Pandora of Fantasy And Reality Chapter 78

Ponsuke and His Happy-Go-Lucky Friends

Ponsuke blocked the magic that flew at him from the surrounding with  his large shield. Then without looking back he rolled on the ground to  dodge the players that came from behind him.

He used his large sword hatchet to lock sword with the swordsman that  approached him, then he sent him flying with his large shield.

He was surrounded from all directions. His HP was getting whittled down gradually.

The players of the opposing guild were getting irritated seeing they couldn’t defeat Ponsuke who was alone.

「Box him in!」

「Just keep showering him with magic!」

「Bring the items here!」

Ponsuke could hear the rowdy voices from all around him. He then  turned around while also swinging his sword hatchet, transforming a  player into particles of light.

The opponent couldn’t hide his shock. He turned into red light and vanished while muttering.

「What the hell with you!」

It was just one person.

Furthermore it was a player whose level was only 30. Such player was  forcing a guild whose members had the average level of 40 into a hard  fought battle.

But, Ponsuke knew from experience that he wouldn’t last long like this.

(There are too many of them.)

Ponsuke saw that there were three players with remarkable player skill. However, they lacked experience and moved badly.

Their positioning was also inadequate. Even though they were in the  same guild, it hadn’t been long since they formed the guild and they  could only do basic teamwork.

Even so, this difference in number couldn’t be overturned.

The attacks kept coming without pause. He had no time to use item.

The orc from before had used healing item and swung down a large axe at Ponsuke.

「We absolutely won’t forgi――」

「Get out of my way!」

Ponsuke dodged and kicked him away. Then he sprinted on the ground  before magic rained down on his former position and caused explosion.

The orc who got kicked away ate damage from the explosion.

「Fuckers! Whose attack was it that hit me!」

「It’s your fault for being slowpoke!」

「You’re in the way, screw off!」

There wasn’t even any coordination between teammates.

(If only my level is five――no, even just three levels higher will allow me to fight my way through.)

Ponsuke had jobs and skills that they didn’t have.

The difference between him and them in player skill and experience was also great.

He wouldn’t lose so easily against these players who loved to gang up  on weak player and defeated monster only by following the game guide.

But, the enemy leader understood the situation.

「Calm down. We have the advantage here. We can definitely defeat him if we keep whittling down his HP!」

They would definitely win even if it would take long.

They were confident of that.

Level difference was just that important in game.

Ponsuke who was surrounded by fifty people and fighting in the middle of that was in disadvantage.

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Fran and Noin were watching Ponsuke’s fight from a distance.

Noin was crying.

「Why……why did he come helping」

Fran grabbed Noin’s shoulder and pulled her into her hug.

「Say thanks first before saying something like that. Just so you  know, he accepted without hesitation when I asked him for help.」

Noin hung her head down.

「But, still……that’s just, too one-sided.」

They were worried for Ponsuke who was getting into a one-sided fight.

As expected it even made Noin to think. Her state was different than usual.

「He has a plan. Do you know? Apparently he’s someone really famous.」

Yes, Ponsuke was famous as a Pandora player.

Anyone who was in the know knew about him.

Then players entered into the forest one after another.

Among them there was a conspicuous group of right orcs riding on donkeys.

They were Ponsuke’s comrades.

「Ponsuke-kun, do you need help there?」

Prey came running. Ponsuke waved his hand when he heard that voice.

「Everyone!」

The orcs were riding on donkeys.

Looking at their equipments, it was clear that a lot of them were items that couldn’t be found at the Capital of Hope.

And then they heard gunshot.

An elf who tried to target Ponsuke from behind got shot and fell from  the tree branch before he turned into red light and vanished.

「W-what?」

The leader looked toward the direction of the gunshot. There he saw a  blond haired and blue eyed woman wearing a red dress pointing a handgun  this way.

「Now, it’s time for hunting!」

The woman was wearing a dress that was decorated with gold, silver,  and gems. She then drew out a blade that was a paid equipment and rushed  into the battlefield.

The player who got cut by her turned into red light in one attack and vanished.

「H-haah!?」

The leader yelled, followed by the magicians vanishing.

Standing behind them was a red haired elf who was holding two short swords.

「You guys have guts picking a fight with us.」

Their fighting styles and also equipments, all were things that couldn’t be seen at the Capital of Hope.

The leader checked the situation in panic. The majority of the newcomers had level around 90.

The orcs were swinging around their huge weapons, slaughtering the enemy players.

「How boring.」

「There’s no challenge. What’s with this?」

「It would be more enjoyable if we are the one in their place.」

The orcs were defeating the players with disappointment.

Behind them a half-fairy was casting magic with her staff.

「Here I go!」

The leader yelled.

「Oi, put up the magic resistance defense――」

He ordered his men to use item that increased magic resistance and  formed a shield line. However, Sierra’s magic broke through such  resistance and even the shield, reducing the players’ HP.

「K-kill that magician first!」

However, in front of the magician was a party of average players――it was a party with adequate composition.

「You guys won’t pass.」

A swordsman cut down two players and turned them into red light.

One-sided. This development was just too one-sided.

Noin muttered.

「……Amazing.」

The players who she was completely helpless against were getting defeated one-sidedly.

And then items rained down one after another from the sky.

Those items caused explosions and dealt damage to the players.

An adorable gnome player came out from behind a bush. However, his smile was scary. In addition his speech was horrible.

「Now then, it’s time for stock cleanup sale. We’re going to use all  the unused items in the warehouse for you guys. You guys can pay for  them with all your fortunes!」

The items rained down and exploded one after another. The players  took defensive position and couldn’t attack because of that, allowing  the orcs to trample them easily.

「Ahahaha! They can’t stop attacking even when in the middle of this rain of explosion. They are truly warriors among warriors!」

Lighter was laughing. He was already starting to make calculation how much asset they had based on their equipments.

The orcs were fighting in the middle of rain of explosions that came from their own allies.

「I’m motivated now!」

「This is it, it’s this feeling!」

「More, rain them down more!」

In a duel between guilds, the bet would be decided right from the beginning.

Things that could be placed as bet were varied, like guild item,  money, item, equipment, etc, etc……and then, betting the whole guild  meant betting all the items in the possession of the members too.

Ponsuke kept asking whether they wanted to accept the duel……was because of that.

The leader yelled.

「Don’t screw with me! Do you think you guys are allowed to do something like this!?」

Ponsuke stood in front of the leader.

「It was you who accepted the duel.」

The leader screamed.

「This is absurd! Someone from the clearing group won’t help that kind  of stupid woman! Why are you the only one in your guild remaking your  avatar!? You must have been planning this from the sta――」

Ponsuke swung around his sword hatchet.

When an orc’s full strength attack continued once, twice, thrice, it demonstrated overkill.

Noin looked down and cried when she got called as stupid woman.

(That’s right, I had done something horrible……and yet)

And yet, these people came to help her.

The mostly one-sided beating ended. The guild battle ended with the victory of Ponsuke and co.

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Lighter was talking with the players who had lost all their belongings and now were doing seiza on the ground.

「Eh, what did you say?」

「T-that’s why, please return our weapons and armors. If not, we won’t be able to keep playing.」

The leader was crying. Behind him were “fifty” players.

Lighter spoke with a playful tone.

「Eeh? That’s strange~……you guys bet everything right? There’s no need to listen to this kind of request then~」

They accepted the duel thinking that they could easily beat Ponsuke  if he was alone, but then they wanted to be forgiven after losing.  Ponsuke could understand their feeling somewhat but, he wanted to crush  this guild.

(It’ll be troubling if the start doing strange activity again.)

Blaze looked trouble near Ponsuke.

「Eh? Fifty two? All of them numbered fifty one people you know?」

Noin said 「There’s no way」.

「It’s true. There are definitely 52 people.」

Blaze checked the battle record.

「The record also said that these people’s guild has 51 members……perhaps you misremember?」

At some distance away, Nanako and Guruguru were watching the recording that Sololy took with sparkling eyes.

「Ponsuke-san is amazing.」

「Nii-chan is so cool.」

Sierra was sighing.

「More importantly, why is this kind of record still remaining?」

Sololy said 「About that」 and declared with a pose.

「Because we need a recording in order to report to the dev. I’ll edit it later and hand it then.」

Sierra too said 「Please do」 with her face turning slightly red. She  also requested Sololy to edit the recording for the parts that contained  Mariela in the guild battle.

Ponsuke felt relieved that the incident was over.

(I hope everything is resolved with this.)

He was surprised that there was a place like this air pocket.

He would report it and asked the management to deal with it. He was thinking like that but, Ponsuke looked at the two near him.

「……Can you two let go?」

Alfie spoke selfishly.

「No way. Let’s go like this to have fun at the sightseeing area.」

Mariela’s fingers were pinching Ponsuke’s clothes.

「H-hey, let’s party together again. Y-you know, you might get tricked again without us there.」

Ponsuke looked troubled, then Guruguru tattled on Ponsuke.

「These Nee-chans are always in bad mood without Nii-chan there. They  got short temper and swung around their whips. Take them back already.」

Ponsuke looked at the two.

The two averted their gazes from him, so there was no doubt that they had been venting to their surrounding.

「Just what were you two doing?」

Alfie and Mariela made a sullen pose.

「B-because……」

「It felt like something was just lacking.」

Ponsuke covered his face with both his hands.

(Even so swinging around your whip is just no good. Or rather, perhaps it was a bad move to leave these two on their own?)

Ponsuke sighed and said that he would party with them again.

「The sightseeing area need to wait until I level up okay?」

The two cheered and leaped on Ponsuke. Ponsuke got sent flying once more.

Noin’s hand reached out seeing Ponsuke like that before she pulled it back.

Fran shrugged.

「At least say thanks to him.」

「Y-yes」

Noin approached Ponsuke who was on the ground.

「Ouch ouch……spare me from that. Eh, Noin-san?」

Ponsuke lifted up his face while Noin bowed her head deeply.

「Ponsuke-kun, I’m really sorry!」

She bowed her head very low.

But rather than that, Ponsuke’s gaze was turning toward Noin’s  breasts that were shaking fiercely. He got the feeling that he would be  forgiven no matter what he did if it was now.

Ponsuke turned a smile toward Noin. He got a slightly lewd look.

「I’m glad you’re alright. Ah, that hurts. You two, that hurts.」

Mariela and Alfie pinched Ponsuke for getting such lewd look.

The two pulled him back on his feet and pushed his back toward the direction of the other guild members.

Noin watched their backs and muttered.

「……That look fun.」

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At the forest where the air pocket was located.

A player was contacting someone from there.

He was doing that while sitting on the branch of a tall tree and monitoring Ponsuke and co from afar.

「Yes, that’s right. The Selector Ponsuke got in the way.」

The person at the other side said something. The observing player smiled bitterly hearing it.

「As expected they are getting pulled in, isn’t that right? Even  though I had gone through all the troubles to trick some stupid players  and grew the guild until that big, it’s all over with this. ……This place  is going to get erased? Well, guess it can’t be helped.」

He sighed.

「The next place and people gathering huh……well, I’ll do it.」

The observing player stood up.

He ended the communication and muttered while staring at Ponsuke and co.

「Now then, I need to prepare again so the next experiment can progress.」

The player muttered something about experiment before vanishing from that place.

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At the real world.

Reona was exercising hard in the fitness club. She looked at Yumi.

Yumi was sitting on a bench while sighing.

「You, are you still troubled by what happened? Perhaps we should go to hospital?」

Reona was worried for her friend, but then her expression stiffened by what Yumi said.

「I don’t think that’ll help. Because, this is love.」

「……Ha? Who’s in love? To who?」

Yume folded her arms in front of her large breasts and her face became slightly red.

「Ponsuke-kun.」

Reona thought.

(You, even though you don’t know anything about him……what’s more, his  avatar is an orc you know? Certainly his physique was amazing though.)

When she tried recalling, the burly body of orc was apparently  something attractive for Reona too. But, this and romantic emotion were  two different things.

「You don’t know anything about him though.」

「I can just learn that from now on. He’s surely a boy. Someone around high school age!」

Akito who was doing his training menu passed behind the two.

「Good work」

The two also replied casually to that, then Yumi spoke with a serious face.

「Surely we will be able to meet at RL too. Because, he’s my first love. I believe that I’ll be able to meet him.」

Reona corrected her flatly.

「Your first love was during kindergarten. By the way, this is the sixth time you get first love or whatever.」

Yumi objected to Reona.

「This time it’s true love! Believe me Reona-chan!」

Reona replied calmly.

「Then please tell me what did you do to that first love of yours. Come on, try saying it.」

「Uu!」

Yumi too seemed to feel pained when she remembered that.

Reona thought.

(Well, this has become a good medicine for this girl.)

Yumi held her head in her hands.

「What should I do to make a comeback from here……」

Reona muttered.

「It was you who ended it before it could even start.」

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