Danma: Danganronpa, but Monster Hunter!

If Ais sneaks out of that world to fight monsters...

Just imagining the terrible consequences made Riveria's head spin, and her gaze toward Ais grew even more stern.

"Riviera's mother's gaze is terrifying—"

"Who are you calling the mother?!"

thump—

Reflexively, Rivera struck Loki on the head with her staff.

Loki was caught off guard and almost got sent back to Heaven.

No one paid attention to the God's antics; everyone was digesting the earth-shattering news they had received that day. At this moment, Finn was also thinking about the words that Flame had whispered in his ear earlier.

"I remember you just said, Flame, that there are dragons to fight, and that you were on a mission, so that means..."

"Yes."

Blazing Flame gave an affirmative answer.

"The mission is to capture a Rock Dragon. I wonder if anyone is interested?"

Chapter 51: The Plan is Finalized!

"Yes, yes, of course I'm interested!!"

Tiona suddenly raised her slender arm, elated, but the next moment her face turned extremely grave, and she burst into a heart-wrenching wail.

"But my weapon, Urga, it's gone!! I can't fight anymore! Waaaaaah!"

"Captain..."

Tiona's older sister, Tione, also showed a slight change in expression. Like Tiona, she had lost all her weapons in the recently concluded expedition. Her main weapons, the twin swords and the specially made throwing knives, were all completely destroyed.

"It just had to happen at this time..."

Finn sighed with a wry smile, a headache on his face.

The timing of the message from the Blazing Flame was absolutely perfect. Currently, the weapons and equipment of the entire clan's high-level combat forces are damaged to varying degrees.

The two mages, Lefia and Riveria, are in the best condition.

As a powerful long-range firepower point, the two were always within a protected range, so their weapons and equipment were not damaged and they could immediately join the battle.

“I can fight,” Ais said decisively.

Of all the soldiers present, only her equipment was in relatively good condition.

Her weapon, the "Sword of Despair," is inherently indestructible, and her equipment is an enhanced version modified using Monster Hunter technology.

It possesses extremely high durability, which is why it withstood a series of battles and survived to the end.

While that's true... in reality, even a sword with the attribute of being "indestructible" will become dull from repeated battles and still needs maintenance and sharpening to restore its sharpness.

But Ais clearly couldn't care less about that now. What Flame had just said had completely captured her attention, and she couldn't wait to fight the monster called Rock Dragon to gain experience for growth.

"Are everyone's weapons malfunctioning?"

Lieyan was a little confused, but then he remembered that there did seem to be such a thing.

In that expedition that set the stage for the story, everyone's weapons were indeed either destroyed or broken. Ais even seemed to have incurred a debt of tens of millions of falies because she damaged a spare weapon provided by the god Gubnew during weapon repairs...

It happened during this time period...

“Yes.” Finn’s helplessness deepened. “Most of the high-ranking members, including myself, have had their weapons damaged. Now, the only ones in the Familia who can still be considered effective fighters are Ais, Lefia, Riveria, and Bert.”

“Four people won’t do, we have to exclude one.” Flame shook his head: “The Hunter’s Guild has a tacit tradition that when hunting dragons, you should not form a five-person team. The maximum number of people in a team is four. Anything above that is a team hunt with multiple teams deployed at once or a military hunt with more people.”

“Then let’s rule out Lefia for now,” Finn said decisively, then looked at the elf who was gently biting her lip, a hint of apology in his eyes: “I’m sorry, Lefia.”

"It's alright, Captain." Lefia shook her head.

Although she felt somewhat unwilling when she heard the decision, she understood that now was not the time to be stubborn, and she could only blame herself for not being strong enough.

“But it’s really frustrating that an operation like this only involves a few people fighting while the others do nothing. Blaze, can the rest of us watch? Even though we don’t have weapons, we can definitely ensure our own safety in terms of skill.”

Finn's gaze fell upon the flames, his lake-blue eyes revealing an inquiring look.

“Of course.” Flame readily agreed, then smiled. “I originally thought Loki would be the only one enjoying the beautiful hot spring scenery all to himself this time, but it turns out everyone has just returned from battle. The therapeutic properties of the Yukumo Hot Spring will accelerate everyone’s recovery from fatigue.”

If I had to put it bluntly, this is a win-win situation.

"I do hope it can be better."

Finn clicked his tongue with a hint of regret. "Rock Dragon, just from the name, you know its stats are definitely not low. It's probably not inferior to the high-level dragon monsters in the lower or even deeper levels."

Moreover, this battle marked the Loki Familia's first encounter with monsters from another world.

It's a real shame for Finn to only watch the game and not be able to play himself.

"It's alright. I've become a high-ranking hunter now, and I can take on many more missions than before. The Rock Dragon is just the beginning. There will always be opportunities." Flame patted his chest, comforting him.

Right now, Lieyan is feeling like there are endless tasks to complete, and this feeling will probably intensify over time.

Is he worried that the Loki Familia will have no missions to complete?

joke,

He was just worried that the Loki Familia wouldn't have time to do the mission!

"Yes, there will always be opportunities."

Seeing Flame's confident expression, Finn smiled and quickly composed himself.

Yes, as long as the bridge of flames connecting the two worlds still exists, the Loki Familia who are willing to abide by the rules will eventually get all sorts of opportunities; this is just the beginning.

"Then let's do it this way. Does anyone have any objections?"

No~~~

"I'll listen to the commander."

"Lefia, would you like me to comfort your downcast heart?"

"unnecessary!"

"Although it was a bit rushed, it was the best you could do. As expected of you, Finn."

"..."

"In that case, Blazing Flame, do you have anything else to say?"

Finn made the decision, the Amazon sisters responded first, followed by Loki, then the Yamabuki fairy resolutely refused the chief god's lewd advances, Riveria closed one eye and looked at Ais with the other eye, whose face was full of expectation, and sighed slightly in her heart. Finally, Finn gave his summary.

"I've basically said everything I wanted to say. There weren't many things to discuss. If you'd like, I suggest you all go soak in the Yukumo Hot Springs first, and then we can discuss the Rock Dragon issue tomorrow. You all need to unwind after your expedition, am I right?"

Blazing Flame shook its head.

He originally came back just to take Loki to Yukumo Village for a trip and help him upgrade his stats. But it just so happened that the expedition team returned, so he suddenly came up with the idea of ​​inviting everyone to capture the Rock Dragon together. Although his main idea was to do whatever he wanted and act on a whim.

But inside and out, it's just these few things, except that it changed from one person soaking in a hot spring to a group of people soaking in a hot spring, and from one person catching a rock dragon to a group of people watching, and a team catching a rock dragon.

The Rock Dragon is currently in a very stable state. After all, Rock Dragons are a rather lazy species of dragon. Some Rock Dragons won't even move if someone is mining on their backs. If no one bothers the Rock Dragon near Yukumo Village, it will probably remain stable for quite some time with geothermal energy as its source of power.

"Then..."

Finn looked up, seeing the obvious interest on the faces of the others around him, and ultimately couldn't help but smile and shake his head.

"Then let's listen to Blaze. Let's all get some rest today and prepare for battle tomorrow."

"Great!!"

Chapter 52: Hot spring! spa!

spa.

When it comes to hot springs, they are generally considered a sacred and beautiful place.

Her tender skin, flushed pink by the warm mist, her soft breaths soothing as the spring water warmed her body, her delicate chest rising and falling gently with the ripples of the water, the fine sweat trickling down her slender neck to her collarbone, and her long, shapely legs peeking out from beneath the swaying surface...

The scene was breathtakingly beautiful.

"So why are you tying me up here?! I'm a woman too, and I was invited to the hot springs too!!! Put me down, I want to soak in the hot springs with you all!!"

Hearing the gurgling sound of water coming from behind him, Loki, who was tightly bound by ropes to the maple tree, struggled desperately with tears of blood streaming from his eyes.

"No way! If I put you down, Loki, you'll pounce on me like a wild beast. This hot spring is so relaxing... Ah, I feel like falling asleep—"

Tiona, who was swimming and splashing around in the spacious hot spring pool, occasionally diving under the warm water like a fish, rested her arms on the stones piled up at the edge of the pool and slapped the water with her feet, making a very lazy sound.

"Considering Loki's usual behavior, and with Riveria and Angie here today, we've decided that it's best to keep you under control for now."

Compared to her cheerful younger sister, the older sister Tione appears to be much more composed—at least on the surface.

Because at this moment, her gaze was fixed intently on the wooden wall standing in front of her.

—Finn was taking a bath right across the street, just a wall away.

Meanwhile, the Amazon was contemplating whether to simply scale the wall and get a full view of Finn's body, and even better, take it a step further.

The Amazon sisters' disdainful words pierced Loki's heart like arrows, causing him to let out a mournful cry.

"Waaaaah, Rivera, Ais, you two, please be reasonable!!"

"This is all due to your usual words and actions, and I also feel that it would be better if you, Loki, didn't spoil the mood at a time like this."

Wrapped in a towel to conceal her emerald-green hair, revealing her delicate neck, the elven royalty, draped in a bath towel, closed her eyes, savoring the warmth of the hot spring seeping into her body. Warm breath escaped from her pink lips, and fine beads of sweat dripped down the perfect curves of her cheeks, accumulating into two pools of clear water, filling the air with a faint fragrance.

"Come to think of it, it seems like it's been a long time since we took a bath together, Riveria."

Ais completely ignored Loki, instead looking in the direction of Riveria, sniffing the special fragrance wafting in the air like a puppy.

"Yes, because everyone is very enthusiastic."

Riveria opened her eyes and gave a bitter smile. Because she was of elven royalty, the elves in her kin always treated her with great respect. They would always guard her while she bathed to prevent any possibility of disrespecting the elven royal family. Under those circumstances, bathing with others was a complete luxury.

She used to bathe with Ais quite often a few years ago...

"Rafia? What's wrong?"

Angie, sitting on a pile of stones washing her jet-black cat tail, looked at her colleague with some curiosity.

"Glug glug glug glug".