Konjiki no Moji Tsukai - Chapter 43: Rarashik’s Ability

Chapter 43: Rarashik’s Ability116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaw5p4WQAZ

“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)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTNHvlLEwY

“Favor? What is it?” (Rarashik)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLAcTWUZPU

“It’s about this girl here…” (Arnold)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6tiyucCDS
Arnold placed his hand on top of Muir’s head.

“Her name is Muir, right? What’s on your mind?” (Rarashik)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0xllGGape

“I want you to be her mentor.” (Arnold)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOz2THD8MuO

“Eh-?” (Muir)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtMJPXwza3
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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡis4nqe2OG3

“Nah, it looks like a pain.” (Rarashi)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4y3s49NDo

Muir’s shoulders drooped the moment Rarashik rejected it.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5g0iiNK7s

“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…”116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfPQ7hTnhz

“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)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL337vu75IQ

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfaigXOmH8

“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)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWNqCE0Xak

“E-even if I look like this, I’ve become a bit stronger, you know! Go ahead and see for yourself!” (Arnold)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9fFtCtHTj

“Hou~?” (Rarashik)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bwU3J5wwB

Rarashik’s eyes lit up instantly. Feeling an uncomfortable atmosphere coming from her, Arnold started panicking.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqVmyHPL2f

“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)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysL2C5s4yx

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgm4sEBFl6L

“However, the one who’ll be participating will only be Muir.” (Rarashik)

“…pardon?” (Muir)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CNsT3aC6x

“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)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmNTYIGrDq

“Y-yes!” Muir116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeZxyTZIvx

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUxxozvWmr

(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…)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgwXXdMVkQ

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPoQPqrzFE

“Uu, do you think Muir’s gonna be ok…?” (Arnold)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAmtaKH8Y5

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡru5TZxwRSJ

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZASqFysn9

Rarashik, however, simply smirked at her response as she motioned everyone to follow her.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKw3PKqu2LT

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylCFAXjblj

Imagining a tattered Muir breaking down and bawling her eyes out, Arnold could not help but be concerned.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5HKxwx3Is

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCalnsXVvZ6

“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)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4ekI3DgqO

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJAJJ2qQ83

“Muir…” (Arnold)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmftPVF4i9b

“Well, all we can do is just see how this plays out.” (Hiiro)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIS69lyBmCE

As the two were watching, the game known as sparring had begun between Muir and Rarashik.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrm6NgouiBX

“Eei!” (Muir)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfncGeemeI

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80weKeG6T6

“Ha ha ha, little miss, you’re gonna make me sweat at least a little bit, right?” (Rarashik)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLEtuazRqr

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIhdH6ZZaR

“I’ll definitely get you!” (Muir)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyULU7yvnV

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqg6QtMEFva

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXjOdd0wXw

“Hah, hah, hah…” (Muir) (E: Panting.)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIlE2pqAUq

“What, you done already?” (Rarashik)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYExISJCqQr

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7u7rstwLOX

“Poor Muir…” (Arnold)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXMfPsYOmk

Arnold stared anxiously.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmzlEDwseE

(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.)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ksTGbbK3D

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbFoIvUjuk

(Hn? Actually, this is great timing. Now would be the perfect opportunity to investigate her stats…)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNhgs8XRs7

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAc4DWMFEIa

Thus, Hiiro opened Rarashik’s <<Status>> screen. The moment it appeared, he was startled by what he saw.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDBCZi8Xc5

Rarashik Fan’naru

Lv 123116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIRdQSDqhQ

HP: 7065/7065

MP: 696/696116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkX8J2vrph

EXP: 1884421

Next: 74980116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBA5KpMVsV

ATK: 1211 ()

DEF: 1178 ()

AGL: 1119 ()

HIT (DEX?): 989 ()

INT: 800 ()116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEoup3Ov6V

<<Binding Type>> Ice116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6tCN2cNIW

(TL: I’ll need help here to come up with viable names)

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibGb6w1IG8

(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.)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7xjRR2Omm

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XyZnFeZW2

(However…I kind of expected her to have it, the title of “Little Girl”…)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRG1T9iq4p

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcginyom9bG

(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?)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTALr2Vfvw

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfCnPjWtyS

(S-she’s fast…compared to Ojisan or Hiiro, she’s faster…)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmwlPJhDEL

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBu8nyYHKx

(She’ll keep avoiding me if I just rush in blindly..if I could just use the <<Binding>> skill from that time…)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWZG7MkuVm

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNLpHMa6zD

(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?)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oCjHypDoe

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.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRk2Q19mHf9

“C’mon, hurry up and catch me. Or what, are you giving up?” (Rarashik)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOCfi04tOc

At those words, Muir forced strength into her gaze.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblVZPqNvsE

“I-I won’t give up!” (Muir)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATniyaTBlW

Placing strength into her legs once more, she rushed towards Rarashik.116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65st1meabn

“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)116Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHwooBuJPt

“Taaaaaaaa~” (Muir)

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Chapter 43: Rarashik’s Ability

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