CH 382

Episode 382: Confidential request

At the appreciation party, everyone enjoys drinking juice, eating delicious food, and having fun talking to thank everyone for their hard work.

Some of the Senpais are getting excited and doing one-off performances on their own, Senpais starting comedy, and even a karaoke competition has started, so it's really exciting.

"I'm going to the bathroom quick."

"Nn."

"Take it easy, desu~."

I get up to go to the restroom.

"Sometimes it's nice to do something like this."

I finish going to the restroom while talking to myself and go outside.

"Umm ..."

"Uwah!?"

A small girl is standing outside the bathroom. I am surprised by how thin her sign is. Even though I usually suppress my senses, even with my senses, which are reasonably sharp compared to ordinary people, could only barely distinguish her presence.

Isn't this a kind of talent?

"Ah, umm, I think it was Shinonome ..."

A girl with a timid behavior, in contrast to my classmate who has both eyes hidden, this girl has just one eye hidden.

Even though I am the only one she can see, she is frightened.

Nn? What is she afraid of?

I'm just a D-rank explorer with a super cute subordinate monster with the most convenient ability named Luck.

"A, about me ... You remember me ..."

"Even if I look like this, I have a good memory, and as expected I won't forget someone who is a dormitory student like me and in the same grade."

Her voice is as small as a whisper, but I shrug my shoulders and reply to Shinonome, who is speaking while her eyes are tearing up.

"Hiuu ..."

However, for some reason, Shinonome's body trembles with just that.

"Sorry, did I scare you?'

Something about my actions seems to have caused Shinonome to be scared, so for the time being I apologize with just words without moving my body.

"I, I'm sorry. I, I'm scared ..."

Then, Shinonome lowers her head.

I don't think Shinonome should be the one apologizing.

"So, what do you want from me? I assume you were waiting for me since you're here."

I ask Shinonome while trying to be as gentle as possible.

"U, umm, there's something I'd like to request of you ..."

Shinonome looks down a little and answers me while her eyes are moving restlessly.

"Of me?"

"Y, yes ..."

There was almost no point of contact with Shinonome. At the welcome party and when I gave the change rings I got when I went back to my parent's house. Still, I wonder what kind of request it is.

"What exactly is this request?"

"C, can you help me raise my level? ..."

I didn't expect her to ask me to help raise her level. Shouldn't she go with the party members she's formed a party with.

"Isn't it fine if you go with your party?'

"I, I'm dragging the party down ... A, Alexia-chan said ... She's going out with you and your Imouto-san to raise their levels ... she told me about it, and the only D-rank first-year students are ... Satou-kun and Alexia-chan ..."

I see. Is it difficult to ask people in the same party. And, she heard about me from Shia. I didn't know that Shia was talking about me with Shinonome-san. For some reason, Shia seems to be interacting with the dormitory students.

Well, I'd like to help out, but it's still a self-restraint period for exploration.

"It's difficult because it's a self-restraint period for exploration, but when it's over, Shia and I can go out with you."

I'm also involving Shia without permission, but she likes leveling up, so I don't think she'll say no.

"I, if possible, before it's over ... Also, I, I'd like to ask just Satou-kun ..."

"Eh?"

Before the end of the self-restraint period, that is to say, I understand that she doesn't want to drag her party members down, but it doesn't make sense to say it should be just me.

I involuntarily make a dumbfounded face.

"C, could you please ...?"

In Shinonome's eyes, besides the fear of me, it was necessary to get a promise by any means, such an obsessive feeling was slipping in and out of sight.

What exactly is it that drives her so far.

"Haa ... Alright."

It would have been cold-hearted of me to refuse her when she flashed such a fierce feeling to me, so I decided to accept her request.

During the period of self-restraint, there were many disappearance incidents, but the cause has been identified, and the teleportation traps have stopped working, so there's no need to worry about it.

That's why it's just %self-restraint%. Those who really want to enter the dungeon will not be forced to stop, so they can enter normally.

"Th, thank you very much ..."

Relieved by my reply, Shinonome thanks me. And we exchange LINNE contact information.

"Don't worry about it. I don't know what you're scared of, Shinonome, but don't worry too much. If anything happens, you can consult with me."

"~~!?"

My casual words seem to touch something in Shinonome, and her expression turns extremely shaken.

"Well ... don't worry, I won't ask too deeply."

"..."

I return to the venue after passing by Shinonome, who is silently looking down.

"Oo~i!! Fuhito, you're slo~ow!! Big!? Was it big!?"

"You're noisy ..."

As soon as I get back to the cafeteria, it was beyond troublesome to get involved with Aki, whose tension had risen.