The first to notice my return was the watchman, who had been watching the horizon.
“Ah, Heath-san!”
“Yo, I brought back something good…”
He glanced at the supplies I had acquired, but…
Something far more serious was happening.
I was dragged to the settlement with a plea to “Please help us somehow.”
Several things were dropped on the beach.
But I wasn’t allowed to go back for them.
I had no idea what had happened…
The settlement.
“Everyone! Heath-san’s back! ♪”
Rustle rustle, rustle rustle.
Hey!? What’s with all these injured people! ?
I asked the watchman who dragged me there for details.
Then…
After I left early in the morning (after having breakfast)…
Just like me.
If things continue like this, everyone’s dissatisfaction will explode, and it’ll be terrible.
We need to find a way to change this atmosphere somehow…
So, we decided to explore the labyrinth/dungeon.
We’ll defeat the ogre on the 3rd floor.
And bring hope to everyone! ♪
Maybe even… with the ulterior motive of stealing his girlfriend.
We formed a party of six or seven people and dashed to the stairs on the 3rd floor as fast as we could.
Before descending the stairs, just like me…
We used physical enhancement magic. And debuff magic to lower the ogre’s physical abilities.
Then, we charged, firing basic elemental bullets and spheres as a preemptive attack.
“Gugaaahhh! ?”
Even with a slight decrease in physical abilities, the preemptive magic wasn’t very effective.
The difference in their natural physical abilities was simply too vast.
The party of six or seven was wiped out in an instant.
Fortunately, those who were blown towards the bottom of the stairs scrambled back up and called out to the remaining members to hurry.
While casting magic attacks at the ogre’s face.
Every time I used magic, a sharp pain shot through my entire body, but…
Thanks to that, the other members managed to gather at the bottom of the stairs, barely able to crawl.
While the pain subsided.
We checked our injuries.
The ogre, unable to attack those above the stairs, glared at us with resentment.
The labyrinth/dungeon healed the ogre’s wounds.
Someone observing the ogre noticed this change.
And brought back information.
They declared that our defeat wasn’t in vain.
We then headed for the ground, shared information,
and repeated the process of subsequent parties challenging the ogre.
Every party was wiped out in an instant.
Some women tried to stop us, but…
It had the opposite effect on the men who were suffering miserable defeats.
Determined to defeat the ogre no matter what,
they were instantly annihilated.
It was a miracle that no one died.
Those who had limbs crushed or torn off were now lying before me.
Did they want me to cast healing magic on them?
Sigh, what a pain.
But with a pleading, upward gaze and even a hint of a lie from the women…
I cast healing magic on them as much as I could without depleting myself.
“Ugh… my arm… my arm…”
My legs were unavoidable.
I regenerated them. If they slacked off from their work again, they’ll cause trouble.
My arms are impossible today. I used too much magic power.
For now, you’ll have to train yourself to live with one hand.
Maybe that will make you popular with women? ♪ I whispered in his ear.
This should earn me a few weeks’ worth, nishishi ♪♪
After the men’s treatment was finished, and finally…
The women praised and fawned over me! ♪
This is what I wanted! This is what I should have expected when I returned! ♪♪
Mwah! ♪ Mwah! ♪♪
Hot kisses on both cheeks! ♪
Their boyfriends are glaring, but… do you guys not remember who healed you? Hm~? ♪
Well, is it a good thing to be injured?
They were tenderly cared for by the women and became all mushy.
The number of people watching the horizon decreased.
And the women also started cooperating in groups…
“If your boyfriend hadn’t said that, he wouldn’t have been so badly injured!”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
“Don’t mess with us! We told you, ‘That’s dangerous, maybe you should stop?’! Getting badly injured is your boyfriend’s own responsibility!”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
“What did you say?!”
“What was that?!”
“Grrr”
“Grrrl”
You’re the reason my beloved boyfriend was badly injured!
This wasn’t a catfight, it was serious!
Pulling hair out by the roots,
biting arms and tearing skin.
It wasn’t a situation that would make your dick stiffen.
This happened during the night shift.
I and the shadow otaku, who didn’t challenge the ogre in the labyrinth/dungeon, tried to break it up.
While getting thoroughly beaten, I tried to pacify both groups of women.
“Ouch!”
“Why me?”
“My clothes!”
“Was it a limited edition? …Don’t worry.”
“Fuguu!”
Their beloved clothes from their previous world were torn.
Genuine man tears.
I và most of the others were stunned.
Quarrels seem like trivial matters, right? We became invisible.
And shook hands to make up.
We made sure no one was left crouching.
We had the women’s groups continue their watch, and…
We went to sleep.
“Ugh, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no! (sobbing)”
The next morning.
I discovered a man, exhausted from crying, muttering the same thing like a delirium.
“What should we do?”
“Let’s leave him be.”
Whisper, whisper.
We figured he’d recover eventually.
And left him alone.
Rehabilitation for the men who lost their arms.
We were quite depleted of physical strength.
Our food consumption increased.
I and the shadow otaku went to gather kobold meat on the 1st floor of the labyrinth/dungeon.
It was heavy labor. For the shadow otaku, whose physical strength and motivation were low, mentally…
I struggled to figure out how to hunt kobolds while worrying about them.
“Gugya!”
“Cone!”
“Hiyah!”
“Heath-san!”
“Go for it!”
These guys, I’ll kill them…
Directing my killing intent towards the kobolds,
I became a machine, relentlessly hunting kobolds.
Transporting the meat proved difficult.
We couldn’t carry back as much as I thought we could.
After eating, we dived in again.
“Everyone, isn’t that enough for today? We gathered so much already~”
Feeling murderous intent towards the shadow otaku again.
I forcibly dragged them back down.
“Help us!”
“Koon!”
“Then fight! ! Why are you all acting together! ?”
Ah, I hate these guys…
