62 The Girls And Their Own Adventure Begins…
(Third Person's POV)
Unknown to Shun, while he was busy readying up his things after receiving the quest, the girls also went off to do their own adventure at the same time.
✽✽[Group Chat]✽✽
Kaede: He should be going now at any moment, right?
Rikka: Uh-huh, he should be. Speaking of which, do you think he'll be back in no time since time will be stopped once he leaves?
Kaede: I don't know? It sounds so complicated.
Tama: Complicated~?
Pochi: Pochi doesn't understand nodesu! What is complicated nanodesu?
Mutsuko: Complicated is when everything is a jumbled mess and you can't understand a thing because it's difficult to do so, I think? Anyway, about Shun-chan, I think he will be back before we even noticed.
Tama: Oohh~!
Pochi: Pochi understands, nanodesu!
Satanichia: With him gone, I, the Great Archdemon, Satanichia Kurumizawa McDowell, will have an easier time conquering [OSO] and [NWO]! A-Hahaha~!
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Whilst the six of them are busy talking — well, you could argue that it's just the four of them who are talking amongst each other while Pochi and Tama would just pitch in when either they don't understand something or agree with someone — a system message suddenly popped up to interrupt them.
✽✽[Group Chat]✽✽
System Message: The [Dimensional Group Chat] have used all of its energy to transport one individual to a fantasy world…
System Message: The [Dimensional Group Chat] now needs energy to transfer individuals to other fantasy dimensions…
System Message: Issuing a [Quest]…
System Message: Time will stop at every [Dimension] except the one where the [Quest] will take place…
System Message: To avoid complications on the participant's age, the [Dimensional Group Chat] shall stop his/her aging during the full duration of the [Quest]…
System Message: Daily Log-in bonuses are disabled during the full duration of the [Quest]…
System Message: The [Quest] will begin shortly…
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It was definitely an understatement if you say that everyone was surprised. They totally didn't see this coming, even with the imaginative mind of theirs.
✽✽[Brawl All You Can!]✽✽
Type: Chain Quest
Status: Incomplete
Participant(s): (6/6)
Participation: Mandatory
Time Limit: 1 month
Description:
Participate in the upcoming event in the game [New World Online]. Complete all the quests in order to receive wonderful rewards!
Reward(s): 5,000 d-coins, 1x Random D-coins Chest. Participants will receive a 1x Item/Skill Selection(New World Online) and a Group Invite Ticket.
Reach an average level of 35: Ongoing
Finish the Event with an average ranking of Top 50 or above: Ongoing
Finish the Event with an average ranking of Top 20 or above: Ongoing
Finish the Event with an average ranking of Top 10 or above: Ongoing
Finish the Event with someone becoming the Top 1: Ongoing
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While these strings of messages caught their attention for a brief moment, it didn't take long for everyone to forget about it.
✽✽[Group Chat]✽✽
Tama: Waow~!
Pochi: System Message-san is giving Pochi and friends a [Quest] nodesu?
Mutsuko: Oh? Is that the name you gave our group in your novel, Pochi-chan?
Pochi: Yes, nanodesu! It's title is 'The Dog Hero's Diaries: The Adventure of Kannami and her Friends!' nanodesuyo?
Tama: Tama is there, too~?
Pochi: Yes, nanodesu! Shironeneko is the important sister of Kannami nanodesuyo?
Tama: Ohh~!
Rikka: Ohh… Now I'm kind of interested. Also, is it just me or did you ended up misspelling yours and Tama's names, Kanami and Shirayukineko… You definitely added and removed some letters there…
Mutsuko: But she was just too far into the story when she noticed it, so just ended up ignoring it…
Satanichia: That sounds like something Pochi would do…
Kaede: Un. Pochi-chan is too ditzy…
Pochi: N-No nanodesu! Pochi isn't like that nanodesuyo!? Pochi's hand just slipped and ink-san couldn't be removed so… nanodesu.
Kaede: Uh-huh. We understand Pochi-chan. Either way, it's a great and cute title so it's fine.
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Ignoring the fact that a [Quest] has been issued to them, the [Group Chat] was once again filled with endless chatter. No one paid attention to the strings of system messages that popped up every now and then, telling everyone that the [Quest] is about to start in T-minus 10…
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✽✽[Group Chat]✽✽
System Message: Initializing the transmigration…
System Message: [Quest] has now officially started. Point your smartphone at a wall or a door and enter through the portal that will appear…
System Message: Good luck in your adventures!
Pochi: And then Pochi got her armor and greatsword from the game, nanodesu! It's amaziiing, nanodesuyo!?
Tama: Tama's armor is cool too~.
Rikka: I'm so envious. I will search for a dungeon that I can finish by myself before the [Quest] takes place, I swear!
Satanichia: Kukuku, I will also need such items to conquer the entire gaming world!
Mutsuko: Getting items like that would also definitely help me in the real world! I'm in!
Kaede: Do your best, everyone!
System Message: If the standard procedure isn't followed, the individual will be automatically transported to the dimension in which the [Quest] will take place…
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It seems like, even after that lengthy strings of messages from the system, no one really paid attention to it. They just continued to chatter away.
Thus, it looks like the system was forced to transport everyone after a few more seconds of waiting for the girls to follow the standard procedure, to no avail. Even AIs have bottom lines, it seems.
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Inside a jungle filled with dense fog, vines, grasses, and other such vegetation all over the place, a group of five girls could be seen hunting some snake-like, monkey-like, and horse-like creatures.
One is a cute-looking girl with black hair and blue eyes. Her looks is definitely above average, cute even, but what made her stand out is the black colored drooping dog ears on top of her head.
What's even more odd is that she's wearing a dress-like armor that you'd normally see in princess knights — a dress that goes until her mid thighs with long sleeves — with the color of the top of her dress being white before gradually becoming blue.
A silver colored breastplate is covering her chest while a white and blue colored gloves that goes way past her wrist are covering her hands. On her waist are dark blue feather-like things that seems to be made of metal, making it look like her waist is being covered by some kind of wings.
What's even more surprising is that she's holding a huge bastard sword with one hand, with the same color scheme as her armor — white that gradually turns into dark blue.
"Come here horse-san, nodesu! Let Pochi get the exp from making you disappear, nanodesu! It will only hurt a liiiiitle bit, nanodesuyo?" Yes, this is Pochi.
Currently, she is busy chasing a monster that looks like a horse.
"Ah! Come back here, horse-san, nodesu! Pochi needs Ee-ex-pi nanodesuyo!?"
Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield is white haired girl with red colored irises in a pink kunoichi armor set. Her snowy white hair is adorned by two star-like hairclips.
On her hands are two ninjatōs that has a pummel that seems like a Sakura Tree's branch, with the bottom of the handle being adorned by a pink colored gem. Its silvery white blade is being held by willowy branches while the dull part of the sword is emitting an ambient color of pink, along with a few sakura petals that danced along with the wind.
"Snake-san can't hide from ninja Tama~! Nin~ nin~!"
As Tama slashed her ninjatō, her eyes sparkled as she looked at the sakura petals that scatters every time she hits an enemy.
"Tama, a real REAL ninja now~!"
"Ah! Careful, Pochi-chan, Tama-chan! Here, let me cover you with my throwing weapons! Hya!" Mutsuko said as she thew some kunais towards the horse-like monster and the snake.
"Huhuhu. Let me buff you all with my [Tyrant's Eye]!"
Whilst Mutsuko and Rikka are busy supporting Pochi and Tama, Satania is facing the last remaining enemy — the monkey-like monster — with a bored look on her face.
"Why am I, the Queen of all Hell, facing a boring monster such as you? I feel like my flames of hell will be wasted on someone as insignificant as you…"
When she said this, as if some kind of switch was flipped inside the monkey's brain, it suddenly let out a loud roar.
"GRUAAAR!!"
"Hieee!? W-What!? You're trying to intimidate me, an Archdemon!? Know your place!"
While the monkey kept on barely dodging her spells, Satania unceasingly bombarded it with fireballs the size of a basketball. She relentlessly casted spells without even looking at or even worrying about her MP.
Whether or not she knows that she didn't really have to worry about her large mana pool becoming depleted is debatable, but she really is doing a good job of somehow hitting the monkey even when she had her head tilted at 45 degrees. Coupled with her maniacal laughter that filled the quiet forest, she definitely gave off that Archdemon vibe for a second.
That's until something unforseen happened.
"A-Hahaha—"
*scratch*
"GYAAAA! Help! I received damage! This monkey is going to kill me!" Satania wailed as she waved her staff left and right in an attempt to stcar off the monkey.
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Meanwhile, while the five girls are busy hunting mobs to level up fast, Maple is stuck on helping out her friend Risa in leveling up.
"How is it Risa? Are you level ten now?" Maple said while squatting and drawing some sort of creature.
"Yeah. I reached level twelve in fact… Also, call me Sally when we're in-game."
"Ehh~. Why though?"
Risa was busy fighting off a weak mob, that's why she didn't notice what her bestfriend was doing.
"*sigh*… Nevermind that. Just remember to call me and our friends by our in-game name whenever we're playing the game."
"Uh-huh…"
After killing off the mob, Risa, or Sally in this case, wiped off the nonexistent sweat on top of her forehead before asking the question that's been bothering her since yesterday.
"By the way, Maple…"
"Hmm…? What is it Ris— I mean Sally?" Maple quickly corrected herself as she saw Sally narrow her eyes at her ever so slightly.
"Well, is it true that Snowflake discovered an undiscovered dungeon?"
"Yep! She said that there's a boss monster kinda thing there that could phase through any attack thrown at it like a mist… Even Queen-san couldn't kill it."
"Hee… I'm interested in that boss… Should I check it out?"
"Eh? You're going by yourself?"
"Well, I want to see if my game sense turned rusty after some time of not playing any game at all…"
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※~To be continued~※
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Author's Remarks:
※ Dang, I had a blast writing this. If not for the intermittent pauses I had to do in between, this would've been finished way earlier. Anyway, I hope you guys also had a blast reading this!
