An Old Man Restaurant Owner Is Unparalleled by Relying on His Old Tricks. It Turns Out, He’s the Legendary Dungeon Conqueror. - 67

Chapter 67: She Totally Understood Japanese

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We were in the Yoyogi Dungeon, which was located in Shibuya. To be precise, I was on the 13th floor, hunting for a mutated orc known as the Invisible Orc, when I heard a woman’s scream. 

“It seems she’s being chased by a bear monster.”

〈Does she look like a foreigner?〉

〈I mean, with her beautiful platinum blonde hair…〉

〈What is she doing in a dungeon in Japan?〉

〈No, she could be Japanese. You can’t judge people by appearances alone these days.〉

I dashed to get in between the bear and the woman. Flashing my knife, I sliced through the bear’s body.

〈Why did you have to kill the bear?! So cruel!〉

〈Couldn’t you just capture it alive and return it to the forest?〉

〈The bear wouldn’t come down into human settlements if we take care of their natural habitat.〉

〈Suddenly, bear protection groups are popping up. LOLOLOL〉

〈We’re in a dungeon, you know? LOL〉

〈You guys know that bear is a monster, right? LOL〉

“You’re safe now… I wonder if she can understand Japanese?”

“U-Um… Are you the one who saved me?”

〈She totally understood Japanese. LOL〉

〈And she’s incredibly beautiful!〉

〈Her legs are super long. It’s the kind of a god-like figure that you don’t usually see in Japanese people.〉

〈But still… Don’t you guys think beautiful woman are gravitating toward Nishida somehow?〉

Although  her intonation was a bit off, but it seemed she could speak Japanese. just fine.

“Yeah. I just happened to see you getting attacked by a monster …Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Yes, I’m fine. Thank you for saving me. I’m Erina. As you can see, I’m an explorer who specializes in magic, but I got caught in a teleport trap and got separated from my partner…”

“I see. Oh, I’m Nishida. As you can see, I’m in the middle of a livestream. I’m doing a dungeon livestream.

She mentioned that she had been separated from her partner on the 11th floor. Unless someone used a trick like me, the teleport trap would only randomly send you somewhere on the same layer. But still, the trap would only send you to a nearby floor. You wouldn’t get teleported too deep if you happened to step on the trap by accident. If her partner also got caught up in the teleportation trap, her partner should be on the same floor too. If not, she would only need to climb up to the 11th floor manually. 

“B-But still, as someone who specializes in rear guard, I’m scared to go alone to find my partner… Please, could you help me search for my partner?”

“Of course, I don’t mind. I’ve already acquired enough of the ingredients I was aiming for anyway.”

I had secured my targeted amount of Invisible Orcs. Actually, I was about to head back to the surface when I heard her scream. 

“I know it’s a bit too late to say it now since your face is already  appearing in my livestream, but should I turn off the livestream now?”

“No. It’s fine if you leave the livestream as it is.”

〈Thank you.〉

〈Just having a beautiful girl like her on the screen is a feast for the eyes.〉

〈I’m so jealous of Nishida. He got to explore the dungeon with a beautiful girl like her even if it’s only for a bit.〉

〈Don’t try to attack her, okay?

And so, we decided to return to the upper levels for the time being. Since the lower levels of this dungeon was designed in a cliff type that allowed us to get a full view of the floor, we should be able to find her partner pretty quickly. We walked along the path, following the cliffside when I asked her a question. 

“Umm… I’m sorry in advance if my question comes off as rude, but did you come from abroad?”

“No. Despite my appearance, I was actually born and raised in Japan.”

“I see.”

“Yes, but both of my parents are from France. They came to Japan about 20 years ago. They liked this country and decided to apply for citizenship. I was born afterward, so technically speaking, I’m a pure Japanese citizen. My name, Erina, is written with the characters 絵里奈 (エリナ).”

〈That being said, don’t you guys think her intonation is a bit off?〉

〈I mean, her parents aren’t natives. It’s only natural for her to adapt an accent.〉

〈I have a friend who’s like her, but my friend’s Japanese sounds more natural than her.〉

〈I guess it depends on the person?〉

〈Still, this beautiful Caucasian… I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before… Hmm, I can’t remember where though.〉

Eventually, we reached the stairs and went up to the 12th floor, but then… It happened. 

There was a loud bang all of a sudden and the drone that was flying ahead of us crashed to the ground. 

“Eh? What just happened?”

〈It suddenly got pitch black!〉

〈I can’t hear anything now.〉

〈Did the camera die?〉

〈That happens sometimes during dungeon streams. This is pretty normal.〉

〈Yeah. Drones can get broken by monsters and things like that.〉

〈There was an incident where the drone got eaten by monsters and we ended up receiving a precious footage of the inside of a monster. LOL〉

The comments section was still active, but it seemed that both the video and sound were down for good.

“Maybe the drone malfunctioned…?”

However, I could feel a faint trace of magic power on the drone. Moreover, it seemed the source was coming from behind me… Nah. Maybe it was just my imagination?

“Could I take a look at it? You see, I’m quite good with machines.”

“Is that so?”

Erina offered, so I handed the drone to her. She began to disassemble the drone a bit. As she observed the complex internal mechanisms of the drone, she then said. 

“I see… I might be able to fix it.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Of course, I can’t guarantee anything though…”

She fiddled with the internal mechanisms of the drone for a while before she finally nodded with a satisfied look on her face. 

“This should work.”

She turned the drone on again and the drone actually floated up just like before. 

“Wow, it started moving again!”

“Phew. It seems like the drone is working just fine now. I believe we just need to let the drone get linked with your XTube to get the video stream back live.”

I operated my smartphone and reconnected with the drone as she suggested.

“Oh, the video is back!”

My reflection appeared on the streaming screen. It seemed that the viewers could see me properly. The comments section was filled with congratulatory messages.

〈It’s back!〉

〈Yes!〉

〈I thought the livestream was going to end just like that.〉

〈Huh?〉

〈Wait, what happened to you, Erina-chan!?〉

〈What happened while I was gone!?〉

〈Hey, hey, hey!〉

〈No, but, isn’t that super bad?〉

“…Huh?”

The people seemed to be getting flustered for some reason. I quickly turned around and there stood Erina. Her clothes were torn to shreds, exposing her fair skin.

“Uuuu.. So-So cruel…”

“Huh…?”

“I… I was almost assaulted by this person!!”

〈Seriously?〉

〈Nishida is done for.〉

〈This is a crime!. A felony!〉

〈POLICE-SAN!!!!〉

〈Wee-woo! Wee-woo!〉

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T/N: Sasuga Elsa/Erina-chan. I didn’t think she would trap Nishida this quickly ꉂ(≧▽≦)