Volume 1 Chapter 45 C, Part Class Clan 'Valkyrie' (III)
"Phew~, that settles it."
"""What do you mean 'settles it'?!!!!"""
As Yuki spoke as if everything was resolved, the other 3 immediately jumped in to criticize her.
"You... You're seriously talking about taking on the Floor Boss of the Lower Floors?!"
Nagisa, back to her usual self, started firing back at Yuki relentlessly.
"Of course! If we're thinking about the future of our channel, conquering the Lower Floors is a must, right?"
"Huh?! W-Well, I guess... but..."
"Plus, there are only a handful of all-female C-Class clans in the country that have tackled the Lower Floors. You know what that means, right, Nagisa?"
"Rarity value!! Added value!! It's packed with epic content!!!!"
Nagisa barked like a certain famous manga character.
"Exactly. So, let's keep working together, Ayumi. No... Leader!"
"Huh?! Y-Yuki..."
"Hehe! Anyway, let's start tomorrow, D-Streamers! First, we'll aim for the 45th floor and beyond..."
"What are you talking about, Yuki? You guys have been slacking off, so there's no way you can handle the 45th floor. Start from the entrance of the Lower Floors, the 30th floor."
"Huh? The 30th floor?!"
"W-Wait, Ayumi! Isn't the 30th floor way too underestimating us?"
"Oh? Then, Nagisa, want to give it a try?"
After that, they immediately went to the 30th floor and had the two of them fight some monsters.
"Whoa! That was close~?!"
"Wait... Why?! Why are we struggling this much against such weak enemies?!"
After they fully realized their current strength, Kotono and I stepped in to help, and everything turned out fine.
""W-We're so sorry!!!!""
The two of them apologized profusely.
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After that, we started over from scratch.
We stayed at Dungeon every day, and everyone finally exceeded level 50.
The dungeon's floor numbers correspond directly to the Seekers' strength levels.
To conquer the deepest part of the Lower Floors on the 49th floor, a minimum level of 49 is required. Currently, our team's average level is 55.
Among the four of us, Yuki and I have the highest levels at 58.
With that, there's no way we'd lose to the Lower Floors Floor Boss, the Mage Golem.
We've been through a lot, but because of that, the bond within our clan — the four of us — has grown stronger.
Afterward, we returned to being true D-Streamers, and our popularity was restored... no, it even surpassed what we had before.
Moreover,
──"Man, the 'Valkyries' are awesome!"
──"Totally! They're not just pretty faces; they're genuinely strong!"
──"They're nothing like those idol D-Streamers!"
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These days, more viewers recognize our strength rather than just our appearance.
Having regained the support of our audience and steadily built up our efforts, we finally reached that day.
"It's finally... tomorrow."
"Yeah."
"I'm a little scared... but I'm even more excited!"
"Absolutely! With how strong we are now, there's no way we'll lose to the Lower Floors Floor Boss, the Mage Golem!"
Yuki, Kotono, Nagisa, and I all spoke with confidence born from our hard-earned efforts. The viewers in the chat showered us with encouragement:
──"Go for it!"
──"I'll definitely watch the live stream!"
──"We're rooting for you!! Your efforts haven't gone unnoticed by us! The Valkyries can absolutely beat the Floor Boss! Go get 'em!!! Do your best!"
──"(≧▽≦) Fight! (≧▽≦) Fight! (≧▽≦) Fight!"
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The chat was flooded with supportive messages.
Tomorrow... we'll finally challenge the Lower part of the Shinjuku Gyoen dungeon, the 49th floor of the Lower Floors — the Floor Boss!
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"Alright, let's go...!"
"""YEAH!!!"""
And with that, we descended from the 48th floor to the 49th floor.
Our destination: the Floor Boss room.
"Hey~, you know the way, right, Yuuki?"
"Of course I do! We checked it just the day before yesterday!"
Actually, we had already gone down to the 49th floor the day before yesterday.
That's because we wanted to confirm the shortest route to the Boss room beforehand.
But just because we're being this careful doesn't mean we're weak.
In fact, the 4 of us are already stronger than the Floor Boss of the Lower Floors, the 'Mage Golem.'
This isn't arrogance──it's a proper self-assessment based on the strength of the Mage Golem, which we researched with the help of senior Seekers and our guild.
And to make our victory even more certain, we made sure to confirm the shortest route to the Boss room the day before yesterday.
We're fully prepared.
No arrogance here.
──"It's finally here, the 49th floor... the deepest part of the Lower Floors."
──"I thought the Lower Floors' environment was a desert, but the deepest part is actually inside a church."
──"It's kind of eerie..."
──"Who cares about that! More importantly... do your best, Valkyrie!!!"
──"I used to think you were all full of yourself, but I love the Valkyrie you are now! Hurry up and conquer the Lower Floors so you can make your debut in the 'Deep Floors' already!!!!"
──"I love you, Valkyrie!!!!"
──"Go for it!!!!"
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And then, the viewers watching live started sending us passionate messages one after another.
This isn't a fight we can lose.
Victory is the only option.
The viewers, the 4 of us... everyone was thinking the same thing.
But... that 'certain victory' would crumble in an unexpected way before 'we even faced the Floor Boss'.
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