My Gift Is “Beauty”. I Think It’s Useless, but It Seems to Be an S-Rank Gift With the Strongest Buff Effect for Beautiful Girls - Chapter 43.2.2: Asami Yaginuma

Chapter 43.2.2: Asami Yaginuma

It was inside a dungeon.

In an area with unusual snow piling up, a man wearing a black goat mask approached, wielding a double-edged giant axe called “Labrys,” obtained in an S-rank dungeon.

After defeating and restraining him, I broke the frozen lake and descended to my seniors.

From experience, the place seemed like the dungeon’s lowest level.

I arrived just in time, seeing my seniors behind me, and felt relieved.

All that remained was to eliminate the small-fry monsters.

Using “Teleportation” to move near the monsters, I activated “Magic Enhancement,” “Berserker,” and “Vacuum Slash” simultaneously, wiping out the remaining monsters.

When I wear a mask, I feel slightly freed from the shame of being seen.

It was the first time I showed such power in front of others.

But I couldn’t show more, so I used the “Peaceful Sleep” gift to put everyone present into a comfortable sleep.

Then, I knocked out a person at the gate entrance who wasn’t a guild staff member and restrained them along with the suspicious man.

I used “Teleportation” to move everyone from the lowest level outside the dungeon.

However, my identity was somehow discovered.

Hibiki called me out and asked for my cooperation moving forward.

It was a secret partnership to protect Takanashi and the others.

In the end, my gift was exposed.

But since my seniors were such good people, I agreed to share it with them.

“Abah… abababa…”

Protecting my seniors from the shadows, the happiest thing for me now is when Takanashi pats my head.

Perhaps because of the “Hair Quality Improvement,” my head is drawn to him, and it feels so good. So, I regularly get these head pats.

Sometimes I fall asleep on his lap, but Takanashi is kind and never gets angry.

I’m indulging in that kindness, but it makes me want to protect them forever.

One day, I noticed an unusual magical aura around Takanashi and Hibiki.

“Status: Hypnosis.”

I heard they visited Hibiki’s house.

As a result, they invited me to Hibiki’s house once—

“Oh, Kirino-chan. You brought another friend? You brought a really cute girl today,” Hibiki’s mother said.

The moment I saw Hibiki’s mother, I understood.

I didn’t fully grasp what she was trying to do with her gift.

But I couldn’t sit still.

She didn’t seem like someone acting purely out of malice toward her family.

Using the excuse of borrowing the bathroom, I visited a certain room.

“Oh, what’s wrong? Asami-chan, right?” she said.

“Abah… yes, that’s me.”

My tongue-tied nature kicked in, and I fumbled, but I had to speak.

“Using the gift’s power on Takanashi and Hibiki… I think it’s not good.”

“—!?”

Hibiki’s mother’s expression changed dramatically, as if she hadn’t expected those words.

“—I-Inwhore-chan!?”

As she said that, a small monster suddenly appeared before me.

“What’s this? I thought there was no business today—huh!? Why can this girl see me!?”

“Eh!?”

Normally invisible, the small winged monster was clearly visible to me.

By using “Appraisal,” I fully understood her gift’s abilities.

“Ababa… I love my seniors. So… you should… take responsibility properly…”

“! …I…!”

Hibiki’s mother clutched her chest with a pained expression.

“I… gave up being a woman…! But I held back, held back… and yet…! That man is busy with work and rarely comes home… so before I used the gift’s power—”

“Takanashi has a girlfriend… separate from Hibiki…”

“Eh…?”

She didn’t know. That’s how her reaction seemed.

I didn’t know the details either. But I had to convey what I saw and knew.

Because I believe it will ultimately lead to my seniors’ happiness.

“I… don’t know what to do… but… my seniors… should take responsibility properly… abah…”

“Oh, Kasumi. Just so you know, my abilities don’t work on this girl. You might as well give up,” the floating monster said.

It observed me and realized it couldn’t win.

Indeed, mental abilities like seduction or hypnosis, or status ailments like poison or paralysis, don’t affect me at all.

“My seniors… are kind… so if you talk properly… in the end… they’ll forgive you… probably.”

“Ah… ah…!”

“Abah!?”

I made Hibiki’s mother cry.

I didn’t mean to go this far, so I felt a bit guilty.

Not knowing what to do but wanting to say one thing, I spoke.

“Problems… are something you consult with others about.”

Just as my seniors resolved my troubles, they have that power.

So, even if she did something wrong, my seniors would likely forgive her in the end.

After saying that, I quietly left the room.

“—Asami-chan. You were late,” Hibiki said.

“Abah… sorry.”

“No, I’m not angry. So, about the future—”

Back in Hibiki’s room, she brought up something she wanted to discuss privately.

It was about the recent kidnapping of an Adventurers’ Guild staff member.

The achievement went to Hibiki, and she planned to register as an adventurer.

“Asami-chan, why don’t you become an adventurer with me? I’ve already talked to my grandfather about it.”

“Abah…”

“Your real name won’t be revealed. Your gift won’t be appraised. Only I and my grandfather will know your identity.”

If many people knew about my gift, it could cause big trouble.

Becoming an adventurer would raise my profile and draw attention, possibly disrupting my peaceful life.

“It’s to protect Hiroyo-kun and the others. By showing we’re strong, it’ll act as a deterrent.”

I could enter dungeons without registering as an adventurer.

But that led to incidents where I defeated bosses, causing dungeons to disappear.

If I registered as an adventurer and challenged dungeons properly… and trained with Hibiki, my identity would hardly be exposed.

In that case—

“Abah… I understand.”

“Thank you! Then, let’s form a guild! Let’s think of a name together today!”

“Ababababa…”

I was surprised that forming a guild with Hibiki moved forward so quickly, but if it meant protecting my seniors, that was fine.

If this overwhelming “Inheritance” gift could be useful, I would stay by my seniors’ side forever, watching over them—