Chapter : 74
Chrono: Japan Magic Explorer Academy Arc
“That receptionist is so annoying!!”
The magical girl puffed her cheeks in frustration.
“Don’t say that. It’s her job. Well then… see you. Tomorrow, after school, in the dungeon.”
“I’ll come pick you up! Bye-bye!”
And so, I was once again practicing my swings late at night in the training ground, alone in a distant corner. The girl from yesterday was sitting nearby, looking troubled about something.
Well, I didn’t really care, so I kept swinging my sword relentlessly.
“Uh… um… training again today?”
“…?”
“You’re the new transfer student, right?”
“…?”
I was so focused I didn’t hear her.
“Uh, I… I…”
The girl eventually walked away…
Hmm, we had this same exchange yesterday too…
Morning came, and I took a bath. Then, there was a knock at the door:
“Let’s go to school.”
The magical girl had come.
I actually wanted to go to the dungeon, but I had no choice but to go to school. Since we were in different classes, we parted ways.
F Class, where I was, was completely silent… like everyone was holding their breath. Ah! Of course, I had killed that delinquent yesterday, so in a way, it made sense.
No one spoke to me, and even the teachers were terrified.
The magical girl’s 2nd-year A Class:
“Hey! Come back to the party. Solo play must be tough, huh? Didn’t go well, I hear?”
With a sly smile, the hero spoke to the magical girl. She had originally been part of the hero’s party and had climbed all the way to rank 1.
“Yeah! That’s why I formed a party.”
Magical Girl: “Huh? W-who with?”
The hero panicked.
“The boy who transferred to F Class. He’ll join today.”
“Ahahaha! Hehe! F Class? You teamed up with someone weak? Haha! Even if you come crying to me later to make me your lover again, I won’t care anymore!”
“It’s fine! Chrono is strong, like the Black Knight!”
“Still worried about that trickster? Well, whatever. Play with F Class’s weaklings all you want. Hurry up and come back to being my lover, or I really won’t care!”
Originally, the magical girl was not the hero’s lover.
“Good morning.”
Saint: “Yo.”
Members of the tank-hero party arrived at school. Judging from the conversation, the saint looked troubled with dark circles under her eyes.
“Hmph! Whatever! Right now, the hero party dropped from rank 1 to rank 10. So soon, we’re going to a dungeon! From the 34th floor of the deep layers! Got it? This is a hero’s order! By the way, what rank are you, magical girl?”
Hero smirked confidently. The 34th floor was currently the highest floor reached, during the Black Knight’s escort.
“4649th, from the 24th floor of the lower layers.”
“Wow, you’ve dropped a lot! If solo, you’d be around 1000th, right? Did teaming up with F Class make you drop? Ahahaha!!”
The hero laughed loudly, mocking her.
The ranking system reflects contribution to the guild, not pure strength. Solo play reflects your personal contribution; in a party, contributions are summed and averaged, so everyone in the party shares the same ranking.
“What’s all this noise!? Take your seats!”
A strong female voice echoed — the Student Council President. She led a party ranked 3rd, the highest-ranking member currently in Japan, and a student at this academy.
“Tch! Just wait, magical girl. I’ll make you my lover again soon, and I’ll overtake the Student Council President in the rankings again. Then… I’ll take you.”
The hero clicked his tongue.
“I’ve said it many times! No thanks!”
Even A Class in A Class was relatively chaotic.
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