Chapter 144: 5.45x39mm bullet

Important announcement:

I might be getting a new job and this might affect the speed of my translations.

Extermination match.

In our way to the Guild, that’s exactly how it was.

I didn’t really give out orders of incapacitating them, so while I was listening to Tomoe; Mio and Shiki were literally crushing the variants that tried to attack us.

“It’s like a 5.45x39mm bullet mowing them down” (Makoto)

Without thinking, I blurted out those words.

“The so called revenge goddess Kalashnikov, right?” (Shiki)

It was a monologue, and yet for some reason, Shiki reacted.

Why does Shiki know something like that?

And he is wrong to top it off.

“Goddess?” (Mio)

Even Mio reacted.

Looks like this one reacted to the word Goddess.

“Shiki that is not the name of a Goddess. It denotes a type of weapon called gun. A Kalashnikov rifle, I just don’t understand what you are saying” (Makoto)

“Hoh, I see. I totally thought it was a name” (Shiki)

In the books that were recreated there were quite a lot of manga.

But I didn’t expect Shiki to read those.

“Mio, when he said Goddess he didn’t mean that Goddess, so don’t mind it. I don’t know what she is busy with, but Root said she is busy” (Makoto)

I look at Tomoe.

“I don’t know the reason, but it seems she doesn’t have the time to be concerned about us” (Tomoe)

I think this is quite the event though.

As I thought, her way of thinking is less understandable than that of Rona.

Soon we will reach the guild.

Until now we have defeated 15 variants.

From what Shiki has detected, the corps from the Merchant Guild are fighting several variants right now. It seems the Guild itself hasn’t received any attack worth mentioning.

As long as we are going with the suppression pretext, there’s no real need to avoid the variants. We kill the ones that come, so there should be few variants remaining in this area.

“Shiki, how many variants remaining?” (Makoto)

“Excluding the ones currently in battle, there’s only 6 left” (Shiki)

“Waka-sama, if you so wish, I can go there and clean it out” (Mio)

“Thanks Mio, but its fine. We are only doing this in context, so there’s no need to mind it” (Makoto)

I calm down the itching Mio and we head to the Guild.

A question suddenly sprung in my head.

That Goddess, I wonder what is her name?

It seems she is an acquaintance of Tsukuyomi-sama, so maybe she is a Goddess I know the name of?

No way, what if she is a Goddess that’s viewed in a good light?

“Waka, the Lizards are coming to receive us. Looks like Rembrandt is together with them” (Tomoe)

“Tomoe, right now is fine, but you can’t call him with no honorifics okay? Also Mio, even if you meet the representative, you can’t do anything. Okay?” (Makoto)

“Hehe, don’t worry” (Tomoe)

“… Of course-desu wa. Even if he gets attacked, I won’t do anything” (Mio)

“Mio, if he gets attacked, save him” (Makoto)

“… Yes” (Mio)

Don’t avert your gaze.

How scary, jeez.

Next to Rembrandt-san who is waving his hand, there’s the Guild representative Zara-san.

Ah, I feel light dizziness and nausea.

No doubt he is the next person I can’t deal with well after the Goddess.

Even so, I can’t just not go.

Today is an important day for Kuzunoha Company.

I prepare myself and meet up with them.

[It has been a while. Representative, Rembrandt-san. I’m glad to see that you all are okay. Because of the thought transmission jamming I was late, but by the orders of the Academy Principal, I have come to this northeast section to join the suppression]

“It’s been long, Raidou-dono” (Rembrandt)

The first one to talk was Rembrandt-san.

Calling my name, he closed the distance and hugged me tightly.

“… Are my daughters okay? They are not being send out to fight right?!” (Rembrandt)

It was a whisper, but his desperate tone reached my ears.

His breath is tickling!

[Don’t worry. Your daughters have not gone to the battlefield. And just like you asked, I have hidden reliable people around them, so it’s okay]

With his hug released, I was able to create some space in between him.

It’s probably a secret talk between him and me, so I also write small words that only he can see.

In a situation where he can’t properly get in contact with his daughters, Rembrandt-san must have been suffering internally.

Sif and Yuno are really loved.

Being hugged by a man doesn’t make me happy though.

“… It has been a while, Raidou. If you are appearing here that must mean your store is fine right? If I remember correctly, it was in the middle of the main street” (Zara)

With a pronounced exhaustion in his face, representative Zara talks to me.

Ugh, I can’t even deal with his voice.

How pathetic.

[No, it was already destroyed. All of my employees somehow came out fine, but we were securing safety in the evacuation points, so I still don’t know the current state of my store]

“… I see. There have been variants that slipped into the evacuation points and have been wiped out. It is great to see that your place was okay” (Zara)

‘I-It’s great to see’?

Unexpected words came out.

I thought he would come shouting at me like the Academy Principal.

No matter how exhausted he is, isn’t this too much of a change?

The representative gave me an impression of being a brash person.

Would he change this much just because the town is being attacked?

Or is he acting to make it look that way?

Did Rembrandt-san do something?

No, in this situation it is probably not necessary.

To exhaust the person that is taking control along with you would be like strangling yourself.

It might be the preparation to get as much reparation as possible from somewhere.

The insurance-like thing of companies is being managed by the Guild, so maybe a place that is higher than this Merchant Guild’s branch, or maybe Rotsgard? Cheat it out of someone in this town?

“Hahaha, is the impression too different from last time? This guy hasn’t experienced attacks from outside, so he is tired. On top of that, in this current situation where he is being protected by Hyun-dono and Fia-dono <The Mist Lizards>, he can’t make a strong face towards Raidou-dono. Right?” (Rembrandt)

“S-Shut up! But if it’s you guys who have such strong mamonos under you, shouldn’t those rampaging guys be annihilated a long time ago? Why didn’t you guys move until now?” (Zara)

Ah, the expected question came.

It isn’t comparable to last time, but his eyes were shining a sharp enquiring light.

“Ah, I forgot to tell you but, I have revealed to this guy that the Mist Lizards are something you lent to me, since he is the top. I thought that way would make the conversation proceed in a smoother manner. Sorry for doing something of my own” (Rembrandt)

Rembrandt-san soon supplemented more information.

Thanks to that, the representative didn’t cause much trouble since he knew that I am the master of the Mist Lizards.

Well, as long as he didn’t spread it to anyone else, I don’t really mind.

Being able to summon Mist Lizards is something that the students taking my class already know anyways.

[The Academy corps were concentrating solely on subjugation. I was in the competition grounds and after a lot happened, I was taking care of one of the evacuation points, but even that evacuation point was in a dangerous situation, so I couldn’t expect much from the Academy’s elimination of the danger. It was my own decision, but I somehow got in contact with my company’s employees and concentrated in guiding the residents to the evacuation points and proceeded to secure those places. It has calmed down one way or another, so today I headed to the academy and after receiving the orders of the Academy Principal, I headed to this place to participate in the subjugation]

“… I see” (Zara)

[On our way we saw signs of pillaging. How much of the damage has the Merchant Guild grasped?]

“Following this guy’s suggestion, we have been confirming the extent of the damage, suppressing the monsters and securing the residents that are okay. I don’t know the particulars of the damage, but I understand that it is better to just give up on the merchandize of the stores. Anyways, the military force is overwhelmingly insufficient. We have the gold, but there’s already no adventurers or mercenaries that can be hired. Every time a death appears, it chips off our strength. As long as we are unable to make contact with the outside, honestly speaking, there’s nothing we can do” (Zara)

Saying ‘This guy’ and pointing at Rembrandt-san, the representative answers me.

Looks like they are quite cornered.

With that face that even has an unshaved beard, he looks several times older than the time I met him.

I send a glance to Tomoe.

When I do so, she makes a complacent smile, laughs, and then nods, which luckily no one noticed because they weren’t paying her attention.

The situation is just as planned huh.

Certainly, even if there’s money, if there’s no adventurers nor mercenaries to hire, there’s no point.

Dying while hugging your money.

It is a situation where not a few merchants have thought this way and ended up like that.

In that case, it would be hard for the current representative Zara to make composed decisions.

Then Rembrandt-san supporting here was a good decision.

“Seriously, what a troublesome man. Raidou-dono is here so there’s no problem. I am telling you that this kind of thing can’t even be considered a predicament, but you don’t even listen. Even yesterday-“ (Rembrandt)

“Pat! You, shut up” (Zara)

?

Pat?

Ah, he is talking to Rembrandt-san.

If my memory serves right, I have seen a sign about it.

Patrick Rembrandt.

He is Patrick so Pat.

I normally call him Rembrandt-san, so for a moment I was wondering who he was talking about.

When Rembrandt-san was about to reveal a shameful event, the representative shuts him up.

“And well, the merchant guild has accumulated a relative amount of exhaustion Raidou-dono. This guy can still be considered in the decent compared to the merchants inside. The amount of people confused is not low. It’s not something nice to see. And there’s no people there that can serve as an example for Raidou-dono” (Rembrandt)

Rembrandt talks indifferently. There’s no signs of sympathy in his words.

Simple bitter words.

Compared to the many people inside, I am a newbie that just made a store though.

I don’t see this kind of Rembrandt-san that often.

[I am happy to see that I somehow made it in time]

“For a second I thought about having these guys you left with me cooperate with the offensive, but no matter how I asked them, they didn’t accept anything besides protecting. I tried going outside myself and see, but they quickly made me go back. It was clear that it would be pointless to try, so I gave up promptly” (Rembrandt)

Ah, I see.

I only told them to protect after all.

It was probably like telling them: ‘Don’t cooperate unnecessarily’.

They may not be flexible, but they are reliable warriors.

[Then, following your advice, I will be entering the suppression without going inside the Guild. If you are able to get in contact, it is okay to have the mercenaries return]

“… As expected, this really doesn’t enter the category of predicament huh” (Rembrandt)

For the first time, Rembrandt-san’s expression changed into one of surprise.

[We have already defeated about 15 of them on our way here. And in this section…]

“?!!”

I ignore their surprise.

Stopping my writing, I look at Shiki.

“There’s 9 left. Right now there’s no other variants appearing” (Shiki)

Understanding my gaze, Shiki answered. Grateful by it, I look back at Rembrandt-san.

With how things went, I feel like Rembrandt-san would be more reliable than the representative right now.

[That’s how it is. There’s also an article which has been specified by the Academy as being the reason of the variants appearing. I will be leaving one of my followers to collect those, right Tomoe?]

“?!!!! M-Me?!” (Tomoe)

[She knows the particulars about it, so can Rembrandt-san cooperate as well? And representative Zara too]

“Of course I will cooperate. Is that okay, Zara?” (Rembrandt)

“… Yeah. If this will make those monsters stop appearing from inside, I will happily cooperate” (Zara)

How honest.

When representative Zara is this tired, I feel like I can talk with him.

Well, just like the demi-human Bor said: ‘After the crisis passes, people might forget about it after a while’, so this is probably a rare state of him.

[Then, we will be excusing ourselves now. We are done here, so we will be going. Let’s meet later]

“Raidou-dono, the communication with the units is still cut off. Sorry but, if you find them and they haven’t received the order to return, I want you to please tell them directly” (Zara)

[Understood]

A really amazing change.

‘Sorry but’ he said.

Tomoe, looking back once as if saying she is displeased by this, is guided by Rembrandt-san. Sorry.

I was puzzled choosing between Shiki or you, but there’s the chance that talk about teleportation will be brought, so I thought that Tomoe was a better option.

… If I left Mio, that would be a bit scary.

I silently give my apology to Tomoe.

Let’s finish this quickly and meet her afterwards. Right, in the afternoon I should get in contact with the Academy once.

… I thought of something nice.

“Mio, Shiki” (Makoto)

I beckon the two.

The two that were walking slightly ahead of me returned to where I am.

“Counting the ones still fighting, there’s 9 variants remaining, right?” (Makoto)

“Yes, no doubt about it” (Shiki)

Shiki nods immediately.

“Then, avoiding the ones that are in the middle of fighting, how about you two do a competition with the remaining 6?” (Makoto)

“?!”

“If you end up in a draw… today’s dinner will be Mio’s choice lineup, and tomorrow will be Shiki’s choice lineup. And, if one of you wins, I will listen to one of your wishes. How about it?” (Makoto)

“… Really? Something like that…” (Shiki)

“W-Waka-sama, you can’t take back what you said later okay?!” (Mio)

Eh? Both of them bit harder than I thought they would.

But I gotta tell them that this is only limited to things I can actually do.

“Of course, things I can do. Limit it to something that I can do at that time okay? Like for example… if you want to hear about my previous world, I would like you to limit it to one day. Cooking together as well” (Makoto)

I illustrated Shiki and Mio with things both might want, to make it clearer for them.

“I won’t be asking mean things in my wish. Don’t worry” (Shiki)

“Exactly what Shiki said. Waka-sama, prepare yourself” (Mio)

I wonder why, even though it was short, the words Mio said first and the words she said later felt as if they were contradicting themselves.

Different from Tomoe, the two of them had a rough job of protecting, so I thought of this proposal as a breather of sorts but… maybe I was rash?

While following Shiki to the place where the fight is going on, I felt kinda uneasy.

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“You were pretty docile there, Zara” (Rembrandt)

“… I thought you had turned tame, but let me take it back. What is that about being the strongest in town? That thing, no matter how I look at him, it isn’t merely at that level!!” (Zara)

“I didn’t lie though. In truth, they are the strongest in town after all. In here and in Tsige” (Rembrandt)

In front of Makoto, Rembrandt uses ‘watashi’; but when he talks to representative Zara he uses ‘ore’. On top of that, his way of talking gets slightly rustic and frank. <Watashi = ‘I’ in a polite way – Ore = ‘I’ in an informal way>

From this, one can tell that their personal relationship is deep.

Looking at Tomoe who is being guided by Rembrandt’s wife inside the Guild, the representative of the Merchant Guild, Zara, glares at his old friend while sweating bullets.

But Rembrandt eludes that gaze.

That look would normally make weak-minded people feel fear, but Rembrandt took it with a cool face.

This kind of face is obviously what one would get if the originally scary face of Zara seriously glares at someone.

But maybe because Rembrandt takes it as a frolic of an old friend, or maybe because he has abnormal nerves; he responded to Zara by saying an irony of lining up two towns, Rotsgard and Tsige, who have completely different natures.

“… The information of Kuzunoha Company is opaque in all senses. I can gather a reasonable amount of info about them, but I can’t see the core at all. I don’t even know the reason why it is gathering the attention of many countries. Its ability in battle as an organization is completely unknown. When I put a logical reason like: ‘they probably don’t have much to show in battle’, they come with this!” (Zara)

“What do you mean by ‘with this’? Hey hey, that’s some terrible sweating there” (Rembrandt)

“They come walking from the Academy with only 4 people and while having a friendly chat as if there’s no crisis going on, they arrived here with no injuries. The units grouped with mercenaries are turning out with deaths and injured every time they go out there you know?! Not a single one of them was showing any sort of nervousness! They came here as if they were going out shopping in a sunny afternoon!” (Zara)

“Kukuku” (Rembrandt)

Hearing the words of Zara that sounded as if a dam had broken inside him, Rembrandt laughs with heartfelt fun.

“What number 1 strongest in town would be able to do something as crazy as that?! There are strong monsters spread around everywhere where one step can mean your death you know?! We were only able to defeat 4 after 3 days; with a group of more than 50 mercenaries! And then he comes and nonchalantly says ‘15’ as if he was walking down a festival before coming here!! I was somehow able to get in contact with my employees? If this were a situation where we can ‘somehow’ get in contact, by now we would be getting supplies from outside!!” (Zara)

“Yeah, you are right” (Rembrandt)

“Why is the kid that got scared after being shouted by me able to walk all the way here with a smile in his face? Those guys, just what in the world are they?” (Zara)

“So that’s why you are sweating that much. Yareyare, aren’t you the one that’s lacking fervor? Where did the man that seized the gambling den from the thief guild go to?” (Rembrandt)

“Don’t lump this together with business. There’s a limit to what merchants can do against people that you can’t communicate with. What the Kuzunoha Company is doing is plain impossible for a company. From my point of view, Raidou and those monsters out there aren’t that different. Why is an obscure group like that in this Academy Town? Just what are those guys, Pat?” (Zara)

“Just as you know, he is a medicine merchant. Registering as a merchant in the Guild of Tsige and making a store here, a chick-in-training, the merchant Raidou-dono” (Rembrandt)

“Pat, stop messing around” (Zara)

“… Just that, the close aides around Raidou-dono: one is a brave woman Tomoe-dono who’s over level 1,500; the black haired girl you just met, Mio-dono, surpasses level 1,500 by a lot; and the other follower under Raidou-dono, Shiki-dono, is most likely a high level that I don’t know of. Just think of Raidou-dono as possessing the same amount of power as them. Those kind of people are selling medicine” (Rembrandt)

“O-One thousand five hundred? What are you…” (Zara)

“Oops, my tongue slipped. It is confidential information from the adventurer guild you see. It is a well-known secret in Tsige, but in other towns it doesn’t even turn into a conversation and it just turns into their levels being unknown. Falz-dono, was it? Looks like they are close with the Adventurer Guild master. You as well, don’t go leaking it outside, got it? I don’t know what will happen to you if you do” (Rembrandt)

“Y-You just arbitrarily told me!!” (Zara)

Zara’s whole body trembled heavily.

When he was talking with Raidou – Makoto -, he was still able to interact with him with a firm mentality even when exhausted.

That’s because of his pride as the Guild’s head.

But in reality, he was internally in shock, awe and fear.

He is the person that has been entrusted with the managing of the Merchant Guild.

He is able to calmly take the situation to a certain extent and analyze it.

The fact that this town is being attacked by monsters, and that those monsters are a threat that they are barely able to fight against after gathering skilled mercenaries and bodyguards that were former adventurers.

Every day confirming the survival of the people that are being protected, and realizing that each day they decrease in numbers. And those guys that are doing their best out there are also reducing in numbers.

The two strong mamonos his old friend brought along with his wife, right now one is at the entrance of the Guild and the other one is following the wife as a guard. Their strength was quite reliable.

Even though they are mamonos, when seeing them diligently do their job as guards, there are people that are even worshipping them out of gratitude.

But they don’t join the offensive no matter what, and the couple were not allowed to go outside.

They were a power that was only limited to guarding.

Thanks to that they were able to send more people to attack and investigate, but even when they are being protected by strong mamonos, the refugees are accumulating a lot of stress.

Because the thought transmission is being limited, they are unable to grasp the situation and that increases the sensation of being enclosed.

No doubts this is the worst situation Rotsgard has faced since its foundation.

That’s why he can tell.

The acts of Raidou and the Kuzunoha Company, if it’s only by word, they ‘sound’ like good-willed people that are risking their lives for the town’s sake, for the sake of resolving this situation.

Just by concentrating your eyes a little, those actions will look completely abnormal.

The strongest military power of the Academy was easily killed. Zara has also received information that they didn’t even provide a proper fight.

And in truth, the people that were hired were even saying that the monsters are strong and the remuneration doesn’t match. Just looking at the number of deaths and the town’s state, Zara intended to negotiate in that aspect.

And they defeated 15 of those.

A number that can be laughed as a lie.

And yet, he couldn’t laugh at it.

Half of Zara’s heart couldn’t believe it, but the other half felt that it was the truth.

They walked from the Academy to the Merchant Guild.

It sounds easy, but it was enough to make Zara unable to understand Kuzunoha Company.

A small company that had no value of attention, had turned into a ghastly existence inside of him.

“Fuh, that’s what happens when you don’t even have much information and just judge Raidou-dono by the surface. If you changed your way of view a little, there’s no personage as easy to get along with as him. I was expecting you to see through something as simple as that, but that’s a shame” (Rembrandt)

“I-If such a person with no understanding in the way of commerce comes saying naïve words, anyone would get angry!! It’s your fault for not properly teaching him the basics at Tsige! In the first place, why is a person with such crazy power-” (Zara)

“’Not using it’?” (Rembrandt)

“Y-Yeah” (Zara)

“I don’t know. You should ask him personally. Well, his atmosphere looked different. This might have been influenced by you” (Rembrandt)

“Why did he enter the trade business?” (Zara)

“I told you, if have something to ask him, ask him personally. Also, you talked about basics and whatever, but you, are you seriously saying that?” (Rembrandt)

Rembrandt looks at Zara with eyes of elation.

Zara thought that even though he is an old friend, that’s a face he doesn’t see a lot in Rembrandt.

“Isn’t that obvious? This is the duty of someone in the same trade. Before beginning something, you have to lay the groundwork, look at the town’s market price and have the ability to place the price. If your stock has some sort of specialty, consult with us beforehand. There are a lot of things to do. And yet, he probably doesn’t understand a half of it. Raidou really only thinks about selling good things at a low price. His eyes are basically only looking at the customers. Just how is such a merchant going to go by in this world?” (Zara)

“Good things at the lowest price. Isn’t that a basic in business? He is putting that in practice. Truly nice” (Rembrandt)

“And I’m saying that doesn’t work in practical business!” (Zara)

“It does” (Rembrandt)

“… You, did you go by in this way at that town and got your head crazy?” (Zara)

“Didn’t we think in this way when we began our business?” (Rembrandt)

“Yeah, but after actually doing it, you realize that that naivety doesn’t work!” (Zara)

“Why?” (Rembrandt)

Rembrandt asked Zara like a child.

“… To be able to wedge into the people that have authority. Because ‘wisely’ doing things is more important than ideals, no, it is necessary. Capitalize people with gold, kill people with gold. If you are unable to do that… you won’t be able to become bigger” (Zara)

“Right. But, that only applies to people like us” (Rembrandt)

“What are you trying to say?” (Zara)

The eyes of Zara grow clouded.

“Before the power of Tomoe-dono and Mio-dono, just how many merchants are able to properly negotiate? For example: if the current you stands in the same space as those four, just how many of their demands will you be able to change into a favorable one? With that special method of yours” (Rembrandt)

“Such a thing, I will somehow manage to” (Zara)

“Even with the risk of having your important things and this whole town scattered away? Even with the risk of not knowing what kind of retribution will come if your actions are taken as traitorous?” (Rembrandt)

“!!!”

“Of course, if he wants to, I would teach him as much as he wants about stores. I will support him. But right now I don’t think there’s a need to for him. He doesn’t think much about the adventurers that die in the wasteland, but he is a merchant that wants to help the people that have fallen ill or have curse illness. He holds the ideal of selling good medicine at a low price. I think he is actually a plenty beneficial person. He doesn’t fit in a relationship where he holds the head of someone, and a pointlessly high-pressured personality doesn’t fit him either” (Rembrandt)

Zara was probably self-aware that the latter half was pointing out at himself, Zara’s expression turns into a bitter one.

“Are you saying business can be twisted by violence? Can such a crooked act continue? The church, the country, won’t forgive such an act” (Zara)

“Really? If they think that giving them freedom is more beneficial than binding them, it isn’t that impossible right? Supreme dragons sometimes come out from their nest and destroy villages; spirits rampage and block the sea and highways. These are things that happen every now and then. But do they go suppress them every time it happens? The only thing you would be able to do is pray, to wait for that threat to pass by. Because they understand that this way has less victims” (Rembrandt)

“It’s foolish to put those natural disasters at the same level as the Kuzunoha Company” (Zara)

“A suppression unit led by a level 920 was needed to defeat one supreme dragon. They have two people that surpass 1,500 and can be considered of possessing that same power. Don’t you think that’s not much different? Also, do you know? Just by being strong, when that strength is on a whole different dimension, it even brings growth to towns you know? That’s truly nice. Even when taking into account that my town is one that is easily influenced by that kind of effect” (Rembrandt)

Zara gulps at the words of Rembrandt.

Because the words that were coming out from his old friend that used gold and several tricks to climb higher, felt nothing but scary.

It is certainly true that if the Dragon Slayer Sofia is level 920, and the words of Rembrandt are true, Kuzunoha Company possesses power stronger than that of the strongest adventurer.

Even so, Zara is still clinging to his crumbling common sense.

“… Impossible. That’s impossible, Pat. If a single company practices such tyranny and egoism, the Goddess-sama would definitely bring divine judgment to it. Right?” (Zara)

“I wonder if even that divine judgment will be able to reach them, Zara. I… betted in the side that won’t reach. That’s why, no matter what anyone says, the Rembrandt Company will not stop supporting Kuzunoha Company. I don’t think the Goddess-sama would come out for a company, but even if that happens, I don’t have any intentions of changing my bet” (Rembrandt)

“Such arrogance is…” (Zara)

“If an ideal is able to stay practical even without changing its shape, arrogance is just fine. Lately, I have begun thinking this way. That blowing away all the people that only look at benefits and moving on is okay. At the end I was unable to do it, but if it’s Raidou, he will be able to. But well, I think his arrogance is brought by his ignorance though. That’s why I don’t meddle unnecessarily and simply watch as he does things the way he wants to” (Rembrandt)

“… That might not even be business anymore you know? No, it wouldn’t even be realistic” (Zara)

“Isn’t that fine? If an organization surpassing the border of business appears and cleanses this world of illness and curse diseases, it wouldn’t be bad to be part of such an unprecedented exploit. If he so wishes to, I will walk alongside. Zara, let me tell you this. He is not a man that would make people in his side suffer losses. In our words, he is a source of revenue that we would want to get no matter what we have to betray” (Rembrandt)

“Even if that means hyumans, no, even the Goddess herself?” (Zara)

“Yeah. What’s wrong? If gold is supremacy and profit is justice, no matter what you betray it is still ‘business’, right?” (Rembrandt)

“But Pat, that is…” (Zara)

“… Fukkuku. I know. I already know. If that were truly the case, it would be a lie to say that we haven’t profited from the war that way in these 20 years. That’s because people like us with capital and connections are able to profit like crazy from it. I am in a remote town in the wasteland where fighting for your life is usual. Not in Limia nor Gritonia. Well, the current Tsige has gained enough revenue to the point that it would be able to join the war and not fall down. That is our limit. Even if I talk all high-and-mighty, I don’t want to join hands and earn profits from war” (Rembrandt)

Rembrandt laughs.

Those vigorous words of his that one could catch a glimpse of slight madness, were laughed away by the person himself.

“That war… taught me that naivety won’t save anything. I am grateful for that” (Zara)

“That huh. You slipped there. ‘This’ war has not finished yet you know? Also, even if you say you are grateful with that face, the only thing I can get through it is hatred. Well, I am the same though. My older brother and his wife died in the war after all” (Rembrandt)

“I lost all of my relatives” (Zara)

“Right. We have desperately lived with the mindset that only gold and ourselves were the only reliable things” (Rembrandt)

“Yeah. That’s why, when I see someone like Raidou, I feel my own pettiness. Also, he gives a… I still can’t say for sure, but I feel like something is out of place. Not about his power or anything like that. A feeling as if he is a different race from us” (Zara)

“Out of place huh. I see. You also have your own way of thinking. Then I don’t mind. But if you are going to join, it’s better to make it fast. This is honest advice from a friend that has faced the same pain and walked the same path” (Rembrandt)

“You… I, still can’t approve of him that much” (Zara)

“Try coming to Tsige once. When you look at the state of affairs, your way of thinking will also change. Right, let’s have my daughters guide you. A big service there you know?” (Rembrandt)

The remote town that is dramatically changing. Remembering his own den, Rembrandt was unable to contain himself again and leaked out a laugh.

“Sif-chan huh. She became beautiful right” (Zara)

“Hoh~, I haven’t said a single word about Sif though? I see, I see. When you heard about big service, you remembered Sif who resembles the Lisa you fell in love with a long time ago, right? Yeah yeah, how stubborn you are Zara” (Rembrandt)

“Wa?! I-I wasn’t really…” (Zara)

“Nah, I won’t be holding strange suspicions on a close friend like you… is what you thought I would say?! You old lecher! The eyes you use to follow Lisa are already indecent you bastard!” (Rembrandt)

“Guo, Pat, what are you saying in such a critical situation?!” (Zara)

Rembrandt strangles Zara with words that one can’t tell if he was joking or being serious.

The people that were looking at it from afar showed slight signs of fun, so they probably thought those two were playing around.

No one aside from Rembrandt himself would know if he did so purposely or not.

After about 5 minutes.

Seeing the mercenaries return one after the other to the Guild and the unchanged state of Raidou, Zara leaked out a low “Impossible”.

Rembrandt, hearing that small and feeble voice of his, opened his mouth wide and laughed.

Raidou looked at this in surprise.

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0 thoughts on “Chapter 144: 5.45x39mm bullet”

  1. Hm. So Rembrant lost his brother and his brother’s wife…. I think Makoto found his relatives. 🙂

  2. This chapter is a payback to what Zara did to Makoto, and it’s brought by our dear friend Patrick Rembrandt. I am really happy about it.

  3. This is the chapter that heals my heart… I had been feeling depressed about Makoto getting his ass handed to him by Zara… Now that his worth is kinda visible, I’m just happy

  4. After reading this again I have a crazy theory.

    Patrick Rembrandt is Makoto’s uncle.

    Crazy right?

    So here are my clues on why I thought that up.

    1. My older brother and his wife died in the war after all” (Rembrandt)

    This one is about 25% plausible due to the fact that we have not heard or seen any grave of some sort. And since Makoto’s parents were taken into another world, they would be presumed missing in this one. But since they went missing in Kaleneon during the demon’s invasion, they might conclude that they died there.

    2. Makoto’s family name.

    Since they were transported to Japan, they changed their family name to blend in. While they could kept the name, they might be seen as foreigners and might have a hard time permanently staying, since Japan doesn’t allow foreigners to have a permanent home there(not 100% sure on this one, mostly due to hearsay).

    3. Makoto is about the same age as Rembrandt’s daughters.

    Due to both daughter’s taking Raidou’s classes and having other girls there about the same age as Makoto, I can reasonably say that they are close in age as well.

    Well, that’s all for now, can’t find anything else to support my theory for the time being.

  5. “Before the power of Tomoe-dono and Mio-dono, just how many merchants are able to properly negotiate? For example: if the current you stands in the same space as those four, just how many of their demands will you be able to change into a favorable one? With that special method of yours” (Rembrandt)

    The hell.. they needs just to meet Raidou one-on-one and keep insulting him and humiliate him and they will get all from him freely.

  11. is not that easy 🙁 im just so hyped after reading that there are 270 released chapters outthere of this story i just wish i knew japanese XD. Eather way lets be patience and wait for the reikogai goddess to grace us xD

  14. Congrats on the new job! And goodbye t our 2-3 days update q.q I really wish this doesn’t become a monthly update. Welp, anw, thanks for the chap!

    1. Pardon me, but you have the oddest reaction to catching up I’ve ever seen.

      Word of thanks aside, normally, shouldn’t it be “Nooo! I’ve already caught up to current chapters! Now I have to wait for more”?

  17. I just had a thought. Maybe if Shiki wins, he then asks for Makoto to allow Mio to have ‘night duties’, in exchange Mio never administers skin peeling punishment. Hell, for that she’d even bake cookies for him. Not sure how Tomoe would react though……………..

  25. Well this would be the perfect time for Makoto throw this at Zara: Well since you don’t want me to do business here i’m abandoning you guys, good luck dealing with the variants on your own, as a bonus we killed 15 of them, you can deal with the rest.

  27. “The so called revenge goddess Kalashnikov, right?” (Shiki)

    Why does Shiki know something like that?

    “Shiki that is not the name of a Goddess. It denotes a type of weapon called gun. A Kalashnikov rifle, I just don’t understand what you are saying” (Makoto)

    so . . . .Upotte anime . .

  29. Since we don’t know the name of the bug. I will take a guess and say it Freyja. The bug was once referred to as a goddess of war and then was change to a goddess of beauty and a mother figure? Freyja is referred to as a goddess of beauty and fertility but also war and death. So maybe. Or maybe is some new goddess.

      2. If we are talking about greek myth isn’t better “Circe” then Aphrodite?

        I know she’s not a well know “godness” but she fits perfectly the characther of the “Bug”….Arrogant, selfcentred, thinking of women are better, perfect beauty sercher…and most important she’s not allowed to leave her “island”…like “Bug” can’t leave her “dimension”….

        Well this is just my guessing…

      3. Aphrodite is the goddes of love and beauty!! Therefore I will have to agree with previous poster and vote on Circe being who she is!!!

      4. What if she’s a demi-god or something like that, she’s to petty to be a God and she’s not able to create land(or so it seems) but she can create life…

    2. Your point about Freyja is truly interesting. And there’s some similarities, as for the Brísingar’s Necklace which gave advantage at the army that the goddess wanted to promote on the battlefield (even if that myth was amended later).

      But, aren’t you forgetting the Creation goddess part ? It’s right that Freyja has some mother goddess attribut but it seems like something is lacking a bit. Also, there’s that Bug’s thing with girls…

      I think Artemis would be a good bet.

      Well, everything could as well be due to me not wanting to associate Freyja with that Bug ! AHAHAHAHAHAHAH !

      2. Interesting, but compared with that Bug, she’s a real War & Love goddess. Not just some attributes, she’s the real thing.

        As for what I saw that Bug didn’t seemed too care much about love.

        And for a War goddess, her management of this War is terrible…Giving your side each and every blessing to make them overpowered…seriously ? That’s exactly the opposite of a War god. This way, that’s not a War, that’s a genocide. Totally boring !

        Also, Isn’t she too much of a big shot ? Depending on the period, she could very well be worshipped as a Mother goddess and so be able to create a world out of nothing…Unlike this Little Bug. AHAHAHAHAHAHAH !

    3. Why does it have to be a goddess from our earth? I admit I’m curious what name she’ll turn out to have, but restricting her domain to that of goddesses in our own world seems a bit too restricting.

      1. Because, no matter their names, they refer to the same God.
        Each god have a different name in different world.
        Just like some gods are worshipped under different names according the country.

    4. …I still think it’s Amaterasu. She’s a confirmed sun deity, and that would make her both Tsukuyomi’s sister and ex-wife giving him a connection for helping her despite seeming a little at odds.. Additionally she’s superficial but still has interest in the management of life insofar as she detests seeing it destroyed but doesn’t actively aid in maintenance beyond passive support (referring to her guidance of rice fields as the sun).

      1. Nn, I don’t think so. In that Moon God POV, he refers to his sister and at this Bug as two different beings.

  30. Luckily it’s just Shiki. If the contest were between Mio and Tomoe, Mio would probably feel more threatened. One of them would end up interfering with the other, and since it was never forbidden in the rules things would escalate. Quickly. Then the entire Academy Town would cease to exist.

  32. Makoto: What is your wish?
    Tomoe: I’m getting in on this. Make me your wife.
    Mio: Stay out of this. It’s my wish. Make me your wife.
    Shiki: Since it’s my win, it’s my wish. Make me your husband?

    XDDDD

  35. I can already see what Mio will wish for and what she’ll say.

    “Fu..Fufufufu, Waka-sama, I shall service you all night long. There will be no time for sleep or rest desu-wa.”

    And poor Makoto-kun will start to get a cold sweat like a waterfall or two. Go get him Mio-chan, I am rooting for you! xD

      3. Psychronia – His chances are actually pretty good. Mio’s only a genius at the acquisition of practical skills. Shiki, on the other hand, is an intellectual genius. Shiki can certainly find a way to lure all 6 variants towards him while keeping them away from Mio if he put his mind to it. Sure, Mio can just go berserk and consume everything in sight, but she obviously has her limiter on (Makoto) for this contest.

      4. That would be him in trouble with both Mio AND Tomoe. Shiki is 3rd in the pecking order and Tomoe only gave Mio the first night duty, didn’t say she got all of them. She was even moving to share with Mio back when Makoto wandered into the brothel district of Tsige.

        Tomoe is interested in Night Duty as well but decided she wanted her name first as that puts her at a higher rank then Mio. Doesn’t mean she is willing to overlook some weak newcommer trying to get in there before her.

  36. Thanks for the chapter.
    Wish you will get the new job, and congrats in advance in case you do.
    Hopefully we still get the usual schedule of the release.
    Zara, I understand you act that way due to lack of information, but it is not others fault, you are the one that did not do the proper info gathering.
    Tremble in fear for the rest of your life.
    Good decision there by Makoto not letting mio stay, or we will never see Zara again next time.

  37. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH !! Truly an enjoyable chapter ! So you’re changing your way of talking now Zar…Oups ! My bad, I mean Representative(lol)-sama… Well done MC-chan !

    “I wonder if even that divine judgment will be able to reach them” Old man…That’s definitely a prediction !

    Also, “a wish” ? That Spider is totally triggered now. That’s at this moment you should have knew, you fucked up ! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH !

    Thanks for your work !

  39. It’s nice to see confirmation of Zara being more of a tsundere character, and that when he chewed out Raidou, it was more out of anger at someone disrespecting his profession and telling him to improve.

    Also, going along with the trend of names (Akua and Eris being names shared with Konosuba), Patrick (Rembrandt) and Zara (can be combined for Patrick Zara, an antagonist in Gundam SEED)

    1. You need to use the bar thingy-ma-jigg on the top of the site and “fast-forward” in time, this can/will however screw up a bit of the links so you need to find a suitable place(so only do “small” jumps at a time is recommended ), comparing the titles of the link you clicked on and the title you went to, to see if you need to go “next” or “previous” chapter from the “wrong” page you got sent to.

      // G

  44. Thanks for the chapter
    Now I feel really satisfied after seeing this man eating mud)(damn Zara go commit a suicide )

  45. “… Of course-desu wa. Even if he gets attacked, I won’t do anything” (Mio)

    “Mio, if he gets attacked, save him” (Makoto)

    “… Yes” (Mio)

    Can I have some of that passive aggressive yandere too? 😛

  47. Read this at work hours ago on my phone which is good for reading but not commenting. Can only say this was favourite chapter so far. Next looking forward to him owning that Tomoki?(male hero, unsure if got the right name lol) since even though they have yet to directly meet I already hate the guy 🙂

    In regards to new job, I hope it works out favourably for you. Unsure of your current circumstances so that’s the best way to phrase it I think. Though hopefully and selfishly not too unfavourably for us and your release schedule 🙂

    1. It’s not polite to say the name Tomoki in good company!! We refer to him only as Trashmoki here!!! Please remember this from here on out!!

  50. That reminds me … when Tomoe discussed the terms of contract with Mio, they both agreed to let Mio call dibs on the first “night service”.

  51. “They come walking from the Academy with only 4 people and while having a friendly chat as if there’s no crisis going on, they arrived here with no injuries. The units grouped with mercenaries are turning out with deaths and injured every time they go out there you know?! Not a single one of them was showing any sort of nervousness! They came here as if they were going out shopping in a sunny afternoon!”

    Thank you Zara! You made my day! x)
    … And thanks for the translations! 😉

  52. Zara simply represents the corrupt system he’s being part of and that, to at least to some degree, is under his control.

    He preached to Raidou that he isn’t fit to be successful within the corrupt system … only to being told later on about that Raidou never really planned to be part of that corrupt system to begin with.

  55. DAMN that was a good chapter! I LOVED how they fleshed out Zara and Rembrandt here and the 3rd party exposition on Makoto between the two was perfect.

    I can’t wait for the next chapter!

      1. It’s “fleshed”, probably the thought process was that you start out by giving a general skeleton about what a person is like and then you put the meat and skin on it until you know what kind of person they really are.

        If you “flush” out a person you are normally erasing them.

      2. The way I thought of it was that “fleshing” means to give a character flesh, so more “real” feelings.

        “Flush” as in flushing out hidden depths and making a character multi-dimensional.

  56. congrats on the job! and I hope for all our sakes that you at least won’t get stressed/depressed/drained from work^^
    …huh…so the merchant really got away with nothing…i guess it’s something that he didn’t act as arrogant as the principal…but nowhere near enough…I wish at least Mio or Tomoe threatened him directly or something…
    and Makoto still a doormat…how the hell is he keeping all this in?! He was about to explode in the first outpost and “explode” in Tsige but Mio and Tomoe cockblocked him both times. Where and how is he relieving himself of all this stress and “stress”?…or wait…is that the plan for the contest? he knows Mio will win…he didn’t restrict her wishes that much afterall…hohoho(ᇴ‿ᇴ)

  57. Zara just contradicted himself, when he chewed Makoto he said something about using violence and influence to get him out of the city but when he knows Makoto is out of the norm suddenly violence is evil?

    3. Zara thought that Makoto’s fighting force is the usual mercs and adventurers, people who won’t have much effect on their equals. He couldn’t have even begun to think that he’s talking to a man who could erase a city without worrying about the consequences.

  61. “…Not a single one of them was showing any sort of nervousness! They came here as if they were going out shopping in a sunny afternoon!” (Zara)

    “Kukuku” (Rembrandt)

    Oh Rembrandt, you’re definitely one of my favorite side characters XD

  64. Pat? Patto? Pattokaa?… I’ll go off into a corner on my own. *picks up pointy had that says “Bad punster” before heading off*

    Thanks for the chapter

  66. Ok Zara… It’s time already. To do a dogeza for Makoto, I mean. Move up already! After you, it’s the bug’s turn after all! Come on, Makoto can’t wait the whole day!

  67. As always thanks for the chapther, this chapther rigth here made it worth that reprimend that Makoto recieved by the Merchant guild Head, I mean you can actually picture his innerturmoil when he realised how much out of the norm Makoto company is and how dangerous they actually are. By the way congrats on the new job although my heart is breaking with the realisation that your time in translating will guet cut short, any way wish you luck.

  71. nu, great chapter, but i hope we get some action on the next one~
    Congratulations on the job, and i hope you get a good place there, too bad about the transtations but you have to do what you have to do nanodesu.

  74. “They came here as if they were going out shopping in a sunny afternoon!” (Zara) You should see Satou, they fighting monster is shopping for ingredients ..

    2. don’t forget if you live in there land of the mist you become stronger for super nutrition food grows EVER WERE!!! they have a library with knowledge that you can’t get any ware else, a spartan esc training program that can make harden warrior’s tremble in fear, and have black smiths that can make stuff that is worthy for god’s to use…..so ya walking like going out shopping in a city full of monster’s do’s not seam hard for them.

  75. Alright so here’s what happened.

    1) Met with representative.

    2) Wasn’t an ass, but never apologized, nor did he say “You’re allowed to continue practicing business again.”

    3) When makoto left the representative implied Makoto was an unholy abomination that deserves to die by the bug.

    4) Rembrandt said he’d support him regardless.

    5) Raido’s subordinates killed the remaining monsters.

    6) Idk what shiki wants, but I’m guessing Raido will get laid at long last if tomoe won.

    7) They immediately suppress the remaining monsters and come back.

    Seriously though, the merchant guild leader should be cowering like a worm right now.

    Mio: “if he gets in trouble I won’t save him.”

    Why did makoto have to say ‘save him anyway’? There’s no point in telling your followers to help that prick and to call them by honorifics.

    Please, Makoto, stop being such a beta. You don’t have to kill anyone who offends you, but you don’t need to lift a finger to help them and be respectful to someone mean to you.

    1. Gah! I meant if Mio won for 6)…. though granted it may be possible that something’s going to happen and he’ll let tomoe win the bet.

  76. Tnx 4 the chap😘

    Shiki- well, Mio-san, shall the lukiest of us win the contest…

    Mio- if you dare to kill even one of those thing I shall teach you true despair desu wa~…

    Shiki- ….but Waka-sama said….

    Mio- ….TRUE DESPAIR desu wa~

    [meanwhile inside Mio head] – s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time, s** with waka, finally night duty time……….TAKE THIS TOMOE!!!!!!!😎

    2. Not that I would expect that level of deep thinking from Mio, but if she were *really* smart, she should go with “have a child with Waka-sama” instead, because that way, they have to keep “trying” until she actually gets pregnant.

      Of course, that would probably make it more likely for Makoto to refuse…

      1. Impossible…Makoto specified that the wish must be fulfilled within 24 hour (even if it’s “show me memories of your world”)….

        So Mio to satisfy her desire can ask only for the “one night duty time”….
        Shiki would ask for something boring…. like studing some weapon of Makoto memories…

  77. So basically that merchant representative is going to try to use Raidou for his own profit, and he’s regretting his actions of disdaining Raidou now that he knows Raidou is powerful. This guy needs to be rejected, if this wasn’t a story then a person like that, assuming he joins, would betray Raidou at the first sign of a better opportunity and Raidou isn’t smart enough to manage having people like that by his side.

  82. First, good luck with your new job… and thanks for the new chapter…

    I really like to Shiki wins, because i didn’t know what is his wish and because the wish of Mio, is really evident… :9 XDDD

  85. Thank u always for ur great work…
    ^^…

    It really nice to know u get a job but I get complicated feeling about translation speed, but everyone know that RL must go on…
    :3…

    — They came here as if they were going out shopping in a sunny afternoon!” (Zara) —
    It hilariously precise sentence to depict Makoto and co. …
    XD

    — “I wonder if even that divine judgment will be able to reach them, Zara. I… betted in the side that won’t reach. —
    U know them so well Rembrandt-san…
    :3…

  90. ah btw i got a question for spoiler san GUY PLEASE tell me if there its already info about the fairies? i really want to know if they were able to win their war haha they were so funny

  91. The amount of bullshit sophism whenever a different character praises Raidou’s “actions” is enormous. It’s like when someone writes an essay with limited research material so they have to bullshit a bunch of paragraph to reach the word count. It’s clear and blatant justification on the author’s side.

    1. It’s not actually wrong you know i mean he didn’t need the gold,he didn’t need to gather an army or controlling someone ,he can kill anybody that pissed him,he also didnt need a land (he already has asora) he can even destroy the country,it’s cause he do it because he want to help people , gathering information for his mother and father hometown and also gathering information of the hero

    2. You do realize that Rembrandt only knows the minimum of Raidou’s circumstances. What Rembrandt said this chapter was his impressions according to what he could observe with the information he has.

  92. hmm, Rembrandt inviting zara for a tour while sif is the guide? I’ll guess that sif would have some ulterior motive of revenge of some kind on zara when that happens, while having a smiling face.

  93. Hmm 7 when I came, should have commented then read. It was a long chapter.

    Lots of fun watching Zara have the facts laid out to him by Rembrant. Raidou, completely clueless about how out of whack his group is, chatting with Tomoe like they are on a stroll while the other 2 erase anything near.

  94. congrats for the new job
    thanks for the chapter

    they really sweep out all the variants while walking leisurely
    i wonder who won the bet
    and i wanna see the reaction of the demon side

  95. oh men… i hope the chaps would reached the fight with the dragon slayer and sword saint again before and if the tl gets slowed down. But im wishing the impossible. GL with the new job

  96. Makoto: * I will listen to one of your wishes*

    *mio kill 7-8 variants*

    Makoto : so mio what is your wish

    mio : MAKE ME YOUR WIFE

    Makoto :…………………ok

    mio 🙁 •_•)
    ( •_•)>⌐■-■
    (⌐■_■)
    Yeeeaaahhh

    everyone in mio ship : YAAAAAASSS “ヽ(´▽｀)ノ”

  97. Thank for the new chapter.

    Good luck in your new job

    Please don’t worry about the translation.
    I am simply grateful as it is not dropped.

    Thank Reigo-san.

  100. btw also congrats if you get the job and good luck

    aside that you already passed from daily to 48hr release if you get the job how often you think will be able to release?
    well getting a job its always the third priority in life
    2nd a partner ( boy or girl you can decide haha )
    1st ALWAYS OUR DESIRES WOHOOO hahahaha

  104. why did the author chose 5.45x39mm? if we’re talking about the Kalashnikov then the AK 47 is more popular and it uses 7.62×39mm. it’s the AK 74 that uses 5.45x39mm.

      1. not really, but it’s weird to see a kalashnikov reference using the smaller ammo. in general movies, books, games and manga use the older AK 47 because it’s a much more recognizable gun and it’s ammo size is also more known.

        when someone says 7.62×39mm you immediately think of the kalashnikov. (if you know a bit about guns ofc) 5.45x39mm is less known and sometimes gets confused with nato ammo (5.56×45mm).

  105. Thanks for the translating! It’s also great that you have a job, but don’t overwhelm yourself, most of us are just freeloaders after all.

    1. About the chapter here:
      Rembrandt is the wisest character so far, and so badass. He’s someone who’ll definitely get along with Tsukuyomi-sama, I’m sure.
      LOL @ Zara’s disbelief about Raidou actually addressing some character flaws. Raidou was a naive wuss when Zara chewed him up, but for some reason is OP and badass when fighting?! Who does he think he is, Vash the Stampede or something?!

      This was a great chapter man~

  108. thanls for the chap and it seems raido put some fear on that stubborn geezer, still i want makoto to show of a bit, no like wiht his OP skills or anithing just a to put a bit o pressure at the level of ” Do . Not . F#ck whit me” kind of thing.

    1. Already done.

      Rembrant just warned him that pissing off his followers could result in the erasure of the town/city they are in. Nothing says “Don’t Touch” like a motionsensitive nuke.

    2. Makoto already showed a bit of his prowess during the last bit.

      Only took 5 minutes to escort the other mercenaries without a scratch.

      Zara was dumbfounded.

  110. Reigokai-sama, thanks for the chapter!
    I hope you’ll get the job and will be welcomed by a great senpais. And while enjoying your new job you won’t forget about us)))))
    Kampai!!!! (seriously, I have a damn good scotch in my hands now )

  111. Thanks 4 the chapter!

    So Tsige as a town is economically equal to Limia and Gritonia that are large nations?

    1. I think its more like they have enough manpower and economy to stand in the frontlines of the war. He did say that was their limit while Limia and Gritonia’s limit is far from just standing in the front lines(I think).

  112. grats on employment.

    that job might not affect your trans speed, depending on if the contrast between your job and translating is enjoyable enough for you.

    1. Maybe he got to the interview stage. Generally you hand in a resume -> you get a call for an interview -> you go to the interview -> Repeat 2 & 3 as necessary -> you either get the job or you don’t.

  118. “Yeah. What’s wrong? If gold is supremacy and profit is justice, no matter what you betray it is still ‘business’, right?” (Rembrandt) somehow can’t help myself but giving bitter laugh at this
    well somehow this Guild merchant representative only just someone who wander in the dark regarding Kuzunoha Company eh, well for seasoned merchant like him who already taste the bitterness of reality looking at Raido that time make him mad kinda understable, but to bad for him that Raido actually had power to realize his Ideal and not bounded by reality

      1. well the “normal” merchants think about how to make more gold but for Raido it not about the gold “tho it nice to have’ it about giving the sick the chants to heal but he thrown in some extra goody to “aka energy drink and ‘super’ fruits” and do to him not being a racist bastard he gets stuff only demi human’s know of.

      2. depends of kind client you are, will its true they give respect to the client but its on mostly on surface so called business smile (please for real merchant out there to fix if i wrong in this )
        after all its Ideal vs Reality

      3. For merchants that consider money to be significantly above the well-being of others, it isn’t really the case … a they view their customers as nothing more as prey to milk for as much as possible for as long as possible or (if “as long as possible” isn’t an option and the world is corrupt and capitalistic enough to let them get away with it) to simply scam them out of as much money as they could possibly manage to accomplish until their customer … while using the bogus justification that “it’s the person that gets tricked is at fault and not the person who betrayed their customer’s trust by scamming them”.

      4. I think it’s pretty much due to the average level of education in that world. In our modern society on Earth, there’s no way those merchants could get away with their blatant corruption.

  120. Thanks for the chapter!
    That was cool! Rembrandt-shi is so cool!
    I don’t need to tell how cool n awesome the MC group is. Poor Tomoe, misses the action again. I hope Shiki wins. It’ll be fun looking at a gloomy Mio. Ah… I think that’ll be scary too……(=_=¡)

  122. “Also Mio, even if you meet the representative, you can’t do anything. Okay?” (Makoto)
    “… Of course-desu wa. Even if he gets attacked, I won’t do anything” (Mio)
    “Mio, if he gets attacked, save him” (Makoto)

    tsk… makoto…

  124. I bet [Common Sense Break] is just a more advanced version of a Hero’s typical [Limit Break] ability.

    My current theory is that there are “barriers” like sound and light that mark the next stage in abnormality. [Limit Break] for breaking the barrier in physical capacity and [Common Sense Break] for breaking the limits in historical and social understanding.

    In theory, there are stages above it, such as [Narrative Break] where you start ruining the limitations placed to progress a story like Deus/Diabolus ex Machina(which, incidentally, is probably the area where one Satou actually started at) or [Conceptual Break], which refers to things defying limits on a coherent level and entering more philosophical power ranges, most visible in Slime Tensei and the end of Shield Hero.
    Or…wait…maybe that last one comes after surpassing things on a philosophical level, and before that comes something more like [Ideal Break] or something…?

      1. [mind break] is unrelated to previously stated. it isn’t used by heroes but by villains. I can’t describe more than that on a christian web site, think about the poor innocents souls.

    1. Abject terror seems closer.

      He isn’t really able to bend his view to accept Rembrants view, probably because Rembrant still has his wife and daughters and Zara lost everyone. For the sake of his family Rembrant will have a different view point and approach to things then Zara.

  129. Oh dear…dear, dear Makoto. What have you done? You dangled a thick juicy mutton of meat in front of a starving beast. Now then, who does everyone want to win between Shiki and Mio?

    As for Zara….Pffffft! This chapter should be called “Zara Breaks”. The reason Makoto lost to him so much is because they were both following a pathetic level of common sense. Rembrant’s thought on Makoto’s existence and significance have been some very good food for thought though. He seems to have understood the general course of Makoto’s path very well and is trying his best to grasp it and gain the best possible result for himself. Good on him.

    As a final note: “As I thought, her way of thinking is less understandable than that of Rona.”
    Wait what? Makoto really compared Rona to the goddess? That’s pretty rude of him.

      1. Will it though? We all know what Mio wants from her precious Waka.
        I don’t know what Shiki wants and the idea of Mio’s reaction after losing to him sounds interesting.

        Not saying you’re wrong. Just presenting counterarguments.

    2. Mio will win. Why? Even if she loses, she would consume Shiki so she could get that favor from her Waka. He should have told her ‘Nothing ecchi’. She would still win, but might save Shiki’s life.

      R.I.P. Shiki the butler.

    3. The comparison between the bug and Rona is most likely due to him not understanding either at all, though for opposite reasons.

  132. thanks for the chapter reigokai-san
    reading the kalashnikov as the goddess of revenge make me chuckle, if it become a real god maybe it will bestow its hero with an automatic AK-47 :v

        1. Satou the common sense breaker, from Death March. Food ingredients is a top priority and killing Demon lords on a whim. And a total loli magnet (but he prefer busty Onee-sans)

      3. eqalidan – If you can’t tell by just “Satou” and “common sense broken”, then you definitely don’t know where it’s from. It’s like someone mentioning “Cinderella” and “glass slipper” — you either know it or you don’t.

      2. I don’t know…Raidou used a very gaudy mask, and Mio is into sentai, I think it’s just a matter of time before someone starts using an eye-patch as a fashion statement…Eldwas would probably jump at the chance to build a bionic arm too.

      3. Truth be told, I think you are more of Teaser-san than Spoiler-san, because you don’t Spoil us, just Tease us. although I know why, if I am not wrong, there is a rule that we can’t give spoiler in the section comment, so you just tease us.

        1. I stopped with the actual spoilers because a higher power sent me an email and asked me to tone them down. So I tease the spoilers. Teasers are nothing more than a watered down derivative or Spoilers anyway.

          1. God has spoken though shall not give full info on spoilers

            *Spoiler-san agreed* You have no power here!!
            Muahahahahaha!!! *evil laugh continues til coughing starts*

            *is what my mind thought when you said someone of higher power etc..*

      1. There was actually an author note saying that the title he was trying to pull off was too difficult to understand, so he just slapped this one there xDD

    3. Makoto decided long ago that guns were things that were not needed in this world. The fact that Lily is trying to make them has him slightly displeased. Well her country at least, he probably doesn’t know that she personally is trying to make them.

    2. “… Just that, the close aides around Raidou-dono: one is a brave woman Tomoe-dono who surpasses level 1,500; the black haired girl you just met, Mio-dono, is close to surpassing the level 1,500 line; and the other follower under Raidou-dono, Shiki-dono, is most likely a high level that I don’t know of. Just think of Raidou-dono as possessing the same amount of power as them. Those kind of people are selling medicine” (Rembrandt)
      IIRC, isnt Mio the one surpassing 1.5k lvl?
      TL mistake?
      or author mistake?

      2. IIRC when Rembrandt Sisters told his friend about their levels and said that both of them surpass 1500. so I think maybe Tomoe got level up to the point surpass 1500, after such a long time?.

    1. Time for the actual comment. Also, thank you for another great translation Reigo-senpai and good luck with the new job. I hope that you will still have plenty of time for translations.

      I think I told you guys in the past that the Merchant Guild Representative would regret his actions? Well, Zara sure did. And MVP of this chapter has to go to Rembrandt, he’s a character hard not to love. Now if the next chapter is what I think it is, then my favorite tag team will be showing up.

    2. Hey i heard truck-san has a new tactic….

      I confirmed the signal for the pedestrian crossing. Don’t mistake me for a useless member of the society that ignores crossing signals. Since there is no knowing where danger lurks.

      Signal is green, no problems!

      Or so I thought, the sound from a horn rocked my eardrum. Wondering what was happening, I saw a runaway truck charge towards me directly from my side.

      I’m going to die like this!

      Looking at the driver, maybe the brakes were not working, because he had an extremely flustered expression.

      Danger!

      I promptly back stepped to dodge the runaway truck. The truck passed by right in front of my eyes. I was saved by the difference of a few fractions of a second. That was seriously dangerous.

      Fu, I nearly went on a trip to a different world. Just kidding.

      Getting hit by a runaway truck and getting sent to another world is something that comes up frequently in the recent novels after all.

      Although, well, there’s no way such a thing could happen in reality.

      The runaway truck slammed into the pole at the opposite end of the intersection, emitting smoke after coming to a stop.

      I wonder if the car wasn’t maintained properly?

      Wait, I really don’t have time.

      I am obliged to testify after witnessing the scene of an accident, but I myself takes precedence. Fortunately, there are other people at the scene other than me, so those people can testify instead.

      The pedestrian signal is flashing green.

      Okay, I can still cross like this. It happened when I had that thought.

      “Oh no! Unruly horses are running out of the truck!!”

      Eh?

      A large number of horses escaped from the truck, snorting violently.

      And then, those horses neighed and charged towards me … I was caught up within the panicking horses – and lost consciousness.

      Without any time to feel the pain, I died.

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