CH 217

Episode 217: Unexpected encounter

"My name is Satou Fuhito. I'd like to ask you something else ..."

"Is this ... Heaven?"

Just as I finished my self-introduction and am about to ask about the surname I am interested about, the man called Katsuragi Makoto, who was sleeping in her lap, wakes up.

"Dear, you're safe. Unfortunately, this isn't heaven."

"I see, because there was an angel's face in front of me."

"Seriously, Dear, you ..."

What am I being shown.

The flirting of the couple suddenly starts in front of me. Completely forgetting I'm here.

"Kohon."

""~~ !?""

When I clear my throat, the two look at me in surprise.

"A, ah, I'm sorry ... Ahahahaa."

"I don't know who you are, I, I'm sorry ..."

The two apologize lightly to me with embarrassed faces.

"Umm, Satou-kun? Is that okay?"

"Yes."

"Satou-kun helped us."

"Is that so, thank you very much."

Maybe because Makoto-san woke up at the same time, she doesn't have much confidence in my name, so after Anna-san asks me once, she explains the situation to Makoto-san.

After Anna-san's talk, Makoto-san sits up properly, gets on his knees, and bows to me in a formal manner.

"No, it just so happened that I could be of help."

"I would like to thank you again. Thank you. Come to think of it, Dear, Satou-kun used the Elixir on us."

I just used the items that were sitting in my bag, so I was going to implicitly say that they didn't have to worry about it, but Anna-san explained about the Elixirs, and the conversation escalated.

"N, no way. Elixir!? Such a rare and expensive thing ... I thank you again and again."

When Makoto-san hears that it was an Elixir, he almost bowed his head in a prostrate position.

"N, no, no, I have a lot of them, so it's okay."

"A lot ... you say?"

"It's true. He showed me."

When I hurriedly wave my hand in front of my body, Makoto-san looks at Anna-san, and Anna-san confirms that was I am saying is correct.

"Seriously, you're about the same as our daughter, and you have so many Elixirs ... You're so talented."

"No, no, I'm not that great. Rather than that, you have a daughter about the same age as me, meaning the two of you have a daughter, right?"

The two of them bring up the topic of their daughter, so I ask a question in order to clear up my first doubt.

"Oh, what's wrong with that? No way ..."

"Oh, no, no, don't get me wrong!! I won't tell you to introduce your daughter as a thank you, and I don't really need a tank you!!"

"Right. That's fine. Then, what is it?"

When I bring up the topic of his daughter, a genuinely serious atmosphere leaks out, so when I clear up the misunderstanding, the uneasy atmosphere subsides.

Fuu. After all, is a girl's male parent such a person? If Nanami said she was going to marry someone, I would be in a really bad mood. So it makes a lot of sense.

"Shia, do you recognize this name?"

""~~ !?""

When I mention Shia's name, the reaction of the two is dramatic. The two of them open their eyes wide, look at each other, and look at me again.

"Do you really know?"

"I wonder if Shia's offical name is Alexia?"

"Yes, she looks a lot like Anna-san."

"I see. Then that Shia is probably our daughter ... Even so, you call Shia by her nickname, don't you?"

I was convinced after seeing the two of them, and when I asked, it is confirmed that Shia is their daughter.

Well, she looks like Anna-san, and they have the same last name, so I thought it was probably a mistake, but I didn't know that her parents were explorers too ...

Shia became silent when I talked about her parents, casting a dark shadow on her expression. Since then, I've been avoiding such topics, but I wonder what the two of them were doing in this dungeon to meet them in a place like this.

Putting that aside, Makoto asked with astonishment.

"Umm, actually, we are classmates at the same school, and we formed an explorer party together. I don't know why it is, but I was told to call her by her nickname. Also, I don't know the reason, but she's been obsessed with leveling up ever since we formed the party."

He didn't know why I call her nickname, so I state the facts as they were. Also, I was worried about Shia's state while partying, so I reported it.

"Really, that girl for us ..."

"Yeah, she was trying to come to help us ..."

They listen to my words and answer while looking into the distance.

According to the content, it seems that the two of them were in trouble or something in this dungeon.

Given that Shia was desperately raising her level, her parents must be reasonably high-rank explorers. As for Makoto-san, who had fallen with a bad complexion, he lost all his tools and was poisoned and could not move, I wonder if it's something like that.

"Is that so ... So, Shia ... I understand. If it's Japan, I need to go out of the dungeon, so why not go with me? You're tired, and I think it's better to have a large number of people."

"The monsters here are strong, but is it okay?"

"Dear, it's fine. Satou-san is stronger than us."

Makoto-san raises a question about my proposal, but Anna-san disregards his question.

"What is that ... Stronger than us ... Are you saying he has incredible strength?"

"No, no, it's just to the extent that I can defeat the monsters in this dungeon."

"Haa ... That's reliable."

Makoto-san is surprised by Anna-san's words, but since my strength is to the extent that I can defeat C-rank monsters in one hit, I'll be humble.

For some reason, Makoto-san looks surprised when he looks at me.

"Well then, let's get out of the dungeon right away."

For the time being, the policy has been decided, and both of them have recovered their stamina thanks to the Elixir.

"We can finally leave ..."

"That's right. No way ... To think the day has come we can leave this dungeon ..."

It seems that the two of them were desperate to leave the dungeon due to the unforeseen circumstances, and fact that they are able to go out fills their thoughts.

There must have been a lot of ugly traps.

I wait for them to calm down a bit.

"I will advance towards the exit while annihilating the enemy, so please follow me."

I think the two of them are tired, so I'll find out the route to the exit and defeat the monsters first.

"Do you know where the exit is?"

"Of course!!"

"Y, yes. I understand."

"Amazing. Understood."

When I confidently nod at Anna's question, the two nod at my suggestion.

I bring the two of them along and start walking to escape from the dungeon.