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 93: Not Helpful at All

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“Hey everyone, this is Ken from Ken-Channel. Today, I’ve come to Nara.”

〈And we’re back with the third episodes of the Heroic Spirit series!〉

〈This time, it’s Nara, huh?〉

〈Following Kyoto, it’s Nara. Another ancient capital, huh?〉

〈Nara should only have two dungeons, right?〉

〈If you can see the mountain in the background, then…〉

“Yes, as you’ve guessed, we’re at Mount Miwa Dungeon.Mount Miwa has been considered sacred in our country since ancient times, and the entrance to the dungeon is located at the summit of this mountain.”

Since they couldn’t build a rugged structure on top of the mountain, the administration office was set up at the shrine located at the base of the mountain. It wouldn’t be hard to sneak into the dungeon without going through the office if someone wanted to

But, well, that’s just how it is.

“By the way, filming is strictly prohibited in the mountain area, so I’ll be cutting the footage here.”

〈Huh, really?〉

〈As expected of a sacred site.〉

〈But filming inside the dungeon is okay?〉

First, I went to the reception desk.

“I’d like to enter Mount Miwa Dungeon.”

“Huh? Wait, are you Nishida-san!?”

The staff at the reception looked at me in shock.

〈Of course, it’s Nishida in the flesh.〉

〈People still recognize him even in this rural area..〉

〈Well, the staff work for the Dungeon Management Agency after all. Of course they know him.〉

〈Still, no one expected a top explorer to come all the way to Nara.〉

〈Right. Mount Miwa Dungeon is Class 4. It’s not the kind of dungeon that attracts explorers from far away.〉

Once I finished registration, the next step was to climb to the summit of Mount Miwa. With the camera still off, I said.

“It’s not a particularly tall mountain, with an elevation of 467 meters, but the ascent is said to take about 90 minutes one way.”

〈Nishida can cover that distance in an instant.〉

〈Five minutes, tops.〉

〈He could do it in three minutes.〉

〈No, even one minute would be enough.〉

“Alright, let’s climb the mountain.”

I kicked off the ground and leaped, instantly reaching a height where I could look down at the surrounding trees.

“I just jumped up to a higher point. I’ll keep running through the air and head straight for the summit.”

〈Wait, didn’t you say you will ‘climb’ the mountain…?〉

〈I see. Another new method to ‘climb’…〉

〈Ah, I see, that way he can take the shortest route and save time!〉

〈As expected of Nishida. Everyone, be sure to try this method at home!〉

〈Yeah, as if anyone could copy that. LMAOOOOO.〉

〈His livestream is not helpful at all.〉

And just like that, I landed at the summit. There were only a few rocks wrapped in sacred rope and a small shrine, but near them, a pitch-black hole gaped open.

“Alright, we’ve arrived at the summit.”

〈And the record time is… 20 seconds!〉

〈Didn’t even take a minute, lol.〉

〈Mount Miwa is a sacred mountain. There are places to offer prayers along the way to the summit. So, please purify your heart as you climb the mountain. The divine spirits are going to get startled if you climb the mountain like that.〉

〈Nishida, you got scolded.〉

〈From the gods’ perspective, it must’ve felt like someone suddenly entered through the window instead of the front door.〉

“…My deepest apologies.”

〈Nishida is actually reflecting on his mistake. LOLOLOLOL〉

〈What a good boy!〉

〈If you keep teasing him, you guys will get scolded too.〉

After offering a short prayer at the shrine, I stepped into the dungeon. I turned the camera back on.

“And with that, we’ve entered Mount Miwa Dungeon. It’s a Class 4 dungeon with only 20 floors, so let’s clear it quickly.”

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Mount Miwa Dungeon had medium-sized floors with the usual dungeon layout up until the middle layers, but once you reached the lower levels, it turned into a rocky zone filled with massive boulders and strange rock formations. Numerous Rock Lizardmen, which camouflage themselves as rocks, inhabited the area. The moment someone got within a certain distance, they would charge at high speed.

SLASH!!

〈Yep, instant kill.〉

〈Just another day for Nishida.〉

〈We don’t need something that isn’t edible.〉

〈Rock Lizardmen aren’t just mimicking rocks. Their scales are supposed to be as hard as stone too.〉

〈But to Nishida’s knife, they’re basically as hard as a firm tofu.〉

〈How does he even cook normally? Wouldn’t he cut straight through the cutting board and the countertop?〉

〈Good point. LOLOL〉

〈Well, it must be because Nishida can control his power perfectly.〉

“Oh, looks like the boss room is just ahead.”

〈And as always, a record-breaking speedrun.〉

〈Nishida’s probably the only one who can clear a dungeon in Nara and be back to Tokyo on the same day.〉

〈He still refuses to take more days off.〉

〈Take a break once in a while (regular reminder for Nishida).〉

Stepping into the boss room, I found a massive Rock Lizardman waiting for us.

“That’s a Mother Rock Lizard. Those round stones scattered around seem to be its eggs. Apparently, unless you take down the boss, Rock Lizardmen will keep spawning endlessly from the eggs.”

〈Look, the eggs are already starting to crack.〉

〈Endlessly? But the eggs are finite, right? It’s not like the eggs can multiply endlessly?〉

〈I heard that big rock lizard is going to keep laying more eggs, like non-stop.〉

〈The boss of this dungeon won’t attack you, but its defense is so high that it’s hard to deal damage on it.〉

Ignoring the hatching Rock Lizardmen, I approached the boss.

SLASH!!

“GAAAAARGH?!”

“Oooh. It’s really hard indeed.”

〈That scale just split wide open.〉

〈Mother Lizard in despair.〉

〈High defense doesn’t matter when you have higher attack power.〉

SLASH! !SLASH!! SLASH!!