Chapter 60 : Thread 7: Dungeons, Dogs, and Underwater Nightmares
598: Anonymous Explorer
Good job!
599: Anonymous Explorer
Good job.
Man, that was fun today too.
600: Anonymous Explorer
Was this board always this peaceful?
601: Anonymous Explorer
It's pretty peaceful during the live streams.
602: Anonymous Explorer
Why though?
Isn't it usually the opposite?
603: Anonymous Explorer
EX Reiman was truly an EX.
604: Anonymous Explorer
>>602
No idea, man.
605: Anonymous Explorer
Reiman was really cool.
606: Anonymous Explorer
Reiman gave off that traditional vibe, which was quite likeable.
607: Anonymous Explorer
Fighting with a sword and shield gave him a knightly vibe, but I don't think I could fight that smoothly.
608: Anonymous Explorer
Reiman's steady style is probably meant for team-based combat.
609: Anonymous Explorer
He kept saying that teams are the way to go.
610: Anonymous Explorer
As the guild leader, he probably values the safety of explorers first and foremost.
You could earn more by taking risks, but…
611: Anonymous Explorer
>>610
Yeah, but if you die, it's game over.
612: Anonymous Explorer
Is it okay if we keep calling him Reiman…? We've all pretty much agreed on it now.
613: Anonymous Explorer
When it gets confusing, just add EX to it, like EX Reiman.
614: Anonymous Explorer
Poor Aizawa-san, being called Reiman even though he quit his salaryman job.
615: Anonymous Explorer
Kisaragi-kun said it himself, though. It's because his social media is just work-related updates.
616: Anonymous Explorer
>>615
That part had me rolling.
617: Anonymous Explorer
>>615
"It's because your social media is all work updates."
"Did you know that was the reason all along? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
That had me in stitches.
618: Anonymous Explorer
The dynamic of a nephew who knows but doesn't tell, and a confused uncle—it's hilarious.
619: Anonymous Explorer
>>617
I haven't even seen the archive yet, but I'm already laughing.
620: Anonymous Explorer
Now we know Kisaragi-kun's relationships with each EX:
Jinguuji Kaede (Grandmother)
Kamishiro Rion (Older sister)
Aizawa Ryousuke (Uncle)
621: Anonymous Explorer
>>620
It's like they're family.
622: Anonymous Explorer
>>620
They're pretty close, huh?
623: Anonymous Explorer
Lol.
624: Anonymous Explorer
No friends, but he's got family.
625: Anonymous Explorer
Even Kisaragi-kun has at least some relatives, huh?
626: Anonymous Explorer
Are you guys confusing him with some kind of divine child?
627: Anonymous Explorer
>>624
Stating the obvious, huh?
628: Anonymous Explorer
How exactly do you control mana?
629: Anonymous Explorer
>>628
That's basic stuff, man.
630: Anonymous Explorer
I can't do it if I can't do it!
631: Anonymous Explorer
>>628
You know that feeling when you use magic, and mana flows? That's it.
632: Anonymous Explorer
Is it true that channeling mana makes your body harder? I'm gonna try it.
633: Anonymous Explorer
>>631
Do you really feel something like that?
634: Anonymous Explorer
>>633
You must be a dungeon noob.
635: Anonymous Explorer
>>633
If you've been in a dungeon, used magic, and still can't feel it, then you're talentless. Quit being an explorer.
636: Anonymous Explorer
That's too harsh, lol.
637: Anonymous Explorer
>>635
Huh?
I'll kill you, you f***ing loser.
638: Anonymous Explorer
>>632
It's less about hardness and more like you create a thin layer of mana around your body. That's how I picture it.
639: Anonymous Explorer
>>638
How you imagine the flow of mana is up to the individual.
For me, it feels like sweat oozing out of my body.
640: Anonymous Explorer
>>639
Doesn't that feel super gross?
641: Anonymous Explorer
>>640
Yeah, it does.
642: Anonymous Explorer
Oh, so it does, huh?
643: Anonymous Explorer
Lol.
644: Anonymous Explorer
Kisaragi-kun said it feels like it's inside his body.
645: Anonymous Explorer
Basically, it should be stored inside your body.
646: Anonymous Explorer
I looked it up online, and it said to breathe slowly and focus on the inside of your body. I'm gonna give it a try.
647: Anonymous Explorer
Kisaragi-kun tried to end the whole basics lecture with just mana control, but if you can master that, you can totally dominate the upper floors.
648: Anonymous Explorer
>>628
When you're on the verge of dying in a dungeon, you naturally start doing it.
Source: Me.
649: Anonymous Explorer
>>648
Wait… what?
650: Anonymous Explorer
How to increase mana: Fight to the death with monsters.
How to master mana control: Nearly get killed by monsters.
Explorers are definitely a warrior race, huh?
651: Anonymous Explorer
>>650
You can't survive without fighting, so yeah.
652: Anonymous Explorer
>>648
I had a similar experience. I could already control mana, but when I got cocky and went to the lower floors, I almost died. After that, my mana control got way better. The guild even praised me for it.
653: Anonymous Explorer
Aren't you breaking your human limits?
654: Anonymous Explorer
So, conclusion: nearly dying is the solution, right?
655: Anonymous Explorer
No, that's not right.
656: Anonymous Explorer
Stop giving life-or-death answers.
657: Anonymous Explorer
Lol.
658: Anonymous Explorer
When you're on the verge of death, you get a surge of strength, right? After experiencing that, your mana doesn't go back to normal. So, it's like you're always in that heightened state.
659: Anonymous Explorer
>>658
How about not getting to the verge of death in the first place?
660: Anonymous Explorer
You've definitely surpassed human limits at that point.
661: Anonymous Explorer
Fighting makes you stronger, and almost dying makes you much stronger. We really are a warrior race!
662: Anonymous Explorer
Stop it, stop it.
People will start calling all explorers a warrior race.
663: Anonymous Explorer
But hey, we're all living off the magic stones those warriors bring back, aren't we?
664: Anonymous Explorer
That's true, but still…
665: Anonymous Explorer
[Image]
666: Anonymous Explorer
Lol.
667: Anonymous Explorer
What the heck…
668: Anonymous Explorer
>>665
>>"Next stream's date is undecided, but (semi-forced) I'll be collabing with Asagao-san."
This guy is always doing collab streams.
669: Anonymous Explorer
>>(semi-forced)
Why do you let yourself get pushed around?
670: Anonymous Explorer
Even though he's EX… doesn't he feel ashamed?
671: Anonymous Explorer
He's EX, super strong, and can summon gods, but at his core, he's just an awkward nerd like the rest of us.
He's weak against pushy women.
672: Anonymous Explorer
>>671
So, EX means he's one of us?
673: Anonymous Explorer
>>672
Lol.
674: Anonymous Explorer
>>672
Lol.
675: Anonymous Explorer
>>672
That's great, let's call him EX "one of us" from now on.
676: Anonymous Explorer
He's graduated from "honorary nerd" to something even better.
677: Anonymous Explorer
>>672
He's matching with EX Reiman now, too.
678: Anonymous Explorer
So, what about Kamishiro Rion?
679: Anonymous Explorer
A menace.
680: Anonymous Explorer
A walking disaster.
681: Anonymous Explorer
A tyrant.
682: Anonymous Explorer
A natural disaster.
683: Anonymous Explorer
So far, not a single compliment like "beautiful" or anything.
684: Anonymous Explorer
Lol.
685: Anonymous Explorer
That's just how it is.
686: Anonymous Explorer
Her sunny social media presence and that disaster energy are quite the contrast.
687: Anonymous Explorer
Now we all understand why Kisaragi-kun calls her a walking disaster in dungeons.
688: Anonymous Explorer
Asagao-chan really doesn't give up, huh?
689: Anonymous Explorer
She replied to him on social media right away. I laughed so hard.
690: Anonymous Explorer
She's a hardcore Kisaragi-kun fan, huh?
691: Anonymous Explorer
She even claimed to be his top disciple the other day.
692: Anonymous Explorer
>>691
I saw the anti-thread go wild because of that.
693: Anonymous Explorer
Nobody needs an anti-thread about this chaotic place.
694: Anonymous Explorer
That anti-thread is so chaotic, I actually like it.
695: Anonymous Explorer
It's a mess with unicorns and trolls, so gross.
696: Anonymous Explorer
It's really fun to just watch, though.
697: Anonymous Explorer
I thought I'd just check it out casually, but it was so crazy I ended up laughing my head off.
698: Anonymous Explorer
I was more focused on how empty the Hachioji Dungeon was than the content of the basics lecture.
699: Anonymous Explorer
Isn't the Hachioji Dungeon always like that?
700: Anonymous Explorer
Have you ever been to the Hachioji Dungeon?
You should go at least once.
You won't meet anyone at all.
701: Anonymous Explorer
In a way, it's a dungeon that's kind to introverts.
702: Anonymous Explorer
Kind to introverts (but you only make about half the money you do in Shibuya Dungeon).
703: Anonymous Explorer
Lol.
No wonder no one goes.
704: Anonymous Explorer
Even though the magic stones are cheap, on top of that, there are fewer monsters, so no one wants to go.
705: Anonymous Explorer
There's a theory that no one explores the lower floors because it's just not profitable.
706: Anonymous Explorer
I saw Kisaragi-kun on social media saying, "Since no one's at the Hachioji Dungeon, maybe I'll fully conquer it next time."
Apparently, he's only gone down to the 45th floor.
707: Anonymous Explorer
That's rare for Kisaragi-kun.
708: Anonymous Explorer
He must've been really bored.
709: Anonymous Explorer
Well, the scenery never changes from the top floor to the bottom, so it's probably mind-numbing.
710: Anonymous Explorer
Seriously, that place can mess with your head. You lose track of which floor you're on. The only thing that tells you where you are is the sign put up by the Explorer's Guild at each layer transition—other than that, everything looks the same.
711: Anonymous Explorer
Isn't that like a never-ending hell?
712: Anonymous Explorer
Pretty much.
713: Anonymous Explorer
No way I'm going there.
714: Anonymous Explorer
I don't want to step on an obvious landmine.
715: Anonymous Explorer
Well, unless it's somewhere like the Shibuya Dungeon or Takayama Dungeon, where you're guaranteed to make money, the fewer people there are.
716: Anonymous Explorer
Have we talked about one of the most deserted dungeons in the country yet—Nagoya Dungeon?
717: Anonymous Explorer
>>716
Go away.
718: Anonymous Explorer
>>716
Seriously, come back when the Nagoya Dungeon is even remotely explorable.
719: Anonymous Explorer
I have no idea about the Nagoya Dungeon at all.
I'm confused.
720: Anonymous Explorer
>>719
It's a super valuable dungeon that produces rare metals and stuff.
You should go at least once.
721: Anonymous Explorer
>>720
Stop trying to throw someone into hell so casually.
722: Anonymous Explorer
Huh?
Can someone explain, please?
723: Anonymous Explorer
>>722
From the 11th floor down, everything's underwater.
724: Anonymous Explorer
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> Everything's underwater from the 11th floor <
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725: Anonymous Explorer
>>723
Is that for real?
726: Anonymous Explorer
Yep, for real.
727: Anonymous Explorer
How are you supposed to explore that?
728: Anonymous Explorer
You can't. That's why it's a problem.
729: Anonymous Explorer
Somebody drain the water already!
730: Anonymous Explorer
Not gonna happen!
731: Anonymous Explorer
Let's have Kisaragi-kun do something about it.
He's EX, so he should be able to handle it, right? (Leaving it to him entirely.)
732: Anonymous Explorer
Let's send him a reply on social media and ask him!
733: Anonymous Explorer
"Please conquer the Nagoya Dungeon."
734: Anonymous Explorer
Has Kisaragi-kun ever even been to the Nagoya Dungeon?
735: Anonymous Explorer
Isn't the official stance basically that the Nagoya Dungeon might as well not even exist?
736: Anonymous Explorer
As someone living in Aichi Prefecture, I can confirm the Nagoya Dungeon is so bad that I just go to Takayama Dungeon instead.
737: Anonymous Explorer
You're just sneaking off to Takayama, huh?
738: Anonymous Explorer
What are we going to do if he says, "The depths of the Nagoya Dungeon are hell too"?
739: Anonymous Explorer
Considering everything from the 11th floor down is submerged, how would that even work?
740: Anonymous Explorer
I'd still want to see it.
741: Anonymous Explorer
It's Kisaragi-kun, so he could probably figure out how to breathe underwater, right? (Random assumption)
742: Anonymous Explorer
What do you even think EX explorers are?
743: Anonymous Explorer
Monsters.
744: Anonymous Explorer
Lol, honestly, you're not wrong.
745: Anonymous Explorer
Now that the basics lecture has made it easy for us to handle the upper floors, you all better get to the 20th floor of Nagoya Dungeon.
746: Anonymous Explorer
The basics lecture didn't include underwater breathing… Sorry!
747: Anonymous Explorer
Lol. Seaweed jokes for days.