The Invitation

And so I decided to try guiding Setsuna to a Dummy Core with a pitfall trap or something.

As for the elder sister, Nayuta, hmm, I want to separate them first. What to do, what to do

By the way, concerning the rice I sold to Nayuta, an envoy came from a Wakokuan company thats in Paveura. He made a down payment of forty gold coins and took the bag.

Its definite that they wont be running away. When I told that to Wataru, he just said, Yeah, I knew they wouldnt run, even though his expression looked like he was relieved. Anyone couldve noticed that.

By the way, Wataru. How long are you going to be staying here? You usually head back after two or three days.

Ah, Haku-san gave me a bit of a longer holiday than usual since I was so busy last month. Ill be here for a bit longer, alright?

Now that he mentions it, his schedule was packed to the brink during the Dungeon Battle.

Its a rare chance, so I guess Ill have him help me out.

Setsuna and Nayuta would probably want to go together with Wataru if he invited them to go into the dungeon.

In that case, could you bring those sisters into the dungeon? You see, quite a bit of stuff coming from this dungeon is stuff from Japan, so youd be able to give them more details on it all, yeah?

Thats true, but you could do it as well since youre also a hero

Oi oi, are you dreaming there Wataru? I havent said anything like me being a hero. My parents are Japanese though.

I-believe-you.

He answered in monotone. This guy sees me 100% as a Hero, doesnt he?

But I did imply that I had a super skill before, so that might be why. Lets give removing that misunderstanding a shot.

Come to think of it, Heroes get skills that are way more amazing than normal ones right?

Eh? Yeah. Doesnt Kehma-san have a skill like that too? A cool one with restrictions so that you can only use it in order to protect your comrades. [1]

Ah, that was a lie. It was the first time Id met a Hero that isnt one of my parents so I wanted to try bluffing. Its a bit late for me to say it, but I dont have a skill like that.

Eh i-is that so?

Wataru was clearly shaken.

By the way, note that I said a Hero that isnt one of my parents. I didnt say that my parents were Heroes. I also dont have a skill that can only be used to protect my comrades, so none of it was a lie. Look at how honest I am!

It was just a simple trick. If you knew what the trick was, youd be laughing alot more right now than back in that mock fight.

Why are you telling me that now?

Theres no reason to keep up the act anymore, its not like youre going to skip out on your debt yeah?

Mumumu youre right. I will compensate you for wagering your comrades, Kehma-san.

Wataru shrugged his shoulders and agreed. Seriously, this guys too honest.

By the way, could you tell me the trick?

What foolishness are you saying? Thats my livelihood. Whod tell you that?

Yeah By the way, my [Super Luck] went up to Lv 2, so I could probably even do something like rolling three sixes with three dice. And Ive been winning every time at that rat race, so Ichika-san banished me from the game room in tears.

Oh, dont go and spin the slots in the bar then, Hero. You wouldnt want to go and ruin this villages market.

Yeah~. Well, my earnings from that was reduced by buying pudding though.

His [Super Luck] became Lv 2 huh.

In other words, Haku-san had him capture a dungeon somewhere.

Rather, Watarus blabbing on way too much about his skill. Its convenient for me though.

Ah, lets bring the topic back to Wataru taking those sisters into the dungeon.

Its just that although theyll go because of Wataru, Watarus going to be a hindrance. I have something just for that.

Ah, right. Id like you to bring Nerune along with the sisters.

Nerune-san?

Ill have him bring Nerune along in order to guide them all and keep Wataru from saying anything unnecessary. Two birds, one stone. Delicious.

Yeah. In truth, a new facility was discovered recently. Nerunes been wanting to check it out.

A new facility?

Its some small room that can give you an item if you stay in it for twelve hours. It looks like it usually just gives money, but if youre lucky, you could even get a magic sword at no risk to yourself.

Heeh. [If youre lucky], you say?

Yeah. [If youre lucky]. Want to give it a shot?

As the holder of [Super Luck], Watarus peerless as far as luck is concerned.

Were actually the ones deciding what comes out, but its a good way of saying it to entice Wataru.

I was thinking about taking Nerune there myself, but now youre here.

In other words, youre wanting me, a hero, to do it? Im expensive, you know.

What, you want to be alone with the two girls somewhere without Nerune?

Please stop Ill guarantee Nerune-sans safety with my name as a Hero.

Its easy to see he likes her.

Huh? Was Nerune-san an adventurer?

Whatre you on about? Theres a dungeon right here next to us. Theres even a branch of the Adventurer Guild right in front of it. Its super convenient for people who want to be adventurers, even low ranked ones. Shes E-Rank though.

Kehma-san, please tell me that it was so that she could dive into dungeons together with me.

Well, youre not wrong.

Yahooo!

By the way, all three of the girls are E-Rank. I forcibly raised their successful commission count by making them work at the inn through the guild. I even fixed it so that their battle tests used our golems.

Now then, if Nerune does it right, the only person to make it to the Dummy Core will be Setsuna. Ill need to remodel that facility a bit beforehand. There are people there so I cant do much though~

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With that, Wataru went to dive into the dungeon with the other three on the next day.

This place was practically Nerunes home and Setsuna and Nayuta were accustomed to being adventurers, so there werent any problems at all.

Really~, we can relax since were with the hero~, right~?

Ahahaha! Leave it to me, Nerune-san! Ah, theres a trap right there, watch your step.

Eh~?

Woah! Ah, huu it was just a stone arrow huh?

Its her home, but Nerune still walked into the trap. Shes alright since Wataru protected her though.

Nerune, youre acting, right? You didnt seriously get caught by it, right?

And it looked like Wataru got hit in a spot on his upper arm that doesnt have any armor on it whys he unhurt? It was a stone arrow meant for beginners though.

The arrow didnt do anything to Hero-sama

Ha ha ha! Even if I look like this, Ive been training! I received a certificate from Haku-sama saying that Im at a level beyond human!

Amazing! Could I try stabbing you with a knife?

Please dont. Itll bring up memories of me being stabbed for training

Yep, hes not human anymore.

Oh~? Its Goblin-san~. Ahaha~

A Goblin appeared, huhwait, whys it casually waving back at you!?

Right, Nerune-san. Goblins turn into fertilizer through alchemy. Its body is still plenty good as fertilizer without being processed though.

Is that so, Nayuta-san~? Hoeh~, you learn something new every day~ Ah, it ran away~

W-well, lets ignore the Goblin. Shall we move on?

With various things happening, they made it through the labyrinth safely and reached their destination.

Footnotes:

Kehma says he has a skill stronger than Watarus super skill back in chapter 100.