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

Episode 366: Traitor!! (Third Party Perspective)

 On the way home from the Satou Family house.

 Kurosaki Rei is walking in an exhilarated mood, but her expression suddenly clouds over.

 Because she remembers something.

"Haa ... I have to talk to her properly soon."

 Rei remembers the face of a certain woman.

"I'm finally starting to feel like I'm free."

 Until now, under Yamanaka's instructions, Rei had only held the title of an S-rank explorer in the Explorers' Guild, and had never belonged to any organization.

 If she had to force it, she would have belonged to Yamanka's Anbu, but it wasn't an organization that would be open to the public.

 Therefore, the newly launched Abyss Guardians is the first organization that Rei belonged to. Now, both in name and reality, Rei is an explorer belonging to the Abyss Guardians, and is in the position of Vice-President or rather a secretary.

 It is a standing position that can be called someone related to Fuhito.

 In that case, as expected, there is someone to whom she should apologize.

"Momoka, can she forgive me?"

 Right, it is Jougasaki Momoka, the manager of the 'Dungeon Adventure' store specializing in explorers in a shopping mall in Toshima Ward.

 She had told her that once she had done her research, she would withdraw from Fuhito.

 However, she happened to help Nanami, and in the process, she became involved with Fuhito, and she eventually became a party member.

 It was an act out of a desire to save them from the hands of people like Yamanaka, but it can be said that her uncalculated behavior opened the hearts of Fuhito and the others.

 If she said she would withdraw, and then ended up completely at Fuhito's side, Momoka would be very surprised, and she would attack Rei.

"Anyway, I have to talk to her when I get home."

 Rei desperately moves her suddenly heavy legs and heads for Momoka's apartment where she is staying.

"I'm home."

"Welcome back."

 When she returned to the apartment, Momoka, who seemed to be on vacation, was lying there with a tired expression.

"Ara, what happened?"

 Rei's capacity is full with the establishment of the organization and requests. Rei tilts her head without understanding why Momoka is exhausted.

"The other day. I was heavily pressured by my boss for breaking into Shinomiya Academy ..."

"Uuh ... that's ..."

 Judging from Momoka's words that she went to Shinomiya Academy to meet Fuhito, Rei's expression becomes embarrassed.

"You know ... I have a little story to tell you regarding that ..."

"Regarding that ...?"

 It is hard for Rei to say it, but when she decides that this would be the best time to talk about it, Momoka turns her vacant eyes towards Rei and asks back like a parrot.

"Yeah. I'm talking about Satou Fuhito."

"What exactly are you talking about him for?"

 When Rei mentions Fuhito's name, Momoka wakes up and looks at Rei.

"First I have to apologize. I'm sorry."

"What exactly are you talking about?"

 Rei apologizes to Momoka, but Momoka doesn't understand why she's apologizing and urges her to continue.

"Even though I said I would withdraw from him, I'm in his party."

"Eh!? How exactly did that happen!?"

 Momoka is surprised by her unexpected confession, as if her languid atmosphere had blown away.

"I think you know that I originally had a connection with Fuhito-kun, but in that flow I once helped his younger sister Nanami-chan. After that, they consulted with me, and I started feeling that I didn't want to give them to that shitty old man."

"Ahh ... That foster father who puts on a good outward appearance ..."

 When Rei explains the reason, Momoka also remembers Yamanaka, whom she had met in the past, and mutters.

 Momoka is aware of Yamanaka's appearance because of her keen senses, and she was equally disgusted because she had heard talk about him from Rei.

"Their power without exception would catch his eyes. That's why I was doing my best not to report to him, and before I knew it, I was in the party."

"Haa ... If you say that, I can't say anything back at you!!"

 When Momoka sighs after hearing Rei's story, she complains about it to Rei with an angry look.

"Hahahaha! ... I'm really sorry. Although it's not possible to forgive me by apologizing."

"Mou ... It can't be helped anymore, so it's fine. But, let me just say this!!"

 Towards Rei, who smiles helplessly and apologizes, Momoka shows an exasperated expression, then points her finger at Rei and says.

"Wh, what is it?"

 Rei doesn't know what she is going to say and is confused.

"You traitor!!"

"~~!?"

 Momoka says just one phrase. Rei is so shocked by those words that her eyes almost pop out.

"Seriously, I really went through a lot of trouble for Satou Fuhito ... Can I at least say that?"

"... I'm really sorry."

 Momoka asks Rei with a helpless expression. Rei can't say anything but apologize.

"That's why I said it's fine. I just wanted to say that, too, so don't worry too much. Instead, however, I'd say ..."

 Momoka shrugs her shoulders, and she implicitly asks for compensation without directly saying so.

"I understand. Your request is reasonable, I'll take care of it so that it's given priority."

"Fuu~!! That's what I'm talking about, Rei!! With this, I'll win!!"

 Rei has given up on it, so she agrees, and Momoka is also happy that she has something to convince her bosses.

 The two of them settle on a solution that suits the both of them.

"Well ... In the end, it's good that he wasn't taken in by any organization, right?"

 According to Momoka, she thinks from the bottom of her heart that it is a good thing that Fuhito with dangerous powers doesn't belong to some organization and the balance of power in the organizations doesn't collapse.

 If that happened, they would almost certainly use Fuhito-tachi to crush or integrate other organizations.

"I certainly hope so ..."

 Even though Rei considers it to be the best possible condition, it is still unpredictable, so she looks up at the ceiling and agrees with Momoka's words with some hope.