113 109 Share the joys and sorrows, which is important but... (1/2)

Tanaka Jiro, 28 years old, with a girlfriend

Her Suela Hendelberg

Memory Tris

Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)

Magical aptitude nine (quasi-magical grade)

Post Warriors

I did it again.

I give in to the tension, let it carry me through, let the momentum carry me through, and think to myself, ”I just did it.

Well, all right.

Even though what I had done was a mistake, it was a fine action, so I looked back, consoling myself in my mind that it was okay.

The loud cheers that haven't stopped rumbling.

You'll be able to see that the excitement you felt as soon as you accepted the reality that you had defeated the Earth Dragon doesn't seem to have subsided.

You'll be able to see that they're not the only ones who are interested in this.

They were praising each other's efforts and laughing at the corpse of the ground dragon.

There were no calculations and the smiles of those who faced this difficulty and achieved it were all overflowing.

That's good...it was a perfect score for me.

Yeah, that was good.

”Oh!　My brother is here!

Who's my brother .

Although master is a demon yakuza that even yakuza would run away from, I don't want to create dignity in that direction either and I'm not aware that I'm creating it.

But I can't bring myself to deny it.

A single Yankee-style tester's voice briefly gazes at me as he walks up to me.

......

The gaze is not one of disgust, but one of pure respect.

Until just a few days ago, the gazes of the testers, which should have been bare hostility, are now tinted with the color of respect as they point at me.

And it's not just one person, it's all the testers except for the party members and hazelnut.

The gaze directed at the hero who accomplished the feat of slaying the earth dragon.

It gives me an indescribably itchy sensation.

This is because the very act of denying it is an act of ignoring the atmosphere.

...... Shouldn't you guys be running?　The format is supposed to be a race, okay?

I'm going to endure such a feeling and ask a question as a diversion.

Because of that ground dragon, all the testers have already gathered together, and there is a difference in the exhaustion of physical and magical power.

Thanks to this, the race has become a mere trivial matter, but it is not lost.

That supervisor's objective was served in the last round.

Then, perhaps, but from here on out, the road to the plan (schedule) should be promised.

And as I explained at the beginning, there will be rewards for the top finishers.

「「「「「「「 and 」」」」」」

That's why I wondered why the guys in front of me were so excited.

Apparently, the impact of the earth dragon had made people forget that this race even existed.

This fact quickly spread.

「「「「「「............」」」」」」

Those who had been laughing and hugging each other's shoulders quickly and quietly distance themselves from each other.

Then, some turn their ankles to hide, and others begin to formulate their magic to restore their remaining strength.

A variety of people begin to adjust themselves.

Ten seconds later.

Thanks to 「「「「「「「「 for your help!　And 」」」」」」」

Let's bow in unison.

「「「「「 Get out of the way!

「「「「「 Get out of my way!

It will priming .

Yesterday's friend is today's enemy.

A moment ago they were holding hands and laughing at each other, but now they are enemies.

They are filled with magic, and the dust is scattered like a storm at the gate as they run off at once.

They're so disciplined.

Maybe they were just bad at first impressions, but maybe they weren't so bad at heart.

I was too stubborn and reached into my breast pocket, thinking that next time I would be a little softer to you.

Take out a brand of your favorite good fortune that you always love to smoke.

Kaido and the others have followed suit and are now running with the flow, leaving me alone, free from the stare I gave you earlier, to begin smoking a cigarette.

There is no need for me to win the race.

There are no prizes or rewards for first place.

I'm the go-to guy in this race, so to speak.

I was only sent in to help the testers when they were in trouble.

So why don't you just work to fix the other problems, but it's all in the hands of the supervisor.

The irony is that what I have to do is over after the battle.

I caught a glimpse of Kanzaki having a friendly conversation with one of the other party members.

I guess the problem can be solved if you get a chance.

So you could say I'm bored.

If we stay here, we'll run into additional monsters, and we'll have to fight them back-to-back.

That's something I'd rather not do, but there's enough room for a cigarette.

”Telepath, who is this?　Yes, it is Jiro.

”Hey, Jiro-kun, may I?

”?　Kaylie?　What's wrong?　Is there any trouble with the event progress?

I thought so, and as I put the cigarette in my mouth, the sensation of a telepathic message echoed in my head.

As is your usual custom, you go out without hesitation and find out that the person you're talking to is Kaylie.

She is now working on the play-by-play commentary.

So it's strange to receive a telepathic message from her who's been busy.

Is there some kind of emergency (trouble) going on?

Gently, I light a cigarette, increasing the tension.

No, the event is going well. Thanks to the first battle, the hall is full of excitement and the race is going well with all the potential testers consuming their magic. That's not the problem, this is something else.

Trouble outside the event?

Unfortunately, I've only just seen Minami and Kaido off, who are likely to be the cause of that trouble.

You can catch up with them if you want, but have they done something wrong again?

”Suella's down.

”Ah?

A cigarette spilled out of his mouth with a plop, but he didn't have time to worry about it .

Suela collapsed?

You were in such good spirits when I saw you this morning?

No, I'm sure I'm just sick, chill out.

I try to tell myself that, but my body is honest.

You think you're okay, but a chill goes through you like an ice pillar in your back.

What happened!　Suela!”?

Impatience naturally propagates to your actions, and your tone of voice naturally becomes violent.

Although I understand that it is inevitable to hit Kaylee, I can't keep my cool.

”Calm down!　I don't know the details of what I just learned, but they say he's going to be okay. Memoria, who was with me in the infirmary, just told me. I only found out because she contacted me.

”Memoria?

When the name Memoria was mentioned, a sense of relief came out of me, knowing that if she was with Suela, I would be able to regain my composure a little.

Now that I've regained my composure, I naturally think of what to do next.

...... Ms. Kaylee, I need to get out of here.

The first thing to do is to get out of the race.

This is not the time for this and I advise you to do the best thing.

I was hoping you would say so, so I asked Master Evvia, but unfortunately there are no escape gates in that dungeon. It's a dungeon that's been scaled down for racing, which has backfired. The rules are so fixed that they're not very flexible. The only way out is through the normal exit. The supervisor would have had a shot at transference, but unfortunately, he's in limbo right now.

Pss!