Raiding in School?

,A raid hard mode is coming out?”

,That’s right!”

I rested my chin on the table, watching Jupiter bouncing around in front of me.

Could Jupiter’s words really be true?

Raid hard mode.

Re-releasing a previously released raid with increased difficulty was a common occurrence in RPG games.

However, Deron had never rehashed a previously released raid even once.

For Deron to suddenly release a hard mode.

It wasn’t something easily believable.

Moreover, the source of the information was Jupiter.

,Where did you hear that?”

,Where else but the Deron Gallery!”

Of course.

I sighed and shook my head.

,Jupiter. Deron won’t release a raid hard mode.”

,Why not? According to the post on the gallery, it’s quite a plausible story.”

Jupiter said that and brought up a link in front of me.

Floating above the translucent window was a post that Jupiter had bookmarked.

,Hmm…”

The content of the post was as follows.

The balance was broken by the sudden appearance of the True Blood race.

As a result, the raid dungeon was cleared so easily it was absurd.

Naturally, the hardcore users who were preparing for the raid started to get pissed, and Deron is preparing a new difficulty raid to match this…

It was quite a plausible story.

,The source is the writer’s acquaintance?”

,That’s right!”

,And we don’t know what this acquaintance does.”

,That’s right. But isn’t that obvious? If someone knows this kind of information, they must be quite close to Deron…”

,Jupiter.”

,… What is it?”

,Is the raid preparation going well?”

,Ah, aah!”

Jupiter, who had been confidently explaining, started rummaging through his inventory, flustered by my words.

That’s right. Today is the launch of the Chewy-Squishy Second Attack Squad.

Jupiter was very honorably given the position of main tank.

,The, the preparation is perfect!”

Jupiter jumped up high and thumped his chest with a confident expression.

The silver gauntlets and the glittering full plate armor covering his entire body interlocked, creating a cute roar.

Kongkong!

I smiled slightly at the sight.

To be so excited just by the fact that he can participate in a raid.

It felt like I was looking at my old self.

Of course, I didn’t look like such a cute pretty girl back then…

,Shall we go?”

,Hooah…”

I got up from my seat and led Jupiter, who was taking a deep breath, out of the small cafe.

The place we arrived at was in front of the raid dungeon.

Many party members had already arrived there and were talking to each other.

,There are quite a lot…”

Jupiter mumbled blankly, looking at the party members.

He didn’t mean that there were a lot of people.

Jupiter’s gaze was scanning over the heads of the party members.

Guild ChewySquishyCow.

Most of the members of the 2nd attack squad are also from our guild.

Jupiter slowly exhaled and looked up at his own head.

[Slow Forest]

Jupiter’s guild changed frequently, but it hadn’t changed since he joined that guild.

Did he like that guild?

I suggested to Jupiter, just in case.

,Do you want to move your guild here?”

,No. I’m fine. I like it here.”

But Jupiter shook his head and refused.

It was a little disappointing, but it was also somewhat expected.

,Really? Um… well… then, uh… why don’t you say hello to the party members? I need to check the numbers.”

,Me, are you saying me alone?”

,Yeah.”

Jupiter took a step back with a surprised expression at my words.

Why is this guy, who always tries a reckless charge towards monsters, so shy?

I gently pushed Jupiter’s back.

,Go.”

,Ah, aah…”

Of course, Jupiter wasn’t someone who would be easily pushed.

Currently, I was in my sub-character, Yeon Yi Princess, so I couldn’t beat Jupiter’s strength.

But Jupiter pretended to be pushed and headed towards the party members.

Jupiter, who was stiff and awkward at first.

But as time went on, he started to talk comfortably with the party members.

I smiled lightly as I watched the scene.

When I said I would make Jupiter the main tank of the attack squad, there was so much opposition…

Of course, all of that opposition has now disappeared.

Because I showed a video that could verify Jupiter’s skills.

,You’re here.”

,Ah. Helena.”

I turned my gaze to the voice that came from right next to me.

Standing there was Helena, wearing a bright red robe.

Helena, who came closer, gently hugged me.

An absurdly close sense of distance. But it was also an action I was used to now.

The Helena here was not Helena.

Nickname [Helena2]

That is, Helena’s sub-character.

The appearance of the equipment, the job tree, and the customization are all the same as the main character.

That was Helena2.

,Aren’t you doing the duck bomb build?”

,Yeah. I’m more comfortable with this.”

,Hmm…”

Could Helena, who couldn’t invest a lot of time in her main character, properly raise her sub-character?

That was the question that came to my mind when Helena first said she was raising a sub-character.

But Helena solved all of that with gold.

She created a character – used gold to hire a bus driver and pushed through all the quests in an instant.

The character’s specs were the same.

The transcendence stones that poured out of her warehouse instantly turned one character into a raid dealer.

Suddenly, another magician appeared.

I stood in front of Helena’s sub-character and asked, dumbfounded.

,Why did you suddenly raise a sub-character?’

,Because I want to be with you, Yeon, for longer’

Is even the time in reality not enough?

Helena raised a sub-character because she wanted to join the 2nd attack squad.

It’s not a bad feeling. I felt good, rather.

My heart was fluttering and pounding. I felt like my toes were stretching out, and a smile I didn’t understand appeared on my face.

,Yeon-ah.”

,Ah, yeah.”

,We need to start the raid.”

,Ah, that’s right!”

I nodded at Helena’s words and clapped my hands.

Clap clap-!

It wasn’t a loud sound, but the gazes of all the party members scattered around gathered.

39 party members excluding me.

Among them, 36 were members of our ChewySquishyCow guild.

That means there were 3 external members, including Jupiter.

,Everyone’s ready, right?”

,Yes!”

,Of course!”

After the party members’ energetic answers, Jupiter jumped up and waved his arms wildly.

The party members around him smiled slightly at the sight.

It’s a truly cute sight.

,Enter the dungeon!”

The rule of entering the dungeon is to jump.

I stood behind the party members and watched them enter.

Jupiter was in a position to lead the party members as the main tank.

She walked energetically and jumped into the dungeon.

,Hmm…”

I watched the scene and stroked my chin.

If it was a slightly lighter type of armor instead of a full plate armor covering the whole body…

It’s a little disappointing. If she was wearing armor with a similar design to the armor my main character wears, the skirt would have gone up and I would have seen her panties.

While I was thinking that, Helena, who was standing next to me, grabbed my arm and said.

,Let’s go too.”

,Ah, uh-huh.”

Inside the raid dungeon, led by Helena.

A collapsed temple and pale moonlight falling from the sky.

Jupiter, who had entered earlier, looked up at the sky and opened his mouth blankly.

,Oh…”

,How is it? How does it feel to actually enter a raid dungeon?”

,It’s hard, hard to put into words…”

Jupiter said that and suddenly squatted down on the floor.

He was bowing his head, so something must have gone wrong.

I looked at Jupiter worriedly and opened my mouth.

,Is there something wrong?”

,Oh, no… wait… wait a minute.”

If he says there’s nothing wrong…

I nodded and took a step back.

Before Jupiter got up.

I looked at the party members and started the final check.

The number of dealers is 30.

Among them, there are 20 magicians and 5 black magicians.

The magicians’ firepower has already improved. And most of them are sub-characters.

I didn’t have to worry about the dealers’ proficiency.

Jupiter, who had been squatting, quickly regained his energy and raised his sword and shield.

He was perfectly prepared as a tank, as I had taught him.

I looked at him with satisfaction.

He’s a quick learner after all.

,Let’s go!”

Jupiter shouted energetically.

He was more excited than necessary, but it wasn’t a bad situation.

,Hiyaaah!”

Jupiter charged with a loud shout.

But that action wasn’t reckless.

A thoroughly calculated movement.

Jupiter charged only after confirming that there were no other monsters around.

I watched the scene and asked Helena.

,He’s pretty good, right?”

,… What is?”

,I’m talking about Jupiter.”

,Ah, why Jupiter?”

Helena asked back as if she really didn’t know.

Her gaze wasn’t directed at Jupiter.

Only me, even in this moment of catching monsters, it was fixed on me and didn’t seem to want to leave.

I was wrong. I wanted to subtly brag about my skills by showing Jupiter’s growth, but Helena doesn’t seem to be interested in Jupiter at all.

,Um…”

I ended up closing my mouth.

,Hiryaaah!”

U-dangtangtang U-dangtangtang.

Jupiter shouted energetically and safely led the party members to the front of the first named monster.

He skipped all the monsters that didn’t need to be caught, so the time was significantly reduced.

It seems he watched videos and studied on his own.

His leading skills are pretty good.

,First named monster!”

Jupiter was as excited as a child in front of a ride.

The named monster sitting alone in a wide open space.

[Approaching Shadow of Moonlight]

It was a doppelganger monster that randomly copied the appearance and skills of one of the 40 party members and fought.

I wonder whose appearance it will change into.

I hope it doesn’t change into my appearance this time either.

I smiled awkwardly and gave a signal to Jupiter.

,Hayat!”

Jupiter, who received my signal, rushed towards the black shadow without hesitation.

At that moment, the black shadow spread out widely and swept through the 40 party members.

It’s about to start.

Squirm squirm.

The shadow began to move strangely and soon began to create the appearance of a small girl.

Long, dull white hair falling down.

Full plate mail covering the whole body and a large shield. And even a brilliantly shining holy sword.

[Approaching Shadow of ‘Jupiter’]

The user chosen by the named monster was Jupiter.

Jupiter was startled by the sudden appearance of his own appearance and stopped in his place.

,Huh… this, this is… my… the corrupted form of Jupiter, the Knight of Light…!”

Jupiter began to fall into his own role-playing in front of the named monster.

Hwareureuk-!

At that moment, the sound of flames rising was heard.

Because a hot flame was rising from Helena’s hand right next to me.

Helena threw that flame at the shadow Jupiter without any hesitation.

Shwee-!

Boom-!

Flames burning fiercely.

The shadow Jupiter was engulfed in flames, and the forced battle began.