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Chapter 48 - 48: When Dragons Fly and Rains Fall

"Even though they're called dungeon floors, not all dungeons change environments often. Shibuya Dungeon stands out globally for constantly shifting, while something like the Greenland Dungeon stays frozen from top to bottom with no changes.

The desert area in Shibuya Dungeon starts at the 68th floor and stretches to the 74th. It's just an endless, open desert with nothing in sight—no structures, no obstacles. The kind of place that saps your stamina just by walking. A nightmare for regular explorers, especially considering the trip back."

"Uh… aren't you going to say anything?"

"About walking through the desert?"

: Seriously, explain this.

: Something clearly isn't right here.

: This is why EXs are in their own world...

: Do your job properly.

: You've completely lost touch, Kisaragi.

: Get a grip, man.

"This is just a silent desert walk stream. For a while, please enjoy the ambient sounds of the desert and the occasional battle with monsters."

: No, that's not what we're asking for!

: Technically true but still wrong.

: Nope. Just nope.

: What is this guy even doing?

: How is this a valid stream?

I don't get what they're complaining about. Didn't everyone say they wanted to see the deep floors? Now that I'm walking through the desert, showing it off while Kamishiro casually blasts monsters with magic, isn't this exactly what they wanted?

Kamishiro and I walk through the desert with umbrellas overhead, and I genuinely don't understand why the viewers are making such a fuss.

: Why is it raining in the desert?

: Why are you holding umbrellas?

: Are these two even serious?

: Have they completely lost it?

: "Honorary one of us," yet still lacking common sense.

: In some twisted way, they really are our honorary members.

"Rain? I'm making it rain, obviously."

I glance behind me at the silver-haired, dark-eyed beauty following us.

'Master, I think you're being a bit unclear.'

"Am I?"

The beauty behind me is Tenkū, one of the Twelve Heavenly Generals, a shikigami who controls the weather. Since the desert is hot, I asked her to summon rain to cool things down. I didn't think it needed much explanation.

"...It was hot, so I had her make it rain."

"Yeah, that's right."

: That's not the issue!

: The fact that you can just summon rain is what's strange!

: You guys are casually summoning weather now?

: Where did you even get those umbrellas?

: Casually controlling the weather, I see.

: And this is why EXs are... (n-th time)

"Is this really something to make a fuss about?"

"I don't think so. It was hot, so you made it rain. If it's raining, the desert's not so bad."

: The problem isn't just the rain!

: This level of absurdity…

: I give up.

: Asking these monsters to understand human logic is impossible.

I'm not using some ridiculously advanced magic to summon the rain, I'm just having a shikigami do it for me. They should just accept that as normal. If they start complaining about this, wait until they see the real battles with the deep-floor monsters, that's where things get truly insane.

"Huh?"

"Hm?"

While reading the comments and tilting my head, Kamishiro's voice made me look up. In front of us was a massive scorpion, its metallic body gleaming as it slowly approached.

: What the!?

: That's disgusting.

: Where did that come from?

: Isn't that way too big?

: That thing is terrifying!

"It must have been slowly creeping up on us. This scorpion can reflect light to blend in with its surroundings."

"Really?"

"...How do you not know this?"

"I never really cared."

Sigh... my head hurts.

This person has explored countless deep floors in various dungeons, yet she's totally clueless about monsters. She probably just blows everything up with magic as soon as she sees it, without caring about details.

: Take this seriously!

: How does something that huge camouflage?

: Why did it stop camouflaging?

: This scorpion is terrifying.

: It looks insanely tough.

"Maybe it stopped camouflaging because it started raining. After all, it probably didn't expect rain in a desert, though I'm not entirely sure."

: You're the one making it rain, genius!

: It's literally raining right now.

: Take down that umbrella before you start talking about rain.

: Absolutely no self-awareness, lol.

: Typical Kisaragi.

: We've come to understand him.

: Kisaragi is just recklessly casual.

"It's coming."

Naturally, the monster doesn't care about our commentary. Whether we're reading comments or holding umbrellas, once it spots us, it attacks.

This scorpion... it probably hasn't been officially named yet, given how few people have encountered it. It relies on brute force with its massive body, but it isn't venomous, so there's not much to worry about.

As the scorpion charged, Kamishiro unleashed a fire spell. Instead of a beam, it was more like a flamethrower, but the scorpion pressed on, undeterred, closing the gap between us.

: That's amazing.

: It's so dangerous, though.

: The viewers are way too calm, lol.

: They can't possibly lose, right?

: I mean, it's only the 74th floor.

"...Its joints seem pretty tough."

"Then maybe think before attacking—"

"—More firepower, got it!"

Without listening to a word I said, Kamishiro, being herself, unleashed one of her signature high-powered spells. The magic instantly froze the desert floor, and the rain turned into hail. I used wind to direct the hail towards the scorpion, bombarding its body.

With the ground frozen, the scorpion seemed to recognize us as a legitimate threat. Instead of charging headlong, it stopped and began to assess the situation from a distance.

"Can you handle this?"

"You're just leaving it to me?"

"Well, I could handle it if you want."

: Do they not feel any danger at all?

: Um…

: Where's the tension?

: They're way too relaxed.

: Is that scorpion really strong, though?

"If you compress your magic, you can probably pierce through it."

"...Compressed magic, huh?"

Asagao had mastered that technique, but I wonder if Kamishiro can do it too.

"It's something they've been re

: Who said this was a rest area!?

: There's no safety in the deep floors, is there?

: Seriously, this is deep floor territory!

: Humans have no business being here.

Hmm... now that I think about it, even regular dungeon explorers might not be able to comprehend a giant dragon emerging from the ground and flying around. When you dive into the deep floors, this kind of thing becomes routine. The monsters in the deep floors are leagues beyond what you find in the lower levels—they're practically otherworldly.

People often say there's a stark difference between the middle and lower floors, but in reality, the gap between the lower and deep floors is on a whole different scale. Monsters on the lower floors are still somewhat biological; you can make sense of their movements. But down here, it's like dealing with creatures straight out of fantasy.

"That's a dragon, isn't it? Like the ones from Chinese mythology."

: Yeah, no kidding!

: You don't need to be a genius to figure that out!

: That's some serious small talk.

: Introvert energy coming in strong.

: Classic awkward introvert.

"…It's a monster that swims through the air using its magic. As some of you might've guessed from the way it emerged from the ground, it can also manipulate the earth with magic. It's a pain to deal with because it attacks from a distance, manipulating the ground under your feet. The best strategy is to hit it with overwhelming firepower from afar."

: He's upset and talking fast now.

: Nerdy, rapid-fire explanation incoming.

: I still don't get it.

: Just go with the flow.

: This is beyond comprehension.

: Magic that lets you swim through the air? What?

I'm not mad, okay? I was just a little irritated and thought I'd mess with the viewers a bit.

And for those who can't understand what it means to "swim through the air with magic"...

"Magic is pretty versatile, so you can do almost anything you set your mind to. Like flying through the air, for example."

"Wait for meee!"

: Uh, what?

: Wait, hold on.

: What is going on?

: What!?

: This makes no sense.

: I'm lost.

: Absolutely no way.

Wait, doesn't every explorer do this?