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

I apologize for saying this all of a sudden.

In the square screen of the laptop, a beautiful white girl bows her head.

But it may seem sudden to everyone watching this video, but for us, this was at least two months ago.

In the midst of white hair, clothes, and skin, a woman called a saint in the alley said, dwelling in a suspicious light with only red eyes.

"Initially, we thought we should leave it to the right people. There will be less social disruption and it will be announced at the best time......"

Drop your eyes faintly...

But wait, no time will come, and now that two months have passed, we have had to make this decision.... the tragedy could come before the announcement. No matter how disruptive it may be to society, we should give people time to prepare. "

The saintly lady complains with a sad expression.

'Even if you say something like this all of a sudden, you may not believe it right away. Due to our past mistakes, some of you may not believe the Mother Star Committee itself. But believe me, this is it. ---This prophecy of Khudan is true...... "

So when Anna stops playing the video, she sighs.

"This has turned out to be a bad thing..."

The morning following the flying presentation by the Mother of Stars Committee.

We from the Adventurer's Department gathered in the office for an emergency meeting before class.

The agenda is, of course, about the announcement of the Congregation of the Virgin Mary and the impact it will have in the future.

As for the impact, it has already appeared.

On the way back yesterday, the guilds were lined up with people buying the authenticity of prophecy and cards, and groceries and medicines were depleted in supermarkets and drugstores. For some reason, the mask and toilet paper disappeared from the store.

Inquiries also came to the government, and the suddenly prepared dedicated HP was down in less than a few minutes.

In response to the criticism of the government, which increased every second, an emergency press conference was held by the prime minister and an official announcement of Kudan's prophecy was made, but there was no specific explanation of why it was being concealed, and the inflammation ended up accelerating further.

In the news I saw this morning, commentators with great titles were criticizing and scolding the government like their parents' revenge.

"What's wrong with it is that the trust of the government has fallen to the ground." After all, I've been covering up Kudan's prophecy for more than two months.... Depending on the politicians' foolishness, they may even ask for the Premier's resignation. "

"... there's nothing like that."

In this situation of competing for every minute and every second, what is there to gain by replacing the Chancellor?

I'm not choosing an incompetent person in turn to serve as Premier. I can even tell that I am an amateur in politics when it is harmful and unprofitable to pull legs in this situation for an hour.

When Japan dies, it doesn't make sense to take a seat in the next election... "Anna shakes her head with a cold look at me.

"I don't know. If you're going to continue to play politics in the shelter, you might want to pull your rivals' legs while you can... some fools think about that."

…………

There's no such foolishness here... how good it would have been if I could have stretched my chest out and denied it.

"I can't tell you the extraordinary thing about the Star Mother's meeting..."

As Iebe said, the government was moving too slowly for the Mother Star Association to go ahead.

We were, too, but people who knew about the prophecy were quite anxious. Someone else would have revealed it sooner or later, even if the Mother of Stars hadn't announced it.

"But even so..."

"I wonder why the government didn't tell me the reason for the cover-up......"

"At least if I told you why, it wouldn't have caused so much trouble..."

It was the master who answered my mumbling question.

“Maybe, but I think it's diplomacy.”

"Diplomacy?... I see"

Looking at the market price of the card, it is likely that there was a prophecy of Kudan not only in Japan, but also in other countries around the world.

In other words, it was not only Japan that was covering up Kudan's prophecy.

Behind that, there may have been joint Angormore countermeasures in various countries around the world, but I can't be honest about that.

Perhaps even today, countries around the world, led by the United States, will announce the prophecy of Kadan.

While thanking Japan for putting on the mud... "

So, what do we do now?

Master said.

Yes, the only thing that matters is the sole.

The announcement was delayed for a reason, but more importantly, what should we do to survive?

"... the announcement was unexpected, but in the end, what we do remains the same. Fortunately, we have already collected all the resources such as groceries, so let's focus on the cards and magic items.”

“What about garnet?”

From now on, the Carbuncle Garnet will not be a source of funds.

Anna replied calmly to that question.

"Oh, don't worry about that. I already have a contract with Garnet to sell to, so I'll keep it on the same price for at least until Angormore starts.”

"Hmm? I see..."

Woven section nodded without saying anything in particular, even though it looked a little strange.

I didn't want to go too deep here, so I gently gulped my chest inside.

"More than that, I'm sure your classmates will hear about Kudan's prophecy later..."

"I know. You can pretend you didn't know, right?"

We nodded, "Don't tell anyone."

"Yes.... I've heard such rumors before, but I don't care to say them, but please let them go appropriately if you didn't think they were true." You must know the prophecy in secret. "

"Hmm... What if my classmates tell me that I want to join the Adventurer's Department?"

"... that's right. I'm sure there will be a lot of applicants after school?"

"That 's--"

And when Anna answered, the pre-bell chime just rang.

"It's already this time." In the meantime, if you want to join the Adventurer's Department, please tell me to ask the director. See you after school. "

As a result, the morning meeting was disbanded.

Since then, it has been difficult.

As expected, we came to the adventurer crew, our classmates... no, even the students from other classes came.

I ignored the HR (home room) in the morning and the Hiyori-chan who was in charge, and attacked the question.

"Is the announcement of the Mother of Stars really true?" What does the prophecy mean about Angormore? "" What should I do when Angormore comes? "

Some of them naturally said, "Did you know the prophecy beforehand?"

I couldn't even find the time to go to the bathroom for the questioners who came every time during the holiday time. If Ono hadn't helped me subtly, I would have leaked either slurping or pissing.

What awaited us after school was a large group of applicants for admission.

The number of applicants for admission exceeded a hundred, and many students naturally did not have a license or a D-rank card.

It was clear that their goal was not to become adventurers, but to fight in Angormor, or to seek our protection.

But Anna has declared that she will not leave them at the gate this time, but will interview everyone.

Many of the students had found their chance to turn her back on her even though she had a license before, and there was a line of serpents in front of the department.

If I had done such a thing, of course I wouldn't have had time to conquer the labyrinth, and the conquest in the meantime was without Anna.

Now that the existence of the prophecy is known, I buy the repugnance if I pay at the gate as I used to. It is necessary to conduct a series of interviews, even in one form only. From there, all we had to do was pick up what seemed promising... and at this point, we weren't dissatisfied either.

And then a week later.

When we noticed that there were only four adventurers, the Adventurer's Department swelled to a total of 60.

"Huh ~... senpai, please watch this news. The government has decided to distribute one E-rank card and five F-rank cards to all citizens. Somehow, the world is changing rapidly."

……………………

I frowned silently at Anna, who smiled and showed me the news page on her smartphone.

What? Are you in a bad mood?

Anna's neck tilted cutely as she saw this obviously grumpy situation.

I told her that.

"You've been a little too forceful lately."

I was alone with her in the office.

As the deputy general manager, I was somewhat surprised by Anna's behavior recently, so I asked Weaving and the master to go home first, and I made time for the two of us to talk.

Anna answers me with a few thoughts.

”Hmm... is this about the card loan?”

When I nodded silently, Anna scratched her cheek in a bit of trouble.

"Um, but didn't you just tell senpai in advance? senpai is also good....."

Indeed, I was the only one who heard from Anna in advance.

The number of personnel may be increased considerably.

I said I knew that too.

"But..."

"Whatever it takes, it's too much to put in more than half of the people who want to join the club."

What I expected was that we would first accept about a dozen promising people as two armies, mainly with licenses, and then gradually increase the number of them.

It was unexpected to increase this number all at once.

"Moreover, I even lent out my card..."

Only about ten new recruits have a license. Of course, the remaining 50 people had no cards or money. Anna lent them the D-rank cards that she kept in the Adventurer's Department, and she even paid for the Adventurer's registration fee.

The D-rank card kept in the section is a shared object. As expected, the voice of worries about lending it to strangers rose, but Anna pushed it through in the form of her buying out all the D-rank cards.

Since we rented out Anna's possessions, we didn't have the strength to complain. However, this rapid expansion of forces was not only due to the original exclusivity of the weave, but even the master was frowning.

Anna's ambition to create her own forces was too obvious.

That said, I am not concerned with the rapid expansion of the number of personnel or Anna's ambitions. There was a crack between Anna and the other core members in front of Angormor.

Therefore, I asked the other two to go home first, and thus I came to protest or suppress as the deputy director.

"Nh, ahh... I'm sorry! Something seems to have gone wrong. But for the time being, can you hear my thoughts?"

Yeah.

"Thank you.... We have managed to build up our strength thanks to the efforts we've made in the past two months and, above all, thanks to our seniors." Perhaps we alone can afford to defend this base until Phase Two. Do you know what is the most missing thing for us? "

What's missing?

If it's simply not enough, I can say that everything is not enough, but it's the least enough thing...

"... time?"

When I answered that, Anna smiled bitterly.

"Sure enough, that's the last thing we need." The answer is a summoning frame. "

I see... I'm very convinced.

Except for the things we can't get with our feet, we certainly don't have enough of.

There were twelve Summon Monsters in Angormor regardless of their phase. This is equivalent to rank A labyrinth.

In other words, until the third phase, the adventurer could fight in a more advantageous situation than the labyrinth, but considering the protection of ordinary people, there were too few summoning slots of these twelve.

Even if I had filled all the summoning frames with a B-rank card, it would definitely be impossible to protect everyone in the school by myself.

Even if I had a trinational goddess and an army summoning skill. As long as there was a limit to the summoning frame, there was a limit to what one person could do.

If I wanted to solve that problem quickly and at a low cost, I knew it would be easiest to increase my Summon Monster, or manpower.

The best part of this approach is that we can turn our protection personnel into a defensive force.

Protective personnel can increase their strength while reducing the risk of injury. It's just two birds with one stone.

"The problem is..."

"What about escaping and fleeing?" And what about the risk of rampage? "

Whether the human resources can be trusted.

Just because I lent you my card doesn't mean that you'll follow me normally. Worst of all, when you gain the power of cards, you will grow and protect people, and on the contrary, some people will behave roughly.

No, I'm sure they'll come out.

"With regard to the former, I intend to determine the time between now and the occurrence of Angormore." Obviously, the person who is about to escape is playing at the time of the interview, and as far as the cowards are concerned, they will confiscate their cards. That's what it says in the contract. When it comes to rampage, look at this. "

That's why Anna offered me a list of new recruits.

It was just a simple thing to fill in the name, the grade, the gender, and the card I lent out, but when I saw it, I immediately realized that it was there.

"... there's a lot of women."

About two-thirds of the list were women.

"When it comes to new recruits, we've prioritized girls. I think this will at least prevent sexual rampage to some extent. If you have a girl's eye, fewer men will do stupid things, and well, if you have to, you just have to dispose of it."

Disposal... is not an execution, is it, Anna?

Well, well, will this save at least some of the tyranny? On the contrary, I'm worried that I won't be able to have a gay/lesbian style, but I'm sure I can manage that.

I mean... "

"Anyway, ono-san joined the club... and so did Higashino, Nishida, and Shinto."

At the top of the list were the names of people I knew well.

I'm not so surprised about Mr. Ichijo, but I was a little surprised about the combination of east and west and Shinto because it was water to sleep.

"As for your acquaintance, I passed almost unconditionally. I'm going to spin a good one about the cards I'm going to rent."

"It looks like I've let you down..."

"What's the mark next to this name?"

In the list, it was seen that there was an unmarked person with a small letter in the mark and .

"Oh, that's licensed." Those who became adventurers with cards rented from Ono-san are the ones with the small lettering inside. ”

”Hmm, I see... you mean Ono?”

It seemed that the Ono faction accounted for about half of the licensed faction.

The total number of adventurers in the university was supposed to be about a dozen, so if you look at this, more than half of them did not enter the Adventurer's Department because they had the original license.

"... how did you pay at the front gate?"

"Wait, it's not my fault." Normally, I refused not to harm the opponent's pride. Now you're just watching the situation normally, aren't you? "

Even people who don't have a card can get into the department, so if they have a license, they'll think they're welcome.

... I don't know what to say, but I don't have the ability to see the times.

Rather, it is only at this time that you are entitled to a license.

"Well, I understand Anna's thoughts." I agree that we need a summoning frame. "

Many F-rank and E-rank cards also have useful skills. For example, brownies and silky cards shine more in everyday life than in labyrinth strategies. Even if it doesn't help, it will make life in the shelter more comfortable.

The fact that a handful of elites weren't able to make good use of those cards was something I thought was wrong.

"However, please talk to everyone properly next time." Just tell me the reason and I'll be satisfied. "

"Yeah... I guess. Maybe I was in a bit of a hurry."

"Impatient? I see..."

Sure enough, I knew Anna was in a hurry.

Initially, it was expected that there would be a government announcement in about a month, but it was two months. Besides, he was exposed from somewhere else.

Originally, it was planned to take a little more steps while communicating with the members, but the plan had to be turned around early, and as a result, things seemed urgent.

"I imagined that, but Anna's impatience wasn't just a matter of time..."

"If you imagine the background of the delay in the government's announcement so far..."

…………

The government, maybe.

Indeed, I cannot help but be worried about the government's moves.

Even after a week, I'm still keeping quiet about why the announcement was delayed.

... if there hadn't been an announcement of the Star Mothers' Meeting, I'd still be silent and even think that I was going to keep it a secret until someone exposed it.

And it was not only about Japan, but the whole world, and it could no longer be said that it was creepy that it was working so closely together, including countries that could never be said to be good friends.

The uncertainty about whether the country can be counted on makes it even harder to predict the future of post-Angormore.

That impatience was in me, and in the whole nation.

... perhaps this act of Anna's rampage is not a simple expansion of power, but merely a desire to give many students a minimum of self-defense.

In terms of power transformation, overall control by a minority is the most risk-free and efficient. The way this card is scattered is rather contrary to her goal of becoming a faction.

The preference for girls over boys is proof that self-defense is more important than strength.

So, maybe this is the result of Anna respecting my intentions?

My family and friends are my top priority, and if I can afford it, everyone at the school... I think this might be the result of Anna executing my words at the meeting...

And there is one thing that I noticed in this case.

That's because Anna seems to have a habit of neglecting the Lianlian Minister. "My head is spinning fast and I have the ability to act, but I tend to run..."

No, have you reported or consulted for the time being? It's just that it has a width.

Well, I had a problem with the OK sign without asking.

The true leader hasn't come to me yet, but as deputy general manager, I should have listened to it more deeply.

I'm sorry about Anna, and I'm sorry about me.

Well, Anna and I are in high school. It is not surprising that you have never appeared in society, and you are imitating organizational management.

We just have to grow up together.

... if I had the time, I'd talk about it.

"By the way, I have one favor to ask you senpai..."

"What? What?"

Sometimes I put myself on the shelf and let myself be cautious, so I'll ask you a little question.

Anna asks me in such a way, and I say it casually as if she were asking me to use a convenience store.

Can you take the four-star promotion test?

Huh?

All of a sudden, I was taken aback.

"Four stars..."

"If it's that easy, I won't struggle, and above all..."

"Is there any benefit of becoming a four star now...?"

Well, that's right.

and Anna exhale one sigh.

"Actually, it seems that Senpai Kanazuki might leave for a little while..."

"Eh!?...... Yabe-chan"

"Shit. It's really bad." When I first heard about it, I thought I'd double-piece my shocked face. "

"What kind of shock is that?"

That being said, this is actually pretty bad. Your vocabulary has become so poor that you can only come out of it.

After all, if my master leaves, I won't be able to enter the C-rank labyrinth. The plan for the future is also going to collapse.

Um, why?

"I can't say, or I don't know." from the muscles that I can't refuse, I was told that they might call me..... "

"Seriously..."

When the master becomes a muscle that can't be turned down, onee-san becomes entangled.

"Before Angormor, it would be up to each person to ignore the in-laws of the Tokugawa era or to settle the loan before that, but the master would definitely be the latter person..."

That's why I trust you to run Arrace.

How long is that going to be?

"Hmm, one day they'll be around a month from now." It seems that I don't know how long it will be.... they'll rendezvous as soon as Angormor starts. "

"Can you really come back, or will you come back..."

"A month later..."

"Why, if you can become a four-star in the meantime,

"Hmm, I get the story."

But... I'm sorry to hear that.

"Honestly, it's tough..."

”... I knew it, right?”

Yeah. If you can do something about your practical skills, you'd better write them.

I'm also studying the written test, but this is more difficult than I expected.

The study time required to pass the four-star written examination is on average about 500 hours. This is a level of difficulty comparable to the qualification of a housekeeper.

If it was just a practical technique, it would be tough to include it in writing... it was definitely impossible.

However, Anna tilted her neck against me.

Huh? Are you okay with practical skills?

"Oh... well, I think we'll figure it out."

As I dive into the labyrinth of my school, which is much more difficult than the usual C-rank labyrinth, I also have the feeling that I have grown somewhat as an adventurer.

If I had Lotus' power, I wouldn't be able to break the C-rank labyrinth in a solo.

When Anna heard my answer, she clapped her hands and bread with joy.

"Oh! Well then, you're cumming, aren't you?" If you're writing, I'm clear! "

I accidentally said, "Ahh!” she said, shouting.

I completely forgot, but this Anna had already passed the written exam.

"But..."

"You used to pass those exams in junior high school... ah"

That's what I noticed. I've noticed.

Connect...?

"Oh, something... ah!" What! I'll say it, but from the gift of total effort! It's a kind of national examination, so connections and injustices don't work! "

"I see..."

”I mean, you have a head that can pass that exam, but why is that head...?”

"... no, it's normal to get hurt when you say that straight." If you pass that exam and your grades aren't good, or if you pass it and your grades aren't good..... "

"Ahh... I see"

... did you devote your school studies to your life and pass the exam?

If you think about it, if you study for 500 hours while you are an adventurer, you will neglect your school studies.

Since there is no basic secondary school range, it is impossible to understand the high school range.

Although Anna's head turned quickly and her memory was not bad, she thought that taking the red dot was simply a matter of motivation, but it was actually due to studying the Four Stars Examination.

"Well, I don't want to talk about that right now." Actual skills seem to be manageable. Anna cleared the writing. If that happens, it'll be a breakthrough..... "

"Nhhh... I think it's okay with that." Actually, I'm talking about simplifying the four-star promotion test in the near future. "

Huh? Seriously?

"Yeah... well, it's a story that hasn't gotten to the surface yet, but, well, I think it's definite." Hello, the country wants to increase the number of four stars at least a little, and the D-rank labyrinth breakthrough record is ten, and the written exam is also not allowed to bring card gear. "

”Um... it's going to be a lot easier to bring in card gear”

"That's right!" Even though you've passed the test with your school grades as a sacrifice! "

Anna regrets hitting her fist on the desk.

Well, I know how you feel.

The card gear also has a Six Laws manual installed to make it easier for you to solve your struggles in the dungeon.

When the card gear is brought in, the difficulty of the examination drops to the level of a car's license.

It would be frustrating to sacrifice school grades and take your stupid character's letterer away from Anna.

If it's that easy, I'll be able to pass the Four Stars by myself.

Shit, if the test that was the biggest hurdle could be brought in card gear, it would be four stars if it exceeded the actual skill.

"Hmm, could you hold on a second? I feel like this is about the departure of Kanazuki-senpai....."

"Ahh... I see, that certainly seems to be true."

There was something I had to summon the Four Stars, and I heard it from the line of my master's sister... it felt like that.

Therefore, even if I take the four stars, there is a possibility that I will be summoned in the same way as the master, which makes no sense.

"...... for now, shall we keep it until we know more?"

“I think that's a good idea.”

I don't know what the problem was... yes!

"If I had to do something else, what would I do with the transfer and garnet collection?" So, what's the school like in the first place? "

As long as I'm doing something else, of course I won't be able to use the Hameln's flute to efficiently take on it. No matter how many Harmeln whistles I have, it can be tough to take an exam while attending school.

"When it comes to collecting garnets, I also got a card with treasure hunting powers, so it's okay." When it comes to school... you don't really have to take class anymore. When this happens, the school won't tell you. So, from now on, I'll take a break from class, stay overnight, and dive into the labyrinth, and even without the flute of Hermeln, I'll manage in about a month. ”

"I see..."

Surely, now that the prophecy has been announced, don't you have to take classes seriously?

If you take a month or two off school, you don't have to stay for another year.

... but now that you're on the Carbuncle Radar, Kimaris-san won't be a problem either. Now we have to think about full-scale operations.

Use it as it is, trade it, or use it to rank up Durahan...

"... and the drops while senpai is acting for the exam"

Well, that's right, we have to make up our minds.

Do you distribute all the loot to the same Adventurer's Department, or do you take it as the team you acquired during another operation...?

"During the examination, please make the cards that you obtained belong to you." Instead, we will distribute the cards obtained in the school labyrinth. However, I will distribute the drops from the garnet and golden boxes to seniors because I will ask them to act separately at the convenience of the Adventurer's Department. "

I see... I think it belongs to the squad that got the drops. Well, it's hard to figure out how many squads got on the other side, and that record is a pain in the ass.

And the distribution of garnet, which was the biggest concern, will be distributed if it is convenient for the adventurer, and will not be distributed if it is convenient for you. In other words, in this case, I can get a garnet because it's convenient for the team, but I can't get a master to leave for personal reasons.

I feel a little sorry for my master, but if I give a share to people who are separated for personal reasons, I will be dissatisfied with other personnel, so I should settle for Sivia. Naturally, like Arrace, you will have to leave the adventurer's shared belongings to prevent them from escaping.

Well, this is Kanmae lethargy, right?

When she nodded, Anna said that she had to abandon it.

Tatemae?

"Yes. However, it might be a different action, but it would have been fine to distribute the drops equitably... would you be able to use the cards you obtained in this way?"

Anna laughed deeply when she said that.

So I finally figured out what she meant.

"... oh, I see, that's what I mean."

"That's what I'm talking about."

In other words, you're going to have to do something different, so make sure to strengthen your fighting power.

Certainly, even if you drop a B-rank card while you're acting in the Adventurer's Department, it will be a shared asset for everyone.

So if the survival rate in Angormore were to improve, I wouldn't have had any complaints, but for Anna it would have been a concern.

Indeed, if you think about it, this is a fascinating story.

During the month of the Ascension Examination, you will have exclusive access to the C Rank Labyrinth and Special Labyrinth.

Of course, if you defeat it, you will pass the test there... but on the contrary, if you don't defeat the Lord, you can resemala until the Lord of the card you want comes out.

Unfortunately, the C Rank Labyrinth will be a one-shot battle unless it is a Rogue Like Dungeon (route daily variant), but the Special Labyrinth will have a very good chance of getting a Rank Up card because it will either punch through my deck's weaknesses or come out with a card that surpasses my strengths.

"But maybe a month..."

A mysterious darkness that can only be seen when manipulating fate. It's getting pretty close.

Probably two months from now, but I'm still not sure because the darkness itself is getting closer and further away.

I don't know if this is Angormor, but it's quite possible.

Before that, I wanted to go to the Special Labyrinth again, so this was a boat for crossing.

"Alright... I'll grow up and come back during the exam."

I'm looking forward to it.

That's what Anna said, and she laughed.