Chapter 97

"Let's Be an Adventurer! ~Dungeon Conquest with the Skill Board~" is now only 6 days away!!

It has ranked on the daily overall chart! Furthermore, it has even made it onto the cumulative rankings!!

This is all thanks to everyone. Thank you so much!!

Kosei stood at the classroom door, took a deep breath, and firmly held the secret letter from his mother.

Rea seemed to have caused quite a commotion, looking rather relieved.

In contrast, Esta looked extremely fatigued, having been overworked.

"It's my fault we didn't place. I'm sorry."

"Huh? By the way, it seems we arrived late. Where was Aozora?"

"Yeah... just a bit."

Kosei couldn't explain that he had performed a grand performance at the Kamui Rock, and in the end, even cut the Kamui Rock along with the monsters.

Kosei averted his gaze and mumbled.

"Maybe you haven't fully recovered yet—"

"Muhaa!"

Kosei's words were cut off as Chep's head peeked out of his bag.

Hiren froze at the sudden appearance of the salmon.

Rea, standing next to her, glared at Chep and aimed her two nozzles.

"Rea, wait! Don't attack suddenly!"

Kosei hastily put his hand up.

If Rea attacked in this state, the damage wouldn't be limited to Chep. The bag would definitely be destroyed, and Kosei might even get hit by the potatoes.

"......So, Aozora picked up another strange thing, huh?"

Hiren's face showed a resigned expression, as if she had given up on something.

It was indeed a strange thing. Kosei had no room to argue.

"Unforgivable, you heartless person! Just because I'm so charming, you stuff me in a bag—oh?"

Chep, who was about to go on a rampage, suddenly stopped, as if she had noticed something.

She was staring at Rea.

Chep's eyes gradually filled with light as she stared at Rea.

"Oh my! What a wonderful sight!!"

The excited Chep escaped from the bag and fell headfirst to the ground.

"Ugyo!"

She made a strange sound but quickly stood up and prostrated herself in front of Rea.

"What a beautiful appearance. I am moved!"

"......What is this?"

Rea, taken aback by Chep's excitement, looked at Kosei, silently asking him to do something.

But Kosei also didn't understand why Chep was so excited.

"Hey, Chep. What's going on?"

"There's nothing to it! You wouldn't understand! A noble presence, a queen, is right in front of us! She's so high—Ugyo!!"

Rea, probably finding Chep too annoying, shot a potato stone.

The stone hit Chep's head with a thud.

Rea's throw was weak, perhaps because she didn't see Chep as an enemy, or maybe because she was happy to be called a queen.

Rea's leaves behind her were slightly fluttering, suggesting the latter was more likely.

Chep is a princess, and Rea is a queen. Naturally, the queen's rank is higher.

That's why Chep was so excited and prostrated herself in front of Rea.

Kosei separated Rea and Esta and returned them to their respective positions.

"Queen, what are you doing!" and "How indecent!" and "A lady should not touch a man!" The annoying Chep was silenced several times by Rea's potatoes.

"Why did you pick up Chep, Aozora?"

"I don't know either."

"Even for Aozora, it's a bit much..."

"...Hey, Hiren. What do you think of me?"

"..."

When asked, Hiren's eyes darted around.

She must be harboring some ill thoughts. I'll have to question her at the right time.

Why did he pick up Chep? When asked by Hiren, Kosei himself didn't have a clear reason.

He didn't think it was cute to leave her at the Kamui Rock or that he would eat her later.

He just reflexively stuffed her into the bag, like putting away a used tool.

"Could it be...?"

"What is it?"

"No."

Kosei shook his head to dispel the bad feeling.

Worrying about it now wouldn't do any good.

He decided to check when he descended into the Kamui Kotan Dungeon tomorrow.

"Hey, Aozora!"

"Hmm?"

When he turned around, Hiren was beaming.

"Actually—"

Her smile, which seemed to hint at some embarrassment, made Kosei feel a small flutter in his chest.

No.

She shouldn't say anything more!

Before Kosei could stop her,

"I placed third in the monster hunting competition!"

"Wow!!"

Kosei, 27 years old.

Today seems to be his unlucky day.

*

【Raging Storm】 Admin: Kagemitsu

"Monster Hunting Competition Results Announcement"

Hey, it's Kagemitsu.

As announced earlier, today we held a monster hunting competition around the Kamui Kotan Dungeon in Asahikawa.

It was the first team-organized event for Aerial, and I'm glad many people joined.

It was our first event, so I think there were many clumsy aspects in the rules and the progress.

But if the participants enjoyed it, that's all that matters.

Here are the results:

【Individual】

1st: Gattsu - 5 points

2nd: Bart - 4 points

3rd: Hiren - 3 points

【Team】

1st: Otobiyori - 8 points

2nd: Banmazentai Adventurer - 6 points

3rd: Michinokukai - 5 points

Congratulations to the winners.

For those who didn't place, please try harder at the next event.

Some people seem to have suffered mental damage, but it's okay. You did nothing wrong...

I hope you don't give up on being an adventurer and recover soon...

*

"Hey, I'm here!"

A carefree voice echoed through the old Kamui Kotan station late at night.

Kagemitsu looked up and glared at the person who appeared.

"I thought you might come, but you really did."

"Of course, my beloved disciple is participating in the event, so the master should come."

"But you're probably just here to kill time because no one's coming to your shop."

"......So, which one is the problem item?"

The person who appeared at the station, Yuzuki Akane, suddenly became serious.

It seemed he hit a nerve about her shop being empty.

However, she wasn't just there to watch.

Behind the scenes, she had been secretly supporting the event by mixing in with the Ichimatsu Asahikawa branch staff.

Many people are fooled by her tone and attitude, but in reality, Akane is one of the most capable employees in Ichimatsu's dungeon department, which is filled with Japanese elites.

She may seem unthinking, but she takes well-considered actions.

...Probably.

Kagemitsu considered Akane one of the people he couldn't let his guard down around.

At the same time, he trusted her just as much.

It was really throwing him off.

Kagemitsu pressed his temples as if to ease a headache.

For this event, Kagemitsu wanted to get Kuu into the top ranks.

If he did, Kuu would gain the backing of a major company.

But that guy...

Thinking of the masked man who went off the charts, Kagemitsu smiled wryly.

"What do you think of this monster?"

"Hmm, let me see..."

Akane started inspecting the monster (corpse) Kuu had handed over.

The monster was a humanoid fish person, completely black, with limbs growing from a carp-like body.

Kagemitsu planned to return the monster after identifying its materials, but he wanted it inspected by someone with a keen eye and a tight lip first.

Where did this monster come from?

And why was it so strong, a B-rank?

The monster's corpse, illuminated by a manually charged light, still exuded an eerie atmosphere.

Akane observed it closely without hesitation.

"What do you think?"

"A B-rank humanoid."

"Can you tell which dungeon it's from?"

"Who knows? I've never seen one before. Where did it come from?"

"I have no idea."

"What did Becky say?"

"It just popped up."

"......I see."

Akane crossed her arms with a serious look.

She knew about Becky's "千里眼" (千里眼,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里 eye,千里