In My Second Life, I Could See My Skills, so the More I Trained, the More Peerless I Became

Interrogation

Translated by NotBlueYet

Edited by Kingavent

He was dressed in a dark blue military-like police uniform, his hair was pure white but his back was straight and his body was a bit toned, with a friendly smile on his face.

Kazuma Sumida, who calls himself the Commissioner of the National Police Agency, asked me while sitting on the sofa in the living room of my house.

“For now, can you tell me what you know about the dungeons that have appeared around the world and the ‘Trials of the Gods’?”

“Yes, about that, I don’t know how big the dungeons that have just appeared around the world are, but some of the so-called monsters I saw were skeletons, wraiths, and zombie-like things.

And if you beat them, there’s about a 10-20% chance that they’ll drop some kind of item, and I can tell you that after a certain level, you’ll hit a door with a picture of a demon on it, and beyond that is a boss, a very powerful monster.”

“Boss? Well that’s interesting, what happens when you defeat it?”

“Maybe it’s just our case, but if you beat the boss, then the monsters won’t appear in the dungeon anymore.

“I see…What’s your name, by the way?”

“Yes, my name is Kobayashi Ichika.”

The police commissioner looked at me with dubious eyes.

Ichika-chan was sitting on the sofa in front of the Commissioner of Police, and I was behind the sofa, looking mainly at Ichika-chan, while catching the Commissioner of Police out of the corner of my eye.

“Yasushi Sashima, why don’t you look at me and talk? I thought I was here to talk to you.”

“Are you sure?”

“No, wait, Mr. Sumida, there’s a reason why Yasu-kun won’t talk to you face to face.”

I was going to look into Sumida’s eyes, but Ichika-chan stopped me.

‘Is he wary, or has he lost his good mood?’

“Is that related to the incident with Sugata-san and our subordinates?”

The fact that he arrived at that conclusion alone surprised me; But he is the chief of the National Police Agency, and is at the pinnacle of his career, so it is expected for him to be smart.

Icika-chan also sensed this, and responded with a little more caution.

“Yes, um…It’s hard to explain, but Yasu-kun’s skill is called ‘Intimidation’. Are you aware of what a skill is?”

“Well, in case you were wondering, apparently I have a few of those.”

“Yasu’s ‘intimidation’ is a skill that allows him to scare and even make others faint with his gaze and behavior, and…Well, Yasu’s control of that skill is not yet perfect.”

“I see, that’s how it happened. But if the control isn’t perfect, isn’t it dangerous for the civilians?”

“Yasu-kun is a kind person and He would never intimidate others unless he had to!

Besides, anyone who isn’t a criminal and is suddenly surrounded by armed police officers would feel uneasy! No wonder his skill went out of control at that moment.”

Ichika-chan was angry as she glared at Sumida-san snappishly, and while I’m glad that someone I like is angry for me, I feel a little bad about it.

At the same time, I was silently considering Sumida-san’s words, trying to read her true intentions.

“Hmm. Well, that’s true. It’s also wrong when we were in a position to ask for cooperation, but suddenly a large number of people rushed in. Not to mention that all the police were stunned.

So, you say you’ve been able to control it, but since how long have you been able to use that skill?”

“That’s …”

Ichika-chan knows this, but she makes eye contact with me and asks if I’m going to be honest.

As for me, I don’t think it’s anything to hide. ……

I’ll let Ichika-chan handle the conversation.

“I think that question is derailing from the original conversation. Since when was Yasushi-kun able to use his skills?

In case you’re wondering, the answer to your first question, I’ve told you most of what I know about the dungeons, and I don’t have any more information about the Trials of the Gods than what I heard in that announcement.”

There’s a lot I haven’t told him, like the fact that the dungeon has been out for four years, or that defeating the kanahebi in the big labyrinth in the closet triggered the Trials of God, which in turn triggered the quest, or that there are extra bosses.

However, the opponent is someone who would suddenly come at you armed and in large numbers.

Even if that’s not the case, when I was a university student in my previous life, I was interviewed as a witness to a small incident, and they listened to me until so late that I missed the last train – for nearly six hours, in fact – and after listening to me, they sent me home on foot from the police station, which was about three stations (7 km) away from the lodging house I was renting at the time.

I didn’t want to pay for a taxi, and I had to walk home late at night in the cold winter because they didn’t send me home in a police car even though I asked them to.

I was so angry that I would never cooperate with them again even if something happened next time.

Because of this experience, I didn’t really feel like helping out!

Besides, I gave out all the information that seemed necessary within the scope of moderately exterminating the monsters in the dungeon and protecting the safety of the citizens, and I really didn’t know anything about the trials of the gods as far as clearing conditions and such.

So, I agree with your decision, Ichika-chan.

“I don’t think there’s anything more we can tell you.”

To be honest, I don’t trust Sumida-san very much, and I didn’t feel like I could get away with detailing my ridiculously high status and stupidly performing skills.

I am tired of standing out any more than I had to.

Perhaps realizing that he couldn’t get any more information by talking any more, Sumida-san massaged his temples a little and then

“‘Thanks, I appreciate the useful information, by the way, do people your age read comics and stuff?”

“What?”

In my previous life, I enjoyed comics a lot, especially when I was in college, but in my current life, I’m all about muscle training and haven’t really touched them.

“Well, okay, so we’re still in the planning stages, but after the other incident, we were given a ‘profession’, right? Mostly ‘villagers’, but we’re planning to set up a school for children with other professions that might be particularly useful, like ‘warrior’ or ‘wizard’.”

“You mean, you want me to go in there?”

“Well, the constitution guarantees your freedom to choose where you study, and we don’t enforce it, but you’re not ‘villagers’ anyway, are you?”

I didn’t nod to Sumida-san’s words, but our silence was the answer.

“I hope you can make a decision within a few days and tell me about it.”

And that’s all Sumida-san said and left.

“Thanks Ichika-chan.”

“Yeah, and if you ever need anything like today, you can count on me.”

Then she beckons me to sit next to her, she lays her head in my lap after I sit down.

Lap pillow…having them do it is nice, but being on the receiving end is pretty good too!

“Yes, that …… I also want to rely on Ichika-chan, so that …… I hope we can be together in the future, you know.”

I’m so inexperienced at saying this stuff that I choked a little bit in the middle of a very important line!

My face is probably red from embarrassment

I want to be the cool guy here who can just say, “I love you,” and work on my mental tolerance! Or give myself some smooth-talking skills!

But whether it’s because of her “wise eye” or the time we’ve spent together, she seems to see right through me, and even when I choked up, she smiles gently and says

“Of course, we’ll always be together.”

Icika-chan received my feelings.