The Spearmaster and the Black Cat

Chapter 5

SPEAR MASTER AND THE BLACK CAT 5

Fifth Episode 〜 New Power and a Determined Heart

I was able to obtain the skills <Throwing> and <Cerebral Demon Speed> .

<Throwing> I was able to understand, but as for <Cerebral Demon Speed>, I haven’t felt it so far……

“The inside of my body feels like its changing……”

My voice is excited, and it leaks out .

In this world skills seem to be acquired by one’s actions .

I pick up the torch I had thrown, and bring the flame closer to my own body, look at my feet and hands, touching my face .

Nothing has changed, they look the same .

<Cerebral Demon Speed>……

It’s an ability that raises my speed limit .

I can intuitively understand the skill, I’ll try confirming it .

“Skill Status . ”

A semi-transparent skill appears before my eyes .

Skill Status .

Acquired Skills：<Throwing＞：＜Cerebral Demon Speed＞

Permanent Skills：<True Shinso Bloodline>：＜Demonic Charm Eyes＞：＜Natural Demon Ability＞：<Torrent of Light Darkness＞：<Blood Sucking＞：＜Physical Ability Increase＞：<Magic Ability Increase＞：＜Undying＞：＜Hyper Intestinal Absorption＞

Extra Skills：＜Language Comprehension＞：＜Crest of Light＞：＜Chain Factor＞：＜Cerebral Demon Spine Revolution＞

While playing with the status screen <Cerebral Demon Speed> is derivative, it’s related to the <Cerebral Demon Spine Revolution> extra skill .

※Cerebral Demon Spine Revolution※

→＜Cerebral Demon Speed＞

→？？？

??? is the same as <Chain Factor>, is there something I can learn after this?

I touch <Cerebral Demon Speed> . I look at the details .

※＜Cerebral Demon Speed＞※

Certain conditions are required to activate .

Constant noradrenaline and adrenaline secretion are required in the brain .

Permanent brain and spinal nerve network grows and blood vessels continue to increase, explosive physical speed is obtained .

After using the skill, physical speed is drastically increased for 20 seconds .

Consecutive use is impossible, there is a 20 second time lag .

An explanation was provided regarding the skill .

So I close the translucent window .

After all it seems to be a speed increasing skill . There’s a 20 second time lag .

Even so, blood is clinging to my right hand .

I try to shake it off blood but the blood clings stickily .

“–Blood, speaking of blood……”

I observed the blood coating my right hand as I mutter quietly .

For me, this “blood” is necessary .

“If I don’t consume blood, I’ll eventually mummify . ”

Possibly, even if it’s monster blood, is it all right?

I try licking the blood on my finger as a trial .

“……Un . ”

Except–it’s delicious .

I quickly lick up my finger .

The blood makes a good feast like this……

I feel that blood is supposed to be “tasty . ”

That means, in the end, it probably effects my mind and thinking?

Probably, it will be so .

As I was able to replenish the blood, after the five days my ability will begin to fall, so it’s necessary for me to replenish to “blood” from monsters and even animals .

Speaking of vampires, if I want to unlock the permanent skill <True Shinso Bloodline> I need to drink “virgin blood . ”

I confirmed it before transmigration, and I check it again .

I touched <True Shinso Bloodline> under permanent skills .

※True Shinso Bloodline※

→？？？

The liberation condition of ※True Shinso Bloodline※, requires virgin blood .

The power of the true vampire ancestor is released by drinking virgin’s blood . In doing so the two phases evolution of “Ultimate Magical Power” is completed on this occasion .

A true ancestor suggests a founder with those words……

When transmigrating, it also mentioned the blood sucking god .

Apart from that, a simple question passes through my head .

Is only one drop of virgin blood enough?

Does the person I drink from die?

Does the person I drink from become underlings?

Or else a little blood is extracted, even if blood is sucked I may be okay .

And, it’s simple, but various question are floating through my mind .

It’ll be understood if I suck blood, I think .

Ma, first of all, get someone who is ready to die……

The first person you try to suck blood from “May die”……

So, the partner might die .

“……Haha . ”

I seize my face with my hand, and leaked a dry laughter .

I’m half disgusted with the cruel thought I had .

……As I thought, my mind seems to be changing little by little .

“Is it because I tasted blood?”

I asked the dark cave .

Of course, the dark cave does not answer .

Tsu, at this late hour . It was me who chose it in the first place .

Furrowing my brow, I open my eyes wide .

First I clench my fist tight and put power into my arm, I strike the wall next to me with my fist .

A dull sound echoes in the cave .

A small stone falls from the light shock .

My hand hurts……

There’s a trace of bright red blood on the wall where I struck my fist, cracks spread out from the area I hit .

It’s an enormous power . The power of the vampire lineage .

Though the current family is the Lucivault .

But, there’s pain in my fist, and I’m bleeding .

In order to experience the sense of pain .

……My first is sore and aches .

However, the reality is that the wound on my fist is quickly healed .

It all happens in front of my eyes, it’s genuine reality .

There’s only me in the darkness, I stare ahead into the cave .

I stretch my hand out in the darkness, again, I close my fingers into a fist like I’m taking hold of something .

And, again, when I open my palm, I make a fist .

If blood is necessary I’ll take it in .

This isn’t the old me anymore . Even more I’ll “Become Stronger . ”

In this dark place, in this unknown world, I do not change .

What I imagined, was it considerably different?

I will adapt to this dark underground world, not giving up……

“I’ll survive–”

I don’t know whether it is the result of repeated thoughts, but I felt greatly refreshed .

I grasp the torch, and advance into the depths of the dark cave .

◇◇◇◇

It showed up as 6:00 when I looked at my watch .

There’s rocks and stones scattered in large quantities here .

I pick it up .

When I pick up the stone, I try to get the feel of it by throwing it using <Throwing> .

I try throwing while running, and extending the chain .

However, the dark cave still spreads out further .

The torch light, behind…… . I wonder how long it is?

I walk while carrying such a worry .

The cave gently slopes down .

I noticed it being slanted .

I go down the slanted slope .

The light of the torch illuminates the area around me .

Hoo, it’s man-made .

Advancing along the slope, the design of the walls and floor of the cave changed .

I want to see it more clearly .

Bring the torch close to the wall, I stare .

This is certainly made by an intellectual being .

There are traces of chiseled portions and having dug .

I go down the slope touching the wall which is changing every moment .

I walk for a while, and the cave changed to a completely stone corridor .

The ceiling and floor is composed of square stones, closely packed without a gap . The stone walls are similar to Japanese castles .

Furthermore, the stone passage advances forward . Then, I discover that there’s a shelf carved on the right hand wall . A small and a finely worked artistic figure are on the shelf .

It’s similar to the ancient Egypt of earth, Mesopotamia, stuff which harks back to Sumerian civilization .

It’s surely is the trace of “some civilization . ”

I pick up the small statue with my hand, and get a little excitement .

When I was going to return the statue to the shelf, a light was seen in the back .

“Oh . ”

I leaked a sound .

Do creatures live there?

While ruminating such a question over in my head, I toss away the statue I picked up, and run there with the torch . There’s a small groove on the wall, torches are inserted into the grooves at fixed intervals .

The torch light illuminates the corridor clearly .

Gently sloping down, it feels like continuing down in a spiral .

The torch I have seems to have burn out, and I throw it away .

It’s bright here .

I descend the revolving corridor rotating around in a spiral .

But, this corridor……if it’s like an illusion like walking inside a snail’s cochlea then I’ll be walking for eternity .

There’s no fatigue, but like this, walking round and round, I’m getting tired of it .

Then it changed .

The spiral stair case which seemed to continue endlessly, in order to comply with my wish, changed from a gentle slant to a steep slope .

But, it changed too much .

Before sliding……the steep slope changes going down .

Because the uneven ground goes down more here and there it become like steps, so I go down using the steps .

A few slide down like Ishizaka, I discovered an iron door on the inner side .

An old rusted iron door .

There’s a handle to open the iron door, but it seems to be locked and no matter how much power I use it doesn’t budge and inch .

The door won’t open .

“It can’t be helped . ”

With words of acceptance, I give to iron door a kick with the bottom of my foot .

The hollow iron became dented, and a hole the size of my foot appears . A large gush of sand flows out from there . As the sand flows the force increases .

–Oh, dangerous .

The force of the sand continues to increase . In the end the iron door is defeated by the pressure of the sand and bursts open . A great deal of sand flows out then, and a fast flowing stream of sand has been born .

I’m submerged in the sand, I repetitively pierce the chain above, and somehow manage to keep my posture . But, I can’t go against the flow of the sand, it flowed down the spiral corridor so that I surfed down on my butt .

On the way, I discover additional doors—yet the river of sand doesn’t stop .

But, being the state where I’m being pushed by such a force, all of a sudden the spiral corridor came to an end .

With a *don* I fell onto the hard ground with my butt .

Itetetete .

As for the place I was pushed from…there’s no slope, on the way it became appearance like a cut corridor .

The exit makes a heavy thunk sound, it’s filled with a large amount of sand .

It’s dangerous . (Or isn’t . ) I recovered my vigor at the thought of being buried alive .

Therefore I look back behind .

And, here–

“Aah, it’s wide……”

A large space spread out there .

It’s ancient shrine-like remains .

The ceiling on this side is low but rises as it goes deeper . If I went inside the structure would gradually spread out diagonally .

Deeper in the shrine where the ceiling rises, I can see a lot of big stone pillars lined up in order to support the pressure from above .

The resemble big Greek columns at the same level as the Parthenon .

A red light illuminates the pillar .

The light of a torch .

……Mm? A sound……

A sound like a bunch of footsteps comes from the right .

I see a wall, but I hear footsteps coming from the other side of the wall .

It’s it an echo?

Judging from here, I suspect this place is the entrance of the shrine, now, I am at the position of the bottom of the round u-shape?

From where I am, there’s a space ahead, and a wall goes on to the left and right . As I though, it’s U-shaped .

For now, I look to the right side where I heard footsteps .

Let’s move along the right wall……

I approach the wall at a jog .

A relief was carved on the wall .

Eeh, it’s amazing modeling . (TN: I wanted to say something better, but that’s how the author worded it . )

A person, with long elf ears, over flowing with fantasy world elements like the short figures of dwarfs with weapons, in the relief they fought against monsters and evil spirits .

As most of it has faded away I don’t understand the details, but the color and shape barely remain .

I walk alongside the wall while observing the relief .

I arrive at the corner, and quietly face the way I heard the sound come from, I peek out and see what is on the other side .

“……”

Uwa, it’s them again .

…I understood the true nature of the group making the sound .

It’s the green monsters .

Because what they’re wearing is different from the group I saw fighting the red monster, the green skinned monsters may be another monster .

Well, it seems that group of monsters is inspecting this area on foot .

Five of them . Nope, seven, eight of them .

The group of green monsters went out of sight around the wall to the other sight .

Facing near where I poured the sand into, is it the same figure?

That many is dangerous .

Let’s be careful in order to not be found .

Because in the depths it’s a large space with the pillars lined up, I look around the left side .

The complete picture of the ruins is square, from the underside I suspect the form is UU . By way of the upper part of the large space with pillars, first of all I want to grasp to terrain . There’s no doorways when I search .

Now, the place where I am is the right wall of the U-shape .

I look to the center from here .

Ah, there’s a green monster in the middle .

It stands like a sentry between the pillars .

In this situation is it good to do a surprise attack?

But, I don’t want the group of green monster to return and it not be there .

Nevertheless, well, that green monster .

It looks just like goblins commonly found in game and movies of the fantasy genre .

“It’s small fry-ish……”

Unless it’s strong?

<Throwing>, <Chain>, and <Cerebral Demon Speed> should go well here?

However, I’ll stop in the center .

A little more, I want to see what is going on the left side .

“I can’t see well from here–”

I move my eyes to the back left edge .

Since there are several large pillars, the view is restricted .

It’s difficult to see from here, I want to understand the overall layout better .

Let’s check whether the left is safe .

Conscious of staying hiden–I detour to the left . Moving from pillar to pillar and looking around restlessly, I move using the shadow of the pillar .

There’s no torch on the left hand pillar and it’s dim .

This is convenient .

There’s only the wall in the left hand corner of the ruins, there’s nothing there .

As is I go to the upper right corner along the wall from the left corner .

Walking along the wall, moving .

A light is seen at one point on the wall . There seems to be a hollow .

Here is the inside of the upper right portion of the ruins .

Another one over there, it looks like there’s a doorway……along the wall, the red light is reflected in the shadow the center pillar, I lean in in order to hide for a moment .

From here, I’m able to see there’s a doorway from this angle .

Then, as expected .

I discover another doorway in the place where it seemed to sink in .

I feel like the group of goblins went away in the opposite direction .

Two torches are burning on pedestals on either side of the door, and two goblins stood guard there .

With this, I grasped the general location of the remaining goblins .

I see now, two of them which stand to protect the open door remain in the upper part .

Two more standing between the center pillars of the ruin where I looked a while ago .

I can’t tell from here, but in the lower ruins I assume that a group of goblins are inside the right U-shape .

First of all, I aim at the two guarding the door .

Using the shadow of the pillar, again I approach .

From the shadow of the pillar nearest to *gobu*, I look a little, and peeped out .

It’s two goblins .

They don’t wear helmets but wear leather armor . After all it’s the face of a goblin .

It’s a square green face . Large eyes are sunken deep into the face .

They have think green uni-brows but no hair .

I stop observing the appearance of the monster that’s appearance I watched carefully .

Named Gobutaro and Gobuemon .

Gobutaro has a weapon like a short spear .

Gobuemon has a thing like a club .

Of course, they don’t notice me .

I have a stone in both my hands . Two in total .

Since there’s no stones in this area, I have to aim carefully……

I *goku* swallowed my saliva while taking aim and hiding .

Focusing on the goblin closest to this side I aim for the head, I let the wrist snap do its work–and hurled it .

The stone collides with the head–with a dull sound it’s crushed .

The head of the goblin collapses on this side, and it fell to the ground .

With the help of the <throwing> skill, it went smoothly .

Again, I immediately hurl it–

I aim at the back of the other goblin’s head, but the stone veers of the mark, and hits the neck .

Chii, missed!

“Goobatsu!”

The goblin hit in the neck emits a strange voice, and collapses as a result of the hit . The aim was off but did it work out in the end?

“Hyuhhooo, it’s amazing, throwing . ”

※Pikon※ ※<Reclusive Body Hide> Skill Acquired※

A sound was heard in my head and I also saw <Reclusive Body Hide> in my view .

I must have acquire the reclusive body hide skill because I attacked while hiding .

Is such a thing learned immediately?

Furthermore, this <Reclusive Body Hide> . I’m able to use it from the moment I got the skill .

I intuitively understood the action for reclusive body for some time .

It’s strange .

However, words for “Skill” exist in reality, it’s displayed in front of me,

How does it work?

Is it engraved in my genetic blueprint?

I understand it’s a natural phenomenon . Recognized in my brain and understood .

With <Throwing> and <Reclusive Body Hide>, I accept it as a natural event .

However, I remember before the transmigration .

Different world, to the extent of being fantasy .

For me who experiences reality, I understand the feeling of acquiring and learning a new skill is natural, however there’s a sense of incongruity……

–A strange feeling .

It’s too strange, but I can only accept it .

Nodding several times, I accept one .

I try <Reclusive Body Hide> once .

I start to stoop over similar like I’m squatting .

When I use <Reclusive Body Hide>, movements are smooth when hiding . (TN:Not quite sure . )

Earlier with <Throwing> I was able to naturally throw . Like this, I can use an effective wrist snap, there’s a feeling of it being more precise .

I repeat the stealthy movements in the shadow of the pillar .

My suspicious movements weren’t noticed by the goblin between the central pillars .

So far so good I’m quietly sneaking up the place where the goblin corpse fell while rejoicing .

The goblin that had its neck crushed is still breathing . But, when I see the face of the goblin, the breathing peters out and it stops moving . From the neck of the body, I collect the bloody stone, and put it in my pocket . I got a short spear as the reward from the victim . It has no money .

The difference in the size of the leather armor is too much, I leave it as is . Because there is a dirty cloth tied around the waste with a string, I took it .

I endure the faint smell of the cloth .

Also, just to be safe, I have to hide this body .

I move it to the shadow of a pillar in the left corner……

As I hid the body of the goblin in shadow of the pillar, I advance towards the inside of the door to the two goblins I killed were protecting . I entered and immediately there were stairs going down .

I go down the stairs .

There was a passage before the stairs went down .

It leads to the lower right from the upper right corner .

From the front and back . It’s the one in front .

I choose the passage in front of me . I walked carefully next to the right hand wall .

While bending down and using <Reclusive Body> hiding, I arrive at a corner .

–I look ahead from the corner .

There’s no one there .

There’s only a similar passage, there seems to be no presence .

I turn at the corner, and advance along the small passage .

Then, I discovered a door on the left .

I can advance ahead, first, I decide to examine the door here .

I grasp the old red iron handle and break it .

It’s an old room .

There’s a strange circular silver container on the slant, a faint white light leaking from inside .

It’s probably the source of light . A magic light .

I search the room using its light .

There are clouded spider’s webs throughout . The smell of mold is present as well .

There’s a stone chair and desk, and a bookshelf further in .

Somehow or other, this place seems to be an ancient library .

The books on the book shelf have rotted away and gathered dust, so I’m able to figure this room was used a considerably long time ago .

The bookshelf is made of some kind of building stone and extends lengthwise deeper into the room .

The bookshelf made of stone was built firmly . I grasp the short spear, and look to the interior of the bookshelfs . I confirm no one is there .

There’s no one there .

I return to the place close to the entrance and sit down, deciding to take a little break .

I bite the fruit like peach I got a little while ago .

–It’s delicious . It tastes like a mango and pear were put together .

Chewing *munch munch*, I eat .

Which reminds me, I haven’t eaten anything yet……

When I look at the clock, it shows 11:00 .

Today, for the whole day, I walked and ran in the cave .

I, even then, experienced no fatigue .

Did my appetite decrease somewhat?

After all, the stamina doesn’t seem to be ordinary .

I’m free so I’d like something to read, I looked for a book .

On the bookshelf, “Life of the Arotoshu Tree”, “Sword of the Weiss”, “Baptism of Orimiru”, “Ashura Calendar”, and, I found many readable books with the title written on the cover, I stretched out a finger to the book .

–But, the moment my finger touched the book, the book quickly crumbled to dust .

It’s rotted away .

Although the words stayed readable, it was in vain .

There’s no helping it .

I give up and go further along the book shelf .

I decide to take a rest in the corner .

With my back at the corner of the wall, I close my eyes, and motionlessly for a while, I calmed myself .

Naturally closing my eyes, I fall asleep .

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“–Tsu . ”

While exhaling, I woke up .

When I check my watch it’s 3:00 in the morning .

Fortunately, the green monsters resembling goblins don’t seem to have come to this room .

Moving, there’s no helping it even if I’m here .

I have to escape from this ruins-like place .

I grasped the short spear and left the ancient library .

Again, I open an old iron door .

I returned to the small passage .

For the time being, I choose to go left .

Right is the way I came from .

The passage became wider as I advance .

Suddenly I come upon a crossroads .

There’s passages going left right and forwards .

I choose to go strait, and advance .

Then, again the passage becomes small . When I pass through the small passage, I came into a big bright hall .

A huge red curtain is raised up coming from the walls .

Oh, an emblem?

The emblem is made of three intersected bars with an ax in the middle .

–Huh?

Uhyu, there was a group of goblins further in the hall .

Moreover, their figures were *chichikuri* embracing each other .

“Ugee, oh what?”

I unintentional speak after seeing the unpleasant figures of the goblins .

Tsu, shi, oops .

“Giyago! Nu?”

“Getsu . ”

“Gotsu!?” “Ningenda!” “Why, Human gaa!””Gorose!”

“Eh……tsu . ”

My eyes swim quickly as I take in the hall . There was a passage to the left and right, in an instant I choose the left passage and use <Cerebral Demon Speed> .

I activate the skill .

–And escape .

I run . Run .

“Gunuootsu . ” “Get him!” “Oe!”

Goblin voices . I think there were nearly ten of them? I can’t look back .

I run through the passage .

Around the corner is a door with what appear to be strange old markings on it .

There’s no time to open it .

I hurl my shoulder at it–and break down the door .

I rush into the room while rolling .

There’s a shock to my shoulder, but it’s not painful .

The <Cerebral Demon Speed> runs out now .

A cloud of dust rises up .

“Cough, cough . ”

Grit whirls up into my mouth, and gives me a coughing fit .

While twisting my face I check the surroundings .

Excepting the low round column in the middle of the room–

“It’s just, a wall . ”

The room I knocked the door of down and invaded, was a circular room with mysterious symbols carved along the walls .

The pattern is countless thin lines like the veins of a leaf .

The sealed space was surrounded with a strange atmosphere .

If I need it, this is a dead end .

The effect of <Cerebral Demon Speed> already ended long ago .

“Itazooo . ” “This human, fast . ” “I found him, here-su . ”

Meanwhile, the goblins that ran after me came into the circular room .

I’m trapped .

Only three of them……can I kill them?

Short spear in hand, a stone in my pocket .

Surrounded, dangerous……

The time lag for <Cerebral Demon Speed> is just a little longer .

There’s the <Chain> skill too, I’ll survive .

The goblin smiles, comes approaching me……

I withdrew backing up .

My back leg hits the central pillar of the room .

“Long time-ro, Human . ” “Demon, guuu . ”

Reinforcement Goblins enter the room one after the other .

I put my foot up the central column, the moment my weight moved to the pillar–the ground shakes?

–Eh?

–The ground is shaking!?

No, falling–Rururuuuu–

I immediately eject <Chain> . But, the chain doesn’t reach the ceiling .

The earsplitting sound of howling wind .

Time, it’s already too late…… . I fall head over heel……

Uheeeeeee, I say such a thing .

I fall, falling .

The goblins seem to fall, too .

Serves you right, I cannot say .

Well that room .

The whole room seems to have been a hexagonal pitfall trap .

–Shit, I extend the chain to the side–but there’s no wall .

Easily, it proves right without minding it, I produced the chain .

The chain penetrates through several goblins in the midst of falling, but it was just that .

The wind blows up vigorously, I feel like my body is falling like an arrow .

I’m skydiving with no parachute .

An unpleasant thought crosses my mind .

This, if I arrive below, will my body be destroyed?

Eeeeh, I don’t want that

Chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain .

I repeatedly eject <chain> many times, but the width seems considerably wide too–in vain, the chain shoots into the sky .

My body is of Vampire lineage . I don’t think I’ll die even if it’s crushed, but… it will hurt first .

It’s for so long I’m able to think to that extent, I still admire it while in the middle of falling .

Suddenly–with a *bua*, the sensation of piercing something .

I felt the sense of the air clogging up my ears . Did the atmospheric pressure even change?

This, how far will I fall……

I up the repeated ejection of <chain> .

Many times, many times, many times, <chain> is shot out, then–

A whole bunch of chain–did it get stuck!?

The chain bends and doesn’t break off, carrying me to the wall in one go . Feeling to chain for how many second, I rejoice, but, the though ends there, it broke .

–I crash into to wall with awful force .

The sound of the impact as my head is smashed, my brain shakes .

–The side of the wall collapsed .

Blood seeps into the cracks on the wall, it collapses .

Half of my left shoulder is torn off, instantly adhering, repeatedly tearing–the broken ribs are healed, the bones protruding from my chest also .

I reel at such extraordinary pain and shock several times, I completely black out . The <chain> disappeared automatically when I blacked out .

Completely exhausted, blood sprays out from everywhere on my body .

I do a nose dive in one breath .

Dooooon, dogoootsuntsu!

A dull crash resounds and echoes .

Pieces of bone are scattered .

From the shock of the impact at the bottom, my consciousness is restored, but, I was attacked by an undetermined fierce pain in my body .

As if I promote such pain, I rolled down bone mountain .

The long pit I fell from fortunately led to this “Skeleton Mountain . ” The many bones became a cushion, I fell on the heap of skeletons and while it absorbed the impact my body rolls

I finish rolling when I arrive at the bottom of bone mountain .

A twitch, my body doesn’t move .

I arrived……

I feel relieved, then, again I fainted .

After a while, how much time passed–

At last, I wake up .

“Itetete . My entire body hurts . ”

Haha, there’s too much pain .

On my chest and thigh, splintered bones stick out here and there .

From a laying down posture, I pull out bone fragments I don’t think are mine, and a sharp pain runs through my body .

Bururi, my whole body shook, and muscles relaxed .

“Guaa, sigh……ite . ”

While biting my lip to suppress the pain, I look at the wound I remove the bone shard from . Blood overflows from the wound, but the wound closes up in an instant .

I’m stunned at the recovery abilities of the vampire lineage .

“Su, amazing……”

Well, is it all right? I……

The pain is now a more common pain .

Yes I’ll be paralyzed while I recover like this .

But even if I say paralyzed, I fainted from the extreme pain earlier .

Immortal, but the sense of pain is normal .

By the way, other than such a thing, where am I?

I stand up unsteadily, and look at the bone mountain before me–

Like the remains of a battlefield and a landfill . It’s probably the bones of humans and monster accumulated in large numbers .

Just above, a huge pit opens .

This, is it the hole I fell from?

I look into the hole . Pitch-darkness .

Well, by crashing from such a height, okay, well, I was saved .

A normal human would have had their left arm torn off first, having both the chest and head destroyed would have been “Instant Death . ”

Speaking of pitch-darkness, it’s bright here .

The sources of light emit bright light, I turn to face it .

–There seems to be light everywhere .

Is there a large cauldron hanging from the ceiling by chains?

A strange orange flame burns in the pot .

“It’s totally the pit of hell……”

I look around the area but there’s only bones .

There are scattered old spears, swords, and armor among the bones too .

“Is anything here usable?”

I lost the spear I picked up a while ago .

Then, while cautiously stepping on the bones on the ground, there might be a weapon that seems usable or an armor that could be worn, the search begins .

The huge bone mountain before my eyes, there seem to be many of them, but because the bone mountain seems unstable I detour around it .

“Ooh, does the size match?”

Then I discover a cuirass that seems usable .

It covers everything above my thighs .

I attach the cuirass with green scales and red from my bloodied jeans . The jeans are bloodied and tattered full of holes, but because this fits, I decide it’s good .

It just fits .

Searching for other armor, moving bones aside, I move forward . (TN: Not really sure . )

I pick up a rusted brown sword this time .

Using the sword, I pushed a bone aside and looked .

I’m able to find armor equipment, but the only things I can find are broken things that were crushed and full of holes .

However, I found a good looking gauntlet that seemed to fit .

It’s only the right hand, but the grey armor seemed to have some green scales mixed in with a darkish firm metal on the back .

It seems to be old, but it’s better than nothing at all .

I stretch the clothe out into a string and attach it to the claps on the back of the cuirass to bind it together .

I fitted it to my wrist .

I check my watch then . The watch was broken . The face is badly cracked and the needle is bent, it has completely stopped .

Aaaaahhh, the precious light, the power of civilization……

–I should throw it away .

I throw my watch away into the bone mountain .

–The legacy of civilization, taken away!

I continue going around bone mountain .

As usual, the bone are piled up in large quantities on the ground . It was hard to walk .

Jumping ahead from the middle to walk, already playing, I decide to move .

There it is, at last!

As my jumping power also rose considerably, I was able to jump considerably far .

But, the scene continues to not change at all .

This bone place is a huge cave, it’s nothing but an ocean of bones . Where ever I look, the horizon is covered by the sea of bones .

Luckily, it’s bright so I can advance easily……

Intently, running across the sea of bones, walking, jumping, I continue .

One or two days have probably already passed .

I’m thirsty . I want water .

But, in here it doesn’t seem likely to find food or water .

Also, there are bone mountain .

On top of it, there’s also a huge pit .

There seems to be a bone mountain under the huge pit like the once I fell through .

If I can get high, I may be able to understand the layout of this place……

“Let’s try it . ”

Muttering so, I look up the bone mountain in front of me .

Yoshi, let’s do it in one go .

I put strength into my legs and run .

At first I was able to climb with a good feeling .

But, my feet are immediately caught by the sea of bones even if I jump, I’m then buried and swallowed up by a whirlpool of bones . My feet rapidly sank into the bone mountain as it collapsed and my body spilled down .

Since there’s no helping it, I advance along the side of the bone mountain .

Small bones, are crushed underfoot while I walk .

The sword I take hold of in my hand is substituted for a walking stick .

In such a way, I pass several bone mountains .

Another bone mountain……is what I though then .

Slowly, zoazoa, and, it is a group of moving people? But I saw it .

I approached .

Hm? Huh, oh, it’s a group of corpses .

Zombies . The living dead are moving corpses .

There’s skeletons made of only bones too .

I took care to slowly walk around the group of corpses .

Part of the group, noticed me .

The decomposed zombie corpses all moaned, and came this way .

Uhyu, don’t come here!

I turn my left left wrist towards a zombie, and extend <chain> .

–The aim is the head .

The chain makes a swish sound as it advances, piercing through the head of the zombie .

The zombie who lost its head collapsed weakly to the ground .

–I did it .

I was terribly idle in my previous life .

I remember that I loved drama, movies and games were zombies came out .

While remembering the scene I enjoyed in my previous life, I ejected and reeled in the chain, slaughtering the slow zombies .

But, if they were the serious heinous running zombies, I don’t think I would have such a composed attitude .

With a rusted sword equipped in my right hand and the chain in the left, I stick the sword into the head of a zombie, killing it .

As I don’t know how to use a sword, I just use it by stabbing with the sharp end .

The zombies stop moving if I smash their head, it also works on the skeletons even if they’re only made of bones . Yet, in addition to being slow, shaking and clattering, I was able to kill them by destroying the bleached skeletons with my chain .

When I finish killing several zombies and skeletons, is the source of the zombies the white fog surrounding the bone mountain? That sort of thing can be confirmed by sight .

Oi, a ghost?

That’s probably what it is, I approach and observe the white fog……

If I think it’s shaped like a person, it’s a ladybug?

It shines . Is it a group of shining lady bugs?

Why? Shining with a white light, the group of ladybugs float like fireflies .

“Why here?”

When I’m going to touch with my hand, the ladybugs swiftly moved nose diving in a fine zig-zag .

Curiously, I tried feeling around on the ground .

“Otsu . ”

On the ground there was a blurred hard to read character written on the ground .

Re, Te, Ta, Wa, Me, Su, Mu .

Different world characters . They can be read, but several placed have been worn down .

White light shines under the characters, there was a necklace decorated with big beautiful ladybugs .

The ladybugs are beautiful crafted like a work of art .

A chain of gold is on the end of the decoration .

On the backside of the ladybug, there seem to be several lines of grooves like an ordinary necklace .

However, the light just now? The fog? Sort of……

『……』

“Mm?”

When I hold it in my hand, a faint wind blows .

The ladybug pendant shined white for an instant .

“Being an insect, foreboding? For the time being, let’s take it……”

Muttering so, I hang the necklace around my neck .

The necklace stops shining then .

Leaving that place, again, I begin to advice along the side of bone mountain .

I walk determined .

The sea of bones spread out like an infinite hell .

Haa, how long will it take?

My sense of time is already completely out of order .

Only the sound of bones crunching echoes .