Chapter 530 - 516: Death Baseball… The Plan to Steal Wine Is Real!

Chapter 530: Chapter 516: Death Baseball... The Plan to Steal Wine Is Real!

[ Filo was staying obediently in her cage, while on the other side, Raphtalia was still anxiously searching for the Shield Hero in the school hallway: "Where on earth has Naofumi-sama gone?"

But in the next second, Raphtalia saw a human walking towards her from around the corner, and following beside him was a... skeleton?!

"MONSTER—!" Raphtalia’s gaze sharpened; without saying a word, she drew her sword and aimed it at Ainz and Kazuma.

"Wait, wait, wait..." Both Kazuma and Ainz were startled. Kazuma then hurriedly explained: "This place is different from your original world, Big Sister. Please don’t cause any trouble." ]

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〜Projection of All Worlds〜

Everyone was already accustomed to Raphtalia’s reaction, or rather, this was the normal reaction. After all, Ainz’s skeletal appearance was enough to stop children from crying and cause an army of a hundred thousand to flee in terror...

Perhaps this is the reason why Ainz is so strong. After all, if he weren’t strong, he would have probably been hunted down as a monster long ago!

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〜Sword Art Online World〜

Kirito tilted his head slightly in thought, then a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth:

"If they really fought, she might not even be able to beat Kazuma."

When it comes to PVP, Kazuma is actually very strong. He is practically specialized against humanoids. Although his role is support, his pile of minor skills can crowd-control a person to death.

Asuna blinked gently:

"Even if she could beat Kazuma, it wouldn’t matter. Don’t forget there’s a max-level Ainz-kun beside him..."

Although he is max level, he has rarely been seen fighting seriously. He really is too good at hiding his strength!

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[ After some communication, knowing that the other party was looking for a person named Naofumi, Kazuma, wanting to help, asked about his characteristics: "What kind of person is this Naofumi?"

"Naofumi-sama is the Shield..." When Raphtalia spoke of Naofumi, her eyes brightened: "He is a Hero!"

Ainz nodded upon hearing this: "A Hero? That means he’s a hero or a similar figure, right?"

Hearing the title of Hero, Kazuma’s tone became a bit strange: "Is he the kind of guy who shouts about being invincible?"

"It’s not like that at all!" Raphtalia retorted somewhat angrily: "Naofumi-sama was summoned to save the world, but he was betrayed, falsely accused, and persecuted."

"But he still hasn’t given up and is doing his best to protect others. It’s just that his personality is a bit awkward, and he’s not good at letting others know his true thoughts."

Hearing this, Kazuma understood in his heart, yet he still complained with a calm face: "Hard mode, huh... Even the person himself is in hard mode." ]

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『 Viewers of Countless World 』

Looking at Kazuma, whose expression hadn’t changed in the slightest, even the crowd outside the video couldn’t help but have black lines cover their faces... By the way, aren’t you a Hero too?

How can you be so calm and make quips after hearing about the tragic experiences of Naofumi, a fellow Hero?!

A normal Hero at this time should fall into confusion, then doubt life, and finally achieve a clear state of mind, going through such a magnificent psychological journey, right?!

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〜The Rising of the Shield Hero World〜

"Betrayed, falsely accused, and persecuted?"

At this moment, Iwatani Naofumi was indeed in the stage of falling into confusion and doubting life... Will my life be that miserable in the future?

His heart, originally surging with excitement for the upcoming grand adventure, was instantly doused with a bucket of cold water. He even became somewhat paranoid, and his whole being became incredibly cautious.

This world seemed much crueler than he had imagined. It was better to find the ones named Raphtalia and Filo to form a party first.

After all, judging from his future self’s attitude, they were the only ones he could trust for now.

〜So I’m a Spider, So What? World〜

"I see, hard mode, huh?"

Kumoko held her two front legs and couldn’t stop nodding, then looked at the corpses of magical beasts around her:

"Then what difficulty level is my start?"

After reincarnating as a spider, she didn’t even dare to sleep too soundly, afraid that she would be accidentally stepped on and squashed by some passing big shot.

In order to have enough food to survive, every day was either spent fighting or on the way to a fight. Losing an arm or a leg was a common occurrence.

BOOM—!

Kumoko looked up in the direction the vibration came from and sighed with a tired heart. Sigh... Say no more, have to go fight again now.

〜I’m Quitting Heroing World〜

"Sigh, it’s not easy being a Hero these days."

Leo, the former Hero who was now working in the Demon King’s Army, also sighed deeply. The boy who slays the dragon eventually becomes the dragon.

Ideally, a Hero. But such power is also a threat to people who have welcomed a peaceful world. Perhaps in the eyes of humanity, he was the new Demon King.

Thus, he was also betrayed by the humans he once protected... losing his former status, reputation, and place to live.

The only place the wandering Hero could eventually reach was the Demon King’s Army.

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[ Understanding everything, Kazuma told Raphtalia to rest assured that he would help look for him. So, the group arrived at the playground.

Raphtalia immediately saw Filo, who was running wildly around the playground carrying Natsuki Subaru.

Filo immediately turned back into human form, a young girl with white wings, and ran over happily: "Big Sister Raphtalia!"

At this time, a fierce baseball game was still going on in the playground. Due to Darkness’s perverted behavior earlier, Mare, holding a staff, was now standing in the batter’s position.

BANG—!

Mare swung the staff at the baseball. The baseball instantly broke the sound barrier and flew towards Filo and the others at a speed hard to capture with the naked eye.

At this critical moment, the Shield Hero hurriedly stretched out his hand towards the front: "Air Strike Shield!"

A green shield appeared out of thin air, blocking the baseball’s path. Taking this opportunity, Naofumi hurriedly ran towards Filo.

"SECOND SHIELD—!" Seeing that the Air Strike Shield couldn’t hold up and was about to shatter, Naofumi hurriedly summoned another shield, but it also only lasted for a split second.

But it was enough. Naofumi had already appeared in front of the baseball and blocked this terrifyingly destructive baseball with the physical shield in his hand. ]

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〜Projection of All Worlds〜

Is this... a freaking baseball?!

Watching the baseball that broke the sound barrier and continued with unabated momentum after destroying several of Naofumi’s Air Strike Shields, everyone was instantly dumbfounded, their faces full of astonishment.

It took a long time for everyone to recover, their faces still showing lingering fear... They had heard of Murder Tennis, but never heard of Murder Baseball!

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〜Delicious in Dungeon World〜

Deep in the dungeon, the staff in Marcille’s hand quietly slipped, her eyes full of disbelief:

"Are you sure she’s holding a staff, not some giant axe?"

Mare’s long ears, plus the outfit, looked exactly like an elf, just like her, no matter how you looked at it! But wasn’t this strength a bit too excessive?

"Are you sure she’s a mage—?!"

Laios was also dumbfounded. No matter how he looked at it, Mare seemed like a mage who only knew spells.

But the power of this swing was a bit too ridiculous. Keep in mind, this was just playing around, yet it produced such an effect.

〜Gabriel DropOut World〜

"A tank specialized in shields almost couldn’t block a mage’s basic attack..."

Gabriel was also speechless. Are you sure this strength is balanced by the world?

You’ve got to be kidding. That tank had already used his skills, popped all his ultimates, and almost couldn’t block a basic attack. This strength gap isn’t just a little bit.

Remember, that was just a baseball, and it nearly wiped out the transfer student who had just arrived. And this was an effect produced by a mage relying solely on physical strength.

Just what kind of subordinates does that skeleton bring with him?!

〜OVERLORD World〜

"Truly impressive..."

Ainz was also surprised, but he was surprised that Iwatani Naofumi could block the attack:

"He actually blocked Mare’s baseball!"

After all, that was a Divine-class item—Shadow of Yggdrasil. Mare’s personal strength should be second only to Shalltear’s.

The most critical point was that his physical attack and defense capabilities were not much lower than his magical attack and defense. Furthermore, that staff was very heavy, practically heavier than the weapons of almost all the other Guardians.

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[ The sport of baseball seemed too dangerous, so everyone had no intention of continuing to play. Thus, the second day arrived.

Several officers were complaining to Kazuma. For them, who were used to the battlefield, not being able to drink alcohol here was simply torture.

Kazuma suddenly also missed the taste of alcohol: "...That stuff, once you’ve had it..."

However, at this moment, Lieutenant Grantz mentioned that there was a place where they could get alcohol: the Principal’s Office. He had accidentally seen it in the Principal’s Office before.

And by coincidence, the Principal was away on a business trip. The group instantly became like-minded allies. After class, they sneaked to the door of the office.

Just then, Aqua suddenly appeared. She noticed the group making eyes at each other during class: "You guys were exchanging strange looks just now. I thought something interesting was up, so I followed you."

Lieutenant Grantz didn’t hide it either: "Nothing much, just wanted to borrow something red from the Principal’s Office."

Kazuma instantly filled with a bad premonition: "Idiot, don’t say it out loud!"

Upon hearing "something red," Aqua’s whole body got excited: "I’ve been looking for bubbly too, but it’s so annoying that no shop sells it!"

"If it’s in the Principal’s Office, then let’s borrow it and have a few good sips! I, the Water Goddess Aqua, have decided to lend you a hand!"

Grantz was deeply moved, seeing that she wasn’t going to report them: "Isn’t she a good person!"

Kazuma felt terrible all over: "You guys better prepare for the quest difficulty to ramp up..." ]

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〜Projection of All Worlds〜

"Hahaha, as expected, Kazuma gets along well no matter where he is. He blended right into that group of officers without any sense of incongruity."

Regarding Kazuma and the others’ plan to steal wine, the gazes of the crowd from other worlds became somewhat subtle... After all, Kazuma, did you forget you are a member of the Public Morals Committee?

How come you, the one responsible for discipline, have become the ringleader of the crime?!

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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜

"Borrow it and have a few good sips..."

Rin Tohsaka’s face was instantly covered in black lines. You call that borrowing?

No wonder others don’t believe you’re a goddess; there’s a reason for it. What goddess loves wine so much?! Low tolerance, yet loves to drink.

Cu Chulainn was equally speechless:

"Why does this useless goddess always become inexplicably sharp in these baffling situations?!"

She noticed them making eyes at each other in the classroom; she’s never this vigilant usually! But she runs out to cause trouble precisely at a time like this.

Emiya Shirou shook his head slightly:

"Kazuma already has a premonition. He’s even prepared for the quest difficulty to rise."

Lieutenant Grantz, hope you can still say Aqua is a good person after being pitted by her.

For every one of Kazuma’s teammates present, a layer of difficulty is added. Even a novice quest will turn into hard mode.

Didn’t you see the experience Kazuma gained from being pitted by Aqua?! Aqua’s existence is undoubtedly the embodiment of ’Hard Difficulty’ itself.

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