Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai

The ingredients were fire light stone and several cores. So even without fire attribute magic, it would explode upon the slightest impact.

The effect would change depending on the materials; it would spew cold air if we used ice magic stone, and scattered countless electric sparks if I used thunder.

As long as I had the ingredients, I could mass-produce low-rank spells.

However, since I needed attack power right now, I could only use fire and thunder.

「I have the materials but, there's a limit to how many bullets I can bring with me… Well, that's enough for now.」

I had to cut the weight even further to prevent it from becoming a hindrance when we were on the move. I've prepared to load the spare on Rem though.

Launcher could be slung on my shoulder, I could carry the bullet with a pouch, and I'd even made a backpack to store the rest.

I was fully prepared. The next thing to do was remodel Rem who would become our main force.

「Well, that can wait for tomorrow.」

Once I snapped out, I realized that I was the only one left in the workshop.

Since I was the only one left in the entrance workshop, it meant that the others had already taken a bath and slept in their room.

What a tragedy, my employees had no backbone at all.

「Momokawa~, are you you still over there~?」

Randou-san suddenly appeared in the workshop when I was tidying up the place.

「I just finished it now. I'll take a bath and hit the bed after this.」

「You must be exhausted. Shall I wash your back?」

「Eh, are you sure!?」

「Yeah.」

Though I bit the bait immediately, I realized that couldn't be true. It was too good to be true.

「I want to do that, but it's not like doing that is breaking the rule either.」

「Well, I'm the vice chief of the public moral committee. I am the rule.」

「Stop abusing your power, please.」

She didn't have that kind of authority either. I mean the job of the vice chief of the public moral committee wasn't to make a rule, it was to make sure that no one broke the rules. She should know the legislative, executive, and judicial powers, right?

「Too bad, it's a rare chance, after all.」

「Thanks for the offer though.」

Honestly speaking, without any particular topic like this put me at ease. Not to mention that she went as far as looking up for me in this place.

Man, it was really nice to have someone worrying about you.

「Are you sure that you're not overworking yourself, Momokawa?」

「Nope, it's just the usual.」

It wasn't a bluff. I might've been working overtime lately, but both my sleeping time and meal time were guaranteed.

「In the end, you're the one who makes the plan and executes it. That's why I thought that you might feel some sort of responsibility for that.」

「It's okay. I'm really grateful that you're worrying about me.」

「… Your answer sounds like an old man.」

E~h, ain't that a rather cruel evaluation? I thought I was replying properly.

「Well, I'm not that smart after all, so I don't know the extent of your plan but…」

「Yeah.」

「At least try to deny it please!」

「Ah, my bad, I just get along with the flow.」

I mean, Randou-san having the lowest academic ability in the class wasn't a secret either… She was also the only person I'd ever seen with a red mark…

Well, maybe I should at least say 「That's not true」 even if it was only an empty talk.

Thanks to my blunder, my cheeks became her toy.

「Anyhow, I can't help worrying that you might collapse from exhaustion.」

「Well, this is not a big deal. This is also my hobby by the way.」

I mean the excellent crafting skill called 『Curse Alchemy Formation』 was very interesting.

「I, on the other hand, am not that strong nor helpful.」

「That's only your imagination. Randou-san's ability is powerful, and it's also the cornerstone of our plan.」

I mean, her ability to instantly transform the terrain and make a castle out of nowhere was something that no one was capable of.

「Even that, I still need you to teach me the method.」

I had to teach her since she had never done that before.

Her vocation, the 『Geomancer』 couldn't exhibit its forte because the owner lacked the imagination to use it. Honestly speaking, I think that Randou-san was the best spellcaster among the classmates.

「I have other things I can do aside from earth magic.」

「You were fired by Mei-chan and banned from entering the kitchen just the other day, right?」

「It's not because I can't cook for sure. But, it convinces me that I can't ever beat her in terms of cooking.」

Maybe Randou-san's girl power was on a normal level, Mei-chan was simply a maestro.

「Hey, Momokawa.」

Radou-san beckoned to me to come to her.

When I walked closer to her, she suddenly looked around as if to confirm for the last time that there was no one around.

And then―― She hugged me.

「You can come to my room if you feel like it.」

Whispered into my ears, kissed my cheek, and let go of me before I could react to her.

「Wh, WA!?」

By the time I snapped out, she had already let go of her embrace.

「One round should be enough!」

「O-One round, of wha—」

That one round, was she referring to one shot?

「Well then, g'nite Momokawa.」

After toying with my feelings, Randou-san left with an impish smile on her face.

「… Dammit, who's the idiot that suggested the love ban rule?」

[TL: It's you]

I couldn't sleep properly that night since my imagination went wild.

Had Randou-san by chance changed her vocation to 『Succubus』 before I knew it?

Seriously, just what does she want to do by making me restless like this? Does she love me or like me――

But well, that had to wait until we managed to get out of this dungeon.

That was another reason to beat Yamata no Orochi as soon as possible, it was so that I could experience the springtime of youth as soon as possible.

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Before I noticed, a month had almost elapsed since the cohabitation life in the school tower. Time passed by in the blink of an eye, though it was largely due to the fact that we had so many things to do.

I was sure that my Yamata no Orochi's subjugation plan had become a more feasible goal for everyone compared to the first day. I felt that I had no choice but to be aware that the day of the decisive battle was inching closer and closer with each passing day. And everyone's mood seemed to be affected by that too.

「Finally, everything is ready.」

The key component of Yamata no Orochi's subjugation plan was occupying the workshop.

Himeno-san had completed 150 sets of anchors that originally should have been done by the next five years.

The original plan was to nail 100 anchors into each head,, but since it was too hard to achieve, we reduced the number tohalf, 50 anchors.

According to my plan, we would drive the large, barbed harpoon into the head, the chain that extended from the handle connected to the stake would be nailed into the ground. Every single one of them was painstakingly made with alchemy. The crystallization of our effort.

Since the restrain operation had to be done as fast as possible, the stake had to be driven in beforehand. During the plan, the vanguard had to guide the head toward the prepared location.

Well, as long as it was up to the phase before we climbed the rocky mountain, we could still afford to do trial and error as much as possible. 𝖋𝖗𝖊𝖊𝔴𝖊𝖇𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑.𝖈𝖔𝖒

「That's why tomorrow's performance would decide our direction…」

「Ah, there you are, Kotaro-kun.」

Mei-chan appeared at the entrance workshop, it seemed she was already done with washing the dishes.

It was ominous to call it last supper, but tonight's meal was more gorgeous than usual. It seemed Mei-chan had made various preparations for this day. She used a generous amount of sugar to make a luxurious dessert to make a complete full-course meal.

Thanks for the food, it was very delicious. Everyone had been doing their best to gather the food ingredients too, after all.

「Are you nervous?」

「Yeah, everyone is betting their life on this plan after all.」

I felt the weight of responsibility weighing on my shoulders. I mean, I'm just your average dude, not a cruel and ruthless character who could use others without batting their eyes.

「But, we have no choice but to do what we can do for now.」

「Yeah, I believe in you, Kotaro-kun.」

「I believe in you too, Mei-chan. That's why if push comes to shove…」

「Leave it to me. I'll do anything and everything to save you, Kotaro-kun.」

Mei-chan had the energy and determination to carry out my order, no matter how outrageous the said order was. That's why I could trust her.

Even if I showed my back to Sakura, Mei-chan would stay by my side to protect me. In a millionth chance she tried to kill me, she would split in half along with her barrier of light.

「Hey, Kotaro-kun. It might sound presumptuous to say this on the eve of battle, but…」

「Fine, I'm all ears.」

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