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

Episode 348: Sudden turn

 The next day after I met Shindou-san.

"Fuwaa ..."

 I wake up as usual.

"Supii, supii."

 Luck is still breathing the breath of a sleeper and sleeping with its belly exposed.

 How defenseless are you ...

 I'm stunned by Luck's terrible sleeping posture.

"Nn?"

 When I check my smartphone, there is a LINNE notification on the lock screen, so I unlock it and check LINNE.

[ Since Shindou-san sent me the details, I checked the contents, but it doesn't seem to be a problem. I have accepted his request. ]

 What was sent was a message from Rei.

 After that, it seemed that some kind of data was sent to Rei that included the details of our activities and the conditions for achieving them. Since Rei confirmed that there is no problem, it should be fine.

[ To explain the contents of the request simply, roughly speaking, it is cooperation in the investigation of missing people. If you record the costs of the investigation as an expense, if it's not strange, that person will accept it. Also, it's not an unreasonable task to rescue and secure all the missing people, so don't worry. A certain amount of achievement points are prepared for providing useful information, successfully rescuing and securing them and bringing them back, and if you clear them, you will receive rewards. Don't worry, you won't be disadvantaged or treated as a failure just because you couldn't get any information. Let's talk about the details at Satou-kun's Family house again. I'll adjust the schedule to match with Fuhito, so please tell me a convenient day for you. ]

 After that, she wrote down a rough summary of the request.

 I see, as expected of Rei.

 If it was me, I might not have been able to see through the request, even if I was given an unreasonable demand, or even if I tried my best, I would have been treated as a failure and would have been charged a penalty fee.

 It's Rei-sama-sama.(TN:Sama-sama is an honorific for a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favor upon you. Basically, he's treating her as a Queen or something.)

"Thank you. Thank you for putting it together in an easy-to-understand way. If it wasn't for Rei, I might have been deceived. I always count on you. Anytime after school or on weekends is fine. Over"

 I send a message with gratitude.

"Won?"

 I am fiddling with my phone when Luck wakes up and looks at me and tilts its head.

"Nn? Ahh, I received a message from Rei, so I was replying."

 I show it the message that came from Rei and tell it that I was replying.

"Won!"

"That's right. I think I'll be relying on Luck's power this time too, but can I leave it to you?"

 When Luck hears the word Rei, it seems to associate it with a request, and barks with a nuance of 'Looking for someone again?', so I nod my head and ask for help.

"Won!"

"I see. Thank you as always, Luck."

"Leave it to me!!" Luck cries out, and I become so happy that I hug it and stroke it.

"Wowon!"

"Ahahahaa. It tickles, Luck."

 Then Luck pushes me down and licks my face. I can't help but laugh because it tickles me, but I lower the volume of my voice when I remember that this is the dormitory.

 Truly, Rei is good, Luck is good, I have nothing but gratitude. Compared to that, I can't do anything without everyone around me.

 I mutter in my mind with a little self-deprecation.

"Morning, Fuhito."

"Ahh. Morning."

 When it's time, I join Aki and eat breakfast in the cafeteria, get ready and head to school. I pick up Shia and Noelle on the way and walk while casually chatting.

"U, umm, you're Satou Fuhito-san, right?"

"Eh, ah, that's right, but?"

 Normally, our daily life is to arrive at the classroom without anyone talking to us, today, it has become extraordinary.

 Standing before me, the one who shyly talks to me, is a girl who looks like she is in the same grade and wears a headband.

"U, umm, please read this!! Well then!!"

 As soon as she hands me an envelope with cute girlish patterns drawn on it, she blushes and runs away.

"What is this?"

"No matter how you look at it, it must be a love letter!!"

 When I ask unconsciously while looking at the envelope from various angles and through it, Aki shouts at me with a sullen voice.

"Lo, love letter!?"

 I've never received one before, so I'm confused.

"The girl fidgeted and handed it over while blushing. It can't be anything other than a love letter, you bastard!!"

"Wh, why are you angry!?"

 I turn to Aki after being yelled at twice.

"Isn't it obvious that I'm going to get angry!? You're always the only one who's causing a youth event!!"

"N, no, there's no such thing!?"

 Aki says that, but I have no idea.

"I'm telling you because there is such a thing!! Kuu~!! I envy you!! Forming a party with a beautiful girl, having a beautiful older girl set her eyes on you, taking a beautiful girl to your parents' house and introducing her to your parents, getting involved with a beautiful girl in a lucky pervert event, suddenly becoming friends with a beautiful girl who has transferred to school, the exchange student is an acquaintance, there are many more!!"

 I should have realized it, but when Aki enumerates the events that happened to me, I realize that I certainly have many points of contact with beautiful girls.

 Until now, I thought I wasn't able to enjoy my youth, but it seems that I've been enjoying it to the fullest.

"I'm sorry."

 Suddenly realizing this, I apologize and bow to Aki.

"Don't apologize!! Instead of sympathy, give me a beautiful girl!!"

 For some reason he gets angry.

 Why.