Mr. Nobu’s Otherworld Chronicles Chapter 70

Chapter 70
Chapter 70 Guild Master Raid!  

I'm holding a sword in front of a wooden dummy right now . Not the Lunar Cat but a blunt iron sword .

This started about an hour ago . I went to Master's house to report to him about many stuff including me learning a Weapon Skill, and also to ask for his cooperation negotiating with the Adventurer Guild .

"I did it Master! I found a weapon with good affinity with me and managed to learn a weapon skill at last!"

After I told master that, his mouth hung wide open in surprise . Huh? His reaction isn't like how I imagined .

"No no no, that's too quick no matter how you look at it . Normally, it should take about three months to reach that stage after giving up in one weapon and trying another . Even with talents, it should have taken a month, umu . "

And then Master fell silent . I went and reported it as is because I was too happy, but I wonder if I made a mistake somewhere .

"Well, who cares about little details . Go on and show it to me then . Look here, that wooden dummy can be yer' opponent . "

Or not! Your lacksadisical side is amazing, master . And now we get back to the start . Lunar Cat would have cut apart the dummy without additional help, so I borrowed a blunt iron sword instead .

"Here I go . "

I a.s.sume the Attack Stance, take a breath, and stare at the enemy in front of me .

"Weapon Skill 『Vibrating Blade - Destruction』!"

A high pitched sound emitted from the vibrating iron sword and I slashed at the dummy with it . And then the dummy got cut in two even though it was by a blunt sword . The cut was smooth, split cleanly into two pieces .
However, that wasn't the end of it .
*Crush*, the iron sword crumbled into small pieces . Not just small, it's practically turned into sand . This greatly astnosihed even me . I turn around to look at master with a confused look, but he was dumbfounded himself . Oh my G.o.d .

Master eventually calmed down and spoke .

"To think that's the first weapon skill you learned . Listen well, n.o.busada . It would do you good to refrain from using that weapon skill in public as much as possible . "

Eeeeh! Am I just told to seal it!?

According to Master, his fourth disciple, Juno saw this technique used by his opponent when he was partic.i.p.ating in a tournament where each nations sent their representative to compete in skills . That opponent was the representative of Hinoto Empire, Juuzou Tougou the 13th . The school name is 『Shin Kage Ryuu』

. Was this school founded by a certain swordmaster or something .
They were fighting with blunt swords, a katana, and a great sword, but apparently, the great sword was [Cut] when the katana guy used this technique . Nevertheless, the disciple guy managed to bring the match to a draw using the combination of half of his great sword and martial art, ending it without a grudge . Afterward, Juno and Juuzou hit it off and became good friends .
All that aside, apparently the samurais of Hinoto Empire are extremely averse to revealing their secrets, thus at worst my life might be targeted if they knew that I had learned their school's hidden technique .
NOOOOoooooooo . After I got my first weapon skill and all . This is too much, too much I say . Haa, can't believe it .

Master continued on .

"Besides, just like that iron sword, your weapon ain't gonna last unless it's some kind of extraordinary sword . Your trusted sword might be able to keep its shape now, but I won't be so sure about it if you use that skill consecutively . "

Oh great . So you're saying it's a last resort in the truest sense . Guess this means I've got a new goal of collecting all the Living Soul Katana series that's said to be only three in the world . Dangit, why's the first one such a grand move anyway . To keep my mind off this, I'll make some Russian Manjus as an offering for the no-G.o.ddess and slip in some habanero in one of them . Yup, let's do that . If I can find anyone selling one that is .

"Still . . . "

Hm? What's with that insinuating look?

"Did you get cleansed up or something? You've got this refreshing look on your face eh . "

*Jolt*!! I reflexively stood up upright . 'What are you talking about, master' I said, but I couldn't brush it off and he made me to tell him all details since the other day to now, with body language . Master, you're not a certain invincible guy, so please don't talk with your fists . Huh wait? Come to think of it, Master's voice sound exactly like that guy doesn't it? Oh? I can feel cold sweat down my spine for some reason . Looks like there are things better left untouched in this world .

Master looks like he's deep in thought . What are you scheming this time .

"So, n.o.busada . What are your plans with Eleanor? Personally, I'd prefer if you to make her your wife as well . "

Are you sure!? No no no, you're being too hasty here . First, we've got to confirm what Eleanor-san herself wants after all .

"But, I have one condition .

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Gulp . I gulped down reflexively . What kind of harsh condition would it be . It's master after all . . . He's not gonna tell me to beat some dragon or to run around beating the demon kings would he???

"I want to see my grandchildren's faces asap . "

Ooof!! He's teasing me! I'm sure of it . I drop down on all fours in front of the smiling master . Will I ever surpa.s.s this person in my lifetime I wonder . I . . . I want to win against this guy! In teasing, anything!!

I recalled that I had something important to tell while I was being endlessly teased .

"Master . To tell you the truth . . . "

I told him about the deeds and stuff I got at that idiotic brat's mansion . With the previous matter and now this, the top level bunch at the Adventurer Guild is proven to be quite rotten and they're allowed to run rampant, can't we do something about it .

"Hou hou, now this is something . Looks like we can use this to pluck out all the thorns in Amiral's side in one go . Time to teach those nasty bunch a lesson or two . "

Master's eyes are serious . I'm pumped up now .

"Shall we go and intrude on him then . Strike while the iron is hot they say . "

"Nuoooooooooooo"

Master grabbed my hand and pulled me with a tremendous force . Ouch owowowow . My body is floating in mid-air due to the momentum . I'm floating in the wind even though I'm not using the high mobility transport magic set . I'm being brought to the adventurer guild while fluttering in mid air like it's an anime .

And we really did barge all the way into the adventurer guild's master's room!!!

Eleanor-san also got dragged into the room with us . I, Eleanor-san and the guild master are all taken aback . This is the first time I've seen the guild master, he's a dandy stern-looking old man . Though he looks gentle, he's looking at me suspiciously as I'm clearly an outsider here . That's only natural . Even I'm perplexed here .

Name: Amiral - Gender: Male - Age: 68 - Race: Half-Dwarf
Cla.s.s: Sword Master Lv44 - State: Healthy
Gramada Adventure Guild - Guild Master
t.i.tle: 【Sword King】

【Skill】
Two-handed Sword Lv7 - One-handed Sword Lv7 - Physical Ability Lv6 - Evasion Lv7 - Fighting Spirit Lv5 - Intuition Lv4 - Crisis Sense Lv4 - Command Lv5

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Halves exist amonst dwarves too huh . Unlike a pure dwarf, this man has a slim stature and about 180cm tall . He looks younger even though he's of the same age as master . Like someone in his fourties at a glance . Still, 【Sword King】 huh . Aren't there way too many strong old men in this city, like seriously?

I come back to my sense and realize how awkward the situation is, but even Eleanor-san can't hide her surprise with her hand on her open mouth at the abruptness . Only Master that's acting nonchalant .

"Ou, Amiral . "

"Don't 『Ou, Amiral』 me . What's with the sudden visit without prior notice . And that person next to you . . . Aren't you n.o.busadkun . I have to beg for your forgiveness for the matter with the quest the other day . My apologize . "

He bowed to me after saying that . This is a surprise . Normally, there's no way the top level guys of an organization would lower their head on an underling like me . Even if we're not in public, his broad-mindedness is truly admirable .

"Please raise your head, it's not guild master's fault . Instead, if you could lend us your a.s.sistance in the matter we're bringing here, let's say that it'll wipe the slate clean . . . "

"Fumu?"

His eyes narrowed down, raising the tension . However, I cannot back down here . I want to ask for his cooperation to drag out and banish the rotten top management .

"The other day, two people who are important to me, 『Tail of Wind』, were captured by a group of people who appeared to be a bandit gang by way of a certain quest and almost got forced into slavery . Fortunately, Mitama managed to get away and brought the matter into light to me . Afterward, I went to and launched an a.s.sault at their base together with Kagursan also known as 【Bloodspray War Maiden】 and successfully rescued the two along with five slaves who were captured with them . During that time, I got hold of these deeds and written oaths inside the gang leader's room . Please take a look . "

"T-this is . . . "

"As you can see, the bandit gang has had dealings with several top level people of this guild, moreover it's related to illegal slaves . With the matter from the other day and now this, for the top management to be on friendly terms with these kind of people are quite troubling for us underlings . Thus I went and consulted Master about the matter . . . but then he suddenly brought me here . To be frank, I didn't expect for us to immediately march into guild master's room myself master's room myself . "

Amiral-san and I stare at master . The person in question looks as if it doesn't concern him . Amiral-san coughed and spoke .

"I understand the situation . These doc.u.ments are more than enough as evidence . There's even their signs on here after all . However, a full-scale investigation won't start until the investigation team has come back . Are you fine with that?"

"Yes, I think it's important to root them out thoroughly . "

"That's true . Us in powers have been trying to do something about this through many angles, but the bunch who were wrenched in here from the capital have quite a sphere of influence . But with this, we can turn the tables on them . Now then, for this achievement we definitely have to give you proper reward, anything you want in particular?"

Fumu, right, I didn't think about reward . To be honest, I don't really mind anything so long they don't push troublesome stuff my way .

"I haven't given any thought about that . I think I'm fine to have a channel to communicate more openly with the inner guild . If I ever get myself in trouble, could I expect you to lend me a hand?"

"Hahaha, you sure lack ambitions . But interesting . And I also promise you my cooperation . I'm afraid to imagine at what timing you will seek it, but that is also amusing in itself . "

Good looking dandies look cool even when they laugh huh . I-I ain't no envious ok!

"Hey, Amiral . You'd better get this reported to duke-sama, y'hear me? He's been mulling over all the corruption himself after all . "

"Fumu, you're right . Can I count on you on that?"

"Ou . "

"Still, every one of the bunch who were sponsored by the capital turned out to be too much for all the guild to handle huh . Alchemist Guild was the only exception as the guild master there was on that side, so the people there must be in cahoot . . . . "

"You're right about that, the guy in question mighta died, but those bunch probs have had a hand in the corruption . "

Ah master, sorry, that's probably me . Yeah, yes it's me . I'm sorry about that .
It kinda feels like, were the guys from capital messing with the top management here? Guilds are independent from nations, but all the guilds in a country share the same organization if I'm not mistaken . Perhaps, Gramada's side and the capital's aren't on good terms? Well, that's not something an underling should stick his neck into . Me personally, so long as the bunch who would likely go on to cause problems get taken down, I'm good .
 

Chapter 70 Guild Master Raid I 39 m holding a sword in front of a wooden dummy right now . Not the Lunar Cat but a blunt iron sword . This started about an hour ago . I went to Master 39 s house to report to him about many stuff including me learning a Weapon Skill, and also to ask for his cooperation negotiating with the Adventurer Guild . I did it Master I found a weapon with good affinity with me and managed to learn a weapon skill at last After I told master that, his mouth hung wide open in surprise . Huh His reaction isn 39 t like how I imagined . No no no, that 39 s too quick no matter how you look at it . Normally, it should take about three months to reach that stage after giving up in one weapon and trying another . Even with talents, it should have taken a month, umu . And then Master fell silent . I went and reported it as is because I was too happy, but I wonder if I made a mistake somewhere . Well, who cares about little details . Go on and show it to me then . Look here, that wooden dummy can be yer 39 opponent . Or not Your lacksadisical side is amazing, master . And now we get back to the start . Lunar Cat would have cut apart the dummy without additional help, so I borrowed a blunt iron sword instead . Here I go . I a.s.sume the Attack Stance, take a breath, and stare at the enemy in front of me . Weapon Skill Vibrating Blade Destruction A high pitched sound emitted from the vibrating iron sword and I slashed at the dummy with it . And then the dummy got cut in two even though it was by a blunt sword . The cut was smooth, split cleanly into two pieces . However, that wasn 39 t the end of it . Crush , the iron sword crumbled into small pieces . Not just small, it 39 s practically turned into sand . This greatly astnosihed even me . I turn around to look at master with a confused look, but he was dumbfounded himself . Oh my G.o.d . Master eventually calmed down and spoke . To think that 39 s the first weapon skill you learned . Listen well, n.o.busada . It would do you good to refrain from using that weapon skill in public as much as possible . Eeeeh Am I just told to seal it According to Master, his fourth disciple, Juno saw this technique used by his opponent when he was partic.i.p.ating in a tournament where each nations sent their representative to compete in skills . That opponent was the representative of Hinoto Empire, Juuzou Tougou the 13th . The school name is Shin Kage Ryuu . Was this school founded by a certain swordmaster or something . They were fighting with blunt swords, a katana, and a great sword, but apparently, the great sword was Cut when the katana guy used this technique . Nevertheless, the disciple guy managed to bring the match to a draw using the combination of half of his great sword and martial art, ending it without a grudge . Afterward, Juno and Juuzou hit it off and became good friends . All that aside, apparently the samurais of Hinoto Empire are extremely averse to revealing their secrets, thus at worst my life might be targeted if they knew that I had learned their school 39 s hidden technique . NOOOOoooooooo . After I got my first weapon skill and all . This is too much, too much I say . Haa, can 39 t believe it . Master continued on . Besides, just like that iron sword, your weapon ain 39 t gonna last unless it 39 s some kind of extraordinary sword . Your trusted sword might be able to keep its shape now, but I won 39 t be so sure about it if you use that skill consecutively . Oh great . So you 39 re saying it 39 s a last resort in the truest sense . Guess this means I 39 ve got a new goal of collecting all the Living Soul Katana series that 39 s said to be only three in the world . Dangit, why 39 s the first one such a grand move anyway . To keep my mind off this, I 39 ll make some Russian Manjus as an offering for the no G.o.ddess and slip in some habanero in one of them . Yup, let 39 s do that . If I can find anyone selling one that is . Still . . . Hm What 39 s with that insinuating look Did you get cleansed up or something You 39 ve got this refreshing look on your face eh . Jolt I reflexively stood up upright . 39 What are you talking about, master 39 I said, but I couldn 39 t brush it off and he made me to tell him all details since the other day to now, with body language . Master, you 39 re not a certain invincible guy, so please don 39 t talk with your fists . Huh wait Come to think of it, Master 39 s voice sound exactly like that guy doesn 39 t it Oh I can feel cold sweat down my spine for some reason . Looks like there are things better left untouched in this world . Master looks like he 39 s deep in thought . What are you scheming this time . So, n.o.busada . What are your plans with Eleanor Personally, I 39 d prefer if you to make her your wife as well . Are you sure No no no, you 39 re being too hasty here . First, we 39 ve got to confirm what Eleanor san herself wants after all . But, I have one condition . Gulp . I gulped down reflexively . What kind of harsh condition would it be . It 39 s master after all . . . He 39 s not gonna tell me to beat some dragon or to run around beating the demon kings would he I want to see my grandchildren 39 s faces asap . Ooof He 39 s teasing me I 39 m sure of it . I drop down on all fours in front of the smiling master . Will I ever surpa.s.s this person in my lifetime I wonder . I . . . I want to win against this guy In teasing, anything I recalled that I had something important to tell while I was being endlessly teased . Master . To tell you the truth . . . I told him about the deeds and stuff I got at that idiotic brat 39 s mansion . With the previous matter and now this, the top level bunch at the Adventurer Guild is proven to be quite rotten and they 39 re allowed to run rampant, can 39 t we do something about it . Hou hou, now this is something . Looks like we can use this to pluck out all the thorns in Amiral 39 s side in one go . Time to teach those nasty bunch a lesson or two . Master 39 s eyes are serious . I 39 m pumped up now . Shall we go and intrude on him then . Strike while the iron is hot they say . Nuoooooooooooo Master grabbed my hand and pulled me with a tremendous force . Ouch owowowow . My body is floating in mid air due to the momentum . I 39 m floating in the wind even though I 39 m not using the high mobility transport magic set . I 39 m being brought to the adventurer guild while fluttering in mid air like it 39 s an anime . TLN If you 39 re reading this novel at any other site than Sousetsuka . com you might be reading an unedited, uncorrected version of the novel . And we really did barge all the way into the adventurer guild 39 s master 39 s room Eleanor san also got dragged into the room with us . I, Eleanor san and the guild master are all taken aback . This is the first time I 39 ve seen the guild master, he 39 s a dandy stern looking old man . Though he looks gentle, he 39 s looking at me suspiciously as I 39 m clearly an outsider here . That 39 s only natural . Even I 39 m perplexed here . Name Amiral Gender Male Age 68 Race Half Dwarf Cla.s.s Sword Master Lv44 State Healthy Gramada Adventure Guild Guild Master t.i.tle Sword King Skill Two handed Sword Lv7 One handed Sword Lv7 Physical Ability Lv6 Evasion Lv7 Fighting Spirit Lv5 Intuition Lv4 Crisis Sense Lv4 Command Lv5 Halves exist amonst dwarves too huh . Unlike a pure dwarf, this man has a slim stature and about 180cm tall . He looks younger even though he 39 s of the same age as master . Like someone in his fourties at a glance . Still, Sword King huh . Aren 39 t there way too many strong old men in this city, like seriously I come back to my sense and realize how awkward the situation is, but even Eleanor san can 39 t hide her surprise with her hand on her open mouth at the abruptness . Only Master that 39 s acting nonchalant . Ou, Amiral . Don 39 t Ou, Amiral me . What 39 s with the sudden visit without prior notice . And that person next to you . . . Aren 39 t you n.o.busada kun . I have to beg for your forgiveness for the matter with the quest the other day . My apologize . He bowed to me after saying that . This is a surprise . Normally, there 39 s no way the top level guys of an organization would lower their head on an underling like me . Even if we 39 re not in public, his broad mindedness is truly admirable . Please raise your head, it 39 s not guild master 39 s fault . Instead, if you could lend us your a.s.sistance in the matter we 39 re bringing here, let 39 s say that it 39 ll wipe the slate clean . . . Fumu His eyes narrowed down, raising the tension . However, I cannot back down here . I want to ask for his cooperation to drag out and banish the rotten top management . The other day, two people who are important to me, Tail of Wind , were captured by a group of people who appeared to be a bandit gang by way of a certain quest and almost got forced into slavery . Fortunately, Mitama managed to get away and brought the matter into light to me . Afterward, I went to and launched an a.s.sault at their base together with Kagura san also known as Bloodspray War Maiden and successfully rescued the two along with five slaves who were captured with them . During that time, I got hold of these deeds and written oaths inside the gang leader 39 s room . Please take a look . T this is . . . As you can see, the bandit gang has had dealings with several top level people of this guild, moreover it 39 s related to illegal slaves . With the matter from the other day and now this, for the top management to be on friendly terms with these kind of people are quite troubling for us underlings . Thus I went and consulted Master about the matter . . . but then he suddenly brought me here . To be frank, I didn 39 t expect for us to immediately march into guild master 39 s room myself . Amiral san and I stare at master . The person in question looks as if it doesn 39 t concern him . Amiral san coughed and spoke . I understand the situation . These doc.u.ments are more than enough as evidence . There 39 s even their signs on here after all . However, a full scale investigation won 39 t start until the investigation team has come back . Are you fine with that Yes, I think it 39 s important to root them out thoroughly . That 39 s true . Us in powers have been trying to do something about this through many angles, but the bunch who were wrenched in here from the capital have quite a sphere of influence . But with this, we can turn the tables on them . Now then, for this achievement we definitely have to give you proper reward, anything you want in particular Fumu, right, I didn 39 t think about reward . To be honest, I don 39 t really mind anything so long they don 39 t push troublesome stuff my way . I haven 39 t given any thought about that . I think I 39 m fine to have a channel to communicate more openly with the inner guild . If I ever get myself in trouble, could I expect you to lend me a hand Hahaha, you sure lack ambitions . But interesting . And I also promise you my cooperation . I 39 m afraid to imagine at what timing you will seek it, but that is also amusing in itself . Good looking dandies look cool even when they laugh huh . I I ain 39 t no envious ok Hey, Amiral . You 39 d better get this reported to duke sama, y 39 hear me He 39 s been mulling over all the corruption himself after all . Fumu, you 39 re right . Can I count on you on that Ou . Still, every one of the bunch who were sponsored by the capital turned out to be too much for all the guild to handle huh . Alchemist Guild was the only exception as the guild master there was on that side, so the people there must be in cahoot . . . . You 39 re right about that, the guy in question mighta died, but those bunch probs have had a hand in the corruption . Ah master, sorry, that 39 s probably me . Yeah, yes it 39 s me . I 39 m sorry about that . It kinda feels like, were the guys from capital messing with the top management here Guilds are independent from nations, but all the guilds in a country share the same organization if I 39 m not mistaken . Perhaps, Gramada 39 s side and the capital 39 s aren 39 t on good terms Well, that 39 s not something an underling should stick his neck into . Me personally, so long as the bunch who would likely go on to cause problems get taken down, I 39 m good .