Chapter 29

Disposed Hero

When I woke up, I went to the lower area to kill monsters .

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[……… . ]

How much time has passed?

One week?

Three days?

No— I wouldn’t be surprised even if only half a day has passed .

My sense of time is not functioning properly .

The only thing that could remind me of the passage of time is when I become hungry or sleepy .

There’s also the leather bag but… I felt that the transferring function of it wasn’t back on time .

At first, I had been wondering if this function could be reused after 24 hours have passed .

However, it seems that the time where it restores itself varies .

I have used the leather bag three times since I have started leveling .

Tuna-mayo onigiri .

A pack of tuna sashimi .

And a tonjiru filled in a plastic container .

I feel like this sashimi had been well refrigerated before it was transferred here .

This tonjiru also look like it’s just freshly made .

The drinks I acquired with them was one green tea and one energy drink .

Incidentally, there were no drinks added when the sashimi was transferred .

It seems that food and drinks are not always transferred as a set .

It was a pity that there was no soy sauce, but the tuna was delicious .

Also, the tonjiru was a new pattern in the way it was transferred .

It was not one of those so-called packaged products like those that came from convenience stores .

Who ever made the food transferred here… I don’t have time to think about it now .

In any case, the problem with food was cleared away as the leather bag provided me a solution .

The leather bag can probably be used repeatedly .

This is enough for now .

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After getting some sleep, I’ve also tested the range of my skills .

There was a subtle difference between and .

It appears that have a shorter range .

On the other hand, it feels like I could cast even if I’m 20m away from my target .

However, the paralysis that would reach them would be completely powerless .

I am worried that the monsters would be able to move with that subtle paralysis on them .

It seems that with that amount of power, it could only make them cry out a bit .

I’ve also verified the range of the one that makes all of my damage output, .

have a slightly shorter range than .

Measuring the range of was easier since the opponent can’t move .

And there, the first range verification had been completed .

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I kept on killing monsters .

Before I noticed it, the monsters in the nearby area had already stopped showing up .

There is no sign of their presence anywhere .

Was it because I had killed them all?

Or are they hiding like those minotaurs and birdheads?

[Status Open . ]

LV 1229

HP: +3687

MP: +40237/40557

Attack: +3687

Defense: +3687

Speed: +3687

Wisdom: +3687

My level has already went beyond 1000 .

It has risen quite a bit .

If I go down another level again, I probably won’t have enough time to return to my home base .

Furthermore, the monsters in the upper areas were stronger than those monsters from below .

I look up .

[Is it about time I resume on climbing up towards the grounds above?]

I returned back towards the ruins area so that I could prepare .

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Buchi~

I tug on the vines I’ve got from the ruins .

I’m entwining two vines together to ensure it’s strength .

I pull on it again so that I could check its strength .

[This strength… should be okay . ]

I tie the vine around the opening of the leather bag .

Tightly…

I hang the vine over my shoulder .

[Okay, this looks good . ]

This makes it that I’m wearing the leather bag over my shoulder .

This seems to be easier to carry than holding it with one of my hand . (T/N: so, the leather bag doesn’t have strap . I thought it had one already . )

I still have some leftover food and drinks .

These were now inside the leather bag .

[Well then, shall we depart?]

Before I went to bed, I soaked a part of my uniform with tea and used it to wipe my body .

I walk out of the room .

[Along with the fact that I’ve reached this part of the ruins… I’d like to believe that the ground above is closer now . ]

I walk through the ruins area where any signs of monsters appearing have disappeared .

There must be a slope somewhere here that should lead me above this place .

When I was scouting here before, there’s something I saw that brightened me up .

[There are subtle traces of human hands here on the road and along the walls… hmm?]

It was about time I come out of this ruins .

In the shade of the darkness, where vines were tangled together…

Around there… isn’t there something in there?

A deep hole that looks like it’s leading somewhere .

It’s at that time I’ve noticed it’s existence .

The passage towards the top of the ruins was hidden behind the vines .

I scratch my head .

[It seems that I’m not attentive enough…]

I should be careful not to overlook something like this again .

I pass through the vines .

What I found there is a jewel I’ve been familiar with .

[The twenty-fifth room, huh…]

I inject magic energy into the jewel .

The door opens up after I injected it with enough magic energy .

[……… . . ]

Did I just use 5000 MP for this door?

It seems that this place is different from the other doors .

I step into the room .

I smell something like flour .

Covering my mouth with my hands, I proceed inside the room .

This is quite a lonely place .

It’s quite obvious, but there’s no sign of life here .

The furniture installed here is almost the same as the other rooms .

This may not be a special room after all .

Or rather, can this room be considered a failure of a room with that kind of MP expenditure?

However, I’ve found something .

It’s a skeleton wearing a robe .

I turn my leather bag towards the skeleton .

With the wall against its back, the skeleton is sitting cross-legged .

[I see… this one’s a skeleton of a disposed person who frantically tried to climb out of here . Good work in reaching here, or so I want to say… I mean… it must have been really difficult, right?]

I tried to part away the robe .

The bones around the stomach were severely broken .

Did he lose his life because of this injury?

After offering a small prayer, I started rummaging around the skeleton’s luggage like how I’m accustomed to do whenever I see corpses .

And there, I noticed an old parchment that has fallen near the hand of the skeleton .

[Now that I think about it, can I even read the letters of this world?]

I place the leather bag nearby as I spread out the old parchment .

I run my eyes over the parchment .

[…it’s readable . ]

I breathe out a sigh of relief .

It’s good that I can read this .

It seems that summoned heroes like me were able to read the letters of this world .

[Well, what does this say…?]

“Is there anyone who would be able to read this in this disposal ruins? Ah, let me introduce myself first . My name is Angrin Berthrad . People used to call me “The Great Sage Angrin” . However, I feel like the one they used to call me was better . I was used to be called—“

[Eh?]

“The Dark Hero, Angrin . ”