01x08 - Dungeon Expedition

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Long it waited...

Down in darkness deep below...

It waited...

For whoever finally arrived...

All alone...

That was a weird dream.

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck]

Holed up in my room invincible on Monday

Take one step out and everything's a drag

They're drawn to a flame shouting mayday

I wanna pretend I didn't hear them

Give up on the fair fights

First come first served is an illusion

Leave it all to the dice

But make sure to roll them well

Look, the stuff left behind after splitting things up

Sometimes it's not all that bad y'know

The stuff they have and I don't

Nonsense, I won't be asking for it

Alone & bad I'm doing great

Wait now boy, you free?

Hate grouping up?

If you're bored, wanna try your luck?

Botch & luck handle it and dance

Down & fall is not my style

Good Luck lies in odd numbers

Isn't cheating a skill of its own?

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck]

DAY 26

I'm beat! And tired!

Dungeon Expedition

Still haven't shaken off the damage Tanaka dealt me.

Haruka! Good morning.

Hey, mornin'.

You guys off to the dungeon again?

It's rough with all the monsters lately.

We're after this rare item we've heard is in there, but...

A rare item? What does it do?

Apparently, it can change
how people see and think of you.

Yeah? Perfect for gloomy guys like you, then!

Like we needed to hear that from you!

You're one to talk, huh?

Anyway, we gotta go.

Like real-deal adventurers already.

Me, though...

REUNITED WITH

THE NERDS!

I found the nerds, and took down Tanaka.

ELIMINATED

TANAKA!

No reason for me to stick around here, now!

I can finally enjoy my life alone back in the cave!

Haruka, I think we need to talk a minute.

A-about what?

Not another lecture, right? I got plenty of that yesterday.

WHY?!

Why?!

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!

Where have you been?!

DO YOU NOT KNOW HOW TO

COMMUNICATE THINGS?!

Do you not know how to communicate things?!

No, no, no...

But you haven't heard from ME yet, have you?

Now tell me, Haruka. Why did you
do something that dangerous alone?!

W-well...!

Don't do that again.

I-I won't. Sorry...

We're good, then!

Forget Tanaka, this is straight up traumatizing...

If I want to avoid her wrath
and enjoy a peaceful life alone, then...

Apparently it can change how people
see and think of you.

If I can get that and make everyone really like me,
no one will ever get mad!

Time to head for that dungeon!

Father, are you not working yourself too hard?

Perhaps, but our town of Omui lies on the frontier.

With the rise in monster sightings,
we now receive fewer merchants.

If the lord himself does not set to work,
what progress can our town hope to enjoy?

Yes, but...

You were on assignment to the dungeon, I believe?

What is the meaning of this?

We have trouble!

M-monsters, a whole horde of them!

Apparently, the dungeon is up ahead...

PERCEPTION

Wha...?

I could use a warm-up!

Can I ask you to take down
the monsters just off the road?

Certainly.

We have trouble!

My, Miss Merielle...

She's the lord's daughter, isn't she?

A-a horde of orcs is closing in
to attack our town of Omui!

Our neighboring village has been annihilated!

What?!

Hear that, boys?!

Get geared up to defend the town!

Let's do this!

Get up and get moving!

Everyone...

Quit dilly-dallying!

Mister Guild Boss, we can help, too.

Get everyone ready.

Yessir!

I gotta tell everyone at the inn!

Wait, but...

Where did Haruka go?

I've never seen so many at once.

There's even an Orc King or something.

I guess it doesn't matter.

A massive army of orcs will be here any moment!

Everyone! Steel yourselves for battle!

ORC KING

If one hit won't do the trick...

Then maybe a flurry will!

All right! That's the complete lot.

Sure were lots of them, though.

Wonder what coulda caused this?

Not that I care. Now where's that dungeon?

That must be it!

STEALTH

Whoa!

I bet these floors have seen a long history of adventurers.

The vast expanse ahead so many explorers
have traversed is still so foreboding.

Don't let this dungeon work you up...

All right...

Now where's this item that'll make folks like me?

Oh! My first treasure chest!

Time to use Appraisal!

Wait! It's all junk!

How 'bout here?

Here?

Or here?!

Is there anything but junk in this place?

Where's the item that makes people like you?

Shoulda asked someone who knew more...

Hey, wait...

This place collects specialty articles from dungeons.

That sketchy weapons trader might know something.

Guess I'll head back to town and ask!

Where are these orcs?

They should be very close by now, I think...

You "think"?

Tell me this wasn't fake info.

H-how am I to know?

S-something's coming!

Haruka?!

Huh? Why'd you build a campfire?

You gonna dance?

No! The nearby village was attacked by monsters!

Now this town is in danger!

Huh? Oh, really?

We're defending the town!

Where have you been?

Oh, well, I...

Sheesh!

Seriously.

Always making us worry.

A major pain.

So...

See the orcs?

Huh? Oh, you meant the orcs?

Yeah, why?

Oh...

Haruka, don't tell me...

I think I mighta... beat 'em all?

Wha-?!

A-ALL of them?!

Yeah. What was up with them?

Were you gonna play Whack-an-Orc?

My gosh! Why do you always have to run into danger?!

YEOWCH!

As the lord's daughter, I give you my thanks
for defending us from the monsters.

And me as the guild boss, too.

But you can't go acting so reckless.

One mistake and you might have lost your life.

Yeah! You hear them?!

Truth is there's a reason I'm being hard on you.

The monsters have grown far more active of late.

Been seeing lots of monsters make their way
outta the dungeon, too.

Which suggests...

We can expect a stampeding
horde of monsters someday.

So please behave yourself!

That's a promise, Haruka!

O-okay...

Now it's not just the girls and the class rep,

but the guild boss and the lord's daughter
that have their eyes on me...

At this rate my loner life is drifting
further and further away.

So I gotta hurry...

And find that item to make people like me more.

DAY 27

Found ya!

Hey! Been a while!

P-please, leave me be!

I can't have you combining things again!

I have nothing to sell to you!

I'm not here for goods today.

Huh?

I've got something to ask.

Do you know of any item
that makes people like you more?

An item to boost your favorability? Perhaps you mean...

The Pheromone Ring said to be somewhere
in the nearby dungeon.

The "Pheromone Ring!"
Those nerds really were on to something!

Where in the dungeon is it?!

I searched the first floor but couldn't find it!

O-of course, you didn't.

It's likely in an area none have ever reached.

Somewhere below the 50th floor.

The 50th floor, huh? How many floors are there?

It is believed there are 100 floors,
but you cannot simply descend them.

Why not?

You cannot proceed without beating the Floor Masters-
boss monsters that appear on each floor.

Floor Masters, huh...

Legends say the dungeon could be home to a Dungeon
Emperor of old, and it is still shrouded in mystery.

If you plan to explore,
you'll need to stock up on recovery items.

Yeah? I'll head right to the general store, then!

SHOCK

Not here...?

He's off to the dungeon?

Yes, he's after the Pheromone Ring, it seems.

That has me extra worried...

And that ring...

It might boost his favorability, right?!

If Haruka winds up with something like that...

Whatever happens definitely won't be good!

We must stop him at all costs!

Hear, hear!

Sure is fun exploring dungeons alone!

PERCEPTION

Huh?!

Yikes, the Class Rep and everyone are here?!

I'm not alone at all!

Wh-why are you all here?

Today's not a leveling day, right?

Might ask you why you're headed for the dungeon, too.

Huh?

You wouldn't be off in search
of the Pheromone Ring, would you?

N-no! I'm after... Solomon's Ring!

Little bird,

where are you

headed today?

The woods.

It's a rare ring that lets you talk to animals.

Little bird, where are you headed today?

It's a rare ring that lets you talk to animals.

The woods.

It's a rare ring that lets you talk to animals.

Oh? Really, huh?

After him, everyone!

Hey now, this place is off limits right now!

Monsters showed up just yesterday.

Halt! You can't!

Sheesh! Don't come crying to me!

I-if she gets the Pheromone Ring before me,
things could get bad!

Haruka! Running ahead is dangerous!
What if there are traps?!

It's fine! My Luck stat is off the charts!

Excuse me?!

Haruka!

Haruka!

H-how am I still falling?! Where does this end?!

At this rate...

Even if I stick the landing, I'm dead meat!

There's the floor!

Okay, then!

Ack! Oww...

Using earth magic to make a cushion did the trick.

Is this the bottom?

Like, 100 floors down?

Just one eerie path...

I bet that's where the last boss is, and traps, too.

Better use Airwalk to climb back up the hole.

It's no use!

Airwalk is a walking skill, so it doesn't work straight up...

Only choice is to find another exit.

Wait, I know the layout of this place?

Cover Up

Magic Recovery

Spatial Awareness

Trap Detection

Serial Thinking

I got Spatial Awareness Level 1?

Because it's dark and hard to see down here?

This is good! Bet it'll be great
for designing and renovating!

But I'm kinda pissed about getting
Trap Detection Level 1!

All 'cause I fell into a trap?

Too little, too late!

Whatever. Time to try and use them both.

All right! No traps in the hall.

Might find a hint of a way out if I head inside, but...

FLOOR 101

Wait, floor 101?

Below the lowest level?

Forget the last boss, I bet there's a secret boss here.

Hey! We good to push on like this?
We didn't bring any food!

We have to look for Haruka.

My lungs hurt...

The magic welled up down here
is thicker than in the woods.

This door leaves no doubt.

Is there really a secret boss?

Not like I have any choice.

What could have magic as wicked as this?!

That must be it...

If I slip up, I'm a goner.

Gotta... push ahead!

Appraisal!

APPRAISAL

DUNGEON EMPEROR

Level 100?!

FLOOR 47

Are we on floor 47, now?

Still no sign of him.

Think he fell to the very bottom?

Hey, that's a teleportation gate that brings
you back to the entrance, right?

Yeah, if you defeat all the monsters
and clear the floor, those show up.

Then can't he just use that to get back?

I doubt that's possible.

I'm sure he's moving up from below.

I don't think these show up off the normal route.

Whatever happens though,
I bet Haruka will figure something out.

Kakizaki...

But this is an ancient dungeon.

Deep below lies the...

The Dungeon Emperor?

Yes.

DUNGEON EMPEROR

DUNGEON KING

FLOOR MASTERS

MONSTERS

Even the Dungeon King

is said to bow to the Dungeon Emperor.

DUNGEON EMPEROR

DUNGEON KING

FLOOR MASTERS

I've heard its presence alone

makes the other monsters stronger.

DUNGEON EMPEROR

DUNGEON KING

B-but that's just like, rumor and legend, right?

But if it's true...

The monsters we've found are already level 40 and up.

Things will be hard from here.

We might want to head back.

N-now I know this is scary...

But Haruka saved us before,
and now it's our turn to save him!

Sh-she's right!

Gotta at least meet him as far down as we can!

Yeah! Let's go save Haruka!

Indeed!

Let's all go find him together!

Yeah!

I appraised it, but...

UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

WEAPONS

UNKNOWN

MAGIC

Is this thing bugged? It's all just "unknown..."

Dullahan

Lich

No Life King

Those are all top race classes.

Tanaka couldn't lift a finger to something like this.

It's the most OP thing of all!

Liches are adept at magic.

I don't stand a chance in ranged combat.

I have to take it up close!

I don't care how OP your skills are, you're too late now!

No way!

How can anything move that fast?!

But if I use this...!

My Made-Up Skill!

Got you now!

Okay, then...

I'm gonna beat that god-like speed!

The sunset I saw alone was beautiful

Without telling anyone about it at all it's time for bed again

Going on not worried about loneliness

Encountering one new something after the next

Been through a lot but it's unimaginable, isn't that funny?

Might look indifferent but that's not always the case

Never learning, carefree and doing as I please

That's always the way it is, we're all our lone selves

As we pass by we trade hellos and goodbyes

Doesn't matter, just wanna enjoy today

Have a bit of fun and then it's goodnight

Sha-na-na-na-na, sha-na-na-na-na humming a tune

Thinking about the day I see you again

Sha-na-na-na-na, sha-na-na-na-na humming a tune

In the middle of my journey alone