BXBX NOVEL Chapter 412.1: Sightsee ③
Last time I went directly to the building where Nora-san was, so this is the first time I am taking my time to take a look at the streetscape. Nora-san’s area is pretty much the same as other places. Buildings, buildings and building――If I have to say one difference, I would say that the spacing between the buildings is tighter than Ohii-sama’s area.
The roads are just wide enough for one Spider to pass through, but not wide enough for two of them to pass each other. The distances between buildings are also narrow. Come to think of it, on the way to Nora-san’s building, it seems like the Spider spent more time running on the walls than on the ground.
The area seems a bit cramped, but unlike near Ohii-sama’s building, I can see people here and there. I get off the Spider and fearfully take my first step, entering Nora-san’s area. There is no sign of anyone attacking me. I guess I was just unlucky earlier.
Before I start sightseeing, I suddenly think that I should check how many Barrier Rings I have left. Then, I frown.
“Seriously………… That’s troublesome.” (Cry)
Every single one of my Barrier Rings has been used. Not a single one is left. It seems that the swordswoman’s attacks really stopped at the last second. I don’t know if I have good luck or bad luck…… Having so many lives is an advantage, but now that advantage is gone.
If I get poked now I will die. I am not saying that I want to recharge all of them, I just want to recharge some of them as quickly as possible. In the Imperial Capital, there are many Magi who make a living by recharging Relics with their Magic (Although I am banned from those places). If only there is a Magi somewhere in this city who can recharge them for me――.
I look back at the mechanized soldiers who come down from the Spider with me and give them some instructions just in case.“Just so you know, if anyone attacks, I ask that you suppress them as non-lethally as possible. It is not like I came here to wage war or anything, okay.” (Cry)
I do not intend to fight Nora-san. No, I do not intend to fight anyone. I just want――To do a little sightseeing. If I wasn’t so unlucky I wouldn’t be so sensitive about things like this.
“And――This time, if there is any danger approaching, come to my aid immediately. Immediately, you understand.” (Cry)
Part of the mechanized soldier’s face flashes a few times, as if in acknowledgment. I understand that they are faithful to their duties, but their gestures are somehow very――Bland. They are the polar opposite of Luke and the others, who are fun to be with even if they are not very faithful to their duties. Maybe if you add them together and divide by 2, it will be just right.
I shrug my shoulders, take a deep breath, and walk toward Nora-san’s area, where the buildings are densely packed.
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“A store? Again…… Recently, people from outside have been asking about it a lot, but we don’t have anything like that. The system provides everything we need.” (Mob 1)
“Cooking? I haven’t heard that word in a long time. Look, the city will provide whatever you want to eat here. Where does it get made? Do you need to know that?” (Mob 2)
“A Magi? Ah, I get it. Nii-san, you came from outside, right? You can’t use Magic within Code.” (Mob 3)
“Chocolate? What’s…… That?” (Mob 4)
As I *burabura* wander around Nora-san’s area, I call out to the people I pass by. Their answers are generally something similar. If we go back a little, the inhabitants of Code should be pretty much the same as me, but it seems that Code has brought a unique lifestyle for the inhabitants as they are fully supported by the city system of an Advanced Physical Civilization.
As I take the mechanized soldier with me to ask questions, people look at me as if they are looking at something strange, but answer my questions anyway.
You don’t have to worry about anything in your life even if you do nothing. Food, medical care, housing, everything is provided by the city system. What’s more, there is something that is very different from the outside world, there are no Hunters.
In this day and age, which is considered the golden age of Treasure Hunters, there is no city without Hunter――Treasure Hunters are the source of vitality for any city, bringing “Wealth (And occasional trouble)” from the outside. It may explain why this city is not very lively.
However, despite living in such a convenient city, no one seems to be slacking off. Everyone I see seem to be working out to a certain degree. If it were me, I would have fallen into depravity in an instant, so I wonder what is different between them and me. Motivation, perhaps?
Although I didn’t find what I was looking for… I see, this is interesting in its own way. Traveling the world and experiencing unusual customs is one of the joys of being a Treasure Hunter.
As I am walking along the edge of the road through the forest of buildings, *kyorokyoro* looking for anything interesting, I suddenly see a face pop out from the gap between the buildings on my right.
The person who appears is a girl around 10 years old. She is wearing short pants that look easy to move in and her whole body is quite tanned. Her arms and legs are still thin, but she seems to be quite physically active, and although her facial features and hair color are different, she somehow reminds me of the childhood Liz. She has two stars on her chest.
The girl speaks with a vibrant smile, holding the terminal in one hand.
“Onii-chan, did you come from outside-no? What are you doing-no? 4 points? Is everyone from outside all weak like you-no1?” (Girl)
“………… It is not that I am weak. You guys are strong. I am just looking around to see if there is anything interesting.” (Cry)
No well, if you ask if I am weak, I am weak. Don’t tell me I am going to be called 4 points the whole time I am in Code? I wonder if I should do some more muscle training or something…… But even if I build up a little muscle, it is not like it is going to help me in anything.
“Don’t you train-no? We all do, you know.” (Girl)
“What are you training for-no?” (Cry)
“Of course, it’s for Nora-sama’s sake! I’m going to train my body and become an enhanced knight-no! And if I perform well, I’ll be promoted to a higher class-no! Everyone is working hard to join Nora-sama’s knight order, you know?” (Girl)
Her eyes are *kirakira* sparkling. I became a noble without doing anything tho’…… An enhanced knight, huh? Even in the outside world, being a knight who served one’s country is a relatively popular occupation…… But what do knights in this country do? There are no foreign enemies, after all.
As I am thinking about such things, three figures fall from the sky. They are boys. Three boys each dress in something that looks easy to move around in. They dexterously rolled down the road to neutralize the impact, then used the same momentum to stand up.
I look up, but there is nowhere I can jump off from. My eyes widen in surprise. I don’t know where they came from, but their breath is heavy, and hot air is rising from their exposed skin.
After the boys catch their breath, they approach the girl in the alley and start talking to her.
“Oi, what are you doing? Lulu. That person is a Class 6, you know? …… Although he seems to be from outside――” (Boy)
“It’s alright-no, Zaza. Because this Cry-san, is only 4 points-damon2!” (Lulu)
The girl says as she *chirachira* glances at the device hanging from her neck on a string. Is that a compliment? It feels strange that someone I have just met knows my name. It might be too late to point this out, but there is really no privacy in this country. Then, the girl called Lulu suddenly speaks in a high-pitched voice, as if she has just thought of a good idea.
“I know! Onii-chan, you’re looking for something interesting, right? I’ll show you something great! Follow me!” (Lulu)
“Eh?” (Cry)
Lulu bends down and jumps with all her might. She kicks the walls of the buildings on either side and *tontonton
* climbs rhythmically upwards.I am unexpectedly taken aback by her agility. If she had fallen, she would have been seriously injured, but there is no hesitation in her movements. It isn’t the kind of movement that can be achieved with half-hearted training. Well, Liz can do it. Tino and Luke can probably do it too. Sytry and Lucia can probably do it too tho’…… But, well, considering her age, there is no doubt that she has a promising future.
The boy called Zaza snorts like he is looking at a fool while I have a shocked expression.
“What’s with that weird look on your face? Really that is why outsiders are such outsiders………… Maybe no one from outside can do this, but we are training for Nora-sama, so something like this is normal.” (Zaza)
…… This is the first time I hear the word outsider as an adverb, tho’.
They take small breaths. The boys all take off running, and just like Lulu, they start *pyonpyon* hopping up and climbing the wall. Amaaazing.
…… By the way, how am I supposed to follow them? I don’t even need to try, I know that moving like that, I cannot.
As I blink, one of the Royal Mechanized Soldier Guards I have with me――The green one puts its arms around me from behind as if to hold me up.
Before I can even think about what it is doing, the ground instantly becomes far away.
It is moving at an incredible speed, comparable 『Night Hiker (Dark Wings of the Night Sky)』 one of the few flying Relics I have. I have never seen a flying mechanized soldier in this city, but Ohii-sama, you have strengthened the mechanized soldiers way too much.
The mechanized soldier carrying me jumps high into the sky and swoops down over the rooftop where the girl is. And just like this, right before crashing into the top of the building, it changes direction and switches into horizontal flight.
The ground is flowing at high speed in front of my eyes. I am dizzy from the violent movements. But strangely, I don’t feel any wind. It must have been cut using some kind of super technology. At this point, this mechanized soldier has already surpassed my 『Night Hiker (Dark Wings of the Night Sky)』. It has no brakes and can only be used at night. I am even thinking about which one is more amazing between this and Car-kun, my 『Flying Carpet』.
The children who have been running nimbly across the top of the building widen their eyes as I catch up with them in an instant.
“!? Awesome! As expected from a Class 6, so they can move mechanized soldiers like that!” (Zaza)
“I want a mechanized soldier tooo! I want to fly in the sky!” (Lulu)
This is something I borrowed. I want one tooo! I don’t want to fly tho’!
Thanks for reading! Last time Cry didn’t have any Barrier rings left was when he was facing the Kitsune Boss What kind of boss is he going to face this time!? Also where are those kid taking Cry?
- -no: Suffix that children often add at the end of their sentence.
- -damon: Another suffix added by children, they use it to emphasizing something while pouting a little.