An Old Man Restaurant Owner Is Unparalleled by Relying on His Old Tricks. It Turns Out, He’s the Legendary Dungeon Conqueror. - 23

Chapter 23: That’s Exactly Why He Became a Legend

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“Yeah, I knew it. Fighting against someone of this level after taking a 20 year break from dungeon diving is taking a toll on my body.”

The mysterious blonde beauty, who had a personal vendetta against me for some reason, suddenly started attacking me with great force. It had been a long time since I last fought a battle as intense as that, so my body was aching all over now. 

My body ached all over from the high-intensity battle after such a long time.

“Umm… I’m sorry, but as you can see, everything is being streamed live. Everyone can see that you attacked me first, so it was a legitimate self-defense, okay?”

〈Nishida, clothes! Clothes!〉

〈Stop being an exhibitionist.〉

〈Nishida 100%.〉

〈Is he pretending to not notice that he’s buck naked?〉

〈What a cunning tactician.〉

〈It’s alright. Let him enjoy the freedom for a little longer.〉

〈He should receive death penalty for showing that kind of thing to a young idol.〉

“Hm?”

I tilted my head to the side after reading the incoming comments.

“…Clothes…? Huh?! WHOAAAAA?!?!?!?”

I screamed out loud. I didn’t realize I was naked!!

〈You finally realized. lol〉

〈You were showing off your junk to the whole world.〉

〈Another check for “I… Did I just do something amazing” trope.〉

〈Well, it’s all covered with a mosaic now. Don’t worry about it.〉

〈The mosaic is in the way.〉

“I-I see… My clothes were burned by the flames. Well, they were just regular clothes with no fire resistance after all…”

I covered my body with my hands. Or to be precise, I covered my most important part with both hands. Although the automatic mosaic had covered my most important part, but judging from the comments on the livestream, it seemed there was a moment where my junk was completely visible without any censor.

〈Don’t worry about it~〉

〈An actual representation of “wanting to crawl into a hole” moment.〉

〈Wanting to insert something into a hole?〉

〈No, but why his body is completely unscathed…?〉

〈If only the most important part remains, just like in the Dragon Ball~〉

I turned off the drone camera and hurriedly put on spare clothes I had brought with me. 

“…Ummm, I apologize for showing such an unsightly scene to everyone.”

〈It’s okay.〉

〈It can’t be helped. It was beyond your control after all.〉

〈Nobody’s blaming Nishida〉

〈Where did the change of clothes come from…〉

〈We’re on your side.〉

Everyone was so kind…. I landed on the beach with a soft thud and approached the blond beauty.

“Haah…. Haah… I-I’m…. I haven’t lost yet…!!!”

“Just give it up already. You can’t beat me. I’m starting to get the hang of my experience back. If you couldn’t defeat me then, you wouldn’t be able to defeat me then.”

“No, but why?! Why are you still so strong even after a 20 year hiatus?!”

〈My question exactly.〉

〈Maybe he still dive into dungeon in secret?〉

〈You need to become a registered explorer to enter dungeons, though.〉

〈Right, right…〉

〈So he really went on a 20 year break?〉

“Tch… As expected from the dungeon explorer who I admired… I guess you really have what it takes to become the first in the world to conquer a Class 9 dungeon.”

〈Eh?〉

〈Huh?〉

〈Wait, what?〉

〈Did she just say Nishida conquered a Class 9 dungeon?〉

〈For real?〉

“The Class 9 dungeon in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. It’s a Class 9 dungeon with 45 floors. As of now, that is one of the hardest dungeons in Japan. Hardly anyone can conquer it, but someone managed to conquer it 20 years ago. That someone is you.”

〈Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa?!?!?!〉

〈The Legendary Conqueror?〉

〈The one where they did countless TV shows investigations because no one knew who conquered it?〉

〈So it was Nishida?〉

〈20 years ago..? It was a period of time where no one could reach the deep level yet?!〉

〈That’s exactly why he became a legend.〉

〈We’ve been getting too many information since a while now. My brain can’t process it.〉

〈So… You guys are saying we just saw the Legendary Conqueror’s junk…〉

“No, wait a minute. No one is supposed to know about that… Except… Could it be… You’re that elementary school student from back then?”

When I was still a university student, I was really into dungeon exploration. Then, I met a girl who liked to dive into dungeons too even though she was still in elementary school. If I wasn’t wrong, I first met her in a dungeon. I helped her when she was attacked by monsters. Since then, the girl became extremely attached to me, so I also allowed her to come along with me and we had a bit of a mentor-disciple relationship for a while. Her name was… Yeah. I remember it now. Her name was Nana Tendou. No wonder the name Nana Tendou sounded familiar to me.

“You finally remembered…!”

“You’ve become so big now.”

“Don’t talk to me as if you’re my real uncle! Your tone makes you sound like a nostalgic uncle!”

Back then, she was just a small girl with black hair. She looked nothing like her current self. No wonder I couldn’t recognize her.

〈So Nishida really forgot her?〉 

〈Well, it’s been 20 years. It can’t be helped.〉 

〈Everyone looks so different between their elementary school days and their thirties.〉

〈Especially for women. Makeup can change someone’s look significantly.〉

“But why do you hate me so much? I admit it was wrong of me to not say anything when I quit dungeon diving, but…”

“…You don’t remember that promise either?”

“Promise? What promise”

“…You… You promised that when I become an adult…”

“When you become an adult…?”

The blonde beauty, now known as Nana Tendou, shouted with her face bright red.

“THAT YOU WILL MARRY ME WHEN I BECOME AN ADULT!!!!”

〈Huh?〉

〈What?〉

〈What!?〉

〈LMAOOOO WHAT IS THIS???〉

〈Does that means Nishida was her fiancé?〉

〈A college student engaged to an elementary schooler? That’s a clear NO!〉

〈No, she said after she becomes an adult. So it’s okay, right?〉

〈Die, you l0licon.〉

〈Ah… I get it. Nishida is the one at fault here. Everything is his fault.〉

〈So you made her wait nearly twenty years? Nishida, you deserve a million deaths.〉

“Di-Did I really make that kind of promise…?”

“You definitely did! Because you suddenly disappeared, I’m remain single even after I’m turning 31! How are you going to take responsibility for it now?!”

“Even if you told me to take responsibility… No, but, how come I’m the one at fault here…?”

〈What?! Isn’t she too pure?! She’s too pure for humanity!〉

〈So she’s been waiting patiently for Nishida all those 20 years?〉

〈What a pure love…〉

〈No, she should’ve realized Nishida abandoned her since years ago. LOLOLOLOL〉

〈She really believed the promise Nishida made with her when she was still in elementary school is legit. LMAOOOO〉

〈Exactly. If she was still in her 20s, then I kinda get it. But she’s already in her 30s now. She should’ve gotten the hint yearssss ago.〉

〈She’s really fixated on that promise.〉

〈Nishida, you need to take responsibility and marry her now.〉

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