My Room Has Become a Dungeon's Rest Area (LN)

Book 3: Chapter 2: (2)

The three of us knelt on the wooden floor of the temples main hall.

Tateishi and Kuno were the picture of seriousness.

But maybe because she liked the temple atmosphere, or maybe because she found it interesting, the slime that I was wearing as my clothes was jiggling subtly, enjoying herself.

No evil spirit could beat out an upbeat rhythm like this in the main hall of a temple.

Im telling you, its all a misunderstanding!

No, it absolutely is a ghost.

Many people, being seriously told by a beautiful Japanese girl in white clothes washed in cold water that It is a ghost, would probably believe her.

If Shizuku hadnt been beating out her upbeat rhythm, even I might have ended up inadvertently believing her.

Tateishi seemed to be offering to perform the exorcism for free, but if shed been a greedy priest, she probably would have demanded loads of money.

Temples seemed to be profitable both in the other world and in Japan.

Do you have proof that the ghost is doing bad things?

Before, a strange person wearing a mask, hat and sunglasses came to meet Suzuki after theyd eaten at the restaurant, saying that they wanted to thank the chef. Do you remember that?

Oh yeah That.

Of course I remember it.

The truth is, that person wearing the mask, hat and sunglasses is not of this world.

Huh? A person whos not of this world?

Timidly, Kuno asked Tateishi in a small voice, Really?

No That was

What had really happened was that Shizuku, after taking on my appearance and starting my work in the kitchen, had put on a mask, hat and sunglasses to play the part of a customer and summoned the chef, saying that she wanted to meet him.

The person whos not of this world was actually just me

Without doubt, its a ghost.

Tateishi was turning me into a ghost. Kuno gulped.

This is no good. Tateishi might have been born in the temple but clearly she has no feeling for the supernatural at all.

Suzuki, Im going to go to your house now and cleanse it.

Whaaaaat?

Apparently Tateishi intended to purify the apartment block where I lived.

Of course it has a lot of issues, but I get the feeling that theyre not caused by ghostly phenomena. Even that shady estate agent knew that the apartment didnt have ghosts.

N-no but.

When I tried to refuse, Tateishi smiled sweetly.

Dont worry about a thing, Suzuki. For the time being, this will

For the time being?

I was born in the temple, after all.

Tateishi was always so composed, but her smile was absolutely adorable. Shes probably trying to put me at ease.

But however much I think about it, shes T from the temple, and she has no sense of the supernatural.

Well then, lets head to Suzukis haunted apartment!

At Kunos fighting words, the two of them rose valiantly. I got to my feet like a zombie.

We arrived at the road in front of my apartment block.

Is this the place? The ghost is giving off sinister energyTateishi muttered, her expression the picture of seriousness. She was wearing a coat on top of her white clothes.

I s-see.

Is that so she doesnt catch a cold?

All right, well, Im a guy living alone, so Im just going to go and clear up in my apartment quickly. Ill be right back.

Okay.

I got the two of them to wait by the road in front of the apartment block.

Never mind Kuno, having Tateishi a female high school student coming into my room is

Up until three days ago, it was in no state for me to invite Japanese people inside. Thats because Ria, Deet and Miri people from the other world were there.

But now they had gone.

When they were here, their being here was a problem, but now that theyve gone, Im lonely without them around.

Thats why I was happy to have Tateishi and Kuno come to visit. Mainly Tateishi. Thinking this, I put my key into the lock of my apartment door.

Huh? Thats weird!?!

Maybe I went out without locking my door. It wasnt locked.

I sometimes did that, so it wasnt that strange. I went into my apartment.

Theres probably no-one there, but Ill say Im home! anyway. H-huh?

SomehowI feel like theres someone here.

U-um

I heard a voice that I recognised coming from the direction of the Western-style room. The light in that room was on.

There were crisp packets and cans of Ultra Dry next to the pillow, and someone was sleeping there. I know who that someone is.

Shes r-radiant

The figure of Deet in bloomers, her thick hair tousled, emerged from the bed.

Oh, Thor! You came home. Welcome baaack!

Deet, wh-wh-wh-why are you

Should I not have come back? I came here because Im going all the way down to the deepest levels of the dungeon. I cant get from the first floor to the fifth floor in one go.

I know that, but youve got a key, Deet. Cant you go in at the first level underground and come out at the fifth level straight away?

There shouldnt be any need for you to sleep in my bed and drink beer and eat crisps.

Come on! I came to see you, Thor. I bet you missed having me around, right?

She put her arms around my neck and brought her face close to mine.

She stinks of alcohol. Getting a better look, I realised that there were containers of Red Crane cooking sake scattered about underneath the bed. This elf has adapted to the Japanese lifestyle, all right.

Thats when it happened.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeek!

I heard a shout from the bathroom. I recognised this voice, too.

Ria?!

Yeah, now you mention it, she turned up after me. I wonder whats wrong with her?

This is no time for talking! She just screamed! I ran to the bathroom.

Whats wrong, Ria?!

The second I opened the frosted glass door to the bathroom, I was soaked by the showers violent Water Attack.

S-Sir Thor! Im sorry. Its been a while, so I mixed up the cold and hot water again. And the waters on the highest setting

N-no, thats fine, but. Um

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!

Ria crouched down, hiding her heavy boobs.

Atchoo! Be careful.

Okay, okay.

As I left the bathroom, a towel came flying at my drenched face. Todays starting pitcher was Deet.

Jeez! I cant believe youve been getting it on with Ria already, Thor! You havent done anything with me!

It wasnt on purpose!

Hmph! Im going to sleep until dinner, so dont wake me up!

Is my apartment your rest stop?

Well, even if they were using my apartment as a rest stop, I was still happy to see the two of them.

I could tell that they were going to be visiting for a while.

And I got to see something special, too.

However, I had the feeling that Id forgotten something important.

Ding dong, ding dong!

It was the intercom. Who could that be?

Suzuki! Are you okay? I heard a scream! Was it the ghost?!

Aw crap. Its Kuno!

Id completely forgotten about Tateishi and Kuno.

My ability to think had deserted me thanks to my lack of sleep.

Who is it?

The elf in gym shorts looked suspiciously towards the entrance hall.

Deet. Will you get in the closet in the Japanese-style room for a bit?

Why? Who is it?

A colleague from my part-time job.

Really? Then Ill go and say hi.

Deet was more courteous than I expected.

No, didnt I tell you that there are no high elves in Japan?

Not to mention that women in their early twenties wearing gym shorts only exist in this special environment.

I pushed Deet towards the Japanese-style room.

Hey, wait!

I opened the closet, where I kept loads of adult books.

Deets going to find me out, but you cant make an omelette without breaking eggs, I suppose.

Sorry. Hide in here for a bit.

You owe me big time.

Dont say freaky things like that. What do you want from me?

Two banana chocolate cream crepes.

Thats nothing. Shes such a kid.

Okay, got it.

You better come back quickly!

Id ended up hiding not only erotic doujinshi in my apartment closet, but also a beautiful real-life elf dressed in gym shorts.

Suzuki! Whats wrong?!

Nothing, nothing. Im on my way now.

Here, have some black tea.

Tateishi and Kuno were sitting across from me at the table.

I handed them some morning tea.

Thank you. This feels like a pretty normal apartment block, doesnt it?

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