Translator: LN&WN Warrior
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The next day, and the day after, Haruki and Karen hunted raccoons with enthusiasm.
‘Raccoons on the 3rd floor seem nearly extinct. '
Haruki who was worried about it violently hunted the raccoons.
‘I'm almost level up. '
‘But I didn't get too much EXP for using this blunt magic sword. '
‘Well, it doesn't matter, because the goal is Karen’s levelling. '
‘It's just that, it seems the sharpness of this magic sword has increased a little since it was purchased. '
At first, the blade couldn't cut off the monster's outer skin even though it was used with all his might, but now it could cut the monster's skin with only a little exposure.
‘Does my One-Hand Sword skill level increase? '
With that in mind, he checked the skill level, but it was still level 1.
"Does this mean the magic sword is growing?"
‘That possibility exists.’
‘But, Akane said that it had never happened until now... '
‘Does the Growth Acceleration skill also affect this magic sword? '
‘……It's good if it's like that. '
The hunt that day finished when they defeated the reappeared 3rd-floor BOSS.
"I want to cook a raccoon soup; do you want it too?"
"Yes, please!"
Because the meat of the raccoons from his first hunt seemed would expire soon, Haruki decided to process all the meat at once.
One of his ways was to make raccoon soup.
The ingredients were raccoon meat, onions, and potatoes.
Just like the raccoon version of the pork miso soup.
But it couldn’t be helped because he didn't have carrots, konnyakus, or even gingers.
One by one the ingredients were put into boiling hotpot; he also put in plenty of valuable miso.
‘Will the soybean and malt monsters appear in the dungeon? '
‘If there are, I will be able to stock some miso....'
‘Ah, besides that I also want kelp and bonito. '
Even though he acted like wanting to harvest vegetables, he still understood that a dungeon was still a dungeon.
It wasn’t a supermarket or plantation.
It was uncertain the monster that Haruki wanted would come out.
The cooked raccoon soup then enjoyed by Haruki and Karen.
"Hmm... This is wonderful."
"......."
Haruki drank the broth and ate the ingredients.
A little soup stock was not enough, but even though it was like that, the umami from dissolved ingredients gave it a good taste.
At first, a raccoon was barely classified as food among game cooking.
But, the raccoons from the dungeon almost didn’t have a significant odor.
Meat from omnivore animals had a pungent smell, it's different from other common meat.
‘Well, I don't know what kind of food is eaten by raccoons in the dungeon…….'
The meat and potatoes taste finally dissolved.
When bitten, strong umami was spread in the mouth.
In addition, the sweetness of onions was quite spread.
‘My stomach and brain strongly ask for another second helping.'
Karen must be like that too.
She was slurping the raccoon’s soup with tears of happiness in her eyes.
‘……Did she not eat good food at the hotel? '
As he became worried, the girl became desperate.
She was dejected when the bowl emptied.
Looking at the empty bowl her face showed a lonely expression like a spoiled retriever dog.
Haruki who saw her expression let out a bitter smile while giving her a second helping.
A long time ago, when Haruki was still a child.
When eating in a restaurant, he remembers his father constantly recommending food one after another after asking "do you want more?" to him.
‘At that time, I wondered why he wanted to feed me food.'
‘But, I guess I understand the reason when I saw Karen now.'
‘People can feel happy just by looking at other people who eat heartily.'
‘Especially if it's their own child.'
In the end, Haruki took ate 10 bowls of soup.
While Karen ate 7 bowls of soup.
‘It's so delicious, I think I can still eat even though my stomach hurts.'
Raccoon soup in the pot still had half left.
‘Let’s take the rest to Kitorsan.'
‘Even though alone, Karen’s level now let her hunt on the 3rd floor.'
‘Therefore, tomorrow we can challenge the 5th floor.'
‘A strong monster probably will come out.'
‘However, both of us now able to deal with it.'
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It was something that suddenly happened.
He didn't predict, assume, imagine, or even prepare himself to face it.
On the day Haruki decided to go to the 5th floor.
Stampedes occurred simultaneously in all dungeons in Japan.
Haruki noticed it at five in the morning.
His growing intuition detected a very small vibration.
He suddenly woke up because of the unpleasant aura floating in the surrounding air.
It was so bad that made his body drenched with sweat.
Even though he was in his own room, he felt like he was surrounded by monsters.
He didn’t know what had happened.
But he had a bad premonition.
Haruki immediately put on his equipment and left the house.
There’s nothing change on the dungeon entrance
……No, it hasn't changed.
The weak vibration still continues until now.
He heard a sound came from the dungeon hole in front of him.
It was an unpleasant weak vibration sound.
It was very similar to the sound he heard when facing a Monsters Rampage.
"......This is bad."
He hallucinated that monsters would rush out if he paid less attention to the entrance.
‘But what can I do alone? '
In the dungeon, a barricade was installed.
It definitely won't experience serious damage when monsters rushing out.
Haruki returned to the house and lifted his phone.
He wanted to call the town hall, but it was not connected.
Well, of course.
It was still 5 o'clock in the morning, so there was still no one working.
Then he tried to call 110 (Police Emergency Call), 119 (Ambulance Emergency Call), and so on, but it also could not be connected.
He could only listen to the *toot toot* sound that came from the speaker.
"......Am I being subject to transmission regulations?"
‘However, has that happened before?'
‘My bad feeling is growing.'
‘I don't have room to think.'
Haruki looked for a local police telephone number on the internet.
When calling the number, he heard the usual connecting tone from the phone.
Even though no one had answered, he had breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hello, this’s Police Station of K Town."
"The dungeon that appeared at my house a few days ago experienced an oddity. Please send help immediately."
He heard gulping sound from the police at the other end of the phone.
"I understand, the Self-Defense Group will leave soon. By the way, you are—"
"I'm Karaboshi Haruki, an adventurer."
"...I see. To be sure, please help us according to the state of emergency articles."
"I understand."
After hanging up, he took a deep breath.
He thought it would happen ‘soon'.
But, he didn't think it would happen today.
The state of emergency articles.
In situations where Monsters Stampede from dungeons occurred, according to the articles in the box, the qualified adventurers must participate in the defensive battle at that place.
Haruki once again picked up the phone and called the hotel in the town.
"Hello, this’s the Hot Spring Inn of K Town, the Grand Paradise Hills Hotel."
A clear voice of the receptionist could be heard from the phone.
Haruki, whose previous only thought about goals, could think a little more clearly.
‘No matter how many times I hear it, it's still an interesting name. '
‘For it to be named by using words like “Grand Paradise” even though it is a small hot spring.......’
‘In addition of "Hills" even though it's on flat ground.'
‘Tourists who stayed overnight when they believe that name would definitely feel disappointed when they saw the building.'
‘It's like a scam.'
‘His sharp feeling feels a little healed. '
"Please connect me to Kurosaki Karen who is in room no. OOO."
Of course, it was not a seduction like "come to my room, I stay in Paradise Hills room no. OOO."
Haruki told Karen that he was "watching over the dungeon."
So, she told him her room number to let him contact her if something happens.
"Hahoo ...... This’s Faren ……"
Karen's voice he heard on the phone was strange.
It seemed like she still hadn't woken up completely.
"This's Haruki. It seems like the Monsters Stampede will happen, please get ready immediately and come here."
"...... Hmm! I, I understand!"