An emergency announcement by the mystery blackboard announced that a raid battle would be held. “W-What’s a raid battle?” The maids tilted their heads.
“Oh, you don’t play a lot of mobile games, do you? In online games, it’s an event where multiple players fight a common enemy or clear a dungeon,” replied Serina.
There seemed to be many girls who didn’t know about it, as they were nodding in understanding.
From their reactions, it seemed only I, Chiyu, Serina, and Minato knew about it.
There are many terms in any field that are not understood by those who are not familiar with it, not just in games.
It’s not surprising that there are people who don’t know what a raid is.
『・“Raid Battle - Monster”
Period - Until the target monster is defeated or all participants leave after the eleventh day
Content - Aim to defeat the target monster placed on the island
Rewards - Award “Return Rights,” “Ability Awakenings,” “Survival Bonuses,” and “Points” to participants who contributed to the defeat of the monster』
“There are rewards other than ‘Return Rights,’ huh…”
Since there were bonus areas and other perks without prior notice, it wasn’t strange for other rewards to be given in this form.
The issue is that as the types of rewards have increased, the difficulty of clearing the event has also risen, hasn’t it? By the way.
The ‘Return Right’ is the right to return to Japan.
It seems that using this allows one to return to the timeline just before the transfer.
The ‘Survival Bonus’ is usually given every day, and each time it’s given, one’s lifespan increases by a day.
Even with this, the possibility of accidental death or suicide remains, so it seems to merely extend the physical survival limit.
‘Points’ are apparently mysterious values given for defeating monsters or based on the judgment of the mystery blackboard.
At the time of return, a settlement is made, and if this is positive, one can receive additional benefits, but since no specific numerical values are given, there’s little room for speculation.
“Does ‘Ability Awakening’ strengthen the ability if you already have it?”
“Probably. But what about those who don’t have it?”
When Chiyo and Shion speak, words appear on the mystery blackboard. ’• About “Ability Awakening”.
For those with abilities, the acquired ability will be strengthened. However, the specifics of the strengthening cannot be disclosed.
For those without abilities, it is possible to acquire an ability. However, the same ability as existing ability users, as well as abilities with significant similarity, cannot be obtained.’ Everyone is surprised by this.
According to the explanation we’ve been given, we’re all classified as ability users, but this desert island has plenty of non-ability users too.
“So, when they say ‘no duplicates,’ they mean we can’t just copy Kousuke’s ability, right?”
“Even if you can’t handle it as well as my master, if there were no such restrictions, all the non-ability users might end up choosing the ‘Craft Ability,’ so I can understand the Observer’s judgment.”
The maid Roa answers Rinme’s question.
Indeed, if the mysterious blackboard wants to increase the number of ability users, it probably wants more interesting things to happen, and having similar ability holders wouldn’t really achieve that.
Still, depending on the strength of the monsters, it seems difficult for non-ability users to shine in this event.
If the ability users could work together to help them achieve something, there might still be a chance.
“I’m also curious about the reward, but the fact that there’s a monster worth such a reward is also intriguing.” I nod at Shinbo’s words.
The phrase “until the target monster is defeated or all participants leave” is terrifying.
It means there’s a possibility that everyone will be forced to leave, which would mean a death penalty and a return to Earth.
“That’s true. With the monsters currently placed, we could handle a lot of them, but…”
Our party has Seirine, who has the ‘Barrier Ability,’ so we could even crush the enemies from a safe zone.
『・Target Monster—About the “Behemoth” A monster resembling an elephant, and huge.
Herbivorous. It can devour all the plants on the island in about twenty-four hours.
The monsters placed on the island worship the Behemoth as king and follow its orders.
During this event, the Behemoth will prioritize those who possess “Return Rights.” Note
Plants lost to the Behemoth will take four times as long to respawn.
It can devour all the plants on the vast island in a day and slow their regeneration to one-fourth their normal speed.
Considering survival on this island, it’s the worst possible opponent.
And having Trent and Arvanc under its command is extremely troublesome.
But this is too much…
“Um, if this is a misunderstanding on your part, I apologize, but… the mystery blackboard, or rather, whoever it is, seems to have planned this in response to us uniting the class…”』
Luminas-sensei says anxiously.
She seems to have thought the same thing as me.
「Yeah, maybe. For the mystery blackboard, all of us working together is just ‘stagnation.’ Maybe it triggered an ‘emergency event’ to give us the desired observation results by providing a stimulus.」 「What, that’s not evil!？」
I agreed with Shouko’s honest reaction.
But, since the mystery blackboard can do that, there’s nothing we can do about it.
We won’t get any concessions even if we argue.
We should focus on how to defeat Behemoth.
Besides, if we do it well, there are benefits.
「Hey, can my ability stop Behemoth’s invasion?」
『Behemoth’s attacks or trampling can destroy the barrier that Sei Rina is spreading.』 Sei Rina made a bitter face.
It’s indeed painful to have the barrier destroyed.
Especially since our party, which includes someone with ‘return rights,’ is targeted first.
「If you have an appetite and ‘return rights,’ which would you prioritize?」
Shion put her hand under her chin and asked with a thoughtful look.
『If a “Return Right” holder is detected, I will continue to pursue the target until I lose sight of it』
“What if we escape to the sea?” Chiyu asks.
Indeed, if I combine it with the answer I got from Shion’s question, it seems that by leading them to the sea, the damage to the plants can be minimized.
『Currently, the participants cannot leave the island significantly. The range of participants’ activities and the Behemoth’s range of activities completely overlap』
It makes sense that fleeing to shallow waters would be pointless for the Behemoth, and they might not even be able to go out to sea.
It seems that taking advantage of the Behemoth’s habits to make things easier is not possible.
“How do we even defeat it? Does the health bar turn red when it’s about to be defeated?” Juumu asks.
Indeed, unlike in a game, not knowing when the opponent will be defeated is tough.
At least it would be better if it was obvious that it was weakening…
『The Behemoth is a monster that can be defeated』 The answer is simple.
Since it’s not impossible to clear, it’s up to you guys now.
…Still, considering that we’ve managed to gather the classes, it’s surprising that they would hold such an event.
It seems the mysterious blackboard doesn’t want us to bring peace to the desert island.
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