novelraw Chapter 153
Chapter 153
Chapter 153
Happy-san's vibe has changed.
Even though Kuzu-enaga-san had specs equal to Shimaenaga-san in terms of uselessness, she still got finished off while weakened.
"Happy-san, is your body okay?"
"It feels... really weird. Warm, and like power is overflowing."
"Could it be that some kind of unknown changes occurred and powered you up?"
"Happy-chan! Are you alright!?"
Dr. comes flying in.
"I'm totally fine. Just a little floaty."
"There's no way you're fine. You should get to a hospital right away."
"No thanks on the hospital. I hate injections and stuff."
What are you, a kid.
"You really should go, Happy-san."
"You think so? Well, if Finger Man says so..."
"Why do you listen to Finger Man over me, who is 100% doctor material..."
And so, we immediately took Happy-san to the Foundation's hospital.
Since Na is still unconscious, we'll have her looked at too.
It's already dark outside, but we should make it in time.
At the Dungeon Foundation JPN HQ, we had her undergo detailed testing at the affiliated Dungeon University Hospital nearby.
"'Trigger Happy'-san, is there anywhere that hurts?"
"My arm, a little."
"Since there's a possibility you were modified by some nonsensical machine, I'll give you a sedative for now."
"No, I'm good on injections."
"No you're not. You can't go home unless you get it."
Even before the injection, Happy-san had been trying to dodge it softly, but when the moment came, she started running around the room like a greedy little gremlin. It was pathetic, so I held her down and had it administered.
"Noooooo!! No, why, why would you do this...!?"
"Ahaha, sorry about that. Our Happy-san is more like Unhappy-san today."
After getting examined by the doctor, we waited at the hospital for a bit and were given the test results.
"It's a cold."
Yeah right.
"Can you please check more thoroughly?"
"Hmm, alright, let me skip the preamble. It seems 'Trigger Happy'-san's dungeon factors have undergone an unexpected alteration. This is completely unprecedented, so I can't say much. But at the very least, I can say that she's gained a power completely different from before."
"A different power...?"
"Strictly speaking, your cells seem to have acquired energy-storing capabilities, and your heart has developed electricity-generating capabilities. You can basically think of it as an electric eel turning into a beautiful high school girl heroine."
Hmm, very easy to understand.
"I'm sure you have a lot of questions, but frankly, I'm sleepy and want to go home. You're in a very unstable condition right now. I recommend you rest. Regular detailed checkups from now on would also be wise. Well then."
And with that, the attending physician said he was heading home, so we decided to leave too.
"What a strange doctor."
"The Foundation really doesn't have any normal doctors, huh."
We return to Calamity Island.
Oh, by the way, that uninhabited island has now been named Calamity Island.
I'm the one who named it.
It's the place I'd originally planned to show to Happy-san.
On the way here, Mugen High-Load was completed, and Kuzu came swirling in.
"Happy-san, want to link with the 'Tree of Experience Points' too?"
We take her to the center of Calamity Island, under the giant tree, and let her link.
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'Tree of Experience Points'
The godly tree born from the torrent of experience points
Brings blessings to the warriors of the tree
Production: 50 billion/day
Blessing Level: 7
8,541 more people to reach the next Blessing Level
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Thanks to Gii-san creating Breakdancers every day, the number of registered users is steadily increasing. Accordingly, the overall specs of the Breakdancers are rising as well.
"...Wh-what, Finger Man, I just leveled up 7 times for free...?!"
"Pretty amazing, right?"
"(As expected of Finger Man... To think he's cultivating some incomprehensible anomalous substance on a secret island... No, I can't let myself be shaken by this. He'll think I'm a shallow girl.) —Well, yeah, it's fine, I guess."
She suddenly got cold.
Teen girls are hard to handle.
Is this what they call puberty?
"Hey, Finger Man, do you think I could beat you now, maybe?"
Happy-san suddenly started getting cocky.
"Honestly, I've been evolving faster than first cosmic velocity, so even if you've had a little awakening, Happy-san, it's not even close... I could totally wreck you."
"(He's talking in terms of first cosmic velocity... as expected of Finger Man.)"
First cosmic velocity. My 13th favorite word just because it sounds cool.
By the way, I don't know what speed it actually is. Maybe 100 km/h?
"But first, can you follow the proper procedures?"
"Procedures?"
"You'll start by fighting Breakdancers-kun. Show me your strength. I'm the defending champion, so I don't just accept any challenger."
"You cocky junior..."
Breakdancers-kun deployed.
On the beach where the waves ebb and flow, Happy-san faces Breakdancers-kun with only her Infinite Tokarev.
"With such a tiny gun, are you sure—"
Just as he started to speak, Happy-san fired.
A trail of lightning scorched the air. Breakdancers-kun's upper body exploded.
"'Infinite Tokarev Lv8.' Yep, the skills are working nicely. With status-referenced skills, the power visibly ramps up."
So Happy-san enhances her bullets with skills... I was thinking her physical abilities wouldn't affect the gun's power, but I guess that's not the case.
"Not bad. Next is Black Tank-kun—"
A crackle of lightning bursts out.
Black Tank-kun blown to bits. That was fast.
Well, I mean, up to this point they've all been basically zero-cost familiar monsters.
Next up is a suddenly high-quality Breakdancers-kun equipped with a black spear.
Alright, time to put this cocky brat in her place—
Crackle!
Breakdancers of the Black Spear-kun, ☆blown to pieces☆
"Hey, Finger Man, does this even mean anything? I'm not gonna lose to a familiar monster."
"Hehe, we're just getting started. Team Finger Man's power is way beyond this. Little Hedgehog-san!"
"Kyukyu?"
"Let me show you the power of a Breakdancers wearing armor crafted by the armor artisan, Little Hedgehog-san."
""Kyukyu!!" (Translation: I'm not an armor artisan, kyuu!!)"
While saying that, poor Little Hedgehog-san gets dressed in a full armor set, stripped, and then has the armor put on Breakdancers. She's pitifully cute as always.
Now wearing the armor and bulked up, Breakdancers picks up the 'Twisted Black Spear' left behind by its predecessor embedded in the sand.
While I'm at it, I also hand over the 'Salvation's Machine Gun' I retrieved from the captain earlier, who had been controlled by Kuzu-enaga-san. Topping complete.
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Dragon Knight Saint Breakdancers of the Black Spear with Machine Gun
Blessing Level 7
HP 200,000/200,000
ATK 1–10,000,000 (10 million)
DEF 20,000
Equipment
'Salvation's Machine Gun'
'Twisted Black Spear'
'Salvation's Scale Armor'
'Salvation's Swift Wings'
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The strongest mercenary of Team Finger Man is born.
Even Happy-san won't be able to lay a finger or toe on us now.
The spear-gun dragon knight leans forward slightly. Instantly, the beach sand explodes.
It charges in at incredible speed, aiming to skewer her with its spear.
"Tch"
Nice, we're pushing. We're pushing.
Go, go—time to make Happy-san understand.
Bzzt
Lightning burst forth.
With the speed of a flash—Happy-san's pale leg whips through the air.
The captain Breakdancers' arm is torn off and blown away in a completely wrong direction.
Uh-oh... this might be a little bad...
The clouds are starting to look a bit ominous.
——Three minutes later
That was a good fight.
Huh? The captain? Oh, yeah, we lost. Is there a problem?
"Haa~... Well, I guess that means I've gotten stronger. Hehe, this actually makes me kind of happy. (Now I have a reason to stay by your side... I'm glad...)"
"Happy-san, not yet. It's not over yet."
"Hm?"
"The captain is still left."
"No, I just beat him."
"You haven't defeated the strongest version of the captain yet. There's still more to the toppings."
Saying that, I install Gii-san onto the fully customized captain.
"Gii (Translation: Wait, this isn't standard equipment. I don't usually ride underlings...)"
"Gii-san, please just do it."
"Gii... (Translation: My lord, do you really hate losing that much...?)"
"If I fight and lose even by chance... she might go back to being that bratty old Happy-san and start going 'Loooser♡ Loooser♡'. I don't want that. I don't want to lose."
"Gii (Translation: My lord has become incredibly pathetic...)"
A champion runs from a challenger.
I'm being rational (self-justification).
"Hmph, like adding Gii's not going to change anything. Why don't you just fight me fair and square?"
——Thirty seconds later
"T-This can't be... too strong... (thud)"
Happy-san collapsed by the water's edge.
She seems to have lost consciousness.
"Well done, Gii-san. I present you with a bonus."
"Gii"
"Kyukyu (Translation: Hideo-dono, that was very immature...)"
Dragon Knight Saint Breakdancers of the Black Spear with Machine Gun (Blessing Level 7)
on Gii-san
>>>>
Super Happy-san (Blessing Level 7)
>
Dragon Knight Saint Breakdancers of the Black Spear with Machine Gun (Blessing Level 7)
>>>>>>>>
Black Tank (No Custom) (Blessing Level 7)
>
Breakdancers (No Custom) (Blessing Level 7)
In terms of combat power, that's how it stacks up.
Hmm, Super Happy-san.
She powered up way more than I imagined.