Chapter 39: Thread 4: The EX-Rank Phenomenon

211: Anonymous Explorer

The guy who made all other dungeon streamers obsolete.

212: Anonymous Explorer

No one else can match going into the lower floors, so it's understandable.

213: Anonymous Explorer

We only need this guy as a dungeon streamer now.

214: Anonymous Explorer

But there are people who watch dungeon streams just to see the girls, you know!?

215: Anonymous Explorer

In reality, he's left most dungeon streamers in the dust.

216: Anonymous Explorer

First, he collabs with the famous streamer Asagao in the lower floors.

Second, he streams solo from the deep floors.

No other streamer can keep up, LOL.

217: Anonymous Explorer

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The low-tier streamers are probably sulking on social media now.

218: Anonymous Explorer

When a famous person appears, they just sulk about it, anyway.

219: Anonymous Explorer

Really…

220: Anonymous Explorer

Why did they think they could beat an EX-rank?

221: Anonymous Explorer

The deep floors were more of a hell than I imagined.

222: Anonymous Explorer

For streamers, numbers are everything.

They're sulking because a newcomer overtook them in the rankings.

223: Anonymous Explorer

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After seeing that, of course everyone would be satisfied with just the safe middle or lower floors.

224: Anonymous Explorer

The middle floors are safe?

225: Anonymous Explorer

Your sense of danger is totally messed up.

226: Anonymous Explorer

EX-rank is what's messed up.

227: Anonymous Explorer

I was admiring the beautiful lake, and then suddenly it turned into a volcanic area—made me laugh.

228: Anonymous Explorer

The environmental changes are so drastic, you'll catch a cold.

229: Anonymous Explorer

You might actually catch one, so stop it.

230: Anonymous Explorer

The temperature difference must be insane.

231: Anonymous Explorer

The temperature difference between Kisaragi-kun and the viewers is also insane.

232: Anonymous Explorer

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Isn't that just because Kisaragi-kun is weird?

233: Anonymous Explorer

If he's hanging out in the deep floors all the time...

234: Anonymous Explorer

No wonder he's lost his mind.

235: Anonymous Explorer

Your mind would definitely break.

236: Anonymous Explorer

Do you think this will make more people want to become explorers?

At least, I've given up.

237: Anonymous Explorer

I think I'll just stick to the upper floors.

238: Anonymous Explorer

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You probably don't even have an explorer license.

239: Anonymous Explorer

If the deep floors of Shibuya Dungeon are like that, what about the others?

240: Anonymous Explorer

Shibuya Dungeon hasn't even been fully conquered yet.

241: Anonymous Explorer

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Are you picking a fight?

242: Anonymous Explorer

But the volcanic turtle that appeared in the stream looked incredibly strong.

243: Anonymous Explorer

He called it a rare monster.

244: Anonymous Explorer

It seems like there aren't many monsters of that level, though.

245: Anonymous Explorer

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Oh? Are you getting mad because he told the truth?＾＾

246: Anonymous Explorer

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Die.

247: Anonymous Explorer

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Don't start a fight here.

248: Anonymous Explorer

I'll ban you.

249: Anonymous Explorer

I wonder how much a deep-floor magic stone would sell for.

250: Anonymous Explorer

I wouldn't want to go to a place like that even for a billion yen.

251: Anonymous Explorer

Exactly.

252: Anonymous Explorer

Being an explorer isn't a job for humans.

253: Anonymous Explorer

True that.

254: Anonymous Explorer

The middle floors aren't so bad, though.

255: Anonymous Explorer

There are probably only a handful of people in the world who can explore the deep floors.

256: Anonymous Explorer

Even overseas, there are hardly any lower-floor streams.

257: Anonymous Explorer

Kisaragi-kun was also talking about deep floors overseas.

258: Anonymous Explorer

WDAO is a secretive organization, but I guess they're doing their job.

259: Anonymous Explorer

Well, dungeons are full of state secrets.

260: Anonymous Explorer

True that.

261: Anonymous Explorer

I want him to stream from overseas dungeons too.

262: Anonymous Explorer

But I really want him to conquer Shibuya Dungeon first.

263: Anonymous Explorer

Was that a shikigami he used to defeat the volcanic turtle?

264: Anonymous Explorer

If he conquers Shibuya Dungeon, he'll get the Order of Cultural Merit.

265: Anonymous Explorer

The Order of Cultural Merit is just for boosting government approval ratings.

266: Anonymous Explorer

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It was a shikigami.

267: Anonymous Explorer

What's the point of getting the Order of Cultural Merit?

268: Anonymous Explorer

Shikigami can talk like that?

269: Anonymous Explorer

Since he creates them himself, it's basically like playing with dolls.

270: Anonymous Explorer

Who knows?

271: Anonymous Explorer

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He mentioned "Kijin" and "Byakko," so it's probably the Twelve Heavenly Generals.

272: Anonymous Explorer

What's that?

273: Anonymous Explorer

Isn't that an Onmyoji thing?

274: Anonymous Explorer

Like the shikigami Abe no Seimei controlled?

275: Anonymous Explorer

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In simple terms, it's an upgraded shikigami—basically a group of gods.

276: Anonymous Explorer

Did he really summon gods?

277: Anonymous Explorer

Are there even gods?

278: Anonymous Explorer

With dungeons around, does that even surprise you anymore?

279: Anonymous Explorer

A lot of people seem confused, but Onmyoji were more like fortune-tellers than mages.

They were popular in the Heian period and were basically called Onmyoji.

The Twelve Heavenly Generals come from a type of divination called "Rikujin Shin-ka," which divides directions into 12 and assigns important gods or divine beasts to each direction.

Also, the Twelve Heavenly Generals and the Twelve Divine Generals are different.

The Twelve Heavenly Generals are from Rikujin Shin-ka, originating in China, while the Twelve Divine Generals are from Buddhism, originating in India.

280: Anonymous Explorer

I see…

281: Anonymous Explorer

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We've got an expert here.

282: Anonymous Explorer

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So helpful.

283: Anonymous Explorer

So, what does that mean?

284: Anonymous Explorer

(Confused Cat meme)

285: Anonymous Explorer

Kijin is the leader of the Twelve Heavenly Generals, so it's probably the strongest one.

286: Anonymous Explorer

I don't really get it.

287: Anonymous Explorer

I just know that Kisaragi-kun is amazing.

288: Anonymous Explorer

Yeah, this is definitely EX-level stuff.

289: Anonymous Explorer

Some might recognize Kijin as Tianyi Shen.

290: Anonymous Explorer

Is that really true?

291: Anonymous Explorer

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I have no idea what that is.

292: Anonymous Explorer

Stop dropping complicated terms suddenly.

293: Anonymous Explorer

Kisaragi-kun—

Commands gods—

Strong.

294: Anonymous Explorer

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This.

295: Anonymous Explorer

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So clear and simple.

296: Anonymous Explorer

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Finally, a summary even we short-attention-span people can understand.

297: Anonymous Explorer

Is it really that helpful?

298: Anonymous Explorer

You guys don't understand anything, do you?

299: Anonymous Explorer

Lol.

300: Anonymous Explorer

Just knowing he's "strong" is enough.

301: Anonymous Explorer

Yep, that's good enough.

302: Anonymous Explorer

Man, this thread is full of idiots.

303: Anonymous Explorer

Why not just summon a bunch of yokai and have a Hyakki Yagyo instead of using the Twelve Heavenly Generals?

304: Anonymous Explorer

Kisaragi Tsukasa = Leader of Hyakki Yagyo theory.

305: Anonymous Explorer

I'm against this new theory.

306: Anonymous Explorer

Was there even a theory before this…?

307: Anonymous Explorer

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You're banned from the academic community.

308: Anonymous Explorer

He was exploring the deep floors of Shibuya Dungeon, so what's next?

309: Anonymous Explorer

Obviously, going beyond the 65th floor.

310: Anonymous Explorer

Another trip through hell, huh?

311: Anonymous Explorer

Just watching is fine by me.

312: Anonymous Explorer

When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.

313: Anonymous Explorer

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Good morning, Nietzsche.

314: Anonymous Explorer

Calling a historical figure "Good morning" is hilarious.

315: Anonymous Explorer

That's gotta be blasphemy, right?

316: Anonymous Explorer

In this case, "He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster" is more relevant.

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He's already a monster, so it's fine.

318: Anonymous Explorer

It's really not fine, though…

319: Anonymous Explorer

Nietzsche was talking about mental stuff, though.

320: Anonymous Explorer

Don't mess around with Beyond Good and Evil.

321: Anonymous Explorer

When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes back at you.

322: Anonymous Explorer

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Just staring at it, huh.

323: Anonymous Explorer

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Double take, huh?

324: Anonymous Explorer

Kisaragi-kun said he might start streaming requests from the Explorer Association too, lol. [Image]

325: Anonymous Explorer

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That's not funny, though?

326: Anonymous Explorer

What…?

327: Anonymous Explorer

Is there anything he won't stream?

328: Anonymous Explorer

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So he's gonna show us not just deep floors but also dungeon anomalies?

329: Anonymous Explorer

He's basically the PR for the Explorer Association at this point.

330: Anonymous Explorer

Soon he'll start posting etiquette guides or something.

331: Anonymous Explorer

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I'd actually want to see that.

332: Anonymous Explorer

"When summoning shikigami, please be mindful of your surroundings."

333: Anonymous Explorer

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That only applies to you, lol.

334: Anonymous Explorer

Stop teaching useless etiquette, lol.

335: Anonymous Explorer

I wonder if he'll collab with other dungeon streamers.

336: Anonymous Explorer

But there are so few middle-floor streamers.

337: Anonymous Explorer

They'd just drag him down, lol.

338: Anonymous Explorer

Forget that, just show more of the deep floors.

339: Anonymous Explorer

He should team up with Kamishiro Rion in an American dungeon!

340: Anonymous Explorer

America would be destroyed.

341: Anonymous Explorer

Go to Antarctica.

342: Anonymous Explorer

There's this idea that it's okay to destroy the Antarctica Dungeon.

343: Anonymous Explorer

But the Antarctic Treaty says it's off-limits.

344: Anonymous Explorer

Getting to Antarctica alone is already a huge challenge.

345: Anonymous Explorer

Is this guy even thinking?

346: Anonymous Explorer

Probably not.

347: Anonymous Explorer

I don't think he really thinks much at all.

348: Anonymous Explorer

He probably just started streaming because he was bored.

349: Anonymous Explorer

He said it's because it's trendy.

350: Anonymous Explorer

Such a bandwagoner, lol.

351: Anonymous Explorer

Bandwagoner (EX).

352: Anonymous Explorer

He might be a bandwagoner with streaming, but he's not with dungeons.

353: Anonymous Explorer

Lol.

354: Anonymous Explorer

EX-rankers are all weirdos.

355: Anonymous Explorer

Of course.

356: Anonymous Explorer

He said himself that you have to be crazy to be a dungeon explorer.

357: Anonymous Explorer

Stop saying unnecessary things.

358: Anonymous Explorer

That only applies to those going beyond the lower floors.

359: Anonymous Explorer

The upper floors are like a part-time job.

360: Anonymous Explorer

There's no real danger involved.

361: Anonymous Explorer

I wish he'd come down to Okinawa where I am. I want to be in the stream.

362: Anonymous Explorer

Do it yourself, baldy.

363: Anonymous Explorer

We should have an off-site meeting when he announces his next stream.

364: Anonymous Explorer

Shibuya Dungeon is fine with me.

365: Anonymous Explorer

Kofu Dungeon is fine too.

366: Anonymous Explorer

Nagoya Dungeon is fine too.

367: Anonymous Explorer

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There's no way I'm going to Nagoya Dungeon.

368: Anonymous Explorer

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Stop casually throwing in something so harsh.

369: Anonymous Explorer

Nagoya gets treated so badly, lol.

370: Anonymous Explorer

Why so much hate for Nagoya…?

371: Anonymous Explorer

Go look it up.