Dungeon's Final Boss: Banished by My Boss, the Goddess, to Earth—So I'll Continue My Past Life - 5

Chapter 5: What Is Humanity?

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The scream I heard was quite faint. It wasn’t coming from deep within this hole either. Could it have come from one of the branching paths earlier?

“Mm…”

Now then, what should I do?

A normal, morally upright person would probably rush to help in this situation. However, I had the experience of being a dungeon monster for a hundred years. During that time, I had made countless enemies of humans, killed them myself, or let others do the killing.

To be fair, the humans I had killed weren’t from earth and if I hadn’t killed them, they would have killed me. They were clearly my enemies, but I didn’t hate them. We were just standing on opposing sides. After all that, suddenly being told to regain the sensibilities of an ordinary, decent Japanese person was impossible for me.

Even when I heard a scream, I didn’t immediately feel the urge to move. Yeah, I knew. I knew I was supposed to think whether I could help them or not, but up until recently, the sound of human screams had been nothing more than proof of victory. That discrepancy was hard to shake off.

Besides, I had come here in secret, so running into other people wouldn’t be ideal for me. It wouldn’t be ideal, but…

“…I’m human now, aren’t I?”

No, to be precise, I was probably still a dungeon monster. This human form was nothing more than a disguise. If I dispelled my transformation magic, I would return to my true form as an Ex- Magnifique Dragon. By the way, there was also a kanji representation for that name: Luminous Glorious Majestic Invincible Supreme Dragon. Coincidentally, the name bore resemblance to how Japanese armor was named.

But setting that aside…  At my core, I was still a dungeon monster… No, perhaps just a monster now, since I was no longer bound to the dungeon. Even so, I was trying to live as Jiro Hasegawa, a Japanese man, rather than Dorajirou, the name given to me by the goddess.

In that case, I should act with a Japanese mentality. That said, by that logic, I was already a criminal violating the Awakened Laws, but there was no need to go out of my way to behave with a criminal’s mindset either. This wasn’t the time where being a good person would put me at a disadvantage.

“…Guess I’ll go.”

Having made my decision, I moved.

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Yune, who wielded multiple weapons with seamless versatility, fought with both strength and style, and was known for the rather suggestive way she shouted during battle.

Yinling Jones, who devoted herself to tackling the dungeon’s treacherous terrain as if it were a sport climbing course and whose skin tight legging emphasized her attractive butt, making her a popular topic of discussion.

And lastly,Mimimi Amanogawa, whose livestream might have been far less flashy compared to the other two—merely chatting while mining a magic stone vein—but still captivated viewers with the mesmerizing up-and-down motion of her overwhelmingly voluptuous chest.

The three D-Tubers were doing a collaboration stream on the tenth floor of the Kichijoji Dungeon. Information about the dungeon up to the tenth floor was widely available, one could easily check it on Wikipe.

During their journey, Yune shined in combat, while Yinling discovered treasure chests hidden in places that wouldn’t be found by simply walking around.

The filming drones accompanying them had learned exactly what kind of footage was most popular with viewers and never missed a chance to capture those moments.

： Hmm, I’m definitely catching a cold tomorrow.

： There’s a naked pervert waiting on stand by here. LOLOLOL

： How rude! I’m wearing a necktie, you know!

： Don’t forget the socks.

： Hmph, of course the socks too.

： But still, finishing here is way too fast. You still have a long way to go. 

： What!?

： Don’t forget the third assassin!

： That’s right, you must not forget our Mimimi-chan!

： Finishing without experiencing that impactful experience… You’re still lacking as a fine gentleman!

： W-What!?

： Is this livestream filled with nothing but perverts?

： Humph. Did you forget we’re in the presence of three highly intelligent and wise D-Tubers?

： Precisely!

： Of course! What else do you expect?!

： Now!! We’ve finally arrived at the magic stone vein!

： It’s starting, it’s starting…

： Oh.

： Ohh.

： Ohhhhhhh!

： REC.

： It’s shaking, it’s really shaking.

： Can humanity—or rather, can such shaking even be possible in real life?!

： Intense, it’s so intense!!!

： That would’ve hurt, right…? I mean, just think about it.

： But Mimimi-chan can keep digging like that for a whole hour!

： PRECISELY.

： As expected of an Awakened.

： Ahh, I want to be sandwiched in between there…

： I want it to be all slippery.

： I want her to be my Mama.

The viewers weren’t listening to what Mimimi was talking about, but that didn’t bother her. She just kept talking about the anime she had recently watched like nothing weird was happening. She now understood that ignoring their reactions was the best option for both their sake and her own. In a way, Mimimi was grateful for them too. 

Since today was a collaboration livestream, she had been talking about Yune and Yinling’s achievements so far. Yune’s combat abilities and Yinling’s agility were exceptional. If this were an RPG, Yune would become a warrior and Yinling would hold the role of a scout.  Mimimi was an Awakened too, but she had almost no combat ability. Nor did she possess a production-type magic stone processing ability that would allow her to create weapons or armor to support them.

She was just better at mining magic stone veins than other Awakened. As long as she was mining, she never got tired. She didn’t dislike immersing herself in simple tasks like this. Yes. She didn’t dislike it, but…

“Ah-”

Today, she wasn’t supposed to get too absorbed in this mundane task.

“S-Sorry! Even though today’s livestream is supposed to be a collab livestream…”

Snapping back to reality, she stopped her beloved gold-plated pickaxe—only to find that Yune and Yinling were no longer there. Around her, heaps of magic stones had piled up as a result of her mining. Their drones were gone too. The only one left was a drone positioned at her waist level, capturing her from below. Beside it, a holographic monitor displayed the stream chat, where lines of text from the viewers flooded the screen.

： She finally noticed!

： Run, run, run!

： DANGERーーーー‼︎

“Huh?”

She looked up and glanced around, wondering what was going on—then she realized. A giant with a beast-like face was approaching her.

：Yune-chan’s voice when she runs is so lewd.

：REC.

：Yinling’s camera knows what it’s doing too.

：Nice angle.

：We received two materials today.

：No, no, more importantly, isn’t Mimimi-chan being left behind?

：They both called out to her, though, right?

：Yeah, but that’s a Spriggan Giant, you know?

：It’s the strongest monster in the Kichijoji Dungeon as of now.

：Yune-chan is strong, but soloing it is impossible.

：To be fair, it’s Mimimi-chan’s fault for losing herself in the zone and not noticing her surroundings in a dungeon.

：The two of them have fulfilled their obligations properly.

：Safety in a dungeon is your own responsibility. It’s even written in the Manyoshu.

：Pretty sure it’s in Kojiki, not Manyoshu.

：Kakinomoto no Hitomaro sang about it too.

：No, he didn’t, lol.

：So we won’t get to see that up-and-down motion anymore?

：What a shame.

：Hm?

：What’s that?

：Did someone just pass by?

：Probably just your imagination.

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