Let’s be an Adventurer! ~Defeating Dungeons with a Skill Board~

The next day, and the same day, Haruki began hunting the raccoon dog with Fire Lotus.

The third floor raccoon is going to be extinct.

Haruki hunts the raccoon furiously enough to have such anxiety.

The level up is decent.

Because they use a magical sword that does not cut very much, they do not have much experience.

But the purpose is leveling of the lotus, so that's fine.

However, I felt that the sharpness became slightly better than when I purchased the magic sword.

At first, only a single piece of skin could be cut even with a strong blade, but now the skin just cuts off with just a touch.

Perhaps the level of the one-handed sword has risen?

I confirm that, but my skill level remains 1.

"Is the evil sword growing?"

That is possible.

I just said that Akane didn't grow easily ...

Is accelerated growth acting on the magic sword?

I wish I was ...

The boss on the third floor had sprung up, so I knocked it down and finished the hunt for that day.

"I'm going to make raccoon soup, do you eat it?"

"Yes, come on!"

Haruki decided to process the meat at once because the hunted raccoon meat would soon be ruined.

One of them is Tanuki soup.

The ingredients are raccoon meat, onions, and potatoes.

It's just a pork juice raccoon version.

There is neither carrot nor konjac nor ginger, but there is no help for it.

Pour the ingredients one after another into the boiling pot and pour a lot of valuable miso.

Wouldn't the dungeon come out with soy and koji monsters?

Then you can prepare the miso ...

Oh, and I want kelp and bonito.

I can misunderstand because I can harvest vegetables, but the dungeon is just a dungeon.

Not a supermarket or a farm.

There should be no monsters as Seiki wishes.

The finished raccoon soup is first served with Haruki and Fire Lotus.

"Hmm. Subtle!"

"..."

Seiki rinses the juice and eats the ingredients.

Although the broth is slightly lacking, the umami of the ingredients still melts out, making it a good salt and plum.

Originally, a raccoon seems to be a very savory food among the sizzling dishes.

However, the dungeon raccoon has almost no smell.

The omnivores make the meat smell tighter, so it's probably different from what you eat.

I don't know what the dungeon raccoon eats ...

Both meat and potatoes can be melted.

As soon as you bite, intense umami spreads in your mouth.

Later, the sweetness of the onion gradually spreads.

The stomach is intensely demanding by the brain for a change.

It may be the same for the lotus.

She is sipping tanuki soup with tears in her eyes.

... maybe you're not eating good food at the hotel?

She was desperate enough to worry.

The bowl is empty and squeaks.

It's like a retriever who looks at an empty plate and snouts with a lonely face.

While laughing at her, Seiki offered a replacement.

Long ago, when Seiki was a child.

When I ate rice in a restaurant, I remember my father asking me to eat more and more.

It was strange at that time why I wanted to eat so much.

But as I saw the lotus, I knew why.

When people are eating food, they can be happy just by watching.

Especially if it is his own child.

After all, Haruki replaced about 10 cups.

Did you eat seven cups of fire lotus?

My stomach was painful, but it was so delicious that I thought I could eat more.

The raccoon soup was made with a small body, so half of it still remains.

Let's take the rest to Kitora-san.

The fire lotus has reached a level where even one person can hunt on the third floor.

So, tomorrow, we will finally challenge the fifth floor.

Perhaps a stronger monster will come out.

But they should be able to confront them now.

*

It was sudden.

I did not predict.

I did not expect it.

I did not imagine.

I didn't even stand.

The day that Seiki decided to go to the fifth floor.

Stampede occurred all at once in dungeons throughout Japan.

It was at 5:00 in the morning that Seiki noticed.

Sensitive organs responded to slight microvibrations.

When I woke up, there was a bad sign around.

My whole body gets wet with sweat and feels bad.

I feel like I'm surrounded by demons, even though it's my bedroom.

I don't know what happened.

But I have a bad feeling.

Seiki immediately outfitted his armor and jumped out of the house.

There is no change at the entrance of the dungeon.

… No, has n’t it changed yet?

Micro-vibrations are still continuing.

When I came in front of the dungeon, I heard a sound coming from the hole.

It was a sound that tuned to the micro-vibration.

It was very similar to the sound of encountering Montparre.

"... not good"

If you take your eyes off, you will have the illusion that a monster is about to pop out.

But what can you do alone?

There are barricades in the dungeon.

When monsters fly out, they won't cause huge damage immediately.

Seiki returned home and picked up the telephone handset.

I called the government office, but did not connect.

That's true.

It's still five o'clock in the morning. No one is at work.

Then call 110 and 119 one after another, but they are not connected.

As soon as you hook up, you hear a "two-to-two" sound from your speakers.

"... Is there a call restriction?"

No, but what happens?

Unpleasant feelings increase more and more.

I can't afford to think.

Seiki looks up the local police phone number online.

When I called that number, I heard a dial tone.

Even though I hadn't done anything yet, it was a breath of relief.

"Yes, this is the K town police station."

"A recent dungeon at home has an unusual event. Please respond immediately."

Behind the handset, a responding police officer heard a breathtaking sound.

"understood. I will send the SDF right now. By the way, you--

"It's an adventurer, Haruki Soraboshi"

"……Is that so. So, just in case, please respond to the emergency provisions. ''

"OK"

Hang up the receiver and take a deep breath once.

Someday I thought I would come.

But I never thought it was today.

Emergency provisions.

If a monster is stamped out of a dungeon, those who have adventurer qualifications must take over this clause and take part in local defenses.

Seiki picks up the phone again and calls the hotel in town.

"Yes, this is K-cho Onsen Ryokan, Hotel Grand Paradise Hills"

A refreshing voice from the reception came from the handset.

It is a target that is clear of the feeling of Haruki, and the thought becomes slightly clear.

It's an interesting name whenever you ask.

Even though it is a small onsen ryokan in the countryside, it is a paradise of "large (ground)".

Moreover, even though it is on a flat ground, "Hills".

Tourists who believe in this name and stay overnight will be disappointed at seeing the building.

The name is false.

The spiny feeling is healed a little.

"Please connect to Kurosaki Fire Lotus, which is staying in room xxx"

It was heard from the lotus that came to stay here.

Naturally, it is not a color scheme such as "I am staying in the room of Parahill XX, so please come anytime."

Seiki tells Fire Lotus that she will "watch the dungeon."

It's a willingness to call in the unlikely event.

"Momohimo ... Karenref ..."

The tongue of the lotus that came out of the phone is suspicious.

Apparently it's not good to wake up.

"It's Seiki. It's going to be a stampede. Please get ready and head for me."

"... lol!

Tensions lingered in his voice, but his tongue was still catastrophic.

When the call is over, Seiki begins to act quickly.

I turned on my computer and left home with a tablet I hadn't used for a long time.

Open “Naruro” on your tablet while watching the dungeon entrance.

Although the line was connected to the PC that became the WI-FI master unit, the homepage was quite heavy.

Perhaps adventurers from all over the country are accessing all at once.

"Naro", which has a server that can withstand the use of one million people, will be heavier.

Apparently the situation is quite serious.

As expected by Seiki, the bulletin board was rough.

Since various information is written in an instant, it is difficult to grasp the situation.

But when you combine the pieces, you get the whole picture.

In dungeons all over Japan, incidents are taking place all at once.

There are still some demons coming out of the dungeon.

However, the contents of each incident are the same.

Even a dungeon where nothing has happened is very likely to be stamped in the future.

After closing the bulletin board, Seiki next checks Stampede's entry in WIKI.

The page is probably also being accessed. It took a long time to open everything.

"... Yeah, right?"

What Haruki confirmed was the end condition of Stampede.

Stampede is like a monster parade where monsters come out.

One of the ending conditions is to destroy all monsters participating in Montparre.

I do not know if it will be one thousand or ten thousand.

Still, it seems that 90% of the last stampede ended with the destruction of demons.

Another condition is the elimination of the boss who is promoting stampede.

Here, [verification required] is attached because the number of confirmations is small.

That's the end condition.

There is no other description.

At the end of checking the conditions, I saw a woman walking into the dungeon.

"... Are you Akane?"

"Yes, this is Akane-san.

"Every morning is like each other. Is Akane preparing for the store?"

"Yes, aren't you a legendary class clerk?"

Dunno.

Or rather, don't say it yourself.

"That's why I come to the store early in the morning and prepare various things."

"I see. Is there anything to do?"

"Your medicine has arrived today, so check it out."

"I see. Nice timing!"

Today was the day when the medicine I had ordered arrived.

It's a really good time.

"What medicine has arrived?"

"Well, yeah, there is."

She unlocked the delivery box at the entrance of the store and removed cardboard from inside.

"Sell all the medicine now."

"Good but ... what happened? Did anyone get hurt?"

"I may do it in the future"

Seiki glares at the dungeon and says.

"Probably stampede will happen"

"... I'm going home now."

"wait a minute"

Seiki quickly grabs Akane's neck as she tries to escape.

"Ahahahaan! I'll keep you away. I don't know anything, so let me go!"

"Don't run away, don't cry ... calm down ..."

She's scared of a rogue adventurer, who is terrified of stampede.

Is it a trauma?

"Hana-nashi-te! I don't want to be troublesome!"

Apparently, he runs away from the hassle.

If so, there is no need to adjust. Seiki pulled hard and approached her mouth.

"What's wrong with your store?"

"Hey !? Oh oh, you! What are you going to do at my shop !?"

"Don't do anything? But what happens if there's a dungeon in front of the store that will be stamped out ...

"Mimi, there are few items in the store, so the store was destroyed by monsters."

"Store rebuilding, sales, repairs, and major expenses"

"Wow!"

When she muttered, she roared.

Despite being prefabricated, reconstruction costs money.

Naturally, reconstruction and repair costs are budgeted based on the sales volume of the branch.

If you don't have enough budget, you'll have to keep your business running.

Summer might be good.

But winter dies. certainly.

When Haruki threatened, Akane relaxed as if he gave up.

"... I mean, you're an adventurer, too? Even if you escape, you'll be called!"

"Because I haven't moved my resident's card, I wonder if I don't have to answer the call"

"..."

This guy has a really good personality.

Someday it's going to fit your tail

… No, are you here because you were there?

"Anyway, give me the goods first. If stampeding happens, you'll always need wound medicine."

"I understand. Of course you will pay, right?"

I don't think I'm convinced.

Despite the crisis, there are no laws or rights to force companies to provide free of charge.

Hold the IC card over the launched terminal to complete the payment.

There are 10 cases of ointment-type wound medicine for 3000 yen each. The payment was 300,000 yen.

I don't think this is a pain.

If you don't pay, you may suffer more.

Meanwhile, a fully protected fire lotus arrived.

Perhaps he heard the story of Seiki and left the hotel in a hurry. I have a habit of sleeping.

"I heard stampede, but haven't the monsters come out yet?"

"Ah. Stampedes are happening in various places, but the times when monsters come out vary."

Seiki told the lotus about the information on the board of "Naruro".

I heard a siren coming from somewhere.

The SDF will arrive here soon.

Before that happens, Seiki moves.

"Turen. When the SDF arrives, explain the situation and conduct a defense battle here."

"What will Skystar do?"

"I'm just looking for a boss."

"No, no! It's dangerous!"

Seiki tries to move forward and is caught by a fire lotus.

"It's okay. If it's a monster like Black Raccoon, you can deal with it even at Monparé. If more demons appear, escape."

"But it's safer to take part in defense here!"

"That's right ..."

Haruki puts her hand on her chin and is troubled.

If you go into the dungeon, you will encounter Monpalais.

However, Seiki still wanted to enter the dungeon.

Enter the dungeon when stampede is taking place.

Such a chance may never come again!

You can have an interesting experience, but you can't miss it.

――Speaking of this, it is certain that the lotus will rage.

"If you find out what kind of monsters come out, you can take a little measure. Also, although it is WIKI information of" Naro ", it seems that stamping may be suppressed if you defeat the boss. Aim to see if you can defeat him, and I think that doing so will save the city more than endlessly defeating the monsters. "

"... I'll go!"

"No. Fire lotus has joined the defense."

"why!?"

"Because it's a good step."

「――Tsu!」

The fire lotus turns blue and breathes.

Haruki took off the mask before she said anything.

Haruki consciously kills her sign.

"I'm dark in shadow. I can act without being found by a demon. On the contrary, I find that there is a lotus .... I understand you?"

Moving lightly, the lotus lost sight of Seiki.

I am very grateful now that I would be disappointed.

"... yes, I see."

You may not be completely convinced.

Still, the lotus who felt the air condition of Seiki nodded without rebutting.

"But don't be afraid."

"of course"

Haruki handed over most of the wound medicine she had just purchased, and went to the dungeon with her bag on her back.

Even if the mouth is torn, the lotus is not told.

I'm excited though stampeding is about to happen.

I'm sure I'm crazy.

But, as a matter of fact, it's fun and it's unavoidable.

Because the city was not overrun by demons, and a future where no one would die was seen.

I don't know if the success rate is 1% or 0.1%.

But surely, the path to a dream-like future stretched right in front of Seiki.

Even if stampeding occurs, the damage is kept to zero as much as possible.

How wonderful would it be to have such a future?

I can't stop thinking.

It's fun and it can't be helped.

I can't stay or stand.

I can't help without adventure.

"Hah!"

Haruki laughed and rushed into the dungeon.