Translator: LN&WN Warrior

Editor: Starfinder

'Is she not the weapon dealer's clerk?'

Haruki turned his head to look at her appearance.

The weapon dealer's clerk who appeared in a suspicious place like a cloud barged in.

As she barged in, the situation became interesting.

After that, the distribution was finished in the blink of an eye.

'Was her a.s.sessment speed not faster than the purchase shop's clerk?'

'It was a terrifying skill.'

As expected of her who chose Haruki's armor.

'However, I'm curious, why her drool was dripping down.'

'Surely it's not due to something strange.'

Her eyes were continuously s.h.i.+ning suspiciously.

Those were the eyes of someone who planned something behind the scenes.

You will pay if you thought she was an idiot because she was drooling.

She would make you buy armor that wasn't in your shopping list, like Haruki this morning.......

'However, it's nice Karen agreed to accept her share.'

"If you'd have kept refusing, everyone would see me badly. Please think that it's for me and receive it."

That was what Haruki whispered to Karen at that time.

Although Haruki wanted to stand out, he didn't want to stand out as evil.

Standing out normally, or Standing out evilly.

The line was subtle, but there was a definite difference in Haruki.

That is hostility.

It was not a bad-mouthed kind of joke, but clear hostility.

He didn't want to stand out for that reason.

That hostility would develop violence.

Haruki had no power to repel the violence.

He didn't like to fight against humans.

Therefore, Haruki was as careful as possible so that he was not seen as evil.

Adventurers who dare to be seen as evil were only those who acted as healers.

There was a constant demand for them, so it was necessary to be on their good side.

There were also other adventurers inspired to be evil.

'I will not lose to them!'

'However, it would be better to leave it to someone who is good at it.'

At least, it is impossible for Haruki. They were not weak.

Haruki's wallet was relieved that a part of his dagger's and armor's cost was filled with the results of his hunt today.

It was strange when everything seemed s.h.i.+ning while walking around the city with a certain amount of money in hand.

He unintentionally squandered his money.

"How can I return this favor......?" (Karen)

He honestly didn't have something that really required Karen's help although she suggested this and that.

'Thank you.'

'That one word is enough.'

"I will treat you at a shop.

Or is it better to have handmade dishes?

I'm a skilled cook!

Or do you want something else?

As long as it's something I can give, please say anything!" (Karen)

'What!?'

Haruki, who unintentionally responded to her words, reminded himself strongly.

'I should not. She is 18 years old, while I am a middle-aged man.'

'For men, just walking together is dangerous.'

'If I'm suspected, I will die (socially).......'

In addition, Haruki wasn't used to being thanked.

'Her ability to confess is greater than mine.'

As her grat.i.tude was too embarra.s.sing, Haruki unintentionally ran away from Karen.

As Haruki had an Air-like presence, he easily fled away from Karen.

Air is usually a sad word for him, but today he feels grateful to have such a thin presence.

However, it wasn't like he thought, the atmosphere around was different than usual.

"Is the atmosphere heavy?"

Haruki's stamina decreased immediately after finis.h.i.+ng the Monsters Rampage.

As his head didn't work well, he didn't realize the difference.

'......well, whatever.'

He arrived at the parking lot, but it took an hour drive to his home.

Since the stampede occurred, the gasoline price increased and the traffic volume has been seriously decreased, all roads other than major roads were in poor condition.

If he wasn't careful, the steering wheel would lose control and cause the car to fall into a ditch or the tire would puncture when stepping on a hole.

If his car was damaged, he would need money a few times more than today's earnings.

'That is bad.'

'That is very bad.'

Haruki didn't the confidence to drive for an hour, as it was necessary to be careful not to cause an accident.

Because he has received 150,000 yen, he prioritized his safety by staying in a business hotel.......

It would be an unexpected expense, but it was many times better than causing an accident.

When Haruki entered the hotel, the receptionist who was watching him was startled.

"Oh, has my presence increased?"

As he was pleased, he unintentionally skipped while he was walking.

However, the receptionist's face grew paler due to his movement.

'What happened?'

Sapporo at night can be seen from the large window in front of the receptionist.

Haruki suddenly stopped moving after seeing his figure reflected in the gla.s.s before the scenery.

"Ah......."

'I'm still wearing the suspicious mask.'

'I truly forget because there is no sensation when wearing it.'

Haruki put his hand on the mask.

'......eh, can I remove it?'

'It is Cursed Mask. It is impossible to remove.'

Although Haruki had a dangerous though, contrary to his uneasiness, the mask easily removed from his face.

When Haruki exposed his face, the receptionist let out a sigh of relief.

'Apparently, he was scared of this mask.'

'Well, of course.'

'If a man wearing a suspicious mask approached him while skipping, everyone will be scared.'

'……I'm very sorry.'

After he finished having dinner and taking a shower, finally the energy he used to face the Monster Rampage was replenished.

'Thanks to the Monster Rampage, I felt very tired today.'

'However, I could experience the skill board effect thanks to it.'

'I could also learn a way to fight Killer Rabbit.'

'As much as I was tired, there were many things I could get.'

"However, the effect of the skill board is outrageous......."

'Just adding one point to the Strength, I almost destroyed the hotel's equipment many times.'

It might've been destroyed if Haruki's body had more power.

'If I add 5 points to Strength, can't I destroy concrete with my fingers?'

"It was great to add 1 to muscle strength......"

When he walked with his habitual sense,

"Huh!!"

Because his sense when he stopped was different than usual, his little toe mistakenly hit the bed's corner.

".......ahhh."

Haruki writhed in pain on the bed.

It might be the biggest damage today.

'My body balance has truly changed.'

'This is the bad effect of easily getting strong using a skill board.'

"If I don't get used to this body soon, my small toe is in danger!"

'If I continue to defeat monsters, I might be able to reach that level someday.'

'But slowly not suddenly.'