Chapter 35: Duel

『Roxanne』

Present Ranges & Tools:

Beast Warrior Lv.32

Tools:

Rapier

Hardened Leather-based Jacket

Hardened Leather-based Helmet

Hardened Leather-based Gloves

Hardened Leather-based Boots of Willow

Sacrificial Misanga

「Umm… Grasp, I’m sorry.」

Once we have been about to depart the Labyrinth and return dwelling after acquiring extra Complete Fishes, Roxanne apologized to me swiftly. Why did she try this? What is that this going to be about?

「What’s it, Roxanne? What occurred?」

「It’s nothing main, it’s simply that… it’s simply that I can scent an acquaintance of mine. It appears like they’re coming this fashion from the doorway.」

「An acquaintance of yours, you say?」

Having the ability to detect the people who she is aware of with simply her sense of scent alone is such a handy means she has.

「Sure, however I feel it could be higher for us if we depart this place post-haste, as a result of if I used to be capable of scent them, then which means they need to even be in shut sufficient proximity to have smelled me as effectively. If we run away now solely to stumble upon them later, then there’s a risk that they may get suspicious of me.」

「Suspicious of you? And why would that be? Are the 2 of you not on pleasant phrases for those who name her an acquaintance?」

「Properly, I… I suppose you might say that… type of.」

「Is that so? I see.」

Whoever this acquaintance of Roxanne’s is, it is extremely clear that it’s somebody whom Roxanne doesn’t need me to satisfy. We might get away from right here instantly proper now if we used 「Warp」, however that doesn’t seem to be the wisest of resolution proper now. It is rather like Roxanne stated: if she might scent her acquaintance from right here, then it’s greater than probably that her acquaintance has additionally smelled us already, so if we attempt to run away now, there is no such thing as a means that they aren’t going to attach the dots collectively to understand that we’ve accomplished this on objective.

In that sense, I suppose the power to detect individuals by their scent alone can be fairly inconvenient at instances.

What I wish to know proper now could be whether or not such an encounter goes to be solely a one-time incidence, or are we going to be risking working into them once more if we proceed coming to the twelfth flooring of Bode’s Labyrinth, as a result of there is no such thing as a means in hell that we received’t be coming right here once more now that Miria is aware of that that is such a great place to get her fingers on the fish.

To not point out that If that acquaintance of Roxanne’s was capable of scent us on the twelfth flooring of Bode’s Labyrinth, they we’d not even be secure once we relocate ourselves to the upper flooring of Haruba’s Labyrinth.

「Is there a risk that she would possibly’ve not smelled you?」

「No, I don’t suppose we are able to rely on that… the scent is getting nearer to us. They have to know the place I’m for certain.」

「In that case, there may be nothing we are able to do, so let’s simply wait for his or her arrival right here.」

「As soon as once more, I’m so sorry about this, grasp. My acquaintance would possibly find yourself satying some unusual, or maybe even impolite issues to you, however please, I would like you to not pay them any thoughts, okay?」

「Is that acquaintance of yours actually that despicable of an individual?」

Whoever that particular person is, Roxanne appears to essentially detest them. Perhaps it has one thing to do with the truth that she would hate to satisfy any of her former acquaintances or mates now that she has change into my slave? Or perhaps she actually hates that specific particular person, and assembly them now that she has change into a slave would make their already strained relationship even worse, and that’s why she needed to keep away from assembly them altogether?

「Roxanne… I don’t wish to be pushy… however would you thoughts telling me about this acquaintance of yours in a bit extra element?」

「They… I suppose you might say that they’re my sworn enemy from means again within the day.」

A sworn enemy, huh? Speak  about some large vocabulary.

「Properly, it doesn’t matter what’s going to occur, I would like you to know that you just’re not going to be left alone with this, Roxanne. You will have us as your trusted allies now, and we’re right here for you.」

「Thanks very a lot, grasp. You don’t have any concept how completely satisfied I’m to listen to that.」

I attempted to offer some emotional help to Roxanne by providing some heat phrases and gently placing my hand round her shoulder. She is my slave in spite of everything, and as grasp I don’t need her to suppose that I don’t care about her private issues and struggles and that I would depart her alone with them.

I put the Rod of Choices again in my Merchandise Field and look forward to this acquaintance of Roxanne’s to seem. And after a brief wait….

「O~~hohohoho~~!!! (TL Word: insert Ojou-sama laughter) Properly, effectively, effectively, if it isn’t Roxanne?!」

Roxanne’s acquaintance didn’t come right here alone. She has arrived along with 5 different individuals, making a full Occasion of six: 4 Beast Warriors, one Adventurer and one Monk. Additionally, it appears like their ranges are all fairly excessive. Let me see… the Beast Warriors are… all Lv.99?!

「It’s been some time.」

「Sure, it has been fairly a very long time since we’ve final seen one another certainly, and even so, you continue to appear to be the identical silly, incompetent hussy such as you have been again within the day.」

The one having dialog with Roxanne is a feminine Beast Warrior Lv.29, and my 「Establish」confirmed me that she was a feminine who’s nineteen years outdated, which makes her three years older than Roxanne.

Is that this lady the acquaintance that Roxanne was talking of?

As for her look, I don’t actually have something to say or any feedback to offer, other than perhaps one: that she can’t even start to begin holding a candle to Roxanne, as a result of for me, Roxanne is at all times going to be the best image of feminine magnificence.

「And I see that you just haven’t modified  a bit both.」

「Oh, quiet, you! Don’t you dare evaluating me from proper now to the me from the previous! I’ll have you understand that for the previous six months I’ve been doing nothing however gaining energy!」

「Is that so? Properly, for those who say so…」

This lady appears to be of a better social standing then Roxanne at the moment is, as a result of every time Roxanne was speaking to her, it seemed to me like she was reducing herself ever-so barely. Whoever that lady is, she additionally appears to have her family title, and from what I’ve been instructed, possessing not solely a given title but in addition a surname, or household title, as it’s typically known as right here, is meant to be a really uncommon factor on this world.

Not solely that, however she additionally appears to have some hellishly inflated ego, as a result of the way in which she appears round each single one in every of  us is crammed with the sense of boundless satisfaction, nearly as if she was deeming us all unfit to even be in her presence or breathe the identical air as she does.

She has fairly lengthy hair, and its ends have been styled into drills. They’re additionally shiny, like that of a top quality porcelain doll’s, which by some means remind me of the Doolittle Raid, the first-ever air-raid carried by the USA in opposition to Japan on the 18th of April, 1942, however that’s a digression that’s greatest to not delve into too deep. (TN: Supposedly romaji for 「shiny like a Doll」 appears like romaji for 「Doolittle」, however personally that looks as if a too large of a stretch for me.)

One other piece of proof that she should be of excessive social place is the truth that she has such a protracted hair. Prefer it was instructed to me earlier than, ladies of low social standing should not have lengthy hair, as a result of they’re conserving them quick attributable to hygiene causes. In spite of everything, on this world, solely ladies belonging to the Aristocracy can afford to take correct care of their very own hair, which in consequence permits them to maintain it longer. With out correct methods of defending their hair, the longer ones would ultimately change into broken by the solar, turning into onerous and stiff as an alternative of sentimental and fluffy.

If she has hers so lengthy, then that implies that she has the cash to handle them correctly and that she’s not afraid to spend that cash on hair care. If there was ever a means of exhibiting and proclaiming 「Take a look at me! Take a look at how rich I’m!」, then she’s using it proper now.