CH 7

Chapter 7 : Another split in the group

Monaka is touring the house with a group of girls from her class.

“Look at this, everyone! Look at this entrance!

The door opens both ways, and it’s wide and very easy to get in and out!

It’s just like Leo! It’s a wonderful house!”

She praises the house and mentions my name in praise each time.

I feel a little embarrassed, but if she is this much happy, then it is a good thing.

I notice that Monaka’s two companions, Onesco and Shinobuko, are standing next to me.

“I thought the house you will build will be absolutely out of the question.”

‘Nin. I thought it would look like a doghouse from hell, degozaru.”

“Most of the other classes have one small hut for each student.”

And the lower ranked classes have one house for two students.

But the house you have built is so big and magnificent that it can be used by all ten members of our class. ……”

“Oh, you mean that.

Monaka’s class is all girls, so I thought it would be safer if everyone lived together.

I think it’s safer for you guys too, don’t you?”

The black-and-white duo bit their teeth and said, “kuu”.

“I didn’t know you are so considerate. ……! It’s a shame. ……!”

“Nin. I admire you, even as an enemy, degozaru”

“But don’t get carried away!

I’ve changed my mind about you a little, but that’s only because you’ve gone from being a horse’s bone to a horse!”

“Nin, a bad horse at that. Degozaru”

“I’ll just say thank you!

But don’t come any closer to Monaka-sama! Do you understand?”

“Nin. Next time we meet, we will try to kill you. Degozaru”

“Let’s go, Shinobuko-san! We have to check the house and see if there are any strange devices in it!”

Onesco and Shinobuko then turned their backs on me.

But as soon as they enter the house I have built, they both fall into a dreamy state.

“Wow, that smells wonderful ……! 

“It’s so soothing, that it is. ……!

I don’t know if it has anything to do with the fact that everyone still see me as an enemy but…

At this moment, I level up to level 4.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”

Then suddenly I hear a scream, causing me to jump.

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A little back in time.

Weiss, the leader of the 1-20, is calmly analyzing the current situation.

–It is said that it is normal for a pioneer school to start out in a shack.

Because they don’t have any materials or tools, and they’re all level one.

That’s what we were taught in middle school, so there’s nothing to worry about, nothing to worry about. ……

But every time I see the reflection of a two-story house in the right lens of my glasses, that calmness peels away like plating.

–And yet, what the heck is that thing ……?

It’s not a hut, it’s a house. ……!

Only someone who is at level 10 or higher can build something like that!

And every time I see a shabby shack reflected in the left lens of his glasses, I tremble.

–In comparison, what the heck, my hut is ……!

I’m a sage, one of the best in the higher ranks, and I designed it. ……!

And yet, and yet, ……!

Why does it look far inferior to the jobless Leopin ……?

Suddenly, I hear footsteps approaching from behind.

They stop right behind Weiss and shout in surprise.

“oh, what the hell is that house!？”

“Wow! It’s a real house!　Who made that?

“Isn’t that Leopin built by the house?

There is no way that Leopin made that!”

“Whoa! How did the jobless Leopin build such a magnificent house?”

“I’ve heard that before. Leopin used to be a carpenter’s helper!”

“Hey, Weiss! What’s the meaning of this?

We did exactly what you said, we gathered the materials and built the house!”

“So, how come all we got is this shabby little hut?

It’s nothing like Leopin’s house!”

“I knew it was a mistake to exile Leopin. ……!”

“Shut up about ……! I’m a sage, you know! I’m a sage and my decisions are always right!

It’s not my fault that the hut is so shabby! It’s the fault of the way you’re building it!”

“What the hell? It’s not our fault!”

“It’s horrible! You can’t blame everybody else for something like this!”

Class 1-20’s situation becomes tense.

The person who always put an end to these situations was already gone.

However they did not expect him to intervene in their quarrel.

…… DONGARA GASHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Like dominoes, the shacks of class 1-20 collapse in a chain reaction.

“Aaaaaaa!!”

The former classmates’ eyes turn dark as their homes disappear in an instant.