"We've gone through all that trouble to get through this town, without stopping to rest the whole way. We've come all this way to rescue you, so hurry up and thank me properly!"

"And besides, I'm not some useless husband!"

"..."

Kato Megumi took two steps forward, tilted her pretty face up, and a hint of worry appeared in her eyes:

"Kiyono-kun, there's blood on your clothes. Are you injured?"

"Ok?"

Upon closer inspection, Kiyono Makoto noticed a few drops of blood on the hem of his clothes, which he hadn't seen at all before.

"Don't worry, it's someone else's blood."

"Eh...?"

"Once you're in a dungeon, you're not in control of your own destiny."

Kato Megumi turned her head and finally saw the figure that was faintly visible in the mist. She gently bit her lower lip and quickly turned her pretty face away.

"...I believe in Kiyono-kun."

As they were talking, Kasumigaoka Utaha's voice came over:

"Junior, come here for a second."

Kiyono Makoto strode over:

"How to say?"

"Futaba has agreed to join the team," Kasumigaoka Utaha said, arms crossed. "But there's one condition."

"Ok?"

Kiyono Makoto turned to look at Futaba Rio.

The girl in the white coat had a pale face. She raised her hand to push up her glasses, her voice weak but still calm:

"From a generally rational point of view, joining the team is the optimal solution."

"But that doesn't mean we're in a subordinate relationship. If Kiyono-kun wants a servant who will absolutely obey any of your orders, then I refuse to join your team."

Kiyono Makoto nodded: "Inviting Futaba to join the team is because I hope to entrust my back to you, not to be your slave owner, so rest assured, I will not do anything against Futaba's will."

Rio Futaba let out a soft breath:

"Then... I look forward to your guidance in the future."

Kiyono Makoto asked:

What is Futaba's all-around talent called?

"...Futaba Rio."

Makoto Kiyono took out the Captain's Contract, then extended his right hand to Rio Futaba to begin the contract ritual:

"Rio Futaba, be my daughter!"

Rio Futaba pushed up her glasses and turned her pretty face slightly away:

“...Adosan2 Yinshan?u weeping doves and pomegranates l you?UX-?.

The girl's tone remained calm, but upon closer inspection, a blush could be clearly seen on the tips of her ears, indicating that she was not as calm as she appeared.

next second.

The contract scroll moved automatically without wind, floating into the air. An invisible flaming pen danced in the air, writing the name of Rio Futaba on the scroll.

hum~

The cold, ruthless voice of Paradise echoed in Kiyono Makoto's mind:

Congratulations, you have recruited your third full-time crew member.

As the captain, you receive an additional 10% bonus to the maximum attribute of this crew member.

Kiyono Makoto opened the character panel and quickly discovered that his agility attribute had received a slight boost.

"Is Futaba's strongest attribute agility?"

Kiyono Makoto was quite happy.

Rio Futaba's voice was calm and collected: "For novice players, constitution and agility are more important, after all, only by surviving can you have a future."

"It makes sense."

Kiyono Makoto nodded in agreement, glancing at Eriri beside him as he spoke.

What are you looking at me for?

Eriri guiltily turned her pretty face away and muttered to herself:

"Everyone has different choices, okay..."

"If you switched places with your senior, you'd be exhausted after running just a few hundred meters."

While making sarcastic remarks, Kiyono Makoto glanced at the timid Nishimiya Shoko beside him:

"Nishimiya-kun, it's your turn."

"...?"

Nishimiya Shoko tilted her pretty face up, her expression blank.

Kato Megumi blinked and whispered beside her:

"Nishimiya-kun, Kiyono-kun is inviting you to join the team."

Upon hearing this, Nishimiya Shoko immediately tensed up, awkwardly looking down at her toes, then nervously raising her sketchbook:

"I'm sorry... I'm weak and I'll be a burden to everyone..."

He apologizes immediately when faced with someone's kindness, and is always worried about causing trouble for others; he is indeed a child who lacks love.

“Everyone starts weak and grows stronger little by little. I have high hopes for Nishimiya-kun’s potential.” Kiyono Makoto’s eyes were bright. “Besides, none of us are really strong yet, so there’s no such thing as anyone dragging anyone down. We’re just in the team survival stage right now… So, Nishimiya-kun, would you like to join the team?”

Faced with the invitation, Nishimiya Shoko hesitated for two seconds before finally nodding weakly with a blush on her face.

Kiyono Makoto said softly:

"To join the team, you need to complete the ritual we just performed... Is that alright?"

"..."

Nishimiya Shoko's pretty face flushed even more, and she nodded hesitantly and shyly.

Since you're not saying anything, I'll take that as a yes.

Makoto Kiyono simply extended his right hand to initiate the contract ritual:

"Nishimiya Shoko, be my daughter!"

"what……"

Nishimiya Shoko parted her pink lips, but before she could speak, her pretty face was already flushed crimson. She shyly looked down at her toes, and because she hadn't spoken for a long time, her voice sounded slightly strange.

"...Do-Do-san".

The ceremony was completed.

The contract scroll floated into the air, and the flaming pen wrote Nishimiya Shoko's name, and the girl successfully joined the party.

The familiar notification sound rang in his ears again, but Kiyono Makoto ignored it and directly opened the character panel, only to be surprised to find that his physique had been slightly improved.

Excellent! Nishimiya Shoko's strongest attribute is physique. Congratulations!

Kiyono Makoto looked at the socially awkward girl with satisfaction:

"Nishimiya-kun, I look forward to working with you in the future."

Nishimiya Shoko blushed and looked down at her toes, completely too embarrassed to look up. She nervously held up her sketchbook.

"...I'm sorry, please give me your guidance."

"Kato, don't rush." ​​Kiyono Makoto turned to look at Kato Megumi. "You can only join the team after you become a formal player."

Kato Megumi nodded slightly, her expression calm: "Kiyono-kun is right here, so there's no rush."

“Junior.” Kasumigaoka Utaha looked up at him, her tone grave. “Futaba’s leg injury is quite serious. We just used a hemostatic spray to treat it, but it didn’t have much effect. The wound’s inability to heal is probably related to the toxins… Could your water magic remove the toxins?”

Chapter 52 Eriri: Have I become a unit of measurement?

Makoto Kiyono's gaze shifted downwards, landing on Rio Futaba's calves.

The girl's stockings were soaked with blood. The wound wasn't large, but it kept bleeding. The surrounding veins had turned black, as if black lines were branded onto her snow-white skin, which looked shocking.

"Water magic can heal injuries and soothe the mind, but it does not have the effect of detoxifying."

Kiyono Makoto shook his head slightly.

Is that so?

Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned upon hearing this.

Everyone was a new player, penniless, and no one had prepared any antidotes.

Without an antidote, wounds cannot heal, life points will continue to decrease, and eventually life will be endangered.

Kasumigaoka Utaha pursed her pink lips and quickly came up with a solution: "It seems that the only way is to gather the special items as soon as possible, send Futaba to the evacuation point, let Futaba leave the dungeon first, and then receive treatment from Paradise."

“That Erlinger Woyi Emu…” Kato Megumi said softly, “I played the search and retreat game with Kiyono-kun before, and we were often blocked at the retreat point.”

?γ|Seven Masters Martial Guilty s?3 Research 6a Eriri put her hands on her hips and nodded in agreement:

"There are countless players in the dungeon, and some are definitely trying to wait for the monsters to come to them and gain something for nothing. Futaba needs treatment, but we can't be too impulsive."

Rio Futaba adjusted her glasses, her tone calm and composed:

"Don't worry, my physical attributes are not low."

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked over expectantly: "The poison won't endanger your life?"

Futaba Ichiki also deleted Er? | U Rio shook her head: "At the current rate of health loss, we can still last for two more hours."

"..."

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