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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Vine
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“What happened?!”
The female teacher rushed over to me after I shouted.
“They came out of the dungeon right after they entered it. I was going to help them, but they refused my help, saying they didn’t need it from an adventurer, and then…”
“Y-you’re lying! You attacked me!”
Yeah~ No one saw it~ And there’s no proof~
The pain from his testicles had reached his abdomen, so he was clutching his stomach.
“You saw it too, didn’t you! This guy kicked my… there!!”
“That’s right, professor! This adventurer attacked first!”
“I saw it too!”
The other party members who were laughing started to back up his claims.
So they’re using their numbers.
But I’m not alone either.
“Luna, Yui. Am I right?”
“…Yes.”
“Yes…”
Hey, don’t look so guilty.
It was them who started it.
We should be confident here.
It was three against four.
They had the advantage in numbers, but the teacher couldn’t easily believe either side.
Since we came to help, we didn’t have any reason to lie, and the students’ expressions clearly displayed their feelings of injustice.
Then I also have a way.
There was a way to win in a confusing situation like this.
“Sob, sob. I’m sorry. It seems like they didn’t like me because I’m an adventurer.”
“N-no!”
Fake crying for the win.
I just needed to make myself the victim.
Where I lived, there was even a nonsensical logic that said that tears were proof.
There were idiots who believed that.
If that was so, then I would cry too!
Crying first would win, man or woman.
If that was so, with the background of adventurers and academy, the teacher had no choice but to believe me.
“Didn’t the Class A professor say that we should have respect for each other?”
“N-no, he attacked me first…”
“No matter how much you are being paid, to behave in such a way to the ones who are here to help, remember that it goes against the decorum of the academy.”
Because of the teacher’s serious expression, none of the students dared to speak.
I made funny faces behind the professor’s back to make fun of them.
They looked like they were irritated, but what were they going to do?
They could only grit their teeth and tremble in anger.
So, the first group was forcibly removed due to injuries at the moment they entered.
Their grades for the exercise would likely be zero.
This was the real way to make fun of them.
Not by using words.
Then, I sent off the second and third groups.
While he didn’t know about the other students, the ones who saw what happened to the first group avoided him.
It seemed the monsters inside weren’t that strong. There weren’t any serious injuries.
There was a case where a student surprised by a monster had used AoE magic and injured his teammates, but it wasn’t a serious injury.
And finally, it was his turn.
“What are you looking at?”
Arthur.
He was looking at me with a smug expression.
Tia and Stella behind him saw what had happened before, so their impression of me seemed to have sunk to rock bottom.
Whatever.
I yawned.
Sitting around and doing nothing wasn’t always fun.
I was hugging Yui and stroking her head, but that was getting boring too.
I was hoping that a demon would come out or something.
But now that the ‘event generator’ has appeared.
Something was bound to happen.
I had already known what event it was just from hearing the word “dungeon.”
“…Why are you here?”
“I’m here to work. What are you going to do?”
I didn’t want to come, but the guild master abused his authority to offer me a chance at the B-rank promotion exam.
How could I refuse a free promotion?
“I won’t let you interfere this time.”
“Oh my god! Shut up! Just go!”
“Woah!?”
I grabbed Arthur and threw him into the dungeon.
When had I interfered?
He was just upset that he wasn’t getting his way.
“A-Arthur!”
“Arthur!”
Tia and Stella chased after him.
Riche was left alone before me.
She always did this. Staring as if she had something to ask.
I’m sure she had a lot to ask, but I didn’t plan on answering, so she should just leave.
“Should I throw you in too?”
“Um… about the Hex information…”
“Sex.”
I threw her into the dungeon as well.
“So talkative.”
“”……””
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*Thud!*
Arthur rolled a few times before he stopped.
“Guh!”
It hurt.
“Ugh… that bastard…”
Who would treat the protagonist like this?
If that guy wasn’t a fellow reincarnator, this would have never happened.
Tia and Stella rushed over to him.
“Arthur! Are you okay?!”
“Are you hurt?!”
His mood, which had been at rock bottom, brightened at the heroines’ concern.
If it were his past life, he wouldn’t have been able to talk to these girls.
Such a story was only possible in novels.
“I’m okay.”
He smiled.
The back of his head throbbed, but they didn’t notice.
“What’s his problem?! Why does he treat you like that?!”
“He’s always like that! It’s too much!”
Tia frowned and glared at the entrance.
Stella clenched her fists.
“It’s okay. I’ll get him back.”
He was a protagonist who stuck to his morals even after being mistreated.
The heroines liked his upright personality.
But it wasn’t really Arthur. He wanted his revenge.
And since Luke’s reputation with the heroines was terrible, they’d probably help him.
“Where’s Riche?”
Just as he asked,
“Kya!”
Someone fell onto the floor.
He saw Riche and rushed over to her.
“Riche! Are you okay?!”
“Ugh…”
That bastard had thrown Riche in as well.
Arthur reached out to help her up, but…
“I’m fine.”
Riche got up by herself.
Feeling awkward, Arthur scratched his head. Then, acting as if nothing happened, he spoke.
“Now that everyone’s here, let’s start.”
They had to reach the end of the dungeon and defeat the monster.
But he knew that something was about to happen.
Thump…!
“…!”
A heavy energy seemed to crush him for a second.
Even if it didn’t seem like there was any change inside, everyone must have felt it.
Something was different.
There wasn’t supposed to be any support until the end of this incident in the novel.
The novel had mentioned the reason:
First, those outside couldn’t sense the changes. The Necromancer used the mana inside the dungeon, so the professors would sense the dungeon to be fully functional.
Second, leaving the dungeon was impossible because of a barrier.
To exit, you needed to eliminate the Necromancer.
“Did you feel that?”
“…Yeah. A creepy feeling, like something touched me.”
“Me too… it felt really dangerous.”
The level of fear was different for each person, but they all felt uneasy.
To rid themselves of this feeling, they needed to eliminate the necromancer.
“Let’s find out what’s going on. I’d appreciate it if you could all help. May I ask for your assistance?”
“I object.”
Riche immediately shot down Arthur’s suggestion.
“We don’t know what’s inside, and you want us to go deeper? We should tell the professors.”
What she said made sense, but Arthur knew they couldn’t leave.
“You guys are all from Class A. I’m confident in my abilities, even if I’m not as strong as you. If we work together, shouldn’t we be able to overcome this? Whatever it is?”
Riche glared at him, a murderous look in her eyes.
“Do you think you’re some kind of hero? It seems you’ve become arrogant with the preferential treatment you’re receiving outside, but we’re just students. Don’t risk our lives for your recklessness.”
“…”
“I’m not playing along with your nonsense. Go ahead if you want to, I’m going back.”
“W-wait!”
Thud!
Riche tried to leave, but something was blocking her path.
There wasn’t anything there before, but she felt a wall.
“Wh-what’s going on…!”
“Looks like we have no choice.”
Arthur came closer.
“Riche, please help me, just this once. We can come back if it gets too dangerous.”
Are you serious?
That’s what Riche wanted to say.
But there was nothing else she could do.
“…This is the last time I’m going to help you.”
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