An Old Man Restaurant Owner Is Unparalleled by Relying on His Old Tricks. It Turns Out, He’s the Legendary Dungeon Conqueror. - 36

Chapter 36: I’m His Hater, but This Is Making Me Cry

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The boss monster should’ve stayed on the 30th floor, but for some reason it appeared on the 20th floor. This unprecedented situation was being broadcasted in Ryuuga Takahashi’s livestream channel and the viewers flooded the comment section with their panicked messages.

〈Ryuuga-san, run!〉

〈To be honest, I’m not fond of this guy, but I also don’t want him to die here.〉

〈The bearded old man should run too!〉

〈If the two of them team up, maybe they could…〉

〈There’s no way two A-rank adventurers can defeat a deep level boss!〉

〈The only option is to escape. No buts.〉

Of course, the livestreamer in question, Ryuuga Takahashi, didn’t have the time to check the comments.

“Hahahha…. Hahaha… A-Am I dreaming or something…? Thi-This must be a dream, right…?”

“THIS IS NOT A DREAM! STAY SANE, RYUUGA-DONO! THAT THING IS DEFINITELY THE DEEP LEVEL BOSS! WE CAN’T DEFEAT IT, BUT WE CAN RUN FROM IT! THERE’S HOPE STILL! WE MUST ESCAPE AND WARN THE OTHER EXAMINEES!”

〈As expected of Genzou-san.〉

〈Everything he says is always logical.〉

〈I’m in love.〉

〈Sorry for judging you by your looks.〉

〈Ryuuga-chan, you’re lucky you have Genzou-san with you.〉

“O-Okay…! But… How are we supposed to run from that thing?!”

“I shall distract it! While I do that, you—”

Whoosh!

“Huh?”

It was the Forest Dragon’s tail. The tail hit Genzou and the burly man, who weighed over 100 kilograms, was sent flying like a soccer ball. He then crashed into a far cliffside.

〈Ah.〉

〈Wai-?!〉

〈Uh oh.〉

〈Damn.〉

〈Is this…〉

〈Genzou-saaaan!?〉

〈WHAAAAAAT!?〉

〈That monster one-shotted an A-rank explorer… So this is the power of a deep level boss…〉

〈Genzou-san, our last ray of hope, is down!〉

〈Ryuuga’s done for too.〉

“YO-YOU BASTARDDDDDDDDD!!”

Before he could think twice, Ryuuga was already overcome with rage. He jumped at the Forest Dragon. 

〈Seriously!?〉

〈Calm down!〉

〈Weren’t you supposed to run!?〉

〈Ryuuga, turns out you’re more hot-headed than I thought〉

〈But that is the worst thing he could do in this situation! There’s no way he can win against that monster!〉

A raging electric current surged through Ryuuga’s sword and he kicked off the ground. Electricity exploded beneath his feet, propelling him forward to the Forest Dragon at an astonishing speed. 

“HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!”

He slashed the Forest Dragon’s body with his electrified sword. 

Crackle!!Crackle!!Crackle!!Crackle!!

Roar of thunder echoed through the air. Ryuuga’s sword actually scorched the dragon’s bark-like skin, carving out a decent chunk of it.

〈AMAZINGGGGG!!〉

〈He actually able to damage it?!〉

〈Isn’t the Forest Dragon’s body supposed to be as hard as metal!?〉

〈Way to go, Ryuuga!〉

Not satisfied with just that, Ryuuga continued to unleash a barrage of lightning slashes at the dragon.

〈So this is the true extent of Ryuuga’s power!〉

〈He’s more well known for his livestreaming persona, but he’s actually really strong!〉

〈Man, his fans are getting carried away. I mean, just look. I don’t think he’s doing any big damage on the dragon.〉

〈Ryuuga’s relentless slash prolly feels like being nibbled by a small insect to the Forest Dragon.〉

Whoosh!

“Whew! Ha! I’ve seen that move before! You think the same move will work on me?”

〈He dodged the same tail swipe that one-shotted Genzou-san!〉

〈I knew it! Ryuuga is really strong indeed!〉

〈Go, Ryuuga! You can do it!〉

〈Show the haters your true power!〉

“Oooooooooooo~”

〈Wha-What’s that sound?〉

〈It’s coming from the Forest Dragon?〉

〈The dragon is opening its mouth really wide!〉

〈Crap! The dragon is going to unleash its breath attack!〉

“BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!”

The Forest Dragon let out a shockwave breath attack.

“～～!?”

Ryuuga immediately jumped to the side, narrowly avoiding getting hit directly by the shockwave breath. However, he was still caught by the flicker of the shockwave and ended up sent flying.

“Ugh…?! Ho-How powerful…. Wait?! AGAIN?!”

“BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!”

Without missing a beat, the dragon fired another shockwave breath attack. This time, Ryuugai could barely dodged getting hit by it. He was once again sent tumbling across the ground.

〈Ryuuga!?〉

〈It’s coming again!〉

〈It has two heads, so it can fire them in rapid succession!〉

〈Is that even allowed?! That’s cheating!〉

Although Ryuuga somehow managed to avoid getting a direct hit, but his movements were getting slower and sluggish every time he dodged because the dragon kept sending him flying. 

“Ugh…. Argh….”

And eventually, he collapsed to the ground, unable to get back on his feet again. 

〈Don’t die!〉

〈I still want to watch your livestream!〉

〈I’m his hater, but this is making me cry.〉

〈Get up, Ryuuga! The boss is coming for you!〉

“…I-I’m not going to die in a place like this…!”

〈He’s standing up!〉

〈That’s Ryuuga for you!〉

〈I think I’m falling for him.〉

〈But he looks like he’s in tatters. He can barely stand up straight.〉

〈He’s all beaten up! What’s he gonna do!?〉

Ryuuga staggered to his feet, barely able to hold himself steady. The electric current surrounding his sword was barely a flicker now. A shadow of its former crackling power. Seeing how weakened Ryuuga was, the Forest Dragon produced a sharp, spear-like branch from its body, ready to pierce Ryuuga and deliver the finishing blow.

〈Ryuugaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?〉

〈Don’t dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!〉

〈Ruuuuuuuuun!!〉

Thud.

〈Ryuuga…〉

〈We won’t forget your bravery…〉

〈Wait, hold on! He’s not dead yet!〉

The spear was lodged in the body of a massive slime, over five meters tall. Its gelatinous body had somehow absorbed the force of the blow, preventing the spear from reaching Ryuuga. 

“Fufufu~ That was a close one, right? If my Slime-tan hadn’t been here, you’d have a gaping hole in your stomach by now~”

A voice could be heard coming from above Ryuuga’s head. Looking up, he saw a beautiful woman riding on the back of a griffin. That woman was Shizuku Shimizu.

〈So beautiful.〉

〈Huh? I didn’t know there’s an explorer this beautiful?〉

〈She looks like a hostess though. Not really my type.〉

〈Well, she probably wouldn’t want someone like you liking her either.〉

〈Is she a monster tamer?〉

〈Shizuku-san, thank you for saving Ryuuga-kun!〉

The slime under Shizuku’s command had impressive digestive ability. The branch from the Forest Dragon quickly melted away inside the slime’s body.

“Tha-Thank you for saving me!”

“Well, to be honest, I didn’t want to help you either because I could get in danger too… But I couldn’t just let someone die in front of me. But, this is it. I’m getting out of here. Bye now~”

Shizuku last said before she commanded her griffin to fly away from there.

〈She knows her priorities. Staying alive is the most important thing after all.〉

〈And she still helped Ryuuga despite the risk.〉

〈She’s a good person, not just a mere pretty face.〉

〈I’m a fan now. I wonder where she’s working at?〉

〈She’s not a hostess, dude.〉

But then… The Forest Dragon suddenly shook its entire body, spreading something that looked like a yellow mist all over the sky. 

〈What is that?〉

〈Pollen…?〉

〈Uuuuugh, just watching is enough to make me want to sneeze!〉

“Wait-?! This is…?!”

Then, the dragon flapped the wing-like organs on its back, hitting both Shizuku and her griffin. It seemed the pollen was a substance that could cause a paralyzing effect. Although Shizuku managed to cover her nose and mouth with a cloth before she could inhale more pollen into her body, but her griffin was not so fortunate. The griffin went stiff and began plummeting to the ground with Shizuku still on its back. 

〈CRAP!〉

〈Shizuku-chan!?〉

〈First it’s the bearded guy, now it’s a young girl! I really don’t want to see a young girl die!!〉

However, someone managed to catch her just in time before she got slammed into the ground. 

“BAHAHAHHA!! Young Miss, are you alright?”

〈Huh?〉

〈What?〉

〈For real?〉

〈It’s Genzou!〉

〈He’s still alive!〉

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T/N: Damn so the dragon can’t fly but it can spread out pollen?!