An Incompetent Explorer Who Failed to Make His High School Debut but Mastered Being a Human Being

Episode 165: How to return gratitude (Third Party Perspective)

 In front of a certain store, the clerks are lined up and seeing off a certain party.

 Among them, Sakakibara Saeko, the representative who is in the middle of the staff, is the one who is looking at the party the most.

"I understand what HQ meant ..."

"Yeah, you're right."

 When Saeko mutters, her subordinate Shiraishi hits her back.

 After the dungeon stampede near ESJ happened, Spa Emotional was also informed that if Satou Fuhito and Katsuragi Alexia came to visit, they should do their best to entertain them.

 Information on the appearance of the two people, the roles they played in the situation that occurred at ESJ, their achievements, and the rewards that Headquarters had prepared for them were also sent together.

 At the time they were sent, Saeko had doubts about whether such young children really did something that big. She was made aware of what had happened deep in her bones.

 Saeko remembers when they came.

 They came suddenly, and it was almost closing time.

 When Saeko was called out by Shiraishi, she wondered what was going on at this hour and was told that the other party was a customer with a VIP card. However, instead of two people, five people came.

 However, the people other than the ones who they received notice about also had their cards properly. In other words, out of the four remaining rewards, Satou Fuhito gave the cards to the other three people, in other words, he also brought along the people he thought it would be okay to give them to.

"Let's go right now!! And tell everyone to work overtime."

 Saeko was half in doubt, but the notice was a notice. She immediately arranged for them to be treated to their satisfaction.

"Eeh!?"

"They are our benefactors. Let's treat them properly. We will also give them a special allowance. If there are no compelling reasons, please tell them to stay. It's the most important thing for me."

"U, understood."

 One of her subordinates in the same room raised a surprised voice, but she immediately started calling various places.

"Shiraishi-san, let's go."

"Y, yes."

 Saeko headed to the reception with Shiraishi, who had come to call her. Saeko was surprised to find out that they were actually young people just like the photos that came to her reception, but she didn't show it on her face adn started receiving them.

"I'm very sorry to have kept you waiting. Could it be that Satou-sama and Katsuragi-sama are here?"

"Yes, it is."

"Hmm."

 Fuhito and Alexia nodded at Saeko's question.

 As expected.

 Saeko continued to serve the customers, recognizing that they are definitely the people she received notice about.

"Is that so!! Well, thank you very much for taking care of our facilities. My name is Sakakibara, and I am the director of this facility. The ones who will be using the facilities today are the five of you here?"

"Yes. That's right."

 At Saeko's question, which she asked while introducing herself, Fuhito nodded his head again.

"I understand. The building was scheduled to close soon, but Satou-sama, please don't worry about the closing time and relax as you please."

"Huh!? No, no, that's not right, no way."

 Fuhito refused Saeko's proposal as if he was sorry for the trouble.

 He's young and didn't seem arrogant.

 Saeko had such an impression of Fuhito. However, if she backed down here, the name of the ESJ serious would be obsolete.

"No, no, we can't repay the kindness we received at this level. By all means, would you please give us a chance to return your kindness?"

 She bowed her head after making a series of complaints that her opponent would find difficult to refuse.

"I, I understand. We will enjoy it to the fullest."

 Fuhito nodded with his best possible smile, even though he was a little flustered. On the other hand, Saeko was relieved that she was doing well, and she thought that from then on, she would try to find out about the people.

 After serving for the day, Aeko found out that Fuhito and the others were normal Middle and High School students with good manners. There was only one woman who was a little older than them, but she was still quite young, so she got along well with the other four without much discomfort.

 The next day, the women and the men parted ways, the women received beauty services that they couldn't do the day before, and Fuhito enjoyed himself in the pool, baths, and stopping by the store by himself.

 It happened just as Saeko was about to come to the conclusion that they weren't as amazing as Headquarters said, and in fact they were normal Middle and High School students.

-Do do do do do do do do do do do do do dooo

 A sudden rumbling sound resounded, and the sound seemed to be heading towards them, and the floor began to shake, gradually increasing in intensity.

"Director Sakakibara!!"

 A staff member rushed in.

"What on earth is going on!?"

"According to Satou-sama, a ridiculous number of monsters are approaching from the sea!!"

 The staff answered Saeko's question.

"What!? Where is he now!?"

"As soon as he noticed the monsters, he jumped out of a nearby window!!"

"What about the women!?"

"It seems that the women immediatly ran towards him!!"

 When Saeko inquired about the whereabouts of Fuhito and the women, she gritted her teeth involuntarily.

 If anything happened to them, there is no doubt that she will be scolded from above.

"Couldn't you stop them!?"

"It was difficult because I didn't have time to stop them."

 When Saeko checked with the staff while surpressing her frustration, she was told that they had no time.

 They are explorers with tremendous abilities. Surely, it is impossible for them, who are ordinary people, to hold back Fuhito. The fact that they didn't hesitate should mean that there is a chance of winning.

 Saeko reconsidered.

 In that case, what we should do is protect ourselves.

"Tch. Immediately summon the waiting explorers to guard the entrance, and gather the employees in the hall as well!!"

"Understood!!"

 Saeko immediately gave instructions, called various places, and made arrangements as much as possible.

"Is everyone gathered?"

 After that, she went to a part of the hall on the third floor and checked to see if everyone was there.

"Yes. I confirmed through roll call that all employees were present."

"I see. So, what's going on at the beach?"

 Saeko asked the staff about the situation outside since the hall overlooked the seaside.

"That ... it seems that a certain number of monsters have already entered the city."

"I see ..."

 She spoke with a gloomy expression, and Saeko had a shadow cast on her face as well.

 Now that we don't know when the rescue will come, we can't escape the damage.

 However, the following words surprised Saeko.

"However, those children blocked any more from entering the town."

"What do you mean!?"

"I think it's faster if you look for yourself."

 Surprised by the staff's words, Saeko followed the staff's guidance and went to the window of the hall to look at the beach, as far as the eye could see on the borderline between the city and the seaside, a huge ice wall was created in the shape of a figure eight, restricting the places where the monsters could go ashore.

"What is this ...?"

"That ... when I noticed a dazzling light being emitted, the wall was completed before I knew it ..."

"I, I've never heard of such magic before ..."

 Saeko's muttering was in vain, as she never got an answer.

 Saeko was in a position to hire explorers. She knew about explorers, but she never heard of anyone using magic that could seal off an entire beach and town, it was something that might have been possible in the case of an SSS-rank magician from what she heard from others.

"Did they do that?"

"Perhaps ... they're over there ..."

 When Saeko asked the staff, they pointed to Fuhito and the others fighting on the beach.

 There, a fierce battle unfolded between them, who were annihilating the monsters with tremendous force, and the monsters that came ashore with a force that seemed to surpass the force of the monsters.

"Those kids are monsters ..."

"It seems so ..."

 There, the explorers who were wiping out dozens of enemies with a single blow were repeatedly attacking.

-Dogooooooooooooooooooooon

 After a while, a torrent of light that didn't even fly was released, and all the monsters in the area were blown away.

""Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!!""

 A cheer went up from the gathered staff.

 It's not unreasonable to react like that. Saeko watched the situation while enduring the fact that she was about to let out a cheer.

""Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah ...""

 However, the enemy's invasion didn't stop, and the monsters began to appear again, causing confusion and disappointment among the staff.

"Ah, it looks like Satou-sama put his younger sister and Shimotsuki-sama behind his back!!"

"Huh!? Can he deal with that?"

 Saeko didn't think that they had time to spare just a moment ago.

"Huh!?"

""Eehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!?""

 However, both Saeko and the staff were stunned by the sight in front of them.

 Though she could hardly see it, Fuhito killed three-people's worth of enemies by himself.

 Moreover, as the number of monsters disappeared, the amount and speed of disappearing monsters increased, and the number of monsters decreased steadily.

 And the final trick was the last technique unleashed by Fuhito who had continued to annihilate the enemy for a while. A slashing light stretched straight towards the sea.

""Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?""

 It was enough of a shock to make all the staff in the hall scream.

 Because it wiped out all the monsters in front of him and split the sea in two for several kilometers.

 She had never seen such a scene in the news or in the explorers' broadcast.

 It was clearly abnormal power.

 However, thanks to that, the monster invasion stopped.

""Awesooooooooooooooooooome!!""

 That was their impression.

"They are ridiculous children ..."

"Yes ..."

 The staff nodded in the same way to Saeko, who was dumbfounded.

"We can't be like this!! Get ready now!!"

 However, Saeko, who quickly recovered from her shock, yelled at the staff.

"What do you mean?"

"Isn't that obvious!! We're going to hose our heroes!!"

 Saeko tells the staff member who tilts their head at Saeko's words as if it were natural.

""~~ !? Yes!!""

 Shocked by her words, all the employees replied in unison.

 In that way, the staff, who had united their feelings of respect, surprise, and gratitude for those who protected their spa, and, by extension, the city, worked together to treat them until they melted into a mush.

"The next time they come, we'll make them into mush again!"

""Yes!!""

 Such is their way of expressing their gratitude.