Earth Dungeon 109.1

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Chapter 109.1. Guardian

On the 2nd floor of the Amatsugahara Corporation, in her first home acquired with Hana-chan and others, the young girl lay on her bed, doodling on the paper she received while remembering the past. It was a memory from quite a while ago.

She recalled the memory of Sakimori-shan helping her when she was coughing. Then, she remembered the recent conversation with Karin-chan. It seemed Sakimori-shan was getting targeted.

"I'll protect Sakimori-shan!"

Suddenly, she remembered this and felt a strong sense of duty. Now, it was her turn. She would help Sakimori-shan. Unsure of what to do, she pondered cutely with a thoughtful expression. Could she protect Sakimori-shan with her power?

As a preschooler, she might not be able to. Then she remembered something even better. In a memory from a long time ago, Hana-chan had been drinking a potion that made her stronger. While others might find it ridiculous that this was considered a long time ago, for the young girl, it was indeed a distant past.

She recalled Hina-chan effortlessly lifting a refrigerator that Jun struggled with and carrying it. Jun tried to lift a locker next but failed, and then Hina-chan lifted and carried it effortlessly. Jun might have looked like he was about to cry, but he must have been happy to have someone carry the heavy items.

"If I drink the jyus, I'll become stronger!"

She stood up straight, her eyes sparkling, and cheerfully headed outside.

"I'm going out~!"

"Yes."

She called out to her friends who were sewing in the room, went down the stairs, and saw her friend Mike on the first floor. Mike was lying down looking bored, so she tapped her to wake her up and hopped on her back.

"To Sakimori-shan's hous!"

"Nyan."

Like asking if she should call a taxi, Mike dashed off like the wind. In no time, it climbed to the top floor, waved to the cats on the way, and arrived at the top with a cheerful smile.

"Thank you for carrying me, Mike~."

She stretched to pat Mike's head, and with a smile, she entered Saki-mori-chan's house.

"I'm hyome~."

She took off her shoes at the entrance, neatly aligning the toes. Such things were important. You had to use your house neatly.

"Sakimori-shan~ Jyus, please!"

To protect Sakimori-shan, she entered the living room with eager anticipation and heavy breathing. However, despite saying she was home, there was no response from anyone, making her feel lonely and disappointed.

Maybe Sakimori-shan isn't here, she thought as she searched the rooms, but no one was there.

"Should gow back?."

As she was about to leave, she suddenly stopped.

"I have to become stronger. I will protect Sakimori-shan!"

Since going back was not an option, she looked for the juice. Maybe it was in the box that emitted a chilly air called a freezer?

"Do you have the become strong jyus, Freezer-san?"

With a cute voice, she shouted and waited for a while before nodding.

"It seems different."

She's somehow understanding that. The young girl searched around the house.

"On the shelf?"

"The storege thing?"

"Got it! Cupbord! ...No, that's not it."

After searching for a while, she had an idea. Somehow, she knew.

She opened the cool food storage. There were about 20 bags of flour and rice neatly arranged on the shelves, with various vegetables placed as well. The young girl confidently stood before a bag of rice and tried to open it.

It wasn't completely sealed, and with the girl's strength, she could open it. To prevent the rice from spilling, she brought a bowl from the kitchen and gently placed it inside.

After taking out the rice, she found a small box.

"Is this it?"

Opening the small box, 3 small bottles were inside. The young girl raised her face to check.

"This the jyus to become strong?"

"Nyaa."

The cat, which had been hiding on the shelf, meowed. So, the young girl held it in her hand, and with a click, she opened the lid.

"I will protect Sakimori-shan!"

She placed her hand on her waist and drank it all at once. It was sweet and delicious, so she finished the remaining contents.

"Did I become strong?"

She tilted her head cutely, pondering with an adorable expression. However, she didn't feel much stronger.

"Hana-chan said someching. What it? ...Suta-chus?"

As she thought about it, a semi-transparent board appeared in front of her eyes, surprising her, and she fell on her bottom. 

Come to think of it, she had seen something like this before. She had asked Hina-chan what skill she had and confirmed it at that time.

"Um, status points are 400."

Since status points directly sent data to her brain, she could read any difficult characters. So, the young girl honestly told Hina-chan the skill name.

"That's a fire skill. Cool~"

She got praised for having the ability to use fire. It seemed cool to shoot flames.

"Um, increase the fire skill level!"

She raised the fire skill from zero to one. She decided to increase ordinary skills because she couldn't raise unique skills. She distributed status points with more in mana and the rest evenly.

"This enough? Status points... um, 80?"

Counting on her fingers and trying hard, she was probably correct. The young girl sighed satisfactorily and watched the empty bottle disappear.

"I'll tidi properly too."

The young girl could tidy up after playing. After tidying up, Hana-chan and others would praise her for being good at cleaning up.