I Was a Crazy, Berserker-Type Dungeon Streamer, but When I Helped a Beautiful Dungeon Streamer and Treated Her Politely, It Was Revealed That I Was Actually a Normal Person - 27

Chapter 27: Since When Did This World Turn Into an Isekai Fantasy World?

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‘…So you want me to clear the dungeon, huh…’

Dungeons were ranked by difficulty based on their floors. For example, the West Tokyo Dungeon, where I usually explored, was rated C-rank because the middle levels of the dungeon were littered with C-rank monsters. The lower levels consisted mostly of B-rank monsters and the deep levels were mostly A-rank monsters. In contrast, the Okutama Dungeon was much harder to conquer than the West Tokyo Dungeon. The middle level of Okutama Dungeon was filled with B-rank monsters, the lower levels were filled with A-rank monsters and the deep levels were littered with SS-rank monsters. Not to mention, an S-rank party was wiped out here, in the deep level. Clearing this dungeon and defeating the dungeon boss solo? That was equivalent to searching for a needle in a haystack.

‘As everyone can see, I’m weaker than you guys. I mean, I’m not trying to demean myself, but you guys clearly have a higher chance of success than me…’

“Yeah… You are stronger than our average pixie warrior, but you’re definitely weaker than my disciple, that’s for sure.”

‘That’s right, hence why…’

“You know, if I could, I would conquer this dungeon myself, but unfortunately… For some reason, we can’t leave this forest.”

The pixie warrior, whom the Pixie Grandpa had called ‘Garura’, interrupted me. 

Can’t leave the forest…?

I stroked my chin and pondered. There was a good chance they were lying. Maybe they were just making up a plausible excuse to send me on a suicide mission to scout the other levels for them?

“I can understand why you’re doubting us now, but we’re not lying. We pixies can’t leave this forest. Can you believe us on this?”

‘Well, I mean…’

Wait… Couldn’t I just blast through the forest at top speed using 〈Shock Blast〉 and get the hell out of this place, leaving these pixies behind? 

The moment that thought crossed my mind, Garura shot me a glare sharp enough to kill me. I quickly abandoned the idea.

‘Anyway, like I said earlier, I’m not strong enough to conquer this dungeon on my own. I’m not lying either.’

“Yes, we’re well aware of that. Which is why we will train you.”

‘…Seriously? For real?’

For a moment, I was unable to understand what they were talking about. 

“You will study magic under our tutelage for a week. By the end of the week, you should be strong enough to defeat the dungeon boss, somehow.”

‘W-Wait, I genuinely doubt I could get strong enough to solo this dungeon boss with just a week of training…’

While I couldn’t deny that their skill was impressive, from their perception-blocking and telepathy skill, but there was no way a single week of training could make me strong enough to take down a dungeon boss that was much higher than my explorer rank. 

These guys… They’re really planning to send me on a suicide mission for their own gains, huh…?

“Just what are you talking about? We’re not telling you to conquer this dungeon alone, you know?”

‘Now, now what do you mean by that? Didn’t you just say that you can’t leave this forest?’

“That’s right, but like I said, us, PIXIES, can’t leave this forest. Actually, there’s someone from another race among us. That individual will accompany you to clear this dungeon.”

To me, it sounded like they were assigning me a watchdog to ensure I wouldn’t run away.

‘If you guys have another race among you, then why don’t you send them to conquer the dungeon?’

“…Hm, that would be impossible. You see, there’s only one non-pixie individual among us here…”

‘Just one?!’

“And that individual uses a bow and magic. In other words, that individual is a backline fighter. No matter how strong that individual is, having a backliner to solo the dungeon would be a bit difficult, to say the least.”

True. No matter how powerful they were, it’d be a bit unrealistic to expect a backline fighter to clear a dungeon alone. 

‘Alright. I will accept your request.’

“Oh?! Really?! Turns out there are some humans who can be reasoned with after all!”

‘Hahaha….’

Well, in a situation where I’d literally die had I refused, there was no way I would do anything but nod my head in agreement…

‘But what’s in it for you guys if I clear this dungeon?’

“After years of research, we came to a conclusion. The reason why we can’t leave this forest must be due to some kind of power within it and of course, the source of that power lies deep within the dungeon…”

‘Alright. In short, you mean….?’

“Don’t you know? When you clear a dungeon, you would be able to control the dungeon core?”

There were many things you could gain from clearing a dungeon and one of them was the ability to control the dungeon core. By interacting with the dungeon control in the control room after defeating the dungeon boss, you could suppress or even shut down the dungeon’s activity. 

So basically… By cutting the supply of power to this level, the pixies would no longer be bound by the forest’s influence.

‘But why do you guys want to leave this forest so badly?’

“Is it that strange for a locked bird to wish to leave its cage and return to its homeland?”

Right. Their homeland. Though they had lost their memories after arriving in this forest, they still had the longing to return to the place they once called home. 

“Anyway, is that all you wish to ask? We only have a week. Time is of the essence, so let’s begin the training immediately.”

‘Ye-Yes!’

With a serious expression on his face, Grandpa Pixie flew off into the mist. Once I confirmed no one else was around, I ended the livestream in secret. For some reason, I had a hunch that revealing the existence of the pixies to the public wouldn’t be the right thing to do. After I ended the livestream, I hurried off to chase after Grandpa Pixie…

“Okay, here we are.”

The training ground was about the size of a tennis court. The mist was considerably thinner here, allowing me to see clearly all the way to the far end of the training ground. The old man glanced around before calling out loudly. 

“Oi! Senavia! Are you here?!”

He called out to someone. Could it be… He was calling the individual from another race he mentioned earlier?!

“Grandpa Zero, do you need something? Training session should be over for today—”

From the far end of the training ground, there emerged an unbelievably beautiful young woman with her golden hair tied up in a ponytail. Of course, this young woman wasn’t the size of a tiny pixie, but she was the size of an average human woman. However, her height wasn’t the most surprising part about her. 

“Her ears…”

Poking prominently through her golden hair were pointed ears. The ponytail made it hard to miss the pointed ears. 

Could it be…

“This is Senevia, an elf. She’s my best disciple.”

Since when did this world turn into an isekai fantasy world?

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