To recap,
The heavily monetized Dungeon, which extended ten thousand floors underground and triggered a Stampede the moment one entered, has almost completely disappeared, along with the final Seven Great Demon Lord, Queen Chihhi.
“Pushed out, repainted, what does that mean?”
Iwamoto and Haitou, who understand the situation, or rather, are aware of it, explain.
“If this world is a transfer of game programming, then there should be a data capacity, meaning there’s an ‘end’ to this world, to this Dungeon.”
“That number is ‘65536’. Exceeding that number means it’s more likely to disappear than to stop.”
Why that number?
“Come to think of it, we confirmed something on floor 55536.”
“That is, if it were to disappear, being pushed out from the bottom, from the deepest floor, the Demon Lord should have vanished at that point.”
“However, it didn’t disappear. This means there’s a possibility that it disappeared from its original, upper floors… which seems to be what actually happened…”
To understand that much through conjecture…
This must be an Otherworlder’s sensibility, or perhaps it’s because the two know this world so well.
“So where did the disappeared Queen Chihhi go?”
“If she disappeared, she must have vanished!”
“She’s been treated as subjugated and our levels have risen, but not our items…”
Yes, even after checking, nothing has been added to our possessions. It’s only natural, since we didn’t even meet the Demon Lord.
This means all the treasure chests that should have been in the Dungeon are also…
“Nina, are you sure this is for the best?!”
“Well, subjugation is subjugation, success in subjugation is success. It’s a minimal success, an achievement.”
“She just disappeared so easily.”
“Considering the risks of going the conventional route, it couldn’t be helped.”
Anju took out the Great Heavenly Tree’s Fruit from her Item Bag.
“Can I eat it now?”
“Ah, you must be hungry, Nina.”
“You may, but leave some room for candy first.”
“Understood.”
Nataira continuously watches the Dungeon entrance with her Appraisal Glasses.
Nina, noticing this, speaks to her.
“How is it, Nataira?”
“Yes, there are no enemies or items inside.”
“They will be reconstructed over time. Soon, but in a few months, a new Demon Lord will appear.”
Based on what Iwamoto and Haitou are saying, it seems like they’ll be treated as if they defeated all the enemies normally. What about the EXP from defeating enemies other than the Demon Lord?
(I don’t know about that because of the EXP from defeating Queen Chihhi.)
Defeating a Seven Great Demon Lord causes a level jump to a multiple of 5. Therefore, even if the level has risen to that point, now…
In any case, even though the Last Battle was concluded in such a cowardly? way, they have been declared as having successfully defeated all Seven Great Demon Lords.
“Deles, it went well.”
“Yes, that’s good, but was Queen Chihhi asleep?”
“I don’t know, but if she died without realizing it, isn’t that a form of happiness?”
Perhaps being buried in darkness along with a large amount of Platinum Coins, which she likely loved dearly…
We didn’t even throw in a single one, though! Yes, we were saved.
“Anju, good work too.”
“Mmm, *gulp* it was an easy job.”
“It’s thanks to Anju’s Magic. If your level rises that much…”
In that sense, Anju is truly the number one of Nina Starlights.
Probably, forever… I will watch over that, no, I will live alongside it.
“Now, Deles, before your objective.”
“Huh? My objective?”
“However, first, let’s clear out the enemies.”
“Come to think of it, there are still a large number of enemies outside the Barrier. They should be weaker now.”
When a Demon Lord is defeated, the remaining enemies in that Dungeon become weaker and don’t increase for a while. In fact, some Adventurer Parties gather to target these weakened enemies.
(The enemies around the Dungeon entrance should be treated the same as those “remaining enemies.”)
The enemies hitting the Barrier felt somehow less intense, and their numbers seemed reduced.
However, they are still coming relentlessly.
“So, from now on…”
“It’s the clean-up. Let’s make it spotless for Deles’ objective too.”
“Yes, well everyone, shall we finally fight properly now?”
The invisible wall of the Barrier.
Everyone in the front line readies themselves towards the outside, along with Summons and Tim Monsters… The rear guards standby in the center, back to back.
“Then, Clarice.”
“Yes, I will deactivate it.”
“I think it will be fine, but let’s be careful not to let them enter the Dungeon.”
“Okay, I’ll try making more buried floors.”
“Anju, please.”
“Roger, roger!”
[New Floor 1 Underground] (Total 65536 Floors)
“Ah, the number of floors hasn’t increased!”
“It really seems like 65536 was the limit.”
“Now they can’t get in from the outside either!”
“Alright, let’s do this!”
And so, in a sense,
the true Last Battle began.
Two chapters left in the main story!
