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High School Hack and Slash Chapter 61 Part 1

Joint Conquest

　For logging out of the dungeon, we’re using Miharu’s newly learned 『Priest』 skill, 『Advent』.

This is not a skill to be used for fighting in the dungeon, but when used, it has the effect of returning you from the dungeon to the above ground.

During the period of auto-return by means of Rashomon’s closing of the gate, the place is very crowded, so we have been putting this skill into use very handily.

Unlike the disposable return beads sold in the purchasing department or the personal logout skill found amongst the 『Debauchee (NEET)』 skills, this is a wonderful skill that can target multiple people.

I get the feeling that this skill ought to have a different way of use originally, but, well, there’s no mistaking it that it’s handy.

Above all, the fact that it doesn’t cost us any sen is very kind to me.

Now then, having been faced with an obstacle, we decided to plan countermeasures after leaving the dungeon.

To be honest, just as Rinko-senpai said, if it’s just to defeat it, I could probably pull it off through brute force.

Even if we subjugate it normally, we might be able to expect a considerable amount of wood drops from its huge body.

However, handling it smartly for the purpose of securing the materials whole is difficult.

Even if we were to use the secret technique of using Item Box, if we missed the critical timing, it would end up getting reduced to miasma.

In that case, I guess I would have to be especially alert to collect it.

I thought that if I could throw it into the Item Box as it was, it would turn into a lumber mill where I could collect wood infinitely, but it turned out to be impossible.

Well, if I were to put in such a huge thing, I feel like I would get punished by Yuki-chan, so it might be a blessing in disguise.

It seems that everyone’s getting motivated in various ways, so this time, I think I’m going to devote myself as a supporting role.

I may often be misunderstood, but I’ve also grown up and have come to be able to read the air a little now.

「Waffles are so good!」

So, capturing Doggy-senpai who has come to sponge sweets from us, it’s fluffy time.

Hugging her on my lap, I’m in the middle of enjoying her soft fur.

「As expected, we need a specialized weapon, I suppose?」

「Hmmm. In terms of Wu Xing’s overcoming cycle, there’s this so-called 『Metal overharvest Wood』, which means to control wood by wielding metal, but…. To neutralize its regeneration ability, 『Wood feeds Fire』, so it might be idea to use fire.」

「If it’s wood, you should just burn it, now that you mention it, I guess that’s a no-brainer, huh.」

「Fire is literally the attribute that can exhibit the most firepower, after all. It might be perfect for scraping off such a huge guy.」

The 『Flame Dagger』 from the Otoha collection is placed on the table.

「It’s just that the only fire attribute in my possession is this one, you see….」

「Hmm, the ones that overlap with the four elements (Elemental), Fire (Flame), Water (Aqua) and Earth should be fairly common in the market, though.」

「A few of them tend to appear on auction, but they are overpriced. These things.」

「It can’t be helped, I suppose. The rate of the auction is a crooked rate for those who have excess sen, after all.」

「Seiichi, you know, like in the ninja manga, maybe you can like using something like fire seclusion technique to…」

「Ah, there are a lot of people who misunderstand, but the main use of escape arts are for literally making a smoke screen or for disorienting the enemies. To put it bluntly, it’s a skill that’s not suitable for attacking.」

The strategy meeting that is going on in the temporary club room at Asagi-sou is in turmoil.

Well, more than half of the members are doing whatever they want as usual.

The members of the meeting seem to be talking about something difficult, but I resume my job of checking whether there are any fleas or not on Doggy-senpai.

「There are no fleas. And I properly wash it every day.」

I thought she couldn’t take it off like some kind of cursed equipment, but it seems that she can take it off normally.

It’s in a walking mop-like Rumba state, so if she doesn’t wash it, it will probably end up being covered in dust.

Her tail is also completely fluffy, so I wonder if she switched to a better fabric softener.

「… They’re flirting all stickily, but are you okay with that, Shizuka?」

「… Yes. Touma-san hasn’t the least interest in her in that direction, so….」

Mai and Shizuka are gawking at a Doggy-senpai who is drizzling plenty of maple syrup over her waffles.

We’ll certainly become all sticky, so I hope she won’t spill it.

Oops, Meiron-senpai has brought over some more freshly baked waffles.

The combination of freshly baked waffles and ice cream is simply too supreme.

Rather than extending her claws to other people’s plates, Doggy-senpai ought to eat her own share first.

「Mikan-senpai. I want a new katana~」

「Hmm. I’d love to create a fire katana for you, Saki-chan, but we don’t have the materials….」

The collaboration of this crunchy, caramelized sugar and slowly melting creamy ice cream.

The freshness of the mint, which seems to be freshly picked, is stylish.

Come to think of it, I get the feeling that Akehi-senpai has grown a vegetable garden in the corner of the secret training area of the dormitory.

Let’s ask her to grow some of the coconuts that I got from Yuki-chan later.

「I want ice cream waffles too.」

「Yes. Here you go.」

「It has chocolate sauce and bananas on it too!」

「You’re getting too spoiled, Prez. Aren’t you fitting in a little too deep there?」

「Ah. Kaoru-chan, WB.」

「It’s not welcome back, is it? This is not the club room of Black Honey, you know. Geez.」

Lady Guy-san, clad in his uniform, sighs in exasperation.

He boasts a tall figure, long hair and a pretty muscular body, perhaps due to his class, so even his standing posture is picturesque.

He also has the signboard of being a member of an A-rank club, so he’s getting pointed by flickering and fanatic gazes from the boarding students who belong to other clubs.

He sometimes comes to collect Doggy-senpai who is intercepted by a sweets trap, so he’s ended up becoming a familiar face to Asagi’s boarding students.

「Welcome, Kaoru-san. What would you like, coffee or tea?」

「… I guess I’ll have some coffee then.」

Otoha-senpai pours coffee into a visitor’s cup in a sloppy manner unbecoming for a maiden.

I wonder if it is appropriate for her to do so as the dormitory leader of a women’s dormitory.

On the contrary, it feels like Kaoru-senpai is the one who’s attending to her.

By the way, Doggy-senpai already has her own cup, with a doggy illustration on it, arranged for her.

「Haa, geez, I’m really sorry. That Asura-chan’s been hanging out her all the time.」

「By the time we notice her, she’s already eating the sweets, so it’s like we’re no longer surprised to see her showing up here.」

「Come to think of it, the traps in the recreation room are getting bigger and bigger, aren’t they… I wonder who it is that has set them up.」

I’ve caught sight that the boarding students also get caught in them from time to time.

It seems to be a measure against Doggy-sanpai, but the triggering conditions are unknown, so it’s plain scary.

「Here you go.」

「Thank you. It sure looks delicious.」

Meiron-senpai, who in a sense is the ringleader, offers an iced waffle with orange marmalade sauce in front of Kaoru-senpai.

Doggy-senpai tries to extend her claws toward it, so I hug her to block it.

We mustn’t lay our hands on other people’s food.

「They’re totally like brother and sister now. Asura-chan is also getting calmer these days, thanks to you guys.」

He is staring at Doggy-senpai with eyes like that of a gentle mother.

Incidentally, I don’t think Doggy-senpai, who’s tottering her legs and wagging her tail as she asks Meiron-senpai for a refill, is calm at all.

「By the way, have you considered the proposal from Prez, I wonder?」

At that question that’s uttered while holding a cup of coffee in one hand, I tilt my head along with his Doggy-senpai.

「…Asura-chan. Could it be that you haven’t told them anything?」

「Err…  Ah! I, I was just about to tell them.」

She said ah just now.

As I peek into Doggy-senpai’s face from right above, I see that her gaze is wandering about.

「Oh my, so that’s the case. In that case, is it fine if I’m the one talking to them about it, I wonder?」

「Then I’ll leave it to you, Kaoru-chan.」

Everyone watches over warmly at Doggy-senpai, who is feeling relieved as she seems to think that she has managed to gloss it over.

They’re pampering her too much.

「So, I heard you mentioning something about proposal, but what is it that you want to talk with us about?」

「Well, rather than a talk, it’s more of a request, though. Actually, a nomination quest has been sent toward us, 『Black Honey』, from the academy.」

A nomination quest, quite the wonderful sounding words.

It’s somewhat cool.

According to him, clubs of A-rank and above, which are granted various favorable privileges, are also imposed with obligations proportional to the privileges.

The nomination quest this time is also one of them, and it seems that they’ve been asked to investigate a newly discovered raid domain.

「This kind of nomination quest is by no means uncommon. Of course, we will also be getting rewards from the academy.」

「By rewards, they also include exemption from class credits, right? How nice.」

Mai reacts to Otoha-senpai’s mutterings with a start.

「I wonder if we could have Adept Orders joint participate with us in this raid quest challenge, so is what we’ve come to probe….」

「That’s….」

Rinko-senpai, who is in charge of the club’s public relations, is hesitating to respond.

As expected, I guess they still haven’t gotten over the trauma pertaining to raid quest yet.