Chapter 74 (2/2)
“And about Asuna, be there for her, alright? I’ll talk to Sakura on my end”
It hurt a little to hear that last part, because I kne ier
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“Nii-san, the dinner’s ready”
And I’d continued to keep to myself until Sakura called hts and worries only kept going in circles inon a smile, at least for them
Just the act of s more is said to ietting more depressed
“Uh, guys… do I really have to eat this?”
But as if trying hard to turn that s hot caterpillar-like bug served in front ofso much aboutSure it had that juicy red and white striped pattern that was a lot like shrimp, but overall, it still looked the shape of a beetle larva
“These Shri, aren’t they? They look delicious”
“That basin we found still has a lot leftI’ll be sure to go catch more later”
Class Rep and Futabsan were all srilled worms with their chopsticks
“Check it out! I used ic to make soy sauce, and even mayonnaise!” chirped Takanashi+-san
“I’ic of yours,” Sakura chimed in
Just the other day, Takanashi+-san had gotten a new Skill, Lesser ReplicateShe’d used this new Sage ic to make copies of the small packets of soy sauce and mayonnaise she had in her lunch box
This Replicatein how it can s… But as it stood currently, with Lesser Replicate, she could only do s on the thing being replicated, and soredients
It was a great Skill as a concept, but it wasn’t quite useful for bolstering our strength like her Upgrades didBut it instead proved to be extraordinary in ter our food, since I didn’t think ould come across soy sauce of mayo any time soon in this world
Takanashi+-san was grinning ear to ear as she caked mayo all over her Shrihtly added soy sauce on hersNone of the this it seemed
“It’s very goodThe little bit of seasoning makes a lot of difference”
Even Asuna, whom I orried sick over, had on a srub
“… Seriously, how are they all fine?”
It didn’ton worsAnd it wasn’t like they were all fine with being around live insects froI know that Sakura, for instance, wasn’t fond of bugs at all, while Takanashi+-san used to run screa one ever came up to her
Iaway cockroaches and the
cockroaches and the like, and thanks to the deepsnakes and other non-conventional foodI don’t , but I do have a few uy…
“Sou~?”
“Wait, hold on, Natsukawsan!?”
I’d left e of horror, how the girls were eating so nonchalantly, which hen, Natsukawsan, with her sneaky Thief skills, had sneaked up close to meHer eyes were scary
“I, I was about to right now, don’t worry about it”
“Oh really?”
“Yes reallyAnd why are you glaring at me like that?”
“I just want you to enjoy these Shrimpworms that I worked so hard to peel, that’s all~”
“Of course I will, I’ll have them now, in fact”
Then I looked downI could only see this thing is beetle larva
Oh, no, I can’t let it get to meI need to move my chopsticks now, or else
“Soumkun~”
“Yes, I’ht!”
So, just, please, give et ready for this…
“Hey guys~, it looks like Soumkun doesn’t want to eat the nice ShrimpwormsWon’t you help me convince him~?”
“EH!?”
As though my hesitation had spurred her into action, Natsukawsan seemed to see it as her duty to have me eat this one way or anotherAnd she had no proble the rest of them too
“That re to be the first time Yuuto-kun eats the Shrimpworms, isn’t it?”
“That’s certainly trueNii-san, please don’t worry, it may look like a worm, but the taste is oddly very shrimp-like I assure you”
“Wait, Class Rep, Sakura, why are you two holding my arms?”
Exchanging a knowing look ahtly on tothis, let o, I can eat by myself!
“Soumkun, the Shrimpworm is so yummy, you just have to try it! With lots of mayonnaise!”
“You can’t keep eating only walnuts, this is for your own goodEat”
“I said I’ll eat! I proht!”
In addition, Takanashi+-san and Asuna strongly reco on tome in place
“I think he should try it with just salt for the first time”
“There you have it Soumkun, say ahh!”
Futabsan held up the plate with the fat grilled ith a gentle srabbed it with a pair of chopsticks and brought it close to rinThe sthat this was indeed a wor on to me
Nope, can’t do itI don’t have the courage or bravery to take a bite out of this thingAnd here I thought I was a Hero
“P-please, I, I’m not ready for this!”
“Nihaha, neither was I, now open wide!”
“No, wait, no, I’m not―― aaaaahhh!?”
Chapter 74 All New Hare eon in hopes of reuniting with the party I d gotten separated fromI d been anxious, worried, vexed even that even while I was on their trail, they h battles one after another, and I ran with the utirls were in a large cavernous pit, surrounded on all sides by giant bug type ed to quickly disperse with shots ofrather adept at usingI was so glad so glad that the Goddess had given lad that I d ed to save everyone But I soon learned that I rongKen, zaki, Asunaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I d taken the full brunt of the Berserker s fist on ht, even now, after Sakura had cos of phantoe frohtAbout the truth, about what happenedAfter that, Class Rep filled me inHow those two, Momokawa Kotarou and Futaba Meiko, were under attack by an Arirls had admirably saved themHow, even if the two students who never really stood out in class, even if they were barely acquaintances, they strived to work together, to help each other with ether, help each and every one we can, and escape this dungeon togetherBe it me, Sakura, Class Rep, or anyone else, they d think so tooWasn t that why they fought But that clearly wasn t all there was to itI was made to understand that hard truthI believed in Sakura, and I trusted Class RepI believed in Asuna s strength of will, in Takanashi+ san s kindness, and in Natsukawa san s cheerfulnessI wanted to think that these bonds of trust would keep us strongIf I if only I d cole for survivalI was loathe to adirls couldn t remain the same within all that stressThe friction between Sakura and MomokawaThe duel between Asuna and Futaba sanMaybe it was simply inevitable that they couldn t trust Mo themAnd Futaba san considered hi furious once that happenedBut there was also the fact that that one incident had caused Sakura and Asuna to completely mistrust himI wanted to think that it wasn t any one person s faultIt wasn t anyone s faultYes, it wasn t supposed to be anyone s fault, but a crack had been already formedAnd it all happened under the stress for survival, when no one had the soundness ofthat scar If I just And as those eedy had occurred, this one I had no idea how to handleAnd yet, ere not allowed to stopforwardAsuna had pushed Momokawa off the transfer circleFutaba san had flown into a rageAnd Class Rep risked it all to calm her downEven with this fatal scar that led to the worst possible turn of events, we still needed to cooperate in order to get out of this dungeonThanks to Class Rep s efforts, Futaba san had been convinced to go together with usAnd so we advanced deeper into the dungeonWe were currently in a fa es and packs of Red Dogs in the forest doht these monsters, and were able to safely dispatch themBut it was so silentEveryone only spoke when necessary but otherent about killing theFutaba san was incredibly strong, and Asuna, who I orried was suffering fro with ic support, while Natsukawa san was adeptly dealing with any possible surprisesEven Takanashi+ san who couldn t fight was holding strongAs for ht harder than anyone, frustrated with how I didn t want to lose anyone else, and practically venting it onto the s won t be enough to save everyoneWe d now become, with the addition of Futaba san, a party of 7We were one party but ere far fro oneIt was easier nowBut as we advanced in this state, as the zones got ot even deadlier, could we really overcoood, I was angry atoverQuite the long face you have there, Yuuto kunOh, Class Rep We had gone past 2a break inside the thirdThis Fairy Square marked the end of the ruins area as the the other side led to earthen ground and an actual sky aboveThis Fairy Square seemed to have been constructed at the suazing blankly at the scarlet twilight sky and the deep jungle expanding out into the horizonII knoe can t keep going like this, but I just don t knohat to doI know, and it s fine, this is one of those things where you can t do anything even if you want toWe all just need ti to get better, just a littleWell, not better, but back to normal I meanY you think so Yes and it s thanks to Futaba sanI thought she hated all of us a lotbut cooperativeShe was rightFutaba san didn t like us, to the point where it wouldn t be strange if she got into constant argumentsAsuna s actions had dire repercussions for Momokawa, but at the end of it all, we d dealt no punish it all anted, about how this wasn t the tist ourselves, or how Asuna was an iuard for the party, but that wouldn t erase the raging hate that Futaba san felt towards my childhood friendAnd yet, despite all that, Futaba san was acting as if she wasn t bothered by it at allShe had almost no complaints and had been extreer vanguard than Asuna, she even took it upon herself to becoAnd currently, she d gotten her hands on a lot of these ShririlledWhile Natsukawa san, as not too keen about suddenly being picked as assistant chef, was helping out with tears in her eyesHonestly, you wouldn t believe how relieved I amYou don t need to feel so responsible, Class RepOh yeah, then how about you help me out next time and calm everyone down instead Urk sorry Back then, I hadn t even had everything explained towas happeningI had no way of helping Class Rep negotiate with Futaba san, and could onlyAsunaI can only hope that there won t be a next tiain, I don t think we could stop itI don t want to iht each other Still, just keep this in mind, if we come to find out that Mo be prepared for the worstHey, don t tellit s a possibilityIt s one of the worst case scenariosYuuto kun, I just want you to think about itHaving said what she needed to say, Class Rep turned her back to meAlso, try not to be that depressed in front of the rest of theyIf you do that, then the rest of them will try to be optimistic tooSure, I can do thatAnd about Asuna, be there for her, alright I ll talk to Sakura on my endIt hurt a little to hear that last part, because I kne ierNii san, the dinner s readyAnd I d continued to keep to myself until Sakura called hts and worries only kept going in circles inon a s more is said to ietting uys do I really have to eat this But as if trying hard to turn that s hot caterpillar like bug served in front ofso much aboutSure it had that juicy red and white striped pattern that was a lot like shrimp, but overall, it still looked the shape of a beetle larvaThese Shri, aren t they They look deliciousThat basin we found still has a lot leftI ll be sure to go catch more laterClass Rep and Futaba san were all srilled woric to make soy sauce, and even mayonnaise chirped Takanashi+ sanI ic of yours, Sakura chiotten a new Skill, Lesser ReplicateShe d used this new Sage ic to make copies of the small packets of soy sauce and ic was, as Sakura said, really as But as it stood currently, with Lesser Replicate, she could only do s on the thing being replicated, and soreat Skill as a concept, but it wasn t quite useful for bolstering our strength like her Upgrades didBut it instead proved to be extraordinary in ter our food, since I didn t think ould come across soy sauce of rinning ear to ear as she caked mayo all over her Shrihtly added soy sauce on hersNone of theoodThe little bit of seasoning makes a lot of differenceEven Asuna, whom I orried sick over, had on a srubSeriously, how are they all fine It didn ton worsAnd it wasn t like they were all fine with being around live insects froI know that Sakura, for instance, wasn t fond of bugs at all, while Takanashi+ san used to run screa one ever ca away cockroaches and the like, and thanks to the deepsnakes and other non conventional foodI don t , but I do have a few uy Sou Wait, hold on, Natsukawa san I d left e of horror, how the girls were eating so nonchalantly, which hen, Natsukawa san, with her sneaky Thief skills, had sneaked up close to ht now, don t worry about itOh really Yes reallyAnd why are you glaring at me like that I just want you to enjoy these Shrimpworms that I worked so hard to peel, that s all Of course I will, I ll have them now, in factThen I looked downI could only see this thing is beetle larvaOh, no, I can t let it get to meI need totheive uys , it looks like Souma kun doesn t want to eat the nice Shrih my hesitation had spurred her into action, Natsukawa san seemed to see it as her duty to have me eat this one way or anotherAnd she had no probleoing to be the first time Yuuto kun eats the Shrimpworms, isn t it That s certainly trueNii san, please don t worry, it may look like a worm, but the taste is oddly very shrimp like I assure youWait, Class Rep, Sakura, why are you two holding st each other, Sakura and Class Rep grabbed tightly on tothis, let o, I can eat by myself Souma kun, the Shrimpworm is so yummy, you just have to try it With lots ofonly walnuts, this is for your own goodEatI said I ll eat I proht In addition, Takanashi+ san and Asuna strongly reco on tome in placeI think he should try it with just salt for the first timeThere you have it Sourilled ith a gentle srabbed it with a pair of chopsticks and brought it close to rinThe sthat this was indeed a wor on to e or bravery to take a bite out of this thingAnd here I thought I was a HeroP please, I, I m not ready for this Nihaha, neither was I, now open wide No, wait, no, I m not aaaaahhh