Chapter 142
Resolving the wheat case, today was a free day for me .
So, in the morning I dived into Nihonium Dungeon’s 6th floor, and defeated some Poison Zombie .
In case something happens, I’ll definitely not miss out on practice .
Today, I decided to challenge myself on sniping .
Loading the normal bullets into the revolvers, I first explore the furthest distance that I can take to defeat them in a single blow .
It turns out that the max distance to get a headshot was about 30 meters .
If I fired at a distance beyond that, the bullet wouldn’t be able to penetrate it and in return not killing it .
Understanding the approximate distance, when I encountered a Poison Zombie, I would retreat back and take a distance .
Retreating to a distance that was measured beforehand, I whip out my revolver, aim at the Poison Zombie with one eye closed .
The Poison Zombie slowly approached, moaning while releasing poison .
Firmly grasping the target——–Fire !
The first bullet, grazed the cheeks of the zombie .
Only the ears were gouged out, it was way out of my initial target .
I took a deep breath, and restart my position .
Then again, aimed and fired . This time the head was blown off .
It wasn’t a Sniper Rifle, but sniping with a revolver .
Then, I continued to practice with that in mind .
Even at this distance, if I used the Homing Bullets, it would be a one shot, and it’s not that different with Repetition either .
Though till the end, I used the normal bullets to snip .
Not knowing when this would be necessary, but for the time being I practiced doing it .
The first few time was less than 30% in accuracy . Gradually that number rose, and before morning ended—–my Intelligence too rose from B to A, and so too my accuracy, coming up to about 50% .
In regards to sniping, I seemed to still have much room for improvement .
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In the afternoon, I went to Teruru and after that I went back to the mansion .
[Ryouta-san, you have a guest over . ] (Elza)
Elza, who stood in front of the Teleportation room greeted me .
[A guest?] (Ryouta)
[Yes, it’s his first time over . His name is Leon・Baker . ] (Elza)
[Leon・Baker . ] (Ryouta)
Repeating his name, it seemed to be a name I heard for the first time .
For now, I know that he’s a guy .
[What should I do?] (Elza)
[Is he still here?] (Ryouta)
[Inside the living room . ] (Elza)
[Then let’s meet him . ] (Ryouta)
Something might happen again . There also might be people who are in need .
I decided to meet with him, face to face .
Handing the items for Elza to check, I left for the living room by myself .
Knocked once, I went in .
The man who was sitting on the sofa stood up and looked at me .
He looked round the latter half of his twenties, he looks to be a gentleman with properly maintained beard .
[Hello, nice to meet you, I’m Leon・Baker . ] (Leon)
[I’m Satou Ryouta . ] (Ryouta)
After introducing ourselves, I sat on the sofa opposite of Leon .
So, what is it this time—–as I was figuring out what was the case, I noticed Leon was looking straight at me .
He stood still, then deeply lowering his head .
[Thank you so much . ] (Leon)
[What did I do? I’m sure that this is the first time meeting with Leon, and I don’t remember having did something that would deserve a thank you from you . ] (Ryouta)
[Yes it is our first time meeting . But, thank you . ] (Leon)
Again he thanked me, as I poked my head with both my fingers and think in confusion .
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The south side of Shikuro city, one bakery shop .
There, Leon brought me .
[This is my shop . ] (Leon)
[It has a nice smell to it . ] (Ryouta)
The store that has been guided by Leon can be said to not have many customers even when I complimented, though it is kept clean, and a good smell drifted outside as well .
Looking at the shop, that was the impression that it gave me .
[As you can see, I’m running a bakery . These past few days, because of Satou-san continuing to produce wheat that I had been saved . ] (Leon)
[Aah……] (Ryouta)
I somehow understood the circumstances .
I got it, but……Is that worth being that thankful?
[Is it something that you should thank me? Is what your face seems to be saying . ] (Leon)
[Putting it briefly . It’s true that, without the necessary ingredients you cannot make bread, and increasing the price of your bread would lead to some trouble . Though, the matter isn’t something worth bringing me all the way here . ] (Ryouta)
[You’ll understand once you head in . ] (Leon)
[…… . Okay . ] (Ryouta)
If he put it that way, there must be something going on .
Following what Leon said, I followed and went in .
The bakery shop was well lit, and from outside, and the image from outside was still beautiful, but the bread lineup was plain .
Bread, French bread, Table Roll .
There were no Delicatessen breads, let alone any Anpan .
Anyway, it was simple and plain .
What is this? As I turned around and looked and Leon, he continued further .
[Please . ] (leon)
As soon as I entered the kitchen——I was surprised at the sight of the bread studio .
Three little pigs .
That was the first word that came into mind .
They looked to be around their lower elementary kids, the three of them with a human but a pig face, and they were kneaded bread doughs .
They had a certain charm, but no matter where I look, they seemed to be monsters .
[This is?] (Ryouta)
[They’re Mini Orcs . The demons who lived in a dungeon, and they are rogue monsters . I’m sure you know what I mean, Satou-san . ] (Leon)
[Aah, so similar to Cerberus in my home . ] (Ryouta)
It’s the same as that, was what he was trying to say .
[Couple years back, I met them in a field, I thought that these children would attack me, but somehow they seemed nostalgic, so we decided to live together . ] (Leon)
[Collar—-they seemed to have collars on their wrists . ] (Ryouta)
[I can’t endure putting it on their necks, so I pleaded on whether I could put it on their wrists instead . ] (Leon)
Even while Leon was talking with me, the three little pigs—–I mean originally Mini Orcscontinued to knead the dough .
They did the one thing without disturbance .
One of them came to show Leon the dough he had kneaded up .
[Ogo . ] (Pig 1)
[Let’s see……Yeap, you did well . You worked hard . ] (Leon)
[Ogo ♪] (Pig 1)
Leon confirmed the dough and stroked the head of the Mini Orc .
The Mini Orc was delighted and continued to knead the next dough .
[When living together, we had many mistakes . Many . ] (Leon)
[……Is that so . ] (Ryouta)
Surely, I do not want to imagine how [many] was it .
[And thus the bakery was what I concluded . There’s nothing else but this… . . is what I wouldn’t want to say, but this is the best match for these kids . I think you would understand after looking at them, but they can really knead the dough well, and they’re glad to be praised by me . ] (Leon)
They have a good relationship, it was a little enviable .
[When there are days when they can’t make bread, they would be sad . For example, when I fell sick, they couldn’t knead any breads . ] (Leon)
[I see . ] (Ryouta)
Finally, I knew about the story of the bakery shop .
Leon also understood that I got it .
When the Clifford Family stopped the production of wheat, Leon and his three Mini Orcs were in trouble .
Connecting that with this, I came to understand why he thanked me from the beginning .
[Satou-san . ] (Leon)
Leon turned to me, and bowed his head again .
[Thank you so much, really, thank you . ] (Leon)
The things that I’ve done, it seemed to have produced surprising results in surprising places .
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