Basement Dungeon ~Poor Siblings become the Strongest and Enjoying Exploration~

“Well, let’s get into the dungeon today.” (Kei)

　I waved my right hand in the air in an attempt to try to regain control of my body, but it didn’t seem to cause much of a problem. Rather, it seems that my Strength increased due to the influence of my status and there doesn’t seem to be a reduction in muscle strength.

　This means that even if someone has been bedridden for years if his or her level is high enough, he or she can move normally without rehabilitation. Well, it has only been a year since the dungeon appeared, so how long will it be before that happens? I’ve been exploring this dungeon for a while now.

　The furniture in our house has become much more impressive in the time we haven’t been exploring the dungeon.

　First of all, we changed the battered chairs and table that Haru had fixed to a second-hand but almost undamaged one, and we also bought a large safe. I screwed the safe firmly to the floor so that we wouldn’t have to carry it with us, and used alchemy to change the outside of the safe to metal from the dungeon, which I then manually altered so that it wasn’t made entirely of dungeon material.

　The metal used on the inside is still firmly dungeon material.

　 I’ll make it so strong that if you want to steal what’s inside, you’ll have to bring a party from the SDF or a party that defeated Rimdobmur in America.

　And I put all the dungeon-related stuff inside. Of course, I couldn’t fit everything in there as it was, so I had to put it in the item pouch.

　I opened the very secure safe, which requires a password and a key to open, and took out my equipment and other things from inside.

　It was the first time in a long time that I felt comfortable in my gear. The katana and the knife fit well in my hands.

　Haru, too, dressed in her new gear and exclaimed, “Wow.”

“Brother, let’s go.” (Haru)

　Haru held the tonfas in both hands and pointed to her left and right and declares it.

“Normally I’d say rehab first.” (Haru)

“I can’t wait to start rehabilitation after being kept away for such a long time.” (Kei)

“Let’s have a little massacre today?” (Haru)

　Haru sheathes both Tonfas in her hands, then unlocks the padlock on the fence leading to the dungeon, and jumps into the dungeon.

　I land in the dungeon and close the padlock with a familiar motion.

　My body, which had been trained in the dojo for a month, was sluggish but not shaky, and my movements were natural and alert, even though we were on the first floor.

“”Transition, Forest.”” (Kei & Haru)

　The bodies of the siblings who muttered this during the transition vanished along with their magic power.

　The two of them had matching bracelets wrapped around their right wrists as they disappeared.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been here. It’s been a long time since I’ve sensed the presence of a monster.” (Kei)

“That’s right. I feel the presence of monsters everywhere. I don’t know if it’s because my level has increased, but my range of detection has also increased.” (Haru)

　Our status has risen steadily by subduing Gan Ceann.

　Name: Haruka

　Proficiency: Magic / Craft

　Magic Attribute: (Fissure) Explosion (Electric)

　Level: 71

　Strength: 80

　Magic Capacity: 167

　Skill: Analysis, Magic Bullets, Rampage, Magic Synthesis

　Magic: Bomb, Time Bomb, Impact, Number, (Plasma), (Fissure), (Separation), Barrier, (Collapse)

　Passive: Magic Recovery / Detection / Crafting / Magic Manipulation

　Name: Touka

　Proficiency: Grant / Alchemy

　Magic Attribute: None (Curse)

　Level: 71

　Strength: 104

　Magic Capacity: 139

　Skill: Stealth, Positioning, Material Cognition, Domination, Shortcut

　Magic: Speed, Power, Guard, Bind, Chain, Slow, Loss, Unprotect

　Passive: Perception / Acceleration / Alchemy

　As usual, Haru’s Fighting Potential, which is the sum of her Magic Capacity and Strength, is higher than mine, but the difference in growth has been significant, with Haru specializing in magic and me becoming dexterous and a jack-of-all-trades, able to handle melee as well.

　Unlike MMORPGs, where you can revive even if you die, in reality, where there are only two of us and only one life each, there is a demand for being an all-rounder.

　It’s not like a game where you can freely gather people with various expertise even in terms of Proficiencies, where only two of us can fight, it’s easier to move if we can do everything.

　And we have the evidence of our combined attack. Since I am acting with Haru who also has at least two pieces of equipment, our status will be corrected.

“Well, let’s do it.” (Kei)

　I leap onto a tree branch and run across the treetops.

　I can see Haru behind me, holding up her tonfa.

“It’s been a while since I’ve gone wild. [Impact] [Decaple].” (Haru)

　A ball of light passes right by me.

　It heads for the trees ahead of me.

“It’s time to go down.” (Kei)

　I need to avoid being caught in the blast. So that I can hunt the monsters. I pushed my way through the trees, hiding below and behind the trees.

　Boom!

　The sound of the blast echoed overhead, and a tremendous hot gust of wind and light spread.

　The hot air was powerful enough to kill a man, but given my Strength, it was no problem. It’s only a little hot.

　There’s nothing wrong with our coordination.

　The explosion was clearly larger than before, shattering the trees around me.

　The sound of the flames, the crushing of the trunks, the falling of the trees. And the sound of monsters shrieking.

　There are a lot of monsters around where I landed.

“I’m going to use my katana anyway.” (Kei)

　I leaned my body as hard as I could and put all my strength into my legs. By kicking the ground as forcefully as I can, I quickly approached the monsters. Dust scattering on the ground where my feet were.

　It’s the fastest way to get to the target. The aim is the same and in one breath.

　In the same way as the Japanese “Iai-kiri” technique, I sent the head of the strongest-looking monster in the vicinity flying. [T/N: 居合切り or Iai kiri is a drawing slash.]

　I bent down and ran between the legs of the monsters, sending their heads flying one after another.

　A powerful monster approaches me from behind. Is it a unique one? Judging from its speed and position, it’s a bird. Normally, I would have approached it from behind and killed it with a single blow, but unfortunately for it, I was aware even if it was in my blind spot.

　in addition,

“It’s not like it’s an enemy, given my ability to perceive the space around me.” (Kei)

　A Skill Sticker is an item obtained from Gan Ceann. [Spatial Awareness] that has become available is very powerful.

　From the shape of the approaching bird, the flow of air, and the flow of magical power. I have a better understanding of what I would need for battle

　So, with my back to the bird, I twist my body just a little bit.

“[Speed] [Power]” (Kei)

　I put two enchantments on myself and used the Strong Slash skill on my sword.

　It’s not necessary to use Iai-kiri, because the bird will come to meet my sword itself.

　I raised the sword above my head in a fluid motion and slowly swung the blade with just a fraction of my strength.

“Gugyaa—!” (Bird Monster)

　The only sound the bird made was a desperate cry. The bird that charged at my sword had its wings ripped off and its belly was torn open. With its momentum, it died and turned to a black mist while in the air.

　The item that was dropped rolled far away due to the law of inertia.

“Just by keeping the sword from wavering, it was easy to cut. [Bind]” (Kei)

　Thorny vines rose around me, flicking off the remaining monsters and skewering them.

　At the same time, a roaring sound echoed from a distance.

“It’s a hassle to pick up the dropped items. I should probably go back for the time being?” (Kei)

　Drops don’t disappear that quickly.

　For the time being, I left the items and walked towards the roar, towards where Haru was.

~Haru’s Perspective~

“I’ll do my best to annihilate them all, but it’s been a while, so I shouldn’t overdo it. [Impact] [Decaple]” (Haru)

　While Kei slashing the enemy with his katana, ten balls of light were flying around Haru.

　The magic [Impact] that was cast is forcibly being moved by [Magic Manipulation].

“First shot!” (Haru)

　One of the balls of light flying around left the circle and flew into the center of the crowd of monsters.

“There is still more!” (Haru)

　I use my tonfas to kill the monsters flying towards me from the explosion and fires the next shot. The next [Impact] is redirected to the monsters so that they are not able to jump towards me.

“Hmm, would it be easier to use two?” (Haru)

　The magic that was about to fall on the center of the enemy again changes direction slightly and falls on a spot slightly behind the group of monsters.

　The monsters that didn’t die in the blast jumped forward, but there was another [Impact] in front of them.

　The swarm of monsters was suddenly gone. With only three uses of my magic, they were wiped out.

“Mu, they’re too weak. I’ll call for more.” (Haru)

　The remaining seven [Impact] are lined up in the forest at regular intervals. They exploded in the areas with a lot of monster presence.

　The [Impact] spells exploded in a chain reaction, and the sound of the explosion filled the Forest once again.