Episode 9: Nina the thief ③

(TL notes: I was having a headache from the author POV.. It’s like third person, changed to first person from Yu to Nina without explanation @,@)

The time when Yu usually went to gather herbs, now he uses it to hunt goblins.

Using the long sword and armor set from Hage, it becomes easy. What’s more the equipment set size is changing by itself to suit the wearer.

However hunting goblins was merely throwing rocks and killing them from a distance. While nearby goblins could be easily handled because of [swordmanship].

After killing the goblins, he collected a magic stone. Sometimes when a monster gets killed they will drop their magic stone. It could be used later to power a ‘magic tool’. He also didn’t forget to cut off their ears. Even if he couldn’t reimburse them at Resser village, other guild halls will accept them.

“Fireball!”

I also practiced using magic but the damage is still low. The goblins face is burned down and I “Heal!” to recover the ear. I then casted fireball once again. The cast time isn’t so bad.

He tried it again but on the next battle he couldn’t cast the fireball. There’s an issue of concentration. Attacking, defending and casting magic at the same time isn’t going well. He decided just to simply cut it’s neck.

“You’re pretty strong.”

I was raising my guard from that comment. I look at my surroundings and there is Nina.

“Hey Yu! How can you use magic and sword?”

She stands three meters away from me. When hunting in the mountains, I always raised my guard and when facing goblins it is further increased. Where did she come from?

“You.. Where did you come from?”

However there’s a more pressing issue.

“Please forgive me and forget what happened yesterday.”

“I’ve been here all along for 1 hour. About yesterday, Stella already told me about it.”

What? I didn’t notice her for one hour?

“I’m sorry.. After I talked to grandma I found out about what really happened. She asked me to apologize to you.”

(TL notes: it seemed he could be controlled by his grandma lol.. And I’m curious how could he learned about ‘fear’ from her lol.. Is grandma Stella a witch? Hahaha)

“I really don’t want to forgive you, but I respect Stella. However I’ll forgive you if you become my friend.”

“Friends.. You and I? Ha.. Ha…”

Yu glares at Nina. He couldn’t care less about her and what he did to her before.

(TL notes: slapping her ass and running away lol)

However, he respected Stella. Only her.

“Friends?”

Yu said that and ran away again.

“Strange guy! Strange guy! Strange guy! Just what Stella said to me.”

Nina remembers her conversation with Stella. It was done after Yu got out of the house. Stella tried to apologize to her.

“Well, just use this as a chance to be friends with him.”

“But… He has… Has… What am I going to do… Huhuhuhu…” she is crying and consoled by Stella. Stella patiently talked to her and explained about Yus situation. She also apologizes over and over.

“I’m sorry. Yu is still lacking common sense and his attitude looks bad but he didn’t mean to do those things.”

Nina also realized that when he did that thing (slapping her ass) yesterday, he wasn’t lustful like the other men.

“Yu is basically shy and tends to do things opposite of what he means. He is also straightforward and hotheaded sometimes. But if you know him, he is a sweet boy. Please try to be his friend. Good luck Nina-chan.”

That day after I encountered Nina and ran away again, I get back home. At home, Stella is telling me stories about Nina but I didn’t listen to anything. (tl ramblings: stella is like a matchmaker lol)

Since Stella had brought the tools I asked for, I can start working on the bath.

From that day on, Nina has been stalking me for two weeks. When I managed to check her status, it has been increased.

———

Status window
Name:	Nina Levers	Race:	Human

Job:	thief	Level:	12
HP:	76	MP:	21
Strength:	21	Agility:	53
Vitality:	21	Intelligence:	16
Magic:	11	Luck:	22

Passive Skills

Dagger mastery:	Lvl. 1
Trap search:	Lvl. 1
Awareness:	Lvl. 1
Silent step:	Lvl. 1

Active Skills

Steal:	Lvl. 1
Disarm trap:	Lvl. 1
Stealth:	Lvl. 1
Stalking:	Lvl. 1

Special Skills

None

———-

Ninas agility has been increased and she has a new skill from following Yu. While Yu is trying hard to increase his skills, Nina earned them easily.

“Hey… Stop following me.”

“What? Are you ready to make friends with me?”

“Become friends with you? Why would I?”

“First, even if you kill goblins you couldn’t turn in the quest. I’ll do it for you and will give you the rewards. Secondly I’ll show you a cave that’s better to level up and earn money.”

Whoa.. This cowgirl actually comes up with such thoughts. It is good if I could get the rewards from  the guild and the monsters in the cave may give me new skills. Yu isn’t that stupid to refuse something that will only benefit him.

“Okay, I’ll make a party with you. However I don’t trust you. So don’t try to do anything strange.”

Nina replied while blushing a little.

“Not a party. We’ll become friends… And… If I can’t get married anymore.. You have to take responsibility!”

“What?”

(TL notes: it’s so tiring translating their conversation but it was fun. Hahaha)

Episode 8: Nina the thief ②

“ugh! Ugh!”

Under the blue sky, a dull thud sound and a groan can be heard.

“My name is Nina levers. I’m a thief from Vivid village. I saw a boy starting from a month ago. He was being treaded badly by the villagers. The villagers were throwing rocks at him trying to kick him out. However at that point his eyes are directed to me. Because of my [awareness] i found out his name, Seto Yu. But, it got nothing to do with me.”

“ugh! Ugh!” (TL Notes: apparently our MC is still being thrown rocks.)

“I came to this village after I ran away from Vivid village. The party that I teamed up with was trying to ‘attack’ me in a dungeon. I think they had planned it from the beginning, judging by their lustful eyes. Being an adventurer requires me to be involved in a party, but a woman adventurer is rare so I always end up with some men. That day after I barely escaped, they accused me and kicked me out of the village. I think I have the same eyes as that boy back then.”

“Ugh.. Aaaw!”

“I know how painful it is to be treated so badly.”

Today, they met again on the small road.

“Are you seeing grandma Stella?”

“What? You have a problem?”

Yu remembered the people in the Guild were saying something about Stella. Did they force her to work? Is that the reason she seemed to have overworked herself? Or did she hurt her?

“You! What have you done to grandma? Apologize!”

“What? I don’t want to do it.”

The only thing that could make Yu furious are the things involving Stella. He loves her like his own grandmother.

Yu didn’t care about their strength differences. He grabbed Nina on her waist and put down her pants.

“What? Is he going to ‘attack’ me like the guys from Vivid village?”

Nina was startled. She certainly have a trauma because the Vivid village guys ‘attempt’.

“Because grandma Stella says that I have to be kind to women, I’ll just do this for now.”

Yu moved his hand and slapped her bottom.

(TL Notes: I didn’t believe this. Did I mistranslate it somehow?)

“it hurts!”

It was a strength that couldn’t be coming from a boy. The pain and the shame, it was unbearable.

“Hey cowgirl, I’ll only say it once. Leave grandma Stella alone.”

After that Yu ran away as fast as he could.

“Why did he call me cowgirl? Is it because of my chest? How dare he do this to me. I’ll make him apologize!”

When Yu arrived home, Stella asked about Nina. When he explained what happened.

“WHAT DID YOU DO?”

He learned about something called ‘fear’ from Stella.

After some time has passed, he talked to her meekly.

“Grandma, I want to buy a saw, hammer and nails.”

He has to ask her because the villagers won’t sell him anything.

“Are you going to make something?”

“yeah, you will definitely be pleased.”

“Oh! I’m looking forward to it.”

He still has some money from the rest of gathering herbs, for the time being he wanted to make a bath in the house. If he has access to water it will be easier for him to practice blacksmithing later. There’s a spring nearby so it won’t be a big problem.

For increasing alchemy, he needs to have the correct ingredients before he could refine a potion. He also needs to learn about the recipe. Seeing no way to learn about the recipe, from tomorrow he will go hunting goblins, practice magic and create the bath.

Episode 7: Nina the thief ①

Kast is the guild branch head of the Resser village. He is dissatisfied with leading a guild in a remote village. He is blinded by greed and asked Hage to extort a small boy named Yu.

Why?

Because he wants Yu to gather herbs for free. It’s either he complied or gets kicked out. Originally Yu should have gotten 9 cooper moon coins but he gives him only a third of it. Because the qualities of the herbs that he brings are superior, the original reward is increased. Seeing that kind of free money, how can he not be blinded by it?

Suddenly, the guild hall door is opened.

“Fat uncle, I’ve come to take what should be mine.”

He saw Yu barging in with a flat expression on his face.

“I want to claim all the rewards that you didn’t give to me.”

Kast thinking hard, “why is his attitude suddenly changed? Why does he act so haughty? If Hage saw him he could be killed.”

Yu takes out something from his back. It was Hages long sword.

“You, how can you get a long sword?” ( does the tool shop sell him a sword? Wait, is that blood on the sword?)

But Yu didn’t say anything. He takes out his guild card and puts it in front of Kast.

“I know that this guild card is fake. I wonder what will happen if I make a complaint to the Guild hall in the capital.”

“Huh? How could you even reach the capital?”

Kast knows he will be in trouble if Yu really makes a complain, but how can a small child like him make a travel to the capital?

“Then, you mustn’t have realized whose sword this is.”

Kast eyes widened when he saw that.

“Did you kill Hage?”

“I don’t have an obligation to give you an answer. Just give me my rewards or I don’t know what might be happening to you.”

Kast is sweating bullets. The cause is a young boy that he wants to exploit, now their positions have been reversed. Because he has a good relationship with Hage, he is using him to threaten Yu. However since Hage is now no longer around and might have been killed by Yu, Kast realized the situation he is in. He silently puts the reward that he cuts off from Yu on the table.

“If only you were being honest from the start.”

While taking the money, Yu didn’t forget to make sure that Kast is feeling deprived in the future. He activated [Depriver] and manages to get [blacksmith Lvl 1] and [alchemy Lvl 1].

He didn’t want to take those skills but he thinks of it as an ‘interest’ from holding back his reward.

“Don’t come again to the guild hall! It’s better when you don’t even come again to the village!”

“Even if you didn’t say that, I don’t want to come again.”

Yu took the back door to exit the village.

“Now, what should I do? If I think again, blacksmith and alchemy may come in handy in the future. It will allow me to craft various things.”

He is thinking while heading home when suddenly, he saw someone. It was the woman that he saw before. But at that time he only saw her from afar.

The woman has fiery red hair and the body is clothed in leather armor. Just in case, Yu looked at her status.

———

Status window
Name:	Nina Levers	Race:	Human

Job:	thief	Level:	12
HP:	76	MP:	21
Strength:	21	Agility:	52
Vitality:	21	Intelligence:	16
Magic:	11	Luck:	22

Passive Skills

Dagger mastery:	Lvl. 1
Trap search:	Lvl. 1
Awareness:	Lvl. 1

Active Skills

Steal:	Lvl. 1
Disarm trap:	Lvl. 1

Special Skills

None

——–

“She is even stronger than Hage? Even her status is better.”

However Yu didn’t know that fate brought them together. They will have a long relationship, but will it be hate or love? This first encounter will determine it.

Episode 6: level up!

I am finally able to move when the sun has set. My body is still hurting all over but I don’t want Grandma Stella to worry about me. I walk out from Resser village and with an unsteady body I arrived at a pig shed.

Not your usual kind of pig. The body is as big as an adult human with the face of a pig. They’re called “Orcs”. They could be kept because they are under slavery magic. Grandma Stella said to me that they are mainly used for manual labour because of their strength.

There are three orcs inside but I focused on one.

——-

Status window
Name:	****	Race:	Orc

(TL Notes:I guess Rank means monster rank?)

Rank:	1	Level:	3
HP:	153	MP:	6
Strength:	61	Agility:	6
Vitality:	101	Intelligence:	3
Magic:	2	Luck:	2

Passive Skills

Physical strength up:	Lvl. 1
Breeding:	Lvl. 1

(TL Notes: I guess every monster has the trait breeding?)

Active Skills

None

Special Skills

None

———-

I don’t know if it has no name or I couldn’t read it. It also has no job and instead it has a rank.

I concentrate my eyes on it to practice my special skill, [depriver].

First, it has to be something that is in my line of sight. Secondly, my head hurts badly when I used it. Third, the skill has a success rate and the effective range is 1 meter.

After three tries, I managed to get [physical strength up Lvl 1]. From the other two orcs, I tried to deprive their skills too. While the skill level remained at 1, the effect of [physical strength up] has been increased tremendously. I pick up a rock and throw it. It flew off almost 100 meters. His only concern is the real “Guild card”. Because it has a status and skill displayed.

If Hage noticed his skill had gone missing, most likely I will be accused. Not for any particular reason but for this “cursed” black eye and hair. I met Grandma Stella on the way home. She was worried because I was late so she searched for me. Seeing my wounds, she cried badly. I don’t want her to be worried and sad.

Grandma Stella existence is very dear to me. In my previous world, not even my father in law is this good to me. My step father even sometimes vented his frustration on me like that debt collector. Grandma Stella gives warmth to my heart.

On the next day I spied on Hage. It seemed he hasn’t realized his skill is missing. He laughed as usual and took another goblin subduing quest. I followed him from far away, unnoticed. Just a few minutes deep into the mountains, a few goblins already showed up. Of course they were killed with ease.

This mountain, I know it very well because this is where I gather my herbs. While Hage was battling some goblins, I have decided to pay him a favour. Using stones, I taunted some goblins while hiding and guide them to Hage’s location. At first it was two goblins and they increased every time because Hage is still battling. By the time I lured the goblins in the area, Hage is fighting 30 goblins. He was used to fighting goblins and already had ten killed while I gathered the 30.

However from the 30 I bring, two of them seemed different. Their appearances are unusual.

———-

Status window
Name:	****	Race:	Goblin Mage

Rank:	1	Level:	6
HP:	45	MP:	33
Strength:	10	Agility:	11
Vitality:	17	Intelligence:	10
Magic:	16	Luck:	8

Passive Skills

Breeding:	Lvl. 1

Active Skills

Black magic:	Lvl. 1

Special Skills

None

—————

Status window
Name:	****	Race:	Goblin Priest

Rank:	1	Level:	8
HP:	41	MP:	28
Strength:	8	Agility:	10
Vitality:	16	Intelligence:	12
Magic:	18	Luck:	6

Passive Skills

Breeding:	Lvl. 1

Active Skills

White magic:	Lvl. 1

Special Skills

None

———————–

“Whoa!”

My mind is in a frenzy seeing a magic skill. When those two joined in, the tables have turned. The wounded goblins are healed by the goblin priest and Hage is having problems defending the magic attacks.

“Heeel….”

“Firebaugh….”

“Oh no!”

While they are busy fighting, I approached the two goblins silently.

“[Depriver]“

After a couple attempts and a painful headache, I successfully gained [black magic Lv 1] and [white magic Lv 1].

(TL Notes: I wonder why fireball comes from black magic lol)

“Firebaugh!”

The goblin mage tried to cast a spell but the fireball isn’t triggered.

“?!?” the goblin mage was confused. Taking advantage of that, I throw a rock that I had prepared before. It has the power that could make a stone as big as a palm fly 100 meters. Using [body enhance] reach that power, the rock that I threw easily smashed it’s head open.

The goblin mages body fell and caused the goblin priest to panic. “Heel..” it recites in a hurry but of course nothing happened. By throwing another rock, I end it’s life.

Hage’s condition now isn’t good. There’s only five goblins remaining but his left arm has been torn off and blood is coming out from his left leg.

“[Sword strike]!”

It was a simple strike using a sword in two succession. (TL Notes: This time the skill name was changed by the author into double strike, I’m at lost now but I’ll stay with sword strike)

“What happened? Why does it not get activated?”

Hage is enraged but the cause of that may be because I took [swordsmanship] from him.

The goblins managed to throw him off to the ground while Hage killed one in the process. Unfortunately one of the goblins noticed me.

“Giiii!”

They abandoned Hage and focused on me who is unharmed. They are probably thinking I’m a bigger threat than the injured Hage.

I repeat the same process as the one I used when killing the goblin mage and priest. Rock thrown towards their head is enough to end their lives. I missed some throw but there are rocks lying on the ground so my ammunition is unlimited.

After finishing with the goblins, I approached Hage that is lying down.

“Fiuh.. I will be able to survive.. Thank you..”

“You said that I misunderstood the villager kindness. Aren’t you doing the same right now?”

“Ugh.. What do you mean? It was just something of the past.”

“Are you stupid or what? Don’t you think it was strange for goblins to keep coming at you and attack in large numbers?”

“You…you.. It’s your doing!”

He is looking at me with murderous eyes. However I didn’t care and activated my [Depriver].

In the end, his [physical strength up] , [sword strike] and [body enhance] was deprived.

“I thank you for all of your ‘assistance’. This time I will ‘return the favour’.”

When I said that, he understands on what I’m going to do.

“Wait.. That’s not something personal.. I was asked by the guild. They want to get rid of you. I’m forced to do it.”

“You know you could refuse.”

“Wait…! Wait!.. I’m..”

I threw a stone from close range to his face. The stone sinks deep into his face.

This is the first time I killed someone.. However I feel nothing..

Maybe my empathy has been long gone since even my step father has a habit of abusing me. Maybe my heart has been broken all along. I took Hages money and equipment.

Long sword (grade 6)

Leather armor (grade 6)

Leather boots (grade 6)

(TL Notes: we still have no clue on equipment grade for now)

Then I look at my own status.

——–

Status window
Name:	Yu Sato	Race:	Human

Job:	None	Level:	4
HP:	23	MP:	31
Strength:	6	Agility:	10
Vitality:	8	Intelligence:	25
Magic:	8	Luck:	1

Passive Skills

Swordmanship:	Lvl. 1
Physical strength up:	Lvl. 2

Active Skills

Body Enhance:	Lvl. 2
Black magic:	Lvl. 1
White magic:	Lvl. 1
Sword strike:	Lvl. 1

Special Skills

Unknown World Magic Eyes:	Lvl. 2
Depriver:	Lvl. 1

———

The [physical strength up] and [body enhance] has leveled up from depriving Hage.

“Next destination is the Guild!”

Episode 5: to deprive a deprived person

(TL notes:finally we will learn why the series is named this way)

“How about that? How’s the taste of my fist?”

Hage laughs while sending another punch towards my stomach.

“Ugh..”

I curled up while holding my stomach. Hage then continues with a kick. I used body enhance to ease the pain and reduce the damage. It seemed that Hage didn’t noticed it.

In this world, there exist people like him. Those who have a little bit of power and use it to bully others. Why can I still be calm? Because of the debt of my father in law, I often got abused by the debt collector. Violence, it has become my friend. I have gotten used to be tortured. Even in this other world I still get stuck in this position.

I couldn’t fight back. I don’t have a weapon and our strength difference is too big. He grabbed my collar and whispered to my ear. “Do you know why I do this?”

“Why?” I don’t know his reason.

“You know, we have been allowing you to gather some herbs but aren’t you mistaking our kindness?”

At this moment the people from his party joined in his arguments.

“Don’t be mistaken. We never think of you as one of us.”

“Your black hair, the villager think of it as a bad omen. And your black eyes, it’s pissing me off.”

“Do you think that you could continue living here?”

“What about Stella? We don’t want anything bad to happen to her because of you.”

Even the fat uncle nods.

Is this really how the villager see me?

Stranger.. Bad omen.. Unwanted person..

“Do we have to kick you out with that old grandma?” Hage said that to me.

“If you don’t want that to happen, you should keep gathering herbs and leave them at the village everyday. You don’t have to wait for the rewards of course.”

What is this? First he threatens me then asked me to work for free? He can take my money, but… Taking away Grandma Stella from me… She’s the only one I have and she’s even taking care of me like her own children.

Are the villager trying to make me feel deprived?

No! I hate being deprived. I don’t want to feel deprived anymore! I hate this! I hate this!

There’s a stinging pain in my head. I was going crazy because of the pain.

I could see it in Hage’s eyes.

They are the same eyes as the debt collectors.

The eyes that are going to make me feel deprived.

Hage continues to beat me up.

Will I return to be a deprived person? No! I don’t want to be deprived.

I want him, to feel it, not me.

I want him to know the feeling of being deprived.

My head hurts like crazy as I am looking at Hage status.

———

Status window
Name:	Hage Potcho	Race:	Human

Job:	Warrior	Level:	10
HP:	96	MP:	16
Strength:	46	Agility:	12
Vitality:	51	Intelligence:	7
Magic:	8	Luck:	6

Passive Skills

Physical strength up:	Lvl. 1

Active Skills

Sword Strike:	Lvl. 1
Body Enhance:	Lvl. 1

Special Skills

None

———

Wait.. His swordsmanship skill is gone..

I tried to look at my own status

——–

Status window
Name:	Yu Sato	Race:	Human

Job:	None	Level:	1
HP:	1/11	MP:	3/8
Strength:	3	Agility:	4
Vitality:	5	Intelligence:	22
Magic:	2	Luck:	1

Passive Skills

Swordmanship:	Lvl. 1

Active Skills

Body Enhance:	Lvl. 1

Special Skills

Unknown World Magic Eyes:	Lvl. 2
Depriver:	Lvl. 1

————

What’s this……

Huk….

“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha….”

I didn’t feel that my body is hurting anymore.

“This guy… It freaks me out! Did he get beaten too much untill he became crazy? Humph I lost my interest now.”

Hage stopped beating me and leaves with his party.

I was laying down trembling. Not because I was hurt. It was because I am feeling excited. From being a deprived person, did I truly successful become a depriver?

(TL notes: for you who is confused, you could search the definition of deprive, deprived, depriving, deprivation, and depriver/deprivator lol

Ps: the skill name translation is snatch the same as steal but to match the title, depriver is the most suitable term hahaha..

In my terms of sense, the series is about a person who always get something taken away from him. Now he get to be the one who takes things away. The title become to take something from someone who have nothing.. Kinda like that I guess.. And his power becomes the power which took something from others.. I dunno if it only works on ability/skill we’ll find out later..

So, from the bullies into the bully. From deprived into deprivator.    PR notes: pretty short notes here.)