TLN: SPOOOONSOOORED CHAPTEEERR!! Lets celebrate with 2 chapters instead!

Takki-dono and Lucy-dono have not returned even when a day had passed since going to Laberintos.

Goshujin-sama, if you are that worried, I will go to Laberintos. (Nina)

Nina-dono suggests.

Hmmmbut there was a report that a dragon appeared in the Upper Floor. Even you, Nina-dono, wouldnt be able to fight against a dragon alone. (Fujiwara)

If it is running away, I can somehow manage. (Nina)

How vexing.

Yesterday there was an announcement of a dragon appearing in the Upper Floor, and the Adventurer City grew noisy.

There were more than tens of people added to the missing people list in just that one day yesterday.

I was astonished the moment my friends Takki-dono and Lucy-dono were in that list.

I lost the composure to do any business discussions, so I cancelled all plans for today.

However, there wasnt a single sign of my friends returning.

Did a dragon appear on the Upper Floor because of the Taboo Dragon? (Nina)

Thats the rumor (Fujiwara)

Something called a Taboo Dragon was born inside Laberintos.

An evil monster that even dragons avoid.

It is said that the Great Demon Lord employed these monsters 1,000 years ago.

Because of that thing, Laberintoss monsters began acting weird, which is what the adventurers reported.

I hope Takki-dono didnt encounter that dragon. (Fujiwara)

I heard that the dragon appeared around the Grand Waterfall. Takatsuki-sama said yesterday that he would be heading to the Grand Waterfall. (Nina)

I certainly do remember him saying that (Fujiwara)

Aah, I am worried-desu zo.

But Takatsuki-sama is a person that can deal with powerful monsters in a calm fashion. I am sure he is alright! (Nina)

Right. But just waiting around is unnerving. (Fujiwara)

Then, lets go to the guild once mo Goshujin-sama! I can hear the voice of Takatsuki-sama! (Nina)

What?! (Fujiwara)

-Makoto Pov-

Takki-dono! (Fujiwara)

Fuji-yan runs towards us.

Lucy-sama! You were okay?! Oh? Who is the one there? (Nina)

Nina-sans bright face changed into a sharp gaze.

Maybe she detected the presence of a monster from Sa-san.

She is an otherworldler just like Fuji-yan and I. It is pretty complicated, so can we talk inside? (Makoto)

W-What?! Isnt that Sasaki-dono?! (Fujiwara)

Fuji-yan raised a voice of shock.

Wow, he noticed in one glance?

Well, her human mode does have a lot of traces of her previous look after all.

Even though Fujiwara-kun noticed immediately, Takatsuki-kun didnt (Aya)

Dont say that. (Makoto)

I was tired from fighting monsters all night.

What Something like that happened? (Fujiwara)

Sasaki-sama Youve had a terrible experience, havent you. (Nina)

Hearing the story of Sa-san, Fuji-yan and Nina-san were in tears.

They are good people.

They apparently waited for us the whole time last night.

Sa-san has changed already.

It seems like for womens clothing, there was only the ones of Nina-san, so she was on a tank top and shorts.

When looking at her in a bright place, her skin is bluish.

Her hair color is a somewhat purplish black.

Her face has the traces of Sa-san though.

How nostalgic.

What are you doing staring at Aya? (Lucy)

Lucy retorted.

As if pulled by this, Sa-san turns this way.

Her dumbfounded face is the same in this world too.

So, Sa-san, what are you going to do from now on? (Makoto)

Well, dont even need to ask though.

I will be avenging my family. (Aya)

I could feel a strong resolve from her voice.

She is stubborn once she decides on something.

She hasnt changed since middle school.

But doing that all alone is just (Nina)

Nina-san seemed like she wanted to say something as she looked at Fuji-yan.

Lucy looks at me.

Help Sasaki Aya

Dont help Sasaki Aya

Dont even need to think about it. Sa-san is an important friend.

But theres one point thats piqued my interest.

It seems like this RPG Player skills options appear at moments when I am about to face dangerous situations.

In that case, the harpies are strong enemies?

(You noticed just now?) (Noah)

I heard the amazed voice of the Goddess.

Honestly speaking, I thought it was a power that was only for the mood.

(Goddess-sama, thank you very much. Thanks to your guidance, I was able to reunite with an important friend.) (Makoto)

(Ara, is that so.) (Noah)

Saying this to the Goddess, I look at Fuji-yan.

Fuji-yan, I will think of a way to conquer this. (Makoto)

Fumu, for the sake of that, we would need to gather information. (Fujiwara)

We both grin.

Thats my friend for ya. He gets it.

Oh my, you are totally into it, Makoto, Lucy says surprised.

Of course. Gotta help out a troubled classmate. (Makoto)

Thank you, Takatsuki-kun, Fujiwara-kun (Aya)

Even Sa-san is making a face as if she is on the verge of tears.

But the harpies seem to be quite the powerful opponents. (Nina)

Nina-san shows the request poster of the adventurer guild.

[Laberintos: Mid Floor.

The Queen of the Harpies and her children.

Reward; 3,000,000G (Calamity Designation Candidate)]

Does this mean it is strong? (Makoto)

Hmm, fighting the whole flock would be more problematic than fighting a Griffon. (Nina)

It is stronger than that (Lucy)

Lucy makes a displeased face.

It doesnt matter. If it is just a harpie, I can defeat it in one hit. (Aya)

Sa-san with her fist tightened feels reliable.

She has become quite the brawler.

By the way, Fuji-yan, is Sa-san really just a normal Lamia? (Makoto)

Eh? What do you mean by that? (Aya)

Sa-san turns this way.

I think you are quite stronger than the normal Lamia. (Makoto)

I was interested in that as well. According to Sasaki-donos story, she thought that she died, but she ended up being alive. I feel a mysterious power from that. Lets use this. (Fujiwara)

What Fuji-yan was holding was a Soul Book.

Arent those supposed to be given by the Church or you cant get them? (Makoto)

Or more like, you cant purchase them unless you are from the Church.

Fufufu, theres a lot of routes. Go ahead, Sasaki-dono. Please hold this book. (Fujiwara)

Okay. What is this? (Aya)

With this, we can tell the Status of Sa-san. (Makoto)

While I was saying this, the Soul Book released light.

It looks like her Status and Skills have been identified.

Hm? How do you look at it? (Aya)

Lend it here. (Makoto)

I borrowed the book of Sa-san and we all looked at it.

[Race: Lamia

Name: Sasaki Aya

Level: 34

Stats: XXXXXX

Skills: XXXXXX]

Your level is above 30?! (Makoto)

Uwa! Whats this? Her Stats are crazy high too. (Lucy)

I lose to this (Nina)

Nina-san is shocked by this.

Does that mean Sa-san has also gotten the Isekai benefit? (Makoto)

Is this impressive? (Aya)

Sa-san tilted her head.

Her Stats are crazy, but her skills are also interesting-desu zo. (Fujiwara)

Uhm, Unique Skills: [Transformation Skill] and [Evolution Skill] andoh? (Makoto)

That last skill

Hm? This is (Lucy)

Looks like Lucy noticed too.

It said [Action Game Player].

Chapter 45: The Skill of Sasaki Aya is Strong

Action Game Player? (Makoto)

It resembles the name of your skill, Makoto. (Lucy)

The name of Goshujin-samas skill too. (Nina)

Lets see here. Lets look at it in more detail. (Fujiwara)

Fuji-yan looks at the Soul Book of Sa-san.

Can use the basic actions: [Dash], [Charge Attack], [Mid-Air Jump] Sasaki-dono, can you? (Fujiwara)

Uhm, theres definitely times when my running speed increases suddenly. So that was a skill, huh. (Aya)

Dash increases the regular speed to 3 times as fast?! (Makoto)

With the stats of Sasaki-sama, 3 times more is quite the strong skill. (Nina)

Thats nice.

DIfferent from me, hers sound simple and easy to use.

Sa-san, you got quite the jackpot there. (Makoto)

Hmm, is that so (Aya)

She is making a face as if she doesnt really feel it.

No, the most crazy part about this skill is here-desu zo. (Fujiwara)

Remaining Lives: 4/5 Activates when level 30 or higher.

This is (Makoto)

By remaining lives, it must mean the remaining lives that you can see in action games?

That meansthis is a cheat skill!

Sasaki-dono, we now know the reason why you survived the boss of the harpies. (Fujiwara)

Fuji-yan says this while sighing.

Eh? What skill is this? (Lucy)

Goshujin-sama, please explain. (Nina)

Hey, Takatsuki-kun, what does this mean? (Aya)

No, Sa-san, at least you should know! (Makoto)

If you are a gamer, you should understand.

Remaining Lives is a word thats used in our world. It means that you can redo the number of times it is said there-desu zo. (Fujiwara)

Redo? (Lucy)

Lucy still isnt picking it.

By Remaining Lives: 5, it must mean that she can most likely revive 5 times at most. (Makoto)

Aah, so thats why it has gone down to 4. (Aya)

Looks like Sa-san has understood now.

But Lucy and Nina-san were in shock.

R-Revive? (Lucy)

In other words, it has the same effect as the Light Saint Rank Magic: [Resurrection]? (Nina)

Wellmost likely. (Makoto)

HIEEEEEEE?!

It seems like Lucy and Nina-san finally understood.

You would need several hundreds of thousands of G if you were to request for a resurrection from the Church (Lucy)

Being able to resurrect yourself is already in a sacred treasure class (Nina)

The skills of our classmates really are cheats.

Now that we understand the cheat-like strength and Skills of Sa-san, lets rest for now. I am already at my limit in sleepiness. (Makoto)

Yeah, I am woozy. (Lucy)

Right. Lets rest first before making a plan. (Fujiwara)

Lucy and I fell asleep as if we had dropped dead.

Now then, lets form a plan to defeat the Harpy Queen. (Makoto)

Alright! (Aya)

Sa-san is pumped up.

The remaining ones are clapping.

First, lets share information. While Takki-dono and Lucy-dono were sleeping, we went to the Adventurer Guild to report that you two have returned. (Fujiwara)

Ah, forgot to report. (Makoto)

Thats Fuji-yan for ya.

His consideration is polished.

While at it, we gathered information regarding the unsavory adventurers that tailed you two at Laberintos. (Nina)

It looks like they havent returned yet. (Fujiwara)

That means (Makoto)

They couldnt escape from the dragon?

They were bad people, so thats obvious! (Lucy)

It hurts my heart a bit, but it means that theres no need to worry about being attacked by them in the future, so I suppose that will give me peace of mind. (Makoto)

I give my thanks to Fuji-yan and Nina-san.

Next is Sasaki-dono. (Fujiwara)

Me? (Aya)

Sa-san still had energy even when coming out from Laberintos, so she went shopping for clothes with Nina-san.

She is currently wearing a one piece.

This here is an Adventurer Card-desu zo. (Fujiwara)

Eh? You can get those even outside from the Adventurer Guild? (Makoto)

Theres no way thats possible.

An Adventurer Card cant be issued anywhere aside from the Adventurer Guild, and anywhere else aside from the Adventurer Guild is against the law.

But we are talking about Fuji-yan here.

He must have some back routes.

The wry smile of Fuji-yan is testament to this.

Uhm, names Sasaki Aya, andrace is Demi-human? (Aya)

If we do this the regular way, the fact that she is a monster will be discovered after all. (Fujiwara)

Aah, thats true. (Lucy)

Lucy nods.

Is it bad to learn that she is a monster? (Makoto)

Takatsuki-sama (Nina)

Nina-san looks at me with an amazed face.

Monsters and demons cant be issued an adventurer card. They are subjugation targets in this world of humans after all. (Nina)

Is that so. (Makoto)

Hm?

Then what about Lucy?

When I glanced at Lucy, our eyes met.

And then she averted her gaze.

(If I remember correctly, Lucy said she is a half elf and demon.) (Makoto)

Her adventurer card only said elf.

She must have used a back route.

Then, I just have to hide the fact that Im a Lamia, right? (Aya)

Yes. Your skin is bluish, Sasaki-sama, so it should be fine to answer that you are a fishkin if you are asked what race you are. Theres rarely any unless you are in the southern region, so theres no need to worry. (Nina)

As expected of Fuji-yan and Nina-san.

They thought a lot about it and made preemptive moves.

So, the main topic. (Fujiwara)

Fuji-yan spreads the harpy request poster and other papers.

The weak point of harpies is fire magic? (Aya)

Well, their feathers burn well after all. We are counting on you, Lucy. (Makoto)

Yeah, leave it to me! (Lucy)

Lucy rotates her arm.

Fire magic really is handy against monsters.

How many harpies are there? (Nina)

The family of Lamias was around a 100, so they are probably around the same. (Aya)

Sa-san answers the question of Nina-san.

It would be best to avoid fighting that amount of monsters. (Fujiwara)

Cant we wipe them all out with a surprise attack when they are all gathered together? (Aya)

With the fire magic of Lucy-sama, if it goes well (Nina)

It is better to not rely too much on the no-control magic of Lucy. (Makoto)

Wa?! Makoto! (Lucy)

Lucy grabs my arm and shakes it.

Hey, your water magic was amazing too, Takatsuki-kun. (Aya)

Sa-san who is at my other side is slapping my shoulder.

By the way, I am in between Lucy and Sa-san in the seatings.

Water magic isnt suited for attacks. The Water Dragon magic that I used at the time when we were surrounded by monsters only blew the monsters away. It didnt defeat them. There might have been some who drowned though. (Makoto)

Water Magic: Water Dragon?! Isnt that a Superior Rank spell?! (Nina)

Nina-san raises a voice of surprise.

I asked the Spirits to help me use it. It is not like I can use it. (Makoto)

Even so, thats impressive. (Fujiwara)

Yeah, Takatsuki-kun was amazing. (Aya)

Sa-san says this while sticking to me.

I will do the attacking. The problem is where the harpy boss will be. (Lucy)

Even Lucy grabbed my arm and stuck to me.

Lucys body temperature is high so it is hot here.

I think they have a lair somewhere just like the Lamias. (Aya)

Sa-san sticks even closer and closer to me.

I dont know if it is the trait of Lamias, but her skin is cool.

The complete opposite of Lucy.

Or more like, stuck in between these two is incredibly tight

Cramped.

Hmm, we tried asking around the Adventurer Guild, but there was no information regarding the harpys nest. (Nina)

Theres no choice but to search for it on our own, huh (Makoto)

Then, lets divide in two groups today. Sa-san and I will explore Laberintos. Fuji-yan, I am sorry, but can you accompany Lucy? Lucy, I am counting on you to ask around the Adventurer City with Nina-san and Fuji-yan. (Makoto)

Eh?! Why? I will go to Laberintos too. (Lucy)

Lucy objects.

Lucy-sama, Laberintos is in a state where it isnt strange to encounter a dragon anywhere. Exploring is dangerous. (Nina)

Uh, thats true But in that case, Makoto would be in danger too! (Lucy)

As long as I have water around, I can manage to escape. Also, I have to meet the Water Spirits every day in order to use Spirit Magic. (Makoto)

Is that so. That sounds cumbersome. (Fujiwara)

Thanks to that, I can use Superior Rank Magic. (Makoto)

I just have to guide Takatsuki-kun in the dungeon, right?, Sa-san says.

Yes, and while at it, lets train your skills. It would be best if you were to learn Stealth. (Makoto)

Got it. Takatsuki-kun, you look like you are having fun. (Aya)

Eh? (Makoto)

Really?

But it is true that this situation of preparing before defeating a boss is a first and it is exciting.

Sorry, Sa-san. I have to go about it more seriously. (Makoto)

No, I was at a loss on my own. It is nice to have everyone help me out. (Aya)

Saying this, the expression of Sa-san softens compared to yesterday.

Hey, Makoto. Dont do anything weird just because you two are alone, okay? (Lucy)

What do you mean by weird (Makoto)

Lucy pinches my cheek and I brush it off lightly with my hand.

You are training with me at night. (Lucy)

Of course. Your fire magic is going to be the core of this times plan after all. (Makoto)

Yes! (Lucy)

Now then, it has mostly been decided.

Alright then, lets begin moving. (Makoto)

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