High School Hack and Slash Chapter 62 Part 2
Both good luck and bad luck were something that continuously came upon them in a miraculous way.
If that was the case, then…
It wouldn’t be surprising if this was not good luck, but one kind of continuous string of bad luck.
「… Is there something bothering you, I wonder?」
Concluding her testing of the small items, Rinko took off her glasses.
The classically designed glasses were a kind of magic item with the temples serving as the strings.
「Senpai. Speaking of the preparation for the raid quest, rather than for an advanced one, arrange it like we’re facing a super class one.」
「Yes. Of course, everyone’s preparing for an extreme class.」
Rinko, with her legs crossed, floated a smile on her mouth.
「Rather just to be safe, I suppose everyone’s preparing for an impossible to conquest (ultimate) class in mind.」
He smiled bitterly at the seniors who had concluded their resolution better than he had.
「That’s, very reassuring.」
「Touma-kun is strangely apprehensive about us, after all. It looks like the person in question doesn’t know why either, though. That’s exactly why, I suppose?」
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It was so easy to get depressed during Mondays that there was this phrase called: Blue Monday Syndrome.
The day after a day off was as expected a listless one.
Even in the academy’s investigation, they acquired a statistic that the number of dungeon dives on Mondays was the lowest compared to other days of the week.
On such a day, the frontline conquest members of the A-rank club『Black Honey』 gathered in the Rashomon plaza, where there were few students.
The number of club members slots opened as one reached A-rank was 35.
Even though there were occasionally members who joined or left the club, most of the core members of Black Honey were old-timers who had been with the club since its inception.
The number of club members was less than thirty, and for the nomination quest this time, in addition to the combat personnel, they were accompanied by non-combat classes in charge of investigation.
There were two boys mixed in with the selected team of twenty.
Kaoru and Tetsuro, two of the few male members of Black Honey that was filled with mostly female members, were powerhouse whose names were renowned even in the academy.
Even though they were fully armed, they didn’t really stand out in Rashomon plaza.
However, the bulging backpacks on their backs gave them away as a group challenging a raid quest.
In the case of these guys, who were one of the leading powerful clubs in the academy, these were magic bags with weight reduction and capacity expansion features.
According to the materials provided by the academy, the rank of this raid was『Advanced』.
The expected space-time pressure difference was six to seven times.
The dive time to be set on the fifth『End Realm Gate』 was planned to be the minimum of 24 hours.
When it came to『Origin』 type where the conquest method was to collect elements from the internal domain, there was no point in logging in continuously for an extended period of time.
To the point that the seven-day elapsed time within it was too long.
Even if the investigation was not finished in one dive, dividing it into multiple dives would be more efficient.
Even so, securing a minimum amount of change of clothes, camping gear, food and water were essential when it came to a raid quest.
There were cases where the academy set up a frontline base in the raid domain if it was judged that the conquest would likely be a prolonged one, but this time it was a nomination quest for the purpose of judging that.
They shouldn’t hope for a comfortable living environment.
「They sure are late. For them to keep us waiting, as expected aren’t they looking down on us?」
「It’s still early-woof. You really are a wussy quick comer-woof, Tetsuro-kun.」
「Qu… I’m not a quick comer or anything….」
At the words of the girl, who loved animal-ear hoodies such as cat and dog one and tended to wear them alternately on a daily basis, Tetsuro, who had turned bright red, mumbled and slurred his mouth.
「Oh my, looks like they’re here, huh?」
「Oi~ oi~, over here~!」
Asura, bouncing around at the feet of Kaoru who was dressed in a lightweight style, waved her hands.
The bouncing ceased, and she stamped her foot excitedly.
「Whoa. What’s that, what’s that? It’s so cool!」
The figures of armed students were not unusual.
However, the team of twenty, dressed uniformly in stylishly designed pure white coats, gave rise to a peculiar intimidating air that attracted attention.
「We’re standing out quite a bit, aren’t we? At first it was embarrassing, but it’s starting to gradually feel pleasant.」
「… Do refrain from awakening to some weird fetish.」
「Well. I suppose it’s about the right time to sell our name, I think.」
「Right. It’s not like we can hide and let other get past us forever, after all.」
Shizuka, bodding at Rinko’s words, floated a smile at Black Honey, who seemed to be somewhat overwhelmed.
「How nice, how nice. So cool, I want one too.」
「Y, yes. This one’s for you, Asura-chan.」
「Wow! Here comes a cute poncho!」
Receiving a short, shoulder-length shawl-like cloak from Anzu, Asura immediately equipped it and twirled around to show it off.
「… The case where Prez is so cute that she looks like an illustration from a picture book.」
This was the completion of a fancy wolf, who seemed like she would trick the red hood and swallow her whole.
「Such a thing may also be nice. When the members are dressed in the same outfit, it looks very great, right?」
「Did they sell them in the purchasing department? Could it be a special order?」
「Looks like it’s going to be popular. Let’s order some for ourselves.」
The two clubs, which had met up in a lively fashion, headed for the『End Realm Gate』.
「Do you not have anything you forget, I wonder? We set it for 24 hours, but I think we won’t be out for a whole week.」
「We’re all set, I suppose.」
Rinko nodded her head in agreement, but Kaoru once again looked at the members of Adept Orders who looked a little nervous.
The backpacks that each member carried on their backs were the large-capacity type used for expeditions.
However, they were common products sold in the purchasing department, as opposed to magic bags that were rare items.
In the interclub request, the talk concluded in that they entrusted the logistics, in other words the supply train including meals, to Adept Orders.
Provisions for 40 people, including themselves, for at least seven days were a huge amount of luggage.
In case rice was set to be the staple food, with the standard of six cups of rice per person per day, it would weigh approximately one kilogram.
The standard amount of water required would be 1.5 liters.
Of course, these figures would fluctuate greatly depending on the amount of exercise and temperature.
They were certainly carrying large luggage, but it didn’t look like they had any room for arrangements for unforeseen circumstances.
That might have been unavoidable, so they had anticipated from the start.
After all, high-ranked raid quests boasted a harshness that could only be understood by actually experiencing them.
Just to be safe, the members of Black Honey had arranged the bare minimum amount of provisions necessary themselves.
「Now then, let’s get going, shall we? Let’s do the introduction as well as meeting inside. That way we can use the time more effectively, after all, right.」
「Yes.」
As soon as the activation procedure for the fifth 』End Realm Gate』 was executed, they stuck their bodies close to each other inside the transfer formation.
It was a natural style to ensure that their login location didn’t get scattered.
「Oi!」
This was why Tetsuro from Black Honey warning them with displeasure was because the way they were glued to each other more than necessary looked slovenly.
There were only two male members in Adept Orders, and at first Tetsuro felt sympathetic to this male-female ratio, but then there was this pair who were ostentatiously embracing each other so closely.
Or rather, rather than embracing each other, it was more of the boy being one-sidedly embraced, and it was the boy’s noh-mask face, as if saying that it was only a matter of course, that got into his nerves.
「You guys gotta be kidding me. Oi, you. Did you come here to play or something, huh?」
His mouth might be dirty, but there was no malice behind it.
「Shut up.」
On the contrary, Shizuka’s eyes, which were glaring sharply at him, were totally filled with malice.
Unlike a child that was getting attached to a treasure, she was hugging Touma with zealousness akin to a drowning person clinging to a lifeline.
「Shut up, don’t open your mouth, don’t get any closer, don’t interfere.」
「… Ah. Yes.」
Faced with a bloodcurdling threat, Tetsuro nodded and turned his face away.
Basically, he was a wussy boy.
「… Kaoru-san. That guy, smells kind of dangerous.」
「Looks like it’s turned into a bit of trauma, huh. Just let them be.」
「Link complete~. The gate to the 『Wailing Mine』 is open~.」
Compared to the other gates, Rashomon’s fifth『End Realm Gate』 had a peculiar shape.
The magic circle underfoot and the Obelix-like world coordinate navigation system worked together.
The gears and springs, as well as the panels engraved with various letters and numbers from all over the world, creaked, shifted, and reassembled.
They were the divine engraving language (hieroglyphs) that showed the coordinates of the universe.
The gears of Obelix, which were turning with a clink, were inlaid with a clatter.
The luminescent phenomenon caused the space to shake and distort like a mirage.
And then, the door of the world opened.
―― Labyrinth of Perforation Realm, 『YGGDRASILL』, Singular Sub-realm 『Man-Eating Mine』 ――
―― Type『Invasion』, ※ Space-time pressure difference『1:∞』 ――
※※※ Emergency! ※※※
―― ※ Option Change『Military Warfare Style (Raid Mode)』 →『Decisive Battle Style (Infinity Mode)』 Adjustment ――
※※※ Emergency! ※※※
―― Model Change『Purgatory』 →『Prison (Cocytus)』 ――
※※※ Emergency! ※※※
―― Confine『24/∞ Hours』 ――
※※※ Good Luck! ※※※
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