The Story of How I Ended Up Becoming a Hero Without Realizing It While Training in the Infinite Labyrinth - Chapter 6
I told Rui about my awakening and the unique skill 【Infinite Labyrinth】.
“Such a unique skill exists… It’s even more amazing than mine…”
“No, no—yours is incredible too. It looks like it has daily limits… but it’s actually unlimited healing magic.”
Like me, Rui awakened with a unique skill.
Hers is 【Divine Droplet】—publicly presented as a healing spell with daily use limits.
In reality, it’s mana-dependent, so with potions she can use it endlessly.
It regenerates missing limbs and removes ailments—as long as the target isn’t dead.
In my opinion, Rui is the world’s strongest healer.
“I can’t reveal my full power until I’m stronger. Right now, it’d just make me a target.”
“I’ll work hard to protect you.”
“Hehe, now that you’ve awakened, you seem reliable. And thank you for trusting me with your unique skill.”
Rui smiled and said the magic-stone issue could be solved immediately.
Recently, she’d formed a party for labyrinth dives.
Her teammates are tight-lipped and trustworthy—she’d buy my stones and claim they came from her party.
“That really helps. I’m glad you’re here, Rui.”
“It’s fine. I’m happy to help you.”
She smiled. I handed over the stones and took the money.
Seeing the empty Inventory, I remembered the necklace.
“By the way, do you know anyone with appraisal? A monster in the labyrinth dropped this.”
“It dropped equipment too?”
“Yeah, I was so focused on stones I forgot.”
“Other Awakened would punch you for that.”
Monster equipment drops are rare. I was happy, but I’d forgotten it existed.
“Well, appraisal is easy. Hiraiwa can do it.”
“Really? I thought as a B-rank bodyguard he was pure combat.”
“He’s full combat. He’s in my party too. He had appraisal from the start but loves fighting, so he trained combat skills.”
“Didn’t expect that from the calm Hiraiwa…”
I couldn’t picture it.
Rui called only Hiraiwa back in. He appraised the necklace.
Result: +5% Strength.
“Good find. Even low estimate, this is worth at least ten million yen.”
“That much!? …But I need it now, so I’ll use it myself for a while.”
“Wise choice. Percentage gear is extremely rare—use it well.”
Hiraiwa left.
“Nice equipment.”
“Yeah. Too good for Floor 1, but that shows how insane the labyrinth is. Goblins dropping this on Floor 1.”
“But isn’t that because of Extremely Hard? And you died. Shouldn’t you level up more safely?”
“…No, I’m challenging Extremely Hard again today. I want to get stronger, but I also hate running from a loss.”
Rui sighed. “Don’t push too hard.”
Since we hadn’t seen each other in a while, we went out to eat.
“What will you do after graduation? You’re Awakened—no regular job, right?”
“Hmm… Honestly, I haven’t decided. Just awakened; can’t plan that far.”
“…Then come to my company? We could dive together. It’d hide your labyrinth use.”
“No, that’s too much—”
Rui cut me off: “It benefits me too.”
“I don’t want to be apart from you anymore. You’re cutting ties after graduation, right? Then no one can complain if you join me. If they do, I’ll shut them down.”
“But that’d make it a family feud.”
“Good. Honestly, you have more potential than the Tōjō family.”
She said it firmly. I didn’t know how to respond.
“And don’t worry about my parents. They were forced to break the engagement by the Tōjōs, but they still think highly of you.”
“Really? …They glared at me near the end…”
“That wasn’t at you. They were disgusted with the Tōjōs’ arrogance. Dad felt awful—he thought he might’ve glared at you too.”
Hearing the truth about years ago, I felt relieved.
“We can’t go public yet, but after graduation, I’ll invite you home. My parents want to see you.”
“Got it. I’ll decide my future by then.”
We ate together and had a good time.