I Reincarnated as Just a Mob in an Eroge World, but the Heroines Are Swarming Me - Episode 45
Episode 45
At dawn.
Under the streetlights illuminating the still-dim entrance to the Shizuho Dungeon. One of the few Soul Binders in the city, Kazama, had been diving into the dungeon overnight with his friends. They had just finished their hunt moments ago.
“We managed to take down quite a bit today
.”
“Yeah, we did. By the way, did you hear Kirisaki’s back in Shizuho City?”
“Huh? Seriously!? Kirisaki-san… She always stood out, even back in elementary school.”
“She was cute back then, so I bet she’s a real beauty now…”
“Oh, she’s stunning.”
“What the heck! You saw her? Why didn’t you call me, man!?”
As they chatted lightheartedly, one of them muttered softly.
“Kirisaki… She’s amazing, isn’t she? And we’re the same age.”
“…Yeah. She’s on a whole other level compared to us.”
“But still… we can’t let her outdo us.”
“Right. Should we head back into the dungeon now?”
“…No way. We’ve got school, remember?”
“…Yeah, fair point. If only we could’ve gotten into Soulwing Academy ourselves…”
The three slumped their shoulders in disappointment.
Just as they started walking away from the Shizuho Dungeon, Kazama suddenly felt a shiver run down his spine and turned around.
“Hey, what’s wrong, Kazama?”
“…….What’s this feeling?”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Did you see a ghost or something?”
Among the three, only Kazama had ever experienced something like this before. The unease hit him so suddenly that he didn’t even have the energy to joke back. Without hesitation, he grabbed his phone and dialed an emergency contact.
“…Void Shadows. Incursion.”
“Huh? What are you even—”
Before his friend could finish, the dungeon gate suddenly creaked open with a loud noise.
At that very moment, a black mist began to pour out from the gate.
It was as if the ghosts of hell itself had been unleashed.
“Kyoeis…? But this many…?”
“No way… Actual Void Shadow Incursion!?”
One after another, the Kyoeis emerged, spreading chaotically in all directions. They were heading toward the city.
Kazama shouted into his phone, now connected to the city’s Shizuho Dungeon Countermeasures Division.
“Void Shadow Incursion has occurred at the Shizuho Dungeon! Kyoeis are flooding into the city!”
As Kazama yelled this, one of his friends, who had been trembling and staring into the sky in fear, was suddenly blown away.
“Wha…?”
“...It’s been a while since I’ve been able to come outside.”
The voice came from a creature—a Kyōjū.
Kyoeis sealed within the Shizuho Dungeon could, under certain conditions, evolve into Kyōjūs. Normally, skilled fighters like Kirisaki would be dispatched to swiftly eliminate them.
However, some cunning Kyoeis deliberately delay their evolution.
They wait for the perfect opportunity to escape and evolve when the timing is right. When multiple Kyōjūs appear and attempt to leave the dungeon simultaneously, Void Shadow Incursion occurs.
The Kyōjū strode forward leisurely, as if commanding the other Kyoeis.
Kazama and his friends quickly grabbed their weapons and charged toward the Kyōjū.
As Soul Binders tasked with protecting Shizuho City.
But their determined strike never reached the Kyōjū.
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