ShangriLa Frontier ~ Shitty Games Hunter Challenges Godly Game ~ Chapter 56

Translator: Kurehashi Aiko

Editor: ryunakama

Chapter 56: Momentary Thoughts Part 4 Part 1

Do you know about bards? In your typical fantasy settings, they are wandering warriors that are skilled in music, poetry and magic to some small extent .

Some of them can fight on the frontlines, some of them can be masters of seduction, while others can be master mages, specializing in casting both buffs and debuffs . But what’s important here is the setting .

Same here . When telling a fantastic story, what is important is just how far you can stretch the truth without making it sound too unrealistic . Go too far with it and no one’s going to believe you and proclaim the story to be nothing more but a fake…… That is why it is fairly important to be able to know the difference between “utterly impossible to pull off” and “Extremely unlikely but doable” .

On the other hand, sometimes the truth was not the thing that people were looking for . So it was also important to be able to tweak it a little bit, make it more colorful, more romantic and more epic than it was in reality . I had one advantage here: Weissash was an NPC, and not widely known at that . So even if our plan regarding the Gravekeeper was somehow leaked, it wouldn’t cause us much harm to begin with .

「…… It’s not that I think that we can win . I’m doing this because I KNOW that we can win this . 」

「Hoo?」

「As I said before, I am merely assisting this time around…… It is an acquaintance of mine that is taking the spotlight for this . 」

First of all, I needed to explain my standing in this whole situation . I needed to make it crystal clear that this whole escapade was not my selfish idea, but rather a sign of goodwill to help a friend in need .

「Do you have any idea what the Gravekeeper really is?」

「Not really . It’s been ages since I last saw him . 」

「Nowadays he’s revered like…… a sort of deity for some shady group of murderers, I think? I wonder why would they ever do something like that?」

Instead of saying PK, I told it in such a way so that he could understand . I wonder if it would have been better to compare it to something else? …… Nah, let’s leave it at that .

「The one who proposed this quest to me is actually one of those murderers . He is serious about taking the guy down and won’t stop at anything in order to achieve that . 」

Otherwise we wouldn’t jump on this bandwagon to begin with . At least the “strategy” that he came up with was so sound that we stored it on our mobile devices and got it perfectly memorized . If it turns out to be a failure, I’m gonna cut all ties with him .

「We are going to do our very best there, but still…… Our chances of winning are still only about forty… No, thirty percent at best?」

「Isn’t that a little bit too reckless? I know that the Vorpal Soul inside of you must be boiling for a challenge, but still……」

「We must believe in our success . That’s the best course of action . But my friends…… No, I don’t believe we could lose to anyone . 」

This is it . It’s like a movie . The scale of things is grand . The narration is dramatic and the language is romantic . Challenge the limits of explaining things and see just how far you can take them . Just like with adding topping after topping on your pizza .

「Me too, I want to do my best…… So I’ll lend my power to that person…… so that we can emerge victorious . It’s not even about the fact that we can resurrect upon death . This is more because he said that it will be the one and the only chance for us to do this, so I want us to win!」

「I, I see…… I once tried my chances with him, but because I was so weak I was almost destroyed at that time . 」

There it is! There it is! ––––––––– This is great…… A very good flow of the conversation!

「But…… You still accept the fact that you are weak, right? So in that case…… what will you do?」

「We have about two weeks’ time before we are going to challenge the Gravekeeper . It may not be enough to prepare ourselves, but we are sure to do our very best until that appointed time . We are going to make it . Right now I may be weak…… but I will change into a strong warrior that won’t back away from any challenge that presents itself to me!」

For me it was the first time that I actually tried my hand at roleplaying, but I think I was doing a pretty good job at it? Of course, there was absolutely no reason for me to have this conversation, but I wanted to maintain relatively favorable relations with Rabbitz, so raising a perfect flag in here was a must for my plan .

The only thing is, I didn’t quite understand the background of Weissash here . The only clue I had was that he seemed to be tied to the Unique Monsters in some convoluted way? Without properly understanding this, a proper friendship may not really be possible . In that case, I would like to at least maintain a neutral relationship with them .

「…… I think I get what it is that you are trying to say . 」

「When I first heard your story I thought that you might have misunderstood what the Vorpal Soul is all about… . . But I see that I was wrong . I can now see that it is burning brightly inside of you . 」

Right about now, the ball was in their court . I could only keep silent and wait . What would the verdict be? What would it be?

「Since my child also wanted us to help you in your endeavor, we are going to do everything that is in our power to help you out . 」

If it was a cartoon of some sorts, there would be a ball of confetti breaking in half right now, revealing the banner with the words “Congratulations!” inside it, accompanied by victory fanfare .

See that “Shit Chronicles Online”!? Watch and learn! Unlike you, where you needed to contribute actual items to raise the favorability meter of certain characters, the developers of this game clearly knew of the fact that a silver tongue can open up any kind of door!

「Thank you so much!」

I got a feeling that I might have forgotten about something, but for now I am going to bask in the warm afterglow of the successful attempt at persuasion . After all, I managed to successfully raise a flag here .

Just then, Weissash stood up and started going somewhere . He also waved his hand at me, so he wanted to follow him?

「Just so you know, this guy can be really clumsy at times . 」

This guy……? Ah, he must have meant the Gravekeeper . The key to unlocking this kind of information was the proper way to handle a conversation with various NPCs from all over the world . As Weissash begins to monologue, I turn all ears in hopes of getting as much information out of him as humanly possible .

Translator: Kurehashi Aiko

Editor: ryunakama

Chapter 56: Momentary Thoughts Part 4 Part 1

「In the past, one terribly bad lie cost me my dear wife . But not only that, but even though I lost her she was unable to really die . Since then I was pretty much stuck in place, as if time stopped for me . 」

She couldn’t really die, so does that mean she was turned into undead? That would explain the description and would fit in perfectly, but I couldn’t be sure .

「I was still a weakling when we first met, but that incident changed me . I swore an oath that I won’t let a tragedy like that to occur ever again . 」

「…… So you’d advise me to refrain from challenging him?」

「No, not in the least . Go right ahead and try yourself, if you want . I wasn’t able to beat him, but maybe you will have more luck than I did…… I have decided that if someone would want to challenge that guy, I wouldn’t stop them and would help them out should they be deemed worthy . 」

「………」

It seems that Weissash was left kind of broken after his fight with the Gravekeeper and would be reluctant to fight it again . But wasn’t that in direct contradiction to his statement that he would help me out in whatever way he could? But still, he wouldn’t try to drive me from challenging him to a fight…… Umu, I’ll just have to take it at face value, since I don’t have enough information in that regard . Besides, maybe Katsu and Pencilgton will do their own digging and find something useful in that regard?

「Oh, we’re here . I wonder, when was the last time I used this place? It’s been so long that I seem to have forgotten . 」

「You said that, old man . Small wonder that even the furnace is clogged with dust . That’s what you get when you let a place like that rest without any actual work being done .

「Oh, Break . 」

「Bre-nee-chan!」

We arrived at a place that was small and looked like a forge or a blacksmith’s shop . It was similar to the blacksmiths shops that I have seen at Sekandil and Thirdrema, but…… I don’t know . There was something going on with it that was difficult for me to put my finger on . Anyway, hammers, anvils, furnace and all of the blacksmith’s whatnot was present here .

From the reaction of the two bunnies that accompanied me, I could imagine that the blacksmith bunny, Break, was Weissashe’s daughter and Emul’s sister? I wonder…… does Weissash has even more children? I guess if there’s one thing that you shouldn’t underestimate about bunnies is their ability to reproduce .

(Is it just me, or does every single one of them ends their sentences differently?)

As I managed to keep that to myself, I looked at the bunny that was bigger than Emul but slightly smaller than Weissash .

「You must be that Sanraku-guy that Pops and Emul mentioned before…… “Sanraku” is kinda mouthful, so how about I call you Raku instead? You don’t mind, do you?」

Stop it! Don’t give me such a weird nickname all of a sudden! You could at least ask me for my consent first! Or maybe ask me to help you come up with something that is going to be acceptable! Umm, oh man, that Break bunny…… I can already feel that she is going to cause me quite a bit of headaches in the near future .

「Break, my dear…… Time to do your thing . 」

「……!!! Pops, does that mean that I can finally use the golden hammer again!?」

「Yes, it’s for a fight with that Gravekeeper…… We told him that it was a bad idea, but his lad here wants to do it anyway……」

「Hee…… Wait a moment, let me get the furnace going……」

As Break started to get to work, Weissash turned towards me again .

「That’s right, in just a short while we are going to create a true Vorpal Weapon for you . 」

「Eh, ah, could you made it double while you’re at it?」

「Yes, sure thing . 」

Then I take the Vorpal Knives out of my inventory and hand it to Weissash . He takes them from me while looking at them for a moment .

「Hmm, hmm…… This is nice, this is indeed a good weapon . Oh, and what’s this? I see that you also have some materials on your hand . …… What is it?」

The thing that came to my mind on mention of that was the image of a big black wolf that sank its teeth into my legs . But the fight that was ahead of us would not be easy, and it would be something closer to an all-out war…… A really nasty war .

Next monster that I managed to obtain materials from was the Mud Digger, but when I tried to remember what items I obtained from it, but then I remembered something else: I sold them for money sometime earlier .

So that means…… The only thing that I could sacrifice in here right now were the materials that we obtained together with Emul most recently . Materials from a certain insect that was really hard to kill and it took a whole lot of bees to wear it down .

「I don’t know if it’s going to be enough…… But here are the materials from a strong enemy . 」

「Fumu…… The armor plating of Stag Beetle? Not bad, and their condition is also pretty good . 」

I remove the Stag Beetle’s armor plating from my inventory and hand it to the bunnies as well . The materialized item should have been very heavy, but still, Weissash handles it as if had no weight at all .

I chose the armor plating over anything else because it was the hardest item in my inventory, and it should be relatively the best when it comes to weapon creation . Maybe it could even serve to boost the item’s attack statistic?

「Break, dear, what about the furnace?」

「Getting warmer, but it will take a little bit longer to be ready . 」

「Right, so let’s get some preparations done before that . 」

While he takes various instruments from the walls and sticks them behind his belt for an easier access, the other bunny, Break, comes to me and starts talking .

「Ya know what, yer a lucky guy . ‘Tis been a while since Pops there decided to use the golden hammer to create something . 」

「Is that so? Umm, Break-san, was it?」

「Didn’t you know? Way back, Pops used to be THE best blacksmith in the whole town . I am supposed to succeed him one day, but I have still a long way to go . 」

Succeed? As if, as a Forgemaster?

While I was thinking that, Emul climbed onto my back again and patted me on the shoulder .

「No wonder that you don’t know about that, Sanraku-san, because I never told you . But yes! Daddy…… I mean, His Majesty is the best blacksmith in the whole town!」

「And it’s not just an empty title . He is a renowned Forgemaster whose skills have been recognized by the best human Foragemasters as well! That’s our Pops for you!」

As the two bunnies looked at their father, the flames in the furnace started to burn strongly, and the forge was yet again filled with the sound of hammers striking against metal .

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