Complicated information.
As the Wolfanea Commander, I decided to get serious. Let me explain! The Wolfanea Commander has special abilities!
"Commander Ale!!"
The entire Wolfanea Squad—Rosarinjas—was enveloped in white light.
"What is this...?"
"Nyaa!? I'm full of energy!"
"This is incredible..."
"My strength is..."
"Even my magic power is amplified?"
"......... (clenching and unclenching fists)"
"Fuhahaha! Allow me to explain! The Commander Ale doubles the performance of the Rosarinja suits! And the effect lasts until I cancel it! Now, go forth, warriors!!"
(Rooosariiin!!)
"Wait! Why are you choosing that as the war cry again!?"
But my retort fell on deaf ears as the Rosarinjas dashed away at incredible speed.
"... It's like everyone's battle cry now... Ow, ow, ow! What's with the rope!? I apologize, okay!?"
"Enough nonsense!"
Grumbling at Rinka, I decided to move forward. It seems this floor has already been thoroughly searched.
We had a lead on Pochi—or rather, Wolfanea Boy No. 6—on the 13th basement floor… but…
"Rosary, this is Milfilia."
"Milfi? Did you find Pochi!?"
"Well… no... um, Rosary, you haven't reunited with Pochi, er, Wolfanea Boy No. 6, yet, have you?"
"No."
"And Valkyrie… is with you, correct?"
"Yes."
At the moment, our Valkyrie is clearing out monsters with its post-apocalyptic ruler-style horse kicks.
This conversation is giving me déjà vu.
"And Geraldin-sama is…"
Huh? That’s a different question.
"He's probably still on the 12th floor, running around in tears."
"Why is he crying... never mind. Rosary, your siblings, Lucius and Lucille, are at home, correct?"
"Yes? I haven't confirmed, but they know better than to wander. They should be home."
"Yes, of course. The thing is..."
Milfi seemed hesitant but eventually mentioned that an adventurer had been rescued—not by Pochi but by Wolfanea Boy No. 6.
That would’ve been fine, except… Wolfanea Boy No. 6 was accompanied by:
- A muscular, rampaging beauty yelling “Rooosariiin!!” with her hair in disarray,
- A laughing, muscle-bound beastman, and
- Adorable twin children (though they control fire and ice, so they’re clearly more than meets the eye).
"I'm contacting my family and Geraldin-san…"
"Pochi, Pochiiii!!"
The crying and screaming old man needed no contacting; he just sped past us.
After confirming with my family, it turned out my adorable younger siblings had indeed returned home. I only informed them of Pochi's safety.
Why has the group grown?
What on earth happened!?
Pochiiiii!!
"This reeks of a mystery! And wherever there’s a mystery, Rosarin is always at the center! So, fess up!!"
"Fess up to what!?"
"Obviously, this is all Rosarin's doing!"
"Why am I suddenly being blamed!? Stop painting me as a troublemaker!"
"No, no! Detective Rinka's intuition tells me the culprit is Rosarin! Think carefully! Did you give Pochi any overpowered items!?"
Reluctantly, I decided to think back. Now that she mentioned it… among the Rosarinja, Pochi was…
"Ah! Tsuyoshi!"
"Which idol group is that!?"
"Not that one! The brush! The brush is mightier than the sword—Tsuyoshi!"
"Was that... a pun??"
"The mystery… the mystery is solved!!"
"Wait! That’s my line!!"
Leaving a sobbing Rinka behind, I focused on what needed to be done—saving Pochi!
"Emergency transmission! It’s been confirmed that Pochi is on the 13th basement floor or lower! Rosarinjas, Dirk, proceed immediately!"
"Roger!"
"Roger!"
"Roger!"
Huh?
"That’s sounds great! Roger!"
I didn’t mishear! And it’s not great!
"Roger!"
"Roger!"
"Roger!"
"Who started saying ‘Roger!’ like that!? And, additional info! Pochi seems to be with fake versions of me, Geraldin-san, Lucius, and Lucille."
"What!?"
"It’s all Rosarin’s fault."
"Ahhh…"
Everyone instantly nodded in agreement. Why though!?
"Wait! This time, it’s probably just coincidentally caused by the weapon I gave him, but stop acting like every weird phenomenon is my doing!"
"… I don’t think it’s always you, but, uh, based on past experience, it does seem plausible. Sorry, Rosarin."
"Urgh…"
I trusted Dirk to always have my back!
"Anyway, let’s focus on finding Pochi!"
(Roger!)
"That’s enough of that already!!"
Pochi, we’re coming to save you soon! My mental state is in shambles, but your sister—the Wolfanea Commander—will persevere!
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