The arrow came flying at the same terrifying speed as the first shot, aimed straight for my eye. The moment I turned back to face forward, it was already there—so close I knew I wouldn’t be able to dodge it.
In fact, I couldn’t dodge it. My eyeball and the arrow definitely made contact. They should have made contact. But…
| > The arrow…the arrow… > It crumpled and fell lol > Huh? Didn’t it just hit his eyeball? > That attack had the power to pierce a wall lol > Is the old man’s eyeball harder than a wall? > Lol > All his stats are above the limit… > The hero’s trap is pointless, isn’t it? > There’s absolutely no need to be scared > Even if there’s a poison trap, he can neutralize it > Yeah. The old man is wearing the Twilight Robe after all > Let’s have the old man go in first for now > It’s dim and hard to see inside, so I’m worried > Use [Requiem] to make it brighter |
The viewers—and even I—were completely stunned. The arrow that should have pierced my eye had instead flattened out and fallen to the floor. It felt like a speck of dust getting into my eye for a split second, but even that sensation vanished immediately. My vision was completely fine.
I turned around to check on Mina-chan and Shion-san. They looked just as they always did. I could clearly see both of them without any issue.
“…Eh? That arrow definitely hit your eye, didn’t it?”
“Did you concentrate your defensive skill into your eye to block it?!”
Mina-chan and Shion-san were just as panicked as the viewers, visibly shocked and looking around in confusion.
Focus a defensive skill into a single point like that…?
No way I could do something that advanced.
No, wait—
Come to think of it, I don’t even have a defensive skill to begin with.
“I guess… even without doing anything special, attacks like that don’t seem to affect my eyes.”
“It did blow a hole straight through the wall, though.”
“That’s impossible without a defensive skill!? I—I can’t believe it!”
Mina-chan looked exasperated, while Shion-san was still in shock.
Well, whatever! It’s fine as long as it works out!
For now, I’ll use that suggestion from the viewers and activate 【Requiem】 to light up the area. It’s too dark to see what’s going on, anyway. There might be a third shot coming soon, but if it’s just arrows or poison, it doesn’t seem like a big deal!
“Requiem!”
A disco ball appeared!
Okay—it’s a bit blinding, but the area is definitely brighter now. Much easier to see than before.
…Hmm.
From what I can tell, this looks like a fairly standard dungeon structure this time. A rocky tunnel extends deep ahead, and at the front there’s some kind of automated arrow-firing device installed. Just as I thought, it had finished charging its third shot and fired directly at my eye again—but since it’s probably the same mechanism as before, I didn’t bother dodging.
It hit my eye once more. And just like before, the arrow crumpled, fell to the ground, and turned into nothing more than scrap.
“Ugh.”
I figured I was fine even if I got hit—but the two behind me probably weren’t.
So the moment the third arrow fired, I closed the distance to the machine and casually struck it with a backfist, smashing it to pieces. The shattered mechanism flew deep into the tunnel, breaking apart as it went. For now, the arrow trap had been neutralized.
“Hey, you two! I’ve taken care of it, so we’re—”
“Daishi-san! The wall!”
“Hm?”
ZUGAGAGAGAGAGA!
| > Machine gun fire from holes in both walls! > Hey, isn’t that a bit dangerous? > Bang bang bang, it’s noisy > This camera isn’t even broken by the gunfire? > What incredible durability > Instead of that camera, that old man is lol > Unscathed lol > He’s completely unfazed lol > His stats are over 1000, that’s insane > Oh, he looks a little angry > Is he finally getting annoyed? |
Yeah, at this point even I was getting a bit irritated. I mean, sure, “I’m fine even if it hits me,” but getting pinged like rubber bands still hurts, you know.
“Haaah! Take this!”
“Hyah!”
Pain is something I don’t like. So I didn’t hesitate against the incoming barrage of projectiles. First, I smashed the right wall with a palm strike. Then I instantly pivoted and shut down the left wall with a shoulder charge.
“Honestly! One thing after another—”
“Daishi-san! Something’s above us!”
“…Above?”
At Mina-chan’s warning, I instinctively looked up.
Honestly… I shouldn’t have.
“Gross!!”
What the hell is that?!
The ceiling was completely covered in some kind of gigantic black leech-like creatures. They writhed in a sticky mass, squirming as if ready to fall at any moment.
And then—
Gloop
A drop of something fell.
“Ew—!! It’s melting the floor!!”
Where it landed, the stone hissed and began to dissolve.
Nope.
Nope, nope, nope.
I hate gross stuff!!!
“GYAAAAA!! Cremation!!”
“Kiiiiii—!!”
Without even thinking, I reflexively unleashed Cremation toward the ceiling. A metallic screech—maybe a dying scream—echoed through the air, and the grotesque mass above us all turned to ash, drifting down like soot.
Even the Requiem-released disco balls were caught in the blast and melted away, plunging the area back into darkness.
…What even was that?
It was insanely gross. Mechanical is fine, but anything that looks biologically disgusting is a hard no for me.
Seriously, stop designing traps like that…
“….”
Damn Hero. Seriously, give it a rest, you bastard. Instead of hiding behind cheap tricks, why don’t you come fight us directly? Stop stuffing the dungeon with pointless gimmicks!
“Ugh, now I’m actually getting angry.”
Just imagining more of those kinds of traps ahead was enough to kill my motivation.
Seriously annoying.
“Haaah…!!”
I focused my mind and arrived at a certain solution. Not exactly something new—I’ve done it once before. The MP cost is massive, so I’ve been avoiding it… but with this many traps, there’s no choice.
NO MORE STRESS DUNGEON!
The viewers immediately noticed.
| > What is he planning? > Not again… is he gonna punch the walls? > That stance… I’ve seen it before… > Wait… don’t tell me— > He’s going to brute-force the dungeon again!! > D-Daishi-san?! What are you going to do?! > Mina-chan, you two step outside the door… > That stance… that time you destroyed everything! |
“Eh? eh? What are you going to do, Daishi-san?!”
“Mina-chan, you guys go outside the door first.”
“That technique… surely not! The one you used when you destroyed things before…”
Bingo. That’s right.
I’m going to fix this stupid trap-filled dungeon the same way I always do.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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