Chapter 31 Gem and Scream

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nTLN: Double Chapter! Make sure you didn’t miss the previous one~

n“Fuuh, it is a lot cleaner now.” (Hikaru)

nI for some reason continued cleaning the 2nd Floor.

nI felt bad for Grapefull—that was the reason at first, but I am feeling a sense of accomplishment from seeing the dungeon get cleaner.

nI have gotten a pretty good grasp of the structure of the Hungry Beasts Underground Prison that is the 2nd Floor of the dungeon.

nThe 2nd Floor is pretty vast, but even without a map, I wouldn’t get lost.

nBig rooms where groups of monsters camp in, places that have clean water that can serve to wash yourself, and there’s even a place that’s like a garden which is most likely treated as outside the prison; I would say that, at the very least, it is as big as the 1st Floor.

nCleaning something that big is close to being in the realm of a hobby. The contents of the Shadow Bag didn’t become a mess, and I could manage the things inside of it individually. When it became full to a certain extent, I would throw them into a small room on the 2nd Floor that’s decently accessible.

nI don’t really know where to throw it away, and the priority here is to avoid any cat beastkin from getting injured.

nWith all this storing and releasing, the Tier of the Shadow Bag increased.

nI think I have seen about every monster that appears here as well.

nThe small humanoid ones are apparently called goblins.

nThe monsters that are half human and half dog are called kobolds.

nThe big men holding clubs are ogres.

nThe big monster that’s half human half pig is an orc.

nThey are all names I have heard somewhere before, but this might simply be the translation at work here. The translation being localized depending on what part of Earth people are watching is something that happens often.

nOn the other hand, I have no way to learn about what the names before they were localized are in their isekai language. Automatic translations are super convenient, but having everything translated without my input makes it so it is impossible for me to learn what the original words were.

nIf the auto translation disappears on the whim of God, we would suddenly be thrown into a Babel Tower situation where a man that doesn’t understand the language at all will show up.

n…Well, with my current lifestyle, that might not really trouble me that much though.

nBy the way, the strongest ones aren’t the orcs or the ogres, but a dangerous fellow that appears alone.

nI have only seen it twice.

n(It seems today was a miss…) (Hikaru)

nThere being no dead bodies is a good thing, but it is troubling for my livelihood.

nIn the end, I might be left with no choice but to fight monsters, but I at least wanted to wait until the attention on me decreased and for my existence to have been forgotten.

nThe other Chosen are probably leading stimulating lifestyles and adventures to gather viewers.

nWith that, even if I were to fight against monsters a bit, no one would pay me any attention.

n…That’s how it works…I am sure.

nThat’s why, until then, let’s continue this lifestyle.

n(……Hm? There was a door at a place like this?) (Hikaru)

nWhen I was moving around the darkness in the 2nd Floor as always, a faintly shining door appeared suddenly in front of me.

nThe Hungry Beasts Underground Prison is literally a giant prison, and there’s a number of small rooms that don’t have iron bars, but there have been no doors.

nAt least not as far as I have seen.

nBut a strangely shining door actually suddenly appeared.

n(What’s this…?) (Hikaru)

nA mystery.

nThis is unbelievably suspicious.

nBut I feel like it would be a waste to ignore it.

nIt is a strange door, but…I want to open it.

n(…Let’s use it.) (Hikaru)

nAfter using a potion on Grapefull, I began feeling like it was okay to use the Crystals at least.

nThe viewer count is decreasing slowly but surely. That was making my heart a bit lighter.

nThe number of messages continues increasing as always, and there’s more than 30,000 messages unopened.

nI have erased the very existence of this from inside of me and make sure I don’t ever see it.

nI use 1 Crystal and do Item Appraisal on the door.

nIt was a gamble of whether the door is an item or not, but it went well.

nTreasure Warehouse Door: A door that’s set to give presents to the explorers that the Divine Beast, Lilimuph, takes a liking to. Only the person that’s being gifted can see it and can enter. When you take the gem orb from inside and leave, the door will disappear. Giving away the gem will anger the Divine Beast. Please be careful of this.

n“So this is what she meant by treasure!” (Hikaru)

nThe one the Lynx Grapefull told me a bit ago.

nI thought for sure it would be a treasure box lying around somewhere, but it looks like it doesn’t work that way.

nAfter seeing the explanation, I was relieved and entered through the door.

nThe interior was a simple private room, and at the center there’s a fist sized ball on top of a pedestal.

n(I thought it would be like a gem, but…it is more like a glass ball.) (Hikaru)

nI can’t tell what is inside right now.

nIn other words, this in itself must be a ‘treasure box’. Looks like I can open it after I get out of the dungeon.

n“…That’s great.” (Hikaru)

nFor someone broke like me, no matter what is inside this, it is a treasure.

nThe Divine Beast might have given me a reward after seeing me cleaning the dungeon.

nI can’t even fathom what will come out, but it would be nice if it makes my life easier.

n(It is a rare treasure event, so let’s go out for now.) (Hikaru)

nIt is still early, but I decided to leave the dungeon once.

nThe stairs for the 1st Floor are nearby.

nI want to see the inside of it quickly.

n*Kin!*

n*Gakin!*

n— “Run! You all, run away!”

nIt was right after that I heard the echoes of clashing blades and the desperate shouts.

n— “Where are the smoke bombs?!”

n— “The one before was the last one!”

n— “We don’t have Stink Bags either! W-What should we do?!”

n— *Kin!* *Clank!*

n— “Run away! Quick! I won’t be able to last long!”

n— “But…!”

n(Close!) (Hikaru)

nThe next instant I thought this, my legs were heading to the location.

nThe 2nd Floor is vast and complex, so I rarely encounter any explorers fighting monsters.

nEven if I do, I wouldn’t get too close to them in fear of being found.

nDarkness is strong for stealth, but it won’t serve much if found.

nMy combat power is close to zero after all.

nThe reason why I headed to the location despite that was because their voices carried way too much urgency.

nI might be able to do something here, just like the time with Grapefull.

nI was weird for thinking this so naturally.

nEven though I can’t even do that for myself.

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