Episode 10: The Message Board, Part 1

[Breaking News] Ryuga Watarai, the nuisance streamer, has illegally trespassed into Ryuzuka. Repeat: Illegal entry into Ryuzuka.

1: Common Anonymous That guy was a total train wreck.

2: Common Anonymous Seriously, what was that moron even doing?

3: Common Anonymous Did he go in already?

4: Common Anonymous ...Not yet, but he was on the verge of crossing the line.

5: Common Anonymous Anyway, what were the guards doing?

6: Common Anonymous There weren't any guards at Ryuzuka. There was a barrier in place; anyone with magic power below a certain threshold simply couldn't enter.

7: Common Anonymous Wait, wasn't that incredibly dangerous?

8: Common Anonymous Since anyone with enough magic to pass was at least the cream of the crop among B-rank Adventurers, the system basically relied on their common sense.

9: Common Anonymous Besides, if they made a barrier that was completely impenetrable, it would have caused nothing but trouble during an emergency.

10: Common Anonymous ...And thanks to that, we had a moron currently trespassing.

11: Common Anonymous That was just how he was. He had just enough talent to make him impossible to restrain. A real pain.

12: Common Anonymous Seriously though, what did he plan to do if the Wyverns escaped? That place was way too close to the city.

13: Common Anonymous It was a disaster waiting to happen. A Wyvern on its own was only B-rank, but they swarmed in massive numbers. If even one got out, it would have been a catastrophe.

14: Common Anonymous Was he actually going to get arrested this time?

15: Common Anonymous No way. Depending on how it played out, he’d probably just get a rank demotion or some minor restrictions.

16: Common Anonymous One way or another, powerful Adventurers always got preferential treatment for the sake of national security.

17: Common Anonymous It was just another side effect of the law failing to keep pace with Dungeon exports. Typical.

18: Common Anonymous We reaped the benefits of the Dungeons, so I suppose it was inevitable, in a sense.

19: Common Anonymous If I recalled, that idiot was roughly mid-tier A-rank in terms of strength. Wasn't he just going to die?

20: Common Anonymous No, knowing him, he’d probably done his research. He’d just grab some high-quality materials like he always did and then tuck tail and run with a Teleportation Stone.

21: Common Anonymous He had a cult following because he fought in such a needlessly flashy way. Plus, the guild he belonged to was [Illegal], one of the most notorious in the country.

22: Common Anonymous That was the place where all the outlaws gathered, right? I never could stand them.

23: Common Anonymous He was young, and since he actually had the skill to back it up, no one could stop him. It was the worst possible combination. To make matters worse, the guild master there was rumored to be a total hedonist.

24: Common Anonymous Because he was so needlessly popular, his Super Chats were enabled, and there were even people egging on his nuisance behavior in the comments.

25: Common Anonymous He was acting like he didn't have a care in the world, but he was probably panicking deep down.

26: Common Anonymous Especially since the Ice Princess was around.

27: Common Anonymous Ayane-sama really was incredible, wasn't she?

28: Common Anonymous She was far younger than that idiot and actually had a future. She was a beautiful Adventurer who was kind to beginners—a true hero who achieved the feat of reaching S-Rank at only fifteen.

29: Common Anonymous She hadn't seemed very energetic lately, though.

30: Common Anonymous It was worrying.

31: Common Anonymous We were getting off-topic. Though, I suppose I understood why everyone would rather talk about the Ice Princess than that moron.

32: Common Anonymous My bad. So, what was the situation now?

33: Common Anonymous Wait—what?

34: Common Anonymous What happened?

35: Common Anonymous This was bad. There was an Illegal in Ryuzuka!

36: Common Anonymous There was no way. An Illegal in an A-rank Dungeon was a matter for S-Rank Adventurers.

37: Common Anonymous I was serious! It was an environmental change type, too. There was a real chance a mutant monster had been born!

38: Common Anonymous ...Monsters that could actually influence the environment? Hadn't only a handful of those ever appeared in history?

39: Common Anonymous That was why it was so bad! Hey, someone report this to the government immediately!

40: Common Anonymous On it.

41: Common Anonymous That idiot was planning to use the Illegal as an excuse to push all the way to the boss.

42: Common Anonymous Someone seriously needed to stop him. If an Illegal monster made it outside, it would have been a literal Disaster Class event!

43: Common Anonymous If the footage wasn't a fake, it was currently snowing in a Dungeon full of Wyverns—creatures that were notoriously weak to the cold.

44: Common Anonymous An ice-type was the worst possible scenario.

45: Common Anonymous Ice was a nightmare to deal with. It was strong and incredibly dangerous.

46: Common Name Wait, looking at the idiot's stream, all the Wyverns along the path were already dead!?

47: Common Anonymous That didn't make sense. They were Wyverns; they were supposed to be the strongest swarm-type monsters, after a fashion.

48: Common Anonymous There were burned corpses mixed in with the frozen ones... Was it a double-attribute of ice and fire?

49: Common Anonymous What did "double" mean?

50: Common Anonymous It was the term for a monster with multiple attributes. Basically, monsters could only use one attribute, but mutant monsters sometimes manifested multiple traits like this.

51: Common Anonymous Whoa, thanks for the info.

52: Common Anonymous Anyway, Ryuzuka was a Dungeon where the monsters were at least B-rank, right? A mutation of that... at a low estimate, wouldn't that be an A-rank monster?

53: Common Anonymous No, that wouldn't have been enough. The moment it could affect the environment, it was at least an A+ rank monster. Being a double-attribute only increased the danger level. We didn't even know if it existed yet, but... there was a possibility it was S-Rank.

54: Common Anonymous I didn't really get how the monster ranks worked. Could someone explain?

55: Common Anonymous There was always someone who didn't know, so I had the copy-paste ready. Hold on.

56: Common Anonymous Competent.

57: Common Anonymous Well, the rank classifications were always a bit confusing.

58: Common Anonymous I didn't have much time, so I only summarized B through S+. It went like this:

B [Man-made Disaster Class] ... A level where a single entity could destroy a village. ... A level where a single entity could destroy a village. A [Disaster Class] ... A level where immense damage would be dealt to a town. ... A level where immense damage would be dealt to a town. A+ [Calamity Class] ... A level where damage on the scale of a national collapse was expected. ... A level where damage on the scale of a national collapse was expected. S [Catastrophe Class] ... A level that could be dealt with by mobilizing the full power of a major nation. ... A level that could be dealt with by mobilizing the full power of a major nation. S+ [Natural Disaster Class] ... A level where several major nations would have to mobilize their full power to deal with it. ... A level where several major nations would have to mobilize their full power to deal with it.

59: Common Anonymous By the way, it was a bit late to ask, but how did heat-resistant Wyverns burn to death?

60: Common Anonymous —Wait, what!? An Emerald Dragon!?

61: Common Anonymous Huh?

62: Common Anonymous This was seriously insane. How could something like that be defeated so easily?

63: Common Anonymous No one would just leave those materials behind. It was definitely an Illegal monster.

64: Common Anonymous We were doomed.

65: Common Anonymous Please, someone get an S-Rank Adventurer here fast!

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170: Common Anonymous [Urgent Report] The Ryuzuka boss, the Black Dragon, was currently fighting two wolves.

171: Common Anonymous —Huh?

172: Common Anonymous What were those wolves!?

173: Common Anonymous And who was the guy in the black robe?

174: Common Anonymous Thanks to the idiot's high-performance Magic Device, I could actually see what was happening, but what the hell was this!?

175: Common Anonymous The black robe was supporting the wolves with multiple magic circles?

176: Common Anonymous That deployment speed was insane. No human should have been able to do that.

177: Common Anonymous ????

178: Common Anonymous Wait, was it a fake?

179: Common Anonymous No, I ran it through a verification tool; it was real. Besides, there was no reason to go out of the way to fake an Illegal.

180: Common Anonymous Then what was this? Was this actually reality?

181: Common Anonymous That Black Dragon was just getting one-sidedly beaten?

182: Common Anonymous Wait, I heard something just now. [Weapon Summon]...

183: Common Anonymous Then that guy in the black robe was a Summoner?

184: Common Anonymous That was impossible. That was an underpowered job!

185: Common Anonymous But... looking at the battle, that was the only possibility.

186: Common Anonymous Then what? Were we saying a Summoner existed who could command two wolves capable of overwhelming an S-Rank Black Dragon?

187: Common Anonymous It was impossible otherwise.

188: Common Anonymous It was confirmed. I barely heard it, but he was definitely using Summoner magic!

189: Common Anonymous Then was everything up until now done by these Summoners?

190: Common Anonymous Who was he? I thought there was a Summoner among the S-Rank Adventurers.

191: Common Anonymous You meant Hyakuma, right? But that person was a woman. This guy’s voice was definitely a man’s.

192: Common Anonymous Then who the hell was it?

193: Common Anonymous I didn't know. But—seriously, he was way too strong.

194: Common Anonymous Wait, wasn't it just that the wolves were strong?

195: Common Anonymous The moment you contracted with Summoned Beasts of that caliber, you had to overcome trials of the same level yourself. That was exactly why Summoners were considered an underpowered job.

196: Common Anonymous His support was flawless. The fact that he was keeping his Summoned Beasts unscathed against a Black Dragon was what was truly terrifying.

197: Common Anonymous Ah, a fireball was heading for the idiot... wait, he reflected it!?

198: Common Anonymous Wow—that was insane.

199: Common Anonymous It was probably inappropriate to say, but that guy in the black robe was way too cool. And the idiot looked pathetic by comparison.

200: Common Anonymous The atmosphere changed even through the Magic Device!

201: Common Anonymous He was going to finish it in one go—what was this magic power? I could feel it even through the stream!

202: Common Anonymous Wait, the Black Dragon was just blown away?

203: Common Anonymous Seriously?

204: Common Anonymous Had it... been cleared?