534 534. Detention




'That's strange. I can't believe I dropped it and Lyota-sama doesn't. There must be some mistake.
...... Let's try some more.
Yes!

 For some reason, I walk out into the new Nifonium with Margaret, who is more motivated than I am.

 It used to be a dungeon with a sense of horror in front of it, but now the creepiness is in full force.

 The visceral looking dungeon, the ceiling, the walls, and even the ground continue to pulsate with regularity.
 The ceiling and walls are still good, the ground pulsates, and sometimes it comes to my feet.

Uge: "Uge ......

 It was so sickening.

'How can I help you?'
'Is Margaret all right? This,
What's this?
You don't feel any gloom or anything like that?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Really? ......

 That was a bit surprising.
 She's always been so calm and princess-like, and I thought she would squeal when she saw this kind of thing.

 No, I've heard that women have a higher tolerance for grotesque things, and maybe that's why.

'Lyota-sama!
Yeah? Oh!

 A haunted umbrella appeared a short distance away.

 It appeared as if it was being born from a wall of flesh on the ground.
 It was creepy in that way, but I didn't feel any mental damage because I was in the mood to "defeat" the monster first.

 I took it down with my gun earlier, so this time I kicked the ground to flesh it out and beat it down with my fists.
 Weapons don't drop, they don't drop at a distance.

 Melee combat, to squash all sorts of possible possibilities at once.

 The ability I got back from Nihonium showed its power.
 In an instant, I was down to zero distance, and a gouging right hook cut the haunted umbrella in half.

 The haunted umbrella, torn into two halves and blown up, quickly disappearing.
 And then--

'Hmmm, still no drop.
It's crazy.
Margaret is next.
Yes, sir.

 We walked further to find the monster.
 Four Ninja Knights appeared out of nowhere and instantly weakened the haunted umbrella they encountered not long after, and then Margaret carried a large sword and went at them to finish them off.

 Pong, and a green apple was dropped.

''It's ...... funny.''

 Margaret picked up the green apple and puffed up.

 The puffiness was cute, she thought, but on the other hand, the situation wasn't getting better and better.

 Margaret's drop is 2 of 2 so far, which is no surprise if it's a drop A. I'm not sure if it's a drop A.
 I've been experiencing the power of drop S for a long time, so this is quite shocking to me.

I guess I'm the only one who can't drop.
That's not right.
"Margaret.

 I call her name and look straight at her - smiling as I speak.

'Crazy or not, I'm not actually doing the drop. If that's the case, you should accept that as a fact first, and then think about what to do about it.
"But .......

 Margaret was still not happy about it.
 She seemed to hate it so much that I couldn't drop it.

 She puffed out her cheeks a bit again, her lips puckered up pretty.

 And swallow them all.

'Right. I understand.

 He made a face of understanding.

Well, at any rate, now that Nifongnium has changed, we need to do some research.
I'm sure I can help you with that.
"Margaret?
Or your friends, Master Lyota?
......?
Because if you don't drop, there's no reason for Lyota-sama to come here in the future.
Yeah, well, yeah.

 It was just as Margaret had said.

 We'll talk to everyone later and ask them to investigate.
 I'll have to tell Cell what's going on and make sure he understands.

 Well, that said, one thing is clear here.

Okay, I won't be coming back.

 That means it's better.
 But the moment you declare it.

 Boom!

 The dungeon pulsed louder than it had ever pulsed before.

 It came to my feet, so unexpectedly large that I couldn't stand still.

 And that wasn't all.
 A lot of haunted umbrellas appeared as if they were folding in on us.
 Surrounding us.

'Oh, watch out!'

 A monster suddenly appeared at close range, surrounding us.
 In order to protect Margaret, I pulled out two pistols and fired wildly.

 Bullet after bullet struck the haunted umbrella precisely and accurately, pop pop pop pop pop pop.

 The one that hadn't dropped before.
 Green apples are now being dropped in large numbers.