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I Got a New Skill Every Time I Was Exiled, and After 100 Different Worlds, I Was Unmatched (Web Novel) - Chapter 342: If You Ignore the Designated Route, It’s No Wonder the Difficulty Level Jumps Up.
Chapter 342: If You Ignore the Designated Route, It’s No Wonder the Difficulty Level Jumps Up.
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“What, was that the case?”Tia nodded in apparent agreement after hearing about the circumstances under which I and Ginta had come out together. Her gaze then shifted to Ginta, who was sitting nearby.
“But, Ginta, was that really okay? Ed still couldn’t attack, so wouldn’t it have been better to continue that way and win?”
“It might be true, Gyo, but since it was training to begin with, there were no winners or losers, Gyo. Instead, it’s good to know just how strong Ed is! Splitting a Hammer Shark in two from such a distance – how can anyone learn to do that, Gyo?”
“Hmm? Well, that’s a result of years of diligent training.”
I answered Ginta’s question as I bit into a meatball during our lunch. In reality, I didn’t possess any outstanding talent in swordsmanship or blacksmithing. Within the seemingly endless loop of time, I had spent a part of it on training… truly, that was all there was to it.
“Ginta, you could probably do it if you wanted to, right? Effort doesn’t guarantee success, but one thing is for sure – Your commitment never betrays you.”
To achieve success, you need the evaluation of others, but what you’ve accumulated will always grow. However small the steps, with perseverance, they will eventually become a massive mountain that can pierce even the clouds.
“Gyo, that’s quite a cool way of speaking! I want to be able to say those kinds of lines to my juniors someday, Gyo!”
“Hahaha, then work hard.”
“I’ll work hard, Gyo! I’ll become as strong as Ed, able to break through walls, Gyo!”
“Wall? What are you talking about?”
“About the training earlier, Gyo. For some reason, both of you deviated from the path and broke through the walls, Gyo. I wondered why you were doing that, but now I get it – it was for more intense training, Gyo.”
“Wait, what do you mean?”
With a sense of foreboding at Ginta’s words, I stopped eating and asked. He continued the conversation casually, all the while munching on Sharty’s homemade meatballs.
“In any case, that training earlier was meant to differentiate between dangerous areas and safe ones, Gyo. So, I set up lots of traps in places you shouldn’t pass, and in the safe areas, there were only a few simple traps, Gyo. So normally, you’d only take the safe path, Gyo. But you forcibly made your way through the area filled with traps…”
“Wait, wait. No, because… If there are areas with lots of traps and areas with only a few obvious traps, wouldn’t you normally think that the latter is a bait… that it leads to even more dangerous traps?”
“In that case, you’d end up at a dead end no matter where you went, Gyo.”
“Yeah, but that’s why you need to assess which areas seem less dangerous among the dangerous ones and proceed carefully, right? Moreover, it was clear that the path with fewer traps was almost a straight line, and if we had taken that path, we probably wouldn’t have explored a third of the ruins…”
I secretly activated [Auto-Mapping] to reconfirm the internal structure of the ruins from earlier. As expected, it was evidently a trap designed to guide and restrict movements—
“Well, since the other guy is a beginner, it’s natural not to let them go to strange places where you can’t see, right, Gyo? Especially since it’s just me this time, I restricted the areas where I expected you to move around a lot, Gyo.”
“…I mean, hiding a relic somewhere within the entire ruins… there are plenty of places to search, like under rubble…”
“Relics hidden under rubble are highly likely to be damaged and not worth much, Gyo. Of course, there are exceptions, but you need to be an experienced treasure hunter with knowledge and experience to figure that out, Gyo. That’s why beginners should search for relics in easily recognizable places like shelves or boxes. My hidden relic, was it in an easy-to-find location, Gyo?”
“Yeah, it was.”
“Hey, Ginta. Can I ask you something? So, what would this training have been like under normal circumstances?”
Tia asked, shredding her meatball into small pieces while eating, as I held my head in my hands. I didn’t really want to hear the answer, but Ginta nonchalantly voiced it.
“To avoid places blocked by traps and advance through safe passages, Gyo. You’d reach a room that way and then search the furniture and other things that retain their state until you find the relic. Repeat this in a few rooms until you find the relic, Gyo. Along the way, I’d appear, but I’d approach while singing a song, and if you were hiding well enough that I couldn’t see you, I wouldn’t search the room, Gyo. At the end, when you got the relic, I’d start pursuing you directly, but if you had stayed hidden in a safe passage here as well, I would pretend to have lost you, Gyo. Oh, of course, if you make noise or something, it’s different, Gyo? So, using that, you guide me, and when it feels right, the training is over… something like that, Gyo.”
“I see. So, in other words, Ginta was cornering Ed because Ed wasn’t hiding or I wasn’t leading him, right?
“That’s right, Gyo. If you just go straight and run away normally, there’s no choice but to chase, Gyo.”
“Right. What do you think, Ed?”
“…”
As Tia grinned and looked in my direction, I maintained a sullen expression and remained silent. To think that my own preconceptions and misconceptions had needlessly increased the difficulty of the training.
“Well, you see, when Ed suddenly went in the direction with traps he wasn’t supposed to, and what’s more, when he broke through there, I was thinking, ‘What should I do, Gyo?’ But it turned out that the traps used by someone in a previous training session were still there, and that really saved me, Gyo. And I also wondered why Ed did something like that, but after hearing the current story, I finally understand, Gyo! Truly, Ed is a man who never skips a day of training, a diligent one, Gyo!”
“…Well, I guess.”
“Hehe, hehehe…”
As Ginta spoke with an air of respect, I answered while discreetly turning my face away. It felt like Tia, right beside me, was struggling to contain her laughter, but it was probably just my imagination, so I completely ignored it.
“Alright! Anyway, if the training was a success, does that mean you’ll be okay with proper relic exploration from now on?”
“Of course, Gyo. With this, next time, even if it’s nearby ruins, it should be safe to enter normally, Gyo.”
“In that case… hey, Tia, how long are you going to keep laughing?”
“W-Well, I’m not laughing… Eek!”
As Tia continued to convulse, I poked her unprotected side with my finger. She flinched, and her emerald eyes glared at me.
“What are you doing?! Ed, you pervert!”
“I’m not a pervert! Come on, finish your meal and let’s do some sparring in the afternoon. I want to get used to combat movements a bit more.”
“Alright, alright. Is Ginta going to do it too?”
“Of course, he is. Right, Ginta?”
“Gyo!? Um, will I not be cut in half?”
“You won’t! And in simple terms, right now, you are probably better? If those demonic beasts hadn’t attacked back then, there’s no denying I might have been caught.”
Unlike us, Ginta’s body and consciousness are optimized for operating underwater. If it’s anything goes, my victory doesn’t change, but in a simple chase, he might just win.
“Actually, this wide and empty place might be tougher. That’s why Ginta, you should join us. Let’s get stronger together, shall we?”
“Getting stronger together… What a romantic line, Gyo! Alright, I got it, Gyo! I’ll train together!”
As if those words had struck a chord in his heart, Ginta stuffed the remaining meatballs into his mouth with immense enthusiasm. His motivation showed in the training, and we concluded a fulfilling first day.
