CH 198.2

Chapter 198.2: Clandestine Meeting Room

Can you please stop saying it in a way as if I told you to seduce him? Seriously, please stop Mei-chan, I’ve no resistance against NTR. It is akin to an instant death spell word for me.

「Just smile at him normally. Moreover, since we’re going to fight as a group from now on, make sure that you can at least become a comrade he can trust.」

「Sounds right, meaning that I just need to act like before.」

「Next, try to get along with everyone aside from Souma-kun. Especially people from our side.」

「Uhm understood.」

Thereafter, we did not engage in idle talks during our clandestine meeting on the 5th floor and left once I explained my general idea.

We returned together to the fairy plaza on the 2nd floor.

Mei-chan was on duty, she had to prepare preserved food and lunch. Her current goal was to create preserved food equal to that freeze-dried food.

Since the path toward the desolate island had already been opened up, gathering food ingredients became much easier resulting in an increase in her cooking repertoire. Freeze-dry was different from fermentation or dried food since it literally sucked the water out of the dish itself, the dish could be enjoyed again simply by adding hot water. If she succeeded, we would be able to preserve literally all dishes.

Considering the future, after we subjugated Yamata no Orochi, there was nothing wrong with mastering the complete method to preserve food.

That’s why I wanted Mei-chan to succeed in her experiment.

I, on the other hand, had to do my best on doing my job too.

「Well then, I’ll sleep on the hammock over there.」

All Rems were currently out but my safety was guaranteed since Mei-chan was nearby.

「Well then, good ni~ght.」

「Yeah, good night.」

After looking at Mei-chan’s smile, I entered the dream world from inside the hammock in the fairy plaza―― Or not, my consciousness literally flew toward Yamata no Orochi’s nest.

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「――Morning, Randou-san.」

「Uwaa!? Have you woken up, Momokawa!?」

The first thing that I saw when I woke up was the hard soil of the wasteland. The comfort of sleeping was the worst, but the reason Randou-san stood in that place was simply that it was the best place to allow me to peek into her mini-skirt.

Ah, she wore the provided Arachne thread-made underwear. The white color was a perfect match.

「Well then, let’s continue our construction job.」

「Oooou.」

It looked like she was as listless as ever to start another day of work. But the fact that Randou-san was still using her earth spell so diligently like this made her an ideal working partner.

This place was right at the edge of the mortar-shaped valley with Yamata no Orochi’s nest at its center. That fella barely reacted to our presence at this distance.

My main job currently involved the daily observation of Yamata no Orochi with 『Twin Shadow』 that I had left behind.

Randou-san had just arrived at this location by riding Alfa from the school tower.

She went along with Tendou-kun too, but it seemed he didn’t feel like challenging Yamata no Orochi today. He just sat nearby, took out a cigarette, and started smoking. I wonder why he came then?

「… Momokawa~, building is just impossible~.」

「Yeah, that seems to be the case.」

We steadily built the trenches, but the progress of building the bunker was stale.

Currently, as per Randou-san’s current skill in using the intermediate spell of earth attribute, 『Terra Wall Defence』, she could instantly conjure three meters tall and ten meters long wall but… That’s it.

The building aside, not just the wall on four sides, we couldn’t even add a ceiling. What’s more, the ease of use aside, we also needed entrance.

Nevertheless, even if we could conjure a wall, creating a box that allowed people to freely come in and out was a challenge.

「U~hm, is it because the image isn’t clear enough? Or else, it simply relates to the scope of the ability… There’s a saying that women have low spatial awareness… It isn’t solid enough.」

「Ah, did you just make fun of me~?」

「Say Randou-san, did you love playing with building blocks during your childhood?」

「Since I had the habit of eating small things in childhood, my parents never allowed me to play it.」

「Have you ever played with a plastic model?」

「Why do I get this feeling that you’re enjoying this? I did my job properly. Maybe I should start to charge you around 10k yen per day.」

「This might have something to do with compatibility~」

「The heck, you bully~!?」

No matter how much I thought about it, Randou-san was ill-suited for a construction job. Even without her ability, the matter of like or dislike made a huge difference.

Take me for example, during my childhood, I loved to play with huge building blocks, my plan to build a huge fortress during the break had always been intruded on by the nursery teacher or the time limit.

And just like your average boy, I also loved to play with that world-famous toy block or plastic model. Even after we were thrown into this dungeon, I was more of the production type, and my manufacturing blood had literally gone all out after I got Simple Alchemy Formation』.

But of course, I didn’t have the aptitude for that. And the one who had aptitude but crude imagination was Randou-san, the 『Geomancer』.

「Let’s try to change our perspective… Let’s try to create building materials first…」

「Wait a minu~te, I can make building blocks if I put my thought into it.」

「No, it is a waste of our time to create building block I―― No, wait a minute.」

I mean, who would care if it is just a building block?

「Randou-san, can you make jenga-like brick?」

「Haah? That’s a piece of cake.」

Thus, she hoisted her hand in the air and created a brick-sized sandstone in just a second as if it had always been there.

Chantless, without using either her revolver or cane.

Maybe Randou-san had already reached the point at which she could create this sandstone’s brick with ease.

「Can you make another one like this?」

「Yes.」

The second piece of brick appeared along with a triumphant look on her face.

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「Well, it might be easier if we build it like a building with a building block.」

In the first place, asking her to create a wall along with the ceiling was a mistake.

A defensive spell was supposed to be used to create a wall or shield. The exception was Souma Sakura’s omnidirectional barrier, the 『Oracle Field』.

That was an exception among exceptions. Fundamentally speaking, a defensive spell was only for one side, so making a defensive spell on four sides plus the ceiling meant that there were five sides. So creating five sides would take more time. And speaking of increasing the output of magical power equivalent to that of five defensive spell worth was also a waste of effort.

However, as long as magical power allowed it, using the same five defensive spells in succession was easier. In short, invoking four defensive spells in succession alone was enough to complete a roofless cubic bunker.

「A~h, I see~」

「Rather, it’s strange that I never realized such simple truth…」

Heck, shouldn’t that be the first thing that we tried to confirm? I mean, the trench was made by casting 『Terra Shield』 repeatedly.

Not good, I might be in the wrong here for expecting construction to be done in one shot of spell. And the sheer level of difficulty alone was still too much for the current Randou-san.

「Well then, let’s start with making coupling construction for pillar and wall.」

「Haah, another boring activity I bet.」

Too bad Randou-san, you can’t escape from this boring job the moment you become 『Geomancer』. Give it up and polish your skill to become the best at this boring job!