Assassin and Defense Specialization
Sunset on the sixth day of the event. Hyde was thinking while looking at the sun setting behind a cave in the middle of a certain mountain.
(Well, what should I do...)
What Hyde is worried about is whether to rest as it is or continue to raise his level a little more.
I've been focusing on raising my level since I woke up, so I'm satisfied because I'm earning a fair amount of EXP. However, Hyde's level hasn't improved, so he wanted to continue for a while.
(However, the sixth day is also about to end...)
For example, if this situation had happened around the fourth day of the event, Hyde would have continued to level up without hesitation.
However, since the remaining time of the event is approaching, many people switched to taking PKs and stealing medals rather than looking for dungeons.
In fact, the number of battles between players that Hyde witnessed that day was overwhelmingly higher than the number he had witnessed during his explorations up until yesterday. So many players are changing course.
(There were more players looking for other players than I expected, and I almost found them several times, and it's getting harder to level up. Is it dangerous to take any more action? Especially at night, it's hard to see the surroundings.)
Hyde has night vision due to the effect of [Night Vision], but that doesn't mean he can see as brightly as in the daytime.
It's just that you can see more than other players, but the premise of a space where it's hard to see around at night hasn't changed.
(I feel like I've looked inside, and there's a hall a little further from the entrance. I guess I'll rest there today.)
In the end, Hyde gave up on leveling up and entered the cave. Then he entered a square room of about 20 meters on a side, which was probably the mid-boss room, and hid behind a rock near the wall and lay down.
(If no one enters this cave, I'd like to stay hidden until the end of the event, but as expected, that's impossible... For now, I'll move again when I wake up)
While thinking about such things, Hyde's consciousness faded away.
Now, as many of you may have noticed, Hyde is very good at getting to sleep and waking up very badly. For a few minutes after waking up, my brain doesn't work well either.
In addition, I sleep quite deeply.
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap
Even if someone passes by with echoing footsteps,
“I will protect Maple.
Even if someone comes near like this, even if that person talks normally, basically nothing will happen.
◇◇◇
"good bye"
"Goo!"
Sally's Tugger reduces the last player's HP to 0 when they enter the cave.
After carefully scanning the area for hidden remnants, Sally finally put away her dagger and sat down against the wall of the room.
"Phew, I'm tired. After all, it was originally a dungeon, so people will come in as it is."
After handing the medals to Maple and starting defense in this room, I have already fought three groups of players.
Especially this time, there were ten opponents, so I was a little tired.
At the same time as I was tired, a fairly loud sound resounded in this hall where I fought against ten opponents.
"Ugh..."
A groan echoed in her ear, and Sally involuntarily trembled and stiffened herself.
“No no no no. When I came here after handing over the medal to Maple, I looked around and saw no one.
Then he started muttering in a low voice and muttering quickly. This girl, Sally, is not very good at horror-type things like her ghosts. She fears and avoids such beings with all her might.
"There's a possibility that it's just my mind right now!"
While muttering in a low voice, his voice gradually grew louder, and he began to shout words of escape from reality. As a result, Sally's fear has faded somewhat.
"noisy……"
"Hi!"
However, this time Sally lets out a small scream when she hears a clear voice. Moreover, even though she was faint, the fact that she could hear clearly meant that the owner of the voice was quite close.
“(No, no, no, no. I don’t want to turn around, I don’t want to turn around, I don’t want to turn around!!)”
With tears on the corners of my eyes, I looked back timidly while being quite scared inside.
It was true that I was scared and didn't want to turn around, but I was much more scared that there was something behind me that I didn't understand.
"What are you doing..."
And when she turned around, there was a mysterious person in black clothes with a black hood and a mouthpiece covering everything but her eyes... By the time she had confirmed that much, Sally's fear had already reached its limit.
“Yayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
At the same time as an oversized scream, I retreated vigorously to the vicinity of the center of the room.
The person who screamed, Hyde, held his ear and looked at Sally who had retreated for a few seconds and tilted his head.
"...
Hyde's words stopped Sally's trembling. And Hyde finally woke up and thought back to her own remarks.
(... Huh? This place should be in the game... Ah, oops. I accidentally said my real name.)
"...Hey, who are you? How do you know my real name?"
(I can hear you perfectly. I failed...)
Hyde wanted to believe in the possibility that he couldn't hear it, but it wasn't that far away and the surroundings didn't make a single sound. Even though she was frightened in such a situation, Sally's ears weren't knotholes enough to miss the important words.
"Answer the question. How do you know my name...!"
Sally pulled out the dagger on her waist and prepared for battle, and it felt like her vigilance was maxed out. But this reaction is understandable.
to people you don't know
"... real name? I don't know what you mean."
(Right now, I think it sounded like a different meaning... my VIT and HP aren't all that different. you will believe me)
Hyde, who gave up trying to deceive Sally's warning, silently operates the menu.
"Hey, what are you doing... huh?"
Sally's reaction was delayed for a moment due to the excessively natural movement, but she soon regained her composure and tried to reproach her.
But for some reason, Hyde took off his headgear and showed Sally his true face. Sally couldn't understand Hyde's actions, and she let out a stupid voice.
"...it's me, Shiramine-san.
Hyde intended to reveal his face and real name to gain Sally's trust.
Right now, people are suspicious because a completely unknown person knows his real name, but even if the other person doesn't talk much, he thinks that if he's a classmate, it wouldn't be unnatural to know. Because. There is nothing wrong with this idea.
"……Who?"
However, if there was a miscalculation, would it be that Sally didn't recognize the existence of her classmate Sota Kageyama?
Hyde was also a little impatient, and had inadvertently forgotten that he was often forgotten by people.
(...I don't really care. It's always been the case. I'm just in trouble. Even if I reveal any more information about Mr. Shiramine that I know, it'll only make him more suspicious because he won't remember me.)
Even if Hyde told him as much information as he knew, such as the high school he attended, the class he belonged to, and his attendance number, it was only a matter of five minutes whether he would be trusted.
If you are not trusted, there is a high possibility that you will be certified as a stalker and be even more suspicious.
"..."
With Hyde silent, Sally silently increases the power she puts into her dagger.
Hyde made up his mind that there was no choice but to fight.
“Sally!
An intruder appeared.
When the two of them turned their faces in the direction of the voice, Maple, equipped with black armor and a large black shield, was walking towards them from the depths of the cave.
“Maple, be careful! He might have a skill that disappears because he suddenly appeared!”
(Have you found out? But it's bad. As expected
"Huh?"
At Sally's warning, Maple let out a bewildered voice and once again turned her face to the other person.
"Huh, Kageyama-kun? You're Kageyama-kun, aren't you? Kageyama-kun played this game too!"
"... Huh? Ah, ah, yeah. Well, just in case (Speaking of which, Mr. Honjo, I don't know why, but you always recognized me)"
Hyde stiffened a little while replying to Maple, who was in a good mood after discovering an acquaintance. Sally is more confused by this exchange.
"Um, Maple. Are you acquainted with this guy?"
"e?"
"e?"
Sally and Maple looked at each other with puzzled faces. Before long, Maple seemed to understand the meaning of Sally's words, and turned her scornful gaze on Sally.
"Sa~ri~?"
"Eh, what? What is it, Maple?"
Maple, who felt Sally's sincerity, sighed deeply and put her hands together towards Hyde.
"I'm sorry, Kageyama-kun! I don't mean Sally."
"... I understand that. Also, my name is Hyde."
"Understood! I'm Maple! I'm really sorry, Hyde-kun!"
"...Yeah. It's okay, so."
Hyde gave a wry smile to Maple who apologized. Seeing that, Sally protested with her impatient face.
"Wait! What did I do!"
"Huh... Sally, you're Hyde's classmate, aren't you?"
"……e?"
Sally turns her face vigorously towards Hyde, wrinkles her brows and stares at him. But she still didn't recognize her face, and she shook her head as if giving up.
"...Hey Maple. Are you really my classmate?"
"It's true! And the seat next to Sally!"
"Lie!? I don't remember anything at all!?"
(I'm happy that Maple-san remembered, but I want you to stop now. Even if it's someone I don't know...
As expected of Hyde, he was hurt by the declaration he didn't remember loudly.
Maple was naturally unaware of this, and even Sally, who was a caring person, could not afford to pay attention to Hyde due to the desperate question and answer with Maple.
"Oh no! How can Sally believe me!?"
"Eh... no matter what you ask me to do... hmmm..."
"... Then, after the event is over, I'll talk to you in the classroom. Talking about the game in the classroom will prove it, right?"
Things seemed to get out of hand, so Hyde offered a compromise.
Since Sally doesn't remember anyway, I decided that it would be impossible to get her to believe me during this event.
"Oh, I see! Just talk in the classroom!"
"Well, it's true, I can't help but believe it when it's said in the classroom..."
"... Then, in that case"
Hyde breathed a sigh of relief as the conversation was over for the time being.
"That's right! Hyde-kun, register as a friend!"
"……Do you get it"
There is no point in resisting, so Hyde quietly completes the friend registration. Maple nodded to her satisfaction, and then admonished Sally.
"Look, Sally too!"
"Eh... no, I am"
"... There's no need to overdo it. Just because we're classmates doesn't mean we have to be friends."
"Ah~, yeah. I'm sorry."
Sally refused to register as a friend, perhaps because she still can't trust him.
Hyde could have predicted that from Sally's suspicious expression, so he sent out a help ship to the troubled Sally.
"... Then I'll do this."
"Huh? Where are you going, Hyde?"
“…If there are two of us here, shouldn’t I change my resting place?”
Hyde thought it would be better if there were no people he could trust, but Maple, who already trusted Hyde, didn't understand this concern at all.
"Why? Hyde-kun should be here too!"
"... um"
Hyde, who was troubled by natural Maple's remarks,
"Um, it's Hyde. You can stay here."
"... no, but"
“Maple is pretty stubborn, and if you tell her, she won’t listen.”
Maple is smiling and staring at Hyde. From the look on her face, it looked like she didn't even consider the possibility of her being rejected.
"(This is true, it seems like you won't listen to me)... I'll take your word for it."
"Yeah! Then I'm back in the back!"
"……e?"
After leaving those words behind, Maple ran into the depths of the cave.
Needless to say, there was an awkward silence between Sally and Hyde for a while.
Hyde has spoken the most since this work began. Hyde can talk normally when there are other people. He's always alone so he just doesn't talk.
And Sally is distrustful. That being said, she was talking to Maple completely as a classmate without any caution, so she doesn't have that much distrust anymore. She just has doubts about whether she's really a classmate, and she's worried that if she really was, she'd be pretty rude.
The event will end next time.
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