I apologize for not being able to post last week.
I was a little busy with work and was late.
Before I knew it, the PV had exceeded 10,000, and I am endlessly grateful to all of you.
Now, let’s begin.
Jiro Tanaka, 28 years old, single, girlfriend Suella Henderberg
Occupation: Dungeon Tester (Full-time employee) + Recruiter
Magic Aptitude 8 (General Class)
Position: Warrior
“Looking at these clothes, are we going to a cosplay event?”
“I want to say no, but this time, Minami’s words can’t be denied.”
“Even so, these are our work clothes.”
“You guys are so laid back.”
When I first challenged a dungeon, my throat was dry with tension.
The weight of the armor, adjusted to my body, increased my sense of security and maintained a moderate level of tension.
With Minami leading the way, his green robes fluttering, the sight of this group would surely make them look like they were heading to an event venue.
“Minami’s outfit looks like a mage with an adventurer vibe.”
“Katsu, on the other hand, looks like a priest who would say, ‘I’ll hit you until you apologize,’ doesn’t he?”
Minami wears armor made of the leather of an armadillo-like dark brown monster under his green robe. In one hand, he carries a staff inlaid with magic silver, and on his forehead, he wears a headband sewn with magic symbols.
He looks less like someone from court and more like a mage affiliated with the Adventurer’s Guild.
And Katsu, who is adjusting the fit of his leather gloves, looks like a priest at first glance, just as Minami said.
However, an atmosphere of him being physically violent emanates from him.
He wears a gray cassock, reinforced leather gloves on both hands, and magic stones are equipped on the back of his hands, allowing him to cast magic.
On top of that, he’s wearing combat boots with iron plates in the toe.
He certainly doesn’t look like a back-line healer.
“Compared to them, you look like a regular soldier.”
“I don’t want to hear that from you, senpai. What’s with the boss-like armored samurai outfit?”
“Shut up.”
On the other hand, we are opposites of them.
Kaidō’s equipment is light armor based on iron, with a helmet. He looks like a slightly higher-ranking soldier stationed in an RPG town.
However, his equipment, such as a spear, one-handed sword, and shield, makes him look like a conventional soldier.
And I’m an armored samurai with a Japanese aesthetic mixed into a Western fantasy setting.
His black-based, red-accented appearance looks like something out of the Warring States period.
Admittedly, he doesn’t have horns, but he does wear a face guard.
If his weapon were a katana or nodachi instead of a greatsword made of ore trees, it would have been perfect.
“Well, the preparations are finally complete.”
It was 9 AM.
The location was in front of the dungeon entrance.
With everyone’s equipment confirmed, I opened my mouth.
“It’s been a long time. The training period was especially long.”
“Minami’s fine. Mine was even longer, and I had to fight those two.”
“Tadashi-san, you kept getting embedded in the wall multiple times.”
“We all have our thoughts, but listen to what I have to say.”
I took out a well-worn notebook.
It’s a sturdy notebook with a leather cover that I always bring with me when I enter a dungeon.
I opened it and searched for the information to convey.
“The dungeon we’re about to challenge is the Machine King’s dungeon, a dungeon mainly Golem.”
“Oh, a rematch, is it?”
“Unfortunately, we have to reach the fifteenth floor to fight him, so we’ll deal with him then.”
“Fighting him is a foregone conclusion, huh?”
“Of course… getting back to the topic. Normally, I could skip the first and second floors, which I’ve already cleared, but to get accustomed to it, we’ll start from the first floor again.”
As I said, the purpose is to get used to the dungeon. Seeing is believing.
It’s faster to learn by doing than by being taught.
“Alright, I’m going to tell you about the monsters’ characteristics, so engrave them in your minds.”
“Yes, sir!”
“Yes, sir!”
“Yes, sir!”
I had explained the general outline beforehand, but this is a review, so I’ll go into a little more detail.
Flipping through the pages of my memos, I explained the characteristics of Golems, the types of monsters that appear, and finished with the explanation of the first floor boss, Pinball Golem, then closed the notebook.
“That’s all the information I have, but this is just an approximation. The monsters in the dungeon have likely been updated, so don’t be overly confident.”
“What?”
“What?”
“What?”
“Specifically, the bosses will not only have explosions and spikes, but also individuals with smoke bombs, poison, or stun grenades mixed in. The wandering monsters have probably been updated as well.”
“What?”
“What?”
“What?”
I can understand why the three of them are staring at me as if to say, “What is he talking about?”
“It can’t be helped. We clear the dungeons, identify problems, and propose solutions. That’s our job.”
“In other words, the harder we clear the dungeons, the more difficult they become?”
“In a nutshell, yes.”
“Is this a masochistic game?”
“Isn’t all work a masochistic game to get through life?”
I thought I said something clever.
What we are doing is merely an extreme manifestation of that.
It’s similar, more or less, in any job.
But I can’t deny Minami’s reaction.
“Well, there is an end.”
“To what extent?”
“Until we can no longer clear them, and our president is satisfied.”
“Senpai, that’s the same as having no end.”
“Work refers to something that has no end, don’t you understand?”
As long as we can clear it, it won’t end, and if we can’t clear it but the higher-ups aren’t satisfied, it will continue.
Even if they know that sales won’t increase further, the top management of the company seeks profit.
There may be pauses, but there’s practically no real end.
“By the way, how much has been cleared so far?”
“I could only clear up to the second floor. Beyond that, it was full of traps, and I couldn’t even grasp the full picture. Hahahaha!”
“Is this a time to laugh?”
“If I don’t laugh, I’ll get depressed and finish this job in one go. Besides, tasks that seem impossible alone can be accomplished quickly with two people. It’s better that I can at least see what’s coming.”
“Is that so?”
“That’s how it is.”
The work is getting gradually more difficult, and there’s no end in sight, but that doesn’t mean it’s endless.
Besides, as I told Katsu, we were stuck because of traps, but thanks to Minami’s magic, we can now substitute for a scout.
At least the worry about traps is less than before.
There’s nothing I dislike more than stagnant work, but work that moves forward in leaps and bounds is easy to handle.
“Alright, the deployment is as decided in the briefing. I’m the frontliner, Kaido is the mobile unit, and Minami and Katsu are the backliners. The coordination is provisional for now. We’ll make slight adjustments as we go to find a way that works better. But I’ll say this one thing. Abandon the thought of ‘as long as it’s good for me.’ Those who only think about themselves will be cut off from their companions. I know it’s a hassle, but you have to accept that this is necessary. Always pay attention to your surroundings. That will eventually help you, okay?”
As I say this, it might sound cheesy, but this isn’t a joke; this is work where we put our lives on the line, so if I don’t say it, it’ll come back to bite me.
“Yes.”
“Understood, gozaru.”
“Yes.”
“Good. Let’s go with safety first.”
“Leader! I forgot my yellow helmet, gozaru!”
“Senpai! I forgot the red light stick!”
“Katsu, give these two something in place of their lunch boxes.”
“Understood.”
“Sorry!!!!”
He who controls the stomach rules the world.
I made the two who were in a dogeza posture stand up and looked at our destination.
That’s all I had to say.
It’s not a break before work, but I light a cigarette.
“Alright, it’s work time, everyone.”
“Finally, gozaru. This is quite the fantasy prelude to our work, gozaru.”
“Don’t mock me, Minami.”
“But what we’re about to do is also fantasy, so you never know how life will turn out, huh?”
The remaining three followed me as I walked towards the gate.
The doors of the huge elevator slowly opened to the left and right, welcoming us.
I’m used to it, but the others aren’t.
We entered the dungeon with a little caution.
“Kuh, my adventure is finally beginning, gozaru!!”
“The air feels heavy, doesn’t it?”
“It’s amazing as always, huh? How do they make this?”
“Don’t zone out, we’re already inside the dungeon.”
Their reactions varied: Minami was genuinely impressed; Katsu reacted to the dense air, or rather, the concentration of magic; Kaido showed interest in the manufacturing process rather than the strategy. But there was no time to be spaced out.
“I’m leaving the battle command to Minami, okay?”
“Understood! You’ll see my command abilities honed in MMOs, gozaru!!”
“If you have the leeway to boast like that, then there’s no problem.”
“Fufufufu, this is it. This is true fantasy, gozaru. Tutorials are just for show, gozaru. I’ll make the higher-ups understand that, gozaru!!”
“I’m worried.”
“Katsu, if it comes down to it, we’ll cover for you, so don’t worry.”
It might be surprising, but Minami, while not so much in reality, was a sub-master of a large guild in the online world. She has experience commanding in large-scale events and battles, so I let her try commanding our coordination. She moved better than me, the frontliner, because she could see the whole picture. Well, we never won against Suella. The concern is whether she can perform in actual combat. That’s where experience matters.
“I won’t participate in the battle on the first floor. You three are the only combat power. I’ll join for the boss battle, but first, try your best on your own.”
To compensate for that lack of experience, I will participate in combat as little as possible. I’ll be cautious, but even with the update, this is a dungeon we’ve been to many times. If the opponents can be cut down with a single stroke, it will rob them of their experience. It’s the same on the second floor, but the numbers increase, so I will participate there.
“Kaido-senpai will be the frontliner, Katsu in the middle, and I’ll be the backliner, gozaru. I’d like the leader to cover the rear, gozaru?”
“Ah, no problem.”
Following Minami’s instructions, the formation was quickly set.
“Scout Magic.”
Meanwhile, Minami cast a spell. A pale blue sphere floated in the air, pulsing like a heart and flickering. This magic acts like radar. While experience makes a difference, it’s a useful spell that can detect hidden monsters and traps if you have enough experience. According to Minami, she can “feel” waves emanating from the sphere to search for reactions in her mind.
“Let’s aim for the second floor first, gozaru.”
“Can you handle it from the start?”
“It’ll be easier to grasp the location later, gozaru. Also, we’ll try to avoid combat as much as possible. If it’s impossible, we’ll retreat midway, gozaru.”
Despite calling it fantasy, Minami’s judgment starts with a solid plan. With Kaido leading the way at a slightly slower pace than usual, Minami gives directions from behind.
“They’re coming from the front, gozaru! There are three of them: two small ones and one about our size, gozaru. But maybe I should modify this magic a bit, gozaru. The information is scarce, my magic needs improvement, gozaru.”
The opponents Minami is likely referring to are Wood Kids and Wood Puppets. I was relying on sounds, but radar is superior. Just being able to measure the position and distance of the enemy seems quite sufficient. I’ve drawn my Ore Tree, but I’m just observing my surroundings for now, waiting to see their performance.
“Kaido-senpai, please conserve your magic, gozaru. Katsu, if you get lightly injured, we’ll use bandages to save magic, gozaru. I’ll focus on immobilizing them first, gozaru.”
As they came within sight, Minami calmly began to gather magic.
“First, let’s pin down the shield user and reduce their numbers, gozaru. Kaido-senpai, please charge in, gozaru.”
“Alright!”
“Can Katsu also attack, gozaru?”
“What do you mean, attack when you’re supposed to be healing?”
“That’s true, gozaru. First, ‘Binding,’ gozaru.”
As Kaido drew his twin swords with full spirit, everyone else moved into combat positions. The initial move was sufficient; now we just have to see the result. The opponents are the updated Wood Kids and Wood Puppets. Previously, both hands had the same weapon, but the Kid now has a hammer or a knife, and the Puppet still has a spear but its other arm has a shield.
The three-on-three battle was numerically even. I wanted to see how these guys would perform in their first dungeon against their first opponents, but the results came in quickly.
“Huh? There’s no reaction at all,”
“Hmm, was magic not needed, Gozaru?”
“You shouldn’t let your guard down.”
Kaido swiftly cut down the Wood Puppets that Minami’s magic had immobilized, and with the same blade, he also cut down Kid.
Although South’s magic provided support, the difference in levels was obvious from their movements. I was impressed by how easy group battles could be, which made me, who was always tense, feel a little sad.
“Well, heroes don’t usually struggle against slimes, Gozaru.”
“That’s right. If they get stuck on slimes, the game won’t progress, you know?”
“I read in the documents that it’s better to run away at full speed if you encounter slimes here, Gozaru.”
“Why is that?”
“Apparently, their mucus is a strong acid, physical attacks are completely ineffective, and they absorb some magic, according to the documents.”
“What is that? That sounds like a creature from a horror movie or an alien movie!”
“Their weakness is flour, Gozaru.”
“You can defeat them with such a simple method!?”
This is how they can chat while remaining vigilant of their surroundings. It’s good that it creates mental余裕, but…
“Hey, we’ve got more customers!”
“Gozar!?”
“Minami, you forgot to be cautious.”
“Ugh, it’s surprisingly difficult to maintain this magic, Gozaru.”
“We’re counting on you!”
When I warned them about the enemies getting surprisingly close, Minami quickly restarted her magic, having lost all trace of her initial composure. Complacency is the enemy. It might be a cause of their overwhelming victory, but composure and complacency look similar, yet they have vastly different meanings and nuances. Currently, I have spare personnel, but soon we’ll be operating at full capacity. I need to fix it now so that we don’t suffer fatal damage when that time comes.
“Consecutive battles!”
“Whoa, does it link to sound, Gozaru?”
“Are they gathering?”
“Yes, Gozaru. We underestimated the dungeon a little. Even ants, if they gather, can kill an elephant, Gozaru. It’s a bit early, but if we have time to observe, we should conserve our stamina. Kaido-senpai, let’s increase your rotational efficiency! ‘Muscle Augmentation’!”
It seems that the monsters caught by the detection aren’t just the ones Kaido is fighting in front of me. He’s casting enhancement magic on Kaido to reduce their numbers.
“Leader, let’s move, Gozaru. Let’s secure a position in front of the boss room before we get surrounded.”
“Coming right up.”
So far, Minami’s movements are fine. Even though it’s a game, I’ve done similar things and experienced combat in training, even if it was virtual. It seems to be a good balance between her mind and reality.
“Hmm, without the leader, Kaido-senpai is the only attacker. To increase processing efficiency, we need another rear-line attacker, Gozaru.”
“You should have just done it yourself, Minami.”
“It wouldn’t be fun if I did it, Gozaru! Mages are positions for people with chuunibyou or natural beautiful girls to cause accidents!”
“Don’t bring that kind of ideology into your work!”
“Ouch!?”
Kaido is fighting alone while the other two leisurely engage in banter, but they are diligently moving and watching their surroundings. In a normal battle, this would be fine. Ah, if it were a normal battle.
“Well, this is what happens.”
“Whoa, opening bombardment! There’s no way…”
“Leader, what are you spacing out for, Gozaru!? They’re coming, they’re coming!? Black objects are heading towards us!? And Kaido-senpai, get it together! Medic! Medic!!”
“Um, tomorrow, chicken thighs are on sale at the supermarket…”
“Pull yourself together, medic! Don’t escape into reality, come back here!? We’re in quite a pinch, Gozaru!?”
If we had continued fighting like that and easily defeated the Wood Golems, we would have thought it was no problem and proceeded to the boss fight, but that didn’t happen. Even now, I’m cutting down the Pinball Golems, which I haven’t seen in a while, with my sword swinging so fast it leaves afterimages. Well, the afterimages are of my own sword. I can follow it with my eyes, and I can also track the Pinball Golem’s movements slowly now, so I can deal with it with some余裕. The problem is the members behind me who can’t keep up.
“I underestimated the dungeon a bit, Gozaru. The regular monsters were too weak, so I thought the boss would be weak too, but it feels like we’ve been trapped by weaklings.”
“You calm down, Minami. How many times have you said ‘weaklings’? If Jiro-san wasn’t here, would we have been bombed?”
“That’s right. It felt like being instantly blinded by a stun grenade, and then these spiked bombs came rushing in. The first-time killer feel was intense. Even more so was the unnatural movements of Senpai who responded to them; I found it a bit creepy.”
Despite the slight confusion, I was surprisingly calm. I felt the urge to kick Kaido, but I’m being treated by Katsu. For now, I’ll just calmly deal with the bombardment. The explosive ones can be cut down, but some that emit a flash when cut blind me for two or three seconds, which is troublesome.
“Damn it, it’s annoying to only be able to detect enemies with my ears and skin.”
“Are ears organs for detecting moving objects, Gozaru?”
“No, I thought they were for hearing sounds.”
“Skin has feel, but I don’t think it had a radar-like role like that, you know?”
If you can’t fight when your vision is lost for just two or three seconds, you won’t survive in a dungeon! I blow away the poison gas types with sword pressure. Damn it, the genre has increased and the Golem placements have changed, making it more troublesome. I was the one who proposed it, though! Still, Katsu has become so adept; I’m happy to see him grow, being able to heal while talking.
“…Will we be able to do that, Gozaru?”
“Jiro-san is actually doing it, so he should be able to… No, can he?”
“I’ve swung my sword quite a bit too, but blowing away gas with just a sword strike is a bit… Senpai, will we be able to do it too?”
“Huh? You’ll get used to it and be able to… Actually, could you speak a little louder? The explosions are too noisy!”
Furthermore, the answer to your doubts can only be this:
Before I knew it, I could do it.
That’s all there is to it.
Urged by necessity, I honed my senses, my hearing catching the sound of the wind whistling, my skin feeling the air ripple, and some kind of sixth sense perceiving space.
There is no process involved.
Somehow, I just kept doing it, and I evolved and became able to do it.
If I couldn’t do this, I wouldn’t have been able to respond to Suella or the instructor’s attacks, so I must have acquired it.
It’s not about whether you can or cannot.
You can only learn by doing.
That’s what fantasy is.
I might have a game brain, but I truly feel it when I face fantasy in reality.
If you can’t do it, you die.
There’s no doubt about it, as I’m here swinging my Ore Tree with all my might.
Even now, bowling-ball-sized stone spheres, trying to blow us up, are flying at me, and I’ve already cleaved three of them at once.
“So? Minami, have you found a way to clear this place?”
“What if the sheer quantity runs out? That way, both we and Jiro-san will be safe, and it’s probably the surest method.”
“The sun will set. Rejected. Also, I don’t like the idea of only you guys having it easy.”
It seems the strategy is different from when I did it.
Last time, it was over once I unleashed a large number of enemies at once and defeated them all, but this time they are being added continuously.
It’ll probably be over if I destroy them all, but the only junior girl of the group suggested a strategy where the boss works while his subordinates slack off, based on what they were saying.
Naturally, I wouldn’t accept that, so I answered by literally cleaving them in two with one strike, forcing them to think of another method.
“It seems like we can clear it if we just break those launch ports themselves…”
“Alright, I’ll go break them. You guys hold on while I do that.”
“Leader, please calm down.”
“I am calm?”
“There’s no way someone who would leave a fawn at the epicenter of an explosion can be calm!”
“A fawn?”
“Is that really what you’re getting hung up on?”
“Either way, I don’t think this is the time to be charging in.”
The launch ports for the pinball golems Minami mentioned are installed in eleven locations: eight corners of the cube and three sides excluding the wall we entered from.
Additionally, they can change direction to some extent, pursuing us like machine guns.
We are maintaining a stalemate with our backs to the only wall without a launch port.
It’s getting annoyingly persistent.
Kaido and Katsu, who no longer flinch at explosions as they adapt to the fantasy atmosphere, are surprisingly reliable.
“…It can’t be helped. Kaido-senpai, please do the same thing as Leader.”
“No, Min-chan? I haven’t stopped being human that much yet!”
“Rejected. This is no time to be debating whether you can or cannot do it. There’s only one thing I can say: if you can’t, you’ll die in an explosion.”
“Y-Yes.”
Women have a strong resolve when it counts.
Kaido nodded, seemingly intimidated by Minami, who gave instructions with a determined expression.
I wonder if Kaido looks good being ordered around by someone younger.
I don’t envy him in the slightest, though.
“While that’s happening, Leader will destroy the launch ports clockwise, and we’ll act as decoys to draw the golems away. If Katsu recovers while I support with magic at key points, we should be able to do it.”
“Is that the only way?”
“Alright, the plan is decided. I want to clear two more floors today, so let’s be quick!”
Honestly, if these guys weren’t in the room, I could have cleared it alone, but there’s no need to say that now.
A Hero would clear it in seconds, not even needing a full sword swing.
For me, it would probably take about five minutes.
Of course, the Hero would be nonchalant and I would be going all out, but I’ll surpass that eventually.
“Minami, countdown.”
“Understood. Three-count, gozaru!”
Three, two, one.
As Minami counts, I assume a stance.
“Zero gozaru!”
I want to retort “Gozaru is even a word?”, but work is piling up and pressing. I should get this done quickly.
If we split up, our targets will double.
The barrage will also thin out slightly.
And Minami’s group, being more consolidated, will have to deal with a larger portion of it.
“Here, first one.”
As a result, I easily destroy the first launch port.
If I could withstand the full onslaught, there’s more room to spare when it’s reduced by a third.
I can even swing my Ore Tree as if caressing it.
“Whoa!? An explosion just went off nearby!”
“Kaido-senpai is useless!”
“This isn’t the time to be saying things like that!”
Well, they don’t have much leeway over there, but if we move efficiently, it should be fine.
“Well, unfortunately, at this height…”
The pinball golems swarm when I stop moving, but…
“The ceiling also serves as footing these days.”
If I can use it as footing before the first one explodes, this method is surprisingly efficient.
I jump as if skipping a flight of stairs, and although my vision inverts, I can take one or two steps easily.
“Fantasy exists to basically ignore the laws of physics, doesn’t it? Third one.”
Ignoring the pinball golems, I bounce off the ceiling to the wall, flowing and crushing them.
This is surprisingly fun.
It’s like a higher-tier version of parkour, with randomly appearing and exploding platforms, which is absurd, but being able to move without regard for gravity is more exhilarating and fun than I imagined.
I bounce around, testing my limits, sometimes swinging my Ore Tree.
Thinking that danger is a bit of spice, I accelerate further.
“Excuse me from the ceiling. Eighth one.”
And as I accelerate, the launch ports naturally decrease, and so do the enemies.
As I gradually start moving not like a golem but between the walls, ceiling, and floor, the movement further accelerates due to the lack of obstacles.
“Alright, last one… What’s with you guys?”
“……”
With that, I cut down the last remaining Pinball Golem. The dungeon clear was complete. As I landed from the air, I was met with blank expressions.
“Senpai, are you by any chance an alien?”
“Well, I understand what Kaido means, but unfortunately, I have no memory of my birth. However, I’ve been aware since I was old enough to know things that I was born and raised in Japan. Besides, if you guys train hard enough, you’ll eventually be able to do this.”
“……”
“What’s with those eyes saying ‘that’s a lie’? I just showed you, didn’t I?”
It felt unreasonable, but thinking back, a human who can keep up with a Pinball Golem isn’t normal. Moreover, this kind of movement was something *I’d* only recently come up with. The idea that if you can think and move, you should use whatever you can, was something I’d acquired recently. All the more so if you’re facing beings with literally demon-like strength like the instructors.
Well, the trigger for this idea came during training with the instructors. When I was cornered with no escape left or right or behind, I thought, “What about upwards!?” In a fit of desperation, I jumped, and I ended up flying much further than I expected. From there, “up” became another option for escape.
Huh? What about during training? Naturally, I was caught in mid-air, and after we clashed, I just slammed into the wall. The pain was even worse because I couldn’t kill my momentum!
“But it would be convenient if we could do it, wouldn’t it?”
“Well, that’s true.”
“I don’t think we can, but if we could, we could become action stars in Hollywood, couldn’t we?”
“Alright, alright, I get it. From now on, I’ll include training for these kinds of movements. For now, focus on the dungeon. The stairs have appeared.”
Sensing their dumbfounded gazes gradually shifting into sparkling admiration, I adjusted our path.
“Fufufufu, if we have one strong character, our tactics will greatly expand, gozaru. You are watching the skills of I, who managed numerous strategy guides, gozaru. That previous disgrace has been immediately cleared, that is my quality, gozaru!”
“Hey, don’t suddenly get eyes that are the complete opposite of what they were before. Let me tell you, we’re not game characters, you know?”
“Don’t worry, gozaru. I’ve cleared many games with a stamina gauge. I will quickly adapt to this environment, gozaru!”
“You’re hopeless, Katsu. I’m leaving this one to you.”
“……I’ll do my best.”
The next floor wasn’t a clear victory, but we cleared it while maintaining our composure. What about the remaining floors?
“What was I thinking, worrying, when I couldn’t even reach this floor?”
“Senpai, your movements were abnormal, but Min-chan’s adaptability in the dungeon is also abnormal!”
“Fuhahaha! This is my skill, guh!?”
“Minami, calm down.”
“M-my ribs are no good, goza—ru?”
The worries I had when we finished the first floor turned out to be unfounded. Before me, Minami stood kicking at the remains of the fourth floor boss, which was further than we’d initially planned, laughing triumphantly. Her triumphant laughter quickly turned into an “orz” posture with Katsu’s strike, which forcibly suppressed her excitement, making her look somewhat unreliable. However, her performance on the way here had been tremendous.
Mapping, trap detection, information gathering and countermeasures against first-time monsters. Even with simulated experience from games, I wouldn’t have expected her to command with such accuracy. Honestly, I thought the cooperation of these Plate Mail Golems—tentatively named Knight Golem (Sword), Knight Golem (Shield), Knight Golem (Spear), and Magician Golem—would be difficult. But thanks to Minami’s countermeasures, which found a certain algorithm in their patterns, they were easily defeated. It was truly a case of buried talent blossoming.
“For now, this is good for today.”
“Yes, it is.”
“Eh~, though I want to say that, our usable items are reaching their limit, gozaru. Honestly, it’s tough on Katsu, gozaru.”
“Then lend me a hand.”
I expected him to grumble a bit more, but he seemed to know when to quit. Well, seeing Katsu with a large load of luggage strapped to his backpack was certainly a sign to retreat. He was chosen because he was a man not directly involved in combat, but we should consider purchasing a Magic Bag.
“Alright, once we get back, we’re going for a meal, you guys. But don’t let your guard down until we’re out.”
“Getting back is still part of the job.”
“Understood, gozaru.”
“Yes.”
“It’s also to celebrate clearing the floors, so you can expect good food.”
“Oh! There’s something I want to drink, gozaru!”
“I want to eat something called Dragon Steak, gozaru!”
“Our dinner costs are covered, then.”
While proceeding amiably through the dungeon, we climbed the stairs. I don’t know about Kaido, but I’m grateful for that encounter in the park, or rather, this strange coincidence.
“I might actually be quite lucky.”
“Huh? Did you say something, Senpai?”
“No, I just said the drinks tonight look delicious.”
“Yes, they do!”
Jiro Tanaka, 28 years old, single, girlfriend: Suella Handelberg.
Occupation: Dungeon Tester (Full-time Employee) + Recruiter.
Magic Aptitude: 8 (General Class).
Role: Warrior.
Status:
Strength: 371 → 504
Endurance: 398 → 663
Agility: 202 → 358
Stamina: 250 (-5) → 447 (-5)
Dexterity: 229 → 369
Knowledge: 50 → 62
Intuition: 51 → 88
Luck: 5 → 5
Magic Power: 231 → 300
Condition:
Nicotine Addiction
Lung Contamination
Today’s Word:
Hahahahahaha!!
Lately, I’ve started wondering what the limits of humanity are.
Seriously.
This chapter is scheduled to end here.
Next, I plan to include character explanations and a brief explanation of the world-building.
Please continue to support “Let’s Make a Dungeon That Even Heroes Can’t Clear!!”
……I’m considering changing the title a bit.
