CH 30

Episode 030: Impossible Phenomena and a Guess (Third Person Perspective)

"I .. what did I do?"

"No, an Oji-san who wouldn't even give out his name, a Section Chief who grabbed the shoulders of a minor child and hounded him."

For some reason, the young man escaped, so Shindou looked back and asked with an indescribable expression, and his subordinate Yashiro put his hand on Shindou's shoulder and made an amazed face.

It's true that I was in a hurry, but it's suspicious to talk to him unilaterally without giving my name. What's more, an oji-san shouldn't grab a high school student.

"I've done it ..."

"Well, it's the usual thing, Section Chief."

Yashiro taps Shindou's shoulder with a 'Pon Pon'.

"Or rather, it's not the time to do that!! We have to investigate the condition inside immediately!!"

A subordinate woman, that openly rebukes the two of them, Yanagi Aki.

"Oops, that's right!! Let's go inside immediately!!"

""Yes!!""

At the signal of Shindou, who regained his senses, they invaded the dungeon.

"It's dim and much stronger than before, isn't it?"

"That's right. The magical power drifting in the air is imcomparable."

As soon as the people in the emergency response room went inside, they were sensitive to the changes in the dungeon.

Obviously, the atmosphere inside has changed from before, and the magical power concentration has jumped up.

"This is ... B-rank ... No, is it possible that it's A-rank?"

"Yes, this is pretty dangerous, isn't it? There has never been an E-rank dungeon upgraded to a B-rank dungeon by Dungeon Rebirth. It's an unusual situation."

Until now, even if the E-rank dungeon were to Dungeon Rebirth, it will rise to D-rank at most. There were some dungeons that went up to C-rank very rarely, but only a few cases actually went up.

This is estimated to be B-rank or higher this time. This was an obvious anomaly.

"This could be dangerous if we don't keep our guards up? Everyone!! Keep your guard up!!"

""Yes!!""

Shindou sensed the future danger and called attention to his subordinates.

The Shindou Tatsu Emergency Response Team is an elite group consisting of B-ranks and above. In particular, Shindou has an A-rank explorer qualification. It was such a party, but they still felt that the atmosphere of the dungeon would be dangerous in the future.

"Yashiro, Sanada come forward and scout. Yamazaki and Tanaka at the back. Andou and Shishido to the front, Banba and I are the vanguard. Let's go!"(TN:I'm not sure, but I THINK the author did an oopsie here and Yamazaki should be the Yanagi Aki that was mentioned earlier, but it's two different things: 柳亜紀 and 山崎 )

""Yes.""

When the leader, Shindou, gave instructions on everyone's roles, they began to move deeper into the dungeon.

"(Section Chief, enemy. That is ... Black Kobolin.)"(TN:Whispers I guess)

"(What!?)"

Scout Sanada returns to Shindou and makes a quiet report.

Black Cobolin is a B-rank monster. It's not clear how many monsters will come out if you to to the back, as it's only a few minutes walk from the dungeon entrance.

"(What is the number? And what are the other signs of enemies?)"

"(The number is one. And there are no other signs of enemies.)"

"(Understood.)"

B-rank monster. For the general public, it is a threat itself, but for the members of the emergency response room composed of the same rank members, it is a threat level that can be defeated without danger if cooperation is made.

The figure of the young man who escaped safely came to mind in Shindou's mind.

The F-rank explorer boy who came out safely in a dungeon like this without encountering them.

After breathing out a sigh of relief for the boy's luck, Shindou sends a signal to defeat the Black Kobolin with a hand sign to everyone except Scout Sanada.

Go!!

Shindou and the others, who came close to the Black Kobolin, jumped at the Black Koblin with Yashiro's hand sign. Being outnumbered. The Black Kobolin, who is losing 7 to 1 in numbers, is easily defeated.

"Hmm. It's a strong enemy from the beginning."

"Yes, I don't know what monsters are waiting for us."

Check the safety situation around them and then discuss at normal volume.

"Well, we won't know if we don't go anyway. Let's move on quickly."

""Yes!!""

After that, despite the uneasy feeling that they couldn't erase, they only sporadically encountered B-rank monsters led by Black Kobolins, and they didn't encounter any more threats up to the third floor.

"This is the end of today's search!!"

"Yes."

The day ended with a search up to the third level.

If it is an E-rank dungeon, it is about 10 floors, but if it is B-rank or higher, it is highly possible that it is 30 floors or higher. Since more camps will be required, the investigation will be conducted after properly equipping the equipment.

"This dungeon will be closed for a while ..."

It turns out that there is no immediate danger, but the threat ahead is still unknown. It will be closed and investigated until the threat level can be measured accurately.

The investigation will be done by reliable high-ranked explorers.

I hope nothing happens ...

Shindou looked up at the eerily unchanged brick ceiling.

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In a report that Shindou received at a later date, it was written as follows.

The Shushima Dungeon is a little small, but it is judged to be a high-ranking A-rank dungeon. From the 10th floor, a large number of B-rank monsters begin to appear, and from the 20th floor, A-rank monsters begin to mix in, albeit alone. There are B ranks from the 30th floor, but there are multiple A-rank monsters wandering around. However, there was no shadow or shape in the dungeon boss room on the 40th floor, which is the final floor, and the return magic circle had already been installed.

と。(TN:Again with the 'To', I guess it means 'And' or 'Continuing' IDK.)

In other words, someone had already defeated the dungeon boss.

If you defeat the dungeon boss, there will be a period until it is respawned. The period tended to be longer for higher rank dungeons.

The person who remained inside during the Dungeon Rebirth.

Shindou remembers a young man who gave off a suspicious feeling and escaped on the day of the emergency dispatch.

"No ... no way ..."

Shindou shook his head to deny the possibility, and took out a cigarette from his chest pocket, lit it, and smoked it.

"Section Chief!! No smoking here!!"

"M, my bad!!"

He was Shindou, a man who was sloppy to the bitter end.