Satou's here. In games, there is a technique to reveal an unexpected enemy to throw off the rhythm of players who have grown accustomed to the same enemies appearing. The super popular Zombie Hazard game uses it effectively.
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"Then I'll be going ahead."
"Un, say hello to Hayato for me okay."
I bring only Lady Karina with me into the labyrinth outside of the [Sub-space].
Arisa and the others are going to join us once they've fixed up their equipment.
They're probably going to rest a bit since there's a light bath set and some light meals on the table.
"Oops, enemies."
During our absence, a large amount of doppelgangers have occupied the relay base.
Thoroughly enough, they're acting as [fallen friends with serious injury] in order to lure the hero to approach them defenselessly.
"E-enemies desuno? Raka-san--"
『--Karina-dono, pay attention to the surroundings in alert. Unfortunately, my enemy search function cannot find any sign of the enemy. However, if Satou-dono has said so, then there must be enemies nearby.』
Raka advised Lady Karina who was shaken.
It'll be troublesome if we meet the hero in battle so I exterminate them all at once with Remote Arrows.
I rain down the Remote Arrows on the doppelgangers pretending to be corpses in front of us, turning them into milk-white liquid.
"--Kya"
The surprised lady Karina hugs my arm.
Seeing people and their clothes melting probably feels bad even though she's seen it before.
"It's all right Karina-sama. The enemies have all been disposed of just now."
Lady Karina looks relieved, but now her eyes are spinning after noticing the fact that she's hugging me.
The impregnable fortress pair, Arisa and Mia aren't here, so I decide to enjoy the situation for a while.