“Sorry. I’m kinda… 20% lost.”
“Getting lost on your own school grounds? That’s a new one.”
“Right!? But honestly, I could use some help!”
She was awfully forward for a junior.
Expressive, fearless, and cheerful—hard not to like.
“Can’t you rely on the other 80% to get back?”
“Ahah—well, 80% of that 80% is me relying on you right now.”
“……Doesn’t that mean you’re 36% lost?”
“Whoa, quick math!… Read more
Corpse King Volume 2 Chapter 3 part 3
“[Kouka]… I’ve never heard of that.”
“Huh? Is Lin being taunted?”
“Sorry, I’m a bit out of touch with the world for reasons…”
“It’s fine, it’s fine! But I think that’s pretty rare, you know?”
“I bet.”
While carrying on a very friendly conversation, the woman raised a pale leg from her crimson cheongsam, bending her knee and moving her body as if she were dancing.
Instead of a warm-up, it was a martial form so perfected it could be mistaken for a dance.… Read more
You Can Become a Hero Volume 1 Chapter 8 Part 4
(Ah, I’m dead… I can’t use magic… I only learned a little body technique… I thought about having Dan teach me swordsmanship but… I couldn’t be honest about it so it was impossible…)
(Well, it’s my fault so it can’t be helped…)
(But I can’t die. I don’t want to die. Because I haven’t even confessed yet, we haven’t even gone on dates… we’ve only held hands briefly. We haven’t even kissed…)
In her head, in her heart, Hero Dan was always there.… Read more
Corpse King Volume 2 Chapter 3 part 2
“No. Regarding the Corpse King’s secrets, please just speak of them whenever you feel like it, at your own pace.”
“Garm is just happy that the King is here, so cheer up, okay!?”
As the four of them responded in their own ways, the heavy atmosphere dissipated.
However, I still couldn’t explain.
There was no way I could explain that I was an Otherworlder.
Especially not to the Eight Precepts.
—I could never take an action that might cause me to lose these kids.… Read more
Become the Mastermind Volume 2 Chapter 4 part 5
“Tch… If you understand that much, then don’t do unnecessary things…!!”
“That was punishment for being careless and stupid. I don’t care what you do behind the scenes, but don’t make such blunders that the other ducal houses notice it again.”
After chiding her father with an exasperated voice, Lucilia leaned back arrogantly in her chair and propped her cheek on her hand.
Even while glaring at such a Lucilia, Equitas swallowed his anger to proceed with the conversation.… Read more
The Last Magic Volume 1 Chapter 6
06 Sato 2
Nagumo-san always kept that book carefully tucked away in her bag; it was unthinkable that she would drop or lose it.
It was likely the work of Takahashi-san’s group, who had arbitrarily decided to make Nagumo-san their enemy. It was obvious to everyone. Takahashi-san and her lot weren’t good at studying and were pointlessly aggressive, always badmouthing someone as a vent for their own frustrations.
Even when she realized the book was gone, Nagumo-san maintained a brave front.… Read more
Corpse King Volume 2 Chapter 3 part 1
Chapter 3: The Demon Narrates
After the match with Careless-kun.
Having rented a room at an inn in Shechem, we used that room as a base to teleport back to Eljudnir.
As expected, Nifl is incredibly capable; as long as she has the coordinates, she can move us in an instant just by consuming mana.
1,733 coins.
The fight money I earned from the previous match jumped way higher than I had anticipated.
In other words, my current total assets amount to 3,089 gold coins.… Read more
The Girl is Unbeatable Volume 3 Chapter 2 part 1
II / I’ll Tell You the Truth of the World
Well, it was now one week later.
Izumi was spending yet another peaceful day of academy life.
…Or so it seemed, despite the fact that Satou and a mob of other male classmates were surrounding him with menacing expressions. It was an extremely peaceful morning.
For some reason, Izumi had been forced to sit in the formal seiza position, a cramped smile playing on his lips.… Read more
Abandoned Corporate Drone Volume 1 Chapter 1 part 7
After shooting practice came hand-to-hand combat.
My opponent was a hologram, but Tsubame manipulated my suit to simulate the sensation of being punched or blocked. While there wasn’t intense pain, the shock of a blow and the simulated feedback of landing a hit were startling.
Footwork. Gaze. Lowering my center of gravity. Movement of the arms and wrists. Again, infinite corrections and critiques.
I felt discouraged when she even started lecturing me on my breathing, but it just showed how closely she was monitoring me.… Read more
Corpse King Volume 2 Chapter 2.5
Interlude: Beast God
First, by the time I recognized my “self” as an individual, all the humans around me were worshipping “me.”
If there was a bountiful harvest, the villagers would exalt “me,” and if it rained, they would sob and praise “me” as a god.
Beast God worship. A custom rooted in the villages of that entire area—no, a “malpractice”—where a specific beast was worshipped as an existing god rather than a concept.
Because lifespans varied by species, the period for worshipping the same Beast God was fixed at three years.… Read more