102-Ability test




 After finishing their search of the beach and returning to the guild, Tsutomu and the others returned home to the clan house after renewing their status cards. Then, in front of the clan house, a plainly dressed woman stood in front of the door.


''Hello. Tsutomu-san.
Oh, hello there. You're early.
I saw you out in the square, so I came over here to coincide with you.


 A woman with a face so normal that it's hard to describe it, not beautiful but not ugly either, turned her hand towards the monitor market with a smirk and squinting eyes. The four people behind Tsutomu looked at her, with fine wrinkles around her eyes, as if they were probing her.


''I'm sorry I'm late. My name is Oli and I will be taking care of the housekeeping and management of the Clan House from today. Please take care of it.
'Oh, yes! Best regards!


 Everyone, led by Daryl, bowed to Oli. After they finished bowing to each other, Tsutomu turned his hand to the clan house and invited Oli to join him in welcoming him. For the past week or so, Tsutomu had been doing the housework, but it was quite difficult to do the housework for five people, so he welcomed Oli wholeheartedly.

 Incidentally, Hannah had done all the housework for the women, etc. Tsutomu was in trouble when Diniel and Amira handed him the laundry with a pop, but he was helped by them.

 Tsutomu explained to Oli the floor plan of the clan house and what the chores were. Then, after handing over the schedule of clan activities and taking a breather, he gathered everyone together for the review meeting he had just held.


''For now, it's Amira, isn't it?''
'Oh? Me?


 I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one who's been in this situation. The look in his eyes like a fire dragon watching its prey makes Daryl look scared.


''I'm sure Amira is still unused to fighting in all three roles. Have you looked over the materials I gave you the other day?''
Oh. I saw it. But I forgot about it.


 Tsutomu shook his head and let out a sigh as if he were looking at a bad boy.


The first thing you need to do is to be aware of the fact that you don't want to earn more hate than your tank has earned from the monster. But it will be difficult to handle hate management from the start, so you'll have to try things out on your own first.


 If you can see monster hate gauges and the like like like in the game, but such a feature is not available in this world. Therefore, you'll need to manage the hate in a sensible way, and in order to do so, you'll need to get used to fighting monsters in dungeons.

 By the way, Tsutomu is a "Live Dungeon! If you know the levels, jobs, skills, etc., you can predict monster hate because you've been in the game for six years at In addition to that, I've been watching the monitor and modifying the information, so the predictions aren't perfect, but they're helpful enough for hate management.


'Huh? It's a pain in the ass -- all right. I'll do it. Just do it.


 Amira cut off her words at Tsutomu's accusing look and waved her hand in a flutter. It seems that Camille's anger that occurs when she is expelled is too scary, and Amira seems to listen to what she says, albeit reluctantly.


'Amira may make too much hate for a while, but I guess I'll have to tolerate the two tanks.
I understand!
All right!


 Tsutomu nodded at the energetic reply of the two tanks and looked around to see if there was anything else. Then Amira spoke up as if she remembered.


'Well, to begin with, the two tanks are hates? You don't want me to take the "I" for granted, do you? You two are both over level fifty, right?
..........


 Daryl shrugs and lowers his gaze as if he's scared when Amira looks at him. She looks like a quiet student who's been tangled up with a Yankee. Daryl's physique is better, but his feelings seem to be less so.

 Hannah is trying to keep her composure somehow, but her frustration is hidden in her face. She's a good attacker, and she's strong enough to be as good as the current Amira. But she couldn't seem to say it back as she also knew she would lose if her unique skills were used.

 Tsutomu looked at the two of them and Amira and sighed heavily, and she spread her arms out in a frightened manner.


I'm going to do what you tell me to do. I'll follow your instructions.''


 Saying that, Amira misted the swordswept air. But Daryl is still, but Hannah is wrinkling her brows. Tsutomu, who saw such a situation, suggested to Amira after thinking for a while.


''........I see. Then do you want to try it?''
Huh?
'If Daryl is a better tank and Hannah is a better attacker than you, what's to complain about?
Oh, yeah? Do you think I can beat these guys?
'Yes. I think you're the most inexperienced at this stage.


 I've been told that I'm immature, so I narrowed my red eyes and looked at Tsutomu with a fierce, reptilian gaze, but he had experienced being stared at by Camille in her dragonized state, so he wasn't even frightened. I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do that.


'That's fine. Then I'll play you a game.
''I see. Hate competition with Daryl in the shell club. Let's compete with Hannah in the time it takes to kill a monster. Is that okay?
Okay. But I'd like to add two more conditions.


 The story progressed at a thumping pace and the monster to be defeated was decided to be the rotten swordsman of the Wilderness Hierarchy Lord. And when Tsutomu was about to end the conversation, Amira held up two fingers to stop him. Tsutomu stopped the motion he was about to make to stand and sat down again on the single-seater sofa.


'What are the terms?'
First, let him be a part of the game.


 The destination that Amira pointed at was Diniel, who was sinking his neck into a hollowed out position and was on the verge of falling asleep.


''........Diniel? How do you feel?''
Well, you're a pain in the ass.


 Diniel, who was slumped over the edge of the sofa and slumped, said with a heartfelt and troublesome voice.


'Ha! He's afraid to beat me, man!
Diniel. If I win, I'll give you something for it. Will you do it?
Hmm..... OK. Good.


 After looking at Amira as if she didn't care about the challenge, Diniel heard Tsutomu's suggestion and gave a thumbs-up as he replied in a sleepy voice.


'So, Amira. What's the other condition?
"One more thing don't expel me if I win. And make me deputy clan leader.
...Deputy clan leader?
Oh.
Okay.
"...What? Hey, hey! It's okay!
But we do have one condition, though.


 I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I've already won. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get the same thing for you.


'Hannah, Daryl and Diniel. We will set a reward for each of them. Hannah has expulsion authority. For Daryl, the Deputy Clan Leader authority. For Diniel, yes. We will establish clan leader privileges. I'm not going to be able to tell you what to do with it, but I'm going to tell you what to do with it. Those are the terms.
Is that a condition?
Yes. These are my terms.


 Tsutomu returns Amira's dubious look at the unbeatable conditions with a smile on her face. At least if you win against Hannah, you won't have to be afraid of expulsion and you won't have to worry about it. It's also an attacker's game.


''Is it possible to get expelled if you fail to get the expulsion authority?
'No. I've also given both deputy clan leader and clan leader expulsion powers.
Okay, fine. We're gonna kill them all. I don't care. And.....
It's a good thing that we don't have a series of fights to tire Amira out. Oh, I'll be the one recovering support during battle, but if you do anything to bias support, I'll give you clan leader privileges.
All right. All right. You can look forward to tomorrow, man.


 Amira, already convinced of victory, chuckled and glared menacingly at Daryl in front of her with her elbows on the table. It's a good idea to have a good time with them.


''So, is this whole review meeting thing over?
Yes. The rest is free time, so you can do what you want.
All right, I'm going out. Hey, don't you ever call your grandmother that?
I won't.
Okay.


 Amira said reassuringly and walked out of the clan house, feeling good.

 When Tsutomu saw her off, the only people left in the living room were a teary-eyed Daryl and Hannah, who had a serious look on her face and was thinking about it. Then there was Diniel, who was half asleep with his eyes closed.


''Tutu, Tsutomu-san! Why did you say those things on your own! If I lose, being the deputy clan leader is an awesome responsibility, isn't it!


 Then, as he regained consciousness, Daryl stood up and clutched at Tsutomu with tears in his eyes. It's obvious that Tsutomu's conditions are a nuisance to Daryl.


''No, Daryl would be fine. It looks like he was able to withstand Garum's special training. Besides, I've been watching Daryl's movements from time to time before, but if he looks like that, there's no problem.
Really? ........But Amira-san has a unique skill, right?


 Daryl was happy to be praised, and Daryl looked a little less than full, but he quickly switched his expression and looked up at Tsutomu, clinging to him. Then Hannah also entered the conversation with a serious expression on her face.


''I agree with that. You have the same unique skills as the guild leader, don't you, Amira? And when it comes to the attacker game, I don't feel like I can win either.
'Yes, that's right! It's dragonization! Dragonization! It's some kind of awesome winged baht! You can't win with me!


 Tsutomu laughed at Daryl, who was explaining the unique skill of dragonization with bizarre gestures, which made him laugh in a funny way. When Tsutomu started laughing, Daryl peeled his eyes away and came over to him.


''Please listen to me seriously! The deputy clan leader is at stake!
'Sorry, sorry. But even if Amira used the Dragonization, Daryl wouldn't have a problem with it. Hannah's going to be a little tougher, though.
...that's right.


 In contrast to Daryl, who calmed down a bit after hearing those words, Hannah bowed her head dejectedly.


''But, well, Amira can't use dragonization, so it's not a problem.
"...what? Is that so?
'Yeah. I had a hunch based on the newspaper's investigation report and Camille and the guild leader's behavior, but after today's battle, I'm sure of it. We confirmed that Amira was rivaling Diniel, and with her personality, if she could use the Dragonization, she would use it, right?
Uh....


 Hannah had thought that when Amira had increased her attacking hand, she had thought it was to harass her, but in reality, it was because of her rivalry with Diniel. Indeed, given that rough character, it seemed strange that he didn't use Dragonization even though he was angry at Diniel's attitude.


''Well, it's not a problem even if I used Dragonization at worst. That Dragonization is in the process of growing, so I think Hannah has a good chance to win. However, I'm really sorry for getting Hannah involved without permission. If you don't like it, you can refuse me, if you don't want to, I don't mind.
"...Huh? Don't you have something to say to me as well~?
Daryl is fine.
Isn't my treatment becoming a bit crude?


 Daryl approached Tsutomu with a sultry pout on his lips as he apologized to Hanna, and his eyes widened in surprise at his response. Hanna chuckled as she looked at the two of them.


'It's fine. I was just pissed off that you called me a feather tank too! I'm going to break that high nose post!
Oh. You're fully motivated. Daryl, please keep up the good work like this.
It's appropriate...


 Daryl didn't feel bad about Tsutomu's messy response, even though he said so. After teaming up with that Garum and the PT to break through the fire dragon, and then being awarded by the nobles as the biggest contributor in the Stampede, Tsutomu. He didn't expect him to be valued that highly, and Daryl was inwardly determined to live up to his expectations.


''........Speaking of which, is Diniel-san okay?''
Diniel will be fine.


 Tsutomu chuckled lightly as Daryl looked worriedly at Diniel, who was already on the verge of sleep. Then he clapped his hands together to clear the tense air and made a suggestion to them.


'If you have any plans free after this, I'd like to have a countermeasure meeting for tomorrow. What do you think?
Nothing to worry about.
I'm fine too!
Let me in.
'I see. Then let's get the task force meeting started.


 Diniel, who raised his hand in a flutter, was also called over, and the four of them discussed the shell club and the rotten swordsman's strategy.