Lonely Attack on the Different World (WN)

Day 81 – Morning, White Weirdo Inn.

The moment the hair irons went on sale in the morning, a tidal wave of girls rushed in, instantly buying them out before retreating to their rooms. And when they finally returned… Well, loose curls are one thing, but even Drill-san is here! To think that my classmates would convert to drill hair! Even nobles ladies didn’t have any!

But since it’s the Bitches and company… They are going to put helmets over that, right? Yeah, it’s totally pointless since it will be covered anyway, and even if it was visible, the other party are monsters, and by the time they remove helmets the hairdo will be undone?

The member that didn’t have their own unique weapons were provided with a masterpiece of my making『Sword of Severance – PoW SpE DeX 40% Up, Sword Technique Bonus (Great), Physical Defense Nullification, Severing, +ATT』at rip-off price, so on average, the sword-wielding classmates should be better equipped than others. Next are spears and shields, after that, hammers, I guess? No morning stars though, I’m not making that, no sickle and chain either!

「「「「Let’s dig in.」」」」

For breakfast we are having a tonkatsu sandwich. Lately even the girls have gotten pretty carnivorous. Deep-fried food is pretty high on calories, you know? Well, they are going to burn them by exercising with monsters. Imagine getting killed because someone had too much for breakfast?

The mugs contain consommé soup, basically chicken broth. Those mugs were just made by me yesterday, but everyone is too focused on sandwiches to notice. The plates are also new, but no one is even looking at them. Let’s stop serving food on large plates after all, they already started using skills! Like, Vice Pres A-san activated 『Magic Hands』and grabbing 6 sandwiches is munching on all of them at the same time, and there is a tanuki hanging on one of them! What a fierce battle?!

「「「「Thanks for the threat.」」」」

Since everyone is busy washing dishes I leave the inn first. It would be faster if I washed them, but for some reason they are really motivated about it? Well, it’s also good for the orphans’ education. The Poster Girl and the Stalker GIrl, who are shrewdly joining on the meals, were busy doing the dishes as well. And the boys ran away! Even if they remained, they’d only get in the way though?

And since we are continuing with the same dungeon, we went back through the gate, starting from 80F. From here on the enemies are nothing short of real monsters, with stats well over 800. And yet, with the Dungeon Emperors here being freakishly stronger, they are getting obliterated helplessly… Starting the day with a cool pose… but no chance to actually do a thing?

「Well, let’s go down? There is nothing left here?」

Yeah, 『Thunder Iguanas』of 81st floor were converted into Dancing Girl-san’s experience. Wielding two khopeshes and eighth chains she went and farmed all of them without getting as much as a shock. As expected, 『Divine Chains of Prometheus』are way too much. Monsters of Lv80 and over are getting torn to shreds in one hit. Hmm, and I was bound by that? Is she washing those properly?!

Received three 『Thunder Iguanas』 to test the updated gear. There was no discomfort about equipment after some light combat using Magic Wrap, almost no signs of self-destruction. The circular dance movements placed no strain at all. While the off-beat change-ups are still a bit shaky, the form is gradually coming together. The question is can I take it to『Kyojitsu』or not. I’m sure there will be some self-inflicted damaged, but as long as it doesn’t incapacitate me it’s all good. What do I do if I get hooked on pain? Ah, a new door!

I admire the two armored figures ahead, their captivating body lines on full display, while heading to the lower floors. Slime-san is also bouncing along energetically, full of enthusiasm. I thought about taking the Demon Scythes with me, but it seems they prefer woods more, so I sent them to continue working on Evil Forest. I also prefer woods, but I’d like to destroy this dungeon as soon as possible. It’s probably almost at 100 floors?

The red glow shifts to orange, then deepens into a bluish hue, at its core, molten iron ore. Countless incandescent bullets hover in the air, spinning at high speed as they are fired one after another, raining down across the entire floor, piercing and annihilating everything in their path. The good old Fire Bullet have been redesigned through the power of 『Wisdom』, reached new heights of destructive power with the improvement in magic mastery and ability. The spell that could’ve been used only for stalling or massacring hordes of weak mobs, is now burning holes through level 80+ monsters. Although it is still in experimental phase, so mana consumption is nothing to laugh at.

Gathering up the magic stones from the annihilated swarm of 『Armored Beetle Lv 82』 on the 82nd floor with everyone. These giant golden beetles, despite their appearance, didn’t drop any money, so they weren’t exactly wealthy, despite their appearance. At nearly a meter in size, they were unsettling to look at, and more than anything, the bug juices were a concern… so we decided to roast them.

MP consumption is pretty harsh… Even so, being able to burn through an armored level 82 monster is a great success. Moreover, by using an iron ore core to enhance penetration and destructive power, the combination of dum-dum ammunition that crush and incinerate from within and adhesive explosive rounds creates a truly brutal effect. Even a single shot, if fired instantly, becomes a powerful weapon. Yup, let’s stockpile on the bullets.

Even the Geeks who tried to imitate the technique are yet to produce any results from the bullet practice. It seems that controlling the formation of mana cores and high-speed rotation isn’t possible, so they remain as simple spherical fireballs. Since their stats are higher than mine they had considerable power, but MP consumption was too much plus no rapid fire ability… Perhaps it’s because of Job limitation, but since it’s the Geeks it’s hard to say for sure. Yeah, in their case I wouldn’t be surprised if they made fireworks after failing at fire bullets. Sounds fun though!

「Maybe because my control skills and InT have increased, I could actually manage as a magic caster? But then again, I’m technically Jobless. Since I don’t have a specific class, I don’t get any job-based bonuses, but at the same time, I don’t suffer from any class penalties either, so does that just mean I end up being an all-rounder? Well, I’ve already turned into a side-job specialist anyway. Yeah, I made a good profit this morning.」

With the war, or rather, insurrection, being put to rest, the Frontier was flooded with merchants that came to purchase goods. And naturally, no merchant would travel without cargo, so the town is bustling with new sorts of merchandise. In other words, I’ve made tons of money but they are all gone! They say money goes around and around, but in my case, it’s spinning so fast I don’t even have time to grab it, it’s already gone the moment I see it? Was it spinning at such a speed that it got flung away by centrifugal force?

And also, adventurers, naturally, there are quite a few of them at the guild, but I can spot more of them even roaming the town. Looks like in addition to novices from the frontier, there are also new faces from the outside. Now the edges of Evil Forest and shallow dungeons shouldn’t be a concern. Frontier troops are also diving into dungeons, and seem to be doing quite well, but… a 50th floor is too much for them.

The Pres and others are stronger than top class adventurers by now, that’s already legends and heroes level. And even they go only up to the middle floors in light parties. From a 50th floor they have to form a light raid of at least two parties to keep a safe margin, and for deep floors a full raid with 6 groups is required. Even so, they can fight on the lowest floors now. They are strong enough to beat the floors impossible for adventurers, there is nothing to rush them, but they desperately continue fighting… Must be because of money! They are buying too much stuff!

「When this dungeon is over, I’m going to do some weeding at my home in the Forest Cave!」Even when I try setting up a flag like that, no monsters show up? Now, since Dancing Girl-san’s level grinding and my own training left these two without a turn, they’ve completely gone berserk! Was the grass weeding too weak for a flag? Next, I’ll try gardening. Or maybe bath maintenance sounds more tempting! Fine then, I’ll tinker, tamper, and toy with it all I want! I’m so determined to set this flag that I’d even take off before the flag signal!

With this and that we are back to the 88th floor. This is where the 『Entwined Branch』 popped up, turning 『Wooden Stick?』-san into the World Tree-san. Moreover, a little bluff on, 『Mistletoe』-san also caused a huge uproar. I tried to take a peek, just in case, but of course there is nothing. Naturally, no sexy female adventurers in the middle of changing either. At this point I’m fine even with sexy female monster girl, but there is no one to be seen. Looks like the flag didn’t trigger.

「From here on, it’s the lower floors, so we need to stay sharp, wait, huh? We already did that before? Seriously? But for Dancing Girl-san, this was her first briefing, her first time, her first experience, and what an experience it’s gonna be, doing this and that with… No, never mind. Or rather, Dancing Girl-san, you had a chain and sickle all this time? Ah, well, the present from the girls, huh. I don’t think ordinary high school girls would present things like a chain and sickle or morning stars just because they are getting along with each other? Is that really okay? Oh, they even put a ribbon on it? A pink ribbon on a chain and sickle, that’s very feminine of them, I guess. But, uh, how does that look, visually? Cute, huh? Well, as long as it’s cute.But still, how about dropping the idea of stabbing me with this precious present? I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned this before, but I don’t think the scythe part is supposed to fly at people, right? Why is everyone so skilled at long-range slashing attacks? Yup, I’m very sorry. Aye, I’ll keep quiet.」

The passage illuminated by dim lightning, me exposed to flat gaze, this is precisely what dungeon exploration is all about. I accept objections, won’t tolerate arguments, as flat gaze is the light of hope shining upon this world!

Splitting up on the 89th floor we annihilated『Killer Hounds Lv 89』after chasing them around the floor for a while, but most of my prey got snatched away, so the training didn’t accomplish much. Having no time to even splash them with vinegar they got butchered while crying in an absolute terror, but come one, you are KILLER hounds, don’t give me those eyes! You are making this unnecessarily difficult!

Interweaving 『Teleportation』 with dance-like footwork, I vary the tempo and emphasize shifts in movement, smooth and sharp, subtle and bold.. By continuously linking spins with dance steps, I maintain the momentum, elegantly chaining together an array of various techniques. It works even on opponents with higher SpE than mine. If only I managed to excavate Affection Rating of mine as well, I’d have no problems left, but it’s still nowhere to be found.

But I can feel a certain placebo effect of getting just a tiny bit stronger. But what’s far more more important is that I’m barely taking self-inflicted damage. At this rate I’d be able to keep『Kyojitsu』as a last resort. Moreover with the Sword Dance’s precision I should be able to execute『Kyojitsu』with far less strain than now. As expected, control of『Teleport』 and 『Gravity』 is starting to reduce the strain on my body. In the first place, 『Holding』 magic itself should be a hidden Cheat of control-type abilities, so the fact that I can no longer properly manage the Mana Wrap applied through 『Holding』 likely means I’ve already reached my limit.

「Maybe I should disarm to last longer…? It feels like taking off the Divine Sword would make things easier, but not having it is unsettling in its own way. Then again, I already have the Seven-Branched Sword and Mistilteinn, so isn’t the 『Heavenly Sword of Gathering Clouds』 kind of overkill? Or is that just my imagination? But I can’t shake the feeling that its effect of eradicating evil is actually working…」

(Jiggle-Jiggle)

Using 『Wisdom』I’m breaking down everything that’s been woven together, to then study analyze and control. That’s why it’s going to take time, going through all of the data, compiling it, experimenting, practicing, and refining it all in real combat. I have a hunch that once the pieces click, everything should come together like a puzzle. But right now, I can’t even tell if I have too many pieces or if some are missing, which is pretty tantalizing.

Oh, and then night is very tantalizing as well, so tantalizing, that I wouldn’t mind the Sun just vanishing, leaving us with a forever night. I mean, there are two of them anyway? The frustration of being trapped in such tantalizing torment only adds to the allure of their glistening, damp skin—oh? It seems someone’s coming? And I know who that is. This silent iron ball must be Armored Pres-san… WHOOOAgh!!

(Bounce-Bounce)

I simply replayed the scene with four marvelous jiggle-jiggles from tomorrow with Rajingan, but for some reason I’ve got scolded. Well, some might even say that I’ve got the hell beaten out of me. Judging by the feeling of it, looks like 『Regeneration』went up another level, let’s work hard tonight!

And the boss of 90th floor『Greater Guardian Lv 90』 didn’t respawn either after all. A totally empty floor.

Last time I collapsed here with a surprise activation of Mistilteinn. Judging by the hole it made in the dungeon not being repaired yet, it’s a pretty dangerous item after all. After that Armored Pres-san and Slime-san went up to the 94th floor to have fun, exterminating everything on the way, so I have no idea what’s there.The real issue is that from the 95th floor onward, the monsters aren’t just respawn-type, they don’t come back after being killed. I don’t think this lineup would be in any danger, but it’s best if we don’t get separated. Dancing Girl-san is not in top shape yet, and I also have no idea how well I will do unless I try, as usual. In my experience, most things can be figured out after killing them, which by that point makes them dead, so it sort of begs the question if there is even a point to figuring that out, but in any case, killing usually solves things.