Can someone in MyGo stay in an adventure group forever?

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"Hmm, is this what a guitar looks like? I've never seen this style before." Tae Hanazono curiously leaned closer to examine it. "Is this... a sword?"

"Yes, it can be used as a normal sword."

"But if you use a guitar to attack someone, won't the strings get stuck in their flesh or bones?"

That's true, I'm thinking about that too.

Tae Hanazono carefully took the guitar sword from Koshimura Sawa, put it back in her bag, and turned to look at Aine Chihaya: "So, this classmate?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, my guitar also needs some repairs." Chihaya Aine quickly took off her guitar bag. "And I'd like to see some effects pedals and stuff."

She took out her phone and showed it to Tae Hanazono: "This is what it looks like."

"Which one should we choose?" Tae Hanazono gestured with her hands. "Is it the 'clanging' one or the 'banging' one?"

"Um..." Chihaya Aine gave an awkward laugh, "Is there any difference?"

"The 'clanging' sounds are for fire amplification spells, the 'banging' sounds are for frost amplification spells, and there are also lightning, force fields, holy spells..."

"It should be...all of them?"

While the two were having their divine conversation, Koshimura took the opportunity to wander around the shop.

Musical instruments, audio equipment, effects pedals, music... a spellbook?

Just how many stitches can this world sew together?

Counterspell, Vortex Warp, Slow... they're all great spells.

Koshimura glanced at the spellbooks on the shelf, and when he saw the price tags below, his mind immediately cleared.

Indeed, no matter which world you're in, being a mage is the most expensive profession.

As he put the [Exile] spell back on the shelf, Koshimura Sawa suddenly noticed a figure standing next to him out of the corner of his eye.

She was a slender girl with blue twin ponytails hanging down her back. She wore a light gray suit uniform from Haneoka Magic Academy, but her temperament was aloof and cold, which was out of place with the warm atmosphere of the music store.

But the girl's slightly round face and the faint blush on her cheeks softened this aura. Although it looked tough on the outside, only one bite revealed that the hard outer layer was crispy, while the inside was always soft, chewy, and sweet...

Oh my god, it's glutinous rice fragrance, Fengchuan Xiang, no, it's Fengchuan Xiangzi.

The girl's golden eyes were fixed on the shelf, her gaze filled with longing, yet also revealing hesitation and a hint of disappointment.

In the end, he silently shook his head and looked away from the shelf.

Koshimura glanced at the spellbook in front of her: [Stealth Step].

The area where mages are most lacking is the life-saving spell.

“Sawarin, I’ve bought it all~” Chihaya Aine’s somewhat naive voice suddenly came from behind.

Yuecun Ze turned his head and saw that she was carrying a bulging handbag.

"Since I don't know what element my dragon species is, I bought them all to try them out." Chihaya Aine lifted the bag in her hand, rummaged inside, and took out a single effect pedal with red fluorescent patterns. "But I don't need so many. Sawarin can take them if she wants."

I remember there were more than ten types of damage attributes in D&D, right?

No wonder she's a rich girl who owns a Land Rover and can come back whenever she wants after studying in the UK. DM me 50 first to see her capabilities.

"Yes, thank you, Chihaya-kun." Koshimura Sawa nodded, then turned to look at the shelf again, only to find that Toyokawa Shoko had already turned and left.

Koshimura gazed at the increasingly small figure of the departing girl, and at her right hand, gleaming with a brass luster and bearing mechanical joints, extending from the right sleeve that had been previously obscured.

Ugh?

Chapter Twelve Hollow Succubus

As the sun sank completely below the horizon, it painted the sky a magnificent purplish-red. The streetlights, like stars awakened early, eagerly replaced the daylight.

The evening breeze blew through the gaps between the tall buildings, ruffling the wisps of hair on Koshimura's forehead and the strawberry bear hair clip clipped to his bangs.

Why should I spend two hours shopping with her, buy a bunch of useless fashion trinkets, and be forced to try on these things?

Oh, Chihaya-sama treated me to a meal? Oh, it's alright then.

Chihaya Aine won MVP, while Koshimura Sawa was just an easy win!

Are you really that easily bribed...?

As dusk deepened and the last rays of the setting sun sank below the horizon, people who had been busy all day finally had some free time, and the streets gradually became more crowded.

As Yuecun Ze was admiring the stars that had already lit up the sky before nightfall, a gasp suddenly came from the bustling crowd ahead.

The air froze for a moment.

The center of the street resembled a cheap canvas, crumpled and torn apart by an invisible giant hand, eerily twisted and collapsed.

The crack spread like ink dripping into clear water, instantly transforming into a massive vortex with a diameter exceeding ten meters, silently suspended in mid-air, like a jarring and menacing scar on the city's skin.

"It's an out-of-control void! Run—!"

"Quickly call the Adventurers' Guild!"

"Waaah... Mom..."

The silence was shattered in an instant, replaced by scattered fear and screams. A roadside ramen stall was overturned, and the bowls on the ground shattered into pieces. The children who had been chasing and playing in the open space just moments before scattered and ran away, leaving only a little girl of about five or six years old standing there, watching blankly as the adults ran past her in panic.

No, come again?

Am I some kind of hollow succubus? May I ask?

Koshimura instinctively reached for the guitar bag behind him.

However, it was too late.

Accompanied by a chilling sound, like a wet cloth being torn apart, a huge black shadow shot out from the hole.

Its movements were faster than the limits of visual perception, leaving only a blurry afterimage. Eight long legs covered in chitinous carapaces and covered in bristles like steel needles silently extended upon landing, tackling the girl to the ground, their sharp tips piercing through her shoulder blades.

Its smooth skin gleamed with a flowing, oily sheen. Eight ferocious compound eyes opened and closed repeatedly, its mouth filled with fine fangs opened, and its two enormous claws were aimed at the child beneath it.

...Phase Spider?

Challenge Level 3: Monsters that can freely enter and exit the Aetheric Dimension, creating a teleportation-like effect.

Damn it, you're just giving me this kind of shitty monster, aren't you?

Koshimura Sawa felt his palms starting to sweat.

It's true that he once soloed a level 10 challenger, a young red dragon, but that was after the opponent was severely injured and he had taken a fireball to the face.

Although the Cursed Sword has some self-defense capabilities, it is still a magic-based class and can still die if the opponent gets too close.

Never mind, I have no choice but to go for it.

"【tracer】!"

A deep bass sound suddenly rang out beside me, and along with a flash of light leaving a blazing white trail, a figure dressed in the dark green spring uniform of the Moon Forest flashed through my vision.

Koshimura looked at the other person's long brown hair, which was blowing in the wind and had slightly curled ends.

It can't be that much of a coincidence...

The spider's enormous compound eyes were directly hit by the tracer bullet, and the two compound eyes in the center even exploded, emitting a shrill scream.

The eight long legs supporting her body suddenly lost their balance, and she staggered backward a step. The sharp blade was pulled out of the girl's body, spraying blood.

Phase spiders are creatures adapted to dark environments, and now, stimulated by such a strong flash of light, they probably won't recover for a while.

Nagasaki Motoyo yanked the girl out from under the Phase Spider and dragged her to the side.

"Are you alright? Where are you injured? Where are your family members?" she asked anxiously.

The girl seemed to be terrified; tears streamed down her pale face, and her lips trembled uncontrollably, yet she couldn't utter a sound.

Healing Technique

Nagasaki Motoyo plucked the bass strings a few times, then placed her right hand, which was glowing green, on her pierced left shoulder. The wound, which was still bleeding, began to heal visibly.

"Leave here first, then figure out a way, or have another adult notify the Adventurers' Guild, understand?"

Nagasaki Motoyo brushed aside the girl's messy bangs that were obscuring her eyes, trying to make her see clearly the insignia of a sword, shield, and staff pinned to her chest.

The girl paused for a moment, nodded vigorously, and then quickly turned and ran away. It's unclear whether she understood what she was saying.

Nagasaki Motoyo closed her eyes, took a deep breath, gripped her bass tightly, and turned to face the monster behind her.

A gust of wind swept by.

The phase spider's massive body, which had been lying dormant for a long time, instantly emerged from the ethereal plane and appeared in front of her. Its two pincers, coated with deadly venom, stabbed down at Nagasaki Motoyo, who was standing close by, with a speed that exceeded the limits of vision!

“Saki-chan—”

She instinctively turned her head, wanting to shout.

But there was no one there.

The girl who always had a smile on her face and could calmly handle any situation is no longer behind her.

She was all alone.

The fear of death suddenly enveloped my entire body.

On the empty street, the enormous shadow of the Phase Spider gradually engulfed the figure of Nagasaki Motoyo cast on the ground.

The enormous claws rapidly expanded in her field of vision, accompanied by a piercing shriek, like the whisper of death.

Dying?

The thought flashed through my mind abruptly. Strangely, the intense fear I had anticipated did not materialize; instead, a numb chill and a heavy weariness spread from the depths of my soul.

...here we go again.

Just like that day.

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What color is the world?

For Motoyo Nagasaki, it seemed that from that day onward, all that remained was an endless, despairing gray.

Until, a splash of vibrant color suddenly entered her world.

"Nagasaki-kun, if I may ask, would you like to form an adventure team with me?"

"An adventure group?" Nagasaki Motoyo, who had just finished a performance with the brass band, stood there stunned, holding the music stand in her hand.

"But only professionals can join adventurer groups, right?" After a moment, she flashed the perfect "smile" she usually wore in front of her classmates. "I'm still a third-year junior high student, I haven't..."

"But why do I sense... " Toyokawa Shoko closed her eyes in confusion, sniffing carefully like a puppy encountering something unfamiliar. "That's right, it's the aura of magic!"

"Ugh?"

Nagasaki Motoyo looked at the girl in front of her with a puzzled expression. She seemed to be radiating light.

At that time, she did not realize that this was a gift sent to her by a god with evil intentions.

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"Thank you again for gathering here today. I have been looking forward to meeting you all."

Inside the Yuzawa Cafe, Toyokawa Shoko looked at Takamatsu Toki, who was looking up curiously, Wakaba Mutsu, who was sitting upright, and Shiina Tatsuki, who seemed a little impatient and was resting his chin on his hand, and said with great enthusiasm.

"From this day forward, we are an adventure team, a community of shared destiny where we play together and fight together!"

“Fate…” Nagasaki Motoyo propped herself up, her eyes filled with longing for the future.

No matter how many failures and setbacks people have experienced, they always have expectations for the unknown.

At least at that time, at that moment, the five people sitting there were the right five people to each other.

Chapter Thirteen: How could someone write over ten chapters and the plot has only just begun?

crychic.

The adventure group's name was chosen by Xiangzi, meaning "an elegant cry".

"Lamp, pay attention to the timing of your spellcasting. We don't need you to unleash all the buffs at the beginning, but rather to apply them at the right time and in the right place."

As an adventure team composed entirely of third-year junior high school students, they quickly gained fame among their peers.