I Found Tiny Dungeon That Can Only Produce Metal Slime
CH 53
Chapter 53: Elevator
「Orpheus…」
Yuuma had often heard about that dungeon before. It wasn’t simply a deep dungeon, it was also a special place due to various ruins found inside.
「That place should have around 300 floors. Well, the raid never goes beyond 100th floor though.」
The president ordered a second serving of beer while enjoying the boiled edamame.
「Not much information is known about the deep dungeon. In fact, there’s no seeker who ever stepped into 82nd floor of the 『Red Dungeon』. Because from that point onward is the territory of powerful monsters such as “Dragon”.」
「Dragon huh… I do hear it exist in the deep floor but….」
「Well, I know what you want to say. Some experts says that powerful monster such as dragon usually resides on 100th floor and above but, basically it has nothing to do with minor company like us.」
Said the president as he drank his second mug of beer. After he was done, his face flushed red in satisfaction.
「Say, what is the other famous dungeon aside from Orpheus?」
「The other famous dungeon? Uhm, let see…」
The president frowned as if he tried to recall something while eating his edamame when Yuuma asked him that question.
「America’s yellow dungeon, 『ＦＤ２』. German’s green dungeon, 『Odin』. Russia’s red dungeon, 『Svarog』. Chile’s blue dungeon, 『Tlaloc』. Those are the list of famous dungeons with more than 200 floors.」
Yuuma reached his hand toward the karaage while thinking that such a dungeon existed.
「Which remind me――」
Tanaka, who picked up the mini hotpot, suddenly joined the conversation.
「There’s another one at the south pole. Ice dungeon Or should I say part of blue dungeon but, I hear that it’s too cold for any living being for safe exploration.」
「Ah, that one huh! So it’s a deep dungeon too.」
「I think it has around 190 floor.」
「Is it some sort of rare dungeon?」
Yuuma unknowingly leaned forward when he heard about this kind of dungeon for the first time.
「Well, the one they found in south pole doesn’t have “Dungeon Mirage”, it’s world of ice for as far as you can see.」
「Hee, there’s such dungeon too huh.」
「This is just a tiny parts of it!」 said Tanaka with a delightful look on his face as he saw Yuuma get hooked into that topic. It seems that Tanaka also loves this kind of topic.
「I mean, a dungeon with the entire ground covered with flowing lava, a dungeon with a complicated route like that of a labyrinth, or a dungeon which showed the illusion of women must be really interesting right? 」
「Yeah, there’s that kind of dungeon too.」 said the president as he laughed heartily with a slightly flushed face to see Tanaka spoke with such zeal.
「But the rarest one can only be THAT.」
「THAT?」
Tanaka cuckled happily seeing Yuuma became more curious.
「The elevator type dungeon.」
「E-Elevator type dungeon?」
Yuuma became even more puzzled the moment he heard such a strange name.
「Yes, I don’t know whether this kind of dungeon really exist or not since I only know from hearsay but, someone claim to find this kind of dungeon in UK.」
「What kind of dungeon is that?」
「Well, there’s this Explorer who found a small cave inside the forest. The moment that person saw a monster inside the cave, they knew immediately that the cave was in fact a dungeon but, that dungeon was different from the normal dungeon.」
「How are they different?」
「A normal dungeon usually has a staircase in the innermost part which is connected to the floor below right? And yet, that dungeon has none of that. The dungeon doesn’t disappear even after the Explorer defeats the monster inside of it. That’s why they got really curious about that dungeon.」
「E-Ah, I see…」
Yuuma felt a chill running down into his spine.
「The Explorer got curious about the mysterious dungeon and came again on the next day, only to find another monster in that cave. And since the monster popped out after one day, they concluded that it’s definitely a dungeon. The said Explorer then decided to defeat the monster which appeared in the dungeon while watching over the situation.」
The president and Maika were busying themselves with the food, and Yuuma was the only one who focused on Tanaka’s story.
「The next day, the monster appeared again, and that phenomenon continued. The Explorer felt that the monster became more robust with each passing day. And then, on the 18th day, a really powerful monster appeared in the cave. It was a grey-coloured bear-like monster with a huge and ferocious-looking sabertooth. That Explorer knew that he can’t defeat that monster by himself, so he called his comrade.」
「W-What happened after that?」
Yuuma leaned even further as he asked.
「They defeated that mighty monster. But, strange things happen after that. The next day, the dungeon vanished!」
「Vanished!?」
「Yes, there’s only one reason for the dungeon disappearance. It’s because the boss monster on the lowest floor has been defeated. That’s the feature of the dungeon.」
Yuuma shuddered. Because the 『Tiny Dungeon』 that appeared in the garden of his house sound similar to that.
Was that meant that the dungeon was an elevator dungeon!?
「In short, it means that the floor will advance further as the monster in the previous floor gets defeated. The dungeon vanished after the Explorer defeated the monster in the last floor.」
Yuuma fell into silence. If that story was true, then he had a huge misunderstanding about that tiny dungeon.
「Hahaha, what a nostalgic story. It’s like a rumor spread around the Explorers!」
「Yeah, it’s just a rumor though.」said Tanaka as he agreed with the president who drank first but Yuuma felt a sense of urgency in his heart.
「Orpheus…」
Yuuma had often heard about that dungeon before. It wasn’t simply a deep dungeon, it was also a special place due to various ruins found inside.
「That place should have around 300 floors. Well, the raid never goes beyond 100th floor though.」
The president ordered a second serving of beer while enjoying the boiled edamame.
「Not much information is known about the deep dungeon. In fact, there’s no seeker who ever stepped into 82nd floor of the 『Red Dungeon』. Because from that point onward is the territory of powerful monsters such as “Dragon”.」
「Dragon huh… I do hear it exist in the deep floor but….」
「Well, I know what you want to say. Some experts says that powerful monster such as dragon usually resides on 100th floor and above but, basically it has nothing to do with minor company like us.」
Said the president as he drank his second mug of beer. After he was done, his face flushed red in satisfaction.
「Say, what is the other famous dungeon aside from Orpheus?」
「The other famous dungeon? Uhm, let see…」
The president frowned as if he tried to recall something while eating his edamame when Yuuma asked him that question.
「America’s yellow dungeon, 『ＦＤ２』. German’s green dungeon, 『Odin』. Russia’s red dungeon, 『Svarog』. Chile’s blue dungeon, 『Tlaloc』. Those are the list of famous dungeons with more than 200 floors.」
Yuuma reached his hand toward the karaage while thinking that such a dungeon existed.
「Which remind me――」
Tanaka, who picked up the mini hotpot, suddenly joined the conversation.
「There’s another one at the south pole. Ice dungeon Or should I say part of blue dungeon but, I hear that it’s too cold for any living being for safe exploration.」
「Ah, that one huh! So it’s a deep dungeon too.」
「I think it has around 190 floor.」
「Is it some sort of rare dungeon?」
Yuuma unknowingly leaned forward when he heard about this kind of dungeon for the first time.
「Well, the one they found in south pole doesn’t have “Dungeon Mirage”, it’s world of ice for as far as you can see.」
「Hee, there’s such dungeon too huh.」
「This is just a tiny parts of it!」 said Tanaka with a delightful look on his face as he saw Yuuma get hooked into that topic. It seems that Tanaka also loves this kind of topic.
「I mean, a dungeon with the entire ground covered with flowing lava, a dungeon with a complicated route like that of a labyrinth, or a dungeon which showed the illusion of women must be really interesting right? 」
「Yeah, there’s that kind of dungeon too.」 said the president as he laughed heartily with a slightly flushed face to see Tanaka spoke with such zeal.
「But the rarest one can only be THAT.」
「THAT?」
Tanaka cuckled happily seeing Yuuma became more curious.
「The elevator type dungeon.」
「E-Elevator type dungeon?」
Yuuma became even more puzzled the moment he heard such a strange name.
「Yes, I don’t know whether this kind of dungeon really exist or not since I only know from hearsay but, someone claim to find this kind of dungeon in UK.」
「What kind of dungeon is that?」
「Well, there’s this Explorer who found a small cave inside the forest. The moment that person saw a monster inside the cave, they knew immediately that the cave was in fact a dungeon but, that dungeon was different from the normal dungeon.」
「How are they different?」
「A normal dungeon usually has a staircase in the innermost part which is connected to the floor below right? And yet, that dungeon has none of that. The dungeon doesn’t disappear even after the Explorer defeats the monster inside of it. That’s why they got really curious about that dungeon.」
「E-Ah, I see…」
Yuuma felt a chill running down into his spine.
「The Explorer got curious about the mysterious dungeon and came again on the next day, only to find another monster in that cave. And since the monster popped out after one day, they concluded that it’s definitely a dungeon. The said Explorer then decided to defeat the monster which appeared in the dungeon while watching over the situation.」
The president and Maika were busying themselves with the food, and Yuuma was the only one who focused on Tanaka’s story.
「The next day, the monster appeared again, and that phenomenon continued. The Explorer felt that the monster became more robust with each passing day. And then, on the 18th day, a really powerful monster appeared in the cave. It was a grey-coloured bear-like monster with a huge and ferocious-looking sabertooth. That Explorer knew that he can’t defeat that monster by himself, so he called his comrade.」
「W-What happened after that?」
Yuuma leaned even further as he asked.
「They defeated that mighty monster. But, strange things happen after that. The next day, the dungeon vanished!」
「Vanished!?」
「Yes, there’s only one reason for the dungeon disappearance. It’s because the boss monster on the lowest floor has been defeated. That’s the feature of the dungeon.」
Yuuma shuddered. Because the 『Tiny Dungeon』 that appeared in the garden of his house sound similar to that.
Was that meant that the dungeon was an elevator dungeon!?
「In short, it means that the floor will advance further as the monster in the previous floor gets defeated. The dungeon vanished after the Explorer defeated the monster in the last floor.」
Yuuma fell into silence. If that story was true, then he had a huge misunderstanding about that tiny dungeon.
「Hahaha, what a nostalgic story. It’s like a rumor spread around the Explorers!」
「Yeah, it’s just a rumor though.」said Tanaka as he agreed with the president who drank first but Yuuma felt a sense of urgency in his heart.