149 Episode 148: Maple Perspective Temptation





 The primary color plateau - a place in the labyrinth of the seventh district that the guild introduced to us that even the four of us could capture it.

 I couldn't imagine what kind of place it was just by the name, but from what I had seen before my reincarnation, it looked like the reddish-brown wasteland of Australia or the highlands of the Andes, and I thought that the 'primary colors' in this case meant the colors of nature.

Let's go, Anna-chan, let's go!
Yes....!

 Current Situation
 Ryoko activates Bubble Spread, hitting the Mudcrawler at three levels.
 Anna activates Thunder Shot → Mad Crowler is hit by an electric shock.

 Ryoko uses the water in the puddle to create several large water beads and hits the caterpillar that covers its body with mud. I heard that this caterpillar, despite its cute appearance, has a hard time attacking a party that can't attack with water because it can't attack if its body is covered with mud.

 After sprinkling water on the caterpillar, electricity goes through it easily, and the caterpillar gets electrocuted so much that you can see what looks like a bone inside for a moment. I think normal caterpillars don't have bones, but the bones in their heads are very solid, and I could see that the poisonous needles in their tails have bones going through them too.

"--Piggyyyy!
Yah!

 Current Situation
 Activate the shouting call from the maple tree → Overpower the mudcrawler. Cancel the action.
 The maple invokes the chi-kentai.
 Maple activates Yan Fei → Mudcrawler is hit.
 Ibuki activates the Crescent Moon Kick and hits the Mad Crowler.
 Defeat one "Mudcrawler".

 After Uchi strikes and runs through, Ibuki delivers the final blow during the zanshin.

''Piggyyyy........''

 The basic idea is to beat them without letting them fight back, said the person who put me in his party when we were still new to the labyrinth country.

 Now, those people are stuck in the eighth ward. He said it's not unusual for people to lose their minds once they've been defeated by a demon and run away, so we had no choice but to accept the dissolution of the party.

 Not wanting to give up yet, I fought Watadama alone and waited for him to find a friend.

 That's how I met Ibuki - without much pause, I also met Ryoko's sister and Anna.

'Hmmm... if I can just beat one of them, I'll be fine, but this caterpillar doesn't have that much to contribute.
''Materials are cheap, and after all, efficient demons have been hunted in preference.
'Well, we'll just have to take it steadily. 'Named' was with the teachers, so we've defeated two of them... and if we can defeat one more, we'll have the conditions for that one.

 Our situation has changed a lot since we met with Brother Arihito and the others.

 Since we came to the 7th District, we couldn't find anything with a name, and the "Beach of the Rakuyang", which was supposed to be efficient, was monopolized, and there were lots of other competitors, and there were times when the demons were snatched up right in front of us.

 There were times when they would talk about how it might be a year before they could move up from the seventh district, or something like that. We thought that the most important thing was to survive.

"....maple tree?
'Well maple, I'm a bit preoccupied today but is that enough of an exploration for you to get back to the city?
I'm sorry, I was just thinking. I won't let my mind wander when it comes to a fight.
'........were you thinking about the Arhites?

 Anna doesn't hesitate to tell me in these situations. It would be easier for us if she told us, but I don't think it's good to rely on her all the time. She may be an adult, but she's the youngest in our group.

I wonder if we will be able to catch up with her as we did until we met her brothers. There are people who work hard in their own way and move up to the upper wards, but...
Well that's just the way it is. We can't have the teachers set the pace for us and we'll just have to do our best to catch up with them in our own way.
"....the chance of finding a 'named' is a matter of luck. The 'named' whose condition is found is the one that is hunted by all searchers.

 Whether or not we'll get our turn is unclear. The Named One was defeated once, but will come back again. The interval between them can be a week or a month.

 If we were unlucky, we wouldn't be able to hunt the third one with a name for a long time, and if we didn't try hard enough, we wouldn't be able to reach 20,000 contributions in a month.

 As for the 20,000 contribution, we'll just have to keep at it. If I'm able to hunt monsters like this, then I should be able to earn 700 contributions a day.

 The truth is, that's just because I know I need to defeat more demons than I can stand. If you don't become that strong, you won't be qualified to move up to the sixth district.

 I can't help but think that the guild doesn't want everyone to move up to the 6th district. If I faced that, I would feel dizzy.

 But while I was with my brother, I didn't think about it at all.

 I was always excited, and when I was with my brothers, I was able to do my best even though I was fighting a monster-like demon.

Hey... is there something you're stuck on?


 A pair of sunglasses that you don't usually see on the street. And a beautiful girl wearing a white cloak over it, and before we knew it, she was looking at us.

(This person........before, brother Aricht-san told me to be careful.......)

 The white hair is whiter than silver, and from the weapons to the armor, many of them are white, so I thought he was particular about the white color. It's a great piece of equipment that you couldn't find in the 7th district. I wondered what such a person was doing in a place like this all by himself.

I was just watching him stopping the attack, but he attacked it with water and lightning, and the other two played the role of attackers and packed it in tightly. If that's the case, they should be able to play in the sixth division.

 --He said it incredibly simply, as if it were a matter of course.

 We weren't good at all, and I thought we had to work harder and harder.

 But - the truth is, I did.

 If my brother had been there, we would have made a difference. I thought that we, along with my brothers, had the right to move up to the sixth ward.

 I'm not jealous of them. It's just that even if we promised to meet again in the upper wards, I was worried that we wouldn't be able to keep our promise.

The conditions for moving up to the sixth ward are difficult, and we're not ready...
''As long as you can hunt the 'named', the conditions will be easier to meet. If you can kill a level 5 'Mudcrawler' normally, the contribution requirement can be met if you work hard. The less popular demons aren't adjusted for contribution, so the contribution is 50 per one, no matter how much you hunt them.

 Whether it's a week away or a month away - even if it's a lot further.

 The longer we delay in catching up with our brothers, the more our existence becomes a thing of the past.

 You're getting along with other parties, and you're getting bigger and bigger, and we're just a party that we fought with in the past.

 I know that we will never be forgotten. But if we can't catch up with them, it's the same as being forgotten.

But if you can't catch up with them, it's the same as being forgotten. Do you know anything about the conditions for getting your name on the list or anything like that........
Ibuki, no, you can't, it's not polite to ask that question because it's very important information.

 Ibuki asks the white woman what she thought of us. Anna says it's no good - we know how both of us feel.

 Her brother told her to be careful, but we've all come to expect this person to be careful. We've all been expecting him to help us," she says.

 Ever since Ryoko joined us, she's been the one who decides what we do.

 She was unable to say anything. She's looking at the white woman with a reproachful look in her eyes.

 For once, we thought we should say something instead of Ryoko. I thought that there are things you can't say because you're an adult.

If you think that we are qualified, if you know how to meet the 'named' person, please tell us. Could you tell me?
...Maple Tree.

 In Ryoko's voice, I didn't sense any blaming power in her sister's voice.

 The white woman laughed with a very innocent face, as if she was waiting for those words.

I'll say it again, I think everyone deserves to go to the sixth ward. So I'm going to give you some advice.