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

Episode 189: My Jersey is the strongest and invincible

「Oh、●×■▼☆◇is it！！」

「▼☆◇warm●×■×△◎◇good.」

「This is it△×◎■▼〇sought×△〇□〇☆」

「☆〇our×△◎◇▼☆◇I'm looking forward to it.」

 While we are waiting, four monsters calmly walk outside. As soon as they come outside, they are talking about something with an ecstatic expression on their faces.

 They're completely different from the monsters I've seen up until now, and they seem to be quite similar to humans, not only with intelligence, but also with emotions.

「▼〇◎◇！」

「×△●×■？」

『Haahhahhahha.』

 Maybe they didn't notice me until now, but after a while they all point at me and laugh.

 Those guys, what are they doing.

 For the time being, they're some of the cowardly beings who take hostages and unilaterally harass them, and they're definitely monsters that harm people.

「This●×■×△☆◎％◇right！！」

 Then, after one of the four gives the other three a look, he steps forwards a little and moves his hand quickly as if to provoke me.

 I seems that he is picking a fight with me. If the guy that just came out is a C-rank Bonus Monster, then he's not my enemy since I can already defeat C-rank monsters.

 Accepting the provocation, I dive into its bosom in an instant and unleash a punch from below like an uppercut with Qigong.

-Paaaan

 Then, like the other monsters, its upper body disappears.

 However, even if its lower body is unharmed even after being attacked by someone who has trained their proficiency to my level, it's not just a C-rank monster. It might be a C-rank Super Bonus Monster.

 In that case, it's a perfect measure of how far my Hidden Explorer Test has progressed.

"Let's go!!"

-Paaaan

 The second punch blew the lower half of its body away, and it fell completely silent.

 I think I've gotten quite a bit stronger to two-shot C-rank Super Bonus Monsters, which are probably the strongest among C-rank monster.

「☆▲〇×■●！！」

「●×■▼☆◇！？」

「△◇●×△◎×！？」

 The bastards who were making fun of me panic and brace themselves.

 I don't think I will lose to these guys.

 This time, I quickly move my hand to provoke them, just like their first guy did.

「Merely■●！！」

「Petty●×！！」

「Seems■●×death！！」

 The three of them attack at the same time, so I just stand there without doing anything. Come to think of it, I haven't been attacked recently.

 Isn't it nice to take a hit once in a while.

-Paaaan

-Paaaan

-Paaaan

 Then I am attacked by three monsters without defending myself.

"Onii-chan!?"

"Fuhito-kun!?"

"Satou-kun!?"

"Hmm."

 Three people are worried about me and scream, but the result is tragic. All the opponents are hit by the reflection of their attack, and part of their body is bursting. And all of them have their eyes wide open and their mouths fluttering as if they have seen something unbelievable.

 Only Shia seems to understand and just nods.

 Ahh, sorry. There's no way their attacks can reach me.

 Because I'm wearing the strongest Jersey I was lucky enough to obtain. This Jersey is something that even reflected the attacks of Amane, a B-rank explorer.

 There's no way an attack like a C-rank monster would work against the Jersey which is the strongest equipment.

 I make up my mind that the next time I am attacked by a monster, I would take it without defending.

 It seems that the three monsters are still dazed and unable to comprehend the current situation. I wonder if it's pitiful to bury them as it is.

"See you!!"

 I throw in two Qigong punches.

-Papaaaan

-Papaaaan

-Papaaaan

 The three monsters suddenly disappear.

 For now, I know that I can defeat C-rank Super Bonus Monsters.

[ The proficiency level of 'New Hitting' has reached its limit. 'New Hitting' has evolved into 'True Hitting'. ]

 As if to celebrate that, the announcement of the evolution of proficiency played in my mind for the first time in a long time.

"Phew ..."

 Looking around, it seems that no more enemies have appeared. Even if I detect the inside of the school, there is no sign of monsters anymore.

"Is this the end of the stampede ... Uwaa!?"

 When I am about to take a breather after the Stampede, a small object appears and collides with my body.

"Onii-chan!! What were you doing!!"

 It is my cute Imouto, Nanami.

 She puffs out her cheeks and seems very angry.

 I wonder, what is she talking about?

"What are you talking about?"

"You were attacked by those monsters without defending!!"

"That's right, that's right!! Why did you do that!! I was surprised!!"

"Really, come on. My innards went cold." 

 When I tilt my head, Amane, who had been helping Nanami with treatment and was keeping an eye on the surroundings, asks me the same question, and Rei has an exasperated expression on her face.

"Why are you so angry? I'm wearing a Jersey that reflected the B-rank Amane's attacks, so there's no way I can be hurt by attacks from monsters that are lower than that, right?"(TN:Because obviously, monster ranks and explorer ranks mean they have the same stats, right?)

"Ahh!! I forgot!!"

"Eh!? You're convinced by that!!"

"Haa ... It's useless to worry about you."

 Nanami understands me when I tell her about the Jersey. Surprised by that, Rei puts her hand on her forehead, droops her shoulders, and shakes her head.

"What's wrong with you two?"

"No, it's fine if Nanami is satisfied with that."

"I'm fine too."

"Really."

 I try to check with the two, but they both just shrug their shoulders with exasperated faces. Well, if there's no problem, then it's fine.

"Hmm."

 And then, Shia comes over with an innocent face, already has four basketball-sized magic stones in her arms. It seems that she brought them for me.

"Thank you, Shia."

"Good."

 It seems that it's good. Her ahoge is happily bouncing as I thank her.

"Is this the end of the Stampede for now?"

"Wait a moment."

 At my words, Rei takes out her cell phone and calls someone.

"Yes, yes, I'm fine. You, yes, OK. Understood. Thank you."

 She seems to be checking the situation in the city by contacting her own contacts.

"Did you find out anything?"

"Yes, it looks like the town is okay now."

 After confirming with Rei, it seems that there is no problem in the town.

 That's good ... I was able to avoid allowing too many monsters into the city.

"Alright, well then, this is really the end."

"Haa~ I'm tired. I'm starting to want to go to SpaEmo again."

 Amane slumps in place, arches her back, puts her hands on the ground, and mutters at the sky.

"We should go again then."

 I also sit down and agree with Amane's words.

"Really?"

 Amane returns her slumped body to its normal position and looks at me with a confused face.

"It doesn't matter. It's free for everyone."

"Oh, that's right. Ehehe, then, let's go together again."

"Yeah."

 When I answer in amazement, Amane shyly replies while scratching her head. I nod in agreement again.

""No flirting!!""

""We're not!!""

 The vicinity is already dominated by orange at this time of day. Thus ends our short, but long, day.