I Was the Heroine, and in the Sequel, Even Though I’m a Mob, All of My Stats Are Maxed Out

My First Time in a Different World 8

“I can honestly say the advanced potions would be a big help. Thanks.”

“You’re welcome!”

Of course, I gave it to Owen first, and the next person I went to see, Lara, also received it obediently.

“… You’re really doing a great job.”

I was happy to hear her praise as well. After that, I went to visit Alvin-sama, but he flatly refused, saying, “No, thank you,” and I felt a little depressed.

“Is it impossible to get along with Alvin-sama…?”

“He doesn’t eat things that other people give him because he’s worried about poison. Don’t worry about it.”

“…. I see.”

“I heard he almost died many times when he was a kid.”

Theo patted me on the shoulder and encouraged me as I slumped down on the table.

When it came to his position as the Crown Prince, he would always be side by side with malice and danger. My heart ached to think that Alvin-sama had suffered in such an environment since he was a child.

There must be a reason why he was so reluctant to open his heart to others. Perhaps it would be better if I didn’t get involved with him too much.

I decided to use the advanced potion myself if I ran out of magic power and kept it in the pochette that I always carried from my waist.

The next day, we arrived at a place called the East Tower.

It was a place that appeared in the game and was a den of demons, where S-ranked demons under the control of the Demon King lurked.

“What is this? It’s more than I thought.”

“Well, we already defeated one of them before.”

That said, it was the weakest among the S-rank demons, and the five of us were able to defeat it successfully by working together.

Since I would only be a hindrance against S-rank demons, I was devoted to providing support, but I realized once again how strong everyone was.

In particular, Alvin-sama’s strength was very overwhelming. I could barely follow his figure with my eyes.

“As expected, everyone is amazing.”

“Right? Let’s eat good food today! Meat, meat, meat!”

“Fufufu, yes.”

Theo and I laughed together, and just as we were about to leave the tower, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

“This place is in tatters, I think it’ll collapse soon. I don’t have a good feeling about this.”

“Anyway, let’s hurry up and leave.”

“I know──Eh?”

The moment I rushed to the exit, I suddenly felt one of my feet sink into the ground.

“W-What is this?”

The ground where I was standing was stained black. By the time I realized something bad was going to happen, it was too late, and I was being dragged down as quickly as if I were sinking into a bottomless swamp.

“──Nina? Hey, Nina!”

Dirk’s hand, which was stretched out toward me, just barely failed to reach at the last minute, and my vision went completely black.

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“…. Ungh.”

Apparently, I had lost consciousness, and when I slowly opened my eyes, I found myself in a small room covered with mud walls.

I immediately remembered that I had been swallowed by the ground in the East Tower, and I hurriedly checked my whole body but found no injuries.

“What do I do now…?”

Maybe I fell downstairs, or I was completely separated from everyone else, and I got scared. Looking back, I had never been alone since I came to this world.

I realized then how much I was saved by everyone’s presence, but I felt that it would be useless to remain silent. I slapped both of my cheeks and stood up, walking fearfully to the exit of the room.

After walking through a dark, short tunnel-like path, I emerged into an open space and covered my mouth with my hands.

“…. There’s no way, right?”

The scenery spread out before me was familiar. In the game, the event in this location took place just before the Demon King was defeated──It was the West Tower.

The moment I was swallowed by the ground, I must have been forcibly teleported. It was a development that also occurred in the game, so I didn’t have any doubts about it.

The only problem was that all six of us were supposed to be transported here.

It was definitely not right that I was alone. Even if things didn’t always go according to the game, it was still a bit of a stretch.

“T-This is… as expected, am I going to die…?”

The most I could defeat on my own now was a C-rank. And what came out here should be an S-rank demon, even stronger than the one I just defeated in the East Tower.

Anyway, I had to get out of here before I encountered any demons, so I held my breath and quietly followed the path. The sound of my heartbeat spread throughout my body from the fear, and sweat trickled down my back.

In the midst of all this, I found an old door, more than twice the size of my body, opened, and I stopped involuntarily.

This was definitely the place where the demon was. I immediately tried to turn back, but then I realized something was wrong.

How was it possible that the door was completely open and yet there wasn’t only no sign of the demon but also no sound?

After a bit of hesitation, I clenched my hands tightly and quietly approached the bright red door. And when I looked inside, I gasped.

“….”

There I saw the carcass of a large demon lying motionless in a pool of blood, and the figure of Alvin-sama lying on the ground.