasure chest.
“For now…let’s open the treasure chest.”
“…You’re right.”
The students opened the treasure chest.
“…Sword?”
“Please give it to me. …A black iron sword? —!? Rank D!?”
Megane-kun appraises the sword in the treasure chest.
“Is that amazing?”
“It’s beyond amazing… The iron sword mentioned online is only rank E.”
“In other words?”
“As far as I know, this is the strongest weapon!”
The students rejoice greatly due to the unexpected treasure.
The strongest weapon, huh…? Had iron swords been publicized sufficiently?
I felt a slight regrets due to that bait being far too excessive.
◆
Afterwards the students argued whether they should proceed or go back.
Turn back… And announce the treasures and the low degree of difficulty in my Domain.
I prayed keenly.
There’s no meaning in them proceeding imprudently and getting annihilated.
I send thoughts of 『Go back! Go back!』 towards them.
“At last we were able to obtain a weapon. Let’s proceed for just a bit longer?”
With my prayers not reaching them, it appears the students chose to go ahead instead.
“Is that alright?”
“Irregular enemies like just now won’t appear anymore, will they?”
“Let’s just retreat if goblins appear.”
“Retreat, eh…?”
“Iguchi-kun, are you unhappy with that?”
“Rather than being unhappy, my level actually went up moments ago. Moreover, there’s also this sword, right? Right now we will even be able to win against goblins…”
Iguchi-kun — the male student who swung his bat around just now — was apparently able to secure the black iron sword for himself.
“If it’s levels, I became level 2 as well, but…”
Listening to the conversation of the students afterwards, all of them apparently went up to level 2.
“Well then, let’s go back if it feels dangerous. Iguchi-kun, are you fine with that?”
“Yeah…got it.” (Iguchi)
In the end the students proceeded further in.
◆
After that subordinates, who are higher ranking than slimes such as wolves and bats, stood in the way of the students, however none of them managed to stop the students.
There are two main reasons for that.
Firstly, the black iron sword was stronger than I had expected it to be. My subordinates were defeated so miserably, to the extent of me lamenting “Does it really raise one’s offensive ability to such a degree!?”
The second is my passivity. If they were to be opposed by 20 wolves all of a sudden, it would likely result in their numbers decreasing, but…there would be no meaning in them getting annihilated.
For starters, I guess I will have that black iron sword — Iguchi-kun leave the stage.
I gave instructions to the goblins.
The students continued at a steady pace. They invaded close to the halfway point of my Domain.
At the halfway point, countless rocks have been set up in a wide space.
20 goblins laid in wait behind those rocks. 19 goblins, who held wooden bows, and one cheat goblin.
At the moment the students, who had become intoxicated by their own strength due to advancing so steadily, stepped into the halfway point, countless bats released ultrasonic waves from the ceiling, assailing the brains of the students.
And then countless wooden arrows rain down on them from behind the rocks.
Among the vast amount of raining wooden arrows, a single arrow, the only one which truly possessed killing intent — a Lunatic Arrow fired by the cheat goblin — pierced the chest of a male student, Iguchi-kun.
Lunatic Arrow, the sole A-rank item I can create. With their 100 wooden arrows for 1 CP and 100 iron arrows for 10 CP, they boast an overwhelming cost performance, but the Lunatic Arrow consumed 100 CP for a single one.
“””Kyaaaah!?”””
“””Uwaaaaah!?”””
“…Eh? …Wai-…w-wha—”
The screams of the students echoing in the spacious room and Iguchi-kun, who lowers his eyes at the faintly glowing arrow stuck in his chest.
“R-Run awaaaaaaaaay!”
“””Uwaaaaaaaah!?”””
The students ran back to the path they came from while screaming.
“W-Wait! What about Iguchi-kun!?”
Only one panicked girl noticed the fallen male student.
“Sa-Sayama… you run aw…ay…too. I’m…alr…eady…fi…ni…shed.” (Iguchi)
“Nooooo!?”
Passing the sword to the crying female student…Iguchi-kun spreads his arms in front of her.
“Go! Gooooooooo!!” (Iguchi)
Iguchi-kun shouted as he pushed the girl, who cries even more now, towards the path behind her.
The girl held the sword while crying and ran away along the path she came.
And with that the initial number of 12 students invading my territory fell to 9. They then evacuated my Domain.
◆
6 hours later.
My Domain has been invaded three times after the initial group of students.
However, the three groups retreated after defeating several slimes and rats around the entrance.
And, in order to check whether my plan — the advertisement of my Domain — went smoothly, I dived into the depths of the net.
――!?
Found it! As expected of those riajuu!
One of the students had used SNS to boast about obtaining a D-Rank weapon. Furthermore they also bragged about becoming level 2.
At first it was treated as a joke with 『Liar detected lol』, but other invaders — very likely those who retreated after being satisfied with defeating my subordinates around the entrance — advocated that it’s possible to safely hunt monsters in my dungeon. Moreover, because the female student, who held onto the black iron sword, was reported with a picture attached was further questioned in an interview by a certain news program, the information spread in an instant.
Since that time the 『Invader Alert』 kept ringing on my smartphone.
Translation Notes:
Megane is glasses in Japanese. The Japanese sometimes assign attributes as names of people to identify them with a trait. That’s something you wouldn’t do in any Western language as far as I know. As I’m not going full localization with this novel since it doesn’t fit the style of this story, I will leave such things in and add notes as explanation