As Long as You Have the [Shop] Skill, the Dungeonized World Is a Breeze ~The Bullied Youth’s Payback Lifestyle~

ieved.

“W-What about the monsters?” (Survivor)
“I defeated them, more or less.” (Bouchi)
“W-We’re saved!” (Survivor)
“Please calm down.
I know you’re happy, but please don’t make too much noise.
There are still monsters around, and it would be a nuisance if they were to notice us.” (Bouchi)
Those who were about to rejoice held their mouths in unison.

One, two, three… six people in total.
The warehouse was cramped and full of stuff, so the people inside were packed like sardines. How could they manage to endure here for dozens of hours?

Unfortunately, the person I was looking for wasn’t here as well.

“Um, did you come here to save us by yourself?” a man in a suit who was in his sixties asked.

“Yes.
I heard that someone I knew was stuck in here, so I couldn’t bring myself to stay put.
Let me ask you, have you seen a little girl, who’s around 5 years old?” (Bouchi)
I told them as much as I could remember about Mahina’s characteristics.

“Hmmm, do you know anyone like that?” the man asked the others.

Then, one of them answered.

“Ah, that girl… she was held hostage.” (Male Survivor)
At the word ‘hostage’, my face tensed up.

“By who…?” (Bouchi)
“Before the monsters appeared, a group of young people attacked this place, demanding food and water.” (Male Survivor)
“I’ve heard about that.” (Bouchi)
“And then of course the people at the community center refused, but then this guy who was the leader of the young people… He took that child hostage.” (Male Survivor)

When the young people first attacked, it seemed that Totoki and her little sister were still taking refuge inside this community center.
But these young people, let’s just call them bandits already… The bandits invaded the building and chased Totoki and the other people into a corner.

Apparently, after pursuing Totoki and the others to the third floor, the bandits had taken the children hostage and locked them in a storage shed on the rooftop.

“The rooftop…” (Bouchi)
So there was that place too…

In the end, the staff members of the community center decided to give the bandits food and supplies, since they couldn’t just abandon the children.

But immediately afterwards, the dungeonization occurred and the situation became what it is now.

“Then if I go to the rooftop, the children will be there?” (Bouchi)
“Probably… But I think that leader guy and his comrades are hiding in that storage shed with them…” (Male Survivor)
The expression on the man’s face was grim.
It was possible that they had already killed the children because they had found them annoying.
Or, it was also possible for them to have been used as bait.

“Sol, head to the roof immediately.
Check the storage shed there.” (Bouchi)
“Got it!” (Sol)

I had to head up to the roof to see if this glimmer of hope was real.

“All of you, get out of here as soon as possible.
I’m going to go rescue those kids.” (Bouchi)
“A-All by yourself?” (Survivor)
“It’s more efficient that way.” (Bouchi)
I didn’t need any help.
I turned on my heel and went up the stairs.
Then, I received contact from Sol.

“Master! I checked it!” (Sol)
“Go ahead.” (Bouchi)
“There are 6 monsters on the rooftop.
One of them is a C-Rank monster called a Red Armor.” (Sol)
“C-Rank… Is it strong?” (Bouchi)
“Its entire body is clad in red armor, and it’s a monster with a reputation for its defense.
Regrettably, Sol’s fire won’t work either.” (Sol)
I see.
The fact that there was a different monster there meant that the Core was probably somewhere near there.

“Did you confirm that the Core was there?” (Bouchi)
“No, at least it’s not in sight.
Perhaps it’s in the storage shed or something.” (Sol)
As I thought it might be…

“Can you see inside the shed?” (Bouchi)
“No, the windows are blocked from the inside so I can’t see.” (Sol)
It was probably the work of the people inside to keep the monsters from noticing their presence.
The door was obviously locked as well.

Moreover, that Red Armor monster was nearby, so they couldn’t easily make a getaway.
If I could confirm that the children had already been killed and that there were only bandits left in there, I would have stopped right there and gone home.
But I couldn’t stop clearing the dungeon until I had at least confirmed it.

“I don’t have much choice then.
.”
I used my skill and opened the .
After purchasing an item, I held it in my hand and ran towards the rooftop.