Chapter 30 (2/2)

Ridiculous, it’s becohts, “No way Momokawa, you don’t even know about Treasure Chests”, both their expressions seemed to say

“Well, I guess you gotta be a Thief to find those chests huh Anyway, I don’t really get it but they really exist, Treasure Chests”

“Inside, you can find things like mana recovery potions, and if you’re lucky, even weapons Look, this wand I’, we found this in a Treasure Chest too”

Looking at which, she’s holding a 50 creen marble-like stone fixed to the tip, “I’ impression as such If I saw this in modern japan, I’d think it’s a quality cosplay accessory, but coenuine article

“Hee~, pretty cool but, Itou-kun not being here means”

“Well, uh yeah, you guessed it”

“It’s e first encountered the Boss, see In the floor before this, it was really easy, and there’s also that fact that we got a bit cocky”

Looking at their pained expressions, they’ve faced real hueon, is the iet

“But dude, we can’t just stay here right The Boss is scary as hell, but if we can’t beat it, we can’t get outta here”

Of course, with the area set up so si for other routes, it’s the sa we’re stuck here Thanks to the Fairy Square, on’t starve right away, but sooner or later we’ll reach the limit no doubt

“So we’re beggin’ ya ht just do it!”

“Yeah, well, that’s fine and all but”

At this point, I’ress What’s bothering me is, what comes after

“You two, you already know, about how only 3 people can escape right?”

“Y-yeah, that a, well, yea”

Hirano-kun htly aard face Once you know this utter despair-inducing number restriction rule, it’s a truly natural reaction

“Moht time to think about that And with only 3 people, don’t you think on’t progress in this dungeon at all?”

I see, Nishi+kawa-san erous a Monster to challenge it with just three people As we go through the dungeon, I can’t think there won’t be powerful Monsters lying in wait No, if we go with the preeon has a Boss Rooo, there will definitely be tougher Monsters stationed

There’s no way I can disregard themore than 3 members

“But, there are guys on’t think like that They won’t cooperate, that uys who like to kill first ask questions later could also be there”

In fact, I can attest to it Case in point, there’s Higuchi whoto kill me But I don’t need to particularly mention that I need to be very careful how much of my info and experience I reveal to these two

“Think a bit, if we have more than three on our side, they can’t attack us so easily right?”

Power in nu vocations th is likelyof frail-looking girls, it could be that actually, all of the

“So you’re saying, we prioritize conquering the dungeon, and leave thinking of escape for later?”

“Yes, so other than that Divine Gate Also, look at us, aren’t we strong? We can probably make it out of the forest outside too”

Finding fault or opposing these hope-filled words, it’s too early for that Certainly, we do know too little about this otherworld What we can do, e can’t Itour choices

“Got it, I’ether, and ai that Boss”

“Ooh, thanks a bunch Momokawa!”

“Thanks Moot some hope!”

We laugh, and so, we’ve established a cooperation pact, and the mood is calm but Futaba-san has been silent for all this while so I’m worried

“ Momokawa-kun, you’re fine with this?”

As I glance towards her, she brings her face close and asks in a whisper

“For now, it’s better to work together But if the time comes, be ready”

It may be obvious, but I don’t wholeheartedly trust Hirano-kun and Nishi+yaree with Nishi+yaical niceties on the outside, they could be secretly planning to trick us, it’s a possibility I can’t deny

It’s a sad story, but if they betray, I can’t really do much If on top, even Futaba-san betrays me, then it’s really over A Shaman with no allies, is much too powerless

“OK, leave it to me, Momokawa-kun”

I’d given her the obvious warning, but Futaba-san smiled and replied powerfully

“Hirano-kun, Nishi+yaards”

Along with Futaba-san’s bright ss, our jolly party of 4 was formed

“Well then, first is self-intros, or rather should I say vocation-intros?”

“Oi Nishi+yaure out with soht?”

“Ah, right, that’s right You could say it’ll be much more clear that way So Moht some Skeletons, and have everyone see each other’s powers, is that alright?”

Now then, it’s a bit sudden, but seems like it’s come to the time where I must reveal my vocation

Well, there’s no e can fight the Boss without everyone having a grasp of each other’s abilities So long as we’re cooperating, we need to lay out our powers, to the bare necessity that is

“ Got it, let’s go”

[1] Box isn’t accurate, it’s more like an ellipse with two pointed ends as we’ll see a bit later