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Sakura and I flew to Californium dungeon.
A huge maze of dungeons with hedges as walls.
Not the first time I’ve been here, but Sakura looked around.
“This place is interesting, isn’t it?” (Sakura)
“Interesting?” (Ryouta)
“Unlike other dungeons and stuff, it’s not ‘The Otherworldly’, but it’s got a very otherworldly feel to it.” (Sakura)
“Yeah.” (Ryouta)
I can kind of understand that.
Giant hedge mazes like this one exist on the other side of the world.
In fact, it is a kind of attraction that exists normally.
But when I enter such a maze, I feel an extraordinary feeling.
If it was in an amusement park, I would probably mumble “it’s like a fantasy” when I entered it.
“It’s not as otherworldly as Teruru, which is an otherworldly dungeon.” (Ryouta)
“Right. It’s a strange thing — oops.” (Sakura)
A goblin appeared from the corner of the maze.
I quickly pulled out my pistol and shot him right between the eyes, knocking him down.
“Hae, you’re amazing Oji-san.” (Sakura)
“Is it?” (Ryouta)
“It’s so fast from the time you pull it out to the time you shoot it, and you’re so accurate. Maybe you used to be a cleaner in Shinjuku before you came here?” (Sakura)
“That’s just a story you’re trying to sell me as a stallion or something.” (Ryouta)
I sighed lightly and pointed out ahead of time.
“Got found out? You’re a CheatRem too, and you’re kind of like an Oji-san.” (Sakura)
“It’s very original to classify that work as a CheatRem.” (Ryouta)
“But so what? That Shinjuku is half another world. It’s called Urashinjuku.” (Sakura)
“That’s a different story.” (Ryouta)
Or maybe it’s the dusty one, but knowing the back of Shinjuku is pretty amazing reading.
“Let’s get on with it.” (Ryouta)
“Right.” (Sakura)
Sakura opened her sketchbook and chanted Genesis.
She called up the box from earlier again, put her hand on the edge and looked at me.
I hold up my gun and nod back.
Sakura opened the box and we both jumped away from it at the same time.
A monster jumped out from inside.
“Oh?” (Sakura)
“This is …….” (Ryouta)
Both Sakura and I stopped dead in our tracks.
“It’s like The Rare feeling.” (Sakura)
“Yeah.” (Ryouta)
We both had the exact same thought.
What emerged from the box was a female goblin.
There was nothing distinctive about her.
It was just a goblin, and a clearly recognisable female one at that.
But the goblins we’d encountered before…
“They were all male, weren’t they?” (Sakura)
“Yes.” (Ryouta)
“A female… oh, she’s gone!” (Sakura)
The female goblin ran off, ran into a wall, and then disappeared into thin air.
“Is it behind the wall?” (Ryouta)
“Um… no, I think it’s gone.” (Sakura)
I shot a Homing Bullet into the air as if firing a blimp.
It flew straight up into the sky and then lost power and fell to the ground beside me.
“I guess we’ll have to take them out soon.” (Sakura)
“Yes, we do. Can you do it again?” (Ryouta)
“Leave it to me.” (Sakura)
She casts Genesis again, pulls out a box and summons a rare monster.
Another female goblin.
This time, not too early, not too late.
Once the female goblin’s entire body was properly identified, I mercilessly shot her between the eyes and killed her.
The female goblin was weak.
It had no counterattack and no special ability.
She was shot right between the eyes and quickly disappeared.
Then —- a gate appeared.
A gate, like a door in a plane, appeared in front of us.
I know this, Sakura sees it for the first time.
“Is this alright?” (Sakura)
“Yeah. I’m sure there’s one more fight ahead, though.” (Ryouta)
“Okay, let’s go in then.” (Sakura)
“Oh, wait a minute!” (Ryouta)
Before I could stop her, Sakura jumped into the door.