ALL NOVEL The Strongest Solo Gamer with Terrible Social Skills Reincarnates as a Hated NPC in a VRMMO Chapter 47
47 The Morning of Departure
Time passed quickly, and before I knew it, the day of the class leader election had arrived. After meeting Kyouryuu-kawa, there were no significant events, and I wasted a few days, eventually welcoming the Friday night before the election.
Wasting time…that’s exactly what I did.
Since the class leader election on Sundays would compete for the highest reached floor, it was inevitable to suppress our ABYSS exploration on weekdays. We had 2 hours of exploration time during class, and if we applied to Shadow Mountain, we could extend it to 3 hours. As a beginner explorer, it’s challenging to update the floor in 3 hours, but with my original knowledge, updating the lower floors is a breeze.
My future plan was to start with a dash, reach the 10th floor, defeat the floor boss, and get a lot of experience points…but that’s not possible in my current situation.
I had no choice but to walk around the 2nd floor, fighting Slimes and Goblins to earn MP.
In the end, I had nothing to do until the weekend.
“Even so, I think I can earn a decent amount of MP…”
Lying on my bed, I operated my portal terminal.
My current MP is 25,000.
I can’t afford to buy new equipment, but I can gather some items. Especially, I want combat support items. They’re essential for low-level restrictions. I’ll check out the magic tool shop later.
“I wonder how the other faces have changed over the past two days…”
I operated the portal terminal to display the class information of 1-D. This screen only shows the “level,” “job,” and “reached floor” of other students. I can’t see their detailed status unless I form a party with them, but that’s enough for now. I focused on the three candidates for class leader while browsing through the student information.
The displayed information is as follows:
01. [Nobiz] Aiba Sosuke LV.5 [2F]
05. [Nobiz] Yoshikawa Himeko LV.4 [2F]
09. [Nobiz] Mushakoji Mikako LV.4 [2F]
Aiba is one step ahead. The others are not bad. Reaching LV.5 means they’ve already experienced a decrease in gained experience points. If they don’t update their floors, the other two will catch up soon.
The two-day free exploration will be a 48-hour marathon. I’ll be sleeping inside ABYSS. I’m used to it, but I’m worried about the others. Will they be okay?
If I update my floor, I can go back to the transfer zone and check out the other parties’ conditions.
From Aiba’s level, I think they’ll at least reach the 5th floor. As for me, I’ll stop at the 3rd floor, citing solo exploration as the reason.
I need to buy combat support items, as well as a sleeping bag and food.
――It’s been a while since I’ve had a thorough exploration.
I’m looking forward to tomorrow.
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April 15th, Saturday.
6:00 a.m. wake-up.
…It’s been a while since I’ve seen a morning without the sunrise.
I told my sister, Anesama, that I would be going on an ABYSS exploration, so I had to cancel our morning practice. Since our schedules clash, it’s possible that we can cancel our hellish training on weekends. That would be great.
I changed into my school uniform and grabbed my backpack, which I had prepared earlier. I headed out of my room.
At 6:00 a.m. on a Saturday, almost everyone is still asleep, except for my sister, who wakes up early. Or does she? Anyway, I don’t know what would happen if I woke up my sister, Lilia. I walked cautiously towards the kitchen.
“――! Shōma-sama…”
The stern-looking person glaring at me is Maid Leader Marie. …She still dislikes me, huh? I wanted to slip out without seeing anyone, but it seems I can’t…
“You’re up early, aren’t you? What are you doing in the kitchen? Are you making breakfast?”
“No, it’s not that… If you’d like, I can make it for you?”
“No need, no need. I have to go to ABYSS early today. I don’t have time to eat.”
I don’t feel like eating anything heavy before exploring ABYSS. The last thing I want is to get a stomachache inside.
“――ABYSS”
“What’s wrong?”
“Uh, nothing…”
Marie’s serious face makes me think she’s deep in thought.
Does she look a bit unusual?
“…Can I go to the fridge to get food for two days?”
“Yes, go ahead!”
As I passed by Marine, who had retreated to the side, I went to the refrigerator to grab some drinks. After that, I just needed to add the canned goods and preserved food I had prepared in advance. The cost was a bit high, but I had no choice but to use my “円” to make up for it until I could earn enough MP.
“Well, I’m off, but – is Ria still sleeping?”
“Yeah, I guess so…”
“Okay. Since she doesn’t come home on weekends, I’ll just assume that’s the case. …You guys don’t need to worry about it, but – can I leave my sister in your care?”
If I’m not careful, my sister might also not come home on weekends, and Ria would be left to take care of her alone.
I think she’s still in elementary school, right? Even with the maids around, I’d still be a bit worried.
Thinking that, I left the scene.
There was no response from Marine. Maybe she didn’t need to say anything.
It’s really reassuring, isn’t it…