ALL NOVEL The Strongest Solo Gamer with Terrible Social Skills Reincarnates as a Hated NPC in a VRMMO Chapter 75
75: The School Scene After Free Exploration
――SIDE: Kōu Akane――
7:00 a.m.
I woke up to the alarm and tapped the screen of my magic crystal terminal (portal) with my fingertips. After a moment of silence, I stretched widely. Although I was reluctant, I crawled out of my bed and went outside, dragging my sleepy head.
As I walked through the transfer area in the morning, I realized I had failed to wake up early. I thought 7:00 a.m. was early enough, but the other students were even earlier. I hurried to the shower facility, trying not to draw attention to myself while fixing my messy hair.
There was someone already at the facility.
“Hm……Kōu?”
“Ah, you’re up early too.”
Although the facility was divided into male and female sections, the entrance was shared, so I occasionally ran into boys. His long, silver hair was slightly damp, and his skin looked refreshed. He seemed to have already taken a shower. I couldn’t help but think that, like this, he looked just like a girl. His skin was also smooth and enviable.
“Is Sōji in there too?”
“……I don’t know.”
“Ah, okay. You guys were in separate tents, right? Since you’re all boys, it would’ve been better to stay together. You could’ve saved time.”
“Getting enough rest is necessary for efficient exploration. Private time is essential.”
“You’re still so high-strung, huh? Well, whatever. Do you know what’s going on with today’s lesson exploration? Honestly, I’m still tired from the weekend and would like to pass…”
“It’s up to Sōji to decide, but I agree with the proposal.”
“Right? So that makes two of us in favor. I’ll prepare too, and we can meet at the usual place?”
“In front of the transfer stone… don’t be late.”
“Got it!”
I laughed and entered the facility.
I wanted to wash off this sweat quickly.
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“Hey! Over here!”
In front of the Transfer Stone, everyone had already gathered. General Manager was waving at me with a cheerful expression, while Song Sound beside him was being cautious, aware of his surroundings. That guy Hou was standing with his arms crossed, looking quite annoyed.
Everyone was acting as usual.
After meeting up with General Manager and the others, we headed towards the Learning Zone, passing through the Transfer Area. We had enough time to spare before the morning HR, so we didn’t rush and chatted about yesterday’s events while walking.
“The whole class will be shocked, I’m sure.”
“About Shouma’s situation? In the end, we didn’t get to hear the detailed story. How did he manage to reach the 11th floor?”
“Was there a shortcut or something?”
“Inside the ABYSS?”
“It’s possible with Ishio’s knowledge, but in reality, the probability is low.”
“That’s not the issue; it’s the Floor Master. The Floor Master of the 10th floor. If Shouma fought him, that means he soloed it.”
“Impossible…”
I just couldn’t believe it. Shouma, who was struggling against a small dog, soloing a Floor Master? There must be some kind of loophole. It was decided.
“Ishio-kun, you’ve become the strongest in Class D.”
“That’s right, LV.10…? He was LV.1 and barely moving, but the Floor Master gives out that much experience?”
“The case of Shouma is special. The amount of experience gained depends on the level difference.”
“If Shouma defeated the Floor Master at LV.1, he would have gained an enormous amount of experience.”
“Ah, and Shouma was solo. He got to monopolize the experience points that would have been distributed among the party members. It’s not strange that he leveled up from 1 to 10 at once.”
“Hmm… It’s like we’re fools for taking leveling seriously. If it’s that easy to level up, we should have started exploring at a lower level.”
“It’s not that simple.”
“In reality, even I, at LV.9, struggle with enemies on the 5th floor. I can’t imagine what it’s like on the 10th floor. Exploring at LV.1 would be suicidal.”
“But Ishio-kun did it. He accomplished it. What does that mean…?”
“…What does that mean?”
“That’s…”
No one could answer Song Sound’s question.
“That’s it! SNS!”
General Manager exclaimed, taking out his Portal terminal and starting to operate it.
“What’s going on?”
“Yesterday’s incident might already be a hot topic. I’ll just take a look.”
“Ah…”
I was reminded too.
This time, I really need to talk to Saki――