Day 11 – Cave Entrance / Tent
Breakfast today was the usual isekai-style stir-fry of seasonal mushrooms, herbs, and preserved dried meat, with occasional salted grilled rabbit for variety.
I was already tired of it.
The mysterious ability verification still hadn't progressed, and my main skill, Staff Arts Lv5, still felt like "Wait, is that really staff arts?"
Anyway, I needed information. The info-packed otaku had left for town, and I wanted nothing to do with the messy, unstable class group.
If they discovered this wonderful mid-century modern home of mine, they'd definitely take it over without a second thought.
From what I'd heard about how they treated the otaku, I was sure of it. There was no benefit to getting involved. All I knew about the isekai, skills, and monsters came from the otaku anyway.
Searching for town was probably safest, but I had zero confidence in getting along with people whose common sense and culture I didn't understand. Don't underestimate loners—I'm already Lv3, you know (Boy I'm smug).
The number one priority was still "life is precious." I needed to get stronger to protect myself reliably. Compared to other transfer students, my level was low—probably because it was hard to raise. Thanks to "Jack of All Trades Lv1" and "Wooden Puppet Lv1," even from Lv1 it had been like this. Thinking about how the required EXP would increase as levels rose was terrifying.
But the transfer students I'd seen were at least Lv11, and even the otaku said they were Lv16 with stats in the triple digits for their specialties—probably around 160–170. If my level kept rising at the current rate, Lv10 would be 120–150 to all stats, and Lv16 might even hit 200. Games usually slow down the rate later, but up to Lv5 it had stayed the same or even barely slightly increased.
Beyond stats, the otaku group—Lv16 cheaters who had been forced to fight nonstop for a week—still struggled against five goblins. Even with mana depletion and only one frontline in their four-person party, four Lv16 cheaters losing to goblins was ridiculous. Especially when two of the otakys attacked from behind. Maybe real combat mattered more than levels?
Appraising otherworlders or locals would give comparison data, but they might attack. Even if I'm stronger, traps could still kill me.
The otaku had said enslavement magic/items, charm, steal, instant-death skills were the most dangerous in this world. No resistance meant poison or sleep could end you too.
Humans seemed more dangerous than monsters. Was my only option to go full hikikomori-NEET-loner?
But the otaku still went to town despite the danger. Why? Because they're high school boys! Thank you—purely going for the girls.
There, slave harems with kemomimi, (beast girls) erotic elves, legal lolis, and dwarf girls awaited… Wait, weren't they running from JKs? Well, good luck?
The deep forest—I hadn't gone farther since spotting the fake delinquents. Especially after hearing the otaku stories.
But the otakus had slipped through that area.
Even if the fakes' charm and puppetry were sealed, they might have other cheat skills. And without the otaku, if they resorted to violence, the situation could be dangerous now.
I didn't care about those guys. But even as a loner, they were classmates. There were a few—maybe five or six—I'd at least hope were safe. The rest? Whatever, or "better off dead."
Especially the fake delinquents and bitches—they'd probably sic kobolds on people. No, get bitten! It really hurts! Source for fact check: me.
Should I check once? The otaku had been worried about the class rep too. She was beautiful.
Hmm, this area was all mushrooms—lots of types, but mushrooms.
Deeper forest probably had different ingredients. I could scout while gathering.
Gather food, train, experiment, scout as a bonus? Expanding the map by moving was a good idea too.
Today's plan: deep forest. Base by the river, go upstream. The fakes' base was probably around where I saw them—they said they didn't stray far. Upstream, huh… could I catch fish? Really want lightning magic.
I walked along the river through the forest. Staying too close to the bank risked being seen, and food was scarce there.
This should be about the right spot, but… no food? Did it get eaten out?
Goblins were plentiful but no issue. Seriously weak.
Groups of five or six, but Lv3–4, slow, weak power.
I tested combat training—didn't even feel overpowered. Too easy for staff arts practice, but if I say it's staff arts, it's staff arts. I have objections too.
Then kobolds—still dog-faced. I re-wrapped mana and approached. Hm? Lv2 and 3?
Ah, the otaku info was right. Slightly stronger than goblins—barely stronger than Lv3–4 trash goblins.
Speed was there, but they just charged straight. Are you goblins? They even stopped to swing sticks. Good practice dummies.
While sparring two kobolds, I noticed—they had almost no skills. No wonder no coordination. But bite was there!
If I'd gotten used to these, the otaku wouldn't have struggled against cave goblins. Completely different.
If these were kobolds, what were those earlier kobolds…? I glared without thinking—the kobold backed off.
Yeah, my glare has always been called bad, scary eyes, dangerous look—various insults and gossip. I'm aware.
But monsters shouldn't flinch from it! My glare monster-level? What kind of eyes scare monsters? I'm human, right? That actually hurts. Why tuck tail?
Kobold bludgeoned. Sorry, lost my temper. Reflect on yourself in the afterlife.
I thought I'd lived peacefully by the cave, but it was apparently a pretty dangerous zone.
Next up: orcs. Could I handle them? Stronger and tougher than goblins, with hammer arts—strongest monster around here.
But stronger than local goblins/kobolds with skills—that's just normal goblins, right?
Lv16 otakus struggled. This wouldn't be real training. My level let me dominate.
…
I spotted what looked like the classmates' base with Clairvoyance—fences and tents in ruins. After otaku left, no one repaired? Still dangerous, and no sign of people.
Moved? No way.
From otaku info, they couldn't function as a group. Even split, no one left behind was strange.
I approached cautiously—no one. Where did they go? What happened?
I scanned the base, surrounding forest, riverbank—looking for traces or clues.
Suddenly I staggered.
Something flashed into view, information slammed into my head—honestly painful!
New skill? Later.
I focused again—base, forest, riverbank… two scar marks on the base. One concentrated deep inside—probably where otaku were attacked, older magic trace.
The other from base to riverbank into forest—newer magic trace… "magic," meaning human fight.
I didn't know the skill, but these eyes were reliable now. I followed the traces into the forest.
After running about an hour, I finally sensed presences.
The leading group fleeing in a circle was heading this way.
Hide and watch? Or help?
I looked. The fleeing group was bleeding. Still no visual, but visible to the eyes.
If flee group was bad—block?
If pursuers bad—block?
Conclusion: both bad.
…Okay, going home.
What for dinner tonight? Mushrooms? Or mushrooms? Or maybe… mushrooms?
Ah, just a bit more? Wait… "Hey! You!! Stop right there!!" …Ugh, noisy.
"Uh, good day?" I turn to see the gal group from my class. "Bitch-san? Well then—"
I turn and start taking a detour for nuts… "I said stop!! That's not 'well then'!!" "Who are you calling bitch!!" These Status are noisy
Let's leave bitch gyarus behind~
"""I said don't gooo!!!"""
Sigh. Of all people, the bitches. If it were nice JKs I'd wait, but bitchy JKs? No thanks.
"Hey, why are you here? Wait, you're one of them?! "Hey you—" "What the hell?" Hurry up and do something!!" Why silent?"
Annoying annoying annoying. What are these?! Noisy. What are they saying?
"Hey~ 'what the hell' what are you saying? And 'why are you here'—you came here! I was here first.And 'one of them' who's then? I have no comrades! I'm a loner! Don't make me say it!!" I said, running.
No idea who chased them, but helping these? Impossible. Suddenly they appear "do something!!" What?
Fine, going home fast.
"""That's why! Wait!!…Please."""
Huh? Hallucination. Bitches yelling so loud my ears broke!?
"Please listen. Please."
This is bad! Am I hallucinating? Maybe status ailment! What skill is making me hear the word "please?"
"I don't know when you're put in this world, but you were kinda close with Oda-kun's group, right? We're looking for them. If you know, please tell us. Please."
The bitch leader—illusion? Queen bitch, selfish-complaint-insult machine, pride so high she split the class. No way "please" exists in her dictionary.
"Who are you?"
"What?! Same class! You don't know me?!"
She snapped. Wait—that snap is bitch leader snap.
"Oh you're the real one?"
"What do you mean real?! What?!"
Yeah, there she is the real bitch leader.
"Ah, sorry sorry. Heard 'please' like hallucination, thought fake bitch leader."
"Who's bitch leader!! And… it's not hallucination… please, if you know, tell us."
"Who the hell are you!?"
"Real one!"
"Huh? Really real bitch leader?"
"Yes—wait no!! Real but not bitch leader!!"
"? Which is it?"
"Fine, call me bitch leader!! —"
Probably real. That "!" usage can't be faked.
"So who's Oda?" I asked.
"Why don't you know!! You talked sometimes!!"
"Oda? Oda? Oda group? Ah—the otaku! Yeah met them. The otakys said 'Oda, Oda' so I wondered who, but they were okay."
"Oda is his name!!"
Eh? Not otaku? Shocking truth revealed! Whatever, otaku is what I'll call them.
"So why look for otaku? Make them run errands? Or hunt them?"
While saying, I looked at bitches' eyes. No? They flinched at eye contact. Kobold incident already hurt enough?
Well, glaring makes sense after otaku story. And chasing them… "...I want to apologize…" Huh?
"No, like catch and make errands? Hand to fake delinquents? Or… 'That's why, I want to apologize'… For real?"
"Just apologize properly. Not thinking about being forgiven or helped… We understand what we did. No, finally we understood… So no thinking forgiven or apology useless—even if, at least… properly apologize to them…"
"We should've died long ago… impossible to live here. We survived because they helped… so… just… properly apologize before end… please, if you know, tell us."
"""Please"""
Never thought they'd bow and beg. Ah… reformed? Or gave up on living. So before end, after one week surviving… otaku only helped. Abandoned by all, gave up, last thought: gratitude and apology to otaku, settling past foolishness. This sounds like a last will.
"Know direction but not location. And you can't catch up anyway? Cutting through forest—can you girls fight? No way?"
Otaku happy or angry at apology? Normally "don't joke." But they're softies? Then might not abandon and die together. No need to worry.
"Either way, can't chase or catch. No meaning now."
Bitches looked down, trembling. Probably desperate resolve. Must do before death. Self-settlement. Sorry, a bit too late.
"Still tell us. We're not giving up—just apologize… even if never reach… please."
This is some sort of suicide pact? We die—so thank helpers before end. Bullying, abuse, abandonment guilt. Atonement pilgrimage… die failing.
Everything lost in one week, abandoned, learned own end—enough to change personality.
"What happened—or what you did—I heard mostly from otaku. Before otaku, did you even apologize to class rep group?"
"Yeah. But everyone scattered, boys attacked, everything messed up… Class rep said 'I accept words, but we should apologize to Oda-kun's group'… others just apologized, rest to Oda…"
Ah—they reached rock bottom. Fake delinquents gone, suddenly strong otaku gone, class rep no longer leads. Instead of uniting or fighting monsters—self-destructive, assaulted girls, rep group repelled, rampaged.
Bitches fled boys, abandoned by rep group, nowhere to go, finally understood actions. Before death, apologize and thank only helpers—otaku.
"Um, first—you're chased. Probably boy group? Can't escape or reach otaku. Second, as said, advance and become monster food, you can't reach otaku. Third—beat horny monkey boys, crush monsters, sweep path, apologize to otaku. Which?"
"No way! "Impossible…" "No way…" "Enough—" "That's not…" Just tell us." "Please!""
Only a tiny—really tiny—bit pissed, so I glared.
They instantly teary-eyed, fell on butts, pale, trembling. Whatever.
"Reflection, reform, repentance, regret, apology, atonement, gratitude? I don't know your resolve! Not interested! Evil bitch, reformed bitch, redeemed bitch—whatever! Asking if going to apologize to otaku! Or make excuses and give up! Which?!"
"That's—" "Which!!" …!"
Good—what I said was bitch-level "!". This probably me learning from "Jack of All Trades"?
Fine, master "!"! Give them a taste of their own medicine.
"Listen! You bullied and mocked otaku, but they kept helping! You were helped! Survival methods! Don't die methods! Tried teaching evenwhennthey were ignored! Mocked! Until they couldn't stay! To you bullies and mockers!!"
Good—doung good bitch mode. Let's continue.
"Helped but chased to die! Kept helping but left to die! Otaku help meaningless ok?! Risked lives helping but meaningless ok?! Die without knowing what they wanted to teach! Survival! No death! Ignore otaku feelings and die! That's your apology! Self-satisfy in heart without telling!!!"
Exceeded limit! Bitch leader natural skill "20!"—surpassed ultimate! Did it, burned pure white… wait? Bad, old man's mysterious hot-blooded skill possessed me? Come to think, my character changed lately?
"Uwaaaan, I don't wanna die! No way wanna die!! Wanted to live! Still wanna live! They helped, wanna thank in person!! Properly meet and apologize! But we didn't listen, didn't do anything, learned nothing, said can't so fine, can't help! Even when they almost died, almost killed—too stupid, mocked everyone, couldn't do anything, too scared to say help… sorry… thank you… never once said! Don't wanna die! Hate dying like this!!!"
Kuh—what "!"—"21!"!! My "!" after all fake? "Jack of All Trades" mere imitation—can't reach essence. Wooden Puppet can't surpass… what… huh?
For some reason bitches crying and wailing? What happened? What?
Uwaaa—bare-faced, messy hair, kid-like suddenly full messy face, tears and snot everywhere. Yeah, Amon's hell picture. How'd this happen?
When confused, think step-by-step—situation and meaning clear.
Had extreme "!" battle with bitch leader. End. Q.T.E. success?
Huh? Something missing?
Yeah, no good. Situation unclear. Ask honestly.
"Uh, well… what happened?"
Bitches turned messy faces—eyes had demonic intensity. Bad, scary!
"""""We were idiots, learned nothing to survive. Can't die like this! Absolutely can't die!! Please, teach us! Help us! Teach us survival skills, knowledge to reach Oda-kun's group and apologize! Please, power to atone, repay kindness! Please!!"""""
"…Yes?!"
Bad—answered instinctively.
…
The bare truth of what just happened!
I… don't think you'll understand what I'm saying,
but I also… didn't understand what was done to me…
My head almost broke… puppetry, charm,
nothing that cheap,
I tasted a glimpse of something far more terrifying…
"Domination Lv1. Activated.
How did this happen!?
Under status:
"Domination" Bitch Leader, Bitch A, Bitch B, Bitch C, Bitch D
What is this? Domination Lv1 had been there—probably could've used it to tame monsters. Never tested—monsters, everyone, genocide. Ah, never tried once.
Suddenly tamed five bitches? I become bitch master? No way!
Bitch leader evolution?
An evil who tried puppet girls.
A lowlife who tried charm girls.
And me who tamed girls!?
Uwaaa~! Loner hikikomori NEET tamed five high school girls.
There smells like a crime! If someone like that existed in real life—"Officer, this guy!"
What… don't understand what saying! Give up Akira melon, game over here.
Groaning while walking forest, Bitch Leader, Bitch A, Bitch B, Bitch C, Bitch D following.
Worrying while walking forest, Bitch Leader etc. following.
Regretting while walking forest, Bitch Leader etc. following.
Why are they following me like ducklings?!
Appearing goblins skewered with otaku mage-style "Earth Lance" and advanced.
Appearing kobolds sniped with improved fireball "Fire Bullet" and advanced.
They're watching seriously. Eyes real. Probably learning fighting. Even if learn, I'm Lv5 unemployed?
Scared to look back—keep forward.
Where am I going? No clue. But advance—no stopping, no turning. Bitches' eyes scary! Like zealots staring. Scary.
Like destination exists—straight advance. More kobolds appear—ignore, sweep while advancing. Presences thicker ahead—no return. Why? Bitches behind!
Fleeing forward—or fleeing. Kobolds everywhere. Front kobold group, rear bitches. Kobolds only choice—"Perish."
Silently Bitch Leader etc. follow.
Silently Bitch Leader etc. still follow.
What do I do?
Ahead kobold nest—presences insane. But can't return—rear scarier!
They learned from watching—pull magic stones from defeated monsters, hand to me. Still clumsy, gouging, blood-soaked, eyes even farther gone… scary. Like bloody bitch army marching, endlessly following. What is this? Seriously scary. I'm the one crying!
Domination effect "EXP Share"—bitches leveled. I weaken some kobolds, let flow back—bitches silently swarm, stab swords, spears. Never seen such pitiful kobold faces. Never seen kobolds so terrified. Probably the fear etched on their face was on my face too. Scary stuff!
Somewhere horny monkey high school boys chasing behind disappeared. Kobolds chased/killed? Don't know, don't care! Their fault I'm scared like this! Their fault kobolds scared like this! Kill well kobolds—even enemies, same goal! Wait, my allies kobolds?
Anyway, no one seeing current bitches would attack. Most terrifying thing in isekai— the bitch classmates. Original world scarier than isekai monsters.
Kobolds appear endlessly, numbers and range wide. Fire bullets low power, make quantity. Endless kobolds—endless fire bullets.
Ten kobolds—thirty shots. Twenty—sixty. Make and shoot, make and shoot. Made and shot instantly. Low power but stopping power—halt kobold charges, overwhelm with numbers.
Charge-only, low defense low-level kobolds—endless sideways rain of fire bullets. Speed drops, pierced, weakened, fall.
Dying kobolds reaching become bitches' prey, perish.
Thirty, forty, more—red light rain continues pounding. Behind—bitches raining blood.
Last one—full fire bullet rain, tattered, tries bite, mouth open fangs bared, reaches my eyes… falls.
Dead kobolds piled—bitches endlessly finish off, pull magic stones.
Ahead—group surrounded by huge kobold pack, still fighting, staring here.
Wounded, blood-soaked, but no major injuries.
"HP potion. Drink—heals… mushroom flavor though?"
I call out—no one moves. Mushroom flavor no good? Not for girls? Guys too probably. I hate it too—blue juice drinkable, but this sprayed out instantly. Vitality mushroom + wound herb harmony of grossness symphony—never imagined.
"No really mushroom flavor right? Drink gross, pour on body mushroom smell?"
Behind—bitches bloody gouging stones nonstop. Days ago—wouldn't listen, hated fighting, avoided monsters. Blood made scream chaos bitches—now silent, perfectly synced, running, finishing monsters, blood-soaked, gouging stones without care.
Shocking sight—unbelievable normal. Look like different people. Eyes gone too?
Abnormal bitches run up with stones, silently offer, run back, work frantically. Too suspicious. Just days ago "charm" "puppet" chaos. Girls imagining what if used—terrified. Seeing this—terrified natural. Even I'm terrified! Seriously scary.
Days ago worst selfish bitches "reformed"—no one believe. Even seeing—unbelievable. Change too abnormal—opposite. See this—not reform. Brainwash or domination.
Man leading abnormal state bitches offers drink—who drinks? Plus mushroom! Anyone sees—Zhuge Liang trap. Drink that?! Too dangerous—drink and man. Mushroom suspicious ingredient. What? Worst guy! Definitely dangerous! Eyes dangerous too! …That's hot cake.
Yeah, credibility super negative, taste bad, smell alone no good. Should sweetened with nuts? Color too… kinda… no good, right? JK sense too? No but anyway…
"Oiii, Haruka-kunnn. Come back—"
Uooooh!! Scared! Class rep close-up, heart attack. Too close—heart pounding! Size-wise.
"Uh, for now—can I have that potion?"
"Ehhh?! You're drinking it?!"
"Yeah, said drink? Why are you surprised?"
"Not normal—strange drink from stranger, JK should sense 'how is that ok?' Like… thow are we strangers?… 'Same class right! Why don't know?!' …Ouu?"
Class rep's class rep tsukkomi. Beautiful face close-up—destructive power.
"Uh, Class Rep-sama?"
"Not my name! And why -sama?"
First—explain behind bitches? Max suspicious. But explain—I don't understand either. Want explanation. What say? "Tamed~" I'm the worst! Not clear misunderstanding—criminal confirmed.
"Haruka-kun. Uh, what happened to Shimazaki-san and others back there? Why together?"
"Uh, long story… not long long but pretty long… uh, they got tamed?"
"What are you doooing!! Andthat was short!!"
Class rep scream—bad title. Almost ordered. Close to courier summon. One click—would've pressed. Underage ok?
"Why tame?! That's monster skill right? Why tame same-class girls?!"
I also wanna know why I tamed. If possible—return method too. "Back to forest" then go back? Class rep breaking. Should fulfill explanation duty? First—confirm.
"Shimazaki—who? Dawn-romanticist?" I didn't know their names.
"Why tame but don't know name?!"
"Together helped come right? Somehow tamed right? Why no name? Same class right?!"
Trilogy.
"No, status says Bitch Leader, Bitch A, Bitch B, Bitch C, Bitch D only!"
"What it should have names for same-class girls!! That's monster treatment!! What are you thinking?!" She poured.
Still continuing. Scream legend subscription consider!
Uwa—class rep behind girls eyes cold. Probably ice magic user level cold. "Temperature" warm? … Would it work on eyeballs!?
"Shimazaki-san and others—thank you for helping. Really saved us."
Class rep bows to bitch leader.
"W-We just followed…"
"Still, thank you. Saved us."
"…Yeah."
"Ah—Shimazaki bitch leader! Fujimura-like another one's name?—confusing~?" I said, puzzled.
""Shimazaki family name! Not given!! And bitch leader what!!""
Why am I yelled at? Status name bitch leader—definite.
"Normal—tame monster, give name. Tamer calls—status name. So… tame without name—what names?!"
Yelled at. But bitch leader? Why? Seems my fault?
…
Uwaaa—fifteen girls staring. Behind—five bitches staring.
Vision phobia understand. Spirit shaved.
Waiting for me say something? Must say? Uh… closing words?
"Well, good work~. Well then~"
Said it. Tired I'm going home.
"""""Why leaving!!"""""
Big chorus yell. Eh? Why? Can't I go home? Hikikomori though?
"Uh, for now—potion thanks, everyone seems fine. And as said—thanks for helping."
Class rep thanks. You really drank that? Brave. Hero title holder definite!
"How you knew we were here? We ran around—didn't know where you were."
"Ah~ just passing by." I said.
"Why pass though here?"
"Passing—or fled here?"
"Haruka-kun flee—what from!"
"Well, fled from bitches following!" I huffed.
"You tamed them right?! Why tamer fleeing?!"
"Uh, they were scary?"
"…"
Class rep scream series complete—silent stare. This—jito eyes! Class rep-sama jito eyes! Real jito eyes up close—supreme bliss. Nothing better in isekai.
"Uh, Haruka-kun. Talking to you nothing progresses, so align info with Shimazaki-san and others. Stay put. No leaving!"
Girls' meeting started. I stay.
Some girls hug bitches. I stay.
Class rep says something—everyone laughs. I stay.
Bullying! Bullied! Otaku fled—so now target me~.
Loner usual. Staying boring. Classic—ofuda time.
Write ofuda on ground—not fun. Press hard—hard ground no mark. "Mana Wrap" finger reinforce—write. Ah! Faint ofuda mark… possible!
Finger concentrate mana, flow—write ofuda. Finger sinks. Bigger ofuda, concentrate more. Earth magic activating? Ofuda dug ground. Mana lines spiral from finger—ofuda. Ground sinks like pit. Can dig basement! Expand home! Concentrate more, sharpen—spiral mana image, keep writing ofuda. Mana lines stronger—finally vortex…
"Haruka-kuuuun! Why buried! Said stay put—why buried!?"
Class rep overhead jito eyes. Thanks?
"Well, bored?"
"Bored don't bury yourself!! Suddenly mana spiral glow—what happened!?"
"Bored—wrote ofuda, got into it?"
"That reason! …Sorry."
Somehow 5m hole—surprised. Yeah, hard climbing out of.
"Uh, heard from Shimazaki-san and others mostly. Oda-kun group, Shimazaki-san group, us—you helped right? Really thank you. Normally we should've helped lonely Haruka-kun… sorry. And thank you."
"Uh, Oda who?"
"Why don't know Oda-kun!! Talked sometimes, helped right! Ran into while fleeing right! Why nyou don't know name?!"
Class rep scream series—again. Coming soon—when can I pre-order? Any bonus material comes out with it?
"Ah—otaku right? Met met. Called 'Oda Oda'—wondered who. Fine."
"Oda is his real name!! Not otaku!! And Shimazaki name forget already!!"
Class rep tired. Otaku = Oda? Still zee—tired accumulated. Understandable.
"Fine Class Rep. Suddenly isekai, still you tried leading class over week—enough. Tired. Hard work."
"Because of Haruka-kun I'm tired! Talking to Haruka-kun hardest in isekai!"
My fault apparently. That's unreasonable.
…
"So—decided what to do? If base here—remodel?"
Aim! Old Empire Hotel! Cave rock mountain shape—feasible.
"Eh, bad. No conclusion yet—level up, aim town."
"Ah~ right, bitches too—otaku hunting in town?"
"Thank and apologize—explained many times! Why always hunt?! And Oda-kun group! And not bitch!!"
Above—bitch complaint yell.
"Haruka-kun not going town?"
"Town seems hard life? Might visit but live—no."
"Normal forest monster surround survival harder… but seeing this life…"
"Otaku said they'll become adventurers—sounds hard too."
"Oda-kun said anyone can become adventurer?"
"Ah~ can't get strong—probably impossible?"
""""…?""""
Explained.
"Definitely weird! Someone with no proper skills and Lv5 beating kobold pack and leader impossible."
"Kobold leader who? Bitch leader friend?" I asked.
"Who friends with kobold leader! Why monster boss friendly?! And not bitch leader!! And why is status still bitch leader!!"
Noisy. Noisy. Annoying. Why always loud?
"Ah~ right—didn't give Haruka-kun. Here—kobold leader monster bracelet."
Bracelet? Similar to mine? T-this p-pair bracelet! But I have one—another to me not pair? I'm such a loner…
"Eh? Kobold leader monster bracelet. Mana charge—SpE bonus bracelet."
"Huh? Mine PoW +1%?" So they aren't the same!
I show bracelet.
"Killed goblin leader… goblin leader PoW, kobold leader SpE up."
"Goblin leader? Also bitch leader friend?"
"Why everything friend?! And again—not bitch leader!! How many times!!"
…
Yeah, this noisy—monsters won't come. And scary—so kobolds won't meet slaughterer.
"That strong Lv5? Why? Cheat or not usually can't beat? Why Lv5 win?"
"Attack till death—usually win?"
"Yeah—everyone does. Normal people don't call it solution."
Why everyone stare? This high popularity rumor? No—this jito eyes different? What's wrong? Monster kill method besides beat till death—what other way?
…
Vice rep ab interrupted the talk saying how she can attack.
"Then~ I'll show you~ watch~"
Vice Rep B raised right hand. Lightning ball formed at fingertip. Shook!
"Wait! Stay! Don't move!"
"Eh?! What?! Why?!"
Wrapped vice rep B's lightning ball with packaging magic. Yes—usable?
Slowly slowly moved lightning ball to river—aimed fish. Hit. Fish floated!
"Caught—fish and lightning magic get!"
Status check—lightning magic Lv1 acquired one try.
"Ehh?! What?! Why~? What happened to my magic?"
Vice rep B shaken—shaking hard. Don't ask what! You'll get it back.
"Uh? Haruka-kun? What just happened? And where are you looking?"
Side class rep eyes scary—especially last words murderous.
"Just lightning magic study? Really?"
"Slurring and question form? And what was that?"
"Ah—that packaging magic wrap. Wrap something move—get attribute magic?"
"Get… that's cheat enough! Usable already amazing?"
"No—probably Jack of All Trades effect. Get but no level up?"
"That many pop magic—amazing enough. And anti-magic right?"
"Anti-magic?"
"Yeah—interfere opponent magic? Throw back—anti-magic. Deflect alone amazing."
Makes sense—goblins/kobolds no magic attack, never thought. Wrap opponent magic—interfere.
"Anti-magic use hard? Wrap takes time."
But—body wrap became "Mana Wrap." Now instant. Someday anti-magic learn?
But more important—fish get!
…
Home alone lightning magic practice, ofuda basement construction, level up check not done—hikikomori reasons full. Full hikikomori intent.
Hikikomori yet out, NEET yet level help, loner yet twenty high school girls escort + mushroom guide.
Zoro zoro advance, gobu gobu beat.
Cut flying goblin club arms/legs while walking. Behind—JKs finish off in turn… first girl outing ever, forest. What bloody picnic!
Goblin goblin mushroom mushroom goblin goblin mushroom mushroom behind finish finish gather gather finish finish gather gather. Wait—dream girl picnic something different!
"Hey hey Haruka-kun, why wooden stick cut goblins?"
"Ah—this? Otaku taught. Said staff arts only—'thrust spear sweep naginata hold sword staff never misses' or something? Like?"
"Like… probably not literal cut? Maybe."
…
"Helped time staff magic barrage but not your magic job?"
"No you're unemployed?"
"…Right."
…
"Haruka-kun said no proper skills—but instant move 'teleport' or 'shrink earth' right?"
"Instant move visible 'Movement' and 'Walking' I think?"
"Eh? Walking better skill and movement assist magic?"
"Probably? Combo like?"
"Like… but works? …Huh? Cheat what?"
…
With this many in forest—no sensitive rabbits appear.
Girls—vice reps and bitches split support. Class rep follows alone.
Endlessly weaken goblins while walking.
Many—snipe thin while hunting.
"Hm~ deeper Lv15 appear—what do?"
"Lv15?! Can beat?"
"Yeah—sneak back full speed full power one hit?"
"Right~ everyone fought monsters but Haruka-kun hunted~ one-sided."
"Lv15 and I had no cheats. It was a hard duel!I'm weak."
"Cheat high level still hard? Still impossible—turn back?"
"Roger—detour back still hunted."
"Goblins—gonna extinct at this rate~"
"Next day properly appear. Goblins."
"Know that means… you alone wiped them…"
…
Hunted till dark—returned. Eleven years home club not for nothing!
"""""Good work"""""
"G-Good work?"
Everyone tired—prepare bath.
Fill jug bath, raise temperature. Temperature magic always perfect.
"Bath—kyaaaaaaa!"
"Don't strip—perverts!!" They didn'tisten, undressing to use my bath.
No good—this muscle sports type. Forest life turned barbarian. Girls power became muscle power.
Escaped bath, went to expanding storage—expand cave.
Eight-person room—12-mat enough? Groups split—need five or six?
Make room, corridor connect, make room… done. Mana limit. Mana depletion fatigue hunger sleepiness.
Staggering back to living room—
"Haruka-kun wait! Everyone properly dressed—"
Apparently classmate nudist exists. Done. Girls power hopeless. Class rep became everyone's mom.
"Fine—dinner ready~"
Full mom.
Dinner fish again. Girls mushroom party… ok that title name scary!
"Haruka-kun—what you doing back there?"
"Ah~ added rooms? Expansion?"
"Right—Haruka-kun no room bad. Sorry—occupied."
"""Sorry"""
"No—girls rooms? Individual impossible but group split eight rooms. Always together suffocating right?"
Girls rushed to see back rooms. Mom scolds from behind.
"Haruka-kun sleep outside again? Room exists—together fine?"
"No no—from earlier nudists appear? Mostly boys attacked right? Finally calm—man together bad?"
"…Right. But Haruka-kun only… sorry. Hmm, but Haruka-kun seems fine?"
"No—I'm impossible."
Indeed—not seen as man—actions seen. But presence alone stress. Normal—trauma not zero. Attempted assault—even man scary.
"Then~ excuse me~ thanks for meal."
Set big tent outside—of course.
Now—level up or depressed seriously. Appraisal.
[Status updated—Lv 07, HP 93, MP 92, huge gains, new skills Parallel Thinking Lv1, titles Hikikomori Lv4/NEET Lv3/Loner Lv4/Archmage Lv4, equipment Bracelet PoW +1% SpE +1% (New), etc.]
Ooooh—first double level up. Stats almost triple digits. Today goblin fights no resistance—level up after all.
Ten days fighting in forest. That many kills—finally Lv7. Class rep prioritized weak—still Lv16–21. Overtaken instantly.
Few more real battles—I'll become burden. By then girls town-ready strength. This lively life—two, three days left.
"Haruka-kun, okay?"
Yeah—lively. Good made tent big…!?
Somehow narrow. Made big enough for four—still narrow.
Many guests? Six guided.
"Uh—what?"
Guests—class rep, Vice A, Vice B, bitch leader. And… morning waker fish girl. And… uh… nudist girl! Worst for high school boy tent!
"Yeah—talk… or rather apologize again…"
"First—Chika hear. Uh… sorry test-like… sorry."
Nudist girl continues. Chika who? I already forgot her name.
"Uh—that—my fault can't enter room, morning sorry but… thrown out?"
"Ah~ Chika fish girl! Chika-chika so thought flickering?"
""""Fish girl who?! Chika-chan mom dad fish?! Why weird names again?! And flickering not broken TV!!""""
Why class girls tsukkomi power so high?
"No—fish caught report girl right? And mom dad gyogyo or not—don't know?"
""""No such role! And mom dad not gyogyo! Probably? And thrown out—what to girl!!""""
But fish! Fish—grilled fish!
…
Chaos peak—class rep explained. Explainer, mom, class rep—super active.
Basically—boys assaulted, chased—fish girls… wait? What? Gyogyo girls caused trauma.
Girls protected fish girl from me. Fish girls thought I thrown out—sorry—morning wake hard.
"Right~ gyogyo girls hard—don't worry, got fish?"
""""Why fish girl no then gyogyo girl?! Really no name memory right?!""""
Name wrong apparently. Wait—mom dad fish, daughter should be gyogyo or something?
"Uh—and why nudist girl sorry?"
""""Nudist girl—why girls weird names!!""""
"But she stripped?"
"""Fukunuki-san—what did?! Stripped?!"""
"No! Look! That—really okay? Bath stripped showed… no peek… nothing… no peek at all…"
""""Aaaah—""""
"But fish grilled… overheard? Sudden strip nudist or bitch scary?"
"Bitch unrelated! Story unrelated bitch!! No—said not bitch!!"
"bi… nnn! Shimazaki-san~ came protect Haruka-kun~? Bully bad~!"
Vice B scolded—shaking angry. …Nothing, don't glare?
"Now bi… no, nothing. Uh? Protect?"
Why glared? Nothing did?
"That—tamed but… no weird stuff, no weird orders… no orders? Always… nothing… left alone…? Name not remembered…? So fine… huh? This fine…?"
No—follow through? Ends question… everyone jito eyes? …Thanks.
…
Bored—girls meeting continues. Girls talk long—twenty people, lunch decision take week. Starvation.
"Getting dark—leave to young people, excuse…"
"Same class—Haruka-kun young too!"
"Yeah."
Still can't go. Bored—snipe approaching kobolds/goblins. Earlier glimpse—level up. Detection range 20–30m extend but no attack. Might anger—secret wind magic. Air bullet disperses mid—fail. Air cutter no fly—5m becomes wind. Lv up extend distance but short.
Can't far earth magic? Hand ground, extend mana—goblin below… Earth Needle! Yes. Skewered. But can't move in combat. Need concentration detect + magic. Distance bad mana efficiency. But bored?
"Class Rep—really dark. Can go home?"
Raise hand ask.
"Everyone no home—discussing… come to think—Haruka-kun where going home?"
Ah—class rep base ruined. Some tents ok but probably horny monkeys nearby. But consult—what do?
"Uh—home?"
"Why isekai home? Isekai native?!"
"Uh—bored made?"
Girls meeting—again.
…
"By way—how many fit?"
"Dunno? Solo living, only otaku entered?"
Housing survey? Answer—class rep sell condo? Isekai not underestimate.
"Uh—tent sushi pack one person half-mat? Three 2-mat—1-mat each spacious?"
"Hm~ how much?"
Always alone—never packed cave. Now furniture-less part? Roughly 40-mat+?
"Worst—kneel pack sleep—1-mat 5–6 people?"
1-mat 6—easy calc.
"1-mat 6 then 240? 5 then 200? Furniture less—maybe 300? Kitchen bath toilet… storage half-done…"
"200… 240… how big solo mansion! Why solo 40-mat?! Kitchen bath toilet separate—what doing isekai?!"
"What—living? Little by little expanded?"
"Why isekai luxurious elegant life? Survival state? Why little by little mansion?!"
Class rep group angry isekai housing. Yeah—isekai people inconsiderate troublesome.
"Haruka-kun—please."
""""Please""""
Uooo—what? Class rep group all bow. No way—publish isekai housing mag? Mansion management easy life high school boy construction demand constructive build plan…
"Small Oda-kun matter—we shouldn't ask but… tonight—let everyone stay?"
Haaah?! Solo high school boy room—high school girls stay! Recent young girls shameless—depraved morals immoral debauchery sleepover…
"Of course—night watch, food gathering, cooking, cleaning, fire watch—all do. No Oda-kun group repeat! …We say—probably unbelievable but… tonight only—please."
Just that—no home, no sleep place tonight. That's all.
But couldn't say.
Otaku matter. Otaku built base, defense fence, tents, fire, food gathering, cooking, cleaning, guard, night watch, defense—all did. They lived there. Just protected. Survived thanks to them—then chased otaku out.
Actually otaku fled. But same as chased.
Now can't say provide house. No qualification. No trust. Can't say. So now…
**Day 11 End**