Chapter 289
“Finally… . . ” (Nihonium)
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“Hm?” (Ryouta)
“I have put great thoughts in coming up things to talk to you when I will finally meet you, but that seems to be the first thing that came to mind . ” (Nihonium)
Nihonium smiled sweetly as she said those words .
“It is to be expected . ” (Nihonium)
She continued .
“What is?” (Ryouta)
“Do you still remember the time when I gave you the magic, Repetition?” (Nihonium)
“Yeah . I think it was when I met you for the first time? You helped picked the Magic Fruit for me, which lead me to get the magic Repetition . ” (Ryouta)
It was quite some time ago .
While I was picking the magic fruit, which wasn’t cheap at all, price roughly around 3 Million Piros . Nihonium appeared and guided me to choose which fruit .
“That’s right . I had to somehow tell you to gain that magic . As in the long run, it would be impossible to come to this point . ” (Nihonium)
“…… . That’s true, if I do not have it, I wouldn’t be able to defeat some of the monsters in this dungeon . Especially the 3 headed dogs and the Mummies . ” (Ryouta)
“Yes, because no matter how much training you put into your status, if you don’t have Repetition, it would be near impossible to complete the conditions laid before meeting me… . . Or so it would seem . ” (Nihonium)
This time Nihonium smiled, but with a gorgeous and seductive smile .
It was a smile befitting of someone wearing a japanese style dress .
“To be able to come here without using the strength of Repetition . You have far exceeded the expectations I have…… . You’re truly amazing . ” (Nihonium)
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Again, she silently said “Amazing” even after finishing her sentence .
Usually, it would make me a little embarrassed when being called that, but the way she said it is different from others…… . It made me happy .
“Anyhows, there must be a reason that you called out to me, is that right?” (Ryouta)
“…… . . ” (Nihonium)
Nihonium did not break her smile .
However, compared to the smile she showed me just now, it was a kind of lonely smile .
“Please do not laugh at me . ” (Nihonium)
“I won’t . ” (Ryouta)
I nodded, looked at her and waited for her to respond .
“I wanted to be needed . ” (Nihonium)
“……” (Ryouta)
“Needless to say, you’re right here with me now…… However, there’s nobody that needs me in this world . ” (Nihonium)
“There’s Margaret though… . . Wait, that’s different . ” (Ryouta)
“Yes, even if I’m not here, she would be fine on her own . Nobody other than you came to me, not once, not twice, but all the time . ” (Nihonium)
It can’t be helped, though, was what I thought .
Since this world is dependant on drops in the dungeon .
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When dungeons can drop plantations, minerals, and even things for factory work .
Only Nihonium doesn’t drop anything .
Even top tier adventurers with All A Drop Status couldn’t get anything out of this dungeon .
Since nothing drops, nobody even wants to come here .
“It has become difficult to maintain human life . ” (Nihonium)
“What do you mean by that?” (Ryouta)
“All monster has a lifespan . If a monster isn’t defeated inside a dungeon for a long time, they would cease to exist… . . But no one human knows such knowledge . ” (Nihonium)
“…… I mean that’s true . Since it is impossible to leave a monster alone before it’s lifespan ends . ” (Ryouta)
Nihonium nodded at my response, then continued .
“And so, the monsters who’s lifespan has ended, would turn into air . Which in return, produces more air, day and night here . ” (Nihonium)
“……… . You’re saying the oxygen that humans need to breathe right?” (Ryouta)
She nodded once more .
This time, her gentle smile faded .
The expression that was shown this time, was a woman which is tired beyond belief .
“Even though everyone needs oxygen to continue living, but no one wants to come here, or appreciates the oxygen that is being given by the monsters . ” (NIhonium)
Next, her smile turned into somewhat of a self-restraint .
“Having to experience this everyday, tires me . ” (Nihonium)
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“……… . ” (Ryouta)
I came to understand what she’s going through .
She is———- The same as me .
The me before I came here .
Working as hard as I could, even when my body is deteriorating, I continued .
Even so, nobody came to appreciate my hard work, and I had to continue working hard .
No, in fact, she’s had it worse than me .
“Hence why…… I want you, to save me . ” (Nihonium)
“… . . I have said such words before myself . ” (Ryouta)
With her words, a revelation struck me .
It was the time when I started out my new life in this world .
And now, I can return it to NIhonium .
“You will definitely be appreciated if you work hard . No matter how slow or how fast you’re working on it, someone somewhere will appreciate you . ” (Ryouta)
“Is that how it works?” (Nihonium)
“Yes . ” (Ryouta)
I strongly nodded .
Then, I laughed .
“Since I was like that as well, that’s why . ” (Ryouta)
“Because of that?” (NIhonium)
“I shall change this dungeon, where you think that nobody needs you . ” (Ryouta)
“Is it alright for me to believe in those words?” (NIhonium)
Tears accumulated on her eyes .
“I’m not asking you to believe . ” (Ryouta)
“Then…… . . ” (Nihonium)
“It is something definite . It’s not about whether you can trust me or not . If someone works hard on something, I will make sure they will be rewarded equally . That is my goal . ” (Ryouta)
These words were something that normally wouldn’t come out of my mouth .
I was kind of shocked—— But at the same time, I was happy .
I could see plenty of expressions coming out of Nihonium .
“——–Okay!” (Nihonium)
And this is the third time I’ve seen a different smile .
A smile which have seen hope, a smile of someone who was saved from the depths of hell .