New chapter of Reincarnated Hero is out! (9/10 chapters)

 

 

This Time It’s Surely the Treasure Vault

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The twins defeated most of the monsters attacking them, and eventually, the group arrived at that place.

“There’s a door…” (Adventurer)

“Could this be the treasure vault?” (Adventurer)

“No, I feel a bit of a bad vibe…” (Adventurer)

It was a large door. Perhaps because it was deep inside the ruins, it was hardly weathered, and the magnificent carvings applied to it remained intact. This door itself might sell for a high price if taken back.

“Well, whatever is inside, it should be fine as long as these kids are here.” (Adventurer)

“That’s right.” (Adventurer)

Because of their accomplishments up to this point, they had absolute trust in the twins. The twins nodded with a face that said “Leave it to us”.

“But this door is heavy and won’t open.” (Adventurer)

“Maybe it’s locked? Look, there’s a keyhole here.” (Adventurer)

Several people tried pushing the door together, but it didn’t budge at all. Seeing this, the twins stepped forward.

“Yoisho.” (Arc/Iris)

They pushed each of the left and right doors with all their might.

*Creaaak!*

With a loud sound of something breaking spectacularly, the door slowly began to open.

“It opened!” (Arc/Iris)

(It did open, but they definitely broke the lock along with it…)

As some silently criticized in their hearts, those who looked beyond the door exclaimed,

“Monsters!” (Adventurer)

“They’re coming this way!?” (Adventurer)

There stood a monster with six arms, towering on two legs like an elephant. It had arms as thick as tree trunks and swung a long trunk as its massive body rushed forward at incredible speed.

“Paoooon!” (Monster)

However, instead of being afraid, the twins charged straight at the monster. The monster was well over five meters tall. By contrast, the twins were just about one meter tall.

“Dangerous!” (Adventurers)

“Ei!” (Arc/Iris)

“Paoooon!?” (Monster)

“…Huh?” (Adventurers)

Everyone expected to see the twins cruelly crushed, but what they actually witnessed was the monster crashing face-first onto the ground with a scream. The twins had each delivered a powerful kick to the elephant’s legs. With the momentum of its charge and the twins’ body weight, the monster struck its face hard. The monster tried to get up immediately, but the twins relentlessly attacked its legs to prevent it. Supporting such a huge body on only two legs must have been difficult. The monster, severely injured in its legs, could no longer stand and was left only to wildly wave its six arms and trunk in vain.

After defeating this formidable (or rather?) enemy, the group found another door at the back of the room.

“This must be the treasure vault this time!” (Adventurer)

“All right, let’s open it.” (Adventurer)

This time, they could open the door even without the twins’ strength. What lay beyond was…

“Got it! Treasure!” (Adventurer)

“No doubt about it!” (Adventurer)

It was the gold and silver treasure adventurers sought. Everyone’s eyes shone as they began checking what treasures there were, while Bazar walked alone toward the back of the room. There was an ordinary, old-looking jar placed there.

(That jar… somehow gives me a bad feeling…) (Leon)

Leon sensed something intuitively. The jar was sealed with a lid, and it looked as if something was sealed inside. Bazar ordered one of his private soldiers.

“…Hey, put this in the item box.” (Bazar)

“H-huh?” (Soldier)

Though he wondered if such an object could have any value, he obeyed the order. After confirming this carefully, Bazar told the adventurers,

“You may divide the rest among yourselves.” (Bazar)

“R-really!?” (Adventurers)

“Awesome! So generous—oh, no.” (Adventurers)

Details about the specific shares would be decided back in town. For now, everything was placed in Leon’s item box.

“Is it okay if I keep it?” (Leon)

“Yeah. You are trustworthy.” (Adventurer)

“Besides, even if you skim a little off, no one would care. Given your contribution, no one would complain if you took more than half.” (Adventurer)

Thus, Leon stored all the treasure from the room in his item box.

“As usual, this box’s capacity is ridiculous…” (Adventurer)

“How much can it hold?” (Adventurer)

“Hmm… If I compare it to Bazar-ojiichan’s mansion, it’s about 20 to 30 times that size.” (Leon)

“…What?” (Adventurers)

With astonished looks, Leon hurried to cover.

“J-just kidding, just kidding.” (Leon)

“Oh, it was a joke…” (Adventurer)

“That’s obvious. A normal item box usually holds about one wagon’s worth, and even that is extremely rare. There’s no way it could fit an entire mansion, let alone twenty or thirty times that…” (Adventurer)

In truth, it was no joke at all. It really did have that much capacity, but Leon chose to keep silent. After that, Leon and the others exited the ruins and headed straight back to Barbarra town. Though earlier than planned, it was because the client himself, Bazar, said…

“Thanks to everyone, we have already obtained more than enough results. Let’s end this exploration here.” (Bazar)

No one opposed this.

 

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Back at Bazar’s mansion in Barbarra town, Bazar locked himself inside his room.

“Hah, hah… f-finally, I have obtained it… If I have this… I will…” (Bazar)

While peeking inside the jar, Bazar breathed heavily. Inside was a strange blob of soft, pulpy meat.

“But what on earth should I do with this…?” (Bazar)

Then, a voice inside his mind said…

“Eat it.” (Voice)

“You shall eat it.” (Voice)

“If you do, you will gain its power.” (Voice)

“…No, yes. I understand… So, I will…” (Bazar)

Following the voice in his heart, Bazar bit into the meat blob without hesitation.

 

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