Chapter 7

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"This is it!"

In front of me, in the center of the room, a door suddenly appeared.

This is the door that leads to the "paradise" realm, where the true final boss is, as written on the "strategy site."

This is what we've been searching for.

This door is supposed to appear only in the second playthrough, but unfortunately, there is no second playthrough in this world.

So, I searched with the hope that maybe we could find it...

"It seems we've won that bet."

However, this just means we've managed to reach the starting line.

From here on, we'll have to repeat truly life-threatening and arduous tasks.

But.

"With this... we can become stronger."

I clenched my fist, putting strength into it.

Looking over, I saw that [GobuMii] was also excited, swinging her club around.

Well then.

I took a step forward, heading towards the door.

Suddenly.

"Huh!?"

The door in front of me suddenly disappeared!

"What the...!?"

I examined where the door had been, but I couldn't find anything out of the ordinary.

"No... way!"

I slumped in disappointment.

Let's think about this again.

How did that door appear?

"Right... it appeared when I tried to get close to [GobuMii], and the floor suddenly sank... Wait, the answer is right there!?"

I returned to where the door had appeared and tapped the floor with my toes.

--Clunk.

"Ah... this part of the floor is the switch to make the door appear..."

I sighed in relief as the door reappeared.

But, it's surprising that I didn't find this simple mechanism earlier...

"Well, this is the first floor, and it's the beginning of the realm, so it's probably because it's for beginners and has no value..."

Also, the spot where the floor sinks is so pinpoint that you might just walk over it without noticing.

In fact, the sunken part of the floor is only a five-centimeter square.

Anyway.

"Well then..."

As I muttered, looking at the door, [GobuMii] took on a determined expression.

"Let's explore from this room to the third floor."

"..."

Oh... [GobuMii] tripped.

Also, since the other first-year students are still observing, if I make the door appear and go to the "paradise" realm, someone might see the door.

So, we'll go through the "door" after everyone has left, after school.

"Well, let's start by conquering this beginner's realm."

"..."

[GobuMii] nodded reluctantly.

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--Ding Dong.

After school, everyone started getting ready to leave.

Of course, I quickly put away my textbooks, notebooks, and writing tools into the fuse box, stood up, and—

"Ah, Mochizuki-san. See you tomorrow."

Kizaki-san said with a smile.

"Eh, ah, y-yes... see you tomorrow..."

I felt both happy and embarrassed, and hurried out of the classroom.

Ugh... Kizaki-san is such a good person...

The idea of her falling for the protagonist is just unacceptable.

However.

"Huh!? Kizaki-san, you don't need to talk to that guy!"

"Yeah, don't cause any trouble for Kizaki-san..."

"...If that happens, I'll take care of it."

I heard insults directed at me from behind, including the voices of Kawai and Yuki.

...I don't really care what you guys say.

I dashed out of the school building, picked up a fist-sized rock, and headed to the beginner's realm.

"Alright!"

I slapped my cheeks to get pumped up, opened the door, and was about to go in... "What are you doing there?" ...Huh?

Suddenly, a girl's voice called out, and I turned around to see a girl with her arms crossed and a slight smile on her face.

"It's rare to see a student trying to enter the beginner's realm."

She had wavy wine-red hair that reached her shoulders, slightly slanted crimson eyes, a well-defined nose, and lips as red as blood.

Her skin was as smooth and white as porcelain, and her figure was model-like... no, better than that.

This overwhelming beauty was none other than the student council president, "Fujido Sakuya."

"Well, since we got to see it in class today, I thought I'd take a closer look..."

I blurted out an excuse to her.

"Hmm? Oh, you're a new student, right?"

"Y-Yes! I'm Mochizuki Yohai from 1-2!"

I introduced myself at attention in response to Fujido-senpai's question.

"I see. For a new student, it is indeed the first realm. It's natural to want to see it again... Alright! Since you're here, I'll show you around."

"Huh...?"

I was taken aback by her unexpected offer.

"Don't be shy. Besides, I haven't seen it since I first entered, so I wanted to see it again too."

She smiled.

Wow... while Kizaki-san has a delicate and pure image, Fujido-senpai is... well, she's beautiful like a work of art.

"Come on, let's not waste this time. Let's go."

"Whoa! Wait!?"

I was pulled by the hand by Fujido-senpai and went through the door to the beginner's realm.

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