Ordinary Person × Modern Dungeon × Summer Vacation Life = Rise to Success!? 〜A Private Dungeon Was Made at the Remains of a Secret Base From Childhood〜 - Episode 29: Skills for Adapting to the Environment
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- Episode 29: Skills for Adapting to the Environment
Episode 29: Skills for Adapting to the Environment
(Note: Special for this chapter, dialogues from the livestream are written in this bracket:『…..』. And chats from the livestream are written in this bracket:《……》)
『I understand. Natsume-san, Omoigawa-san, good luck. Sorry, but please keep this line connected. I’ll also let you know if I notice anything.』
“Got it.”
Then, from behind Yamada-san, two people from the Gunma Prefecture Explorer Association also appeared.
『It’s Jōnuma. Natsume-kun, take care of the young lady.』
『I’m Tatara, from the exam time. Natsume-san… Please take care of Tamaki-san. Tamaki-san, please get along well with NK-san.』
“NK…?”
“Waa! Geez, you’re so noisy, Kaede-chan! Just wait till we get back!”
『Hehe… I’ll be waiting.』
《NK?》
《Natsume Kou-chan?》
《Why did she rephrase it?》
《Felt like there was a hidden meaning》
《Ah, the helmet!》
《The helmet Tama-chan wore before》
《It had “NK♡” written on it》
《So it wasn’t about her favorite idol》
《Mutual feelings superstition》
《Tama-chan, what’s going on!?》
《Did it come true?》
The comments were flowing at incredible speed.
“I’ve never done a livestream before, but… am I supposed to reply to the comments? I don’t really know, but they’re saying a lot.”
“Y-Yeah!! Don’t pay attention to the comments or it’ll be dangerous!! Just look when you have free time!! Actually, don’t look at all!! They never write anything good!!”
《That’s a terrible thing to say lol》
《So mean w》
《She hasn’t confessed yet, huh》
《Shy Tama-chan》
《【¥10000】I, Omoigawa Tama-chan, LOVE NK aka Kou-chan!!!》
《【¥1000】Hope you and NK-san end up together!!!》
“Idiot, idiot! Don’t add color with super chats!! I don’t want them so stop!”
Otama-chan moved her body to cover the screen.
“H-Hey.”
At that moment.
『Omoigawa-san! Don’t mess around, take this seriously! Also, don’t say rude things to the viewers! You should thank them for the super chat!!』
Yamada-san scolded sharply through the screen.
“B-But… Ugh… Th-Thank you for the super chat. Thank you for the comments too. Please, forgive me already…”
《Got scolded》
《Hang in there, Tama-chan!》
《Let’s stop, she looks pitiful》
《Everyone has their own pace》
“Haha…”
Looks like Otama-chan got back to her usual self.
This should be fine.
“Alright then…”
Now, what should I do?
Even though I came out feeling confident, I’m not invincible.
I only have a limited number of antidotes.
And summoning the stag beetle uses up MP every time. So I can’t use it endlessly.
Same with the stag beetle’s [Shadow Movement] and [Flame Attack].
“I have to save MP as much as I can, and also avoid getting poisoned…”
That’s quite a challenge.
I can’t let my guard down…
Just then—
“Whoa!”
A centipede crawled right under my feet.
It was dark purple and clearly looked poisonous.
“That scared me…”
“Ah, Kou-chan. You don’t have to worry about that. It’s not a monster.”
“Not a monster…?”
《He really is a beginner》
《Spiders and centipedes inside dungeons are safe》
《You can’t touch them and they can’t touch you, so it’s fine》
《They’re just background elements》
《I used to get scared too in the beginning》
《It’s like flavor text》
So if it’s not a monster, it’s like those other things…?
“I’ve never seen a centipede with that weird color, though. But well, there’s probably no need to be wary.”
“…I see.”
—I called out my Magical Creature Capture Net.
《A bug-catching net!?》
《Huh? What’s that skill?》
《Wasn’t it spatial transfer and fire magic?》
“Kou-chan?”
“Just wanna try something.”
I silently approached the centipede.
And then—
“Sei!”
I swung the net down.
*POOF!*
Encyclopedia No. 30/251
Name: Great Poison Centipede
Rarity: ★★
Capture Skill: Poison Absorption
Capture EXP: 400
Drop Item: Magic Stone (Medium)
Description: A centipede that only lives on poison-heavy dungeon floors. Not only nullifies poison but can absorb magical energy from it. Can be captured by someone with the [Child’s Heart] skill using a Magical Creature Capture Net.
“Got it!”
《Eh? What’s going on??》
《No idea what’s happening》
《He caught a centipede?》
《It even dropped a magic stone!!》
《A book came out too???》
《Huh?》
《A tamer?》
《Someone explain!》
《How would we know!》
“Eh…? That means…”
“Yeah. Looks like my skill works here too.”
Actually, this is probably the original form of the [Child’s Heart] skill.
Like this, I can catch the few magical creatures that live in the corners of regular dungeons and level up.
The monsters I meet are mostly spiders and centipedes.
The private dungeon full of butterflies and stag beetles that you’d just want to catch — that was way too much of a bonus stage.
“Ah, Kou-chan! Watch out!”
I looked up, and a Poison Lizard was crawling from the corridor.
Hmm, perfect.
“Leave it to me.”
“Eh…? Kou-chan!?”
I drew my dagger and rushed toward the Poison Lizard.
『N-Natsume-san! Daggers are dangerous! The Poison Lizard has a poison sac in its belly…!!』
The Poison Lizard wasn’t that fast.
It jumped to bite me. But I dodged and stabbed my dagger deep into its back.
『Natsume-san!』
*SSSSSSHHHHHHH!!*
Purple liquid sprayed out violently from the lizard’s back.
That’s probably the source of the poison mist.
“Kou-chan!!”
“Don’t come closer!”
I stopped Otama-chan from approaching.
“Eh!? But…!”
Covered in poison, I felt magical energy fill my whole body.
“I’m fine.”
“E-Eh…?”
I pulled the dagger out from the Poison Lizard and stood up.
Eventually, both the lizard and the poison mist faded like illusions. It left behind only a small magic stone.
“K-Kou-chan…? Are you really okay…?”
“Yeah.”
I picked up the magic stone and put it in my pouch.
I don’t feel sick.
Actually—
“—Poison doesn’t affect me. My body now absorbs it to recover instead.”
“E-Eeh!?”
『N-Natsume-san! What’s going on!? You didn’t have that skill when you applied for the Explorer Exam…!』
“I’ll explain the details later, but I just learned it now. The [Poison Absorption] skill.”
《Just now!?》
《That’s possible!?》
《Absorption?》
《It’s a higher level than nullification!》
《Skills can increase that easily?》
《That’s way too convenient lol》
《Maybe it’s because of the centipede??》
《Kou-chan: “Poison doesn’t affect me anymore, actually.”》
《The birth of poison monsters’ natural enemy》
『Something that convenient… actually exists, huh.』
“Well… yeah.”
You could say it’s convenient.
But it’s not like it’s totally without reason.
The dungeon might seem ridiculous. But I believe there’s some logic behind it.
For example, in the poison monster floors, there are magical creatures adapted to poison.
Just my guess, but maybe lava floors have creatures with fire resistance. And dark floors have creatures with night vision.
The creatures in the dungeon must have reasons to survive in those environments.
I’m sure of it now, after getting this skill.
I didn’t learn [Poison Absorption] by coincidence.
It was inevitable.
“This should be easy now. Otama-chan, watch the rear. I’ll take the front.”
“Y-Yeah!”
I put my hand on my dagger and walked down the corridor.
I used to have the lowest possible stats. But now I can protect my childhood friend.
…That fact made me happy.
《Kou-chan, do your best!》
《Protect her well》
《Kou-chan and Tama-chan, we’re watching. Come back safe and take care (´Д｀)》
《[Official: Dungeon Administration Bureau] This is Sasarabashi from the Bureau. Natsume-kun, Tama-chan. I’ve arranged a night helicopter from the Self-Defense Force on my end. Don’t push yourself if the challenge is too hard.》
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