Chapter 43: Rarashik’s Ability94Please respect copyright.PENANAvVDptD0yZr
“That aside, what did you really want to talk to me about?” (Rarashik)
Rarashik said as she tilted her head and looked at the three of them while she settled into a chair.
“You guys came here to hear about the war. However, that’s not all you’re here for, right?” (Rarashik)
“Aa. Actually, I have favor to ask.” (Arnold)94Please respect copyright.PENANAl3PgPwenXc
“Favor? What is it?” (Rarashik)94Please respect copyright.PENANAP9rVBzH5MC
“It’s about this girl here…” (Arnold)94Please respect copyright.PENANATfulBfQNSE
Arnold placed his hand on top of Muir’s head.
“Her name is Muir, right? What’s on your mind?” (Rarashik)94Please respect copyright.PENANAghrzc4PieC
“I want you to be her mentor.” (Arnold)94Please respect copyright.PENANADSypESUabL
“Eh-?” (Muir)94Please respect copyright.PENANAHiAkqY4je3
Muir exclaimed her surprise. This was not because she was opposed to the idea, but because she never even dreamed that she would be taught by Arnold’s master.94Please respect copyright.PENANAzvsQsuZLPN
“Nah, it looks like a pain.” (Rarashi)94Please respect copyright.PENANAOiAblt8jrG
Muir’s shoulders drooped the moment Rarashik rejected it.94Please respect copyright.PENANAfooL4X59X5
“How could you, master!? I’m begging you! We struggled so much to get you the honey. The honey that you love. The honey to make your alcohol…”94Please respect copyright.PENANAit4hdpwyRD
“Well. This and that are completely unrelated. First of all, you ignored my orders and left. Then you suddenly come back with a child in tow. And now, you want me to take care of that child!? You’ve gotta be kidding me!?” (Rarashik)94Please respect copyright.PENANAkk7ByFZpHg
Arnorld was unable to refute her argument. Everything she said was undeniably true. Nonetheless, with her ability and guidance, it was clear that Muir would grow up to be strong under her care.94Please respect copyright.PENANAgL06iPIXz1
“I was young and adventurous then… I mainly wanted to test my strength.” (Arnold)
“That’s what I expected you to say. You’re still a greenhorn, afterall.” (Rarashik)94Please respect copyright.PENANAPebWdhIU5X
“E-even if I look like this, I’ve become a bit stronger, you know! Go ahead and see for yourself!” (Arnold)94Please respect copyright.PENANAepPE5crL7r
“Hou~?” (Rarashik)94Please respect copyright.PENANAoUdGCDLV0l
Rarashik’s eyes lit up instantly. Feeling an uncomfortable atmosphere coming from her, Arnold started panicking.94Please respect copyright.PENANA9fkJUdXRpH
“I’ll accept under one condition.” (Rarashik)
“C-condition…you say?” (Arnold)
“Aa. Spar with me. If you can touch me during the spar, even if it’s just a graze, then I’ll take up your request.”
“Just…a graze?” (Arnold)
“Aa, of course, it goes without saying that I’ll be given a handicap.” (Rarashik)94Please respect copyright.PENANAOY8TItY5RT
Hearing that, Arnold thought that if he tried his best, he believed that he could honestly touch her. However, his hopes were betrayed when Rarashik continued her explanation.94Please respect copyright.PENANAzg4QmbGi6U
“However, the one who’ll be participating will only be Muir.” (Rarashik)
“…pardon?” (Muir)94Please respect copyright.PENANANhGY5tgfeq
“You got it? She gets 3 days. I’ll give the little miss the right to spar against me for 3 days. I don’t care about the method. If her fingertips can even graze me, she will be declared the victor.” (Rarashik)94Please respect copyright.PENANAXTDUUWi6tZ
“Y-yes!” Muir94Please respect copyright.PENANAAT2BTQoFIa
At the moment, they were currently in a room within the basement. A basement where monsters and creatures of all kinds were brought in for experimentation. It clearly had more than enough space and durability to withstand a simple spar.94Please respect copyright.PENANAp1aCqAaHLQ
(The space closely resembles that of a small gym, huh…To top it off, it’s a basement. To be able to make something like this, that chibi-usagi really has a lot of free time on her hands…)94Please respect copyright.PENANA81JMoic5on
Hiiro folded his arms as he examined the room with admiration. He determined that it must have taken a very long time to build something like this.94Please respect copyright.PENANAQYk2MR4h5B
“Uu, do you think Muir’s gonna be ok…?” (Arnold)94Please respect copyright.PENANAAtyC294Xgg
It seemed that Arnold was the most worried about the situation. When Rarashik presented her condition, Arnold was puzzled and unsure what to do. The person who responded immediately to the challenge, however, was Muir.94Please respect copyright.PENANAgnUWvPthkY
It went without saying that Muir’s response was “Please let me do it!” Obviously, Arnold was surprised, but Rarashik seemed to also be taken aback. Seeing the weak and frail Muir displaying such bold determination would surprise anybody.94Please respect copyright.PENANAa72sfNQa1M
Rarashik, however, simply smirked at her response as she motioned everyone to follow her.94Please respect copyright.PENANApy5uhB1nEo
Rarashik’s strength was overwhelmingly clear. Even with a handicap, it seemed unfathomable for Muir, who just became a novice fighter, to be able to even scratch an SSS ranker.94Please respect copyright.PENANAjOJM0WFg0g
Imagining a tattered Muir breaking down and bawling her eyes out, Arnold could not help but be concerned.94Please respect copyright.PENANAp1IcjAnSXJ
In contrast to Arnold, Hiiro thought that such a turn of events was quite interesting. Even though he had just been screwed around with by Rarashik, he was now able to slowly and carefully observe her movements. Objectively speaking, this would be a great opportunity observe her ability to see just what she is truly capable of.94Please respect copyright.PENANAseBTYTjCxJ
“Well, little miss. In regards to the handicap, I will be deprived of any means of attacking. This means that I won’t be using my hands and my <<Binding>> skill will be restricted. Feel free to attack me all you want.” (Rarashik)94Please respect copyright.PENANAXBCry05hWT
With this kind of a handicap, Arnold or Hiiro might have been able to do something. However, for Muir, the level gap was despairingly large. And even without taking level into consideration, the difference in their combat experience would be like the measuring the distance between the ground and the sky.94Please respect copyright.PENANATQTd5Q1asK
“Muir…” (Arnold)94Please respect copyright.PENANASbvQ8YSeOY
“Well, all we can do is just see how this plays out.” (Hiiro)94Please respect copyright.PENANAsD6Mf6vmvY
As the two were watching, the game known as sparring had begun between Muir and Rarashik.94Please respect copyright.PENANAFB9a97zD0h
“Eei!” (Muir)94Please respect copyright.PENANA1sB0YuMDDq
Muir honestly rushed towards Rarashik. However, as expected, she had missed. The moment Muir drew close enough to hit, Rarashik immediately vanished. Reappearing behind her without anyone noticing, she laughed.94Please respect copyright.PENANAIcrQpyN2s1
“Ha ha ha, little miss, you’re gonna make me sweat at least a little bit, right?” (Rarashik)94Please respect copyright.PENANAuIl5I3KX5u
Those words seemed to flip a switch within Muir. She also had the blood of the Gabranth running through her veins. She was not one who would simply accept being made fun of on the battlefield.94Please respect copyright.PENANALSKn2BAjah
“I’ll definitely get you!” (Muir)94Please respect copyright.PENANAqsf7I8bFD4
However, no matter how much Muir dived towards Rarashik, it seemed pointless. Rarashik seemed to purposely wait until Muir drew close, waiting for the point where she would almost touch her. Immediately following, before that moment would classify as a ‘touch’, Rarashik would vanish and reappear in a completely different place.94Please respect copyright.PENANA7wCwqLSEiG
This spectacle continued itself over and over. Muir rushed in countless number of time but each time Rarashik would do the same thing as if she was just playing with her. Eventually, Muir’s shoulders drooped.94Please respect copyright.PENANAtsyrlYEmwH
“Hah, hah, hah…” (Muir) (E: Panting.)94Please respect copyright.PENANALmNEXZGays
“What, you done already?” (Rarashik)94Please respect copyright.PENANAAI6KY1UkXz
Muir continued intently, as if she was trying to grab onto a cloud. Muir was sweating profusely, her entire body being drenched in sweat, The climate of the basement may have partly contributed to her unfortunate state.94Please respect copyright.PENANAG0ib1CAnDz
“Poor Muir…” (Arnold)94Please respect copyright.PENANAI45CAgZVk5
Arnold stared anxiously.94Please respect copyright.PENANAF5TonOKZlI
(As expected of the chibi-usagi. Even while moving around to such an extent, she’s not even breaking a sweat. On the contrary, her smile has never faltered even once.)94Please respect copyright.PENANAUmu5n23zqo
The fact that Rarashik was enjoying herself so thoroughly that she was grinning wholeheartedly meant that she had a substantial margin for error. Being unable to even wipe that smile off of her face, it seemed that Muir’s chance of winning was nonexistent.94Please respect copyright.PENANA192fljofa4
(Hn? Actually, this is great timing. Now would be the perfect opportunity to investigate her stats…)94Please respect copyright.PENANAKHpsq2E2Na
Thinking this, Hiiro wrote the word <<Pry>> and activated it. He didn’t have a chance to try it before, however, now he was free to do so.94Please respect copyright.PENANA01mLd0S0o0
Thus, Hiiro opened Rarashik’s <<Status>> screen. The moment it appeared, he was startled by what he saw.94Please respect copyright.PENANA3SaZ3GB8iX
Rarashik Fan’naru
Lv 12394Please respect copyright.PENANAnGZNPvhykb
HP: 7065/7065
MP: 696/69694Please respect copyright.PENANAUqld4UAyQx
EXP: 1884421
Next: 7498094Please respect copyright.PENANATravGEFdHr
ATK: 1211 ()
DEF: 1178 ()
AGL: 1119 ()
HIT (DEX?): 989 ()
INT: 800 ()94Please respect copyright.PENANAy426Ybx5Jd
<<Binding Type>> Ice94Please respect copyright.PENANASQHUzGkNgB
(TL: I’ll need help here to come up with viable names)
<<Binding Techniques>> Ice Fang | Assault of the Absolute Ice Beast | Roar of the Ice Beast | Absolute-Zero | Ice Prison | Final Fang |94Please respect copyright.PENANAHu3LeF5BWn
<<Titles>> Companion of Ice | Little Girl | Binge Drinker | Blade of the Wild | Researcher | Demon Slayer | A Weirdo born from a Weirdo | The Creator of the <<Binding>> technique | Gabranth Fighter | One who can influence Phenomenon | A Determined Person |94Please respect copyright.PENANAZfOyi9xN7r
Hiiro was dumbfounded. The level difference was clearly overwhelming. Lining up all of the numbers of her stats, it was easy to see that she had optimized her stats to be fairly balanced.94Please respect copyright.PENANAuMhW4vei67
(Her stats exceed mine by over 100, huh…so these are the stats of an SSS ranker…it certainly is one heck of a surprise.)94Please respect copyright.PENANATCXxF3v7Vq
He wasn’t expecting her level to be this high. However, looking at those numbers, Hiiro took comfort in the fact that he was overwhelmed by her earlier.94Please respect copyright.PENANANU1eoqnRZt
(However…I kind of expected her to have it, the title of “Little Girl”…)94Please respect copyright.PENANAp2M4K6RiDS
Although he was aware that Rarashik hated being called that, no matter how he looked at her, the title of “Little Girl” was the one that seemed the most fitting.94Please respect copyright.PENANAlziL1ZaWdM
(But looking at these numbers, isn’t this a bit too harsh for the chibi…)
(E: Hiiro’s referring to Muir. He uses chibi when referring to her. If you don’t know what chibi means, go Google it?)94Please respect copyright.PENANAhLemAI4OeO
Contemplating such thoughts in his mind, Hiiro continued to watch the two sparring. With this difference of ability, unless something unexpected occurred, Muir had no chance of winning.
Muir herself had started to take notice of the lack of progress. Needless to say, it was taking its toll on her spirit.94Please respect copyright.PENANACelfAxf4Bt
(S-she’s fast…compared to Ojisan or Hiiro, she’s faster…)94Please respect copyright.PENANA9j8m4AOqLR
Muir could somehow follow her movements, however, her body was unable to react quickly enough. Even though she had suddenly leveled up substantially, she felt that she was unable to grasp to what extent her physical ability had grown.94Please respect copyright.PENANA6POpS9lIPS
(She’ll keep avoiding me if I just rush in blindly..if I could just use the <<Binding>> skill from that time…)94Please respect copyright.PENANACBRGhJZmAA
After seeing the images from Hiiro’s <<Projection>> she was able to see what had occurred at that time. She saw herself using that skill. She was sure that she would be able to do something if she could freely use that skill. However, after looking at the <<Projection>> of herself using the ability, she still didn’t believe that she was that the one that triggered the skill. This prevented her from activating that ability.94Please respect copyright.PENANA6rzWOP6D6u
(Ojisan told me about it before. That <<Binding>> is actually the power of belief…however, do I really have that kind of power inside of me?)94Please respect copyright.PENANAGb6LZM0zpu
She tried to use <<Binding>> skill several times before, yet, each time was devoid of any response. In the first place, since Muir had not been told how in any great detail how to invoke the skill, she had absolutely no idea how to apply it, let alone use it.94Please respect copyright.PENANAfZsGIixJWM
“C’mon, hurry up and catch me. Or what, are you giving up?” (Rarashik)94Please respect copyright.PENANACadMzl612Q
At those words, Muir forced strength into her gaze.94Please respect copyright.PENANAnj9Tu8Ryam
“I-I won’t give up!” (Muir)94Please respect copyright.PENANA5LGCGLWb9V
Placing strength into her legs once more, she rushed towards Rarashik.94Please respect copyright.PENANA8El8OI9WB2
“That’s the way! Come at me! If you don’t even reach out your hands, you’ll never be able to grasp at what you’re trying to catch!” (Rarashik)94Please respect copyright.PENANAaBkCQFFGoi
“Taaaaaaaa~” (Muir)
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