The Homeless Camper Wants to Live Leisurely in a Dungeon ~Even Dangerous Deep-Layer Monsters Are Just Ingredients to Me~
“…Huh, it looks like it’s gone again.”
The connection count that briefly increased earlier has decreased by one and returned to four. It seems that someone connected to this broadcast channel for a moment, left a comment, and then dropped out again.
“Hey, aren’t you having fun at Roppongi Mall right now? @Moon Knight”
“Hey, wait. Oh, never mind, it looks like they dropped out again. @†Passerby Camper†”
“Tanuki-san, what’s going on?”
“Hey, Tanuki-san?”
The listeners and Kana and Runa call out, but it seems the message is not reaching Tanuki-san, who has already dropped out.
“Could it be fishing or something? @Root Beer”
“No, Tanuki-san often makes jokes or says things that sound a bit old-fashioned, but they’ve never done anything like fishing or messing around to stir up worry for others.”
“I see. Sorry, forget I said that! @Root Beer”
Root Beer, who had just subscribed to my channel, doesn’t know much about the other listeners yet. Well, given Tanuki-san’s usual behavior, it’s probably understandable.
By the way, Tanuki-san was one of the early subscribers who commented on my channel.
Among the listeners I’ve invited to this limited broadcast, Camper-san, WAKABA-san, and Tanuki-san were the first to register, followed by Nanchara and Moon Knight a little later, and Root Beer only very recently.
…Since the number of people who subscribed and commented on my channel is still small, I remember each of them clearly.
“But what do you think ‘help’ means?”
“Could something have happened at Roppongi Mall?”
“No, even if someone says ‘help’ outside the dungeon, I wouldn’t know how to help.”
Could they have gotten lost at Roppongi Mall? Or maybe they dropped their wallet? At least, I don’t think there’s anything I can do to help right now.
“Wait! Hige Daruma, check the news! You can find it by searching for the latest news about Roppongi Mall! @Root Beer”
“What’s going on, this is bad! @WAKABA”
“Seriously? @Moon Knight”
“News?”
The listeners start commenting.
“Wait, no way!?”
“Could it be that they got caught up in this!?”
Kana and Runa seem to have seen the news the listeners were talking about.
Honestly, both of them are extremely fast with their devices. I haven’t even opened it properly yet…
Let’s see, Roppongi Mall, Roppongi Mall… Oh, here it is! There’s news about Roppongi Mall.
At the very top of the latest news list, I see Roppongi Mall mentioned. And the headline reads:
‘Hostage situation at newly opened Roppongi Mall! The perpetrators have taken dozens of hostages and are armed with dangerous weapons! People nearby are advised to evacuate!’
“A hostage situation at Roppongi Mall…”
No way… could this really be happening?
“It says dozens of hostages! Maybe Tanuki-san got caught up in this!”
“This is bad!”
“…!?”
Tanuki-san, who said they were going to Roppongi Mall… It’s definitely like Runa said, I can’t shake the bad feeling about this…
“It seems like that’s highly likely. According to the information we found, the hostage situation occurred at the D&L store on the first floor of Roppongi Mall, a shop for explorers and streamers. I think Tanuki said they were going to check out dungeon-related stores as well. @†Passerby Camper†”
“Camper-san, how do you always find this information… Well, that’s not important right now! @Moon Knight”
“Seriously, a hostage situation at that D&L? That’s crazy! @Root Beer”
“…I think D&L is a famous store for dungeon explorers, right?”
D&L—short for Dungeon and Love—is a well-known store, even to someone like me who isn’t very familiar with the outside world. It’s a store that has been selling magic items, weapons, and armor for explorers since I started diving into dungeons.
“D&L is one of the high-end stores for explorers and streamers.”
“Yeah, they sell items that are difficult for beginners or casual streamers to afford.”
Right, I remember being helped by that store a few times when I was desperately progressing through the dungeon. It was already a famous store back then, and it seems to still be quite well-known now.
There’s also a D&L shop inside the Omiya Dungeon building. Of course, its size is nothing compared to smaller shops like the one run by Night Sakura.
“To think something like a hostage situation would happen at such a store… This is serious! @WAKABA”
“Those kinds of high-end stores usually have top-notch security compared to regular ones, though. @Moon Knight”
“Especially since it’s the opening day of Roppongi Mall, they should have had extra security. What happened? @Root Beer”