The Earth-san Has Leveled Up!

2-24. That Day, The World Was Engulfed in a Whirlpool of Astonishment

As twilight began, the three finally decided to return.

In front of the golden vortex, the three held hands with Meiko at the center.

“Alright, let’s go home! Sasara, Lulu!”

“Yes, ma’am!”

“Nyau!”

The three leaped into the vortex, and inside, the two on the sides held hands, forming a circle.

As the golden light intensified, the three laughed together.

When the light subsided, they found themselves at a familiar cherry blossom shrine.

However, the scene was completely different from when they had entered.

The sun had set behind the mountains, and the dimly lit precincts were illuminated by several lights.

There were numerous Self-Defense Force members present.

Around them, among the trees outside the shrine grounds, several determined reporters were stationed.

Furthermore, news helicopters flew above the mountains, disrupting the mountain’s tranquility.

“L-look! The three missing girls have appeared from within the golden light!”

The voice of the reporter broadcasting live from the forest was surprisingly clear.

The cameramen leaned in, determined not to miss a moment of this event.

Hah!

This is it!

Meiko, already experienced, quickly set down her backpack and drew her saber in front of the stunned Self-Defense Force members.

“Grimoire User, Hitsujiya Meiko!”

She announced her name and raised her sword above her head.

She didn’t forget to spin the two grimoires around the sword.

“Ninja! Nagare Lulu!”

Startled by Meiko’s sudden announcement, Lulu immediately drew her ninja sword and dagger, striking a pose that clearly showed her speed-type nature on Meiko’s right side.

“M-me, ahem! Knight, Sasasa Sasara!”

Flustered by the sudden announcements of the other two, Sasara also drew her sword and announced herself.

She almost honestly declared herself a ‘squire’ but corrected herself, striking a pose on Meiko’s left side that suggested a thrust-focused style.

After the two finished their announcements, Meiko read out a proclamation.

“We three! Have defeated the ancient dragon sealed away after a fierce battle and conquered the dungeon of infinite torii gates teeming with demons!”

“Ninin!”

“Y-yes, ma’am!”

The ancient dragon was a phantom, and the demons only appeared at night, but it sounded better than declaring they had beaten up rabbits and dolls.

The reporters’ flashes went off, capturing the three’s cool poses.

“Everyone, we apologize for the concern!”

Since the situation was completely different from before, Meiko made sure to fulfill the necessary courtesies.

She sheathed her sword, and the three bowed their heads together.

After this, they were taken into custody by the Self-Defense Force.

However, this time, they weren’t sent to a temporary tent.

As Meiko and the others were being guided, something happened.

Suddenly, a familiar voice poured into the ears of Meiko, the others, and the Self-Defense Force members.

[Ding-dong-dang-dong! Everyone, it’s time for Earth-san News!]

It was time for Earth-san News.

This was the first announcement since the day of the big announcement.

People in countries where it was daytime held their breath.

[Just now, a dungeon has been cleared by three human girls! Congratulations! I thought the first clear would be a practice dungeon, but to clear a difficulty-changing dungeon… impressive!

To commemorate the first dungeon clear, their journey will be streamed on Earth-san TV on the human network in one hour! It’s a three-hour feature! I hope this will motivate other humans too!

Well then, see you later! Huh? We always see each other? Oh, right, that’s funny!]

The world was engulfed in a whirlpool of astonishment.

At the same time, the value of the footage Meiko and the others had taken slightly decreased. Sigh. Cheating is unfair.

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[Emergency] Our Angel is Missing Part 45 [New Dungeon Discovered]

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(Continued from 2-19, from the bulletin board)

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784, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Oh, the Self-Defense Force is moving.

Are they going in now?

785, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Finally! Ah, come on, do your best!

786, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Damn! If I had leveled up in the dungeon, I could have gathered volunteers and gone in too!

787, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

>783 About joining the faith, that’s a bit…

788, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Wait, hold on.

This is strange… It doesn’t seem like they’re going in?

789, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Huh?

Why?

790, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

No, but they’ve started lining up.

791, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

What’s going on?

792, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Seems like some emergency has occurred.

There are people lining up and others making phone calls.

793, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Shrine’s god: How noisy…

794, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Gods are usually little girls.

795, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Sorry, I was imagining a fox-tailed big sister eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!?

796, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Wha!?

797, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Sh-she’s here――(゜∀゜)――!!

798, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Sh-sh-she’s here―――(゜∀゜)―――(゜∀゜)―――!!!

799, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Th-this scene looks so familiar (;’∀’)

800, Anonymous Meiko Cultist

Everyone, she has descended.

801, Anonymous Meiko Cultist

Behold, behold, behold!

802, Anonymous Meiko Cultist

Oooh, oooh, oooh!

803, Anonymous Meiko Cultist

What a divine light…!

804, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

W-wait, while I was glued to the TV, these guys…

805, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

And then, with Meiko-chan’s appearance, it all stopped (;^ω^)

They’re well-trained.

806, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Hyaaaaah, what’s with these girls! So cuuute!

807, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

No way! They’re all super cute!

808, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

What’s with these adorable outfits!?

809, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

And Meiko-chan and the ninja girl’s outfits are so erotic!

Ah, someone’s coming. Right at the good part!

810, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

They’re not in a position to care about that, and neither am I, ugh, uwaaaaaah, now all three are announcing themselves cuuuuute―――(゜∀゜)―――!

811, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Bunny-eared ninja Lulu-chan is my waifu.

812, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

I’m a staunch Sasara-chan supporter.

813, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Meiko-tan Meiko-tan Meiko-tan… uwaaah!

814, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Huh, an ancient dragon?

815, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Y-you, ,monsters everywhere?

816, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

The infinite torii gate dungeon!?

817, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

D-did they clear it?

818, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Lulu-taaan!!!

Hey you, don’t you dare lay your dirty hands on my Lulu-tan!

819, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

If a photo book comes out, let me know. I’ll buy it even if it’s 20,000 yen.

820, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

I desperately want a DVD (´Д｀)

821, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Huh!?

822, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

I-it seems it’s time for Earth-san News (;^ω^)

Everyone, quiet!

823, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

The thread’s slowing down like crazy lol

824, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Ah, huh. Am I the only one posting?

825, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

M-Meiko-tan (＾ω＾) Lick lick! Lick lick!

Sasara-tan, sniff sniff!

Lulu-tan Lulu-tan!

826, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

No one’s reacting, that’s a lie…

827, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

This is bad, heroes have definitely been born.

828, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

What!? What happened!?

829, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

In one hour.

830, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

What what!?

831, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

The issue is the length.

Three hours… I’ll probably watch it three times, so I’ll take tomorrow off work.

832, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Hey, what did Earth-san say!?

833, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

There’s a weird one here, but this guy, not listening to Earth-san, are you sane?

834, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

If everyone rushes in, won’t the server crash?

835, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Not listening to Earth-san, who gave 10 magic points to those who celebrated level-ups last time, is just crazy.

836, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

>834 The number of simultaneous viewers is going to be insane.

Well, Earth-san is handling it, so it should be fine, right?

837, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

In one hour, I need to prepare now.

838, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Huh, huh, what’s going on?

What happened!?

839, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

By the way, did anyone try to increase their magic with the announcement just now?

Mine didn’t go up.

840, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Mine didn’t go up either.

841, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

If you knew the answer, it wouldn’t work…!

842, Anonymous Dungeon Traveler

Well, it’s pretty obvious you had ulterior motives (;^ω^)

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Earth-san News ended, and Meiko and the others were taken to a temporary tent set up in the space below the shrine grounds.

On the way, Baba, who had heard of Meiko’s return, rushed over. She had been on the phone somewhere until now and had even forgotten to put away her military cell phone.

“M-Meiko-chan, I’m glad you’re safe!”

“Ah, Baba-san! Sorry for worrying you!”

“No, it’s fine. More importantly, did you really clear the dungeon?”

“Yes!”

“I-is that so. You did well, as expected.”

“Yes! It’s because of the two of them!”

Meiko, happy to be praised by Baba, suddenly realized something.

No matter what, she had to confirm this first.

“D-did anyone else enter the dungeon!?”

“No, no one has entered yet. We were waiting for the higher-ups to decide whether to send a rescue team.”

“That’s a relief.”

“That place is a difficulty-changing dungeon, right?”

“Yes. Did you know about it?”

“Yes, dungeons where the vortex color changes drastically over time have been found in two other places in the world. This is the third. The other two are too dangerous and full of unknowns, so no one has entered them yet. When I heard you had fallen into such a place, I honestly thought it might be hopeless.”

“Huh, the vortex color changes too. Hehe, Baba-san. It seems this type of dungeon requires some tricks. I’ve brought back a lot of good information, so please look forward to it.”

Baba gave a wry smile at Meiko’s words.

“Meiko-chan, your return is the best news. You did well, welcome back.”

“Yes! I’m back!”

With a smile, Meiko answered, and Baba placed her hand on her head, gently ruffling her hair.