Overloaded With Attributes Chapter 19

In the Middle of a Weekday Afternoon

My new life "alone" began at the end of January... No, wait. My new, blissfully embarrassing cohabitation with Shouko-san! Alone in an apartment with a beautiful older woman. Obviously... something had to happen.

...Actually, I'm shocked at how nothing is happening.

For example, a "near miss" at the bathroom. ...That's impossible. How do you not notice someone is in the bath? And it's not like I've got the guts to go peeking.

For example, finding her used underwear in the laundry hamper. ...Her defensive power is so high, I've never even seen her hanging her laundry.

For example, catching her in a "disheveled, just-woke-up" state. ...Forget "just-woke-up," we're sleeping in the same bed.

And she doesn't even wear pajamas! In fact, she's in a full business suit even right after her bath. What... is going on? Is it possible... she's that wary of me?

I mean, I am a boy "of that age." A middle school guy's head is filled with nothing but "tomes of wisdom" (lewd thoughts), right? But hey... I'm spending all my free time at the hospital, "volunteering"... so it's not like I have that much excess libido to deal with.

Besides, Shouko-san is a government official sent to be my "handler." Making a move on her... I don't even want to know what the punishment for that is. And if I had the kind of 'easy-going' mentality to hit on a woman just because I live with her... I wouldn't have made it to this age as a virgin.

Of course... if a beautiful older woman... were to invite me... I would accept in a heartbeat. But... she's a "cool beauty," right? Would someone like her ever bother with a kid like me...? No way, right?

Now, if it were Dr. Saitou (Kikuko-san), I might have a 'one-chan' (a chance)... but she'd have to be... way more aggressive... You see? I'm the type of guy who can't make a move unless it's a 100% guaranteed win! ...Okay, enough of my pathetic romantic-loser monologue.

Right! So! Ever since moving in, I've been hitting the gym. When I get bored of that, I study this world's "common sense" and dungeons. Compared to my old life... this is paradise. I've even got a beautiful onee-san at my side (even if it's for her job). By the way, the pool on the third floor is still... forbidden...

And, after doing some research, I've learned about this world's "Dungeons." They're totally different from the ones in the isekai.

Isekai dungeons were mostly natural caves. Or, at best, abandoned ruins. They were just... places where monsters lived. If you killed all the monsters, the "clearing" was done. They wouldn't just... respawn.

These dungeons... monsters do respawn. ...What kind of supernatural crap is that?

And when they die... they just... vanish. They don't even leave a body. ...Are they even living things?

And on top of that... they "drop" items and weapons they weren't even carrying... That's not reality, that's a video game!

I mean, I gathered materials in the isekai, too. But that was just "hunting." You butcher the carcass... you get skins, meat, fangs, bones. Here, they "vanish" and "drop" stuff. Do they even breed? Or eat? ...No, wait, I saw a video of a monster eating a person, so they do eat.

"...Still... this world's dungeons... have zero realism."

"They've been around forever, so I just thought... 'that's how they are.' But... now that you mention it, I suppose you're right. ...So? Does this make you want to go to a normal school after all?"

Of course not. Are you kidding? No butchering... no blood... this is awesome.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to overdo it. Look. I've only been training for a month, but I'm already seeing some gains, right?"

I said, lifting my hoodie and shirt. My stomach, which was pretty "puni-puni" (squishy) a little while ago... has now—would you look at that!—turned into... ...well, not a six-pack, but... it's definitely more toned.

"Fah?! Eh? Wha-Wha-? Y-Your stomach?! What are you doing, Kashiwagi-sama?! A-A-A-Almost... your... n-n-n-nip—"

She has zero resistance to men. Even a small prank like this makes her blush bright red and panic. It's so different from her usual calm self...

"I want to protect that smile."

"Don't! You really...!! Saying things like that so lightly... Just... don't!!"

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