第１５２掘：予定通りにはいかない
**Dungeon 152: Nothing Goes According to Plan**
Nothing goes according to plan.
**Side: Yuki**
"Noooooo!"
"Help meeee!"
"Mommy!! Mommmmyyyy!!!"
Defenseless people were being crushed by the weapon known as war.
"Don't you dare kill them! Capture them and sell them off! Anyone with strength becomes a slave! It’s for the good of the country!"
"Targeting a place with only women was the right call!"
"Yes! With this, my promotion is guaranteed!"
...Outside the New Continent dungeon, this was the current state of affairs.
It appeared that outside the dungeon was a village where Beastmen and Elves lived together.
However, it looked like some army had launched an assault on them.
I thought about pretending I didn't see it and focusing on our safety and experiments, but...
"I won't forgive you! I'm going right now!"
"Ah, wait! Riel, you can't!"
"...Sorry, Yuki. I can't just overlook something like that."
With those words, Riel, Tori, and Kaya dashed out of the dungeon.
"Yuki-san, if we leave them, the three of them might be in danger. They are Doppelgangers, but we don't know what might happen. Let’s go too!"
"Big Brother, we have to save everyone!"
"Brother, I’m going!"
"...Fufu. You don't get to see scenes like this very often, do you?"
Shera, Aslin, Firia, and Labyris also ran out to follow them.
"My, youth is truly wonderful."
"Shall we go too?"
"Yes, let's show them how to protect others this time."
And so, the three older men followed suit.
"..."
"..."
"Um, what should we do? Since we're Doppelgangers, I don't think there's a problem with joining the fray, right?"
Ria wouldn't leave my side, even if she was a Doppelganger.
Yeah, she’s a good girl.
"What are you standing there silently for, too?"
I smacked Zargis, who was having the exact same reaction as me.
"Eh!? No matter how you look at it, we shouldn't be getting involved in outside problems in our current situation, right!?"
"The situation is already in motion. Get over there, you too!! It’s not like you’re only capable of research! You were one of the Four Heavenly Kings, weren't you!?"
"Kyaa!? Is there anyone who would happily charge into a battlefield with this many uncertain variables!?"
I don't want to go either!
But I can't just leave them be.
My wives' safety comes first. Even if they are Doppelgangers.
Besides, if I can get information from the people we save, that would make things easier for us.
"Yeah, it looks like there's no problem."
"Yes, it seems so."
"Um, Yuki-san. What shall we do?"
The various tools that Zargis and I had prepared for this very day had gone to waste.
Of course, I had also asked Ria to bring some things.
If you ask what I brought...
First, there was the question: *Will our powers work in the New Continent?*
To measure our physical capabilities, I had prepared stopwatches and training scarecrows.
The answer to that question was as follows:
"Picking on women is the lowest of the low!"
When Riel swung her weapon, the enemies? went flying through the air.
No, it wasn't just Riel. Tori, Kaya, and even the little girls like Labyris were sending enemies flying.
"For now, we’ve inadvertently managed to measure our physical capabilities. Zargis, Ria, keep a close eye on everyone’s movements. It’s important to see if they differ from the Weed-based bodies. There’s a possibility their performance has actually increased."
"Geez, I’m already filming, so it’s fine."
"I’m recording with the camera too."
Before I could even finish, both of them were capturing the slapstick scene before us on camera. It’s not every day you see people getting launched like that.
"I’m going to... handle the healing."
"Yes. But only within my line of sight, okay?"
"Am I a child?"
While saying that, I started bundling up the sent-flying soldiers with the rope I’d brought, and tried to use healing magic on the injured Beastman and Elf women, but...
Right, when coming to the New Continent this time, the issue of healing came up.
Thanks to Lilishe’s blessing, all my wives could now use intermediate healing magic—or, to put it simply, *Heal* or *Cure*.
However, they couldn't use Extra Heal—in other words, *Full Heal*.
Since Rurua was removed from the New Continent team due to her pregnancy, we lost our healer.
No, because she wasn't there, I had to take on the role of the healer.
"No!! Human!!"
"Don't come here!! Stay away!!"
But, this is mentally exhausting.
I mean, sure, humans did harm you, but I don't want to be lumped in with them.
I have my own calculations, sure.
My heart aches, but I can't leave them like this, so I approached them...
Then, a small child—about the same age as Aslin and the others—emerged from the shadows and glared at me.
"Stop it!! Don't bully Mommy!! Go away!!"
The child was doing everything in their power to resist my actions.
They picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at me.
But I couldn't afford to dally with a child, so I ignored it and kept walking.
*Thud.*
...Ouch.
I didn't stop walking, but it hurt so much I almost cried.
What the hell. I heard that levels stay the same in the New Continent, right?
...Come to think of it, they did say that while you don't get severely injured, you still feel pain normally.
Before, when Labyris’s blade hit Deryu in the solar plexus, she was in pain too.
Honestly, this is why I hate fantasy...
"Hii!?"
Ah, crap.
It seems I accidentally glared at them.
Well, it looks like the child isn't hurt.
Let’s just get the healing over with.
Oh, I have to check my status before and after using magic.
Quickly checking my status... alright, MP is full.
"Okay, here I go. *Extra Heal*."
I healed the person who appeared to be the child's mother right in front of me.
"Eh? Ah, m-my body!? It’s... it’s healed!?"
"Mommmmyyyy!!"
As the mother, who had been covered in blood and limp, sat up, the child leaped onto her.
Yeah, it’s a touching scene, but I can't just stand here watching.
"Sorry. So, as you can see, I can heal. If you trust me, could you gather the injured? Of course, I’ll prioritize the ones in critical condition. As you can see, it’s a hassle for me to go around healing everyone individually. Please, convince them."
"Y-yes!! Thank you very much!! I’ll gather the injured!!"
"For now, I understand you aren't an enemy. So, I’ll trust you for now."
The others who had been watching the healing also started searching for the injured, guiding them, and explaining the situation, cooperating with me.
Honestly, it wasn't that I couldn't heal everyone right now, but since I didn't know the MP consumption rate, I took this approach.
Of course, it was also a way for the victims to trust us.
Come to think of it, seeing the victims gather so easily reminded me of something.
What happened to the enemies?
Thinking that, I looked in the direction where people had been flying earlier, and saw Riel and the others carrying the supposed enemies, bundled up in ropes.
There were at least twenty per person.
Shera and Labyris were dragging them too, of course.
It would be terrifying if they weren't people I knew.
"Do you have any idea what you've done!! You’ve defied the Zilba Empire!! There is nothing left for you but destruction!!"
The middle-aged man with the luxurious beard and fancy armor that Riel had captured was barking.
"We’re just a few people, and your soldiers were wiped out in an instant. I’m not afraid of that 'whatever' Empire."
Yeah, I understand what Riel wants to say, but at least remember the name of the country...
"Ah, for now. The people who were attacked are scared, so could you be quiet?"
"Hah!! You think livestock like you, who don't even know the way of the world..."
"I said be quiet."
I kicked him like a soccer ball, sending him slamming into a rock.
*Umu.*
So, it’s certain that my physical abilities haven't dropped.
I felt satisfied looking at the man who was now limp and motionless.
There was blood on the rock, but he was still breathing, so he’ll be fine, right?
The other enemies? had also quieted down, so this was good.
Turning back after silencing the noisy one, I saw the injured gathered and looking at me.
I felt a bit of fear directed toward me, but I didn't care.
I’ll heal them all at once and then get on with gathering information.
Honestly, nothing ever goes according to plan.
I prepared so much, and it all went to waste. lol