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

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Chapter 60: The Darkness Runs Deep

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“Alright. Without further ado, let’s open the treasure chests now!”

〈I can’t wait!〉

〈I want to see rare items!〉

〈Which one is he going to open first?〉

“I will open the new treasure chests first. They’re over there.”

〈So, he’s going to open the regular reward first, huh?〉

〈What will it be?~What will it be?~〉

〈I’ve set the AI appraisal ON.〉

“Oh… This is… A bracelet.”

The first treasure chest had a bracelet in it. The bracelet had a purplish hue to it and a somewhat eerie pattern engraved on it.

“This is probably the Bracelet of Insomnia.”

〈AI appraisal also said it’s the Bracelet of Insomnia.〉

〈The wearer won’t need any sleep when they wear it, right?〉

〈The perfect equipment for corporate slaves.〉

〈Essential for students studying for exams too.〉

〈It removes sleepiness, but it can’t remove the damage on your body. Your body will gradually break down from not sleeping.〉

〈I heard someone immediately died from fatigue the moment they took the bracelet off.〉

〈So scary.〉

〈Although this equipment has a dangerous side effect, but there are plenty of buyers hoping to get it. You can sell it for at least a million yen in the market.〉

〈The darkness runs deep…〉

Next. There was a glowing octahedral crystal in the second chest.

〈So pretty!〉

〈It’s an Escape Crystal!〉

〈Is that an item that lets you escape from a dungeon whenever you want?〉

〈Does that mean you can escape when you’re in danger? What a very convenient item!〉

〈It’s a pretty rare item.〉

“Yes. This is an Escape Crystal. It’s a one time use item. The crystal will disappear when you use it, but it will allow you to instantly escape from the dungeon regardless of the situation. This is an extremely valuable item for survival, especially if you’re planning to challenge the abyss level.”

〈So the abyss level is that dangerous, huh?〉

〈Isn’t it because it takes days just to return to the surface from the deep level?〉

〈I see. So you can instantly get back to the surface no matter how deep you go.〉

〈I wonder how many explorers are qualified to challenge the abyss level…〉

“I already have some of them, so I will give this one to Koto.”

〈OF COURSE YOU ALREADY HAVE IT. LOLLLLLL〉

〈AS EXPECTED FROM NISHIDA.〉

〈Koto-chan is so lucky!〉

〈Well, of course. Of course he will give it to his adorable niece! I agree with him!〉

〈The power leveling session and now this. Koto-chan is getting VIP treatment. LOL〉

〈I don’t see anything weird about it. It’s only natural for Nishida to become overly protective of his niece.〉

〈Exploring the dungeon is not a laughing matter. It’s really dangerous. Anything can happen here.〉

“That’s right! You never know what’s going to happen when you dive into dungeon! It’s only natural for me to become overly protective of Koto!”

〈The comments get noticed. LOL!〉

〈Nishida is getting so excited all of a sudden. LOLLLL〉

〈Well, he’s not wrong though.〉

〈I know, right? Of course anyone would be worried if their cute niece is going into dungeons!〉

“Hmm… Okay, let’s open the third treasure chest. Hm? This is…”

It was a shield adorned with ominous decorations. There was something that looked like a devil’s face in the center. To be honest, I really didn’t want to carry this shield around no matter how good it was.

〈That shield looks downright ominous.〉

〈I feel like I would get cursed if I wear it.〉

〈According to AI appraisal, it’s the Devil’s Shield.〉

〈The downside of it is that it will cut your vitality into half.〉

〈But in return, the shield have an incredibly high defense point.〉

〈So it’s not cursed?〉

〈It’s part of the devil series. There are other items in the set. I heard equipping the whole devil series will get you cursed.〉

〈Are you going to turn into the devil if you wear the full set? LMAOOO〉

“I don’t use a shield, so I might sell it later. Well, not sure if anyone will buy it though…”

〈And now, we’re entering the real deal.〉

〈I wonder if the reward will be better than the normal reward?〉

〈I have high expectations.〉

〈The rewards so far are not that impressive or anything.〉

〈No, those rewards are pretty good already.〉

〈Your common sense is getting numb because of Nishida. LOLOLOL〉

“The first one is… Ah. It’s a skill book.”

The first item that appeared was a skill book, something I had seen many times before.

“What is this? Damage Nullification Probability? I haven’t heard of that skill before.”

〈It’s not listed in the Danpedia either.〉

〈Rare skill confirmed!〉

〈Does it nullify damage completely or does it nullify damage with a certain probability?〉

〈I think it basically has a chance of nullifying damage completely.〉

“I see. I guess with this skill, you will have a certain chance to nullify the damage you receive.”

The back cover of the skill book had the explanation of the skill. By the way, although the explanation was written in a language that I had never seen before, but for some reason, awakeners like me could read it just fine.

〈That’s amazing!〉

〈No matter how big the damage is?!〉

〈That means it’s a super rare skill!〉

〈Well, that skill is not listed even in the Danpedia after all.〉

〈You know, it’s best if you don’t rely on Danpedia too much.〉

Although I didn’t have this skill yet, but I couldn’t imagine a situation where I would need this kind of skill. After all, I didn’t have any intention to explore the abyss level anymore. I guess I should just give it to Koto too.

〈He’s probably going to give it to Koto-chan again.〉

〈Yeah.〉

〈Definitely. LOL〉

〈Nishida is the ultimate doting uncle.〉

Somehow the viewers were able to read my mind…?

“Alright. Next treasure chest. Oh. This must be a magic stone.”

There was a big, black, gleaming stone inside the next treasure chest.

“And this black color… I guess this magic stone has an exceptionally high concentration of magic.”

Magic stones that were mined from the dungeons, as the name suggested, were rocks that contained magic power. Magic stones had become a new energy source that supported the current modern society. Nearly half of the power in Japan was generated by the magic stones, making magic stones a very precious commodity.

〈Countries all over the world are trying to promote magic stone mining like crazy.〉

〈Well, yeah. Even a small magic stone can produce a considerable amount of electricity, right?〉

〈It’s like thousands of times more powerful than coal.〉

〈And it’s environmentally friendly.〉

〈Thanks to that, the electricity bill shave gotten way cheaper compared to before.〉

〈We really owe a lot to the dungeons.〉

Normal magic stones had a purple hue to it. The higher the concentration, the deeper the purple, to the point the stone could take on a black hue.

〈I heard black magic stones are hundreds of even thousands of times more powerful than average purple ones.〉

〈Black magic stone can keep emitting magic almost indefinitely, so they’re often used in making magic tools.〉

〈How much would it sell for… Gulp.〉

〈I have no idea what the market price for a black magic stone.〉

〈Hundreds of thousands yen?〉