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◈ The Dungeon Gallery's Terrifying Newbie ◈
Chapter 55: worldiscold
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What should I call Dungeon Gallery to me?
Maybe it was the place that connected me to the world.
Even if I could go outside whenever I wanted, it was hard to leave my post when I never knew when intruders might enter the dungeon.
Other than Malrang and the Insect Human, the Anomalies did nothing but sleep all day.
And I couldn't directly talk with them either.
Hmm.
Long story short, the gallery was my entire social life.
There was a novel that left a huge impression on me. It defined people as "dignified beings distinct from other animals," then went on to say, "Even fish-like monsters are people!"
Dungeon Gallery was full of good people.
They'd helped me a lot ever since I was a complete newbie.
They made a bored Dungeon Master's daily life fun and exciting.
worldiscold, also known as secha, was one of them too.
A veteran famous for suffering at the hands of elves.
He was said to be the weakest among the veterans.
Even in situations that could get serious, worldiscold would shout, "Fucking elves, they're the goddamn worst!!" and make everyone laugh, so I had a soft spot for him.
Well, it wasn't like I was all that close with the veterans.
Other than Love, they all kind of treated me like a kid sibling they wanted to fuss over.
I'd never really had any deep conversations with them.
Anyway.
worldiscold's situation looked awful right now.
orange★: I get that you're in a tough spot, but...
└ orange★: Get ahold of yourself first and explain what's going on.
└ orange★: Weren't you relaxed enough to leave comments during newbie's livestream last time?
└ worldiscold: Fuck LOLLLLL
└ worldiscold: I thought I'd be relaxed too...
└ worldiscold: This Position Shift cycle finally moved me far away from World Tree Forest.
└ worldiscold: I was so happy, like, "Fuck yes, I'm finally free!! You pointy-eared bastards, I'm outta here!!"
└ worldiscold: But those fuckers just had to find me and make my life hell again...
└ worldiscold: Fucking bastards...
└ worldiscold: And it looks like they seriously prepared this time...
└ worldiscold: They even brought the North Kingdom's Sword Master...
└ worldiscold: Wow...
└ worldiscold: No matter how I look at it, I really don't think there's any answer against this guy...
└ worldiscold: All my traps got wrecked during the last Wave too...
└ worldiscold: I have to stop them head-on with my Minions... Fuck...
└ worldiscold: Do you know how much effort I put into raising those little bastards?
└ worldiscold: If they die, I'm seriously screwed for the next Wave...
└ worldiscold: Ah, fuck it. I really don't know anymore.
└ worldiscold: Why is the world only so fucking harsh on me?
└ worldiscold: I've been getting screwed over nonstop since last time with this two-in-a-row World Tree bullshit...
└ worldiscold: I'm a Dungeon Master who doesn't cry, but this is so unfair and sad that tears and snot are pouring out of me. Seriously.
└ no_minions_4_me: Don't you have any Points?
└ worldiscold: I've been running Waves at a loss since last time, so I don't have any Points until the next income...
└ golemking: You need to tank for now and command your Minions well. Somehow hold them off.
└ golemking: Ah, but you're seriously screwed against a Sword Master...
└ dip: Easy for you to say... What the hell can we even do here?
└ dip: His dungeon is already simple, so it's especially vulnerable to brute-force powerhouses.
└ dip: Isn't there some way?
└ magichero: S-s-so what's the Sword Master's name...?
└ magichero: Tell us that first...
└ worldiscold: Icarus...
└ sealedconq: If it's Icarus, he's on the lower end among Swordmasters.
└ sealedphilo: At least it's not that Carmina fellow, so that's fortunate.
└ sealedconq: Hey LOL, at least he's not a Blessed One.
└ sealedconq: Try thinking positive somehow.
└ sealedphilo: Yeah, and you said he's far away too, you bastard.
└ sealedphilo: They won't come rushing in all at once like the previous Waves.
└ kingslayer: Hang in there.
└ no_minions_4_me: It's too early to give up, so just get ahold of yourself somehow.
└ anonbutcher: I agree.
└ anonbutcher: Hang in there.
└ worldiscold: Haa...
└ worldiscold: Should I just kill myself, fuck...
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This time, I could really feel that secha was screwed.
It was like the post itself gave off a depressed aura.
Everyone felt bad, but there was no way to help, so they were just fretting helplessly.
Like I'd heard before, Dungeon Masters were involuntary shut-ins.
They couldn't leave their dungeons, so even if they wanted to help, they couldn't.
But.
└ newbie: Bro.
└ newbie: What did you say your dungeon's address was again??
└ newbie: I remember it being pretty close.
└ worldiscold: Why do you need the address??
└ newbie: I think it's time to test my strength...
└ sealedphilo: ?
└ sealedconq: ?
└ worldiscold: ?
It had been a long time since I'd drawn this many replies.
└ newbie: Couldn't the power of Anomalies defeat the elves??
└ no_minions_4_me: Don't tell me you're going to see carwash...??
└ newbie: Yeah.
Things were different for me.
I was the only Dungeon Master who could travel outside a dungeon.
Everything here was already sorted out, so I had free time anyway.
I could just head over nice and easy.
└ no_minions_4_me: No, no matter what, that's way too dangerous.
└ no_minions_4_me: newbie, you're only level 90 right now.
└ no_minions_4_me: carwash is already in the high 200s. What are you even going to do there...?
└ no_minions_4_me: Dreamland is strong because of its traps and Minions in the first place.
└ no_minions_4_me: You remember struggling against Yuven one-on-one, even though they weren't a knight, right...?
└ no_minions_4_me: Your level has gone up a lot since then, but...
└ no_minions_4_me: You don't even know how to fight that well.
└ no_minions_4_me: There's no point in going alone.
└ newbie: I'm not going to fight directly, so it's fine, it's fine.
└ no_minions_4_me: Then what are you going to do?
└ newbie: There's something I've been wanting to test, so I'm going to try it while I have the chance.
└ no_minions_4_me: Even so, this is too much.
└ worldiscold: newbie.
└ worldiscold: I really appreciate the thought, but you don't have to worry about me that much.
└ worldiscold: If I die, I die. Whatever.
└ worldiscold: I've always joked about being jealous and all that.
└ worldiscold: But I'm still your senior, aren't I?
└ worldiscold: I can't put a junior in danger, so I'll figure something out.
I hadn't expected worldiscold to care about me this much.
Honestly, I was moved.
Was this really the same secha who'd been ruined by all that elf harassment?
My chest swelled with emotion.
But.
That was all the more reason to go.
└ newbie: I'll just check whether I can place Minions and traps.
└ newbie: Still, I have to at least try.
└ newbie: Even Sword Masters are equal before Anomalies.
└ newbie: You remember how I was able to leave the dungeon after setting Restia as a Minion last time, right?
└ newbie: I haven't tested it directly yet, but...
└ newbie: I have this feeling I might be able to enter your dungeon too, bro.
└ worldiscold: Even so...
└ newbie: If I try and it doesn't work, I'll just come back. Yeah.
└ worldiscold: I'm so grateful and sorry, but...
└ newbie: If it really bothers you, do a forward roll for me when we meet.
└ worldiscold: LOLLLLLLLLLLLLL Fuck...
Phew, good.
└ humanluvr: You're going to see newbie in real life before I do??
└ humanluvr: Jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous
For now, it would be best not to pay attention to Love.
└ worldiscold: If you come, I'll bow to you.
└ newbie: Nngh...
└ worldiscold: I'll groom you too...
└ newbie: (////)
└ humanluvr: -_-
└ humanluvr: Haa... I'm so fucking jealous...
└ humanluvr: Still, newbie, please take care of that idiot for me T_T
└ humanluvr: And you absolutely can't let him groom you.
└ newbie: Hehe.
└ humanluvr: Answer me.
Then.
Should I think about how to get there now?
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worldiscold's dungeon was fortunately located in the northern part of the continent.
It was in a harsh area called Frostthorn Mountain.
It was near the North Kingdom, anyway.
You could say it was roughly on the same line as Fire Forge.
Vroom-Vroom wasn't ideal for the trip.
It was far away, and the mountain itself was snowy and rough enough that I could easily get into an accident on the way there.
Seriously, though, those World Tree Forest elves.
Did they follow worldiscold all the way from the West Kingdom to the North Kingdom?
I'd looked at a map of the continent before when I was dealing with the Branded Elves in World Tree Forest.
The distance was considerable, yet they came all this way anyway.
Those bastards were seriously obsessed.
Still.
There was a way.
"Malrang."
"Elk."
"I think it's time for you to show me what you can do."
Malrang had evolved into a four-star Anomaly Slime while dealing with the Dwarves.
Since Goblin Cave's traps were structured to take away corpses and belongings, Malrang had gone hungry two Waves ago.
But, you know.
Back when the Dwarves got taken out by Tom and Jerry.
Malrang had devoured a huge number of Dwarves and all their belongings then.
"Does your size not get any bigger than a gym ball?"
"Mwot."
Malrang had clearly gone up in rank.
But it was hard to tell because there was no change in appearance.
Still.
【Anomaly Slime (★4)】
【Tags: Anomaly, Immortal, Harmless, Flight】
【It quickly cleans up trash inside the dungeon. It follows the Dungeon Master's commands.】
There had been changes to Malrang's Status Window.
This time, Malrang had gained the tag "Flight."
I thought it could come in handy.
"Want to try flying?"
I climbed onto Malrang.
Malrang's body squirmed, then swallowed me whole.
"Oh."
Of course, I wasn't digested.
There was no way my Malrang would eat me.
I probably looked like I was trapped inside a round ball.
I wanted to look at myself in a mirror.
It felt like I was in a bathtub.
Warm and cozy.
Malrang's body was transparent too, so I could see outside clearly.
Malrang floated gently into the air like a hot-air balloon.
"Go forward!"
"Elk."
It had some speed too.
It felt as fast as Vroom-Vroom, maybe even faster.
"That takes care of the preparations."
The problem was...
What if intruders entered while I wasn't in the dungeon?
Everything around here had already been cleaned up.
I'd made sure to keep the Dwarves firmly in line.
Besides, I could check the dungeon's situation through the Status Window, not just the Core Room's monitor.
If something happened, I'd come back as quickly as possible.
And honestly, wouldn't the Anomalies handle it themselves?
That complacent thought crossed my mind too.
"Let's go, let's go, let's go."
"Elk."
And with that, I set off for secha's dungeon.
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