novelraw Chapter 132
Chapter 132
Chapter 132
The wicked bean pastry that tried to flee was successfully vanquished.
"Ch-Chi... (Translation: Th-this Chi... let their guard down—Chi...)"
"Status"
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Shimaenaga-san
Level 140
HP 30,002/1,443,500
MP 741/1,421,700
Skills
'Blasphemous Morning Star Lv4'
'Blasphemous Pact'
'Blasphemous Gaze'
'Blasphemous Regeneration'
'Blasphemous Counterattack'
'Blasphemous Sword Dance'
'Blasphemous Flash Lv2'
'Blasphemous Change of Heart Lv3'
Equipment
'Calamity Beast'
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That status is just absurd.
So puffed up like that. Truly an outrageous Shimaenaga-san.
Shurado spread her arms wide and hugged the white plumage, saying, "Such an evil bundle of fluff! You're under arrest, no questions asked!"
I jumped in too and hugged the outrageous puffball. Ah, this is bad. Very bad. Sniff, sniff. So fluffy.
"What violent plumage this is! Such a naughty bird! I'm going to inspect everything! Every nook and cranny!"
Shurado said, then latched onto every part of Shimaenaga-san, exclaiming, "Mmm! Fluffy here too!" while diligently recording everything.
"As for the adorable tail feather—this is what I'll do!"
Saying that, she spread her arms and reveled in the tail feather of Shimaenaga-san.
A meticulous and thorough investigation without mercy.
"Now then, I suppose it's time to check the status."
With the puff inspection complete, it was finally time for the review.
Shurado checked Shimaenaga-san's skills one by one, mumbling something incomprehensible like, "A resurrection-type skill? You could say it's the second coming of Yes-Shimaenaga," then continued her work.
There were some skills even I didn't know about.
So let's take a closer look.
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'Blasphemous Counterattack'
Rebellion against the world.
The blasphemer shall not yield to reason.
Pain is returned twofold.
Reflects received damage at 2.0x back at the attacker.
Can be used once every 720 hours.
Spend 10,000 MP to reset cooldown.
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'Blasphemous Sword Dance'
Offensive against the world.
The beginning of blasphemy.
Increases damage dealt by 100% for 5 minutes.
Can be used once every 720 hours.
Spend 10,000 MP to reset cooldown.
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'Blasphemous Flash Lv2'
Display to the world.
A covert act like a flash of light.
Increases speed by 200% for 5 minutes.
Can be used once every 720 hours.
Spend 10,000 MP to reset cooldown.
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'Blasphemous Change of Heart Lv3'
Temptation to the world.
An invitation from the vast darkness.
Gain control over the target for 24 hours.
Can be used once every 720 hours.
Spend 10,000 MP to reset cooldown.
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Shimaenaga-san's blasphemous-type skills are as heavy as ever.
But after being an explorer for so long and seeing so much, I think blasphemous-type skills tend to be crude but very powerful.
'Blasphemous Counterattack' is a counter-type skill.
Actually, this might be the first skill directly related to attacking for Shimaenaga-san.
'Blasphemous Sword Dance' seems to be a buff.
Rather than raising attack power, it looks like it multiplies the final damage directly. Since it affects the final number, the boost is big and seems really strong.
'Blasphemous Flash Lv2' is a buff too.
It boosts speed. Since it's Level 2, it must mean Shimaenaga-san put points into it. So maybe she's not very confident in her speed, even though she flies faster than light when getting experience.
'Blasphemous Change of Heart Lv3' is... huh?
Gain control over the target? And she even leveled it up to 3.
This smells fishy.
"Shimaenaga-san, what's with this 'Blasphemous Change of Heart Lv3'?"
"Ch-Chi! Chi-chi-chi! (Translation: Chi hasn't done anything wrong—Chi just thought if Chi used 'Blasphemous Change of Heart Lv3' it could end the ugly fights over experience! Chi never meant to control Hideo or the juniors or the super juniors and hog all the experience for Chi alone! Please believe Chi—Chi!)"
Hmm, yeah no.
"Shurado-san."
"Yes, what is it, Akagi-san?"
I stepped away from Shimaenaga-san and decided to have a serious talk.
I reported Shimaenaga-san's recent misdeeds and discussed what to do.
A little while later.
"Chi, chi. Chi-chi. (Translation: W-Well, even so, Hideo would never abandon Chi. It'll end in ambiguity and Chi will be forgiven. After all, Chi is the main heroine.)"
"Shimaenaga-san, we need to talk."
"Chi. (Translation: Hideo came back—Chi. So what now? Are you really going to arrest this fluffy main heroine for real—Chi?)"
"Thank you for everything until now."
"............Chi?"
"Shurado-san, please take this bean pastry with you."
"Oh, poor thing. But it can't be helped. Shimaenaga-chan, let's go. To your new home."
"Chi, CHIIII!!!!???? Chi-chi-chi!!!!????"
I think Shimaenaga-san needs to do a little time and reflect.
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——Shurado's Perspective
Shurado parted ways with Finger Man and walked alone through the night streets of Chiba.
When people hear of Chiba at night, many know it as a blood-soaked world.
The crimson blood-soaked Chibadoryxil—yes, that's what it means.
It's said that around 30,000 people are turned into peanuts each year in the nation of Chiba, but that's no mere rumor. However, speaking of that truth here would be far too inappropriate. Let's save the tale of that blasphemous nightmare that Chiba has been hiding for another time.
That said, no matter what dangers may lurk there, to a girl like Shurado, they pose no real threat.
Even if a thug with a crowbar-like object were to appear, she'd probably treat him no differently than an ant on the roadside.
Hugging the birdcage carefully, Shurado turned her feet toward the deepest back alleys of nighttime Chiba.
"Chi-chi-chi... (Translation: Where am I being taken, chi... I want to go back to Hideo, chi...)"
"Akagi-san entrusted you to me because he was thinking of Shimaenaga-chan."
Since Shurado didn't consider the Calamity Beast a threat, she had thought it was fine to leave it banished for now.
However, at Finger Man's strong request, it turned into an arrest operation like this.
For Finger Man, this was meant as a form of education.
Finger Man made that decision out of a sense of responsibility stemming from the promise he made with Shurado on that day.
"Akagi-san may like to act frivolous, but he's a man of strong principles."
"Chi... (Translation: He must be tired of me, chi. He probably thinks he doesn't need me anymore, chi... Hideo has abandoned me, chi... I'm so sad, chi...)"
Shurado gave a dry chuckle, like "tahaha."
"This spot should do."
Once they reached the deeply shadowed part of the back alley, Shurado "jumped."
The next time she appeared, she was standing in the middle of a deep forest.
"Chi, chi? (Translation: Wh-where is this, chi?)"
Holding the birdcage in one hand, Shurado advanced through the dark forest.
Eventually, a facility came into view—a hyper-modern steel and electronic fortress that felt completely out of place in the woods.
The Calamity Beast couldn't help but puff up a little.
"That over there is the home of the SCCL Anomalous Substances. It's known as a very scary place."
"Chi, chi (Translation: A-a scary place...?)"
As the Calamity Beast looked confused, an alarm began sounding from the upper part of the facility.
The tough, glossy black outer wall was being destroyed from the inside.
From within, a slimy, squid-like marine creature was trying to emerge.
Then, the sound of engines approached from afar, and a combat helicopter arrived, gradually roaring with tremendous noise.
The squid fired a glowing beam, trying to shoot down the combat helicopter.
But the helicopter's maneuverability was incredible, accelerating and stopping like a hummingbird to dodge the beam. It moved with such overtechnology that it was hard to believe it was human-made.
After evading the attack, the combat helicopter relentlessly showered the squid-like marine creature with a barrage of 50mm autocannon rounds and incendiary rockets, like a torrential downpour.
However, the squid was still full of energy.
And then—
A mysterious figure clad in golden armor jumped down from the combat helicopter.
Wearing a fantastical golden mask resembling a monster and a billowing crimson cape, the figure landed mid-air and began walking firmly through the sky.
"Chi, chi (Translation: Wh-what is that, chi?)"
"Looks like Golden Lord has arrived! He's an active S-rank explorer, ranked 4th, and never lets an SCCL Anomalous Substance escape!"
"Chi, chi..."
Golden Lord spread his arms wide with a dramatic flair.
A golden light appeared in the air.
He grabbed it and hurled it at the monster.
Direct hit. It flashed brightly, and night turned into day.
When night returned, a withered forest and a vast crater had replaced the scene.
The escaped SCCL Anomalous Substance had been torn apart, its desiccated remains exposed to the world.
The Calamity Beast couldn't understand what kind of logic had annihilated the creature.
"He's a terrifying being. His skill, Skill Drain, requires paying 1,000 HP, but it can nullify all mystical effects present in the area. No matter how powerful the SCCL Anomalous Substance or special ability user, everything becomes 'nothing' before him."
"Chi, chi...! Chi! Chi-chi! (Translation: Something outrageous is happening, chi! It's a state of emergency, chi!!)"
"This kind of thing is just an everyday occurrence here! Come on, Shimaenaga-san. From today on, an exciting life awaits you!"
"Chi-chi-chi! (Translation: No, chi! I want to go home, chi! Hideo, please save me, chi!)"
A life of the unknown was about to begin for the Calamity Beast.
"(Shimaenaga-chan must be thinking she doesn't want to enter this facility either. I'm sure she'll reflect on her actions going forward. Let's count on her showing some remorse, Akagi-san.)"
Without showing any of her inner thoughts, Shurado happily skipped into the place where the world's mysteries were captured—Dungeon Foundation Special Containment Facility Dohaikurappia.