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Chapter 24

intersecting destinies

Itโ€™s been several weeks since I was forced to quit my part-time job, so I was thinking it might be time to apply for a new one.

โ€œHey. Itโ€™s a short-term job, but are you in need of money?โ€

โ€œWell, I am in need of money.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s 100,000 yen per day. Are you up for it?โ€

โ€œIโ€™ll do it.โ€

Well, upon closer consideration, 100,000 yen per day seemed suspicious, but before I knew it, I was wearing a pitch-black coat with a hood, and a pure white mask on my face.

โ€œWait, why am I helping you with your job?โ€

โ€œItโ€™s just a part-time job.โ€

โ€œEven so, I wonโ€™t assist in wrongdoing. If anything, Iโ€™ll take you to the proper authorities.โ€

With a low voice that sounded like a threat, the man who had emailed me the job informationโ€”Lambdaโ€”looked flustered as he waved his hands.

โ€œN-No, wait! Indeed, the client for this job is โ€˜Thirteen Stairs,โ€™ but itโ€™s strictly about retrieving lost items, you know?โ€

โ€œBut retrieving lost items doesnโ€™t guarantee they wonโ€™t be used for wrongdoing.โ€

โ€œListen, Iโ€™ve said it before, but โ€˜Thirteen Stairsโ€™ isnโ€™t a corrupt organization. Well, Iโ€™m just a low-ranking member, so I canโ€™t deny the possibility that the higher-ups are involved in shady business.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆSo, itโ€™s really just about retrieving lost items?โ€

โ€œYeah, just stick with me. Itโ€™s an easy job, right?โ€

Well, even though it seemed like such a simple job, getting paid 100,000 yen for it was suspicious.

While thinking that, we got into a car and arrived at our destination, and upon seeing the place, I couldnโ€™t help but want to complain.

โ€œAre we here to retrieve pickles or something?โ€

โ€œN-No, itโ€™s definitely not pickles! โ€ฆBut, I actually donโ€™t know what weโ€™re supposed to retrieve.โ€

โ€œWhat are we here to retrieve then?โ€

โ€œItโ€™s a trade secretโ€ฆ Well, Iโ€™ll tell you. Weโ€™re supposed to retrieve whatever is reacting on this radar.โ€

โ€œI seeโ€ฆโ€

โ€œWell, anyway, Iโ€™ll go and check if thereโ€™s anything suspicious. You just wait outside, okay? If anything happens, Iโ€™ll call for you.โ€

With that, Lambda confidently walked into the store.

And since just waiting around was pointless, I decided to โ€˜cut offโ€™ my presence to ensure that nobody could recognize me as โ€œLux Wright.โ€

It would be a disaster if someone who knew I was up to something shady saw me doing this.

Well, thatโ€™s unlikely to happen, butโ€”

Zuunโ€ฆ

โ€œHm?โ€

There.

I could see Lambda being thrown out of the entrance of the store.

Huh?

โ€œThereโ€™s nothing Iโ€™d ever give to scum like you!!!โ€

With that angry shout, a white-haired girl appeared, gripping in her handโ€” a pure white sword.

Kinda cool.

I feel like my soul is seeking something, or thereโ€™s some kind of fate at play here.

But, she seemed like she was about to finish Lambda off, so I quickly intervened and desperately tried to calm the situation down.

โ€œI may not know what this man has done to you. But, is that sword meant for harming people?โ€

โ€œWh-Who are youโ€ฆ!โ€

โ€œIโ€™m nobody important. Just someone who came with this man, whoโ€™s here to retrieve something from this store.โ€

With that, I tried to defuse the situation and attempted to leave the scene with Lambda, but thenโ€”

Bash, Bash!

โ€œโ€ฆโ€

โ€œY-You!โ€

โ€œThat was close.โ€

And then, a kick, propelled through space, aimed at us.

We managed to fend it off, but it was seriously scary.

Why is Nein here of all placesโ€ฆ?

Even I, being me, am now seriously worried that Iโ€™ve gotten myself into a dangerous situation. But Lambda might not know the full story since heโ€™s just a low-ranking member.

Anyway, itโ€™s time for the persuasion phase.

โ€œWhether you believe words that I wonโ€™t harm you or not doesnโ€™t matter. But this man here has clearly tried to harm you and left you with no choice but to resort to violence. At this point, my words may just be noise to you.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€

โ€œBut still. I have no intention of harming you or anyone else. However, I do want what this man desires from this store.โ€

โ€œGuhโ€ฆโ€

The white-haired girl, sweating profusely, yelled back at me.

โ€œI wonโ€™t yield to the likes of you anymore!โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€

โ€œI alreadyโ€ฆ have someone I love!โ€

โ€œBut what does that have to do with anything right now?โ€

Iโ€™m only here to retrieve the โ€œlost item,โ€ after all.

And the girl seemed taken aback by my words.

Seems like I touched a nerve.

Despite her gripping a sword, I quickly begged, โ€œPlease, just let it go.โ€

โ€œNein, I need your help.โ€

โ€œHuh?โ€

โ€œIโ€™ll lend you my power, just for now. Letโ€™s defeat this guy together.โ€

โ€œOkay!โ€

And so, the two boys and girls joined hands, and a brilliant light erupted.

Andโ€”what was left was the figure of a final boss, holding a pure white greatsword.

โ€œLetโ€™s do this, monsterโ€ฆ Iโ€™ll defeat you here!โ€

Seriously, am I going to die here?

โ€œBlock with a โ€˜wallโ€™.โ€

It was too terrifying to face the monster head-on, so I used magic to indefinitely โ€˜severโ€™ the connection between us, making it impossible for him to physically reach this place.

And just as I was regaining consciousness, I noticed a boy peeking out from the entrance of the store.

Oh no, did he think I attacked my friend?

But thereโ€™s something familiar about himโ€ฆ Ah, right, he looks like the protagonist.

But thereโ€™s no way heโ€™d be hanging out with the final boss Nein, and heโ€™s just someone who looks similar.

Even so, I couldnโ€™t help but mutter, โ€œYou lookโ€ฆ a lot like him.โ€

Just as I said that, Lambda tugged at my sleeve, saying, โ€œHey, letโ€™s get out of here for now.โ€

I didnโ€™t want to stick around and wait for the boss to come charging at us, so I obediently followed him out of there.

Whew, that was a close one.


I Reincarnated as a Strong Character Type Unrelated to the Story

I Reincarnated as a Strong Character Type Unrelated to the Story

Monogatari Ni Issai Kankei Nai Type No Tsuyo Kyara Ni Tensei Shimashita, ็‰ฉ่ชžใซไธ€ๅˆ‡้–ขไฟ‚ใชใ„ใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒ—ใฎๅผทใ‚ญใƒฃใƒฉใซ่ปข็”Ÿใ—ใพใ—ใŸ
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Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Artist: Released: 2024 Native Language: Japanese
Just by chance, there was a presence there โ€“ the strongest. A Japanese-style RPG based on modern times, โ€œNeon Lightโ€. I, who spent my life on that game and loved it so much that I played it over and over again, am now standing on the stage of that dream โ€“ no, I was reincarnated. The character I was reincarnated as is a young man in a tired salaryman style named โ€œLux,โ€ whom I have never seen even in conversations, a strong character that makes you worry if the game balance will collapse. Despite living quietly to not ruin the scenario of the beloved gameโ€ฆ saving characters who were supposed to die, being respected by the final boss more than the original protagonist โ€“ how did this happen!? An out-of-setting character unconsciously overpowering!? A new sensation, an otherworldly fantasy!

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