The girl in luxurious Sister’s robes accidentally steps on a trap. Without a moment’s hesitation, the sweet-faced young man pushes her away. In that instant, a laser beam tears through the ground where she had been standing.
「Thank you for saving me.」
she says, bowing her head. The man extends his right hand to her.
「No problem. I’m just glad the Saint is safe.」
But his face has gone pale. The laser has pierced through his abdomen. Noticing this, she immediately casts a healing spell on him.
「It’s all my fault…」
「It’s not your fault at all.」
「But—」
As the Sister continues to protest, the man shakes his head.
「Your role is to create barriers and heal. When your defenses are down, of course I’m going to protect you.」
The man gives his partner Sister a nihilistic smile that seems to blow her worries away.
○○○
「Damn it! Retreat! We’re not strong enough to beat that thing yet!」
After taking a hit from the savage Forbidden Dragon Species, the man makes a split-second decision and breaks into a run. He quickly grabs the Sister girl under his arm and sprints back to the entrance at full speed, where they successfully return through their pre-set portal.
When their vision clears, they find themselves at the dungeon entrance.
「With my current strength, I’d just die pointlessly… I want to train and come up with strategies for dealing with the Forbidden Dragon Species.」
Despite his exhaustion, he makes this proposal to the Sister girl shortly after their return. Then,
「But I can’t do it alone. Even though you must be tired, would you help me?」
He bows his head to her. Without showing any sign of reluctance, she responds,
「Please don’t be so formal. How could I rest when you’re working so hard?」
「Does that mean…」
「It’s not sarcasm. I truly admire how hard you work, always covered in wounds.」
「Stop that.」
「I won’t. Besides, I have a strong conviction. Together, we can conquer any dungeon.」
○○○
Having vanquished many powerful foes, the pair now stand before the door to the final floor’s innermost chamber. They exchange glances and nod at each other. No words are needed between them.
Beyond the door waits a humanoid monster with a crystalline texture. What follows is a fierce battle.
To damage the monster’s hard skin, they need to strike it countless times. The man, though covered in wounds, refuses to give up and repeats his attacks again and again. The Sister supports him with barriers and so many healing spells she loses count.
And then, despite suffering numerous near-fatal wounds, he lets out a battle cry:
「UOOOOOOHHHHH!」
Finally, his strike connects—
The countless wounds he has inflicted connect into cracks, spreading like a spider web, and then—
—CRASH!!
The crystal humanoid monster shatters into countless fragments.
「I… win.」
The wounded man declares between heavy breaths, and the Sister girl, who has already started running toward him, throws herself into his chest.
「We did it! Finally, we—」
He grabs her by the waist and spins her around and around.
「Yes, we—」
—conquered the Mirror Dungeon!!
Their voices overlap in triumph.
○○○
「Hmm, Ichiro is a thousand times cooler.」
Says Sena, sitting to my left.
「Cooler—or rather, my son-in-law is a thousand times cuter.」
Says Sensei, poking my cheek with her finger.
「I vote for Ms Sena’s opinion.」
Says Anon, leaning over me from behind. Sena immediately grabs Anon’s head. As his skull makes creaking sounds, he lets out a strange cry: 「Adadadadada I’m dying!」 Come on, give him a break already.
「I wonder what the actual people involved think about this? Like that scene where they understand each other just by exchanging nods.」
Ash asks Mika in front of us. Come to think of it, Ash got beaten up pretty badly by Mika and the others. Though she said they apologized to her later, the way she acts like nothing happened seems to embody what it means to be a Holy Knight.
「It’s mostly accurate. Actually, I was the one who told Anon about that time when he asked…」
Mika’s voice trails off. This is her typical reaction when she’s embarrassed.
「Wait, Mika, you helped with the script!?」
Responding to my voice, Mika turns toward me. Her face is bright red. She tries to hide it with her wimple.
「Was that… wrong?」
「No, it’s not wrong, but when did you—」
In response to my natural question,
「Son-in-law, it doesn’t matter. Such questions are trivial.」
Sensei scolds me. However, I notice something. I can see that Sensei’s mouth has formed into an 「ω」 shape. She must definitely be involved in this somehow. Or rather, Mika’s trust in Sensei runs incredibly deep.
「So, Ichiro, what do you think? Turned out pretty good, right?」
Asks Anon, having recovered from his pain, puffing out his chest.
「It’s kind of embarrassing, you know. I appreciate all the work you put in, but maybe we should cancel this?」
「Cancel it!?」
The first to cry out against my mild objection is Mika. A deep sadness appears on her face. Seeing that, I can’t bring myself to refuse outright, and I let out a troubled 「Uhh…」
「Come on, it’s fine. After all, the stage production I’ve created will become the new standard for telling the truth about conquering the Newly Constructed Most Challenging Dungeon. This is just the first step.」
I’m impressed by Anon’s versatility. And I keep receiving help, accumulating debts, and I have no idea how I’ll ever repay him.
「Thanks for everything, Anon.」
I express my gratitude for what must be the umpteenth time.
「Just hearing you say that makes all the hard work worth it.」
As I’m feeling sentimental,
「Hmm, I still think we should get a more handsome actor.」
Sena declares, completely missing the mood. For some reason, I find her comment incredibly endearing, and I pull her into a hug.
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Chapter 246
○○○
「Watch out! Mika!」
The girl in luxurious Sister’s robes accidentally steps on a trap.
Without a moment’s hesitation, the sweet-faced young man pushes her away. In that instant, a laser beam tears through the ground where she had been standing.
「Thank you for saving me.」
she says, bowing her head. The man extends his right hand to her.
「No problem. I’m just glad the Saint is safe.」
But his face has gone pale. The laser has pierced through his abdomen. Noticing this, she immediately casts a healing spell on him.
「It’s all my fault…」
「It’s not your fault at all.」
「But—」
As the Sister continues to protest, the man shakes his head.
「Your role is to create barriers and heal. When your defenses are down, of course I’m going to protect you.」
The man gives his partner Sister a nihilistic smile that seems to blow her worries away.
○○○
「Damn it! Retreat! We’re not strong enough to beat that thing yet!」
After taking a hit from the savage Forbidden Dragon Species, the man makes a split-second decision and breaks into a run. He quickly grabs the Sister girl under his arm and sprints back to the entrance at full speed, where they successfully return through their pre-set portal.
When their vision clears, they find themselves at the dungeon entrance.
「With my current strength, I’d just die pointlessly… I want to train and come up with strategies for dealing with the Forbidden Dragon Species.」
Despite his exhaustion, he makes this proposal to the Sister girl shortly after their return. Then,
「But I can’t do it alone. Even though you must be tired, would you help me?」
He bows his head to her. Without showing any sign of reluctance, she responds,
「Please don’t be so formal. How could I rest when you’re working so hard?」
「Does that mean…」
「It’s not sarcasm. I truly admire how hard you work, always covered in wounds.」
「Stop that.」
「I won’t. Besides, I have a strong conviction.
Together, we can conquer any dungeon.」
○○○
Having vanquished many powerful foes, the pair now stand before the door to the final floor’s innermost chamber. They exchange glances and nod at each other. No words are needed between them.
Beyond the door waits a humanoid monster with a crystalline texture.
What follows is a fierce battle.
To damage the monster’s hard skin, they need to strike it countless times. The man, though covered in wounds, refuses to give up and repeats his attacks again and again. The Sister supports him with barriers and so many healing spells she loses count.
And then, despite suffering numerous near-fatal wounds, he lets out a battle cry:
「UOOOOOOHHHHH!」
Finally, his strike connects—
The countless wounds he has inflicted connect into cracks, spreading like a spider web, and then—
—CRASH!!
The crystal humanoid monster shatters into countless fragments.
「I… win.」
The wounded man declares between heavy breaths, and the Sister girl, who has already started running toward him, throws herself into his chest.
「We did it! Finally, we—」
He grabs her by the waist and spins her around and around.
「Yes, we—」
—conquered the Mirror Dungeon!!
Their voices overlap in triumph.
○○○
「Hmm, Ichiro is a thousand times cooler.」
Says Sena, sitting to my left.
「Cooler—or rather, my son-in-law is a thousand times cuter.」
Says Sensei, poking my cheek with her finger.
「I vote for Ms Sena’s opinion.」
Says Anon, leaning over me from behind.
Sena immediately grabs Anon’s head.
As his skull makes creaking sounds, he lets out a strange cry: 「Adadadadada I’m dying!」 Come on, give him a break already.
「I wonder what the actual people involved think about this? Like that scene where they understand each other just by exchanging nods.」
Ash asks Mika in front of us.
Come to think of it, Ash got beaten up pretty badly by Mika and the others.
Though she said they apologized to her later, the way she acts like nothing happened seems to embody what it means to be a Holy Knight.
「It’s mostly accurate. Actually, I was the one who told Anon about that time when he asked…」
Mika’s voice trails off. This is her typical reaction when she’s embarrassed.
「Wait, Mika, you helped with the script!?」
Responding to my voice, Mika turns toward me.
Her face is bright red. She tries to hide it with her wimple.
「Was that… wrong?」
「No, it’s not wrong, but when did you—」
In response to my natural question,
「Son-in-law, it doesn’t matter. Such questions are trivial.」
Sensei scolds me.
However, I notice something. I can see that Sensei’s mouth has formed into an 「ω」 shape.
She must definitely be involved in this somehow.
Or rather, Mika’s trust in Sensei runs incredibly deep.
「So, Ichiro, what do you think? Turned out pretty good, right?」
Asks Anon, having recovered from his pain, puffing out his chest.
「It’s kind of embarrassing, you know. I appreciate all the work you put in, but maybe we should cancel this?」
「Cancel it!?」
The first to cry out against my mild objection is Mika.
A deep sadness appears on her face.
Seeing that, I can’t bring myself to refuse outright, and I let out a troubled 「Uhh…」
「Come on, it’s fine. After all, the stage production I’ve created will become the new standard for telling the truth about conquering the Newly Constructed Most Challenging Dungeon. This is just the first step.」
I’m impressed by Anon’s versatility.
And I keep receiving help, accumulating debts, and I have no idea how I’ll ever repay him.
「Thanks for everything, Anon.」
I express my gratitude for what must be the umpteenth time.
「Just hearing you say that makes all the hard work worth it.」
As I’m feeling sentimental,
「Hmm, I still think we should get a more handsome actor.」
Sena declares, completely missing the mood.
For some reason, I find her comment incredibly endearing, and I pull her into a hug.
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