Chapter 286

Chapter 286 – Surpassing legends

In the morning, I woke up and got out of bed .

With the morning sun eluding warmth from the window, I walked towards the salon .

And inside the salon, I saw Celeste sitting on the sofa, leaning on the elbow rest .

“What’s wrong Celeste?” (Ryouta)

“Aah… . . Ryouta-san . It’s nothing, just another Magical Storm . ” (Celeste)

“Ara . ” (Ryouta)

Having the Magical Storm hitting this place a few times really makes it depressing for Celeste, who is primarily a magic user .

“Are you alright?” (Ryouta)

“Yeah, it’s the usual, and there’s no sickness . However, I heard that it’s going to take longer, so I’m feeling a little melancholy . ” (Celeste)

“It’s going to be longer than usual?” (Ryouta)

“Yeah, I heard that it’s going to continue for 5 consecutive days . ” (Celeste)

“That’s long!” (Ryouta)

I was slightly surprised .

To continue for 5 whole days……This might be the longest one yet .

“It’s that kind of season, so we can’t help it . ” (Celeste)

“It’s like during the rainy season of some sort huh . ” (Ryouta)

“Are you fine as well?” (Celeste)

“Me?” (Ryouta)

“You look rather serious these days . Did something major happen recently?” (Celeste)

I then touch my own face .

As I’ve found a way to finally meet with Nihonium, I’m getting pumped up .

But it’s that obvious huh .

“I wonder . ” (Ryouta)

“Do you need my help?” (Celeste)

Celeste pushed herself up and looked at me after saying that .

I am happy that she’s offering .

“It’s alright, I can handle it . ” (Ryouta)

“…… . . Well, if it’s Ryouta-san then I’m sure you can do it . ” (Celeste)

Celeste then went back to her usual laidback manner on the couch .

To have faith from my friend .

Guess I should head to Nihonium again with that feeling still fresh .

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After having my breakfast, I once again head to Plumbum’s place, and we chatted .

Apparently, she managed to yet again power up Ryo-sama .

The face is getting more cool looking, and the clothes he wore is much sophisticated .

It would be my utter defeat if we were to come out and compare with each other .

With that thought, I bid Plumbum farewell and head to Nihonium next .

There, I did some farming with the Zombie Dragons .

Most of the time, I would use the Invisible Blue Flames Bullet to defeat them, but if I encounter any 1 digit Dragons, I would use the Beads of Time and defeat them .

And if I encounter any 3 or above counters, I would instead use my Growth and Annihilation Bullets combination to defeat it .

This is how I’m trying to grasp things .

Like how I stopped using the Invisible Blue Flames Bullet to defeat 3 counters and higher as it would slow down the farming speed .

While farming, I suddenly felt an intense headache .

It must be from the effects of the Magical Storm .

MP, Intelligence and Mentality .

Since all 3 of these are at Rank SS, the effects of the Magical Storm would hit harder .

What’s more——

“Repetition . ” (Ryouta)

Even after chanting the magic, nothing appeared .

Being side tracked, I encountered a 1 counter Zombie Dragon .

Throwing the Beads of Time on it, I then fired bullets till it was defeated .

Picking up the Dex seeds——–I realized something .

I’m glad that I won’t need to rely on Repetition to defeat the counter 1 Dragons, since the Magical Storm is going to continue for a full 5 days .

“I think it’s best to find more ways to defeat them . ” (Ryouta)

What pattern to use when I encounter 3, 4, and 5 .

And even for the 99 counter one, even though it’s rare .

Suddenly, I heard some clapping from behind .

It was rather sudden, so I turned behind and looked around, since nobody would ever come  here .

Who I saw was Neptune and his teammates .

“Amazing of you to find a safe way to farm here . Plus during a Magical Storm no less . ” (Neptune)

“What’s up? For you to come here as well is rare of you . ” (Ryouta)

“Ahaha, I heard that there were people who have completed this dungeon, so I can finally retire . ” (Neptune)

“Retire……?” (Ryouta)

“I was the one in charge of checking things in Nihonium when it first emerged . ” (Neptune)

“……… . Aah . ” (Ryouta)

An abyss of memory emerged and slammed into my head .

This happened more than a year ago .

When Emily and I worked hard on the first and second floors of Teruru, and when my abilities were all F .

That was when Nihonium was first born, and the Neptune Family was in charge of checking things out .

“That’s right, I completely forgotten about it . ” (Ryouta)

“I can finally retire from this dungeon . ” (Neptune)

“Retire? You did say that just now, but what do you mean by that?” (Ryouta)

“I’ve checked out all of the floors of this dungeon, except for this, as I can’t defeat the 1 and 2 counters of the Zombie Dragons . ” (Neptune)

“Is that so . ” (Ryouta)

“Yeap . Ril, Ran . ” (Neptune)

“Yeah yeah, I just have to do it right . ” (Ril)

“Leave it to me . ” (Ran)

Both of them then stood out, and started chanting when they saw a Zombie Dragon with the counter 3 on it .

“God Blaze!”

“Devil Cast!”

The black and white magic was casted on Neptune .

Then, white and black wings appeared from behind Neptune .

Then, the counter minus 2 in an instant .

With that, Neptune used all his strength to punch the Zombie Dragon, and it was blown away .

“As you can see, this is how I usually fight . I can win easily if it’s 3, but it’s impossible with the 1 and 2 . ” (Neptune)

“Now I see what you mean . ” (Ryouta)

It’s basically his surefire way move .

“But then again, you’ve been an adventurer for so long, so you know as well . Nobody can defeat the counter 1 for a long time . ” (Neptune)

“But well, there’s no problem now . ” (Ryouta)

As someone with All S Drop, the word impossible is nill to me .

But, it’s not strange for Neptune to retire from this dungeon as he isn’t able to defeat the counter 1 and 2 Zombie Dragons .

So, even if he reported it to the Dungeon Association——and at that time it was Clint——it can’t be helped .

“Hence why I’m here . I wanted to see the person who has surpassed me . ” (Neptune)

“I see . ” (Ryouta)

“You’re simply amazing . Hey, why not join my team?” (Neptune)

“You’re saying this again?” (Ryouta)

“Of course I’ll be persistent . I’m always interested in you . ” (Neptune)

“You did say that many times … but, I’m sorry . ” (Ryouta)

“That’s too bad . Well——-” (Neptune)

“Hm?” (Ryouta)

“Since you don’t to join my family . But then again, can’t we do things like what you did for Cliff and Margaret?” (Neptune)

“…… . . Huh?” (Ryouta)

“What I’m saying is, let’s have the Neptune Family be under the wings of the Ryouta Family . ” (Neptune)

He looked at me straight in the eyes, deadpan .

“…… . . You serious?” (Ryouta)

“Always am . ” (Neptune)

With him being serious, even his companion behind him were sulking .

They have a face of, why is Neptune putting himself down onto others, kind of look .

Which mean he is seriously considering——For real…?