Real Cheat Online Chapter 37

Chapter 37 : The Art + Failure = G.o.dly

The big ball that was s.h.i.+ning with golden splendour kept letting out roaring sounds as it tried to flatten us to the ground . I’m seeing this guy for the second time now, but it’s still extremely unpleasant . I think it’ll stay this way no matter how many times I see it .

Midori-san, s.h.i.+nji and I (who was piggybacking the poor runner Aoi-san) were currently running as fast as we could . But putting s.h.i.+nji aside, I was truly surprised by Midori-san . Her running speed doesn’t even lose to s.h.i.+nji! It’s not like s.h.i.+nji’s running speed was any special, but still, it’s also amazing that he has yet to lost to a woman . Though I heard that his motor nerves were good, this is truly more than I had expected .

「W-What should we do, Sou-kun!?」

Well, we have to choose between the choice of splitting into two groups to shake off that giant ball, or head towards the dead end from before .

The choice between saving our own a.s.ses or becoming rice crackers . At this rate, should I choose to become a rice cracker along with everyone or aim for that dead end pa.s.sage? U~hm, what a difficult choice .

「Let’s just bet on a possibility and go for that dead end pa.s.sage! How should I say, I get this feeling that we’re going to experience the same pattern as last time! 」

「Right! I feel the same way!」

Despite saying so, there’s no guarantee that we’ll arrive at the same pa.s.sage as the last time . Or rather, the possibilities for that is rapidly become smaller . But then, I know that this is also our best chance . In short, my intuition says I can do nothing but to support that idea .

「I don’t know the way to whatever you are talking about but I’m with you guys!」

「M-Mee too!」

That only leaves the problem of having the two girls understand the situation . But there’s no time to ex- Yup it’s okay huh .

「Understood, then keep running for now!」

Next is in what way we will enter the pa.s.sage . I’m at loss at that part though . I guess I’ll apologize to everyone later if it turns out that we are going to become rice crackers together .

The giant ball kept following us -who had decided to run with our everything- from behind as if it had its own will . Thereupon, the long awaited wall finally appeared in front of us . Though it could also be our wall of despair .

「Sou! It’s the wall!」

「Yeah, it is indeed the wall . 」

If we’re going by the previous pattern, then there should be a trap that was also a mechanism to pierce through that wall . After deciding so, I who was piggybacking Aoi-san then emptied every single one of the bullets in my gun toward one point on the wall .

「――s.h.i.+NJI, YOUR SWORD!」

I then rammed the same point on the wall with s.h.i.+nji’s sword . Ramming the sword into the wall, I turned it into some sort of makes.h.i.+ft screw . Then, holding the very end of the hilt, I pierced into the wall .

「PIERCEEEEEEEEEEE!」

The thin wall that was forcefully destroyed by me revealed an empty air s.p.a.ce behind it . Towards that underground lake, just like last time .

「EVERYONE, JUUUUMP!」

「WE’RE GOING TO JUMP, BLUE!」

「EH?」

Aoi-san showed hest.i.tation in front of the crumbled wall at the height of the jump, but she eventually jumped in response to my words and Midori-san’s push .

「KYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!」

A high-pitched voice resounded above the underground lake . It might be Aoi-san’s voice . Turning to look at her, I saw a pale-faced Aoi-san screaming at the top of her lungs and Midori-san who was laughing while embracing her . How envious . If I’d known that it’ll turn out this way, I should have positioned myself beside Aoi-san . Wait a minute, come to think of it, s.h.i.+nji is…

I looked for s.h.i.+nji’s figure as soon as I remembered him, but I regretted my decision the next moment . Of all things, this guy had decided to dive into the underground lake with his M-shaped pose again .

――A legendary fool .

I don’t even know what the heck this guy is thinking about . Rather, I should say that he doesn’t have any plan, does he now? But, that’s not the pose he will take if he’s not thinking about anything . Actually, that might be the most natural pose that is ingrained deep in his psyche . That could also be the final destination, the enlightenment state of guys who looked too much at gravure photographs . If that is true, then it’s too much of a tragic end .

s.h.i.+nji, who obviously did not wait for me to sort my chaotic train of thoughts, dived first into the underground lake, right from his a.s.s, while I’m pretty sure I got perfect marks on my landing pose .

After landing, I made a round trip on the banks to bring everyone ash.o.r.e . Meanwhile, despite landing first, s.h.i.+nji had already sunk to the bottom of the lake by the time I got the other two out .

I fished s.h.i.+nji out the last .

「We’re back . 」

s.h.i.+nji muttered calmly as if that disgrace pose a while ago had never happened . Even if you give me that earnest look, it won’t work on me you know, s.h.i.+nji . That spectacle just won’t disappear from my head .

「That’s the huge door isn’t it? It really gives off the feeling of a boss room . 」

「Yeah . What pressure . 」

Yup, it’s splendid indeed . Thanks to their dripping wet clothes, the girls’ splendid body lines are showing . Is there a way to take a screenshot without being discovered by them? Even if I can’t save this spectacle, I’ll make sure to etch this wonderful sight into my eyes――

The moment I thought so, their clothes returned to the state before they were wet .

DAAAAAAAMMMMNNNNN IIIIIT!!! The clothes in this game are set to be dried after a fixed set of time! For me to forget about such basic knowledge… I really am an idiot!

「What’s the matter Sou? Why are you making such a despairing face?」

It’s because I’m actually in despair you know . Please guess the reason yourself if you’re a man .

「Is it because we’re going to fight the boss? Don’t worry, I’ll leave that guy to you then, Ace!」

While saying those words to me, s.h.i.+nji tapped on my shoulder and then whispered something to me .

「I’ll send a photograph of them in their swimsuit later, so just endure it for now . 」

Are you… a G.o.d? As I thought, you’re the Takaha G.o.d aren’t you .

「Don’t make such a face, we’re comrades after all . 」

Takahkamisama…

「What are you guys talking about between yourself, let’s get going!」

「Yeah, let’s go Sou!」

「OU!」

After sending my infinite grat.i.tude to s.h.i.+nji, we once again headed toward the gigantic door .

After opening the door, we found the boss waiting for us . I wonder how many souls have been felled by this beast .

The mane that stood upright like a blazing flame . Its toned yet muscular body along with those solid limbs . This guy, who stands at the summit of all beasts, was once again standing before us .

「This is…The Jiisha!?」

「H-Huge…」

「You girls, aren’t you going closer than necessary? Our priority is to back Sou to the best we can do . On the contrary, going too much ahead will only make us a hindrance to him . 」

Though you don’t need to go that far, this Jiisha won’t let me have such leeway to say those words .

「GAAOOOOO!」

His roaring reverberated inside the cave, filling it to the brim with his will to bring us down .

「I’ve wanted to meet you again, Jiisha!」

I had never thought that one of the seven lines that I wanted to tell to girls would be told to a beast . But, this is also my most honest feeling . Now, I’ll pay back the shame of losing to you!

According to our prearranged tactic, s.h.i.+nji and I will be the ones to charge toward the Jiisha . I also have a grasp of the Jiisha’s attack patterns . Somewhere in the middle, he will attack with a paw attack and tail attack, changing to using his forefoots and fangs to attack when someone gets closer . His attack aren’t that powerful, but it’s at the level where we’ll be in quite the predicament if we receive a clean hit from one of his attacks . Though, I won’t let him hit me that easily . I’m…………… . . ALL FIRED UP!

As if matching with our rush, the Jiisha’s tail came down from our side . But I kept charging forward without even batting an eye to the oncoming attack . Because my trusted partner is there to protect me .

「――【Defense s.h.i.+eld】! 」

Even with the thundering sound of the tail cras.h.i.+ng onto his s.h.i.+eld, s.h.i.+nji perfectly stopped the tail attack .

「Guuuh, so heavy…」

「Guuuh, so heavy…」

But, that one attack still shaved off a good chunk of s.h.i.+nji’s HP bar . As it is, he won’t be able to keep stopping that attack . But, that’s only if it’s just the two of us .

「――Song of healing! 」

The lullaby-like sound of flute is echoing inside of the cave . Thereupon, s.h.i.+ji whose HP bar got shaved off just now gradually recovered .

「Thank you, Blue」

Though the song of healing of Aoi-san can recover 30% HP bar of the target, it can’t be used continuously since the cooldown will took 90 seconds . Though it seems the cooldown will be decreased along the increase of level and proficiency, this is the best one we have right now .

From the speed that was matching up to s.h.i.+nji, I’m accelerating to my top speed and arriving right in front of Jiisha in one go . Should I say “as expected of Jiisha”, though he’s raising his forefoot overhead as he is trying to crush me like crus.h.i.+ng a huge tree, I’ve seen that pattern too many times . I’ve no problem in dealing with the attack pattern where he is using his forefoot and fangs . But then, it’s just barely within the limit of my reaction .

Even if I can dodge the forefoot attack, the wind created due to that attack blown me back . But stopping here will cause me to receive the next attack . I’m getting closer toward Jiisha while circling him without going against the flow of the wind .

「Now here I come!」

The knife that I received from Hanzou-san, s.h.i.+darezakura[Weeping Sakura] stabbed on his flank and opened a straight wound on it . Though this knife power should be stronger than the previous one, it barely scratched the Jiisha HP bar .

As espected, it’s hard . But, Now I’m sure of one thing .

「GAAAAA！ 」

That was what I’m waiting for . Aiming the silver hawk, my new partner, toward the gaping maw of this idiotic beast, I emptied it’s cartridge in one go .

「GYAOOOO！ 」

What, second helping . I feed another hails of bullets toward the pharynx of this beast . Though I expected that this guy will open his jaws again, his paw attack has come after me again . As if I’m going to obediently receive that attack .

Though I’m trying to shot his nose while dodging his paw attack, it doesn’t cause as much damage as when I fired my bullets into his mouth . But, thanks to this new equipment of mine, Jiisha HP bar is clearly shaved more than when I’m fighting him with my old equipment . It’s time to go all out then .

「Well let’s dance for real this time, Jiisha」

In the midst of the imminent storm, I, am dancing with Jiisha for the second time .

Chapter 37 : The Art + Failure = G.o.dly.

The big ball that was s.h.i.+ning with golden splendour kept letting out roaring sounds as it tried to flatten us to the ground . I’m seeing this guy for the second time now, but it’s still extremely unpleasant . I think it’ll stay this way no matter how many times I see it

 .

Midori-san, s.h.i.+nji and I (who was piggybacking the poor runner Aoi-san) were currently running as fast as we could . But putting s.h.i.+nji aside, I was truly surprised by Midori-san . Her running speed doesn’t even lose to s.h.i.+nji! It’s not like s.h.i.+nji’s running speed was any special, but still, it’s also amazing that he has yet to lost to a woman . Though I heard that his motor nerves were good, this is truly more than I had expected

 .

「W-What should we do, Sou-kun!?」.

 .

Well, we have to choose between the choice of splitting into two groups to shake off that giant ball, or head towards the dead end from before

.  .

 .

The choice between saving our own a.s.ses or becoming rice crackers . At this rate, should I choose to become a rice cracker along with everyone or aim for that dead end pa.s.sage? U~hm, what a difficult choice

 .

 .

「Let’s just bet on a possibility and go for that dead end pa.s.sage! How should I say, I get this feeling that we’re going to experience the same pattern as last time! 」.

 .

「Right! I feel the same way!」.

 .

Despite saying so, there’s no guarantee that we’ll arrive at the same pa.s.sage as the last time . Or rather, the possibilities for that is rapidly become smaller . But then, I know that this is also our best chance . In short, my intuition says I can do nothing but to support that idea

 .

「I don’t know the way to whatever you are talking about but I’m with you guys!」.

 .

「M-Mee too!」.

 .

That only leaves the problem of having the two girls understand the situation . But there’s no time to ex- Yup it’s okay huh

 .

「Understood, then keep running for now!」.

 .

Next is in what way we will enter the pa.s.sage . I’m at loss at that part though . I guess I’ll apologize to everyone later if it turns out that we are going to become rice crackers together

 .

The giant ball kept following us -who had decided to run with our everything- from behind as if it had its own will . Thereupon, the long awaited wall finally appeared in front of us . Though it could also be our wall of despair

 .

「Sou! It’s the wall!」.

 .

「Yeah, it is indeed the wall . 」.

 .

If we’re going by the previous pattern, then there should be a trap that was also a mechanism to pierce through that wall . After deciding so, I who was piggybacking Aoi-san then emptied every single one of the bullets in my gun toward one point on the wall

 .

「――s.h.i.+NJI, YOUR SWORD!」.

 .

I then rammed the same point on the wall with s.h.i.+nji’s sword . Ramming the sword into the wall, I turned it into some sort of makes.h.i.+ft screw . Then, holding the very end of the hilt, I pierced into the wall

 .

「PIERCEEEEEEEEEEE!」.

 .

The thin wall that was forcefully destroyed by me revealed an empty air s.p.a.ce behind it . Towards that underground lake, just like last time

 .

「EVERYONE, JUUUUMP!」.

 .

「WE’RE GOING TO JUMP, BLUE!」.

 .

「EH?」.

 .

Aoi-san showed hest.i.tation in front of the crumbled wall at the height of the jump, but she eventually jumped in response to my words and Midori-san’s push

 .

「KYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!」.

 .

A high-pitched voice resounded above the underground lake . It might be Aoi-san’s voice . Turning to look at her, I saw a pale-faced Aoi-san screaming at the top of her lungs and Midori-san who was laughing while embracing her . How envious . If I’d known that it’ll turn out this way, I should have positioned myself beside Aoi-san . Wait a minute, come to think of it, s.h.i.+nji is….

 .

I looked for s.h.i.+nji’s figure as soon as I remembered him, but I regretted my decision the next moment . Of all things, this guy had decided to dive into the underground lake with his M-shaped pose again

 .

――A legendary fool

 .

I don’t even know what the heck this guy is thinking about . Rather, I should say that he doesn’t have any plan, does he now? But, that’s not the pose he will take if he’s not thinking about anything . Actually, that might be the most natural pose that is ingrained deep in his psyche . That could also be the final destination, the enlightenment state of guys who looked too much at gravure photographs . If that is true, then it’s too much of a tragic end

 .

s.h.i.+nji, who obviously did not wait for me to sort my chaotic train of thoughts, dived first into the underground lake, right from his a.s.s, while I’m pretty sure I got perfect marks on my landing pose

 .

After landing, I made a round trip on the banks to bring everyone ash.o.r.e . Meanwhile, despite landing first, s.h.i.+nji had already sunk to the bottom of the lake by the time I got the other two out

I fished s.h.i.+nji out the last

 .

 .

 .

■　□　■　□　■.

 .

 .

 .

 .

「We’re back . 」.

 .

s.h.i.+nji muttered calmly as if that disgrace pose a while ago had never happened . Even if you give me that earnest look, it won’t work on me you know, s.h.i.+nji . That spectacle just won’t disappear from my head

 .

「That’s the huge door isn’t it? It really gives off the feeling of a boss room . 」.

 .

「Yeah . What pressure . 」.

 .

Yup, it’s splendid indeed . Thanks to their dripping wet clothes, the girls’ splendid body lines are showing . Is there a way to take a screenshot without being discovered by them? Even if I can’t save this spectacle, I’ll make sure to etch this wonderful sight into my eyes――.

 .

The moment I thought so, their clothes returned to the state before they were wet

 .

DAAAAAAAMMMMNNNNN IIIIIT!!! The clothes in this game are set to be dried after a fixed set of time! For me to forget about such basic knowledge… I really am an idiot!.

 .

「What’s the matter Sou? Why are you making such a despairing face?」.

 .

It’s because I’m actually in despair you know . Please guess the reason yourself if you’re a man

 .

「Is it because we’re going to fight the boss? Don’t worry, I’ll leave that guy to you then, Ace!」.

 .

While saying those words to me, s.h.i.+nji tapped on my shoulder and then whispered something to me

 .

「I’ll send a photograph of them in their swimsuit later, so just endure it for now . 」.

 .

Are you… a G.o.d? As I thought, you’re the Takaha G.o.d aren’t you

 .

「Don’t make such a face, we’re comrades after all . 」.

 .

Takahkamisama….

 .

「What are you guys talking about between yourself, let’s get going!」.

 .

「Yeah, let’s go Sou!」.

 .

「OU!」.

 .

After sending my infinite grat.i.tude to s.h.i.+nji, we once again headed toward the gigantic door

 .

 .

 .

 .

■　□　■　□　■.

 .

 .

 .

 .

After opening the door, we found the boss waiting for us . I wonder how many souls have been felled by this beast

 .

The mane that stood upright like a blazing flame . Its toned yet muscular body along with those solid limbs . This guy, who stands at the summit of all beasts, was once again standing before us

 .

「This is…The Jiisha!?」.

 .

「H-Huge…」.

 .

「You girls, aren’t you going closer than necessary? Our priority is to back Sou to the best we can do . On the contrary, going too much ahead will only make us a hindrance to him . 」.

 .

Though you don’t need to go that far, this Jiisha won’t let me have such leeway to say those words

 .

「GAAOOOOO!」.

 .

His roaring reverberated inside the cave, filling it to the brim with his will to bring us down

 .

「I’ve wanted to meet you again, Jiisha!」.

 .

I had never thought that one of the seven lines that I wanted to tell to girls would be told to a beast . But, this is also my most honest feeling . Now, I’ll pay back the shame of losing to you!.

 .

According to our prearranged tactic, s.h.i.+nji and I will be the ones to charge toward the Jiisha . I also have a grasp of the Jiisha’s attack patterns . Somewhere in the middle, he will attack with a paw attack and tail attack, changing to using his forefoots and fangs to attack when someone gets closer . His attack aren’t that powerful, but it’s at the level where we’ll be in quite the predicament if we receive a clean hit from one of his attacks . Though, I won’t let him hit me that easily . I’m…………… ALL FIRED UP!.

 .

As if matching with our rush, the Jiisha’s tail came down from our side . But I kept charging forward without even batting an eye to the oncoming attack . Because my trusted partner is there to protect me

 .

「――【Defense s.h.i.+eld】! 」.

 .

Even with the thundering sound of the tail cras.h.i.+ng onto his s.h.i.+eld, s.h.i.+nji perfectly stopped the tail attack

 .

「Guuuh, so heavy…」.

 .

But, that one attack still shaved off a good chunk of s.h.i.+nji’s HP bar . As it is, he won’t be able to keep stopping that attack . But, that’s only if it’s just the two of us

 .

「――Song of healing! 」.

 .

The lullaby-like sound of flute is echoing inside of the cave . Thereupon, s.h.i.+ji whose HP bar got shaved off just now gradually recovered

 .

「Thank you, Blue」.

 .

Though the song of healing of Aoi-san can recover 30% HP bar of the target, it can’t be used continuously since the cooldown will took 90 seconds . Though it seems the cooldown will be decreased along the increase of level and proficiency, this is the best one we have right now

 .

From the speed that was matching up to s.h.i.+nji, I’m accelerating to my top speed and arriving right in front of Jiisha in one go . Should I say “as expected of Jiisha”, though he’s raising his forefoot overhead as he is trying to crush me like crus.h.i.+ng a huge tree, I’ve seen that pattern too many times . I’ve no problem in dealing with the attack pattern where he is using his forefoot and fangs . But then, it’s just barely within the limit of my reaction

 .

「――!」.

 .

Even if I can dodge the forefoot attack, the wind created due to that attack blown me back . But stopping here will cause me to receive the next attack . I’m getting closer toward Jiisha while circling him without going against the flow of the wind

 .

「Now here I come!」.

 .

The knife that I received from Hanzou-san, s.h.i.+darezakura[Weeping Sakura] stabbed on his flank and opened a straight wound on it . Though this knife power should be stronger than the previous one, it barely scratched the Jiisha HP bar

 .

As espected, it’s hard . But, Now I’m sure of one thing

 .

「GAAAAA！ 」.

 .

That was what I’m waiting for . Aiming the silver hawk, my new partner, toward the gaping maw of this idiotic beast, I emptied it’s cartridge in one go

 .

「GYAOOOO！ 」.

 .

What, second helping . I feed another hails of bullets toward the pharynx of this beast . Though I expected that this guy will open his jaws again, his paw attack has come after me again . As if I’m going to obediently receive that attack

.  .

 .

Though I’m trying to shot his nose while dodging his paw attack, it doesn’t cause as much damage as when I fired my bullets into his mouth . But, thanks to this new equipment of mine, Jiisha HP bar is clearly shaved more than when I’m fighting him with my old equipment . It’s time to go all out then

 .

「Well let’s dance for real this time, Jiisha」.

 .

In the midst of the imminent storm, I, am dancing with Jiisha for the second time