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 64: Dungeon Rank

Chapter 64: Dungeon Rank

It was Sunday.

Everyone gathered at Hiroyo’s house after noon to decide the gate’s location connecting to the ‘Master Room.’

However, one problem arose immediately.

“How do we set up the gate when the ‘Dungeon Core’ is already inside…?”

The ‘Dungeon Core’ was already activated and located in the ‘Master Room.’

The gate closed when they left yesterday, preventing entry or exit.

“We can’t even contact Ecoa!”

“I heard your call.”

“Huh!?”

The moment Hiroyo muttered, Ecoa’s voice echoed in his mind.

“Hey, what’s wrong with Hiroyo?”

Hibiki looked puzzled at Hiroyo’s reaction.

“Master and I are connected through registration, so we can communicate even from a distance.”

“Wow… it feels strange, but that’s amazing. Oh, um, everyone, it seems we can contact Ecoa even from far away.”

From the side, Hiroyo appeared to be talking to himself.

“So, does that mean we can make a gate?”

“Ecoa, can you create a gate to the ‘Master Room’ from a distance?”

“No problem. Please specify the location.”

“She says it’s possible.”

“We almost hit a dead end. But with Asami here, it should be fine.”

“Abah… I think I can do ‘Transfer’ if needed…”

As expected of Asami.

Everyone present shared the belief that with her, most things could be handled.

“So, for the gate’s location, this wall’s the only option, right?”

“Well… the yard could work, but passersby might see it.”

“Asami’s ‘Camouflage’ could hide it, but doing that every time isn’t practical.”

They needed to pass through Hiroyo’s house to enter the ‘Master Room,’ but setting it up in a visible spot risked exposure.

“Ecoa, can you set it up here?”

“Understood. Here we go—”

The next moment, a tall gate appeared on the room’s white wall.

A surge of magical power swirled, creating an otherworldly space.

“By the way, won’t the Adventurers’ Guild detect this gate?”

“They probably will…”

Saori agreed with Hiroyo’s murmur, her brow furrowing.

“No need to worry. This gate’s magical range is kept extremely small, similar to regular Gift usage.”

“Saori, she says the magic is minimal, so it’s fine.”

“Oh, really? That’s a relief.”

Saori showed a relieved expression.

Gifts used in the city consumed magic, but it was negligible compared to a gate’s appearance.

This gate’s magic was suppressed to that level.

Everyone passed through the gate.

“This is the ‘Master Room’… right!?”

The ‘Master Room,’ visited after half a day, had transformed.

“Hello, Master and everyone.”

“Ecoa, what’s this!?”

“Yes, I arranged the interior nicely based on Master’s memories.”

The room expanded from twenty square meters to three times larger, now spacious enough for two or three people to live comfortably.

The interior was striking.

The pedestal with the ‘Dungeon Core’ and hologram monitors remained, but a six-person table and chairs stood in the center.

White wallpaper, glass shelves with dishes, potted plants, paintings, and floor lights created a hotel-like space.

“Do you like it?”

“Amazing! It doesn’t feel like a dungeon!”

“Hey, Ecoa! Can you make a beach too!?”

Hibiki asked with shining eyes.

“I thought you’d say that. Over there.”

Ecoa glanced at a door that wasn’t there yesterday.

“Your memories included playing at the sea.”

“It’s weird knowing my memories are seen… but let’s check it out.”

“Let’s go!”

Hibiki opened the door energetically—

“It’s the sea!”

A blue sky, ocean, white sandy beach, beach chairs, and parasols spread before them.

They imagined it, but seeing it was overwhelming.

The ‘Dungeon Core’ proved its extraordinary nature.

“It feels like summer!”

“We can swim here, right?”

“Amazing…”

Hibiki lay on a beach chair, soaking in the summer vibe.

“Let’s bring swimsuits next time and play! It’s just us, so no one will bother us. It’ll be super fun!”

“I want shaved ice too.”

“Hiroyo, you say good stuff sometimes!”

“Sometimes…?”

After enjoying the beach space, they returned to the ‘Master Room’ to continue dungeon creation.

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After deciding eight skills and ten terrain floors, they moved to traps and monsters.

Hiroyo and the others sat around the table, brainstorming.

“Hmm, where should we set the lowest rank…?”

“With ten floors, wouldn’t it be natural for ranks to increase as you go deeper?”

Saori suggested.

This ‘Beauty Dungeon’ differed from normal dungeons, allowing different monster ranks per floor.

“Starting with F-rank might make it seem easy, attracting tons of adventurers…”

“But isn’t that okay? The first adventurers who notice the ‘Beauty’ effects will spread the word, and only interested people will keep exploring. Especially men might drop off.”

This dungeon was a permanent, special existence.

It would gradually gain attention, and visitors would increase.

Still, Hiroyo worried about adventurers flooding in and causing trouble.

“But for a dungeon meant for people with issues, maybe regular people hiring adventurers to challenge it could work.”

“Yeah. Then, setting the rank too low might be a problem—”

“Hey! Hold on a sec!”

Hibiki raised her hand as the discussion progressed.

“Got an idea?”

Honestly, Hibiki wasn’t dungeon-savvy.

But she had a track record of surprising suggestions.

“Dungeon ranks are based on monster strength, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Can’t we use other kinds of ‘challenge difficulty’?”

“Like what?”

“For example—clearing a Twister game to move forward!”

“Oh!”

Everyone focused on monster strength, but this was a completely different perspective.

Only Hibiki, less dungeon-knowledgeable, could think of this.

“That’s interesting.”

Saori said, hand on her chin.

“Right? Also, like falling into a pit that removes one piece of armor, or racing monsters!”

“Haha, Hibiki, you’re amazing.”

“Respect me…!”

Hibiki puffed out her breasts proudly.

“If you’d like, I can prepare some game-like events. We can increase monster ranks deeper down and adjust based on adventurers’ reactions.”

“Yeah, tweaking it after seeing how it goes makes sense.”

“With eight skills, it’s like eight dungeons. This direction seems good for now.”

Everyone nodded at the idea.

“So, that’s it for today’s talk?”

“Yeah. There are still details, but today’s plan is done.”

“Good timing—oh, they’re here.”

Hibiki went outside the gate and returned seconds later with two girls.

“Wow! This place is amazing!”

“It’s a dungeon, but like a room!”

Hibiki’s friends, Himari Motoya and Kairi Ihara, arrived.

Himari, with a gal vibe, and Kairi, sporting a short haircut, had shining eyes.

“I brought Kairi partly for info leak prevention, but also to test Hiroyo’s Gift effects in the dungeon.”

“So, that means…”

“These two will help with the treatment!”

Hibiki said brightly, but it seemed she hadn’t explained the treatment details to them.

“I don’t get it, but it sounds fun, so let’s do it!”

“Nothing fun’s happened lately, so I’m super excited!”

“…”

The treatment likely involved that tentacle slime—

Hiroyo’s heart raced, but no one stopped it, and the experiment began as is.