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Chapter 37

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The equipment Emilia had put together had been made possible through her country’s investment in her. To us students, it was an unbelievable amount of money. Even so, she was fully equipped with solid gear, starting with the Goblin Knife, and including a tactical belt and more. But reaching Lv 10 was undeniably heavy. It was an incredible resolve.

I can’t do it…

As for her, she acted no different than usual.

She really is extraordinary… even just her looks are already amazing. If I push myself too hard, I might mess up. I’ll try not to think about Emilia and just continue dungeon exploration like always.

That day, I began the afternoon part of our dungeon exploration.

“You really do have good tempo, Kouta!” (Sofia)

“You two are lagging behind.” (Kouta)

“Kouta, do you always hunt this much?” (Emilia)

“…Did I provoke them a bit too much?” (Kouta)

Even though I was supposed to be doing this for the others, I ended up defeating monsters together with Emilia again.

I don’t think I’m being conscious of her… but maybe I am? No, it’s just because of the level difference.

It was clear that Emilia and I were moving better than Sofia and Mira. Plus, Emilia looked to be in top form with her sharp knife.

With this, maybe we can go further…?

“Hey, since we’ve got the momentum, how about going on to the second floor?” (Kouta)

“““Second floor!?””” (Everyone)

“Yeah. Watching Emilia’s movements, I think we can handle it.” (Kouta)

“I’m in! Let’s go!” (Sofia)

“Wait! Wait, wait, wait! Emilia, don’t just agree like that! Kouta, calm down!” (Mira)

Actually, Mira’s the one who needs to calm down… Didn’t think she’d panic this much.

“Is it really that surprising?” (Kouta)

“Kouta, I appreciate you caring about Emilia. But if she dies, it’s all meaningless. Please, restrain yourself a bit.” (Mira)

“The only difference is that there are more monsters, right? I can manage even alone. It’s just a matter of whether you two can keep up or not, that’s all.” (Kouta)

“Tsk! You sure know how to talk big…” (Mira)

I didn’t mean to provoke her… but maybe Mira’s more competitive than I thought. I’ll be more careful with how I talk from now on.

When we arrived on the second floor, we headed in the direction with no signs of people.

From experience, that increased the chance of encountering goblins. It was the obvious choice. Basically, people who came to dungeons were there for research or subjugation. Rather than competing with others for prey, it was better to work in untouched areas.

On the second floor, there were ones referred to as Goblin Archers.

But honestly, calling them archers felt like an insult to those who practiced kyūdō or archery. Their arrows were incredibly slow. On top of that, their accuracy was terrible. They often hit their allies.

I honestly admire how they can still operate as a team like that. If it were me, I’d refuse to work with someone like that.

An arrow from one of those guys happened to come flying unusually close to me. It was within arm’s reach, so I smacked it down with my right hand as it passed by.

Even if it’s weak, I wouldn’t want it hitting the girls. Lately, I’d been coming to the second floor often, so I’d actually been hit before. It hurts quite a bit… but with 9 DEF, it doesn’t even pierce. That’s about the level we’re dealing with.

I rushed into a group of seven goblins and scattered them.

Having more people really speeds things up. Let’s move on.

Found five goblins. Eliminated. Okay, next.

Three goblins defeated. Kinda underwhelming.

Seven goblins. Alright, next. Next. Next.

“Kouta! Stop right there!” (Mira)

Huh? Oops, I might’ve gotten too focused.

“Um, Mira, are you okay?” (Kouta)

“…Haa… huff… pant…” (Mira)

Even responding seemed tough for her. For now, we sat down and took a break.

“Kouta, you’re really strong! Way more than I imagined.” (Sofia)

“Really? Lately it’s been like this. Ah, but when I’m alone, goblins sometimes run away.” (Kouta)

“Haha, so you go for full extermination? Well, that probably is more efficient.” (Sofia)

“Fuu~ You do some pretty intense hunting, huh.” (Emilia)

“Do I? I actually enjoy it, so I don’t really notice. But more importantly, since Sofia-san looks fine, maybe she leveled up?” (Kouta)

I’d been wondering since we stopped. Back on the first floor, both of them looked exhausted, but now only Mira seems to be struggling.

“…That might be true. I was too busy trying to keep up with you two to notice.” (Sofia)

“Congratulations, Sofia.” (Emilia)

“Thank you, Emilia. Though, it’s not confirmed yet. Still, if that’s the case, why is it just Mira?” (Sofia)

Mira had definitely been pulling her weight, and there shouldn’t have been a large gap between her and Sofia.

If it just happened to be right at the boundary, then Sofia should be looking more worn out too.

“Mira might be a magic-user build.” (Kouta)

“Magic-user build? What’s that?” (Sofia)

“Status has natural individual variations, right? When someone’s stats are more suitable for using magic, we sometimes call that a magic-user build.” (Kouta)

“Hmm? Then would I be like… a warrior build?” (Sofia)

“Your stamina seems to have gone up, so probably, yeah.” (Kouta)

Mira, despite being tired, gave a nod using just gestures.

Doing stuff like that will just make her more tired though… Also, Sofia-san might be a little airheaded. No, maybe she’s just more exhausted than she looks?

I just realized it, too, but she was casually sitting on a treasure chest.

 

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