The Incompetent Bratty Prince is out (3/4 chapters)

 

 

Decided to Challenge ‘Title’ Quest to Become Even Stronger

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“Finally, can I move on to the next?” (Harold)

That night after the match between Xandra and Marion, I muttered this while lying on the bed. The “next” refers to the next menu in the ‘Harold Development Plan’. Through daily training with Xandra, my physical-related stats have maxed out, and I also acquired the “Jet-Black Shield Casparleague.” The next thing I seek further was the improvement in physical and magical defense.

For that…

“A ‘Title’ is absolutely necessary.” (Harold)

This ‘Title’ system is a new system for character enhancement that was implemented three months after the release of ‘Engage Hazard’. It can be obtained by clearing scenarios called ‘Title’ quests, designed to further customize your favorite heroine to your liking. Of course, considering the overwhelmingly poor sales compared to other smartphone games, it’s a typical case of a ‘boost’ measure.

The ‘Title’ system was quite innovative and very appreciated by heavy users like me, but unfortunately, it had already been certified as a ‘crappy game specializing in extracting money from users’, so despite its implementation, it was not noticed. In the end, the introduction of the ‘Title’ system did not serve as a catalyst for a revival, and three months later, the service ended abruptly.

So…

“H-Haru… Are we really going to enter this?” (Casparleague)

We arrived at the entrance of the ancient labyrinth deep underground in the royal palace. We could only reach it by spotting hidden doors and mechanisms.

No, finding it was extremely difficult. After all, ‘Enhaz’ is a game, so you would just select the ‘Title’ quest and start it smoothly, but this world is not so convenient, and you have to find the entrance from scratch by yourself.

That said, I could predict to some extent from the event backgrounds and heroines’ dialogues, so I managed to find it somehow.

“Y-yeah, we should have brought Xandra and Monica too…” (Casparleague)

“Well, I really want to, but…” (Harold)

There’s a reason for not bringing them. Actually, once you obtain a ‘Title’, you cannot switch it out. Regarding this, I complained in my previous life that ‘the developers should think more’. They really don’t consider the user’s perspective. Well, the ‘Title’ I’m about to obtain is definitely something good for those two, but there are more suitable ‘Titles’, so I plan to have them obtain those instead.

“Well, sometimes just the partner and I… no, just one person and one animal. Anyway, I want to conquer this place with you.” (Harold)

“Ehehe, I see… Well, if that’s the case, it can’t be helped.” (Casparleague)

“Yeah. So, this is a secret between just me and Cas.” (Harold)

“Got it!” (Casparleague)

With my single word, Cas’ mouth relaxed. Yeah, he was definitely easy to please.

“Well then, let’s go.” (Harold)

“Yeah!” (Casparleague)

Cas and I stepped into the labyrinth to obtain the desired ‘Title’.

 

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“Look out! Cas, upper right!” (Harold)

“Got it! [Snatch]!” (Casparleague)

It had been about two hours since we entered the labyrinth. Sensing the attack of the magical beast ‘Vampire Bat’ that lurked there, I directed my shield toward it, and Cas unleashed [Snatch].

Then the Vampire Bat suddenly stopped flapping its wings and fell to the ground with a thud.
It seemed that Cas’ [Snatch] had a high chance of instantly killing smaller magical beasts, and since the path was a straight line, our progress in the labyrinth was faster than expected.

“Phew… We’d walked quite a bit, so we should be reaching the target location soon.” (Harold)

“Really?” (Casparleague)

At my words, Cas’s golden eyes sparkled. He seemed to genuinely dislike the labyrinth.

“Or rather, since we’d been in here for two hours already, you should get used to it instead of being scared.” (Harold)

“W-what are you talking about, nya?” (Casparleague)

“Trying to play dumb with ‘nya’ at the end was useless. I knew that you were scared of this labyrinth, Cas.” (Harold)

Even though he was a magical beast, it was strange that he was afraid of the labyrinth. Maybe it was because he was still a kitten.

He won’t admit to being scared, though.

“Anyway, we needed to obtain the target item to get out of here.” (Harold)

“Ugh…” (Casparleague)

Since Cas was starting to tear up, I moved ahead quickly. Along the way, the Vampire Bats were still annoying, but since no particularly strong magical beasts appeared, there were no significant problems. And then…

“This door…” (Harold)

This was a door that always appeared while advancing in the ‘Title’ quest. Beyond it, there was a quest boss.

“Alright. Let’s go!” (Harold)

“Okay!” (Casparleague)

I opened the door with enthusiasm, and upon entering,

“Gruuuuururururu…” (??)

The guardian of the labyrinth, ‘Leo Golem’, appeared.

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