After defeating the demon king in another world and returning to Japan, a dungeon appeared on the ground. - Chapter 82

Chapter 82

“I made money… but in the end, I couldn’t lower their opinion of me… if anything, it only went up…”

After finishing the dungeon exploration with Arimura and Yotsui, I was walked home with slumped shoulders.

In the end, the amount I earned today was about 210,000 yen.

Like last time, I think I made quite a bit in a single day.

Simply put, making an amount close to the monthly salary of a salaryman in his 20s in just one day. I have to say this is more than enough.

Still, the only thing that makes me feel gloomy, was because I couldn’t lower Arimura and Yotsui’s opinions of me during today’s exploration.

It had happened by chance that I ended up exploring the dungeon with Arimura and Yotsui, but depending on how you look at it, it wasn’t entirely without its opportunities.

If I could use this chance to lower their opinion of me, they’d surely and naturally distance themselves from me.

With that in mind, I tried to stage a struggle against the monsters, but it was of no use.

After all, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t struggle against the low-tier weak monsters that appear in the lower levels.

If it had been stronger monsters, I might have had a better chance, but weaklings like orcs just couldn’t become a challenge at all.

They’d just die with just one shot of magic.

If only I could at least face monsters that could withstand a few hits…

“What am I going to do…”

Before parting ways, they both made me promise to go exploring with them again.

I need to figure out a way to struggle against the monsters before the next exploration no matter what…

“Well, I’ll think about that later… But, ugh, not again… really, why is this happening again?”

When I noticed “that presence” following me from behind, the weariness that weighed on my body doubled up.

Ugh, this is so annoying, so annoying, so annoying.

Why do I always attract troublesome things like this?

This is the third time now that I’m being tailed by some stranger…

Please don’t tell me it’s that bronze armor or something group again…?

“Hey, you… I know you’ve been tailing me for a while now.”

I turned around and called out to the person who had been following me since I left the explorer’s center.

“Hou? So you noticed me even though I was doing my best to erase my presence… That seems quite promising.”

With those words, a tall woman stepped out from the shadows.

“Nn…?”

Somehow, I think I remember this woman from before.

But I couldn’t remember her name.

I think I’d seen her on TV before…

Who was she again…?

“Shougo Andou. Sorry, but I took the liberty to tail you. Actually, I’m quite interested in you.”

“…Uh, were you some actress or something?”

That person got closer to me with a confident stride.

“By the way, do you know who I am? I’m supposedly called the number one explorer in Japan.”

“Oh!! I see, now I see!!”

That’s when I remembered.

I had seen her on a show where she was introduced as Japan’s number one female explorer.

Her name was Yuki Amatsuki.

The leader of the Clan The Armor of Bronze.

She’s one of the elite who, alongside other top clans, is pioneering the deepest levels of dungeons.

“Nn? Don’t tell me, even though you’re an explorer, yet you don’t know who I am?”

“…I know. You’re Yuki Amatsuki, right?”

“Oh! So you know me!! Fufu, that makes me happy!”

Yuki’s cheeks softened as she smiled, clearly pleased.

It felt kind of creepy.

“…So it’s the Bronze Armor Clan again. And now the top member is getting involved… You’re really are persistent. So what do you want this time?”

“Nn? Persistent…? So you’ve had contact with my subordinates before?”

“Twice. A guy named Goto and another one named Ichinose. Were both of them acting under your orders?”

“No… Ichinose did bring up your name, though… Shougo Andou. Let me ask you, did you really have contact with Ichinose? From what I heard, Ichinose didn’t met you directly.”

“…”

Ah, that might have been a mistake on my part.

I think Ichinose only got erased his memories erased, I did not manipulate or alter them.

If that’s the case, it’s a bit odd saying to her that Ichinose and I had met…

Well, it doesn’t matter either way.

After all, she’ll probably say something like wanting to test my abilities, as usual.

With that, I’ll just erase her memories like everyone else again.

That’ll take care of everything.

Given it’s the top member this time, if I can deal with her now, there won’t be a next time in future.

“Humu… I’m starting to get it… You did something to my subordinates, didn’t you?”

“…”

Yuki’s gaze sharpened.

“Thought it somehow didn’t sit right with me. Ichinose is a laid-back guy, but… he doesn’t lie. The fact that he completely forgot and disregarded anything about meeting you, even though he said he would, that was a huge red flag for me.”

“…”

“But that all also, now it all makes complete sense, when I consider that you did something to him when they met you.”

“…”

“Now, answer me. Shougo Andou. Just what exactly did you do to my subordinate?”