Chapter 1210 - An Ending Story. A Continuing Story.
— [Urgent Recruitment] How to Become the Strongest in Virtual World Underwater Combat [Deep Realm of Blue Source] Part.1 —
1: Ningenmame
Someone, anyone, please tell me!!!!!
I also want to get close to the ranked people!!!!!!!!!!
Or rather, I want to be of help to the heroes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2: ZIPer
Beans should stay buried in the ground
3: Yuyake
Your worldly desires are getting ahead of you, that's a huge deduction
4: kokokoi
That's why you're a bean
5: Tennosei
What do you mean Part.1, do you think this is going to continue, Worldly Desires Mametaro
6: Ondabutsu
I understand how you feel, but too many similar threads are being spammed—
7: Chieriri
It's not really an [Urgent Recruitment], is it.
8: BLT
Even if someone had useful information, they wouldn't waste time posting it in a shitthread
9: kuromame
Seriously. As a fellow bean, I'm embarrassed
10: Azuki
You're a disgrace to all beans
11: Shoyu
There are so many legumes here lol
12: kuromame
>>11
There's a high chance your raw ingredients are beans too lol
13: Azuki
This is growing bean sprouts lol
14: Kaku
The case of thinking another shitthread was made, only to peek in and find it's a bean thread
15: Hyakutaro
In any case, bean or not, first present your specs, 1. We'll talk after that
16: BLT
Did he bail?
17: Tennosei
That's why I said stop making half-assed threads on a non-anonymous bulletin board
18: Ningenmame
>>15
Affiliated with Istia
Level 112, STR = AGI general-purpose build Light Warrior, Nodachi main
Magic is mediocre. I have two, Water and Earth, but both are stuck at support use
Basically solo, but I can barely manage Angarta
I used to dabble in underwater hunting a bit for fun, so I can handle it to some extent even now
It's like this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19: Tennosei
Whaaaat!!!??
20: kuromame
Scary, he's a legit bean. Sorry for teasing you, please don't kill me
21: Ningenmame
After seeing that proclamation (T/N: written with emphasis dots in source), I gradually started getting into it!!!!!
I don't seriously think I can jump on the bandwagon or anything, though!!!!!!!!
But I thought it's a good opportunity, and working hard might make for a good memory!!!!!!!!!
22: Hyakutaro
The tide has turned
23: kaku
The case of thinking another shitthread was made, only to peek in and start smelling a good thread
24: Hifumi
Isn't level 110+ like the oldest veterans? If it's not a lie, aren't they normally a hardcore player?
25: Tennosei
Since it's non-anonymous and Arcadian, lying is highly unlikely, right?
An unnamed hardcore player in the wild isn't rare, so is this for real?
26: Dokidoki
For now, let's defeat Rafan. Information on him was casually released anyway
27: Ningenmame
>>26
Exactly, I plan to charge in once I get home!!!!!
If it's impossible solo, I'll recruit a party!!!!!!!!!
28: kokokoi
This hardcore bean-sama has been noisy this whole time...
29: Hyakutaro
This is getting fun, so I'll support you, but if you're going to do this seriously, let's calm down a bit
30: Yes Men
Ah-men
31: Ningenmame
My bad. I intend to work relatively seriously, so please support me
32: ZIPer
Unexpected excitement detected
33: Dadai
What is this? A thread to watch a bean grow?
34: Yuyake
Apparently, it's a thread where a hardcore bean-san overflowing with motivation and worldly desires aims to become a bean sprout
35: Dadai
Makes no sense, lol
36: Azuki
Nice, let's keep growing those bean sprouts
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——After the failure to conquer the [Deep Realm of Blue Source], followed by the information-sharing meeting, and then the heaven-and-hell White Day. As time passed quickly, another ten days elapsed since then.
The ranked players of the conquest group were extremely busy squeezing Rafan subjugation tours into their tight schedules. If so, then naturally, I, who had volunteered as the transport guy, was also extremely busy.
The days rushing past in a flurry felt like they were moving at breakneck speed. While carrying out other accepted requests and chores, and also accompanying my partner (Sora) in training, the perceived speed of time was a doubling game.
Therefore, seriously, before I knew it, double-digit dates had flown by, around this time.
The public, for their part, was in an uproar and showing great excitement over the proclamation (T/N: written with emphasis dots in source) issued under none other than the name of the [Sword Queen] — which, in short, was a statement 'seeking cooperation in a broad sense'...
Well, that aside. A night in the latter half of March —
" C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! ! F R E E D O M ! ! ! ! ! "
At the 'Eastern Round Table', I grimaced as a noisy level of decibels was slammed against me.
Even so, I was used to a packed schedule. While carrying out heavy duties, not much fatigue had accumulated yet... but indeed, I felt like I was made to feel a massive amount of fatigue at this very moment — and that wasn't a story limited to just me in this place.
"So noisy..."
"Truly..."
While settling into my own seat, namely, the highly revered chair of the Eastern Faction's third rank. When I muttered involuntarily, a zero-second agreement was brought from next to me. Next to the third rank, which meant —
"...I gather it's been like this the whole time since yesterday?"
"...Yeah, it's been like this the whole time since yesterday."
Sitting in the second-ranked seat with a look of fatigue that doubled... no, was far more than double mine, who had just been slammed with a dreadnought-class tiring sound pressure, was [Peerless]-dono.
It was the dying voice spilled by my dear friend, Irori.
—If so, it goes without saying who the previous noise originated from.
"Your teeeension is so low, you bastards!!! Celebrate more, worship more! The days of Mi-na-chan's true freedom starting from this very day, ah!!!"
Letting her high spirits carry her, her bad manners broke through the limit. Neither sitting in a chair nor standing on the floor, but standing tall on the table for her on-stage performance, it was none other than the completely invincible red pint-sized girl.
...Well, yeah. I understand how she feels (T/N: written with emphasis dots in source), or rather, I can understand that it's only natural.
I can, but... —
"......Is it really okay to unleash this thing into so-called true freedom?"
"......Probably not. Save me."
"Well......"
How should I put it, my condolences, or rather, hands in prayer.
From this day on... no, thinking that this state of affairs, which apparently started yesterday (T/N: written with emphasis dots in source), will continue forever, my close friend (Irori) who has enlightened eyes looks pitiful (so very tragic).
No, seriously, I can understand the red one's (Mi-na) high spirits too, but.
—After all, just yesterday, she finished her graduation live as an idol.
In other words, yesterday, the two of them, Mi-na and Ri-na, put an end... most grandly, to their activities as the top idols Saikado Mina and Amahane Rina.
Ah, of course I know. I went too (T/N: written with emphasis dots in source), and Irori went as well.
I was invited by Ri-na, and Irori was invited by Mi-na, and the two of us together were tricked by the words 'it's a VIP seat that's almost like a private room' into going there, and when we opened the door, it was 'hello'.
I was taken aback by the real-life handsome guy I hadn't seen since we met during the villa trip planned by Ashe last summer, and Irori was also taken aback. It was only natural.
And then, just like that, starting from "It's been a while..." to "O-Oh...", we exchanged indescribably awkward greetings, and then it was an idol live viewing session with two guys lined up.
Because it was a god-tier live, to put it mildly, before we knew it, the two of us were putting our arms around each other's shoulders and getting hyped up, but including that, after returning home, I felt quite resentful, thinking "I can't really forgive this".
Since, in many ways, we were played a prank with an extremely high risk of a major accident.
Throwing two guys who are idol beginners and live beginners into a shared room and completely abandoning them is something a heinous criminal would do — honestly, with a mindset that wouldn't hesitate to do a claw-grab for the first time in a while.
Today, I responded to the current summons (T/N: written with emphasis dots in source), but...
"...Well, you don't have the spare time to save me, do you. You too."
"Exactly that. Save me."
Stillness against motion, or rather, quiet against noise.
The moment I logged in after dinner. Having received the noisy summons of 'Assemble!!!!!' that flew from Mi-na just a day after yesterday, and having made my way here, it was this (T/N: written with emphasis dots in source).
Just when I thought she had jumped on me without a word, even now, as if it were her natural right.
The blue one (Ri-na) sitting on my lap, endlessly purring 'praise me praise me praise me, pet me pet me pet me' is one. And then, the red one (Mi-na) as you can see is another.
The sense of accomplishment from having probably 'worked the hardest' in their lives yesterday.
The sense of liberation they probably felt, the greatest in their lives, yesterday.
The unavoidable sense of loneliness they probably harbored, the greatest in their lives, yesterday...
The period they decided and marked. The goal line they decided and drew. The new start they decided and stepped toward — all of those, and many more.
Just how much the great waves of various emotions, which I probably cannot fathom, are raging in the chests of Mi-na and Ri-na right now. Even if I can't fathom it, I can roughly imagine.
Because I end up doing so.
"......Haru."
"Yes."
"......I beg of you. Don't leave them to me alone."
"Well, yes. Indeed... Don't worry, I came here with that intention from the start."
Both Irori and I, while quickly succumbing to the decibel pressure.
"Your tension is so looooow, you bastards!!! We're staying up late today, we're going to be bad kids!!! I'm absolutely not letting you escape, so hang out with me!!!"
"......, ......, ......, ......, ............, ......"
Opposite aspects. Yet, like sisters (not sisters), in a very similar manner...
In short, acting as if our physical and mental strength situations were none of their business for now, toward the two wild, rampaging red and blue pint-sized girls —
"Sigh... Honestly."
"Sigh... Seriously."
For today only, putting off both complaints and claw-grabs.
Encouraging each other as two guys, we had no choice but to brace ourselves to pamper them.
Good work, Minalina. My condolences, Haru-Iro.
And so, a unique four-person wandering journey arc does not suddenly begin here.
Since what needs to be done is decided, we're going at a brisk pace, a brisk pace.