ShangriLa Frontier ~ Shitty Games Hunter Challenges Godly Game ~ Chapter 283.1

Published at 23rd of February 2023 11:08:56 AM

Chapter 283.1
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The Sword Stands By Its Own Free Will Part 1

In that moment, the Holy Sword is covered with a web of cracks, breaks apart and then finally disappears into nothingness. It was as if the car was going way too fast and was trying to come to a stop all at once, only to find out that there were threads of gasoline all over it, and those threads were now on fire. That kind of thing.

「……… Hofuh––」

I was suspecting that this might be the case, but now I am more than sure of it. Player versus player battles with using the Overflow status from the Levin Trigger / Disaster Hand are extremely tiring. Not to mention that they are unusual.

Honestly, I do not know how to feel about all this. It was like trying to run on the moving conveyor belt but in the opposite direction where it was going. Or as if you are being forcefully moved around even though you are staying in place. It was that strange kind of pressure that you know is there, but you cannot actually put that feeling into words.

At the end of the battle, the flames that were burning all over my body slowly die down, and the black thunder scatters to the wind the moment I hit my chest with my fist. The cracks all over my body closed naturally, and just like that I have returned to my usual state of half-nakedness. After that, I cracked my neck a few times and started to walk back towards the “Wolfgang’s” part of the spectators’ seats.

「See that, you sore losers? Who’s the boss now? I hope that you are ready for that half a year as promised. And even if you are not, it’s not like I care or anything. Losers do not get the right to complain.」

「Nah, even if we wanted to complain about anything here, there is no way we could do that. Not after witnessing all that craziness right about now……」

「Somehow I cannot shake off the feeling that Sanraku is on a completely different level. And I do not know if I should laugh about that fact, or if I should cry because of that……」

「Ouch, that’s pretty painful to hear, you know? Not to mention that being in that state is not all fun and games. You need to maintain maximum concentration all the time, otherwise you might splatter all over the wall, or trip and drive across the floor…… Hey! What’s with those faces? Yeah, I’m talking about that “Gimme a break” kind of look on your faces!」

You wanna go? I will take you on, so come right on! Even though right about now I feel so tired that I just want to log out and go straight to bed, or I want to stop thinking about anything and just sunbathe for three hours straight.

「Well, look, man. We know that you must be tired, because honestly, you look like shit. Which is why it pains me to break this to you, but……」

「Yup? What is it?」

「Sanraku-kun, don’t you remember? After this, you have a whole bunch of meetings that you are obliged to attend to.」

…………

「Tactical withdrawal!」

「Strategic securing!」

「Wait, wait, wait just a moment! Where the fuck did that come from!? Guwah……!?」

While I was trying my best to make a run for it, all of a sudden a group of strangers approached me from all directions and overwhelmed me with ease. Yo, what the actual fuck!? What am I to you, some sort of rabid animal that has to be apprehended with the use of force……!?

「I am so very sorry for this, Sanraku-kun, but please try to understand. You have way too much of a criminal record when it comes to running away from your responsibilities. So we had to get a little bit violent so you cooperate. And now, without any further ado…… Members of the “Library” and “Sacred Shield Corps”, he’s all yours.」

Oi, oi, oi! You have got to be shitting me! What the fuck is this!? What the fuck is with that slightly sad, but amused expression of yours, Pencilgton!? And I cannot make my escape here, not when there is like six burly people pinning me down to the ground!

「By the way, what did you mean by that before?」

「I knew that you are going to boast about it if you would win, and the thought alone was making me really pissed for some reason. That is why I gave those guys a heads up beforehand, so they would stand by on the ready.」

「UUUUUUOOOOOOHHHHHH!! I will get you for this, you stupid bastard! Remember this! Vengeance will be mine!!!」

While I was thrashing about on the ground, I could hear some of the people who were pinning me down whisper “Yuck, this smells like a fish market……” …… Who the fuck do you call a fish market, you assholes!?

If you want to comment on something, comment on that fucking natural born Demon Lord over there! You bitch! I know what this is! This is like one of those hostage situations, right!? When you threat to kill them all if I don’t behave!? But I know that you’re going to try and backstab me eventually!

「But Sanraku-kun, look: you were about ready to try and log out, right?」

「No! There’s no way I would do that! How can you even say that!」

「Lying like that while looking someone else dead in the eyes is a huge mistake. If you do that, there’s no way that anyone is going to believe you.」

It is actually kind of amazing when someone can tell that you are actually trying to bullshit them just by one glance in your eyes. I must remember to watch out for that in the future. And, well, yeah, it IS true that I was trying to log out, but……

「…… Alright, alright, I get it. I understand. I was trying to run away. I was trying to log out. So cut me some slack and let me go already, why don’t ya?」

If I try to weasel my way out of this one, I might actually become a wanted man for real, so let’s not do that for the time being.

Damn it, is that a way in which you treat someone who just managed to beat the shit out of the leader of the strongest guild out there?

「Oh well, I’d rather take that than having to deal further with the “Black Wolves”……」

Rather than that, I let out a deep sigh at Pencilgton and cast a quick glance at Katsu.

「…… (Kui)」

「…… (Furu, furu, suu)」

「I see.」

「Eh? What? What do you get? What is going on here?」

「If we were to translate that to you, you would only get angry, you know? That is why we are not going to do that, sorry. Besides, look at poor Ribe-kun over there. His confidence is pretty much non-existent now. I’d say he is finished now.」

Chapter end

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