Part 2 Lower Fire Month (9th Month

Part 2



Lower Fire Month (9th Month), Day 3, 12:12



“Climb, I’m going to kill all of the guys upstairs. We don’t have anything to tie them up with and it’ll be bad if something goes wrong and they scream for help. Even if I knock them unconscious, it’ll be dangerous if they wake up when we’re going in blin… what, what’s wrong?”

“N-No, it’s nothing.”

Climb shook his head to rid himself of his unease. Although his heart was beating loudly like when he ran with all his might, he ignored it.

“My apologies, I’m fine now. I am ready to begin whenever.”

“Is that so? …Hmm, it seems you’ve changed the way you think. You’ve been different since we got here. Right now, you have the face of a warrior. I know you’re anxious. After all, there are a lot of people here that you can’t beat. But relax, I’m here and Sebas-sama is here as well. Just focus on staying alive for the person who supports you.”

He patted Climb on the shoulder and with his katana already drawn, Brain knocked four times on the door.

Climb also gripped his sword.

They could hear footsteps approaching from the other side of the door and the sound of it being unlocked rang out three times.

Like they planned, Climb threw the door open.

Before they could even hear any panicked voices, Brain charged. The sound of flesh being cut could be heard, soon followed by the sound of something dropping to the floor with a thud.

Climb followed him inside.

Brain who had gone ahead of him was already cutting down a second man. Other than that, Climb saw a man in leather armor holding a short sword. Climb closed the distance between them in an instant.

“Wha! Who are you?!”

In a panic, the man swung his short sword but it was easily deflected by Climb’s blade.

He then brought down his overhead swing in a single breath.

The man tried to block it with his short sword but it was just not enough to stop the slash that had Climb’s entire body weight behind it. Climb’s sword knocked away his opponent’s weapon and slashed through the man’s shoulder and through the nape of his neck.

As the man collapsed groaning in pain, an incredible amount of blood spilled out onto the floor; enough to make one wonder just where it had all come from. His body went into convulsions as he neared death.

Having determined that it was a fatal wound, Climb maintained his stance and remained cautious as he retreated to a corner of the room. Behind him, he heard Brain run up the stairs leading to the second floor.

Having confirmed that the only things in the interior were ordinary furniture, Climb ran for the next room.

A minute later.

Having searched around each of their respective floors and confirming that there were no more enemies, Climb and Brain met up at the entrance.

“I searched the first floor and saw no signs of other people.”

“Same with the second floor. The fact that there aren’t even any beds here probably means that this isn’t where they sleep… Like I thought, there’s a secret passage and they live on the other side.”

“About that secret passage, did you manage to find it? I doubt that it would be on the second floor.”

“No, I couldn’t find anything like that. Like you said, it’s probably the first floor.”

Climb and Brain looked at one another and searched the interior.

Climb didn’t have any thief skills and could not find anything by simply searching the area. If they could take their time and had fine powder like flour with them, they could have scattered them over the area and blown on it. The powder would have fallen into the cracks of the secret entrance and made it easier to find. However, they had neither the flour nor the time to spare. Climb took out a magic item from his pouch.

It was a set of small hand bells given to him by Gagaran of Blue Rose.

『Even if it’s dangerous to go adventuring without a thief, there’ll be times when you won’t have a choice. When that happens, this’ll make a world of difference. 』

That was what she said when she gave him this item. Climb compared the pictures drawn on the side of the three bells and picked out the one he wanted.

The name of the magic item that he had taken out was ‘Bell of Detect Secret Doors’.

He could feel Brain looking at him curiously as he shook it once. A refreshing tone rang out, a sound that only the user could hear.

In response, a pale light gathered at a section of the floor. The light flickered repeatedly, indicating the location of the secret door.

“Hoh, that’s a convenient item. All of mine are only for strengthening myself and things useful in battle.”

“But is that not obvious for a warrior?”

“A warrior huh…”

Having memorized that spot, Climb separated from Brain who was wearing a bitter smile and circled around the first floor once. The magical effects of this item had a time limit. It was necessary to investigate as many places as possible before the time was up. Although he did a lap around the floor, aside from the first, there were no other areas that reacted to the magic.

Their next course of action was to infiltrate through this door. However, Climb narrowed his eyes and stared at the secret entrance. He then breathed a sigh and again, took out the set of three handbells.

The one he chose this time had a different picture than the one before it. And like before, he shook it.

A sound that was similar yet different from the other rang out.

‘Bell of Remove Trap.’

Be cautious of your surroundings. As a warrior, Climb had neither the ability to detect traps nor a way to handle them should he fall into one. If they had a magic caster, then even if he were to get hit with a paralyzing poison, he could be treated. However, there were only two warriors here. Among martial arts, ones that nullified poisons did exist. However, Climb had not learned them and didn’t have an antidote with him either. He had to assume that he would be doomed if he fell into one.

That was why he had to use an item with a limited number of uses per day without hesitation.

A heavy click sounded from the secret door.

Climb stuck his sword between the edges of the door and forced it open.

The bent side of the wooden floor sprang up and fell to the other side. A crossbow had been set inside the secret entrance. Light reflected oddly off of the tip of its quarrel.

Climb changed his position and stared at the crossbow.

The tip was covered in some viscous liquid. The odds were ten to one that it was poison. If they had tried to open it carelessly, it would have fired the quarrel dipped in poison.

With a small breath of relief, he looked for a way to get rid of the crossbow. Unfortunately, it was set quite firm and it did not seem like he would be able to disarm it without tools.

Having given up, Climb peered into what was through the secret door.

A steep set of stairs led downwards and he could not see anything beyond it due to the angle. Both the stairs and areas around it were packed with stones, making it seem very sturdy.

“So, what’re you going to do? Are you going to wait here?”

“It’s a bit difficult for me to fight indoors. If possible, I would like to go and find a place that’s wide and easy to fight in and attack their position there.

“Considering a 1v1 situation, you’d have a higher chance of winning if you waited at the top of the stairs. But if there’s a battle, there’s a chance that I would be too far ahead to hear it… And since reinforcements might come running, we should definitely forget about that idea. Then let’s go together.”

“Yes. I leave myself in your care.”

“I’ll lead the way. Follow a bit further behind me.”

“Understood. And although the item that I used a moment ago to clear the trap can be used three times per day, it can’t be used consecutively and need a thirty minute interval between uses. We can’t rely on the item.”

“Got it. I’ll advance with the utmost caution. And if you detect something then give me a shout.”

After saying that, Brain moved to the front and walked down the stairs. Just in case, he advanced one step at a time while prodding the ground in front of him with his katana. Climb followed him from behind.

At the bottom of the stairway, the ground and even the walls were lined with hard rocks. A few meters ahead, they saw a wooden door with its edges reinforced with steel.

Although it was difficult to imagine that they would place a trap at the level of the crossbow in the passage with the emergency exit, it was common for heavily armed warriors to be incapacitated by a single floor trap. That had to be avoided at all costs.

Despite the short distance, Brain advanced carefully and took his time reaching the door. Climb was on standby at the bottom of the stairs. He did so to avoid being dragged into any accidents should they occur.

Brain first poked the door with his sword. After repeating this several times, he grabbed the doorknob— and twisted it. His movements then stopped.

As he worried over what might have happened, Brain turned to him and spoke with a plaintive voice.

“…It’s locked.”

Of course. A door would be locked.

“Ah, I have something. One moment.”

He rang the last of the three handbells at the door.

With the power of ‘Bell of Open Lock’, the faint sound of a key unlocking the door could be heard.

Brain turned the knob and opened the door slightly, searching for a presence from within.

“No one’s there. I’ll go in first.”

Climb followed behind Brain and broke in as well.

They were in a hall.

In one corner of the room, there was a cage that was large enough to fit a person. Countless number of wooden crates was stacked up against the wall. Was this where they stored the luggage? Even so, it still seemed a bit too spacious.

There was a door with no key on the opposite side. When Climb listened carefully, he heard a faint noise, as if there was a commotion in the distance.

Brain turned around and asked Climb.

“What about here?

Kết quả (Việt) 1:

Phần 2 Giảm cháy tháng (9 tháng), ngày 3, 12:12 "Leo lên, tôi sẽ giết tất cả những kẻ ở tầng trên. Chúng tôi không có bất cứ điều gì để buộc chúng lên với và nó sẽ được xấu nếu gặp khó khăn và họ đã la hét để được giúp đỡ. Ngay cả khi tôi gõ bất tỉnh, nó sẽ nguy hiểm nếu họ thức dậy khi chúng ta ở blin... những gì, những gì là sai? ""N-không, nó là không có gì."Lên cao bắt đầu để loại bỏ mình unease của mình. Mặc dù trái tim của ông đánh bại lớn tiếng như khi ông chạy với tất cả các có thể của mình, ông bỏ qua nó."Tôi xin lỗi, tôi là tốt bây giờ. Tôi sẽ sẵn sàng để bắt đầu bất cứ khi nào.""Là vậy? … Hmm, có vẻ như bạn đã thay đổi cách bạn nghĩ. Bạn đã được khác nhau kể từ khi chúng tôi có ở đây. Ngay bây giờ, bạn có khuôn mặt của một chiến binh. Tôi biết bạn đang lo lắng. Sau khi tất cả, có rất nhiều người dân ở đây mà bạn không thể đánh bại. Nhưng thư giãn, tôi ở đây và Sebas-sama là ở đây là tốt. Chỉ tập trung ở lại còn sống cho người hỗ trợ bạn."Ông patted lên cao trên vai và với katana của ông đã rút ra, não bốn lần gõ cửa.Lên cao cũng gripped thanh kiếm của mình.Họ có thể nghe bước chân tiếp cận từ phía bên kia của cửa và âm thanh của nó đang được mở khóa rang ra ba lần.Như họ lên kế hoạch, lên cao đã ném cửa mở.Trước khi họ thậm chí có thể nghe bất kỳ tiếng nói panicked, não trả. Những âm thanh của xác thịt được cắt có thể được lắng nghe, ngay sau đó bởi những âm thanh của một cái gì đó rơi xuống sàn nhà với một té nghe cái bịch.Lên cao theo sau ông bên trong.Não người đã đi trước của ông đã cắt giảm xuống một người đàn ông thứ hai. Khác hơn đó, lên cao đã thấy một người đàn ông trong da đang nắm giữ một thanh kiếm ngắn. Lên cao đóng cửa khoảng cách giữa chúng ngay lập tức."Cái gì! Mày là ai?!"Trong một hoảng sợ, người đàn ông đu thanh kiếm ngắn của mình nhưng nó được dễ dàng chệch hướng bởi leo của lưỡi.Ông sau đó đã mang xuống của ông swing trên không trong một hơi thở duy nhất.Người đàn ông đã cố gắng để ngăn chặn nó với thanh kiếm ngắn của mình nhưng nó là chỉ cần không đủ để ngăn chặn dấu gạch chéo có trọng lượng toàn bộ cơ thể của leo lên phía sau nó. Thanh kiếm của leo lên rời đi vũ khí của đối thủ của mình và cắt giảm thông qua của người đàn ông vai và thông qua nape cổ của ông.Như những người đàn ông sụp đổ groaning đau đớn, một số lượng đáng kinh ngạc của máu đổ ra trên sàn nhà; đủ để làm cho một tự hỏi chỉ, nơi nó đã có tất cả đến từ. Cơ thể của ông đã đi vào co giật theo ông neared cái chết.Có xác định rằng đó là một vết thương nghiêm trọng, lên cao duy trì lập trường của mình và ở lại thận trọng như ông rút lui trở về một góc của căn phòng. Phía sau anh ta, ông nghe não chạy lên cầu thang dẫn đến tầng thứ hai.Có xác nhận rằng điều duy nhất trong nội thất đã là bình thường đồ nội thất, leo lên chạy cho các phòng kế tiếp.Một phút sau đó.Có tìm kiếm xung quanh mỗi tầng tương ứng của họ và xác nhận rằng đã có không có kẻ thù nhiều hơn, lên cao và não đã gặp tại cửa."Tôi tìm kiếm tầng và thấy không có dấu hiệu của người khác."“Same with the second floor. The fact that there aren’t even any beds here probably means that this isn’t where they sleep… Like I thought, there’s a secret passage and they live on the other side.”“About that secret passage, did you manage to find it? I doubt that it would be on the second floor.”“No, I couldn’t find anything like that. Like you said, it’s probably the first floor.”Climb and Brain looked at one another and searched the interior.Climb didn’t have any thief skills and could not find anything by simply searching the area. If they could take their time and had fine powder like flour with them, they could have scattered them over the area and blown on it. The powder would have fallen into the cracks of the secret entrance and made it easier to find. However, they had neither the flour nor the time to spare. Climb took out a magic item from his pouch.It was a set of small hand bells given to him by Gagaran of Blue Rose.『Even if it’s dangerous to go adventuring without a thief, there’ll be times when you won’t have a choice. When that happens, this’ll make a world of difference. 』That was what she said when she gave him this item. Climb compared the pictures drawn on the side of the three bells and picked out the one he wanted.The name of the magic item that he had taken out was ‘Bell of Detect Secret Doors’.He could feel Brain looking at him curiously as he shook it once. A refreshing tone rang out, a sound that only the user could hear.In response, a pale light gathered at a section of the floor. The light flickered repeatedly, indicating the location of the secret door.“Hoh, that’s a convenient item. All of mine are only for strengthening myself and things useful in battle.”“But is that not obvious for a warrior?”“A warrior huh…”Having memorized that spot, Climb separated from Brain who was wearing a bitter smile and circled around the first floor once. The magical effects of this item had a time limit. It was necessary to investigate as many places as possible before the time was up. Although he did a lap around the floor, aside from the first, there were no other areas that reacted to the magic.Their next course of action was to infiltrate through this door. However, Climb narrowed his eyes and stared at the secret entrance. He then breathed a sigh and again, took out the set of three handbells.The one he chose this time had a different picture than the one before it. And like before, he shook it.A sound that was similar yet different from the other rang out.‘Bell of Remove Trap.’Be cautious of your surroundings. As a warrior, Climb had neither the ability to detect traps nor a way to handle them should he fall into one. If they had a magic caster, then even if he were to get hit with a paralyzing poison, he could be treated. However, there were only two warriors here. Among martial arts, ones that nullified poisons did exist. However, Climb had not learned them and didn’t have an antidote with him either. He had to assume that he would be doomed if he fell into one.That was why he had to use an item with a limited number of uses per day without hesitation.A heavy click sounded from the secret door.Climb stuck his sword between the edges of the door and forced it open.The bent side of the wooden floor sprang up and fell to the other side. A crossbow had been set inside the secret entrance. Light reflected oddly off of the tip of its quarrel.Climb changed his position and stared at the crossbow.The tip was covered in some viscous liquid. The odds were ten to one that it was poison. If they had tried to open it carelessly, it would have fired the quarrel dipped in poison.With a small breath of relief, he looked for a way to get rid of the crossbow. Unfortunately, it was set quite firm and it did not seem like he would be able to disarm it without tools.Having given up, Climb peered into what was through the secret door.A steep set of stairs led downwards and he could not see anything beyond it due to the angle. Both the stairs and areas around it were packed with stones, making it seem very sturdy.“So, what’re you going to do? Are you going to wait here?”“It’s a bit difficult for me to fight indoors. If possible, I would like to go and find a place that’s wide and easy to fight in and attack their position there.“Considering a 1v1 situation, you’d have a higher chance of winning if you waited at the top of the stairs. But if there’s a battle, there’s a chance that I would be too far ahead to hear it… And since reinforcements might come running, we should definitely forget about that idea. Then let’s go together.”“Yes. I leave myself in your care.”“I’ll lead the way. Follow a bit further behind me.”“Understood. And although the item that I used a moment ago to clear the trap can be used three times per day, it can’t be used consecutively and need a thirty minute interval between uses. We can’t rely on the item.”“Got it. I’ll advance with the utmost caution. And if you detect something then give me a shout.”After saying that, Brain moved to the front and walked down the stairs. Just in case, he advanced one step at a time while prodding the ground in front of him with his katana. Climb followed him from behind.At the bottom of the stairway, the ground and even the walls were lined with hard rocks. A few meters ahead, they saw a wooden door with its edges reinforced with steel.Although it was difficult to imagine that they would place a trap at the level of the crossbow in the passage with the emergency exit, it was common for heavily armed warriors to be incapacitated by a single floor trap. That had to be avoided at all costs.
Despite the short distance, Brain advanced carefully and took his time reaching the door. Climb was on standby at the bottom of the stairs. He did so to avoid being dragged into any accidents should they occur.

Brain first poked the door with his sword. After repeating this several times, he grabbed the doorknob— and twisted it. His movements then stopped.

As he worried over what might have happened, Brain turned to him and spoke with a plaintive voice.

“…It’s locked.”

Of course. A door would be locked.

“Ah, I have something. One moment.”

He rang the last of the three handbells at the door.

With the power of ‘Bell of Open Lock’, the faint sound of a key unlocking the door could be heard.

Brain turned the knob and opened the door slightly, searching for a presence from within.

“No one’s there. I’ll go in first.”

Climb followed behind Brain and broke in as well.

They were in a hall.

In one corner of the room, there was a cage that was large enough to fit a person. Countless number of wooden crates was stacked up against the wall. Was this where they stored the luggage? Even so, it still seemed a bit too spacious.

There was a door with no key on the opposite side. When Climb listened carefully, he heard a faint noise, as if there was a commotion in the distance.

Brain turned around and asked Climb.

“What about here?