My body was in tatters, but fortunately, one of the kobolds I defeated dropped a (Weak) Recovery Potion. After drinking the potion, the intense pain that had been wracking my entire body vanished as if it had never been there. Strangely enough, even my tattered clothes were restored.
It’s all so bizarre—being able to use game-like skills, or having a recovery potion fix my clothes too. I can’t make sense of it.
For now, I’ve decided to call it a day and head home.
As it got later, more parties seemed to be gathering in the shallower floors, so I didn’t run into any monsters on the way back. Of course, as someone who’s thoroughly played the game First Final, I wouldn’t get lost on the way home.
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I made it back to my house. I opened the front door, took off my shoes, and shortly after, I sensed someone running over from the house next door.
Without delay, Hanari appeared.
“Naokun! I was so worried about you!” she cried, hugging me tightly.
Hanari clung to me so hard that her chest pressed firmly against mine. Could it be that she’s grown again? I can’t tell just by looking through her clothes, but Hanari ’s chest seems to be steadily growing. And it was already big to begin with…
Hanari kept crying, more than I expected.
“I was so scared when those guys from Yokota’s group took you away! I thought you might die if they dragged you into a dungeon!”
Well, it’s true that I could’ve died if things had gone slightly wrong.
But I’m alive, and there’s no need to make Hanari worry more than necessary.
“It’s okay. Hanari , you always worry too much,” I said, gently patting her head.
“Ugh…”
“Come on, stop crying.”
Hanari ’s soft body. Her amazing scent. If she keeps holding me this tightly, I’m going to start getting worked up.
This is bad… If this keeps up, I might not be able to hold back and end up pushing her down.
I’m a healthy high schooler, after all. It’s tough to keep myself in check, Hanari . Please, could you let go of me with that irresistible body of yours?
“Ah… Anyway, I’m hungry,” I said, and finally, Hanari let go.
“I bet you didn’t prepare dinner, did you?”
“Ah… now that you mention it, I forgot.”
“You can come over to my place and eat tonight.”
“Oh? Is your mom on night shift again?”
“Yeah.”
Hanari ’s mother, Sakiko, is a nurse and often works night shifts.
Hanari ’s family consists of three sisters, with Hanari being the eldest. Their father is on a long-term business trip overseas.
Incidentally, my parents also started a business abroad and have been away from home for a long time.
Hanari ’s mother, Sakiko, always tells me to stay over since it’s scary for three underage girls to be alone at home. Of course, we sleep in separate rooms.
I grabbed my handheld game console, locked up my house, and headed over to Hanari ’s place next door.
As I took off my shoes at the entrance, two girls came running over and hugged me.
Hanari ’s younger sisters, Shinori and Suzuri.
Shinori is in the fifth grade, and Suzuri is in the second grade. Suzuri is already quite the beauty. She’s definitely going to grow up into a stunning girl.
“Have you two been good?”
“Of course!” “Suzuri’s been good!”
“Alright, alright, it’s already bedtime for you two.”
I noticed it was past 10 PM. It’s definitely bedtime for elementary school kids.
“I wanna play with Naokun!” “Suzuri wants to play with Onii-chan too!”
“No, you’ll be too tired to wake up tomorrow.”
“Ah, you’re just saying that so you can do naughty things with Onee-chan after we go to bed!” “Do naughty things! Naughty!”
“W-we’re not doing anything like that! We’re just going to eat, take a bath, and go to bed.”
“Is Onee-chan going to sleep with Onii-chan? Suzuri wants to sleep with you too!”
“We’re not sleeping together! We’re not!” Hanari shouted, her face bright red.
“I’m heating up dinner, so wait a bit. I’ll go put these two to bed in the meantime.”
“Okay.”
After saying that, I turned on my handheld game console. Since we’re next-door neighbors, I can still use my home Wi-Fi from Hanari ’s house.
What Hanari served was nikujaga (meat and potato stew) and rice. Hanari ’s blessing is [Housework]. Maybe because of that, her already great cooking has gotten even better. It’s absolutely delicious.
After that, I took a bath and got into bed. Of course, I’m in a separate room from Hanari .
Lying in bed, fiddling with my handheld game, I started thinking.
I need to put a stop to Kikuchi and Yokota’s tyranny soon. If I don’t, they’ll just get more arrogant and start doing even worse things.
I need to level up. With my [Blessing] that boosts experience gain and my exceptional gaming skills, it shouldn’t be too hard to overpower those three.
Tomorrow’s Saturday. No school.
With my game knowledge and top-tier skills, it’s time for me to start my unstoppable rampage. Get ready, because I’m about to dominate.
