Danma: Danganronpa, but Monster Hunter!

"Excuse me, Riveria."

"come in."

Unfazed by the now-familiar attack of cold air, Flame entered Riveria's room without flinching.

He is now quite familiar with his daily life of traveling between the two realms. He goes down into the dungeon early in the morning, leading his underlings to fight through the fifteenth floor of the Minotaur dungeon, and returns before dinner to learn the common and sacred scripts from Riveria.

After several days of instruction, Lieyan has gained a basic grasp of the common script and is now in the consolidation stage.

"Very good. Flame, you have now basically mastered the reading and writing of common characters. The only thing you lack is the understanding of some allusions and simplified words about this world. But that won't matter. If you continue to maintain your reading habit, you will soon master the remaining allusions and the like. Even if you don't continue to read, the common characters you have already learned are enough for you to interpret upgrade information on your own."

After testing Flame's homework, Riveria closed the book she had used for the exam with satisfaction, her eyebrows curving into a beautiful smile as she gently clapped her hands.

"Congratulations, your learning of the common script can now be concluded."

To be honest, the teaching efficiency these past few days has truly astonished this royal elf.

In just six days, with two hours a day, totaling just over ten hours of study time, Flame was able to roughly grasp the common script. This level of learning efficiency could not be fully explained by talent. If Riveria hadn't already learned about her new companion's skills from Loki, she would have even suspected that he had some kind of skill to speed up his learning.

“Reading habits… should naturally be maintained. If you don’t mind, Rivera, I might still borrow books from you often after I finish learning the sacred script. After all, I promised Ais that I would translate two history books from my world for her.”

Lieyan laughed, but as soon as he finished speaking, he felt a sudden weight on his back. The already obvious cold air seemed to have gained weight, pressing down on his shoulders, as if a female ghost with heavy resentment had suddenly appeared and was lying on his back.

Lieyan could only smile helplessly at this.

There was a reason he wanted to borrow books from Riveria.

In fact, Flame originally did not want to trouble Riveria so much, because the Loki Familia also had a library, and the collection of books was quite large.

However, after Lieyan browsed through that library, she made up her mind never to go again.

As for the reason...

The quality of the books in Riveria's collection is higher, and Riveria herself can also provide answers when he encounters difficulties, which is one reason.

Secondly, as is well known...

The Loki Familia is an exploration-oriented family, with adventurers making up the majority of its members. And you can imagine how many of those adventurers are book lovers.

but!

Because a certain special individual was particularly fond of reading, a special unit within the Loki Familia also followed suit and developed a love for reading, and the library was generally used by this unit.

Now you should understand.

The one who loves reading is the royal elf Riveria standing before Flame, and those who imitate her behavior are the elven mage team personally assembled by Loki, who deeply admire the elven royal family.

Can you imagine how terrifying it is that you can just randomly pick a book in the library and find three whimsical essays written by members of the Elf Mage Team about the royal elves?

It's worth noting that although Loki's family library isn't large, it still contains several thousand books.

Honestly, Lieyan didn't dare stay in the library for long, fearing that if he stayed even a second longer, someone would emerge from the shadows and stab him because of his past.

"No problem, as long as I'm here, you can come and borrow it whenever you want."

Seeing the fiery expression on his face, Rivera glanced thoughtfully at the wall behind him. The quick-witted girl had already guessed the answer.

What exactly did those girls do this time?

With a slight bite of her silver teeth, Rivera let out a soft snort. Then, as if startled, a chaotic commotion erupted from the other side of the wall, as if the elven human wall, stacked like Arhats pressed against the wall, holding its breath and listening intently, had collapsed due to some uncontrollable force.

Flame kept a straight face, trying hard not to look behind her where the sound came from. Seeing that Flame seemed to know the truth as well, Rivera, whose expression was also slightly strained, coughed lightly.

"Ahem, actually, there's something else I need to tell you today, something Finn asked me to do."

"what's up?"

Flame was slightly taken aback. If Finn had something to say, shouldn't he have come directly to him? Why did he need Rivera to relay the message?

"Perhaps it's because he thinks that I, as your teacher, can soothe your emotions these past two days," Riveria said with a faint smile.

Lieyan grew increasingly curious about what could possibly require such a grand undertaking.

“The clan is going on an expedition, and Finn means that you will stay at the base during this expedition,” Riveria said slowly, her emerald eyes watching Flame’s expression, while at the same time she picked up a pen and wrote something on the parchment.

[During the expedition, Finn needs to recall Grace. In the time between the Familia's return from the expedition, he wants you to focus your efforts on Fire Village.]

"..."

Listening to Riveria's words and looking at the words she had written on the parchment, Flame fell silent for a moment. After a while, he took a deep breath.

"I understand. Is there anything else?"

Rivera was taken aback. "Aren't you going to ask why?"

“I understand Finn’s thinking; he’s concerned for my safety.” Flame scratched his head slightly, a hint of helplessness in his voice, and picked up another quill pen to write.

"I'm still a newcomer to the Familia, and the place I'm going to for adventure is the upper level. My strength is LV1, and I'm also an apothecary who can create excellent potions. If Finn insists on taking me on the expedition, I'm afraid my fellow Familia members will go crazy."

"Well, almost."

Rivera answered aloud, blinking as she watched Flame write down the unspoken dialogue on the parchment. Her admiration for Flame grew even stronger.

I understand Finn's meaning. Although I can now break through the Minotaur group and have the strength of an adventurer of level 3 to 4, what I have experienced so far is only the middle layer. What you are going to do on your expedition is to go to the deeper layers, which are even deeper than the lower layers. For someone like me who is not familiar with the environment, going to the deeper layers rashly could lead to various dangers.

Even if Finn successfully takes me on the expedition, the news of a deep-level familia leading a level 1 adventurer on an expedition will spread throughout Orario within two days. Leaving aside the controversy the familia will face, the most serious issue is that it might attract the attention of the guild and powerful familias like Freya. This would be devastating to Finn's current plans.

At this point, Lieyan's pen paused slightly, and he sighed as if moved by a sentiment.

"If only I could upgrade to LV2 now."

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Trap Chamber, One Against Twenty!

"As long as you understand."

Riveria pursed her lips. Although she was pleased that Flame understood Finn's thoughts so well, a faint sense of guilt also welled up in her heart.

This sense of guilt made her wonder if Finn and she herself had placed too heavy a burden of responsibility on Flame's shoulders.

But Blaze seemed completely unconcerned. Even after confirming that he couldn't participate in the expedition, he came up with a plan to make a contribution elsewhere.

"Regarding the clan expedition, do you need any medicine? I have some stock that I can take out; there are all kinds."

"……if you can."

Upon hearing this, Rivera remained silent for a moment. She wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, she couldn't bear to refuse Flame's good intentions, so she finally relented.

"Alright, I'll give the potion to Grace then, and he can bring it over with him." Flame chuckled casually, putting down his quill pen, then, as if remembering something, asked:

"By the way, Rivera, during your previous expedition, did you see a boy with white hair and red eyes who looked like a rabbit?"

"A boy with white hair and red eyes, who looks like a rabbit? I've never seen him before. Why are you asking about him? And since you said you met him during an expedition, then that boy must also be an adventurer who has made a pact with a god and become its familiar. If that's the case, then we can't go to the guild to find out information. The guild keeps the adventurer information confidential."

Riveria gave the answer, but she didn't intend to ask why Flame suddenly asked that question. Besides, she knew that Flame had the ability to foresee dreams, so perhaps he saw something in his dream.

“Never seen one before, umm. Then please ask Rivera to pass on a message to Ais: ‘If the rabbit runs away, don’t hesitate, chase after it.’”

As if he had just thought of something, a warm feeling emanated from his body, and he said with a smile.

This is... the precognitive dream Loki mentioned before?

Rivera blinked, then readily agreed.

She didn't even ask why she said that, as if it were all perfectly natural. Of course, this was also related to her extensive knowledge. In her impression, so-called precognitive dreams were almost always mysterious. Lieyan's case was even considered a mild case, as it at least gave clear instructions.

Unlike other beings with precognitive dreams whose prophecies are often mystical and use various metaphorical terms to describe events, almost no one can successfully interpret these so-called prophecies.

After explaining the details about a certain rabbit, Blazing Flame thought for a moment, then asked:

"By the way, when does the expedition begin?"

"In three days."

"There's still plenty of time. In that case, I'll go back before I go down into the dungeon tomorrow and tell Grace the news, so he can make some preparations. I'll bring him and the potions I promised back the day after tomorrow. Is that alright?"

Silently calculating the time in his mind, Lieyan nodded slightly and gave a rough plan.

“No problem, there’s still plenty of time, you don’t need to rush.” Rivera smiled gently, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear with her finger.

“You can’t think of things that way.” Lieyan shook his head seriously: “If you think you have plenty of time and don’t rush to do things, you’ll always end up accumulating things until a whole day is gone before you think about dealing with them. So it’s better to plan ahead and get things done.”

Like a pen, overnight, a miraculous holiday assignment...

"You'll have to handle this part yourself. I... and Finn both trust you."

"Well, it's getting late, and I've finished my studies for today, so I'll head back now. By the way, Rivera, should we continue with the studies for the next two days?"

"Of course, Finn will organize the expedition, so I don't need to handle too much. It's fine as it is now, even if it's the day before the expedition departs."

"it is good."

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Two days had passed since Riveria informed the Familia of the upcoming expedition. After heading to the Monster Hunter world, Flame transferred the prepared Grace, a large number of various potions, and five pairs of Wirebugs that Fugen had specially sent when he learned that the Allied Familia was about to embark on an expedition. Then Flame entered the dungeon again.

However, unlike before, this time he entered the dungeon alone.

In recent days, he has traveled to the fifteenth floor nearly twenty times. He is so familiar with the official route that leads directly to the fifteenth floor that he could practically walk with his eyes closed without getting lost.

They moved quickly forward, and upon reaching the thirteenth floor, they used the vertical passages between floors to jump directly down to the next floor. With the Featherfall skill, Flame was not afraid of the depth of the passages, treating them merely as shortcuts to the next dungeon level.

After landing twice, Blaze spotted its target immediately.

A monster with a human body and a bull's head, over two meters tall, a head taller than Lie Yan.

Minotaur.

At this moment, the enormous monsters, their bodies radiating a reddish-copper color, gripped giant stone axes in both hands, and as they watched the humans fall from the hole above them, a sinister smile seemed to curl at the corners of their mouths.

The vertical tunnels of the dungeon sometimes connect to traps, known as trap chambers. In these chambers, humans falling from the tunnels will immediately be surrounded and attacked by monsters that have been waiting inside.

Just like it is now.

There were twenty Minotaur, enough to easily wipe out a well-equipped LV2 adventurer party, crammed into this cave.

"One, two, three... quite a lot, we've hit the jackpot."

But the bulls didn't appreciate the adventurer's terrified and disoriented state at the sight of such a powerful enemy; in fact, they said the adventurer not only wasn't afraid, but acted like a mouse that had fallen into a sugar bowl.

The Minotaur couldn't understand, but he was furious.

You shouldn't be like this; you should be afraid!

"Alright, enough with the chit-chat. I'm sure you've all been waiting impatiently."

Flame removed his hood and unfastened his cloak, revealing a fully armed body beneath, its physique no less robust than the monster before him. A massive coffin-like bundle was tossed aside by the cloak, while Flame himself was now equipped with a sword and shield.