Chapter 5

“Don’t tell me, you… are a ghost?!”

“Ah, nope. I’m not a ghost, just a toolmaker (building).”

Lucia’s eyes twinkled as she looked up at the hut’s ceiling.

Since I ran out of magic power, I could no longer maintain the “Divine Avatar”.

But there was one thing I did discover. Even in the form of the building, they appear to be able to hear me.

“You, are you some kind of magical beast?!”

“No, no, I’m not! Um, please don’t pull out your sword!!!”

I don’t know if I will die too if the hut is destroyed… but I don’t want it to be destroyed.

I’m done for… What should I do… Hmm?… Uh, I don’t know if that’s a good idea, but…

“Um, I’m bound and stuck in this place. I understand what’s going on, but there doesn’t seem to be anything I can do to help, so… You can take all the fruits and energy drinks.”

“… I understand.”

“Thank you very much, Marusei-san.”

In the usual reincarnation in another world story, the plot goes like this…

Befriending the first person you meet by chance, then listening to their life story. And then, we’ll become companions!… As if that’s going to happen. They are two people who are too heavily set up, to begin with. Also, isn’t fleeing to another country going to be dangerous?

I know I’ve promised to solve these situations and become their companion, but there’s nothing I can do about it now.

I can’t even get out of this place… I give up. Being a tool shop is too much.

“Princess, let’s rest here today and set out tomorrow. I know the journey to the Lod Empire’s borders over the next few days will be difficult… But please be patient.”

“Of course. Sir Gawain… Thank you very much.”

Lucia smiled cheerfully, and Sir Gawain knelt. Ah, so princessy and knightly.

“Marusei, you have my thanks as well.”

“No problem, it’s fine. I mean, you two didn’t even feel weirded out of a talking hut.”

“Hmph, this is only for the sake of the apples 1 .”

“Haaahhh…”

Sigh, as I already said, it’s apple 2 .

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Lucia was sound asleep, and Sir Gawain was asleep hugging his sword while leaning against the wall.

By the way, I can sleep soundly even in form.

Tomorrow, I’ll produce as much fruit and energy drinks as I can get out and send them off.

As I was thinking this – I felt an itchy sensation as if I had been tickled in the armpit.

“Hmm…? Hmmm?! W-what the hell are you guys doing?!”

“?! Wha- Where did that voice come from?!”

“ Grrr !!! Who the hell are you!!!!”

Sir Gawain got up and drew his sword.

I turn on the bare light bulb inside the hut. And there, I saw three soldiers.

No matter how I look at it, they seemed dangerous. No way —- assassins.

“Damn it!!! Princess, Princess!”

“Huh?! Y-yes! Is it breakfast time already?!”

Lucia jumped up awake.

Then, when she saw the three people in front of her, she gasped.

“B-brother’s private troops…”

“We finally found you, Lucia-sama. Now then… His Highness Garcia is waiting for you.”

“N-no, I refuse to go back there!”

Lucia went and hid herself behind Sir Gawain.

There were three assassins. All of them were wearing masks. Lucia seems to have identified them only by their voices.

Sir Gawain held up his sword.

“Go back and tell His Highness Garcia, tell him that he’s finished.”

“Doesn’t the same apply to you? Sir Gawain… You’re called the strongest of the Knights, and yet you stick with a little girl like that.”

“I believe that she has what it takes to be the king that will lead our country. And I have given my allegiance to her.”

“Sigh…”

Hmmm. What should I do?

Then one of the assassins stepped on an apple on the floor and crushed it.

“Well, all right. Kill them here and dump them outside, that’s it. All that’s left is to feed the magical beasts… And the matter of the corpses is solved.”

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※A robbery has occurred

Skill《Bouncer》can be used.

Combat battle form: hand-to-hand combat level 1

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Ah, there it is.

Is it because he squashed the apple?

I couldn’t use it with Sir Gawain, but with these guys…

This is a reincarnation in another world story. Most of the assassins in this kind of story are usually weak.

“Alright. Activate “Bouncer!!!”

Chanting the words internally, my consciousness shifted from hut form to a “Divine Avatar”.

“… What the hell are you?”

“Hehe, I’m the tool shop’s bouncer. You… That apple, it’s our most precious commodity. You’ll have to pay for squashing it.”

I felt confident.

Maybe it was because I had activated my skills, but I felt empowered.

Well, it’s level 1… but even so, I don’t feel like losing.

“Sir Gawain, take Lucia. I’ll take care of these guys.”

“… Can I trust you?”

“Yes. Well, just watch.”

I clench my fists.

It’s a thug-like stance. This is how it looked in my favorite game, where you control a yakuza and beat each other up.

“ ‘Thug Mode’!!!! “

“Huh?”

“… Sorry, forget what I said just now.”

Sir Gawain, Lucia, and the three assassins were all like, “What are you talking about?”. Please don’t look at me like that.

I readied my fist and charged forward.

“Let’s go, oryaaaahhhh 3 !!!”

“Hey, you fight him.”

“Fine, fine.”

One of the assassins clenches his fist.

The oncoming fist seemed slow.

I, then, ducked the fist and struck him in the stomach as a counterattack.

“Tiger drop!”

“ Umph?! “

“ Huff ! Ha- ! One more time! Oryaaaahhhh!!!! “

“ Cough?! “

Right, left, left, gather the momentum, then a right uppercut, and the assassin is blown away.

I burst into a series of hits that I thought would happen if I hit the □ button repeatedly.

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Level up！

Hand-to-Hand Level 2

Arm Strenght Increased

Leg Strength Increased

Speed Increased

Combo Increased

HP Increased

Magic Power Increased

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My level went up. By the way, this screen looked like the status screen from a game.

Then another assassin plunged his knife into my stomach.

“Take thisssss!!!!”

“ Ugh?! … Huh, it doesn’t hurt.”

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HP 95/110

Magic power 80/110

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Oh, I lost some HP.

For magic power… Ah, was it consumed when I used “tiger drop”?

This is a real game. Then, will I die when my HP reaches zero?

I think I’ll also get new skills as I level up.

Ah, I… feel like a game character.

“Get away from me!!!!!!!”

“ Umph! “

“ Fufufufufufufufu!!! ”

“ Gah?! “

Punch after punch, I threw.

And also, thanks to the power-up, my power has increased as well.

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Level up！

Hand-to-hand level 3.

Arm Strenght Increased

Leg Strength Increased

Speed Increased

Combo Increased

HP Increased

Magic power Increased

※Analyzer [New]

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Oh, I leveled up. And there’s also a new skill.

Analyzer… No way.

“W-what the hell… You, what are you!!!”

“I’m a toolmaker.”

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〇 Credo McMillan Level 3

HP 130/130

Magic power 50/50

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Oooh, the opponent’s strength is displayed.

I saw a red bar above his head. Should we reduce this to zero?

“Now then, I now know how to use my bouncer skills. I’m not afraid of you anymore!”

The result – It was a crushing victory for me.

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Footnotes

(アプル) (リンゴ) What you yell as you attack; a fighting taunt or war cry