(TL Note: 〝〟 are peoples comments in the livestream)
Narakino Rakuna had opened a hole in the wall of the beginner dungeon and slipped into the advanced dungeon.
Because she had destroyed the drone that came to warn her in a little “accident,” she was still convinced she was in the beginner dungeon.
“Huh. Which way do I go here…?”
On the other side of the hole, the passage split left and right.
Rakuna, who only wanted to go home, decided to just follow her instincts and pick a direction at random.
After walking a short distance, she immediately noticed something was off.
The ceiling was more than twice as high, the corridor more than twice as wide as in the beginner dungeon.
The torches on the walls burned with an eerie purple flame.
The atmosphere was clearly different from the dungeon she had just been in.
Ordinarily, anyone would have turned back at that point.
But she was not ordinary.
With a mysterious confidence that she would reach the exit if she just kept going, she marched steadily deeper inside.
And behind her, a huge audience was watching the livestream footage coming from the tracking drone’s camera.
〝Why is this girl just going deeper and deeper!?〟
〝Narakino-san, this is an advanced area, y’know!〟
〝It obviously doesn’t look like a beginner dungeon anymore, right?〟
〝Turn back!〟
〝It’s her first time in a dungeon, she doesn’t know anything.〟
〝And she’s not even looking at chat, so giving her instructions is pointless.〟
〝For someone who doesn’t know anything, what’s with this insanely confident, unwavering advance? lol〟
〝Hard to believe, right? This is an E-rank explorer’s first dungeon.〟
〝An E-rank’s first dungeon run and she’s soloing an advanced dungeon, what kind of bug is this.〟
〝First time watching; why is this girl dressed like she’s going mountain climbing?〟
〝Sorry, no idea. It’s my first time watching too.〟
〝No, we’re all first-timers here lol〟
〝Even if she were mountain climbing, that outfit is way too light lol〟
〝I mean, it’s more like she’s out for a picnic.〟
〝It’s like she just threw on a backpack over clothes for a quick trip to the corner convenience store.〟
〝That’s it lol〟
〝You barely even see people dressed like that in beginner dungeons lol〟
As she, an E-rank, pushed deeper and deeper into the advanced dungeon, the comments—disguised as “heckling”—poured in nonstop.
On top of that, rumors about her one-shotting beginner monsters, destroying a drone, and her “picnic style” getup started to spread, and before anyone realized it, the viewership had swelled to three thousand people.
However, the viewers were split between those watching for fun and those who were genuinely worried about her.
And with good reason: compared to beginner dungeons, advanced dungeons were on a completely different level of danger.
Advanced dungeons were not only home to vicious monsters that caused many deaths and serious injuries; their very structures often concealed deadly gimmicks and traps meant to blindside first-timers.
To prioritize explorers’ safety, any dungeon classified as “advanced” was off-limits to everyone except B-rank and above, officially recognized as veterans among explorers.
This was absolutely not a place an E-rank, on her very first dungeon dive and solo to boot—with no gear and in picnic style—should ever be challenging.
“…Haaah… I’m hungry…”
She remained completely oblivious to the viewers’ concern.
She certainly had no idea that she was being watched by a crowd of three thousand people; believing she was heading toward the exit, she walked even farther in.
Still muttering carefree to herself as she went, she suddenly stared ahead and came to a stop.
“Grrrrrrrrr……”
A boar-type monster was blocking her path.
And unlike the Uribon she had met back in the beginner dungeon, this one was clearly different—a gigantic beast easily three meters tall.
〝That’s a Wild Boar.〟
〝It’s heeere, it’s a Wild Boarrrr!〟
〝It’s huuuuge!〟
〝Monsters like that just wander around here normally?〟
〝Yeah, this really is an advanced dungeon.〟
〝At least she finally stopped in her tracks.〟
〝Seriously, run.〟
〝D E A T H S T R E A M C O N F I R M E D〟
〝For real, run!〟
It was only natural that the comment section was screaming.
A Wild Boar was such a formidable foe that it would appear as a boss monster in an intermediate dungeon.
It was the kind of monster that had driven countless explorers, countless parties, into utter despair.
In the midst of all that, Rakuna narrowed her eyes at the Wild Boar—and suddenly her expression lit up.
Clenching both hands into fists, she murmured with a beaming smile.
“This might be my chance.”
〝???〟
〝Huh?〟
〝What did she just say??〟
〝Did she say ‘chance’?〟
〝What’s that supposed to mean?〟
〝What are you grinning about!?〟
〝I don’t get it. I don’t get it so much it’s actually scary.〟
〝Honestly, we haven’t understood her from the start.〟
“GUOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAR!”
Rakuna’s incomprehensible remark left the viewers bewildered.
At the same time, the Wild Boar let out an earth-shaking roar.
Its jaws gaped wide as it glared at her with razor-sharp eyes.
It was a clear, unmistakable threat brimming with hostility.
〝That’s terrifyingggg〟
〝The presence is insane〟
〝My eardrums are gone〟
〝Even through a screen I’m about to piss myself〟
〝Too late, I already did〟
〝She’s dead, right……〟
Even the viewers were quaking in their boots from the Wild Boar’s intimidation.
Yet Rakuna remained standing there, unshaken, despite taking it head-on.
Then—
“Grrr… grrrrrrrr~……”
〝Huh?〟
〝What was that sound?〟
〝Was that the Wild Boar?〟
〝No, it sounded similar but not quite the same, right?〟
〝It sounded cuter than the Wild Boar somehow〟
〝Hey hey hey, don’t tell me there’s a second Wild Boar?〟
〝You’ve got to be kidding me〟
〝No way, that would really be the end〟
The strange sound sent the comment section into a buzz.
Rakuna, on the other hand, was rubbing her stomach, her cheeks flushed red.
“He… hehe… heh… my stomach growled…”
〝Eh〟
〝So that was her stomach? lol〟
〝Uh… what… (confused)〟
〝So it was you, huh lol〟
〝For real, she’s rubbing her stomach〟
〝The lack of tension is unreal lol〟
〝Please, I’m begging you, have some sense of danger〟
〝What even is this girl, seriously (tears)〟
Rakuna looked at the Wild Boar and nodded, as if she had made up her mind.
She set her large backpack down on the ground and turned her back on the Wild Boar.
Then she started rummaging through the backpack and casually pulled out several pieces of firewood, tossing them onto the ground.
〝Wait, wait, wait〟
〝What has this girl been doing this whole time〟
〝Turning your back on a Wild Boar—are you insane!?〟
〝No, she’s not sane (rhetorical)〟
〝She’s been pure madness from the start〟
〝Why is there firewood in her backpack again… (dead eyes)〟
〝Forget the outfit, even her luggage is full picnic mode!〟
〝What’s about to start here?〟
〝I still have absolutely no idea what she’s trying to do……〟
Ignoring the increasingly noisy viewers, Rakuna began lining the firewood up on the ground.
She arranged it neatly, just like setting up for a campfire.
“Should I go for a whole roast? Or make boar hotpot? Aaah, my stomach’s growling again. Hehe.”
〝Eh?〟
〝Did she just say something? lol〟
〝What is she even talking about lol〟
〝That was a joke… right?〟
〝Is she planning to eat it…?〟
〝drools… did she just drool…?〟
〝I thought this was explorer vs monster, but it’s actually monster vs monster……〟
〝No, this girl is scary lol〟
〝Wild Boar, run away lol〟
As the comments recoiled from Rakuna’s muttering—
“GUOOOOOOOOOOO!”
As if answering her words, the Wild Boar roared and began to paw at the ground with its forelegs.
〝Ah〟
〝This is bad〟
〝It’s going to charge〟
〝Mr. Wild Boar is absolutely furious〟
〝Well yeah, she just said she was going to eat him〟
When a Wild Boar works its front legs like that, it’s said to be the pre-charge motion.
What comes next is a ferocious rush from that massive body.
And its speed can exceed one hundred kilometers per hour.
Rakuna, in response—
“Grrroooooooow~……”
—countered with the rumbling of her stomach.
〝Don’t compete with it lol〟
〝Do you understand the situation? (She does not)〟
〝How is there zero sense of tension here〟
〝Because this is a picnic stream〟
“GUOOOAAAAAAH!”
With a roar, the Wild Boar launched into a full-on charge.
With each thunderous step, the ground shook and the dungeon trembled.
It looked for all the world like a tank barreling toward her at top speed.
“Hey! W-wait! I’m almost done stacking the firewood!”
Rakuna spread her arms wide toward the onrushing Wild Boar as if to stop it.
〝Why isn’t she running〟
〝Hey hey hey hey〟
〝This is really bad〟
〝Run, run!〟
〝Why is the reason she wants it to stop ‘because of the firewood’!?〟
“Stooooooop!”
――Baaaaaaaaaaan！
With Rakuna’s scream, a tremendous shattering crash echoed through the dungeon.
The comments froze, as if time itself had stopped.
The livestream footage went still, like a paused frame.
But what it showed was not Rakuna’s mangled body run over by the Wild Boar…
Instead, the Wild Boar that had been charging headlong was now buried head-first into the ground.
Standing before that scene, Rakuna wore a sorrowful expression.
The Wild Boar’s body twitched and spasmed a few times, then after a short while it began to glow, and with a popping sound, it transformed into a huge pile of magic stones.
“Aww… that was such a perfect chance to stuff myself…”
〝Eh?〟
〝Huh?〟
〝What?〟
〝Sorry, what just happened?〟
〝I looked away for a second and suddenly the Wild Boar’s head was stuck in the ground?〟
〝I have no idea how to describe it, that’s literally all I can say〟
〝What was that? A dream?〟
〝Seriously? I think I just had the same dream as everyone else〟
No one in the comment section understood what had happened.
Some were already starting to lose it.
Rakuna, shoulders slumped, began picking up the firewood scattered across the floor.
“I really smacked it hard… I wanted to hold back, though…”
〝Huh?〟
〝Wait, did she just say she smacked it…?〟
〝No, that makes no sense. She slapped it and took it down in one hit?〟
〝Huh? Huh? I don’t get it, I don’t get it〟
〝Hold up, a Wild Boar is on the level of an intermediate boss monster, you know?〟
〝And she said she wanted to hold back? Hmmm??〟
〝Okay, we’ve just learned a new Wild Boar strat (voice shaking)〟
〝Just slap it and it’s a one-shot (voice shaking)〟
〝Did you know? If you slap a drone, it breaks too (voice shaking)〟
〝Didn’t expect this to double as a strategy guide stream, wow (voice shaking)〟
As the comment section grew ever more terrified of her, Rakuna finished gathering the firewood and hoisted her large backpack onto her shoulders once more.
Holding her stomach with a dejected look on her face, she set off again, walking deeper into the advanced dungeon.