I decided to check out the effects of my new special bullets first before looking for a new home.
　Pull all the bullets out of the gun. I wanted to know the effect on the plane as much as possible, so I pulled out all of the enhanced bullets and only loaded one of the new special bullets.
　And then I shoot. I shoot in the direction of no one else.

...... Huh?

　I winced.
　The bullet flew out of the muzzle - it flew out of the thing, but it was very slow.
　It flew through the air at a sluggish, sluggish speed, like it was fighting head-on with the laws of physics, only going about five inches per second.

'How funny!'

　It was a big hit with Alice. She went over to the side of the crawling bullets and peered at them from up close.

'You're so slow!　Honestly, Honestly, take a little ride.

　The SD Skeleton jumped onto the bullet from Alice's shoulder with a crunching bone.
　The bullet didn't freak out when he got on top of her, like a gunny old man, "I fly like this! It flies away as if to say.
　Five centimeters a second, that's--

"Ha-ha-ha, I can hang, too. This is fun.

　It didn't change even though the person on board went from Honehone to Alice.
　The bullet dangling from Alice is going to go slower.

'What is this?'
I don't know. But it's fun.
'Interesting ...... is interesting though. There's nothing offensive about this stuff.
He's got a lot of energy. Come on, he's pushing me.

　When Alice stopped hanging on, she stood in front of the bullet and pushed it with both hands.
　Ignoring the push, he held Alice back and went forward at a speed of five centimeters per second.
　It sounds powerful, but it can't be used for an attack.

　Such a bullet disappeared about 5 meters away.

Oh, it's gone.
That's an outlier. Let's call it a kudzu bullet.
Yeah.

　Alice agreed with me.
　As expected, we thought, this is not going to be useful for hunting.

　　　　　☆

　Alice and I came back into town with Alice and we came to the real estate office.
　When we walked in, we saw a familiar face, Antonio, and as soon as he saw us, he put down the job at hand, got up and came over to us.

'Hey, Satou-san, it's been a while. I could hear your great work over here, Satou-san.
Active?
The robbery of Seren, the modification of Aurum, the rebirth of Arsenic. All of the major events that have happened lately have involved Satou-san's Lyota family, so everyone's wondering what he's going to do next.
I don't want to get your hopes up too high.

　I walked into the reception area with him, talking with Antonio.
　Me and Alice sat down first and then Antonio sat across from us.

'So, what kind of property are you looking for today?'
Yes. ......

　I tell him the requirements I've been putting together in my head.

'First of all, we need at least five rooms.'
Five?

　Alice nodded her head.

'There's five of us in total, right?　Why don't you have a drink with me, Alice?
"--Yes!　But what about Eve?
We'll get you a room and let her do her thing.
Yeah.

　I talked to Alice and turned to Antonio again.

''That's why we have five rooms for the entire family to fit in, and the more rooms the better since there's a possibility of more to come. And also the magic storm protection.
That's about right, mansion class.
The mansion or .......

　The word contained an exciting sound.

　We've been gradually moving into larger houses.
　A ramshackle 20,000-pilos-a-month apartment, a new two-bedroom, three-story house.
　And a mansion.

　My heart leapt at the sound of the ever-evolving dwelling place.
　Oops, oops, oops, the most important condition is not yet.

The most important condition is that we need a large space. I need more space.
A lot of space?
Yes, a space where they won't bother you. A space-- so big that things get f*cked up from one end to the other.
I see. ......

　Antonio groans, writing that down too, and snarls.

'That's a bit tricky,'
Don't you?
'Cyclo doesn't have many mansions that take up that much space. There aren't many mansions that take up that much space. If you're an adventurer who can live there, there's not much decline.

　It's somewhat understandable.
　All adventurers who can earn money have one characteristic in common: they have the ability, the knowledge and the companionship to get around the dungeon consistently.
　Adventurers who have the ability to get around steadily are often cautious.
　It is unlikely that they will be able to fall down after they have reached the top of their game.

Hmmm ......

　Antonio groans. I'm sure Antonio must be competent, because I've asked him a few times now and he's been able to get all the properties out as ordered right away.
　So the conditions were so difficult that Antonio is snarling like this.

　It can't be helped, let's reduce some of the requirements.
　The one thing that might be a neck and neck is .......

'There's one thing that's there ......, but...'

　Antonio said, but his expression did not clear.
　What do you mean, there is?

　　　　　★

　Antonio brought me to a mansion near the center of Ciclo.
　A decent yard and a wall surrounding the grounds.
　There is a fountain between the main gate and the entrance of the building, it's a mansion that looks like a mansion.

It's a great mansion!　Shiny and huge!　I think we could live with ten people or something light!
As you said, it will be a 10LLSDK floor plan.
Eruesu ...... is full of stuff.

　That's a lot of space.
　Is it because it looks like a two-story building with two living rooms?　DK is fine, but what's the S?
　That's what I'm thinking about.

'No one has ever wanted to rent this property before, so it's brand new inside.
No one wanted to borrow it, why?
Could it be ...... an accidental property?

　An unpleasant thought crossed my mind.

'No, no, it's not like that. Well, as close as it is, it's close enough.
?
?

　Me and Alice looked at each other and nodded our heads.
　We were at the front door before we wondered what the hell was going on.
　Antonio used the key he had brought with him to open the heavy door of the front door and shifted to the side.

'Go ahead, ......, if you can let me in,'
Why don't you let me in?
'Come on in, you'll find out soon enough. By the way, don't worry, it won't harm you physically or mentally.

　Antonio's addition made me more and more confused.
　Anyway, if you can get in, let's go in.
　I stepped through the door and went in.
　Instant!　I couldn't move forward.

　As soon as I walked through the door, something enveloped me and I was afraid to even move a finger.
　It's not that I can't move it at all, but the resistance is incredibly strong.
　It's not that you can't move it, but the resistance is so strong that it's several hundred times stronger than that in the water.

What's wrong with you, Ryota?
Alice will know it when she sees it.
Let's see.

　It was the same for Alice.
　You were almost immobile when you went in.

　I get out, and the weird thing is, I can move backwards.

What's the meaning of this?
You see that crystal over there?
That thing in the middle of the front hall?

　Antonio pointed to an unremarkable crystal.

''That's a monster. Or rather, it's a haggle of things.'
"Monster?
It's a reject crystal, a monster that rejects and eliminates everything from its territory. By the way, they don't attack, just like Arsenic's rock. That's why I said it was safe.
I see.
It was put in place because the first owner didn't want anyone else in the mansion but himself, but it made it impossible for him to live there.
You're losing your mind.
It's a property that no one has been able to rent since. By the way, the space Satou-san wants is in the basement, with a basement the same size as this mansion.

　I like that. And I like the basement.
　You can usually hatch haggler things as well as this house, and in the basement you don't have to worry about anyone but your friends seeing you.

　The rest can be found at .......

"So all we have to do is destroy the crystal.
Yes, but no attack will reach us.

　Antonio makes a bitter face.

　Attack.
　He draws two pistols. I thought about which bullet would work best to penetrate that invisible wall.
　One normal bullet on each side, and filled the rest with reinforced bullets.

　I shot a regular bullet with a reinforced bullet mashup and fused them together in the middle to make a penetrating bullet.
　The penetrating bullets flew away ...... and stopped at the border of the doorway.
　It went in just a fraction of a second and lost its power and fell to the ground.

'Looks like it's no good.'
Couldn't you get away with a striped bullet?
'Couldn't you, Sato-san, ...... I thought you would be the one to do the rumours, or maybe...'

　Antonio is disappointed.
　That's a bit frustrating.

"Oh,
What's up, Alice?
Hey, look what I found.
Huh?
It's a junk shell.
...... Oh.

　　　　　★

　In a big hurry, I went to the sixth floor of the Nihonium basement and used the Absolute Rock to turn into a stone and kill some Poison Zombies and procure some scrap bullets.
　Then I came back to the mansion and loaded the scrap bullets.

'Alright, let's give it a go.'
Hang in there, Lyota!

　Alice cheered me on, and I took the first shot.
　The scrap bullets that were launched were going nope, going at five centimeters per second.
　Even through the borders of the front door, that is.

'Oh, it's going on,'
And it's the same speed.
That's great, Sato-san. I'm still making progress. It's amazing. I've never seen anything go that far in this house before.

　I'm sure they tried to mediate with a number of people, Antonio.
　The scrap bullets went at the same speed as they entered the mansion, but they disappeared after five meters.

　It disappeared when it left about two meters to the crystal.

''Ugh, too bad. Hey, try using reinforced bullets this time.
I will.

　He said to Alice, reloaded the scrap metal and filled the rest with reinforced bullets.
　And then I shoot.
　The bullets that were shot out - even slower!

　It went from about five centimeters per second to about a tenth of that speed.
　It's so slow that it's almost as if it's too slow to stop.

'Do enhanced bullets slow you down?'
'No, maybe instead of slowing down, you'll be pushing harder.
Really?
That's my guess.

　I watched as the scrap bullets continued to advance.
　It went crawling along in the same way, entering the mansion and disappearing five meters away.

'It looks like the distance is the same.
Yeah. I'll just have to close it in for a couple of meters.

　I thought long and hard and kept my distance from the doorway.

"Lyota?

　Despite Alice's doubts, I made a mad dash for the mansion.
　I made a mad dash for the front door and ran straight into the mansion.
　I jumped inside with the momentum of an auxiliary run, but I felt tremendous resistance and stopped before I had advanced even a meter.
　The full speed aide could only make it a meter.
　I reached out as best I could and shot the scrap bullets.

　The scrap bullets that were inside from the beginning were going at five centimeters per second.
　It disappeared around 50 centimeters in front of the crystal.

Oshii!　We're almost there.
Yeah, I'm almost there.
Hang in there, Lyota.
Oh.

　Alice encouraged me to try again a few times.

　I put on a runner, jumped in, and shot a scrap shell.
　But the crystal's exclusionary force was so strong that I couldn't get more than a meter in front of it.

　No matter how many times I tried again, I couldn't get past the last 50 centimeters.

"Ha...... ha...... d*mn it, I'm almost there!
What do you have to do to earn the other 50 centimeters?

　Me and Alice crossed our arms and cooed at each other.
　But nothing came of it.
　I was already giving it my all and gaining distance was a double hurdle to overcome because I hadn't even thought about it since I came into this world, so I didn't get any ideas.

　Then Emily showed up.
　Carrying a hammer and pushing a magic cart.
　She's dressed like she's back from a dungeon.

'What are you doing here, Yoda?'
No, hey ...... Emily?
Hi, this is Emily.
No, that's a weird answer. I mean, what's the matter with you, Ryota? You look so weird.
Emily!
Yes, sir!

　I squatted down in front of Emily and took her hand and looked straight into her eyes.

'Emily's the only one I care about,'
What do you mean by that? ......

　　　　　★

　After I finished explaining, Emily stood next to the front door.
　I stepped away from the doorway, as I had done so many times before.

'Let's go,'
Yes, sir!

　I signaled Emily and dashed at full speed.
　I jumped furiously toward the front door.

　The moment I walked through the front door, Emily swung her hammer.
　She gained momentum and took a grand full swing right beside me.
　The hammer hit me.
　The moment it hit me, I replaced my body with a stone of absolute rock.

　Emily's hammer hit my body in absolute defense with a home run-level just-meet!
　Emily's power was added on top of the momentum gained from the assisted run.

　I felt resistance as I entered the mansion.
　Still, the body goes on.
　Even after a meter, it went on.
　The pace of progress slows down, and even with Emily's power on top of it, I can't reach the crystal.
　But - it's enough.

　My all-out dash, Emily's all-out home run.
　That gave me nearly two meters.

　I stick my gun out and shoot.
　The scrap metal goes off, crawling along at six inches per second.

　I'm shoved out of the house, I'm joined by my friends, and we watch for bullets.

　Roll roll, roll, roll.

　The bullet lurched forward and hit the crystal!

Oh!
What do you think?

　The scrap bullets that hit the crystal advanced at the same speed mom.
　It dipped into the crystal and proceeded at the same speed.
　Then it penetrated.

　The motionless crystal was penetrated by the scrap bullets that pushed everything away and disappeared just like that.

　The wind blew, a gust of wind blew outward from inside the mansion.

　A gust of wind that made it hard for my friends to stand.

　After it stopped.

"Whoa, I can get in normally.

　Alice jumped into the mansion headfirst and danced with her fellow monsters inside the doorway.

'Wow ...... I can't believe you really solved it ......'

　Antonio marvels at the distance.
　With the crystal gone, I had a new mansion.