Sōzoku Shita Sofu no Ie no Urayama ni Danjon ga Dekimashita

Takasugi Invites Kudou to Become an Explorer (1)

Damn it!

Why?!

I went out of my way to invite Aoyama, and he just said, “I’m not doing something that dangerous,” and turned me down!

That bastard!

What a coward! And he calls himself a man?!

...No. I need to stay calm. I’m going to be a party leader someday.

Forget Aoyama.

If I push too hard and the news gets to Nakamori-san through Yamada-san, the surprise will be ruined!

Still, even for someone as brilliant as me, becoming an explorer solo is impossible.

So, what now?

I guess I’ll invite Kudou.

Kudou was a classmate back in middle school—total muscle-head.

He always does what I say, so he’s super easy to handle.

I guess I’ve got no choice but to bring him in and start our journey as explorers.

As they say, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

If I don’t take the first step, nothing will ever happen.

And if he gets in the way, I can just ditch Kudou later.

I decided to go find him during lunch break and make my move.