"... why are you even here?"
"... I'd rather hear it."
The next morning, Phil visited our lodging.
I know she's here to act with us, but I frown wondering when she sees me following something extra behind her.
Behind Phil was Teng Himself Kyoya, who caused a situation that could wipe out the middle school party.
"That's to get this kid into your party, Ichinose."
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And Dr. Hayakawa came to the place where we were having some subtle trouble in front of the inn.
"Dr. Hayakawa... is that a hit on me?
Yesterday I spoke to my teacher in a busy way.
Besides, I didn't have a very good reaction to the fact that all the party members except me were women.
Is that why this guy is trying to get men's players into our party?
But more importantly, it's a trick.
"Oh, no, that's not what I meant. I'm just here, Yamada. I hear you took care of yourself in the labyrinth yesterday, huh?
Could Yamada be Kyoya's last name?
Or rather, it sounds like you found out about one thing in the labyrinth that happened yesterday.
"Yamada told me everything about the fact that you guys were helped by Ichinose and the exchange that followed. I know you had your reasons, but I think it would be nice to roll up some hardware for junior high school students. Even if that's the reward for saving these kids."
I don't know where you found out from, but it looks like someone at the junior high party guerred it all out.
Well, I don't care about the area.
"I just thought if I was in a position to explore the labyrinth, I'd be better trained on the field map."
Labyrinth exploration costs a lot of PS and money.
The money you can make inside is also considerable, but it's easier to die than outside if you put it in without any bottom preparation.
Also in this case, a sanction was imposed to let players who are not busy thinking about the possibility of being traps will be feathers that pay a considerable price.
There was also a reason to make it easier to pull Phil out.
"I mean, I don't deny you took the hardware," he said?
"I just got paid."
"Well, that seems to convince everyone but you Yamada."
Really?
I also felt a little pathetic because the other kids were like Kyoya's convolutions, but if that's what you think, I feel comfortable with this one.
But what do you mean, Teng is not convinced that he did it?
"But there's no way I'm going to overlook it completely here, as I'm in a teaching position."
"... and put Kyoya in our party?
"That's right. Yamada asks you to reflect on yesterday's incident for a while and learn from you how to behave in Earth at the same time. And I want you to raise this Hinoko player."
I see.
Are you trying to educate Dr. Hayakawa not to reflect on us and cause similar problems in the future?
Sure, I've done too much and Kyoya's behavior is overwhelming.
I guess the teachers thought about where this area fell.
"But what about me? Wouldn't there be more suitors for his education?
But Mendokusai things are Mendokusai.
I challenged Dr. Hayagawa to refuse Kyoya's amulet.
"There's no one better qualified than you. I count on you."
"... Really?"
Yet Dr. Hayagawa has distorted his nigga and mouth to give me words of encouragement.
What do you expect from me, this guy?
I don't know why.
"I think I'm good. Nothing. I haven't been in a group for a long time."
"If you're a boy, you probably won't have to worry about Mr. Singh."
Apparently Mina and Sakuya are going to swallow Dr. Hayakawa's suggestion.
Well, Mina's right, this is a temporary party organization, so I don't have to think that deep.
There were extra party memberships.
Sakuya.
I have absolutely no taste in running to men.
Maybe you didn't say anything.
"That's why you're five members from today. Deadline expires 5 days after middle school player logs out. Above"
"... ha... ok. But I'll go with Sparta."
This is how I added Kyoya to the party despite my disapproval.
"Don't leave the party members behind and try to stick them into the enemy by themselves. Always know where your enemies and allies are and how far they are."
"Use 'Shuut' now when you have all enemies within your skill range. Town (provocation) skills for what. They're all waiting for you to use your skills."
"Whose Hate is the most expensive can be seen right in the eyes of the enemy. Think the party members would be in danger if the enemy in front of them hadn't seen themselves. If you can't use your Town Skill or your Attack Skill and you can't get your gaze back here, let your body break between your enemies and your allies and physically stop them."
"If Hate is accumulating enough, pay attention to the fact that it won't take more damage than it can force you to attack. If you can shorten the battle time, it will be less onerous, but be willing to attack in a situation where your role, Tank, can do it properly. The battle of the Gorillas only wastes the MP of the restoration job and the chance to recover"
"So you've said it many times. When dealing with multiple enemies when there are two tanks -"
"Oh, my God! Shut the fuck up! You gotta be kidding me!
About 3 hours have passed since I entered the labyrinth.
In the meantime, I've been fighting to explain to Kyoya about the tank's mindset and standing around, but Kyoya suddenly started to kick ass and send me gaze.
"Don't make a finding. Don't let your enemies distract you from Soytz when they're in front of you."
"Gu......!?
Then a goblin stick had hit Kyoya's arm and he had decided to drop the shield he had in his hand.
I'm not gonna tell you.
Totally mendacious babysitter.
"... Look, pick up the shield quickly"
After I made sure the MOB I was dealing with was burned down by Sakuya's magic, I ran to Kyoya's front to shield the Goblin attack.
"Beh, I can't believe I helped you."
"That's fine. Seriously, that's fine. Grab a shield and get back on your feet."
Kyoya is saying something to me when she comes to follow me.
When I heard that, I gave instructions again to pick up the shield in a slightly frustrating condition.
"'Power Slash'!
but while Kyoya was mottled, Mina decided on a blow to Todome and Goblin disappeared.
You're somehow a gudagda.
That's what I thought. I told all the party members I was going to take a little pause here and turn to Kyoya.
Kyoya had a slight flickering appearance, but I opened my mouth with nothing to worry about.
"Tanks are an important role that can lead to the total annihilation of a party if they cease to function even temporarily. Dropping a shield in the middle of a battle is a good place, too."
"Ugh, let it go! That must be worse for you to talk to me! I can't help but be distracted!
"Don't disturb the concentration with all this."
Lack of focus during combat is too problematic.
While I sigh, I say words that I don't know how many times I'm going to see against Kyoya.
"... if the tank dies, we all die. Be aware that you carry the lives of all the party members."
This is not an exaggeration.
A tank is a life-threatening role for all party members.
Even if the attacker dies, we can still salvage it.
Even if the healer dies, if he has the means of resuscitation, he can handle it as long as the tank is alive.
But when the tank dies, the party collapses at once.
If the tank dies and resuscitation is delayed at all, it will be a fatal pain, and in the worst case, the party will be wiped out.
Tank, the shield of the party, must not die in rare things.
There's nothing more brittle than a lost shield party.
So those who do tanks need a lot of awareness.
There is a sense that tanks must not die, tanks must not act recklessly.
But that awareness is not enough for Kyoya.
Once he finds the MOB, he jumps in on his own, and punches his attack skills in front of his township skills.
He is disqualified as a tank whose greatest role is to attract enemies and not die yet.
Kyoya's move is a solo move and he's not having a party play.
"Kyoya, you know exactly what I'm talking about."
"Hey, what...?
"That we can't start over like any other game on Earth. You can't remember death."
"Oh, I know that..."
Kyoya nods as I push and listen.
But do you really know?
"Once HP reaches 0, it will come back to life in time for resuscitation. But if I don't make it, I'll die. You're gonna disappear from this world. Do you really know that?"
"You're telling me you know!
Did you persevere with the boulder?
When I asked again and again, Kyoya looked angry and stared at me.
"But that's me! Originally, I'm not a fucking tank!
And Kyoya said that to me.
I hear it, and I sigh loudly and send my gaze to Kyoya all the time saying that I was truly frightened.
"So what's up? You must have tanked yesterday from the party structure."
The junior high party was a hobbyist for warriors, bandits, monks, mages and light equipment.
Warriors are tanks, magicians are attackers, bandits are sub-attackers, monks are healers, and the type of hobbyists dressed in light equipment, not heavy equipment, buff (enhance) party members with songs and dances in combat, which is the role of each position in Croc.
I mean, at that party, Kyoya, a warrior, should have had to act as a tank.
"If you don't want to tank in a tank position, you can solo it. Don't bother the party members."
The warrior position in Croquet is a tank position.
It also works in the form of a sub-tank and sub-attacker, but if you don't do any tanks, it doesn't make much sense to have a warrior position at the party.
If you don't want to play tank, we're talking about not throwing a party or anything and acting solo.
"If you want to die, die alone."
I don't care what style of play you have if you're going to act solo.
In addition, even if you are going to die in that style of play, it will be the responsibility of one of those players if you are solo.
That's why I said that as if I were going to throw Kyoya away.
"... I really know it's me too. I mean, I'm pretty easy to see around."
Then Kyoya glanced down at me, squirming with regret distorting her eyebrows.
"If I have enemies in front of me, I want to smack them, and if I have a chest, I want to jump... and I can't apologize for thinking I'm wrong... that's what he is"
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You understand that I was wrong about yesterday just because he's being mean.
But if you can't describe it with attitude, I won't condone it.
"It doesn't matter. I don't care about your character. What matters to me is whether you act as a tank or not. That's all."
I didn't know about you.
I hit Kyoya with such a mean word.
"... but... I don't like one... I..."
Then Kyoya shuddered her body whining about that.
"I'm... I'm with Aya and the others... I don't want to be alone..."
"Right."
So you don't want to be a solo?
Then there is one thing to do.
"... if you really don't like one person. I can understand your personality. You're going to have your people follow you well."
Getting your buddies to make up for what you're missing is also something you can do because it's a party play.
If Kyoya is easy to clean, someone can be a buffer, and if you have a narrow field of view, someone can take a look at him instead.
But I can tell you that's a price you can pay because you can make a proper contribution to the party.
"I know you're moving for yourself, but tanks are what move for your people. How you can protect your people is the flair of the tank. So you haven't figured out how funny the tank is yet."
The only thing Kyoya can do to get that price is tank.
That's why he has to do the tank, even if it's not.
And I want you to do it with the desire to do the tank because you want to if you can.
"Then how do I know it's funny?"
"Right..............."
I was worried about Kyoya's inquiry for a few seconds.
I don't think you can answer that question from me because I think tank fun is something you sensibly understand in action.
But I can tell you if it's about the basement where I know how interesting the tank is.
"What you're missing is a heart that wants to protect its people."
"You got company?
"Yes."
Just because how much tank protects and is numbo, it won't be vague and funny what you want to protect.
Know exactly what you are tanking to protect.
Plus, if what you protect is what you want to protect, you can't possibly think it's bitter to tank.
"I don't like it when my people die because of me. Or my people were safe because I was there. Wouldn't it always be a good idea to start with something like this at the beginning or at the end of a fight?
Also, if you really move into your place, you can think of your actions with this idea directly linked to the lives and deaths of your fellow citizens.
That way, I feel a little more responsible and motivated to do the tank that gets stuck with the meat wall.
"... I still don't have a pin... but I'll try as much as I can"
"Oh well..."
So I turned to Phil, who had come nearby at some point.
She must have been worried about our conversation to see how it went.
"Just get along with the party members so the tanks can have fun"
So I hit Kyoya on the shoulder and turned to Phil.
Then Kyoya regained her calm after a while, although Phil was a little keen on being beside her.
"... Phil, yesterday was... that... it was my fault. That's when the blood was up."
And Kyoya looked pretty resistant, but still bowed her head to Phil.
If he tries to apologize, he can apologize.
Then you don't have to say any more from me.
"... mmm... I'll be careful to speak louder next time too"
That's what Phil says to Kyoya, who said the apology, and she puts her head down, too.
Now I think I can manage to get rid of yesterday's troubles beautifully.
If you could apologize to Phil, you could apologize properly to the other three.
I think so and loosen my mouth.
"I knew we had to have fun playing the party."
"... then treat me a little nicer too."
"That's an impossible consultation"
Even if I apologize properly to Phil, I don't like him.
I would advise you as a party member, but I'm not going to get used to anything else.
"I knew you were super..."
"Say it."
He's a kid, but I'm no better than a kid.
Well, I don't know if you hate it, but I wouldn't let you die more than being a member of the same party.
Thus, after we spoke lightly, we resumed our labyrinth exploration and turned back to town when we found a staircase to the basement three levels.
Also, party play felt less guddagh than in the morning, to the extent that it got a little better.
Wouldn't you be able to do it, Kyoya?
"Mr. Singh... really... thanks"
On the way home, Phil stopped by me and snuck in to say thank you.
I'm not thankful for anything.