Mob Kousei No Ore Demo Boukensha Ni
Nareba Riajuu Ni Naremasuka: Chapter #102
Translators: Nyx and Ririi Rain
Episode 102: Well Prepared Means No Worries
"Welcome, to the castle of the
Adventurers' Club!"
After
school.
We
were summoned by our club president to an empty classroom on the third floor,
and what awaited us was a sight that made me doubt my own eyes.
The
blackboard had been replaced with a whiteboard of the same size, and on the
opposite wall, a sturdy-looking steel locker made its presence known.
Other
features included a large monitor that looked to be at least 100 inches by the
window, a bookshelf filled with books, a large refrigerator, an air conditioner
on the ceiling, and a laptop for each student on the table; the interior was so
luxurious it didn't seem appropriate for a school.
"Th-this is... Anna, did you do
this?"
We
were frozen in front of the scene for a while, but finally, Oribe, who
recovered, asked a smug-looking Anna in a trembling voice.
"Fufufuu, how do you like it? It looks good, doesn't
it? While
you prepare your homes for the past week, I, who had nothing better to do, have
been renovating this room."
"Anna, are you, going to
disappear...?"
"Why?! I won't disappear!"
Anna
was adorably indignant at my words, but no matter how you look at it, this was
beyond the level of ...... mischief.
I
mean, remodeling an empty classroom in the school to this extent...
If
not careful, one could be suspended, or expelled at worst.
When
I was trembling from the prospect of our leader being expelled from the
school...
“Oh, don't worry! We have permission from the school. We are
allowed to remodel the club room freely to some extent."
“Club room?"
I
tilted my head, but Anna smiled broadly and held out her hands.
"Yes, this is the club room of the
Adventurers' Club! This
is our base!"
"I, I see..."
I
see... the club room.
Right, we are officially a club now, are we? So
they gave us a club room.
Giving
them an entire empty classroom was pretty bold of the school.
I
looked around the room.
This is amazing....... It's so luxurious that
it's easy to imagine that she must have been excited when deciding on the
layout and furnishings.
...I wonder if that circular table was meant to
be the Round Table.
It
really felt like the ideal castle that Anna envisioned.
"Now then, let's get right into the
meeting. Everyone, please grab a drink of your choice from the refrigerator and
take your seats."
Anna
moved in front of the whiteboard and urged us on. We all did as she said and
got drinks from the fridge, then took our seats.
“At this memorable first Round Table Conference,
we will be discussing the policy for the Third Angolmore and the
countermeasures to be taken. I, Anna Jushichiya(Kanou), will be the moderator
of the meeting."
Seriously,
a Round Table Conference?
This guy is just as much of a chuunibyou as
Oribe, huh... I guess that's why they get along so well.
While
I was feeling appalled inside, Anna continued with a cool expression,
"I would like to start with our policy,
which is to put survival first.
I
have told you all about my dream of building power, but please forget about
that for now. At the moment, I would like us to act in unison with the primary
goal of the survival of all the club members.
Please
note that the survival of all the members here includes their families.”
Hoo.......
I
was relieved to hear Anna's 'survival first' policy.
Thank
goodness ....... If she had openly said, "This is our chance! Let's take
risks and build up our force!", I wouldn't have been able to keep up.
"Now that we have a basic policy in place,
I would like to share some basic knowledge about Angolmore. I realize this is
probably familiar to everyone, but please bear with me for a bit.”
Anna
ran her marker across the whiteboard, her red-haired tail wagging.
She
wrote 'What is Angolmore' in cute, round letters, then turned around and began
to explain,
Even
though proper measures were taken, the Second Angolmois occurred simultaneously
all over the world. Scholars are still racking their brains trying to figure
out why this happened, but the reason is still unclear.
Although
countless hypotheses have been published, the reality is that they cannot be
implemented, and the evidence has not been proven.
"Angolmore is divided into several
phases."
【Phase
1】
The
safe zones in the floors from F-rank to D-rank temporarily lose their effect,
allowing monsters to move through the floors.
Monsters
begin to overflow from the dungeon in order of proximity to the surface, and at
the same time, the dungeon begins to multiply rapidly. At this stage, there is
no flood of monsters from the newly created dungeons.
【Phase
2】
The
monsters that overflowed in the first phase go on a rampage, causing energy to
build up in the dungeon, and C-rank monsters begin to overflow. Furthermore,
monsters also begin to overflow from the newly added dungeons.
【Phase
3】
The
overflow of B-rank monsters begins.
【Phase
4】
Details
are unknown. A-rank monsters will likely flood from the dungeons. If it reaches
that point, it will be beyond mankind’s control, and there is a possibility
that the energy for the next(Fourth) Angolmore will be accumulated there.
“During the First Angolmore, humans managed to
control the dungeon in the first phase, partly because there were only a few
dungeons. Although some monsters managed to slip through the blockade, there
was no major damage other than from the spirit/ghost monsters.”
In
the first phase, the SDF had sealed off the area around the dungeons, so the
damage caused by monsters was relatively small.
Rather,
it was said that the damage caused by panic and riots among humans was greater
than the damage caused by monsters.
Some
people seemed to have mistaken it for the end of the world and did whatever
they wanted.
Of
course, even though the damage was relatively small, it was still a huge loss
to the people of the time, and it was only smaller compared to that of the
Second Angolmore.
Even
after discovering the use of cards and magic items as well as Kudan's prophecy,
the damage was still more than that of the first one, simply because of the
number of dungeons there were.
The
number of dungeons had increased so dramatically compared to the first phase
that it was not possible to blockade all of them, and the damage caused mainly
by monsters overflowing from the low-ranked dungeons quickly led to the third
phase.
Even
before the adventurer system was introduced, the national government had
installed steel doors in front of the dungeon gates, but these doors could only
contain up to E-rank monsters, and could not withstand the attacks of D-rank
and higher monsters for long periods.
The
SDF knew this, and while they focused their forces on dungeons ranked C and
above, they also deployed a small number of units to D-rank dungeons throughout
the country.
However,
they were unable to prevent the spirit monsters that could penetrate walls and
the ground at will by passing through, and as they went around destroying the
doors for the F and E-rank dungeons in various locations, a large number of
low-rank monsters flooded the surface ground and the phase progressed at an
accelerated pace.
It
was at this time that it was discovered that as the monsters flooding out of
the dungeon caused damage, more and more powerful monsters would gradually
overflow.
After
seeing the damage caused by the Second Angolmore, the government decided that
it would be impossible for the SDF alone to deal with the situation. They
decided to introduce the adventurer system, which they had been cautious about
introducing, into Japan.
“The number of dungeons increased from one
hundred to one thousand in the First, to five thousand in the Second, and
currently exceeds 7,000. Even with 1,000, it wouldn't be possible to cover all
the dungeons adequately, so we don't need to ponder what would happen with
7,000."
......
The country will be challenging Angolmore this time with its survival at stake,
but even so, whether it can be contained by the third phase is, at best, a
50-50 chance.”
......
The atmosphere in the room was heavy. It was as if the air was mixed with tar.
Hearing
it again, it really was a hopeless scenario.
What
is hopeless is that even if we were lucky enough to get through this Angolmore,
we would definitely not be able to get through the Fourth Angolmore.
Once
the third phase occurrs, the arrival of the fourth phase will be a certainty,
and the fourth phase will take us as far as it will go.
In
a world where A-rank monsters have come to roam the streets, will humanity
survive without going extinct?
Anna
said that civilization would collapse, but would that be all?
......It
won't be a surprise to think that it would be inevitable to die.
"Now that we have a shared sense of
crisis, I would like to move on to talk about concrete countermeasures.”
While
the club members were silent in the face of the harsh reality, Anna was the
only one who remained the same as usual.
Strangely
enough, that alone lightened the atmosphere a little.
In
times like this, the presence of Anna, who had always been prepared for
Angolmore, was really encouraging.
“It is said that Angolmore will end if the
progression of the phase is stalled for at least one month. First, we'll aim to
survive this period, and we'll also prepare for the possibility that Angormore
might never end."
We
nodded.
Even
if the fourth phase is the ultimate phase, and even if Angolmore ends within
one month, human civilization will have suffered fatal damage by that time.
We
need to be prepared to live in either a world severely damaged by Angolmore or
one where Angolmore lasts forever.
First,
there is the question of what to do during Angolmore.
"For starters, everyone should work
together as much as possible during Angolmore, because operating alone is just
that much riskier.
First and foremost, we will prioritize bringing
the club members and their families together. For this reason, we must conduct
this action in the first phase, when only low-ranked monsters appear.”
From
the start of Angolmore until the monsters break through the steel doors, there are
at least five to six hours.
During
that time, we must gather our families and join the rest of the Adventurers'
Club.
“The question here is where to meet up......
But before that, how far outside your family do you all want to help?”
Anna's
question made us look at each other.
Outside our own family ...... that's a hard
question. But it is certainly something we need to think about.
If
you try to save everyone, the people you really want to help will slip out of
your fingers and you will be crushed.
If
you still want to save as many people as possible, you must prepare
accordingly.
"I.......”
The
first to open their mouth was Oribe, drawing a clear line between her closest
relations and others.
"My family and friends come first. I have
no intention of actively helping anyone else. If someone is dying in front of
me, I will help them, but I don't intend to take care of their food, clothing,
and shelter afterward."
Oribe's
answer was dry but realistic.
If
there are any, they are only parasites who either don't understand the threat
of Angolmore or think that they deserve someone to help them even though they
don't help anyone themselves.
"I ...... would like to help as much as I
can within my reach.”
On
the contrary, Teacher answered so.
“My older brother was a Self-Defense officer
and he died nobly protecting people during the Second Angolmore. I am proud of
my brother, and I want to live a life that doesn't dishonor his death.
Protecting civilians is also a duty of adventurers, so I want to help as much
as I can without putting myself in danger. ...In my case, there's no one
specific family member I have to protect, either."
My
sister will probably survive on her own without me having to do anything,
Teacher said, shrugging his shoulders.
Regardig
for family, he only has one sister, and she is not so weak that he needs to
protect her. As for close friends, having just transferred to a new school,
there are only us in the Adventurers' Club, and we are peers, not objects of
protection.
Teacher's
openness to help others as much as he could stemmed from the fact that he had
no one on his shoulders to protect.
"For me... my family and friends come
first. If I can afford it, maybe everyone at school......”
This
may sound indecisive compared to Oribe and Teacher, but I am not so detached
that I can cut off all but my family and friends, nor am I so generous or
big-hearted that I want to help total strangers like Teacher does.
It
turned out to be really half-hearted, wanting to help acquaintances as much as
I could afford while protecting my family and friends as my first priority.
To
be honest...... I'm more inclined toward Oribe.
My
family, my fellow Adventurers’ Club members, and my friends are my top
priority, and I could care less about anyone else, ultimately.
When
I say 'friends', I mean my really close friends like the East-West duo as well
as Shinomiya-san and my other friends from the top caste group. Beyond them,
Aoi-chan and Mio-chan, and my friends' families are about the only people I'd
go out of my way to help. As for classmates I barely know or just people who go
to the same school, well... they're not really a priority.
Of
course, I would save them if they were dying in front of me, but I honestly
don't have the obligation or duty to take care of their lives
thereafter,.......
My
world may not be as small as Oribe's, but mine was also quite small.
The
reason why I included everyone in the school in the scope of my rescue this
time was because I have my own greed and desire.
----The
desire to look cool in front of my cards.
I
highly relate to people who only want to save the people they care about, but I
still think it's awesome and cool to be the one who wants to save as many
people as possible.
I
want to be as cool as possible in front of my cards.
...That,
was why I wanted to help people who are not related to me.
Hence,
as long as my driving force was the desire to show my good side to my cards, I
had no intention of pursuing my greed to the point of losing my cards.
What is most important is my family and my
cards, which are as good as my family. I would never mix up that priority.
"I see. I have an understanding of
everyone's thoughts."
“If I may express my own opinion, I would like
to prepare to rescue the people at school and the people in this area."
......
So you went in that direction.
Honestly,
out of all the Adventurers' Club members, Anna was the hardest to read.
To
some extent, I could predict Oribe's and Teacher's opinions, but for Anna, she
could have said that she would abandon all but her own people and try to
survive as an elite few, or, conversely, she could have said that she would
help as many people as possible and form a force.
“The reason, is that it is the least risky to
prepare with that intention in mind.”
Hmm? What do you mean? I tilted my head at the
unexpected words. In terms of risk, Oribe's choice should be the lowest risk
one......
"If we think about survival first, as Sayo
said, it is best to hide out somewhere with only your family members. However,
if you start from the beginning on the assumption that only your family members
will evacuate, your preparations will be correspondingly limited, even if you
leave some room for error.
On
the other hand, if you assume that you will save everyone, no matter how much
you prepare, there is no end to it, and you will not have enough time or money.
So,
regardless of what we actually do, I thought it would be better to be prepared
to accommodate a certain number of people from the beginning so that we can
respond flexibly to various cases."
It's
like what they say, "Better too big than too small," she concluded.
We nodded our heads in agreement with Anna as she wrapped it up.
Certainly,
it was more reasonable to be prepared to handle a given number of people than
to prepare for a small number of select few from the very beginning.
Even
if the initial intention was to protect only our own family, if the situation
lets a third party join in unintentionally , it would cause an unforeseen
problem such as “We don't have enough supplies!". If the scope of
acceptance is defined to a certain extent, it is possible to firmly refuse any
further influx of people.
Above
all, if we have a disagreement about accepting the third party, we can at least
be united in our actions in respect to the preparations.......
It
was an excellent idea that took into account the emotions of the club members.
While
I was impressed by our leader, there was one problem.
"Why limit the area to be around the
school? ......
If you are thinking of using the school as a meeting point or base, it's not
very suitable, is it?”
I
asked on behalf of the club members, who may have the same concern.
Our
high school, which had a C-rank dungeon inside it, would be a more dangerous
spot than any other roadside during Angolmore.
Even
if it could not be helped if Angolmore occurred while we were at school, it was
clear that it was not suitable as a meeting point or base of operations.
“There are multiple reasons for this, but the
first is that it is rather likely that we will be at the school when Angolmore
happens."
“You mean because ...... all the club members
are already here? That's
not a very good reason. We could head to the Guild or some other safer shelter
first, and then just dispatch the cards remotely to retrieve our family.”
The
safest place to be in the event of Angolmore is, in all likelihood, the Guild's
shelter.
The
Guild's shelter is staffed by former Self-Defense Force personnel and has a
large supply of cards and provisions.
It
would be much safer than setting up a base by ourselves.
"No, wait a minute, Senpai. I don't agree
with going to the Guild's shelter before retrieving our family."
"...... We adventurers have a duty to
protect the civilians as much as we can in Angolmore. We, as a four-star team,
will have a particularly heavy duty. Once we go to the shelter, we will be
incorporated into the Guild's chain of command, and there will likely be no
room for action to retrieve our families.”
"I see......"
Once
included in the chain of command, it's highly likely that selfish requests like
"Please prioritize rescuing my family and friends first!" won't be
granted.
They might make exceptions if your family lives
nearby and they understand the emotional toll it could take on you, but if
they're far away, like in another city, your request will almost certainly be
denied.
"Well, you could ignore the guild's orders
and act accordingly, but in that case, you'd end up leaving the evacuation
shelter, and your license would most likely be suspended.
Since
there is 'still' a possibility that the SDF will be able to bring the Third
Angolmore under control, we should try to refrain from any actions that could
result in the confiscation of our adventurer's license after Angolmore.
In
that regard, if we remain in the school and protect the students and evacuees,
we can act with a certain degree of freedom on that pretense.”
'Still',
huh.......
“...What about going to the Guild's shelter
after retrieving our families?”
"In that case, there are both advantages
and disadvantages.
The
advantage is that it is safer than other places. Also, we can receive support
from the Guild in the form of cards and magic items.
The
disadvantage is that we lose our freedom of movement. The number of people who
can be sheltered is limited. And... there is a possibility that we will be
asked to surrender potions and other magic items, even cards."
“......Huh?! Surrendering cards?!"
What
the?!
As
I was astonished, Teacher informed me,
"It actually happened during the Second
Angolmore. The government halfway forcibly bought up high-ranked cards and
magic items that appeared to be useful from people who had evacuated to the SDF
shelters. It was more efficient for the SDF to use them than for ordinary
people to have them without using them.
There
was a lot of mess at that time, so now there is an official law that allows the
SDF and Guild to purchase cards forcibly at the time of Angolmore.
By
the way, this comes up in the four-star written exam."
For real...? I've been studying for the written
exam a little bit, but I didn't know that......
At
worst, I'll settle for giving up the magic items, but offering my cards would
be unthinkable.
I've
named the main members of my party so I'm not worried about them, but I haven't
named all of my cards either.
If
they take Athena and use her as a resurrection card, the psychological damage
would be immeasurable.
...Even
if I were to give her a name in advance, considering how proud she is, she
probably won't accept it until I remove her negative skills.
“Of course, I heard that all the cards and magic
items that were taken were compensated after Angolmore ended, but you never
know what will happen this time around. Even if we successfully survived
Angolmore, I'm not sure if we'll be properly compensated......”
"I get that the Guild's shelter is a bad
idea. But what about the school dungeon problem? Why are you so insistent on using the school in
the first place? Why
not some other place?"
"The reason I'm so insistent on staying at
school is because I intend to use this club room as a storage facility for
supplies.
At
the moment, the magic items and cards obtained from the dungeon are kept in the
Guild's safe deposit box, but you have understood from the previous story that
it is problematic to leave them there as they are, right?
The
locker over there is a genuine magic item with storage skill, and it can hold a
larger quantity of goods than it looks, with its contents not being accessible
except to those who have registered with it. From now on, I plan to store any
supplies from the dungeon over there.”
Oh,
so it was a magic item......
So
you were planning to use the school as a base because you were planning to use
it as a storage facility for the loot of this dungeon.
Some
points bugged me, but I'll leave them at that for now.
"What about the school's dungeon?”
After
all, this was the biggest one.
"The plan is to deal with the dungeon by
conquering it as quickly as possible and [Calming] it down."
"Calming it down......"
That
was easy to say.......
Certainly,
the flood of monsters from the dungeon can be [Calmed down] by either defeating
the dungeon's boss or conquering it.
Even
if we waited for the Boss of the dungeon to come up to the surface, we would
still need to suppress the surging flood of monsters in the meantime.
Except
if we had broken through up to the last floor in advance and would have
defeated the Boss as soon as Angolmore arose, but judging by the way she was
talking earlier, she probably intends to keep on conquering this dungeon.
"From the sound of it, you must have a
plan, don't you? Why
don't you just tell us what you have in mind?"
"Well, it's not so much of a plan. To be
honest, it's just pushing. I thought of using the 'Distress' card."
"Distress....... Hey, no way."
“Yes way, Senpai. We'll use the Distress card
for each floor and go through it in one day.'
“""You're pushing it too
hard!""”
We
shouted in unison.
That much...... uh? We can easily afford it with the profits from
this dungeon.
At
first, I thought it was outrageous, but when I calmly thought about it, it was
a reasonable idea.
"...... If the school's dungeon is taken
care of, I guess it's okay for the school to be the base of operations. You
chose the school as the place to store supplies so that we could immediately
attack the dungeon?"
"Yes. If we set up the supply storage in a
distant place, going there to get the supplies would be a risk in itself."
Hmm, but .......
“Is it really necessary to go to such lengths to
make the school our base? If we have 150 million, it would be more efficient to
use that money to buy cards and things like that."
That
was what I wondered.
The
other two nodded in agreement with my words.
Anna
hesitated for a while as if it was difficult to answer...
“Actually, I've already collected about forty
Distress cards.......”
Eh? You've
almost got it all.
“Ee...... you already bought them? Since when?”
"Just before we started attacking the
school's dungeon...... I bought ...... just in case we couldn't conquer it during
the limited time..."
""“Ah.....”"'
I see........
So it was like that..... well, I guess I can
understand.
"Uh....... Well, if you already have most
of the Distress cards, I'm fine with it....."
I
smiled wryly and nodded as I looked at Oribe and Teacher.
The
best bases would be the cross-space type monster cards. For above-ground bases,
any place where the accumulated supplies can be promptly retrieved during
Angolmore, will do.
In
that sense, the school was not a bad place as it would be easy to store loot
from the dungeon and we're likely to be there when Angolmore hits.
And
for me ..... being able to have a place to replenish my Garnets will be a
convenience as well.
Seeing
us nodding, Anna looked relieved,
"That's great. I wanted to make good use
of them anyway. I could sell it, but I'd end up getting less than what I paid
for it."
Although
I have no problem using the school as a base, but......
“Actually, I wasn't sure whether to ask this or
not...... but can't we rely on the Jushichiya family? Frankly, I feel like it's safer than using the
school as a base or relying on the Guild.”
“Ah~......”
I
know that relying too much on the power of her family can be problematic, but
it was also true that this was not the time to be picky.
To
be honest, if we could enter the shelter privately owned by the Jushichiya
family, it would be safer and more comfortable than relying on the Guild.
When
I asked her this, Anna scratched her cheek and made a blatantly troubled face,
"...I understand. I'm going to tell
everyone about it. Please don't tell anyone, okay?"
"Okay.”
“...... My parents are going to be in a huge
shelter that was prepared for them if their plan to move to Mars fails or they
don't make it in time. I can enter since I'm a family member of the investor,
but.....”
Ah..... I see.
The
only thing we could do was to smile indistinctly at Anna who was mumbling her
words.
So
that kind of manga-like story really does exist......
"Anna doesn't plan to go in there?"
"No. It seems boring."
I
asked Anna, wondering if she was worried about us, but she simply shook her
head.
Because
it seemed boring, a typical Anna answer...
“Um, aren't your parents against it?"
"Of course they are. If things continue as
they are, I'm afraid they will cut me off in the near future."
“Uh.....? Ism't that bad?"
If
Anna lost her family connections, she would be nothing more than a pretty young
woman with big breasts, good foresight and leadership skills, and an
understanding of men's romantic tendencies.
"Oh, by the way, my father said he wants
to talk to Senpai about that, so could you spare a bit of time for him?"
"Huh?! W-w-w-why?!"
Anna
scratched her head in a troubled manner as I was shocked.
“Well~, he seems to think that it's because of
Senpai that I'm acting separately in Angolmore. Apparently, he also thinks
you're the reason I went to this high school."
W-why does he have such a misunderstanding...?
Are you saying that he thinks it's my fault
that Anna went to this high school?
The only daughter who went to a school for rich
young ladies suddenly went to a general school for high school. There, she
meets the man who defeated her in a student tournament. Just like that, she
forms a club with that man, and for some reason, they start pursuing a heinous lawbreaker
together, and then, they say they are going to survive Angolmore together
instead of going into a shelter with their families.......
Damn! That's
totally the kind of relationship it looks like from the outside...!
Perhaps? He wouldn't be thinking that I'm
making Anna provide all kinds of support to the Adventurer's Club, would he?
If he did, I'd totally be on the chopping
board......
“Well, it will be fine if you ignore him, but
it would be great if you could meet with him if you feel like it. He's really
starting to annoy me these days.”
There's no way I can ignore him...! On the
contrary, that's actually terrifying!
“A, ah...... I get it. I'll be meeting him
soon.....”
"No, it's okay."
If
I take Oribe along with me, the misunderstanding will be impossible to clear
up. Not only will he think that I'm messing with his daughter, but he'll think
I'm messing with her only best friend as well.
“So, once Angolmore begins, please don't expect
any support from the Jushichiya family. Or rather, it would be beneficial if we
think we can't count on their support from the very beginning of our
preparations."
Well,
I don't think they would go out of their way to help their daughter split up.
'"Back to the subject at hand, would it be
all right for the school to be the first choice for a rendezvous point and base
of operations in the event of Angolmore?"
"""No
objection."""
Well,
there weren't any other likely choices, so we nodded our heads.
If
it doesn't work out, the worst that can happen is that we run to the Guild, and
since there's Mayoiga, our small group of people can live a nomadic life.
We
nodded and listed the things we thought we would need.
"For starters, we need water and food. We
need not only carded food but also cards and magic items that can produce food
itself. And clothes."
"There is no such thing as too many
recovery magic cards and potions. Especially magic items that can create
potions."
"We would want different space cards like
the Mayoiga. The situation is very harsh, so we need a place where we can relax
a little. Also, magic items that will make life more comfortable."
"It's not essential, but it'd be good to
have books and games and things like that. If the school is the base, there's a
library, but it's only a school library after all."
"Hmm, if we are going to use home
appliances, we should also have a magic stone generator and magic stones. Well,
the school has generators, and we can get as many magic stones as we
want."
“Since there is an audio-visual room, it might
be a good idea to turn it into a simple movie theater where we can watch DVDs.
We could put up a soundproofing barrier to prevent any sound from leaking
outside."
“......To be honest, shouldn't contraceptives
be added? I'm
sure there will be people who will do ‘that’."
“......We're going to need all kinds of
household items, not just contraceptives."
“Spares of underwear, shampoo, conditioner, body
soap, toothbrush set. For men, razor blades and shaving cream.
For women, cosmetics, and other items. ...If we
list everything, there's no end to it."
“Nn, even if we were to sleep at Mayoiga, there
just wouldn't be enough rooms, would there? Even if the baths and other
facilities are removed and all allocated to more rooms, the number of rooms
would still be limited to about 100. If we're going to utilize the classrooms,
maybe use curtains as partitions? I'm
sure the school has cardboard beds, mats, blankets, and such, but...”
"We don't know how many there are, so it
wouldn't hurt for us to prepare some."
“Considering that the school building could be
destroyed by a monster attack, do we need supplies for those kinds of repairs? Ah, no, [Housekeeping
Magic] could take care of some repairs. But do we need materials for repairs? I've never used it so I
don't know how it works..."
"Ah, Silky's [Housekeeping Magic] will
fill in any missing parts automatically."
"Hmm, as expected of magic..."
Once
we started brainstorming, more and more thoughts began to pour in.
In
the end, the priorities were as follows:
The
rest of the Distress cards ≧
Food ≧
Cross-space type cards (preferably different space/world type) ≧ Cards to increase the
strength of each member.
>>
(The Wall of Mandatory Level) >>
Recovery
cards and magic items > Equipping skills and subordinate summoning
>>
(The Wall of Things We Want to Have as Much as We Can Afford) >>
Miscellaneous
items> Magical items for convenience
>>
(The Wall of Things That Would Be Useful To Have) >>
Recreational
items (...... if you can afford to have the other items)
This
order of priority does not necessarily mean that the items should be obtained
in that order, but rather that when it is feasible to obtain one or the other
at the same time, the one with the higher priority should be given priority.
Therefore,
compared to cards, carded foodstuffs and miscellaneous goods that were
inexpensive and readily available will be obtained first in some quantity
rather than the other way around.
“......As for the procurement of supplies, I
guess it is something like this.
When
cross-space cards reach a high rank, they can contain an entire other world,
such as fairyland or paradise, and a single of such card can solve both food
and defense problems in a single shot.
Therefore,
the price of these cards was high and the price will probably rise in the
coming days before Angolmore, but it would be worth the effort.
“As for the increase in each club member's
strength, we will continue to distribute the Carbuncle Garnet as it is, so
please build up your strength. You can also go after the drops from our
dungeon.
Regarding
the other food and cross-space type cards, I will try to get them by selling
the cards that no one wanted or by selling the unwanted magic items.
Well,
considering the drops from the last time, I think we should be able to get the
bare minimum except for the cross-space type cards in two or three laps,
right?"
In
this C-rank dungeon capture alone, 150 million worth of cards were dropped. And
that was not the market price, but the Guild's purchase price.
If
the profits from the sale of the magic items were included in it, we could get
the bare minimum of supplies and cards, even if we can't get the cross-space
type cards that are likely to be B rank.
If
Angolmore happens before all the needed Distress cards are in hand, the idea of
using the school as a base will be scrapped and we will move to the sub-plan,
which is to survive with a small group of people who are really just our own
people.
“----So, I guess we've got the general policy
and measures in place now, right? Anything
from any of you?”
We
continued to discuss detailed assumptions, and as 6 p.m., the final school
dismissal time, approached, it was getting dark outside the window.
As
the meeting drew to a close, Anna asked that to everyone.
Tilting
my head to think if there was anything, I then remembered Ono.
“You know, there's a guy named Ono in my
class......"
"Un? Oh, he was the one who helped us investigate
the Hound Master case."
Oh, he's still inside Anna's memory. Then it
will be quick.
"Oh, I see... that's what it's about. For
an ordinary person with no particular connections to find out in this stage...
that's impressive."
Anna
made a slight gesture of contemplation.
"Unless everyone is against it, there is
no problem at all. Ono-senpai also has the strength of intelligence-gathering
ability. However, could you tell him that he should not officially join the
club right away, but only after the government announces Kudan's prophecy?”
"After the announcement of the prophecy? Why?"
“Just tell them that. If Ono-senpai is indeed
that good, he will understand."
Hmm, I don't really get it...
"...Okay. At any rate, there is no problem
about joining the club, is there?"
"Yes. Is that okay with Sayo and
Kannadzuki-senpai too?"
“If they are a friend of Senpai, it's
fine."
"I'm fine with it too."
[TIPS] Calming
During
the time of Angolmore, the flood of monsters from a dungeon can be temporarily
stopped by either conquering the dungeon or defeating the dungeon boss.
This
can reduce the damage during Angolmore, but [Calming] only prevents a flood of
new monsters, and does not eliminate the monsters that have already poured out.
Also, if even one monster slips into a dungeon that has been [Calmed], the
flood of monsters will begin again.
Just
because you've conquered a dungeon doesn't mean you've defeated the boss. If
the boss moves to another floor, the exit gate will open up on the bottom
floor, allowing for dungeon clearance. Of course, there's no reward for beating
an empty dungeon. Also, the exit disappears if the boss comes back to the
bottom floor.
The
[Calm] period lasts for about one month. The period can be extended by
conquering the dungeon again during that time.
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