Ch.266School Trip (5)

BANG-! BOOM-! BLAM-! BOOM-!!

“GAAAARGH…..stop….stop hitting me!!!”

Train Man was desperately trying to get up amidst the barrage of attacks.

At that moment, Thumbs-up Man stepped forward.

“Hup!!!”

Thumbs-up Man swiftly swung his Western-style short sword, slicing off Train Man’s leg.

“HYAAAH!!”

Immediately after, Kana swung her sword and cut off Train Man’s other leg.

THUD-!!!

Train Man collapsed face-down again.

“HAHAHA!! There’s something satisfying about one-sided beatdowns!!”

Kirtan methodically severed the left arm, and Tina immediately smashed Train Man’s right arm with a knee drop.

CRACKLE-!!

Meanwhile, Taiga summoned Fenrir to tear into Train Man’s body.

“GAAAARGH!!!”

Thanks to Taiga’s increased level, Fenrir’s magical attacks were quite powerful. Train Man’s body glowed red and slowly began to melt.

“How does it feel to be dismembered?!”

I shouted before leaping high into the air.

SHING-!!

In mid-air, I drew my beloved sword Tomato. Having been reinforced by the old blacksmith recently, Tomato’s blade gleamed with a fierce blue light.

SHING-!

Tomato’s blade glowed red. It was designed to shine when monsters or ghost-like entities were nearby. The bonus damage against otherworldly beings was just a plus.

“DIE!!!”

I lunged straight for Train Man’s core.

SLASH-!!!!!

Tomato’s blade cut through Train Man’s core with barely any resistance.

“UGAGAGAGAGAGA!!!!!”

Train Man screamed as if someone had boiled his train boiler. Well, that’s not quite right since he is a train himself.

KABOOM-!!

Anyway, Train Man’s core exploded from Tomato’s strike.

“Umi!! Your turn!!”

I called out to Umi.

“Okay!”

Umi quickly ran over.

Squish squish-!

I diligently fondled Umi’s breasts and buttocks to calm my mind. Yes, this is Umi’s role. She’s like my concubine that I always bring to the battlefield.

BOOM-!!

Train Man’s body immediately turned to ashes and disappeared.

Ding-!

Thanks to the late-game boss, we received a ton of experience points. All our party members reached the late 80s in level. Honestly, we could now be considered world-class powerhouses.

“We managed to finish during the school trip! Wow, what a relief!”

Frill said, patting the shoulder of Sasits who was exhausted from using his powerful psychorobo abilities.

“Yeah, we can rest easy now.”

I said with a smile.

Whoosh-!

The rift that had formed near the train station gradually disappeared. This meant no more monsters would be popping out. Plus, we had already wiped out all the monsters. There would hardly be anyone turning into shut-ins now.

“Let’s head back!”

I immediately grabbed Shimai’s collar.

“W-wait… that’s something I should say as the leader….”

Sasits seemed slightly displeased about this.

“Oh. Right. Sasits is the leader.”

Umi nonchalantly said something hurtful.

“GAAAH!!”

Sasits immediately clutched his heart.

“Your Majesty!! Don’t mind their slander! It’s just a ploy to drive a wedge between us!”

I said while holding Sasits’s hand.

“I’m absolutely not the one with real power. I just handle minor matters to lighten Your Majesty’s burden.”

I soothed Sasits.

“…R-really?”

Sasits seemed to find that appealing.

“Wow… typical dialogue of a scheming minister…”

Kana interjected.

“Seriously… this guy is so damn cunning, hehehe.”

Taiga snickered.

My, my. Just look at these slanderers.

Anyway, we all returned to our hideout, chatting about the school trip. I could have gone home, but… I hadn’t seen Madoka for a few days, so I needed to comfort her. That’s what I was thinking.

———–

After completing September’s dungeon, we all slept like babies.

“Violet!! Convert the memories of the strong for me!!”

I immediately approached my love, Violet-chan. By the way, I was supposed to go on a date with Violet-chan too. When would be good? Hehehe.

“Somehow you managed to clear September’s dungeon without dying. You’ve got one tough lifeline.”

Despite her grumbling, Violet took my hand.

Whirr-!

The memories of the powerful beings we had defeated appeared in a corner of my status window.

‘Subway Man’s Memory: His obsession with railways to the point of modifying his body into a railway gives you strength. Health increases by 10.’

“Ooooh!! Nice!!”

A nasal sound involuntarily burst from my mouth. My health had increased significantly. I already felt healthier.

“Done? Now get back to whatever you were doing.”

Violet waved her hand dismissively.

Well, I guess I’ll tackle the Dagger Dungeon today. I shrugged my shoulders and entered the Dagger Dungeon. Last time, I had raised my proficiency to about 500. I had mastered the legendary technique of shattering survivors’ limbs. Today I planned to make quick progress as well.

——–

I entered the Dagger Dungeon.

“Tweek! Tweek!”

“Tweeek!!”

“Ungh!!”

“Ogok!!!”

The place was filled with orcs. They seemed to be making strangely odd noises.

Anyway, everything was green all around. The Amazon rainforest should be this green…

As usual, I charged forward with my dagger in hand.

Since I had already rescued all the survivors last time, I knew exactly where they were. Plus… I had a device to make the job easier.

“Peekaboo!! I’m here to rescue you!!”

I flung open the door to what looked like an orc storage room.

“You’ve come to save us!! Hero!!”

The people looked at me as if I were their savior.

“Don’t worry!!!!”

I immediately swung a club I had looted from an orc and skillfully broke their arms and legs.

“AAAAARGH!!!”

“KYAAAAA?!!!”

“GACK!!!”

The people immediately screamed.

Meanwhile, I quickly tied up four survivors together with a rope I had looted.

“Let’s go!!!”

I dragged the survivors along like dogs on a leash. Thanks to the game-like nature of this dungeon, they wouldn’t die from being dragged along the ground.

“You son of a bitch!!!”

The people screamed in unison.

“Hey!! During dungeon runs!!! No matter how desperately you scream, I can’t respond!! Got it?”

I shouted as I cut through the orcs.

The next process unfolded similarly.

Thud-!! Crack-!! Crunch-!!!

First, I shattered their limbs, then immediately tied them up with rope.

Drag drag drag-!!

Then I dragged the survivors through the orc hordes.

“Cough!!! Being dragged like this… the dust…!!”

“Hack!! Please!!!!”

The people raised a clamor.

“Just bear with it!!!!”

I simply shut down their whining.

“Tweek….. Treating living humans like luggage….”

“Even among us orcs….. there’s no one that brutal…”

“W-what kind of guy is he….!!”

“A human more orc-like than orcs….!!”

The orcs seemed somewhat impressed by my actions.

“Don’t compare me to you!!!!”

Angered by their words, I charged with my dagger. And the massacre began.

SLASH-!!!!

After cutting down the orcs blocking the entrance, I sprinted toward the outside of the fortress.

As always, the orcs didn’t follow beyond the fortress.

I untied the rope and tossed the survivors like luggage.

“There. Now go live your life.”

I immediately released them.

“Seriously….. what kind of bastard….”

“Urgh….!”

The people crawled away.

Ding-!

This seemed to count as a rescue. As long as they were breathing, it was considered a successful rescue.

My dagger proficiency immediately reached the max of 1000.

“That was an efficient rescue…..”

I muttered, wiping the sweat from my forehead. If firefighters saw this… they’d probably want to recruit me right away.

Somehow…. I felt an overwhelming sense of liberation when breaking civilians’ limbs… was it just my imagination?

Anyway, after completing the dungeon, I immediately exited.

Ding-!!

The restraints in front of the dungeon were released, and the central blade of the holy sword appeared.

The moment I touched the sword’s blade, my consciousness suddenly went dark.

———-

BOOM-! CRASH….!!

In a battlefield with distant explosions, there was a ruined village.

I was standing there quietly.

“The Demon Lord has been defeated….!”

I shouted to the soldiers and civilians in the ruins.

“What about your other companions?”

The knight commander looked at me with concern.

“……They….. unfortunately.”

I muttered.

“I see.”

The knight commander’s expression turned sorrowful.

At that moment, someone threw a stone at me.

Thud-!

The stone hit me squarely on the forehead.

“What are you doing?!”

The knights, including their commander, tried to stop the person who threw the stone.

“Hero or whatever you are….!!! If you had defeated the Demon Lord just a little sooner, our village wouldn’t have burned down!!!”

The civilians threw stones at me.

I… continued to take the stones endlessly, like standing in the rain. Whatever constituted my love for humanity… broke in an instant.

Then, I came back to my senses.

“FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!”

I let out a howl to shake off the terrible memory.

By now, everyone seemed immune to my outbursts. Bluebeard just kept reading his book. Violet was grooming her nails. Greenbeard was… petting a pumpkin.

“Phew…..”

Anyway, the outburst helped me calm down a bit.

“Now for the enhancement device!!!”

I was already grinning at the thought of upgrading Pinocchio with the spoils I had obtained.