Can Someone from a Tradition-Ridden Village Pull Off a Narou-Style Story in a Modern Dungeon? ～The Higher Being Behind Me Is Way Too Much of a Final Boss～ - Chapter 123: This Makes Five Volumes' Worth, Sora...

【Enri Agency Official Report】

Document Number: EN-RPT97452

Submitted by: Touen Nene (S-rank Enri Bearer)

Addendum: Mikama Senano (S-rank Enri Bearer)

■ Overview

There was an Aratsuba in the ZONE.

So I killed it. It was weaker than expected, so the main body might not have been there.

Addendum: In a special phenomenon reproduction labyrinth located in the ■■ Mountains of ■■ Prefecture, a phenomenon occurred in which the first day of operation repeated.

It appears they carried out a large-scale plan aimed at the killing or Collection of the Enri Bearer Touen , Enri Bearer Mikama , and Enri Bearer Oretsu who were inside, by interfering with the system that reproduces the Night Kagura through syntax.

■ Occurrence Details

12:30 The sky darkened.

13:03 Resolved.

Addendum: Because the repetition of the first day was noticed only after exiting the ZONE, time within the ZONE lacks accuracy. (Taking into account the possibility that the flow of time was also interfered with.)

Therefore, for this instance only, the occurrence details will be reported in conjunction with the observation results.

■ Observation Results and Estimates

It was small fry in the end.

If it was going to loop anyway, I wish it had let me carry over my memories so I could have trained.

Addendum: Based on residual matter and syntax degradation, it is estimated that time rewinding using the ZONE's properties was carried out more than 200 times.

However, all of them ended in failure, and the traces of NARROW use by the Enri Bearer Touen found in the house and other locations were the clearest proof that there were that many battles.

There were apparently times when they left messages for their next selves, but those also ended in failure.

■ Damage

None.

My disciple and I are strong.

Addendum: Although no physical abnormalities have been observed in anyone, a temporary urge for marriage manifested in the Enri Bearer Oretsu . This is considered a side effect of the new phenomenon reproduction by the pseudo-medium reported separately.

Mental cleansing was performed by carrying out a pseudo-marriage on the spot, but a follow-up examination will be conducted and reported again at a later date.

Additionally, abnormalities such as the data body developing special affection for the Enri Bearer Touen were confirmed, so the ZONE has temporarily suspended operation and all syntax is being inspected and reconstructed (the Labyrinth Management Section has already been notified).

■ Discussion

The Five Sealing Families were up to no good again.

I think it would be better to hunt the Five Sealing Families once.

If it's me, I can win.

Addendum: This incident revealed a vulnerability that existed in the syntax of the Enri Agency-managed labyrinth.

Aberrant Entities and labyrinths continue to evolve in ways that threaten humans every day.
Despite that, I cannot help but think that the arrogance of us Enri Bearers, who continue using the same syntax unchanged, led to this kind of incident.

There is no guarantee that syntax-eroding-type Aberrant Entities capable of causing such incidents will not appear in the future.

It was fortunate that Aratsuba ran out of patience and appeared within the ZONE; otherwise, we would likely still be spending the same first day inside the ZONE.

■ Recommendations
Plenty of leeway.

Addendum: Through this incident, I felt that an operator is necessary even when using a ZONE. We Enri Bearers may need to establish our own existence not only through self-recognition but also through external observation.

■ Supplementary Note

I'm writing here because Senano-san said it was okay.

Senano-san and Master both worked very hard, so I'd like a reward or something.

I want something called a juicer that can make juice.

Please.

Addendum: Because the Enri Bearer Oretsu showed interest in the report, providing the supplementary note calmed them down. This decision was made in consideration of the possibility that, if ignored, anomalous phenomena might occur on all documents exposed to places where the sky is visible from now on.

I request permission for the Enri Bearer Oretsu to write reports in the supplementary note from now on as well.

■

The car ride back was livelier than the one coming.

And that was entirely because the relationship between Ei and Senano had been repaired.

"Ehehe... Senano-san, this time it's our win, right?"

"Right. You were very reliable."

"Fufun!"

"But when you use Soramatoi, get my permission first. Even I have to apply for permission when using NARROW."

"Eh? But there are times when you don't, aren't there?"

"That was an emergency. But you know, those times require reports... That is really annoying. More annoying than mission reports... If you don't want to write those either, get my permission."

"I want to try writing a report!"

"So that's how it is..."

The two sitting side by side in the back seat continued their conversation while gazing out the same window.

A smile rose to the lips of Nene, who held the steering wheel while listening to it like the radio.

"I'll let you write it later. But not all of it, okay? Only the parts I say are fine. Let's write it little by little."

"Yes!"

For Ei, that was probably about wanting to stand in the same place as Senano, even a little.

It was precisely because Senano understood that that she accepted it without denial.

That appearance was a little different from the Senano of the past.

"Even so, that training was a disaster. To think we'd get tangled up with the Five Sealing Families again. What do you think, Master?"

"They were weak."

"That's not what I meant, you know."

"If I had to say, it looked like Aratsuba's shed shell to me. It wasn't the main body, and I couldn't feel any will. Even for the Five Sealing Families, the methods were sloppy. It almost seemed as if they wanted to let the incident be noticed and solved themselves."

That was a sense of wrongness that Nene, who had confronted and defeated the Five Sealing Families many times in the past, could perceive.

Even being able to interfere with the ZONE did not serve as proof to her that it was the Five Sealing Families.

What she placed importance on in judging whether it was the Five Sealing Families was something more sensory—.

"There was no ego."

"Ego?"

"The Five Sealing Families each have ways of thinking about Aberrant Entities that seem insane. If it's Aratsuba, it's the deification of labyrinths and artistry. They frequently release labyrinths into the world as their own works. This time too, even though they should have trapped us, they ruined it themselves. I can't understand that."

"...I see. As expected of Master."

"You'll come to understand it too eventually, Senano."

"Yes, yes! I wonder if I'll come to understand it too!"

"Yeah, of course."

Even if it was just casual conversation beside the driver, to Ei it was a sign of acceptance.

Ei pressed their hand to her chest as if tucking those words deep into her heart, with an expression of unbearable happiness.

Seeing that in the rearview mirror, Nene smiled with nostalgia.

"Heh, just like Senano in the old days."

"Me...?"

"Senano was also desperate to become a full-fledged Enri Bearer, just like Ei is now. Whenever she accompanied me on missions, she tried to be useful in any small way. Even with just a little praise, she would jump for joy and report it to Miraku, right?"

"Ugh! Master, please keep that a secret! Ei is here!"

But it was already too late.

Ei leaned forward from the back seat with their eyes sparkling.

"Master, please tell me more stories!"

"Master, please don't say it!"

"Hmm, this is a problem."

"The village's sacred mountain."

"Ei, I'll tell you anything. What do you want to know?"

"Master!? More importantly, what do you mean by the village's sacred mountain, Ei!"

Ei looked at Senano, then triumphantly raised her index finger and pressed it to her own lips.

"Fufu, it's a secret."

(H-her face is too good...)

As a result of being struck in a place completely different from what Ei imagined, Senano shifted her target back to Nene.

And she used her elite intellect to execute a forceful change of subject.

"Come to think of it, Master, it's unusual for you to drive! To go out of your way to rent a car and drive yourself!"

"Well, the place we're going from now on is better with as few people as possible. Besides, unluckily the black-suited person who came to pick us up was a woman. That's not good."

"Eh?"

"We're going to the sea. This continues as a mission."

"Eh?"

"Eh?"

Carrying two astonished people and one person of few words, the wagon advanced.

The end of one incident came together with the beginning of a new incident.

『Now then, shall we go get my manga back?』

『Wh-what is starting?』

『A content presentation?』

『Isn't that what always happens!』