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 34: Subjugation of the Green Dragon Variant ②

Episode 34: Subjugation of the Green Dragon Variant ②

(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 aimed the palm of my hand at the Green Dragon Variant.

“Just in case, Otama-chan, please drink a mana potion.”

“B-but, it’s the last one, right? What about you, Kou-chan…?”

“—I’ll be fine.”

I dug the claws of my left hand into my right arm.

Then, along with a slight pain, I felt my magical power (MP) recovering.

—This is the combo of the poison attack ring and the [Poison Absorption] skill.

By attacking myself with poison, I can *absorb* the magic power of the poison emitted by the ring as my own MP.

I just realized this unexpected use of the ring.

…A semi-permanent supply of magic power from the ring.

If I pour all of it into the [Support] skill and into the swarm of grasshoppers from [Swarm Attack]—

“GYAAAAAAOOOOOOOO!!”

“—!”

Perhaps wary of the earlier stag beetle attack, the Green Dragon charged at me.

It had the force of a giant truck barreling forward.

…But I can’t back down.

Behind me is Otama-chan, out of stamina.

She probably won’t be able to move right away.

I have no choice but to face it head-on!

I gathered magic power in my right hand and prepared to attack.

“UWOOOOOOOOHHHH!!”

The Dragon might be a little faster.

Will I make it in time—?

“GRAGAAHHH…!!”

“Huh…!?”

At that moment, the Dragon’s neck was forced downward.

No, that’s not it.

Rather than being pushed down, it was as if something had caught it like a rope—

“Kou-chan, now!”

Looking to the side, Otama-chan was right next to me.

“…Thanks for letting me borrow the [Thread].”

Multiple threads were released from Otama-chan’s hands. They wrapped around various parts of the Dragon.

The Dragon’s face and legs were bound by the thread. And its neck seemed to have been bent as a result.

“But sorry, I think it’ll only hold for a moment.”

“No—That’s enough.”

Otama-chan fought alongside me.

I looked out for Otama-chan, and she looked out for me.

That connection made me happy.

Thank you.

“—Otama-chan, you’re my best partner.”

“Ah…”

I opened a gate to another dimension and summoned a swarm of grasshoppers.

“GYAAAAAAAOOO!!”

The Dragon stretched its body and tore the entangling threads.

But… it’s already too late.

“[Swarm Attack: Full Power Boost]!!”

I poured all my magic into the countless grasshoppers I released.

The 100 or so MP I had instantly dropped to 0. But I converted poison into mana and added more magic again.

“UOOOOHHH! Gooo!!”

“GAAHH!?”

The Green Dragon hurriedly closed its mouth. But, it didn’t matter anymore.

Even unboosted, the grasshoppers could easily gnaw through tree bark or the upper-class Goblin.

This time, I kept pouring all my level-31 mana into them with [Support] skill.

With this powered-up buff—

*Chomp chomp chomp chomp…!!*

“GRAGAAAAAHHHH!!”

The Dragon’s scales began falling off from its belly and neck.

*Clang! Clang! Clang!*

The Dragon’s defense quickly fell apart.

The grasshoppers were biting off the scales with their attacks.

『Natsume-san, that’s amazing…!』

“GYAAOOOOOOOOOOHHHH!!”

The Dragon screamed in pain.

The grasshoppers crawled into its body through the gaps in the scales. They were devouring it from both inside and out.

『Natsume-kun is brutal…』

“GYAAAAOOHH!!”

*FWOOSH…!*

A faint flame came from the Dragon’s mouth.

But it was meaningless.

The grasshoppers didn’t enter through the mouth. And besides, it had already used up its breath earlier. So it wouldn’t reach us anyway.

“Guh, ah…”

After releasing the last of its flames, the Dragon slowly tilted and collapsed.

“—Sorry, but it’s time for us to go home.”

*THUDDD!!*

The dragon fell, and a cloud of dust rose.

From the tip of its tail, it turned into purple smoke and vanished into the air.

“Oh…!”

I canceled [Swarm Attack] and checked the surroundings.

The target was completely silent—

Beyond the Dragon’s corpse, a door made of iron appeared. It was rising from the ground.

Most likely, that’s the gate for returning.

…No doubt about it.

This is—

“—Our victory.”

“Kou-chaaaaan!!”

“Whoa!!”

Then, Otama-chan jumped and hugged me.

“We did it! We really did it!!”

“H-hey…”

“Thank you, thank you for coming to help me! I love you, Kou-chan!! Ugh… *sniff*…”

I felt embarrassed thinking we were on stream. But Otama-chan seemed to be crying.

I said nothing and gently patted her head.

After a while—

『—Natsume-san, Omoigawa-san, may I have a moment?』

Yamada-san called out to us.

“Ah, sorry…”

I stepped away from Otama-chan and looked back at the stream screen.

Then—

《A-Rank Monster Defeated!》

《Congrats!》

《8888888888 (clapping emote)》

《Amazing!!》

《Too amazing!!》

《I watched the whole thing!》

《Take a good rest!》

《【¥1,000】 Great job, Kou-chan!!》

《Join our party!》

《Nice job, Tama-chan!》

《You’ll be on the news for sure!》

《【¥3,000】 Invite me to the wedding》

《Strongest rookie》

《That was savage!》

《Even I’ve never beaten the Green Dragon Variant (7 years in)》

《Hermit’s prediction was nearly spot-on》

《Glad you both are safe!》

《Exploration’s not over until you’re home!》

《[Official: Dungeon Management Bureau] Congrats to both of you! You were amazing》

《Hey, give the people a hot kiss www》

《Thanks for the great show》

Comments were pouring in like a storm.

“Amazing…”

『Everyone’s been cheering for you two. The Association’s streams usually have about 500 viewers. But today, it’s around 60,000.』

“That many…”

《Yay! Kou-chan, can you see this?》

《You’re famous now, Kou-chan》

《Show us your status》

《It’s awesome that you beat the Dragon》

《Kou-chan was strong!》

『Now then, no one knows when that floor might change. Gather the drop items quickly and head back. We’ll also return to the entrance.』

“Understood.”

Looking where the Dragon fell, all sorts of items were scattered.

Lots of scales, horns, a magic stone the size of a soccer ball, a sword in a sheath, a red gem, a golden bracelet…

“There’s a lot of stuff dropped…”

Is this what it’s always like when you beat a boss?

“Whoa, what is all this!? Isn’t it too much?”

Otama-chan was surprised too.

I checked the stream screen just in case.

《So many drops lol》

《Why!?》

《Jealous》

《Too lucky》

《The Dragon: “It’s a wedding gift”》

《One scale is like 300k yen》

《Is that bracelet the XP boost one??》

《I’m curious about that sword》

…It must be thanks to my [Enhanced Item Drop].

No need to stir up more fuss. I’ll stay quiet about it.

I opened the bag I’d used to carry caterpillar food and stuffed it full with Dragon scales.

“Kou-chan, use this sword.”

Otama-chan handed me one of the dropped items.

“Is that okay?”

“Yeah. Didn’t your sword break? This one’s perfect.”

“It looks expensive though…”

“Don’t worry about it. You’re the one who defeated the Green Dragon. Besides…”

“Besides?”

“We’re a party, right? When a party member uses something, it’s like using it yourself. So don’t hesitate.”

“…Thanks.”

I sheathed the sword dropped by the Dragon at my waist.

Then I drew the blade once.

A sword with a greenish blade and sheath… the Dragon sword.

《Cool!》

《Dragon Slayer?》

《Yeah, Dragon Slayer》

《Looks strong》

《I want it》

《Lucky guy》

I felt kind of happy, like I had finally become a real adventurer.

“Then you take the bracelet, Otama-chan. I don’t know what kind of tool it is, but I’m sure it has some kind of effect.”

“Thanks. I think it’s probably an experience boost bracelet. I’ll use it with care.”

And so, we gathered all the dropped items and approached the newly appeared return gate.

When I opened the iron door, I saw the staircase to the Ōta Dungeon entrance through the purple shimmer.

I looked back at Otama-chan and held out my hand.

“Alright, let’s go home.”

“—Yeah.”

Otama-chan and I held hands and stepped into the return gate.