The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Translator: “Kell” Editor: ”Weasalopes”

This is bad…

Editing Agalga’s skills required a huge amount of LP . I was taken aback . His 【Level Break】and 【Dagger Control】cost over 2,000 LP to edit . Either he had mastered them quite well or he was compatible with the skills . 【Short Sword B】and【Fire Pillar】also required quite a lot .

His【Night Eyes】and【Subdimensional Storage】though, I could somehow manage .

「Do you get it now? I’ve always opened and walked down my own path . Don’t think you’re some hot shit just because you took down my men!」

It looked like his introduction was over . He brandished his dagger once more, bloodlust oozing from his body .

「I’ve grown bored of talking . Time to kill . 」

He let out a grunt and threw a dagger at me . I ducked, dagger flying overhead . I have to keep my guard up . That thing will come back .

「You better keep your eyes open!」Agalga said .

He swung his arms repeatedly, each motion accompanied by a flash . Yes, he was throwing daggers .

Where is he getting the daggers from? They just appear out of nowhere just before he begins his swinging motion .

「A storage skill…」

More and more daggers flying around would be tough so we couldn’t just keep on dodging them . Instead Emma and I knocked some of them to the ground or blocked them . All the while Luna-san was shooting at Agalga, but he dodged her shots so easily with very minimal maneuvers, like he could predict the bullets’ trajectory . It was astonishing .

「Is that all you’ve got, intruders? Make me fired up . Make me feel like my life’s in danger!」

Five or six elusive daggers were flying about freely . With both our abilities weakened, we couldn’t react on time .

「Oh, crap!」

A dagger struck the ground just a few centimeters from the tip of my shoe . It would’ve severely hampered my movements if it hit .

「Hahahahahaha! I love that flustered look on people’s faces!」

Even under Luna-san’s attacks, he was still able to concentrate on the flying daggers . Plus there’s that boisterous laughter . This guy’s terrifying, in more ways than one…

「Ahhh! My hairpin!」

Then there was Emma, who looked just as terrifying . Probably because her hairpin got knocked away .

「No need to be angry, little girl . It doesn’t even look expensive . I’m guessing it’s just some cheap stuff you got from somewhere . 」

「It’s not about the price!」

「What’s it about then?」

「That was… that was…」

She stood still despite the danger, her fists trembling . A dagger was flying, bee lining for her neck! She didn’t need my help, however . She slapped the flat of the dagger with ease .

I’ve never seen a blade slap before…

「It’s a precious gift from Noir! It’s priceless! No, if it had a price, it would be ten billion times ten billion liras!」

Seething with rage, Emma rushed headlong into Agalga . She was frenzied, yet remarkably calm . While charging, she was using【Wind Run】to lighten her feet . Still a close combat with Agalga would be tough without any support .

「Hyaa!」

I knocked the last dagger down to the ground and quickly proceeded to edit his【Night Eyes】skill .

The description read “Improves vision even in the dark . ” I just had to modify it . 300 LP to remove the word “Improve” .

It cost a lot less LP so I edited it without hesitation . With the description not making logical sense, the skill vanished .

「Wh-What? It got dark all of a sudden…」

It worked . While he was flustered, Emma hit him with a front kick and sent him rolling . He got back up right away, however . Even with his vision impaired, he still managed to deal with Emma’s shortsword while still paying attention to Luna-san . Not only that, he even went for me .

「It was you! You pulled some nasty shit on me!」

「You got me there . 」

He hurled a dagger straight at me and I did the same . I took out a knife from my own storage and threw it . With my【Throwing】skill to aid me, it hit the incoming dagger, and both were knocked aside to the ground .

「Interesting . This kind of battle ain’t so bad either . 」

No way . I don’t want to fight head on fair and square . I proceeded to tamper with his storage skill . I only had 500 LP left and I need 500 to delete it which would mean certain death . So instead, I tweaked it a bit and added “Might fail sometimes” which cost 200 LP .

It wouldn’t completely negate the skill but I was certain it would come in handy . But it wasn’t as if there weren’t any repercussions for as soon as I edited it, I felt my body grow weak . I would only die if my LP went down to zero, but still if it dropped to around 300, it had adverse effect on my body . My master said my lifespan would shorten if it stayed that way for a long time .

I almost fell to my knees, but I managed to hold my bearings and hurl a knife . Agalga dealt with Emma with his left hand, dodged Luna-san’s bullets with light steps, and with his right hand, threw a dagger back at me .

Focus . Focus! I was somehow able to keep up with him . The opportunity arrived on the third try . He swung his arm in a familiar motion, but his hands were empty .

There’s my chance! Taking advantage of his confusion, I threw a knife, hitting him on his arm .

「Gaaahhhh!」

I finally managed to deal substantial damage . Emma followed suit and struck his other arm, rendering both useless .

「This is what happens when you do bad things!」

「Sh-Shut it, little girl . I can still take you down with only my two legs . 」

「What would you do then if you couldn’t use those as well?」

Luna-san shot a volley of Energy Shots at his legs . Agalga was now covered in wounds . Even someone as strong as him finally collapsed .

「Just give up . 」

「Yeah . You’ll only suffer if you keep this up . 」

「…」

Agalga ignored us both, glancing at the moon up above . He responded to Luna-san’s words, however .

「We don’t intend to take your life . You should live and atone for your sins . 」

「Atone? I’ve seen a lot of bad guys and most of them didn’t do that . 」

「Just because others don’t do it doesn’t give you an excuse to follow their footsteps as well . I’m certain they will be judged and divine retribution will come to those men you speak of . 」

Agalga would then be reformed by her wonderful words… or not . He spit at the ground and shot Luna-san a menacing glare .

「Only I can judge myself! Take this!」

「Luna-san! Under you!」

The ground beneath her grew red, heating up . Sensing danger, Luna-san quickly jumped to the side . A second later, a raging pillar of fire burst from the ground up as if piercing the heavens .

G-Getting hit by that would be really bad…

Agalga was breathing wildly . It seemed like the reason he didn’t use the skill before was because it required a lot of magic and concentration . Not caring for his own well-being, he tried to fire another one .

「You could’ve used your powers to help people!」

Luna-san fired a powerful energy shot, barely grazing Agalga’s side . She fainted however before she could see for herself .

「Hahaha! Y’all hopeless . I doesn’t even hurt one bit!」

「Doesn’t hurt? You’re covered in wounds . 」

With her skills, that girl could’ve aimed at my heart, but she barely grazed my side . Any more than that and she knew I’d be dead . What a sweet little girl! Even sweeter than that honey I had a long time ago .

「We’re not here to kill you, after all . Emma . 」

I was certain he couldn’t move anymore, but just to be safe, Emma and I pinned him down from behind . He should be in extreme pain, yet he still kept on talking .

「Use your powers to help others? Magic and skills are there for your own self . Don’t you think so too, kid?」

「I… would gladly use my powers if it’s for the people close to me . 」

「Man, you’re as sweet as honey yourself!」

「Get away from him, Noir!」

「Kuu!」

The ground started turning red, forming a circle . Who would’ve thought he’d cast the spell at this spot, where his body lay right in the middle?

After backing off, magnificent flames blazed, swallowing his body whole .

「Hahaha! Bwwahahaha! It’s just the right temperature! I love it!」

Crimson flames seemed to stretch upward, reaching for the moon .

It was an unbelievable scene . Even with his body burning, he didn’t stop laughing . And he kept doing so until his last breath .

I couldn’t write him off as a simple villain . Under better circumstances, he could’ve grown up to be a hero . While I didn’t hold him in high regard, his spirit, full of vigor, was certainly worth pursuing . It was something I greatly lack, after all .

With things over, I felt all tension melt away and if it weren’t for Emma propping me up, I would’ve collapsed to the ground .

「Used too much LP?」

「Yeah… I did . 」

「Just hang in there . I’ll do lots of stuff for you . 」

And so she did . She put my head on her lap, gently stroke my hair, and kissed my cheeks, forehead, and neck .

「Still not enough? Then how about this?」

She nibbled on my ears playfully .

「Why’d you do that?」

「You did that to me before, remember? I always wanted to do it you too . Makes you grow really weak, doesn’t it?」

「Uuhh… That defeats the purpose of restoring my LP . 」

I could feel myself growing weak fast, but then suddenly… I sensed my energy welling up from within . I checked and I had gained LP .

「Great job, Emma . 」

「Yay! I did it! As thanks, I want you to popularize this saying…」

「What saying?」

「What you should have is a childhood friend . 」

Are you picking a fight with the people of the world who don’t have childhood friends?

I’ve pretty much recovered but Luna-san was still down on the ground . We quickly nursed her back to health . Whenever the cool and beautiful Luna-san fainted, her eyes would roll back .

「That guy is scary…」

Sometimes letting what she really felt slip out . She must’ve been really terrified of that fire pillar . Thankfully she didn’t have any external injuries . We helped her up and told him about Agalga’s final moments . An expression full of sorrow showed on her face .

「I see . So I couldn’t make him have a change of heart . 」

「Even faced with torture, I don’t think the man would’ve changed his ways . Let’s focus on the bandits instead and see if we could reform them . 」

「You’re right . The girls are waiting for us too . Let’s go back . 」

「Yeah, let’s . 」

After defeating the leader of the bandits in a gruelling battle, we headed back to the mansion for a rest .