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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 515 Part 2

ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 515: Invitation From the Underworld Part 2

「As for the 10 P.M Army, they seem to be concentrating their efforts around the New World at the current moment……」

「Hoo……?」

Well, it doesn’t matter all that much to me what the 10 P.M Army decides to do for now. And as long as some of the more troublesome people continue to flock around the Leviathan, being gathered in one place, it should all be good.

I mean, I’m aware of which players have sloppy mouths out there, but unlike the Unique Monsters that tend to be kept secret by some players, it has been confirmed that raid monsters will be revived many times after a while. Information is transmitted faster on the Old World side, which still has a large denominator of players, and the top players will also choose whether to stay on the old or new continent that way.

「Hizutome-kun…… What are you going to do from now on?」

「With Vorpal Bunny Teleportation skills we can go practically wherever we want, so that’s not that much of a problem, but…… Yeah, I wonder if it would be possible for us to go there and push on with delving deeper into the Leviathan?」

「If I remember correctly, you once said that those layers tend to be wide……」

「…… Yeah, I do get the feeling that “wide” is a serious understatement here.」

Well, if we were to use the Ant Bikes to get around the place it would actually not be that long of a trip to make…… However, it is sometimes really hard to judge the distance here properly because the dungeon is the way it is. I’m not calling it poor design, but it could have been handled way better, that’s for sure.

「Umm…… Hizutome-kun, you are already on the second layer, right? S-So, if I were to catch up to you, then maybe we could…… W-We could search the new layers together?」

「Huh? I mean, as long as you are fine with it, that would actually be great.」

「Really!? You mean it!?」

Yeah, that’s Saiga-san for you I guess, always getting overly enthusiastic over the smallest of things…… But with her on board, I can already say that capturing the Leviathan is going to be that much easier. However, it might be good to actually stay on my guard and watch out, just to be on the safe side……

But from a purely psychological standpoint, I have no reason to refuse Saiga-san’s help. And besides, seeing her being so enthusiastic about the whole deal is actually making me feel happy as well.

「Fufu…… I knew it, you really are awesome, Saiga-san.」

「…… Huh???」

How come that one person can have so much enthusiasm for ShangriLa Frontier? It almost seems unbelievable to me.

Yes, it was awe-inspiring. We then walked together some more before we eventually went our separate ways into the different classrooms.

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I honestly don’t know what to say here. Even if I didn’t log in for a few days in terms of time, I feel like I’m standing in this place for the first time in a long time because the time in another game is too densely packed…… Is this some kind of nostalgia? I don’t even know how to describe that feeling swirling in my chest right about now, but surely nostalgia would be the term closest to it.

「There are a whole lot of things that I would like to point out here, but maybe let’s start with this one first…… What the hell is this?」

「Expressing disappointment: Master, even though you are my Master and I respect you, for asking such a silly question I must really question the existence of intelligence in you. …… No matter how you look at this thing, it is obviously paper.」

「No one asks about the materials here, stupid! I’m asking about the thing that the paper was used for!」

「……? I mean, paper is most commonly used as a medium to put the written language on, is it not?」

「Ahh, umm, y-yeah. You know what? Forget about it. It was stupid of me to ask you about it in the first place.」

Seeing is believing, as they say. But even if you ask a thousand times, it seems that you can only grasp the situation yourself. Yeah.

Anyways, why the hell are you wearing the kind of a dress that a hostess would wear in the hostess bar? And where did you get that in the first place? And what is this envelope, for crying out loud? …… I mean, once I open it up and see for myself then I will know for sure, but still.

「…… An invitation of some sort?」

「Affirmation: It seems that Master has managed to clear the requirements to boot up the “Protocol: Orchestra”. Therefore, an invitation to the “concert” will be presented based on the Conquest Doll Provisional Terms.」

–––– I have been waiting for you, for the longest time. Now, allow me to sing a song just for you.

The emotionless style and pretty concise words to formulate a message. However, even in that form, it takes passion and dedication to create an invitation like that. Or at the very least, something like that cannot possibly write itself. And maybe reading it was the condition for the envelope to open……? And just at that exact moment a system window popped up right in front of me. It never ceases to amaze, even though it’s already the seventh time that I’m seeing this?

「CONDITIONS CLEARED FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE UNIQUE SCENARIO EX.」

「WOULD YOU LIKE TO START THE UNIQUE SCENARIO EX: “A MELODY JUST FOR YOUR EARS ALONE?” YES NO.」

「THE PLAYER HAS EARNED THE TITLE: “SEVEN STAR OBSERVER”.」

Yay, we have managed to complete it. Finally,

「Seriously though…… Oh, by the way, what is even this whole “Protocol Orchestra”? What are the conditions needed for accessing it?」

「Commentary: usually that would be having forged a contract with one of the Conquest Dolls and having a certain degree of archaic knowledge based on the set of provided provisional rules.」

「…… Oh, now I see.」

Compared to the conditions that are sometimes way too loose, like the spot-the-difference level Gravekeeper Weathermon, or the Sea of Trees, or the shit tier quota for Vysache, or the sudden almost gal-game Goldunine, those conditions are actually pretty neat…… Which means that most probably, I could bet my money on the fact that this whole “Orchestra” was going to be a monster that respawns after a while.

And if that’s so, then…… Do we really want to do this right now? Because no matter how you look at it, if it’s going to respawn eventually, it doesn’t have to be right away. Because with those things around there is always a “next time”.

「Okay, alright. Then here is what we are going to do. We are going to pay “Library” a little visit first, and then we are going to visit this whole “concert” hall.」

「Approval: Very well, then. We shall follow with the protocol “Orchestra”.」

Goodness gracious, this game is really so jam-packed with events that it leaves you pretty much no breathing room to spare.

「By the way, is there something akin to a dress code in this place?」

「Not really, but it would certainly help if you were to dress properly with the rules of common sense in mind.」

「So any form or armaments are no good, and I guess that some form of formal wear would be in order?」

「Pointing out: does that mean that we have to go shopping?」

Then, how about this? I put on my cloak, and that should increase my level of being fashionable quite considerably, right? Call me whatever you want, but I am not going to be a fashion heretic! At least not here! Not in this world of ShangriLa Frontier……!