10 Years After – 23
It went without saying, but Goran knew a lot about being an Adventurer.
He wasn’t going to say anything just because she failed once or twice.
However, once you were above E Rank, having a completion rate lower than 30% would make a demotion quite likely.
But that didn’t happen to F Rank Adventurers, so failing was not a problem.
“How can you say that? …This is terrible. I want to raise my rank quickly so I can catch up with daddy.”
It was true that avoiding failure was best if you wanted to go up.
“Serulis, could you be quiet for a second.”
“…yes.”
Surprisingly, she became quiet.
And then I turned back to Luchila.
“I don’t really mind if this quest ends in failure.”
“!”
Serulis flinched, but I ignored her.
“However, if we do, then they will only send another Adventurer here. Do you understand?”
“Yes. I understand.”
“Maybe the next Adventurer will be a much more forceful type. Maybe the next one will decide to kill you and get it over with.”
“Yes.”
“That won’t serve anyone. And so I want to avoid that.”
Luchila thought about it with a serious expression.
I waited silently. Serulis started to yank on my sleeve again but I paid her no mind.
After a while, Luchila seemed to have decided, and he opened his mouth.
“I understand. I will show you, Mister Locke.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. And I don’t mind if you pick up your discarded sword either.”
“Thank you. It is very valuable to me.”
I picked up the sword, and then Luchila said,
“Now then, Mister Locke, Miss Serulis. Please follow me.”
Luchila went inside of the dense forest. It seemed like he was going into the mountains.
As we walked, I asked him,
“Why did you decide to show yourself?”
“I thought that my illusions were not working on you, Mister Locke.”
“No, I wouldn’t say that. I did see the dragon.”
“No, it did not work. You did not fight it as if it were a real dragon.”
“Well, I did know that it was an illusion.”
By fighting it like a real dragon, he meant like what Serulis had been doing.
Dodge its claws and tail and cut into it with your sword. That way of fighting.
I knew that it was an illusion, so I decided to destroy the magic core.
That’s what he meant, I suppose.
“I realized that you were much stronger than me, Mister Locke. And wouldn’t it have been easier for you to find out by force, rather than try to persuade me?”
“Well, that’s not wrong.”
“And so I decided to trust you.”
“I see. Thank you.”
He understood that we meant well. That was nice.
However, Serulis was yanking on my sleeve again.
“But, what does this mean?”
“Uhhh…I’ll tell you later.”
Serulis did not seem to get it. But it would be embarrassing to lay it out here.
Using force would have been easier, but I used persuasion.
And so Luchila had decided that I would not immediately resort to force upon witnessing what the secret was.
Something like that.
After walking up the mountain road for some time, Luchila stopped.
“We arrived.”
There was a small shrine, and inside of the shine was a grand, mystical…chicken.
Thanks for the chapter! 🙂
Ah yes, the evil cult of cHiKeN most fearsome. Brings all who observe to be starved and try to eat it
A mythical chicken? Or mystical chicken? How «mystical» is it?
KFC
Popeye’s Louisiana Chicken
Mary Browns Chicken
Nando’s Portuguese Chicken
What is the comparative scale to evaluate it as Mystical?
I think it most likely is meant to mean “chicken” as in “chick” = a young / small bird,
The classification as “mythical” most likely means it is mythical beast.
So my guess is that the shrine houses something like the chick of a Phoenix or so.
definitely the taste is mystical
This chicken is a demigod. Look upon the sacred Cock and tremble with awe
It was a Cucco.
Phoenix?
A mystical chicken? Like golden fried, crispy, and delicious chicken? 😋 Or something like a phoenix chicken with long, colorful feathers? 🤔
Thanks for the chapter. 😘
thank you
are you sure it is a chicken Locke?
i think we should ask commonsense-chan if it is a chicken or not
A mystical… chicken…
A chicken that can cock a doodle doo-ing you with a distance of more than 10 km??
Thanks for the chappu~
Thanks for the chapter!
thanks for the mystical chicken
Uhuh…. great cliff hanger there. I was totally excited how this story was going yet the author decided to throw in a GAG. Really a chicken! Then it’s going to have some sob story like the chickens his mother right? Ugh I don’t know what’s going through my head. this cliff was a major disappointment to me. Thanks for the chapter.
Makasih
Thanks for the new chapter
A…grand…mythical…chicken…
I’m sorry, but WTFF!?
Mystical Chicken like the one in “level up just by eating” a suzaku chicken, byakko chicken and genbu chicken
yup, very “mystical” indeed
thanks for the chapter ~
but, really ? no one predict this plot right?
but chicken huh ? don’t tell me it’s like on Shield Hero
Thanks for the new chapter!
Obrigada pelo capítulo!
Thanks 4 chappy~
Philorial chan?
A Demonic chicken = Dicken. Mystical chicken = Micken.
Sorry i once Red a story with Dicken and after that chickens just magnetize towards that meaning.
Thé god chiken of rivebois ,he will save us from alduin
To be honest, pretty disappointed in the development, at least for now, let’s see if the author does something interesting with this…chicken… and demon boy
gran mytical .. chicken ..
finger lickin good i’d say
“Why did you decide to show us?” -> this should be “Why did you decide to show yourself?”
Thanks!