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Chapter 61

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From time to time, while taking breaks, I continued hunting on the second floor with Haruka-kun. We only saw other people occasionally. So, without worrying about being seen, we continued our victory dance.

After less than two hours since we started hunting, Haruka-kun’s MP had already run out. Even so, he would hunt a group of goblins and dance, slash a wolf and dance again.

When I saw it in the game, I thought it was just like that, but looking at it objectively, it’s weird, right? At this point, it’s already behavior like that of a madman. It’s almost 10 o’clock, and even though we’re taking breaks, fatigue is slowly building up.

“Haruka, let’s take a break.” (Kouta)

“…Roger.” (Haruka)

At the same time, he responded, Haruka-kun sat down in the grass.

Since I was constantly using magic, my physical ability ended up being higher. Considering that, Haruka-kun was doing his best to keep up. It seemed he was supplementing sugar and salt with tablets during the breaks. But it was probably still not enough to make up for the level of fatigue.

“Kouta, sorry for making you carry the stuff.” (Haruka)

“No, it’s something I always do, so don’t worry about it.” (Kouta)

It wasn’t like I was carrying Haruka-kun’s personal belongings or anything. I was simply carrying all the drop items, that was all.

While we focused more on catching our breath than talking, we heard a familiar explosive sound nearby.

“Huh? That sounds like Mira’s magic.” (Kouta)

“Mira-san’s magic? That explosion just now?” (Haruka)

“Yeah.” (Kouta)

Explosion magic was rare, but offensive magic was fairly common, so it wasn’t something I needed to hide from Haruka-kun. The two of them had seen each other in the cafeteria through me, so mentioning Mira immediately conveyed who I was talking about. I thought I had also told him that she had learned offensive magic. That was about the extent of their connection.

Did she come here with just Emilia, leaving Sofia behind?

“Mira-san… that cute and small girl, right?” (Haruka)

“Ah…” (Kouta)

“‘Small’ is unnecessary.” (Mira)

Oh, Mira-san appears, and of course Emilia is with her. As expected of Haruka-kun, he’s skillful with his word choices.

If you say “small and cute”, it gives the impression of doting on a child. But if you say “cute and small”, it works even for classmates. Well, that’s just how I feel, though. And when you say “beautiful and with a good figure”, it brings to mind someone with a model-like build like Emilia. But if you say “with a good figure and beautiful”, it refers to…

Someone like the dark-skinned woman over there. Like, big. Yeah.

“Yo Kouta! Sorry about yesterday. Thanks to that, I got a good laugh!” (Mira)

“I’m glad to hear that.” (Kouta)

I couldn’t help but give Emilia a Mira-style glare.

Don’t keep bringing that up!

“Don’t be so cold. I do think I was in the wrong due to our misunderstanding, you know?” (Emilia)

“Yeah yeah, understood. So, who is that over there? I see her from time to time in the dungeon, but is she a friend of you two?” (Kouta)

I shifted the conversation to the third person, who had been bothering me for a while now.

“Ah, that’s Adelaide Schmidt-senpai. You’ve seen her at school too, right?” (Emilia)

“Seriously?” (Kouta)

“Kouta, you didn’t notice?” (Haruka)

Judging from Haruka-kun’s reaction, she really is a student from our school and a senior at that.

I didn’t know…

“Kouta was too focused on Sofia and Emilia, so he didn’t notice.” (Mira)

Why is Mira sounding all smug? Weren’t you there too, Mira? Why are you saying it so proudly? Are you bragging about your friend? Emilia, you don’t need to wink, okay? What’s that even supposed to mean?

“Though right now, Kouta’s eyes are glued to Mira. You changed your gear, huh? You’ve completed the magical girl look.” (Emilia)

“Don’t call it ‘magical girl’! Just call me a normal magic user!” (Mira)

She’s petite, wearing a pointed hat, an open-front robe, and holding a staff. She’s totally a magical girl.

Though it’s not the kind of magical girl outfit that would please certain grown-up fans. Her gear looks like it would shout “Explosion! Explosion!”

“So, about the money for your equipment…” (Kouta)

“I decided to receive government support as well. Unlike Emilia, I’m Level 5 after three years. At this pace, I’ll meet the goal with no problem. There’s no reason not to accept it if it removes the repayment obligation.” (Mira)

From the sound of it, Sofia is probably receiving support too. These people really don’t hesitate when it comes to investing in themselves. I couldn’t do that.

“What’s your impression after using it?” (Kouta)

“It probably depends on the person, but as for me, I feel like the power has increased.” (Mira)

It’s not something that shows up in numbers, so it’s hard to tell.

Mira’s offensive magic allowed her to fly ping-pong ball-sized orbs in front of or between enemies and cause them to explode. The range was too long to measure accurately, and the blast radius was about one meter. Within that radius, she could pulverize goblins. They turned into mist instantly, so it wasn’t grotesque, which helped. However, if she missed, it ended with just some wind pressure knocking them down or staggering them. To reliably get results, it was best to activate the spell directly on the enemy.

In the face of Mira’s offensive magic, goblins were one-shots anyway. She said the power had increased, but that was total overkill. If the blast had gotten bigger, it might have been better to drop it in the center of a goblin group, knock them down or stagger them, and then wipe them out while they were off-balance.

“So then, who might you be?” (Adelaide)

Prompted by Adelaide-senpai, we hurriedly introduced ourselves.

 

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