Rewards

[Well then, its reward time~]

Yeah, I heard you a second ago.

[First of all is the extra prize. As a reward for doing your best, this is concerning your names. Haku Raverio, Rokuko Dungeon Core. I officially recognize these names to the limits of my authority.]

Ah! Really, Otou-sama!?

Amazing, the name I got from Kehma was officially recognized!

I dont really understand whats so good about it, but the two Dungeon Cores were overjoyed.

Rather, Rokukos surname is Dungeon Core ah, right, come to think of it, I called her with that name a while back huh? [1]

Rokuko, youre Haku-sans younger sister, so wouldnt Rokuko Raverio be better?

Huh? Really?

Besides, if you said your name was Dungeon Core your identity would be exposed immediately so, would it be alright to adjust it?

[Hmm, I think using [Dungeon Core] as a common family name for my children is good though. Well un, as Kehma-kun wishes, lets adjust it. 695, would you like to receive Kehma-kuns family name and become Rokuko Masuda?]

Whys it my family name now!?

When I looked at Rokuko, her face was beat red. Is she feeling sick? I placed my hands to her cheeks to check.

Whys your face loosening? Oi.

A grin on his face, [Father] kept talking.

[Im not good at thinking up new names. Thats why numbers are an amazing invention, you only have to increase the count.]

I think her having the same Raverio as Haku-san would be good though

[Haku has Raverio because she married Lyon-kun though? Wouldnt it then be natural for Rokuko, who is Kehma-kuns partner, to introduce herself with the same family name as you?]

Tou-sama, i-in other words, y-you mean K-Kehma and I married!?

I glanced toward Haku-san Hmm? Whats that gesture? Her thumb moved along her neck, stabbing downward at the end ah, right. [Die].

Wait, Rokuko. Id like to keep our relationship pure for now.

? A pure relationship? Are there impure relationships? Kehmas here so it being a bit dirtys alright!

Rokuko smiled tenderly.

The sudden turn made my chest throb.

Right, Goshujin-samas [Cleanup] is special.

See! Meat gets it! Kehma can shoo away any filth in one shot!

Rokuko completely affirmed Meats statement.

Ah, so thats what she meant. Im a bit relieved.

Aah, I must have arrhythmia. Super arrhythmia~, I should lie down~. I must be worn out from being so busy with stuff for the Dungeon Battle~.

Umm, rather then suddenly getting married, how about making a pun off of dungeons labyrintha word that means labyrinth in my worlds language. How about we twist that further into a family name of Labriheart? Ah, heart means heart. [2]

[A labyrinths heart huh? Sounds good. Would you mind allowing me to use that for my childrens common family name?]

I dont mind.

[Alright, then itll be Haku Raverio and Rokuko Labriheart. Under my authority, I again officially recognize these two names. Also, I allow my children to freely use Labriheart for their family name.]

Somehow, this [Father] really did find thinking up [New Names] to be troublesome. He adopted it at the drop of a hat.

[ However, Kehma-kun. I heard that presenting a ring to someone is meaningful where you come from? Why would it be [Suddenly] after so long since that?]

Mmm, that was just the extra prize, dont you still have prizes to give?

[Oh, right. Well then, two for both Haku and Rokuko.]

Good. I dodged the bullet.

[For Haku, a magic sword I made. As well as ah, I guess itd be better to keep it a secret from Kehma-kun and them? Ill send you the other one later.]

Thank you for your consideration, Otou-sama. I accept your gift gratefully.

A magic sword made by [Father] huh. Wouldnt that be a magic sword strong enough to wreck the planet? Also, whats with that secret prize? I want to know what it is

[For Rokuko Yep. Ill give you one of the godly beddings, a godly comforter. Ah, Kehma-kun, remember that this is for Rokuko.]

Seriously? Godly beddings. Moreover, that one of So that means there are other kinds?

Now I have to collect them all.

[Make sure to read the instructions before using it, there are various things youll need to know. The next prize is for Kehma-kun. I give you this.]

Bang.

A white gem about as big as a basketball fell down in front of me.

A Dummy Core?

[No. Although it isnt numbered and has nothing inside it, it is a genuine core. Go ahead and break it.]

Huh?

[Youre a Hero while also being a Dungeon Master, didnt you want to see whatd happen if you destroyed a core? Ah, do you need a weapon?]

Ah, of course Id be found out. Of cooourse~

With another bang, a sword fell down in front of me while I was thinking.

It was a plain sword that lacked any decoration, a sword made entirely of metal, even its hilt.

Yeah. Its just a simple sword made fully out of metal. Its just that that metal was orichalcum.

Bargain bin orichalcum! How many ingots did it take to make this thing?

[Thats a freebie. Im feeling pretty good today, so have fun with that. Its not a magic sword or anything so dont worry yeah? Its just normal orichalcum shaped into a sword. Use it however you want.]

Could I melt it down into wires?

[Sure. Do whatever with it.]

Looks like me being able to process it however I want with [Create Golem] was exposed too.

I held the orichalcum sword yep, its lighter than it looks. Its one of orichalcums characteristics. After going this far, theres no way I couldnt destroy the Dungeon Core that was shining white just in front of me.

I swung at the mysterious Dungeon Core with the orichalcum sword.

The response was lighter than Id expected. So sharp!

The Dungeon Core was sliced in half from my simple slash. I felt a warm wind break out from the cracked core.

[So, feel anything? You get a skill?]

No, I dont really feel anyah.

I felt something like electricity run down my spine. This is it. Its similar to the sensation from when you use a skill scroll. Information planted itself directly in my brain.

Aah, yep, there it is. Im learning something. Its like its telling me to not open another application during the installationthat sort of feeling.

I stopped moving for a while and waited for it to finish.

Once the installation finished, I heard a mechanical voice that felt like Id heard it somewhere before echo in my head.

[[Super Transformation Lv 3] has been acquired.] [3]

And it suddenly went to Lv 3 for some reason, the heck?

Footnotes:

Chapter 1! Return

Things in single quotes are written in katakana and arent being translated by Translation Function-san. Also note that Labriheart is stated phonetically as Labyrisuheart. Assuming the authors intention was to make a single, shorter word than the mouth-filling Labyrinth Heart, I chose to further shorten it into something that sounds less awkward in English. Return

Author-sama mentions that Super Transformation is very Kamen Rider-ish at the end of the chapter. As a result, I went with the popular way of translating the ability for Kamen Rider.