“Nooooooooooooooo!!”
An intermediate-dungeon stroll stream.
In a dungeon with a sprawling labyrinth layout, Rakuna’s screams echoed through the corridors.
〝A stroll stream…〟
〝How did it end up like this…?〟
〝We went through all the trouble of leveling the ground for a stroll…〟
〝Anyway, thank goodness the drone can move again.〟
〝For real.〟
〝Tracking drones are seriously high-performance.〟
〝When it got left behind, I was like “welp” lol〟 The drone that had been buried in the ground had safely returned to Rakuna.
Tracking drones come equipped with automatic pursuit capability; even if circumstances cause them to get too far from their owner, they can prepare the conditions needed to track them down on their own.
Even if they’ve been buried underground.
“Hey! Stop right there!”
Behind her, a figure in a black robe chased after her, shouting with obvious anger.
Even though Rakuna was fleeing at superhuman speed, the black-robed pursuer was still right on her heels.
〝She can’t shake them even with Abyss-chan’s insane speed!?!〟
〝H-hey, for real? Who is this suspicious person?〟
〝Who is that black robe!?〟
〝Damn it, because of this creep Abyss-chan won’t stop screaming!!〟
〝Everyone, strengthen your eardrums! Endure…!!〟 While the viewers were forced into an endurance test for their eardrums…
The black-robed pursuer’s calls never reached her at all.
No matter how many times she was shouted at, Rakuna kept crying and screaming, running without looking back.
Then, up ahead, a pack of Devil Marmot blocked her path.
There were probably at least twenty.
The pack glared at her all at once.
“M-m-m-move out of the waaaaaaay!!”
Still half in tears, Rakuna charged straight into them at super speed—
—BOBOBOBOBOBOOM!
—and rammed right through.
The Devil Marmot turned into magic stones in an instant.
〝Whaaaaaat!? lol〟
〝No, wait, hold on lol〟
〝She finally beat monsters with nothing but a body check… (trembling)〟
〝At this speed, it’s less “body check” and more like she ran them over… (dead eyes)〟 “What was that…? No way…”
Not only the viewers, but even the black-robed pursuer’s eyes went wide—she couldn’t hide her shock.
Without slowing down, Rakuna pressed deeper into the labyrinth.
And at last, she reached a dead end.
Seeing that, the black robe raised the corner of her mouth in a grin.
“Now then, Narakino Rakuna! Listen to what I—”
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!”
Still screaming, Rakuna drew back her fist toward the wall—
—BOGAAAAAAANG!
With a thunderous crash, she shattered the wall.
As usual, she made a passageway.
〝AAAAAAAAAA she did it AGAIN!!〟
〝She’s breaking walls again…〟
〝Does she not feel satisfied unless she does it every time? lol〟
〝Abyss-chan! You got scolded last time! (crying)〟
〝She just got warned and still won’t listen, I’m dying lol〟
〝Runaway locomotive Abyss-chan can’t be stopped!!〟 “B-breaking a dungeon wall…? No way…”
As the black robe gradually started to recoil…
Beyond the newly opened hole, there was an iron door.
Rakuna barreled into it—almost as if she was going to kick it down—and burst into the boss room.
“GROOOAAARGH!”
Waiting for her was a massive body that must have been close to three meters tall.
The boss of the marmot-type monsters: the Grand Marmot.
It let out a piercing roar and spread both arms wide in intimidation.
Rakuna didn’t slow down even a little as she charged straight at the Grand Marmot.
The Grand Marmot swung an arm down toward Rakuna as she slipped between its legs, but—
“You’re in the way!!”
The black robe shouted, drawing a gun from her waist.
A one-handed pistol about thirty centimeters long, lavishly decorated.
She aimed it forward—
—DAGAGAGAGAGAGA!
The Grand Marmot was riddled with bullets all over its body.
Turned into a beehive before it could even understand what was happening, the Grand Marmot—KASHAAN!—became a magic stone.
〝…Huh?〟
〝…Huh?〟
〝Hey, the boss got deleted instantly lol〟
〝I’m crying lol〟
〝This is technically the boss of this dungeon…〟
〝So that black robe really IS a monster at fighting!?〟
〝Seriously, who even is she?〟
An intermediate dungeon cleared in the blink of an eye.
Inside the dungeon, the area was illuminated by 『Blessing』.
But still—
“Nooooooooooooooo!!”
“That’s why I’m telling you to STOP alreadyyyyyy!!”
Their game of tag still wasn’t over.
〝Heeello, you two!? lol〟
〝Uh, do you realize you already cleared it!? lol〟
〝Dungeon: “Sorry, we’re closed now…”〟
〝Congrats on your first intermediate clear… (quietly)〟
〝This really isn’t the vibe for congratulations lol〟
〝It’s like an extra stage just started lol〟
〝Seriously, how long is this gonna go on!? lol〟 Rakuna was finally cornered in the boss room, backed into a corner, and at last turned around.
Chasing her was a black robe she didn’t recognize at all.
She didn’t even know why the woman was chasing her.
But the moment Rakuna stopped, the black robe stopped too.
With teary eyes, Rakuna looked toward the camera.
“…Everyone. Who is that? Can you help me…?”
〝You look like you’re about to cry.〟
〝Sorry, we don’t know either.〟
〝She’s really chasing you, this is bad.〟
〝First time Abyss-chan has a normal reaction to a human.〟
〝By the way, it looked like she knew who Abyss-chan is.〟
〝She kept telling you to stop lol〟
“Wha—!? She did!?”
Seeing that last comment, Rakuna finally understood what the other person wanted.
She slowly lowered herself to the floor and sat seiza facing the black robe.
Then, shaking her head like she was headbanging, she threw herself into deep bows again and again.
“…U-um…! It seems like you wanted me to stop…! I-I, uh… I’ve finally stopped, albeit belatedly…! P-please, please forgive meeee!”
Putting everything into that desperate maneuver, Rakuna clung to a sliver of hope.
The black robe, still looking down, spoke at last.
“…I don’t even care about that anymore.”
The words came back flatly.
Hearing them, Rakuna slowly raised her face and turned her crumpled, tear-streaked expression toward the drone.
“Uuugh… what do I do, everyone… she’s really, really angry…!”
〝Crying that hard is sending me lol〟
〝You even went as far as a dogeza, too…〟
〝You don’t see a dogeza that desperate every day lol〟
〝No but for real, she’s dangerous—run lol〟
〝Don’t take your eyes off the black robe lol〟
〝She’s probably been mad for a long time lol〟 The chihuahua returns.
Trapped in the boss room with nowhere to go, Rakuna trembled in a daze.
Amid that, the black robe let out a sigh and spoke.
“Haa… You’re even more than I expected, Narakino Rakuna.”
“Huh? …Ah—huh? …Why do you know my name…?”
Then, the black robe calmly pulled back her hood.
Twin-tailed red hair, and a youthful yet perfectly formed face, were revealed.
And at the same time—
〝Huh.〟
〝Huh.〟
〝Huh.〟
〝…What?〟
〝Wait—no way.〟
〝H-hey, hey, hey, you’re kidding.〟
〝HAAAAAAAA are you serious!?!〟
〝WHAT!? Why!??〟
The comment section exploded so violently the screen seemed to stutter.
Tilting her head, Rakuna crept closer to the camera, whispering.
“…Huh. Um… do you all know that person…?”
〝We know her way too well lol〟
〝She’s the hero’s granddaughter…〟
〝The current number-one’s daughter…〟
〝It’s Kamijiki Hinasuu-chan…〟
〝This is way too insane…〟
〝But why?〟
〝She very clearly came to pick a fight knowing it was Abyss-chan…〟 Hearing that, Rakuna slowly—hesitantly—turned her face toward the other girl.
That face was so beautiful it looked like a doll; Rakuna let out a breathy, “Hoooehh…”
Kamijiki Hinasuu lifted her chin provocatively, pointed her gun at Rakuna, and said—
“Hey, Narakino Rakuna. Since we’re here, let’s settle it. You and me—who’s on top…!”
She narrowed her eyes as if to glare her down, and sneered.