An Incompetent Explorer Who Failed to Make His High School Debut but Mastered Being a Human Being

Episode 342: Dungeon normalization

 After returning from the research trip, we decided to take a break from exploring the dungeon for a while. As expected, we went there almost every day during the summer vacation, so it seems that we wanted to take it easy a little.

 The dungeon disappearances were widely reported, prompting people to refrain from exploring the dungeons, and the fact that the school's Dungeon Exploration Club was suspended was one of the factors.

 But, in addition to quietly diving into the Shushima Dungeon from the beginning, even if we got caught in a dungeon transfer trap, for us, we would already be able to come back with Luck's transfer ability, so it didn't matter that much.

"Good morning Luck, it seems like we should go move our bodies in the dungeon!!"

"Wonn!!"

 And today is the weekend.

 I wake up at the usual time and head to the dungeon again today.

 Aren't we on vacation?

 The party is, not the individuals, so I plan to explore the dungeon as usual while taking a walk with Luck.

[ The Dungeon Rebirth and Stampedes have stopped for the past two months, but yesterday it was confirmed that a new Dungeon Rebirth occurred in the Asanagi Dungeon, which is an E-rank dungeon. In addition, several Dungeon Rebirths have suddenly been confirmed around the world. What exactly is going on. I would love to hear from an expert. Dungeon researcher on the stage, please. ]

[ Yes, my name is Danjou. Thank you. This is my opinion ... ]

 From the time I woke up until breakfast, I turned on the TV to watch the news, and found that the dungeon-related news had just started.

 I didn't notice it because I didn't have a chance to check the dungeon information for a while, but apparently, Dungeon Rebirths and Stampedes haven't happened for two months, it was the same all over the world, and it seemed that the outbreak was confirmed for the first time in a while in some dungeons yesterday.

 Speaking of two months ago, it was around the time when the large-scale Dungeon Rebirth and Stampedes occurred. I couldn't imagine that being irrelevant.

[ The most likely cause is the global Dungeon Rebirths and Stampedes that happened a few months ago. ]

 The expert's opinion was, as I thought, that the large-scale Stampede incident was involved.

 Of course, the dungeon has not been clarified at all, so it can only be speculation, but the opinion of experts is that the system may have stopped due to too many Stampedes being forced.

 Also, in the past week, there have been no reports of missing people in the dungeon, and the disappearance incident due to the dungeon's transfer trap was also caused by the system malfunction, considering that the stopped system of the dungeon was heading towards its end due to normalization, they developed an opinion that it made a lot of sense.

 Of course, it was just speculation, but it makes sense, and I think they aren't wrong.

 However, if the transfer traps started to operate normally, what was the meaning of having us go to the dungeon to investigate for a month ... I thought such for a moment.

"Well, it was fun, so it's fine."

 But, that aside, the trip was a lot of fun, and if there are no more missing people, it will be better, so I decide to change my mind.

"Won?"

 Luck, who was sleeping with its body curled up next to me, reacts to my soliloquy by raising its body and tilting its head.

"No, it's nothing."

 I smile at it and shake my head while stroking its body.

 It still had a fluffy, fluffy body, so I enjoyed the feel of it for a while.

 Even so, the normalization of the dungeon, huh.

 The peaceful period in which neither Dungeon Rebirths nor Stampedes happened is over, and ordinary people are once again exposed to danger on a daily basis.

 It's a difficult story to judge whether it's a good story or a bad story for the Explorers' Guild.

[ Thank you very much, Danjou-san. Now for the next news. ](TN:LMAO, Danjou-san the Danjon expert)

 From then until breakfast, I absentmindedly watch the news.

 I go to the dining room at breakfast time, but since it is the weekend, most people aren't there, I quietly eat breakfast and return to my room, then I take Luck and head to the dungeon alone.

"A party isn't bad, but being alone isn't bad either, Luck!!"

"Wonn!!"

 The dungeon explored by just me and Luck for the first time in a long time has a sense of freedom unlike when exploring as a party, and in the sense that we don't have to adjust to other people, it is good in its own way.

 Of course, exploring in a party isn't bad, but in a party, I tend to worry about various things.

 I don't want to say this myself, but it's all the more so because everyone else in my party is a girl. With such a thing happening, it seems that stress is building up in places that I didn't notice.

 From now on, I would like to make time to explore dungeons alone as a place to release stress.

 On that day, after a long time, I compete with Luck for the number of subjugations, and by the time I get home, my stress has completely dissipated.