An Old Man Restaurant Owner Is Unparalleled by Relying on His Old Tricks. It Turns Out, He’s the Legendary Dungeon Conqueror. - 17
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“Um, Ken-san?”
“Yes? What is it?”
“Actually, I’m as shocked as the viewers too…The thing that you said earlier… Is it true?”
The two of us were walking down the stairs leading to the first floor from the dungeon entrance when Miku Kanamoto asked me that question.
“Yeah, it’s true.”
“To be honest, the 53rd floor is just so unthinkable to me that I can’t even imagine what the 53rd underground floor is like… Can you tell me what the place is like?”
“Well… You know that the deeper you go into a dungeon, the larger each floor gets, right?”
“Yes. The first floor is only about the size of a few Tokyo Domes and the 10th floor is about the size of the whole Chiyoda Ward. I heard the 20th floor is large enough to fit the entire 23 special wards of Tokyo and then… The 30th floor is as big as the whole of Tokyo.”
“Sounds about right. The 40th floor is roughly the size of the Kanto region and the 50th floor is big enough to fit the entirety of Japan. Of course, these are just rough estimates. No one ever measures the size.”
〈That’s ridiculously huge. lol〉
〈There’s no way you can explore every corner of the floor.〉
〈FYI, Japan’s total land area is about 380,000 square kilometers〉
〈One floor is already that big? Insane.〉
“And the height from the floor to the ceiling and the distance between walls are also roughly proportional to the floor’s size. In the upper levels, you can see a lot of corridors, but not in the deep level. It’s basically a big open space. Imagine it like you’re being dropped in the middle of a desert or in the middle of the ocean.”
〈The sheer size would definitely make my mind go crazy.〉
〈Terrifying. lol〉
〈But you know, isn’t this like a super valuable information?〉
〈There’s hardly any information about the abyss level.〉
〈If what he said is true, then this is super amazing.〉
〈Only if it’s true, though.〉
“So-Somehow I find it hard to imagine… The difference between the top level is insane, huh?!”
“Yeah. It took me about half a month to find the staircase leading to the next floor when I reached the 51th floor of the abyss level.”
“Half a month!?”
“Yeah. Actually, that was one of the reasons why I almost had to repeat a year. I was still a university student back then.”
〈It’s actually impressive he didn’t have to repeat a year.〉
〈Oi, the number of viewers is increasing like crazy! How unbelievable!〉
〈It seems Nishida’s stream is spreading like wildfire in the international forum.〉
〈Well, we already have automatic AI translation anyway.〉
〈The international viewers are calling him a liar though. LOL〉
“What kind of monsters are in the abyss level?”
“Well, basically all of the monsters are huge. Anything less than 30 meters is considered small there.”
“Ho-How are you supposed to defeat something like that?!”
“You don’t, actually. Well, technically speaking, it’s not impossible but their vitality is so high that defeating just one of them would take ages. Fortunately, they are not aggressive. As ong as you don’t attack them, they almost never attack you. To them humans are like insects, so they’re not interested in attacking us.”
〈I’ve heard rumors about explorers who have reached the abyss level, but all of them turned out just to be rumors.〉
〈All countries are dying to get information regarding dungeon. Information about the abyss level is so valuable, almost like a state secret.〉
〈So you’re basically saying explorer who have actually reached the abyss level won’t talk about it in public?〉
〈But here’s a streamer blabbing away.〉
〈And people actually believe this guy? LOL〉
I happened to glance at the comment for a bit and I immediately panicked.
“Huh?! I’m not supposed to be talking about it?!”
“What?! Is that so?!”
“…Right now, the whole company must be in a great panic.”
That was the first time the manager, Reika Kaga, said anything since we started the livestream. She was the manager, so I guess she must have been holding herself back so she wouldn’t interrupt the livestream.
“I-I’m sorry, it’s because I kept asking more questions one after another…”
“Umm… Everyone, please forget everything you just heard.”
〈Not gonna happen. lol〉
〈Their reactions makes me think that they weren’t lying.〉
〈Well, not like anyone can verify it even if it’s true.〉
〈Maybe it’s better if you apologize now for lying?〉
“Ken-san! I will apologize together with you if the streaming management gets angry at you!”
“No, no. It’s alright. I was at fault too for being careless.”
“Well, it should be fine. No one ever told you two specifically to stay quiet about it anyway. Besides, just like what the comments said, no one can verify the truth. You might be telling lies or you might be telling the truth. No one can tell.”
〈Exactly.〉
〈Don’t worry! I’ve forgotten about it!〉
〈Besides, the management agency probably never thought an old man like him is actually holding onto information on par with state secrets.〉
〈Oi! Management agency people, are you watching? Do you know how amazing Nishida now?〉
We kept on walking and finally, we found a teleportation trap.
〈Just like usual, he found it real quick.〉
〈Teleportation trap on the first floor is like, super rare.〉
〈Lucky Nishida.〉
〈You should try buying a lottery ticket, Nishida.〉
“Well, let’s proceed with our usual method! We will go straight to the middle levels in this way!”
“Yeah. I will infuse the trap with magic power. The trap’s range is only around 2 meter radius, so please get as close as possible to me.
〈Get closer.〉
〈A totally legitimate way to get close toa cute idol and her beautiful manager.〉
〈I see. What a wonderful idea.〉
〈I’m so jealous.〉
〈Cunning Strategist Nishida.〉
I activated the teleportation trap and moved straight to the middle levels.
“Now then. Let’s find another teleportation trap so we can get to the lower levels.”
It didn’t take us a long time to find another teleportation trap. Just like that, we moved straight to the 14th floor.
“This must be the lower levels… Yes. The density of magic in the air feels higher. It’s a bit suffocating.”
“Yeah, it can feel a bit uncomfortable until you get used to it.”
Just like the 13th floor that I had explored before, the 14th floor consisted of a dense forest.
“Oh, look. We found a monster right away.”
A monster emerged from the shadows of the trees.
“A Tentacle Caterpillar. It’s a ferocious monster that restrains the movement of its prey with its tentacles so it can devour the prey.”
It was a caterpillar-like monster about 5 meters long. The monster had a cylindrical mouth lined with fangs and countless writhing tentacles covering its body.
“S-So disgusting…”
Miku Kanamoto frowned, seemingly disgusted by the monster’s appearance.
〈Miku-chan with tentacles… Haaahaaah…〉
〈Reika-san also falling prey to those tentacles.. Haah…Haah…〉
〈The old man too… Haah…Haah…〉
〈You guys watch too much hentai! You filthy perverts! (Go, Tentacles-san!)〉
〈The sign of a broadcast incident! (YAY!)〉
〈You guys, stop it. Be decent. (I’m already naked)〉
The monster tried to capture us with its tentacles, but before the tentacle could reach us, the monster’s massive body was already split into two.
“Alright. Let’s hurry on.”
〈Well, can’t say I didn’t expect that.〉
〈I knew it.〉
〈Our tentacle comrade…〉
〈Nishida, the man who can’t read the mood.〉
〈I’M SO EXCITED!! I’M SUPER IN AWE!!〉
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