I led the group of explorers back to the monster room.
"Now, if you wait outside, you might be attacked by monsters. It might be a bit of a hassle, but please come inside the room with me."
"Wait, uh, isn't this... isn't this a monster room?"
The men asked with faces that looked both bewildered and panicked, to which I simply nodded.
"That's right. Now, let's get inside quickly."
"No, no, no, no, no! H-Hold on a second, Leveling Junkie Bro! It’s still too dangerous for us! There's no way we have the confidence to win in a monster room!"
"It’s fine. I’ll be the one defeating the monsters."
"But still!"
"We don’t have time! Come on, hurry!"
"Wait, hold on!"
I wonder why? Even though I told them I’d be the one defeating the monsters, they stubbornly refused.
Since we were out of time, I was starting to think I’d just have to have them wait outside—when support came from an unexpected source.
『It's okay, Mogi! Just follow Leveling Junkie Bro! I mean, waiting outside is more dangerous because you might get jumped by monsters!』
『Think back! You said you watched Leveling Junkie Bro’s monster room looping videos too, right?!』
『Leveling Junkie Bro can take them all on alone, and since he has Taunt, you guys don't have to worry about being attacked!!』
『So get in there already and film Leveling Junkie Bro's fight!!』
"Wait! Was that last part your true motive?!"
The man named Mogi retorted to the comments.
However, the viewers' support seemed to work, as the fear and panic faded from the group. They immediately exchanged looks to communicate, nodded to one another, and turned back toward me.
"...Alright. We'll follow you, Leveling Junkie Bro."
"Understood! Then let's go."
"Whoa! So fast!?"
Before they could change their minds, I threw open the door and leapt into the room.
From there, I cleared the monster room three times.
Since my own HP was depleted, I didn't use Sword Aura except to defeat the Commander, taking the rest down in close-quarters combat.
Because I was limiting my Flying Blades, it took more time, but even so, the battles ended in less than a minute.
Normally, I would intentionally take about a minute to catch my breath after a fight to prepare for long-term looping, but since this was an emergency, I left the room immediately after the fight ended and re-entered.
By the time I had looped the monster room about three times, an Archer finally dropped a beginner heal potion.
I picked up the potion and approached the men, who had been taking refuge near the wall of the room.
"It finally dropped. Here, Mogi. Please use this."
"Eh, wh-what...? A-Ah, th-thank... thank you...!"
"Whaaaaaaaaaaa...!? What was that combat...!?"
"How did he kill that many Goblins in such a short time?? And why is he doing three loops with such a calm face???"
"Everything about this is just too different from the way we fight...!"
"S-S-S-Sho amazing."
『Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!!? What kind of fight was that, Leveling Junkie Bro?!』
『He charged right into a swarm of Goblins, dodged attacks from every direction at the last second while counterattacking simultaneously, and wiped them out in a flash!』
『What kind of kinetic vision and reflexes does he have??? I mean, wasn't he even dodging attacks from his blind spots?!』
『I thought Leveling Junkie Bro had just dodged a Goblin's attack, but then the Goblin that attacked was already dead. I don't think you'll understand what I'm saying, but I don't know what I saw either... I feel like my head's gonna go crazy...』
『No, isn't he way too strong regardless?! He wasn't even using Fighting Spirit, was he?!』
『It’s only been about a week since I saw him looping the monster room on Hinata's stream, right?! Isn't his evolution so extreme that calling it "growth" is an understatement?!』
『Man...!! What level is Leveling Junkie Bro right now?!』
『Instead of level, doesn't this feel more like pure technique?! The way he dodges with minimal movement and kills enemies with zero wasted motion... it seriously gives me the chills, he's like a master swordsman!』
『Soloing a massive horde of trash mobs... this is exactly what the top-tier explorers were doing... (trembling voice)』
『But it hasn't even been a month since Leveling Junkie Bro became an explorer, right??? Isn't this growth speed way too insane, even compared to the top-tier guys???』
Mogi had taken the potion from my hand, but for some reason, he remained frozen in a daze, so I spoke up to urge him into action.
"Um, wouldn't it be better to use the potion quickly? Isn't his HP continuing to drop even now?"
"Huh?! R-Right! Kawabata!"
Snapping back to his senses, Mogi turned toward his companion with the broken arm, Kawabata.
From there, the treatment using the potion began.
Well, since the bone was broken and sticking out, they couldn't just pour the potion on or have him drink it. If the bone wasn't reset to its proper position first, it would fuse back together in a distorted, bent shape.
So, Mogi and the others laid Kawabata on the floor and had him bite down on a towel like a gag to prevent him from biting his tongue, then they pulled on the broken arm to reset it.
Kawabata let out a muffled groan of "Nghhhhoooooooooogh!!" and struggled in intense pain, but his companions held down his limbs. There was no hesitation in their actions, including the reduction of the fracture; perhaps they had experienced something similar before.
Well, I learned it during the lectures for getting a dungeon exploration license, so I knew the procedure as well.
However, as expected, a single beginner heal potion was not enough to heal it completely. It was even doubtful whether the bone had properly connected. For now, even though there was a raw wound, the bleeding seemed to have stopped.
Therefore, in order to obtain additional potions, I continued to loop the monster room.
And on the fourth loop—
"HNGH—SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!"
Come to think of it, I was at a point where I would level up with just a little more experience points, so when I finished the fourth loop, my level went up.
Twitch, twitch! While I was trembling with pleasure, I saw Mogi and the others twitching near the wall of the room.
It seems I gave them quite a fright.
"S-So this is Leveling Junkie Bro's live oho voice...!!"
"He really does just start screaming out of nowhere... I feel the madness...!!"
"The gap between this and his usual polite young man persona is brutal...!!"
"Hearing it live, that overwhelming volume makes me tremble... wait, is this fear?"
"S-S-S-Sho amazing."
『Don't scream all of a sudden lolol』
『I was listening with headphones, my eardrums are officially dead』
『Just when the atmosphere started getting tense with Kawabata's treatment, we get this lolol』
『I mean, he really does scream when he levels up regardless of the situation...』
『Is this something Leveling Junkie Bro can't control even if he wanted to?』
『Looking at the whole sequence, the sense of madness is even stronger than in the MAD videos lolol』
『It goes from Leveling Junkie Bro helping people to monster room looping for potions, to Kawabata's treatment, and then that disgusting oho voice... the developments are too sudden, or rather, it feels like the context before and after the oho voice isn't connected at all lolol』
The afterglow of pleasure faded, and I returned to looping the monster room again.
However, Kawabata must still be in a rough spot; he hadn't said anything but "S-S-S-Sho amazing" for a while now.
Also, I really wish Mogi and the viewers would stop calling my screaming an "oho voice," seriously.
In any case, I looped the monster room a total of about ten times and collected three heal potions.
Of those, the first two were poured directly onto Kawabata's left arm—the affected area—and the last one was given to him to drink, treating him from the inside.
When taken internally, the wound heals more slowly compared to when it's applied directly to the area, but it's effective for the whole body and heals from deep within.
After finishing the loops, we decided to wait for a while in the monster room—which had now become a safety room—for Kawabata's injuries to mend.
At the very least, looking at it, he seemed to have passed the stage where permanent damage would remain, which was a relief for me as well.