Dungeon Refrigerator 246

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Dungeon Stampede 2.0 Little Sister

As we headed to the back gate, Shark, who noticed we were leaving through the pixies' movements, was waiting for us.

"Both of you, I really owe you a lot this time."

"Oh, it's nothing. Just helping out my cute junior disciple. Right, apprentice?"

"Damn it, why am I the apprentice...?"

As soon as they see each other, Serai-san and Shark start bickering. But in this case, it seems Shark was greatly helped by Serai-san.

Even though Shark is a petite high school girl, she's received all sorts of training, in a sense, from the military enthusiasts in the survival game circle "Trident." In other words, she had a strong foundation for the resolve and guts needed for battle.

However, regular high school girls are different.

No matter how much the school was attacked by monsters before, it's not like they can suddenly develop that kind of resolve. So, even though Shark tried to gather and train those who still had a naive mindset, it didn’t seem to yield much result.

In this situation, Shark felt frustrated, thinking, "Why can't they do this more seriously!?" On the other hand, the girls being trained by Shark were also feeling a growing emotional distance due to their different levels of awareness and sense of urgency, thinking, "Why do we have to go this far!? Isn’t it enough to just hold out until the JSDF arrives?"

Of course, among the girls being trained, there were seniors who didn't like being bossed around by a younger, smaller underclassman, even if she was stronger than them.

As their relationships began to strain, it was none other than Shark's nemesis, Serai-san, who appeared.

Serai-san used her strength, brightness, and coolness to fully play the big sister role to the younger high school girls.

As a result, the morale of the high school girls, which was on the verge of collapse, was miraculously restored, and they became eager to train, saying, "We want to be like our big sister too!"

Hmm, terrifying. Even the passionate and tearful teachers would be surprised.

The effect of the Serai-san whirlwind was overwhelming. I even thought, "Maybe Serai-san should go for the full blonde ringlet hairstyle now?"

[Kyah!? (Zaza~n, Zubesha!)]

[Oh my, did you fall? But don't give up. Here, drink this and get back on your feet!]

[Glug, glug... Ah, it's delicious...]

[Good, isn't it? How do you feel, better?]

[Thank you so much! I feel so much better now, big sister!!]

With her charming appearance, she captivated the high school girls, and while showing a sisterly kindness amidst the intense training, she served my "fake lemon water," which made them her fans.

Yes, yes. With water rationing in place, that fake lemon water from their admired big sister must have been quite a relief for their tired bodies.

And she thoroughly backed up Shark, saying, "When I'm not around, follow the instructions of my junior disciple." In other words, Shark was gradually made into Serai-san's junior disciple.

Well, it all worked out in the end, so it's probably fine...

Me? I was also playing the role of a combat instructor, of course. But I wasn't teaching high school girls; I was instructing the heavy equipment fighters and some of the men among the refugees who raised their hands, wanting to join after watching.

Yeah... so I wasn't feeling very motivated at all!

Man, I wish I had a dozen cute little sisters who would say, "Hey, onii-san... I love you!" and act all sweet towards me!!

Well, anyway, the heavy equipment fighters weren't exactly eager to train for combat at this point either. They were more like, "Hey, man, do you have any tips for fighting monsters? Teach us!" So after a bit of morning exercise, it was mostly just sitting and talking.

I mean, you could say we were just drinking tea and chatting in the sun.

Even so, I did teach them about the monsters' habits and weaknesses that I knew, so it wasn't a complete waste of time. Teaching also served as a review for me.

"""Kyah! Machi-onee-sama! Please come again!!!"""

"Sure! See you all next time!!"

Just like a scene from a youth drama, Serai-san cheerfully said her goodbyes to the girls. Ah, I wish I could do something like that too...

""Golden beetle-niisan! See you again!!""

"Huh...? Oh, yeah! See you all later~~!!"

Looking up at the voice, I saw the kids waving at me from the school building window.

"Oh my, you're popular too, aren't you, master? When did you get so close to those kids...?"

"Uh, no, those are the gardening club kids who helped me pick mugwort. We just ended up drinking tea together with the old guys."

"Is that so..."

Phew... somehow, I managed to dodge that.

Wait... Is this jealousy? Envy? No way, seriously...? Could this mysterious phenomenon, which I thought only happened to manga protagonists, be happening to me too??

(Hah... Is tomorrow going to be some kind of natural disaster!? No, wait, that's already happening.)

While I was thinking about that, Shark came running after us as we left through the back gate.

"Uh, um, Jungle... I know it's a lot to ask, after everything you've done for me, but..."

Wait, you're not going to say, "I'm coming with you!" are you?

"I still can't get in touch with Tsunami-nee. If you can, could you check on her...?"

"Hey, Shark!? Isn't that sister of yours working at a super bathhouse!? It's far away, and in the opposite direction, right!?"

Yeah, as Serai-san said, since we're heading back to Ruu's place, it's in the opposite direction, and quite far away too.

"Yeah... Sorry, forget I asked!"

"It's fine, at this point, it's just an extra stop. I'll go check on her."

"Wait, Egetsu-san!?"

"But first, we'll stop by Ruu's house, okay? The JSDF is already here. If there's a super bathhouse closer to Ariake, the JSDF should have already arrived, so there's no need to rush, right?"

"Y-You're going to go!? Thank you so much!"

"Well, it's a request from my cute apprentice."

"Aww, you're taking on more trouble again. At this rate, you'll never get to relax."

Yeah, sorry, Serai-san. But you know, ever since the old days, guys just can't say no to a request from a younger girl.