If I Survive the SSS-Rank Demon Realm with a ‘Useless’ Skill, I’ll Become the World’s Strongest Alchemist: Building a Comfortable Base and Enjoying a Fun Life in Another World with My Companions~

Chapter 3

The words of a past friend echoed in my mind.

Back in high school, when I saved a girl who was about to jump off a building, she said that to me. I see, so this is how it ends.

Then, the words of my deceased father came to mind.

“Always be prepared to risk your life for others.”

He was an old-fashioned man.

Thanks to him, this is how things turned out. The girl’s crying voice sounded strangely distant.

I don’t remember what happened next.

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“Oi, Kisaragi! Kisaragi!”

“Sora-kun!”

The truck, which had skidded for quite a while before stopping, had the driver get out with a pale face.

“I didn’t hit her! I didn’t hit her!”

The driver desperately claimed.

The sound of the girl’s crying echoed, and traffic had stopped.

The two of them searched desperately for Kisaragi Sora—he was nowhere to be found. There was no trace of blood.

“What happened…?”

Even when the police arrived, he was never found.

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I was lying on a thick, deep red carpet, my palm sinking into it.

“Your Majesty… It is a success.”

A low voice echoed, and I lifted my head.

I felt like I had seen a place like this on a travel program about foreign tourist spots.

Golden columns were lit up by four pairs of lavish chandeliers.

A huge painting was on the ceiling—and…

“Stop looking around and stand at attention! You are before the king!”