**Day 8: Cave**
While eating breakfast, we keep having these long, heavy conversations. It'd be easier if they could just drop the complaints, insults, resentment, and hatred, but apparently that's the main thing the otakus want to talk about.
Summoned to another world, fighting monsters, surviving, and then spending most of the week trash-talking classmates — at that point, why not just stay in the other world?
Breakfast continues with more badmouthing… well, kinda. Needless to say, it was mushrooms.
"When we said you can't use high-level skills unless you save SP and activate them…"
"From around day three, they suddenly started leveling up."
"Right, just target the weak Gobs nearby."
"Don't leave your base, farm small fry around the safe zone like an RPG."
Ah, now I know who the culprit is… no need for deduction anymore, no need to ask the old man's name.
"Those guys really aren't doing anything good."
Apparently a ninja had been shadowing them, hiding presence and stalking. Stalking a guy doesn't sound fun.
Good thing it ended right when it was getting interesting.
Apparently those fake delinquents didn't realize they were being overheard and were openly talking about sex and sharing the girls after brainwashing them. Are they stupid? Are they idiots? Why talk while being listened to?
I see — forced harem plan. But for delinquents who bully otakus by calling them otaku, you don't seem to know much about it. Well, it's just a joke anyway.
Naturally, countermeasures began. After explaining to Chairwoman the effects and dangers of "Puppet" and "Charm", what the idiots were saying, and that they'd be sealed if manifested, Chairwoman made up her mind and started leveling seriously. By the way, Chairwoman is seriously cheating.
Meanwhile, plans, preparations, leveling while preparing.
And so on the fifth day since coming to this world. Finally "Puppet" manifested. He kept defeating Lv1 and Lv2 Gobs one by one until Lv15, saved enough points. The ninja watching must have been deeply impressed.
Their stubbornness and persistence are truly admirable for fake delinquents.
Apparently even Goblin finishing moves were charmed, left to the puppeteer, steady steady steady fighting. Ninja watching got bored too. Apparently delicious.
That day too: when I get home, harem! Then crazy orgy! Even while making a huge fuss, he kept defeating Lv1 Gobs until the end, finally manifested charm.
You guys are brave and serious about competing, but I think it's fine to just stay fake delinquents. You're not cut out for it.
And then, by pure coincidence, the most beautiful class president in school appeared alone in the middle of the forest, no one else around.
The grins bursting from the fake delinquents' hearts at that moment were so unpleasant they were like huge stinky flowers in full bloom.
Then, smirking at each other, they approached Chairwoman, looked her in the eye with hideous smiles, and the fake delinquents… all collapsed, convulsed, stopped moving. Namu Amida Butsu?
I mean, who exactly are you, Chairwoman?! What, can't tell me because it's private?
No, haven't you been stalking him for days? Peeking into his privacy? His?
While down, the two skill holders were sealed. Who sealed them is secret even from Chairwoman.
If those guys find out, they'll definitely target us.
Tied up the motionless fakes, dragged them back to base, revealed to everyone their plan for enchanted puppet slave harem.
Girls went berserk hearing this, fakes horrified, demanded otakus lift seal. Naturally met with barrage of criticism, totally mismatched situation.
Naturally, the male students who were supposed to be slaves joined the massive criticism wave. In completely murderous atmosphere, fakes got scared.
After lots of insults, unanimously expelled from base. Otakus envious — apparently got to hear real "Remember that."
This finally solves the problem.
…That didn't happen.
That night, all four otakus were on security break, napping in tent while discussing.
Shinobu first noticed tent surrounded by six people at distance.
Mage had detection barrier up — if monster, instant reaction, but no reaction, so human.
No way they got this far without hitting fence or trap. Guard let them through? Why?
"You damn otaku! Come out! No weapons, hurry up!"
Shouting from outside, tent set on fire.
Four rush out, Guardian makes barrier. Magic cast all around at once.
Saint endures, strengthens barrier with light magic. Ninja who prepped blinds enemy with flash ninjutsu. Mage fires air bullet barrage to suppress.
This is the cooperation discussed in tent.
Still, ambushed and surrounded = disadvantage.
While otakus counter with weak magic like air bullets and water whips, other side seriously firing fire bullets and explosion magic — full intent to kill.
Bad if continues.
People around just watch, no help.
Barrier won't last long — only choice serious kill each other? Between humans? Otakus can't decide.
At that moment, Chairwoman who was on patrol finally returns, starts covering fire with magic from afar.
No one around tries to stop their escape.
"Next time I'll definitely kill you! Kill you!!"
Yells and runs away.
When Chairwoman returns, base burned, many injured by stray bullets/fire, food stockpile also burned.
Security boy apparently threatened "We just came to talk, don't get in the way" and let group pass without a word.
Since they'll keep being targeted, otakus can no longer split and act independently.
Rebuild and defend base, restock food, guard selves. Need guards even to sleep — can't move.
Anyway, despite injuries, put out fires around, treated injured around, searched wreckage for usable tents, set up again.
While being criticized by everyone.
"Your fault."
"Because you fought those guys."
"Take responsibility."
Even treating injuries, kicked and told it's your fault.
Putting out fire, stones thrown asking what you'll do.
Repitching tent — punched for getting cocky.
Standing guard — constant insults and spitting behind back.
No allies.
Now otakus only two choices: run or die.
Hard for just four to protect 24/7. If only repelling attacks, eventually killed.
If continue splitting work as before, targeted when alone.
Stay here = picked off one by one.
Kill them or escape.
Chairwoman and others desperately persuaded surrounding students, explained disadvantages of otakus leaving.
Guard otakus, don't rely on them for food, at least rotate.
Have to fight them too, obviously monsters. Lv grinding needed for that.
If otakus killed in this state, what happens next.
Different from before — need cooperation and guidance to survive in this world.
Even so, didn't change.
Convenient errand boys, punching bags — still stuck in school mentality.
Fighting scary. Killing living things unpleasant. Being killed or injured even worse.
Otakus were school scum — strong words should make them obey. Numbers on our side.
At least if begged, otakus might offer compromise. Impossible.
Their pride wouldn't allow.
Then live with that pride. That's all.
And otakus fled — just four.
Pursued by fake delinquents, pursued by students they saved.
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Heavy talk over. Late lunch. Of course mushrooms. Then discuss white room.
Other info exchange too — quick to learn concealment, gave juice in return.
Told them only Staff Technique — Shinto Muso-ryu? Famous staff art, taught me. In return stuffed mushrooms in bags.
Talked until morning. How long since talked this much? Not 1–2 months, so not just Loner Lv2.
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Late dinner. Eat and sleep right away or become cow — but otakus fine. Class change otaku to cow — evolution even.
Fed morning noon night mushrooms, raised to cows — these cows I raised!! Not exaggeration. OK, donadona.
Baths too, otakus finished travel prep. Just sleep now.
"So yeah, we're planning to head to town from now on. Wanna come with?"
Recruitment? Happiness pot?
"Sorry, I'm non-religious."
Avert eyes — perfect answer.
"No, nothing to do with religion!"
Persistent~
"My house has no TV, so no thanks."
Final answer.
"No NHK either — having TV in isekai would be scary!!"
What! Still no good!
Well, teasing too much rude — they're serious.
"Seriously, adventurer impossible with my skills. Gonna retire quietly around here. Thanks for inviting."
My cursed status would just drag you down.
But can't stop them — itching to go to town. Already forgot life targeted?
Adventurer in town classic. But town means inn costs, food costs. To earn, need strength for strong monsters.
Here cave free lodging, self-sourced food, only weak Gobs — safe.
Trade-off lifestyle level, but forest safer? Unknown town security, outsider worse.
"Isekai come and not become adventurer — what are you saying!!"
"Come together, numbers = strength!! Big bro!"
"Adventurer possible, town should have skill-attached weapons."
"Town full of young girls!!"
Who's big bro. Pushing hard but you have cheats. Shut-in NEET loner — what's wrong!? No, worst.
Also young girls — you 16 right? Old man? Wait, what age young girls mean? Police~san?
"No, impossible. All miss skills, plus titles drag down… earth magic only~"
Fire magic too actually, secret.
"No way, already fighting strong monsters around here…"
"Isekai person alone gets stronger, even weak skills level up enough…"
"Earth magic build town, become lord, develop with modern knowledge/tech."
"Even stone furniture medieval level makes big merchant house…"
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"Staff Technique — try long stick…"
"Three-section staff possible too!!"
"Earth magic wall, snipe from behind…"
"Health important, no hospitals."
Wait, otaku quartet knowledge insane?
Without them, 42 big group in monster forest — normal high schoolers wiped.
Despite school treatment, gathered food for 42, shared, taught skill use — pretty good guys.
"Town usually along river, keep going down…"
"Deep forest elf town…"
"No, beastkin forest…"
"High place map…"
Listening already educational…
"No, slaves right, beautiful girls."
"Noble girls chased by thieves waiting for me!"
"Touch Yes or No? That's the question…"
"Town = inn signboard girl!!"
""""No no, wai wai""""
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"No, kemomimi only, moffmoff!"
"ELFs definitely waiting while attacked! By tentacles!!"
"Absolutely, dwarf girls small!"
"Kukkoro only accepted."
""""Ah da no! Ko da no!""""
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Enough, kick them out soon.
**Day 8 End**