An Old Man Restaurant Owner Is Unparalleled by Relying on His Old Tricks. It Turns Out, He’s the Legendary Dungeon Conqueror. - 21

Chapter 21: That’s Way Longer Ago Than I Thought LOL

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I was about to return to the surface by using the teleportation portal in the boss when suddenly, a mysterious blond beauty appeared seemingly out of nowhere. She seemed to have some sort of personal vendetta against me, but I didn’t even know who she was. 

“Sorry, but I really don’t remember who you are…”

“….!!! You!! I’m going to kill youuu!!!”

“-!!!”

The blonde beauty closed the distance between us at a terrifying speed. She quickly launched a slashing attack at me with the sword in her hand.

Clang!!!

I blocked her sword with my kitchen knife. 

“The two of you! Stay back!”

“Bu-But…”

“Miku, that woman is an S-rank explorer. I don’t know why she’s here, but we should stay clear of this. It’s better to not get in the way of an S-rank explorer.”

〈Seriously?〉

〈She’s insane.〉

〈She just started slashing out of nowhere, lol〉

〈Whoa, whoa, whoa, what’s going on?〉

〈Just what could Nishida have done to make Nana Tendou that furious…〉

〈People’s imaginations are running wild now.〉

“I’ll have you know, my livestream is being broadcasted worldwide right now! Everyone is watching you make the first move!”

“Shut uuuup! Like I care about thaaat!”

“Whoa!”

I dodged the kick that came from the blonde beauty when she was really close to me, but she immediately followed up with another attack.

“I’ll never forgive youuuu!”

A flurry of sword slashes came to me at an incredible speed. I deflected all of  her attacks with a kitchen knife while trying to extract more information from her. After all… I had no idea why she was so angry at me.

“Excuse me, maybe you’ve got the wrong person…?”

“There’s no way in hell I’m getting the wrong person! There’s no chance I’d mistake you!”

“Umm… Then, when was the last time we met?”

“Nearly twenty years ago!”

“Twenty years?”

〈That’s way longer ago than I thought, lol〉

〈No wonder Nishida doesn’t remember.〉

〈The perpetrators always forget, but the victims always remember. Time won’t change anything. The memory remains eternal.〉

〈We’re treating Nishida like he’s a criminal. LMAO〉

〈By the way, how old is Nana Tendou anyway?〉

〈Probably around 30, right?〉

〈Wait, if it was twenty years ago… That means… She was still in elementary school?!〉

〈Nishida… Don’t tell me, you… With a grade schooler… That’s a crime.〉

〈You know, why you guys just decided to turn Nishida into a criminal without any proof…?〉

〈Of course Nishida can’t remember her if they met when she was still an elementary schooler.〉

“Twenty years ago is a long time ago, so…”

“Who do you think is responsible for letting those 20 years pass by just like that!? I’ve been searching for you this whole time ever since you disappeared…!”

〈Searching for him for twenty years, that’s pretty heavy.〉

〈She’s so devoted, I think I’m going to cry.〉

〈You can’t forgive the perpetrator no matter how much time passes.〉

〈I mean, we still don’t know what happened between them 20 years ago.〉

〈By the way, we’ve only been hearing their voices and the sound of their swords clashing. We still can’t see them at all. It’s all a blur to me.〉

〈Well, yeah.〉

〈Normal people won’t be able to see the movements of S-rank explorers.〉

〈They’re not human anymore.〉

〈And Nishida is fighting against an S-rank explorer on equal ground…This guy is definitely the real deal.〉

〈Plus, he’s fighting with a kitchen knife〉

〈The durability of that knife is insane.〉

“Please wait a moment?! Twenty years ago… That was when I was diving into dungeons practically non-stop. Now that you mention it, your name… Uuuh, Nana Tendou, right? I think I’ve heard your name before…”

“…You finally remembered!?”

“Hmm… Yeah, nope. I still can’t remember.”

“DIIIEEEEEEE!!”

“Whoa!”

I managed to block the blonde beauty’s powerful strike with my kitchen knife, but the impact of the force was so strong that I was sent flying backward. I fell into the shallow waters, getting completely soaked from head to toe.

〈Nishida got blown away!〉

〈For real? Even though he could defeat the boss like it was nothing.〉

〈As expected from an S-rank explorer… She’s on a whole different level.〉

〈But you know, the sword she’s using is not that great. She’s only wearing the bare minimum gear too.〉

〈Huh? So she’s going easy on Nishida?〉

〈Well, of course. She’s an S-rank after all.〉

〈On that note, Nishida is dressed in civilian clothes.〉

〈And his weapon is a literal kitchen knife.〉

“I will apologize! I will apologize, so please tell me what happened between us 20 years ago!”

“…I won’t tell you.”

“Huh?”

Then, the sword the blonde beauty had been holding started turning red. Upon closer look, the blade was engulfed in blazing flames. 

“Because you’re going to die here. You’ll die without knowing who I am or why I killed you.. That’s the punishment for forgetting about me!”

Following suit, her hair also turned red. The blonde beauty looked like the incarnation of Asura. She started running toward me, causing a cloud of sand to build up behind her.

〈Magic!?〉

〈It’s a skill! And probably a rare one!〉

〈This is bad, Nishida! You’re going to be killed!〉

〈Don’t lose, God-OldMan! Grind that crazy woman into the ground!〉

〈No, you should run! Run, Nishida!〉

〈Please, Nishida! Run away! I really want to eat your crab-based meal set!〉

〈Same.〉

〈Same.〉

〈Same.〉

〈Lol. We’re worrying about the crab instead of Nishida’s life.〉

“I see. You leave me with no choice. I don’t think I can allow myself to be killed without understanding the reason first.”

I decided to accept her challenge. While still standing in the shallow waters that reached up to my waist, I readied my stance. I gripped my kitchen knife tightly to face the blond beauty. 

〈Nishida is getting fired up!〉

〈With a kitchen knife?〉

〈WUOOOHH!! WHAT AN INTERESTING TURN OF EVENTS!!〉

〈The streaming management must be at their wits’ end.〉

〈Who are you guys cheering?〉

〈Of course Nana-chan!〉

〈Go, Nishida!〉

〈I just hope neither of them get hurt〉

〈Doubt it. It won’t be strange for one of them to lose their lives. This is a fight against an S-rank explorer after all.〉

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