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Translator’s Corner (Cast: an English Clown, a French Pierrot, and Doctor Oda)
Oda: Ah, coood joke to tell?
Clown: Yes! A phone rings in a reanimation room: “Excuse me, is John still alive?” “Still not”
Oda: Hahaha…
Clown: For what reason have you called us in today, Doctor?
Oda: Since you said you’d like to receive further treatment from somebody else, I wanted to talk to you one more ti you? We aren’t getting any younger
Oda: Let’s start with an easy question What is the date?
Clown: October 5th, 20XX
Oda: On what street is this office located?
Clown: Karasuari
Oda: What year were you born in?
Pierrot: … one second, I’ a headache…
Oda: Focus, please
Clown: 1993, I think?
Oda: How many people are in this room?
Clown: 3?
Oda: Name them
Pierrot: the Clown, I–Pierrot, and you–doctor Oda
Oda: Are those names?
Clown: What do you mean?
Oda: Names are composed of a first name and your family name My name, for example, is Oda Tarou What is your na me…
Oda: What is your name?
Clown: Ka… Clown!
Oda: Sorry, that question must have been hard, so let’s skip it I have just one uchi Yojiro?
Clown & Pierrot: Kill hied! We must immediately isolate her from the public…
Life in the Royal Capital
060 A bit sudden, but let’s have a test
The inside of the classroom was silent
So silent, in fact, that you can hear the students s saliva
Ranga ran up to ht, kids, have you been working hard?」
Though I faced theht ss froht think of me as just some bastard to kill
However, this world follows the survival of the fittest principle
There’s only one thing you can hate–your oeakness
「Okay! Kids, you sees to say, so let’s have a test!」
I so declared
「Wha-! How did it turn into that!」
「A t-test?」
「Ueee!!!」
They responded with loud criticism
Yep Tests are hated in just about every world
「Hey, don’t worry! It’s not like I don’t get what you’re saying
But listen,
What will happen from now on is absolutely necessary for you!」
「Why?! We’ll just kick the bucket sooner or later!
There’s no point to studying, is there?!」
「R-right… all the teachers until now have been bringing us toys or picture books telling us to have fun…」
「We haven’t studied from the moment we have come here…」
「I… want to read… more picture books…」
「…」
All they do is coor” Did they tire theuess the fact that they even responded to h
But, this is necessary to theht I understand your point
But, the test (game) that we’ll play froer It should be fun
In a second, you will have a o all out and use anything you want Should you bring me down, you win
If I am still on the run after twenty minutes, I win Simple?」
「Just that?」
「Yeah We’ll have the test inside this rooet out
Those observing also cannot help
Do you understand the rules? If you do, then decide who goes first!」
A si at all I just want to verify their abilities
If they are incapable of acquiring a unique skill, I wouldn’t know of another method to consu to y, as coh adventurers rely on fighting strength to decide their ranks, e by power alone
I was at first surprised to see B rank adventurers whose y is hardly C ranked
I only learned of this after having become an adventurer myself
Normal monsters do not concern themselves with skill proficiency, so they were usually evaluated based only on raw abilities Of course, there are plenty of , these kids are A ranked
If they can properly use their abilities, they should be formidable opponents…
They finally decided the order
With an eager face, Misaki Kenya is coht year old troublemaker Is he the leader of these brats?
「Hey! I can use the sword, right?」
Impudent little…!
「Go ahead And brat, when you lose, I’ll have you address me politely from then on!」
「Hainst Shizu-san!」
「Heeeeh How about you leave the self praise for after you win?」
Thus ere ready for the match
I’ll have the children keep time I acquired a sand watch the other day, and showed the kids how to use it
Now then, shall we start?
「B-begin!」
Kenya moved on Alice’s command
He moves well for an elementary school student Actually, he’s defeated adults before
Not that it’ll have any effect ontheir encouragement, Kenya redoubled his efforts
He desperately tried to land a hit on me, but I avoided them with room to spare–without a need to predict
After tenfire at me
Hmph What a pathetic flame that was
It would be hard to compare it to the flame I use, so I’ll just say that the flath to create a fireball, can easily surpass a terees…
But this is even weaker than Ellen’s fire ball attack
Inferior to ic used by a B rank adventurer
He definitely learned it by watching, so this would be poor representation of his real abilities, right?
「Hey, you’re focusing too y」
「Shut up! Shizu-san used this skill, and it was powerful!
I won’t listen to what the likes of you have to say!!!」
What an arrogant brat
In the end, he ignored my advice, and, when the twentieth ht, that’s enough! Address me properly as sensei fro his shoulders, and visibly depressed, Kenya rejoined the kids
Well, I’d be in for a shock if I had lost to a brat who hadn’t even turned ten
Next one up was Chloe O’Bell
An eight year old girl with a rare hair color It was black with silverlike it?
Anyways, she was a beautiful girl with an interesting hair color I wonder if she’s part Japanese?
She has this Eastern-Western vibe
So, shall we begin? If looked fro a little girl
Even so, this test is crucial! I’ all cool and all, but if I really lose… what a bad joke that would be
「Kurocchi, don’t push yourself!!!」
「Don’t hurt yourself, Kuro-chan!」
(TL Note: Chloe in Japanese is written Kuroe, hence the nickname Kuro)
Most of the the kids’ said “Don’t hurt yourself!” rather than “Do your best!”
I guess that’s just how it is
The signal was already given, and the h there was a five minute intermission, I chose not to take a break Even so, I was not tired in the slightest
All I’ve been doing is dodging, so it was an easy win
Now, Chloe, what kind of attack will she show ot one on her right now