SSS-Class Hunter is Going to Rest - Chapter 103



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Episode 103 SSS-Class Hunter Tear the Crack (8)
2024.06.21.

Suzy slowly counted the number of display cases.

The display cases placed separately had 10 rows. 10 columns. And 2 more.

There were 102 in total, and 101 of them contained 〈Deviations〉.

It was a very familiar number. 101, 102, you know?

And when she looked back, she saw that the 〈Deviations〉 had prices written on them as well.

3,000,000F per piece.

It was a ridiculous number, as if they weren’t prices set to be bought in the first place.

Suzy stared at the items lined up in a row and fell into thought.

‘Elaine clearly said that 101 〈Deviations〉 were consumed. But there are exactly 101 of them displayed here. What does that mean?’

Did it mean that already used items were coming to the store?

But what about all the other tier 10 items displayed here?

Were they all already used by someone?

Suzy, who had been thinking quietly, turned around and looked back.

Dozens and hundreds of display cases that sparkled and gave off a soft light caught her eye.

There were definitely no main weapons that Peace and Saint liked to use. I just thought it was a shame that the store didn’t have a variety of items… …

Suzy approached the equipment display once again and stood there.

She had already known last time that Suzy had a lot of main weapons and equipment sets that she often used, including the “Shackles of the Dead.”

Of course, there were also many items that could be replaced depending on the enemy, such as the auto bow, barrel, and shield… … Strangely enough, they were all things that Suzy used often.

Still, she had passed them over because the equipment in the store usually didn’t have that much variety, and there were also shields and main weapons that Elaine often used. She thought it was just a coincidence.

Her heart was beating fast.

“There is.”

– Huh?

The ‘Great Beings’ answered indifferently, not knowing how trembling Suzy was when she opened her mouth.

She bit her lower lip and asked.

“Where did all these items come from?”

– It seemed like she knew everything and was asking. Do I really need to answer?

You always said you couldn’t tell me that, and your repertoire of refusals was quite varied.

Suzy approached the item she had her eye on, the 〈(Incandescent) Shackles of the Dead〉 item, and placed her hand on the display case.

“I’ll buy it.”

[Would you like to purchase the 〈(Incandescent) Shackles of the Dead〉?

It will cost 3,000F.]

“Yes.”

[〈(Incandescent) Shackles of the Dead〉(Tier 10) has been successfully purchased.]

Tiring.

The rapier that had been shining inside the display case disappeared with the sound of payment.

It seemed to have entered her inventory.

Suzy opened the status window and checked the item.

[〈(Incandescent) Shackles of the Dead〉(Tier 10)

Contains the breath of a goddess who has resolved never to breathe again. It

has light and electricity attributes.

Made by the hands of a blacksmith.

Luck +7, Strength +30, Skill +3, Vitality +23, Attack +23,100, Critical +276

Set Effect: When targeting a dark attribute monster, Strength and Speed ​​are increased by 1.9%.]

There were slight differences in the detailed stats compared to what I had now, but the performance was almost identical. Even the description that it was ‘made by the hands of a blacksmith’ was the same.

It seemed that the set effect was applied when worn in both hands along with the sword I was currently wearing.

It was clearly a better effect than I had expected, but my heart was fluttering and I wasn’t happy right away.

“Durability check.”

The spear floating in front of my eyes changed at her calm voice.

[Total durability 91.

Current durability 55.

Full durability can be restored in the rest area, and equipment can be repaired even during battle.]

There was no particular characteristic other than the durability being worn out, but that was so strange.

There was no such thing as a newly purchased item having its durability worn out.

Suzy called out the newly purchased 〈(Incandescent) Shackles of the Dead〉 from her inventory and felt the blade with her fingertips.

‘Total durability’ is the value when durability is completely restored, and is displayed as a percentage.

It’s not easy to use a tier 10 sword so recklessly that its total durability is worn out by 9%. It was that good of an item.

Unless you’re fighting an EX-class monster, or a monster of a higher class.

The shield was relatively durable, but the sword wasn’t.

The few words ‘current durability 55’ naturally portrayed an extremely fierce battle.

No matter how much I thought about it, it was strange that someone who knew how to use a weapon of this level would sell the weapon to a store with durability of 55.

There wouldn’t be anyone who wouldn’t mind a tier 10 sword. And without repairing it? It

was even stranger that the store would accept it as is and display it.

‘In what cases would a sword in such rags be distributed?’

And not in the market, but only in the stores of ‘great beings.’

The answer was obvious from the moment she saw the 〈Deviations〉.

If they die.

If the owner of the sword dies, it will be distributed like this.

She was confident in her conclusion without having to buy other items.

Although there were many initial rewards for climbing the tower, each team member chose a weapon according to their own taste.

The rapier is not a weapon that can deal less damage with a single swing compared to other weapons of the same class. And since the blade is short, it was not a weapon that was preferred because it had to be fought in close combat.

However, Suji clearly recognized that her role was to draw aggro and run wild, and there was no sword better suited to that purpose.

The main target of a monster’s attack would change based on the amount of damage she dealt in a short period of time.

In other words, she had to hit and run quickly.

It was not a long-range weapon, and she did not like heavy swords.

So, who would like this kind of weapon… … .

“… … When I asked you to open a store, you said something about a legacy.”

– Right.

“Is this what I used?”

Suji’s question echoed hollowly in the quiet air.

The answer did not come quickly.

The meaning of that brief pause was too obvious.

‘… … It really is what I used.’

She swung the rapier a couple of times.

Perhaps, it was what Elaine had been holding in her past life.

‘Did I really turn back time a hundred times?’

But there was no use thinking about it like that. I

didn’t have any memories of that.

However, I did think that it might have really happened.

I must have taken the wrong path from the first time I used ‘Deviation’.

Since I had memories, I must have judged that it would be most efficient to turn back time again myself. In fact, the efficiency would have gradually improved.

I could easily guess what I was thinking.

However, considering that tier 10 is the limit for weapons, there must have been a limit to how efficient it could be.

The fact that I was holding the item that my other timeline self was holding now gave me a very complicated feeling.

In reality, it was just a clean sword, but somehow it felt like there was some kind of sticky blood on it.

It was a different feeling from when Elaine had explained everything in words. This

sword was proof that my other timeline self had relied on everything and failed to achieve his goal.

Facing this was an extremely unpleasant and scary experience.

“I understand everything now,”

she muttered to herself.

“I wondered what was so fun about creating this Hunter system, building this tower, and betting on the destruction of humanity.”

There was no answer, but Suzy continued talking regardless.

“But how fun would it have been if some human had to struggle to overcome an unbreakable barrier? Was it fun to watch?”

– That was just giving me a choice.

The guy’s voice sounded somewhat shaky.

“But it’s an item made to turn back time, right? What other choices would there have been?”

– … … There’s a time limit on how long you can use the store. If you’re done buying, you should probably leave now.

It was funny how he was trying to change the subject so blatantly.

Suzy stared at the display cases in front of her.

“Okay. Let’s do that. But let me ask you one more question.”

– What?

“Here, this store. How many times in all those timelines have I come here?”

Instead of an answer, only the sound of the wind, like a sigh, buzzed in my head.

Suji looked at the log and waited quietly for an answer.

For quite some time, no answer came from my head.

Instead, the window displaying the log moved.

[Νύμφη laughs at your actions.]

[απόγευμα laughs at your actions.]

[νόμος is silent at your actions.]

[σκιά raises his hand and marks the number 1 at your actions.]

[νόμος objects to σκιά.]

[A one-week sanction is imposed for interference beyond the regulations of σκιά. Connection with σκιά is cut off.]