D-Genesis: Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 9] by KONO Tsuranori

Author:KONO Tsuranori
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Twrch Trwyth: A great enchanted boar appearing in the “Culhwch and Olwen” section of the Mabinogion collection of Arthurian tales. Culhwch, cousin of Arthur, is given a series of impossible-sounding tasks by Olwen’s father, the giant Ysbaddaden, in exchange for Olwen’s hand in marriage. Among these tasks is the slaying of a giant boar.

Emerging from the staff room, we found Rokujo awake and guzzling mineral water as if trying to wash away the shock.

“Ah, Komugi, you’re up.”

“Bwha! Thanks, Miyoshi. What the heck was that stuff, by the way?” She regarded the tea dispenser, the contents of which had been poured into a paper cup and handed to her a short while earlier, with the kind of fearful scrutiny reserved for children scanning the dark corners of their room.

“Ancient traditional secret. Drinking it brings out your hidden power,” Miyoshi claimed. We could hardly get through the explanation with a straight face.

“Ah... Well, it certainly does seem...effective,” Rokujo managed.

“I’d like to ask you one question, Komugi,” Miyoshi continued. “Are you really planning on going to the twenty-first floor?”

“You bet! All sorts of unknown gemstones are beckoning me!”

“But what about work? It’s going to take a while to be able to go down that far. Can you afford to take all that time off?”

“It’s only until I’ve beaten nine thousand slimes, right? We set our own hours at the GIJ, so as long as I’m meeting quotas, I can spend afternoons training.”

Seriously? I’d have to clear that one with Naruse just in case. The last thing I wanted was to be accused of poaching talent from the GIJ. “Understood,” I responded. “However, we can’t allow a novice explorer to venture into the dungeon unattended, so we’ve prepared a...er, bodyguard for you. We’ll get the two of you introduced shortly.”

“Really?” she responded. “That’s great!”

We headed back to the meeting space, where Miyoshi looked over Mishiro’s completed paperwork.

“Everything checks out, Kei. Starting tomorrow, Mishiro will be D-Powers’ first contracted explorer! The first soldier in our army!” Miyoshi clenched and unclenched her fists like a maniacal supervillain. A thin layer of sweat formed on Mishiro’s brow, as if she were wondering if she hadn’t just made a mistake.

“Ha ha ha, glad to hear it.” I laughed Miyoshi off. “Thank you for joining us, really. Incidentally, this is Komugi Rokujo, the explorer we told you about earlier.”

“Komugi Rokujo. Nice to meet you,” Rokujo piped up.

“Eri Mishiro. A pleasure. I’ll be acting as your...‘bodyguard’?”

“More than a bodyguard, really. Rokujo here is a total novice. She’ll need someone to show her the ropes, and keep an eye on her while she’s training. You’ll be her bodyguard, her instructor, the works.”

“Ah, right,” Mishiro agreed. “You never know what can happen when you go diving alone.”

“Exactly! Speaking of—Mishiro, any interest in going through our special training along with Rokujo?”

“Absolutely! I-I mean, if that would be all right with everyone.”

Apparently Mishiro had been thinking about applying to the dungeon boot camp, but figured there was no way she’d be selected.

“Don’t worry, it’s a bonus for our contracted explorers!” Miyoshi chimed in.

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