My Unique Skill [Gacha] Will Save the World - Episode 141: A Little Consideration

Episode 141: A Little Consideration

“To be honest, I think Player Rindou could be certified as an S-rank player after such a long time.”

Kenji then made another surprising statement.

“No, no, no, that’s definitely not allowed!”

“Is that so? His achievements since becoming a player are extraordinary. And his abilities are nothing to complain about, right?”

Aoba was standing beside them. She nodded in agreement with Kenji’s words.

“However, considering Player Rindou, he doesn’t want to stand out. He also likely wants to protect his sister, Player Kyouka, right?”

“Eh? Me?”

Kyouka was surprised when her name was suddenly mentioned.

“Yeah, that’s right. Player Rindou has always said he wants to help and protect Player Kyouka. If you, Kyouka, said you didn’t want your rank to rise, Player Rindou would probably have left it at the initial rank or maybe just raised it by one.”

Realizing that Kenji was considering their situation, Rindou felt a little more at peace with his promotion to A-rank.

“Still, A-rank. I wonder how Kyousuke and Ayane will react if they hear about it.”

“If it’s those two, I’m sure they’d be overjoyed.”

“I think so too!”

When Kenji and Kyouka said that, Rindou thought for a moment. He could easily imagine how the two of them would react with joy. And he couldn’t help but smile.

“That being said, at first, PLayer Kyouka will need to experience gates. The gate for new players has now become dangerous zones…….. I wonder what we should do…….”

“Branch Manager, I’ll go check if there are any gates with just one or two stars.”

“Ah, thanks, Aoba-kun.”

As Aoba left the training room to look for lower-ranked gates, Rindou decided to ask Kenji about the newbie gate that had come up in their conversation.

“Uh, Branch Manager, what’s going on with that gate for new players?”

Rindou was curious because he had been somewhat involved in turning that gate into dangerous zones. 

It all started when Gakuto Oze had tried to attack Rindou. His followers had stolen special monsters managed by the Association and unleashed them inside the gate.

Although Rindou had mostly been caught up in it, he couldn’t ignore the situation and was worried. So he asked.

“…As of now, the area has been completely sealed off.”

“What about sending people in to investigate?”

“We’ve tried sending some players in, but…”

Kenji suddenly went silent after saying that.

Rindou stared at him, waiting for him to speak up.

“…There hasn’t been any major damage. No one has died, and no one has been seriously injured. However, all the players who came back said the same thing. They then completely forgot everything that happened inside the gate.”

“…What does that mean?”

Rindou asked, unable to hide his confusion. Kenji shook his head.

“I don’t know. But the thing they all said was, ‘I swear revenge on humanity. I’ll destroy them in the near future.'”

Just hearing that this monster could speak was enough to send chills down Rindou and Kyouka’s spines. But it wasn’t just that—it had sworn revenge on humanity.

“…What exactly did the Association do to that monster?”

“…Honestly, that part is outside my jurisdiction. There’s so much I don’t know.”

Kenji scratched his head roughly as he answered.

“Actually, we want to conduct further investigation. But the department that’s in charge of sealing the gate is different from ours. When we tried to ask them to let us handle the investigation, they just shut us out.”

“What department is that?”

“That’s—”

“Branch Manager~!”

Suddenly, Aoba returned to the training room. She interrupted Kenji with a near-tearful voice.

But she wasn’t alone. A man dressed in a suit appeared behind her.

“Tch! Why the hell is he coming here?”

“Who is he?”

“That guy is—”

“Oh, that’s fine, Branch Manager Dōmura. I’ll introduce myself.”

The suited man pushed up his glasses, stood upright, and began to speak.

“My name is Masaki Kuga, and I am the head of the Special Monster Research Department. I’m also part of the department responsible for sealing off the former gate for new players that you were just discussing.”

The suddenly appeared Masaki smiled ominously as he introduced himself.