Read Novel Full Vol 11 Chapter 15
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Chapter 15 – Chest
The exploration of the Duke’s castle ended with great success, and we returned to the Chris with many treasures and a new friend. At Alessia-san’s suggestion, we threw a party and served a large portion of our precious drinks.
…This is the result.
It was after noon, and we were about to examine the sacred treasure and the special-looking chests, a task that should have filled us with dreams, but there was a line of beautiful women with dying looks on their faces.
The only ones who looked sober were Carla-san, who was concentrating on her meal; Claretta-san and Felicia, who were able to moderate themselves; and Rimu and the others, who did not drink alcohol.
Even Ilma-san, who is usually so charming without showing any disorder, looks sick, which is unusual.
“Well, you all seem to be feeling sick, so can we do it tomorrow?”
“…I’m fine, just a little sick.”
Alessia-san, am I telling you this because you don’t look well, you know? What worries me more than anything is that even Marina-san, who is examining the chest, looks sick. She seems to be in worse shape than last night when she was drunk.
“…We’ll be fine after a little rest.”
Marina-san, noticing my worried look, replies. You mean you can’t right now, right?
“For now, you will rest for another three hours or so. If that doesn’t work, we’ll postpone it for the night or tomorrow.”
“…I understand. I’m sorry, Wataru-san.”
Although she said she was fine, Alessia-san and the others obediently left, as if they couldn’t stand how bad their physical condition was. I can feel the depth of the karma of alcohol when I see even the serious Dorothea-san walking without strength.
“Ines can also rest in your room. Felicia can stay with you.”
“Thank you, Master. I’ll manage to recover in three hours.”
Ines leaves weakly, and Felicia, who accompanies her, takes care of her. Now that I have some free time, what shall I do? Read a book for the first time in a long time?
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“Wataru-san. I’m sorry for causing you trouble. It’s all right now.”
Three hours later. As expected, Alessia-san and the others are all back to some degree of normalcy, though not in the best of health. Ines is back as well. I guess the women of this world are strong.
No, they have to recover quickly because of their high level. Well, even though they recover so fast, they still have alcohol left after one night; how much did they drink?
“I see. Let’s check the chest first, Marina-san, please.”
Summoning the rubber boat loaded with the chest and moving away a bit for fear of traps, Marina-san approaches the chest with a cloth wrapped around her mouth.
There is a high possibility that the poison has been washed away by seawater, but it is amazing to approach the chest that seems to have scattered poison just by wrapping a piece of cloth around its mouth.
Marina-san takes out some equipment from her waist and begins to work carefully. The tension is unbearable.
As I watched with bated breath, Marina-san stood up and wiped the sweat from her brow. The fact that she was sweating, even though it didn’t take her that long to do it, must mean that it was a task that put her under a lot of pressure. I have no idea what she is doing, though.
“The poison was still there, so I removed the trap, but don’t be rough with it.”
Huh? Why are you telling me this? What is it? …Everyone is looking at me. I guess it’s my job to open it. I would prefer not to, but the atmosphere is such that I am being given the honor of opening the treasure chest.
Even if I said no because I was afraid, it would definitely make them feel uncomfortable, and it would mean that I don’t trust Marina-san, so I can’t say no.
Giving up, I approach the modest wooden chest and carefully put my hand on the door. Hmm, my hand trembles slightly. Since I’m so scared, I’ll get angry if I don’t find a suitable treasure.
Bracing myself, I carefully open the chest door.
…..I’m disappointed. What is this, a pile of parchment? It may have historical value, but it’s certainly not a treasure that makes my heart race.
“It was a disappointment.”
“No, it’s a jackpot!”
Oops, what does she mean? Ilma-san’s eyes change color.
“Wataru-san. I’ll explain it over here first.”
“Um, yes, please.”
Alessia-san, who couldn’t help but notice my confusion, seemed to be explaining it to me.
“I know you were surprised to see Ilma looking different than usual, but that’s just another side of her. What can I say? There are some old documents that have something to do with magic that you just can’t put your finger on.”
Come to think of it, Ilma-san was a mage. I’d forgotten about her since she was always a “bewitching older sister” in my mind.
“I see… So, is this parchment a treasure?”
“That depends on what it contains. Knowledge is worth money, but useless knowledge is hardly worth anything.”
“Is there any historical value? Even if you don’t have the necessary knowledge, you can learn a lot about life in that period.”
“Some people research such things, but they can’t sell them for a high price because of the lack of value.”
These are drier values than I expected. Well, it is only when there is peace that there is value in studying the daily life of the past. It’s hard to do historical research when it’s dangerous out there with monsters and wars.
“What about you, Ilma-san?”
She completely ignores me…
“She’s fine. She’s just flipping through it now, so it won’t take long.”
Yes, she’s flipping through the parchment at a fast pace, but does she really understand what she’s looking at? Oh, the material is divided into several sections. She seems to have a good grasp of the content. It’s called speed reading.
“I found the information quite interesting. I only read it briefly, so I don’t know the details, but it seems that the Duke’s family prospered by trading using the sacred treasure of the God of the Sea, and behind the scenes, they played a role in gathering information from various countries. No wonder they collected so many treasures. Also, according to this document, it seems that they had a close relationship with mermaids. There was also an interesting magic circle.”
Even though she had only skimmed through it, she seemed to know quite a bit about it. The Duke’s story seems to do both good and bad things, doesn’t it? I’m not an expert on magic circles, so I’ll leave that to others. It’s the mermaids that interest me.
“Let’s see, I’ll leave the documents to you, Ilma-san. Please let Ines and Felicia know if there is a magic circle that would be helpful to them. And please elaborate on the mermaids.”
“Ufufu. I don’t know the details because I only had a quick look. I’ll have to read the documents more closely. Oh, Wataru-san, would you like to read it?”
I can read it because I have Language Comprehension skills, but the content is a different matter because it is a skill that only allows me to understand language. It would be easier to understand if I asked Ilma-san to explain it all together.
“No, it would be great if you could explain it to me later.”
“Really? That’s too bad because it would have been fun to read the documents together.”
What? Could it be that it’s just me and Ilma-san studying alone? The teacher is Ilma-san, and the student is me. The kind of class that would have been popular in the Showa era…
[T/n: The Shōwa era (昭和, Shōwa), [ɕoːwadʑidai] was the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (commonly known in English as Emperor Hirohito) from December 25, 1926, until his death on January 7, 1989.[1] It was preceded by the Taishō era and succeeded by the Heisei era. The pre-1945 and post-war Shōwa periods are almost completely different states: the pre-1945 Shōwa era (1926–1945) concerns the Empire of Japan, and the post-1945 Shōwa era (1945–1989) concerns the State of Japan.]
“Then let’s leave the documents to Ilma, and now it’s time for the sacred treasure to come out!”
Alessia-san, wait. Don’t just continue the story yet. The interest of the people around me has suddenly turned into the sacred treasure. As long as you don’t bother to get the documents… I have to seize the opportunities as they come. There’s a chance that I might actually meet the God, so I’d like to check it out if I get the chance.
…It can’t be helped, now let’s try the sacred treasure. I summon the rubber boat and take out the sacred treasure that looks like a coral figure.
“So… how do you use this?”
I don’t know how to use the sacred treasure. I tried to pass the magic power through it, but it didn’t respond.
“I tried to use it, and it didn’t say anything. I’ve never used a sacred treasure before. Does anyone know?”
Alessia-san had never used a sacred treasure either, and she asked around with a very worried look on her face.
“Well, I’m not sure because I only heard about it in the temple, but I heard that you can’t use a sacred treasure unless it’s approved by the sacred treasure itself.”
Claretta-san raised her hand to tell me, but she seemed to have only heard about it and seemed very unsure about it. First of all, I don’t really understand what it means to be recognized by the sacred treasure or something like that. Is it some kind of ordeal?
“Master. Why don’t you just ask God directly? Master can handle it, right?”
Ah, it’s a sacred treasure, right? I’m not sure that asking God directly is the best way. Ines is under the mistaken impression that I can talk to God easily, isn’t she?
“…Well, even if I think about it, I don’t know, so I’ll try, but whether God will answer or not depends on His mood, so don’t get your hopes up too high.”
It’s difficult because the mood of the God of Light-sama is also important. If Creator God-sama is angry, it’s impossible to do it nine times out of ten. I lower the bar and go to church in case I fail to meet their expectations.
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I entered the church on the Chris and prayed with all my heart in front of the statue of God. Since it is in the sanctuary, my prayer must have been heard.
“Wataru-kun. Your prayers are great, but only when you have something to do.”
I heard the voice of Creator God-sama, and when I opened my eyes, I saw a slightly grumpy-looking Creator God-sama standing in a beautiful room that looked familiar. It seemed that I had been safely invited to the divine realm.
Come to think of it, I had only prayed recently when I had something to do. But when I pray in a church, the possibility of being called to the divine realm makes me stay away, doesn’t it?
“I’m sorry.”
It’s not going to be good enough to apologize to God, so I’ll just bow my head and apologize honestly.
“Yes. I’m a generous guy, so I forgive you. So you want to ask me about the sacred treasure, don’t you?”
Creator God-sama is pretty easy to deal with. Oops, that kind of impious thinking is not good. The being in front of me is an extraordinary being who gave me the Ship Summoning cheat on the spur of the moment. Let’s treat him with respect.
“Yes. I got the God of the Sea’s sacred treasure from my exploration this time, but I don’t know how to use it at all.”
“Yes. I know because I have been watching you. But I can’t let you use the God of the Sea’s sacred treasure.”
I know he is watching me, and I am in a bit of trouble, but it is useful in a situation like this.
“Is there a problem?”
“Yes. What kind of cheating is it to have Ship Summoning and the God of the Sea’s sacred treasure? Don’t you think so?”
Creator God-sama is still as carefree as ever.
“Well, I don’t know how powerful the God of the Sea’s sacred treasure is because I haven’t used it, but I don’t intend to use it for anything other than defending the Dark Elf Island. The Ship Summoning I got from Creator God-sama is enough for me.”
If it’s a cheat on land, I’d like it a little, but for the sea, the Ship Summoning is more than enough. In the first place, he told me to be a little more active because I was living a very simple life, but what kind of cheat is he to be bothered with?
“That is a good attitude. But it’s not that simple. I can’t go into details because I’ll get scolded… but to put it simply, it’s like the race that Wataru-kun loves will be involved.”
So he can’t go into details because he’ll get scolded? My favorite race is Slime, but considering Saporabi, it might be Horned Rabbit. But since it’s a sacred treasure associated with the sea… could it be a mermaid? This is getting to be an interesting story.