“Wah…but, even if you defeat me, the fight won’t end. However, I will praise you. To think that they would be able to destroy a section of the Marikosans. Well done…..Fuhahahahaha!”
“With one attack? To think they would have the power to defeat Yellow-san with one attack. Captain!! Captain Red!! Your orders please!”
“How admirable. Truly admirable. Yellow was the weakest one among us, but her box cut <a beard style, apparently> was one you had to keep an eye on. But no need to fret. We can still do it. Don’t go on the defensive by any means. We will attack, and attack, and continue attacking! At the frontlines, we have our vice-captain, Black—”
“Captain! The attack that defeated Yellow-san penetrated all the way onto Black-san as well! Black-san has been KIA!!”
“W-What?!”
Damn it.
My power is quite weakened.
Even when I defeat these mysterious fairies that exist as a group, they revive immediately.
It seems the individuals that live long actually do grow as well but they don’t revive immediately like the rest… well, they still have that quirk of having beards though.
But those special individuals mix with the normal Marikosans and move together like an army to attack.
In other words, I have to defeat these leader type Marikosans that can’t revive immediately and make them a grouping without any chain of command.
…Group body.
…Army…
Eh, could it be…
No no no.
They are simply fighting in a style that fits their race. Yeah.
From my perspective, they are a race that everything looks like a joke, but they leave as many questions as well.
Now then, the bullet hell that was attacking me from the front had me reconstruct my Magic Armor around three times, but… for now, I decided on taking the offensive in silencing the reinforcement of Marikosans.
Not only am I in a situation where all of my magic and specs are attenuated and obstructed, if I take my time doing my aria to strengthen the attack, Hitsuna-san will come attacking me with no mercy.
If I am surrounded by several close combat Marikosans, it would be troublesome.
How to say it, even if I do short arias, there’s some sort of problematic jamming that is eating out parts of the aria by force.
Most of the long aria ones, I can’t bring them to activation because of that jamming and Hitsuna-san.
Even if I manage to activate it properly, the power is heavily decreased.
Inevitably, the only spells I can use are the ones that are arialess and their magic power is incredibly low.
How stressing!
For now, I have dealt with almost all the close combat ones and 2 of the ones that look like leaders.
Three of them had lined up pretty well, so when I tried shooting them with one attack, I managed to defeat two of them. Too bad the spell lost most of its power and was unable to get the third one.
“There!!”
In perspective, I totally look like the bad guy here. I created several tentacles with the Magic Armor and controlled them to pierce through several of the close combat Marikosans that were left.
“Even when Takane-kun is reducing his power this much, he is still…… you magic power gorilla!” (Hitsuna)
So rude!
The jeer that was practically a scream from Hitsuna-san pierced through my heart.
Magic power gorilla she says.
“That’s my only strong point you see! I will be passing through!” (Makoto)
There’s already no Marikosans around me.
If it’s now, I might be able to crush the aria jamming and the quite strong magic book spells of Hitsuna-san with my gorilla magic power.
You see, gorillas are kind at heart you know! Apparently! <Gorilla-sensei made Gintama, hence, gorillas are the superior race>
“Is that person not returning yet?!” (Hitsuna)
“Probably in around three minutes!”
“3 minutes?! Make it 30 seconds!” (Hitsuna)
“?!! Understood Priestess-san. Then, I am leaving it to you for 30 seconds.”
“Eh? Ah, could it be the Queen?” (Hitsuna)
“That’s right! If we have 30 seconds, we will have a way to defeat that guy!”
“Understood! Then, with all I’ve got, I will do everything I can without thinking about the consequences!” (Hitsuna)
Hitsuna-san and the Marikosans are shouting at each other while in the middle of this bombardment of magic
Right after that, Hitsuna-san steps forward from the line of Marikosans at the back.
And then, the pages floating around Hitsuna-san increase by more than twice the number.
Geh!
You yourself are a magic power gorilla!
This is clearly weird!
In the first place, just how much dense magic barrages has she been shooting from the very start?!
She would surpass Shiki, no jokes.
Moreover, she sometimes throws me skills that are not like those of a magician.
With someone like her as an exclusive rear guard, you would have quite a lot of peace of mind.
She is like a babysitter that has a lot of steam power.
“Let’s give it our all!”
“I can’t use Safety Zone for one minute more though. Can’t slacken my hand here!” (Hitsuna)
“We can’t either. Our long lives are not just for show. We do have a good number of tricks up our sleeves. Don’t look down on grandmas!”
Kuh…
“[Guardian of the Beautiful Country]! [Cat tribe claws]! [Songstress, Queen Teresa]….!”
With a glance, I look at the Marikosans that were at the back of Hitsuna-san.
Those girls respond to that gaze with a grin.
Sword, axe, and spear; their weapons that were mainly throwing weapons have been changed into close combat ones?
Just what in the world…
“[Fake Page, Mad Sublimation]!”
!!
A golden aura covers the Marikosans.
These aura was being breathed into them…and then, it once again gushes out from them.
Their hair had turned blond…<Super Saiyan Marikosan!>
Ah~, I want to retort, but this looks like it packs serious power.
A powerful barrier spell that blocks my Bridds; an attack spell which magic power is shaped as cats were flying at me like bullets. The power of their claws and fangs were abnormally sharp, and in the end, they explode and gouge out the Magic Armor; I don’t know if it’s random or there’s some sort of condition, but there’s a songstress summon that seems to be the curse type negating my attack magic.
Honestly, each one of them might rival one ring spell of Shiki.
And yet, there’s still a lot of magic power remaining in the body of Hitsuna-san.
I don’t know what kind of trick she is using, but it looks like this is their last spurt huh.
I can somewhat imagine who ‘that person’ they are referring to.
In the end, I was unable to grasp the place and power of this person they call Takane.
It was a tougher battle than expected, but once the end is at sight, your mood changes as well.
* * *
“[Sticky Quagmire]”
I brought down the Marikosans called Red and Blue.
The bombardment from the rear guard had weakened by quite a lot.
Hitsuna-san had finally fallen on her knees and the last three pages floating around her had disappeared.
The air in the surroundings turned heavy like a bog and coiled around me.
But that only lasted for a few seconds.
The Magic Armor resisted against those restraints and breaks it into pieces.
“Ahaha, as expected, I can’t use anymore magic power huh. Has it been 200 years since something like that has happened? Ah…now record~~.” (Hitsuna)
Just like that, Hitsuna-san tilts forward and collapses.
She is sweating bullets, and her face is completely pale.
Hm, for our side, this is the ideal way of defeating her.
This girl that self-destructed herself by running out of mana. I don’t think they lasted for 30 seconds.
“[Green Maze, Crusher]!”
Ah, a leader-type Marikosan.
So there still was one left.
The Marikosan that jumped at me had a hammer that was bigger than me and swung it.
“Sorry but, I don’t have the time to keep you guys company anymore.” (Makoto)
I place both hands of the Magic Armor together and direct them at her.
Then, I fire them.
“Taste the finishing move of the number one Marikosan that possesses herculean strength in these mutton chops—–asfasd?!!”
After a thunderous sound…Green became a star.
I did think she would penetrate the ceiling and a part of her would get stuck in it, but it is certainly true that her attack had quite the power.
It almost offsetted my magic power knuckle.
But what’s with these box cut and mutton chops. Even when I know that those are the names of their beards, I honestly still feel like that’s an unknown world for me.
“Okay, I am done. From here, it would be better to go for Mio. She is in a situation where she can’t move… I can’t even imagine a situation like that but, I will go and see.” (Makoto)
“I can’t let you do that.”
“Eh?”
I couldn’t feel its presence at all.
But I certainly heard a voice.
There’s someone directly at my right.
“To think there would be such a strong person that would be able to defeat most of the Marikosans including the elites with only one attack. It was surprising. But you still haven’t seen the true essence of the one that governs over this dungeon.”
A tone that possesses dignity; a noble presence.
Even when it sounds like a big shot, I don’t have the time to hear what it has to say.
But I…was unable to eliminate it immediately.
Teleportation huh.
Several Bridds cut through the air.
“It is true that the time to exchange words has long been over. Then, receive this with that body of yours. The strongest trump card of the Marikosans; the strongest finishing move of I, the Marikosan Queen!”
“…”
In this place, even if it ends with just resisting, it is easy to get affected by it.
It is better to stay as natural as possible and prepare for as many situations as you can.
“[Bina Wall]” <ビーンナウォール>
My sight turned pitch black in an instant.
My ears have been blocked too?!
There’s no sound.
No, not only that, I can’t even move.
Then…a restraining magic?
Hey hey, wait.
I can’t even breath!
I can’t see anything, can’t hear anything, can’t move my body, can’t breath; just what in the hell is this? What is this? What the hell is this, what the hell is this, what the hell is this?!
My spirit that was heading in a straight line towards panic…stops after a few seconds.
The trigger was a sound.
I could hear it.
The sound of my heart.
That’s when I noticed. That’s right, I am still alive.
I don’t feel the presence of the Magic Armor, but I am still alive.
The name of the last spell I heard was Bina All –no, was it Bina Wall?
And those girls were strangely like Japanese people.
Then that Wall she is talking about…
Dungeon… Wall… this situation where I can’t see, hear, move, breath…
…
So that’s how it is.
This is probably…no, there’s no doubt about it.
I also remember the words Hitsuna-san said to the Marikosan.
That they have a method to defeat me.
It is for certain that they were referring to this skill.
Dungeon, related to wall, finishing move…
I remember the first time I played a retro game, I felt like throwing the controller at the television.
That’s right.
Right now, I am… inside a wall.
I place all of [Sakai] into strengthening and forcefully create the Magic Armor.
It is probably quite the sturdy bedrock, I only managed to destroy around 1-2 meters of my surroundings.
If this is the very center of a wall, I should be satisfied that I at least managed to do it.
This is probably something my previous weakened state wouldn’t have been able to do.
In that case…
This place would normally spell instant death, but maybe because it is outside of the weakening space of this Takane person, even in a situation where it feels as if my [Sakai] is still hazy, I feel pretty cleared up.
I wonder where’s the 20th floor?
I don’t know for how long I will manage to breath, so I should hurry.
But this Marikosan Queen, she had some outrageous trump card hidden.
I probably let down my guard because of how ideally I broke Hitsuna-san.
Hm.
As always, I can’t properly pick up the situation there, but…I have found the 20th floor.
If the person they are referring to is just as I think, this knight by the name of Aznoval, even if he were to arrive, the situation wouldn’t change much.
But, it is the truth that I do have a slight ominous feeling.
I want to return by the time that happens.
…Digging huh. It’s been awhile since I have done that.
Since the time I broke through the barrier of the Akua and Eris combi.
Let’s do this.
Dig, dig, dig like crazy, and return.
Wait for me, last round!
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Hoopla! Thanks for the double release.
arigatou~
“It is true that the time to exchange words has long been over" this is actually very cocky of them for the fact that Makoto have apologize for killing the two brainwashed lady and they are the one that wants to attack Makoto and the rest and yet is terrified by their retaliation
makoto was told to not come because of the tension and anger against him. he didn't listen and came pick a fight.
Your posts indicate that you think that Makoto is picking a fight by entering when he received pretty mixed signals on that front. I think an argument could even be made that Picnic Rosegarden invited Makoto and company in so they could enact there revenge with the best possible chance of success.
It could also be said that they where invited by the controller of the dungeon in that little bet since they turned off the ALT rooms just so they could have a clear run. He was told by Rokuya he would be an intermediary for them if they breached the dungeon to the 10th floor by the next day he then went back on his word as he said that he would be taking Picnic Rosegarden's side in a fight but in that same conversation Rokuya also claimed that if Makoto and company came he was sure that it would work out considering how well he knew Vivi. If you add all this together I think Makoto went to the bottom layers of labyrinth in good faith hoping to be able to negotiate.
-rokuya meet makoto
-give the message from the dungeon master ‘Going right now would be the worst timing for both sides. If you want to negotiate with Rosegarden, I want you to wait for a while’. said to wait a few years
-makoto refuse and explain his reasons
-rokuya is convinced and propose the challenge
-rokuya go back in 20th floor
-DM is disappointing it didn't work
-rokuya finally learn what is happening
-meeting in the 10th floor
-rokuya say it won't be possible, and explain the situation.
-all force are reuniting
-rokuya said they will clash
- makoto acknowledged the fight was inevitable, still say he won't lose and bring negotiations
-rokuya say it's reckless
The thing is this statement right here
“Oops, let’s put my matters aside for now. Anyways, sad to say but, the girl that had her close friend killed by you -her name’s Pione by the way-she is planning on having revenge on you. And so, the designer of this labyrinth, the Marikosan, and on top of that, the Picnic Rosegarden members from all sides are gathering in order to mediate this.” (Rokuya)
Where it happens is only a place at least as far as Makoto and company are concerned but that statement makes it pretty clear they intend to try and assassinate him weather he goes or not. So why shouldn't he try to go and bring the other party to negotiation table here in the dungeon rather then deal with assassination attempts that could involve other parties that aren't involved. What exactly is stopping them from attacking outside the dungeon if the person in question is dead set on revenge and the other parties seem to be ok with it and are helping.
No, the statement make it clear that they intent to ambush him in the dungeon because they know it's too much without the whole force of the dungeon.
there is no definitive proof they wouldn't attack outside, but there is no proof they would attack either.
Do you stab all hobos you meet because "what if he tried to rob me"?
It might be better to say would you attack a hobo who pulled a knife and told me to give him my wallet. Since they have already declared their intent to seek revenge against him. So acting as if their intent is some how unclear seems rather dishonest. they aren't some random passer by doing nothing. They where pulling there forces together you say ambush but why couldn't they proactively attack him? What exactly is stopping them. Even the more reasonable voices and I use those words very loosely are going along with it mostly for the lolz.
since they didn't clash and makoto was warned, it would be more: if a hobo in an alley say he will rob you if you come close, you rather jump on him with a knife than walking it off and calling the cops? that's insane.
why they had to gathered ALL the force in the labyrinth constitute in itself a reason as why they wouldn't attack outside, though nothing is sure.
You seem confused or practicing a bit of sophistry on who attacked first since the Picnic Rosegarden are the ones that actually made the first aggressive move. Also who is this "cop" Makoto is supposed to appeal to? That world is pretty much might makes right so solve your problems with your own hands or lie down and die, especially in regards to a powerful group like Picnic Rosegarden. Again Makoto only went there to try and work this out but also wasn't willing to be steam rolled by these people.
>You seem confused or practicing a bit of sophistry
"I don't like your reasoning so I will call it fake"
> Also who is this “cop” Makoto is supposed to appeal to?
I write it because it seem common sense to me, but actually it won't be of any use. the cop will give him a warning for threatening, at best take him for half a day, but a hobo won't care.
>That world is pretty much might makes right
yep, that's why tomoki is right
remember the begining of the thread, it about the time to talk
Now remember what happened:
after makoto came in the dungeon for the first time, rokuya, messenger of the DM, said to not come now, it wasn't the good time, to wait for the situation to settle down.
makoto convince rokuya (who still didn't know what was happening.
in the 10th floor, rokuya explain the situation, and say if he step on the 20th floor, everybody will attack him.
Makoto's reply was 'I still come and I won't loose.
now imagine from their point of view. that reply was a clear provocation, The DM wanted makoto to leave, that mean he didn't intent them to clash. is it that unlikely that some was against it and intended to make vivi renounce, but changed their mind after hearing makoto? the fight was established with those words
you say Picnic Rosegarden are the ones that actually made the first aggressive move. but is it really?
They attacked first when makoto stepped in the 20th floor, I agree.
But Makoto basically come in a property against the warning of the actual owner. He ignored the warnings and jumped right in it fully armed knowing he would be attacked.
That technically make him an armed intruder, and can be killed with self-defense.
The sophistry I was mainly talking about was this false equivalence where what Makoto was doing was like running around murdering hobo's because he didn't like the way they looked which was not the situation at all and what i took issue with. As to Makoto performing a BNE by entering the dungeon that's also pretty shaky. The dungeon isn't some office building its a dungeon. I am pretty sure that if another adventuring group that Makoto and company had previous dealings with and tried to take advantage of the dungeon in a attempt to kill them it would you know still be morally wrong no matter how justified they might feel about it.
But you know what this conversation is going on to long and I really don't wish to run in circles about it with you. You have your point of view on it and I have mine so I will be happy with that. No hard feelings and hope we both can continue to enjoy the writing. Have a great day :)
thanks for the chapter
ithis feels like makoto doesnt care about whats happening(probably true)
The MC is secretly part mole!?!?! But yes that's not enough to stop him
I should have known!
Waka waka waka...
nahhh... i think Makoto is evolving into Simon the Digger and his Materia Prima will evolve into Gurren Lagann
Makoto kinda resembles the younger Simon..
I think makoto have some kind of obsession over mecha. He probably will build his own mecha someday in the future.
well.... Giant Robo is a man's romance
What was that ending?
Thanks for the chapter
Can he create a mist portal out and get back in?
Dungeons are their own realities, and if he could it would be the easy way out, it doesn't break their spirits.
even if they can, that's a bad idea... unless they're willing to let Asora be discovered by the Dungeon Admins
Isn't Beren pulling all of his weapons directly out of the Asora warehouse?
He can but Takane is blocking him from creating any high level magic including mist gates, and he only escapes if he is able to find the other
I can't help but feel more and more irritated by the group Makoto is fighting against, but can't explain why.. Ahh well, hopefully this whole mess can be sorted out.
All the other battles in this dungeon are straight forward fights, there are some attempted ambushes, and some cheat skills mixed in, but still direct. Makoto's battle is all about blocking out all sight with attacks, trying to exhaust and annoy, now they even put him in a wall, that's not a real attack, even though it should be sudden death.
It´s because they actually have no reason to fight him this hard. There are literally no grudges between him and the mercenarys, the dungeon or the origin Adventurers. it´s all because one stupid bitch can´t accept that she failed in saving her "friends" and blames makoto for granting them salvation in death. At leats thats what annoys me the most. They are up to fighting to the death for something this stupid against a guy that originally came to ask for help.
The problem is that they're entirely the ones picking the fight, I think. They're throwing all sorts of desperate trump cards at someone who doesn't want to fight for a reason that's at least as much their fault as his.
It doesn't help that they have a slight ego too, but that's nothing special. Actually, most of Makoto's experiences are kinda like this. It's just that while everyone else had an understandable real agenda or ideal, these guys are just pursuing petty revenge on top of that.
well, he had "bad luck" by default...
Sounds like the MC in "A Certain Magical Index", and his Rotten Luck.
If makoto were really serious he could probably broke the dungeon. He was able to pull a dimensional god out of his own dimension how hard is it to destroy a dungeon
ugh, because we felt like they came out of nowhere and giving our crew a hard time.. (well, understandable as they were cursed to be forgotten)
idk maybe it's just Sofia and Lancer were more interesting as antagonists...
Is it just me or the author style of story telling is a bit changed? Kinda giving me weird vibes.
Really? I didn't feel that much from it.
If so, it might be the fact that it's an action scene, which the Azumi Kei might not even be used to doing. Plus he(she?) had a hiatus, so rust might be a factor.
Too much skill names that we can't relate much!.. Author-san might have played RPGs during their hiatus so they could properly write this arc where the theme is a tower-climbing-dungeon-RPG (?)
Again, thanks for the chapters Reigo-senpai.
Okay, that was cheating if I ever seen it. Putting Makoto into the bedrock? Oh, he's gonna show them that it was a mistake.
It's lucky that Makoto already broke the game boundaries when he achieved Creation. A little no-clip is nothing.
Ever wonder how saitama got into the underground when the mole monster was scared AF while scaping underground....
lets hope it wont become an awkward moment where he suddenly poped out from the ground beneath the girl and he see her underwear.... (from his bad luck power.... that might happen.... i hope so :d )
We need to talk about the definition of bad luck, buddy...
well.... for Makoto it would be bad luck since he definitely dont want to give even more bad impression to others.... so i conclude this one into Makoto's Bad Luck moment (unlike most of us who will GRIN like Idiot and maybe dive into the land of pantsu in desperate moment like something kinda GO BIG OR GO HOME since we probably getting beaten up, heck why not just enjoy the moment and do that guhehehehehe )