Level-up Maniac, Level up in Modern Dungeons - Episode 35

“Hey, hey, hey! Did you just encounter a Yakuza bro?!”

“He’s a real Yakuza!”

『Ah! Could it be that the reason Hinata-chan and Janky-niki suddenly froze up is because Yakuza-niki was there!!』

“So this is the legendary Yakuza spirit…!! I seriously can’t move…!!”

“Why is Yakuza-niki in the Shinjuku dungeon?! He hasn’t conquered any other dungeons yet?!”

“You’re still as cool as ever, Yakuza-niki…!!”

“Mito-san is here too!!”

“It seems like they’re not broadcasting on Yakuza Nikki’s channel today, so this is seriously valuable footage, isn’t it!?”

“Mito-san is as beautiful as ever, and these two look crazy in their maid outfits…!!”

　The comments exploded, and the Yakuza bro and the beautiful maid didn’t even look at the noisy drone…

“…………”

“Oh my, that’s unusual.”

　For some reason, they both turned their gaze towards me and came over to me.

　By the way, the “Mito-san” the viewer was referring to was the beautiful silver-haired woman standing next to the yakuza.

　Yakuzaniki is generally a solo explorer, but about six months ago, he started occasionally taking Mito, whom he met, with him to explore dungeons.

　The name “Mito-san” comes from the fact that Yakuzaniki called the beautiful maid “Mito” during the stream; her real name and other details are unknown.

　Mito-san stared at me with an amused look in her eyes. And――

“Level 18 with a mental value of 12? No skill to resist mental abnormalities. Even though it’s only a passive ability, to think that she was able to resist Obito-sama’s intimidation…”

“!?”

『Huh?! Janky-niki is level 18?!』

『It’s only been about 10 days since you became an explorer!? Surely you’re leveling up too quickly!?』

『Normally, the speed of leveling up slows down once you pass level 10, but it looks like you’re already on your way to the next stage…』

“I’m a veteran explorer with one year of experience. I’ve already been overtaken in level by Junkie-niki, lol (trembling voice).”

『↑Hey, I’m not laughing.』

『But, at level 18 and mentality level 12… well, I guess that’s normal if you don’t have any magic skills. No, being able to resist the intimidation of a Yakuza bro at level 18 is not normal at all lol.』

“You resisted the Yakuza’s intimidation?!” I thought, but now that I think of it, you were shouting it earlier. From the way Mito said it, it means that you temporarily succeeded in resisting it…”

　My personal information (status) has suddenly been exposed!?

　And I couldn’t resist the intimidation at all! I’m still so scared I can’t move!

　Or so I thought, but then I understood after reading the explanation in the comments. That also counts as resistance.

　Oh, by the way, “Obito” is the Yakuza-nii’s name, and to be more blunt, the reason we were so scared that we couldn’t move was because we were being affected by one of the multiple intimidation skills that the Yakuza-nii possessed, a skill that passively activated automatically inside the dungeon.

　Yakuza Nikki viewers refer to it colloquially as “Haki,” a reference, of course, to a certain pirate manga.

　Normally, the passive effect of the intimidation skill would have almost no effect, but Yakuza Niki is one of the top explorers in Japan. Due to the huge difference in level and ability, even a weak skill would work on most opponents.

“Oh, I thought that was strange… I guess it was the effect of the title. You, too, have been given a difficult label.”

“……?”

　Mito spoke next in a hushed voice so that the viewers could just barely hear.

　Hearing Mito-san’s words, I inwardly tilt my head.

　A title? I don’t think I have a title that has that effect. And what’s a label? Is it a foreign food?

　I wish you’d stop looking at my status without my permission.

　Yes, Mito-san has the skill 《Appraisal》. It is speculated that she probably has an advanced skill that is an evolution of 《Appraisal》.

　From Mito’s point of view, peering into the depths of a low-level explorer’s status was a piece of cake.

　–And then, as usual, I was frozen in fear and unable to speak,

“Mito, let’s go.”

　Today, Yakuza Niki spoke for the first time. He had a deep, emotionless voice like Tsuda-kun.

　A cool yakuza who doesn’t say anything unnecessary. Seriously, he’s cool.

“Yes, Obito-sama.”

　Mito-san nodded gently and started walking with the Yakuza.

　But.

　Released from their gazes, the fear I felt subsided just a little, so I mustered up the courage to speak.

　I don’t have any extravagant thoughts like wanting to be recognized by my idol. But this may be my last chance to meet Yakuza-niki.

　In that case, it may be a nuisance and of no importance to Yakuzaniki, but for some reason, I wanted to let you know that there are Yakuzaniki fans here, too.

“Um, um, Yakuza bro!”

　The Yakuza’s feet stop.

“I’ve always been a fan! I support you!”

　That was all I could say.

“…………”

　The Yakuza bro slowly turns around in my direction and walks up to me, his footsteps clanging.

　The gaze he looked down at me with was cruel, as if he was considering whether to bury his incompetent underling in the mountains or drown him in the sea.

　and–,

“…………”

“Waah… ah…!!”

　The right hand is quickly extended.

　I took it in both hands. It was a handshake.

　This is the feel of a real Yakuza’s hand…!! Body temperature…!!

　I was thrilled by the amazing fan service given to me by this taciturn yakuza brother.

　Meanwhile, the Yakuza shook hands with me lightly, then let go, and then–,

“See you later.”

　He says a word and then leaves without looking back.

　Mito-san, who was chuckling elegantly at the sight, turned towards us, bowed gracefully, and said,

“Sorry for the trouble. Both of you, please do your best to conquer the dungeon. Well then, that’s all for now.”

　He left behind what seemed to be words of encouragement and then left.

　●◯●

“Haa… that was scary…”

“That’s right…!!”

　After the Yakuza left, we were able to move around after a while.

　And the first thing Hinata said was that she was scared while letting out a sigh of relief. As a fan of Yakuza-niki, I couldn’t help but agree. The real Yakuza-niki was seriously scary…!!

“But I was a fan of Yakuza-san…”

“Yes, well. I consider myself a fairly veteran underling.”

　By the way, “Shadei” is a fan name that listeners of Yakuzaniki’s channel started calling themselves.

“A bit surprising, I guess.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. I thought Takeo-kun was only interested in leveling up.”

『Ahh, I understand that.』

“I guess Junkie Nikki was a human being after all.”

“I was relieved to see that he had a human side.”

“And the fact that he’s promoting Yakuza-niki makes me feel like Junkie-niki.”

『Well, he seems like a nice guy even on a normal basis, so I guess that’s human-like, but…』

　Hey, what do you mean?

“I indeed like leveling up more than eating three meals a day, but that’s not all I think about. I read manga, watch anime, and use YouTube, and I have a lot of favorite DanTubers.”

“I see. …Yeah, that’s right.”

　For some reason, Hinata smiled in relief.

　I feel like there’s been some rude misunderstanding…

　Well, anyway, this time we are finally going to return to the surface.

　Hinata turned to face the drone camera floating in the air and explained to viewers that the broadcast was coming to an end.

　From here onwards, all we have to do is use the teleportation circle to return to the first floor and then go back to the surface.

“Well, today’s stream will end here. Thank you, everyone, for watching today. Umm… I think I’ll probably stream again tomorrow, so I hope you’ll join us tomorrow.”

“www Come to think of it, I’m going into the dungeon again tomorrow lol”

“We’re happy to be able to watch it every day.”

“Hinata-chan, good job.”

“Junkie-niki, go easy on me tomorrow.”

“That’s impossible for a junkie bro.”

“Thank you,” “Thank you,” “Thank you for your hard work,” “Bye”

　After ending the broadcast there and then, we transferred from the fourth-floor teleportation circle to the first-floor teleportation circle and returned to the surface.