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Chapter 115 - Episode 115 <Stream Comment Section>

Black Dungeon, first floor. Naoto bisected monsters with his greatsword, while Mei prioritized taking down enemies that were a poor matchup for Naoto with her magic.







Hayate and Rena watched as the two of them defeated monsters.






Until now, Hayate had rarely been a complete spectator to someone else’s dungeon clear. He had always been the one to jump in and help his surroundings, like defeating a monster a beginner was struggling with. However, this time he couldn’t interfere, as it was to demonstrate Naoto and Mei’s true abilities.







This was also a battle for Hayate to endure not fighting.

"Phew. That’s the first floor cleared."

"Good work, Naoto."

"You too, Mei."

Naoto and the others cleared the first floor without any trouble.

"Nice. A no-damage clear."

"Good work, you two."

"I saw you itching to fight, Hayate."

"You have to hold back this time."

"Ugh... I, I understand."

"If he starts to move, I’ll stop him."






Since Naoto and Mei’s fighting was stable, the viewers had started cheering for Hayate to be able to restrain himself.


And so, they reached the final floor.

"This time we weren’t able to get gear that can one-shot the boss like Hayate did, so we’re going to do this the standard way."

"Naoto will tank the attacks, and I’ll take it down with a full-chant spell."

At first, Naoto and Mei were bewildered by having to provide commentary to an empty space, but after climbing ten floors of the dungeon while receiving Hayate’s guidance and defeating monsters while commentating, they had naturally gotten used to it.







Hayate approached Naoto and the others as they were checking their equipment.

"Naoto, Sakinon. Change of plans."

"Huh?"

"You couldn’t hold back anymore?"

"No, that’s not it. You’ll still fight the boss, the Stone Dragon, on your own. But you two have been defeating monsters so consistently up to this point. I think the viewers have already acknowledged your skills."








"So for the finale, you can go all out and dominate."

"Oh. Seriously?"

"We can really let loose?"

"Yeah. Thanks for holding back until now."

This statement from Hayate puzzled the viewers.








"Uh, everyone. These two have completed the hard mode of the Hayate-Style Dungeon Clear Course I set up."









"Naoto and the others can defeat a fake Hayate with just initial equipment and initial skills."

<...What?>







"Their full power is nothing like this. I had them fight in a deliberately plain style up to now. By the way, both Naoto and Sakinon are S-rank at the newly established Shinonome Academy."





"We have the skill to match this equipment."

"Hayate-kun trained us, after all."

Sometime during the conversation, Naoto and Mei had switched their equipment.







"Actually, I haven’t had a chance to use this yet since Hayate gave it to me as a present. And listen. Hayate is terrible, you know? He gives us this incredible equipment, and then tells us to hold back because he’s preparing a suitable stage for our debut."










"Come on. It may be Grade 1, but it’s a genuine monster, and the final boss at that. I think it’s better than debuting against some Grade 2 trash mobs."

"Well, maybe you’re right, but... with equipment this strong, our movements might change, you know?"

"In the Hayate-Style Dungeon Clear Course hard mode, you both mastered how to use your bodies. You won’t be thrown off by something like Grade 6 equipment. I guarantee it."

<‘Something like’ Grade 6 equipment, huh.>








"Hayate gave us his seal of approval, saying we’ll be fine, so we’ll just take down this boss real quick."

"Here we go!!"