CH 8

Sorry for the mistake but chapter 6 should be released now.

“A back dungeon? I’ve never heard of it before.”

“Oh, I’ll talk about it later. You know that the priorities are different now, right?”

“Yes! I’m sorry.”

Before answering that question, Godo decided to do what he had to do.

He immediately instructed people to heal the deeply wounded explorer, and the people with minor injuries help each other out with first aid.

Meanwhile, Tenji immediately started working as a luggage carrier.

The luggage carrier’s work is done after the battle is over.

Distribute water, provide towels, and if somones need replacement clothes, you take them out of the luggage immediately. Besides, all the work like chores is the work of carrying luggage. Of course, that also includes collecting magic stones.

Seeing that, Asagiri quickly runs to help Tenji.

“Wait a minute, Miss”

Godo hurriedly stops her.

He grabbed Asagiri’s upper arm and stopped her by force.

As expected, the power was too different between a high school student and an explorer, so it was as if Asagiri had her arm grasped by a stone statue.

Asagiri alternately looked Tenji and Godo.

“But I … help Tenji-kun.”

“Miss will join this team from now on. I want you to understand this situation.”

“But if Tenji is alone …”

“He’s okay. Originally, he’s a man who can carry four luggages at once.”

“What?”

“Hey, Tenji you’re fine right?”

“Yes! I’m perfectly fine!”

Tenji heard Godo’s voice, which was uselessly loud, and answered with a refreshing smile as a matter of course.

That’s right. Tenji can carry four bags at a time if he wants to. That’s why he can work for such a famous Godo.

Gentle and capable humans like Godo tended to be fond of a lively young man like Tenji, who works with his all.

Asagiri wanted to reduce the burden on Tenji as much as possible, so there she participated in this raid.

However, the sudden remark “I can do this much” made her annoyed.

“……is that true?”

“Ah. If you add his inherent abilities, he can have four by himself. He humbles himself saying that it’s a “loser ability”, but I’m jealous of him having this ability. I really can’t understand how children’s minds work now.”

Godo laughed when he saw Tenji’s healthy appearance working without hesitation.

Tenji cares about the words “losing group” and “winning group”, but for Godo, who originally did not have Inherent abilities, he was amazing just because he had the ability.

However, Tenji didn’t know much about such adult thoughts.

“I didn’t know that. It’s a little embarrassing.”

“What’s the matter, i can tell by looking at your eyes. Well, do your best.”

“–eh?”

“What is it, were you unaware that you were doing such a cute face?”

Ushiro, who was waiting for him to answer the question, put his hand on Godo’s shoulder with a meaningful black smile.

His eyes said, “The elderly should be quiet.”

“Masaki-san?”

“What is it, it’s just an old man’s meddling.”

“That’s no good, you know, right?”

“Oh, I got it! I really don’t understand the thoughts of young people these days. Well, I’m going to have her join this team, so take a break. And don’t forget the feeling you have now. That will be your weapon in the future. “

“Y, yes!”

Asagiri was delighted from the bottom of her heart that she was praised.

Perhaps she herself wasn’t praised much by her family. The straightforward words of Godo touched her heart.

There, Ushiro looks at Godo with his smiley, innocent eyes like a child.

“It’s okay now, right?”

“Oh, the story about the back dungeon. It’s not a well-known thing but … There is a place called the back dungeon that you can never reach in any main dungeon by the regular route. It is many times more difficult than the original dungeon. I’ve only heard it so I don’t know the details.”

“How did you know?”

“I had a connection a little while ago with one of the four zero-class explorers in the world.”

“I see~ Masaki-sans network is so big.”

“Well, I don’t care about that. If this is a back dungeon, it’s possible that waiting for help and starving would be the better option.”

“That’s true. You don’t know what’s in it unless you’re at the level of a zero-class explorer.”

“The person said it’s relatively easy to get out of the back then getting into the back unless you know the place well. Then again, you can’t trust the “easy” of a zero-class explorer.”

“That’s right. It’s not helpful at all.”

Godo and Ushiro laughed a little.

After that, they finished treating the injured and we started moving again, to seek an exit that we still couldn’t see.

† † †

–The Japanese Standards Association (JSA), Disaster Countermeasures Department.

A phone was ringing in a private room.

She picked up her smartphone and picked up the phone from her subordinates, thinking, “Who called me even though It’s my day off?”

『Ah, Director Mamiko!』

“What do you want so early in the morning. It’s my day off today.”

『It’s something more important than that!』

“What’s more important, isn’t the siren quiet and the day peaceful? The sky is blue, and it’s a fine weather for lunch. There’s nothing better than this kind of day off.”

『No, it’s the main dungeon!』

“What happened to the main dungeon? Yokohama? Ochanomizu? Or …”

『It’s Ochanomizu Dungeon! There was a structural change!』

“-Ha? What did you say now?”

『It’s a structural change! The Ochanomizu dungeon was not a stable dungeon, but an unstable dungeon!』

“… Why does that happen after 23 years? Even though today was a day off…”

『And then!』

“Is there more Mizuhashi-kun?”

『Currently, there are three raids that are larger than medium-sized in the Ochanomizu dungeon. Among them, there are three students from Exploration High School! This is bad! Director Mamiko-san’s neck is in trouble! If that happens I’ll be promoted!』

“… So the students got involved?”

『That’s right! Fortunately, there is that chariot Masaki Godo in the raid, so I think that it should be fine but … there is still the possibility of it. At that time, Director Mamika would be fired. I don’t want to be the director, so don’t get fired!』

“Don’t let your self-interest leak! Would you like to go out and have a sake at night?”

『Eh~ but I don’t want to ~. I like younger people, especially female college students.』

“I haven’t heard about Mizuhashi-kun’s tastes. Ha!, I guess it can’t be helped. Doing work it is then.”

『Please do your best! …… Ah, cold noodles! With more spiciness! Also, please top it off with bamboo shoots!』

I never thought I was calling from a Tsukemen shop, Harume Mamiko thought while hanging up her phone.

Recalling that she was taking a nap on the sofa, she sighed a little and then stood up. She headed straight to the large windowed wall and enjoyed the view of the city.

“OK, I should start working.”

Harume got up quickly and sat at her desk.

When she opened the homepage of the Japan Explorers Association on her computer, she opened a login page exclusively for employees.

From the search screen there, she looked up the application forms of the explorers who are currently in the Ochanomizu dungeon, and after looking through them, she called a number registered as “fucking bastard” on her contacts.

“Yo, Momose “

『Hmm? What is Mamiko? What happened? Did you miss my body?』

“No, it’s an emergency dispatch request.”

『I don’t want to』

“A structural change has occurred in the Ochanomizu dungeon. Three students from Japan Explorer High School are involved.”

『I don’t care about such things. It’s bad that high school students meddled in it, they’re reaping what they sow.』

“…As always, you’re such a stubborn zero-class explorer. Don’t you yearn for my ass? If you do this, I’ll go out with you as much as you want. “

『Hmm, I’ll listen』

“There are three unlucky raids caught in it. Ah, two might be wiped out already since they don’t have a strong explorer. The other one … Godo-kun, who you know, is in charge.”

『I see, Godo has always been an unlucky man. I’ve also heard about him being mixed up in a structural change in China before at an izakaya. Well, he’ll do something about it. I no longer have to go.』

“No, wait a minute. We have new information new. Apparently, the grade of the Ochanomizu dungeon will be raised by three.”

『Three? But changing from a stable to unstable dungeon should be only 2.』

“It seems that the monster algorithm has changed at the same time. The monsters have been upgraded from 4th grade to 3rd grade.”

『Chi, I guess that’s going to be a hard one for Godo. It can’t be helped, let’s go out together later, Mamiko.』

“Ahh, I’ll go out with you as much as you want”

Then, the phone was ended.

Mamiko exhaled but decided to call for another aid, so she picked up the phone again.

This time she called a person registered as an “Over-doting parent.”

“Ah, hello Enn-kun?”

『What happened to Mamiko?”』

“Your friend was involved in a structural change in the Ochanomizu dungeon. Can you help me?”

『… What did you say now?』

“The Ochanomizu dungeon has changed from a stable one to an unstable one. It seems that the monster grade has also risen by one level.”

『… Okay, I’ll take my friends there right away.』

Mamiko was surprised that Inagaki Enn quickly ended the call and sounded panicked.

She was also wondering why he received the request obediently.

Harume looked at the darkened smartphone screen but suddenly stopped at a student’s name.

She found a student named “Inagaki Rui” on the list of participants on the application form submitted by Chariot.

“Oh, that’s what I’m talking about, an over-doting parent.”

Harume muttered alone and decided to watch over the situation.