After defeating the demon king in another world and returning to Japan, a dungeon appeared on the ground. - Chapter 41

Chapter 41

For about a month.

Our clan, Shion no Kochou, spent that much time trying to subjugate the boss of the tenth floor of the dungeon.

[TL notes: 『紫苑の胡蝶』 Shion no Kochou = Butterflies of Shion. Will keep it like this unless I find a better alternative]

We investigated the weaknesses of this boss monsters, the troll, several times, prepared and re-prepared our equipment, strengthened our team coordination.

And today, with all five clan members, we were finally ready to challenge and subjugate the boss monster.

“Let’s go, everyone! Are you ready?”

Standing in front of the boss room door, I, the clan leader, Yuuto, looked back at the faces of my friends.

“Oh!”

“Let’s go!”

“let’s do it!”

“We will definitely win!”

The members responded enthusiastically.

Seeing their confident faces, I strengthened my determination to subdue the boss monsters today.

Three months have passed since the formation of our clan Shion no Kocho.

Our clan’s current rank is intermediate.

Personally, I think that among the many middle-ranked clans, we have a fairly high level of ability.

In the meantime, if we can make the achievement of subjugating the boss monster of the 10th floor, our clan evaluation of the explorer center will definitely increase.

We will be able to check the promotion criteria for being an advanced clan.

“Everyone! We will be sure to win and go up to become an advanced clan! And then we will aim for the top!”

“””Oh!!””””

The five of us put our fists together and grabbed our weapons.

And finally, we put our hands on the entrance to the boss room…

“Phew… that was a good exercise.”

“””””…!?”””””

At the moment we were about to enter the boss room, a man came out from inside the boss room.

The man was wearing a loaner armor on top of his uniform.

Holding a sword in his hand, which was also just a rental equipment, he came out of the boss room as if it was the most natural thing, while wiping the sweat off from his forehead.

“””””…”””””

We were stunned by the turn of completely unexpected events.

In the meanwhile, as the man noticed our presence.

“Whoa! That surprised me… are you all explorers?”

“””””…”””””

“Oh, there’s no response… Um… Ah, maybe you’re a clan? Were you about to enter the boss room?”

“We are explorers called Shion no Kochou…”

When I came to my senses again, I answered the man.

“ah. I see… um… So, why are you all here? ”

“I, we are about to challenge the Boss monster and subjugate it with our strategy.”

“Ah, as expected… I’m sorry.”

The man bowed his head in apology.

“I defeated it, Boss. So, I don’t think it will respawn right away, …so you should give up on today’s subjugating…”

Boss monsters don’t respawn for at least three days once they’re defeated, unlike other monsters that respawn immediately after they die.

So, once the boss is defeated, the boss room will remain empty for the following few days.

Which means we can’t challenge the boss today…

Wai ….No no no.

That’s not what matters right now.

“Did you defeat it by yourself…? This boss monster.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Said the man with a satisfied look on his face.

I was at a loss for words.

I’ve never heard of an explorer subjugating a boss monster all by himself.

who is this guy

“Wait, are you some high-level adventurer?”

“No, I’m an intermediate level adventurer.”

“…say, when did you start being an explorer…?”

“Um…a few days ago.”

“A-a few days!?”

Not only me, but all our clan members had their eyes rolling.

Then what?

In just a few days as an explorer, this man reached the 10th floor, challenged the boss monster by himself, and won…?

What’s with that?

Is he really a human?

“Um…I’m sorry I beat the boss. Well then, …I’ll be on my way.”

We were left with our mouths open, as the man hurriedly started walking in the direction we came from.

“””””…”””””

The five of us saw him off with the feeling that we were dreaming vaguely.

After a while, when we returned to their senses, while our mouths still open wide.

“W-Who the hell is that guy…”

“Is it really true that he defeated the boss all by himself…?”

“What kind of powerful skill did he have…?”

“Say, how about we let’s check inside…”

The boss room remains open while the boss remains unspawned.

We timidly stepped into the boss room.

“””””Ah!!”””””

There, we found a corpse of a disfigured, unbroken troll who is far away from it’s original shape.

A corpse that looked as if it had been beaten for hours by a monster much, much larger and powerful than it.

In addition, there were intense battle scars all over the boss monster’s body.

…What kind of battle was fought here?

“Is that guy really human…?”

Someone whispered.

As we watched, the troll’s corpse eventually melted into the air and disappeared.