CH 243

Episode 243: E-rank explorers who can't be understood anymore (Third Party Perspective)

"Are you really okay now? Rokujou-san."

"Y, yes, I'm okay. I just couldn't accept reality."

University student Arakaki Shigeru and slightly older Rokujou Koharu finish their work and walk from the nearest station to the branch in order to deliver a report to the branch.

"Oh ~, is that what you meant. I understand that feeling."

"Eh?"

Shigeru was worried when he saw Koharu looking unwell, but after hearing Koharu's words, he finally understood why she was acting strange. However, Koharu herself doesn't expect to be told such a thing, and she leaks a voice.

"It's the second time I've met him, but last time it took me a while to accept that abnormality."

"I, is that so. So, it was real after all?"

"Well, it would have been nice if it were just a dream. This time it was even worse than last time, so it's definitely reality."

"Is that so ..."

While taking care not to give out information about Fuhito and Alexia as much as possible, the two of them look off into the distance with a sense of escapism.

Both are still young explorers, and are said to be excellent by those around them. In fact, Shigeru was promoted to B-rank, and Koharu is also a B-rank explorer.

Even to those two, Fuhito and Alexia were E-rank, no, they were D-rank now, but they clearly had deviant powers.

"Honestly, I think calling them S-rank or SS-rank would be fine."

"Well, I don't want to believe they're below my rank."

For Koharu, it was an outrageous shock.

"I was surprised when I saw it for the first time. After all, just by specifying it, he could tell where a monster was, move at the shortest distance, and explode any monster with a single hit. There was no monster that couldn't be defeated in a single blow. How was it for you?"

"Katsuragi-san was also abnormal. She was ..."

A girl who was much younger than herself, who seemed inexperienced, and who didn't look like she's trained, lightly swung a weapon of unbelievable quality, and slaughtered enemies with a single strike emotionless like it was her job, she shuddered at the sight of her slaughtering them one after another.

At the time of camping, she tried to take out something like a luxurious camping set like Fuhito, so she hurriedly stopped her and lent her own camping equipment, and she just lay down and went to sleep.

But, she had the dexterity of waking up without warning and cutting down monsters as they approached, and then immediately lay down and went fast asleep when she finished.

"I see. She's definitely his party member. But, it's more normal than I thought. No, this may be because he's the object of comparison. Ahhahahaa ..."

"I, is he more ridiculous than that?"

Arakaki heard about Alexia's ridiculousness, but he thought that it was normal compared to Fuhito, probably because he had already lost his sense of normalcy.

When Koharu hears that he is worse than Alexia, she can't help but raise her voice.

"Yes, this time it was even worse. The moment he saw the monster first, the monster burst. In addition, he found the stairs in at the shortest distance as if he knew the internal structure of the dungeon, which changes from time to time, and completed more than half the floors in one day. I was made to run the whole time. Thanks to that, I'm exhausted. Ahhahahaa ..."

"That's crazy ... She didn't go that far."

After listening to Shigeru's story, Koharu's face pales even more.

No matter how strong you are, the dungeon is spacious. Among them, natural dungeons tend to be extremely spacious. The Forest Dungeon they tested this time is also included in that category, and the first floor is unusually spacious.

"That's right. But, the worst part was when we were camping."

"What exactly happened ... Gokuri."(TN:Gulping SFX)

To Shigeru, who continues to talk, Kohaku gulps while feeling like she doesn't want to hear what's coming next.

"Yes, he also brought out a luxurious camping set like she did, so I lent him mine and made him camp, but he didn't wake up even once when the monsters came."

"Eh?"

Didn't wake up. Koharu couldn't believe her ears when she heard that.

"That's right, I don't know what to say."

Seeing Koharu's reaction, Shigeru gives a wry smile.

"Wh, what exactly do you mean by that?"

"Yes. Monsters that got close to him exploded and disappeared into magic stones, even though he didn't do anything."

When Koharu timidly asks, Shigeru looks into the distance and talks about what he saw.

He can't accept reality either, but he decides not to think about it too much.

"Haa!?"

"I really don't know why, normally, if you sleep without doing anything, points will be deducted, but in his case, he can intercept while sleeping, so I can't deduct points."

Koharu unintentionally raises her voice at hearing about a Fuhito who is even more incomprehensible than Alexia. Shigeru continues to explain while looking at such a Koharu as if he has finally acquired a kindred spirit.

"Either way, I don't understand either way, really. I want to drink and forget about it."

"Sounds good. After submitting the report, would you like to go out for a drink. Let's just drink and forget about it."

"Th, that's right, that might be good too."

"If it's decided, let's submit the reports."

Wanting to forget reality, the two decide to escape from reality by drinking.

In fact, Shigeru thought Koharu was good. She was a sporty, strong-looking beauty with big eyes. Therefore, his wish came true.

Shigeru, unlike other officials, had a happy ending waiting for him.

However, Fuhito and Alexia will be called to their wedding as cupids of love, but that is still a story for the future.