Hell Mode: Volume 5

Table of Contents
 
 
 Cover
 
 Chapter 1: Returning to the Academy
 
 Chapter 2: Royal Audience
 
 Chapter 3: Homecoming
 
 Chapter 4: Fighting the White Dragon
 
 Chapter 5: Triumphant Return
 
 Chapter 6: Traveling to Baukis
 
 Chapter 7: Rank S Dungeon
 
 Chapter 8: Admiral Garara and His Crew
 
 Chapter 9: Gathering Medals
 
 Chapter 10: Memories of the Past
 
 Chapter 11: Joining Up with the Hero’s Party
 
 Chapter 12: Golem, Come Forth!
 
 Chapter 13: The Power of a Spirit
 
 Chapter 14: Searching for Orichalcum
 
 Side Story 1: Rehzel’s Past
 
 Side Story 2: Banquet of the Spirits
 
 Side Story 3: Meruru’s Golem
 
 Side Story 4: Unconquered
 
 Side Story 5: Pelomas’s Contract
 
 Side Story 6: Creating a Fortress City
 
 Side Story 7: The Land of Spirits
 
 Afterword
 
 Color Illustrations
 
 Bonus Short Stories
 
 About J-Novel Club
 
 Copyright
 
 
 Landmarks
 
 
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 Copyright
 
 Hell Mode ~ The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing ~ Volume 5
 
 by Hamuo
 
 Translated by Taishi
 
 Edited by Seanna Hundt
 
 This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
 
 Copyright © 2022 Hamuo
 
 Illustrations © 2022 Mo
 
 Cover illustration by Mo
 
 All rights reserved.
 
 Original Japanese edition published in 2021 by Earth Star Entertainment
 
 This English edition is published by arrangement with Earth Star Entertainment, Tokyo
 
 English translation © 2023 J-Novel Club LLC
 
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 Bonus Short Stories
 
 The Spirits’ Expression of Gratitude
 
 The No-life Gamers had the day off, meaning Sacred, who were matching their schedule, did as well. On such days, the atmosphere around the dinner table was more relaxed than usual.
 
 Three of Sophie’s contracted spirits were currently gathered at one corner of the table. As they were not materialized at the moment, no one could see them or hear them.
 
 “Kee, kee.” Kelpie, the dolphin-like juvenile water spirit sounded down. Yesterday, it had used up all of Sophie’s MP once again in the Rank S dungeon.
 
 “C’mon, you don’t have to be so down. You just lost control, right?” This half-naked boy with spiky hair and a rough manner of speech was Éar, Sophie’s juvenile air spirit. Despite his appearance as a mischievous three-year-old, he was doing his best to cheer Kelpie up.
 
 “Controlling the amount of MP is hard.” Korpokkur, a juvenile earth spirit who looked like a three-year-old boy wearing an exotic outfit, was calmly trying to convince Kelpie to stop blaming itself.
 
 Éar adopted a thoughtful pose and looked up at Salamander, the juvenile fire spirit in Sophie’s lap with the appearance of a red Japanese giant salamander. “Hmm, looks like Salamander and Kelpie are having a harder time than us two.”
 
 Unlike Éar and Korpokkur, who had grasped how to control the amount of MP they took from Sophie rather quickly, Salamander and Kelpie were still struggling.
 
 “Lord Rohzen said it’s a matter of affinity,” Korpokkur replied. “He said spirits that look like beasts are more powerful but have to work harder with control.”
 
 “If he says so...” Éar made a noncommittal face. “Either way, I do feel bad we’re causing Sophie so much trouble. Do you think we can thank her somehow?”
 
 “Kee?”
 
 “Like, a gift, you mean?”
 
 “Yeah, something that’d make her happy. Since she chose to contract us and bring us out to see the world and all.”
 
 These four spirits had lived for centuries to millennia, but they had never had the opportunity to leave Rohzenheim. Consequently, Éar was considering giving Sophie something to express their gratitude for her showing them the rest of the world.
 
 “You have a point.”
 
 “Kee!” Kelpie added.
 
 Korpokkur and Kelpie both liked Éar’s idea.
 
 “Now, what would make Sophie happy...” Unfortunately, Éar was not familiar with Sophie’s likes and dislikes, as she mainly only stayed at the dungeon or at home.
 
 The other two also racked their brains, but nothing came to mind.
 
 “Oh, looks like they’re getting ready to go somewhere.” Korpokkur realized many in the dining room were making preparations for heading out.
 
 Apparently Meruru was going to head downtown with a few members of Sacred, including Rosetta. They were very likely going to come home extremely drunk. Keel was going to drop by the church, while Helmios was going to bring the rest of his companions to the Adventurer’s Guild. Dogora and Krena would be training with Dverg in the yard as usual.
 
 After everyone with a destination in mind stood up and left the room, Allen and the remaining No-life Gamers climbed the stairs to the second floor of the house.
 
 Éar made an exasperated noise. “C’mon, Sophie isn’t going out? She’s going to help with that weird work