NOVEL NEXT chapter 17
17 – 4. Effort, Growth, and…(4)-Dungeon.
“Riché.”
A low-pitched voice echoed through the air.
The female prosecutor with a good ear did not miss it.
After a moment of hesitation, she threw away the sword she was holding and spoke briefly.
“What.”
Riche. She was still angry. I couldn’t understand him, saying that he couldn’t change his habit and causing accidents even at his age.
Anything like that, I didn’t like his confident attitude that made others cry.
That look in your eyes that hoped the situation would settle down quickly. Richet hadn’t forgotten the sight of him clenching his fists in anger.
At least, the reason Richet responded to Dyers’ words was his recent attitude. He didn’t cause any trouble at the training ground, and he gave up his seat to the other kids.
He was so serious about his training that when he smashed the scarecrow, he thought he was looking at a madman.
More than anything else, when I felt that he was secretly watching me, I couldn’t continue ignoring it anymore.
“I was wrong.”
“…….”
A somewhat expected apology.
However, Richet’s thoughts came to a halt in that the source of the apple was the proud ‘Dyers’.
Contradictively, I didn’t expect to apologize.
I expected it, but I didn’t expect it to be so openly so soon.
Riche’s ferocious eyes widened.
“I told you not to meddle. I was wrong. I think I could have been offended as a ‘colleague’.”
“…….”
“To be honest, it’s only right to apologize for putting my mind at ease. Being awkward is hard work.”
Riché just quietly listened to what he had to say.
Originally, I was thinking of grabbing the pod.
If it was Dyers, it was because he expected that even if he apologized, an excuse would surely follow.
I ran out of things to say when I saw him admit his mistakes without any fuss. It was an apology that was not like Dyers.
Apologizing for my feelings at the end was like that, but because it was, it didn’t feel like a lie.
It was the second time since his confession that I felt sincere.
“…Then, at least tell me, sir. What happened with him, and he cried so much that he left the world?”
“……”
He. Dyers fell silent at the mention of the mint-haired kid. The confident guy until now has become a timid man who avoids his eyes wherever he goes.
f*ck. I don’t know very much.
Did you get a fatal disease? Why are people so timid? Again, this was frustrating.
Seeing Dyers hesitantly, he became timid himself as well.
Richet scratched his sweaty head.
Dyers is also Dyers, but she also hated being in an awkward situation like this.
Richet, who had been patting the grass on her floor, let out a sigh and opened her mouth.
“It’s okay, b*tch. If it’s hard to talk about it, I get it. Don’t be so awkward now.”
“Yes.”
That’s it. I’ll let you know if there are any problems later. Richet said she decided to keep it simple.
After that conversation, there was no further talk. He started beating the scarecrow again, and Richet raised and swung her sword with only her left arm.
For some reason, the sword felt lighter.
.
“Did you smoke too? You smoke all sorts of strange things.”
The training center closes at 11pm.
Only two people survived until the end, Richet and Dyers.
Exhausted, they wanted to inject nicotine into their bodies.
Riché tried to light the lighter, but it wasn’t easy.
Tick. Titic.
“Oh… Hey, lend me a fire.”
He readily lit the fire.
Richet’s appearance while holding a cigarette with his index and middle fingers and receiving fire reminded me of a mafia boss from noir.
“Does this remind you of the old days? When did you say quit because of the smell of cigarettes?”
She grinned and played a joke on Dyers.
During her student council days, she and he fought for countless reasons.
Dyers also said that he was not going to lose.
“I can’t stop this. It’s a very drug.”
“Did you know that now?”
Riché giggles while smoking a cigarette.
As we talked to each other and the water of the conversation was opened, the words started to increase more and more.
“I’m me too, but isn’t your personality f*cking dirty? I don’t think it was like that at first, but since I’m leaving later, I’m always full of anger… Huh?”
“Have you still not been able to fix your tendency to wander? I will never forget the shock of running around for 30 minutes for a distance that would take 5 minutes.”
“Sir..! Why are you talking about that here? Do you want to search?”
“Honestly, isn’t my personality better?”
During this heartwarming conversation, Riche stretched her as if nothing had happened. Even so, her left arm was stretched half as tall as she had no right arm, but it was a sensational enough scene.
“…I guess it’s not okay to get married.”
“Hey, I can look after Wakku, but Nin Wakku has a bad personality.”
“……”
Riche and Dyers had a diss battle with their memories of the past and Dyers with her memories of the game.
No, it was definitely a warm atmosphere at first.
When she attacks, she counterattacks him too. If you attack again, it will attack again. She couldn’t break this bondage.
“…And when that little Latina kid begged me to jump just once, he didn’t run, and when he was with me, he ran really well?”
“I still can’t forget the scene where Latina wiped your nose at you. As a senior, you did the best thing. As a human being, it must have been a difficult decision…”
“Hey!!!! When did you see that crazy bastard?!”
We talked about each other for a long time.
Then Richet giggled for a while and the conversation ended.
It was a bland but not bad ending.
As we chatted with each other, the cigarettes were gone before we knew it.
In the meantime, sweat dripped from Richet’s neck.
Unexpectedly neat style, she frowned.
It was disgusting to see the sweat dripping down my face, and it was too hot.
“It’s bitter… It’s f*cking hot… Ha…”
It is said that the more you are conscious of this, the hotter it gets, but I have already become conscious of it.
“Huh..?”
As I was frowning and trying to shake off my clothes, the cold feeling on my back and the sweat disappeared little by little. It was strange.
Sensing her general impression, she raised a question mark towards Dyers.
He turned his head. It must have been magic or something.
“What..?”
“Don’t get me wrong. I don’t like sweating, so I just cooled the surroundings.”
“Is there still sweat around you?”
It’s just wrong to say “.”
“…So what?”
I thought it was because Dyers said it was nothing.
Well, that bastard wasn’t the kind of person who would do something like this just for the sake of others. Coincidence. Coincidence.
Riché, still in a good mood, grinned. Thanks to that, her ferocious eyes became more ferocious.
Coming to think of it, I think I’ve heard rumors that Dyers is having a fight with a rookie in the student council. Riche asked right away.
“You said… Condom? Didn’t you say you would stick with her?”
“…It’s a concert. I was just about to talk about it.”
“Huh?”
Riché put on a puzzled expression.
Dyers held out her arm against Richet.
“Let’s go to the dungeon together, Richie.”
.
So I took Jenna and Richie and entered the dungeon.
You don’t have to rest even for a moment to destroy the cont. I have to level up like crazy.
Riché immediately said yes to the word dungeon, but Jenna put a condition on it. It was to never overdo it.
“Senior. You’re on the right track, right?”
“Is this right?”
Now we were walking towards the center of Eden Forest. Every time my heavy body passed, tree branches got caught.
“Same thing with the rope… I’m feeling a bit uneasy…”
“That sounds like a suicide rope, not a noose.”
“…Ugh.”
“Go a little further and you’ll be there.”
I finally found the door to the dungeon, leaving Richie and Jenna behind.
“It’s all here.”
“Senior, is this the middle of the forest?”
“Tell me honestly. The truth is that there are dungeons…”
I pressed down on the tombstone below.
Deed Dede Deuk! Deuk!
Then the hidden door appeared.
“Ohhhhh!”
“There’s no point. I believed everything, Dyers.”
I ignored Richet’s words and moved forward.
The name of this hidden dungeon was [Ant Hell], And it was originally a high-level dungeon that only opened around Chapter 2.
If you catch Dire Wolf, you can enter from now on.
When I opened the door and entered, the inside was wider than I thought.
I continued to lead the way. I shouldn’t be pushed back.
“By the way, senpai. Why are you holding that potion?”
“I was curious about that too. Can’t I just put it in my bag?”
As expected, Jenna had a good feeling, befitting a main character.
I kept walking.
Blood and bones were sprinkled everywhere on the dark walls, as if you were playing a horror game.
“Ugh… Well, there are all these places, really…”
“Not a good sight for a newbie to see.”
Riché and Jenna helped each other out.
At first glance, they seem a bit friendly, but they aren’t.
Jenna’s awkward tone, and Richet’s like Richet’s, she feels like she’s at a loss on how to treat her juniors.
Hey, they fought like that in the original work, but it’s strange when they become close friends right away.
I stopped in front of a giant black ant statue.
“…Senior?”
“Hey, hey, aren’t you going?”
Whoop. I took a deep breath and prepared my mind.
This dungeon is definitely rewarding, but it was vicious enough to be ranked as the number one most vicious dungeon for newbies.
After preparing my heart, I told them.
“Wait there for a second, both of you. Whatever happens, don’t move.”
“If something weird comes out, you have to come out right away, senpai..!”
I saw Jenna worrying about me.
“Don’t be alarmed. It’ll be fine.”
I’m really sorry, Jenna. But this is the most efficient.
…Maybe not die?
I just closed my eyes and headed forward.
I never let go of the hand holding the potion.
The moment I crossed in front of the black ant statue, a roar spread.
Kurrureurrureung!!
I kept walking.
It’s cold.
Five spears that seemed to be well over 2m flew in and pierced me.
But there is no need to worry. I can stand it.
As soon as the spear ended, a rain of arrows fell.
After the rain of arrows ended, commendations flew.
As the commendation drops, a sword flies.
I accepted all of them wholeheartedly.
There were holes all over his body, and sticky blood splattered in all directions. Sick. The dog is really sick.
But I had to stay alert here. Because there was a hole in the body the other day.
“Don’t move!! It’s not over yet!”
“Senior!!!”
“f*ck!! It’s nothing special!”
When Richie and Jenna freaked out and tried to come towards me, I stopped them with a loud noise.
As soon as he finished his words, another shower of weapons fell.
I gritted my teeth.