01x09 - The Loner & the Dungeon Emperor

[bunniefuu]

Father...

Speak your mind, Merielle.

These dark clouds, they circle around
the Outermost Dungeon, do they not?

I can't help but feel we may now face something
far worse than the orc horde days ago...

Send word to the Adventurer's Guild.

Instruct them to be prepared in case of emergency.

Yes, sir...

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck]

Heya ni komoreba muteki sa Monday

Ippo soto deriya mendou bakka

Tonde hi ni iru yatsura no mayday

Kikanakatta koto ni shitai

Fair na shoubu wa yoshite

Hayamonogachi wa gensou

Saikoro ni azukechatte

Dakedo umaku korogashite

Hora warikirenai amarimonotte

Angai suteta mon jyanai darotte

Ano ko ni atte watashi ni nai monotte

Nonsense hoshigattari wa shinai

Hitoribocchi & BAD kimechatteru

Soko no bocchan matte hima datte?

Mureru no wa kirai kai?

Taikutsu nara kakete minai kai?

Botch & Luck norikonashite odore

Botsu & raku wa shumi jyanai

Good Luck lies in odd numbers

Zuru datte sainou mitai na?

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck]

If I'm going to beat that godlike speed...

Then I need to shift all my skills into speed-mode!

Now!

Th-that still wasn't fast enough?!

Faster, then!

Faster!

Even faster!

Faster!

Faster!

Faster, and faster, and faster!

Is this still not enough?

Too close!

Faced with speed too quick for the naked eye,

it looks like my contact lenses acquired new skills.

It's only a flash, but I can see the future!

But if I let my guard down for an instant, I'm finished!

So I just won't let up, instead!

Attacking like my life depends on it!

What is this feeling?

I'm hardly staying alive here...

So why is it so fun?!

I hardly have any magic or stamina left.

Not even sure I can stay conscious much longer...

But this thing's fine.

You could at least get a little worn out, y'know.

If it attacks me now...

Something's off. Why won't it attack?

This whole time we've fought,
I could tell it's nothing like other monsters.

That's it! I sense no blood-lust!

So it could have finished me off if it really wanted to?!

That's a secret boss for you.

Just toying with me, are you?!

Why?

Why won't it...

...k*ll me?

Is this miasma controlling it?

It is. It's being forced to fight!

Is it absorbing that miasma?

Does this thing have some Holy abilities or something?!

No idea if this will work, but this staff is my best bet!

All right!

A little more and I'll have it all!

Got it!

Just like I thought, that thing was controlling it.

Now I understand.

You wanted to die, didn't you?

To be free from its control?

That's why you didn't finish me off.

You wanted me to k*ll you, instead.

Didn't you?

That dark miasma I absorbed is pouring back out!

If I don't finish them now,
they'll be tortured by the darkness again.

I should give it what it wants...

Something in me told me I shouldn't.

They were here all alone, too, after all.

Huh?

I guess I sorta subjugated you?

But I don't really know how it works or how to cancel it...

I guess I kinda set you free from the darkness, at least?

And, uhh...

I guess we're a team now, or something?

A-are you mad that I subjugated you?

It understands me, at least.

I'm not getting any bad vibes, either. Maybe this is okay?

Might as well double-check, just in case.

Oh! Its level got reset!

That's how Subjugate works, huh?

Even has a name it didn't before?

Angelica?

It's a girl?!

I subjugated a girl again!

Haruka!

Maybe skeletons don't count.

No point in standing around.
How about we leave this place?

This must be...

...the normal final floor, I guess?

Look! Stairs!

All right! If we head up that way
we can get to the surface!

The Floor Master?!

Nope! Nope! NOPE!

I can't do back-to-back fights with Level 100s!

This Dungeon Emperor didn't even want to k*ll me.

But this thing...

I'd really like to avoid a battle and move upstairs!

But who says I even need the stairs?

I can use my Earth Magic...

...and then my Airwalk skill!

Is it mad I busted a hole in its floor?

Yikes, and it's level 99?

Huh?

I'm okay to finish them off, right?

I-it looks like it has something to say...

But a win's a win!

I'm so glad my Luck is maxed out!

Do you want this armor?

You are a girl, after all.

Sure, take it!

M-maybe we should wait
till you have some more muscle?

Hmm?

Hey! Now that's a perfect fit!

Thank goodness. I mean, your bones were showing!

Oh, can you let me appraise that armor, to be safe?

That armor's uhh... cursed.

She's just as overbearing as the Class Rep!

I think I'll call her the Armored Rep...

Hey, wait up, now!

Haruka's nowhere to be found.

Nowhere at all...

Wouldn't be surprised if he turned up all of a sudden.

All like, "I fell, so I climbed up again, I guess?"

Sounds like him...

I bet he'll be all mad,
saying "It was your fault I fell in, anyway!"

Bet he will...

W-we're almost to the halfway point at Floor 50.

I'm sure we'll at least find a lead.

I-it's ginormous!

It's got 4 arms!

Isn't the first giant here...

...a cyclops!

Something's happening in the dungeon?

Yes, and I feel it may be serious...

I only hope I'm mistaken.

There have been no reports
from the guard stationed there.

I see...

Still, we all know who's on guard.

Not sure we can really count on 'em.

Achoo!

Huh? Is it gonna rain?

Fair enough.

We're hurting for help,
but maybe we should have been more careful there.

I'll make sure we're ready, just in case.

Better go inform the rest, too.

What happened to our band of new adventurers?

Know what? Haven't seen 'em today.

No surprise that one guy's gone,
but if all the rest of 'em are, too...

I truly hope my fears are unmerited..

Good. Giving her that Storage Cape
put her in a better mood.

I sense a monster, but...

Appraisal!

A lich!

It's immune to physical attacks?!

And only Holy magic works on it?!

Should I open another hole
in the ceiling to head through?

There's no telling what might come falling down, though!

Oh! I know just the thing
to negate monsters with dark magic!

Thought this weapon was real crap at first,
but I guess anything can work if you toughen it up!

Monster moths now, huh?

That powder is toxic. I doubt my Well-being's
gonna hold up against that, huh?

Moths...

Oh! Moths!

Then I'll use some fire magic...

...and miss on purpose!

And once they're drawn to it,
I'll pump up my magic and make the flame bigger!

I knew it! Had to work.

Huh? What's with this string?

Eww! Caterpillars!

So these things grow into those moths, huh?

This string is pretty hard to remove once it's stuck...

Gonna need to do something about it.

First I'll make a thin wall to block it with earth magic.

Curve it so it rolls...

Hup!

And run 'em down like a steamroller!

That takes care of that mess!

Something's different here.

I can already sense something powerful...

Swords?

Another boss, huh?

Why's it level 100?!

Shouldn't it be level 95 on the 95th floor?!

That's some serious cutting power!

But your backside's wide open!

It dodged that?!

Damn, this one's full of tricks.

It's pulling abnormal moves no humanoid could...

What now?

It's got helper swords, too?!

Who can keep up with OP moves like these?!

Oh! You can!

Take care of him for me, yeah?

She's got some real fight in her.

And as soon as that monster saw the Armored Rep
it switched to a circular formation...

It's serious now, too!

What? Are you crazy?! You're going in head-on?!

She's this strong even after a level drop?!

She was a terrifying enemy...

But now she's the best ally!

Let's keep this up and head for the top!

Here it comes again! Brace yourselves!

R-report all damage!

O-our front and center lines are nearly done for...

We can't take another attack.

Th-this can't be...

Damn it all. What would he do at a time like this?

You're the best dumb jocks we've got.

If Haruka were here now...

Heya, Nerd Corps. You holdin' up?

I-I'm sorry, Haruka... I don't think I can-

Wha-?!

Kakizaki? Oda?

It's too soon to give up!

Listen. We've got an idea.

Uhh? Are we done with the chit-chat yet?!

We can't take any more!

Make it quick!

N-no! That's way too dangerous!

Please! Just let me do this!

What's your call...?

Fine!

It might pack a serious punch, but it sure ain't fast!

My Burst Acceleration skill will make this easy!

Now!

Gotcha!

sh**t! His other arm!

Kakizaki!

Thought that might be my big shot...

I'm such a loser!

But this was all part of the plan.

With me as the decoy...

The Nerd's gonna bring this thing down!

Ow, ow, ow, ow...

That took serious guts!

Thanks to you, Haruka, our class came together again.

I promise we'll find you, Haruka.

Just hang in there a little longer.

The place is quaking...

Hitori miteta yuuyake ga kirei da

Sore o katariau koto mo naku kyou mo oyasumi

Sabishisa nante ki ni kakezuni susunde

Tsugi kara tsugi e to deau atarashii nanika

Sanzan na me ni atte demo souzou mo dekinakute waracchau yo na

Dandan to mietetatte demo sonna bakkari jyanaitte

Mada korizu ni iru kimama na jibun moteasonde

Itsudatte sousa bokura wa hitori doushi

Surechigau tabi kawasu hello to goodbye

Dou datte ii sa kyou o tada asobitai

Sasayaka ni tanoshinde sore de goodnight

Shanananana shanananana kuchizusandeiru

Kimi to mata au hi o omou

Shanananana shanananana kuchizusandeiru

Hitorikiri tabi no tochuu

The Loner & the Dungeon Emperor

MAGIC WRAP

GOD EYE

FORESIGHT

BLOOD-LUST

SUBJUGATE

SUBJUGATED

APPRAISAL

RACE

SKELETON?

SPATIAL AWARENESS

FLOOR 100

LIVING ARMOR

APPRAISAL

MINOTAUR

BAM

WHACK

BAM

WHACK

HUUUUUUSH…

APPRAISING

Silver Armor

CURSED

FUSES TO FLESH AND BLOOD

STAIRCASE TO

FLOOR 50

FLOOR 50

FLOOR 98

PERCEPTION

APPRAISAL

LICH

Poke

Poke

FLOOR 97

VENOM MOTH

TOXIC

WELL-BEING

FLOOR 96

VENOM CRAWLER

PSHEW!

FLOOR 95

LIVING SWORD

MEANWHILE ON

FLOOR 50

FLOOR 85