(TL Note: W is just lol for the japanese)
In the boss room of an advanced dungeon.
In the middle of her confrontation with the Infernal Flame Dragon, Red Dragon, an intruder appeared.
――Buuuuuun.
Buzzing as it entered was the rescue drone Rakuna had just smacked earlier.
Sparks bursting from it here and there, it flew in a straight line toward Rakuna.
『――B-beep…… warning…… 『Connection』 has occurred…… inside the dun…… . This dungeo…… is currently classif……ied as an advanced dungeon…… ga…… . It is extremely dangerous, so please im…… ga…… mediately――』
“Hyahhhhhhh!?”
Startled by the sudden warning, Rakuna let out a shriek.
She’d been pelting the Infernal Flame Dragon’s belly with consecutive punches, but she also smoothly fed the approaching drone a flowing iron fist.
With a pop like something bursting, it went flying in an arc.
〝Drooooooooone!〟
〝Now it’s definitely busted for real〟
〝Red Drone-san only came to rescue her, and yet……〟
〝A drone that once again isn’t allowed to do any rescuing〟
〝Drone, you did well〟
〝The opponent was just bad, in every sense〟
Sympathetic comments poured in for the drone.
Rakuna, too, immediately realized it was a rescue drone and rushed over to the battered drone.
“Aaaah, s-sorry! I thought you were a person, so……”
〝What do you mean?ｗ〟
〝If you thought it was a person, that’s even more reason you shouldn’t punch itｗｗｗ〟
〝What is this girl even saying?ｗｗｗ〟
〝Hey, she’s saying it again, this girlｗ〟
――Buuuuuun.
Even as Rakuna and the others worried, the rescue drone quickly began flying again.
It was still venting smoke and sparks from various places, but it seemed it could move.
“Ah, Drone-san. Thank goodness, you seem okay……――wah!”
Rakuna let out a voice filled with relief, but the very next moment, a wire shot out from the drone.
Rakuna reacted instantly and dodged, leaping back.
A rescue drone’s wire has two purposes.
One is rescue—transporting a patient who can no longer move.
The other is securing explorers who ignore warnings.
Naturally, this time it was the latter.
Since there are also illegal explorers who disregard the Exploration Regulation Act, rescue drones are equipped with high combat capability.
〝Huh!?〟
〝What was that just now???〟
〝Did Drone-san attack her!?〟
〝And without saying a wordｗ〟
〝Drone-san is pissed as hell, lmao〟
〝Wait, isn’t this actually really scary!?ｗ〟
Normally, when a rescue drone fires its wire, it always plays a warning audio message and the like.
But this time there was none—it suddenly launched it at Rakuna.
That said, the reason no audio came out was because Rakuna had broken it.
The rescue drone floated unsteadily, raising pale-blue electrical arcs and black smoke, and continued firing wires at Rakuna.
Though confused, Rakuna kept dodging with light footwork.
“GROOOOOOOOOOOO!”
Then, a roar from behind.
The Infernal Flame Dragon—on the verge of going down after taking so many punches to the belly—had regained its breath.
Fixing Rakuna with eyes full of rage, it swung down its massive forearm.
――ZUUUUUUUN!
A tremendous blow, powerful enough to smash the floor.
Rakuna rolled and narrowly avoided it.
〝This is bad, this is bad—what even is this situation〟
〝Hey, hey, it’s turned into a two-on-one, hasn’t it!?〟
〝The Narakino Rakuna Victims’ Association is forming, lmao〟
〝No, you can’t laugh, you can’t laugh〟
〝This is too chaotic〟
〝A dragon is already a vicious boss as it is〟
〝Isn’t this harder than an advanced boss now!?〟
〝H O W D I D I T E N D U P L I K E T H I S〟
With the Infernal Flame Dragon and the drone’s fierce assault, the boss room had become an all-out melee.
The viewers were in complete turmoil at footage they’d never seen before.
Rakuna evaded the onslaught while thinking how to break this situation.
If she focused on the Infernal Flame Dragon, she’d get caught by the drone’s wire.
But if she went and destroyed the drone, it was obvious she’d get scolded for sure.
While she wrestled with that conflict, she was finally driven into a corner of the room.
With nowhere left to run, Rakuna clenched her fist and, for the time being—
――DOGOOOON!
—decided to land one solid hit on the Infernal Flame Dragon’s belly.
“GYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!”
The Infernal Flame Dragon arched backward.
But in that opening, the drone’s wire caught Rakuna’s arm.
The wire wrapped around and around, stopping Rakuna’s movements.
〝Uwaaaaaaa she got caught〟
〝Yeah, there’s no way out of this〟
〝No way, seriously〟
〝Wait〟
〝If you think about it, won’t Drone-san save her?〟
〝Ah〟
〝Oh, right! It’ll carry her to the exit like this!〟
〝That’s right, this thing was a rescue drone〟
Realizing the opponent was a rescue drone, the comment section relaxed.
With its audio broken, it had looked like it was raging, but it was a drone meant to rescue people in the first place.
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief—
――BZZZT BZZZT BZZZT BZZZT!
The drone started running an electric shock through the wire.
Rakuna’s entire body glowed pale blue-white.
〝Gyaaaaaaa Narakino-chaaaaaaan!〟
〝Uh, this is bad〟
〝No, it’s furious—crackling mad!〟
〝Killing intent max, lmao〟
〝Hey, for real—drones do this kind of thing!?〟
The rescue drone did not view Rakuna as someone to be rescued—it recognized her as a vicious explorer ignoring warnings.
And even if it wasn’t intentional, she’d attacked it twice; trying to stop her movements was only natural.
“I see. Understood!”
While the comment section recoiled at the enraged drone, Rakuna’s voice suddenly rang out.
Even as she was being shocked, there wasn’t the slightest sign of agitation in her tone.
If anything, she nodded with a faint smile tugging at the corner of her mouth.
“You’re a monster that resembles a drone, aren’t you? No wonder I thought something was off! Looking closely, your appearance is kind of distorted, too!”
〝Huh?〟
〝W-what, what—she’s just talking normally!?〟
〝She’s talking like it’s the most natural thing, lmao〟
〝Also, the shock isn’t working at all〟
〝Why isn’t the shock working? What is this?〟
〝Commentary bro! Is there a commentary bro!?〟
〝Sorry, I have absolutely no idea〟
〝Commentary broooo!〟
〝Hold on, so many things are wrong hereｗ〟
〝“No wonder I thought something was off!” → The most off thing here is you, Narakino-chan〟
〝I see. Understood! (doesn’t understand)〟
〝Also, you punched it first, and then when it retaliates you label it a monster?ｗ〟
〝It’s distorted because YOU beat it to hell, you knowｗ〟
〝Drone: “YOU’RE the monster.”〟
Having loudly declared the drone a monster, Rakuna grabbed the wire wrapped around her arm with both hands.
――Byun-byun-byun-byun!
Then, as if it were an iron ball, she started swinging the drone around.
“GROOOOOOOOOOOO!”
At that moment, the Infernal Flame Dragon—having regained its breath yet again—swung down its massive arm.
Rakuna leapt back to evade it and then—
“This is… the enddddd!”
—slammed the spinning drone into the Infernal Flame Dragon’s head.
――CHUDOOOOOOON!
A massive explosion erupted the instant it hit.
“Gaa…… aa…… aaah…!”
Peering out from the blast flames, the Infernal Flame Dragon rolled its eyes white and collapsed onto the ground.
――ZUUUUUUN…….
Its fallen body began to glow.
With a pop like something bursting, the enormous carcass transformed into a large quantity of magic stones.
At the same time, the walls and ceiling flashed brightly, and the inside of the dungeon turned as bright as if it had been lit up.
A phenomenon that occurs upon defeating a boss monster, known as 『Blessing』.
It is proof that the dungeon has been conquered.
The effect of 『Blessing』 lasts for one week, during which no monsters will appear from the dungeon.
〝Wooooooah no wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!〟
〝She did ittttttttttttt!〟
〝She seriously solo-cleared an advanced dungeonｗｗｗ〟
〝And the opponent was a DRAGON!? That’s insane〟
〝Amaaaazing…… it was a mess, but amaaaazing……〟
〝That stream felt like dreaming the whole time〟
〝No, this has to be a dreamｗｗ〟
〝An E-rank clearing advanced at all is a bug, dream or notｗ〟
〝If this goes well, could there be a jump in rank straight from E-rank?〟
〝There really might be〟
〝That was an unbelievable stream〟
〝Somehow I’m moved. It was a mess, butｗ〟
〝Anyway, it was incredible! Congrats on the clear!〟
Words of congratulations also poured in from the viewers.
And beyond the content itself, the unprecedented feat of “first-ever dungeon dive and solo dragon subjugation” made the comments explode so hard they started to stutter and lag.
Rakuna removed the wire from her arm and headed toward her backpack lying on the ground.
She brushed off the dust and slipped her arms through to shoulder it, when—
――Patapatapata.
A mysterious pair rushed into the room.
Noticing their footsteps, Rakuna went pale, recoiled, and plopped down on her butt.
“H-hiiiii!”
Screaming, still in that seated position, she scrambled on all fours toward the corner of the room.
〝Who’s that?〟
〝Someone came in〟
〝Also, Narakino-chanｗ〟
〝Her face is totally blueｗｗ〟
〝Where did that smile go—the one she had while waving at the dragon〟
〝She wasn’t scared no matter what monster she saw, but she screams at humans? What is that?ｗ〟
〝She reacts abnormally only to people, lmao〟
〝Her reactions are abnormal to everything, thoughｗ〟
One of the two who entered smiled brightly at Rakuna, who was trembling in the corner.
The blonde woman pulled a notebook out of her breast pocket.
“’Sup, ’sup! I’m Himezawa Yuko from the Odawara Police Station’s Exploration Division! Looks like you’re not hurt… probably!”
〝Oh, it’s the police〟
〝They finally came to rescue her〟
〝Also she’s super gyaru-lookingｗ〟
〝Hey, you’re late, police!〟
〝She already beat the boss, police!〟
〝For now, please take her to the exit, police!〟
After confirming Rakuna’s safety, Himezawa started walking as if she’d found something.
She narrowed her eyes, crouched, and picked up a jet-black chunk of charcoal that had been lying on the ground.
“……This is what used to be Drone-san, right? Uwaa… you really went and made a spectacular mess of it.”
〝Ah〟
〝Ah〟
〝Ah〟
〝Ah〟
Then, the veteran-looking officer behind her began, “Kid, sorry to do this when you’re tired, but…”
“Structural modification of the dungeon, intrusion into a dungeon you weren’t authorized to enter. And on top of that, destruction of a rescue drone. There’s no mistake—everything here was done by you, right?”
〝Huh〟
〝Wait, is this… bad?〟
〝It’s bad even without the ‘maybe’〟
〝The tide just turned〟
Rakuna gave a tiny reply: “Y-yes.”
“Then let’s have you come to the station and tell us the details.”
In a daze, Rakuna stood up.
With the two officers at her sides, she was taken away just like that.
〝No way……〟
〝This is sad, but I can’t defend her at allｗ〟
〝Yeah, it’s all true……ｗ〟
〝She can’t talk her way out of it when it’s on streamｗｗｗ〟
〝How many tens of thousands of witnesses is this?ｗ〟
〝In so many ways, this is way too much of a broadcast accidentｗｗ〟
〝Broadcast accident (meaningful)〟
〝So what happens now, for real??〟
〝Forget skipping ranks—this is like Explorer license cancellation territory〟
〝Yeah, there’s definitely not going to be an archive of this〟
(TL Note: imagine being good faith but you break like the most important laws)