TWEM Vol. 7 Chapter 4 Part 1
Chapter 4 – To the Demon Territory
―On the day of departure, at the wall gate of the Royal Capital.
I was talking with Finne, Iris, and the others, and Tendo was talking with Shinonome and the others.
“Haruto-san, please be careful.”
“Haruto, please come back safely.”
“Even if you don’t tell me, I’ll come back alive.”
Next, Suzuno, Kuzel, and Asha started talking to me.
“Haruto-kun, please be careful.”
“Be careful. Leave the capital to us!”
“Haruto-san. Please leave Iris-sama to me.”
“Don’t worry. I think Tendo is the one who needs to be careful.”
When I said that with a smile, Suzuno furrowed her eyebrows.
“Haruto-kun, you can’t be arrogant, okay?”
“I’m not trying to be arrogant. I also asked Kuzel to take care of the Royal Capital. Also, I think that Asha and Iris are strong enough…well, I’ll leave it to them.”
The three nodded.
Then I spoke to Ephyr and Char.
“Haruto, please come back safely.”
“Haruto. I’ll be waiting for you.”
“Yeah, I’m going to do that even if you don’t tell me.”
Tendo also seemed to have finished greeting Shinonome and the others, and finally Dillan walked up to me and Tendo.
“Haruto, Tendo, please take care of yourself.”
Dillan looked at me with serious eyes.
“Of course. Please tell each country to be careful of the demons’ movements while Tendo and I are away.”
“Leave it to me, Your Majesty Dillan. Please take care of my classmates– the other heroes.”
Dillan nodded strongly at mine and Tendo’s words.
It would be safe to leave the rest to them.
Finally, I turned to Zero, the strongest of the remaining members.
“If something happens, prioritize protecting everyone and ask Dillan for instructions.”
“Yes sir.”
Zero bowed gracefully at my command.
“Then—I’m off!”
“I’m going!”
Thus, Tendo and I set off for the demon territory.
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We departed from the Royal Capital, but we traveled to the demon territory by foot.
This was because there was a vast forest along the way, and a horse-drawn carriage would not be able to go through it.
There was also the brute force method of cutting through the forest and making a path, but as much as possible, I didn’t want to use up as much physical strength, and the chance of encountering monsters would be high, so I decided not to travel by horse-drawn carriage this time.
Well, my luggage would be stored in another dimension, so it won’t be a problem.
After walking for about an hour, Tendo asked me.
“What would you do if your true identity was discovered in the demon territory?”
“You should think about that then.”
“That’s not appropriate…”
“There’s still plenty of time. Just think about it as you go.”
Tendo agreed and said, “I guess I will do that.” and continued walking.
Since then, monsters appeared from time to time, but they were all quickly defeated and dealt with.
Since we had not yet entered the forest and were walking along the road, the appearance of monsters themselves was rare, and when they did appear, they were only small fry, and no bandits appeared.
Therefore, I had some free time.
During the break, I took out something I had prepared from storage in another dimension and presented it to Tendo.
It was a simple bracelet.
“What is this?”
“It is a magic tool that reduces one’s skills and basic physical abilities. It also doubles the amount of gravity applied to you.”
“…Why do you need that?”
“It’ll be good training before entering the demon territory, right? I’ll join you, so why don’t you do it?”
“How about removal?”
“You can do it yourself.”
“I’m glad…”
I guess you don’t trust me that much? I thought to myself as I looked at Tendo who was relieved.
I turned my eyes to Tendo, but he looked away.
Tendo received the bracelet from me and put it on his own arm.
And at that moment, Tendo suddenly fell on his knees.
When I put it on too— I felt a heavy pressure, though not as heavy as Tendo’s, and I opened my mouth.
“Oh, oh… this works better than I thought.”
Tendo stood up and glared at me.
“Haruto-kun.”
“Hey, stop calling me ‘-kun’. I get chills when someone of the same sex calls me that.”
“…That’s true too. Well then, Haruto.”
“What is it?”
“Have you appraised this?”
I shook my head at that question.
Because I made it by feeling.
“Then please check.”
“What on earth…are you serious…?”
When I appraised the bracelet, I couldn’t help but mutter that.
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Name: |
Training Bracelet (Extreme) |
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Rarity: |
Legend |
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Notes: |
Skill power and basic physical ability are halved, and gravity applied to self is tripled. The experience points gained will be tripled, but will not be added until the bracelet is removed. Skills acquired while wearing the bracelet can be used. |
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“The rarity of the bracelet is very high. I thought it was at least a Rare grade, but… you knew that, right Tendo?”
After saying that, I looked at Tendo, but apparently that wasn’t what he wanted to say.
“No, that’s not it!!”
I was hit with a strong rebuke.
“No, it’s not, is it…?”
“That’s why I said that! It’s not the rarity, it’s the effect of the bracelet!”
Ah, the gravity has certainly tripled. The decline in ability was only one-fifth, which was surprisingly low.
But at this level, there shouldn’t be any problem.
“I guess it’s a little different than I expected.”
“If this is just a little…?”
Now that you say it like that, it’s not “a little”, isn’t it?
“Well, it’ll be good training, right?”
“T-That’s true, but…”
Tendo looked somewhat unsatisfied with my words.
“Let’s go quickly.”
“Ah, yeah…”
I walked along the road without any monsters or thieves appearing, and entered the forest that was labeled as a sea of trees on the map.
The trees were intertwined, and a little while into the forest, a monster appeared.
It was an ogre.
“Tendo, do it!”
When I gave that instruction, Tendo turned around in disbelief.
“You won’t do it, Haruto!?”
“No, I was thinking of observing how the bracelet works.”
“Am I a guinea pig?”
I turned my head to the side from Tendo’s piercing gaze.
“Is that really the case!?” Tendo asked again.
“…That’s not true.”
“What was that pause then?”
“I’m thinking a little. I’m not sure if it’s any better. Ah, the monster is already right in front of us.”
“—Tsk, I will remember this!”
“Ah, don’t use the power of your armor.”
“—Fuck!!”
Tendo said so, and then he held up his sword towards the three ogres that were right in front of him.