Huff...
Huff...
This dungeon is way too strong. It looked weak when we entered, but it's actually dangerous—especially that blue-haired psycho.
A few moments ago—
"Boss, do you really think coming to a dungeon without the guild master's permission was a good idea?" a timid-looking man in the raid party asked.
"Don't be so scared. The monsters in the lower dungeons are weak—too weak to be afraid of," the leader said.
Crawl...
A crab mob appeared before them.
"See? I told you."
The boss drew his sword and jumped at the crab mob.
Shot—
A jellyfish mob instantly shot him in the head.
Panic spread through the raid party.
"It's a trap! RUN!" shouted the guy with the giant shield.
The raid party scattered in every direction, trying to save their lives—but it was useless. Aqua, in a flash, slashed all of them.
All except—
Now.
Only I'm left from my group.
Huff...
I have to contact the guild.
He saw a door, and a wave of relief washed over him.
Thuck.
He pushed the door open in a hurry...
...Silence...
He saw a young man (pretty ugly) sweeping in the throne room.
The young man looked at him.
Awkward.
"Hello," Kinito said, trying to stay composed.
"What are you doing here?" the man asked, rushing toward him.
"Have they trapped you too?"
Kinito looked at him, confused.
"Oh, he thinks I'm a raid party member that got captured."
Before Kinito could say anything—
"My lord, what are you doing?" a soft voice said.
It was Aqua.
"My... lord?" the man looked confused.
"Hello...". Kinito greeted him with an awkward smile.
Then—
Before he could react, Aqua sliced off his head.
"Are you okay, my lord?"
A stupid smile appeared on Kinito's face.
When my wifey is here, who can harm me...
.
.
...Blush—
Aqua blushed and punched him in the face, sending him flying.
*******
Yo.
Thinking, who's this incredibly handsome man?
It's me—Kinito.
I was your average gamer.
[SIMP]
Okay... I was your average simp gamer, who only played the game for his waifu.
And surprise! I got isekai'd into the very game.
Isn't that every otaku's dream?
But my dungeon was broken as hell.
So I decided—as a true leader—to make my dungeon great.
And I did.
With my great competence, genius mind, and handsome face, I made my dungeon stable.
It's been seven days since I got isekai'd.
And during those seven days?
My dungeon got raided a ton of times.
I mean, a... ton... of... times.
But hey—with my super powerful waifu and mobs doing the beatdowns, it was easy money.
That's what I like about being a dungeon boss.
You don't even have to fight.
You can just laze around all day while your waifu and mobs handle everything.
I don't have to fight.
I love this life more than the real world.
[HOST, PLEASE DON'T JINX IT.]
What do you mean, don't jinx it?
Kinito was sitting on his throne, drinking juice from a coconut through a straw.
"There's no such thing as jinx."
[HOST, A RAID HAS ENTERED THE DUNGEON. PLEASE PROTECT THE DUNGEON.]
Kinito looked at the raid party through a glass screen.
The party had four members.
They looked pretty nervous—probably their first raid.
Sip—
Kinito lazily sipped from the coconut.
Show time.
Soon, a crab mob appeared.
It approached the raid party and... handed them lockets made from seashells.
Spray...
Kinito spit out his juice in shock.
Cough..
Cough..
The party looked dumbfounded too.
Then jellyfish mobs showed up, doing a Hawaiian dance.
It felt more like a vacation than a raid.
The mobs led them to the throne room gate.
"Welcome!"
Aqua beamed as she received them.
"Please forgive us—I know the dungeon's pretty shabby, but my lord is doing his best to make it stronger.
Please, come in."
Aqua guided them into the throne room, where Kinito was seated.
"My lord, I have brought them."
"What do you mean, you brought them?!"
Kinito jumped from his throne.
He stabbed at the stair.
Step—
"What are you doing, Aqu—"
Slip.
Kinito fell. Again.
"System, do something about these stairs. It's embarrassing to fall every time someone enters."
[IT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT THE HOST IS CLUMSY.]
Kinito got up and shook the sand off his clothes.
Then he looked at Aqua. His expression was serious.
"Why did you bring a raid team straight into the throne room?"
"Master, you've been sitting here drinking for a whole week," she said.
"So I brought a weak raid team. You'll fight them yourself to get some experience."
Her voice was playful. But somehow, it carried a death threat.
"Wifey... why do I have to fight?"
"Because you're the dungeon boss. You can't just laze around forever."
"And don't worry. This raid team is way too weak to hurt you, my lord."
"Do you take us for pushovers?!"
A blond-haired guy ran at Kinito with a sword.
Slash—
His head went flying.
"How dare you try to stab my lord from behind?"
Aqua's eyes glowed blue. Her whole body radiated bloodlust.
Seeing an opportunity, Kinito made a break for it.
But before he could even take two steps—
Whoosh—
Aqua was already in front of him, smiling sweetly.
Way too fast. Unfairly fast.
He turned to check the other exits.
The mobs were already there.
Standing silently.
Blocking every way out like bouncers at a crab-themed nightclub.
Kinito froze.
"...I was just stretching my legs."
"Help me, system..."
Kinito looked up with pleading eyes.
"[SORRY HOST, I AM HELPLESS AGAINST A YANDERE."]
"My lord..."
Breath—
"If I get beat up a little... Aqua will step in and fight."
He smiled like a man who had a plan. He did not
I just need to get—
Punch—
A girl punched him straight in the eye.
Stab—
Some guy stabbed him in the shoulder.
Burn— ?
...Burn?
"WHY is there a fire mage in a beach dungeon?!
WHO is this stupid raid leader?!"
Kinito screamed as Aqua casually put out the fire.
Kinito kept trying.
Again.
And again.
And kept getting beat up.
Over. And over.
But somehow—through pure pain and divine dumb luck—he finally defeated the raid team.
He let out a long sigh and collapsed to the ground, completely unable to move. Every part of him hurt.
[CONGRATULATIONS HOST FOR SOLOING A RAID TEAM]
[HOST HAS COMPLETED A B-RANK TASK]
[REWARD: SLIME]
"…Slime?"
"…Okay. Summon it."
Pop—
A tiny, adorable slime appeared in his lap.
A soft, squishy blob with big, sparkling blue eyes.
Kinito stared at it. The pain. The exhaustion. The trauma.
All gone.
He picked it up and rubbed it against his cheek, grinning like an idiot.
"This is the cutest thing I've ever seen… (after Aqua, of course)."
He hugged the slime tighter.
"System, am I finally… an official isekai protagonist?"
Suddenly—
The temperature in the throne room dropped.
By a lot.
Freezing air wrapped around him.
Kinito slowly turned his head.
Aqua was standing behind him.
Smiling gently.
Too gently.
Her aura, however, said:
"If you don't let go of that slime, I will feed you to it."
She tilted her head.
"It seems this training wasn't enough, my lord," she said sweetly.
"I'll be training you personally… starting tomorrow."
Kinito's face turned pale.
"System…" he whimpered.
[STILL HELPLESS AGAINST A YANDERE]