Chapters: Chapter 2

"Penchotan, why are you on your head?" "Huh? Riamun-chan, you wouldn't be alive if you didn't have a head――!" "Because you've put your head on XANA." "that's why--" The Guild Union's online seminar meeting started with such a usual conversation. Participating members are displayed on the right side. Passion Salt, the sub-Gilmouth. Pencho who has a pipeline with the management. Mr. Liamun from the design department. Mr. Rio from the production department. Mr. Oven from the security department. Mako-chan and Yuho-san from the banquet club. Ms. Rudo and Ms. Hamayan from the Beginners Guide Department. Mr. Bitton and Mr. Benga from the crypto club. And so on, about twenty other guild members. And Mr. Umiyuki from Queen Gilt was participating. Since we can't communicate in real time, I listened to the recording of this meeting later. So sometimes I don't know who said what.

The newly established underground labyrinth of Oburo is set on an uninhabited island just visible from the beach. The island itself is a newly created world. I stopped by the coastal shop to purchase the necessary equipment. With the JXB card that Mr. Yakisugi gave me, I bought Mr. Passion Salt's omurice, Ms. Liamun's avatar, and Ms. Yakisugi's Oyaki. We have already prepared items for the AI secretaries' weapons and armor, but decided to check them just in case. Just be aware of the item bag and the panel will appear. It's not very realistic and portable, but that's the beauty of the Metaverse. There are two blinking items. Ah--! That's right, it's a pet reveal. A reveal is an NFT whose contents are not disclosed at the time of purchase. When I was conscious of the click, it popped out. The first one is a pretty big dog. Oh, Master, that St. Bernard has riding skills!" It seems that Himemi was the first to read the status. After a little delay, I checked the data that popped up while being conscious of my 'status'. Large dog, St. Bernard type. Has a rescue skill, cannot be used in combat. After using the skill, all stats are fully recovered.

A boat approaches the pier. Kaede was still standing on the bow and swinging her arms. I can see a figure in the cockpit, but I still don't know who it is. It is certain that Mr. Yukki is logged in to the XANA Metaverse, but when I open the map, it is not displayed and I cannot communicate, so I cannot be sure that it is Mr. Yukki. Even so, it seems like it's only for a specific area, but being able to check the login status alone is a relief. Master, who's Yukki-san? Where did Union's Yukki go? I heard Kaede's voice. I knew it was Yukki, but I don't see the other three? When the ship arrived at the pier, I hurried to the cockpit. "Good morning, Mr. Taro!" “Yukki-san, thank you very much…” Yukki's legs were missing. "Ahaha, it's okay, it looks like this, but it doesn't hurt or itch." Even with that being said, it still hurts. "Well, it seems so... to the Buster Penguins..." "That's right, I was killed. Because of that, I and this girl, Kana, were left in the boat." "I see, so Double Tim, Tamotsu, and Botamochi have joined Oblo." Yes. Oh, I'll tell you the details later. They will be here in about five minutes. Please get everyone on the boat as soon as possible."

I recorded a message to the pigeon that I was going to meet up with Yukki-San and go into Obro together, as well as a personal request to Pencho-San. When I consciously clicked on the panel with directions to return home, the homing pigeon Poppol flew away. In order to send a new communication pet from here, it is necessary to return to this invisible boundary. It will be difficult to contact the guild once they break into Oblo. When I parked the boat at the pier and landed, I found a Western-style building about fifty meters away. The display of the underground labyrinth of Oburo comes to mind. "Mami, you have a manual for Oblo. Please share it with us." With Himemi's instructions, Mami started doing something. It seems that the third generation secretary was made exclusively for Oblo with Eve as the mother, so he probably has the data. When you become aware of Mami, a data-sharing screen appears. It seems that information about Oblo is being sent to Himemi, Misaki, and Kaede. “Um, Yukki-san’s third-generation secretary is…” I was hesitant to ask, but it was necessary, so I asked while muddying my words. "Platy let me go with Mr. Botamichi and others. I thought it would be more useful than me." I'm glad you're alive! "Is that so? Then Mami, share it with Kana-chan."「Yes, master」"Thank you. Kana, receive the data."

Suddenly, I met the eyes of the sexually harassing boss uncle who was dragging the Liam avatar to his right hand. Uncle, you were very helpful earlier, thank you." The uncle fidgets with a blush on his cheeks. --Geez, you're shy! Oh, God! Everyone looks at me. "I'm sorry, it's nothing... I'm going to change my avatar." With that said, he takes out from the item box the Liam avatar he purchased at the Coastal Avenue store. "After a car accident, Maron went to heaven and was offered reincarnation by an angel, but he wanted a strong body, so he went to hell and was given an android body. Then he put a collar on the demon he caught and dragged him around." I bought it because I thought it seemed stronger than a sexual harassment boss. In this buggy world, if the settings are materialized, I thought that androids and demons would be strong. Maybe I should change my clothes too. ...... Yukki was also wearing Liam Avatar's drag series. However, it is the Pacific saury that is dragging. Come to think of it, it's strange that even if everyone wears avatars, they'll know who they are. Until now, the name appeared above the head, but it has not appeared since the bug. I can see the status if I am aware of it, but apparently the perception of 'who' is automatically in my mind. "C'mon!"

The door opens with the double door creaking. The gentle downhill, which is invisible, has continued. From here it appears to be only one street, but it is much wider and has a much higher ceiling. It was wide enough to accommodate five people standing side by side, and it seemed to be at least ten meters high. The formation is, first row, from left to right, Himeimi and Kana. Second row, from left, Tadatomi-kun, Kaede, Yukki-san on ostrich. Third row, from left, Misaki, Mami on Sen-chan, and me. Now that the party limit is ten people, no other pets can be allowed. "Oh, Master." "Huh? What is it, Mami?" "It's dangerous here, not only because of monsters, but also because there are traps." Boom--! "Wow" I was walking on the right end of the street, and I immediately fell into the trap. I was distracted by the patterns on the wall and didn't look down at all. You can clearly see that it is a trick. Only the floor had a square notch. Fortunately, the hole was less than a meter deep and there was no damage at all.

What? What do you mean, "A mage is coming, Kaede?" Master, well, just watch! All right?" "Good, but don't do anything dangerous." "If the master says that, I'll do it." "I don't mean anything special, because everyone is important." Himeemi's back reacted surprisingly, so followed up immediately. "When you come back, give me a hug!" "That's right ..." I can imagine that there is a blue line on the forehead of Himeemi even from the back. Master, it's not fair that it's only Kaede. I'll be next!" "Misaki is doing her best, I know. ......" "I'm going to go. Ninja, secret" Kaede's body became thinner. Perhaps this is a stealth skill, and it is not visible to the enemy at all. Wow, I could run against the wall! Kaede ran up the wall and disappeared directly behind the goblins across the front. "Gah--!" Apparently, he is attacking a goblin mage in a stealth state.

"Jackie-san, I want to ask you something."「Yes, what?」Yotaro-san once asked me to do something for him. "For Yotaro-san? What is it..." "I can't go to visit my sister at the hospital, so I want you to send me a birthday present instead...Pen." "Sister, is she ill? I'm worried about that. So?" "That hospital is the Astro Human Medical Center in Tottori Prefecture..." “Astrohuman—!” "You know, it's similar to the company that Jackie-san was talking about the other day." "That's right. I found out by using Jisho's connection that Real Devils used subcontractors to develop Mother AI." "That's it!" "That company's name is Astro Human Technology..." "Maybe it's just a coincidence, but it's an unusual name." "It might have something to do with it. Can I go with you?" "Yeah, please pen" It goes back about a month. "Hey, onii-chan, buy me a new avatar for my birthday."

Goblins in front, slime behind. They frantically devise ways to respond. View slime status. It seems that there are only levels 1 and 2. Is the attack a ...... injection attack? What is that - but the range is two. The figure for the range of the proximity is one, so it seems to be about the range of a spear. By the way, Yukki-san's thrusting harpoon has a range of 2, and her throwing harpoon has a range of 3. The attack power of the jet attack doesn't seem to be high either. But the problem is the sheer number. There are already more than 30, and they are still crawling out of the hole I fell into. The swarm of slimes went straight down the sloping road and was on the verge of reaching us. Misaki also turned around. Water Genesis set diagonally upward also follows at the same distance. It's convenient to follow the set position. “Master, you have two arrows left!”

Yukki-san defeated the last slime, and all the monsters disappeared. The defeated monsters all melted into fragments in a few minutes. ――Pappara Pappa! When all the monsters disappeared, a sudden fanfare resounded. Everyone was startled, but at the same time, their bodies began to shine. Shakien, Shakien, Shakien! Level up one after another. All reached level 10. Apparently it doesn't level up until the battle is over. As expected, if I defeat that much and have a trial boost, it will go up about ten... Everyone's status, such as HP, has almost doubled. However……. “Ah, there is no recovery when leveling up.” As Yukki pointed out, it was true. Kaede leveled up while she was unconscious, but her HP didn't recover, let alone mana. It's recovering naturally, but it's pretty slow. “Everyone, don’t you have any limbs missing?” I became worried and checked to see if there were any missing parts of my body.

After searching the first basement level, the boss room was confirmed. There were no other monsters at all. If you clear the boss room, you should be able to go to the second floor. Several mana recovery potions were found in the treasure chest. There was no HP or stamina recovery potion. Other than that, finding ten arrows that Misaki can use, a naginata, and a throwing spear that Yukki-san can use was a great harvest. "The rest is just the boss here. Yukki-san, are you ready?" "Yes, both me and Kana are fine!" "Then, Himemi, Kana-chan, open the door." 「Yes」「Yes」 The two opened the double doors. Metal Genesis has already been added to the shield. Rush in a while pushing out your shield. Then, in the same formation as last time, the second and third columns follow. It was a hall that seemed to be twenty meters square. There is only one door inside. For some reason it's already open and you can see the stairs leading downstairs.

Yukki-san and Kana are vigilant in front of the door to the downstairs. Botamochi-san and I put our ears to the entrance door of the boss room. However, I can't hear anything because it's blocked by a thick door. "Ah, the wolf dog has the hearing skill." Botamochi-san's wolf dog seems to have a hearing skill. When the skill is activated, it seems to be heard directly by the owner. "Oh, I can hear it! The footsteps of quite a large number of people." It seems that someone has entered Oblo after all. "Ah, it looks like the battle has started." “Me and Yukki-san had a tough fight after all…” "We are the same. Is it a Union reinforcement?" “Right now, only Liv-san and Yakisugi-san can move at the guild headquarters…” "Damn! Buster Penguin's attack." Botamochi-san said regretfully. He probably lost his AI secretary too. "That's right. Jisho's legs are hurt." "If that's the case, I'm worried about headquarters too..." "I fell asleep and luckily I was safe."

One day before an early morning meeting, I played too much in the XANA metaverse and fell asleep. When I woke up, there in front of me was a beautiful AI woman who was supposed to be in XANA. Was this a dream? Reincarnation? But the truth is that it was neither. This story is an adventure that unfolds in both reality and the Metaverse.