I Defeated the Guide Angel and I Became a Necromancer ~ I Feel Like I'm Playing a Different Game from Everyone Else, but I'm Doing Fine ~ - Chapter 74

Chapter 74: Emergency Quest 3 A Little Break

◆ Great Dragon’s Beach Emergency Venue ◆

Great Dragon Subjugation Complete, 3… The moment I saw those words, I thought, “Oh? Did they also defeat the LovesNapping guys?” but then I realized that it was impossible time-wise, so I looked again. Since I can check the information and times of the party members who cleared it…

‘Great Dragon Subjugation Time – 1st Place: 52 seconds’

‘Great Dragon Subjugation Time – 2nd Place: 2 minutes 23 seconds’

‘Great Dragon Subjugation Time – 3rd Place: 5 minutes 55 seconds’

‘1st Place: [Perseus], [07XB785Y], [Rinne], [NPC – Donta], [NPC – Aurelia], [NPC – Frioniel], [NPC – Princess Chiyo]’

‘2nd Place: [LovesNapping], [Baldy], [Rage], [Eris Margaret], [Kaku], [Mitchell]’

‘3rd Place: [Yokoya Takana], [U~i], [Tsukune☆], [Megaira], [Blizzard Man], [Choo], [Pom], [NPC – Daigorou]’

Putting aside the fact that our party’s speed is unusually fast, the third-place party had a lineup of players whose names I had never seen before. I remember the names of those who cause me trouble—or at least I think they do—so there’s no mistake. If Donta hasn’t killed them, they must be good people.

“The third-place people, I don’t know them at all.”

“What!? I’ve met some of them, although only once.”

“Eh?”

“Rinne, did you forget? How awful. I know them all. They were all good players who came back to return the gear I gave them when they were beginners.”

“Indeed, capable players really grow well, don’t they? Yes, yes, that’s right!”

“W-Where did you meet them…!?”

“At the church! You remember how they helped push Donta in, right? And Yokoya Takana was the one with a fried egg on their head!”

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…!!”

I understand now; these people are all very nice. They were the ones who helped push Donta into the church, asked if they could take and post screenshots, and gave gifts like an avatar ticket saying ‘Let me pet you~ squish your paw~’ because they’re fans of Donta! It’s a bit moving to see good people getting stronger as expected…

“Hey there!”

“Oh, LovesNapping! Thanks for your hard work.”

“Hello~!”

“Oh, speak of the devil! Rinne, this is the person I mentioned!”

“Ahhhhh—!! I’ve met them once before…! At that time, Donta was causing trouble…”

“No, no, I was happy to be able to squish cute Donta’s bottom! Also, it’s actually the second time we’ve met! I’m the player who got licked on the sandy beach and had sand sprinkled on me!”

“…………Donta, do you remember? The first time we met this person.”

‘Wow wow wow wow!!! (I remember! It was when we first went to the Ocean Dungeon!)’

“It seems you remember…! I apologize for the trouble at that time as well…”

“No problem at all! That was when I became a fan of Donta! Hmm… you’re still so fluffy today…”

So this person is the one Donta licked with sand and helped push Donta into the church… With a fried egg on their head… If I can’t remember this kind of impact, it’s clear that I’m not trying to remember external people at all. I’m really sorry.

“Takana-san and the others from the party are here too, you know? Half of them, four people, will be joining Dreamscape Utopia, so we’ll have four new juniors. Including Ogabattler Daigorou-kun, that makes five.”

“Oh…! That’s quite an increase all at once!”

“If LovesNapping lets you in, then it’s okay, right?”

“Mm, it’s fine.”

“Looking forward to working with you from today! I’m Yokoya Takana, a level 78 Hard-Body Monk!”

“Nice to meet you! I’m Rinne, and I’m sort of a sub-master here.”

“Oh! I’m Ui! I’m a level 78 Light Shooter! Call me Ui! I’m the one who took lots of screenshots of Donta! Donta~~~~~~~♡”

‘Wow? Woof!! (Hmm? Oh! It’s that person from before!)’

“I’m Tsukune… Overkill, level 78… N-Nice to meet you…”

“Tsukune-chan, on the internet, you use a rough, older-man tone, but in reality, you’re a girl pretending to be timid!”

“Ahhhhh…!! T-Tsk…!!”

“N-Nice to meet you…?”

Yokoya Takana, Ui, Tsukune… More intense people… Takana-san is a male with a fried egg on his head, a shield and blunt weapon-wielding Dark Priest type? Ui is a nicely proportioned older sister. A Light Shooter with a crossbow, maybe Kaku is a Heavy Shooter of a different type? And Tsukune-san, a little girl with a big war axe, might be competing with Rena-chan; Overkill must be a job title… They might turn into something else in battle.

“I’m Pom. Nice to meet you.”

“…………!? N-Nice to meet you…?”

Wait a minute, were they always here? Could it be that this person has been here the whole time? I didn’t notice this giant body next to me at all!? They’re even more muscular than Baldy-san!? Oh, but they do have hair…! No, it’s not that, it’s the inconspicuousness of this giant body…! Are you kidding me!? And next to them, a muscular guy with an eyepatch and a huge sword on his back—could that be… Daigorou-kun!? Not a ‘kun’! No way, LovesNapping! It’s obvious!!

“I’m Daigorou, Pom-sensei’s disciple. My name was given by Pom-sensei. My hobby is training. I’ll be in your care. Please take care of me.”

“Oh, oh oh… I-I’ll be in your care…”

“Rinne, calm down!? Ah, I’m Perseus. Nice to meet you!”

“My name is a bit odd, but just call me Rena. Nice to meet you.”

Pom-san… a Beast Tamer who tamed an ogre, of all things. Did they defeat and make this battle-hardened ogre their subordinate? I wonder how they did it…

“Pom-san, how did you… um…”

“With my fists.”

“Daigorou can’t withstand Pom-sensei’s iron fists…”

“Despite how he looks, Daigorou is only 15 years old.”

“15… I’ve realized how narrow my own world and upbringing have been…”

W-What, with fists… There must have been an intense battle… Wait? 15…? This mighty ogre…? No, no, no, no… It’s hard to believe. I can’t accept that he’s younger…

Hmm, Pom-san is… naturally petting Donta and giving him jerky… Donta is overjoyed. Pom-san is also giving candy to Lia… Oh, Lia is doing well to say thank you… What’s with this aura of maximum kindness? Just from the way Pom-san interacts with Donta and Lia, you can tell they’re a good person… Chiyo-chan, stop thinking “I wish I could get something too” and approaching them.

“Chiyo-chan, come over here. Try this instead?”

“Ahhh! I-I didn’t mean to… I-I’ll accept it!”

Looks like Chiyo-chan will have to settle for the fish sausage. She glanced at her brother, but he gave a ‘no’ with a gesture, so it should be fine.

“Takana-san~! Sorry to keep you waiting! I bought potions.”

“Oh! Since the members are back, I’ll go defeat another one. Please let me greet you properly next time!”

“Good luck!”

“Yeah, do your best!”

“Don’t get completely burned now!”

“Do your beeeeest!”

“U~i-san! Please teach me Light Shooter skills next time!”

“Yesss!!”

“Tsukune-san, there’s some food residue on your cheek…”

“Ugh…!? Uuuuuuu…!!!!”

“I’m off now.”

“See you later.”

‘Woof!!’

“Ah, have a good trip!!”

“Hee hee hee hee, please be careful!!!”

“Chiyo-chan…”

‘(´・ω・｀)’

So it ended up being just a meet-and-greet, but we’ve got Yokoya Takana, U~i, Tsukune, Pom, and Daigorou… I don’t want to accept that they’re 15… They seem to be heading off to defeat another Great Red Dragon. The other members joined them, so they went inside. Hopefully, we can talk more when we have time.

“So? What’s with the 52 seconds?”

“Rena-chan turned it into Swiss cheese!”

“Yeah.”

“Oh, you used a method that’s not really helpful as a reference! It had about 10M HP, didn’t it?”

“Yep, about 10M exactly.”

“Oh, right! If you hit it several times with water attribute cannonballs, it’ll become immobilized due to decreased body temperature!”

“When Lia-chan used a large-scale water attribute spell for special freezing, it also became immobile.”

“Hot temperatures are fine, but it seems it can’t handle the cold.”

“Once it’s like that, it’s just a meat bag! It dies easily if you slash it up!”

“Yeah. Rage says, just slash and it’s over.”

“Don’t introduce my achievements so roughly!”

“Hahaha!”

So, for information exchange, it seems that Kaku-san’s attacks, which also use water attribute cannonballs, cause a drop in body temperature, making the dragon immobile. While it has high resistance to heat, it’s quite weak against cold.

Hmm…? I just thought of something—how do LovesNapping and the others deal with the initial breath attack? That wide-area attack seems impossible to avoid.

“By the way, how do you avoid the breath attack?”

“Oh, we don’t avoid it. Thanks to Mitchell-san, we absorb it.”

“We change the breath’s attribute to darkness and use a darkness attribute absorption barrier for everyone to break through it. With this, we could probably have a good fight with the Tyrant Flame Emperor Drake.”

“It’s slightly bigger than the Great Dragon, but its power is on a different scale. You haven’t seen it, but the subsequent Explosion Flame Hammer is also tough. It rapidly ascends and then descends, sending shockwaves and heatwaves flying. After that, I’m not sure either.”

Ah, I see, so they’re getting through with Mitchell-san’s darkness attribute and dark barrier. It seems like a really unique approach, but it’s interesting how flexible the strategy can be. And the Tyrant Flame Emperor Drake—after the initial breath attack, it does a jumping press with shockwaves and heatwaves! It’s a bit larger than the Great Dragon. Sounds exciting… but first, let’s go defeat the Super Red Dragon.

“What about you? Heading for the Super Lizard?”

“Yes, we’ll head to the super one!”

“Alright, then let’s take it down and return—everyone, let’s go!”

“Yeah! See you later!”

“Well then! Maybe awakening with LovesNapping isn’t such a bad idea after all? It seems more effective than mine…”

“See you later—Eris-chan, have a good nap too!”

Hmm, LovesNapping and the others have gone off to hunt the Super Red Dragon. Let’s go too! Come on, Chiyo-chan, stop staring longingly at the sausage you were wrapping and let’s go! Donta is probably whining, remembering the taste of jerky! And Lia-chan… Oh, she’s biting into the leftover candy. Biting, right? She’s the type to break it into smaller pieces, just like me… Wait? Oniichan? Oniichan is… observing butterflies? What are you doing…

“Yes, indeed! My maiden support skill has changed to Execution Command! It boosts attack power by 1.5 times for 1 minute!”

“Oh! Does it also affect Pers-chan now?”

“It does! But… mine is not as…”

“!! One set deals 3M damage!”

“Wow~~…”

Wow, Pers-chan has gained the same skill effect as Big sis… This is definitely one of those effects that interfere with each other, so only one will work. And if this skill is usable, that means Rena-chan can now deal 3M damage per set… With Rena-chan’s outrageous equipment and cards, and her powerful awakening skill that takes time to prepare, combined with all those buffs, it’s going to be worse than minced meat, for sure.

“Everyone~~ We’re off to turn the next one into minced meat!”

‘Woof!!! (Let’s go!)’

“Again, should we start with Stone Wall?”

“Let’s start with Stone Wall! Oniichan will provoke, then Donta will wait to protect Rena-chan with Oniichan. Lia-chan will use Mute Blizzard after Stone Wall when there’s a chance! And Chiyo-chan, you’ll be the one to slash freely!”

“Yes, understood!”

‘Woof! (Got it!)’

(*´ω｀*)b

“Got it!”

“This time, we’ll go straight into awakening standby.”

“Then, let’s go!”

Now, just how super is this Super Dragon? If we finish by turning everyone into minced meat, it’ll just be a big target with no challenge! It’s a dragon, and at level 100—so it better give us a good fight!!