episode_0088

“The rumored one, the Mad Kong Slayer!?”

haha···.

Was it because Karina’s emotions had changed and she was excited?

But just because her emotions change doesn’t mean she can be trained right away.

Instead, it increased several ‘access information’ permissions for her.

That she is learning ‘water attribute’ magic as a minor.

After work, I have a hobby of practicing following idol choreography groups?

Oh, by the way.

Are you really good at following idol choreography?

The moment I caught a glimpse of her dancing, I stood up straight.

When it became known that I was the Medkong Slayer, the Rangers around me started to make a big fuss.

“Gyaaak! What should I do! It’s the rumored Lucius!”

“You mean that bastard Lucius who killed a 4th-grade beast?!”

Then Arisha Youngae clenched her fist and shouted.

“Who is a flirt! ”

That’s right. That’s what I’m saying. If there’s a man as pure as me, I’d like you to come out and say something.

Then Yuigahama also came forward and suddenly defended me.

“Heroes are originally a lecher.”

That’s almost like acknowledging the facts…

Isn’t that a proper defense!?

At that moment, Lilith, who had her virginity stolen by me last night, spoke in a whisper with an anxious face.

“Lucius···. It’s okay. It’s worth it. Because he deserves to be happy······.”

“Jan, what are you talking about alone!?”

The young ladies continued to grumble.

After the commotion, Karina encouraged the expedition team and said:

“Come on, let’s pack up! Today we’re going to explore an unexplored area. Let’s all get busy!”

Then Sergei waved his huge longsword over his shoulder a few times and shouted with an expectant expression.

“Hehehe, this field trip is really starting to feel real!”

Nod, nod-

The girls and I took off our masks and entered the Dragon Temple, where a national secret project was being carried out.

***

Same, same –

Damp, cloudy air.

Contrary to the appearance of the temple, which looks splendid with the sparkling sunlight, you can also hear the sound of water drops falling from somewhere.

It was a place with a dark and gloomy atmosphere.

“Walk straight on the road marked with green flags.”

The Rangers warned them to be careful, because if they didn’t follow that path, a trap would be activated.

“Oh! Wait a minute! There’s a blue flag over there too! A blue flag!”

As soon as Ryona, who had a keen eye, spotted the blue flag, she followed the two directions.

Then, Darae, who had been in the Ranger Unit for a long time, kindly explained.

“That’s a passage that only some members of the Ranger Unit can enter.”

“Why did you separate them like that?”

Darae is an elf of mysterious age, but her age has not been revealed.

So the young ladies were talking to Darae.

In fact, if you convert it to human years, it’s younger than us. Shouldn’t Darae be the one speaking louder? But since it’s her privacy, we’ll keep it that way.

Because elves are a race that lives longer than most other races, revealing their age would be considered a great offense.

That too, for an elf girl in her teens.

“I don’t know, maybe they’re trying to monopolize the treasure. What.”

For some reason, Karina coughed in vain at the words that Dari threw out as a joke.

Thud thud –

In time with her new cough, there was an eerie sound of water droplets falling from the ceiling.

“Ahem···!”

The girls continued to chatter without paying much attention to Karina’s cough.

“Then, Darae, can you get into that blue flag?”

‘Ahem, of course! ”

“Then come in!”

“Huh? You thought I couldn’t do it if you told me to?”

When Darae bravely took a step towards the blue flag on the side of the passage.

Tsk tsk tsk -.

Beyond the dark ceiling, I saw a monster with dozens of pairs of eyes slowly revealing its huge head.

“Hey, bow your head! Daraeya!”

Wheeze-

The monster’s hairy arms, with their king crab-like pincers, quickly swept over Darae’s head.

Darae lowered her head in a familiar motion, then used the centrifugal force from the downward movement to rotate her heel 180 degrees.

Kwajik -!

A clean, uncluttered movement, almost like a ballerina’s stretching.

I secretly admired Da-rae’s composure and flexibility.

“Keeek-!”

Hitting the heel of the tree with a blow to the head.

The monster that had been making loud noises made a rustling sound above the ceiling and then disappeared at some point.

Shh …

Immediately, Karina, who had pulled the bowstring, asked Darae.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah, as you can see, it’s fine!”

Phew······.

The rangers all breathed a sigh of relief, and Karina explained to me.

“Everyone, if you want to live, don’t go near the blue flag! That’s an area that even elite Rangers don’t go to alone.”

Looking at it that way, the green flag area was brighter and there were no gaps in the walls or anything.

Does that mean the blue flag zone is much more dangerous?

So what on earth is the red flag zone?

I pointed to a single red flag spot that was lurking in the corner.

“What’s that place? Then.”

“······.”

A dark shadow passed over Karina’s face.

I found out thanks to the soldier next to me answering for me.

“The place where the unit members were lost in an accident.”

“Heeek···!”

Then Sergei said with a sigh.

“Isn’t this just a simple field trip?···？”

Kook-

We all kept our mouths shut.

Of course, Anastasia, who had come to the training camp with her brother as if she was going on an outing, was alone with her brother and had a serious expression on her face.

Because those two people were not related to the clause on maintaining the secret oath.

The same was true for Luzelin, who was walking beside me, wagging her tail.

***

“Okay, we’ve arrived at the excavation site!”

After passing through several green safety zones, we stood before a huge stone temple underground.

In front of the temple, oddly enough, I was able to find a device that, although weathered over the years, still served a similar function as a ‘waypoint’.

“Is that a waypoint that is still being restored?”

“Oh, yes. The hermeneutics will fix it soon.”

As a hermeneutician…

This is an archaeologist-like job that mainly involves identifying items and is used for this type of work.

‘Come to think of it, it would be nice to have a hermeneutician in our club too.’

Youngae is currently studying hermeneutics.

Just one of the Amys who spent some quality time with me the night before.

However, since I was only learning D-level hermeneutics, I had no use for it when it came to identifying important items.

So I kept a close eye on the interpreters exploring the dungeon.

‘Since they’re interpreters working on a secret national project, there should be someone useful.’

I thought so too.

Contrary to expectations, I could not find any A-class interpretation.

‘Tch, so all the A-class people have left for famous guilds?’

The basic hermeneutics system provided within the Academy is rated C.

It would be nice to find at least a B grade, but if possible, it would be better to find an A grade.

However, all the scholars here were old and their ranks were B or lower.

One of them approached and greeted Karina.

“Hello, Search Party Leader.”

“Yes, Mr. Schlints. Did it work?”

“Hmm, it seems that High Priestess Karin was the designer of this dragon temple.”

The designer of the ‘Temple of the Dragon’…

No, more than that.

High Priestess Karin?!

You mean that 6-star hero?!

In this world, there are also ranks higher than 5 stars.

However, very few people have yet obtained a character higher than 5 stars.

It is said that only three people in the world possessed a 6-star character.

‘In terms of skill, I’m not lacking. I was ranked 5th in the world. That was because a 5-star hero was the limit…’

Karin is one of those mythical six-star heroes.

It was known to have an extremely long lifespan.

Long-haired high elf, ‘priestess’.

Because in the mythical age, they were part of a party of warriors who fought together in the Dragon Horse Blood Battle.

“I see. I thought that if I dug into the secret related to Karin, something would come out.”

Then the hermeneutician named Schlints smiled and said:

“Are you going to Karin’s room today too?”

“Yes, I’m going to kill the forest trolls in Karin’s room.”

“Oh, a forest troll···.”

Then the young ladies stepped back with fearful eyes.

“Ugh, troll···? I hate······.”

Because trolls were a race known for being very picky about women.

Then Sergei tapped me on the shoulder.

Are you asking me to appeal?

“Don’t worry. I’m here.”

“Yeah, right. Our Lucius has a history of taking down a 4th-grade Medkong in one shot!”

Why, I’m the one who did it. Why is Arisha’s nose going up?

“Wow ···.”

“Wow, that must not have been easy at such a young age···.”

When some interpreters showed interest in me, Mr. Schlintz gave an exclamation that was almost shocking.

“Eww! Are you a thousand-year-old vampire? Or a high elf warrior? ”

“······？！”

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▼ This is the captain of the Karina search party leading the expedition team…!!