675: Anonymous from Earth

Lady Reflair, I'm feeling your strong desire to be together, and it's so cute

Actually, Hikaru looks like a gruff boyfriend

676: Anonymous from Earth

That short sword is awesome!

677: Anonymous from Earth

The black blade is common for knives, but forged ones like this are rare

678: Anonymous from Earth

Japanese swords display the steel's natural color, so they don't turn black

679: Anonymous from Earth

So this is basically a dagger, huh

680: Anonymous from Earth

Nice, a new weapon

I wanna have my own weapon made in another world too

681: Anonymous from Earth

Wearing all black and wielding a ninja blade—now I'm a full-fledged NINJA

682: Anonymous from Earth

Gaijin are thrilled

It turns out ninjas really did exist in Japan!

683: Anonymous from Earth

That's a long-handled dagger, isn't it?

684: Anonymous from Earth

They said it wouldn't get dirty in the labyrinth, but what does that mean?

685: Anonymous from Earth

Is the Dark Cathedral of Miliestras the place where those twin siblings are?

686: Anonymous from Earth

When we defeat a monster, it turns into a spirit stone and its body disappears, right?

Naturally, anything attached to the blade also disappears, so there's no need to wipe it off.

687: Anonymous from Earth

What's Hikaru's business anyway? They have to boost viewership somehow, don't they?

688: Anonymous from Earth

>>685

Yeah, that's where the twins (evil ones) are.

They're pretty far apart in distance, but it's still known...

689: Anonymous from Earth

Trying to boost viewership all by yourself at a public bathhouse?

690: Anonymous from Earth

If he were really that narcissistic, he wouldn't be going through all this trouble

691: Anonymous from Earth

Equipping your own专属 weapon, you're truly becoming a seasoned explorer, huh, Hikaru-kun

692: Anonymous from Earth

If you had good party members, you could easily survive as an explorer just with shadow spirit magic alone, though

693: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru's skill level should be enough to join the top-tier party in town, right?

You could even replace Porter, after all

From a viewership standpoint, wouldn't that be a better fit?

694: Anonymous from Earth

In a world where there are magic items with effects like the Shadow Bag, who knows

695: Anonymous from Earth

Hmm? Are you seriously splitting off from Refrea-san?

696: Anonymous from Earth

Refrea-chan's lonely expression!

697: Anonymous from Earth

Poor Refrea-sama

>>693

Since when did I mistakenly think Hikaru had such social skills... Working with Refrea must be pretty overwhelming, don't you think...

Maybe gathering intel in the guild?

698: Anonymous from Earth

Picked up a potion for the first time, huh?

699: Anonymous from Earth

Not exactly flashy, but you did buy a potion, right?

700: Anonymous from Earth

Back then, I didn’t have much money.

701: Anonymous from Earth

Alex actually uses the guild pretty seriously, but he’s got a surprisingly thorough grasp of dungeon information. Though he’s called a dungeon explorer, he’s actually already explored nearly all of the first five floors.

The real hardcore explorers are the ones diving into the sixth floor and beyond—apparently, they make up only a tiny fraction of the total number.

702: Anonymous from Earth

Most so-called explorers are really just regular monster hunters.

Wait, is Hikaru actually going to dive into the dungeon? Right now?

703: Anonymous from Earth

It seems that simply fighting monsters will gradually make you stronger, which will bring benefits later on

, allowing you to secure stable jobs like guard or guard soldier, and most importantly, become a Saint Knight

. 704: Anonymous from Earth

"After all..." "You're such an idiot, big brother"

—why was Hikaru suddenly insulted like that?

705: Anonymous from Earth

Maybe because he's trying to go down alone? If he's keeping it secret from Refrea, he's definitely planning something reckless

. 706: Anonymous from Earth

Using Darkness Fog on the second floor

makes it impossible to tell where Hikaru actually is on screen

. 707: Anonymous from Earth

Live commentary incoming! It's a bit shaky!

708: Anonymous from Earth

Third floor!? Going alone!? Wasn't Hikaru still a third-floor virgin?

709: Anonymous from Earth

Aren't you being reckless? Three layers aren't supposed to be like the dark stage—this isn't

a game, you know. Even Alex's party,

with only three people, is struggling quite

a bit. As fellow travelers, there shouldn't be such a huge gap in power between Alex

and Hikaru. I wonder... 711: Earth's Anonymous Even dark sorcerers have their limits. Maybe staying hidden in the

shadows forever is safe, but that's not

exactly thrilling for the audience. 712: Earth's

Anonymous Plus, not checking the pre-information is dangerous. There are creatures

like treants that can disguise themselves as trees, or goblins

using spirit magic. And if you get bitten

by a ghoul, you'll be paralyzed. 713: Earth's Anonymous

Paralysis is really bad, you know.

If you're alone, getting hit once is definitely game over

714: Anonymous from Earth

If you run into two trolls, you'll die for sure

You can't possibly defeat something like the Summon Knight bug, no matter how you look at it

715: Anonymous from Earth

Well, I do have the backup plan of Create Undead, which is actually extremely powerful

I think I still have the mantis stone, so if things get bad, I'm planning to use that to get through

716: Anonymous from Earth

Sure, summoning a mantis would be strong, but just surviving one battle doesn't mean much...

717: Anonymous from Earth

Even if you can use high-level dark spirit magic, you still only have that short dagger as a weapon, right?

There's a reason Reflair uses such a huge weapon, you know. A dagger's fine against goblins or orcs, but going to the third floor with that? That's reckless.

718: Anonymous from Earth

If we run into a Garden Panther, we're definitely dead...

Remember when Alex and the others ran into one and barely escaped, throwing dried meat at it?

719: Anonymous from Earth

You guys actually care, huh. That's sweet.

I'm starting to find this entertaining, though.

720: Anonymous from Earth

That's exactly why Hikaru ends up doing reckless stuff.

You can't get a response, so no matter how many messages you send, it's useless.

This is seriously bad.

721: Anonymous from Earth

Once you can use Shadow Storage, you're basically a complete porter.

You'll be the most sought-after member of any party.

722: Anonymous from Earth

I just hope I make it back alive today...

723: Anonymous from Earth

Phantom Warrior, damn, super useful, huh!

724: Anonymous from Earth

No, even armed ogres get wiped out instantly, right?

Wait, what?

　

725: Anonymous from Earth

※ Armed ogres are monsters that even full-party exploration teams avoid depending on the situation

726: Anonymous from Earth

No, isn't this amazing?

I just took one down effortlessly without Shadow Bind.

If it's one-on-one, isn't she stronger than Jeanne?

727: Anonymous from Earth

Actually, I thought this spell was really powerful against humans, but then again, would humans be able to detect it?

Like, maybe because it's too dark, too unnatural?

728: Anonymous from Earth

I don't know. Let's try it on Alex and see how it goes.

729: Anonymous from Earth

Alex, despite how he looks, is actually pretty easily scared—just stop teasing him already.

730: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru's too kind—fighting Jeanne-chan is basically suicide.

You'll be instantly wiped out before you even realize what's happening.

731: Anonymous from Earth

Is Jeanne-chan some kind of killing machine or something???

732: Anonymous from Earth

Don't know. She herself says, "I'm just a gamer."

733: Anonymous from Earth

Maybe Jeanne-chan was the only one reincarnated into the game world?

734: Anonymous from Earth

She's really going down to the third layer... Hikaru...

735: Anonymous from Earth

The other world was the game Jeanne-chan used to play!!

736: Anonymous from Earth

We already know Hikaru's strong, but

even so, taking on the third layer alone is a disaster.

It's completely different from hiding in the second layer.

737: Anonymous from Earth

Serika and Karen are saying less and less too—this is seriously reckless.

738: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru...

I appreciate the commentary, but your voice is shaking, aren't you?

739: Anonymous from Earth

You're truly the older brother of Serika and Karen,

so you must have the mission of bringing Nanami-chan back to life—most people couldn't stay this composed under such pressure.

740: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru didn't really have any points, did he?

He doesn't even have the barrier stone, right?

741: Anonymous from Earth

He ignores messages sent to him,

so he just gets stuck in his own thoughts...

The number of transfer victims dying has been dropping significantly, but is it starting to rise again? Today?

742: Anonymous from Earth

You're probably just sneaking into the darkness to check things out a little, right?

Well, even if that's the case, it's still reckless, so as long as the viewership doesn't spike, it should be fine.

The darkness doesn't show up well on screen, so that should be okay, right?

743: Anonymous from Earth

"Bro, you think you're disliked, so you're doing reckless things, figuring that'll make the people who hate you happy... That's why you're doing this."

"Everyone's actually worried about you..."

The two of them should do everything they can to get Hikaru to open the message as soon as possible

744: Anonymous from Earth

So Hikaru thinks that if he pushes himself too hard, the people who want him to 'die already' will be happy watching...

But in reality, it's the people who say 'take care of your life' who are the ones worrying and watching.

745: Anonymous from Earth

Have Alex deliver a message... The viewership race isn't even over yet, and there's still over ten days left—unless you keep going like this, you'll actually die, Hikaru.

746: Anonymous from Earth

Seriously, no prior knowledge?

747: Anonymous from Earth

Seriously.

I'm the one who's been tracking Hikaru's waking hours nonstop—so I'm telling you, there's no mistake.

748: Anonymous from Earth

Are you really okay with your lifestyle...?

749: Anonymous from Earth

The commentary is bad, but that's what makes it feel real and painful—don't force yourself, seriously...

750: Anonymous from Earth

Yeah, Darkness Fog just doesn't suit me

The third layer's all pale-colored, so it stands out way too much, you know

It's good you can tell where you are, but that means monsters can spot you too

751: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru suddenly runs into a troll

And it's got a weapon, too

752: Anonymous from Earth

I wanna be the one stuck in the wall, mumbling "pull back..." "pull back, I must..."

753: Anonymous from Earth

You're not seriously gonna dodge it, are you?

A club-wielding troll's the second strongest monster in the third layer, right? I think

754: Anonymous from Earth

Seriously?

You actually wanna fight?

755: Anonymous from Earth

Remember how the troll's club swing nearly killed Alex's companion before?

756: Anonymous from Earth

The incident where a crab turned into foam and became a crab...

757: Anonymous from Earth

Instantly killed!

758: Anonymous from Earth

Huh!?

759: Anonymous from Earth

TUEEEEEEE!

760: Anonymous from Earth

Get lost

761: Anonymous from Earth

CCCCC EEEEEE (゜Д゜) EEEE CCC

762: Anonymous from Earth

That's some serious guts

That short dagger couldn't have taken him down unless you were almost touching him

763: Anonymous from Earth

Maybe it's because the guy with the long staff has better reach, so he could take him down

The unarmed troll would probably try quick slaps or something

764: Anonymous from Earth

Why can't I see in the dark? Get your act together, admins.

765: Anonymous from Earth

Humans just can't see in the dark, that's how it is...

766: Anonymous from Earth

I think I can hear sobbing coming from the speakers...

767: Anonymous from Earth

N… crying…

Don't cry, Serika, Karen…

768: Anonymous from Earth

"U… uuuu… Why are you doing such reckless things? You idiot older brother…"

"If you die, it'll be too late… I find your lack of calculation, your clumsy way of doing things, kind of cute… but this is just too much…"

769: Anonymous from Earth

Sorry, but I totally got a crush on this…

770: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru may be an idiot, but…

Sometimes, even if a man understands, he still has to do it… Serika… Karen…

771: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru doesn't seem to have any intention of coming back…

He's encountered hobgoblins and gremlins…

772: Anonymous from Earth

You can definitely beat monsters at the second floor level, Hikaru…

773: Anonymous from Earth

Gremlins use earth spirit magic, so they should be quite troublesome!

774: Anonymous from Earth

Even after the Night Bug was sealed, not fazed at all

775: Anonymous from Earth

But Hikaru keeps advancing, is that really okay?

Weren't we supposed to get lost here?

Alex and the others got lost even with detailed maps, after all

776: Anonymous from Earth

Ghouls appeared!

777: Anonymous from Earth

Instantly kill!

778: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru's so strong, it's like he's playing a different game

779: Anonymous from Earth

Ghouls have paralysis toxins in both their bites and claws, so it's pretty dangerous

But if you don't get hit, it's no big deal, just stay calm

780: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru has poison resistance

781: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru "I might have gotten lost"

782: Anonymous from Earth

What's with this calmness?

Who is this overpowered character?

Where did our Hikaru-kun go?

783: Anonymous from Earth

It's getting worrying how calm you're acting—like you've gone crazy somewhere

784: Anonymous from Earth

I'd be losing control of myself

785: Anonymous from Earth

Of course you'd get lost if you just walk straight ahead without mapping it out

You should’ve figured it out just from the name—Mist Confusion Great Garden

786: Anonymous from Earth

You deliberately got lost, didn’t you, Hikaru?

787: Anonymous from Earth

Even if you're trying to boost viewership by pushing yourself further and further into the depths, isn’t this a bit too much?

We didn’t actually want something like this

Just the romance with Lady Reflair would’ve been enough

788: Anonymous from Earth

Funny how viewership keeps rising despite saying that...

789: Anonymous from Earth

"Why?! Why?! Why are you doing this?! We teamed up with Reflare, didn't we?! We were fighting safely and viewers were increasing! I was going to make sure we got first place—just doing things normally would've been enough!"

Sylca screaming

790: Anonymous from Earth

Sylca and Karen are both working so hard, but it's like their brother just can't understand—how pitiful

791: Anonymous from Earth

We were steadily gaining viewers, but since he doesn't care about anything but first place, I guess it's understandable he'd think he has to push himself to extremes

That's just how it is

792: Anonymous from Earth

Didn't Alex mention in the guild that a fair number of groups get lost on the third layer and never make it back?

Hikaru's in trouble too, isn't he? Alone, he can't handle anything that goes wrong

793: Anonymous from Earth

Trent!!

794: Anonymous from Earth

Man, that's intense (that's intense)

795: Earth's anonymous

Hikaru taking damage for the first time I've ever seen

796: Earth's anonymous

Trent isn't affected by darkness? But he's weak to fire spirit magic!

797: Earth's anonymous

Serika and Karen are panicking more than ever before

Yeah, it's tough to watch family members in that state...

798: Earth's anonymous

Well, duh

It could even be fatal, you know

And if they die, that's it—game over

799: Earth's anonymous

Back when we were in the forest, live commentary wasn't a thing yet

If there had been commentary back then, we'd have been even more shaken

800: Earth's anonymous

Even the edited version's audio commentary is already way too emotional...

801: Earth's anonymous

"Maybe my bone's broken" — no way!

Just run away already... Trent moves too slowly

802: Earth's anonymous

Looks like they're fighting using full-course Shadow Spirit Arts

Haven't seen Shade Shift in ages

803: Anonymous from Earth

You can't just fight with one arm, can you?

Trolls are weak against spirit magic but have high physical defense, so

804: Anonymous from Earth

Two trolls summoned at once?

Isn't Hikaru just ridiculously unlucky?

805: Anonymous from Earth

Ah... this might actually be fatal...

806: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru saying "I'll do it" — he's way too serious about this, isn't he?

Is he finally using Create Undead again after all this time?

807: Anonymous from Earth

He was the same type of person as Jeanne...

808: Anonymous from Earth

"O-oh, ooooh, big brother!!!",

"Don't die, please, please, please!!!"

809: Anonymous from Earth

If someone close to me ended up like this, I'd be bawling too...

810: Anonymous from Earth

We're the ones who'll cheer him on!!

There's nothing else left if Hikaru is to come back alive!!

811: Anonymous from Earth

Huh?

812: Anonymous from Earth

What??

813: Anonymous from Earth

He wiped out two trolls in an instant??

814: Anonymous from Earth

Get lost

815: Anonymous from Earth

I thought the darkness was spreading, but ten seconds later the trolls had turned into spirit stones

I guess you don't understand what I'm saying (ry)

816: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru's so cool I'm about to cry...

817: Anonymous from Earth

Two trolls? In Alex's party, that's just ordinary monsters you'd normally avoid

818: Anonymous from Earth

In a normal RPG, those would be mid-game enemies...

819: Anonymous from Earth

So what kind of battle was going on in the darkness?

820: Anonymous from Earth

From the speed, I think he cut off the core of the spirit energy in one hit

821: Anonymous from Earth

Ninja, right?!

822: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru, seriously, a critical master

823: Anonymous from Earth

Too insane

824: Anonymous from Earth

Trent seems like a bad match, but did you actually beat him anyway?

So strong it makes worrying about him seem ridiculous

825: Anonymous from Earth

Sireka and Karen are pretty stunned too, aren't they?

826: Anonymous from Earth

Seeing how Alex and the others fight dirty only makes Hikaru's heresy stand out even more...

827: Anonymous from Earth

Don't tell me "you've gained great combat experience" — what do you think, seriously?

Do you even realize how worried Sireka and Karen are?

828: Anonymous from Earth

I actually got a little scared of Hikaru now

After all, he's the older twin

He was never just an ordinary high school student

829: Anonymous from Earth

Fighting creatures clearly stronger than you biologically with close-combat weapons like swords and spears—only someone with a loose screw could do that, right? Other transmigrants always say that

. Alex is actually doing pretty well

. Hikaru and Jeanne are the outliers

. 830: Anonymous from Earth

. Hikaru's already starting the next monster battle normally

. And now the gremlin's been instantly wiped out too...

. What even is this

? What are we even watching

? Come on, show us that guy who said Hikaru only shines on the second floor

. 831: Anonymous from Earth

. Even though Origami's supposed to be fighting for audience appeal, he ends up panicking and running away right away

. But that's actually just how normal people react

. Not everyone can handle life-or-death combat at close range

. I won't deny he's particularly delicate, but still

.832: Earth's Anonymous

I read somewhere in a book that even with the most rigorous training, only a handful of soldiers are truly capable in actual battle

833: Earth's Anonymous

Being able to kill without hesitation is absolutely crucial for a warrior...

834: Earth's Anonymous

This isn't a game

It hurts to get wounded, and your opponent will try to kill you

Blocking attacks and killing them isn't as simple as it seems in a game

835: Earth's Anonymous

Hikaru is someone who's loved by many, right?

Sure, being attacked by a Great Spirit is a disadvantage, but the ability to unleash so many spells is an advantage that's truly incredible

836: Earth's Anonymous

I thought I understood how strong he was even at the second layer, having defeated monsters already

But damn, this is serious

I can totally see why Reveria-sama is so devoted to him

837: Earth's Anonymous

The combat pace is seriously insane—no

need for a specific combat stance or flashy moves, just casually killing enemies as you pass by... 838: Anonymous from

Earth, Eliminate any enemy sighted (Search

Destroy)! It's probably because you'll call for backup

if you dawdle. 839: Anonymous from Earth, I'll go get the Dark Spirit Magic

too—where's the temple again? 840: Anonymous

from Earth, A call just came from the Assassin

Guild—didn't know something like that existed. 841

: Anonymous from Earth, M… Milietas… 842:

Anonymous from Earth, No way you can hunt like this at this pace

on the third floor! Normally you can't! All of them

except the Treants are getting one-shot, I get

that the build isn't balanced for normal offense

and defense, but seriously… 843: Anonymous

from Earth, It's seriously insane how fast you can wipe out a troll. 844: Anonymous from Earth

The weapons are probably well-made too, but what stands out most is just how abnormal he is...

845: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru hadn't defeated anything but Goblins and Orcs in the second layer. He only fought Ogres after joining up with Reflair, and he only defeated a Manticore once—after Reflair had weakened it. So his potential in solo combat wasn't really known. Compared to Reflair, his level was lower, his strength weaker, and he actually came across as quite weak—so most people thought it was nothing short of suicide for him to go down to the third layer alone. His spells are strong, and abilities like Create Undead could even serve as a trump card. But if the person himself is fragile, then even that would only buy time. That's how he was seen. Yet when the truth came out, what do you know? A warrior on par with Jeanne suddenly appears in such a way! I was genuinely shaken to my core!!!

846: Anonymous from Earth

No, seriously, I'm getting goosebumps.

Sure, spirit magic is powerful, but Hikaru's just using support spells—so I thought it was reckless for her to fight head-on, unless she was just running away.

847: Anonymous from Earth

While we're talking, Hikaru's effortlessly turning monsters into spirit stones

and packing them into Shadow Storage with incredible efficiency.

848: Anonymous from Earth

She really knows how to handle her abilities...

At first, I made fun of her with comments like "Dark Great Mage" or whatever, but

now I can't even laugh at her anymore—this is serious stuff.

849: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru saying deadpan, "This is the exit! Good,"

850: Anonymous from Earth

"My brother's always been incredibly good at sense of direction, so he probably wasn't lost much here anyway."

"If he were truly lost, his face would show it more, you know?"

"...Well, anyway, I'm glad it's all over. I'm just glad everyone's safe. I really hope this is the last time something like this happens."

851: Anonymous from Earth

Serika's quite the emotional rollercoaster, isn't she?

852: Anonymous from Earth

It's just her people-pleasing technique—she thinks showing emotions outside makes her more likable, that sort of thing.

Isn't she actually really calm when she's off camera?

853: Anonymous from Earth

She's only twelve—she can't possibly be doing all that, can she?

Wait, actually… maybe she is?

854: Anonymous from Earth

Viewers really have been increasing a lot lately.

We're already up to 14th place temporarily...

855: Anonymous from Earth

I doubt Hikaru even realizes the viewership spiked because of his combat power.

856: Anonymous from Earth

So tomorrow, are we going to meet up with Lady Reflair and act completely oblivious while starting the exploration of the third floor?

857: Anonymous from Earth

Probably. Hikaru's quite the troublemaker, isn't he...?

858: Anonymous from Earth

We'll have to watch with half-hearted amusement as Reflair proudly pulls off that senior move... 859: Anonymous

from Earth Reflair probably couldn't handle

a solo three-layer run anyway, judging by how badly they were getting

wrecked against the mantis. 860: Anonymous from Earth The strength debate

thread is going wild, lol. Originally, Hikaru

was clearly top-tier thanks to their unique skills, but

then suddenly someone claimed they were the strongest. 861: Anonymous from Earth If we're talking raw power alone, there's no

denying it. If they're this strong in bright

light, imagine how much stronger they'd be in the dark. 862:

Anonymous from Earth They can fight solo like this, and they've got access to the Summon Knight

bug, plus they can always resort to Create

Undead... 863: Anonymous from Earth Holy crap. 864: Anonymous from Earth

Stop sending messages to Jeanne like "Hikaru is stronger than you," w

You know, Jeanne-chan is really particular about strength

865: Anonymous from Earth

I thought you were worried Hikaru might die, but what's this

I thought it was tacky to peek at people who got transferred to another world, and I couldn't figure out what God was thinking, but

is this what human potential is all about...

866: Anonymous from Earth

Good thing I'm following this in real time

Gotta thank TwiN/SiS

867: Anonymous from Earth

It's been a while since my chest felt this warm

I'm skipping work tomorrow

868: Anonymous from Earth

No, you should still go to work