High School Hack and Slash Chapter 123 Part 1
Wanted
「Err, so how come you suddenly become wanted men, I wonder?」
「… there are various complicated circumstances behind it.」
Shizuka is feeling down when asked as such by Rinko-senpai.
We’re in the middle of the first club meeting (provisional) in a long time.
Dinner in the middle of the wilderness, looking up at the starry sky, is not a bad one.
At the campground, Kurumi-senpai is cooking curry in a large pot.
The spicy smell is nice and Namaste.
The Senpais, having been taken out of the Item Box, immediately begin their activities in a lively manner.
They are observing celestial bodies, collecting plants, digging the ground, and assembling and operating mysterious devices.
「The star positions are totally different. There is no doubt that this is no time travel or parallel universe, but on a completely different planet.」
「The vegetation is oddly similar, I think. It’s on the level that interbreeding is possible, is this by any chance the influence of miasma….」
「Looks like the gravity is the same as on Earth. I’m going to drill a little deeper and check the geological features.」
「I’ve asked some spider-shaped mobile weapons (drones) to do some reconnaissance, so we should be able to grasp the terrain by morning~.」
I hope they’ll calm down a little since dinner will be ready soon.
After the Senpais heard Seiichi’s delusional theory of another world, their tension ended up taking a full swing.
It seems that they all like light novels.
Well, eight or nine cases out of ten, I think it’s India, but as everyone seems to be enjoying themselves here, I guess I’m not really one to pour cold water on it.
No, for some reason, soldiers attacked us unreasonably, so there’s also the possibility that this place is Johannesburg, where public order is said to be poor.
「 Alright, everyone, go wash your hands. The curry as requested by Touma-kun is ready. I mean, why Indian curry?」
「Because we got caught in a trouble before we managed to find a curry restaurant.」
It’s not that Shizuka is at fault or anything, but there seems to have been a misunderstanding.
「Itadakimasu.」
「Yes, eat up.」
Eating curry together around a campfire, it has a very camp feel to it, so wonderful.
The curry, having been whipped up in the form of thick paste, is delicious.
There are no members who are not good with spicy food, so the flavor is quite on the tangy side.
「Wow, this naan is delicious.」
「It’s so chewy~.」
「If you want more, I’ll bake you some more, so do eat to your fill.」
What Saki is eating so heartily is a naan filled with cheese.
It seems that we’re free to ask for second helpings, but it’s a huge naan, which is a bit unforgiving for a woman.
It’s baked on the inside of a drum-like cauldron, but I hope she’d be careful not to burn herself.
I think I could eat as many pieces as there are to it.
It seems I was mistaken.
I am sure the curry Kurumi-senpai makes is better than the authentic curry.
What is served after the meal is chai, black tea boiled with milk.
It’s quite sweet, but has a gentle taste.
「Hmm~, now then, let’s begin the information sharing, shall we?」
While everyone is looking relieved, the meeting is resumed with Mikan-senpai serving as the representative.
Nonetheless, the explanation is a simple one.
Having been sent to India (probably), we went to the town to look for the Japanese embassy, but due to a slight misunderstanding, we had to leave the town.
That’s all.
If we had access to the Internet, we could have looked up a lot of things, but I wonder if there’s some Internet cafes somewhere.
「… Then, you decimated all the pursuers, I suppose?」
「Yes. It was cavalry clad in armor, wasn’t it? They used bows as projectile weapons, but there were no crossbows.」
「The adventurers who attacked with them also posed no challenge at all!」
「Small fry.」
「Easy peasy.」
「They tried using magic and stuff, but I just blew them all away instead.」
「They became weak on the knees and raw away upon seeing Peperon, didn’t they?」
「… I think there were no casualties. Perhaps, though.」
Somehow, there are too many hotheaded ones among our party members.
「Yes. I suppose reconciliation is not possible.」
Rinko-senpai, who gives up easily, drinks her cup of chai.
「But still, the method to return to our original world, huh… As I thought, I think the so-called dungeon is a bit fishy.」
「I suppose. Inside the dungeon, space is distorted, and it’s connected to many different countries. I’ve long known that this seems to be true, but who would have thought that it’s connected to different worlds as well.」
Perhaps noticing my lukewarm gaze, Rinko-senpai, who has been nodding her head at Mikan-senpai’s words, tilts her head slightly.
「Frankly speaking, I have this sneaking wonder if there’s a need for us to go back to earth. I mean, in this world, the civilization doesn’t seem to be very developed, and their level seems to be much lower than ours, right? Let alone posing as Ore TUEEEE, if it’s us, I think we can even conquer the world… But there’s no way we can do such a thing, right~?」
「Well, we’re gentiles, after all… Right?」
Mai, who has been agitated, suddenly becomes quiet and sits next to Seiichi, nodding her head in agreement.
The unusually meek bearing is adorable.
「In that case, as expected, we’ll never unless we actually go into the dungeon, right~?」
「I guess the possibility that the auto-return function of Rashomon reacting at that time is not nonexistent.」
I see, the idea of returning via the dungeon didn’t cross my mind.
Dealing with passport and departure procedures seems like a pain, so I guess nothing could be better if we could return home on our own.
「For better or worse, it seems that there are dungeons outside this Camelot country as well, right?」
「Based on the conversation we had at the guild, most likely.」
「We were turned away before we could enter, but the dungeon in that country did feel like it was a real deal.」
「I mean, you know. It’s such a pain, so can’t we just mow down all that stand in our way and go into the dungeon?」
「Piece of cake.」
Everyone seems to be coming up with various ideas.
If I speak up at a time like this, the air will freeze, so I decide to obediently enjoy the chai.
I pat Hoodzuki-senpai, who is toddling here and there pouring tea for everyone, on the head.
The crackling sound of firewood popping is atmospheric.
When I look up at the sky, the moon looks strangely large.
It occupies about a third of the night sky.
I get the feeling that it’s a little too big, but well, it doesn’t matter.
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For the time being, we decided to return to the town after lingering heat had cooled down a bit.
If we leave them for three days, I’m sure that would allow them to forget that a slight racket has occurred.
As such, we’re in India and all, so it calls for sightseeing.
Riding Peperon car, which has been fully upgraded, we are speeding along a trackless path.
With its decoration left as is, the Peperon car, having been expanded with armoring and living quarters, has evolved into something like a mobile fortress.
By means of drones released by Chieri-senpai and Kakine-senpai, a considerably wide-scale exploration has been carried out.
Unlike the mapping skills used by Natsumi and Miharu, they seem to also have an automatic search function.
I don’t know the difference, but it seems that even if they’re faced with an obstacle, they’d nicely dispose of it.
It seems that some of them have been sent to scout the town as well, so I guess they must’ve been equipped with a stealth function or something, perhaps.
We arrive at a tourist attraction-ish ruin that such drones have found.
「… Whoa. These things, rather than ruins, they’re more like mysteries of Mother Nature, or something….」
At the end of Mai’s looking up gaze, there’s a group of gigantic rocks floating in the sky.
「Anti-gravity material, was it? By any chance….」
「It’s too fantastical a view, I suppose. Or rather, let’s collect the data of the current condition before collecting samples. Touma-kun, we’re going to collect all of these rocks and bring them back, okay? It’s okay, right? You understood, I wonder?」
「Yes, ma’am.」
Not only Rinko-senpai, but the eyes of the Senpais from the Craftsman group are scary.
The『Armed Golem』 is also summoned as they analyze it with all their might.
「Destruction of nature is… No, it’s nothing.」
It seems that Shizuka-san can’t interfere either.
But still, as expected of the land of mystery, India.
It boasts a perfect, picturesque scenery as a tourist attraction.
I feel that Mikan-senpai and the others will end up collecting all of them, though.
Wouldn’t we be scolded if we were found out, I wonder?
The largest floating rock boasts a size rivaling that of an island, so it would definitely stand out if it suddenly disappeared.
「Err, we’ve got nothing to do here. So wanna hunt some monsters for a change?」
「The Senpais seem to be losing sight of their footsteps, don’t they? So let’s just exterminate the monsters altogether.」
If they’re free, there is an option to do a class change, but I guess it would be better to do so after things have settled down since they will be temporarily weakened.
Well, it’s doubtful whether someone like Saki, who is lightly hopping around from one floating rock to another, needs to go through a class change, though.
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