Chapter 206
Proofread: Shiro
Today, everyone did not go to the dungeon, instead they gathered at the Coliseum .
It was already mentioned sometime ago, that today is the yearly awards .
The various city’s Dungeon Association would hold a ceremony to bring their honoured adventurers who had a high contribution in the year, and to also give motivation to the other adventurers who strive to be someone like them in the future .
The awarded participants are ranked from ☆1 till ☆7, and since all the members of the Ryouta Family are nominated, they had to attend it .
At the back of the coliseum, the waiting room .
As we went in fully dressed, I saw a familiar face inside the room .
Neptune .
The main pillar of the Neptune Family, an incredibly famous adventurer .
[Oh man, it’s been a long time Ryouta-kun . ] (Neptune)
[Neptune——Hey don’t suddenly put your arms around my shoulder . ] (Ryouta)
[Don’t say things like that okay . Aren’t we friends?] (Neptune)
[What kind of friends!] (Ryouta)
[Hmmm, I wonder . ] (Neptune)
While Neptune was holding onto my shoulder, he rubbed his chin and started thinking .
Even though he’s gentle, but the face he makes as a good looking man while having a thinking posture near me is just someone I can’t hate .
[Something like a nemesis?] (Neptune)
[Was our relationship really like that!?] (Ryouta)
I retorted him greatly .
[Then a friend that can communicate through the heart . Of course we are connected through and through . ] (Neptune)
[This is the first time I’ve heard of that!] (Ryouta)
[To me, you’re someone that can compete with a woman . But if I were to lose, then I will obviously give my blessings to you . ] (Neptune)
[Even though your face says that you will give your blessings, but your words doesn’t match up!] (Ryouta)
I can hardly believe that he’d like to lose .
[Ahaha, your retort never changes . That’s why I like it . ] (Neptune)
[Yes yes alright . ] (Ryouta)
I sighed with some amusement mixed in .
The word [like] that Neptune said is 99% not true .
As behind him, there is his favourites .
The magical onee-sama character, Riru .
The little sister that you just want to protect, Ran .
Even with such a huge household, Neptune only brings the two of them with him and never changed his battle style since before .
[But still, Ryouta-kun is seriously amazing . ] (Neptune)
[What is?] (Ryouta)
[I know that Ryouta-kun himself is plenty amazing, but I didn’t expect his whole family to be nominated . ] (Neptune)
[Aah you meant that . ] (Ryouta)
Behind me was my friends .
Emily .
Celeste .
Eve .
Alice .
They were all dressed up (except for Eve as for some reason she was still wearing her bunny suits) .
All of them are my proud and important friends .
[I’ve investigated it, but for an entire family to received an award has never happened since 67 years ago . ] (Neptune)
[Why would you even investigate something like that?] (Ryouta)
[Since it’s that rare . ] (Neptune)
[… . . Well thank you . ] (Ryouta)
I’m happy that he praised my friends .
When looking behind, all of them were happily smiling as well .
[Ryouta-san . ]
[Margaret . So you’ve came as well . ] (Ryouta)
[Yes !] (Margaret)
Leaving Neptune aside, I greeted Margaret who I just hang out with a few days ago .
Seeing various people gathered in this room to receive the award, all of them were dress formally .
Everyone was in a daze—–including me .
Margaret was wearing her princess dress which I’ve previously seen .
She looks like some kind of Princess—–no she is one .
Even the atmosphere she gives, is completely like one .
Royal, elegant, and even beautiful .
Obviously everyone in the room was in a daze when they saw Margaret .
[Because of Ryouta-san, I’m awarded as a ☆4 . ] (Margaret)
[Wow that’s amazing, I’m sure not many can be at a ☆4 . ] (Ryouta)
[Well, it’s all thanks to Ryouta-san that I can reach this far . ] (Margaret)
[Well it’s also due to Margaret working hard to reach her level cap . ] (Ryouta)
[Still, I want to thank you . Uhmm, Ryouta-san . ] (Margaret)
[Yeah?] (Ryouta)
Margaret kept staring at me while fidgeting, and with her face dyed red as well .
[N, next year, please take care of me as well . ] (Margaret)
[Hmm? Ah likewise . ] (Ryouta)
[Yes !] (Margaret)
Pah, as if a flower was bloom, as Margaret smiled sweetly at me .
Even though it was just a few words, it seems that she was extremely happy about it .
Why is it?
[Ryouta-kun, even though I say that we’re friends connected through our hearts, but you’re still hopeless when it comes to that . ] (Neptune)
[Useless . ]
[The worst . ]
Neptune and his friends both bad mouthed me .
Wait, what’s hopeless about it?
☆
Not knowing what’s going on, the ceremony has began .
In the coliseum—–The new representative of the Dungeon Association Chief, Cell, was giving his speech .
Cell, who’s word choice were tremendous, awed the crowd with his speech .
Then, finally starting the award, the ☆1 would come up first .
There were only a few people at ☆1 .
All of them went out of the ring together, then the moderator calls out each of their names and introduces their achievements .
Then, the audiences that was filled in the coliseum applauded .
Next was ☆2, about half of the adventurers who was here came out .
Then introducing them as well, they received applauses .
Same with ☆3, ☆4, and ☆5 .
Even when the adventurers were getting fewer in number, the procedures were the same .
Even the ☆6 Neptune who was almost similar rank as me, was the same .
Hearing his award made me a little nervous as I’ve never done any of this before in my previous life .
I don’t know what I should be doing, but I’ve heard of the saying that graduation ceremonies are treated as [the same as above] .
So I slightly calmed down .
After the award was given, Neptune returned .
[Next is Ryouta-kun . ] (Neptune)
[Yeah, I’m off . ] (Ryouta)
After calming down for the most part, I high fived all of my friends and slowly walked out of the ring .
Then—–
{Uooooooo!}
{Kyaaaaaaa, Ryouta-sama-aaaaaa!}
[Ryouta ! Ryouta ! Ryouta ! Ryouta !}
Out of nowhere, cheers for me suddenly appeared .
Screams of my name were all I could hear from the audiences .
Even the ground was shaking from the crowd .
[Wh, what the? What is even going on . ] (Ryouta)
[It’s a given nanodesu . ] (Emily)
[Emily?] (Ryouta)
Looking behind, Emily who was dressed up, placed her hands on her waist and puffed her chest . (cute)
[Everyone was waiting for Yoda-san nodesu . ] (Emily)
[Waiting for me?] (Ryouta)
[Yes nanodesu . Because of what Yoda-san did this year, everyone was cheering for what you’ve accomplished nanodesu . ] (Emily)
Shocked, I looked back at the crowds .
What… . . I’ve done .
[Yes, I thought so as well . ] (Celeste)
This time it was Celeste, then my friends gathered .
[Even though you’re a low level, such conceitedness . But, it’s a given . ] (Eve)
[I know right~ It’s not just people who are earning that is cheering . ] (Alice)
[Celeste, Eve, Alice… . ] (Ryouta)
[Yoda-san has helped so many other people nanodesu, and you will continue to help out people in need nanodesu . That’s why—-nanodesu . ] (Emily)
Emily gently smiled .
The cheered still continued to flood the area, making my chest beat quickly .
[… . . I see . ] (Ryouta)
So this is the result, the fruits of my deed after coming to this world .
When I first came here, I didn’t think that a day like this would come, as I was previously only thinking of surviving .
{Uoooooo!}
{Ryouta-aaaaaa!}
They’re calling for me .
Previously I was being rewarded by bits, but this time all of the rewards are being given to me at once .
I took a deep breath, and faced towards the ring .
I can’t leave the crowds hanging—
[T, this is bad!]
There was a guy running in here covered in blood .
He broke the door, and desperately pleaded with a muddy face .
[Selen! There’s a Dungeon Master in Selen!]
The waiting room started to make noise .
[Oi oi, are you just making some false report?]
[Most of the strong adventurers are at this ceremony now you know, this is bad . ]
[Did the ecosystem of Selen changed?]
The air around turned into one that was disturbing .
The crowd doesn’t know yet—–as the audiences were still cheering .
I looked at both sides—–there’s no time to even compare .
[Emily . ] (Ryouta)
[Yes desu . ] (Emily)
[I’m sorry but could you take my award in place of me, and also explain the situation to them . ] (Ryouta)
[Leave it to me nanodesu!] (Emily)
Emily hit her chest and had a huge smile on her face .
I loosen my formal dress, then ran the opposite direction of the ring .
It’s unfortunate that I can’t receive the award .
{Uoooooo!}
Even from behind, I can hear the crowds . And also Emily explaining .
TLN Note: A colourful chapter indeed~
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