Dungeon Renovation ch7-1: At Last, To the Surface! (Part 1)
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You're finished!
...
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Yay!
A turnabout sayonara homerun!
Maho!
Are you okay!? You're not hurt, are you?
Did a fragment hit you or...
It didn't. It didn't. Momantai. [tn: Cantonese for "take it easy"]
I'm sorry... Even if it was the enemy, Maho, I did that to something that looked like you...
It's fine. I'm not bothered at all!
If anything, I'm glad that you didn't hesitate.
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More importantly, aren't you gonna pick up these magic crystals?
Since we can still move, we can go to the "next floor".
...Ah... Erm...
What's wrong? Ah, if you forgot to bring a bag, I've got some with me.
...It's... not that...
...
...Never mind. Sorry.
Hold on. I'll pick them up right away.
...?
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Man, even when you get used to it, climbing these stairs are a pain.
It'd be great if a teleportation monument showed up agead.
Right, Fiona?
Fiona~?
...
Fi! O! Na!
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Ah... Wh-What's wrong?
That's my line!
You okay? You've been spacing out a lot.
Erm, what were we talking about again?
Like I said~
I hope there's a "teleportation monument" soon.
...
Ah...
Oh right... That's what it was...
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Something's up.
She's been acting really weird as we've been moving up.
Especially when I bring up "teleportation monuments"...
Does she not want to go outside after all?
But then she wouldn't have told me about wanting to go to school...
I don't wanna force it out of her, though...
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Still, though, this is one long staircase... Hm?
There's no door?
Eh...?
Wait, hold on a sec!
Huh...? That thing over there!
Doesn't it look like the thing on the bottom floor!?
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Does this thing grant wishes too? Or maybe...
Ah... Aah...
...
...Maho, I think that's a teleportation monument.
I knew it!
What's wrong? You could stand to be a little happier, y'know!
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Wait there. I'm going to check it.
Eh? O-Okay...
...?
...!?
You okay, Fiona!? Don't tell me it doesn't work...
...No, I can use it...
Phew. That's good then...
Look at this.
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Wah!
Are those the numbers of this world?
Yes. You can read them, right?
Huh, I guess I can... Well, whatever!
Let's see. 1 and 5 and then straight to 95...
95...
Eh? 95!?
You said the deepest dungeon up until now had 30 floors, right? And this is over three times that...
That's deep! Hella deep even!!
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No wonder people call this the most difficult dungeon...
So, how do I work this thing?
This isekai technology!
...
...I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Maho...
This teleportation monument
can't be used by you.
Eh?
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Teleportation monuments can only be used if you've stored your magic onto them at least once...
I can jump to the first and fifth floors... but... you...
Ah~...
So that's it...
Since I was suddenly transferred to the lowest floor,
I haven't touched any of the teleportation monuments.
This is the first monument I've come across... In other words, I can only jump to the 95th floor.
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...
...I'm sorry, Maho...
I had a vague feeling as such and should've told you...
I never thought we'd make it this far...
but you're... way more amazing that I could ever imagine, Maho...
I thought that since we defeated the final boss,
...there might've... been a chance...
but I guess I was wrong...
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So that's why you gave me the bag.
I'll probably be a gorilla by the time I reach the surface... Yeah right.
...
I'm going to stay here...!
I can't leave you by yourself, Maho!
I don't want to say goodbye...!
...Haha...
What are you saying?
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Look. You're gonna use these magic crystals to go to school, right?
Your family's waiting too, right?
I'll be fine. I've got all my pets and a home center with everything I could need.
You've got your own life to live, Fiona.
Just think of all this as a dream and forget all about it.
Th-There's no way I could forget...!
There's no way I can just...
...
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Uwaaah~
Geez, don't cry. You're gonna make the place all damp.
Aaaah~
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Come on. Get going before I start regretting it.
...
...I'll definitely come back!
I'll use these to buy the finest weapons, enlist a hero who resides in Mathers,
and get you out of this place, Maho!
Haha... I said you didn't need to.
Well, I guess I'll look forward to it.
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I swear... I swear it, you hear me!
So don't you dare die until then!
Bye-bye...
One left behind...