Chapter 14: Little Fish

Translator: Soafp

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It was the 510th time I tried.

　When I arrived at the room with the treasure chest, I chose “provocation” without hesitation.

“”Guooooooooooooooooooooooooo””

　The cries of Bugbears echoed through the room.

　I’ve heard this yell many, many times.

“Idiot!”

　First, provoke against the nearby Bugbear A and Bugbear B.

Then, both of them rush toward me, squeezing me between them.

I dodge at the last moment by crouching down.

　Then, with a thud, they slashed at each other.

“Looks like you missed your attack, you little fish.

“Ggahhhh!”

　Again, I used “provocation” on Bugbear A and Bugbear B. Then, both of them were against me.

　Both of them rush toward me.

　I jump in front of them, checking them out.

Then, there are two more, Bugbear C and Bugbear D. I put my hand on Bugbear C’s head and vault over.

　Then, the attacks of Bugbears A and B hit C and D directly.

“Gah!”

　The two big bear bugbears fall backwards.

　All right, I’m feeling good.

“Come on, you little fish!”

Next, I used [provocation] on all of them.

　They all gathered in one place to attack me at once.

　Thanks to this, the demons were in close proximity to each other as they launched their attacks.

　As I dodged all of their onslaughts, I found myself in a number of friendly fire fights in which a missed attack would hit another demon.

“I’m over here.”

Pointing, I used [provocation].

Then Bugbear turns around and swings its arm as hard as it can.

Crouching down to dodge it, the attack will hit another Bugbear.

　When it realizes it has attacked an ally, the bugbear tries to calm down for a moment, and stops attacking.

But I won’t allow it to stop. Using [provocation], Bugbear pulls out a further attack.

　I dodge it just in time.

　Then the attack will be taken by the other Bugbear.

　I skillfully used “provocation” to cause repeated attacks on each other.

“Hey, how can you even hit with an attack like this?”

I kept provoking them.

Bugbear would always take the bait.

　It is not difficult to avoid the attack.

　I have seen Bugbear’s attacks a thousand times.

　I know what kind of attack is coming and how to move my body to avoid it.

　I realized that there was only one more Bugbear left.

　The last one was bleeding from all over, probably from being attacked so many times.

Exhausted, it seemed to have no energy to attack, and stood still.

“Hey, don’t rest, Small fish.”

“Guaaaahhh!”

By using [provocation], the bugbear turns around and attacks.

Using only minimal movement, I put my foot forward while avoiding the attack.

　Then, Bugbear falls forward in a heap.

When I looked at it, I saw that it had already fainted.

“Phew.”

I exhale loudly.

　Relief comes before joy.

　Then, the feeling of joy gradually overflows.

“YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

　So, I did my best to strike a gut-punch on the spot and rejoice.

　After about the 510th attempt, I had broken through the room where 10 bugbears appeared.

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