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"Mmm...... where am I?"
A soft, confused voice echoed from behind me. The girl must've woken up.
"Are you alright?"
I called out to her, my back still turned to her.
"Ah, you're?"
"Er, I found you being carried away by goblins, and saved you. Do you remember what happened?"
I was dying to know just what in the world made goblins carry her, but I decided that wouldn't be a good idea, and changed the question. Putting everything aside, I really hope she at least remembers what happened to her, and why she was in current state. I could see handcuffs dangling in front of me otherwise!
"Ah, I do. It was my first day on the 3rd floor, and I was fighting one goblin group when another appeared behind me unluckily. ......The last thing I remember is defeating three of them, but it's all blank after that."
"I see, the bad luck really got you there."
"Yes......"
She replied in a barely audible voice. Must've been depressed, though not that I could tell. My back was still turned to her.
"Er, so there's something..."
"What is it?"
"Just to clear any misunderstanding, you're already in that state when I saved you."
"Huh? In that sta...—ah!"
The girl gasped.
Imagine waking up, and finding yourself half naked before a boy. Yeah, I was expecting that.
"See, I am not sure if goblin did it, or something else, but you’re already in that state when I found you. So, I was saying......"
Even to my ears, my words feel like excuses to save my wool, but that was all I could think for now.
"I-It's alright. I know, I understand! I mean, I know the cause is me, so please do not mind it!"
"I, I see."
Thank goodness. Atleast she didn't brand me as a perverted assaulter.....
"Is this your cloak? If it's not much, can I borrow it until I am out of the dungeon? I know you've already helped me so much, but......"
Like hell I will take it away given the situation. I wasn't some brute.
"Don't sweat over it. If anything, I have a few other clothes you can take."
I pulled out clothes like shirts, pants or underwear that might fit her from «Friend Gacha».
She was on a petite end, with a huge chest, so while I didn't know her measurements, the clothes from «Friend Gacha» were able to adjust sizes to certain extent, depending on the requirement. In fact, all I had to do was imagine the person to whom I wanted them for, and they would adjust itself to that size. Talk about convenience.
"Wow, how are you able to do this?! It must be your skill, right?"
"You can say that, I guess. I will not go into details, but it allows me to pull out items from a limited assortment."
I still wish I had any other demerit skill. I couldn't even recall how many times I had these thoughts. I am still not done with you, god, you hear me?!
"Thank you very much."
The girl uttered her gratitude, and a moment later, a rustling sound fell into my ears. She must've already been putting them on.
"Um, it's alright now. You can turn around."
The girl called out after a moment of wait.
I turned around, and... Ah. Maybe that’s what it means by "a person makes the clothes”, eh?
They're really simple clothes, nothing elaborate, but with her well-defined features, they really added to her charm. Though, she was barely my height, plus with the waist length hairs fashioned in asymmetrical pigtail style, it really made her appear quite young. Since when did they allow people not even of the age to dungeon?
"Err... to be sure, the perfect measurements of the clothes is due to skill, right? Even the…… underwear fit perfectly down to the last centimeter. Please excuse my rudeness, but did you happen to......"
"Please be at ease. They fit you perfectly because that's how it works. I only need to think about who is going to wear them, and they automatically adjust to that size."
Yeah, I definitely didn't know your measurement at all priorly, alright. I made sure to emphasize that!
I was not a lowlife to grope a sleeping girl's body, alright!
The girl heaved a sigh when she heard me, and then bowed.
"Once again, I really appreciate your help. I am Takamiya Noah, and... you're Kashima-senpai, right?"
The girl—Takamiya-san raised her head back, and spoke as if she was entirely confident of her guess, rather than confirming it.
It appeared she already knew about me. Of course, it was my first time meeting her. But, maybe we happened to come across sometime?
"Ah, I apologize for the confusion, Senpai. I didn't mean to come out as an acquaintance. It's just, you probably aren't aware of it, but you're quite famous in the school ever since you began greetings at the school gate."
So she’s from the same school as me? And senpai... then she must be a freshman.
"I can't imagine what would've happened if you didn't come to rescue me, Senpai. I fear I would've already been eaten by goblins by now."
Takamiya-san's face turned pale as she went through her memory, imagining the dire situation she was in.
She was right. She would've gotten eaten... just not in the way she was imagining it. But I kept my mouth shut.
"Um, Senpai, I am sorry to impose, but can you please accompany me to the dungeon's entrance? I know I already owe you, and you even helped me with clothes, but I lost my weapon earlier, so I don't think I would be able to escape alone......"
With an apologetic face, and upturned eyes, Takamiya-san pleaded. When I peered into her face, it welled up the urge to protect her, further enhanced by her young features.
Of course, I wasn't going to leave her alone after all that... or even if it was someone else for all that mattered, much less when she didn't even have a weapon.
"Sure. I will take you there."