Chapter 135: Cross-Dressing Girl 5

Chapter 135: Cross-Dressing Girl 5

TL/Editor: Raei

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While watching Katie Wesley combat the Giant Worm atop the Knight-type golem, I couldn't help but think,

'Isnt that overpowered?'

Even if it's a gimmick just for a boss fight, she dealt with the Giant Worm too effortlessly.

Would it make sense for a monstrous creature, with a mouth diameter of 4 meters and a body length of about 15 meters, with the ability to wrap around one's ankle, to be easily shaken off?

I mean, I could do that too, but considering the game balance for players, something seemed off.

It's not like swarms of Giant Worms attack at once.

Wouldnt it have been a more normal play to need at least two golems to deal with a single Giant Worm?

The mana stone attached to the golem was also depleted less than expected.

"Wha... I feel heavier than I did yesterday."

After reporting the 30th floor's happenings to the guild and setting out to find another Giant Worm, Katie, who had once again boarded the golem, murmured in a distressed voice.

Perhaps it was true, this place absorbed mana.

The invaluable treasure of the kingdom, and the pride of the Northa treasure beyond monetary worthhad been consumed by the golem, transformed into a one-time-use enhancement stone.

Did I really... on the golem yesterday...?

The psychological shock was so great, Kaiden's way of speaking and Katie's voice seemed to mix in her disarray.

Even Charlotte, seeing her pitiful state, was at a loss for words.

Neither adventurers nor mages could've dreamed that a golem found in the tower would melt down a family treasure.

The Northern princess, who vanished only leaving behind baseless rumors, was now piloting a giant golem with a devastated expression.

Even the socially savvy Charlotte seemed to struggle to keep her composure in the face of this.

Look on the bright side.

...What?

At least you didnt wear the magic armor being repaired, or that would have turned to scrap too.

...Eek.

The knight-type golem seemed to prefer the mana contained in the kingdoms treasure over the mass-produced mana stone attached to its back.

And the worst part?

Its effects wouldnt even last a day.

What kind of inefficient mechanism was this?

-Note... When riding a golem... deactivate... artifacts...

-An incident caused by a teammate being too strong, haha.

-Isn't this kind of a gift in its own way?

-Info) To solo hunt a Giant Worm, equip a natural-born 4 character with the magical artifact of the kingdom.Witness the debut of this chapter, unveiled through Ñôv€l--B1n.

-Even if you hunted the entire Worm family, wouldnt you still be at a loss?

Viewers who grasped the situation laughed and teased Katie through the chat, though they were milder than when teasing Han Se-ah.

Some even seemed to delight in seeing the beauty's gloomy expression.

Those guys are truly passionate.

While I alternated my gaze between Katie and the chat, Charlotte, who had been talking to Han Se-ah, approached me.

"So, what will you do now?"

"We have to eliminate the Giant Worms for the sake of other adventurers. This isn't something that can be resolved by waiting for a guild expedition. If we take down the Giant Worm, we might be able fix those golems as well."

I need to contact the Magic Tower.

Since Charlotte, who openly had a maid attend to her, was leading the way, the guards at the safe zone lowered their guard immediately.

After all, among our group, there was only one man.

We had two beautiful mages holding staffs, a beautiful maid, and another beauty in nuns attire.

It would indeed be strange for them to remain wary.

Charlottes makeshift lab was on the 20th floor, but she seemed familiar with this branch of the Magic Tower as she headed towards a certain tent.

Just as there was a communication magic tool in a shack on the 20th floor, there seemed to be one in a tent on the 30th floor.

A mage, who looked oddly familiar, was seated outside the tent reading a large book.

He looked up with a puzzled expression.

Adventurer?

I am Charlotte Cavendish from the Magic Tower, here to investigate the anomalies on the 30th floor.

Ah, I see. Are you here to report to the Magic Tower?

The communication mage, who initially looked puzzled seeing an adventurer with a maid, nodded understandingly upon hearing she was a noble mage.

Mages were known to have peculiar tendencies, and nobles in the city of adventurers were a notch above the rest in eccentricity.

With Charlotte and the mage heading inside the tent, we who were left outside were engulfed in an awkward silence.

Understandably, the cause of the tension was Katie Wesley, who had been forcibly unmasked.

For a girl from a rural village and a nun who grew up in a temple taking care of orphans, knowing that she was the daughter of the Northern Duke was a lot to digest.

Han Se-ah was, of course, portrayed as a talented commoner who traveled to the capital city from the countryside in a carriage.

As for me, I just dropped into this world with no background.

I might have connections with nobles, but I'm not one myself.

In many ways, Katie Wesley seemed to be the outlier in our group.

"Ah, Katie, you're from the North, right?"

"Yes. I came here to climb the tower and become an adventurer."

Due to her somewhat tearful appearance while holding the artifact, Irene approached Katie with a motherly sense of care.

But Grace appeared confused, coming closer to my side.

"Roland, did you know about this?"

"I didn't know until we were in the forest. The Northern Duke suddenly summoned me for a conversation."

"Really? The Duke knew?"

"He knew. It felt like he was quite protective of her. Of course, I'm not sure how to address the broken artifact issue."

"It's a bit surprising to see her so distressed. Was that item very expensive?"

Not knowing much about the artifact, Grace's comment drew a small chuckle from me.

It seems she just thinks of it as an exaggeratedly priced antique related to dragons.

I wanted to see Grace's surprised face, so I whispered in her ear, lowering my voice.

"That artifact would require thousands of gold coins to make."

"...What?!"

"That's just the manufacturing cost. If sold, it would fetch well over ten thousand."

Having become an intermediate adventurer and now spending silver coins, and even occasionally spending gold coins, a sum in the tens of thousands was an amount Grace could scarcely imagine.

Hearing about such an astronomical amount, her eyes changed in an instant.

"She broke something that valuable? How will she..."

It might be nice for them to become friends, even if it starts from sympathy.

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