Fleeting

ADLT 491.1

Life is a Cycle

There was no one else there.

The place was quiet, still, secluded, and empty.

It was so quiet that it seemed as if time had stopped.

In such a place, sitting alone on a throne, [he] looked at his aged and wrinkled hands.

He had spent most of his time with his body in human form, in accordance with his friends who had already died, but his pseudo body had also aged to this extent.

He could no longer move his body satisfactori...

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477

The chairman looked at me with admiration.

"Alicia-sama is a very intelligent person. In a good way, I should say, you have the caliber of a duchess. I have met many people in my life, but I have never met a woman like you."

"I don't want there to be others like Alicia."

Gilles blurted out next to me.

I knew the chairman was complimenting me, but Gilles was complimenting me too... right?

"I just say what I have to say and live the way I want to live." 2023-10-05 18:23:36 +0000 UTC View Post

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Bear-san reunites with Deborane

"For the finals, you will be tasked to dismantle five monsters, including the monsters you have dismantled so far and also a secret monster." (Master of Ceremony)

Dismantling five monsters at one go? That sounded like it would take a lot of time and energy.

"The scoring will be tabulated based on a total of five different scores: Wolf, Horned Rabbit, Gator, Scorpion, and the secret monster. Because there are so many carcasses ...

TFR 350

Not Like That [Part 3]

"Ah, dangero—..."

"What!?"

"Huh? Just what on earth is happening!?"

(Isn't the ferocious beast who had flattened the king snuggling its forehead closer to the angel's face?)

The knights and hunters were confused seeing the Lady Emma lookalike angel and the beast hugging as if conveying their love for each other. The beast didn't seem like it would harm the angel.

"I... see... So this means that beasts also ...

TFR 349

Not Like That [Part 2]

After the large, cat-like beast lightly sniffed the prey (king) it killed, it continued to open its mouth and bite the king just like that.

“ “ “AAHHHHH!!!” ” ”

Seeing the king's body was about to enter the beast's stomach whole without leaving a single bone out, the knights and hunters let out desperate screams.

"Meow?"

The beast tilted its head at the screams and turned to look at where the knights and hunters...

ADLT 490.2

POV - Demon King Finar

Today, I had another very significant experience.

I became acquainted with the Spirit King Yg-Drazil.

This was a great fortune for me.

He was a great sage who had been watching the world from the distant past and was said to have helped pacify it.

Even among the demon race, whose life span was relatively longer than that of other races, sightings of him occur only once every few generations, especially those who ha...

ADLT 490.1

In the Imperial Capital (4)

At the airship.

After following Yuki and the others around the capital, the King of the Demon Realm, Finar, had run out of time, so he left them to start his official work, which was to survey the ruins, and was about to move towards the airship docks.

Originally, investigating ruins was not his job, but due to information brought to him by Shen, the former emperor Shendra, he decided to take the job and visited the Rogard Empire ...

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Kuma-san Comforting Fina

In this dismantling event, Fina ended up in 17th place.

The number of participants exceeded 100 people. Considering that, it was an outstanding achievement.

But when Fina heard her name called out as 17th place, her face fell dejectedly.

"Onee-chan, are you crying?" (Shuri)

From here, I couldn't see Fina's face.

"Ellelaura-sama, may I go to Fina?" (Tirumina)

Tirumina-san got up and tried to run over to Fina, b...

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Kuma-san Cheers for Fina, Fourth Round Ends

━Fina PoV━

It was heavy.

My dad helped me before, but I didn't realize how hard it would be to remove the shell by myself.

Even though it was a monster that Yuna Onee-chan let me dismantle, I was lagging behind.

"Quick, Deed-kun, finished removing the shell." (Master of Ceremony)

I heard the master of ceremony's voice.

Have they already taken it all off?

I was not even half done. 2023-09-30 16:16:55 +0000 UTC View Post

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Kuma-san watched over Fina as the 4th Round Started

"Fina, it looks like it's about to start." (Tirumina)

Tirumina-san says, looking at the venue.

Preparations for the fourth round were about to be finished.

"Okay, I'm off then." (Fina)

"Good luck." (Tirumina)

"Good luck, Onee-chan." (Shuri)

"Fina-chan, good luck." (Shia)

"Fina-chan, I'm rooting for you." (Ellelaura)

Each one of them gives a word to Fina.

I didn't wa...

ADLT 489.2

The Spirit King laughed pleasantly at the usual exchange between the members of our family, while the Demon King Finar looked spellbound.

"Yuki. It's nice to have a family, isn't it? I don't have a partner and my parents are long gone, but...I'm a little envious of you."

"...Ah. You know what, Demon King? I think this is what you need to do to survive. To look forward, step by step, and live."

One could not live alone.

That's not it... no intelligent creature could sur...

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476

I handed Isabella the clean handkerchief.

Isabella accepted the handkerchief with wide eyes. I was not sure if she was surprised that I was from the Williams family or that I had used magic on it.

All I know was that she uttered an "ah" and stared at me with her mouth hanging open.

I gently shifted my gaze to the chairman.

"I'm sorry, I'm not a benevolent woman."

It was not the Chairman's fault that the relationship between the Williams family and the A...

ADLT 489.1

In the Imperial Capital (3)

"Hmm, the city has recovered quite well."

I thought to myself as we walked through the Imperial City.

I remembered this area.

It was the place where I had fought and killed the Undead Corpse Dragon during the war.

A huge hole was opened and the whole surrounding area collapsed, forming a pile of rubble.

Now, the streets had become so clean and vibrant that there was almost no trace of the war. The large hole that...

ADLT 488

In the Imperial Capital (2)

"――All right, you guys say hi. This is my friend, Uncle Finar."

""Uncle Finar, hello!""

At my words, Illuna and Shii greeted him in unison, and the Wraith girls similarly greeted him with hand gestures.

Enne did not join in, as she had already greeted him earlier in human form.

"Yes, hello. Well, you are all cute little ladies. Many of you are of an unusual race, but... well, as expected, coming from Yuki's place."...

VRMMO 93.4

The melee attackers had no choice but to take off one blow after another to buy time to regain their footing, and the moment they stopped, they were shot down with Combat Skills from a bow.

Unlike previous boss characters, there was no safe zone because of her movement, and with the defenders going down so easily, hate management was also in shambles, and the game ended with a 10-minute defeat within the one-hour time limit, as the rear guards were taken down one by one.

He could ...

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475

"Eh", said a small voice, as the man and woman slowly shifted their gaze to me.

Their frightened eyes meet mine. Their faces were so pale that I wondered if they weren't feeling well.

"Will... liams..., A, li, cia-sama?"

I almost burst out laughing at his puckering, goldfish-like mouth.

I did not like relying on the family name, but seeing a reaction like this still made me realize the power of the five great nobles.

The owner and Isabella were also sta...

VRMMO 93.3

He didn't think - no, he tried not to think - that the Demon Lord, that joke of a being, was not only really real, but that it would show up in his lifetime.

"But..."

Perhaps that was why the Goddess had called Shota.

CRIMSON DEATH LORD.

As the name suggests, the preliminary information was that the level 150 Immortal King - the Elder Lich - was the opponent, and there would be a large-scale battle of 1,000 players to outwit the endless stream of zombies, ghouls, and o...

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Judges, Guild Staff Perspective

I'm Beggad, an employee of the Adventurers Guild.

Today, the Adventurers' Guild is hosting a dismantling event.

The purpose is for those who have never seen a monster before to see how dismantling is done.

For new adventurers to see how well they can dismantle demons.

And for those who can dismantle to have a friendly competition with each other and hone their dismantling skills.

This event is filled with a v...

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Fina's Point of View

When I was first asked to participate in the dismantling event, it wasn't a good idea for me to do so.

Besides, I was afraid to show Yuna Onee-chan how pathetic I looked after losing so quickly.

But if I did my best, I might be recognized and stay by Yuna Onee-chan's side forever.

I participated with that feeling.

The Wolf in the first round was a monster I had dismantled many times. My body remembers how to dismantle wolves,...

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Kuma-san Watched Over Fina, Third Round Scoring

At the same time, Fina and the other four who have finished dismantling the monsters would be scored.

Ugh, I felt so nervous.

"Onee-chan, I wonder if you'll be okay..." (Shuri)

Next to me, Shuri looked anxious.

"Fina-chan will be fine. Besides, if anything goes wrong, Sanya will use her guild master powers to let her win." (Ellelaura)

Ellelaura-san replied softly to Shuri's words.

"Reall...

TFR 347.2

House Stuart Staff Union and the Conscientious Insects [Part 2]

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"Ohhh, to think there's a cave in a place like this..."

The three siblings, cats, and tailless whip scorpions were looking up at a corner facing a slope of a hill, which was part of the large, large mansion ground.

As the Staff Union led by Martha said, there was a vast open space and quite a splendid cave located further deeper into the garden. Although you couldn't notice it fr...

VTGWH 474

474

"What? Say that again."

The man looks as if he were about to hit me.

I wondered how he would react if I mentioned my name right now. ...but I didn't like the idea of silencing him with the name of my family anymore.

"I'm just saying that you and the people in this store are of a different caliber."

"Are you saying we're lower than them?"

I said, "Yes," with a big smile on my face.

"If success is due to adaptability and acceptance of different cult...

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473

"Hah? Who the heck are you?"

The man shifted his gaze to me in irritation.

Even if you had money, no one would take you seriously with your language.

I looked at him condescendingly with this thought in my mind. Perhaps noticing my gaze, he frowned more and more.

"You, do you realize your position? My father is the chairman of the Auges Trading Company, do you understand?"

Apparently he didn't like my attitude, he introduced himself first.

The Aug...

TFR 347.1

T/N: Extra chapter (right after the tailless whip scorpions gigantified)

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House Stuart Staff Union and the Conscientious Insects [Part 1]

"T-THIS IS TERRIBLE!"

A servant of House Stuart ran towards the three siblings in a panic.

"Emma-sama! M-Martha-san... Martha-san unexpectedly ran into the (gigantified☆) tailless whip scorpions and fainted with foam at her mouthhh!"

“ “ “W-W-WH...

ADLT 487.2

"--Demon King Finar!" (Yuki)

"Hello, Yuki. It looks like you've been given a tough job to do." (Finar)

A man with a smiling face but was someone really fearsome inside… the Demon King Finar.

Well, I sure have been meeting some notable figures today.

"That's my job to begin with, so I don't really mind... but what about you? Are you working as well?"

"Yeah, I got a call from someone that they're about to continue the excavation of the ruins, so I've been plannin...

ADLT 487.1

In the Imperial Capital (1)

We moved out of the fortress city and headed for the nearby dungeon door which we used to come here.

Once we reached there, I had my pets return to the Demon Forest as there would be no more battles.

I left a message to Byaku, who was very reliable, telling him to tell the others that I might not be back today, so they wouldn't have to worry about me being late.

…

"Okay, here we are! This is Gallia, the capital of th...

VRMMO 93.2

Perhaps because of that defilement, the hero died after about ten years, but she was able to evolve into a [Dragon God] by defeating the Demon Lord, and as expected, she felt awkward guilt and decided to give blessings to the kingdom left by the hero and the humans as a God.

She convinced herself that it would not be a problem, because it was the land she originally inhabited, and watching over the vulnerable creatures that lived there was like having a pet in your own garden.

Thi...

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Kuma-san Cheered for Fina, Third Round Ending

As Sanya-san said, unlike in the first and second rounds, there was a difference between those who could dismantle and those who could not.

There were those who dismantled as fast as the two candidates, those who dismantled as slowly as Fina, and those who could not dismantle at all.

This was the beginning of the third round, where differences in experience, knowledge, and many other things came into play.

...

ADLT 486.4

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.....

We were having a great time talking like that when my pet cat, Byaku, came trotting towards us from outside.

"? What's wrong, Byaku?"

"Meow~"

She meowed as if to say, "The soldiers seem to be in a state of panic, so why don't you go back and report about the situation?".

…Come to think of it, I should be at work right now.

"Sorry, Spirit King! I'm s...

ADLT 486.3

[Mm, mm, oh, what a delight! What would be a good gift... my power... no, that would be somewhat tasteless, wouldn't it? Then, some kind of amulet or object to protect the child...]

I smiled at the Spirit King, who looked like an old relative as he started worrying about what to bring as a present to Lefi.

"I appreciate you worrying about it, but it's still a long way off."

[What do you mean, a year and a half is just a blink of an eye for beings such as myself, you know? My...