Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka volume 2

by volume 2

  “!”

  I raised my head from the Monster that was having a spasm and was going to die soon. Just like what Lili had said, I confirmed that there was another Ogre that walked in here from the opposite path of ours. Did it hear the sound of battle, while it was currently in an excited state, it walked through the mist. It still had not equipped itself with the surrounding natural weapons.

  I stretched out my right hand on top of the Ogre’s body that had already stopped breathing.

  It was impossible to miss.

  Using my two eyes to aim at that massive target, I pulled the trigger of my magic.

  “!”

  “FUGEEEAAAAAAAAAAA!?”

  The lightning-like flame spear directly hit the chest of the Ogre.

  Although the Ogre howled and recklessly stepped forward, but that was it. Although the chest had become charred and was worn, it was not to the extent where it was defeated.

  It really was because I had just learnt it right. Right now, I am still not able to use Magic to defeat the Ogre in one attack. The power of was still too low.

  But——

  “——Fire Bolt!!”

  Consecutive Attacks.

  The consecutive release of the headed towards the Ogre once again.

  The Ogre, that was hit in the same spot again, had its chin flew up due to the massive explosions on its chest. It maintained a posture where it stared at the ceiling and stumbled backwards a few steps……and it stopped moving.

  “……”

  Wordlessly, the Ogre became grey ashes.

  After being hit by two direct , the chest had opened an air hole. The that was supposed to be inside had also completely disappeared.

  I witnesses the end of what was the Ogre till the very end, then I violently breath and slowly lowered my arm.

  (I won……)

  I can do it.

  Whether it was using sword, fighting methods or Magic.

  Towards the large-sized Monster that was far more enormous than myself, just like the Minotaur.

  I regained my calmness inside my heart and this time, it gradually began to burn.

  A sense of accomplishment and presumably fulfillment.

  Because the corner of my mouth could not help but get raised up by the fiery feelings, I tightly clenched my teeth.

  “Lili, it was successful, oh……”

  With a face filled with happiness, I turned around and there was only the white mist in my vision.

  The partner that I had always worked together with until just now……had suddenly disappeared.

  The feelings I had up to now instantly vanished.

  “Lili!?”

  A somewhat lamenting voice came out from my throat.

  I turned my face left and right as if I was in disarray and glanced around the entire room. In the vision that was filled with mist, there was no trace of Lili.

  Although the worst case appeared in my mind, but I quickly calmed down my mind and rejected it.

  If she was to be attacked by that male Adventurer, Lili should have at least called out in resistance. The thought that it was due to the Monsters was more reliable.

  I constantly searched inside the vast squared-shaped room with low visibility.

  “……?”

  I anxiously ran through the gaps of the dead trees, then suddenly a stench headed towards my nose.

  I used my palm to cover my mouth and glanced at my surroundings. Effortlessly, I quickly found the source of the stench.

  Near the roots of the trees, fresh meat was scattered on the ground.

  “This is……bait to attract Monsters?”

  While squatting down, I stared at the meat with fat that was specially processed.

  I can’t be wrong. The item shop will indeed sell this. Among the many Adventurers inside the Dungeon, it is a trap item to lure Monsters in order to increase the efficiency of hunting……

  Why would it be here now……

  “——“

  A powerful tremor entered my ears. It is an Ogre.

  Moreover, the footstep sounds was absolutely telling that it was not only one. It seems to be a clumsy melody that overlapped each other.

  Then I noticed it. The stinky, shining meat was currently scattered all over the surrounding area.

  After I stopped thinking for a moment, I was speechless to the numerous odor of those that were approaching.

  “……Are you kidding?”

  ——There were four.

  Towards the group of Ogre that approached together with a good relationship, I was stunned and whispered.

  It took great pains to get even rid of one enemy, but now there was actually four. It can’t be possible to defeat. I will quickly be surrounded and be taken out. Even if I wanted take on only one of them, with their giant body, they will be able to use natural weapons with a wide range. I will certainly be caught.

  I have to escape. I must escape.

  If it is only me, I will not be able to break through this situation.

  But what about Lili?

  What if she was hurt or for some other reasons and could not be able to move from this room?

  Do I have to throw Lili away?

  The group of Ogre that gathered here together due to the smell of the bloody meat had already noticed me and had created an uneasy atmosphere. The muscles in their thick arms expanded and the green veins were also prominent.

  It had already approached to a distance where I had to fight, but even so, I still did not move.

  Just at this moment, from outside my field of vision, I heard the sound of the sharp wind.

  “When!”

  Bachin! A sound seems to come from something that hit my left leg and the pouch that I carried threw through the air. The dagger was still inside that pouch.

  The leggings of the pouch was suddenly shot by a metal arrow.

  While I opened my eyes in surprise, the Ogres seem to use that as the start signal and rushed over.

  “OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”

  “!?”

  The two Ogres that was equipped with natural weapons let off substantial attacks.

  I desperately jumped to the sound and escaped from that location.

  There was no time to rest. The two Ogres took huge strides with their clumsy footsteps greedily eroded the distance between us. In the blink of an eye, they nearly caught me.

  “Nnn, UWAHHH!?”

  Towards the meaty wrist that brushed past my face, I could not help but cry out.

  This is really not a joke! How should I deal with such a thing!?

  It was the drawback of working alone. I have never experienced such things. The monster’s rampage did not even give me time to take a breath as I anxiously and desperately dodged.

  Then, just when the club attack flashed through, at that moment.

  Through the gaps of the giant body of the Ogres, I noticed Lili, who was leisurely walking.

  “Lili!?, Nnn, UWAHHH?”

  At the same time I yelled out, the Ogre’s attack passed near my body. I cannot be half-hearted.

  Between that time, Lili briskly picked up the pouch that was flung over and took the from inside.

  After carefully examining it, she turned to my side and let out her usual smile.

  “Sorry, Bell-sama. This is the end”

  “Lili, what are you saying!?”

  “……Lili feel that Bell-sama should learn how to suspect others more”

  Towards my cries of dismay, Lili tilted her head cutely.

  Her eyes peeked out through her bangs and hood, and the small lips depicted a smile.

  That, too, was also a bit lonely.

  “Please watch for the correct timing to escape”

  As if she was leaving her final suggestion, Lili said towards the group of Ogres.

  She took the backpack and placed it back on her shoulders again. The
n she turned her back to me.

  “Goodbye, Bell-sama. We probably will never meet again.”

  In the end, she turned her head over to this side and Lili disappeared in the depths of the sea of mist.

  “Lili, Lili! ——Ah, Ah, forget it, this is really annoying!!”

  “BUGYOOO!?”

  × × ×

  “You’re too nice, Bell-sama”

  Lili was currently running along a path while carrying a luggage that was unimaginable for ordinary people.

  Her hands clutched onto the backpack strap on her two shoulders, and she un-hesitantly moved forward down the path of the dungeon.

  Lili had said two lies to Bell.

  One of them was that she was not a Supporter who was troubled with money problems.

  Lili is a thief. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe her as a fraudster.

  Using Adventurers, the highest income career, as her target, she was a thief that steals their high-priced equipment and expensive items.

  For example, she had targeted Bell as her target because of the ’s dagger and had moved together with him up to today.

  Acting as a poor Supporter was all in order for her to approach Bell.

  Then, there is another——

  “Nnnnn”

  From the wind pressure, her hood was blown off from her head. The fluffy hair from her beastman ears was exposed.

  Lili touched her ears gently with her small hand and quietly muttered a silently.

  “”

  As if it was filled with grey ashes, a grey light covered Lili’s head.

  Without a trace of sound, the light gradually dissolved and in the meantime, the ears on her head also disappeared.

  Following it, the bangs that covered her eye and the tail on her waist, all of it completely disappeared.

  “Seems like I should not completely transform my entire body. It is more efficient to just change a part.”

  If Bell was here, he would be absolutely stunned.

  Her huge, maroon color eyes and the pleasant and cute appearance. There was absolutely no trace of the beastman child any more.

  This was Lili’s other lie. That is, that identity was a lie.

  In order to avoid being pursued by Adventurers who was chasing the impression of the extremely strange Hobbit, she used the Transformation Magic —— that she had mastered, in order to disguise her appearance.

  Lili had used this magic and had already deceived numerous Adventurers.

  While the Adventurers victims were furiously pursuing the thief, that person had already become unrelated to Lili, and it was impossible to catch her. A rumor circulated among the Adventurers that there is a . That was the result of Lili’s Magic.

  She would sometimes become a Supporter. Sometimes she would become a harmless citizen.

  Not only did she transform into someone else, by using the Magic effect that surpasses the physical characteristics of races, Lili had continuous done bad things up till now.

  (As expected, it was a failure to have let that Adventurer see the process of me using Magic……)

  The man that was chasing her in the alley was also one of the Adventurers that Lili stole all his belongings. He just happens to witness the activation of and seen through her true identity. This is the truth of the drama where she was being pursued in the alley.

  Although it was not exposed at that time, but now, that Adventurer seems to have said some excessive words to Bell.

  It had begun from yesterday after she saw Bell and that man having a secret conversation. That boy’s attitude had changed considerably towards Lili. He would frequently confirm her appearance and again and again, secretly peek over to her side. In short, it was like he was suspecting Lili and conducting an investigation, or perhaps he was alert about the hidden identity of hers.

  She had made the judgment that it was time to stop, there was nothing wrong with it.

  (……Just like this, It is already)

  What a waste, she felt regretful for plundering from Bell for her own benefit.

  It is all over but she still has feelings of being concerned about that boy.

  As a thief, she could not completely understand the other her inside her heart.

  Even though she already knew.

  No matter how intense these contradictory thoughts were, after all, it was all in vain and was useless.

  It is already impossible to continue the relationship with that boy.

  She could not do things that may be potentially dangerous.

  After all, knowing the truth, Bell will absolutely never forgive Lili.

  “……”

  Lili’s face darkened. Then she soon sighed and shook her head back and forth.

  What is it, it is already like that. She should just throw her guilt away. Being tangled up by Adventurers was really funny.

  After all, Adventurers are all of the same stock.

  Inside Bell’s heart, he must have treated Lili as an idiot. Mocking her as a person who could only simply wear a backpack, he would never stand on Lili’s side.

  Lili twisted wildly and frowned.

  (A mere Adventurer, Just a mere Adventurer……!)

  Lili is a child born from a couple, who were a member of . In other words, from the moment of her birth, it was her duty to join the .

  Thus, while Lili is still Lili, perhaps there was something that disagrees with her.

  The world was not gentle to Lili.

  Her hobbit parents did not care about the young Lili, and urged her again and again to earn money. They did not care about themselves and by the time they noticed, they were already dead. In order to pursue for money——, they entered a floor in the dungeon that they were unfit for, and was simply killed by the monsters.

  In the that were competing for the God’s Wine (Soma), Lili was obviously isolated and became alone. The comrades inside her always bullied the thin Lili. The painful experiences had continued every single day.

  Then after she drank the God’s Wine that was distributed to the faction, she had acquired that Magic.

  There were no trustworthy companions. She had struggled alone and fought alone and finally found a path to earn a prominent amount of money. However, it was all in vain. Lili did not have the talent as an Adventurer. She could only change her career into a Supporter.

  Then Lili began to steal.

  While acting as a Supporter for an Adventurer team, they had continuous said.

  Stealing Magic Stone. Secretly Pocketing Money. This is a Punishment. We will not give any Money to You.

  Knowing that she did not do any of these things, Lili desperately tried to explain. However, they only revealed a nasty smile and pushed her away. Even when Lili was about to be killed by Monsters, they did not bother to care about her. Obviously, they did not heal her either. If she had lost her luggage, she would be kicked on the spot.

  She could not expect much from the ’s members. After returning from the dungeon, they would only turn ugly and try to snatch their rewards.

  (Lili hates Adventurers. Yes, absolutely hate them!)

  After earning the Magic from God’s Wine, she had once escaped from the while she was crying rains of tears.

  Discarding the title of a member of a and becoming a normal person to find work, she was finally able to have a stable live, but it, too, was only a fleeting dream. It just happens that her companions in the wanted to ruin the tiny happiness of Lili.

  Where did you hear this place from, the cheeky and fierce Adventurers who found Lili stole her money. Her own residence was also completely destroyed. Even the old couple in the flower shop, who treated Lili gently before, pushed her away. As if she was dirt in their eyes, this memory of Lili was still fresh.


  The had cornered Lili to this extent.

  Lili hated the Main God Soma. Why did you have to create this kind of .

  Soma had no ill intents. He did not mean any harm either. Ultimately, he was not even interested in Lili. There was no concern at all.

  Soma did not do anything and will not do anything. What did the current state of his become to, whether if he knows it or not, nobody knows.

  Perhaps it was wrong to hate him. From the great father (God)’s perspective, children will probably do things that others would feel pity for their stupidity. However, Lili still could not conceal her hate towards her own Main God.

  As a result, Lili had no other choice but to survive as a Supporter in the . If she was to make a foolish choice——Even if she was to act obedient to her faction, and was not trapped in a cage——she would bother and trouble her surroundings. Even if she would be seen as a good income by a few members and even if she was forced to work for nothing.

  That’s right, Adventurers are all of the same stock.

  They had done terrible things to Lili who was weaker than them.

  Even if it is that boy, he will, he must……

  (Even if it is Bell-sama……Even if it is Bell-sama!)

  Even if it is that gentle boy, there will be one day where he betrays her. That was absolutely right.

  Betraying him before he betrays her, what is wrong with that?

  She recalled the final glare of the old couple, who treated her as a granddaughter. That’s right, she would eventually be discarded anyways. Being helplessly discarded.

  Towards the throbbing pain in her chest that went contrary to her will, Lili could only give up and desperate fill it by running away.

  × × ×

  “Today, the guild is coming for an inspection. Do not cause any troubling things, newcomer”

  “Okay”

  After being nagged by the half-dwarf manager, Hestia returned to her own job.

  Towards the shop employees, who do not treat and respect her as a Goddess, this, she had already figured out. She only moved her twintails back and forth while engaging in her work.

  Hestia, who was primarily responsible for the reception of the guests, soon went out to meet the arrival of the inspector. She remembered seeing that half-elf girl from somewhere before.

  “Ah, you are……”