NOVEL NEXT WORLD The Strongest Solo Gamer with Terrible Social Skills Reincarnates as a Hated NPC in a VRMMO Chapter 122
122: The Secret Meeting with the Succubus
On the hospital rooftop—a place where no one usually comes—I was dragged here by Touka. The door behind us is locked, and I can sense her intention to not let me escape. Since it’s a six-story building, jumping down to escape is impossible. I’m completely trapped.
“Is it okay to approach me so boldly? We might get caught, and the media might find out about our mixed species relationship……Ah, no!”
Touka interrupts my words, making a gesture as if grasping something with her left hand. Stop it, please—ッ！！ It’s incredibly painful and scary! It’s like being in a constant state of tamahyun—ッ！！
“For the past few days, I’ve had my friends investigate around you. The result is that there’s no surveillance……which means, even if I contact you, there won’t be any problems.”
“……!”
“Of course, even if I were to eliminate you here, my true identity wouldn’t be revealed to anyone. I won’t be suspected. You’re the one who said that, didn’t you?”
“……N-n-no! That’s not how it is, is it—ッ！！ The aftermath would be a hassle, and impulsive actions should be avoided, right!? The cleaning lady would be pitied, wouldn’t she—ッ！？」
I’m saying stupid things out of desperation. Touka is laughing, but I don’t know how serious she is. The only certain thing is that my life (tama) is in her hands.
“—Don’t worry about it. I didn’t call you here to harm you. Hey, do you know a way to recover the students?”
“……Recover?”
“Don’t play dumb. You were talking to the A-group kids in the hospital room, weren’t you? That’s serious business, isn’t it?”
“Serious business, and—y-y-you’re—!? G-g-g-g-g-g-g—!!”
“D-d-d-don’t play dumb, I’m telling you”
This woman (ama) is too much—ッ！！ She’s so carelessly grasping people’s delicate zones—ッ！！
What if I get crushed—ッ！！？
“Is that resistance?”
“H-h-h-h-help! S-s-s-stop it, please—ッ！！”
“…Are you talking about?”
Ugh, I have no choice…!
I’ll just go along with what you’re saying for now…!!
“You know the recipe for high-grade recovery medicine…”
“High-grade?”
“It’s more effective than what’s being used now.”
“Hmm? So if that’s the case, the students in Class D can be discharged earlier?”
“Not earlier, but immediately.”
Mixing that recovery medicine is already a pain. It’s pointless if it doesn’t have that kind of effect.
“…You’re not lying, are you?”
“Ahh! I-I’m not lying, I swear!!”
“…Hmm”
As I muttered, I eased the pressure on Tōka. It’s like Son Goku’s Kamehameha! The pain is more on my side, after all!
“How do you make that recovery medicine?”
“Do you want to mix it? …Wait, wait. I’ll tell you, but stop moving your left hand first!?”
“…”
“…The materials for high-grade recovery medicine are three. Golden ant honey and Teimenkou’s soup. And if we can get Arachne’s silk, we can mix it right away.”
“…I’ve never heard of most of those materials. Do they really exist?”
“They’re resources that can be obtained between the 15th and 20th floors. It’s not like you can just take them; you need to process them on-site to a certain extent before you can get your hands on them, so there are many people who don’t know about them.”
“So that’s what can cure injuries?”
“Without a doubt.”
It’s said to be 10 times more effective than regular recovery medicine. It’s written in the item description, so it’s not a mistake. I don’t know what kind of principle it works on, but it reduces the burden on the body and promotes healing. It can even reconnect broken bones and cure internal organ diseases. In other words, it’s not just an external wound medicine, but it can also revitalize other organs when taken. This one medicine can even make light cancer disappear. It’s literally a lifesaver.
“Do you plan on getting your hands on it?”
“I’ll get it while clearing ABYSS… Not that I’m doing it for those people, so don’t get the wrong idea.”
I added that just in case, but Tōka seemed uninterested, saying “Hmm” with a tone that suggested she wasn’t impressed.
“――I’ll come with you, too.”
“Huh?”
What is she saying? Coming with me… Does she mean forming a party with me?
I’m not exactly thrilled about it, either…
“…You know, it’s from the 15th to 20th floors? You’re not even past the 10th floor yet, are you? Sorry, but you can’t come with me. If an explorer who’s been to the upper floors goes back to the lower floors, the transfer stone won’t react. I’m telling you, we don’t have time to ‘carry’ each other.”
“There’s no need for that. You’ll understand when we go, Shōma-kun. I’ll come with you, too!”
“Why are you going that far…? Leave the Class D students to me! Honestly, I don’t want to explore with anyone else… It’s a pain…”
“What’s wrong with that? I won’t be in the way!”
“I don’t want anyone next to me!!”
“Eh, eh…?”
“When we explore ABYSS, I don’t want anyone to get in the way. I want to be free and… how can I put it… saved? Alone, quiet, and rich… You don’t get it?”
“Not at all…”
Tōka tilted her head, looking puzzled. It seemed like she couldn’t understand my feelings.