Adopting the Male Protagonist Changed the Genre - Chapter 82

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 82

What lay before my eyes looked like a liquid monster that had crawled up from the twisted underworld.

It had a sticky, green tar-like body with two white glass beads rolling around here and there, and upon closer inspection, oh my goodness.

Those were the slime’s eyes.

‘In 【Hirome】, it definitely looked small and insignificant.’

Thinking about it again, what was small and insignificant were the pixels, not the monster itself.

At least the fortunate thing was that its movements were extremely slow?

“I’ll handle this.”

As I gathered mana in my hand, the intricate magic circle drawn on the pistol absorbed my mana and glowed golden.

I aimed the gun barrel at the sluggishly moving slime.

The slime’s eyeballs, which had been looking around in all directions, turned toward me.

The slime made a horrible gurgling sound, but I showed no mercy and pulled the trigger.

Bang.

The golden mana bullet that shot out with a clear sound fell right in front of the slime.

“…”

“…”

“Ahem, I’m still not used to this weapon.”

That’s strange. It worked fine when I shot the snowman. Maybe it’s because the distance is a bit farther?

I infused mana into the gun again and fired a mana bullet.

Ping.

This time it flew toward an innocent wall.

Feeling stubborn, I pulled the trigger repeatedly.

Bang. Bang.

Bang!

“…”

“…”

I soon found myself trembling. At my terrible shooting skills!

I was the type who was extremely weak in actual combat.

I had fired bullets until my mana vessel was completely empty, yet I couldn’t hit it even once.

Looking at the slime that was still sluggishly alive and moving, Suga whispered without malice.

“Suga thinks she could do better than Bel even with her eyes closed.”

In the end, while I rested and drank a mana potion to recover my mana, dealing with the slime became Leo’s job.

“You have to find the slime’s core and destroy it.”

Penandel explained step by step how to deal with slimes from the side.

The child’s weapon for facing monsters was merely a wooden sword, but since slimes were so insignificant that they sometimes became toys for country children, I wasn’t too worried.

“Even though it’s a monster, as long as it’s a living creature, it has specific movements. If you observe its movements carefully before attacking and identify specific patterns, it’s advantageous for attacking and dodging.”

Leo, who had been listening intently with a tense expression to his mentor’s meticulous instructions, finally stood before the slime.

The Hero’s Star has encountered the monster ‘Slime’.

Combat begins.

A system window immediately appeared, and a red HP bar and blue MP bar were created above Leo’s head.

Leo didn’t let his guard down and cautiously approached the slime step by step.

And then…

“Hyah!”

Swoosh!

A cute battle cry with a not-so-cute fierce attack.

With that one blow, the slime that had been rolling its eyeballs around burst with a pop sound.

“Knight! I defeated it!”

“Well done.”

“Lady Belinda! I defea…! Ah, well… I was able to defeat it thanks to Lady Belinda draining all the monster’s power.”

Kind Leo comforted me with a well-intentioned lie, but my pride as an adult who failed to show a proper example was already crushed.

‘I really didn’t want to resort to this kind of thing.’

Feeling that my mana had somewhat recovered thanks to the potion, I infused mana into the gun again.

Since I had even cut off the mana I was sending to Suga to conserve mana, I whispered quietly to Suga without Leo and Penandel noticing.

“Suga, 10 gold settlement.”

And I slyly scattered ten shining gold coins into the air like sowing seeds.

The gold coins disappeared without even making a sound as they hit the ground.

【Yay~! Order received!】

Suga spun above my head and sprinkled fairy blessings that sparkled like ground stars.

If I had a status window, the message 【Luck +10】 would probably have appeared just now.

Though it only lasts for an hour.

There was no outwardly noticeable change, nor did I feel particularly lucky.

‘I need to check how well the luck boost works.’

I looked toward the straight interior of the dungeon and said resolutely.

“Let’s move out now.”

After some time passed, Penandel seemed to have noticed that only slimes inhabited this dungeon.

Nevertheless, he didn’t let his guard down and carefully watched ahead, giving me space whenever a slime appeared.

Each time, I trusted in Suga’s blessing and kept pulling the trigger.

Whether the power of luck really existed, about one out of four shots hit the target accurately.

The problem was that the trajectory was so unconventional that anyone could tell it was a lucky shot.

Ping!

A mana bullet that missed and hit the moss on the wall bounced off and struck the back of the slime’s head in a trajectory no one expected.

Then, unlike when I hit the snowman, golden mana chains immediately extended from the mana bullet, binding the slime’s entire body.

The slime struggled with its whole body bound tight, but couldn’t escape from the chains.

Since the purpose was shooting practice, I didn’t bother with taming.

Instead, Penandel lightly trampled the monster to finish it off.

“The bullet went ping! like that and then bang! hit the slime’s back. Amazing!”

Leo’s pure, sparkling eyes directed at me made my conscience ache.

When I couldn’t give any proper answer and just cleared my throat, Penandel said quietly.

“Trickery won’t do, my lady.”

Tch, this is why I hate guys with unnecessarily good instincts.

He seemed to have figured something out even though I hadn’t explained anything about Suga’s blessing.

When he usually has no sense at all.

* * *

Conquering ‘Slime Paradise’ like in the game was very easy.

Fortunately, Leo had no major aversion to facing monsters, and within just a few hours of conquering the dungeon, he was able to greatly improve his stamina stat and swordsmanship skill.

Slime elimination of 100 completed.

Number of slimes defeated: 100/100

The exit of dungeon ‘Slime Paradise’ is now open.

As soon as the system window appeared, the dungeon exit opened right in front of us.

Though Penandel had killed about 60 out of the 100.

Penandel approached the exit and spoke with some relief.

“A dungeon with only slimes, this must have been a dungeon that was already commissioned for exploration.”

“Of course. Do I look like an idiot who doesn’t value my own life?”

I nodded confidently.

“Then you must have thought of a way to get back as well.”

A way to get… back?

When we tilted our heads and emerged from the dungeon exit, an unfamiliar landscape greeted us.

“Where are we?”

Leo chattered innocently.

As the child said, no matter how I looked at it, this wasn’t anywhere near the ‘man-eating lake.’

Come to think of it, I had seen in 【Hirome】 that dungeon exits weren’t necessarily connected to areas near the entrance…

‘I didn’t think of this.’

In the game, escaping a dungeon automatically brought you home.

Penandel’s gaze, which had been surveying the surroundings that seemed to have no carriages or even a single house, turned toward me.

I had no choice but to subtly avoid his gaze.

Well, you see, I learned about the world through a game…

* * *

Porvet, a small village about half a day’s carriage ride away from Shabert Forest.

The main source of income for this seemingly unremarkable village was the lodging business, all thanks to the Tomb of the Saint located behind the village.

Seventy years ago, after the remains of a renowned saint were buried on the mountainside behind the village, the place became a shrine visited by priests on pilgrimages and devout believers.

Naturally, inns where pilgrims could rest for the night began appearing one by one in the village, until the entire village became involved in the lodging business.

Therefore, the inn keeper didn’t find it suspicious when guests arrived at his inn in the middle of the night.

“Three rooms.”

Even if those guests included a woman so beautiful it would make one’s eyes widen…

“If it’s alright, I’ll go up first to inspect the rooms.”

A Northern Knight with a menacing atmosphere wearing a pitch-black iron mask…

“This is my first time at this inn.”

And a boy chattering away as if he was having the time of his life.

If it weren’t for this strange combination, whose relationship was completely incomprehensible.

Observing this peculiar group, the inn keeper politely asked the woman who seemed to be the representative of the party.

“We only have two rooms left, is that alright?”

“What? This backwater shabby inn only has that many rooms left?”

This arrogant tone of speech—she was definitely a noble.

There were often cases where nobles with villas in Shabert Forest would visit the shrine out of curiosity, only to miss their departure time and get stranded in the village.

This woman and that little young master over there must be such a case. Though it was a bit strange that there was no carriage that had brought them here.

The inn keeper, who had a nose for money like a ghost, continued with a truly regretful expression.

“It must be very disconcerting, guest, that this backwater shabby inn only has that many rooms left. Today a High-ranking Priest visited the shrine near the village, and somehow word spread, so visitors have flocked here to receive baptism and blessings from him.”

“A shrine?”

What? Didn’t they come to see the shrine?

Though puzzled by the woman’s questioning response, the inn keeper rattled off the village’s tourist attractions like a guide.

“Yes, yes. It’s where the remains of the Lady of White Purity are buried, and befitting someone who was renowned in life, she’s quite miraculous. Thanks to the sacred relics containing her divine power, this area remains mild year-round, so much so that we can gather spring herbs even in winter. Therefore, our village is very busy with tourists from winter onwa…”

The voice that had been flowing like a clear stream gradually grew quieter and finally withered away because the woman listening to the explanation was becoming increasingly menacing.

The woman crossed her arms and seemed to be pondering something deeply before bluntly spitting out a single phrase.

“That can’t be right.”

“Excuse me?”

What couldn’t be right?

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————