Theia was stroking her head as she explored the underground labyrinth. Theia actually had a large bump on her head. It was a dishonorable injury, but it was something she had caused herself in the past, so she had no choice but to accept it. Of course, Theia volunteered to continue the exploration herself.
“Really... Theia-chan you don't think of how others feel”
“The past me was a fool. Forgive me”
“Geez... just this time, okay?”
“Y-Yes. Sorry”
Yurika was still angry, but Theia had played this game about a year ago. Comparing them, the past Theia and the present Theia were like two different people. That's why Yurika was barely able to forgive her. She knew that even if she continued to blame the present Theia, nothing good would come from it.
“That aside. How does it look?”
Waiting for an opening, Koutarou gave Theia a helping hand. Theia answered Koutarou, feeling a sense of relief.
“It doesn't look good. There's too many places to search. I have to search, fall back and repeat”
“I see... that's not good...”
Unable to rely on Sanae's help anymore, they had no choice but to search the entire floor. It would take time to solve this problem.
“Satomi-kun”
“Yes, senpai?”
“I was thinking about something”
That was when Harumi joined in on the conversation. Harumi wasn't very good at games, so she had stayed quiet for a while, but sensing that they had reached a dead end, she decided to speak up. Because in this situation, they should be able to listen to what she has to say as well.
“The map of this area is complete, right?”
“Yes... right, Theia?”
“Indeed, it's completed... but what about it?”
Koutarou and Theia listened to her right away. Like Harumi had expected, they were desperate.
“Uhm, if you threw Nijino-san and the others into the minefield until―”
“Uuuhhh~”
“―the map was completed, then she should have been alive until then, right?”
“That's right. I revived and used her several times”
“Uuuhhh~”
“Then wouldn't she be in the area of the map you finished last? You stopped reviving her because the map was complete, right?”
“Uuuhhh~”
“I get it! Theia!”
“Yes, I'm headed there right now”
Theia had been centering her search around the path leading from the seventh floor to the ninth floor. But she had actually found the entrance to the ninth floor when the map was only halfway complete. She had completed the last part of the map visiting previously unexplored areas.
Theia listened to Harumi's idea and headed towards that place. Theia felt like Harumi was correct as well.
“How clever! As expected from Harumi, the perfect woman!”
“I'm not that great...”
Harumi started blushing as Sanae praised her. She was embarrassed from the exaggerated praise, but she was happy that she could be of use to Koutarou and the others.
“Koutarou, the search spell reacted to something! Looks like Harumi was spot on! 「Yurika B」 is just up ahead!”
“Alright!”
“... Finally, the last one... though she's been blown up...”
Koutarou rejoiced at Theia's report while Yurika started tearing up.
It was just a game, but she was deeply attached to the characters with her name. Before she recovered the last one, Yurika recalled the hardships she had gone through to get to this point. It was only natural for tears to form.
They were just a few steps away from their destination when the screen suddenly shifted. They had encountered a monster that dwelled on the eighth floor.
“Hurry up and kill it”
“I know. It's probably just a weakling any― wait, what?”
However, a monster that Theia had never seen before appeared. It looked similar to a zombie, but it was bigger and stronger. And the song playing was different from normal. It was the same song as the one that had played during her battle with the final boss.
“Koutarou! C-Could this be–?!”
“Woah?! There it is! The rare monster!! To think it'd appear now!!”
It was the rare monster that Theia had sought after. The creator had designed this monster after a person that he hated during his time in school, and defeating it gave the player a medal as a commemorative gift. Having this medal or not was one of the biggest deals amongst the kids at the time.
And the appearance of this monster pointed to a single fact.
“Sorry Yurika! It seems like our luck is the worst!”
“W-What are you talking about all of a sudden...?”
“Yurika, calm down and listen carefully. You can't escape from this monster”
“Then hurry up and beat it, Satomi-san”
“But this monster is strong. Very much so. In fact, it's stronger than the last boss”
“... Which means?”
“「Yurika C」 will die here”
“Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!”
Like that, the adventure reached its end, and another one of Yurika's corpses was added to the underground labyrinth.
Theia was stroking her head as she explored the underground labyrinth. Theia actually had a large bump on her head. It was a dishonorable injury, but it was something she had caused herself in the past, so she had no choice but to accept it. Of course, Theia volunteered to continue the exploration herself.“Really... Theia-chan you don't think of how others feel”“The past me was a fool. Forgive me”“Geez... just this time, okay?”“Y-Yes. Sorry”Yurika was still angry, but Theia had played this game about a year ago. Comparing them, the past Theia and the present Theia were like two different people. That's why Yurika was barely able to forgive her. She knew that even if she continued to blame the present Theia, nothing good would come from it.“That aside. How does it look?”Waiting for an opening, Koutarou gave Theia a helping hand. Theia answered Koutarou, feeling a sense of relief.“It doesn't look good. There's too many places to search. I have to search, fall back and repeat”“I see... that's not good...”Unable to rely on Sanae's help anymore, they had no choice but to search the entire floor. It would take time to solve this problem.“Satomi-kun”“Yes, senpai?”“I was thinking about something”That was when Harumi joined in on the conversation. Harumi wasn't very good at games, so she had stayed quiet for a while, but sensing that they had reached a dead end, she decided to speak up. Because in this situation, they should be able to listen to what she has to say as well.“The map of this area is complete, right?”“Yes... right, Theia?”“Indeed, it's completed... but what about it?”Koutarou and Theia listened to her right away. Like Harumi had expected, they were desperate.“Uhm, if you threw Nijino-san and the others into the minefield until―”“Uuuhhh~”“―the map was completed, then she should have been alive until then, right?”“That's right. I revived and used her several times”“Uuuhhh~”“Then wouldn't she be in the area of the map you finished last? You stopped reviving her because the map was complete, right?”“Uuuhhh~”“I get it! Theia!”“Yes, I'm headed there right now”Theia had been centering her search around the path leading from the seventh floor to the ninth floor. But she had actually found the entrance to the ninth floor when the map was only halfway complete. She had completed the last part of the map visiting previously unexplored areas.Theia listened to Harumi's idea and headed towards that place. Theia felt like Harumi was correct as well.“How clever! As expected from Harumi, the perfect woman!”“I'm not that great...”Harumi started blushing as Sanae praised her. She was embarrassed from the exaggerated praise, but she was happy that she could be of use to Koutarou and the others.“Koutarou, the search spell reacted to something! Looks like Harumi was spot on! 「Yurika B」 is just up ahead!”
“Alright!”
“... Finally, the last one... though she's been blown up...”
Koutarou rejoiced at Theia's report while Yurika started tearing up.
It was just a game, but she was deeply attached to the characters with her name. Before she recovered the last one, Yurika recalled the hardships she had gone through to get to this point. It was only natural for tears to form.
They were just a few steps away from their destination when the screen suddenly shifted. They had encountered a monster that dwelled on the eighth floor.
“Hurry up and kill it”
“I know. It's probably just a weakling any― wait, what?”
However, a monster that Theia had never seen before appeared. It looked similar to a zombie, but it was bigger and stronger. And the song playing was different from normal. It was the same song as the one that had played during her battle with the final boss.
“Koutarou! C-Could this be–?!”
“Woah?! There it is! The rare monster!! To think it'd appear now!!”
It was the rare monster that Theia had sought after. The creator had designed this monster after a person that he hated during his time in school, and defeating it gave the player a medal as a commemorative gift. Having this medal or not was one of the biggest deals amongst the kids at the time.
And the appearance of this monster pointed to a single fact.
“Sorry Yurika! It seems like our luck is the worst!”
“W-What are you talking about all of a sudden...?”
“Yurika, calm down and listen carefully. You can't escape from this monster”
“Then hurry up and beat it, Satomi-san”
“But this monster is strong. Very much so. In fact, it's stronger than the last boss”
“... Which means?”
“「Yurika C」 will die here”
“Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!”
Like that, the adventure reached its end, and another one of Yurika's corpses was added to the underground labyrinth.
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