Chapter 29:
Working Out In The Dungeon
The beautiful college girls are working out lightly before entering the dungeon, dazzling sweat glistening on their foreheads.
I decided to buy drinks for these girls. But there is no vending machine nearby, so I have to go out to the street. However, it was also troublesome to change my clothes again, so I put on a pollywog mask and went out.
But if I went down the street, people would look at me and be appalled.
But, well, it's not like they can see my face, so as long as I have some coins jingling around in my hand, I should be fine. When I came after buying sports drinks for the group, I caught a couple of young men trying to pick up on Serai-san and her friends who were sitting on a shield and taking a rest.
Since they were also in this clearing, it was easy to assume they were dungeon-dwellers. And as I walked up to them, I gradually began to hear what they were talking about.
"Hey, where did you come from? What's your name? You're going to dive into the dungeon now, aren't you?"
"It's not safe for a girl to go alone. We'll protect you, so come with us."
Serai-san and the others were not making eye contact with the men inviting them in such a way but were smiling and listening to their conversation. Mmmm, I must head for the rescue as soon as possible.
"Ah, coach! Welcome back!"
I thought, but Serai-san noticed me first and waved her hand with a smile.
"Nn…wow!"
On the other hand, the men swung at us with a sworn look in their eyes. But when they recognized us, they were surprised and fell on their butts. Well, that's right. It's no wonder they were surprised to see the monster bugs creeping up behind them, right next to the dungeon.
"Oh, you guys. I have a meeting later, so could you refrain from doing that?"
When I called out to them, the young men said, "What are you filming?" and "I thought there was a cute girl in the dungeon," they muttered while walking away.
photograph
"Hmmm, coach is a great insect repellant!"
"Haha, but the coach is an insect itself…"
I was being made fun of by the two of them.
"Hey, hey, even bugs have benefits. Come on. You guys must be thirsty."
"""Thank you very much."""
Serai-san and the others gulped down the sports drinks they had received. I feel like I'm the advisor of club activity.
……….
After completing the preparations, we went into the dungeon.
I was again scolded by an elderly police officer for my outfit and surprised the people posted at the dungeon entrance, but they all looked at the three beautiful college girls and said, "Oh, it's some kind of photo shoot.", and agreed with me.
So we proceeded to the back of the room to a good spot and began to level up Serai-san and the others in a fixed-point hunt.
"Well, I'll show you my example in the beginning, so you two watch closely!"
Then Serai-san, who had become energetic as soon as she dived into the dungeon, began to act like a senior to the other two.
It was true that Serai-san was at level 5, while the other two were at level 1, but she could not do a single sit-up, which the other two were able to do. Therefore, Serai-san is lower in terms of ability. Yes, is that okay with you, Serai-san…?
"Well, let's have Serai-san deal with the first goblin. Please keep in mind the current values of the status that you were able to acquire Katsuhina-san and Nina-san."
""Yes.""
As soon as we dive into the dungeon, I have Katsuhina-san and Nina-san use [Status] to confirm that their ability values are displayed. Then, when they level up, they are supposed to check how much their values have increased.
"Um, coach, are you sure you don't want me to tell you about my value ability?"
"Oh, no problem. Tell me what you want to say about the numerical value when it rises. The ability values are also important personal information."
"Yes, I understand."
Katsuhina-san is a bit of a worrier, aren't you?
I've been through many levels of my improvement, so I have a good idea of the current trends. I've also determined that the average adult male has an average ability of 10, so there's no need to ask many questions.
As I'm concerned, it's good if I can get enough empirical data on the growth potential life energy-filling theory.
"Ah, there it is. Hey! Over here, over here!"
And here, Serai-san spotted a goblin passing by the corner of the passage.
She waved her hand and called out to the goblin as if she had found her friend who was waiting. Then the goblin also responded to Serai-san's voice and came toward us.
"Well then, coach! Onegai shimasu!"
As the goblin approached, Serai-san quickly hid behind my back.
"Yes!"
["Supan!"]
The goblin got hit by an upholstered hand on the side of the head. It flies through the air and crashes to the ground. This is the result of fighting with a fighting frog for so long. Because of that, the goblin's left eardrum was ruptured by the blow. Its cerebrum and semicircular canals were also deeply damaged. So he went blank and lost consciousness.
"Ei! (Gosh!) Yah! (Gosh!) (Gosh!) "Too! (Boom! (Boom! )"
Serai-san's relentless attack rained down on the knobby goblin. She swung the bat many times, and the goblin eventually vanished in a puff of smoke.
"Yes! Both of you were watching me properly!"
"Yeah~?"
Serai-san turns around with a smile after beating the goblin to death.
In response, however, Katsuhina-san and Nina-san clasped hands and made blue faces. Ah, that's a normal reaction of a girl, isn't it? It's a very girly reaction. Yeah, Serai-san is the weird one.
"Did we do that too?"
"Yes, otherwise we wouldn't be leveled up!"
"Machi-chan, ugh."
Seeing the rough side of their good friend, Katsuhina and Nina are shocked. Serai-san is the weakest in ability value, but she seems to have a load of fighting guts.
"Ha, then we'll take the next one. Coach, please."
"Oh, I don't think it'll be here that soon, so just relax and wait."
"Yes, sir."
And as expected, about five minutes later, the goblin reappeared, incapacitated, and rolled on the floor.
"Yes, Nina-san, are you ready?"
"Um, Coach. Can you hold this for me?
"Yes, sure."
She's going to go pound on it.
Nina-san, who handed me the snow shield, approached the fallen goblin with both hands gripping a kid's bat.
"You're dead!"
["Doggott! Bohnnn!"]]
Nina. Seeing the goblin foaming at the mouth, she decides she doesn't need a shield and swings the kid's bat over its head and swings it down at once. Naturally, she crushed the goblin's skull with one blow. Amazing, she's calm and decisive.
"Well done!"
"I don't like it, I'm not used to this kind of feeling."
I see. Nina-san killed the goblin with a single blow because she didn't want to repeat the unpleasant experience of hitting it many times. I certainly understand that feeling. In the beginning, I didn't like that feeling either, so I used to kill monsters with my acid skills as much as possible.
Now? Now, killing a goblin is just like killing a mosquito.
The line of aversion caused by killing living things has changed a lot. The aversion I still feel when I want to kill a dog, a cat, or a human being no longer works when dealing with monsters.
But it seems that Serai-san, who has already dived into dungeons many times, already has that feeling.
"Ugh. I guess it's my turn next."
While saying that, she wiped the sweat from her hands with the hem of her clothes.
"It's okay, calm down. Or do you want to call it a day?"
"No, since they both did it properly, I'll do it too."
I thought I was being considerate in stopping her, but she shook her head and said she would still do it. Is it okay? I feel something like an obsession, like [I don't want to kill the creatures, but I don't want to be left out even more].
"Well…I'll leave it to you, but if you don't think you can do it. Please let me know as soon as possible."
"Yes, I understand, thank you."
And then he offers the goblin that came to him as a sacrifice.
"tsutsutsutsutsu"
[Go! Go! Go! Go! Bohh!"]]
Katsuhina-san swung her bat down repeatedly with the form I had taught her, and the goblin was defeated. However.
["(Poro-) karan"]
"Hyyii I, noooo!!!"]]
Killing a monster for the first time put Katsuhina-san into a terrible state of shock.
"Oh no, Serai-san! Nina-san! Hold Katsuhina-san's hand tightly and calm her down!"
"Ruu!"
"Ruu-chan!"
I shouldn't have forced her.
This is how normal girls react. Especially when Katsuhina is very serious and mature. She's the quiet girl who wouldn't even kill a bug. I was naive because Serai-san and Nina-san were okay with it.
But even with Serai-san and Nina-san hugging her shoulders, she was still trembling, and her cheeks were tense. I approached her and asked if there was anything I could do for her.
"It's okay. Don't be afraid. You did a good job. Katsuhina-san you did a great job."
When I said that, her shaking and unfocused gaze slowly turned to me. Oh, there was a response. And the trembling in her body had lessened somewhat.
"Good for you. Katsuhina-san's not doing anything wrong."
I put my hand on her black hair and stroked her lightly, and this time she began to cry with big tears streaming from her eyes.
"That's right, Ruu didn't do anything wrong."
"Yes, you didn't do anything wrong. Everyone killed goblins the same way. That's why you don't have to worry about it, Ruu-chan.
"Uugh….UGhhs.."
………
Fifteen minutes later. With the triangular comfort of Serai-san, Nina-san, and myself, Katsuhina-san was reactivated. She stoutly declared that she would fight the goblins again.
"Are you sure you're okay, Ruu-chan? Don't push yourself too hard, okay?"
"I'm fine…guzzzz…already… We're all in this together…"
"Ruu! Don't cry anymore! Gusu! It's my fault for forcibly inviting you here! I'm sorry!"
"Heiki… I've got the two of you and the coach…"
"Of course! I won't let any monster hurt you guys!"
Beautiful. The three hugged each other, shedding tears and caring for each other. Their friendship seemed to be strengthened by the tears they shed. It's a shame I can't join them in their embrace, but I will protect them from the monsters.
……….
Thus, a cute creature was born in the dungeon, and a mysterious flow of life was born.
It happened when Katsuhina-san defeated the goblin for the second time. When she defeated the goblin, she came to me without looking at the drop and bowed her head.
At first, I didn't understand what she was doing, but then I realized she wanted me to pat her on the head and praise her.
I patted her on the head and praised her. You did well."
When I praised her a little too much, she blushed and hid behind Serai-san's back. Oh, how cute. Nina-san, who was watching, began to imitate her, and finally, even Serai-san began to imitate her.
[Doggott! …bohnn!"]
"Coach, are we good?"
"Oh, good for you. Good girl."
["Gasu! Gasu! Gasu! Bohun."]
"There you go, coach. I did it again!"
"Nice fight! You did your best!"
"Ehehe."
["Gasu! Gasu! Gasu! Bohun."]
"Coach."
"Yeah, yeah, you did well. Good job."
"Yeah."
I'm not sure what to do. It seems I had a talent for extending praise to college girls.