An Old Man Restaurant Owner Is Unparalleled by Relying on His Old Tricks. It Turns Out, He’s the Legendary Dungeon Conqueror. - 100

Chapter 100: The Definition of Missing a Plane

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As I watched the news about the dungeon collapse that occurred in Hakodate, I groaned.

“Ugh, this really isn’t the time to be casually diving into the Sendai Castle Dungeon.”

〈Casually, he says lol〉

〈Even though it’s a Class 7 dungeon〉

〈Are you heading out to rescue them, Nishida?〉

〈If Nishida shows up, it’s like having a hundred people on our side〉

The terror of a dungeon collapse was on an entirely different level compared to the dungeon rampage that had happened during the promotion exam.

After all, during a dungeon collapse, every single monster inside the dungeon would come to the surface. No explorer ever thought about defeating all the monsters in a dungeon. Because, each floor of a dungeon was unimaginably vast and the dungeon was crawling with an absurd amount of monsters. 

Sure, the upper and middle floors were still manageable. They weren’t that big and the monsters weren’t that strong either. But the lower floors, especially the deep levels… Those were an entirely different story. The monsters there were far more vicious and vastly outnumbered anything above. If the situation was severe enough, they might need to gather every explorer in Japan just to deal with it. 

“And unlike a dungeon rampage, defeating the boss doesn’t put an end to a collapse.”

〈Whoa, whoa, whoa, this is seriously bad then. 〉

〈So it’s beyond what five-sided fortification can contain…〉

〈If deep level monsters flood the city, it’s going to be a full-blown disaster.〉

〈More like all of Hokkaido is in danger, not just Hakodate〉

〈I-It won’t reach Honshu… right?〉

“Anyway, I think I’ll head for Hakodate immediately.”

〈Good thing you’re in Sendai.〉

〈Hold up, Sendai to Hakodate is super far.〉

〈Exactly. Even if you rush, it’ll still take over three hours to get there.〉

〈How about flying?〉

〈There’s Sendai Airport and Hakodate Airport, right?〉

〈But there aren’t any direct flights, are there?〉

〈Maybe they’ll send out a transport plane for reinforcements or something〉

Just then… I heard a roaring sound coming from somewhere. When I turned my eyes toward the source, I saw a plane that had just taken off from Sendai Airport, heading toward the city of Sendai.

“…That’s the one.”

〈Huh?〉

〈That’s what?〉

〈No way〉

〈Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa?〉

〈“That’s the one,” he says lol〉

〈Well now… How convenient, isn’t that right, Little airplane-kun〉

“If it’s heading north from Sendai Airport, then the destination is most likely Hokkaido. And most of those would probably be going to New Chitose Airport, near Sapporo…”

〈If it’s headed to New Chitose, it’ll pass close to Hakodate!〉

〈If you get on that plane, you might make it in just over an hour〉

〈That’s our Nishida! So smart〉

〈No, no, no, no. lol〉

〈I see, a flawless plan indeed. If we just ignore the part where it’s impossible to do whatever you’re all thinking right now~~〉

〈Hey, Nishida? Planes don’t let you board mid-flight, you know?〉

“I need to hurry. I think I might miss it.”

〈Actually, you’ve already completely missed it.〉

〈This is the definition of “missing a plane” lol〉

〈Aren’t planes like flying at 800 kilometers an hour? There’s no way….〉

〈No, right after takeoff it should be slower.〉

I grabbed my drone and leapt with all my might. At full throttle with my flight magic, I also kicked the air to further accelerate my jump.

〈The ground’s already vanishing beneath him in no time…〉

〈At this rate, can he actually make it?〉

〈But the plane’s also gaining altitude.〉

〈Even if he gets close, how’s he gonna board it?〉

“This won’t be enough to make it in time, so I’ll use this.”

〈It’s a crystal-type item〉

〈A support crystal.〉

〈What kind of effect does it have?〉

〈That color… It probably boosts agility temporarily〉

Using the support crystal increased my Agility stat by 20%. Then I put on a bracelet.

〈That’s a Sylph Bracelet.〉

〈It’s a rare item that boosts agility when equipped.〉

〈And he has two of them.〉

〈Wearing both boosts Agility by up to 30%, right?〉

DODODODODODODODODODODODODODODODODODO!!

〈Too fast, I can’t even deal lol〉

〈No drone’s ever catching up to that〉

〈He’s closing in on the plane real fast!〉

〈Can he do it!? Can he actually board it!?〉

The plane that had looked like a mere speck was now rapidly approaching right before my eyes. I was already at a high enough altitude, so I adjusted my position to fly parallel with the plane. The plane was still faster, of course, but I could just barely manage to land on top of it.

〈Wouldn’t the passengers freak out if they saw him…?〉

〈That could end up forcing the plane to return to Sendai Airport〉

〈Yeah, that’s a real possibility〉

〈Pretty sure nobody’s trained for mid-flight boardings.〉

〈This is totally out of the box. LOL〉

〈Pilot-san, thank you for your hard work.〉

“By the way, I’m using stealth magic to stay hidden, so I shouldn’t be spotted by the passenger and the crew.”

〈Already accounted for lol〉

〈As expected from Nishida〉

〈But what if someone finds out about this stream?〉

〈Hey, it’s an emergency. What can you do?〉

“Anyway, it’s really slippery up here. Must be because friction’s been reduced to the absolute minimum.”

I tried to land on top of the aircraft, but it was slightly curved and the surface was slick. There was no way I could hold on like this.

〈Nope, that’s not gonna work〉

〈So what now?〉

〈Welp. We’re doomed I guess.〉

“Let’s use this little guy. Heave-ho.”

What I pulled out was a spinneret from the Arachne Queen, something I’d picked up back in the Inokashira Dungeon. When I gave the spherical item a light press, spider silk shot out and stuck to the plane.

〈What an incredible stickiness.〉

〈He actually boarded a flying plane!〉

〈A historic moment—mid-air boarding achieved!〉

〈Wait, he’s really planning to ride on that all the way to Hokkaido?〉

〈Gotta be the worst seat ever lol〉

“Well then, I’ll head into my MyRoom until we arrive. As long as I connect the inside and outside with the thread, the system should recognize me as ‘on board,’ and I’ll be transported along with the plane.”

〈What kind of cheat is that lol〉

〈That makes no sense and I love it.〉

〈At least he’ll be able to rest until they arrive.〉

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