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c1-c20 · 004-ch4

Chapter 4: A Savior Appears (Part 2): Who was that?; It's over.; Use Negomin as a decoy and escape!; Negomin has ended.; We just got two victims instead.; No, seriously, this isn't funny at all.

The irresponsible comments were going wild at the uncle's appearance. But thanks to the uncle, my mind actually felt clearer. Why did I ever think I should fight? Fighting is impossible, but even I can run away now. If I flee pathetically, my stream might get trashed and I might lose subscribers, but I can't trade that for my life.

Just as I thought that and tried to stand up, I noticed something strange.

Huh, no way, I can't move.: Negomin, are you okay?; Obviously not okay.; What's this situation?; Just run!; Who is that guy?; What happens if I actually die?; Don't know.; lol Negomin's in trouble and trending lol

I'd never experienced anything like this before. It feels like my head and body are separated. Fear? Tension? I never thought I'd panic when meeting an enemy I couldn't defeat, but here I am. Ugh, of course, at a time like this, the viewers just keep increasing. If I die here, I'll become a legend.

But of course, the monster in front of me won't wait. The Blood Ogre tightened its large right hand, enough to cover me, and raised it high.

In this vast dungeon, the only person I can rely on now is that uncle over there. At this point, I can't worry about appearances.

"P-please help...!"

I squeezed out my voice with nothing left to lose. In that instant, the Blood Ogre swung its fist straight down.

What, so I'm going to die after all.

GOOOOOON!!

An incredible roar sounded right in front of me. The source was the Blood Ogre's fist and the deck brush the uncle was holding.

"...Huh? A, a brush?": Huh?; Huh?; What?

Unbelievably, I had the same reaction as the comments flowing by. But what was happening before my eyes was such an abnormal sight that I couldn't possibly care about that.

The Blood Ogre's fist was flying through the air as if it had been deflected. It was just like the uncle's deck brush had blocked the attack. ...Wait, did the uncle really deflect it? With a brush?

Leaving me behind with a flood of question marks, the uncle showed an incredible leap right there on the spot.

And then, he swung the deck brush he was holding with all his might at the Blood Ogre's face.

BAGAAAAAAAAAAN!

With another roar, the Blood Ogre's head burst apart gruesomely.

"No way, right. I, one hit...?": ha; Its face disappeared though; No way that's possible!?; TO O; Explosive scattering!; Is it dead?; That old man is too strong lmfao; What is this; Wait, seriously, what's happening right now?

"You okay? Can you stand?"

The uncle casually calls out to me, but neither I nor the viewers are in any state to care about that. The uncle in work clothes who suddenly appeared had just nonchalantly defeated an obviously abnormal monster. From 1 to 10, none of it makes sense.: Blood Ogre, you know, it's a monster that even A-ranks can only barely defeat with multiple people; Theory that the "deep floor monster" thing was a lie; Seriously? So Negomin was just overreacting?; No way that's possible. There's no way a guy like that would appear on a mid-level floor; Glad Negomin is alive aaaaaaaaaaaaa; Why is this guy carrying cleaning supplies?

As I stared dumbfounded at the comments, a squishing sound like flesh being crushed came from behind the uncle. Looking closely, the Blood Ogre, whose head should have just been crushed, was trying to stand up.

"...!"

"Seriously...?": Wait, it's still moving?; Whoa, it really is; Ewwwwwwwwww!; What what what; The corpse is moving

The uncle seemed to have noticed it too, as he released a sharp killing intent around him. The uncle turned his gaze toward me in that state and called out.

"You, got a life cord on you?"

"I'm sorry, my hands are..."

A life cord—it's a magical tool that lets you instantly return to the first floor of a dungeon by untying the knot. An essential item for explorers challenging the dungeon. Of course I brought one with me... but in my current state, I can't even take it out, let alone use it.

Frustrating... Right now, I'm not just useless—I'm a burden to this person. The pride as an explorer that I thought I'd thrown away when I decided to live as a streamer is tightly constricting my heart.

As I gritted my teeth in frustration, the uncle muttered under his breath.

"Well then, no choice. First, let's take care of that guy."

Huh, take care of it...?

Before I could understand the meaning of his words, the uncle dashed off with a tan! And then, as smoothly as flowing, he destroyed both of the Blood Ogre's hands.

"...Huh?": ..lol; "Take care of it" means that?; Lol; Fists burst that easily?; Here comes the uncle's rampage!; BON! CRUSH! CRUSH!; Who is that person?; Negomin is confused! Negomin is confused!
"W-what is this. I've never heard of a monster that keeps moving with its head crushed, and that person dealing with it like that using what looks like a stick-like brush, what's with him?!": Expert—; Ah, this was Negomin's stream; Don't know; With this many viewers, there must be at least one person who knows lol; ...; Well...; ...
"Wait a minute, does no one really know who that person is?!": Yeah; I don't know either; In terms of strength, he's definitely S-rank; Seriously?; Was there someone like that in S-rank?; If there was, he'd definitely be famous for using a deck brush or whatever as a funny weapon
"...So that means an unknown S-rank?": Unknown S-rank lol; What kind of cool word is that, like Takuya Kimura but not handsome

While arguing with the viewers with my eyes glued to the uncle's battle, the man himself called out to me in a loud voice.

"You—what's your rank?"

"B, B-rank!"

"Confident in your endurance—?"

"Um, somewhat..."

"Okay. Then use your magic to protect yourself as much as you can—"

"Eh, eh?": Wait, what; That's scary, what is it; What's he planning to do; Someone—! Help me—!; You're being helped right now

I did as told and deployed protective magic around myself. Then, the uncle stood before the Blood Ogre, casually deflected an attack, and chanted a short spell.

"...?": Did he just say something?; A chant?

The result was immediate. The sphere of light released from the uncle hit the Blood Ogre's foot and immediately caused an explosion.

"Kyaa!"

Flying stone fragments attacked me along with the blast wave. The uncle had used it from quite a distance so there was no damage, but the shock transmitted all the way through my protective magic. Along the way, a stone hit my face and I let out a voice without thinking.: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee; What kind of power is that lmao; That uncle is dangerous; Her scream is cute; Is this the time for that; I became a Negomin fan!; ¥10,000 Thanks for the kya scream

"...Mikami-san, thanks for the super chat~"

I said my thanks with a strained expression.

As for the Blood Ogre, its legs had been blown away by the explosion, but it was still trying to approach the uncle by crawling with its armless arms.

...No way, it's still moving!

As I trembled at the deep floor monster's vitality, the uncle, who had somehow gotten close to me, lifted me up lightly.

"Oops, sorry, I'm going to carry you a little ways away"

"Hya!": Ah; It's a princess carry; Nice; Hyuu!; Fell for him; If only he wasn't an old man; The uncle is fine!

And then, while carrying me, he dashed away from the Blood Ogre at incredible speed. Strangely, even though the uncle was running at an unbelievable speed, I in his arms didn't feel any shaking or wind buffeting.

"Sorry~ being carried by an old man like this, feels gross, right?"

"Ah, no..."

"Alright, this spot should be good": This guy is carrying a grown woman, why is he so fast?; That's far—; Where's the enemy? I can't see it anymore; It's twitching over there in the back; Gross; But what are we going to do with that? Just leave it?

Certainly, it's weird for me who can't move to say this, but isn't it bad to leave that monster alone? Did he prioritize rescuing me? But if so, there's no meaning in stopping here....

Just as I was thinking about this and that, the uncle took a deep breath and readied his deck brush.: His stance is cool. Despite it being a deck brush; Don't tell me he's planning to attack from here?; No way, no way, that's too far; Is he going to put up some kind of barrier or something?; The meaning of "distance" lol

I can tell it. The flow of magic around the uncle is the same as when he used that explosion magic earlier. This person is planning to unleash an attack... but, the distance from here to the Blood Ogre is quite far. Magic normally decreases in power and accuracy as it gets farther from oneself. That's why he shouldn't be able to hit it from such a long distance! It's absolutely impossible!!

That's what I thought.

"...《Delta Blast》"

The light released from the tip of the deck brush ran through the air as if drawing a single line. In the blink of an eye, it hit the Blood Ogre, and a blindingly bright light enveloped the dungeon, making me close my eyes without thinking.

...DOOOOON

The explosion sound from far away shook me to my core. The overwhelming firepower that shook the dungeon—it's not hard to imagine that anyone nearby would have stood no chance.

By the time my eyes, damaged by the light, had finally recovered, the Blood Ogre had disappeared without a trace. The uncle had a very satisfied expression on his face.

"Yep, cleaning complete.": ...; Um?; Eh; ...?; Is this CG?; fufaha lol

"...Huh?"