Translator: Lilia

Editor: Shizukuku

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Chapter 148 – My Information Sources Are Way Too OP 

“Your tart arrived quickly, didn’t it? It was delicious. My HP increased a little, too. Thanks.” 

“The fire liquor you sent also arrived, too. Thanks for that as well. Apparently, both Crash’s teleportation and the white horse helped deliver it so fast. It was a request from Emily-san.” 

“Eh… so you can get heroes to act on your behalf, Gouno…”

It was lunchtime, and Yuuta, Masuda, and I were chatting on the rooftop with our bentos in our hands.

“By the way, have you decided what you want yet?” Masuda started to ask, but at the same time, Yuuta asked again, “That was really quick, wasn’t it?” 

As I revealed the secret of how the delivery happened so quickly, Masuda dropped his hands on the concrete in disappointment. 

“Actually, it’s not so much the hero, but her son. At the Game Festival, Vil-san mentioned a hero’s son who ran a store in Sei. Afterward, the store became so popular that it sold out of inventory. So, Crash had no choice but to close the store, and he’s been helping Emily-san with deliveries in the meantime. Coincidentally, he came across my package and decided to take a quick breather and travel to the frontier town.” 

“The one taking a quick breather, do you mean the elf shop owner that we helped out before? I didn’t think he was that strong, though…” 

Masuda tilted his head in confusion. 

Now that I thought about it, [ Takahashi and his Merry Men ] had fought alongside Crash before. 

Who knows? At this point, Crash’s magic power might be close to infinite. 

“Crash can teleport just about anywhere now. It seems like he’s broken through the upper limit of his magical power.” 

“Breaking through the upper limit, huh? How would you do something like that? I want to know.” 

“I felt the same way, but when I asked him, he just said something like, ‘If you let your magic power run wild, then its limits will probably increase.’ But letting your magic power run wild is pretty dangerous, so I really don’t know if we players are capable of that method.” 

“So in the end, you still don’t know?” 

“Maybe it’s something specific to the race of elves.” 

And with that, the two of them quickly gave up on debating how to break through the upper limits of magical power, but that was fine. Their main source of power was physical power anyway. 

In contrast to Yuuta, who went back to finishing the last bits of his bento, Masuda had stars in his eyes, like there was still something he wanted to ask about. 

“Did you get to talk with the stone statue? What did you talk about?” 

“What we talked about? Hm… mostly about curses and the sage… yeah, that’s about it.” 

I accidentally mentioned something about Sage-san, so I quickly cut it off, but Masuda jumped on it immediately. I wish he’d just ignored it. 

“By the sage, do you mean the one that died in the fight against the Demon King?” 

“Ah, yeah, that’s right, I guess.” 

I gave a vague answer, and Yuuta, noticing my inner panic, thought for a moment before giving Masuda a light tap on the shoulder.

“Masuda, have you personally talked to Drain-san before?” 

“No, I haven’t. I’ve talked to Yuurina-san a lot, though.” 

“Drain-san seems to know quite a bit about this kind of thing. I think the last time we went drinking together, I heard a bit of the story.” 

“Oh, really? Maybe I’ll try inviting him for drinks next time. Do you think he’d say yes?” 

“I think he’ll come if we make sure Brave doesn’t say anything. He’s been staring at your boobs a lot lately.” 

They were talking about things I didn’t understand, so I started moving my chopsticks again. If I didn’t eat quickly, the lunch break would soon be over. 

Nevertheless, I was glad that the topic of the sage was dropped. It was all thanks to Yuuta. 

When I made eye contact with Yuuta to silently thank him, I saw his mouth twisting into a knowing grin. 

Yeah, that’s the face of someone who’s still thinking about it. I know he’ll say something later. 

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The moment I got home from school and logged in, I was notified by a ping! that I had received a new chat message. 

It was from Yuuta. 

[ Continuing the story from lunchtime, by the sage, do you mean Sage-san? That’s what Drain-san, from [ Platinum Lion ], who is currently leveling up with the Hero, said before. ] 

Ah, so he did know. Or rather, there were other people who also noticed the connection. 

Seeing Yuuta’s message about how there were others who also suspected the truth behind this world that was too real to be just a game, I felt relieved. 

I had a feeling that Yukihira and the members of [ Platinum Lion ] no longer treated living in this world as just a game. 

[ Yeah, Sage-san is the sage. It seems like he’s trying to save a mage who was thought to be dead. ] 

Once I sent the message, I received a reply immediately. 

[ I see. So that’s why he’s diving into secret dungeons. I get it now. ] 

I had no idea why he was so satisfied with my response, so I just sent him a [ ? ] back. 

Yuuta, on his end, seemed to have acquired a considerable amount of information from the Hero and [ Platinum Lion ]. 

If he didn’t tell me anything further, did that mean it was something he couldn’t say, something not worth saying, or something that didn’t involve me?

I wouldn’t force him to tell me, though. There were also a lot of things I couldn’t tell Yuuta. 

When I was about to close the chat, I received an additional message. 

[ About the Unique Boss 

The hero told me that, at certain points in time, corrupted magic from the Demon Continent can erupt from underground, causing the mutation of monsters. It erupts everywhere at the same time, so unique bosses have appeared in many places, not just where we are. 

We fought a unique boss at the wall facing the Demon Continent, but at the neighboring city of Nove, it seems the magic erupted from somewhere near the mountain. 

The players who defeated it came to buy fire liquor, looking completely exhausted and suffering from a (minor) curse status.

Since you mentioned something about holy water, I asked the Hero about it, and he just said, “Huh? Holy water from the church? What’s so good about mere water?” 

Is holy water just normal water? 

By the way, the church here still has a building, but it’s already fallen into disrepair. ]

It was amazing that I had the Hero himself as an information source. 

As I thought about it, I groaned a little. 

The Hero said it was just mere water… those words made it obvious that the Hero had no faith in the church at all. 

[ Well, thank you for the useful information. ]

With that reply, I closed the chat box. 

For now, [ Prayer ] seemed to be some kind of skill. Also, let’s gather some information about [ Holy Water ]. 

“If that’s the case, I should go to the library.” 

I got up from my chair and opened my inventory. 

Then, I remembered that I was completely out of High Potions. 

I should restock and deliver some on my way home today, too. In other words, I’d empty out some space in my inventory and fill it up with potions. 

Besides, there was no guarantee that there wouldn’t be a ruckus like what happened yesterday. 

I hoped that wasn’t the case. It would prevent me from making any progress on my research. 

I had learned everything I needed to know about unique bosses from Yuuta. 

I didn’t think you could learn [ Prayer ] just from reading a book, but it would be good if there were at least some hints on the subject. 

For the time being, my goal was, “Make my own holy water!”

Feeling fired up, I headed toward the library. 

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When I arrived at the library, the same librarian greeted me with a smile and let me in. 

“Is there something you’re looking for? Thank you for using the library. If there’s any way I can help, please let me know.” 

As always, very polite. 

I also appreciated how they could quickly tell me where to find the books I was looking for. 

“Thank you for your help, as always. Today, I’m looking for a book about [ Prayer ]…” 

The moment I opened my mouth, I felt something in the back of the room, similar to what I might feel if I used [ Detection ]. 

I turned my attention over there, but there was nothing that stood out in particular. 

“Honored guest?” 

“Ah, no, it’s nothing. Do you have any books about [ Prayer ]?” 

The unsettling feeling that I sensed for a moment had completely disappeared. 

While I wondered what caused it, I followed the librarian through the shelves.