Chapter 66

In the midst of cherry blossoms dancing in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of promise written there.

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Yamagata-san, your skills in rescuing the cornered explorers and even defeating the Lich are truly remarkable. However...

"The information from System and the new title... No, it's a clear warning. 'Warning: To all living things.'"

"It means to gather, unite, and cooperate. The thing that has destroyed the world, distorted the era, and turned this land into a wasteland has noticed me. That's what it also said."

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Back in Hasegawa-san's room at the guild headquarters, both Hasegawa-san and Kano-san are deeply and sternly pondering my report and the unsettling message from System.

It's understandable. The warning from System, using my title section, clearly points to the existence of something. From what I can infer, it's the very thing that triggered the creation of the Great Dungeon era... and it has awakened with me as the trigger.

"My... position is not enough to do anything. I will urgently contact WSO's Karasuma-san and have them report it to their superiors."

"Will they take action? Based on just the words of a mere student explorer?"

"They will! There's the title as evidence, and Karasuma-san is aware of System's existence. This is information that shakes the Great Dungeon era... I will definitely get it to the top!"

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Hasegawa-san, brimming with a sense of mission, and Kano-san, who presented a question, smiled and lightly bowed. She truly is a reliable adult. I also deeply bowed and made my request.

"Please, I beg of you. System's tone was clearly confident that something has already begun to move."

"Of course. This is a matter of great importance that concerns the very foundation of this era. I will convey the significance of your existence as well."

"Huh. U... Yes, please."

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I almost said, "My importance or whatever, it's fine, right?" but stopped myself. At this point, I can't deny it... I am becoming a special existence in the Great Dungeon era.

At the very least, System, Liebe, and that something are treating me as special. That's why the former two warned me, and the latter has awakened.

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However, this leads to the question: What exactly is that something?

I still don't know what kind of entity System is or what position they hold, and Liebe is also full of mysteries. Administrator? Operator? Command Prompt? These are unknown terms...

In any case, I can't even make a guess, and even if I did, I wouldn't want to boast about it to Kano-san or anyone else.

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In short, my goal remains to quickly reach level 300 and bring Liebe into this world. It's a really high bar. If I have to deal with that something and evil thoughts in the future, I really need some more rewards.

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Well, I'll leave the report to the higher-ups to Hasegawa-san. Kano-san and I finally took a breath and left the guild headquarters.

It's already mid-afternoon because of all that happened, and I haven't eaten anything. Now that I think about it, I'm getting hungry. Not good.

"Shall we grab some lunch?"

"You're suddenly looking exhausted. It's past noon, and you must be hungry. Alright, let's go."

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There's a good place I often go to. Kano-san drove me to a nearby station where there's a yakiniku restaurant that's open from noon. All-you-can-eat for 2 hours for 6980 yen. That's expensive!

Wait, they're really doing such a lavish lunch from noon? Seriously?

"Today is a memorable day when Kōhei-kun awakened to new power, saved people, and left a great footprint as a savior. Let's have a small victory celebration. Of course, I'll pay."

"No, no, no! That's definitely a split bill, right!?"

"What are you saying, child? Just let the older sister treat you. It's a small reward for the wonderful boy who worked hard to save people."

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It's unfair how you only act like an older sister at times like this. Don't wink at me like that, I might melt.

Sometimes she does things like this, and I can't help but think I can't win against her. Yet, when she's in her fanatic mode, she's full of flaws, showing a gap that makes her even more interesting. Really, what a person.

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Feeling a bit embarrassed, we went to the yakiniku restaurant. In the end, Kano-san treated me! It was incredibly delicious. I ate a lot. Kano-san also ate a lot, not wanting to be outdone. Of course, we ate vegetables in moderation; balance is important.

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I ate a month's worth of meat. That evening, when I had pork ginger, it was also delicious!

Thank you for the meal!

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