As Long as You Have the [Shop] Skill, the Dungeonized World Is a Breeze ~The Bullied Youth’s Payback

Chapter 66 – The Start of the Dungeon Attack

“….I still don’t completely understand, but to put it simply, they’re our allies, right?” (Kuzuhara)
“To put it simply, yes. And… they’re far more powerful than humans.” (Komon)
“….How powerful, by the way?” (Kuzuhara)
“Let’s see… Sol here has enough power to slaughter everyone in this city alone.” (Komon)
Kuzuhara stared at Sol with a look of astonishment.

Appearance-wise, she looked like a small owl, so his reaction was understandable. She didn’t look like a monster, and it was easy to believe that you’d be able to take her out by simply whacking her with a wooden stick.

“Sol, show them.” (Komon)
“Yes!” (Sol)
Sol jumped from my shoulder and plunged straight into a concrete wall, going back and forth and piercing through it several times. Seeing that, Kuzuhara was left speechless once more.

As expected, I guess. To this day, even I found it strange how Sol, with her soft and fluffy body, could do something like this.

And on top of all that, there was no unnecessary destruction around the holes. In other words, it was an incredible amount of force being concentrated at a single point.

“Sol, last one!” (Komon)
“Puuuuuuuu~!” (Sol)
At my command, Sol breathed flames from her mouth. It engulfed the concrete wall and melted it in an instant.

“Those were some excellent moves, Sol.” (Komon)
“Teehee!” (Sol)
Perched back on my shoulder once more, Sol’s chest was puffed up proudly at my compliments.

“How was it?” (Komon)
“The hell do you mean by that?! What did you do to my wall?!” (Kuzuhara)
“Ah… I forgot.” (Komon)
“Forgot…? Well, whatever.” (Kuzuhara)
Is it really fine? I even apologized because I felt like I went a bit overboard.

“By the way, Shiki, who’s in my shadow, has a level of skill that even Sol isn’t a match for.” (Komon)
“Are you serious?! …There’s a ninja-like guy whom even this owl that can breathe fire and fly faster than a bullet can’t beat…? That’s seriously so…” (Kuzuhara)
It seemed that Kuzuhara was so shocked that he had lost his vocabulary.

“You’re in luck, Kuzuhara-san. I’m not sure how many people the other side has gathered, but we have some overpowered existences that are more than enough to beat them. Are you still worried now?” (Komon)
“…! No, you really are reliable. Right, Chake?!” (Kuzuhara)
“Yes! Calling her was really the right decision!” (Chake)
With this, Kuzuhara’s morale had reached its peak. His mood, which had probably been affected by his people betraying him, should have returned after this. All that remained was to actually go through with the dungeon attack.

“When this job is over, there are a lot of questions I’m going to need to ask you.” (Kuzuhara)
“Ara, are you trying to seduce me by any chance?” (Komon)
“Pffft?! N-N-No way! I was just a bit interested in your family, that’s all!” (Kuzuhara)
Wow, what a virgin-like response… Well, I was one, too. But I wasn’t nearly as naive nor as innocent as this guy.

“Anyway, did you want to continue your talk from earlier?” (Komon)
“Ugh…. I guess so. Unfortunately, our numbers are small. About those… labyrinthine buildings, that was what you called them, right? I wanted to split up and check out each one, but it’s risky to split up our manpower any further.” (Kuzuhara)
That was true. Just as I had worried about earlier, it would be a problem if we entered a place that was hard to get out once we entered.

“So we’ll all go together. We’re going to take on the suspicious buildings one by one. Any objections?” (Kuzuhara)
Chake immediately shook his head and said ‘no objections here’. Then, both of their gazes turned to me.

“Just one suggestion. I think it would be a good idea for Sol to follow Ryudou’s movements. Or, we could just straight up have her destroy them.” (Komon)
If we destroyed Ryudou first, we could take our time with the dungeon attack, which would make things easier.

“…..That’s true. You can do whatever you’d like with his subordinates, I don’t mind. I’d appreciate that a lot. But could you please leave Ryudou alive?” (Kuzuhara)
“Why?” (Komon)
“I have to settle things with him myself. No, I have to.” (Kuzuhara)
“You’re being too naive. That kind of thinking will only leave room for mistakes, you know?” (Komon)
“Maybe. But in the first place, this match itself was brought about by the history between the two of us. It wouldn’t be cool for me to depend on you for everything, would it?” (Kuzuhara)
….What a foolish value system.

It was a match, so it was always better to do everything you could to win. If you lost, then you would lose everything. But still, I could understand a man’s desire to settle things with a long-time rival with his own hands.

“So you don’t mind losing then?” (Komon)
“Hah, I won’t lose. I have you on my side after all. You’re going to lead me to victory, won’t you?” (Kuzuhara)
“You’re going to have a woman forge the road to victory for you, huh? Well, that’s fine. I’ll make sure you pay extra for that.” (Komon)
“Yeah, I’ll pay you however much you want. Money is worthless in this world now anyway.” (Kuzuhara)
But still, he was shrewd enough to keep a certain amount of money, keeping the future in mind. As expected of a man at the head of an organization.

“That’s how it’s going to go then, Sol. When the dungeon attack starts, you’ll fly over to Ryudou’s side and eliminate the people around him. Let’s see… if you can make it look like they’ve stepped into a dungeon trap, that would be best.” (Komon)
“Huh? Why’s that?” (Kuzuhara)
“It’s obvious, isn’t it? He’s the kind of man to charge in there, thinking he can do however he pleases. He’s surely underestimating the dungeon. I’m going to make him come face to face with the fact that unreasonable and absurd things happen in this world. I’ll show him what real violence looks like, I suppose. Fufufufu…” (Komon)
“S-Scary! So this is the kind of personality you have? You have a grudge against people like Ryudou, don’t you?” (Kuzuhara)
Whoops. I accidentally let a part of my true self show through.

People who thought they were the center of the universe… People who wrongfully took advantage of the weak… When I saw people who looked down on me, I tended to get somewhat emotional.

“Sol, I’m counting on you.” (Komon)
“Certainly! Sol will carry out her duty splendidly!” (Sol)
After giving a resounding reply, Sol flew away at supersonic speed. For now, I gave her a strict order to not enter any labyrinthine buildings without my permission. That way, she would be able to come back at any time.

I also told her to not forget to convey detailed information about Ryudou’s group so that I could always have a grasp on their movements.

As for us, we got into a car, and Chake drove us to our destination. About 15 minutes before the start of the dungeon attack, the school appeared in view. At that time, a telepathic message from Sol came in.

“Kuzuhara-san, there’s information from Sol. It seems that Ryudou has already started the dungeon attack.” (Komon)
“Tch, I knew he wouldn’t stick to the agreed time in the end. Then we’ll also immediately go in! Let’s do this, guys!” (Kuzuhara)
The four of us, Shiki, Kuzuhara, Chake, and I exited the car and passed through the front gate of Ohsaka High School.