Mob, if I were a high school student, could I be an adventurer, too, Leah?

"Haha! It's been a long time!" -Yeah, it's really burning!

"Have you seen the rooftop yet?" “I saw it, I saw it. Seriously, a convenience store was built in the school!"

Morning of the new semester.

The first school in a month was filled with hustle and bustle, unlike the silence during the summer vacation.

Ugh, the summer vacation is over ~

"I don't want to come to school. Let's stretch out for a month or so after the summer vacation."

"Oh my God, I've only finished about half the assignment."

The students lament that the summer vacation is over, but the face is bright on the other hand.

Somehow, it was clear to me that the tension was rising on the face of a friend I had not seen in a long time.

"Hey, Master. It's been a long time."

When he was slapped on the shoulder from behind, he looked back, and there was Ono's figure.

His face was sunburned black, and he seemed to have lost his mind or to be in better shape.

"Hey, it's been a long time. Something's turned black ~"

Well, I've been diving into the desert labyrinth for a long time.

"Why... again? What's the big deal? Just dive into the cool labyrinth."

The desert labyrinth in the summer... are you crazy?

Ono replied, shrugging his shoulders.

“A part-time job or a part-time job. I'm working in a desert labyrinth to make a pyramid with cards.”

"What's that part-time job?!"

I've never heard of a part-time job making a pyramid!?

And at the same time, a certain man's face flutters in his brain.

"I thought so at first." The employer also dressed like a pharaoh and did something strange. Well, the actual work was easy from the cards, and I did a good part of the salary....... Master, have you ever fought with that person? "

It's almost certain. It's a complete pharaoh's sand field. What is that person doing...?

But thanks to you, you can also get a new D-rank card, Hora!

Having said that, Ono proudly showed us a total of six D-rank cards.

"Oh, finally all of them! Congratulations!"

"Hehe, hehe, thank you." Well, from Master's point of view, I don't think it's a big deal. "

That's what Ono said, but I was usually impressed.

Six D-rank cards are a goal for the amateur class.

A test labyrinth to become a three-star adventurer. The minimum strength required to complete it is six D-rank cards.

Ono has just become a two-star this spring.

It was even a small feat to reach Samsung in just half a year.

Even though Ono has mixed up some cards, such as Hameln's flute and Lotus, like me, I didn't expect him to come here in half a year...

I honestly deserved my praise.

"No, it's amazing as usual... Congratulations"

Thank you very much.

Ono scratched his head in a pale smell, but at the next moment, he turned around and became a serious face.

By the way, I have something I'd like to ask Master.

What's the matter?

Ono looked around lightly and hid his voice.

"... Master, have you heard about the prophecy of Kudan?"

Ahh!

Unexpectedly, Ono nodded convincedly to me that I had made my face stronger.

Did you already know about Master after all?

"Where did you hear that?"

"I've heard rumors on the internet." When I heard about the prophecy of Kudan, it was written on the social media, and it was quickly wiped out, but the screenshot came to me. At first, I thought some kind of asshole wanted to attract attention and blew, but somehow I was worried. Just in case, when I checked lightly, the price of the card magic tools was starting to rise, so I thought this might be... "

"I see..."

As usual, he was very eye-catching. At this point in time, from the little information on the Internet, I arrived at the prophecy of Kudan... "

It's a bit ordinary, honestly, a creepy level of intelligence-gathering ability.

So, what do you think?

"When I say it like that... first of all, I'm sure. I saw Kudan, too."

"............ Seriously?"

Kono muttered after a lot of words, trying to squeeze them out.

Is that still in the footage or something?

"No, it was a labyrinth of mechanical destruction..."

"Is the card gear that you put on your arm decorate?" You'll also have a recording function, right? "

"I was in a situation where I was just letting the scouting cards advance." Let's just find the boss's race. "

"Tsk... well, then, there's no helping it." And what is the content of the prophecy? "

"Sure...... 'The third scourge strikes this land. Doom covers the earth. The shield of defense has already fallen into conspiracy. Thou, prepare for perdition."

"Hmmm..."

Ono put his arms together and thought about it for a dozen seconds.

"I'm pretty sure." Moreover, given that card prices are rising and trend shifts are happening globally, don't let it be found not only in Japan, but also in other countries around the world. "

"... you mean the same world-wide simultaneous type as World War II?"

“Maybe. I mean, you can't expect backup from overseas.”

In some countries where the political situation is unstable, it is impossible to manage the labyrinth by using only one's own fighting forces.

In such countries, the United Nations and others have taken on Angormore measures in exchange for loot from the labyrinth.

However, since the United Nations forces are only a contribution of troops from various countries, they will certainly prioritize and increase their ranks in the event of an Angormor in their own country.

In other words, when Angormor occurs simultaneously throughout the world, the United Nations will not be able to help.

"Well, support from overseas was originally a thin hope." Even the US troops in Japan have been retreating for a long time. "

Incidentally, the US troops in Japan withdrew before the First Angormore...... when Wraith caused heavy damage to their own troops.

It was said that it was like a midnight escape, but, well... the damage the US Army suffered at that time was not fashionable, so I couldn't help it.

The withdrawal of US troops took place simultaneously not only in Japan but throughout the world, and the sudden abandonment of its role by the United States, which recognized itself as the world's police, said the world situation at that time was greatly disrupted.

Well, as a result, globally, "other countries cannot be relied upon when it matters. There was a wave of nationalism that said," You should do something about your own country. "Riding that wave, Japan also put in a large scalpel related to the Constitution and the Self-Defense Forces, which led to the suppression of the damage in First Angormore......, so it could not be said that it was a bad event in general.

What's Master going to do now?

"Nh... I think the Adventurer's Department will be preparing for Angormore as a whole." We're going to have a meeting after school today. "

"Adventurer's Department..."

Ono put his fist on his chin and showed a thoughtful technique.

"Hey, why don't you join the Burned Adventurer's Department now?"

Ono's words were as expected in the middle of the day.

"Hmm, I don't know. I don't know what Anna would say....."

I don't want to turn down Ono, who seemed promising in the future, because he wanted to build a force... but it's not strange to say that he wants to survive with a few elites now.

Anna's faction building was supposed to take years.

Of course, I turned around and said, "Fighting is the number!" But there is also a possibility of gathering a large number of people... "

"For the time being, I'll ask for it." I know you've been working with me on the hound case, so I'm sure you'll be fine. "

"Please, tell me if you can't." I'll take a different approach. "

"Okay.... what other approach, by the way?"

"Let's dive into the labyrinth, or let some professional team in." Either way, you're quitting school. "

"That's it..."

No, it's only natural to think about it. Because I have a school labyrinth, I didn't have the option to quit school from the end, but if not, I would have dropped out or suspended from school like Ono, and dived into the labyrinth in a madness of death.

... he's honestly my judge. If Adventurer's Department can't accommodate you, I'll help you personally.

When I was exchanging information with Ono, I came to the front of the class in time.

That's all we need to talk about.

Both Ono and I will switch our feelings to our daily routine and say hello to everyone.

Good morning.

Onii-san!

Good morning, Kitagawa-kun, Ono-kun.

It's been a long time!

As I greeted my classmates, I headed to the seat at the center of the class, where there was already a familiar karst top, excluding Mr. Beefcracker, and somehow Mr. Ichijo.

... I wonder if Ichi-san has joined the group? It may be that the distance between Yonomiya-san and the others has been reduced by going to the pool together.

While thinking of such things, he exchanged greetings and took his seat.

Where's Beef Kurashi?

"Shizuka is the morning practice of brass. The school festival is close."

"Ahh, it's already such a time..."

What will my class do this year?

There are some things that need to be prepared very much, and I'm sorry for the labyrinth strategy, but I think...

"Hey, Kitagawa. Look at that."

That being said, there was a small crowd before Shinto pointed to it with its jaws.

Surrounded by everyone in the class is a boy who looks like he can't wear glasses (although it's not my in-laws I could say...). He must have belonged to a literary group.

It was basically a quiet and inconspicuous type, and it wasn't supposed to be a character surrounded by everyone like that...

What the hell is that?

"It's a card gear. Kato's guy, he's been showing off the stereoscopic image of the card to everyone for a while now."

Ono looks at Kato in admiration for the Shinto religion that somehow says Tumarana.

Oh, let's do it. Didn't you say that it was just released yesterday and that it was more than a hundred times the lottery multiplier?

"... yes, I entered the lottery, but I fell"

I see. I smiled bitterly. That's why you've been so subtly angry with Kato since before.

"Kitagawa, just stick it in there and show off your card gear." Show the performance difference of the premier product to the cheap version of Kato. "

"Oh, no, that's so cool."

On such a day, you will definitely buy a grudge that you don't need from Kato, in addition to being drawn from the class.

"Honestly, I envy you." For the adventurers, we want the items that will get us out of their throats....... Shit, I just want you to give up if you just want to chat with the cards. "

To the words of Ono in a serious tone, Shinto also has a somewhat strange face.

"Well, you adventurers have a direct connection to survival." But I think this card gear is more in demand by the general public than by the general public. "

Yonomiya-san also nods to the words of Shinto.

"That's right. I was frustrated to be an adventurer after all." I was impressed when I first summoned a card. I thought if I could have another chat with the card without going into the labyrinth, I'd want it too. "

"Until now, only adventurers have had the privilege of being able to communicate with cards." Rather, we ordinary people have a strong admiration for card gear. "

"... well, I can see that."

In the opinion of both ordinary people, Ono also expressed his understanding with a reluctant face.

But since it's originally an adventurer's item, I still feel like giving priority to this one

"But, it's not that bad for an adventurer to have a demand for card gear for ordinary people, is it?" Somehow, the purchase price of low-rank cards is also increasing, right? "

Well, that's for sure.

Shinto's words were nodded by Ichijo-san, who had been silently pushed against the desk until now.

"It's nearly three times the purchase price so far, so it would be very helpful if you rushed out like me"

According to her, the current buy-in price of the F-rank and E-rank cards had risen to nearly three times the market price.

Not to mention the presence of card gear, and as soon as the launch was announced, many people came to the guild to buy cards. As a result, there has always been an unusual situation in which low-rank cards with a dubious feel become diluted and the buy-in price of the cards is increased.

This seemed to be the first time since the Adventurer's Guild was established in Japan, and it was a bit of news.

... The highest buying-in prices are mainly girls' cards and cute animal-based cards, and the price of unpopular cards such as goblins and zombies has remained low in the past, but the high buying-in price is still a gospel for many amateur classes.

"Well, that's true." In my case, even if I sold all the low-rank cards a little before this boom came... haa "

... but some of them were unlucky enough to rely on that boon, and Ono sighed deeply.

Maybe it was to add to the purchase of the D-rank card...

In other words, for Ono, the boom is simply that card gear is hard to come by. Then you'll want to whine.

In other words, my enemies up to the E rank hierarchy are basically passing through, so I was not related to this boom.

"Ahh, I wonder if Emerald Tablet could prepare a separate Adventurer slot and sell me some card gear." Please do such a thing, and I will continue to go to the necessary level for a long time. "

"Then, even if you register as an adventurer, there will be people trying to get it." It can be sold at a high price through resale or something like that. "

When Shinto jokes at Ono, Yonomiya-san nods to it.

It's possible. And then, I became an adventurer as usual.

"Some people might just register to get card gear, but make their adventurer debut as it is. It wouldn't be strange if Kato and the others made their adventurer debut next week or so."

"Unexpectedly, maybe that's the point..."

Looking at Shinto and Yonomiya-san, who laughs and talks, I think about it in my heart.

A magic tool called this card gear. It is a product for adventurers, but sometimes it seems to be a product intended for popularization with the general public, such as not having an adventurer's slot prepared for launch or having unnecessary features in the labyrinth strategy such as being able to talk with cards outside the labyrinth.

Of course, there is also a possibility that the market is wider for the entire Japanese population of more than 100 million people than for adventurers who only have a few hundred thousand people, simply for marketing purposes.

Well, that's what happens when you think about it normally.

However, this card gear product was originally developed in conjunction with the state to reduce the mortality rate in the adventurer's labyrinth...

It is too frustrating to be too conscious of the general public and not go to the adventurer who is the original target.

Nevertheless, if the country leaves this situation alone, it can also be considered that this situation was the country's aim...

The goal might have been to increase the interest of ordinary people in this situation, that is, in the labyrinth and the cards.

Not only do you go to your guild to buy cards to register for the card gear that is the subject of discussion and boom, but you also sign up for an adventurer who actually wants to call in and get in touch with you.

Is it too much for me to think that I'm expecting such a script...?

So, if you say so...... I'll ask Joji-san.

Is the adventurer activity going well, Ichi-san?

"I wonder." Living armor is easy to use, and Phenia and Menia are good kids. ”

Apparently, Ichi-san was doing well, too.

I was worried because it was almost no-touch since I lent it to you, but I'm glad I'm getting along with the cards.

Well, if I had three D-rank cards and struggled with the F-rank labyrinth, I'd be in trouble.

"Sure..." he smiles bitterly.

With Living Armor, there was no need to worry about losing from Direct Attacks in the F-ranked Labyrinth, and even more so, the D-ranked two-on-one skills in the F-ranked Labyrinth were pretty good.

If you can match a Trap Disarming Researcher and a Healer with an E-rank card, you'll be able to take on two stars.

"When I think of something like that..."

We've got a party coming up, and I'm going to take the two-star promotion test next holiday.

Haha!? Hurry up!?

Inadvertently, I heard a crazed voice.

Ono also said with half a surprise and half a daze.

"Come on, Ichi-san has been an adventurer for three weeks or something. It's a little early, isn't it?"

"What's so surprising? It was a summer vacation, so it wouldn't be strange to break through the F-rank labyrinth of about ten."

"No... I'm worried about whether there's a party or not..."

The difference between the F-rank labyrinth and the E-rank labyrinth was the existence of a trap.

Although not as vicious as the C-rank labyrinth, the existence of a trap is a major obstacle to frustrating most stars.

At the time of my two-star promotion exam, Eliza didn't have any trap disarming skills either, so I had to take the hit and shatter man disarming technique, which was very difficult at first.

Now I could see how reckless it was to challenge the E-rank labyrinth without even removing the trap, despite the amount of Lotus recovery magic.

At the very least, you should have prepared an F Rank card to unlock the trap.

I opened my mouth to teach you such a lesson...

"A party? We have all the traps and healers." "Five Healer Rank Fs for Brownies with Trap Disabling abilities"

Ah, is that so?

Ah, honorable student. Speaking of which, Mr. Ichijo can study a lot at this appearance...

Hmm, if you have a trap removal skill, you don't have to have combat power, so there's no problem with brownies. It's a little uneasy that the healing character who is the lifeline is rank F, but it's a style that rotates from where you have five cards.

"Since the purchase price of the low-rank card has increased so much, I want to make as much money as possible within the current time." Even if you break through the F-Rank Labyrinth, you still have 100,000? I was wondering if it would be more efficient to collect and sell e-rank cards that can be sold. During the exam, it's like renting out the E-rank labyrinth. "

"I-I see......"

Ono and I nodded together unexpectedly.

Indeed, now that the purchase price of low-rank cards is soaring, is that also an ant?

The buying-in price of an E-rank card is between 10,000 and 100,000 yen at normal times. Three times that is a calculation that can be sold for up to 300,000 yen. Since the drop rate is 5%, it is calculated by defeating twenty bodies.

... looks like an hourly wage would be better than breaking the F-rank labyrinth normally.

Besides, there are probably a lot of adventurers who are looking to drop cards in any F-rank and E-rank labyrinths right now, so it's pretty big to be able to rent out the E-rank labyrinths for a month in the name of exams.

In some cases, you may be able to buy a cheaper D-rank card during the exam.

"Well, if you're thinking about a lot of things yourself, that's fine." I'm sorry for saying this so quietly. "

Nothing? Kitagawa is the owner of the card, so it's only natural to worry about it.

Mr. Ichijo waved his hand. It's rustling.

If you pass the two stars, I'll send you a celebration.

Come on, Master, take it from me.

When I said that lightly, for some reason, a strange guy caught me from the side.

"Why should I give you a celebration..."

I thought it would be a celebration to help me become a second star.

"Things are fine. Take me to the labyrinth."

Labyrinth?

Oh, it would be great if it was my school, but it would be good if it was some sort of D-rank.

"Hmm, I see..."

The labyrinth... "

"If it wasn't for Angormor, I'd nod immediately..."

"There's someone from the Adventurer's Department..."

"Just once, when there's time to spare, that's fine"

There, the pre-bell chime rang.

Ichi-san stood up from his seat and patted me on the shoulder.

Well, think about it.

I whispered that and left.

Let's go to the labyrinth together... let's think about it.