Death Soil Pool 2
I can feel my status raising after I collected the magic elements. It feels like each punch I dished out is getting stronger and more precise. If it’s now I think I can go solo without Nanami explode arrow but considering the efficiency of activating the trap and lining the turtles up, it is definitely better to do this with the two of us.
We take a break here and there and after several hours of hunting, we decided to stop hunting the turtle.
“What should we do after this?”
Nanami asked but our course of action was already decided.
Deep inside this dungeon, there’s a boss monster lying in wait. There is also a treasure waiting after the boss. Its content might be good for Iori but it is unnecessary for the current me. Moreover, the boss might have a high amount of HP but it is still weaker than the turtles we’ve been grinding so far. Knowing that, the conclusion I arrived at was……….
“Alright, let’s ignore the boss and head back!”
Nanami was stunned but I don’t have the motivation to go deeper. There’s no meaning to do that in the first place.
If this dungeon has a clear bonus then I might consider it but I did not intend to have a complete mark on my map, if I captured it then there isn’t much to gain both in terms of experience points and practicality.
Can I afford to waste such time? In a certain game’s RTA run, a town was attacked by monsters and turned into a sea of flame but to shorten the clear time it would be fine to just ignore the monster (event) and loot the town of its item and gold then head to the next town. Compared to that, there is so much time I can shorten peacefully here.
Moreover, I already have a plan for today. After I got home I will take a shower then use the free time to play some games with Ludi and the others or watching something funny on Douga. Since it also doubled as a change of mood, that option is a hundred times better. I don’t feel like going out of my way to capture this dungeon.
Well, Nanami was surprised by my decision so she doesn’t make her usual quip. But I know what is inside this dungeon, it would be a waste of time even if I keep delving in deeper.
Then I thought.
Since I’m planning to bring Nanami along to various places in the future, I might have to reveal some of my secrets to her. But that time is not now. After all, she also has things that she is hiding from me, so we are even in that regard.
“Well, let’s head back.”
Hearing so, Nanami took out a circular device from the pocket on her maid outfit and activate it using magic power.
That device made the sound *Kashari* twice and cracked open. It floated in the air while the cracked area emitting a dazzling light. I grab Nanami’s hand and close my eyes.
In Magical★Explorer, there are several ways to leave the dungeon. The one we used so far was the return magic circle located on the final floor. However, I might not be able to use such a method that often in the future.
The reason is simple, the number of floors for each dungeon will keep increasing.
In the future, the dungeon I will capture will not only have ten floors. There will be dungeons that have dozens of floors some might be close to a hundred. I can’t afford to make it the final floors in one go. Large dungeons have return magic circles set up at some intervals as a good breakpoint so you can use those to return. Moreover, once you registered at said magic circles you can use it to travel back to that floor in an instant.
But for a dungeon that has only ten floors like this one, there’s no such magic circle. With that as the case, we used a return magic item this time.
“Oh, Goshujin-sama…..fufu.”
Nanami looked at my hand and pleasantly smiling.
“Um, you know, it was scary right?”
Telling the truth, this is the first time I used a return item. Using something like this for the first time is a little scary right? I was shaking when I used the return magic circle for the first time too. Thinking back, it might be better to grab on to her clothes instead of her hand.
“Mou, you are so hopeless. This is going to cost you, you know?”
Saying so, Nanami released her hand for a moment and hold it again like a lover holding each other’s hand. Umm, we already transferred so I’m fine now though….
But since she seems to be in a good mood, I will leave it like this for now.
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If I think about it, it is only natural.
I couldn’t find the figure of Ludi relaxing in the room. The only one there is Claris-san who is drinking tea in her free time. When I asked her, it seems like Ludi is studying in her room.
It’s the first proper exam after we entered the academy so she must be studying for that. A normal student wouldn’t play games or watch Douga before the exam. Since I am a stupid kind of student, I don’t feel like studying one bit. I already skipped school in the first place so I completely forgot about the exam.
This academy is special so as long as you can clear the dungeon you can still advance and graduate. That’s why some students skip classes from the beginning.
However, Ludi is a normal sensible honor student. Rather, normal students would seriously take the exam, the rare one is those that skip it.
If I were to ask her [Skip school and come to the dungeon with me please!] she might just do it. However, I don’t plan to ask her to do that. Ludi is Ludi, I want her to enjoy her school life to the fullest. If she says that she wants to come then I will happily welcome her while crying though.
On top of that, the dungeon that I plan to challenge after grinding with the turtles a little more is the one that I intend to do it solo.
After I had my practice swing and a mock battle with Claris-san, I take a shower while summarizing my course of action.
I want to avoid disturbing Ludi. Since the exam is almost here Nee-san should be busy? I can’t read her action sometimes so she might not be that busy though.
Well, since the person with the highest authority within the academy is at home with me, let’s lay some groundwork with her first. She seems to be busy all the time so let’s have a talk with her now that she’s free.
Deciding so, I immediately moved to action.
I wash my body, change my clothes, head to Marino-san’s room and knocked on the door several times.
“Come in~”
I entered after I heard her extended voice and found Marino-san and Nanami inside.
Marino-san looks at me and beckons me to sit while smiling.
“You came at a good time.”
Nn? I tilted my head then Marino-san handed me a paper. I immediately take it while Nanami takes her seat on a sofa next to me.
“Hmm, what’s this, a marriage registration form…..Nn?”
“Ara, I handed you the wrong one!”
“There’s no way you did that as a mistake!”
I hand the paper back to her and receive a new one.
Why do you have that thing in a place like this? I don’t think I can get one unless I deliberately ask the city hall or get it as a store bonus of an Eroge though. Rather, that one from the Eroge, seems so legit, if a stranger saw it then there will surely be some misunderstandings. Moreover, they even have different handwriting for each heroine too. Well, let’s leave that aside.
I thought I saw my name and Nee-san’s name on the marriage registration just now………..must be my imagination.
“Here, here.”
“Eeee, academy application form……?”
From my side, Nanami said ‘please prepare one for everyone’ but I don’t know what she is talking about.
I look over the academy application form and found the name of the applicant.
She is saying something to Marino-san but when she noticed my gaze, she turns toward me. Then she sweeps her silver hair that is obstructing her eyes to the side and looks at me with her beautiful purple eyes. Her eyes have sharpness like a knife and give off a cold impression but I like them. Moreover, when she smiles that severe feeling will disappear and her expression will soften, That gap is the thing I like.
Perhaps it depends on the person but there are those who said that she is even more of a beauty than Ludi.
Meeting her eyes, Nanami suddenly holds her cheeks and started fidgeting around.
“No way, doing it here is embarrassing…..!”
“Can you not say something that will invite misunderstanding?”
I didn’t say anything in the first place. Just what am I doing to her in her delusion?
“It’s okay, I will pretend not to see it♪”
No, you don’t need to be considerate about that. I turned back and found Nanami who nonchalantly return to her usual expression.
“So…..can we get back to the main subject please?”
“Yeah, we decided on it just now.”
“With this, I can go to the academy with Goshujin-sama. Mou, you don’t have to be that happy.”
Even if you say that.
“If you asked me whether I am happy or not, then I am happy but right now my standing at the academy is kinda delicate so….”
Well, I’m happy that I have more people to spend my free time with. But since I have the matter with Ludi and me skipping school lately, my standing there is quite delicate. Rather, considering what I am about to do, I can’t deny the possibility that the animosity I received will keep increasing from now on.
“It’s because you don’t go to class properly.”
Marino-san said while staring at me. I can’t say anything back to that but I think I will skip even more classes from now on. Especially, until the end of the first exam. Moreover.
“Considering my future action, I think I will attract more hostility toward myself, I am thinking if it’s okay to involve Nanami with that as well………. Speaking of which, I can’t even imagine how this situation will settle down in the end.”
“Future action huh…are you planning to join the three committees?”
Marino-san’s eyes glow with suspicion. She’s sharp. That was exactly what I had in mind.
“Well, no matter. I will never leave Goshujin-sama’s side anyway, like a mosquito I will never leave his side no matter what anyone says, their only option is to completely destroy me.”
“I’m really worried about that destroying you part though.”
“Well, let’s set the joke aside, I don’t mind it at all.”
It seems like she will still accompanying me no matter what I say.
“Well, since you seem like you are gonna enjoy the situation anyway, it’s fine.”
“Goshujin-sama understand me well.”
She said that and we laughed together.
“Nee nee.”
Marino-san called out to me.
“Kou-chan, Kou-chan. If you are fine with it, can you tell me what you are planning to do?”
Right, I came here to do some [groundworks] if by any chance something were to happen.
“That’s what I came here to talk to you about. The thing I want to do is very simple you know?”
Well, in fact, I only intend to do it to strengthen myself so the thing it is just a by-product. However, its impact will be quite strong so it’s better to tell her beforehand. It’s is something that I can boast about anyway.
I raised my index finger and broadly grin.
“I will skip the exam and take first place in the school year.”