High School Hack and Slash Chapter 65 Part 1
Oiran-dōji
「Heya, good morning! It’s another perfect day for dungeoning. Hahaha.」
The one greeting me with a hot but refreshing greeting is Tetsuro-senpai, whose upper body is naked.
Quite the nice muscles he’s got.
He’s without a doubt been working out.
I have no choice but to take mine off, too.
「Oh, wanna have a go too, Touma? Wait just a little longer.」
「Shhhh! Haaa!」
Casually swinging the longsword gripped in his right, he is repelling the slashes that are being launched at him at lightning-fast speed.
Saki, who is facing him while wielding the Water Tiger King Katana with both hands, is demonstrating martial eyes with blazing, sparkling eyes.
The blows that seem to cut through the air are her full power slashes, the same as the ones she uses against monsters.
With a long sword and body movements that seem casual, Tetsuro-senpai is receiving those blows in stride.
「Amazing… Saki-chan is being treated like a child.」
Otoha-senpai, holding her harpoon in her hand, is watching over the martial arts demonstration with a stunned, yet joyful-looking sparkling eyes.
I totally understand her feelings.
「There are so many muscle brain tribesmen-baa.」
「…..」
The temporary food storage area within the ramparts of the interception base was the place where large-size monsters such as Ushi-oni that had yet to be processed were loaded.
The moderately vast scaffold is being used as an arena.
On the bench which was made simply by carving out logs, the members of Black Honey are also acting as spectators.
A girl, who is wearing a fluffy hood with curly horns today, and a girl, who has pattsun(straight-cut bangs) hair that looks like a Japanese doll, are seated side by side.
The ugly doll on Pattsun-san’s lap waves its hand at me, so I wave back.
「—It’s my loss. You’re amazing.」
「Yea, you’re pretty good yourself. It’s just that your move is too honest. It’s a different story if you’re fighting against monsters, but against people, you’ve got to learn the art of truth and falsehood, otherwise you won’t even be able to accomplish a feint, you know.」
「Yes! One more time please!」
「Saki-chan, wait a minute. It’s my turn next, okay.」
「Ahaha. Looks like everyone has completely gotten along with each other, right.」
「Yeah. As expected, the『Iron Sword Prince (Iron Duke)』 of Black Honey.」
Mikan-senpai and Rinko-senpai, who have arrived before I knew it, are admiring the martial arts demonstration, which is clanking as the two face each other in all seriousness.
Also, I heard some kind of Chuuni-ish power word.
「It’s the so-called『Moniker』-baa. It is a nickname given to the student who become famous in a tournament or something-baa.」
「… so lame …」
I feel a tinge of sympathy for Pattsun-san, who quietly mutters as such without changing her expression.
The fugly doll on her lap spreads its hands out to the left and right, exhibiting a performance that looks as if it’s saying 「good grief」.
But wait a minute.
Girls may not understand, but for boys, it’s a keyword that can stir up one’s romance a little bit.
「… 『Oiran-dōji (Harem Ogre)』…」
Pattsun-san glances at me fleetingly and mutters quietly.
「… so lame …」
「You ate the Onnakui-dōji (Netori Ogre) from Wild Bunch-baa? It’s a pattern where you take over the Moniker altogether-baa.」
Who the heck is that overpriced guy?
I have no recollections of such a NTR guy, so without a doubt it has nothing to do with me.
*Clank clank* I can hear the sound of a frying pan being smacked with a ladle from the main building.
It’s Kurumi-senpai’s signal that breakfast is ready and we should assemble at once.
「Pepu!」
Otoha-senpai, who has been crushed with a splat, cries in a strange voice.
「Ah, you’re being pushed around by the power of your class, huh. Adapt your『class』 into your body more. It’s still too early for you to put on airs, you know.」
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Breakfast turned out to be Japanese food with freshly cooked rice.
It was an ironclad menu consisting of miso soup, tomato omelet, mysterious leaves ohitashi(boiled greens), shirasu(baby sardines), grated daikon and grilled salmon filets.
Hats off to Kurumi-senpai, who is in charge of cooking for 40 people.
As expected, it was a staggering amount.
I hope Doggy-senpai, who ate for about 10 people while saying「yummy, yummy」, could act with a bit more prudence.
As for the rice, Yuki-chan’s approved new rice was a big hit.
We got about 20 bales of it, so it should last for a while.
「… Ah. It smells really good.」
Kaoru-senpai, sitting at the table, closes his eyes and breathes in through his nose.
Hoodzuki-senpai, who is keeping her face down and avoiding eye contact, brings over coffee for the number of people on the tray.
It’s a form of consideration from Kurumi-senpai and Meiron-senpai to fix her anthropophobia bit by bit.
The roasted coffee and tea blends that are so popular even back at Asagi-sou are all handmade products made by Hoodzuki-senpai.
The aromas brewed by Hoodzuki-senpai, who has obtained another mysterious class called『Coordinator』 on top of her『Perfumer』 class, fascinate everyone.
However, having finished serving the cups to everyone safely, Hoodzuki-senpai’s face turns red and she ends up running away.
As long as she gets used to it little by little, I think everything will be alright.
「Well. Now then, it’s been delayed, but let’s start the joint meeting, shall we?」
On one of the tables where the cleaning up of the breakfast has been done, the representative members Black Honey and Adept Orders are facing each other.
From Black Honey, there is the club president: Doggy-senpai, the vice presidents: Hood-senpai and Pattsun-senpai, and Kaoru-senpai who serves as an advisor.
From Adept Orders, the vice presidents: Mikan-senpai (who is represented by Rinko-senpai) and Shizuka, and then Seiichi who serves as a bonus are seated at the table.
It feels like the percentage of women is high.
I wonder if it’s just my imagination that about half of the elected people seem to be unsuitable for meetings.
Doggy-senpai, for instance, is starting to heartily eat the imo-kenpi(strips of candied sweet potatoes) that’s offered as a snack by Meiron-senpai.
It looks like she doesn’t have the inclination to lead the meeting as the club president.
Good graciousness, what a troubling club president she is.
I, who have such a president Doggy on my lap, commence flea hunting.
The pet brush I have prepared, having predicted it would turn out like this, is very effective.
It’s an excellent item that has been very popular even with the baby Nue.
「Let’s leave that alone-baa.」
「You’re right… Somehow, I feel some sympathy, though.」
Seiichi lets out a sigh, but I get the feeling that happiness is going to escape him.
「Now, now. Anyway, based on our attack attempt yesterday, it was a normal dungeon specializing in fire attribute monsters. We only headed to the shallow stratums that had been mapped, but salamanders, black dogs, and then lava blobs, we didn’t stumble upon any particularly unusual monsters.」
「It was up to the fourth stratum that had been mapped, I suppose?」
In other words, the conquest of a Root(Primitive)-type quest is akin to a treasure hunting game, it seems.
You go to find and collect the magic items, the condensation of root(Primitive) elements, scattered throughout the raid domain.
If you have one『Officer』 in your conquest party, you can also use their『Automatic Description (Automatism)』 to map the area while you’re at it.
Even if it’s a raid domain, the new map will be purchased by the academy, so I heard that it’s a good way for『Officer』 to earn some extra sen.
Since subjugating monsters nets you neither EXP nor crystals, it seems that they only fight them in the manner of getting rid of obstacles, and the corpses are also left as is.
In raid domains, it seems that there are many cases where monsters called『Sticky Creatures (blobs)』 spring up to prey on such corpses.
I guess they’re the so-called slime you often see in RPG games.
I didn’t see any of these monsters in Zakurosan, but I get the feeling that they form some kind of strange ecosystem in their own way.
「According to the theory, our plan is to sweep the route to the stratum gate and build a bridgehead to the deeper stratums-baa. Securing the route up to the fourth stratum by today, we’ll begin conquering the dungeon stratums starting tomorrow-baa.」
「Wow, you’re really good at this. As expected of an A Rank Club~.」
「… experiences …」
「Yeah. You guys will also get used to it once you’ve conquered a few raid quests.」
The translation by Kaoru-senpai seems very good.
Gross Doll-kun, sitting on the desk, is striking a good grief pose, but is being strangled by the huffy Pattsun-senpai.
It’s a messy patchwork of Doll-kun, so I get the feeling that its head is going to end up getting easily torn off.
「After that, as long as we can conquer one stratum a day, we’ll be able to clear the nomination quest with this dive, that’s the plan-baa.」
「I see.」
Today will be the second day, so even if there are only four days left, the investigation from the fifth to the eight stratum will be completed.
Based on the preliminary materials, it was expected to have a depth of 10 stratums, so the task of『Mapping 80% of the corresponding raid domain』 can be achieved.
If the depth is 10 stratums, that is.
Well, in fact, it seems that the domain is extending even deeper than that, but one second thought, the academy will also have no choice but to accept the completion of the quest once they have investigated 80% of the presented planned domain.
There is no need to take on unnecessary hardship.
If the matter ends without a hitch as is, that is the best we can hope for.
When it comes to such an inter-club negotiation, I’ll leave everything to Rinko-senpai.
「Got it, I suppose. Then, it’s about our work, but… Do we just need to prepare three meals a day, I wonder?」
「It’s totally not just that-baa. You’ve built us a comfortable resting place, and the bath is also amazing-baa.」
「Exactly. Conquering a raid in a harsh environment is mentally draining, you know. You simply arranging a warm place for us to return is truly a great help for us already.」
「A tasty meal is the source of energy~.」
「We’ve prepared some bento for your lunch, so please take it with you before you go to conquer the dungeon, okay?」
Doggy-senpai, whose eyes are twinkling at Mikan-senpai’s words, is definitely the type to end up having an early lunch.
「In that case, when it comes to actions besides that, am I right to assume that we’re free to decide on our own?」
「As long as the defense of the base is fine, we’re fine with it-baa.」
「… dungeon, conquest …?」
「It’s a raid dungeon and all, after all. We thought we’d like to collect some materials.」
Doll-kun, whose head is slightly bent, is dancing the do your best dance.
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