CH 48.3

Due to the ruthless restraint of Miharu and Natsumi under Shizuka’s direction, Touma had been pulled away.

「I think, you could be a little more considerate of my wishes.」

「It’s for the betterment of your harem, Touma-san.」

「Danna-sama, it’s time for cat ear sex~.」

「Saki-chan. Stealing the march is not allowed.」

Touma’s fire control system seemed to be not very unified.

「… Uuu. This is a lot more difficult than conquering the dungeon in a normal manner, though.」

「Otoha-senpai, please learn to stay. It’s for Touma-san’s sake.」

With the whining Otoha at the helm, the languid party proceeded with their dungeon conquest.

Even so, it was a party that boasted enough excess military strength to cover each other’s mistakes.

They had secured a safety margin that if it weren’t for the training, they had planned to challenge the next stratum.

「Geez, I think I’d like you to decide for good whether to have me only fight or to have me serve as Touma-kun’s sex slave forever, or something….」

「Oto-chan-senpai, you’re breaking into a weeping too soon.」

Next to the emaciated Seiichi, Mai, who had returned to normal mode, threw in a retort.

「I mean….」

「Dorm Leader-san. Break a leg.」

「You can do it.」

「Uu, you are both good girls, Natsumi-chan, Miharu-chan…. Hiya.」

The meat stake was once again firmly buried in the buttocks of Otoha, who was pigeon-toed and walking in a stagger.

「You have enough coquetry to please Touma-san, so the rest is, as long as you’re able to control your own ecstasy, everything will be perfect, Senpai.」

「Hyan, hii…. I’m making weird noises.」

As she tottered ahead through the corridor, Touma’s uselessly skilled pistoning gait urged Otoha’s buttocks.

「If you can fight properly in the next chamber as you are, you are allowed to finish as a reward.」

「Re, really? I, I’ll cry if you lie, okay!」

「… To watch your friend being trained and brainwashed, yes, I suppose it’s pretty amusing.」

「… A, ahaha.」

In the end, however, Otoha neither passed the challenge nor received the reward.

The chamber located at the end of the dungeon’s corridor.

In terms of directions, it was no more than a transit point that Natsumi had navigated them to.

In the chamber that was unusually monster-free in the uncharted domain, there opened an oddly shaped and distorted gate, different from the realm gate.

「Hmm.」

Touma, the first one to notice it, knocked on the gate.

「This, is….?」

「This is an Other Realm (Raid) gate. As the name suggests, it is a transfer point connected to a raid domain. This place is an off-map area, so I believe it will definitely be an undiscovered raid quest. I, I’ll teach you a lot of other things, s, so I’ve been helpful, haven’t I? I can receive a reward, right?」

「… Oto-chan-senpai, you’re too desperate.」

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After asking Natsumi to record the coordinates of the Other Realm (Raid) gate that we had ended up discovering by chance, we returned with the auto-logout of Rashomon.

According to what I heard from Otoha-senpai – who is dazed, absent-minded in satisfaction – it seems that you need to do a lot of preparation to challenge a raid quest.

By the way, it seems that Shizuka has given her evaluation for do-over supplementary lessons.

「Now then, let’s start the second club meeting of the『Order of the Divine Workman (Adept Order)』.」

「Yes~.」

The reply of Mikan-senpai is so energetic, worthy of giving her a double circle (very good evaluation of a homework).

This time, it is a formal club meeting, so everyone is participating in it, including Otoha-senpai.

Dinner is already over, and now is the period of a laid back time.

The fact that the dormitory and the club room are the same is convenient in times like this.

「Temporary, alright. It’s ultimately just a temporary club room.」

Otoha-senpai, who is serving as the dorm leader (Sorority Leader), is saying something, but everyone is uniformly ignoring her.

「The first agenda is… Hmm, about the tournament coming up next week. I suppose let’s start with that.」

I thought the topic about raid quests would come up, but I guess the tournament stands higher in the priority order.

The tournament is a club rating battle.

It’s by no means that I want to be domineering, but it’s better for the girl members to have a certain amount of backing.

We need prestige so that we won’t be looked down upon.

「Me. Ringo-senpai, I have a question~.」

「What is it? Mai-chan.」

「Err, isn’t the inter-club tournament the week after next? That’s what the teacher said, though.」

「No, that’s because you were half asleep, isn’t it? What is held the week after next is the main round of the tournament. While the qualifiers start next week.」

The elbow of Mai, who is puffing up her cheeks, is thrust into Seiichi’s flank, as he throws in a retort in exasperation.

「Well, I guess something along those lines. What we need to apply for in advance is the members who will participate in the tournament. We have to decide on this. By the way, participation in the tournament is compulsory, so we have to decide on it by all means.」

In other words, even if you don’t think you can win through it, the option of not participating from the beginning is not acceptable.

This is a terrible condition for last year’s Mikan-senpai and the others, who were all of the『Craftsman』 class, which is not really suited for combat.

「The tournament is…. Including the qualifiers, we’ll have to battle in a lot of places, and to be honest, I suppose we’re going to be faced with a pretty tough situation. That’s why, I’d like to ask for a volunteer system, but….」

「Rinko-senpai.」

I tell Rinko-senpai, who awkwardly turns her face away.

「Crush all enemies. That’s all you need to say.」

「That’s right. Touma and I are no-brainer, right? As for the rest….」

「Is it fine for me to fight against the strong ones?!」

「Hmm~, PVP battle huh. Those of『Arts User (Magi)』 branching will also participate, right? I wonder how well the current me can put up a fight~.」

I think Shizuka, who shows no sign of raising her hand, as well as Miharu and Natsumi are good girls who understand themselves well.

At the very least, these girls are not suited for anti-personnel combat.

「But of course, I’m going to participate too. I’m going to make the guys from my previous club all teary faced.」

「… Yes, yes. Thank you. The current us all together with everyone, after all, right?」

「Yes, that’s right! I’m also going to participate and make them all go bang.」

Mikan-senpai seems to be in high spirits, but I wonder if it’s better for her to reconsider it.

「The representative members of the club are five players plus two reserves, I suppose. We have to decide on the Taishou, Fukushou, Chuuken, Jihou, and Senpou.」

At once, the members are listed on the printout that Rinko-senpai has arranged.

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Inter-Club Tournament: Minadzuki Cup

Club: 『Order of The Divine Workman (Adept Orders)』

Rank: F (Free)

List of club members: Touma (Club President), Seiichi, Shizuka (Vice President), Mai, Saki, Miharu, Natsumi, Mikan (Vice President), Rinko, Anzu, Kurumi, Touka, Ichiko, Umeka, Chieri, Kakine, Akehi, Meiron, Hoodzuki, Otoha

Taishou: Touma (Year 1, Third Group)

Fukushou: Mai (Year 1, Third Group)

Chuuken: Seiichi (Year 1, Third Group)

Jihou: Otoha (Year 2, Dog Group)

Senpou: Saki (Year 1, Tiger Group)

Reserve: Mikan (Year 2, Third Group)

Reserve: Rinko (Year 2, Third Group)

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「Ehh~, how come I’m a reserve~?」

「This, the premonition of Himecchi slaughtering them all is no joke dude….」

「If we win three times in a row, I don’t have to fight, right? Seiichi, if you lose, I’ll punish you, okay.」

It seems that some members are dissatisfied.

「Rather, I want to participate as the Senpou, though.」

「You are the club president, so I guess you being the Taishou is a done deal, Touma-kun. If of the five of the representatives there are those who drop out due to injury or being not physically fit, the reserves will fill in. If the remaining ones are less than three in number, I suppose as penalty, we will be eliminated at that point.」

It’s quite like a survival battle royale.

「Anyway, is everything settled with it? This is going to be the first tournament for Touma-kun and the others, so I’ll tell you the rules and points to take note of later, okay.」

「Yes. First of all, how many people should I beat up?」

「Senpai! Does a wooden sword count as a sword?」

「… I suppose I’ll teach two of you slowly, until you memorize it later.」

I end up getting subjected to supplementary lessons from Rinko-senpai.