novelBefore the Twilight Road 1
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The dungeon that will be the stage for our match with Gabby is [The Twilight Road]. It was one of the dungeons that I will absolutely have to capture......Actually, it's not.
In the game, it was a dungeon that you can capture around the middle stage of the game. It is one of the dungeons that unlocked after you joined the three committees and a dungeon that was a stage of Shikibukai's events.
The dungeon itself is not so difficult. The enemies are not strong unless you are near its deepest part. Well, it was a dungeon that unlocked after you joined the three committees so it might look easy for those who normally strengthen yourself through the game story.
In a normal capture, the only thing you would have to keep in mind is only its traps. However, the traps are so basic that you can discover it with low-level detection skills and I can easily handle it with the ring I have.
The items you can get are appropriate for their level, they are good and all but they are not that attractive. The rings I got from the dungeon with Ludi and the others are rarer and even have better performance.
However, dungeons that were added with Magiex DLC tends to be good items that were not in proportion to the dungeon difficulty. Those rings were not an exception. That's why I prioritized DLC dungeons above these dungeons.
Also, the monster that appears in this dungeon are also common in other dungeons, so there's nothing special to note. The drop items are nothing to turn your head for either.
In other words, there's not worth in capturing it.
However, this dungeon is unskippable for the ladies and gentlemen who joined the Shikibukai. Especially to those who want to collect the CGs.
.............. Even so.
"Can't Lord Benito hurry up."
"We should already be inside the dungeon five minutes ago too."
"Well, I understand that he has to submit an additional application to use the dungeon but..... I feel like I'm alienated so much right now, so I want to finish this as soon as possible."
Saying so I turn my eyes toward the two people who are arguing in front of me.
"O-H- Ho-Ho-Ho. Are you ready to grovel before me?"
"I wonder who is going to be the one groveling here?"
The one she was supposed to pick a fight is certainly me. However, looking at the spark between them and the way they are laughing at each other, why do I feel like I am being left behind? Well, I am actually being left behind right now though.
"Goshujin-sama, isn't this where you supposed to use your Ikemen voice?"
"I don't know why it would be necessary to have an Ikemen voice but it might really help in mediating this huh."
Some example from an Otome game
Both of them are casually strengthening their body, they won't suddenly start punching each other right? And why are you pronouncing [Voice. (In English)] so well? I did reply to her with the same word though.
"Please rest assured. I thought that this would happen so I prepare a word to stop them beforehand. Thanks to that I couldn't sleep much last night."
"You don't have to ponder about meaningless stuff so please go to sleep by all means. But since you already thought it up, I will hear it."
"Mademoiselles, please don't fight over me! Aah, I am such a sinful man......!"
"If I say that even Yuika will become my enemy too isn't she."
Even more so for Gabby. It's just like something Lord Benito would say so I will never say that for sure.
"Please rest assured Goshujin-sama, I will dashingly appear and clung to your arm then—-"
Nanami hugs me for real while she's saying that. Yup, they're soft.
"—You were just playing with me right! and continue with something like that."
"Both of them will probably be too shocked to say anything though. Which drama did you get that from?"
The place will surely get more chaotic right.
You can move in a little closer too alright?
"After that, I'm planning the story for you to set out to beat the Dark Demon King together with the people we met in a cooking class too, just imagining that makes me so excited. I think it should get a movie adaptation......!"
"What kind of story is that....."
"let's have a simple title of [Holy Angel Nanami - the Hired Maid Case Files]."
"Seriously, what kind of story is that..... and the woman who appeared all of a sudden is the leading actress!? It will never sell so just give up that idea."
Rather, she didn't hear a thing I say isn't she. It's the usual though.
"I understand your concern, Goshujin-sama. It is about the theme song right?"
"I think the story and the theme should be done before the theme song though."
Why would I concern over a theme song, I didn't even have the word theme song in my head in the first place.
"Let's have Ludi-sama sing the theme song, it will surely be the talk of the town."
If you have Her Highness Trefle sing such theme song for your movie, it would normally become a hot topic, right? She won't do it in the first place.
"Let's have Yukine-sama plays the bass. Leave the guitar to me, I have never played one before."
"If you never played it then how can I leave it to you!"
There would be no time to do that right? Rather, no one has that kind of talent right? It seems Ludi can play violin a little though.
"We can leave the keyboard to Hatsumi-sama, and for Goshujin-sama....... a tambourine?"
"Why are you having a question mark there? Moreover, why a tambourine? If it is going with this flow it should be a drum isn't it? Wouldn't I feel like I'm alone at karaoke!?"
"For the name of the band, we put everyone's name together into [ Hatsuyikinanatambourine]."
"There's not even a trace of my name, and am I really have to stuck with tambourine!?"
Why did you put two characters of the other's name into it and leave me as a tambourine? Is that tambourine representing me in the first place?
And she didn't include Marino-san and Claris-san right?..... Claris-san should.... she should be able to play the drum and Marino-san......a triangle maybe? No, somehow I think Nee-san is more fitting for that. Then should I have Marino-san playing the keyboard?
"Kou is really interesting huh."
Muttered Shion-san who is looking at everyone with interest.
"Why are you saying that to me I wonder?"
In this case, she should be saying that to Nanami or Yuika and Gabby who is arguing isn't she. I didn't do anything yet.
"What, you are not aware?....... Well, fine. Still, have you heard?"
"About what?"
She raises the corner of her mouth and starts speaking after she hid her mouth behind her fan,
"About Yukine inviting Yuika to the public moral committee."
Since this looks like it is going to be a long story, I leave Yuika to Nanami.
Of course, I already know about it. No, I thought that it would turn out like that, seeing how Sempai like Yuika at the Karakuri Castle. She also gets along well with Ludi. Moreover, she might be annoying sometimes but she can stand up for herself. It is fun talking with her too.
In terms of her ability, the fact that she is modest might be the part that Sempai likes about her. The part that she is a hard worker and how she said that she wants to train with us might play a part as well.
Rather, there are only a few people who will not be interested in such a child. She's a beautiful girl after all.
"In the first place, I was there when they were talking about it you see. Personally, I find it more surprising that she didn't give her reply immediately. And..... I'm sure that the student council contacted her already as well."
"That's right. the president mentioned her when she came to Shikibukai the other day to talk about you too."
"..... Shouldn't that be kept a secret?"
"Well, if it continues like this you will become the victor after all. I was thinking about shaking you up a little bit."
"How can you say that so confidently when you still haven't tested my ability yet?"
"You soloed the 40th floor right? Even that's impossible for me."
She muttered. Then before I can reply, Shion-san changed the story.
"Well, it is about Yuika, actually it seems like the headmaster has been keeping an eye on her you know. I think that's what got the student council to be interested in her."
"I see, it is because of Marino-san huh."
"The one who is interested in her is not just the student council. The public moral committee too. That's why the Lord and I are thinking about inviting her today so we want to hear your opinion."
"Un?"
I unconsciously tilt my head.
"Please wait a minute. Isn't the Shikibukai going to recruit Gab-......Gabriella-san today?"
Somehow......I can guess what happened. Perhaps that's one of the reasons that Gabby is so angry.
Hearing me, Shion-san tells me to calm down while raising both of her hands up.
"Don't look at me with such scary eyes. It was Lord Benito's decision to not invite Gabriella in."
Did I look at her like that? I don't intend to do that though.
"I thought that you already invited her. She looked like an able woman after all."
"Hou.... that's surprising."
"Surprising?"
"Yeah, it is. I thought that you didn't think well of Gabriella after all."
"Of course, I will accept the criticism where it needs to be. At the very least, for an academic standpoint, she is definitely better than me after all. I don't think such a thing can be achieved overnight.
I think that her combat power is a step behind that of the main heroines but due to her personality she is a hard worker, she is not a disappointing character like any normal main heroines after all. The people who like her would have used her.
"..... As I thought, the future Lord of the Shikibukai should be you, Kou."
"What are you saying all of a sudden?"
"What, I'm just expecting a lot from you, Kou."
"I see, I will eventually surpass Shion-san and become the strongest anyway."
"Fu, Fuhahahaha, you said it. You said it. I have to stop playing around too lest you overtake me huh."
Saying so, Shion-san laughs like she is looking forward to it.
Looking at her laugh, I decided to ask her about things I have been curious about.
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