An Old Man Restaurant Owner Is Unparalleled by Relying on His Old Tricks. It Turns Out, He’s the Legendary Dungeon Conqueror. - 106

Chapter 106: A Complete Failure as a Kitchen Knife—LOL

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“Hmm, so it finally broke.”

This was my favorite chef knife that I had always used. When I hit the demon square in the back with all my strength, the blade snapped clean off at the base.

“Fufufu~ How unfortunate, isn’t it? Even though that was your once-in-a-lifetime chance to defeat me…”

The blade was still stuck in the demon’s back, but the demon calmly plucked it out like it was nothing.

〈So close!〉

〈It cut halfway through though!〉

〈If only it hadn’t broken…〉

〈Wait, how come the demon looks unfazed??? Does it not hurt at all??〉

“Well, it can’t be helped. It’s just an ordinary steel kitchen knife, after all.”

〈Wait, that knife was made of steel…?〉

〈I totally assumed it was crafted from some rare dungeon material.〉

〈So he was slicing up deep-layer bosses with just an ordinary steel kitchen knife?〉

〈No wonder it broke right away!〉

I had reinforced it with multiple magic enhancements for durability and protected it with my battle aura, but… Of course, it was a mass-produced item, so I could always replace it. I reached for another identical knife, but then paused.

“Oh, that’s right. Since we’re here, why not try using this one?”

What I pulled out instead was a beautiful, golden-hued knife that gleamed with brilliance.

〈Such a pretty color~〉

〈This one has to be made from material obtained in the dungeon, right??〉

〈Maybe mithril?〉

〈Mithril would be a bit more silver than that though…〉

〈Adamantite’s black, though…〉

“It’s a knife made from orichalcum.”

〈O-O-O-Orichalcum!?〉

〈The legendary metal you can only mine in the abyss level!?〉

〈If you had a knife like that, you should’ve used it from the start!〉

〈Who even turns orichalcum into a kitchen knife, lol〉

“It was sealed away because it cuts too well. I completely forgot about it, but I just remembered now.”

〈O-Oh〉

〈“Cuts too well” sounds terrifying coming from Nishida.〉

〈Seriously, that’s kinda scary to be honest.〉

〈Who the hell made that thing?〉

〈Yeah, I wanna know who crafted it??〉

〈Maybe it was a drop item?〉

〈There’s no way a knife would be a drop item, lol〉

〈But isn’t orichalcum way too hard to process anyway?〉

“Um, everyone, please back away as far as possible! I might accidentally cut you!”

Just in case, I warned the others around me.

“…Because with this knife, the slashes tend to fly pretty far on their own.”

〈That’s terrifying for real.〉

〈Even with just a steel knife, his slashes were already flying around.〉

〈So this thing could easily slaughter bystanders too…〉

〈No wonder he sealed it, lol〉

〈It’s a complete failure as a kitchen knife, LOL〉

The other explorers hurriedly scrambled back to a safe distance, while the demon showed a shocked expression for the first time.

“Th-That shine… It’s unmistakably orichalcum… I can’t believe a human has a weapon made of orichalcum…”

〈The demon is actually scared?〉

〈Guess orichalcum really is insane even for a demon.〉

〈We might actually win this fight.〉

〈I mean, he was already dealing damage with just a steel knife〉

I swung the orichalcum knife in a test slash and the demon’s abdomen split wide open.

“Ooh, what amazing sharpness.”

〈He just swung it lightly, right?〉

〈Even the tree behind him got sliced!?〉

〈Yeah, sealing that thing was the right call.〉

〈He’ll need an orichalcum cutting board too, lol〉

“Guh…”

When I lunged at the demon with the orichalcum knife in hand, he countered with a black orb of energy. I cleaved through it cleanly with a single stroke and pressed forward straight at the demon.

“…Getting cocky just because you got your hands on a slightly better weapon, aren’t you?”

The demon raised his arm, cloaked in thick black light, to block my strike.

〈He blocked it!?〉

〈Seriously!?〉

〈Even the orichalcum knife didn’t work!?〉

〈What is that black light?〉

But my knife easily sliced through the black light—and took the demon’s arm clean off.

〈Ah.〉

〈It worked.〉

〈Sliced right through.〉

〈That was crazy clean, lol〉

“Ngh…!”

The demon, clearly not expecting to be dismembered so easily, stood frozen in shock. I pressed the attack. With a horizontal sweep of the knife, I sliced his torso into rings.

Swish!

Reversing my grip, I cut from his right shoulder down to his left flank.

Swish!

Then, with a final blow, I sliced straight from the top of his head down to his groin.

Slash!

〈Ah.〉

〈Heh.〉

〈Oh.〉

〈Wait, seriously?〉

〈He’s dead.〉

〈Goodbye, demon.〉

〈That was crazy stronggggggggg!〉

〈Unrealllllllllllllllll!〉

〈Insaaaaaaaaaane!〉

〈Nishida is the strongest!〉

〈Wait, is it over already!?〉

〈That knife cuts way too well, lol〉

〈Who the hell gave Nishida such a dangerous knife!?〉

The demon’s body, now in pieces, crumbled to the ground and rolled.

““““Oooooooooooooooooooooooh!!””””

Cheers erupted from the other explorers watching the battle from afar.

〈That’s our Nishida for you!〉

〈He just slaughtered the same demon that overwhelmed Seia Jinguji…〉

〈This proves Nishida is the strongest now.〉

〈Isn’t that mostly the weapon’s power though?〉

〈A person’s strength includes the weapons they use, duh〉

〈And he was holding his own with just a steel kitchen knife, lol〉

Everyone seemed convinced of victory… But unfortunately, I didn’t believe this was the end.

The wounds I’d inflicted earlier had already healed and what bothered me more was how the demon never seemed to show any sign of pain.

“Be careful. That one hasn’t felt like a living being this whole time. If anything, it feels more like one of us.”

That was Himiko, who approached and gave me a warning. I nodded.

“Yeah. I’ve been feeling like something’s off for a while now.”

Just then—

“Fufu… Fufufufu…”

〈The corpse is laughing!?〉

〈Even though its head is split clean in half…〉

〈That’s too gross…〉

〈How’s it even producing sound?〉

〈More importantly—it’s still alive!?〉

〈How can anything survive in that state!?〉

Suddenly, the demon burst into laughter. How he managed to do that with his mouth split wide open, I had no idea…

“What a shame. The truth is, something like this won’t kill me.”

“…I figured as much.”

I let out a small sigh and said.

“You already turned yourself into an undead, didn’t you?”

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