Chapter 43 – The Thunder Beast and the Dreaming Girl 4

◆ Romance Workshop [Rari-Rari]

“Big brother, I’m so happy you kept your promise. Thank you for buying me so many things!”

“No, no, it’s me who should be thanking you. You gave me such a good deal; I really appreciate it.”

After thanking the old owner of the baby cap shop, I leave the accessory store.

Thanks to buying all sorts of items, I ended up spending quite a bit, but oh well.

With the high-spec accessories I got, they should be worth the price and perform well.

This … Read the rest

“Huh? I was completely outclassed as usual, wasn’t I?”

“No, the Kyou-san I know is much tougher than that. I’d say you were about two-thirds of your usual self today!”

Bullseye.

Is she a psychic or something?

“…You’re right. My spirit was a bit off. But the cause is clear, and I’ll have it fully recovered by the next battle, so don’t worry.”

“Hmm…” She scrutinizes me intently.

“What, are you trying to peek into my true feelings again from my expression?”

“You’re not exactly lying, but it seems like you’re hiding something.”

Damn, my physical constitution is a curse!… Read the rest

Chapter 42: The Thundering Beast and the Dreaming Girl 3

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A week had already passed since Jupiter was welcomed into the Shimizu family, thanks to Sister’s bold proposal.

At first, there were traces of concern in Jupiter’s actions due to the unfamiliar new life and the sealing measures of [Keraunos], but as time went by, her attitude gradually softened. Nowadays, it’s common to see her playing games cheerfully with Al in the living room.

This is largely due to the efforts of Sister.

Sister’s affectionate nature and Jupiter’s loneliness fit together perfectly, and the two quickly became close.

Relieved … Read the rest

Chapter 41: The Thundering Beast and the Dreaming Girl 2

◆ Shimizu Residence – Guest Room

In the Shimizu household, the words of the older sister always take priority.

If the sister says she wants to eat acquapazza, dinner will be acquapazza. If she declares herself a bamboo shoot enthusiast, the mushrooms on the snack shelf will be mercilessly eliminated from that day on.

Fortunately, my sister loves both mushrooms and bamboo shoots, so such tragedies are unlikely to occur… Well, that’s beside the point.

Now, what my sister is asking for is an explanation from me.

Ah, sister. Why … Read the rest

Chapter 40: The Beast of Thunder and the Dreaming Girl 1

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I have a dream.

Someone is holding my hand in the dream.

A woman is smiling and saying “I’m sorry.”

A man is glaring and saying “You have no right to resent us.”

It was snowing heavily. I

t was so, so cold. From that day on, I was always alone.

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In the dungeon city Sakura flower, at the 336th dungeon [Eternal Darkness], the third midpoint,

Jupiter awoke past 8pm. For a while,

the silver-haired girl blankly looked around with hollow eyes, but soon her face paled … Read the rest

Chapter 39: Keraunos

◆Dungeon City Sakuraflower – 336th Dungeon [Eternal Darkness] 15th Floor

The desperate last attack Kamak unleashed at the cost of its own life.

A massive fireball condensed with hatred narrowly grazed past me in my [Four-Dimensional Defense] state.

This is bad.

Having intuitively felt that, I immediately canceled [Four-Dimensional Defense] and moved to recover.

“Jupiter!”

As I glanced back, praying she would make it in time,

I did not think such an attack could harm Jupiter.

However, if she perceived it as having “attacked” her in the slightest, it would be disastrous.

It was not about whether … Read the rest

Chapter 38: The “Rain-Covering Wondrous Bird” Kamak

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The Eternal Darkness is a dungeon with a total of twenty-five floors.

Twenty-five floors – not an extreme number, but not a beginner-friendly length either.

Considering the beginner-friendly [Moon Touch] has five floors and the five major dungeons all exceed fifty floors, the Eternal Darkness can be said to be around a moderate scale.

Right in the middle of this moderately-sized dungeon – the fifteenth floor occupies just such a position.

It does not possess overwhelming strength like a final floor boss from another dimension, nor does it employ cheap rules like … Read the rest

Chapter 37: True Intentions, Divine Power, Wrath (Latter Part)

◆Dungeon City Sakuraflower – 336th Dungeon [Eternal Darkness] First Midpoint “Residential Area”

“I cannot control my spirit beast. Because this power was forcibly implanted in me by the [facility’s] people…”

A gloomy atmosphere flowed through the living room of the rented house.

After that, what Jupiter wished for after somehow recovering from her disturbed state was, “I want to talk.”

Understanding her intention, I set up a place for her to talk…but the content was as you heard, extremely painful.

She said she was sold to an organization called [Paradise of … Read the rest

Chapter 36 – True Intentions, Divine Power, Wrath (Part 1)

Cherry Blossom Dungeon City – Dungeon #336 [Eternal Darkness] 8th Floor

The next day, we left early in the morning and headed for the tenth floor.

Since Jupiter hasn’t taken the second checkpoint, we of course start from the fifth floor.

“Even the checkpoints are registered by party, not individually. It would be nice if they did it that way,”

“Can’t be helped. If they did it that way, it would be cheating madness,”

“But you know…,”

Haruka trailed off, glancing back even further behind me as we walked through … Read the rest

Chapter 35 – Black Lightning Roars, Talk of Tearjerkers

City of Sakura Dungeon Town – Dungeon #336 [Eternal Darkness] 6th Floor

After the welcoming lunch party, we immediately went to the dungeon to explore.

When I say exploration, I don’t mean [Conquest], where you have to go to the deepest level.

What we plan to do today is [Hunt] on a floor with direct transfer gates to the midpoints, endlessly killing enemy ghosts to collect Spirit Stones.

Lying in wait on a floor where you can always escape to safety, then robbing every spirit that logs in is practically highway … Read the rest