Dungeon Refrigerator 133.1

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After Dungeon Stampede

Feeling the presence of the clearing sky through the thick curtains, I open my eyes and turn my gaze to the window.

(Morning has come...)

Alone, I spent the night in the living room of the provisions house.

Ruu invited me to sleep in the same bed last night. However, it's not that simple. With the current emergency, I can't afford to let my guard down, not knowing what might happen.

What I fear and remain vigilant about is that monsters from the dungeon will overflow one after another as time passes, coming from deeper levels.

Even in a high-rise apartment like this, there is no guarantee of safety. If it's a giant slug, it could crawl up the outer walls, and if it's a giant moth, it could swiftly attack. Knowing the existence of such terrifying monsters, I remained on guard without letting my guard down.

Standing up and peering outside through the gap in the curtains, I see black smoke rising far away in the clearing sky. It seems there is still a place where flames are rising. However, not hearing screams or sounds of destruction from this vicinity makes me feel a little relieved.

It means there is no imminent danger to my loved ones.

"(Gacha) Oh, good morning, Coach. Ah, Sandra-san. Uh, Mei-san!"

Ruu, who just woke up, comes out of her room, looking confused.

In the provisions house, I'm not Egetsu Nakihito; I decided to introduce myself as Egetsu Mei, the twin sister. Well, calling me Sandra as a nickname for Ruu's parents is awkward, so I hastily came up with Mei.

"Good morning, Ruu. Did you sleep well?"

"Yes. I'll go wash my face now..."

Perhaps embarrassed to be seen with a bedhead, Ruu heads to the washroom. Serai-san and Nina-san seem to still be sleeping, burdened with mental stress.

(Hmm, it's getting quite cold in the early morning.)

Ruu's mom said it's okay to use the kerosene stove if it gets cold, but I hesitate to keep the heating on in someone else's home and haven't used it.

"Hehehe... But, I have this. (rustling)"

What I took out from the spatial storage is the Fire Wand, which I had taken off for maintenance of the Bug King Suit. If I let magic flow through the red gem at the tip, it can be used as heating without producing flames.

(Oh, it's warm and cozy♪)

Although there is some lag before activation, making it unreliable for combat, the Fire Wand is a very convenient item when used as a cooking tool or heating appliance.

Like a match-selling girl using matches for warmth, or a muscular Amazon Newhalf using the Fire Wand for heat. Yeah, it doesn't make for a good picture at all. Just then, Ruu sits down next to me and starts using her communication device, checking the current situation on the internet news.

Yes, there is no TV in the provisions house. It seems to be the dad's policy. But the mom often listens to the radio, and last night, she turned it on to get information. However, all it repeated was, [Due to danger, please lock your doors and do not leave your homes].

"Oh...!"

"What's wrong, Ruu?"

"Um... the Prime Minister, he... died..."

"What!?"

What in the world!?

I turn on the radio and also search for information on my communication device. And it turns out, the death of the Prime Minister is undoubtedly true.

At the exact time when the Monster Stampede occurred yesterday, the Prime Minister was taking a walk in the garden of the Prime Minister's residence. Suddenly, a monster emerged from the garden pond, dragging him in, and he drowned just like that.

Because of this, the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to deal with the Stampede was significantly delayed. While the Monster Stampede occurred around 11 AM, the Self-Defense Forces could depart from various bases only after 7 PM under the pretext of disaster relief, as stated in an article I read, causing a slight dizziness.

At this moment. No, I should say, before this.

The former Prime Minister was a prime minister who changed his opinions frequently, even before and after becoming the prime minister. Moreover, whenever questioned, he was quite an erratic prime minister, changing his opinions every time.

As a result, he was not well-received by both the citizens and foreign countries. Yet, despite being a prime minister for a short time, he had just given his policy speech and had no achievements.

And in this emergency, the Prime Minister dies first!

(Oh, what a shame. It's truly unfortunate.)

There was once a Prime Minister in Japan who couldn't even read kanji properly or know the price of cup noodles. But I never dreamed that in a crisis, a prime minister who makes such sensational blunders would emerge.

"Co... Mei-san, what will happen from now on?"

"Well, regardless of what happens... if the Prime Minister is dead, the current cabinet will undoubtedly resign..."

When the Prime Minister dies or is disqualified (loses the seat as a legislator) for any reason, the cabinet must resign according to Article 70 of the Constitution. That's how it is.

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