Ch.18 "My First Dungeon Livestream (Worldwide)" 2

[Hasn't the number of monsters appearing on camera been increasing?]

[And they're all level 30-40 monsters...]

[This isn't even a place where you would go solo in the first place...]

[There are a lot of strange people among streamers, to put it mildly...]

[Well, diving solo itself is already weird...]

[In a good way?]

[Can you even interpret that in a good way?]

[lol]

[Honestly, all i can give is a conpliment]

[For better or worse, it's a professional domain.]

Yes, this is how a dungeon should be.

I had already turn my stealth on a while ago, so the sounds of walking, the rustling of clothes, and the sounds of equipment were muted.

After disappearing from sight, I returned to my usual style of slowly moving forward along the wall, using the shade of rocks as a guide.

This is it, games must always have appropriate difficulties.

I don't know if I had any talent for it, but I like sneaking and sniping around.

I chose the rearguard job of sniper because I like it and because I hate pain.

Although since I've acquired a variety of skills, rather than just being a sniper, I'm more of an all-rounder who can act alone as a hunter, ranger, and survivor.

To put it positively, I'm a jack of all trades, but to put it negatively, I'm a jack of all trades but master of none.

But this kind of thing suits me.

I said games, but I like balanced builds even in regular games.

Being able to do a variety of things at a beginner level makes you feel like you can do anything.

[But it's amazing...]

[Ahh... as someone asked on the message board, who is Haru-chan really?]

[A top ranker, no, she's not even in the top 1000 in Japan, let alone in the top 500...]

[Well, Haru-chan is just her nickname, so she might be in there.]

[The only thing in the self-introduction for the stream was just "Haru"]

[Yeah, there are many people who don't give their real names to avoid trouble.]

[We live in a streaming society, so even if you're affiliated with an agency, it can be a hassle if you get tangled up with weirdos]

[The world is a cruel place.]

I sneakily walk with my back to the wall, hiding behind a large rock or a hollow ー I'm short right now, so the height of an adult's waist should be enough ー and pop my head out just a little to see my surroundings.

This is a standard move not only for me, but for any scout in a party.

Doing this makes me look like an assassin in the movies, which is kind of cool.

[No wasteful movements at all]

[Many streamers who watch Haru-chan's streams say that her movement is a "good reference"]

[The reason I became one of the primordials is because I fell in love with Haru-chan's movements, you know]

[I see]

[Because she didn't talk or shown her face like other streamers, I feel like I'm diving with her... even tho I've never entered a dungeon]

[Me too]

[The sense of immersion is incredible]

[I want to play a VR game like this]

[The concurrent viewers right now... Why is there so many?]

[Apparently people from other countries are watching this stream as well]

[Seriously?]

[Apparently, a very famous person in the English-speaking country said, "Scouts should refer to this stream."]

[Our Haru-chan makes her major debut...]

[Too much has happened in just a few days]

Oh, come to think of it, I haven't said anything at all for a while... well, that's just how I normally am.

But, since I've already shown off my voice, I feel like I should talk a little.

90% of the people watching the stream are men just like me ー at least my heart ー so I'll let them hear the voice of a loli.

It's the kindness of a man.

"Well, the enemies have been getting stronger recently, so I'm fighting in my usual style."

Is this how people usually stream?

I rarely watch any, and the only inspiration i have is from Ruru-san so I'm not very confident, but I heard it's good to talk about what you're doing and thinking right now.

[She suddenly spoke!!]

[Cute]

[Saved]

[If she talks for 5 more minutes, we can create Haru-chan's voice using AI, so please talk more]

[Eh, what is that? scary...]

[As expected, when the number of people increases, the number of dangerous people also increases...]

"Ahead... um, there are four on the left and eight on the right. I'll start by firing at the closest ones who are moving quickly."

[She really can tell in this darkness...]

[I wonder what level her scout ability is at]

[If you can see the enemy as well as Haru-chan, there's probably no chance of an accident]

[If only Ruru-chan doesn't exist]

[lol]

Whoosh whoosh.

[Even though she's already at the mid-level, she's still calmly progressing with just a regular quality slingshot and a regular rock...]

[Her diving pace is weird]

[Well, in the first place, no matter how you look at it, a staircase trap would send her flying.]

[She can just deal with them if she use a decent weapon, you know?]

[There's something strange about Haru-chan after all]

[lol]

"ー But flying and ghost monsters are really fast, you know."

The agile monsters noticed my attack and charged straight at me from the sound of the attack.

It's fine if I hide behind a rock and can get through it once, and it would be even easier if I could turn around and attack from there, but...it's a pain to have to move my body every time, and I don't have much stamina, so considering my ability to continue fighting, it's best to stay as still as possible.

"Instead, they will charge straight at you with their heads facing you, so it will be easier to defeat them."

[...Umm, isn't it a high-ranking Rapid Bat and a Flame Hawk? Why are you able to take them one by one in time, Haru-chan...?]

[That's strange, she's not even moving her body much.]

[An overseas chatter said, "It looks like multiple stones have been set into a shotgun. Moreover, it looks like she's also calculated the direction in which the shots will scatter."]

[Haru-chan's really weird]

[Is that a compliment? Or are yoy trying to become enemy with me?]

[Calm down, primordial. I understand how you feel.]

[I mean that as a compliment or as a disappointment... Whatever, I've already lost all confidence in my scouting job...]

[lol]

[Haru-chan... a sinful child...]

[A sinful girl...]

[He's a sinful boy!!]

[Haru-chan must be someone in the top 100. About 20 people are hidden so it must be one of them.]

With my style, battle times are usually short.

It's short so it's easy, and because it's easy I can do it even with my body type.

I also make full use of magical power to strengthen my body.

What if I get tired?

I'd find a hollow in the wall more than a meter above the ground, climb in, and read a book while remaining cautious and rest.

“I’ve defeated them all, so I’ll collect their drops… but I have a lot of baggage so I’ll have to go back soon.”

[Quick kill as usual]

[For us newbies, this isn't usual]

[This isn't even a snipe, something's different]

[Headshot Loli...]

[But yeah, when you dive alone you have to give up a lot of drops because of the amount of luggage you can carry alone.]

[That's why people don't usually play solo, and in the first place, there's a real risk to your life, so you have to sign a pledge that says "I won't sue no matter what happens in the dungeon."]

[Normally, we take turns guarding, dividing up the four sides...]

[I can't imagine spending hours in a dark cave like this without talking to anyone and constantly feeling like my life is in danger.]

[Don't worry, that's normal, except for a few strange cases]

[Are you saying Haru-chan is weird?!]

【Is she not?】

[Yea you're right]

[lol]

"Ah, a silver treasure chest."

[Congratulations]

[Wow, it's rare to see a silver one, isn't it?]

[In the first place, it won't appear unless it's over 50 floors deep]

[What, so Haru-chan, you've already reached a floor where there are level 50 monsters?]

[From what I saw on the stream, if there weren't any traps, she would be on 25th floor...]

[It's actually Ruru-chan's influence after all]

[How bad is it for her to skip every other floor...]

[Even Ruru-chan's own streams haven't gone this far, right?]

[Could it be that the curse from the dragon incident really did transfer to her?]

[lol]

[How pitiful...]

[How pitiful]

[Seriously too pitiful]

"Treasure chests... well, if I look closely, I should be able to see traps that are below my level. If I can't see them, then it's all down to... willpower?"

[Wait, Haru-chan, wait, you gonna open the treasure chest with that kind of brute force?!]

[Sad news, Haru-chan is a muscle-brained person]

[W-what an airhead...]

"Well, there doesn't seem to be any trap so I'll open it... What is this?"

Silver treasure chest.

It's a good thing that you might get once or twice a month.

I carefully opened it, which was about the size of my body, and took out the strange bag.

"What is this dirty thing?"

[lol]

[Seriously, what is that?!]

[Haru-chan! Don't pick up anything stupid!]

[Kids will pick up everything...]

[Reported]

[Hang on]

[Looking at this scene alone, she really does look like a child... No matter how you look at it, it'd weird if she's only acting like a child...]

"...A bag? it's not a trap or anything, is it...?"

[(... Isn't that a high-level storage bag?)] (TL note : the curved bracket indicates foreign watcher)

[There have been a lot of foreigners here for a while now]

[Oh, wait a minute! A big word just came out!]

[Request for translation]

[They said a higher-level storage bag...erm, a super rare item that can store dropped items in a much larger amount than a normal storage bag. The largest one that has been confirmed can hold a few tons...?]

[Hah?]

[What is that? Is there such a thing?]

[You know, they drop backpacks that make your load lighter, and according to Wiki, this is the top-of-the-line one.]

[A tattered bag like that?]

[It fits in Haru-chan's hands, you know?]

"Oh, it fits quite a bit."

Since I get a new bag, I'll try putting things I don't need in it.

But when I take them out, there doesn't seem to be any difference on the outside, so I wonder if it's like one of those backpacks that can defy the laws of physics and hold a lot of items?

That's an incredibly high cash conversion rate for a drop in a dungeon.

Well, apparently with our current level of science we don't even know how it works, and it has a lot of practical uses.

So I started putting in whatever dropped items I could get my hands on, and some heavy but sellable equipment... After all that it's not getting any bulkier and is still very light.

“It seems like I found something good, and it’s only been three hours since I started diving… I’ll eat lunch around here like usual and then dive some more.”

[It's amazing that she doesn't even know...]

[The incredible treasure is just "something good"]

[lol]

[That's why Haru-chan, read the co... yeah, she won't see it...]

[Well, she got the purpose right, so it's okay]

[Just how far will this loli dive?]

[This was supposed to be a guerilla stream, but people from overseas are flocking in, isn't this a bad thing?]

[That's fine. A while ago, they started deleting and banning radical comments, so I think Ruru-chan is helping as a moderator.]

[Haru-chan, I'm glad you got to know Ruru-chan and Emi-chan... Although it was Ruru-chan's fault that things turned out this way in the first place...]

[lol]

[In the end, it all comes back to Ruru-chan, lol]

[Everything begins with Ruru-chan and ends with Ruru-chan...]

[But, she goes out by herself to a place that everyone is worried about, eats food when she gets hungry, and returns with her guardians watching when her adventure is over. This is definitely too big a scale for "first dungeon".

[lol]

[First dungeon lol]

[It's unheard of for someone to go on a first denguon dive in front of nearly 3 million friends, lol]

[If only Haru-chan would at least notice this and change the streaming settings back...]

[Or rather, if the agency is helping, can't they just bring it back?]

[There must be some reason why they can't do it. It'd be different if Haru-chan does it herself.]

[That's impossible, there's no way she would notice, it's our Haru-chan!]

[Yeah, she reads something else during the waiting time, and only take a quick look at the chat when she's done diving...]

[Even the primordials gave up on her lol]

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