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Published at 10th of February 2023 06:03:20 AM


Chapter 28: 26 Resting is also after work (day)

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Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single, girlfriend, Suela Handelberg 

Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time) + Recruiter

Magical aptitude 8 (general class)

Post Warriors

Do you know the saying, "A god you don't touch will not haunt you"?

Simply put, if you don't get involved, nothing will happen.

There is a similar saying, "A pheasant has no voice, nor will it be shot," which means to act voluntarily and invite disaster.

Anyway, it's a prime example of spontaneous action and failure, but now, the astute reader will understand why I'm giving an example of such words.

Meat! You should burn more!

"Oh, I thought it was only in the anime world, that I didn't think there were real women who would be burned out of love, that I didn't know.

Minami-chan, I'm coming over.

Acquaintances camped out in front of the BBQ set and half-heartedly shoving meat into their mouths one after the other? Acquaintances? is a female colleague whose face is known to you, Kitamiya Karin.

A small part of her may be too slender, but she is trying to turn all her state of mind to her appetite, with a victorious face that does not become an impenetrable personality even in an idol group.

South, who looks like she's about to poke fun, is pulled away by Kaido instead of Katsu, who is busy grilling the meat.

What should we do?

If Suela is no good, then I'm not good, either.

I'm sorry to Suela for asking me about her as if she was in trouble, but judging from the atmosphere of the first time I called out to her, I would have added fuel to the fire.

It just happened a moment ago.

"Are you okay?

When we got out of the water, we couldn't leave Kitamiya running away with an uncharacteristic swagger, and we chased after her to see what was going on, without calling out to Kaido and the others.

Then I found her at a corner of the beach, on a rocky and unpopular spot, burying her face in my lap.

As a man, I knew that if I spoke to her, it would arouse suspicion, so I asked Suela, who works in the tester's management, to join me on her day off, even though I didn't want her to work on her day off.

"Leave me alone.

"But

curt.

He is trying to avoid hurting the other person as much as possible with his emotions.

You know that, so you look at her to cheer her up, but

Shut up! What do you people want with me? What! Did you come here to laugh at me when he hated me?

I'd like to say I don't know, but considering Suela's position, it would be in her best interest to wait and not change her expression.

We have no way to catch up.

First a warning, then not.

At that tempo, her emotions exploded.

"No, we just wanted to follow you to see what was going on.

"It's none of your business, leave it alone.

These momentary emotions are quelled by Suela, who is gentle and serious about not provoking you, but this time you're holed up in a shell.

If that's the case, you won't be able to hear our voice.

Even if they could hear you, they would ignore you in their current state.

I'm sure this is the right time.

Jiro-san.

"Oh, Katsu, you came to call me?

"Yes, I heard that Jiro-san started running out of nowhere, me and my seniors were looking for him.

In this case, I don't know if the timing is good or bad, but if Katsura came, I'm done getting involved.

I'll explain to Katsura, who asked me what's going on.

Now, what to do after this?

As a colleague, it may be cold, but we are an outsider, a third party, so to speak.

It's one thing to leave.

Well, it's hard to choose, because it's obvious that the result will have a bad aftertaste.

You are acting out of hypocrisy, self-centered and self-serving, but the desire to help with good intentions is not a lie.

If a woman cries in front of you, I'd want to do something about it too.

You don't have to worry about people thinking that you're cheating on her because she's with you.

"But if there's no island for Suela to cling to, then I'm f*cked. What do you think?

"Yes, wait a minute.

I asked my younger friend Katsu if it was possible, but the answer I got was the best I could think of.

I thought it was going to be difficult or impossible.

Quickly responding to the unexpected answer, Katsu ran away.

Meanwhile, I could only watch as Suela slowly comforted the silent Kitamiya (whose name Suela knew).

"...... What are you doing?

"Don't tell me.

There was nothing to do but watch, and if there was an object approaching from a distance, you had to pay attention to it.

It is said that Katsu's instructions were given by the person who brings the BBQ set, parasol and beach chairs to you, and he starts grilling the meat on the BBQ set that is slowly lowered.

What do you mean by that?

"Don't ask me if I know what's going on.

"Kaido, do you know?

"I don't know. I was just asking for help to carry it.

"South?

"I don't know, that I don't know.

You know what this reaction is.

You can make as many predictions as you like, but I'm also concerned about the reaction of the south, so we'll just wait and see.

I'm going to

"Mother, or is that what you call a strong mother?

That's helpful.

"As a woman?

Yes, now I can only sympathize with you as a woman, but that's only useful if you have a certain degree of rapport. It seems that your position was counterproductive to Kitamiya-san.

Sometimes even a woman does not understand the subtleties of women.

It seems that Katsu gave Suera that new experience.

All he did was simply prepare a meal and invite her to eat with him.

But it's not just an invitation.

Like a fishing tactic, or inviting a finicky cat to join you, he waits and waits slowly, and when he becomes interested, he broaches the subject.

You pulled him in all at once.

It was the skill of a woman with a generous vessel.

This is because Katsu has mastered female and family power despite being a man.

So you're treated the same as Minami.

The sulking child is very good at that, and he tried to make her feel good with his sense of humor.

Some people don't think it's funny, do they?

Yes.

Well, that's the downside of it.

You'll be able to see the figure of Minami, who is holding out a plate to join Kitamiya, who is desperately wanting to be bothered.

"Which one do you think it is?

I'm sure he's looking at you as a guardian.

There's no denying it, that's what I think, too.

"From her point of view, a potential cat burglar, a potential cat burglar, a woman wouldn't mind.

I don't know, I feel like a nursery school kid fighting over a popular teacher.

I'm rather closer to Kaido's idea than Memoria's, but ......

"What do you think, Suela?

Kitamiya-san doesn't have much contact with Masaru, so I don't think she has any feelings for him. It's just...

"Just?

There may be some feelings that are developing now. For a woman, a man who is sympathetic and listens to her can be very attractive.

I wondered if that was how it was, and my status-enhanced hearing delivered their conversation to us at a moderate volume.

Under the guise of listening slowly and watching things unfold, I pulled two cans of beer out of the cooler box and offered one to Suela.

The beach chair is meant for one person only, but you can sit next to her as she taps next to you.

Do you hear me?

"Yes, lately, a guy named Hicumi is only interested in the other party member, right?

That's right! I'm her! And yet, I love you! Lately, it's all about Miki!

Oh, well, here's another one.

Thank you ...... that's delicious.

Thank you. There's more, by the way, that's dragon meat.

"What? Oh no!"?

You're upbeat as if you're lying about being caved in.

You're hitting the right notes, refilling your plate at the right time, when it's empty, and offering the right amount of food and topics of conversation.

Is he really the youngest of them all?

"Sometimes I look more mature than Kaido, but I'm still in high school.

"I honestly don't see it,

"Don't look at me while saying that!

"And yet, to sum up what she's saying, it all boils down to a general commentary on the scene of a man's affair on his way to a ladylike party member rather than a feisty girlfriend?

"Ignore (through)?

"Then relax a little more, Kaido.

What about it?

"I didn't think I'd mention it, but don't bite the bullet.

This curious vampire girl dares to plunge into the content that she had avoided .

I dissipated while eating .

Although mainly to Katsu, to summarize Kitamiya's story, it seems that the relationship between Kitamiya and fire clarity has been strained since they failed to capture the dungeon.

At first, the number of dates decreased and conversations didn't have much time between them.

It seems that in in inverse proportion to this, she was more and more alone with her party member, Miki aka Shinjou Miki.

At first she put up with it and tried to make up with him in her own way, but he's such a harsh character.

Everything she did was going to be futile.

And then

What am I doing?

Apparently, this was Kitamiya's last chance.

After this facility was liberated, he was going to apologize for everything and make up with her, but he invited her out for a party with the intention of being alone with her.

It gradually became a two-on-one relationship.

So, there was a limit.

Which brings me to the scene me and Suela saw.

"Here are your hand towels.

It's a good idea to have a good time with them.

I'm sure that Kitamiya's favorability toward Katsuru, who quickly and gentlemanly handled the situation, has risen like a carp going up a waterfall.

I have a feeling that we should leave it to Katsumi, but if we do, we will have to deal with Nan's good mood later. So I think we should join you soon.

Besides, it's a badge of honor for an adult to leave things to the younger generation.

That's fine, but what do you do?

That's the problem, isn't it?

To be honest, I thought it sounded like something you'd find in a light novel, like some romantic comedy where several women are fighting over one man, but I was confused by the fact that it was like a late-night anime or a daytime drama when I opened the box, and I didn't know what to do with it.

So how about this?

But that's where she can, Suela, took care of it.

Here.

Sounds interesting.

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

"You came over here in a sulk.

Half of them didn't respond, except me, but I didn't sense any opposition.

I just don't think there are enough of us.

As far as I can see, the number of participants is even.

We can do with an odd number, but we don't want to give out fractions if possible.

"There are seven of us: Senpai, me, Suela, Minami, Memoria, Masaru, and Kitamiya.

Well, if I pull it off, he'll be like, "Hey, guys, it's terrible, tell me you're changing places. I'm hungry! Suela, do you have any leftover rice?

""A"

That problem was easily solved.

I've been forgetting about it because of the flurry of activity as she disappeared into the water and came back with her hair damp, but what good timing.

You'll be able to peach a can of beer out of the cooler box, which is strangely impressive.

I'm sure you'll be able to find it. What?

Does anyone call this person a sister?

If you're the same age as Suela, you're not wrong, but if you just look at her, she looks younger than you.

At any rate.

Caylee, please help me.

"Huh?

She's a can-do girl to have it.

That's great, isn't it?

It's the centerpiece of the facility. In addition, it's only in use now by our testers and their personnel.

"So you don't have to wait in line to enjoy the attractions.

Towering over the water in front of you is a fort.

It looks bare, but it's only a solidly built framework.

Each one of them seems to be a scaffold on which various devices are placed.

The rules are simple: survival in pairs, using a water pistol with a set amount of power to drop your opponent in the water.

The difficulty is that you are disqualified if you lose your partner, so coordination is important.

Safety is apparently established by magic, so even if you fall from the top floor, you won't be injured or hurt.

"This is where my luck of the draw is going to be tested.

Hey, stop it. When you're like that, you usually end up with a man.

In fact, there are five females for every three males: Suela, Kaylee, Memoria, Minami and Kitamiya, so it's probable but not probable that a male duo would be created from there.

However, if Kaido, who is prone to be a punchline character, says so, it will be recreated.

So we'll give up on that, but the question is.

Why me?

"......

The only people who haven't opened up to you are Kitamiya and Minami, who have stripped off their usual trappings.

I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's not.

Both of them can be paired up with Katsu. ......

"Katsu, can't you alter yourself?

I can't.

"I know.

Unfortunately, there is only one winner.

"It's no fun to be in a tipping point, so we'll see what we can do about that.

"How do you do it?

"We'll draw a lottery between the three high-status Suela and her friends and me, who has the higher specs, and the rest of them, so that the forces should be somewhat evenly distributed.

"I see.

Then both of you will have to put up with it.

Complaints?

I can't work with Suela either, so be patient.

Pretend not to notice Minami's gaze as she looks at you resentfully and draw a quickly made disposable chopstick lottery.

The result

So that's what happens.

"What?

"No, how good are you at sports?

...... former track and field team.

That sounds promising.

"Humph.

So I've drawn Kitamiya.

The other groups are

"Nice to meet you, boy!

Please.

The pair of Keely and Masaru with a slight odor of crime, which seems to be aimed at young boys.

Isn't it balanced in terms of strength?

Katsu, who is in charge of recovery, has been growing rapidly in her ability to grasp the situation recently.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out what you can do now because you've been managing the family budget.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.

Woooo, victory!

"Mr. South, let's have some fun now.

South & Suela pair, such as the sister who tormented her inept sister.

You'll need to be careful with sniping, bombing and long range firepower.

You'll have to be careful about sniping, bombing and long range firepower. Fortunately, unlike the other members of the Demon King's Army, they have more experience in combat, so it's easier to find the right timing, but that's not a level that works.

The only way to close the distance is if you let me close the distance.

What are you crying about?

"I'm impressed that you broke the flag.

And Kaido, who I thought was going to be working with me, was working with Memoria.

When I put Kaido and Memoria, who looks like she's about a freshman in high school, together, out! There's something about it that makes you want to scream, but Memoria also has specs that are contrary to appearances.

Apparently, she has subdued testers who have mugged her a few times in the past in between readings.

That's a vampire.

Their strength is unknown.

Now, this is a long story, but do you know why?

I don't know.

We didn't get along very well together, and we were in the ready room looking for our own water guns.

From the familiar handgun type, assault gun type, sniper rifle type, gatling and bazooka, even if the contents are water, it's quite spectacular.

We're the most balanced in terms of strength, but we're the most inferior in terms of strength. If things continue as they are, we will definitely lose.

"......

"You're not happy, are you?

"How can you be happy to be told you're going to lose?

It's also true.

First a jab, closing the distance of the conversation while gauging the distance to probe.

A mischievous smile will further increase your grumpiness, but you'll still be fine.

I see the corner of your eye rise a little bit, but I don't think that's a mistake.

"Well, well, I want to win anyway. Winning is more fun.

"......

Playing in a bad air situation is no fun.

We talk while trying to have fun.

He doesn't ignore you because he's a serious person.

At least he listens to you.

I'll use a trick I just found to have the most fun and win, and I'll smile at him.

As he listens, his expression changes as he listens more and more.

"Can you really do it?

I got it.

...... Okay, let's do it.

At first I was skeptical, but after hearing my explanation, Kitamiya grinned the same way.

Ah, Kitamiya (this guy) is a pretty fun guy.

Seeing that expression, I'm convinced.

Submit the application form for the necessary equipment to the counter and get on the transporter team.

You'll be randomly transferred to eight different starting locations.

The first location you will travel to is the preparation room.

This is a decent sized room by itself.

When everyone is ready, the gate opens and the game begins.

The count is in and the gate opens at zero.

Here we go!

Do it right!

At the same time, I'm going to run as fast as I can.

It's not that I have bad footing, but I'm going to be cautious now that I'm heavier, but this is just for fun and I'll go a little acrobatic.

"There you are down there! Let's go all at once!

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, aaaaaaaaah!

"Up! What's that? It's foul!

"I never thought I'd use it,

Jump from passage to passage using the enhanced physical ability to circulate magic.

Naturally, you'll follow gravity as you fall, but it's not a problem in terms of distance.

Ora! Fire away!

You'll remember it later!

You can hear the sound of the drum spinning with a bang.

The air assault is foiled by Kitamiya's scream, but you've lost your nerve.

Kitamiya is on my back, holding a Gatling gun and aiming at Kaido, whose mouth is hanging open as his jaw is about to fall off.

It's probably the work of the giant masters.

With a bucket on my back that could hold a man, and a Gatling gun on my back, you're not playing with it, are you?

I brought out a substitute to say, "I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it.

I've got a couple of equipment and I have no means of attacking them, but I'm a mover and a shifter, using auxiliary arms like shields to grab various points and move in three dimensions like a monkey.

The two of us have been firing back assault gun type water cannons in a hurry to respond to Kitamiya's bombardment while shouting, but this one has a different volume.

It's not just a matter of time before you get your hands on it.

"Did you fall?

No, help me.

Without paying attention to the memoria that would be avoided, concentrated on Kaido, several shots hit us too, water cannons? I felt the power to wonder if it was safe? I managed to get rid of Kaido.

The face is so unforgiving.

"You won, so come on! But it's still pretty funny.

It would certainly be fun to spread it around so mercilessly.

The price of Kitamiya's stress relief was the expression on his face, which was so serious that you'd like to take a picture of it, but you don't care.

"Let's go next time, don't fall down!

Then you should at least wear a seatbelt!

It wouldn't be fun to put it on, would it? And let's not say that the intentions of the producers are apparent.

The contrast would be interesting.

A guy falling in the middle of a fight.

I see it!

"Oh, well, I'm just being flamboyant.

The facility itself is large, but still large enough to find your opponent quickly.

I thought if I moved around, up and down, left and right, I would be able to hit one of them, but I didn't expect to come across a place where they were shooting at each other.

Suela Minami pair, using both shotgun and bazooka types, are trying to beat Katsu by holding one shotgun and using the other on their backs to keep Kaylie away from them.

In contrast, the pair of Kaylee and Masaru choose a handgun with high firepower and attack with two guns.

It's fun to shoot randomly without worrying about running out of ball.

"Die!

"What is going on, that?

Well, we mercilessly intervene in the situation.

Once again, Kitamiya's voice causes us to fail in our assault, and as expected, he notices us and fires back at us with a bazooka.

The choice of weapons here is a great choice for the leader! You know what I mean, that you do!

"Hahahahahahaha! Right?

I'm having more and more fun and moving around in the watery space, making my movements more intense.

Hey! Can't you be a little more stable! You can't hit it!

"Don't ask! A three-way ticket is not enough!

I was shot and shot, and Kitamiya and I were already drenched.

I was shouting, but they were laughing at each other.

"Suela ready!

"Sweet, Jiro-san!

I tried to unleash water on her, Suela, without mercy, but as expected, there is a difference in movement when carrying weight in addition to the difference in physical ability.

You've got the physical strength to win, but your movements are different to begin with.

"Huh? How could you possibly miss me?

In addition, Kaylee, who moves around like a leopard, is also troublesome.

We've managed to get around thanks to everyone being enemies, though.

! It's in my nose!

It's all yours, that it is!

"Don't hesitate to go ahead, Mr. South.

"No way, treacherous stirrups!

This is fun!

"A little too much buh!

You've hit it, that you have! What?

"Did I hit it?

"We did it, that we did it, no way!

"Hahahahahahahahaha, this is so fun!

Starting with a faceful of water, it's no longer a festival of gunfire, friend or foe.

The tension is high, partly due to the fact that it's impossible to move in real life, and partly due to the fact that the water pistol is a new experience for Suela and Kaylie and the others, and the tension is higher than usual.

Otherwise, Suela wouldn't have been able to avoid them and get them to hit the south.

The result

"Oh, I lost!

"What the hell are those two! You're insanely strong!

We were floating in the water together.

The equipment is automatically retrieved when we landed on the water, so Kitamiya and I were empty-handed.

It was frustrating but also left me feeling refreshed and vaguely exhilarated by our defeat after flailing around with all our might.

If you hadn't been aiming only south, we could have won.

"Ugh, come on, I'm in a better position to aim.

It's like you were asked to do that, too.

Otherwise, there's no way that Suela could have been that accurate to support.

In the end, Kaylee's gunfire hit Kitamiya in the face, and when our gunfire stopped, the south's bazooka hit her, knocking her off balance and causing her to fall.

You've got a nice face.

Yeah, I guess you could say that.

"That's pretty straightforward.

Despite such an outcome, Kitamiya's face looked happy and joyful, with a hint of regret.

When I pointed that out, I thought it would be denied, but surprisingly it was admitted honestly.

You'll be able to see that the depressed expression you had when you first met her is no longer the same as when you first met her, but a calmer tone of voice.

"I'm not being unfair to you, either. I know you're just trying to be nice to me.

So don't feel bad about being thanked and finally thanked in a small but not honest voice.

"Well, I was just having a good time for my age.

You look like an uncle, but how old are you?

"Twenty-eight.

"You're young.

Thanks.

Time is running out.

Let's watch the south fall while trying to figure out what else to do to lessen the regret.

You can strike a decisive pose, Katsura, but I can see you from here.

I decided to think of it as one of the jokes to make fun of when I see a water column standing.

Tanaka Jiro, 28 years old, single

Her Suela Hendelberg 

Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time) + Recruiter

Magical aptitude 8 (general class)

Post Warriors

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